Download or read book Royal Goldsmiths written by Christopher Hartop and published by John Adamson Dist A/C. This book was released on 2005 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The partnership of Philip Rundell and John Bridge began in London toward the end of the eighteenth century and went on to become the greatest firm of goldsmiths, jewelers and medalists of the age. Its stable of distinguished artists, headed by the sculptor John Flaxman, was the driving force in the adoption of a new imperial style