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Glover and Smith have been designing and making award-winning winning pewterware since 1994. The family run company was started by designers Ed and Judy Glover who brought their previous expertise in the art world to produce beautiful yet contemporary tableware and gifts.
Nature is a huge inspiration and living in the beautiful area between the Wylye valley and Cranborne Chase has brought a treasure trove of ideas from the wonderful organic shapes of the natural world. For example, an oak leaf found on a walk in Grovely wood has become their very popular oak leaf jar spoon from 'the woodland’ collection of tableware.
Every piece is handmade in their studio from lead free pewter. Great care is taken to use the highest
standards of craftsmanship combined with the highest quality pewter. Lead free pewter is an eco-friendly, non-tarnishing, recyclable metal, safe to use with food and easy to care for. Simple, low-energy making techniques mean each piece has a very low carbon footprint.
Glover and Smith now supply over 250 exclusive gift shops, galleries and collectors as well as buyers abroad. Recent commissions include a commemorative spoon for the prestigious Victoria and Albert museum in London, Canterbury Cathedral and Salisbury Cathedral. They have also received an award for "Excellence in Design" from the body which represents the huge U.K. gift industry – The Giftware Association.
Ed Glover is proud to have been selected as a judge for the 2009 and 2010 Pewter Live Design Competition along with Sebastian Conran, Annabelle Freyberg and David Shilling.
Benefits of pewter over silver
Pewter spoons will not tarnish like silver spoons. Our pewter salt bowls will not react with salt like silver salt bowls.Our pewter wll not go grey like old pewter as it contains no lead. Silver gifts give the recipient a cleaning job, lead free pewter gifts do not. pewter boxes will not need polishing, silver boxes will. Lead free pewter is eco friendly.
Our designs are all made from 92% lead free pewter, making them all ideal tenth wedding anniversary gifts or tin anniversary gifts.
