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Asprey - Wikipedia. Asprey International Limited. Privately held company. Industry. Luxury goods. Fate. Demerged from Garrard (2. Predecessor. Asprey & Garrard Limited. Founded. Mitcham, Surrey (1.

Founder. William Asprey. Headquarters. London, United Kingdom.

Number of locations. Area served. United Kingdom. United States. Switzerland. Japan. Key people.

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Asprey has supplied crowns, coronets and sceptres for royal families around the world and as of 2. Royal Warrant of appointment from the Prince of Wales. From 1. 99. 6 to 1. Asprey held a partnership with Ferrari's Formula 1 team.

History[edit]Foundation[edit]Asprey was established in England in Mitcham, Surrey in 1. Founded as a silk printing business by William Asprey, it soon became a luxury emporium.

In 1. 84. 1, William Asprey's elder son Charles went into partnership with a stationer located on London's Bond Street. In 1. 84. 7 the family broke with this partner and moved into 1. New Bond Street, the premises Asprey occupies today. From its central London location Asprey advertised 'articles of exclusive design and high quality, whether for personal adornment or personal accompaniment and to endow with richness and beauty the table and homes of people of refinement and discernment.' An early speciality was dressing cases. Asprey crafted traditional cases and designs, mostly in leather, suitable for the new style of travel ushered in by railways. Watch The Insatiable Moon IMDB. The main competitors at the time were H.

J. Cave & Sons. Asprey was recognised for its expertise when it won a gold medal for its dressing cases at the International Exhibition of 1.

H. J. Cave & Sons in 1. The company consolidated its position through acquisitions. In 1. 85. 9 Asprey absorbed Edwards, an award winning maker of dressing cases and holder of a Royal Warrant.

The company also purchased the Alfred Club at 2. Albemarle Street, which backed on to the New Bond Street store and meant that Asprey now had entrances on two of London's most fashionable streets.[1]2. As the business grew, the company acquired manufacturing facilities and hired silversmiths, goldsmiths, jewellers and watchmakers including Ernest Betjeman, the father of the distinguished poet John Betjeman, one of the most highly regarded craftsman and designers of his day.

In the twenties, commissions poured in from around the world, from American millionaire J. Pierpont Morgan to potentates such as the Maharaja of Patiala, who commissioned a huge teak travelling trunk for each of his wives in which each trunk was fitted with solid silver washing and bathing utensils with waterspouts of ornate tiger head and lined with blue velvet. Asprey cigarette cases became collectable amongst young sophisticates who delighted in its other modern products, including travel clocks, safety razors and automatic pencil sharpeners.[2]Key dates[edit]Products[edit]Jewellery[edit]Asprey has a tradition of producing jewellery inspired by the blooms found in English gardens. Over the decades jewelled interpretations of flowers have evolved to include the Crown Daisy, Rose, Calla Lily and Lily Pad collections.[1.

Asprey cut[edit]The master diamond cutter Gabi Tolkowsky created the Asprey cut. The cushion cut gave Tolkowsky options for incorporating the Asprey "A" inscription around the edges of the stone. The result was the 6. Asprey cut, maximising light refraction to brilliant effect. Carat weights of Asprey- cut diamonds range from 0.

Asprey- cut diamonds are inscribed on one side of the cushion with the GIA certificate number and with four distinctive 'A's on the other. It is also the only diamond that has the letter "A" on the crown; the Asprey cut has a flower in the centre to create softness. The shape of the Asprey cut means that the cutting process can be done only by hand, unlike many other stones that involve machine cutting.[1. Leather goods[edit]The women's collection of clutches and handbags, such as those featured in the 1.

The men's collection includes wallets, cardholders and travel watch cases crafted from lido, calf or alligator. Other items include the briefcases and backgammon boards. Asprey offers classic and whimsical contemporary silver pieces – such as the saltcellar fashioned to look like a cement mixer or the wheel barrow salt holder with accompanying shovel spoon. Asprey also produce children's gifts, including tooth boxes, picture frames and rattles.[2.

Trophies[edit]Asprey have designed and manufactured sporting trophies, including the Race To Dubai trophy[2. Dubai World Championship (DWC) trophy.

In addition, Asprey is responsible for crafting the ICC cricket trophies, Wimbledon championship runner- up and winner's salvers as well as the FA cup trophy and medals.[2. The Asprey fine and rare book tradition evolved from the early 1.

However, it was not until the Second World War, when raw materials were in such short supply, that Asprey began to offer second- hand and antiquarian books. Following the war, this practice was further developed to include a range of books, old and new, that were bound by Asprey, thus augmenting the company's tradition in leather goods. Today, Asprey offers a range of first and limited editions, many in their original bindings and some if appropriate, in leather bindings customised by Asprey.[2. Asprey Polo[edit]Previously known as Argosy. Asprey Polo has developed products for player and pony. The range includes boots, saddles, bridles, helmets and mallets and is available from Asprey Polo.

Asprey has a history in Polo, sponsoring teams and creating trophies for polo tournaments. It sponsored a 4.

Argentine Open in 1. Championship and reaching the final in 1. Bespoke and master craftsmanship[edit]Asprey's workshops are above the store allowing repairs and alterations to be completed while a customer waits. Five floors above the showrooms of the New Bond Street store are workshops where classic skills are employed by silversmiths, goldsmiths, jewellers, leatherworkers, engravers and watchmakers.[2. Asprey will go to any length to meet a customer's requirements. The firm's craftsmen actually made a silver- gilt sandwich.

They toasted three slices of bread in their workshop, fried the eggs, broiled the bacon, assembled the sandwich, made a mould, and cast it. It now sits on the desk of a Texan millionaire.[2. The Diamond Queen"[edit]To mark Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee, Asprey partnered with light artist Chris Levine to create a new work based upon his 2. Equanimity", commissioned by The Jersey Heritage Trust in 2. This new work is entitled "The Diamond Queen".

Asprey re- created the Queen's diamond diadem, worn at the Coronation in 1. One thousand white diamonds are being set in platinum by Asprey craftsmen and overlaid onto the original three- dimensional image of Her Majesty to create the luminescent installation.[2. Royal patronage[edit]In 1. Asprey was granted a Royal Warrant by Queen Victoria. The Prince of Wales, later to be crowned Edward VII, granted another Royal Warrant. At the time of Edward VII's funeral, an Asprey member of staff remembered, practically all the ruling heads of state were there, and many of them came to Asprey, you might have seen three or four of them at one time.[citation needed] In 1. Watch Series House Md Tv. Elizabeth II, Asprey paid homage with the Asprey Coronation Year Gold Collection, which featured a dessert, coffee and liqueur service in 1.

In April 1. 95. 3, it went on show in the New Bond Street store and subsequently toured the United States.[2]Asprey in film[edit]Asprey designed the Heart of the Ocean necklace that was featured in the 1. James Cameron blockbuster Titanic.[3.

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