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Leading up to His Majesty King Charles III coronation on Saturday 6th May 2023, all staff here at Sheffield Assay Office will be starting celebrations early and our Office, including the Customer Counter, will be closed from 1.30 pm on Friday 5th May, reopening again as normal on Tuesday 9th May.

Celebrated jewellery designer, Lucy Quartermaine, returned to Sheffield Hallam University recently to talk to tutors and students and share insights, experience and knowledge.

The Silver Society is pleased to announce the launch of its annual prize for 2023. The prize of £1,000 will be awarded to an individual who is in the first 5 years of their silversmithing career.

The team at Sheffield Assay Office have had a busy month, attending prestigious events such as 'At Home with Silver' at the Marchmont Estate and the Goldsmiths’ Craft and Design Awards exhibition at Birmingham Assay Office.

Artist, Yuen Fongling and Designer, Jon Cannon visited Sheffield Assay Offfice recently to undertake research in our library and archives.

Sheffield Assay Office have been proud supporters of the Starter Studio Programme at Yorkshire Artspace for the last 20 years. We were delighted to meet with the Yorkshire Artspace team to discuss their newly refurbished workshop 'Silver Space'.

Assay Master, Ashley Carson was delighted to attend this year's National Market Traders Federation Conference to speak to the attendees about 700 years of hallmarking history.

Back in January 2023, a commemorative hallmark was approved to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III. This special mark is now available here at Sheffield Assay Office and we are delighted to see many of our registered customers jumping at the chance to utilise this time-limited mark.