Mappin & Webb is a British company with over 240 years of tradition and historical significance in the world of silver and fine jewelry. Renowned for combining timeless craftsmanship with superior quality and contemporary design that have long been at the heart of affluent British society.
It’s a story that began in 1775, when Jonathan Mappin opened a workshop in Sheffield. His mission was to create the most beautifully crafted silverware for British society. Over the immediate years that followed this would see the company expand internationally, receive Royal Warrants and commissions from Monarchs around the world, and become synonymous with excellence, craftsmanship and all things truly British.
The 1890s then spearheaded four decades of expansion for the brand. The first overseas store was established in Johannesburg with the discovery of gold in the Witwatersrand and stores soon followed in Buenos Aires and Sao Paulo, Biarritz and Nice, Lausanne and Vichy, Paris and Rome, Hong Kong and Shanghai, Cairo and Bombay.
Royal Warrants are a highly prized mark of recognition for individuals or companies who have supplied goods or services for at least five years to the Royal Households. Mappin & Webb are Royal Warrant holders since 1897 and marking some of England’s most significant cultural moments.
The company’s longstanding royal connection was further cemented by the appointment of Mappin & Webb’s master craftsman in 2017, to the position of Crown Jeweller. The Crown Jeweller is the custodian of the Crown Jewels in the Tower of London and is responsible for other associated duties.