Robert Hennell III

Robert Hennell III was part of the large Hennell silversmith family in London. When his father Robert Hennell II retired, Robert III entered his first mark in 1834.

The census of 1851 describes him as a silversmith aged 56 employing nine men and his wife Jane with his four sons: Robert (IV) a silver chaser, James Barclay, a silver plate worker, Charles (6 yrs) and Percy (4 yrs).

Robert III died in 1868 and his sons Robert (IV) and James Barclay took over the family firm.

Robert III worked in the styles popular at the time, particularly using forms copied directly from nature. The V&A Museum in London have some of his work on display.