Emmet Richard Smith
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Emmet Richard Smith
Rebus was originally born of R.H Wilkins, a renowned hand engraving company founded back in 1971 by Raymond Wilkins.
Raymond was an extraordinary man, winning his first Goldsmiths Hall Craft Council Prize in 1958 and dedicating his life to his craft. His reputation attracted the best hand engraving talent in the country.
All of his apprentices were indentured through Goldsmiths Company, ambassadors to the gold and silver trade for over 700 years. One of those apprentices was Emmet Smith who, in 2002, took over R.H. Wilkins from his friend and mentor.
In 2005 Emmet established Rebus with an ambition to celebrate the art of hand engraving through the creation of meaningful, everyday pieces of jewellery that can be worn anytime and for any occasion. Since then the company has grown to be the industry leader in bespoke, hand engraved signet rings whilst at the same time remaining committed to the nurturing of future generations of hand engravers and jewellers.
Rebus prides itself on the calibre of talent it develops, so when we say hand engraving, that’s precisely what we mean – just the steady, skilled hand of an expert that’s spent years learning and developing their craft.