Mocatta & Goldsmid
Other Business Names:
- Mocatta, Moses
- Mocatta, Abraham
- Mocatta, Edgar
- Hambros Bank Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
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Financial services
Gold broking services
Notes:
Traced origins to Moses Mocatta, d1693, a wealthy London merchant and diamond dealer. His son, Abraham, d1751, was London's premier silver broker. For successive generations, until 1840, were precious metal brokers to Bank of England. Known as Mocatta & Goldsmid from c1782. Under Edgar Mocatta remained London's premier bullion brokers in first half of 20th century. 1957 acquired by Hambros Bank Ltd but continued to trade independently
Publications:
- Broker to the Bank of England. A short history of the Mocatta dynasty by Walton, Chris
- Precious Heritage. Three hundred years of Mocatta & Goldsmid by Green, Timothy
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Mocatta, Moses
- Mocatta, Abraham
- Mocatta, Edgar
- Hambros Bank Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
- Financial services Gold broking services
Notes:
Traced origins to Moses Mocatta, d1693, a wealthy London merchant and diamond dealer. His son, Abraham, d1751, was London's premier silver broker. For successive generations, until 1840, were precious metal brokers to Bank of England. Known as Mocatta & Goldsmid from c1782. Under Edgar Mocatta remained London's premier bullion brokers in first half of 20th century. 1957 acquired by Hambros Bank Ltd but continued to trade independentlyPublications:
- Broker to the Bank of England. A short history of the Mocatta dynasty by Walton, Chris
- Precious Heritage. Three hundred years of Mocatta & Goldsmid by Green, Timothy