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Vilnius Goldsmiths' Workshop

The Vilnius Goldsmiths' Workshop (Lithuanian: Vilniaus auksakaliĊ³ cechas) was a workshop of goldsmiths in Vilnius, then capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, which was established on 23 August, 1495 when Grand Duke Alexander Jagiellon approved its statute. Together with the Vilnius Tailors' Workshop they were the first workshops in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1495Founded1
  • Industrygoldsmith1
  • HeadquartersVilnius1
House of prayer in Vilnius
Photo: Alma Pater, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

The Vilnius Goldsmiths' Workshop (Lithuanian: Vilniaus auksakaliĊ³ cechas) was a workshop of goldsmiths in Vilnius, then capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, which was established on 23 August, 1495 when Grand Duke Alexander Jagiellon approved its statute. Together with the Vilnius Tailors' Workshop they were the first workshops in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.2

Products and brands

  • precious metal

Listed on Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1495Founded Founded1

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