John Brogden was a Victorian jeweller who worked between 1842 and 1885. John Brogden was apprenticed to a London firm of watch and clockmakers, becoming a partner in 1831 with James William Garland, with a workshop in Bridgewater Square.
The firm was founded by John Brogden the elder in about 1796. From about 1824. The firm was founded by John Brogden the elder in about 1796. From about 1824 to 1831 it was styled ‘Brogden and Garland’ and thereafter until 1841 ‘Garland and Watherston’. The younger Brogden, the son of Thomas Brogden and presumably a relative of the founder, served an apprenticeship to J.W. garland as a goldsmith and jeweller from 1834 to 1841. Following Garland’s departure, the remaining partner, J.H. Watherston, removed the firm to new premises at 16 Henrietta Street, Covent Garden and in 1848 joined forces with the younger Brogden. Reference Victoria and Albert Museum
From 1842 to 1864 he was a partner in the firm of Watherston and Brogden which was established in 1798. In 1864 John Brogden took over the business and operated under his own name until 1880. Between 1881 and 1885 he worked as an ‘art goldsmith’ at the Grand Hotel Buildings in Charing Cross.
John Brogden specialised in the neo-Renaissance style of jewellery making.
