
Sharps Pixley was a British
bullion house. It was formed in 1957 when two private bullion partnerships merged: Sharps Wilkins, founded in 1740, and Pixley & Abell, founded in 1852. It was one of the five firms that met twice daily for the
London Gold Fixing, the others being
N. M. Rothschild & Sons,
Johnson Matthey
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History Early years
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Mocatta & Goldsmid
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Business
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, and
Samuel Montagu & Co. Sharps Pixley was bought by
Kleinwort Benson
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in 1966, largely at the behest of the
Bank of England.
References
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[William M. Clarke, George Pulay (2012)]
''The World's Money''
Abingdon: Routledge. {{ISBN, 9781136271434.
[Jehanne Wake (1997)]
''Kleinwort, Benson: The History of Two Families in Banking''
Oxford: Oxford University Press. {{ISBN, 9780198282990.
British companies established in 1957
Companies based in the City of London
Bullion dealers
Gold in the United Kingdom
Business services companies established in 1957
1957 establishments in England