Peer Smed

Peer Smed (1878 – November 17, 1943) was a Danish-American silversmith and metalworker, active in New York City.

In 1903 he immigrated to the United States, where he opened a gold chasing business on Maiden Lane in New York City.

He remained in New York until 1907, then returned to Denmark, but in 1909 moved again to Brooklyn where he established his workshop at 176 Johnson Street.

There he produced handcrafted silver and metalwork until late in his life when he moved to 30 Irving Place in New York City.

His New York Times obituary described him "as a gold carver, a silversmith and as a designer of iron grilles," but he also worked in copper and bronze, and even ivory.