An introduction to old English silver
London : Evans Bros. 1965. 1st edition. Fine cloth copy in very good, slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Library copy. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #429866
Physical description; 287 pages illustrations 26 cm. Notes; Illus. incl. facsimiles of marks. Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-256). Contents; The craft of the silversmith -- The marks on silver -- Fakes, forgeries & duty-dodgers -- Before the Restoration -- From the Restoration to the high standard -- The era of the high standard -- The golden years of ornament -- The taste for antiquity -- The men who made silver -- The craftsmen outside London -- The era of the machine -- Hallmarks -- Useful dates. Subjects; Silverwork Great Britain. Silverwork. Great Britain. Silver.
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