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Understanding Antique Silver Plate Stephen J. Helliwell Silver plate came about as a result of a search for a cheaper alternative to real silver and widened the market for articles otherwise fashioned in silver. The discovery and development of fused plate, more commonly known as Old Sheffield Plate, played the major role from the 1750s to the mid 19th century. There is also extensive coverage of the 19th century process, electro-plating. |
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Miller's Collecting SilverJill Bace, Alexis Butcher, Juliet Nusser Miller's Collecting Silver: The Facts At Your Fingertips is a lively introduction to this diverse, surprisingly affordable and enduringly popular area of antiques. It features all the main collecting categories such as candlesticks, dining silver, items for serving drinks, accessories for the dressing table and smoking equipment plus many other miscellaneous items including sewing equipment and... ... |
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Sotheby's Concise Encyclopedia of SilverCharles Truman (Editor), Coral Mula (Illustrator), Phillipa Glanville Written by a team of specialists, this is a chronological exploration of the history of silver, its uses, its means of production, and the names behind the most famous pieces. The book includes an illustrated glossary, a dictionary of silversmiths and information on hallmarks. PaperBack | 208 Pages | ISBN: 1850297592 |
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Silver and PlateJohn Wilson Fully illustrated in colour, this practical and comprehensive guide uses a simple question-and-answer checklist to recognize, identify and date silver. From expensive monteiths and centrepieces to grape scissors and ribbon pullers, it shows how to distinguish between real and fake items, and offers a detailed analysis, concise history and approximate valuation of each representative item. Hardcover | 192 Pages | ISBN: 185732272X |
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Tiffany Silver Flatware 1845-1905William Hood, Roslyn Berlin, Edward Wawrynek, Larry Stanley (Photographer) This text relates the history of the silver flatware made by others and retailed by Tiffany 1845-1876 as well as that designed and made in-house 1869-1905. The story is woven into the broader fabric of the history of flatware in general and that of dining and food. Hardcover | 350 Pages | ISBN: 1851493255 |
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The Marshall Guide to Antique China and Silver Tim Forrest This guide to antique china and silver is arranged chronologically, starting in the 16th century and concluding in the 1950s. There is a detailed introduction defining the principal elements of tableware which takes a broad view of the social history of the table, illustrated with paintings and engravings. Having given the reader guidance to identification and dating within this overview, the... |
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Miller's Pocket Fact File: Silver and Sheffield Plate MarksJohn Bly This book shows how to decipher the hallmarking system and to read the history behind the marks. Its introduction explaining the history and meaning of marks is followed by the marks of all the major London and provincial assay guilds. Hardcover | 192 Pages | ISBN: 1857320964 |
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Jackson's Silver & Gold Marks of England, Scotland & IrelandIan Pickford (Editor) A book for dealers, scholars and collectors, this revised edition contains some 10,000 corrections to the original material as well as much extra information. Hardcover | 768 Pages | ISBN: 0907462634 |
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The Identification and Dating of Sheffield Electroplated Wares: 1840-1943E.R. Matheau-Raven An identification handbook which covers more than 800 makers of Sheffield electroplated silver wares, spanning the whole output of the Victorian and Edwardian periods and styles, from 1840 to 1943, listing 650 manufacturers' marks. PaperBack | 223 Pages | ISBN: 0572023103 |
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Discovering Hallmarks on English SilverJohn Bly PaperBack | 72 Pages | ISBN: 0747804508 |
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