Discovering Hallmarks on English Silver
Published on 14. January 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
72 pages
978-0-7478-0450-5 (ISBN)
Description
This book not only tabulates the hallmarks that enable the identification of silver items but also traces the history of English silver, describing some famous makers and provides hints on spotting fakes.' There is a helpful chapter on Sheffield plate.
Reviews / Votes
'For the complete beginner (this book) can be wholeheartedly recommended. The author... has crammed into a booklet that can easily be slipped into the pocket a text notable for its practical advice and most helpful illustrations. The latter include details of hallmarks which will make their interpretation clear to the amateur'. Terence Mullaly, 'Daily Telegraph'.More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Illustrations
1 col
Dimensions
Height: 179 mm
Width: 113 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight
136 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7478-0450-5 (9780747804505)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Book
07/1997
8th Edition
Shire Publications
€25.59
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Person
John Bly worked for four years at Sotheby's before joining the family firm in Tring, one of the oldest established antique dealers in Britain. John appears regularly as an expert on BBC Antiques Roadshow and has had his own ITV series, Heirloom. He lectures extensively in Britain and North America and has contributed to Antique Dealer and other specialist magazines. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths.
Content
The development of hallmarks Domestic silver and church plates Collecting silver Fakes and alterations Famous makers A guide to silver styles Sheffield Plate Tables of Hallmarks - London- Birmingham - Chester - Exeter - Newcastle - Sheffield - York