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Seymour B. Wyler has compiled a splendid reference book for the collector under the above title. It has recently been published by the Crown Publishers, 444 Fourth Ave., New York for the very nominal sum of $2.75. The listing of hallmark tables is especially comprehensive, and so arranged that anyone interested in old silver may trace in a short time any hallmarked piece of silver of American, English, Sheffield, French, German or other European origin. Old English Silver. Frauds. Famous English Goldsmiths. Tea Services. Drinking Articles. Condiment Sets. Flat Silver. Tableware. Lighting Appliances. Boxes. Ireland, Scotland. Silversmithing in Europe. All these chapters are concisely included in"The Book of Old Silver." In addition to an extensive group of plates illustrating the hallmarks, there are other splendid pictures from photographs of authentic pieces from the outstanding dealers and collectors of antique silver. The author, himself, is a well-known New York dealer, and is recognized as one well-equipped to compile a book of this kind. Hobbies, December 1937
A history and guide to Old Silver and Old Sheffield Plate, with the most comprehensive table of hallmarks ever published in one book. Here is the fascinating story of the great silversmiths and their art. All the factors of interest to the amateur, collector or connoisseur of Old Silver and Old Sheffield Plate are authoritatively covered:The development of design in tea services, flatware, candlesticks, trays, cups. Values and scarcity. Where to buy. How to collect. How to detect frauds. Reproductions. And most important, this book permits the exact and indisputable identification of Old Silver by means of the Hallmark tables. These are conveniently and simply arranged so that anyone may trace in a few moments any hallmarked piece of silver of American, English, Sheffield, French, German or other European origin.The splendid pictures are from photographs of authentic pieces from the foremost dealers in Antique Silver. Mr. Seymour B. Wyler, himself a well-known New York dealer, is regarded both in this country and abroad as an authority. "What the Kovels don't know about antiques," says House Beautiful, "isn't worth knowing." No library descriptions found. |
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