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Books > Arts & Architecture > Antiques & collectables > Gold & silver (other than jewellery)
Since first published in 1991 Pocket Jackson's, as it is most often
called, has enjoyed enormous success and is constantly rated as a
best seller in the Arts & Antiques category. During the last
twenty three years important developments have taken place in the
Hallmarking system. Most notably the introduction within Europe of
a universally accepted system of marking has lead not only to the
addition of new marks, but also, to a change of status of several
historic marks. This edition brings up to the present day all the
date letters and commemorative marks. It also includes the recently
introduced marks for Palladium and a section illustrating the Assay
Office identification marks of those countries that are signatories
to the International Convention marking system. In addition and of
importance are the changes made in the early cycles of Dublin date
letters which result from recent research by silver scholars in
Ireland.
The discovery of silver cannot be pinpointed; humans have mined it
far back into antiquity. Our fascination with this malleable metal
and the beautiful works of art that can be shaped from it continues
to this day. This book brings together two expansive collections of
silver objects, the 'Lion' collection and the 'Hamme' collection.
The 'Lion' collection provides a broad overview of beautiful silver
objects made by a great variety of British contemporary
silversmiths. It is divided between holloware, caddy spoons and
napkin rings. Part of the collection revolves around the theme of
lions, because the lion image bears a resemblance to the
collector's family history. The Hamme collection is a spectacular
array of 'hero' pieces and commissions that demonstrate some of the
best of each silversmith's work. With more than 500 images,
Contemporary British Silver Designers shares some of the finest
work crafted by 21st-century silversmiths. Interviews with numerous
modern silversmiths - Jane Short, Kevin Grey, Miriam Hanid, Nan Nan
Liu, Phil Jordan, Ray Walton, Rod Kelly, Tamar de Vries Winter,
Wayne Meeten, Yusuke Yamamoto, Zoe Watts, Fred Rich, Michael Lloyd
and Wally Gilbert - offer insight into the silversmiths' process
and inspirations. Brief biographies are also included on numerous
other silversmiths whose work is featured in this book: Phil
Barnes, James Dougall, Ryan McClean, Stuart Jenkins, Martin Baker,
Martin Keane, Sarah Wilson, Don Porritt, Martyn Pugh, Maureen
Edgar, Alistair McCallum, Colette Bishop, Adi Toch, Malcolm
Appleby, Adrian Hope, Jen Ricketts, Cara Murphy, Graham Stewart, ,
Kathryn Hinton, Brett Payne, Clive Burr, Rauni Higson, Angus
McFadyen, Kyosun Jung, Karina Gill, Stella Campion, Angela Cork,
Abigail Brown, Jessica Jue, Ndidi Ekubia, Elizabeth Auriol Peers
and Katie Watson, among others.
This book examines the art of the gold box in 18th and 19th century
Europe. Distinguished international scholars explore the
contributions made by individual workshops in major European
centres of production in the context of contemporary patronage and
the international market for such boxes. Consideration is given to
the design of gold boxes with reference to the V&A's important
collection of design drawings. Leading experts explore the ways in
which different techniques of gold box decoration -- portrait
miniatures, gems, enamels, mosaics and hard-stones -- were
developed. Contributors to the volume include experts from
Amsterdam, Berlin, Dresden, London, Munich, New York, Paris, Rome,
and St Petersburg. Senior museum curators, auction house
specialists and independent scholars illustrate and discuss
examples from private and public collections in their cities and
elsewhere. The result is a unique record of the state of knowledge
on the European production of gold boxes and of the history of
collecting. This book will appeal to international collectors,
scholars, dealers, museum curators and museum visitors, and all
those interested in gold and silver fine art.
Antique household items made from silver, both sterling and plated,
fill these pages in over 1300 engravings from period catalogs.
Detailed descriptions include pattern names and numbers, special
features, and values lists. Many collecitble souvenir spoons are
shown along with table items from ash trays to wine coolers. The
decorative tastes of a hundred years ago are represented in these
images.
A beautifully illustrated book exploring the art of Iran and
Central Asia from the 5th to the 2nd Millennium BC This richly
illustrated book explores the art of ancient Iran and Central Asia
between the 5th and 2nd millenniums BC, a time that proved to be
one of the region's most prolific periods. Over this period, the
first cities arise, strengthen their power and multiply, and
undergo continuous innovation. To serve this new world, items are
invented and artistry flourishes-jars for storage and
transportation of goods, prestigious weapons, jewellery, ceremonial
vessels and statuary. Exquisite photography and illustrations
throughout the book demonstrate the skilful design and wealth of
materials used to create such objects. Ancient Iran was rich in
minerals, while Central Asia had precious commodities such as lapis
lazuli, gold and tin. Showcasing the distinctive artistic output of
the region, magnificent objects from the Sarikhani Collection and
other collections come together in this illuminating book.
Distributed for the Sarikhani Collection
The Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, holds stunning
examples of jewellery and metalwork from the late nineteenth and
early twentieth centuries. This exceptional period of design covers
the neo-Gothic and historicist designs of the mid- to late
nineteenth century, the groundbreaking work of British Arts &
Crafts designers, sinuous curves influenced by the European Art
Nouveau movement and the structural modernity of the 1930s. The
collection contains jewellery by some of the finest historicist
designers, including the Castellani and Giuliano families and John
Brogden, as well as a spectacular decanter by William Burges. There
are important pieces of jewellery and silver by the most famous of
Arts & Crafts designers, including C.R. Ashbee, Henry Wilson,
Gilbert Marks and John Paul Cooper. Unique pieces designed by the
artist Charles Ricketts hold a special place in the history of
queer art in Britain, having been designed for his friends
Katherine Bradley and Edith Cooper, a couple known collectively as
Michael Field. Modernist silver is represented by leaders of the
field Omar Ramsden and H.G. Murphy. This beautifully illustrated
volume reproduces 70 of the Museum's most important pieces from
this period, many previously unpublished, with comparative
illustrations of some of the original designs. Importantly, the
book is arranged chronologically by designer and includes
biographies, a description of their work and how it changed over
time, as well as commentary about the specific works in the
Museum's collection. The resulting book therefore brings together
for the first time the Fitzwilliam's exceptionally fine holdings of
jewellery and metalwork from this highly popular and fruitful
period of design.
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.
This is an account of the unique assemblage of silver and silver-mounted artefacts belonging to Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, some of them dating back to the College’s foundation 650 years ago. They include extraordinary objects such as a thirteenth-century drinking vessel made of the horn of an extinct animal, as well as the everyday tools and utensils of past centuries. Although some of them are well known to art historians, they have never been published in detail. The objects are especially significant for being documented in the College’s archives from the fourteenth century onwards. The book investigates the objects’ construction, how the College came by them, their original meaning and context, how they came to survive the depredations of the Civil War, what happened to those that do not survive, evidence of wear and repair, and what they were (and still are) used for.
Dunham Massey, near Altrincham in Cheshire, is home to one of the
most outstanding collections of silver in Britain. Largely
collected by the 2nd Earl of Warrington, the silver collection is
remarkable in terms of scale and quality of craftsmanship and
decoration. Dunham Massey, near Altrincham in Cheshire, is home to
one of the most outstanding collections of silver in Britain.
Largely collected by the 2nd Earl of Warrington, the silver
collection is remarkable in terms of scale and quality of
craftsmanship and decoration. This handsome volume constitutes a
comprehensive catalogue of this extraordinary collection which
contains over one thousand individual objects, many of which date
from the period regarded as the Great Age of Country House Silver,
1680-1750. It is probably the largest collection of plate to have
survived in the house for which it was originally made, with over
weighing 26,000 ounces in total. Ranging from magnificent tureens
to exquisite salt cellars, the range and quality of pieces in this
magnificent collection are examined in detail for the first time in
this lavishly illustrated catalogue. Specially commissioned
photography and detailed catalogue entries provide information
about the specification, manufacture, provenance and significance
of the various pieces. Illustrated essays provide valuable
background on the life of Lord Warrington at Dunham Massey, and a
series of appendices include a transcript of the celebrated 1750
inventory, as well as information about other relevant collections
of plate and the Huguenot goldsmiths who produced these superb
works.
The most-respected text on manufactured American silver has now
gone one step further. The authors have updated the text and added
photos to now include over 2400 marks illustrated with brief
histories and cross references of more than 1600 manufacturers. The
result is the most comprehensive reference source on the subject.
This splendidly illustrated book celebrates the historic silver and
turquoise jewelry of the Navajo and Pueblo Indians. It presents for
the first time over 300 superb objects that are usually hidden from
view in museum storerooms and private collections across the United
States. Larry Frank discusses the history of this jewelry from
1868, when the Navajos were restored to their homeland, to 1930,
when tourist demand and mass production ended the innovative first
phase of the craft. He explores early design sources in
contemporary Spanish, Mexican, and Plains Indian work; describes
Navajo tools and techniques (often used under conditions of extreme
hardship); traces the cultural development of jewelry-making from a
past-time to an esteemed profession; and notes the Pueblo Indians'
contribution - the sophisticated use of turquoise. Of interest to
specialists will be his reevaluation of the Plains Indian
contribution and his dating sequence, based on close examination of
the style and technique of hundreds of objects. Indian Silver
Jewelry contains 253 close-up photographs - 52 of them in color -
of conchas, necklaces, bracelets, rings, hair ornaments, bridles,
and other pieces, as well as rare photographs of Indians wearing
jewelry. The illustrations are grouped by collection - The
Smithsonian Institution, the Field Museum of Natural History, the
Museum of the American Indian, the Museum of New Mexico, the Heard
Museum, the Wheelwright Museum, the Millicent Rogers Museum, the
Lynn D. Trusdell Collection, and assorted private collections. The
detailed captions invite the reader to look, compare, and discover
for himself the extraordinary beauty and vitality of Southwest
Indian silver jewelry.
This is the first publication in a single work of all known Chester
punch marks, and continues the tradition of the standard volumes of
Jackson, Grimwade, Culme and Pickford. It is also the first time
that the twentieth-century Chester marks have been published. It is
produced in dictionary format, in alphabetical order from 1570, the
date of the earliest known mark, to 1962 at which time the Chester
assay office was closed. The authors, both members of the silver
society, were given unlimited access to the Chester assay office
records covering 1686 to 1962, and to the Chester Goldsmith's
Company records dating from the 16th century. The compendium has
four sections. The preface provides an historical background and
details of all extant records and copper plates. Part 1 is devoted
to assay office marks, with a full set of date letter tables to
assist the reader in dating wares. Part 2 covers nearly 10,000
entries for makers' marks, including pictograms and monograms.
Finally, the appendices inclu
The Grosvenor Museum's silver has been described by Country Life as
'one of the country's finest collections'. Its greatest strength is
Chester hallmarked, between c.1570 and 1992, spanning a wide range
of uses. After the collection's growth is set in the historical
context of the developing scholarship of the subject, each piece is
illustrated, described in detail and with a full background of the
design evolution, its maker and ownership. An essential work of
reference for all collectors and a rich source for students of the
decorative arts and history of silver.
THE ULTIMATE A-TO-Z GUIDE REVEALING EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TO
BECOME A METAL DETECTING EXPERT Nothing is as thrilling as finding
cool (and often valuable) stuff right under your feet. So grab this
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helpful information on making your search successful and exciting,
The Metal Detecting Bible serves up step-by-step instructions,
illustrations, and useful photos that can turn you into a
professional treasure hunter. From quick-start tips for novices to
insider secrets for the most experienced hobbyists, this hands-on
guide is the ultimate resource on all aspects of metal detecting. *
Choose the best metal detector * Learn where to search and why *
Practice appropriate swing techniques * Integrate advanced GPS
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With over six thousand objects coming largely from Europe and Asia,
the Villa San Luca in Ospedaletti (province of Imperia) is a
splendid villa-museum set up by antique dealers and collectors
Luigi Anton and Nera Laura, donated to the FAI - Fondo Ambiente
Italiano, in 2001. It is one of Italy's most important private
collections dedicated to the decorative arts. This catalogue
presents a selection of the most representative pieces of the vast
and diverse collection of silver produced in various European
nations from the 17th to the first third of the 19th century: from
the old Germanic States to those of the Italian peninsula, from
France to England. The objects described in these pages testify to
the great skill of master silversmiths in forging the precious
metal while following the artistic trends of the moment, as well as
proposing a 'nearly complete' compendium of the main types of
tableware and household utensils in use on the tables of the upper
classes over three centuries of European history. Text in English
and Italian.
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