Antique 16th-19th C. English British Gold & Goldsmiths Scarce 1906 Book by Jones

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Old English Gold Plate.
By E. Alfred Jones.
Published in London by Bemrose and Sons, Ltd. in 1907.
A survey of antique English plate wrought in gold (excluding jewelry, snuff boxes and other small items) then known to still be in existence in England. Since almost all existing goldwork was seized and melted down by the government during the Commonwealth, only two pre-Commonwealth pieces could be found- a gold chalice and paten c.1507 at Oxford and a James I gold chalice and paten c.1618 at Cambridge. We then jump to 1690 and find much to admire in the way of 18th and early 19th century work, including covered cups, chalices, trays, pattens, porringers, goblets and related articles. Jones describes each article carefully, and also delves into the history of the lost pre-Commonwealth goldwork in England from what records remain of it.
E[dward] Alfred Jones [1872-1943] was a prolific writer on antique silver. Born in Llanfyllin, Wales, Jones served in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers before launching his career as a researcher and writer on all things antique and antiquarian, most especially silver. One of his specialties became the compilation of sponsored volumes on the silver of specific localities, or diocese, including the Tower of London, Windsor Castle, the Cambridge colleges, and American churches, and catalogs of private collections, such as that of the Duke of Devonshire, Baroness James de Rothschild, and the Emperor of Russia. Jones also wrote about furniture, tapestry, enamels, other art objects, and about Loyalists from the American Revolution. Jones was a member of the Livery of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, and member of the National Art Collections Fund and of the Contemporary Art Society, and was awarded honorary M.A. degrees from the University of Wales and Oxford University. Jones died on August 23, 1943, from injuries received from a fall during a blackout.
Hardcover. 10.5"x13", 35 pages of text plus 37 black & white plates. Covers with soil and wear, some internal soil.
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