English Continental Gold Silver - Makers Marks Dates Etc. / Scarce Oversize Book

Description

Profusely illustrated with black-and-white photographs, this early out-of-print book pictures and describes examples of antique British and Continental silver and gold including extensive information on marks.
ENGLISH AND OTHER CONTINENTAL SILVER IN THE IRWIN UNTERMYER COLLECTION
text by Yvonne Hackenbroch, Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY, 1969.
Superb black-and-white photographs with identifying captions highlight this comprehensive pictorial guide to English domestic and liturgical silver with fewer examples of Continental silver. This new publication, greatly enlarged and completely revised, arranges the items in chronological order from the Tudor period to the nineteenth century. Each piece is fully illustrated and its hallmarks are reproduced in photographic enlargements. The examples chosen for this book “allow one to trace more clearly the formation of distinctive styles, as well as the artistic development of such silversmiths as Nelme, Platel, Willhaume, Mettayer, Pantin, and Lamerie. Few other collections of English silver, private or public, offer comparable opportunities for the student and the connoisseur.”
”The examples of Continental silver and gold, though fewer in number than the English, are characteristic of their countries of origin. They serve also to illustrate prevailing styles elsewhere, since trends in style in silver are rarely confined to individual countries.” Pictured and described are examples of tankards, baskets, salts, flagons, jugs, cups, spoons, forks, silver-gilt dishes, beaker vases, covered cups, porringers, cordial pots, saucers, snuffers and stand, candlesticks, chocolate pots, spice boxes, teapots, inkstands, caskets, communion cups, and more. The brilliant photographs, identifying captions, the enlarged photos of hallmarks, and rich narrative combine to make this book an invaluable reference for the collector, dealer, or historian of antique silver.
Oversize / heavy 9.3” x 12” hardback with dust cover in very good condition. Approximately 300 pages.
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