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Three Centuries of Historic Silver: Loan Exhibition under the Auspices of the Pennsylvania Society of the Colonial Dames of America

Three Centuries of Historic Silver: Loan Exhibition under the Auspices of the Pennsylvania Society of the Colonial Dames of America

by Prime, Mrs. Alfred Coxe

Philadelphia, PA: Pennsylvania Society of the Colonial Dames of America, 1938. 1st. Hardcover. Fine. 9.3x6.4x0.8in. #329 of 1000 copies. 141 objects are described and illustrated. Includes three pages of photographs of silversmith marks. 191pp 1.20lb 9.3x6.4x0.8in
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NZ$84.46
Silverware

Silverware

by Gruber, Alain

New York: Rizzoli, 1982. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 9.9x10.4x1.5in. sunning to board edges, foxing to edges of text block, dust jacket edge worn and wrinkled with tear at top of back fold. Dust jacket in clear protector. With 409 illustrations, including 28 in color. 305pp 4.31lb 9.9x10.4x1.5in
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NZ$50.68
The Brass Book: American, English and European - Fifteenth Century to 1850

The Brass Book: American, English and European - Fifteenth Century to 1850

by Schiffer, Peter, Nancy, and Herbert

Exton: Schiffer Publishing, 1978. 1st. Hardcover. New/New. 11.3x8.9x1.3in. Profusely illustrated. 447pp 3.92lb 11.3x8.9x1.3in
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NZ$67.57
George Wickes: Royal Goldsmith, 1698-1761

George Wickes: Royal Goldsmith, 1698-1761

by Barr, Elaine

New York: Rizzoli, 1980. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 9.9x7.8x1.0in. light foxing to top edge of text block, dust jacket lightly worn at extremities. Dust jacket in clear protector. George Wickes is in the first ranks of London's eighteenth-century master silversmiths, and, in fact, the firm he founded still holds the appointment to Britain's Royal Family. His work combined the traditional formality of English Silver with the more daring ideas imported from France by the Huguenots. The... Read more about this item
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NZ$25.34
John Hull: A Builder of the Bay Colony

John Hull: A Builder of the Bay Colony

by Clarke, Hermann Frederick

Portland: The Southworth-Anthoensen Press, 1940. 1st. Hardcover. As New. 10.5x7.9x1.4in. #148 of 500 copies; slipcase worn at extremities. 221pp 2.80lb 10.5x7.9x1.4in
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NZ$506.76
Important Silver From the Estates of Mabel Brady Garvan, New York, Donald S. Morrison, New Jersey, June 6, 1980 (Sale 4390)

Important Silver From the Estates of Mabel Brady Garvan, New York, Donald S. Morrison, New Jersey, June 6, 1980 (Sale 4390)

by _________________

New York: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1980. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 9.4x9.0x0.4in. dust jacket with darkening on front panel along spine edge. Dust jacket in clear protector. 123 lots in the auction, many illustrated including 22 color plates. 1.09lb 9.4x9.0x0.4in
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NZ$16.89
Miniature Silver Toys

Miniature Silver Toys

by Houart, Victor

New York: Alpine Fine Arts, 1981. 1st. Hardcover. As New/As New. 11.2x10.0x1.2in. remainder mark on top and bottom edges of text block. With 285 illustrations and more than 550 hallmarks. 237pp 3.29lb 11.2x10.0x1.2in
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NZ$33.78
Mount Vernon Silver

Mount Vernon Silver

by Buhler, Kathryn C

Mount Vernon, VA: The Mount Vernon Ladies Association, 1957. 1st. Hardcover. Good. 8.7x5.7x0.4in. not issued with a dust jacket; light spotting to spine, bottom margin of two pages scuffed from having been stuck together.. With 39 illustrations. 75pp 0.62lb 8.7x5.7x0.4in
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NZ$13.51
Provincial Pewterers: A Study of the Craft in the West Midlands and Wales

Provincial Pewterers: A Study of the Craft in the West Midlands and Wales

by Homer, R. F. and D. W. Hall

Trowbridge, Wiltshire: Phillimore, 1985. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 11.0x7.5x0.7in. dust jacket is price-clipped, faded on spine. Dust jacket in clear protector. With 41 black and white plates and 13 black and white figures. 157pp 1.15lb 11.0x7.5x0.7in
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NZ$50.68
New Hampshire Silver

New Hampshire Silver

by Parsons, Charles S

Exeter: Adams Brown Company, 1983. 1st. Soft cover. Fine. 11.0x8.5x0.4in. Profusely illustrated with photographs of silver holloware and flatware. Includes a section on spoon data, an analysis of silver marks. a biographical listing of New Hampshire silversmiths with photographs of their marks, five appendixes, and an index. 141pp 1.08lb 11.0x8.5x0.4in
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NZ$168.92
Channel Islands Silver

Channel Islands Silver

by Mayne, Richard

Trowbridge, Wiltshire: Phillimore, 1985. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 9.9x7.5x0.7in. sunning to spine of dust jacket. Dust jacket in clear protector. This is a greatly enlarged and totally revised version of Mayne's initial book on old Channel Islands Silver. Illustrating every known mark and describing the work of every known Jersey and Guernsey craftsman, the book is illustrated with 216 black and white plates. 153pp 1.36lb 9.9x7.5x0.7in
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NZ$109.80
American Silver 1670-1830: The Cornelius C. Moore Collection at Providence College

American Silver 1670-1830: The Cornelius C. Moore Collection at Providence College

by Hauck, Alice H. R. (editor)

Providence, R.I.: Rhode Island Bicentennial Foundation & Providence College, 1980. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 11.3x8.8x0.8in. #43 of 1000. Dust jacket in clear protector. Contains seven essays on the silver of Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New York, and Philadelphia. The catalogue describes 191 objects, 92 of which are illustrated. 151pp 2.02lb 11.3x8.8x0.8in
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NZ$42.23
Three Centuries of French Domestic Silver

Three Centuries of French Domestic Silver

by Remington, Preston

New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1938. 1st. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8.9x5.6x0.3in. limited to 1000 copies; slightly faded on spine. The catalogue of an exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 18 - September 18, 1938. 100 objects are described and illustrated. 20pp 0.34lb 8.9x5.6x0.3in
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NZ$101.35
Guide to American Pewter

Guide to American Pewter

by Jacobs, Carl

New York: McBride Company, 1957. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 9.5x6.4x0.7in. offsetting to endpapers, dust jacket light rubbed at extremities, lightly faded on spine. Dust jacket in clear protector. 216pp 1.43lb 9.5x6.4x0.7in
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NZ$42.23
Art Work in Gold and Silver: Mediaeval

Art Work in Gold and Silver: Mediaeval

by Wheatley, Henry B. and Philip H. Delamotte

New York: Scribner and Welford, 1882. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good. 9.1x6.1x0.3in. light wear to extremities, front endpaper excised. Illustrated with 40 figures and a color frontispiece. 64pp 0.48lb 9.1x6.1x0.3in
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NZ$42.23
Gorham Silver 1831-1981

Gorham Silver 1831-1981

by Carpenter, Charles

New York: Dodd-Mead & Co, 1981. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 10.2x7.8x1.0in. dust jacket with tiny tear at top edge of front panel. Dust jacket in clear protector. Illustrated with 295 black-and-white photographs, eight color plates, as well as forty photographs of marks and photographs of 313 flatware patterns. 332pp 2.92lb 10.2x7.8x1.0in
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NZ$135.14
Wrought Iron in Architecture

Wrought Iron in Architecture

by Geerlings, Gerald K

New York: Bonanza Books, 1957. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 11.2x8.7x0.7in. reprint edition; light rubbing to tips, dust jacket lightly worn at extremities, crease to front flap. Dust jacket in clear protector. With 324 illustrations. 202pp 1.86lb 11.2x8.7x0.7in
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NZ$50.68
The Art of the European Silversmith 1430-1830: 2 volumes (Text and Plates)

The Art of the European Silversmith 1430-1830: 2 volumes (Text and Plates)

by Hernmarck, Carl

London and New York: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1977. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 11.9x9.1x3.0in. dust jackets: Plates volume with 2 inch repaired tear at bottom edge of front panel and Text volume with 1 inch repaired tear at top edge of rear panel, lacking slipcase. Dust jacket in clear protector. This survey of the changing styles in European silver dates from the early Renaissance, with its roots in the late Gothic, up to the products of Industrial Revolution. The subject is treated... Read more about this item
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NZ$337.84
Myer Myers: Jewish Silversmith in Colonial New York

Myer Myers: Jewish Silversmith in Colonial New York

by Barquist, David L

New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2001. 1st. Hardcover. New/New. 11.7x9.9x1.1in. in shrinkwrap. The catalogue for an exhibition at the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, September 14 to December 30, 2001, the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles, February 20 to May 26, 2002, and the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Delaware, June 20 to September 13, 2002. 149 items are described and illustrated, some in color. Includes an appendix of marks. 304pp 4.19lb 11.7x9.9x1.1in
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NZ$67.57
Old English Gold Plate

Old English Gold Plate

by Jones, E. Alfred

London: Bemrose & Sons Limited, 1907. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good. 12.8x10.5x0.8in. wear to extremities, soiling and rubbing to boards, interior clean and unmarked. With illustrations on 37 plates. 35pp 2.90lb 12.8x10.5x0.8in
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NZ$84.46
Marks of Achievement: Four Centuries of American Presentation Silver

Marks of Achievement: Four Centuries of American Presentation Silver

by Warren, David B., Katherine S. Howe, and Michael K. Brown with an introduction by Gerald W. R. Ward

Houston, TX: Museum of Fine Arts, 1987. 1st. Soft cover. New. 11.5x9.0x0.6in. The catalogue of an exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Essays include: The Colonial Period by Michael K. Brown; From the New Republic to the Centennial by David B. Warren; and From the Gilded Age to Modern Design by Katherine S. Howe. With 225 illustrations, including 60 plates in full color. 207pp 2.21lb 11.5x9.0x0.6in
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NZ$16.89
Massachusetts Silver in the Frank L. and Louise C. Harrington Collection

Massachusetts Silver in the Frank L. and Louise C. Harrington Collection

by Buhler, Kathryn C

Worcester, MA: Barre Publishers, 1965. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good. 10.2x8.3x0.7in. 1 of 300 copies, not issued with a dust jacket; toning to spine, wear to tips, lacking glassine wrapper. 121pp 1.34lb 10.2x8.3x0.7in
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NZ$126.69
Metalwork

Metalwork

by Haedeke, Hanns-Ulrich

New York: Universe Books, 1969. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 9.3x7.3x1.2in. dust jacket with small tear and tiny chips at top edge of front panel. Dust jacket in clear protector. Illustrated with 249 black and white plates and 15 color plates. 227pp 2.44lb 9.3x7.3x1.2in
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NZ$50.68
The Thames and Hudson Manual of Silversmithing

The Thames and Hudson Manual of Silversmithing

by Loyen, Frances

New York: Thames & Hudson, 1980. 1st. Soft cover. Very Good. 9.5x6.2x0.5in. light wear at head of spine, light foxing to top edge of text block. This manual enables the student to master the processes of silversmithing and the practicing craftsmen to perfect his skills. With the emphasis on the constructional aspects of the craft, the various stages are discussed step by step in order of execution and illustrated with documentary photographs. The differences in approach to making single pieces of... Read more about this item
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NZ$25.34
Modern English Silverwork: An Essay by C. R. Ashbee, Together With a Series of Designs by the Author Drawn Upon a Hundred Separate Lithograph Plates and Coloured by Hand, With a Descriptive Indes

Modern English Silverwork: An Essay by C. R. Ashbee, Together With a Series of Designs by the Author Drawn Upon a Hundred Separate Lithograph Plates and Coloured by Hand, With a Descriptive Indes

by Ashbee, C. R

London: B. Weinreb, 1974. 1st. Hardcover. New. 12.7x10.3x1.2in. new edition, #222 of 1000 copies. This second edition with introductory essays by Alan Crawford and Shirley Bury is made in facsimile of the original published in 1909. Illustrated with 100 lithographic plates, some hand-colored. 3.20lb 12.7x10.3x1.2in
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NZ$506.76