Collecting Antique Silver incl Plated Sheffield – Types Periods Hallmarks / Book

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Profusely illustrated in black-and-white, this early out-of-print book is a definitive guide to collecting antique silver and silverplate.
COLLECTING SILVER
by Elizabeth de Castres,  Bishopsgate Press, Ltd., London, 1986.
This book, nicely illustrated in black and white, treats of both hollowware and flatware.  It “is written for the enthusiastic amateur.  Its main aim is to give a good basic knowledge and to introduce the kind of silverware that the average person can afford.  It gives a brief history and goes on to cover hallmarks, styles and the decorating of silver, table silver, tea silver, flatware, boxes, candlesticks, etc.  It also includes Sheffield Plate and electroplated silver which has increased in value over recent years, especially Victorian Plate and early 20th century items.”
7“ x 10“ hardback with dust cover in very good condition.  157 pages.
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