Selby, Anna Collins Gem – Antique Marks ISBN 13: 9780007137176

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This pocket-sized guide to identifying and interpreting metal and ceramic marks has been improved with the addition of the most recent hallmarks, along with details of the new hallmarking system.

Do you attend car boot sales or browse in antique shops in search of bargains? Have you ever wished you knew more about grandma’s silver spoon? Do you envy the experts’ ability to identify and date old hand-me-downs? If the answer to any of these questions is yes, then Collins Gem Antique Marks is for you.

Packed with thousands of clear illustrations, the book shows hallmarks on silver, gold and platinum, as well as those on Old Sheffield Plate, pewter, pottery and porcelain. Complete with a history of hallmarks and how to read them, Collins Gem Antique Marks is absolutely indispensable to the antique lover.

The book provides:
· Full hallmarks for silver from London, Edinburgh, York, Norwich, Exeter, Dublin, Newcastle, Chester, Glasgow, Birmingham and Sheffield, along with maker’s marks from these cities.
· Up-to-date hallmarks for gold and platinum.
· Old Sheffield plate marks, showing the variety of maker’s marks.
· Pewter marks and a selection of pewter touch marks.
· Pottery and porcelein marks showing both letter and name marks, and symbol marks.

This is the most comprehensive and accessible guide available to identifying antique marks.

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‘As a pocket reference on ‘marks’ this is by far the best I have seen. It covers ALL marks, unlike most which cover either metal or porcelain’.

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This pocket-sized guide to identifying and interpreting metal and ceramic marks has been improved with additional hallmarks along with details of the updated hallmarking system. Do you attend car boot sales or browse in antique shops in search of bargains? Have you ever wished you knew more about grandma's silver spoon? Do you envy the experts' ability to identify and date old hand-me-downs? If the answer to any of these questions is yes, "Collins Gem Antique Marks" could be for you. Packed with thousands of clear illustrations, the book shows hallmarks on silver, gold and platinum, as well as those on Old Sheffield Plate, pewter, pottery and porcelain. Complete with a history of hallmarks and how to read them, the book provides: full hallmarks for silver from London, Edinburgh, York, Norwich, Exeter, Dublin, Newcastle, Chester, Glasgow, Birmingham and Sheffield along with maker's marks from these cities.Hallmarks for gold and platinum; Old Sheffield Plate marks, showing the variety of maker's marks; Pewter marks and a selection of pewter touch marks; and pottery and porcelein marks showing both letter and name marks and symbol marks.

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  • PublisherCollins
  • Publication date2002
  • ISBN 10 0007137176
  • ISBN 13 9780007137176
  • BindingPaperback
  • Number of pages256
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