Hall-marks on Gold and Silver Plate. Illustrated with tables of annual date letters employed in the Assay Offices of England, Scotland and Ireland, and a fac-simile of a copper-plate of makers' marks at Goldsmiths' Hall. To which are now added, a History of L'Orfevrerie Francaise, With Extracts from the Statutes, Ordinances, etc., and Twelve Plates of French Hall Marks. Fifth edition, revised and considerably augmented.

CHAFFERS, William.

Published by Bickers & Son, London, 1875

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8vo., publisher's cloth, pp. [4], 238, [2], with a folding b/w facsimile of a copper-plate of makers' marks at Goldsmiths' Hall and 12 plates. Ex library, frontispiece and title page detached but present, binding worn, hinges tender; a fair copy. Seller Inventory # 034526

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Title: Hall-marks on Gold and Silver Plate. ...

Publisher: Bickers & Son, London

Publication Date: 1875

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Fair

Edition: 5th or later Edition

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