Old French Plate: With Tables of the Paris Date-Letters, and Fac-similes of Other Marks. A Handbook for the Collector
Published by John Murray Albemarle Street, London, 1880
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Beautiful Books, Brookline, MA, U.S.A.Beautiful Books
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Condition: Used - Very good
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First edition of Cripps’s landmark handbook on French silver hallmarks, a companion volume to his celebrated Old English Plate (1878). Written by the foremost Victorian authority on antique plate, this handbook provided collectors with the first systematic English-language tables of the Paris date-letters alongside facsimiles of maker’s marks and other hallmarks, and remains a standard reference in the field. Handsomely bound in period full leather, spine gilt-tooled in compartments with raised bands, floral gilt motifs, and gilt-lettered “OLD FRENCH PLATE / CRIPPS/1880” direct to spine. Title page with light foxing/spotting (see photos); scattered foxing commensurate with age throughout. 8vo. 101 pp. Numerous in-text illustrations of French hallmarks, plus one plate of Paris date-letters (c.133-1784). See photos and ask questions if unsure before purchase.
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- Old French Plate: With Tables of the Paris Date-Letters, and Fac-similes of Other Marks. A Handbook for the Collector
- Author
- Wilfred Joseph Cripps, M.A.,F.S.A
- Publisher
- John Murray Albemarle Street, London
- Publication year
- 1880
- Condition
- Very good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Item weight
- 18 ounces
- Dimensions
- 6.25 inches width by 9 inches height by 0.75 inches depth
Beautiful Books
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