Miller's Silver & Sheffield Plate Marks

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• includes all major marks on British and Irish silver, gold, platinum and Sheffield plate, as well as makers' marks and biographical details
• shows all the major Continental and American town marks and details the principal makers and their marks
• contains a full introduction which teaches you how to read and understand hallmarks
• shows changing shapes and styles of silver which can help you authenticate and date pieces
• teaches you how to distinguish between silver, Sheffield plate and electroplate
• gives valuable advice on how to spot fakes
• provides tips on buying and caring for silver
has a full glossary of terms
MILLER'S SILVER SHEFFIELD PLATE MARKS
JOHN BLY


Thanks to the unique hallmarking system, it is possible to tell when, where, by whom and with what quality of metal most honest pieces of silver were made. Miller's Silver and Sheffield Plate Marks shows you how to decipher this extraordinary code and to read the history behind the marks.
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Fülszöveg

• includes all major marks on British and Irish silver, gold, platinum and Sheffield plate, as well as makers' marks and biographical details
• shows all the major Continental and American town marks and details the principal makers and their marks
• contains a full introduction which teaches you how to read and understand hallmarks
• shows changing shapes and styles of silver which can help you authenticate and date pieces
• teaches you how to distinguish between silver, Sheffield plate and electroplate
• gives valuable advice on how to spot fakes
• provides tips on buying and caring for silver
has a full glossary of terms
MILLER'S SILVER SHEFFIELD PLATE MARKS
JOHN BLY


Thanks to the unique hallmarking system, it is possible to tell when, where, by whom and with what quality of metal most honest pieces of silver were made. Miller's Silver and Sheffield Plate Marks shows you how to decipher this extraordinary code and to read the history behind the marks.
You may know that the figure of a lion means a piece of silver is "sterling", but what does "sterling" mean? What does the figure of Britannia, or an anchor signify? How do you know if a piece of silver is English, Continental or American?
Miller's Silver and Sheffield Plate Marks shows you all the marks commonly seen on British and Irish silver, gold, platinum, Sheffield plate and electroplate from 1600 to the present day, as well as those seen on Continental and American silver. Hundreds of makers' marks are also included. A special section illustrates the changing styles of silverware to help you date and authenticate pieces. The book also teaches you how to collect and care for silver, and how to spot fakes and altered pieces. An extensive glossary contains all the terms a collector needs to know.
Whether you are a collector, dealer or enthusiast, the handy pocket-sized format of Miller's Silver and Sheffield Plate Marks has been designed to provide you with a practical source of reference, which can be used wherever your collecting takes you.

John BIy appears frequently on television programnnes about antiques, including The Antiques Roadshow, and presents his own networked TV series Heirloom. He runs an antiques business at St James's, London and another at Tring, Hertfordshire, founded by his grandfather over 100 years ago. Through these he has supplied major public and private collections in England and the United States. He is a Fellow of The Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths of London, and a former Council member of the British Antiques Dealers' Association. He has lectured extensively in Britain and America and is the author of a number of useful books on collecting antiques and the General Editor of Is It Genuine?, published by Mitchell Beazley in 1986. ^
Judith and Martin Miller have been collect ing antiques for many years. In 1979 they launched Miller's Antiques Price Guide, which now sells more than 150,000 copies year in Britain and America. Vissza