Silver By Richard Game
Silver By Richard Game
Hardcover
ISBN 706400399
Publisher: Octopus Books Ltd 1972
Used - Very Good. This book is in very good condition. The DJ has some limited signs of wear and tear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. The book is protected with a Cellophane cover.
The 124 illustrations include many celebrated pieces, Cellini's salt-cellar, the Lennoxlove toilet service, the Berkelev dinner service, a tea service by Paul Revere. The text describes the most famous makers and discusses the making of silver, its hall-marks and restorations and the regulations of the many goldsmiths companies. This is a fascinating account that will delight and interest all who admire beautiful silver.
