(14) Reference Books for Silver Monotgraphs and Hallmarks.

highly specialized collection of reference books and monographs dedicated entirely to antique silver, focusing heavily on prominent silversmiths, specific manufacturing companies, and regional histories. The assortment contains a mix of hardcovers and paperbacks that serve as excellent research material for identifying and cataloging historical silverware.

Included in this lot are Silver Boxes by Eric Delieb, Three Centuries of French Domestic Silver from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Silver in America 1840–1940: A Century of Splendor, Early Connecticut Silver, 1700–1840 by Peter Bohan and Philip Hammerslough, Antique Silver and Silver Collecting by John Culme and John G. Strang, Seymour B. Wyler's The Book of Old Silver, The Heritage Foundation Collection of Silver by Henry N. Flynt and Martha Gandy Fales, Chinese Export Silver 1785 to 1885, Paul Storr 1771–1844: Silversmith and Goldsmith by N.M. Penzer, The Whiting Manufacturing Company, Antique Silver Servers for the Dining Table by Benton Seymour Rabinovitch, Joseph Richardson and Family: Philadelphia Silversmiths by Martha Gandy Fales, Silver in American Life, and Hester Bateman: Queen of English Silversmiths by David S. Shure.

Size: 9 1/4 x 11 x 1 3/4 in.

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