ANTIQUE SILVER - BOOKS AND CATALOGS |
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about antique silver, sterling silver, silverplate, sheffield
plate, electroplate silver, silverware, flatware, tea services
and tea complements, marks and hallmarks, silver marking system and silver
hallmarks guide, articles, books,
auction catalogs, famous silversmiths (Tiffany, Gorham, Jensen,
Elkington, WMF, Reed & Barton, Mappin & Webb, Bateman Family),
history, oddities ... |
This is the 'small' library of a 'small' collector of antique silver. My first purchase of
silver was made in 1996, when at an antique fair I bought a briar-wood case with a silver cover.
Silver was hallmarked with the "Fascio" mark. So I understood it was made in Italy, around 1935/1940.
Soon I discovered that collecting silver is an expensive business and that the best way to catch bargains is to have a great knowledge about silver, its hallmarks, its workmanship technique and its history.
To improve my knowledges about silver I began to buy books related to silver (most of them through Amazon) and old silver auction catalogs through e-Bay.
The result is that now I have a great advantage of experience looking for silver on flea and Antique Markets and I may catch many good occasions to improve my collection.
Here below is a list of some of the books in my library
Silver was hallmarked with the "Fascio" mark. So I understood it was made in Italy, around 1935/1940.
Soon I discovered that collecting silver is an expensive business and that the best way to catch bargains is to have a great knowledge about silver, its hallmarks, its workmanship technique and its history.
To improve my knowledges about silver I began to buy books related to silver (most of them through Amazon) and old silver auction catalogs through e-Bay.
The result is that now I have a great advantage of experience looking for silver on flea and Antique Markets and I may catch many good occasions to improve my collection.
Here below is a list of some of the books in my library
BOOKS
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Encyclopedia of American Silver Manufactures |
Dorothy T.Rainwater Judy Redfield |
Schiffer Book Ltd Atglen PA USA |
1998 |
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Art Nouveau and Art Deco Silver |
Annelies Krekel - AAlberse |
Harry N.Abrams Inc. Publishers New York |
1989 |
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Eighteen Century Silver Tea Tongs |
Dr.David Shlosberg |
limited edition published by the author |
2004 |
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The Sotheby's Directory of Silver 1600-1940 |
Vanessa Brett |
Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd London |
1986 |
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Chistie's Pictorial History of English and American Silver |
Michael Clayton |
Phaidon-Christie's Ltd Oxford |
1985 |
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Gold and silver manufacture in Russia XV-XX century |
Postnikova-Loseva and others |
in Russian language |
2003 |
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Splendeurs de Russie - Mille ans d'orfevrerie |
Ed. Musèes de la Ville de Paris - Paris |
1993 |
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Argenti Europei |
Herbert Brunner |
Bramante Editrice |
1992 |
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Poincons d'argent |
Tardy - Paris |
1982 |
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Argento |
Joel Langford |
Gulliver libri |
1998 |
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Bradbury's book of hallmarks |
Frederick Bradbury |
Robert Hale |
2000 |
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The book of old silver |
Seymour B. Wyler |
Crown Publishers Inc. New York |
1979 |
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Marchi dal XVI al XIX secolo |
Edizioni Ubi Major |
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Marchi dell'argento Inglese e dello Sheffield |
John Bly |
A. Vallardi |
1994 |
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Argenti Italiani del '700 e '800 |
Roberto Dabbene |
Editoriale Giorgio Mondadori |
1998 |
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Viennese Gold and Silversmiths 1781-1921 |
CD ROM |
MAK - Wien |
2005 |
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Wiener Werkstaette |
Gabriele Fahr-Becker |
Angelika Muthesius |
1995 |
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I marchi degli argentieri e orafi di Palermo |
Silvano Barraja |
Publieditor srl |
1996 |
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Argenti Italiani dell'Ottocento - vol. 1 |
V.Donaver R.Dabbene |
Edizioni Libreria Malavasi Milano |
2001 |
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Argenti Italiani dell'Ottocento - vol. 2 |
V.Donaver R.Dabbene |
Edizioni Libreria Malavasi Milano |
2001 |
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L'oro di Venezia |
Piero Pazzi |
Piero Pazzi Venezia |
1996 |
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Fabergé e l'arte orafa alla corte degli Zar |
Fabio Ciofi degli Atti |
Edizioni Colombo Genova |
1992 |
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Argenti Estensi |
Elisabetta Bartolini Ferrari |
Arti Grafiche Piemontesi Alessandria |
1994 |
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Oro di Venezia |
AA.VV. |
Associazione Orafa Veneziana |
2002 |
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Silver collection |
AA.VV. |
Inedita Editrice Milano |
1992 |
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Argenti del Settecento |
Margherita Gabetti |
Istituto Geografico De Agostini Novara |
1983 |
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Argenti Sabaudi |
Farida Simonetti |
SAGEP Editrice Genova |
1993 |
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Continental Gold and Silver |
Gerald Taylor |
The Connoisseur London |
1967 |
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Argenti Italiani del Settecento |
V.Donaver |
Edizioni Libreria Malavasi Milano |
2000 |
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Argenti dell'Ottocento |
Marina Fortunat |
Istituto Geografico De Agostini Novara |
1984 |
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Oreficeria Barocca |
Angela Griseri |
Istituto Geografico De Agostini Novara |
1984 |
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Oreficeria del Rinascimento |
Angela Griseri |
Istituto Geografico De Agostini Novara |
1984 |
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Collecting silver |
Jill Bace |
Octopus Publishing Group Ltd |
1999 |
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Silver |
Gerald Taylor |
Penguin Book Ltd |
1963 |
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I Marchi dell'argenteria napoletana |
Elio and Rosario Catello |
Franco Di Mauro Editore Sorrento (NA) |
1996 |
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The treasures 2 |
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The treasures 1 |
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Gli argenti inglesi |
Judith Banister |
Fratelli Fabbri Editori Milano |
1966 |
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Gli argenti italiani |
Nadia Boschian |
Fratelli Fabbri Editori Milano |
1966 |
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I marchi negli oggetti d'argento |
Jan Divis |
Fratelli Melita Editori La Spezia |
1989 |
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Gli Argenti Francia Italia Germania |
AA.VV. |
Gruppo Editoriale Fabbri - Milano |
1981 1991 |
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Scatole e tabacchiere |
Maria Grazia Branchetti |
Gruppo Editoriale Fabbri - Milano |
1981 1991 |
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Gli argenti Inghilterra e altri paesi Europei |
High Honour A.R.E. North |
Fratelli Fabbri Editori Milano |
1988 |
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Capolavori di oreficeria |
Electa Milano |
1989 |
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Argenti |
Sergio Coradeschi |
Arnoldo Mondadori Editore - Milano |
1992 |
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Argenti Italiani del XX secolo |
Tersilla F. Giacobone |
Electa Milano |
1993 |
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AUCTION CATALOGS
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| 1968 | MAY |
Sotheby | London | 
| Fine gold snuff boxes and objects of vertu |
| 1977 | NOV |
Christie | Geneva | 
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The Kingston tureen |
| 1982 | JUN |
Finarte | Bari |  |
Asta di un'importante collezione di argenti italiani |
| 1985 | OCT |
Sotheby | New York | 
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Fine English, Continental & American silver |
| 1986 | APR |
Sotheby | New York | 
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Fine silver |
| 1986 | DEC |
Finarte | Milano | 
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Argenti antichi |
| 1987 | NOV |
Sotheby | London | 
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Important English silver |
| 1988 | APR |
Christie | New York | 
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Fine English and Continental silver |
| 1988 | APR |
Sotheby | New York | 
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Important silver |
| 1988 | JUN |
Christie | New York East | 
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English, Continental, and American silver |
| 1988 | OCT |
Duran | Madrid | 
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Gran subasta extraordinaria |
| 1988 | OCT |
Christie | New York | 
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Fine English and Continental silver and Objects of vertu |
| 1988 | OCT |
Sotheby | New York | 
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Fine silver |
| 1988 | NOV |
Semenzato | Roma | 
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Importanti argenti Italiani ed Europei Objets de vertu |
| 1988 | DIC |
Sotheby | Monaco | 
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Argenterie Européenne Objets de vitrine |
| 1988 | DEC |
Christie | New York East | 
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English, Continental, and American silver |
| 1989 | NOV |
Sotheby | New York | 
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Important silver |
| 1989 | NOV |
Semenzato | Milano | 
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Argenti antichi Scatole d'oro |
| 1989 | DIC |
Sotheby | Monaco | 
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Argenterie Européenne Objets de vitrine |
| 1990 | APR |
Sotheby | New York |  |
Fine English, Continental and South American silver |
| 1990 | MAG |
Semenzato | Milano |  |
Importanti argenti antichi |
| 1990 | OCT |
Sotheby | New York |  |
Fine English and Continental silver |
| 1990 | OCT |
Semenzato | Milano |  |
Rari argenti Italiani ed Europei |
| 1990 | NOV |
Finarte | Milano | 
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Argenti d'epoca |
| 1990 | DEC |
Christie | Roma | 
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Importanti argenti |
| 1991 | JAN |
Christie | New York | 
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Magnificent silver |
| 1991 | MAR |
Butterfield | San Francisco | 
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American and European silver, Russian works of art and vertu |
| 1991 | APR |
Sotheby | New York | 
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Important English and Continental silver |
| 1991 | MAY |
Sotheby | London | 
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Silver and objects of vertu |
| 1991 | MAY |
Sotheby | Milano | 
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Mobili, Argenti, Ceramiche, Oggetti d'arte e Tappeti |
| 1992 | APR |
Sotheby | New York | 
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Important English and Continental Silver |
| 1992 | OCT |
Sotheby | New York | 
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FineEnglish and Continental Silver |
| 1992 | NOV |
Finarte | Milano | 
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Argenti - Tappei - Arredi |
| 1992 | OCT |
Sotheby | New York | 
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The Meech Collection - Elizabeth I to Queen Anne silver |
| 1993 | APR |
Christie | New York East | 
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Silver |
| 1993 | APR |
Sotheby | New York | 
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Fine English and Continental Silver |
| 1993 | MAY |
Sotheby | Geneva | 
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European Silver |
| 1993 | OCT |
Sotheby | New York | 
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Fine English and Continental Silver and Gold |
| 1993 | NOV |
Sotheby | Geneva | 
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European silver |
| 1994 | APR |
Sotheby | New York | 
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Fine English and Continental silver |
| 1994 | MAY |
Sotheby | Geneva | 
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European silver |
| 1994 | JUN |
Sotheby | Monaco | 
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Orfevrerie Européenne |
| 1994 | OCT |
Stadion | Milano | 
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Argenti Antichi |
| 1994 | OCT |
Sotheby | New York | 
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The Gary gold dinner service by Tiffany & Co. |
| 1994 | DEC |
Finarte | Milano | 
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Argenti Orologi Gioielli d'Epoca |
| 1994 | OCT |
Sotheby | New York | 
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Important silver and gold |
| 1994 | NOV |
Christie | New York South K. | 
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Silver and plate |
| 1995 | MAR |
Christie | New York South K. | 
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Silver and plate |
| 1995 | APR |
Christie | New York | 
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Important silver property of a California Charitable Institution |
| 1995 | APR |
Sotheby | New York | 
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Important English and Continental silver |
| 1995 | MAY |
Christie | Geneva | 
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The Odiot service |
| 1995 | JUN |
Sotheby | London Colonnade | 
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Ceramic & Glass Silver Furniture Tribal Art |
| 1995 | OCT |
Sotheby | New York | 
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Important English and Continental silver |
| 1995 | DEC |
Finarte | Milano | 
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Argenti antichi e gioielli d'epoca |
| 1996 | APR |
Sotheby | New York | 
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Important English, Irish and Continental silver |
| 1996 | OCT |
Sotheby | New York | 
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Important English and Continental silver |
| 1996 | NOV |
Sotheby | Amsterdam | 
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Fine Dutch and European silver |
| 1997 | APR |
Finarte | Milano | 
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Arredi Argenti Dipinti Antichi |
| 1997 | JUN |
Sotheby | New York | 
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Russian works of art |
| 1997 | OCT |
Christie | New York | 
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The Hanover cister and fountain |
| 1998 | MAY |
Christie | Edinburgh | 
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Silver - including the Ross Collection of Scottish silver |
| 1998 | OCT |
Sotheby | New York | 
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Important English and Continental silver and silver gilt |
| 1999 | APR |
Sotheby | New York | 
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Important English and Continental silver and gold |
| 1999 | NOV |
Christie | London | 
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Important gold boxes, Objects of Vertu and Portrait Miniatures |
| 1999 | DEC |
Christie | New York East | 
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Cigars, Silver and Lalique |
| 1999 | DIC |
Sotheby | London | 
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The Moritzburg treasure |
| 2000 | APR |
Christie | New York | 
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Important silver, Objects of Vertu and Russian works of art |
| 2000 | JUN |
Sotheby | London | 
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Important Gold, Silver, Objects of Vertu and portrait Miniatures |
| 2000 | DEC |
Semenzato | Venezia | 
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Argenti antichi |
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