Macdonald Guide to Buying Antique Silver

Collector's Guide to Buying Antique Silver: Authenticity, Techniques, Dating, Reproduction and Prices.Collectors Guide to buying Antique Silver is an indispensable and comprehensive guide which includes price bands for originals contemporary variations and reproductions. It will prove an invaluable investment for experienced and amateur collectors.Designed with the buyer in mind:- Forty-eight specific styles expertly analysed-Photographs keyed to quick reference points of authenticity, repair and restoration-Contemporary variations described and illustrated-Tell-tale signs of reproduction-Introductory histories of silversmithing and platemaking-Period construction and materials explained-Price bands for originals, contemporary variations and reproductions-Glossary and bibliography