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Dictionary Antique Marks - Ceramics Metal Furniture Etc. / Scarce Book

Dictionary Antique Marks - Ceramics Metal Furniture Etc. / Scarce Book

$ 13.17

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  • Title: A DICTIONARY OF MARKS
  • Brand: UNBRANDED
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Features: Dust Jacket, Illustrated
  • Inscribed: No
  • Number of Pages: 318
  • Ex Libris: No
  • Language: English
  • Publication Year: 1962
  • Type: BOOK
  • Condition: VERY GOOD
  • Publisher: Hawthorn Books, NY
  • Industry: CERAMICS, METAL WARE, FURNITURE

    Description

    This early out-of-print book is a comprehensive handbook which contains thousands of marks found on antique metalware, furniture, tapestry, and ceramics.
    A DICTIONARY OF MARKS – CERAMICS METALWORK FURNITURE – The Identification Handbook for Antique Collectors
    edited by Margaret MacDonald-Taylor, Hawthorn Books, NY, 1962.
    This handy book covers by chapter:
    Metalwork
    : British Silver; English Silversmiths’ Marks; Marks on Gold Plate; Marks on Sheffield Plate; British Pewterers’ Marks, or “Touches;” American Silversmiths’ Marks; and American Pewterers’ Marks.
    Furniture and Tapestry
    : English Furniture Marks; French Furniture Marks; and Tapestry Marks.
    Ceramics
    :  English and European marks; Japanese Date marks; and Chinese Reign Marks.  This is an invaluable resource reference for the serious collector, dealer, or historian of antiques.
    6” x 8.7” hardback with dust cover in very good condition.  318 pages.
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