Wyler The Book Of Old Silver

Wyler, Seymour B. (d. 1990). THE BOOK OF OLD SILVER: ENGLISH, AMERICAN, FOREIGN. With All Available Hallmarks Including Sheffield Plate Marks. New York, NY: Crown Publishers, 1976
4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall 0-517-00089-X Thirty-second printing (originally published in 1937). 4to (7 5/8" x 10 1/4"). x, [ii], 401 pages. Navy blue cloth-covered boards, silver lettering and decoration on spine (hardcover binding). Illustrated with more than 100 black & white photographs and with reproductions of 20,000 hallmarks. Bibliography. General index. Book weighs 2 lbs., 13 oz.<p>CONDITION: Dust jacket has a few short closed tears at edges, two diagonal creases at lower right-hand corner of front dust jacket flap, spine cocked leftward, light waterstaining to top and bottom edges of spine, light color-flecking around top and bottom edges of spine, else Good book in Good+ dust jacket.<p>"A history and guide to Old Silver and Old Sheffield Plate, with the most comprehensive table of hallmarks ever published in one book.<p>Here is the fascinating story of the great silversmiths and their art. All the factors of interest to the amateur, collector or connoisseur of Old Silver and Old Sheffield Plate are authoritatively covered:The development of design in tea services, flatware, candlesticks, trays, cups. Values and scarcity. Where to buy. How to collect. How to detect frauds. Reproductions. And most important, this book permits the exact and indisputable identification of Old Silver by means of the Hallmark tables. These are conveniently and simply arranged so that anyone may trace in a few moments any hallmarked piece of silver of American, English, Sheffield, French, German or other European origin.The splendid pictures are from photographs of authentic pieces from the foremost dealers in Antique Silver.<p>Mr. Seymour B. Wyler, himself a well-known New York dealer, is regarded both in this country and abroad as an authority."- From original dust jacket blurb..

Thirty-Second Printing, Hard Cover With Dust Jacket,

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Wyler, Seymour B. THE BOOK OF OLD SILVER: ENGLISH * AMERICAN * FOREIGN, Crown 1937
ISBN: 0-517-00089-X New Condition

Book Description A history and guide to Old Silver and Old Sheffield Plate, with the most comprehensive table of hallmarks ever published in one book. Here is the fascinating story of the great silversmiths and their art. All the factors of interest to the amateur, collector or connoisseur of Old Silver and Old Sheffield Plate are authoritatively covered:The development of design in tea services, flatware, candlesticks, trays, cups. Values and scarcity. Where to buy. How to collect. How to detect frauds. Reproductions. And most important, this book permits the exact and indisputable identification of Old Silver by means of the Hallmark tables. These are conveniently and simply arranged so that anyone may trace in a few moments any hallmarked piece of silver of American, English, Sheffield, French, German or other European origin.The splendid pictures are from photographs of authentic pieces from the foremost dealers in Antique Silver. Mr. Seymour B. Wyler, himself a well-known New York dealer, is regarded both in this country and abroad as an authority. "What the Kovels don't know about antiques," says House Beautiful, "isn't worth knowing." From the Back Cover Legacy of Lace Identifying, Collecting, and Preserving American Lace by Kathleen Warnick and Shirley Nilsson Collectors of "fancywork" and lovers of the heritage arts will find this detailed, fully illustrated book essential to identifying, preserving, and using cherished American laces. Looping, knotting, crossing, needlework, and machine-made lace are all covered in detail. With an identification key, glossary, and bibliography. Kovels' Bottles Price List Ninth Edition by Ralph and Terry Kovel Current prices of over 10,000 old and modern bottles and over 200 illustrations. The most complete price list available -- including bitters, figurals, flasks, ink, beer, soda, perfume, medicine, commemorative -- everything from Avon to Whiskey. Information on manufacturers, dates of issue, and identification. Kovels' Depression Glass & American Dinnerware Price List Fourth Edition by Ralph and Terry Kovel The inexpensive pastel-colored glassware that became popular from 1925 on and the ceramic dinnerware produced during the same period are now attracting collectors in great numbers. Here are the latest most accurate prices, based on a comprehensive survey of actual sales, shows, catalogs, auctions, and other reliable sources. Kovels' Guide To Selling Your Antiques & Collectibles by Ralph and Terry Kovel Updated Edition This short, handy pocket-size guide tells you how to sell your antiques and collectibles for the best possible price. What is the right market for your particular collection? Should you have your items professionally appraised? Should you sell to a friend? How do you take table space at a flea market? These are just some of the questions that the Kovels answer. They give advice on how to sell more than seventy-five categories of collectibles -- from baseball cards, beer cans, carousel figures, coins, decoys, furniture, and glass to music boxes, postcards, toys, and Western art. The Collector's Encyclopedia of Dolls by Dorothy S., Elizabeth A., and Evelyn J. Coleman A truly encyclopedic volume for the doll collector, antiques lover, and social historian, containing over 2,000 illustrations and marks. Kovels' Antiques & Collectibles Price List by Ralph and Terry Kovel A complete, updated, and expanded guide to the antiques market with more than 50,000 items listed. Over 500 illustrations. Helpful tips on preserving your antiques and collectibles. The Encyclopedia of Furniture by Joseph Aronson A complete revised edition of the famous Encyclopedia of Furniture, covering every period and development to the present, the designers and makers, the woods and other materials, the architecture and decoration. Glossary, bibliography. 2,000 photographs. Know Your Antiques Revised Edition How to Recognize and Evaluate Any Antique -- Large or Small -- Like an Expert by Ralph and Terry Kovel Ideal for the beginner. Detailed advice about Hardcover 9.8 x 7.8 x 1.7 inches

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Wyler, Seymour B. Book of Old Silver: English, American, and Foreign, New York, New York, U.S.A. Crown Publishers, 1970 ; Schutzumschlag / dust cover ISBN: 0-517-00089x

If you are a collector and like me frequent estate sales and aucions this book is vital if ot's silver you collect, this gives you hallmarks and pictures it is easy to be fooled, so be prepared. The jacket has been to a lot of places it is runned and a few tears 1 or 2 chips. The book would be verygood but some how somthing went through the jacket and poked a small hole in the spine on the front. Hense the price Decorative Cloth jacket condition: Good Fair

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Wyler, Seymour B. The Book of Old Silver English - American - Foreign, New York, NY, USA: Crown Publishers, 1937.

Fifth edition Tan boards with silver lettering on the front board and along the spine. The top and base of the spine show small tears most likely due to shelf wear. Previous owner's bookplate and four lines of notation on the front end paper. Profusely illustrated. All available hallmarks including Sheffield plate marks. The rear hinge has a 3-inch tear but the webbing is intact. The front hinge has a 3-inch tear but the webbing is intact. In the lower left corner of the front free page there is an extremely small two line stamp of a bookstore.447 pages. Cloth condition: Good Plus

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