A Dictionary Of Marks (Antique Collector's Guides)

by Lucilla Watson (Author), Lucilla Watson (Author), Margaret Macdonald-Taylor (Author)

• Used

  Illustrated
  1992

  $3.31

  First published in 1962, this book covers not only silver, gold and pewter, but furniture, tapestry and ceramics. The book includes the marks of American and British metalwork, with a selective list of metalworkers and their marks. Coverage of the ceramics includes not only English and European marks, but also Japanese date marks and Chinese reign marks. In the field of furniture and tapestry, English, French and other European marks are given.

• Used

  Hardcover
  1989

  $3.31

  Designed for the student and collector alike, the Antique Collector's Guides cover everything from how to identify an item to how to judge its comparative quality. Hundreds of drawings accompany the text and help the reader recognize marks on ceramics, metalwork, furniture and tapestry. The identifying features range from those commonly available to those that can be seen only in museums or houses open to the public..