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Scarce Book on Basic Silversmithing Techniques New Copy
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Pre 1990 item# 1116576
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Richards Antiques
207-563-1964
$175 with free Media Mail shipping in USA SOLD
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Scarce book on the basic techniques of silversmithing by Rupert Finegold and William Seitz, published in 1983. Very thorough. Publisher's Note: A guide to the basic tools, materials, and techniques of the silversmith includes discussions of the procedures for creating bowls, trays, flatware, and other items. Discover the basics of silversmithing in this thorough guidebook. Provides you with the complete picture, including types and properties of metals, required tools, and numerous easy-to-u ...click for details
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Fabulous French Art Nouveau Barometer by Risler & Carré
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Pre 1910 item# 1101458
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Richards Antiques
207-563-1964
$750
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Spectacular art nouveau silver French desk barometer by the prominent Paris firm of Risler & Carré which was located at 16, rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré from the 1890's until early in the 20th century. This piece is hallmarked 1st standard which means that the silver is 95% pure versus the English and American standard of 92.5% for sterling. It dates from around 1900.
The piece is 4¼ inches high and 5¾ inches wide. The weight of the silver is probably at least 5 troy ounces. (It is d ...click for details
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1941 Catalog, Sale of Georgian Silver, Parke-Bernet NY
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Pre 1950 item# 1090742
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Richards Antiques
207-563-1964
$15.00 with free shipping in USA
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Interesting small catalog from sale titled "A Group of Important Georgian Silver" held on Friday, May 16, 1941, at Parke-Bernet Galleries on East 57th Street. The silver was property of Parish-Watson & Co., Inc., of New York "to be sold consequent on the death of M. Parish-Watson, Esq. The 24-page booklet is self-bound and contains listings of 31 lots and photographs of most of them. A nice period piece for collectors and dealers.
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Rare George II Shell-Back Marrow Spoon, E. Coker, 1750
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Pre 1800 item# 1088702
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Richards Antiques
207-563-1964
$485
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Marrow scoops are easy to find, though very nice. Marrow spoons are few and far between. This is a shell-back George II marrow spoon by the renowned London silversmith Ebenezer Coker, with the date mark for 1750. It has a nice shell and period block initials on the back. The marks are easily readable which is not the way you always find them on bottom marked pieces. The piece is 8 3/8 inches long and shows a slight bit of tip wear. There are a couple of minor dings in the bowl, but these could b ...click for details
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Antique French Silver Wine Label: Name Your Favorite
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Pre 1900 item# 1082451
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Richards Antiques
207-563-1964
$150
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Beautiful French silver wine bottle ticket or label with an open slot into which you can put a card with the name of whatever wine you have in your bottle or decanter. The decoration has an anthemion at the top and a foliate border at the bottom but if you look at it with a different eye it appears like a face with eyes at the upper corners with a bushy moustache above a crescent-shaped mouth -- maybe reflecting the silversmith's sense of humor. The mark has the maker's mark C•B with a g ...click for details
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Very Rare Set of 12 Medallion Silver Nut Picks in Box
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Pre 1900 item# 1082441
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Richards Antiques
207-563-1964
$2,000
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This is mint condition set of 12 sterling silver medallion nut picks made by John R. Wendt for Ball, Black & Co. -- a rare, important and exciting find from an upstate New York estate: Retaining the original fitted leatherette box, the nut picks are 4 9/16 inches long and have a representation of the god Mars in the medallion. According to D. Albert Soeffing in his definitive book on "Silver Medallion Flatware," Wendt "Produced some of the finest silver of his day" and h ...click for details
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