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.

Offered is the catalog for the Annual Summer Americana Auction of Northeast Auctions, held August 1-3, 2008, in Manchester, New Hampshire. Besides other items, there are 80 lots of Mocha from the renowned collection of Jonathan Rickard. There is also a significant group of pewter. A list of prices realized is included. Catalog is in very good condition, unmarked, with just a minor bruise at edge of front cover.

A beautifully printed and illustrated book detailing 318 items in the outstanding collection of American furniture at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, one of the best in the country. The author is Richard H. Randall,, Jr. Published in 1965, the catalog is broken down into categories such as chests desks, tables, chairs and clocks and many more. It is a hardcover book in a nice slip case, all in fine condition. The cover of the book has a gilt eagle stamped onto it....

Full title is: American Silver 1655-1825 in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts Boston by Kathryn C. Buhler. This two volume hardcover book was published in 1972 and came in a slipcase. The individual volumes never had dust jackets. This is an essential reference work if one is a serious collector of or dealer in early American silver. The illustration shows the front and back of the slipcase. This is a crisp new copy that has never been used.

Checklist for 1988 exhibit celebrating the gift to Yale by the Kossack family of American silver encompassing at the time almost 4,400 objects dating from about 1720 to 1890. It included 1,965 tea, 774 table, 207 dessert, 199 salt and 49 mustard and other small spoons; 467 sugar shells and tongs; 269 ladles; 151 pieces of holloware; 126 forks; 46 knives; 43 spectacles; 36 serving pieces, and 35 pieces of jewelry representing the work of approximately 1,100 silversmiths...

Classic book on subject, HARDCOVER, quarto volume, America's Quilts and Coverlets by Carleton L. Safford and Robert Bishop, published by Weathervane Books, New York, 1974. Profusely illustrated. Very good condition with some fraying and minor tears to dust jacket. Price includes free Media Mail shipping within the USA.

Complete set of Antiques Magazine (The Magazine Antiques) from 1922 to the present. Twenty-four of the years are in the green binders which used to be provided by the magazine. The rest are unbound. An immeasurably valuable resource for the scholar, dealer and collector. Huge and heavy are words appropriate to the size and contents of this set. In good condition. The buyer will need to arrange for pickup and delivery.

This is the catalog from the sale of Miniature Decorative Arts from The Old Salem Toy Museum, held Saturday, October 30, 2010, in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, by Northeast Auctions. There are 330 lots, all illustrated in color. The catalog is new, never used, and includes a list of the prices realized at the sale. Thank you for looking at our item. If you have any questions, email us at richardsantiques@tidewater.net

A like new copy of the first edition of this book, published in 1958 by Faber & Faber, the London firm noted for its scholarly books on ceramics. Color frontispiece and more than 100 high quality black and white plates. Quarto size. Very slight wear at top of spine on dj.

HARDCOVER Christie's Catalogue for "Magnificent Silver Sold on behalf of the Republic of the Philippines through the Presidential Commission on Good Government.". Sale was held in New York on January 10. 1991. This was, of course, the ill-gotten collection of Ferdinand E. Marcos. There were 78 items in the sale, lavishly illustrated in color, including many fold-outs. The official prices realized sheet is included. The price of $45 includes free Priority Mail shipping within the USA.

HARDCOVER Christie's Catalogue for "Magnificent Regency Silver and Silver-Gilt" from the collection of Alan and Simone Hartman. Useful for reference. Sale was held in New York on October 20, 1999, Includes interesting essays on the Regency and luxury retailers of the Regency period. Price of $15 includes free media mail shipping within the USA.

Profusely illustrated, excellent book on the Colman Collection of Silver Mustard Pots from 18th to 20th century with detailed photographs of 153 examples including hallmarks. It also includes a chapter on the history and making of mustard and how a mustard pot is constructed. Introduction by John Culme, noted scholar. Brand new, first edition, 1979, 143 pp. This volume ought to be in every serious collection of books on silver. It is interesting and useful.