English Goldsmiths and Their Marks: A History of the Goldsmiths and Plate Workers of England, Scotland, and Ireland

London: Macmillan And Co., 1921. Hardcover. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Beveled cover edges. TEG. xvi, 747 pp. Numerous tables of marks in bw, illustrating over 13,000 marks. Bw frontis with tissue guard. VG and clean interior but lightly cocked and with light rubbing to cover edges. Item #16057.1

An incredibly comprehensive reference. Formerly belonged to H. Rodney Sharp (name on fep), husband of Isabella du Pont Sharp, and they owned the famous Gibraltar Estate in Wilmington, Delaware, of which the gardens are now open to the public.

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