Plateria Iberoamericana (1600-1880)
Eguiguren, Arte de Hispanoamerica ; Roseburg Antiques, 1998. Hardcover. Red cloth over boards with color illustration and gilt lettering. 87 pp. 43 color plates. Text in Spanish only. Many beautiful plates. More
Eguiguren, Arte de Hispanoamerica ; Roseburg Antiques, 1998. Hardcover. Red cloth over boards with color illustration and gilt lettering. 87 pp. 43 color plates. Text in Spanish only. Many beautiful plates. More
New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1970. Hardcover. 2 vols. Cream cloth with black title blocks on spines, and in black board slipcase with cream title block on spine. 644 pp. Hundreds of bw plates. A terrific two-volume set outlining these representative examples of American silver. A two-page introduction..... More
Buenos Aires, Argentina: Ediciones Lariviere, 2008. Hardcover. Black cloth over boards with silver spine lettering. Black dj with french folds and silver spine lettering. 309 pp. Many color illus. Text in Spanish. More
Santafe de Bogota, Colombia: Amazonas Editores Ltda. 1995. Hardcover. Black boards with blind-stamp lettering. Missing dust jacket. 173 pp. full of color images. Text is in Spanish. Provides detailed photographs of the gold and bejeweled treasures found in this cathedral in Bogota, Colombia. Exquisite pieces. Includes a brief history of..... More
Chicago / London: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers / Trustees of the British Museum, 2000. Paperback. Black and color-illustrated boards, white lettering. 248 pp. Filled with color and BW illustrations. Contents are divided into three sections, including Peru, Bolivia and Chile; Colombia; and Central America, the Caribbean and Beyond. More
Cranbury, New Jersey: A. S. Barnes and Co., Inc., 1973. Second printing. Hardcover. Black cloth over boards; BW illus. dj.; 473 pp.; Profusely illustrated in bw. A wonderful guide to American silver flatware from between the years of 1837 and 1910, including information on patterns, plating, platers, production, and much..... More
Albany, New York: University of the State of New York, 1903. Softcover. Tan wraps; 114 pp. plus plates; 37 bw plates. Includes jewelry, headbands, medals, and other items made of gold, copper, silver, brass, and other materials. More
Baltimore, Maryland: J. Hall Pleasants, 1930. Hardcover. Gray paper boards with black cloth spine, gilt letters on spine, 324 pp., 67 full-page bw plates. A tremendous resource to have at one's fingertips, with many full-page illustrations and additional reproductions of dozens of silversmiths' marks. The historical narrative covers makers; marks;..... More
San Jose, Costa Rica: Fundacion Museos Banco Central, 1996. First Edition. Paperback. Black wraps with photo-illustration and gold-colored lettering; 111 pp.; richly illustrated in color. Text in Spanish. More
Baltimore, Maryland: J. Hall Pleasants, 1930. Hardcover. Gray paper boards with black cloth spine, gilt letters on spine, 324 pp., 67 full-page bw plates. A tremendous resource to have at one's fingertips, with many full-page illustrations and additional reproductions of dozens of silversmiths' marks. The historical narrative covers makers; marks;..... More
Baltimore, Maryland: J. Hall Pleasants, 1930. Hardcover. Gray paper boards with black cloth spine, gilt letters on spine, 324 pp., 67 full-page bw plates. A tremendous resource to have at one's fingertips, with many full-page illustrations and additional reproductions of dozens of silversmiths' marks. The historical narrative covers makers; marks;..... More
Delaware: National Society of Colonial Dames of America, 1939. Hardcover. Red cloth w/ silver spine printing. book x, 132 pp. 32 bw illus. Limited to 300 Copies. Surveys 33 individual Delaware silversmiths. Each section provides detailed biographical information, occupations, marking descriptions and dates of activity. Silversmiths include; Alrichs, Nys, Bancroft..... More
Lima, Peru: Banco de Credito del Peru en la Cultura, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Black cloth boards with brown lettering; black photo-illustrated DJ with white lettering; 351 pp.; richly illustrated. Text in Spanish. More
Buenos Aires: Eguiguren, Arte de Hispanoamerica y Roseburg Antiques, 1998. Hardcover. Blue cloth over boards with color illustration and gilt lettering. 79 pp. 40 color plates. Text in English and Spanish. Many beautiful plates. More
Concord, New Hampshire: William B. Durgin Co., 1914 circa. Softcover. Mottled green paper wraps with green and rust decoration and titles, tied with green string. Unpaged, approx. 40 pp. Three fold-out pages. Includes a price list. In English. More
Concord, New Hampshire: William B. Durgin Co., 1914 circa. Softcover. Mottled green paper wraps with green and rust decoration and titles, tied with green string. Unpaged, approx. 40 pp. Three fold-out pages. In English. More
New York: Privately Printed, 1927. Hardcover. Brown leather over boards; 219 pp.; 10 bw plates. Includes a bibliography and information about silversmiths active in Connecticut, Delaware, DC, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, and Virginia; Leatherbound;..... More
Hartford: Privately printed, 1965. Limited edition. Hardcover. Grey boards with grey cloth spine. 159 pp. Profuse bw plates. Clear mylar cover. 1 volume of what was eventually a 4 vol. series. This volume is complete by itself. Examples of silver made after 1810. Entries are annotated and include maker, dates..... More
Newark, N.J. Johnson & Simpson Graphic Designers, 1985. Hardcover. Illustrated dj; black cloth, white lettering on spine. 98 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm. Published to coincide with the travelling exhibition sponsored by the Museum of American Folk Art./ Includes bibliographical references (page 97). By Milt Simpson ;..... More
Raleigh, NC: North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, 1948. Hardbound. Original wraps bound into 3/4 red leather with marbled endpapers.93 pp., some bw illustrations. Although not as complete as the revised edition from 1973, this copy is extraordinary for the lovely binding around it. More
Wilmington: Historical Society of Delaware, 1967. Hardcover. Salmon cloth binding. iv, pp. 247 - 308. Numerous b&w illustrations. Biographies of 51 silversmiths and apprentices working in Delaware between 1700 and 1850. Entire Issue of Delaware History Volume XII, no. 4. More
Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1972. Hardcover. Grey cloth spine with grey boards. Volume I: xx, 383 pp. Numerous bw plates. Volume II: pp. 384 - 708. Numerous bw plates. A truly exhaustive survey of the museum's impressive silver collection. More
Nantucket, MA: Everett U. Crosby, 1941. Hardcover. Blue paper over boards with black lettering, brown linen spine. 26 + [9] pp. A few BW illustrations. Title continues: Adorned with cuts. To which is added a Chart which records the dates of changes in spoon styles. All for the purpose of..... More
London: J.B. Speed Art Museum, 1969. Softcover. blue wraps w/ gilt printing. 219 pgs w/ bw illustrations. More
New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1911. Hardcover. Japanese mohair cloth boards with dark brown leather spine, gilt letters on spine. 85 pp. Numerous bw plates. Includes essay on early New York silversmiths by R. T. Haines Halsey. Catalog divided into sections that feature Dutch silversmiths, Swedish silversmiths, American..... More