L'Orfevrerie en Nouvelle-France
Ottawa: Galerie Nationale du Canada, 1974. Softcover. Silver wraps with black lettering; 240 pp. with 162 bw illustrations;. Text in French; exhibition catalogue of stunning silver pieces from France and Quebec. More
Ottawa: Galerie Nationale du Canada, 1974. Softcover. Silver wraps with black lettering; 240 pp. with 162 bw illustrations;. Text in French; exhibition catalogue of stunning silver pieces from France and Quebec. More
Ottawa: National Gallery of Canada, 1974. Softcover. Silver wraps. viii, 237 pp. 162 bw plates. Issued in conjunction with an exhibition of silver as crafted and found in New France, in Canada. With an essay by Jean Trudel. The annotated and illustrated catalogue presents 162 specific pieces. Includes bibliography, lists..... 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
Toronto: Royal Ontario Museum, 1976. Paperback. Gold and red pictorial wraps with white lettering, 146 pp., 31 color, 113 black/white reproductions, 24 figures within the text. Objects from the collections of the Mujica Gallo Foundation and the Museo Oro del Peru. More
Dallas, TX / New York: Dallas Museum of Art / Harry N. Abrams, 1994. Hardcover. Navy cloth with silver lettering on spine. Maroon and color-illustrated DJ. 365 pp. 125 color, 121 bw plates. Exhibition catalogue. Text by Venable, et al. Published to accompany the exhibition of the same name held..... More
Wallace-Homestead Book Company, 1981. Softbound. Color illustrated wraps. 136 pp., profusely illustrated in bw and a few color. Wow, what a reference on this subject! More
NY: American Federation of Arts, 1979. Softcover. White wraps. 193 pp. 10 color, numerous bw plates. Exhibition catalogue. Introduction by the authors, essays "'A Mineral of that Excellent Nature': The Qualities of Silver as a Metal" by William A. Lanford, "'You Shall Not Crucify Man on a Cross of Gold'..... More
NY: American Federation of Arts, 1979. Softcover. White wraps. 193 pp. 10 color, numerous bw plates. Exhibition catalogue. Introduction by the authors, essays "'A Mineral of that Excellent Nature': The Qualities of Silver as a Metal" by William A. Lanford, "'You Shall Not Crucify Man on a Cross of Gold'..... More
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1987. Softbound. Gray illlustrated wraps. 208 pp. Profusely illustrated in color and bw. Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Houston Museum of Art. A pleasure to read through, an excellent reference. Includes bibliographical references (pages 194-200) and index. More
New York: Harry N. Abrams. Hardbound. Hardcover. 208 pp. Profusely illustrated in color and bw. Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Houston Museum of Art. A pleasure to read through, an excellent regference. More
1974. Softcover. White wraps. Appx. 50 pp. Numerous bw plates. Includes a three-page essay by Harry Bober, "The Renaissance in Contemporary American Goldsmith Art and an exhibition checklist of 164 works. More
New York, NY: Museum of the City of New York, 2000. Hardbound. Color illustrated paper-covered boards, with black cloth spines, in a black cloth slipcase. Vol. 1: 238 pp., profusely illustrated in bw with some color plates. Vol. 2: pp. 244-619, some color and profuse bw plates; set weighs 8.25..... More
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1949. Hardcover. Blue cloth. xvii, 275 pp. Numerous bw ills. More
Philadelphia: G.S. MacManus Co., 1949. Hardcover. Navy cloth boards with white title block on front cover with blue illustrations and red lettering. Red lettering on spine, bw frontispiece, xii, 164 pp, illustrated in bw. Includes a list of the 46 illustrations and bibliographical references (pages 153-157). More
Winterthur, Delaware: The Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, 1969. Second printing. Softcover. Tannish glossy wraps. 109 pp. Numerous bw illus. Chapters include: "Time's Perfection and Colonial Art," by George Kubler; "The Ecclesiastic Silver of Colonial Mexico," Richard Ahlborn; "Silversmithing in Canada During the French Colonial Period," by John Langdon;..... More
2006. first edition limited to 500 copis. Hardcover. Index as follows: Introduction -- Baptismal Bowls -- figs. 1-7 -- Basins -- figs. 8-48 -- Beakers -- figs. 49-90 -- Candlesticks -- figs. 91-129 -- Castors -- figs. 130-135 -- Chalices -- figs. 136-166 -- Church Cups -- figs. 167-169 --..... More
Albany Institute of History and Art, April 1942. Softcover. Light tan stapled wraps. 8 pp. No ills. Pamphlet explains the history and materials of pewter. Provides brief sketches on Henry Will, Peter Young, Spencer Stafford, Timothy Brigden, and Daniel Curtiss. More
Philadelphia: The Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art, 1926. Softcover. Blue stapled wraps. 19 pp. 2 bw plates. More
Washington, DC: The Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1966. Softcover. Black and white wraps with black lettering; 28 pp. with several bw illustrations. From the exhibition held Feb. - March 1966. More
New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1968. Softcover. Blue wraps. Unpaginated. No ills. More
Tiffany & Co., 1920. Hardcover. Off-white paper over boards; Unpaginated, approx. 40 pp.; No illustrations. 75 pieces listed; According to a note written at the back of the book, this silver was collected by George S. Palmer and later became the beginnings of the collection belonging to Edsel B. Ford;..... More
New York: Brooklyn Museum, 1937. Softcover. Light tan wraps. Unpaginated. Numerous bw ills. Includes brief essay and illustrations of fabulous silver pieces. More
Baltimore, MD: Samuel Kirk & Son, 1967. Softcover. Blue wraps. 23 pp. Numerous bw plates. With a one-page essay on the Story of Kirk Silver, Kirk Assayer and Maker's Marks from 1814 to the present, and a listing of Kirk Silver in United States museums. More
Newburyport, MA: The Towle MFG Company, 1901. Hardcover. Blue boards, cream cloth spine, tipped-in label. 63 pp. Profuse bw ills. Fully illustrated survey of Revere's "Old Colonial", "Colonial", "Goergian", and "Newbury" metal ware styles. More
New York: Christie's, 1989, January 20. Softbound. Color pictorial illustrated wraps. 135 pp., 239 lots are pictured in color and bw. This collection is especially heavy in late 19th Century pieces by the better-known names in American Silver. A most noteworthy collection that Wagstaff began forming after the Getty purchased..... More