Catalogue of Rare Old English Silver and Old Sheffield Plate


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Excerpt from Catalogue of Rare Old English Silver and Old Sheffield Plate: To Be Sold Monday Afternoon, December 17, 1917 at 2: 30 O'clock; On Public Exhibition From Monday, December 3rd The Eighteenth Century in England produced wonderful craftsmen in many of the arts, but the Silversmith of that age seemed to have an intuitive knowledge of the wants of his ele gant patrons and fashioned especially for household use charm ing simple table ware that probably will never be surpassed for its purpose. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.










Illustrated Catalogue of a Notable Collection of Beautiful Old English Silver and Sheffield Plate


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Excerpt from Illustrated Catalogue of a Notable Collection of Beautiful Old English Silver and Sheffield Plate: Comprising Many Examples of Old Scotch, Irish and Other European Productions of the Reigns of James I., Charles II., William and Mary, Queen Anne and the Georges Gathered by a Prominent London Collector I. Rejection of bids: Any bid which is not commensurate with the value of the article offered or which is merely a nominal or fractional advance may be rejected by the auctioneer if in his judgment such bid would be likely to affect the sale injuriously. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.










Illustrated Catalogue of the Extensive and Valuable Collection of Old English and American Silver, Old Sheffield Plate and Other Decorative Objects


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Excerpt from Illustrated Catalogue of the Extensive and Valuable Collection of Old English and American Silver, Old Sheffield Plate and Other Decorative Objects: The Property of the Estate of the Late John Wells There are q'uite a number of very interesting specimens of the periods of the Jacobean, William and Mary, Queen Anne and George the First. After these, the selection of later Georgian Silver and Shef field Plate is almost bewildering in the extent of choice therein. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.







History of Old Sheffield Plate


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