Precious Metals Books


The Book of Old Silver: English, American, Foreign with All Available Hallmarks including Sheffield Plate MarksThe Book of Old Silver: English, American, Foreign with All Available Hallmarks including Sheffield Plate Marks
Best Price: $73.74
A little disappointed in this...not as useful as expected, maybe due to my ignorance, but the...
Encyclopedia of American Silver ManufacturersEncyclopedia of American Silver Manufacturers
Best Price: $109.58
A very fine book, however wrong mark is shown for Old Newbury Crafters. O.N.C. never uses a...
English Silver Hall-Marks: Including the Marks of Origin on Scottish & Irish Silver Plate, Gold, Platinum & Sheffield Plate: With 500 of the More Important Makers Marks from 1697-1900 (Dealer Guides)English Silver Hall-Marks: Including the Marks of Origin on Scottish & Irish Silver Plate, Gold, Platinum & Sheffield Plate: With 500 of the More Important Makers Marks from 1697-1900 (Dealer Guides)
Best Price: $6.24
There are two books on English silver hallmarks available on Amazon, the other being Pocket Ed....
Electroplated Nickel Silver and Old Sheffield Plate Makers' MarksElectroplated Nickel Silver and Old Sheffield Plate Makers' MarksVesta Boxes (Antique Pocket Guide)Vesta Boxes (Antique Pocket Guide)
Best Price: $8.59
From the Antique Pocket Guides series - a useful series for the collector of small antiques....


Encyclopedia of American Silver Manufacturers (Schiffer Book for Collectors)Encyclopedia of American Silver Manufacturers (Schiffer Book for Collectors)
Best Price: $25.00
This reference would be a wonderful addition to any silver collector's library. It contains...
Mexican Silver : 20th Century Handwrought Jewelry & MetalworkMexican Silver : 20th Century Handwrought Jewelry & Metalwork
Best Price: $59.94
ABSOLUTELY A MUST FOR THE MEXICAN SILVER COLLECTOR WITH AMPLE PICTURES TO GO WITH THE TEXT. THE...
Southwestern Silver JewelrySouthwestern Silver Jewelry
Best Price: $28.55
This book is a visual feast and factual whopper! With vintage Indian Jewelry gaining popularity,...
Mexican Arts Series: Hammered CopperMexican Arts Series: Hammered Copper
Best Price: $22.79
See beautiful hammered copper vessels made long ago and today at Santa Clara del Cobre, Mexico,...
The Master JewelersThe Master Jewelers
Best Price: $50.00
It may seem an era long gone by but the art work is as vital and enthralling today. The photos...


A Handful of Silver, 6 StoriesA Handful of Silver, 6 Stories
Best Price: $14.13
This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a...
Silver (Connoisseur's Guides)Silver (Connoisseur's Guides)
Best Price: $22.29
Both experienced collectors and beginners will find these guides useful in identifying antiques...
Silver (1880-1940): Art Nouveau and Art DecoSilver (1880-1940): Art Nouveau and Art Deco
Best Price: $53.95
For many thousands of years, silver has been a fascinating metal. This book presents outstanding...
Warning! Are You Buying the Wrong Gold?Warning! Are You Buying the Wrong Gold?
Buying gold to hedge inflation is risky. Before you buy any gold, read this eBook and learn what...
Kovels' American Silver MarksKovels' American Silver Marks
Best Price: $49.95
This book is a must-have if you collect American silver. It's an exhaustive reference of...

Ancient Jewellery (Interpreting the Past Series)Ancient Jewellery (Interpreting the Past Series)Amsterdam Silversmiths and Their Marks (North-Holland Studies in Silver)Amsterdam Silversmiths and Their Marks (North-Holland Studies in Silver)Silver & Sheffield Plate ChecklistSilver & Sheffield Plate ChecklistSilver Novelties in The Gilded Age: 1870-1910Silver Novelties in The Gilded Age: 1870-1910
Best Price: $31.55
This book is written in such a way that both novice and expert collectors will learn a great...
Silversmiths to the Nation: 1808-1842Silversmiths to the Nation: 1808-1842
Best Price: $23.99
Since many of the photographs are in private collections, this book is the only place to see...

Viennese Silver: Modern Design 1780-1918Viennese Silver: Modern Design 1780-1918
Best Price: $38.50
In one of my monthly adventures in a (real) bookstore, I came across this wonderful...
Oro: Il Mistero Dei Sarmati E Degli Scriti (Italian Edition)Oro: Il Mistero Dei Sarmati E Degli Scriti (Italian Edition)
Best Price: $53.68
The Art of Gold: The Legacy of Pre-Hispanic ColombiaThe Art of Gold: The Legacy of Pre-Hispanic Colombia
Best Price: $65.45
Gold held a deep symbolic meaning for the pre-Hispanic cultures of present-day Colombia. Its...
Gems and Precious Stones of North AmericaGems and Precious Stones of North America
This illustrated book was published in1890. INTRODUCTION NEARLY all the known varieties of...
Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Ornamental Metalwork, 700-1100, in the Department of Antiquities, Ashmolean MuseumCatalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Ornamental Metalwork, 700-1100, in the Department of Antiquities, Ashmolean Museum

Small Silver Tableware (Christie's Collectables)Small Silver Tableware (Christie's Collectables)Country Living: American Metalware What Is It? What Is It Worth?Country Living: American Metalware What Is It? What Is It Worth?
Best Price: $5.95
From the writers of Country Living magazine's "What Is It? What Is It Worth?"...
Gilbert Collection of Gold and Silver (Los Angeles County Museum)Gilbert Collection of Gold and Silver (Los Angeles County Museum)
Best Price: $34.99
Encyclopedia of American Silver ManufacturersEncyclopedia of American Silver ManufacturersPenknives & Other Folding Knives (Shire Albums) (Shire Library)Penknives & Other Folding Knives (Shire Albums) (Shire Library)
Best Price: $28.27
I bought this book because I was bored, on holiday in Ireland, and looking for something to read...

All That Glisters....: New Jewellery in BritainAll That Glisters....: New Jewellery in BritainSilver of the Americas, 1600-2000: American Silver in the Museum of Fine Arts, BostonSilver of the Americas, 1600-2000: American Silver in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Best Price: $73.39
Jeannine Falino and Gerald W.R. Ward edit SILVER OF THE AMERICAS, 1600-2000: AMERICAN SILVER IN...
Silver Jewelry TreasuresSilver Jewelry Treasures
Best Price: $10.27
A virtual treasury of European, American Indian, Mexican, and popular modern designs is brought...
Joe H. Quintana: Master in MetalJoe H. Quintana: Master in Metal
Best Price: $11.91
During his lifetime, Joe Quintana was considered one of the most innovative and versatile Native...
American Sterling Silver Flatware 1830s-1990s: An Identification and Value GuideAmerican Sterling Silver Flatware 1830s-1990s: An Identification and Value Guide
Best Price: $19.94
The 1880s to 1990s American Sterling Silver Flatware is a reference guide to 23 of the major...

Warman's Sterling Silver Flatware: Value & Identification GuideWarman's Sterling Silver Flatware: Value & Identification Guide
Best Price: $4.89
This guide is overall a disappointment. Far too much space is devoted to inferior makers like...
French Bronzes in the Wallace CollectionFrench Bronzes in the Wallace Collection
Best Price: $17.69
A unique guide to an internationally outstanding collection of French bronzes.
Bradbury's Book of HallmarksBradbury's Book of HallmarksThe Book of Old Silver: English, American, Foreign with All Available Hallmarks including Sheffield Plate MarksThe Book of Old Silver: English, American, Foreign with All Available Hallmarks including Sheffield Plate Marks
Best Price: $73.74
A little disappointed in this...not as useful as expected, maybe due to my ignorance, but the...
Encyclopedia of American Silver ManufacturersEncyclopedia of American Silver Manufacturers
Best Price: $109.58
A very fine book, however wrong mark is shown for Old Newbury Crafters. O.N.C. never uses a...

English Silver Hall-Marks: Including the Marks of Origin on Scottish & Irish Silver Plate, Gold, Platinum & Sheffield Plate: With 500 of the More Important Makers Marks from 1697-1900 (Dealer Guides)English Silver Hall-Marks: Including the Marks of Origin on Scottish & Irish Silver Plate, Gold, Platinum & Sheffield Plate: With 500 of the More Important Makers Marks from 1697-1900 (Dealer Guides)
Best Price: $6.24
There are two books on English silver hallmarks available on Amazon, the other being Pocket Ed....
Electroplated Nickel Silver and Old Sheffield Plate Makers' MarksElectroplated Nickel Silver and Old Sheffield Plate Makers' MarksVesta Boxes (Antique Pocket Guide)Vesta Boxes (Antique Pocket Guide)
Best Price: $8.59
From the Antique Pocket Guides series - a useful series for the collector of small antiques....
Encyclopedia of American Silver Manufacturers (Schiffer Book for Collectors)Encyclopedia of American Silver Manufacturers (Schiffer Book for Collectors)
Best Price: $25.00
This reference would be a wonderful addition to any silver collector's library. It contains...
Mexican Silver : 20th Century Handwrought Jewelry & MetalworkMexican Silver : 20th Century Handwrought Jewelry & Metalwork
Best Price: $59.94
ABSOLUTELY A MUST FOR THE MEXICAN SILVER COLLECTOR WITH AMPLE PICTURES TO GO WITH THE TEXT. THE...

Southwestern Silver JewelrySouthwestern Silver Jewelry
Best Price: $28.55
This book is a visual feast and factual whopper! With vintage Indian Jewelry gaining popularity,...
Mexican Arts Series: Hammered CopperMexican Arts Series: Hammered Copper
Best Price: $22.79
See beautiful hammered copper vessels made long ago and today at Santa Clara del Cobre, Mexico,...
The Master JewelersThe Master Jewelers
Best Price: $50.00
It may seem an era long gone by but the art work is as vital and enthralling today. The photos...
Warner's Blue Ribbon Book on Swarovski Silver Crystal: ColorWarner's Blue Ribbon Book on Swarovski Silver Crystal: ColorA Handbook of 20th Century U.S. Gold Coins: 1907-1933A Handbook of 20th Century U.S. Gold Coins: 1907-1933
Best Price: $22.95
This second edition of David W. Akers' groundbreaking work A Handbook of 20th-Century United...

Historische Bestecke: Formenwandel von der Altsteinzeit bis zur Moderne / Historic Cutlery: Changes in Form from the Early Stone Age to the Mid-20th CenturyHistorische Bestecke: Formenwandel von der Altsteinzeit bis zur Moderne / Historic Cutlery: Changes in Form from the Early Stone Age to the Mid-20th Century
Best Price: $97.24
The more than 3,500 items in this unique private collection of cutlery, illustrated with 450...
L'Argenteria Genovese Del Settecento (Italian Edition)L'Argenteria Genovese Del Settecento (Italian Edition)
Best Price: $242.39
Starting from the Matricola de Maestri dell Arte de Fraveghi della Citt. di Genova, an index...
The Magic of the Silversmith's TradeThe Magic of the Silversmith's TradeStrait's Chinese SilverStrait's Chinese SilverFive Centuries of Hanukkah Lamps from The Jewish Museum: A Catalogue RaisonneFive Centuries of Hanukkah Lamps from The Jewish Museum: A Catalogue Raisonne
Best Price: $124.97
The observance of Hanukkah as a time of freedom and miracles resonates strongly with Jews today...

Turkmen Jewelry: Silver Ornaments from the Marshall and Marilyn R. Wolf Collection (Metropolitan Museum of Art)Turkmen Jewelry: Silver Ornaments from the Marshall and Marilyn R. Wolf Collection (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Best Price: $37.80
The Turkmen people of Central Asia and Iran are revered for their carpets and textiles. Less...
Collecting by Design: Silver and Metalwork of the Twentieth Century from the Margo Grant Walsh Collection (Museum of Fine Arts, Houston)Collecting by Design: Silver and Metalwork of the Twentieth Century from the Margo Grant Walsh Collection (Museum of Fine Arts, Houston)
Best Price: $12.99
The book was edited in connection with "Collecting by Design" Metalwork from the Margo...
Tiffany SilverTiffany SilverCompass ChroniclesCompass Chronicles
Best Price: $21.55
COMPASSIPEDIA, the great online Compass Museum [...]recommends this book to all those who want...
The Cocktail Shaker: The Tanqueray GuideThe Cocktail Shaker: The Tanqueray Guide
Best Price: $35.77
The cocktail shaker, once a symbol of elegance, is now eminently collectible. This reference,...

Goldmine's 1995 Annual (Goldmine's Annual)Goldmine's 1995 Annual (Goldmine's Annual)
Best Price: $11.50
Hopi Silver: The History and Hallmarks of Hopi SilversmithingHopi Silver: The History and Hallmarks of Hopi Silversmithing
Best Price: $27.98
For anyone who admires or collects Hopi jewelry, this guide will only serve to deepen your...
The Robert and Meredith Green Collection of Silver Nutmeg GratersThe Robert and Meredith Green Collection of Silver Nutmeg Graters
Best Price: $19.94
The systematic production of silver graters for nutmeg, the most stylish of spices, began in the...
MEXICAN SILVER: 20th Century Handwrought Jewelry & MetalworkMEXICAN SILVER: 20th Century Handwrought Jewelry & Metalwork
Best Price: $57.89
Ancient & Historic Metals: Conservation and Scientific Research (Symposium Proceedings)Ancient & Historic Metals: Conservation and Scientific Research (Symposium Proceedings)
Best Price: $892.98
The preservation and study of metals in terms of the problems of deterioration and appropriate...

Colonial Massachusetts Silversmiths and Jewelers: A Biographical Dictionary Based on the Notes of Francis Hill Bigelow and John Marshall PhillipsColonial Massachusetts Silversmiths and Jewelers: A Biographical Dictionary Based on the Notes of Francis Hill Bigelow and John Marshall Phillips
Best Price: $38.31
This massive biographical dictionary offers the most thorough study of a group of early American...
Collecting Pencils: A Short Guide to Vintage, Mechanical and Cedar Pencils (Pen and Pencil Monograph Series)Collecting Pencils: A Short Guide to Vintage, Mechanical and Cedar Pencils (Pen and Pencil Monograph Series)
Best Price: $85.14
Collectors' Compendium of Roseville Pottery and Price Guide, Vol. 2: Baneda, Cremona, Ferella, Laurel, Montacello, WincraftCollectors' Compendium of Roseville Pottery and Price Guide, Vol. 2: Baneda, Cremona, Ferella, Laurel, Montacello, Wincraft
Best Price: $20.00
No matter if you have hundreds of pieces or just one beloved piece of Grandma's Roseville...
A Collector's Guide to Costume Jewelry: Key Styles and How to Recognise ThemA Collector's Guide to Costume Jewelry: Key Styles and How to Recognise Them
Best Price: $25.97
This text explores the pleasures and the pitfalls of collecting costume jewellery, covering...
An Illustrated Dictionary of SilverwareAn Illustrated Dictionary of Silverware
Best Price: $4.99
This is an outstanding dictionary, from Thames & Hudson that would increase the value to...

Art of the MedesArt of the Medes
The first known written reference to the Medes is in an inscription of 837 BC about the Assyrian...
American SilverplateAmerican Silverplate
Best Price: $34.95
I ordered this book to help me identify silverplate patterns of old and vintage silver. It is...
Silver Hollowware for Dining Elegance: Coin & Sterling (Schiffer Book for Collectors)Silver Hollowware for Dining Elegance: Coin & Sterling (Schiffer Book for Collectors)
Best Price: $26.03
This book is fantastic!. Dr Osterberg really knows his silver. Gorgeous color photos! It was...
Bradbury's Book of Hallmarks: 1988 EditionBradbury's Book of Hallmarks: 1988 Edition
Best Price: $30.00
River of Gold: Precolumbian Treasures from Sitio ConteRiver of Gold: Precolumbian Treasures from Sitio Conte
Best Price: $387.27

Silver Auction Records: v. 2Silver Auction Records: v. 2Antique Hunter's Guide to American Silver & PewterAntique Hunter's Guide to American Silver & Pewter
Best Price: $6.22
Fantastic reference book with over 300 high quality, full color pictures with descriptions and...
English Goldsmiths and Their Marks, 2nd Ed., 1921English Goldsmiths and Their Marks, 2nd Ed., 1921Military & Naval Silver: Treasures of the Mess & Wardroom.Military & Naval Silver: Treasures of the Mess & Wardroom.East Anglian Silver 1550-1750East Anglian Silver 1550-1750
Best Price: $22.68
East Anglian Silver describes a wealth of important silver articles made in the region which are...

Hunting for Treasure: Complete Metal Detectorist's GuideHunting for Treasure: Complete Metal Detectorist's GuideSilver & Jewellery Price at UK Auctions (Silver & Jewellery Prices at UK Auctions)Silver & Jewellery Price at UK Auctions (Silver & Jewellery Prices at UK Auctions)
Best Price: $5.00
Despite the very clear advantages to be gained by buying antique and second-hand jewelry and...
New England Silver and Silversmithing, 1620-1815 (Publications of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts, 70)New England Silver and Silversmithing, 1620-1815 (Publications of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts, 70)
Best Price: $44.14
These essays are the proceedings of a conference held on April 19-20, 1996 at the Museum of Fine...
Technologie und Terminologie der Gewerbe und Künste bei Griechen und Römern: Band 3 (German Edition)Technologie und Terminologie der Gewerbe und Künste bei Griechen und Römern: Band 3 (German Edition)
Best Price: $17.99
This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1884 edition by B. G. Teubner, Leipzig.
Naga Identities: Changing Local Cultures in the Northeast of IndiaNaga Identities: Changing Local Cultures in the Northeast of India
Best Price: $48.93
The Naga peoples inhabit the southeastern foothills of the Himalayas between India and Burma....

Tiffany SilverTiffany Silver
Best Price: $146.00
OK... yes its expensive. But this is the definative bible on Tiffany & Company silver. A...
Fostoria Glassware, 1887-1982: Identification & Values: 95 Years of GlassmakingFostoria Glassware, 1887-1982: Identification & Values: 95 Years of Glassmaking
Best Price: $55.78
A well researched volume loaded with useful information about this popular collectible. Much of...
Miller's Silver & Sheffield Plate Marks: Including a Guide to Makers and Styles (Pocket Guides)Miller's Silver & Sheffield Plate Marks: Including a Guide to Makers and Styles (Pocket Guides)
Best Price: $8.49
It took you soooooo long to send it that I was out of town by the time it arrived. The...
An Descriptive Catalogue of the Collection of Antique Silver Plate, Formed by Albert, Lord Londesborough; Now Property of Lady LondesboroughAn Descriptive Catalogue of the Collection of Antique Silver Plate, Formed by Albert, Lord Londesborough; Now Property of Lady Londesborough
Best Price: $14.13
This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing...
Pewter at Colonial WilliamsburgPewter at Colonial Williamsburg
Best Price: $23.00
The collection of British pewter at Colonial Williamsburg is remarkable for its breadth and...

Warner's Blue Ribbon Book on Swarovski Beyond Silver Crystal: Companion GuideWarner's Blue Ribbon Book on Swarovski Beyond Silver Crystal: Companion GuideArgenti da Tavola e Posate (Italian Edition)Argenti da Tavola e Posate (Italian Edition)
Best Price: $115.47
Collected during the last two centuries, the silver of the Counts of Coronini Cronberg di...
Tin Stars: Tin in Advertising 1880 - 1940Tin Stars: Tin in Advertising 1880 - 1940
Best Price: $38.95
Identifying metals in jewelry coins or antiques (precious metal bearing electronics)Identifying metals in jewelry coins or antiques (precious metal bearing electronics)
Originally created to help identify precious metals in scrap electronics this technique can be...
How to Cash in at Gold and Silver ShowsHow to Cash in at Gold and Silver Shows
Learn the secrets to give you an unfair advantage when selling your items at a gold and silver...

The Collector's Coach - Ready, Set, Go!The Collector's Coach - Ready, Set, Go!
Las Vegas radio personality, Jack DeAngelis, talks more in depth about the thievery and his...
Modernism in American Silver: 20th-Century DesignModernism in American Silver: 20th-Century Design
Best Price: $14.70
Interesting collection. Very good and extensive research on the designers of the larger...
Old Javanese Gold: The Hunter Thompson Collection at the Yale University Art Gallery (Yale Art Gallery)Old Javanese Gold: The Hunter Thompson Collection at the Yale University Art Gallery (Yale Art Gallery)
Best Price: $18.40
While ancient Javanese bronze and ironwork have long elicited interest, there is a lesser-known...
  
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