Silver by Richard Came 124 illustrations in colour & black and white Silver and gold have always been prized and admired, ever since man first learned to work these precious metals, Richard Came, who specializes in silver at Sotheby's , has written a simple adn informative account of the greatest periods of the silversmiths art, the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the 124 illustrations include many celebrated peces Cellini's salt-cellar, the Lennoxlove toilet service, the Verkelev dinner service, a tea service by Paul Revere, The text describes the most famous makers and discusses the making of silver, its hall-marks and restorations, and the regulations of the many goldsmiths' companies, This is fascinating account that will delight and interest all who admire beautiful silver.

Hard cover with dj, 1972, 96pages, good condition, small tear/wear in dust jacket