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two books with gold and silversmiths on them sitting on a tablesilver and silversmiths a history of the world ' s most important silversmithstwo books of gold and silversmiths on a white surfacetwo books sitting side by side on top of a white tablethe directory of gold and silversmiths, volume ian open book on a table with a pen and paperthe history of god and silversmiths, volume iian open book that has a bunch of different things on it
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84 - [GOLD AND SILVERSMITHING] CULME, John. The Directory of Gold…
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[GOLD AND SILVERSMITHING] CULME, John. The Directory of Gold and Silversmiths, Jewellers and Allied Traders 1838–1914. A directory of gold and silversmiths in the British Empire during the golden age of the Industrial Revolution. London, Antique Collectors Club Ltd, 1987. 2 volumes in-4, publisher’s grey cloth bindings with titles in gold lettering on the spines and front covers, illustrated dust jackets. XLVI–504 and 391 pp., numerous black-and-white photographic reproductions. In English. First edition of this comprehensive directory listing the craftsmen, retailers and traders who registered their hallmarks at Goldsmiths’ Hall in London, the headquarters of the Goldsmiths’ Guild, during the industrial golden age of the British Empire. John Culme, an expert at Sotheby’s, wrote the biographies that make up Volume I, which is supplemented by a list of 16,127 hallmarks and monograms reproduced in Volume II. In excellent condition.
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