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Book of Old Silver English, American, Foreign

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ISBN-10: 1620872110

ISBN-13: 9781620872116

Edition: 2013

Authors: Seymour B. Wyler

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The art of silversmithing dates back tocenturies ago, and its history is an interesting and intricate one, but evenOld Silver connoisseurs aren’t familiar with all of the customs, laws, regulations,and fashions of the past. First published in 1937, The Book of Old Silver thoroughlychronicles the fascinating history of the art of this precious metal, startingin England, which produced more fine silver than any other country and ignitedthe craft’s greatest flowering.  Did you know the word Sterlingoriginates from a band of immigrant Germans, the Easterlings, who were calledon by King John in 1300 to refine the metal to make English coins? Or that theEnglish government regulated the stamping…    
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Book details

List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/15/2013
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 464
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.80" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English