This handbook will enable collectors & dealers to trace the hallmarks on silver objects from over 30 countries. Starting from the letters or symbols constituting the mark, the reader can quickly identify the country & town of origin, the date when the mark was used & often the purity of the silver. Illustrates & explains nearly 2,000 marks arranged in alphabetical order -- numerals, human figures, mammals, birds, plants, heavenly bodies, etc., so that any of the marks can be easily found. The introduction describes the various systems in force in each country since the first known records. Bibliography .

Designed as the essential reference tool for appraisers, collectors and dealers of silverware, the Encyclopedia is an indispensable guide for anyone researching silver hallmarks, offering clear and wide-ranging reproductions of thousands of hallmarks from more than 60 countries and regions, past and present, on every continent. It is also clearly and logically organized into two volumes for ease of reference: in the first volume are hallmarks listed by visual type and category, fully cross-referenced to information in the second volume on country of origin (in order of importance), centre of assaying or making, date and silver standard marks, special marks such as import/export marks, and selected maker's marks. Vetted by an international team of experts, the Encyclopedia thus helps you to identify silver hallmarks quickly, easily and reliably. It also includes brief historical overviews of hallmarking in each country, a description of the hallmarking process, and a guide to identifying fake and forged marks. Practical, comprehensive and up to date, Miller's Encyclopedia of World Silver Marks is an invaluable aid to identifying silverware from around the world.

Lists monograms and identifying marks used by more than ten thousand American silversmiths from 1650 to the present.

This book covers the precious metal hallmarks of Europe from 19th to 21st centuries. Illustrated with thousands of hallmark images, informational charts and the chronological history of each country makes this publication a valuable research resource for anyone that works with, collects, or has an interest in antiques, jewelry, or objects of art.

Miller's Antiques Handbook & Price Guide remains the essential and trusted guide to the antiques market. It has earned the reputation of being the book no dealer, collector or auctioneer should be without. Compiled by Judith Miller, world-renowned antiques expert and co-founder of the book, the guide features more than 8,000 antiques. Comprehensive sections cover ceramics, furniture, glass, silver and metalwares, jewellery and objets de vertu, clocks and watches, books, Oriental antiques, textiles, toys, decorative arts and Modern Classics. Special features explain why one piece is worth more than another, show how to value an item and teach you to be your own valuer. Biographies of designers and factories give the background information you need to help date and value objects, while special 'Judith Picks' sections give fascinating background and valuation details for particularly interesting or unusual objects.