Metalware Collectibles Price Guides & Publications

Ensko has compiled an exhaustive study of gold- and silversmiths working between the years 1650 and 1850. This Dover edition, first published in 1983. 5.3” x 8.4” softback in very good condition. 287 pages.

This book will benefit both the novice and advanced collector or dealer of antique silver. 8.5” x 11.5” hardback with dust cover in very good condition.

“The products of the colonial period are well known, but there is little authoritative research on the actual techniques of the silversmith.”. THE COLONIAL SILVERSMITH - HIS TECHNIQUES AND HIS PRODUCTS by Henry J. Kauffman, Galahad Books, NY, 1969.

Oversize / heavy 9.5” x 12.5” hardback with dust cover in very good condition. 351 pages.

With 176 illustrations, 99 in color, this text pictures nearly one hundred superb pieces of antique silver - from goblets, salvers, tankards, and teapots to baby rattles and egg coddlers; from ornate centerpieces to marrow spoons.

ENGLISH IRISH & SCOTTISH SILVER AT THE STERLING AND FRANCINE CLARK ART INSTITUTE by Beth Carver Wees, Hudson Hills Press, NY, 1997. Oversize / heavy 9.4” x 12.3” hardback with dust cover in near-new condition.

7” x 10” hardback with dust cover in very good condition. 480 pages.

ANTIQUE BRASS & COPPER & COLLECTIBLES PRICE VALUES COLLECTORS BOOK.

In this early out-of-print booklet, 27 black-and-white captioned photographs illustrate examples of antique English Early Stuart silver in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. “The plate of the Early Stuart Period was marked by continuous change both in the form and he decoration, therein contrasting strongly with the almost static Elizabethan and Charles II work.”.

108 pages. Good luck!

In an important introductory chapter, the author discusses the origins and practice of the craft, problems of dating, and techniques of manufacture. 7.1” x 10.3” hardback with dust cover in very good condition (dust cover shows edge wear / small closed tears).

It is carefully organized, beginning with an introductory survey of gold and silver, which have been prized for many centuries. The various alloys – so necessary but tempting to the fraudulent – are carefully explained.

History of the firms and the industrial designers who created these objects, along with patent and design information on many of the illustrated wares, are provided as well.

Crown Publishers Inc., NY, 1937/1971. This early out-of-print book is an authoritative text on the identification of antique silver including over 20,000 hallmarks with makers, dates, origins, and more.

7.5" x 10.1" hardback with dust cover in very good condition (dust cover has repaired 3” edge tear). 280 pages.

This scarce book presents a neglected side of Art Nouveau and Art Deco decorative creations—those in silver. “Annelies Krekel-Aalberse is curator of the silver collection at Van Kempen and Begeer, a leading Dutch firm of silversmiths.

500 illustrations.

Oversize / heavy 9.3” x 12” hardback with dust cover in very good condition. ”The examples of Continental silver and gold, though fewer in number than the English, are characteristic of their countries of origin.

Antique Tin & Tole Ware By Mary Earle Gould. First Edition 1958. Condition is Good. There are no markings or dog eared pages. The pages are beginning to yellow due to age. There is no dust jacket.

THIS BOOK WOULD STILL MAKE A GREAT REFERENCE BOOK.

Book Title: The Doorstop Book: An Encyclopedia of Doorstop Collecting. You won't receive heavily thumbed shelf copies from us! We buy most titles directly from the publisher and individual authors. Authors are encouraged to submit their reference titles for our consideration.

The photos illustrate 350 pairs of bookends from principal art styles, and the research places them in historical context. This novel guide also organizes bookends by art style and historical period, rather than subject matter, which gives the reader new insight into the evolution of bookends in a dynamic culture.

Full Title: Victoria and Albert Museum ROYAL PLATE from Buckingham Palace & Windsor Castle. No missing pages. Binding is coming unglued. Writing on the cover. Stain on at least one page.

Information on styles, marks, and makers is given. Curiously enough, however, until the author began the preparation of this book, it had, apparently, occurred to no one to outline the salient characteristics which distinguish the pewterware of one country from another, or the ware of Great Britain as a whole from that of the Continent in general and in particular.

Gold Skit - Treasure of the museum USSR.

It is a hardcover book with a dustjacket and 236 pages. Great reference book for the collector of pewter.

Makes a great promotional gift!

Bonanza Books, NY, MCMXXIV (1924-Reprint).

This comprehensive book is a must-buy text for the serious collector, dealer, or historian of antique pewter. 8.8” x 11.3” hardback with dust cover in very good condition. 215 pages.

The author discusses Art Deco's most significant artists, as well as their predecessors and modern counterparts. Value Guide. This title discusses Art Deco's most influential artists. You won't receive heavily thumbed shelf copies from us!

This is a softcover book with a signed title page (I have provided a picture of this). Text by Jennifer Faulds Goldsborough and Edited by Ann Boyce Harper, 204 pages. Book has creasing and marks on covers and page ends.

There are 304 pages with the index.

PLATERS' GUIDE. VII, NUMBER 2. FEBRUARY, 1911. BRASS WORLD. Brown Color on Brass, Production of. Crucible Cover. DEVOTED TO THE. AND ELECTROPLATING.

The fascination with aluminum giftware is that there is so much to choose from. You can collect it by the piece or by the pattern. Here are serving dishes, children’s playthings, napkin rings, pitchers, smoking accessories, salt and pepper shakers, vases, trays and more in popular as well as unusual patterns, all presented in clear color photographs and with Price values.

The Kensington plant ceased production around 1970, and collectors have recently been scooping up these compelling objects in the antique and collectible markets. Art Deco Aluminum Kensington by: Ockner & Pina.

7.8” x 10.5” hardback with dust cover in very good condition. 191 pages.

Histories of the firms and the industrial designers who created these objects, along with patent and design information on many of the illustrated wares, are provided as well. You won't receive heavily thumbed shelf copies from us!

8.5” x 11” softback in very good condition. 208 pages. A useful bibliography is followed by indexes to brass and copper objects for handy reference. As many collectors are aware, this author writes often and well about antiques and collectibles, providing authoritative texts on various subjects.