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The Compendium of Chester Gold and Silver Marks 1570 to 1962
Ridgway, Maurice H.; Priestley, Philip T.
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Description for The Compendium of Chester Gold and Silver Marks 1570 to 1962
hardcover. This work provides a comprehensive listing of all known Chester marks in easy-to-use format with photographs of the actual marks. Num Pages: 600 pages, 10,000 mark illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; WCN; WCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 310 x 219 x 42. Weight in Grams: 2702. Fine in fine dust wrapper. DW showing light shelf wear, remains fine/like new
This is the first publication in a single work of all known Chester punch marks, and continues the tradition of the standard volumes of Jackson, Grimwade, Culme and Pickford. It is also the first time that the twentieth-century Chester marks have been published. It is produced in dictionary format, in alphabetical order from 1570, the date of the earliest known mark, to 1962 at which time the Chester assay office was closed. The authors, both members of the silver society, were given unlimited access to the Chester assay office records covering 1686 to 1962, and to the Chester Goldsmith's Company ... Read more
This is the first publication in a single work of all known Chester punch marks, and continues the tradition of the standard volumes of Jackson, Grimwade, Culme and Pickford. It is also the first time that the twentieth-century Chester marks have been published. It is produced in dictionary format, in alphabetical order from 1570, the date of the earliest known mark, to 1962 at which time the Chester assay office was closed. The authors, both members of the silver society, were given unlimited access to the Chester assay office records covering 1686 to 1962, and to the Chester Goldsmith's Company ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Antique Collectors' Club Ltd England
Condition
Used, Like New
Number of Pages
520
Place of Publication
Woodbridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781851494477
SKU
KSG0030860
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