OLD COUNTRY SILVER

An Account of English Provincial Silver, with Sections on Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

One of the best books to give an overview of Provincial Silver.

Dealing with silver made in all parts of he British Isles other than London, this book traces the history of provincial silver-making from earliest times. It describes silver stamped in every corner of the realm, with and sometimes without the sanction of the king or parliament. It shows how and why certain similar objects were often made differently and explains why forms and styles frequently varied from region to region, and how to recognise such characteristics.

All the basic marks needed for the identification of provincial silver are clearly described and illustrated in context, and there are full accounts of the assay offices of the major English provincial centres – with sections on Ireland, Scotland and Wales – and of the silver they marked.

Profusely illustrated. 240 pp.

ISBN 0715352636