Starting To Collect Antique Silver

Pickford's Starting to Collect Antique Silver is splendidly innlustrated, clearly and entertainly, not to say gracefuly, written (with just a touch of irony in a few spots!), well laid-out, and very useful and informative.Pickford includes short chapters on the history of silver and its production, the history of hallmarks, a discusion of how silveware is made, and one of the most useful and well-presented tables of date and place marks I have seen. There are generous color and B&W plates illustrating different kinds of silverware and the evolution of each type. Pickford gives valuable hints as to how to begin collecting (and what is collectable) as well as very useful information about the care and cleaning of old silver.The book does not include a list of silversmiths and their marks, for which the interested reader must go elsewhere, but these are perhaps beyond the intended scope of the book. Make no mistake, this is a splendid achievement and a very valuable book, and no one with an interest in the subject should hesitate to buy it.Highly recommended.

Although this book is informative, it’s a little outdated

Can’t say anything bad when you can learn at home! Good book!

Great book. Very comprehensive on all aspects of silver.

Good reference book - will come in useful

Great Book. It has a lot of nice color photo's which makes it great for seeing what the author is talking about.

Well-written, beautifully illustrated and packed with practical advice on caring for your silver.

NICE BOOK HAD WHAT I NEEDED THANKS FOR PROMPT SERVICE. NICE BOOK. HOPE TO FIND A FORTUNE IN STERLING BEFORE THE DOLLAR TANKS AND WE GO TO THE CAMPS.

very good

Very interested, but not as comprehensive as I expected.

Average

As someone who liked to collect sliver, I have found this book really helpful. The backgrund to many different typs of silver products is exampled. eg spoons, tea sets, vesta cases. what I found most helpful was how to cleah silver properly.

Very good book.plenty of information for the beginer.easy to follow regarding understanding hallmarks.I would highly recomend this book to anybody thinking of collecting silver