Zilvermerken boek tardy international hallmarks on silver. Hallmarks and date letters on silver, gold and platinum by bruton, eric and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The sterling alloy originated in continental europe and was being used for commerce as early as the 12th century in the area that is now northern germany in england the composition of sterling silver was subject to official assay at some date before 1158, citation needed during the reign of henry ii, but its purity was probably regulated from centuries earlier, in saxon times. Zilvermerken boek tardy international hallmarks on silver kenmerken conditie. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Bradburys book of hallmarks by frederick bradbury small, inexpensive pocket concise guide for britain, scotland and ireland. Alas, the french company that produced it has gone out of business and it is now virtually impossible to find this book anywhere. World hallmarks, volume i, europe 19th to 21st centuries by william whetstone, danusia niklewicz, and lindy matula is an excellent resource for for deciphering the hallmarks on 19th and 20th century european jewelry. These world hallmark books provide more insight about precious metal hallmarks from 19th to 21st centuries and from more countries around the world than any other publication available today. International hallmarks on silver collected by tardy by. Tardys hallmarks on silver, in english, can help decipher most of these marks, and help with understanding the book on gold and platinum marks, which has. International hallmarks on silver collected by tardy more commonly know as the tardy hallmark book. The three authors spent years researching for this book, which is well organized and easy to use despite its exhaustive detail.
Such elements include germanium, zinc, platinum, silicon, and boron. Jordan 1949 handbook of american silver and pewter marks. International hallmarks on silver collected by tardy reprint ed. Buy international hallmarks on silver by tardy isbn. International hallmarks on silver collected by tardy by tardy. Collected by tardy by maurice lengelle tardy paperback, 2000 at the best online prices at ebay. Sterling silver is prone to tarnishing, and elements other than copper can be used in alloys to reduce tarnishing, as well as casting porosity and firescale. Greeting cards for all occasions buy online hallmark. Found out half of the unknown hallmarks and added the location of the manufacturer. Can anyone identify this hallmark on a gold pocket watch case. Speaking of continental, one of the best moves in antiques specialty publishing this past year was the reissue of silver international hallmarks collected by tardy tardy publications, 2000. There are many books about english hallmarks some can be found here.
Book series covering gold, silver, platinum, and palladium hallmarks, these books document hallmarking countries from around the world. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. This softcover book with 284 pages is a complete guide for tin and pewter hallmarks and marks in france between the 16th century and nowadays. The sites main focus is the silver markings used on vintage and antique sterling and coin silver, for those of you interested in silverplate trademarks, we have now added a large section. British silver marks best books hoarders clearance. Hallmark id, date marks, hallmark charts quicktest. Strike is the actual stamping of an impression onto a tested metal and the resulting placement and quality of that impression.
Silver international hallmarks collected by tardy tardy publications. Abebooks, an amazon company, offers millions of new, used, and outofprint books. This book is called international hallmarks on silver collected by tardy. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Get a copy of inernational hallmarks on silver by tardy 1981 2 editions,one in english, one in french. Wow finally a book to use for silver i found this book to be worth more than i paid. Silver bookmarks the worlds largest online collection. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. The divis book seems more accessible in public libraries and, at least on this topic, has very clear pictures of the austrohungarian marks and the same extensive alphabetic legends albeit in westernized form, where c is listed as prague for example. International hallmarks on silver collected by tardy chancery. Click to read more about international hallmarks on silver collected by tardy by tardy.
Well documented, well written and most important, easy to use for research. International hallmarks on silver collected by tardy book. The tardy book international hallmarks has nothing predating the marks in the link above. Lw book sales, 1999 tennessee silversmiths benjamin hubbard caldwell. The books 5s approach to identifying hallmarks stands for strike, shape, style, standard, and system. International hallmarks on silver collected by tardy 0. Updated 40508 added a page of patents of bookmarks. Public silver forums open free membership anyone with a valid email address may register. Can the experts weigh in why they always cite tardy instead of jan divis silver marks of the world. After reading this book you will know more about silver than many of the people in the business.
Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our favorite reads in more than a dozen categories. The little book of mexican silver trade and hallmarks. This is not quite the same title but i think the same content. For more than 100 years, hallmark has been proudly producing greeting cards to help you say just the right thing for any occasion. Sterling silver silver hallmarks sterling silver hallmarking. Oct 06, 2014 world hallmarks, volume i, europe 19th to 21st centuries by william whetstone, danusia niklewicz, and lindy matula is an excellent resource for for deciphering the hallmarks on 19th and 20th century european jewelry. Can anyone identify this hallmark on a gold pocket watch. The book of old silver, english american foreign, with all available hallmarks including sheffield plate marks. The keystone jewelry trade mark book, 1934 edition.
International hallmarks on silver, maurice lengelle tardy. Marchi dal xvi al xix secolo silver hallmarks edizioni ubi major. These are new, these are original, these are the englishlanguage editioin most tardy books are in french. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. The book is organised by country, and has two indexes an analytical pictorial index showing the marks grouped together by subject all the bird marks are. Hallmark id, date marks, hallmark charts books of hallmarks to verify marks and to look up the date letters on antiques. Amazon price new from used from paperback, 1985 please retry.
See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The tardy book is still in print and it is not expensive. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Circa date a piece of silver and identify the maker know what makes a piece collectible and why. The two main assay offices in scotland were based in edinburgh and glasgow. Tardy does not give a standard for the mark so it probably means there is another mark for that. Click on the hallmarks link on the navigation menu at the top of the page or here. This is the classic and most comprehensive book about world silver hallmarks with t. Each patent listed pertains to one or more bookmarks in this collection. World silver production, cleaning, alloys, monthly prices. Click either book world hallmark book to learn learn more or make a purchase.
Mark a life milestone with cards for graduations, engagements and wedding showers, baby showers and baptisms, first. Tardy slips tardy slip books duplicates supreme school. Jacksons hallmarks pocket edition ian pickford editor. To this date, there is only one comprehensive book about silver hallmarks, which include countries other than great britain. Buy international hallmarks on silver collected by tardy by tardy isbn. A reprint of the 2002 edition, this book is certainly the most informative for. Celebrate your favorite holidays with our variety of christmas cards, valentines day cards, among others. Nov 29, 2015 speaking of continental, one of the best moves in antiques specialty publishing this past year was the reissue of silver international hallmarks collected by tardy tardy publications, 2000. Museum of early southern decorative arts, 1988 tiffany silver charles h. It was published by seven hills books and has a total of 552 pages in the book. Discover the difference between silver items and items that just look like silver identify important construction techniques and understand how they effect quality. All about antique silver, with international hallmarks by. Published in france, written in english, this 550page paperback is truly a gem and covers marks of silvermakers in russia, portugal, the baltic. Hallmark definition in the cambridge english dictionary.
Find 9781903452004 international hallmarks on silver. The title of this book is international hallmarks on silver collected by tardy and it was written by tardy. The marks that were placed on silver assayed here followed the same rules as the english assay offices except for one notable difference. Collected by tardy 5th edition by tardy at over 30 bookstores. Once you have received your silver salon forum password, and then if you abide by the silver salon forum guidelines, you may start a thread or post a reply in the new members forum. If it is like english marking the import mark replaces the town mark.
224 1326 1238 780 195 924 1076 1379 1313 274 588 1170 793 84 465 1172 1558 193 711 104 256 419 445 316 318 833 221 1437 873 1294 219 602 496 102