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19th Century Australian Silver

John Bernard Hawkins

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Description:[Two volumes (342 + 373pp), boxed set] This is the first comprehensive Study of Australian Silver which fills a hitherto conspicuous gap in the literature of silver ware. It illustrates the complete range of the silversmith's art, at first strongly in the various European Styles of the immigrant makers but, as the nineteenth Century proceeded, there evolved a national style which drew heavily on the flora and fauna of the continent. But, of course, only a fraction of the pieces made in the original six separate colonies of New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and Western Australia carry emus, kangaroos or fern trees. The bulk of the wares were of more conventional domestic designs and, at first glance, the marks resemble those of British or European silversmiths. Indeed, the author suggests that marks were even designed to look like those of countries from which the customer originated. This practice results in a degree of confusion which, as Australian Silver is by no means rare and usually ten times as valuable as the equivalent British or European piece, makes these two volumes (containing an index of silversmiths and photographs of their marks) an essential reference on the shelf of the collector, dealer or auctioneer. For the scholar, too, the books are a must, for within the pages is a mass of detail about the artisans (many of whom were unknown until the publication of this book) and their place in a society which worked to form the modern Australia and in which gold cups, testimonials, exhibition pieces and sporting pieces, as well as domestic silver, played an integral part.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with 19th Century Australian Silver. To get started finding 19th Century Australian Silver, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 715

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Antique Collectors' Club

Release: 1990

ISBN: 1851490027

Description: [Two volumes (342 + 373pp), boxed set] This is the first comprehensive Study of Australian Silver which fills a hitherto conspicuous gap in the literature of silver ware. It illustrates the complete range of the silversmith's art, at first strongly in the various European Styles of the immigrant makers but, as the nineteenth Century proceeded, there evolved a national style which drew heavily on the flora and fauna of the continent. But, of course, only a fraction of the pieces made in the original six separate colonies of New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and Western Australia carry emus, kangaroos or fern trees. The bulk of the wares were of more conventional domestic designs and, at first glance, the marks resemble those of British or European silversmiths. Indeed, the author suggests that marks were even designed to look like those of countries from which the customer originated. This practice results in a degree of confusion which, as Australian Silver is by no means rare and usually ten times as valuable as the equivalent British or European piece, makes these two volumes (containing an index of silversmiths and photographs of their marks) an essential reference on the shelf of the collector, dealer or auctioneer. For the scholar, too, the books are a must, for within the pages is a mass of detail about the artisans (many of whom were unknown until the publication of this book) and their place in a society which worked to form the modern Australia and in which gold cups, testimonials, exhibition pieces and sporting pieces, as well as domestic silver, played an integral part.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with 19th Century Australian Silver. To get started finding 19th Century Australian Silver, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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