BOOKS
Culme, John.
The Directory of Gold and Silversmiths, Jewellers and Allied Traders 1838-1914. From the London Assay Office Registers. Volume I: The Biographies. Volume II: The Marks.
Woodbridge Antique Collector's Club1987, first edition.
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2 volumes, complete, bound, cloth with dustjacket, xlvi+504 and viii+391pp., 22x28cm., ills. in b/w., good set (some minor traces of use). Rare 2 volume set.
Itemnummer 1424 
The 'Directory' covers the period when Britain was the foremost industrial country of the world. It contains 4,000 biographies of very diverse traders, together with 15,000 makers' marks, illustrated and arranged to allow easy identification. Based on the records of Goldsmiths' Hall, this is the most important reference on British 19th century silver and is essential for all collectors, dealers and historians.