Reviews (5)

Lots of Information!
This book has lots of great information and does a good job with mark's.I would like to see more color pictures.If you are selling a book on colored jewelry it makes sense to have pictures that show the colors! Otherwise is a good reference book.

Excellent resource for American costume jewelry maker marks
As a collector, I'm always trying to find books that catalogue maker's marks for jewelry and the thing I like most about this book is that it has an extensive section on marks that I haven't found in other books on the subject.Definitely a MUST for collectors that are trying to identify the markings on their latest finds!

Rhinestone Jewelry
I'm a first time buyer of Maryanne Dolan's books,and she has a lot of information in this book. The trademarks are very helpful and also each piece has a lot of information about it. I feel herprice ranges seem to be a little high and would love to know my jewelry is worth what she quotes. I really wanted a book with colored pictures, not black and white. There are only 16 pages of colored pictures in this book. The color of the jewelry really helps in identifing it for me.Hope to find a book with more color pictures to help me identify my jewelry.Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques / Collectibles    3. Antiques/Collectibles    4. Catalogs    5. Collectors and collecting    6. Jewelry    7. Reference - Price Guides    8. Rhinestone jewelry    9. Technical & Manufacturing Trades    10. Antiques & collectables: gold & silver (other than jewellery)    11. Antiques & collectables: jewellery    12. Jewellery & jewellery-making    13. Reference works   

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A Basic Book for Beginners
Lydia Darbyshire's book is a good supplement to other books on thesubject, and it provides a detailed look at the types of articles a newcollector of antique silver is likely to encounter.Descriptions, however,tend to be specific to the article shown rather than an overview of itemsof that type.The glossary has been particularly helpful in understandingthe terminology found in this and other books on the subject. I did notfind the introductory section as detailed or as fascinating as other booksI have on this subject, but overall, I'd recommmend it to new collectors. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques/Collectibles    3. General    4. Sale Adult - Antiques / Collectables    5. Silver, Gold & Other Metals    6. Sale Books   

Subjects:  1. Art    2. Art & Art Instruction    3. Catalogs    4. Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - Museum    5. Collectors and collecting    6. Cooper-Hewitt Museum    7. Design - General    8. History    9. Matchboxes    10. New York    11. New York (State)    12. Antiques & collectables: gold & silver (other than jewellery)    13. Exhibition catalogues and specific collections    14. c 1800 to c 1900   

Subjects:  1. 19th century    2. American - General    3. Antiques & Collectibles    4. Antiques/Collectibles    5. Art & Art Instruction    6. Biography    7. Dictionaries    8. History    9. History - General    10. Metal Work    11. Missouri    12. Silver, Gold & Other Metals    13. Silversmiths    14. Silverwork   

Subjects:  1. 19th century    2. Antiques & Collectibles    3. Antiques / Collectibles    4. Antiques/Collectibles    5. Architectural metal-work    6. Building fittings    7. Catalogs    8. General    9. History    10. Interior Design - General    11. Neuchatel    12. Silver, Gold & Other Metals    13. Switzerland    14. Antiques & Collectibles / General   

Subjects:  1. Art    2. Art & Art Instruction    3. Arts And Crafts    4. Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - General    5. Design - Decorative    6. Antiques & collectables: gold & silver (other than jewellery)    7. Antiques & collectables: jewellery    8. Enamelling   

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques / Collectibles    3. Antiques/Collectibles    4. General    5. Silver, Gold & Other Metals    6. Antiques & Collectables    7. Base metal & ironworking    8. England   

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The Mysteries Continue...
Stephen B. Shaffer is an amazing man on an amazing quest for knowledge.If you've read his previous works, and have an open mind, then you know what I'm talking about.I really enjoyed this book.Many tales of adventure and treasure, both lost and found.This book, though definately entertaining enough, does not shed a whole lot of new light on old gold.For the casual treasure hunter, it does offer some direction, but for the technical fanatic, you will find that Stephen stops short of disclosing the details. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques / Collectibles    2. Silver, Gold & Other Metals   

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques / Collectibles    3. Antiques/Collectibles    4. Europe    5. European    6. Exhibitions    7. Pottery & Ceramics    8. Silver, Gold & Other Metals    9. Tiles    10. Ceramic arts, pottery, glass   

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques / Collectibles    3. Antiques/Collectibles    4. Coins, Currency & Medals    5. General    6. Reference    7. Antiques & collectables: gold & silver (other than jewellery)    8. Antiques & collectables: jewellery    9. Base metal & ironworking    10. England    11. Ireland    12. Scotland   

Reviews (7)

best in the serie
Still the best watch book edited in the serie of three by this publisher. well documented and spectacular close up of pictures.

Excellent example of incompetence
So-called "historic reviews" is awful. For example - on page 156 we can read: "In 1810, King Louis XVII of France appointed Breguet as Watchmaker to the Royal French Navy". Did you hear about Napoleon I?Sophie Ann Terrisse (editor of the book) no. For editor information - LouisXVI were executed much earlier 1810 and next Louis XVIII claimed as King in1814. Louis XVII never was as King in fact.

A great addition to my book collection
This is by far the most attractive book on watches that I have read to date. It is somewhat wider than most books so ensure you have a deep bookshelf. The photographs are of the highest quality and the editorial iswell written and researched. This book is not a technical manual, it is acollectors book that portrays the most beautiful examples of thewatchmaking tradition. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques / Collectibles    3. Antiques/Collectibles    4. Clock and watch makers    5. Clocks & Watches    6. Clocks and watches    7. History    8. Jewelry Arts And Crafts    9. Wrist watches    10. Antique clocks & watches    11. Antiques & Collectibles / Jewelry    12. Antiques & collectables: gold & silver (other than jewellery)    13. Antiques & collectables: jewellery   

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A good general overview and price guide
Given the endless variety of costume jewelry, choosing which pieces to include in a reference book must be an overwhelming task. While not an encyclopedic reference, for its 150+ pages "The Great Pretenders" provides a good, basic overview. There is an adequate sample of just about every type of popular costume jewelry. The pieces are well photographed and realistically valued. If you need a basic costume jewelry reference for buying and selling, this is a worthwhile book to own. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques / Collectibles    3. Antiques/Collectibles    4. General    5. Jewelry    6. Antiques & collectables: gold & silver (other than jewellery)    7. Antiques & collectables: jewellery    8. Costume   

Subjects:  1. 20th century    2. Architecture    3. Art    4. Art metal-work    5. Arts and crafts movement    6. Catalogs    7. General    8. History    9. Metal Arts And Crafts    10. Silver, Gold & Other Metals    11. United States    12. Base metal & ironworking    13. Crafts & Hobbies / Reference    14. Jewellery & jewellery-making   

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nice overview of older Russian jewelry
The book deals nicely with pieces that are mostly Russian enamels, silver, or icons.Very little jewelry is in the Kremlin collection. A couple Faberge imperial eggs that are seldom discussed elsewhere, but, they are not the most superb eggs (in my opinion). ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques / Collectibles    2. Art    3. Catalogs    4. Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - General    5. Europe - Russia & the Former Soviet Union    6. Exhibition Catalogs    7. Exhibitions    8. Goldwork    9. Gosudarstvennaia Oruzheina    10. Gosudarstvennaëiìa Oruzheæinaëiìa palata (Russia)    11. Graphic Arts - General    12. Jewelry    13. Russia    14. Antiques & collectables: gold & silver (other than jewellery)    15. Antiques & collectables: jewellery    16. Art / Graphic Arts    17. Exhibition catalogues and specific collections    18. Former Soviet Union, USSR (Europe)    19. Gold & silversmithing    20. Modern period, c 1500 onwards    21. c 1000 CE to c 1500   

Subjects:  1. Collectors and collecting    2. Great Britain    3. History    4. Sale Adult - Antiques / Collectables    5. Silver, Gold & Other Metals    6. Silverwork    7. United States   

Subjects:  1. 19th century    2. 20th century    3. Antiques    4. Art    5. Art & Art Instruction    6. Catalogs    7. Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - General    8. Decorative arts    9. Design - Decorative    10. England    11. Folk & Outsider Art    12. History    13. London    14. Permanent Collection Catalogs    15. Antiques & collectables: gold & silver (other than jewellery)    16. Antiques & collectables: jewellery    17. Bibliographies, catalogues, discographies    18. Ceramic arts, pottery, glass    19. Decorative arts & crafts    20. Europe    21. USA    22. c 1800 to c 1900   

Reviews (3)

Beautiful photographs of a fantastic collection
Mr. Traina's book about his incomparable collection is a masterwork of photography, reproduction and scholarship. The crystal clear and remarkably close up pictures of the three hundred or more cases in Mr.Trania ownpassionately gathered Faberge masterworks gallery make the objectsthemselves almost palpable. This book is also welcome for the subsidiaryessays, with the sole exception of a rather sour personal note byMr.Traina's ex- wife, Danielle Steele.As a work of art about a long lostera of grace and elan and terrible contrasting poverty and violence, TheFaberge Case makes many of the forever lost emotions and dramas come tolife in a most vivid fashion.

Awesome Eye-Candy
This is a BEAUTIFUL book.The cases are works of art.It's amazing they didn't go blind making them!

A gorgeous book on a decadent subject
This sumptuous volume of amazing color photographsshowcases the largestcollection of Faberge cigarette cases in the world. Objects ranging instyle from fokeloric or rococo to modernistic and even sexy are included inthis book, pointing out that the most utilitarian object( although hardlyof vital importance to the average Tsarist Russian) done by the mostdecadent of jewelers would be a masterpiece in miniature Mr. Faberge wouldbe astounded at Mr.Traina's obsession with these politically incorrectobjects. He would also hope that the owner of so many casas would at leastbe a smoker and use the casas once in a while. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques    2. Antiques / Collectibles    3. Antiques/Collectibles    4. Art    5. California    6. Catalogs    7. Cigarette cases    8. Cigarettes    9. Collectibles    10. Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - General    11. General    12. History - European    13. Popular Culture    14. Private collections    15. Russia (Federation)    16. Russia (pre & post Soviet Union)    17. San Francisco    18. Antiques & collectables: gold & silver (other than jewellery)    19. Antiques & collectables: jewellery    20. Fabergé, Peter Carl    21. Jewellery & jewellery-making    22. Russia    23. Traina, John   

Subjects:  1. Antiques    2. Antiques & Collectibles    3. Antiques / Collectibles    4. Antiques/Collectibles    5. General    6. Metal Arts And Crafts    7. Metal Work    8. Reference - Price Guides    9. Silver, Gold & Other Metals    10. Antiques & Collectables    11. Reference works   

Reviews (3)

Jackson's Silver and Gold Marks of England, Scotland and Ireland
Amazon.com offers "Jackson's Silver and Gold Marks of England, Scotland and Ireland" 2nd hand for a fair price compared to my local bookstores. Although not of great use if you collect English silver items late 19th century, it is a great book about the history of the British hallmark system and early silversmiths.
Jackson's silver & Gold Marks of England
Having had the smaller pocket-version of this book, I found the larger one disappointing. Although it has an endless supply of lesser known makers, it is much harder to locate their synbols/names as they are not listed alphabetically (as in the pocket version) but listed on the date that particular company was registered with the guild. In other words you could find a piece of silver with the date letter of 1852 and the maker's mark IB. Instead of just looking up the IB's alphabetically and comparing those symbols with the silver in your hand, you must look up IB in the index (there are 53 different references in this case) and check each corresponding page to see if it's the same as the one you have. It's just not as easy - maybe I'm being lazy. Anyway...

The DEFINITIVE book for the serious silver collector.
Jackson's book is the definitive reference for the serious collector ofEnglish silver. It clearly explains the English silver standards, andprovides a basis for understanding the silver standards of the world. Itprovides an in depth history of the development of the English system ofhallmarks and provides a detailed study of intricate hallmark variations. Amust in dating English silver. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques / Collectibles    2. Crafts & Hobbies    3. General    4. Great Britain    5. Hallmarks    6. Hobbies/Crafts    7. Silver, Gold & Other Metals    8. Antiques & collectables: gold & silver (other than jewellery)    9. Antiques & collectables: jewellery    10. England    11. Ireland    12. Reference works    13. Scotland   

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques / Collectibles    3. Antiques/Collectibles    4. General    5. Antiques & collectables: gold & silver (other than jewellery)    6. Antiques & collectables: jewellery