Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques/Collectibles    3. Art & Art Instruction    4. Brasswork    5. General    6. Silver, Gold & Other Metals   

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Not the best, but not much out there
I am a WWII British sweetheart collector.This book is known as "The Black Book".He also wrote another, which I reccomend, called "Antique Sweetheart Jewelry" (the red book).Both are good additions to any sweetheart collectors library.Now to the book.It has great photos.They are probably the books most valuable asset.You will be able to find things more by the photos than the descriptions or the sections.The problems with this book are numerous.At least one color plate is mirrored.Several pins were photographed upside down.The prices are not even close to accurate.If they were I would be a millionare.(but this is a commomn problemn with any antique price guide book, if you want to find out the current price of things, go to eBay or a militaria fair)He also has many, many pins in the wrong category.British war relief are misidentified and put in with international sweethearts.Some WWI are in mixed in with WWII.The book, while an excellent tool, is far from perfect and should not be taken as the difinitive voice in sweetheart collecting.I would love to see Mr. Snider do another book and focus *only* on sweetheart jewelry.Leave out the ephemera, compacts, hankies and all the other bits and bobs he tries to jam in this book.This is a complicated type of jewelry to collect.Anyone with the brains and money enough to put a new book on the market, that is accurate will have the collectors standing in line for it.If you are considering it, buy it.You will benefit from the good parts of it and just take the rest with a grain of salt.

Not the Definitive Guide We were Promised
Nick Snider's book has been credited with bringing hundreds of new collectors to the field of sweetheart jewelry. As an avid homefront jewelry collector, I couldn't wait to get my hands on it. I was disappointed to find page after page of photographs with hardly any description or even identification! World War I jewelry was mixed together in the same photo with jewelry from World War II. Pins from American war relief organizations were listed under "foreign". Short essays at the beginning of each chapter were informative, but hard to relate to the pieces displayed with them. In my judgement, homefront and sweetheart jewelry collectors will still be looking for that "definitive guide" to our avocation. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques/Collectibles    3. Catalogs    4. Collectibles    5. Collectors and collecting    6. History - Military / War    7. Jewelry    8. Military - World War II    9. Sweetheart jewelry    10. United States    11. World War, 1914-1918    12. World War, 1939-1945    13. Antiques & collectables: gold & silver (other than jewellery)    14. Antiques & collectables: jewellery    15. Costume   

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques/Collectibles    3. Technical & Manufacturing Trades    4. Technology & Industrial Arts    5. Tobacco-Related    6. Antiques & collectables: gold & silver (other than jewellery)   

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques/Collectibles    3. Fiction - General    4. General    5. Metal Work    6. Silver, Gold & Other Metals    7. Antiques & collectables: gold & silver (other than jewellery)    8. Antiques & collectables: jewellery    9. Art Deco    10. Art Nouveau    11. Base metal & ironworking    12. Exhibition catalogues and specific collections    13. Germany    14. c 1900 - c 1914   

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques/Collectibles    3. Biography    4. Crafts / Hobbies    5. General    6. Hallmarks    7. Metal Arts And Crafts    8. Silver, Gold & Other Metals    9. Silversmiths    10. Tennessee    11. Antiques & Collectibles / Silver    12. Antiques & collectables: gold & silver (other than jewellery)    13. Base metal & ironworking    14. artisan; silversmithing; mechanization; biography; craft; metal working   

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Sterling Silver, Silverplate and Souvenir Spoons With Prices
This would be a very informative and valuabe addition to any ones library of silver reseach. The book has crisp and accurate black and white drawings of many hard to find patterns with a fair market value for the date published. The text is readable,the size is portable and easy to carry along on antiquing trips.

Fun to look through not a lot of information
The book isa lot of fun to look through. If you have already purchased several books on Victorian sterling and plate this would be an interesting addition to your library. If this is the only book you will be buying on the subject your needs would be better served by another book. This book conisists of turn of the century catalog reprints. The reprints are sharp and they are interesting to look at but there is not a whole lot of information. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques    2. Collecting    3. Silver    4. Silver-plated ware    5. Silverware    6. Collectors and collecting    7. Catalogs    8. United States    9. Antiques & Collectibles   

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Not a Bad Little Book
Unfortunately, the author knows more than your average expert. When youcorrect someone and tell them it is a cramped jointnot a dovetailed jointdown the side of that pot, it's rough when he can site books consideredtops in the field stating thecontrary. Still the items shown are unique,the content informative and I am glad to have this book in my collection. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques / Collectibles    3. Antiques/Collectibles    4. Brasswork    5. Copperwork    6. History    7. Metal Arts And Crafts    8. Metal Work    9. Silver, Gold & Other Metals    10. Tinsmithing    11. United States    12. Antiques & Collectables    13. Art techniques & materials    14. Base metal & ironworking   

Subjects:  1. Antiques/Collectibles    2. Antiques & collectables: gold & silver (other than jewellery)    3. Antiques & collectables: jewellery    4. Art techniques & materials    5. Fashion design    6. Jewellery & jewellery-making   

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Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques / Collectibles    3. Antiques/Collectibles    4. Jewelry    5. Reference - Price Guides    6. Antiques & Collectibles / Jewelry    7. JEWELRY_COLLECTORS AND COLLECTING   

Subjects:  1. Art & Art Instruction    2. General    3. Antiques & collectables: gold & silver (other than jewellery)    4. Antiques & collectables: jewellery    5. Base metal & ironworking   

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Great addition to Library
I continually sit and just look through this book, I love the pictures and the variety. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 19th century    2. 20th century    3. Antiques & Collectibles    4. Antiques/Collectibles    5. Art & Art Instruction    6. Catalogs    7. Collectors and collecting    8. General    9. Handbags    10. History    11. Silver, Gold & Other Metals    12. Antiques & collectables: carpets, rugs & textiles    13. Costume    14. Fashion design   

Subjects:  1. 18th century    2. 19th century    3. American - General    4. Art    5. Art & Art Instruction    6. Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - Museum    7. Exhibitions    8. History    9. History - General    10. Reference    11. Silverwork    12. South Carolina    13. Antiques & collectables: gold & silver (other than jewellery)    14. Gold & silversmithing   

Subjects:  1. Antiques / Collectibles    2. General    3. Kitchenware    4. Antiques & collectables: gold & silver (other than jewellery)    5. Antiques & collectables: jewellery    6. Food & Drink / Cookery    7. Social history   

Subjects:  1. Antiques/Collectibles    2. Antiques & collectables: gold & silver (other than jewellery)    3. Antiques & collectables: jewellery    4. Gold & silversmithing    5. Jewellery & jewellery-making    6. United Kingdom, Great Britain   

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Victorian reenactor in GA.....
This is a great book for anyone interested in the use of china and silverware in the Victorian Era and the functions of each piece. It is also a great guide for antique shopping or junking.I know I have seen some of those odd pieces of china and silver and never knew what they were used for.Nowthat I do, I can add to my collection with confidence. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 19th century    2. Antiques & Collectibles    3. Antiques/Collectibles    4. Cooking / Wine    5. Dinners and dining    6. Entertaining    7. Entertaining - General    8. History    9. Porcelain & China    10. Silver, Gold & Other Metals    11. Tablesetting    12. United States    13. United States - 19th Century    14. Victoriana in interior decoration    15. American history: c 1500 to c 1800    16. American history: c 1800 to c 1900    17. Customs    18. Etiquette & entertaining    19. History / United States / 19th Century    20. Social history    21. USA    22. c 1800 to c 1900    23. Silver flatware    24. Silverwork    25. Glass & Glassware    26. Wine service    27. Crystal glass   

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques/Collectibles    3. Art & Art Instruction    4. General    5. Silver, Gold & Other Metals    6. Antiques & collectables: gold & silver (other than jewellery)    7. Gold & silversmithing   

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A history and a reference to any dedicated jewelry student studying Cork craftsmanship
Cork Silver And Gold: Four Centuries Of Craftsmanship was published to coincide with the exhibition in the Crawford Gallery Cork, but stands alone as well as the first to detail the work of Cork silversmiths and goldsmiths, and will appeal to specialty art collections. Both public and private holdings were culled for this feature: what results is a display which will serve as both a history and a reference to any dedicated jewelry student studying Cork craftsmanship.
A history and a reference to any dedicated jewelry student studying Cork craftsmanship
Cork Silver And Gold: Four Centuries Of Craftsmanship was published to coincide with the exhibition in the Crawford Gallery Cork, but stands alone as well as the first to detail the work of Cork silversmiths and goldsmiths, and will appeal to specialty art collections. Both public and private holdings were culled for this feature: what results is a display which will serve as both a history and a reference to any dedicated jewelry student studying Cork craftsmanship.
A history and a reference to any dedicated jewelry student studying Cork craftsmanship
Cork Silver And Gold: Four Centuries Of Craftsmanship was published to coincide with the exhibition in the Crawford Gallery Cork, but stands alone as well as the first to detail the work of Cork silversmiths and goldsmiths, and will appeal to specialty art collections. Both public and private holdings were culled for this feature: what results is a display which will serve as both a history and a reference to any dedicated jewelry student studying Cork craftsmanship.
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Subjects:  1. Antiques    2. Antiques & Collectibles    3. Antiques / Collectibles    4. Antiques/Collectibles    5. Metal Arts And Crafts    6. Silver, Gold & Other Metals    7. Antiques & collectables: gold & silver (other than jewellery)    8. Gold & silversmithing    9. Ireland   

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Wonderful Wealth of Knowledge
This book is a must have for anyone, novice or expert!I was looking for something that would educate me in my new "hobby" of gem collecting and ran across this valuable book.It contains sections from how to purchase great diamonds to colored gemstones (my favorites!).The first part of the book deals with examining stones, how to hold the stone when examining it, using a loupe (those round magnifying glass-type things that are used by jewlers), identifying the parts of a gem (yes, there are parts of gem such as a table, a girdle, a crown, a pavilion and a cutlet) , and the different cuts of stones (round, trilliant, pear, Marquise, oval, emerald, etc.).The second part of the book deals exclusively about diamonds, the importance of the cut and proportion, body color and grades, faulty cuts, girdle faults, popular and nonpopular shapes, desirable colors, diamond flaws, clarity and how it's determined, V, VV, S, I explained,weight, spotting frauds, and comparing diamond prices.Section 3 is about colored gemstones, determing value, gemstone treatment, fraud, purchasing colored gems, and pearls.Part 4 is about Design and Style and offers important advice before buying.Part 6, the final chapter, offers important advice after you purchase a gemstone.There's even a section that gives retail prices, by carat,on each type of gemstone!Lots of important diagrams too!My next book to purchase that will compliment this book is Gem Identificatin Made Easy by Antoinette Matlins and A.C. Bonanno.This book will explain how to use pocket, portable and laboratory instruments to identify diamonds and colored gems! Yeah, baby!No more guessing!

Perfect Starter Guide
This book is exactly what I needed to substantially increase my knowledge of colored gemstones.It contains several 4 to 5 page sections of colored gemstone pictures with identification and a very informative section that gives general price per carat ranges for a large variety of gems.I've just added loose gemstones to my retail stock and I've referred to this guide so often that I know many of the page numbers by heart.

Book pays for itself many times over
One thing that retail jewelers count on is that the public is unwilling to do its homework.Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques / Collectibles    3. Antiques/Collectibles    4. Carving    5. Jewelry    6. Precious stones    7. Purchasing   

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Poor photos
While this book might be of some use to an antiques dealer, the photos are much to small and of to poor a quality to be of any use to a student of jewelry.I was very disappointed.

Could have been better
I think thatthis author had a lot of good information, but needed better help from an editor in organizing and presenting it. Complete,Concise, Comprehensive Guide
Baker presents a definitive guide to Deco and Nouveau Jewelry.She outlines the historical influences on the designs, offers beautifully photographed and representative pieces and concludes with a glossary andprice guide.Her format is logical and the placement of the price guide asan addendum allows periodic updates that keep the book current.Overall ahelpful guide for the novice or experienced collector and a pleasurablebook for simply viewing lovely jewelry pieces.The paperback format allowsaffordability. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 19th century    2. Antiques & Collectibles    3. Antiques / Collectibles    4. Antiques/Collectibles    5. Catalogs    6. Decoration and ornament    7. History    8. Jewelry    9. Reference - Price Guides   

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques / Collectibles    3. Antiques/Collectibles    4. Reference - Price Guides    5. Silver, Gold & Other Metals    6. Antiques & Collectibles / Silver    7. Antiques & collectables: gold & silver (other than jewellery)    8. Gold & silversmithing    9. Reference works