The silver box has fascinated and intrigued collectors for many centuries. This book is a comprehensive study of the subject which concentrates on the development of the silver box in England from the 16th to the late 19th centuries. Because the interest of collectors lies not so much in the shape or type of boxes as in the wide variety of uses to which they have been put and the splendid enrichment lavished upon them, there is a penetrating analysis of the roots and derivations of ornament. The full colour illustrations ...
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The silver box has fascinated and intrigued collectors for many centuries. This book is a comprehensive study of the subject which concentrates on the development of the silver box in England from the 16th to the late 19th centuries. Because the interest of collectors lies not so much in the shape or type of boxes as in the wide variety of uses to which they have been put and the splendid enrichment lavished upon them, there is a penetrating analysis of the roots and derivations of ornament. The full colour illustrations show boxes with as many diverse forms and uses as possible.
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Add this copy of Silver Boxes to cart. $16.24, very good condition, Sold by Goldstone Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Ammanford, CARMS, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1999 by ACC Art Books.
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Add this copy of Silver Boxes to cart. $44.77, very good condition, Sold by AmazingBooksPGH rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Pittsburgh, PA, UNITED STATES, published 2002 by Antique Collectors Club Dist.
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Very Good. Size: 9x0x11; Please not that this is the 1968 first edition with a different design on the dust jacket than the one featured. Unmarked interior. Dj with a partial sticker on front, now in mylar. Light edge-wear. Not price-clipped. Lh.
Add this copy of Silver Boxes to cart. $45.86, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Atlanta rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Austell, GA, UNITED STATES, published 2003 by ACC Distribution.
Add this copy of Silver Boxes to cart. $82.79, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2002 by Antique Collectors Club Dist.
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This is a wonderful book for any one interested in boxes and/or silver, or with a love for objects of beauty. Well-researched and well-written, it is filled with clear color photographs of numerous varieties of antique British silver boxes. Happy to have this one in my library.
