Gilda aurifabrorum
Subtitle: a history of English goldsmiths and plateworkers, and their marks stamped on plate, copied in facsimile from celebrated examples; and the earliest records preserved at Goldsmiths' Hall, London, with their names, addresses, and dates of entry, 2500 illustrations, also historical accounts of the Goldsmiths' Company and their hall marks; their regalia; the Mint; closing of the Exchequer; goldsmith-bankers; shop signs; a copious index, &c., &c., preceded by an introductory essay on the goldsmiths' art
By: by William Chaffers ...
Publisher: Allen
Published: 1883
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 267
Subjects: Goldwork; History; Goldsmiths; Plate; Hallmarks