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"Russian Gold and Silverwork from the 15th to 20th Century"
Russian Gold and Silverwork from the 15th to 20th Century Author:Platonova and Ul'yanova Postnikova-Loseva Russian text, with brief summary in French. Large format, 8.5" x 11.5" hard cover with dj, 374 pp. — This is a new edition of the groundbreaking work first published in Moscow in 1995. Outstanding research, with no parallels in currently available literature. Includes comprehensive history of Russian silver and gold smithing, with details and pec... more »uliarities of the craft depending on the geographic area. Perhaps the most useful part of the book is the complete list of gold and silver hallmarks, organized geographically. There are close to 4000 hallmarks of Imperial Russia alone, plus nearly 2500 of Soviet hallmarks. That includes detailed images of assay marks as well as markings of individual makers, with brief profile of the maker. There is also an excellent, easy to use alphabetic index.
This book will allow the reader to pinpoint the date of manufacture and maker by almost any Russian hallmark. OUTSTANDING and INVALUABLE reference! We refer to our office copy constantly.« less