Sterling Silver Flatware Makers Patterns Forms / Illustrated Book + Values

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STERLING SILVER FLATWARE FOR DINING ELEGANCE – With price Guide
by Richard Osterberg, Schiffer Publishing Ltd., PA, 1994.
Illustrated with beautiful black-and-white photographs, this book is a comprehensive pictorial guide to sterling silver flatware including forks, knives, spoons, children’s silver, place settings, serving pieces, ladles, tongs, servers and scoops, hollow-handled servers and many other forms.   Makers include Tiffany, Gorham, Wallace, Kirk-Stieff, Whiting, Reed and Barton, and many, many others.
”In this richly illustrated book, Richard Osteberg provides a thorough look at the sterling silver utensils which have entranced collectors throughout the years.  The perfect complement to the crisp linen, fine china, and elegant crystal of a well-set dining table, sterling silver flatware by many of the most renowned makers and in the loveliest patterns can be simple or elaborate, this book makes clear that all of them are beautiful.”
”From delicate berry spoons to poultry shears, bouillon ladles, and carving sets, individual place setting and serving pieces are organized in chapters to make matching your pieces an easy task.  A price guide [see date of publication] and helpful research charts are included for use with your own collection.”
8.8” x 11.3” hardback with dust cover in very good condition.  204 pages.
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