Engraving on English silver, 1680-1760.

The Magazine Antiques | February 1, 1997| | Copyright

The decorative qualities of heraldic engraving were first exploited in England at the end of the seventeenth century. Before that coats of arms or crests(1) had been perfunctorily engraved or pricked on plain surfaces of silverware almost as an afterthought, and it is clear that their function was solely for identification. By the 1680s the advent of heavier gauge silver with plain reflective surfaces ideal for engraving in the new French neoclassical style contributed to a splendid flowering of heraldic engraving in England. The emphasis changed from vertical to horizontal ...

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