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silverwork

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
silverwork utilitarian objects and works of art created from silver. Silverwork includes ecclesiastical and domestic plate, flatware, jewelry, buttons, buckles, boxes, toilet articles, weapons, furniture, and horse trappings. It involves a variety of embellishments, such as chasing, repoussé, filigree, and inlaying, which have engaged the talents of skilled artisans since prehistoric times. Ancient Silverwork Silverwork was highly developed among the ancients as is evidenced by treasures and funeral objects from Egyptian tombs; Minoan silver cups, seals, and ornaments of... Read more
metalwork
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Copper, gold, and silver were probably fashioned into ornaments and amulets as early as the Neolithic period. Goldwork and silverwork have since employed the talents of leading artisans and artists in making jewelry , plate, inlays, and sculpture. The first... Read more
hallmark
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition mark impressed on silverwork or goldwork to signify official approval of the standard of purity of the metal, also called plate mark. The hallmark was introduced... Read more

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Golden Age Of Silverwork
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 2/23/1990; ; 170 words ; ...gleams with 35 masterpieces of 18th-century French-Canadian silverwork, most of them altarpieces, from the collection of Le Muse...of local styles and the emergence of several masters. The silverwork is particularly suited to its setting in the chrome-and-glass... Read more
Buried Viking silverwork declared 'treasure'
Newspaper article from: Yorkshire Post; 2/5/2008; 110 words ; ...FRAGMENT of a Viking necklace uncovered in a field in the Stamford Bridge area has been declared treasure. The rare piece of silverwork was found by a metal detectorist buried along with an assortment of other objects last April. A special inquest in Hull today... Read more
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Newspaper article from: Bath Chronicle, The; 12/6/2007; 108 words ; Bath: The star exhibit at a display at Bonhams tomorrow will be Bath Federation of Townswomen's Guilds' chairman's chain of office. Made by Bath silversmith Helen Holmes, the chain was presented by the husband of the chairman Mrs A M Fitzjohn in 1951. After seeing it at a valuation day several Read more
A sterling collection; Designer Henning Koppel led the way in radical silverwork after the Second World War. Now a major retrospective of his work is on in London. Corinne Julius reports HOMES & PROPERTY.
Newspaper article from: The Evening Standard (London, England); 5/12/2004; 617 words ; SILVER is generally seen as a rather conventional material, to be fashioned into nice, traditional pieces. But an exhibition by the grandfather of contemporary Scandinavian silver, Henning Koppel (1918-1981), proves that radical designs have been around for nearly 60 years. Koppel's sensuous, Read more
Cuatro siglos de platería. (plateros españoles; Fundación Central Hispano, Madrid, España)(TT: Four centuries of silverwork) (TA: Spanish silversmiths; Central Hispanic Foundation, Madrid, Spain)
Magazine article from: Epoca; 11/10/1997; 186 words ; Fundación Central Hispano Ciento treinta piezas de plata procedentes de catedrales, parroquias, museos y colecciones particulares españolas que conservan obras realizadas por los más importantes plateros españoles de cuatro siglos se reunen en una exposición, Platería Read more
Oro y palta del Perú. (piezas de platería virreinal; Banco Bilbao Vizcaya, Madrid, España)(TT: Gold and silver of Perú) (TA: pieces of viceroyal silverwork; Bilbao Vizcaya Bank, Madrid, Spain)
Magazine article from: Epoca; 5/19/1997; 372 words ; Platería virreinal en Madrid Decir de alguien que vale un potosí equivale, en expresión algo antigua y en desuso seguramente para los practicantes del vale tío y similares, a una consideración muy alta de cualidades y méritos. En Potosí, los españoles que Read more
AT YOUR SERVICE.(Hotel company sells european hotel silverwork)
Magazine article from: House Beautiful; 6/1/1999; ; 700+ words ; Stunningly resilient, old silver rescued from the grand hotels, railways, and restaurants of Europe is being collected and brought home It was 1964, and Ginger Kilbane, a stylist for a Manhattan dress company, was sitting on the balcony of the Excelsior Hotel in Florence. Before her was a Read more
Antiquarians display gifts
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 11/14/1986; ; 700+ words ; ...Society has given more than 600 important decorative works to the Art Institute of Chicago - from textiles, Oriental art, silverwork and needlework to woodcarvings, furniture, sculpture and paintings. More than 100 of those objects are on display in "A Decade... Read more
Bronze beauties. (real lives/collectors).(Diane Love, author)(Interview)
Magazine article from: Good Housekeeping; 7/1/2001; 233 words ; ...has a collection of 40 ( maybe 50? ) pieces of Heintz Art Metal, bronze decorative accessories with overlays of patterned silverwork. HOW SHE GOT STARTED When I saw my first Heintz, at an antique show 25 years ago, I had no idea what it was, but I knew that... Read more
Crafts on show for youngsters
Newspaper article from: Aberdeen Evening Express; 3/10/2008; 96 words ; ...Aberdeen Art Gallery. Thirty of Scotland's finest craft artists are showcasing their work in the exhibition, which features silverwork, ceramics, jewellery, glass, textiles, basketry and furniture. Leading craft workers all have work on show. The On The Edge... Read more

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