William Chaffers — Hall-Marks on Gold and Silver Plate

London, J. Davy & Sons, 1865. Cloth. The second edition of a volume looking at hall-marks used for confirming purity on silver and gold, collected since the reign of Henry VI, with the second edition touching upon French and Dutch hall-marks. The second edition of Hall-Marks on Gold and Silver Plates, with Tables of Annual Date Letters Employed in the Principal Assay Offices of England, Scotland and Ireland, from the Earliest Period of their Use to the Present Day, written by English antiquarian and writer William Chaffers. Published by J. Davy and Sons in 1865.In the publisher's original cloth, with blind stamp detail. Contains numerous illustrated symbols of various hall-marks.Used to confirm that the purity of a silver or gold plate has been tested, hall-marks are still used to this day for trading precious metals. In this volume, Chaffers collects and comments on numerous hall-marks used across British history, from the reigns of Henry VI into Queen Victoria's. The second edition, after much request, touches on foreign hall-marks, including those used in France and the Netherlands. In the publisher's original cloth, with blind stamp detail. Externally, smart, with the odd small mark. Slight edgewear and rubbing to joints, with bumping to the head and tail of the spine, and to the extremities, with a very minor chip to head of spine. End papers are generally bright and clean, with the odd spot and slight browning. Previous owner's ink signature to front free end paper. Slight wear to hinge of front end papers. Internally, firmly bound, with slight wear to hinge between leaves pp.16-17. Pages are generally bright and clean, with slight age toning and the small odd spot to the extremities of the occasional leaf. Very Good . Ill.: Unknown. Very Good .