In Search of the Blindingly Obvious
In this, Alan Craxford’s first book, he shares unique insights into his artistic life. With a career spanning over 50 years, he is an artist, designer, jeweller, silversmith, engraver, teacher, thinker and an inspiration to those who aspire to create. Acknowledged for his precision and mastery of [Read More]
SILVER ENAMEL BOXES; A TIME CAPSULE
A UNIQUE BOOK on SILVER ENAMEL CIGARETTE CASES & SNUFF BOXES BY ELWIN DE WOLF This book reveals the untold stories captured in silver enamel boxes from around 1900, stories that remain strikingly relevant today. Themes such as gender inequality and eroticism, war, consequences of colonialism, climate [Read More]
A new book published – British silver belt buckles
A new book has been published by the collector John L Davis titled “British silver belt buckles”. It covers belt buckles from c 1890 to the present day with a focus on the arts and crafts period and contemporary buckle design. At 200 pages long and over [Read More]
Knick-knackery: The Deards’ family and their luxury shops (1685-1785)
An invaluable reference work for those interested in the luxury trades, the history of shopping and collecting and more broadly in the social history of the Stuart and Georgian eras. The book combines deep scholarship with an accessible and engaging style and a richness of photographic content [Read More]
New Publication: Nicolas Besnier (1686-1754), Architecte, orfèvre du roi, et échevin de la Ville de Paris
Nicolas Besnier (1686-1754) was the son of François Besnier - the Chef du gobelet of the French king - and Henriette Delaunay. His uncle was the goldsmith Nicolas Delaunay and his godfather the sculptor Corneille Van Clève. Nicolas Besnier made the journey to Italy between October 1709 [Read More]
British Silver Caddy Spoons: The Lion Collection.
This new and comprehensive book covers a single major collection of caddy spoons from the 18th century to the present day. Well-illustrated with 1000 colour images, the privately published work includes a foreword and introductions by John Gibbens, Alastair Dickenson, Simon Moore and Anthony Bernbaum. If you [Read More]