PUBLICATIONS

ISBN 9780950548869, 106pp, full colour, hardback, €25.00 available from Four Courts Press, 7 Malpas Street, Dublin 8, Ireland. info@fourcourtspress. The history of Dublin’s goldsmiths is described in this important book, which charts the history of the Dublin Company of Goldsmiths from the Middle Ages to the present. [Read More]

ISBN 9781851498727, Hardback Publisher ACC Art Books, Pages: 528, £75.00 Stuart Devlin was a pioneer goldsmith who rejected the anonymity of corporate design during the 1960s. He adapted old techniques and devised many new ones. His commissions include those for the Royal Households, cathedrals, the armed forces, [Read More]

During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the making of silver objects was a major creative practice. Among the silversmiths working during the period Laurent Amiot is notable for his reputation in the field and the scale of his production.  This book accompanies the exhibition that starts in [Read More]

This long awaited opus is now available. It includes newly researched information and beautiful illustrations. The book portrays the not so humble spoon and how it was affected by this amazing era of new taste, artistry and elegance. Available from www.fastprint.net/bookshop at £60 (£50 to Silver Society members) “Silver [Read More]

One of the most important collections of eighteenth-century silver in Europe is to be found at Ickworth House in Suffolk. James Rothwell, the National Trust’s adviser on silver, has undertaken a comprehensive study of the collection and the results are published this lavishly illustrated book. For full [Read More]

"A fascinating new book that uses one man’s collection to examine the social history of domestic silver from the Tudor and Early Stuart eras” Roland Arkell, Antiques Trade Gazette For full details and to order please go to www.johnadamsonbooks.com