Antiques, vintage and collectables: gold, silver and other metals (other than jewellery)

Pieter Brueghel was the first important member of a family of artists who were active for four generations.

This magnificently illustrated volume showcases elegant examples of ironwork designs by five centuries of Italian masters.

Extremely pliable yet amazingly durable, metal offers infinite decorative options.

Tauchen Sie ein in die faszinierende Welt der Uhren, des Schmucks und der Antiquitäten – wo Handwerkskunst, Geschichte und Wertbeständigkeit aufeinandertreffen.

Bringing the existence and significance of the lost riches of Henry VIII back to life, this book sheds new light on Henrician and Tudor court culture.

Enthusiastic and thorough, everything you need to know about discovering buried treasure from choosing your first metal detector to finding locations loaded with possibilities, and everything in between.

Become a metal detecting expert with this A-to-Z guide that covers everything from choosing equipment to finding the best sites and selling your finds.

This vintage book contains a comprehensive handbook on collecting copper and brass items, with information on value, where to find them , cleaning and maintaining, recognising fakes, and more.

Originally published in 1898.

The aim of this book is to provide detailed information, practical help, handy hints and tips in regards to all aspects of Metal Detecting.

"e;Copper Work"e; is a vintage high school coursebook on metalworking with copper, with chapters on everything from tools and their proper use, to designing, producing and beyond.

Pieter Brueghel was the first important member of a family of artists who were active for four generations.

Magnificent study by expert on age-old craft provides a spirited overview.

Tauchen Sie ein in das faszinierende Leben eines der schillerndsten Künstler der Renaissance: Benvenuto Cellini.

Become a metal detecting expert with this A-to-Z guide that covers everything from choosing equipment to finding the best sites and selling your finds.

Designed as the essential reference tool for appraisers, collectors and dealers of silverware, the Encyclopedia is an indispensable guide for anyone researching silver hallmarks, offering clear and wide-ranging reproductions of thousands of hallmarks from more than 60 countries and regions, past and present, on every continent.

"e;So thoroughly is the American ethos embodied in the works of American silversmiths that it has given to their product a typical identity and it never can be mistaken for that of any other country.

A collection of the timeless, the priceless and the unforgettable, this beautiful compendium accompanies the beloved BBC One TV series.

Extrait : "Née coquette, la femme a de tout temps aimé à se parer.

Die Verschuldung der westlichen Industrienationen eskaliert in einem alarmierenden Tempo.

Estudiar Potosí, el centro minero del Alto Perú que inundó de plata los caminos y rutas que vinculaban a América con Europa y a Europa con Asia en el siglo XVI y la primera mitad del siglo XVII, parecería no tener sentido, gracias a las innumerables investigaciones acerca de su importancia en la economía mundial.

This handy guide to identifying and interpreting gold, silver, platinum and ceramic marks includes all hallmarks from 1544.

This book is all about chemistry.

This book is all about chemistry.

'Oozes charm, wit and bloody murder' JONATHAN WHITELAW, author of THE BINGO HALL DETECTIVES'Beautifully unguessable .

'Oozes charm, wit and bloody murder' JONATHAN WHITELAW, author of THE BINGO HALL DETECTIVES'Beautifully unguessable .

This pocket-sized guide to identifying and interpreting metal and ceramic marks has been improved with the addition of the most recent hallmarks, along with details of the new hallmarking system.