Understanding Antique Silver Plate

This is yet another impressive and authoritative book emanating from the Antique Collectors’ Club in Suffolk. The Club was formed in 1966 and, as well as publishing its monthly magazine The Antique Collector, it has issued a formidable array of books, several of which have been recommended in Reference Reviews. Always lavishly produced, with a plethora of beautiful illustrations to augment the text, their dependability has rested on a penchant for choosing appropriate authors for the various subjects they have covered.

This is no exception, as Stephen Helliwell’s lifetime interest in silver plate has been reflected in books, articles...