Sir Charles Jackson’s English Goldsmiths and Their Marks has long been the classic reference book on British antique silver hallmarks. First written in 1905 and last revised in l921,it was a mammoth work which remained in print unchanged for many years. This major new edition has been compiled by a distinguished team of experts to take account of the vast store of information which has been unearthed as a result of much detailed and wide-ranging research over the last seventy years. The text has been extensively updated with over 10,000 corrections and an enormous amount of entirely new material. Jackson did not have access to the plates of makers’ marks held at the London Assay Office and there are 1,000 corrections to London 18th century makers’ marks alone. There are also corrections to the York date cycle, reallocation of makers previously thought to be from Poole and Belfast, and fundamental revision to the section on Scotland. Many ideas and attributions have changed since Jackson assembled his work, and some of the makers that he overlooked are now known to be of major significance. In view of the sheer extent of the changes, many treasured but battered copies of the original must be replaced. When account is taken of financial aspects, particularly the large price differentials between the work of major craftsmen and the lesser makers, accurate attribution is essential, and the older editions will be seen to be dangerously obsolete.
There are not many standard reference works which survive for eighty years without being displaced. This revision will reconfirm Jackson’s status as the bible for all antique silver enthusiasts.
The Author
Ian Pickford - The Editor
Ian Pickford was born and educated in London and is a Freeman of both the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths and the City of London. He specialises in London makers and is author of Silver Flatware: English, Irish and Scottish,1660-1980. He lectures extensively for NADFAS (National Association of Decorative and Fine Arts Societies) and is a popular member of the television Antiques Roadshow team.
Other Contributors
Timothy Kent is author of London Silver Spoonmakers 1500-1697 and writer of many papers and articles on West Country goldsmiths. Maurice Ridgway is author of Chester Goldsmiths from Early Times to 1726 and also Chester Silver 1727-1837. Margaret Gill is author of A Directory of Newcastle Goldsmiths and A Handbook of Newcastle Silver. G.N. Barrett is author of Norwich Silver and its Marks 1565-1702 and The Goldsmiths of Norwich 1141-1750.
Martin Gubbins is author of York Assay Office and Silversmiths 1776-1858. Henry Fothringham is at present compiling the definitive reference work on Scottish goldsmiths.
Michael McAIeer is author of many articles on Irish silver.
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