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William Chaffers

English authority on hallmarks and potters' marks (1811-1892)

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    Gilda aurifabrorum : a history of English goldsmiths and plateworkers, and their marks stamped on plate, copied in facsimile from celebrated examples; and the earliest records preserved at Goldsmith's hall, London, with their names, addresses, and dates of entry, 2500 illustrations, also historical accounts of the Goldsmiths' company and their hall marks; their regalia; the Mint; closing of the Exchequer; goldsmith-bankers; shop signs; a copious index, &c. &c., preceded by an introductory essay on the goldsmiths' art / by William Chaffers.

    Chaffers, William, 1811-1892. | Date: 1899
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    Chaffers' Hand-book to hall marks on gold & silver plate : with revised tables of the annual date letters employed in the assay offices of England, Scotland and Ireland / [William Chaffers].

    Chaffers, William, 1811-1892. | Date: 1907

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