Yesterday's Silver for Today's Table A Silver Collector's Guide to Elegant Dining

In this, his newest book, silver expert Richard Osterberg guides readers on a colorful, yet practical tour of fine antique silver. The book's first part deals with silver flatware made circa 1875-1885, with a broad representation of patterns and forms. Next, a myriad of serving pieces are displayed, with examples of each type and function. In the third part, place settings are covered in many different patterns, showing the wide variety of pieces that were used, from the common knives, forks, and spoons to more obscure forms like individual bird knives, bird forks, and cherry forks. Finally, individual place settings are shown, together with silver, china, linen, and crystal to suggest dining as a truly stimulating visual experience. Throughout the text value ranges are given, making it easy to look up individual prices.Osterberg, Richard is the author of 'Yesterday's Silver for Today's Table A Silver Collector's Guide to Elegant Dining' with ISBN 9780764314209 and ISBN 0764314203.