Welcome to Potterton Books website the one stop source for reference books on Architecture, Antiques, Interior Design and the Decorative Arts. POTTERTON BOOKS : SILVER The Price Guide to Antique Silver by Peter Waldron 368pp., 1,172 b&w illus. The collector of today has to clearly understand the varying quantities of silver production if he is to buy well and avoid showy but inferior pieces. This book will be an inseparable companion which will advise and instruct the discerning collector. The pieces are arranged chronologically within each main subject heading so that developing styles may be easily understood, and they are fully illustrated by some 1,000 carefully selected pictures. Price:  £39.50 Sauce Labels 1750-1950 by John Salter 2003. 192pp, 117 colour illus. Silver bottle labels for oil and vinegar (generally called "Sauce labels"). This is the first comprehensive work to be published on the subject. Professor John Salter is an expert in the field. The book includes 1,400 particulars of labels features 500 sauce titles (including some from the United States) showcases 285 photographs of labels describes 229 makers, provides 108 recipes or explanations details 40 shapes or styles. Price:  £55.00 Paktong : The Chinese alloy in Europe 1680-1820 by Keith Pinn 190pp, 19 colour and 142 b&w illus. Paktong, a rare Chinese alloy, imported in small quantities during the 18th century, was used by European craftsmen to make domestic objects in imitation of silverware. The vital silver-coloured ingredient, nickel, was not identified in the West until the second half of the 18th century England to be pieced together. This well-illustrated study of more than 100 paktong pieces will help collectors and dealers identify and understand objects made from this scarce and highly-prized Chinese metal. Price:  £45.00 (Excluding: VAT at 17.5%) Jackson's Hallmarks (pocket edition) 172pp, over 1,000 marks. Extremely compact but packed with information and marks, this book is the ideal travelling and buying companon. It is the most accurate, complete and up to date guide of its kind on the market. Edited by Ian Prickford, it contains over 1,000 makers whose work is of especial interest. Price:  £12.50 Tiffany silver flatware 1845-1905. When dining was an art by William Hood 2000. 350pp, 250 colour and 150 b&w illus. This text relates the history of the silver flatware made by others and retailed by Tiffany 1845-1876 as well as that designed and made in-house 1869-1905. The story into the broader fabric of the history of flatware in general and that of dining and food. Price:  £45.00 Silver Boxes by Eric Delief 2001. 160pp., colour illus. A study of the development of the silver box in England from the 16th to the late 19th centuries. The boxes are illustrated in as many diverse forms and uses as possible. Price:  £29.50 Understanding Antique Silver Plate: Reference and Price Guide by Stephen J Helliwell 230pp, 45 colour and 280 b&w illus. As antique silver has become more expensive collectors have turned increasingly to silver plate. This is the first book to describe both Old Sheffield Plate and Electroplate along with their short lived predecessors, mercury plating, cold gilding and close plating. It is divided into collectable areas such as candlesticks, cutlery, tea and coffee services with each item illustrated giving reasons for values. Price:  £29.50 Sotheby's Concise Encyclopedia of Silver 208pp, with 300 colour photographs, 25 illustrations. A chronological survey of silver from Ancient Greece through to the post-war period, analysing developments in design and technology against an historical framework. Includes a section on hallmarks, biographies of major silversmiths and a comprehensive glossary. Price:  £19.99 POTTERTON BOOKS : SILVER Buy Online - the best way to buy.