Silver in the Continental Countries

The average collectors usually do not pay high price for the silver wares. Many wars have destroyed the silver not only in England but also in other nations of the continent like France, Germans, Sweden and the Netherland. But the non-availability of reliable information made the study of silver difficult to come to and concrete conclusion. Continental  The sale at Sothebys in London of a silver dinner service made in Paris between 1735 and 1738 focused attention on foreign silver.T he 168 pieces, made by the eminent silversmith Jacques Roettier, which had been in one family since they were made, fetched ($579,600)('£207,000).J ust as English silver suffered great losses during the Civil War, so the many wars that raged on the Continent during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries caused the destruction of large quantities almost everywhere.O n the whole, the study of much Continental silver is made difficult by a lack of information on the subject; few reliable books have been published, and authoritative opinions are hard to obtain.I n spite of numerous regulations enforcing both assaying and marking much old foreign silverware is unmarked, and to complicate the matter there is a glut of fakes. The earliest pieces of any nationality are extremely rare and seldom to be seen outside the strongest showcases of the largest museums. The most sought include: seventeenth-century cups of all kinds, many of German origin and often in unusual forms; Swedish tankards of large size on ball feet and each with a coin set in the cover; Dutch and German teapots in styles that were imitated closely in Continental porcelain; almost anything French of the early eighteenth century or before. American  American silver was made first in the mid-seventeenth century and for a considerable time after showed strong foreign influences: Dutch, French and Scandinavian clearly being discernible in many instances.W hile makers' marks are found, either in the form of initials or the full name, date letters were not used.A mong the earlier successful Boston makers were John Allen and John Edwards, Jeremiah Dummer, Edward Winslow and John Coney.T he latter took as apprentice the famous patriot and silversmith, Paul Revere (1735-1818), whose ride from Charlestown to Lexington in 1775 was immortalized with due poetic license by Longfellow.O ther centers of silver making were Philadelphia, Connecticut, Baltimore and Annapolis in Maryland, and Newport, Rhode Island.T he variety of pieces made was much smaller than that of European countries.A part from the continental nations which deals with silver in the early centuries, American silver were also made first in the mid-seventeenth century.T hey showed strong influences of the Dutch, French and the Scandinavian.    Related content: makers: A lustrous, white, metallic element, atomic number 47, atomic weight 107.87, symbol Ag; Coins made from silver or any similar white metal making - Process of growth or development making - (usually plural) the components needed for making or doing something; "the recipe listed all the makings for a chocolate cake" Silver is a chemical element with the symbol "Ag" (argentum, from the Ancient Greek: ἀργήντος - argēntos, gen. ash grey: a light shade of grey Maker is a small village between Cawsand and Rame Head, situated on the Rame Peninsula, in South East Cornwall, United Kingdom. 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