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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.
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