London Silver Spoonmakers 1500 to 1697 sssssssvvvsss

Published London 1981, The Silver Society

by Timothy Kent. £10 + P&P

The Silver Society.

This book provides biographies of leading spoonmakers during the period, and gives details of their marks.  Fifty-six pages of concise information including seventy four illustrations.

WestCountry Silver Spoons and their Makers 1550 1750

Published London 1992, J H Bourdon-Smith Ltd

ISBN 0 9520425 0 9.

by Timothy Kent. £35 + P&P

For twenty years the author has been collecting material for a book which presents West Country Silver Spoons in an entirely fresh light, discussing makers and customers as well as the spoons themselves. Extensive biographical information derived from many original s is the most recent detailed study, written by Tim Kent, of an English provincial silver making centre.

Barnstaple Silver and its Makers

Published London 1995, J H Bourdon-Smith Ltd.

by Timothy Kent. £15 + P&P

ISBN 0 9520425 1 7.

The importance of Barnstaple as a centre for the manufacture of silver objects, particularly spoons, has long been recognised by antiquarians, but until now no full study of the subject has been published. Now, for the first time, the story of Barnstaple silver, its makers and their marks, has been chronicled in detail and a further significant step taken in the history of English provincial silversmithing

The Silver Sudbury Prizes of Emmanuel College Cambridge.

Published London 1996 J.H. Bourdon-Smith Ltd.

by Timothy Kent. £15 + P&P

This study should appeal to those concerned with antique silver and its history, notwithstanding that the subject-matter is restricted to one specialised field.  Modern silver studies aim to place the subject in its historical and social context, and an account of a silver College prize awarded over a period of two hundred years, with details of its winners, cannot fail to add something to our sum of knowledge. Softcover. 8.5"x8", 34 pages, b/w illustrations.

Sussex Silver and its Makerss

by Timothy Kent. £23 + P&P

Published London 2002, J H Bourdon-Smith Ltd.

This is the most recent detailed study, written by Tim Kent, of an English provincial silver making centre.

The book discusses at length the two main silver producing towns of Chichester (14 pages) and Lewes (12 pages), giving the historical contexts, biographies of silversmiths and photographs of relevant locally made items. Both of these towns are well known for producing some fine spoons and the book covers the period of production from the late 16th through to the early 18th Century.

Other places in Sussex are briefly mentioned followed by a very interesting appendices detailing the wills of seven of the local silversmiths..