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"Designed as the essential reference tool for appraisers, collectors and dealers of silverware, the Encyclopedia"" is an indispensable guide for anyone researching silver hallmarks, offering clear and wide-ranging reproductions of thousands of hallmarks from more than 60 countries and regions, past and present, on every continent. It is also clearly and logically organized for ease of reference: in the first half of the book are hallmarks listed by visual type and category, fully cross-referenced to information in the second half of the book on country of origin, center of assaying or making, date and silver standard, and maker's marks. Vetted by an international team of experts, the Encyclopedia"" thus helps you to identify silver hallmarks quickly, easily and reliably. It also includes brief historical overviews of hallmarking in each country, a description of the hallmarking process, and a guide to identifying fake and forged marks. Practical, comprehensive and up to date, ""Miller's ""Encyclopedia of World Silver Marks"" is an invaluable aid to identifying silver from around the world."

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"General Editor Judith Miller began collecting in the 1960s while a student at Edinburgh University in Scotland. She has since extended and reinforced her knowledge of antiques through international research, becoming one of the world's leading experts in the field. In 1979 she co-founded the international best-seller ""Miller's Antiques Price Guide"" and has since written more than 100 books which are held in high regard by collectors and dealers. Judith Miller appears regularly on TV and radio. She is an expert on the BBC's ""Antiques Roadshow"" and co-hosts the popular BBC series ""The House Detectives,"" ITV's ""Antiques Trail,"" and Discovery's ""It's Your Bid."" She has appeared on ""The Martha Stewart Show"" and CNN. She is a regular lecturer and contributor to numerous newspapers and magazines, including the ""Financial Times,"" ""BBC Homes & Antiques"" and ""House & Garden."" She has lectured extensively, including at the V&A in London and the Smithsonian in Washington."

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