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9780916838171
Early domestic brass objects covering andirons, candlesticks, fireplace accessories, kettles, tobacco boxes and more. Variations in styles are fully illustrated and the 18th-century method of casting brass, variations in construction methods, and the identification of old copies and fakes are discussed. An 18th-century brassmaker's catalog is reproduced.Schiffer, Nancy N. is the author of 'Brass Book, American, English and European Fifteenth Century to Eighteen Fifty' with ISBN 9780916838171 and ISBN 091683817X.
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