Decoding the Vault

Silver Care, or: How I Learned to Stop Polishing and Love the Patina

Silver Care, or: How I Learned to Stop Polishin...

Delhi is hard on silver. The combination of high humidity, pollution from traffic and construction, and fine dust that settles everywhere means that any silver left out in a drawing...

Silver Care, or: How I Learned to Stop Polishin...

Delhi is hard on silver. The combination of high humidity, pollution from traffic and construction, and fine dust that settles everywhere means that any silver left out in a drawing...

Satsuma Ware: What Collectors Actually Need to Know

Satsuma Ware: What Collectors Actually Need to ...

What most people picture when they hear "Satsuma" is Meiji-era export ware: cream-coloured pottery covered in dense, polychrome decoration and gold. Figures, landscapes, warriors, flowers, sometimes all of them on...

Satsuma Ware: What Collectors Actually Need to ...

What most people picture when they hear "Satsuma" is Meiji-era export ware: cream-coloured pottery covered in dense, polychrome decoration and gold. Figures, landscapes, warriors, flowers, sometimes all of them on...

Reading British Silver: How Collectors Uncover Stories Through Hallmarks

Reading British Silver: How Collectors Uncover ...

Learn how to identify the maker, assay office, date letter, sterling standard, and duty mark on British silver. This concise guide explains how hallmarks can reveal when, where, and by...

Reading British Silver: How Collectors Uncover ...

Learn how to identify the maker, assay office, date letter, sterling standard, and duty mark on British silver. This concise guide explains how hallmarks can reveal when, where, and by...