Gilda aurifabrorum; a history of English goldsmiths and plateworkers, and their marks stamped on plate, copied in facsimile from celebrated examples; and the earliest records preserved at Goldsmith's hall, London, with their names, addresses, and dates of entry, 2500 illustrations, also historical accounts of the Goldsmiths' company and their hall marks; their regalia; the Mint; closing of the Exchequer; goldsmith-bankers; shop signs; a copious index, &c. &c., preceded by an introductory essay on the goldsmiths' art
A reference work on English goldsmiths and plateworkers by William Chaffers, published in London by Reeves and Turner in 1899 for collectors, dealers and antiquaries identifying silver. Roughly 2,500 facsimile maker's marks appear as white line drawings on black plates, punch-shaped cartouches enclosing initials, symbols and dates, usable as monogram sets, shield outlines and dense grid patterns.
