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Also Known As silver work

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silver compote
silver tea caddy, 1767–68
Silver-gilt caudle cup, English, 1660; in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
alpaca figurine
Silver Häufebecher made in Speyer, Ger., 1519; in the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Kassel, Ger.
Chased silver Torah case, 1764; in the Jewish Museum, New York City
Silver circumcision set
Silver coffeepot by Hester Bateman, 1773–74; in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
silver dish in the auricular style
Silver drinking horn of the Guild of St. George, 1566; in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Thomas Germain
French silversmith
Figure 167: Sterling silver knife, fork, and spoon, designed by Georg Jensen, Copenhagen, 1916.
Georg Jensen
Danish silversmith
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Richard Lippold
American sculptor
Spratling, William
William Spratling
American architect
de Lamerie, Paul: loving cup with cover
Paul de Lamerie
Dutch-born English silversmith
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Paul Storr
British goldsmith
Silver coffeepot by Hester Bateman, 1773–74; in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
Hester Bateman
British silversmith
Engraving by Pasquier after a design for terrine from Elements d'orfèvrerie by Pierre Germain
Pierre Germain
French silversmith
Silver-gilt salver by François-Thomas Germain, 1757; in the Stavros Niarchos Collection
François-Thomas Germain
French silversmith