Benthem, Barend J van: Twee Eeuwen Tafelzilver de Amsterdamse Zilversmeden Helweg 1753-1965. Zwolle: Waanders, 1996. (second, revised edition). 272pp with 440 monochrome illustrations. Paperback. 28x23cms. A revised edition of the well illustrated survey of 200 years of hand-made flatware produced by five generations of the Helweg family from Amsterdam. Illustrations provide a review of the development of design and ornament and a detailed examination of the hallmarks. This edition contains additional text and c.25 new illustrations, and archival information on 19th-century makers' marks from the Assay Office in Amsterdam. Released to coincide with the exhibition 'Two Centuries of Silverware' at the Willet-Holthuyzen Museum, Amsterdam. Text in Dutch.
A revised edition of the well illustrated survey of 200 years of hand-made flatware produced by five generations of the Helweg family from Amsterdam. Illustrations provide a review of the development of design and ornament and a detailed examination of the hallmarks. This edition contains additional text and c.25 new illustrations, and archival information on 19th-century makers' marks from the Assay Office in Amsterdam. Released to coincide with the exhibition 'Two Centuries of Silverware' at the Willet-Holthuyzen Museum, Amsterdam. Text in Dutch