Raimo fagerström (3 Ergebnisse)

Publisher's pictorial boards. Very fine. Helsinki, Museovirasto, 2000. 4to. 28,4 x 21 cms. 220 pp. Richly illustrated with beautiful colour photographs throughout, including details and marks. With a section on makers and marks, and an index. In Finnish, with 9-page Summary in English.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Text in English and Finnish. 219 pp. Minor rubbing on the covers.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Text in Finnish, Swedish and English, with detailed descriptions of the items only in the first two. 147 pp. Only minor wear. Thyra (Tyra) Helena Borg (1872-1948) was the eldest of the seven children Antti and Eva Helena Ahlstrom had together. For the love of silver objects Tyra Borg wrote a book called "Guld och silversmeder i Finland" ("Gold and silversmiths in Finland"). The book, published in 1935, is still a highly appreciated reference book among experts and amateurs. While writing the book Tyra Borg started collecting old Finnish silver. This publication presents the classy and rare pieces of Tyra Borg's collection. Besides introducing the most significant Finnish private collection of the field this book also gives the reader the keys to the the world of Finnish antique silver: all known city hallmarks and date letters used by the silversmiths in Finland.…