| Show abo rags for old botton post the rage for old silver Is growing to be virulent and is replacing the mad excitement which existed with us some years ago lu the collection of ceramics amici there are difficulties in the way of this last fad I 1 for real silverware always commands a market and the value of ceramics is more or less fluctuated 91 A rare bit of old chins or pottery Is often picked up in the most out of the war plara but rarer is it to end a beau lilai dieco of silver ed by the passing bric a brac burtler since it has become a regular trade collect in european towns old silver to export to americ bushels of apostle spoons with a or less authentic pedigree have fouad their way across the water and into american cabinets of aurim the mistake which the enthusiast in old make is thal 1 W not of discrimination between what is artistic in design and that which is crude and ugly in work manabis mana bip can be more fu I 1 than arEl kilver certainly nothing can be more unattractive than that which is lu e legant and coarse |
