Overview of Siam Sterling Nielloware

Overview of Siam Sterling Nielloware by Charles Dittell (50 Stearns Rd., Brookline, MA 02146, c2003, $16.95, 167 pages) is just that-a history and picture record of the inexpensive Asian-looking black and silver jewelry, cigarette cases, bowls, candlesticks, and more made in Thailand from about 1933 to the late 1990s. The privately published book is the first informative source on this subject. Manufacturers, dealers, shapes, marks, and other useful information are included. A pricing guide is available separately.