Wellby, who died last year, was a renowned Mayfair dealer, specialising in German silver of the 16th and 17th Centuries.

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The use of maillechort, a tarnish-resistant, creamily beautiful but easily marred alloy of copper, zinc and nickel, sometimes also called "German silver, " for the plates and bridges is a case in point.

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The report from the Youth Olympics working group, headed by German Olympic silver medallist and world champion fencer Claudia Bokel, praised Glasgow's bid for its use of existing venues and for drawing on the experience of both the Commonwealth Games and last year's Olympic Games in London.

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Time off: Collects silver chalices, donates to German charities.

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Hamilton replaced seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher at the "Silver Arrow" team after the German legend retired for the second time at the end of last season.

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She reached the mark on her second effort and did not make any other attempts until the sixth and final series with German Betty Heidler winning silver ahead of Slovakian Martina Hrasnova.

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The brothers and their sister Olivia, who won 4x100m silver at the Beijing Olympics, are now sponsored by a German brand of luxury cars.

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The German pair of Christian Gille and Thomasz Wynlenzek, who led almost the entire way, claimed the silver with Hungarians Gyorgy Kozmann and Tamas Kiss in bronze.

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