Unloved Antiques: Silver-Plated Souvenir Spoons (8/10/11)
The next item in this series about unloved antiques is mid-20th century silver-plated souvenir spoons. Most owners of these collections … More >>

Unloved Antiques: 1847 Rogers Brothers Flatware (6/13/11)
  The sixth item in this series of Unloved Antiques is early 20th century flatware; the 1847 Rogers flatware sets in … More >>

Unloved Antiques: ‘Bronze’ Flatware (5/31/11)
The fifth item in this series of “Unloved Antiques” is Thai “bronze” flatware. While it’s often listed for sale online … More >>

Sheffield and Silver Plate: What to Look For (7/14/09)
The social background for the discovery of the methods of plating on copper used in the Sheffield process is quite … More >>

Pseudo Silver Hallmarks and What They Really Mean (2/13/09)
One thing that confuses novice collectors more than anything else is “silverware,” a term that one would think implied the … More >>

Sterling & Silver-Plated Antiques (10/1/08)
In general, the term Sterling Silver is meant to distinguish items that are composed of mostly solid silver as opposed to Silver-Plated that have only a thin surface layer of silver. However, there are several other distinctions, some using terms that can be confusing and often lead to a misunderstanding of an item’s composition and hence its value. More >>