Antique Sterling Silver Flatware Pattern Identification

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Antique sterling silver flatware pattern identification.

This is a page of the what is silver dictionary of a small collection of antique silver and objects of vertu a 1500 pages richly illustrated website offering all you need to know about antique silver sterling silver silverplate sheffield plate electroplate silver silverware flatware tea services and tea complements marks and hallmarks articles books. This includes sterling. Vintage sterling flatware is identified by hallmarks maker s marks patterns and pure silver content. Weidlich sterling wendell mfg.

To identify your sterling silver piece or pattern please answer the following questions. How to detect modified sterling and silverplate flatware. Older or foreign vintage sterling flatware may not be hallmarked but it may be identified by maker s marks and patterns. If you see is or a1 on your silverware it indicates that the piece is silver plated not sterling silver.

Ssmc tiffany co. Pattern identification and resources. If you cannot find your pattern here please send a photocopy via email or us mail. Sterling silver trademark identifier.

Thanks the silver queen team. Tradition sterling tuttle silversmiths unger bros. We will look it up in our vast archives and identify it for you. In the united states sterling is easy to identify via the stamps which were present on all sterling flatware made after 1850.

Identify sterling silver flatware plated stainless china crystal patterns comprehensive pattern identification guides at the silver queen inc. Is it patina or tarnish. Antique silver lettuce forks. Sometimes looking for antique silverware markings that show your flatware set is not sterling silver is just as helpful as looking for sterling marks.

Westervelt westmorland sterling whiting. Sterling silver is silver branded with the sterling stamp. If the answer is yes proceed to question 2. Antique silver tea ball infuser.

Vanderslice wallace silversmiths vera wang watrous mfg. The sterling stamp is a guarantee that the silver is either completely pure or made with 925 silver and 075 added copper. There are some companies that provide silver patterns identification services.