As professional silver dealers, with a specialist department for buying and selling canteens of silver cutlery and flatware, we thought it would be a good idea to pass on answers to questions that we are...
There are serious collectors of all things. Then those who have gotten to grips with their area of interest and finally those who are just begining. My rambling's are really aimed at the beginner! Collecting...
Water gilding is a highly skilled and very labor intensive technique. Each stage in the process is time consuming. The quality of finish is unrivalled and to an expert it is instantly recognizable. Used over...
Care of Silver Plated Cutlery On new silver tiny scratches occur and they tend to be more noticeable simply because it is new. Don't worry about this. These little scratches gradually build to produce a rich...
"Berry spoons" appear in the Antiques/solid silver/cutlery section. They are usually in pairs, often dated mid to late 1700s and bidders fight over them! £60 to £100+ bids are commonplace, so it is worth...