Treasures that make your home fresh, beautiful, inspirational and uniquely yours. Shop for the best in French Antiques, furniture with the patina of age, vintage accessories to delight you and your family & friends, and French Country utilitarian pieces. ![]() SHOP SILVER- Begin your antique silver collection> Incredibly Rare French Sterling Silver Enamel and Marcasite Depose Swallow Brooch. HOW TO CLEAN AND POLISH YOUR HEIRLOOM SILVER > I was thrilled to be quoted in this month’s Southern Lady magazine about Silver Bride’s Baskets.I hope you will enjoy the article if you subscribe to Southern Lady, I can’t wait to see the issue! When in France, many of the French heard the Cajuns speaking in a French that was both very old and in a French that had some very odd words. After that date, the blade will be stainless steel, which keeps the blade from rusting. Knives made before the 1920’s will have a plated blade, also. The base is usually nickel, then plated with a thin layer of pure silver. Fabulous antique miniature novelty Victorian shoe pocket fruit peeler/parer ( 1 ) (1.3k) 63. SILVER PLATE: Made by an electroplating process developed in the 19th century, silver plated flatware has all the beauty of sterling, but at a much more attractive price point. Hotel silver usually has some pitting from use, and a slightly mat appearance that sterling, coin or plated silver. ![]() HOTEL SILVER: Meant to endure service in a hotel or restaurant, hotel silver is made by layering a thick coat of silver over copper or brass. Coin silver pieces are typically heavier than sterling, and often have the word “coin” stamped on the back or side. American colonist melted down European coins to re-cast into serving pieces and flatware, because they did not want to use British imported silver. Thanks to its petite size (typically an inch shorter than the length of an average dinner fork) and flared tines, the two-tine butter pick is just the right size and design to pierce and serve a butter pat. STERLING: Sterling pieces are required to be at least 92.5% silver and are easy to recognize by their marking of 925 or higher or the word “sterling” stamped into the piece.ĬOIN SILVER: The oldest kind of American silver, coin silver should be at least 90% silver. Towle Silver Rambler Rose Sterling Two-Tine Butter Pick. It is hallmarked for Birmingham 1871 with the makers marks being HW. Sterling, coin silver, silver plated and hotel silver…all of them have some silver. A stunning rare cased English solid sterling silver orange peeler. ![]() Each has it’s own job to do….but is very happy to be used in multiple ways these days!Įvery single piece of “silver” flatware contains some percentage of silver. There are so many interesting and fun pieces to collect! Antique silver is never boring. No? If you are starting an antique flatware collection here is a small guide to antique silver flatware. No matter whether you call it flatware, cutlery, or silverware, one thing we can agree on is that it’s all gorgeous. Gorgeous and most rare is this vintage french perfume bottles/viles set in a silverplate art deco holder.
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