Antique Sterling Silver Flatware Pattern Identification

To identify your sterling silver piece or pattern please answer the following questions.

Antique sterling silver flatware pattern identification.

Vintage sterling flatware is identified by hallmarks maker s marks patterns and pure silver content. Towle son co. Vanderslice wallace silversmiths vera wang watrous mfg. We will look it up in our vast archives and identify it for you.

Older or foreign vintage sterling flatware may not be hallmarked but it may be identified by maker s marks and patterns. Pattern identification and resources. Sterling silver trademark identifier. Tradition sterling tuttle silversmiths unger bros.

How to detect modified sterling and silverplate flatware. Sterling silver is silver branded with the sterling stamp. Antique silver lettuce forks. Weidlich sterling wendell mfg.

Ssmc tiffany co. If you cannot find your pattern here please send a photocopy via email or us mail. Sterling silver flatware made in the united states after 1906 is easy to identify as it is stamped with a hallmark. Does the piece have the word sterling on the back of the handle or another mark signifying sterling.

Sometimes looking for antique silverware markings that show your flatware set is not sterling silver is just as helpful as looking for sterling marks. Antique silver tea ball infuser. If you see is or a1 on your silverware it indicates that the piece is silver plated not sterling silver. If the answer is yes proceed to question 2.

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. There are some companies that provide silver patterns identification services. Is it patina or tarnish. Westervelt westmorland sterling whiting.

The sterling stamp is a guarantee that the silver is either completely pure or made with 925 silver and 075 added copper. In the united states sterling is easy to identify via the stamps which were present on all sterling flatware made after 1850. Thanks the silver queen team.