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Phil Dreis, owner of the Antique Cupboard and author of the Warman's Sterling Silver Flatware: Value & Identification Guide talks about ...
Asian And Sterling Silver Lots Lead At McInnis Auctioneers
:Auctioneer John McInnis gathered an eclectic selection of objects to tempt dealers and collectors who packed the gallery for his January 30 sale. Featured was material from the Palm Beach estate of Boston native, arts patron and philanthropist Natalie G. Stone, who died last year at 93. Stone is reported to have numbered among her many achievements and accolades her inclusion on the second Nixon enemies list. Other choice lots came from an Exeter, N.H., estate.
An Italian wall niche with gilt decoration enclosing carved and painted clothed figures of the Holy Family set off Internet bidders, who jumped it from an opening bid of $1,900 to $11,500. It came from a Maine estate and is headed back to Italy.
A Chinese bronze censer with zoomorphic handles with a studio mark in archaic seal script on the base elicited $11,500 from a buyer in China bidding online. A 15-inch Nineteenth Century Cantonese Export ivory box with carved and pierced medallions came from an area collection and sold for $8,635.
Antique Sterling Silver Flatware
 | Oneida Michelangelo 5-Piece Place Setting, Service for 1 Kitchen (Oneida) (Amazon.com) List Price: Price: $35.90 You Save: $39.10 (52%) Beautifully ornate with antique charm and handle cut-outs Safe to use in dishwasher Comes with a lifetime warranty |
 | Warman's Sterling Silver Flatware: Value & Identification Guide Book (Krause Publications) (Amazon.com) List Price: Price: $4.94 You Save: $22.05 (82%) |
 | American Sterling Silver Flatware 1830s-1990s: An Identification and Value Guide Book (Krause Publications) (Amazon.com) List Price: Price: $29.99 |
 | Sterling Silver Flatware for Dining Elegance (Schiffer Book for Collectors) Book (Schiffer Publishing) (Amazon.com) List Price: Price: $25.25 You Save: $14.70 (37%) |
 | Sterling Silver Flatware for Dining Elegance Book (Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.) (Amazon.com) List Price: Price: $25.86 You Save: $14.13 (35%) |
Antique Sterling Silver Flatware- News
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Heloise: Foiling tarnish on silverware Remove the shiny silver, then wash in warm, soapy water and dry. I tried this , and it worked like a dream. My question is: Is this a safe method? Yes, it is one way to quick-clean, and it may be safe on most sterling silver. Antique, heirloom |
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Stuart Kingston Ch'ing Dynasty Sterling Silver & Crystal: (Partial Listing) 3- Part Sterling Silver Compote Set on Footed Stands Stamped Black, Starr & Frost, 108oz.; 40 Piece Sterling Kirk Flatware Set; Gorham Sterling Coffee & Tea Set; Pair Art Deco Sterling |
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Your silver is worth a lot, even as scrap The high price of silver is making it worth more to scrappers than antique dealers. Dealers with sterling flatware, tea sets, pitchers and serving trays are finding that many mass-produced, boring patterns net the biggest |
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Asian And Sterling Silver Lots Lead At McInnis Auctioneers Desirable English sterling, made mostly in London, activated Internet bidders. Much of it came from a sterling silver gilt flatware service made in London in about 1867 by George Adams with an openwork grape and leaf design and weighing 109.7 troy |
Gary R. Wallace
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