Silver pieces

Large Stieff antique silver tea caddy. he base has an applied beaded border. Marked BSC which stands for the Baltimore Sterling Silver Company and bearing the Stieff crown. Circa 1895.

January is traditionally the time for getting the house in order and replenishing household goods for the coming year. I am happy to embrace the tradition! After a prolonged period of house guests and entertaining, I'm busy counting spoons and assessing the damages anyway. And there were a few casualties along the way. We had broken glass, candle wax and red sauce on the linen, and a shortage of bowls. (Believe it or not!) But mishaps are a natural household process, and shouldn't keep you…

Have you inherited some vintage silver, brass or copper pieces and have no idea what to do with them or how to display them in your more modern space? If you have some sentimental pieces sitting in a box collecting dust, here’s how to incorporate them into your everyday decor. You’ll look at those old silver creamers at the thrift shop in a whole new light. TOP ROW: 1. Gather up a grouping of vintage creamers, cups etc.

Whiting sterling silver flask. Woman in a wave on front, dolphin near hinge, monogrammed with date on back, and hammered on sides and cap. 6 1/4" PERIOD: Late 19th Century ORIGIN: New York, United States SIZE: 6 1/4", 8.15 troy ounces Whiting Manufacturing Co traces its origin to the firm Tifft & Whiting formed in 1840 by Albert C. Tifft and William Dean Whiting. After the retirement of Tifft the firm changed to Whiting & Gooding (& Co) in 1853, Whiting Fessenden & Cowan (1858), Tifft…

Forks, knives, spoons. Flatware. Sterling silver flatware. Pretty straight forward right? Well, hold on there Sunshine! Don’t forget about the serving pieces. Yes, that’s right, the ant…

Lucullus I don't always use napkin rings with my tablescapes, but when I do, I like to make a statement. The napkin rings above are f...

Silver plated with silver and clear glass beads . Small silver coated cross beads as well. It does have a clasp so you can use it in multi ways. Beautiful piece.

Antique silver tea services are not only beautiful to look at but still can be used and enjoyed, if not everyday, at least for special occasions and holidays. Plus with the slow and steady return to elegance in decor and entertaining, people (yes even the millennial's) are leaning more to sophisticated yet comfortable traditional spaces. Once a status symbol of the dining room, silver tea services have been resigned to the scorned and rejected attics, garages, and other storage areas or…

Whatever it is that you collect, display it proudly for it tells a story – it tells your story! Discover how to display your collectibles in your home.

Silver is an extremely valuable metal, but it has to be real. We tell you twelve methods for how to test silver. Find out whether it's real!