silver tea set

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Posted by madbluebird
13 years ago
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Description

3 peice silver tea set...The lid to the sugar is missing....Needs cleaning...It was purchased at least 50 years ago...maybe longer...on the bottom is the crown trade mark 1883 and F B Rogers Siver Co.

Thanks...Judy
Category Silver and Silver Overlay
Condition Good
Date Period purchased maybe in the 60's sometime
Weight total is 4.47 lbs
History It was purchased for my grandparent by my mother over 50 years ago...
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Lovejoy 🎯 Collector 13 years ago

To determine a value you'd really have to polish it up first. If the plating is pitted or worn such sets have almost no value at all. Try giving it a polish and see how it comes up and get back to us.
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Joseph ⭐ Expert 13 years ago

I always thought that polishing would damage the patina and thus significantly lower the value of the silverware. Is that not true?
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fishwhacker 🎯 Collector 13 years ago

Polishing silver is a very personal choice. I have found most customers prefer their silver to be in like new polished condition and the value is rarely affected. Unless you are dealing with a piece of exceptional age or quality, the patina's devolped by authentic sterling/fine silver items often turns to black or brown over time, and is undesireable, bringing it back to life often makes selling much easier IMO. My personal prefrence is a half polish/half patina, where I leave the black patina in the cracks and grooves in the piece, which adds dark bold lines to the piece.

Again, with fine, higher end, and very old silver, I do not polish it and leave that option to the customer. If they want the patina it comes with the piece, and if they want bright and shiny an hour or two of elbow grease is put in to polishing. Once polished, especially with actively used flatware sets, a good polish should be done regularly.

As to this particular silver set, it does not matter either way and I would polish it. It is late 19th century/early 20th century plated set, very common and of little value. As it, quite frankly it is ugly. With a polish, an interior decorator or anyone looking to spruce up the decor on their kitchen table is left with a great display piece that appears to be more valuable and old than in reality.
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Lovejoy 🎯 Collector 13 years ago

Not on electroplated silver, it was meant to be highly polished and routinely was. The key is not polishing it too often, or using overly course polishing compounds, which can eventually wear through the plating.

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