Selling Silver Plated Flatware

Thankfully silver plate is almost always marked as such.

Selling silver plated flatware.

Silver plated hollowware the term silver plated holloware refers to serving pieces and tableware such as sugar bowls teapots pitchers butter dishes creamers etc. The item might simply say silver plate on the backside as shown above. Other markings that indicate silver plate include plated ep electroplated or epns electroplated nickel silver. Sterling silver and silver plated flatware can look and feel very similar.

We specialize in the purchase of silver plated materials especially vintage hollowware and flatware. Silverplate flatware doesn t have a melt value like sterling silverware and with a lower silver content it is generally worth much less than sterling silver. Selling your silverplated flatware. Silver plated flatware became popular in the mid 19th century when electroplating came on the scene.

How to sell silver plated silverware and flatware. Whether you are an antiques dealer estate executor a business or just have a few boxes of personal items we can help. There was an enormous amount of silver plate bought and most older homes will have a drawer or cupboard that has silver plate in it. However more popular patterns have a following and there are people searching for pieces they ve lost over the years.

Silver plate was very popular in the early part of the 20th century and almost every bride would have it on her gift registry.