We have a set of family silverplate bought at Shreve's in San Fransisco circa 1916, or after. I have added hollowware to the set. The coffee tea set, percolator, compote, veggie dish platers , trays, even a couple of punch cups etc.It is 1847 Rogers in the Heraldic pattern. The percolator works, and makes great coffee. We use the set at least twice a month, and has a dedicated drawer in the kitchen fo easy access. We do Silverware Sundays, and post on Facebook our dinners.
I came to know that there are different kinds of silver cutlery as 950/1000 and a new mixture with a rare metal which prevents the silver to become dark. From the pattern I love Kings and Queens pattern made by George Adams in about 1820 to 1860. You get it still in best quality at the Silver Vaults Nr. 18, a must see location when you love silver cutlery and other silver articles. It is costly but it is the far best in the world.
I liked to see a video showing in detail how the antique sterling cutlery of Kings or Queens pattern had been produced and how the same can be produced today. There are some household articles as the China porcelain from Meissen or Nymphenburg, Germany which are still produced by hand as 300 years ago. Is this also today with silver cutlery as once produced 200 years ago in London ?
Any way I could send you a message I know nothing and just bought a set of sterling and would like to know the value before I just scrap it. S Kirk and son sterling and a copyright logo it looks all hand engraved
The olive fork looks like it came from a bad lot, easy to see with the curly acanthus things that sprout from the middle. They look engorged and less detailed than the one on the right. So to speak. Is the olive fork as well weighted as the other?
I did not weigh it but it has one less tine than the other cocktail forks that are otherwise the same so the weight would be off just from that. It is not a good example of the pattern.
We have a set of family silverplate bought at Shreve's in San Fransisco circa 1916, or after. I have added hollowware to the set. The coffee tea set, percolator, compote, veggie dish platers , trays, even a couple of punch cups etc.It is 1847 Rogers in the Heraldic pattern. The percolator works, and makes great coffee. We use the set at least twice a month, and has a dedicated drawer in the kitchen fo easy access. We do Silverware Sundays, and post on Facebook our dinners.
I came to know that there are different kinds of silver cutlery as 950/1000 and a new mixture with a rare metal which prevents the silver to become dark. From the pattern I love Kings and Queens pattern made by George Adams in about 1820 to 1860. You get it still in best quality at the Silver Vaults Nr. 18, a must see location when you love silver cutlery and other silver articles. It is costly but it is the far best in the world.
I liked to see a video showing in detail how the antique sterling cutlery of Kings or Queens pattern had been produced and how the same can be produced today. There are some household articles as the China porcelain from Meissen or Nymphenburg, Germany which are still produced by hand as 300 years ago. Is this also today with silver cutlery as once produced 200 years ago in London ?
This was really helpful thank you. I need to add to the set I inherited.
Thanks! Glad it helped you.
Great vid 🦘🦘🎄
Any way I could send you a message I know nothing and just bought a set of sterling and would like to know the value before I just scrap it. S Kirk and son sterling and a copyright logo it looks all hand engraved
The olive fork looks like it came from a bad lot, easy to see with the curly acanthus things that sprout from the middle. They look engorged and less detailed than the one on the right. So to speak. Is the olive fork as well weighted as the other?
I did not weigh it but it has one less tine than the other cocktail forks that are otherwise the same so the weight would be off just from that. It is not a good example of the pattern.