Selling Silver Plated Flatware

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

Selling silver plated flatware.

Thankfully silver plate is almost always marked as such. How to identify silver plated flatware. Other markings that indicate silver plate include plated ep electroplated or epns electroplated nickel silver. We specialize in the purchase of silver plated materials especially vintage hollowware and flatware.

The item might simply say silver plate on the backside as shown above. 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. 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.

Silver plated hollowware the term silver plated holloware refers to serving pieces and tableware such as sugar bowls teapots pitchers butter dishes creamers etc. Sterling silver and silver plated flatware can look and feel very similar. Selling your silverplated flatware. If you don t know what you have no worries just send it to us and our specialists will assess the value of your items.

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.