This week and next, we will discuss the basics of identifying the marks on your American silver antiques. The myriad of sterling silver items in your home may be endless: sugar castors, liqueur tags, flatware, hollowware, Native American jewelry, frames; the list could go on. You will need bright lighting and a magnifying glass or [...]
Agora Marketplace Antiques Consignment, Sales and Downsizing Service Clients
Meet one of Agora Marketplace Antiques consignment clients. A family with documented history dating back to before the founding of America. We consigned many of their high quality antiques and collectibles while offering consulting services on how to deal with the part of the estate that was not able to be consigned. A complete, client [...]
How to Identify Rare and Unusual Silver Serving Pieces
The Victorian era saw the popularization of the sterling silver tea service in response to Queen Victoria’s establishment of ‘the afternoon tea’ as a daily ritual, and elaborate multi-course meals became the norm for the upper class. These lavish gatherings and an obsessive concern that no foods ever be touched by hand spawned massive flatware [...]
