Can you please tell me the value, if any, for a Sheffield 241B Silver Tea Set? It was a gift years ago and I was just wondering the value of it. – From Kim in Dallas, Texas.
Hi Kim,
Using the term “Sheffield” to describe your silver can mean a couple different things. Silver has been manufactured in Sheffield, England for centuries. It is associated with the term “Sheffield plate” which is an older silver plating technique.
Many times the place of origin will be stamped on silver items along with the date, maker and/or hallmark or purity of the silver item. Sterling silver flatware made in Sheffield, England will have value to a precious metal refiner because the item is in made mostly with silver. Sterling silver should carry a hallmark indicating its purity. Look for the following to verify that you have sterling silver:
S
SS
Sterling / sterling
.925 / 925
.800 / 800
Old Sheffield Plate and Sheffield Plated are terms that indicate that items have been silver plated. Old Sheffield Plate is a term used to describe an earlier plating technique which fused a sheet of copper to a thinner sheet of sterling silver. These pieces produced primarily hollowware and this plating technique is not widely used anymore. The term “Sheffield Plated” is sometimes used to describe a more modern electroplating technique that usually involves copper.
As a precious metal refiner, we cannot return a payment on silver plated items. If you have Old Sheffield Plate we would recommend you taking them to an antique dealer since these items may have historic value because of the way they were made.
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I have some forks and knives that appear to be silver. About 5 of the forks are marked with what appears to be a Pat. date of Mar 13, 23 with the name of Wm. Rogers stamped on the back of the handle….and some more forks that have the same decorative pattern have the same name but, not date. The knives with the same decorative pattern have no name or date on the handle….. As I said these all have the same decorative pattern… Are these worth anything?
Hi Patrice,
We are not appraiser or experts in antiques. We can only really test items when they arrive here at our facility. I would recommend researching online to see if your pattern was made with sterling or plated.
If you do not see any of the markings that we have mentioned above that indicate sterling, usually they are not.
Patrice,
I work in the industry and buy gold and silver for a living. What you have is more than likely silver plate as WM Rogers is very well known for their silver plate items. As a rule I dont purchase it. If your flatware does not say sterling, .925 or have the halmark of a lion sitting up on his hind legs then more than likly it is not sterling. That however is not written in stone. It should be tested. More than likly cut into and have silver acid dropped on the cut. If there is a reaction then you have plate. Hope this helps.
I have two gold candlesticks with Sheffield 973 marked on the bottoms of them. Are they worth anything?
I have a silverplate sheffield tea service with marks of W A embedded and marks of VR scratched in. The piece is numbered 79630. Several pieces have black wood type handles and top ornaments on the tea and coffee servers. Could you please tell me what the black wood is and how to shine it up? Not knowing what to do with it has made it a little dingy, and the service is so beautiful, this doesn’t do it justice. I will appreciate any guidance you can give me as to how to deal with/clean the black part of the service.
Holding my breath that I can get an answer on this. Thanks in advance.
Georgeanne
Las Vegas
702-873-4625
I am trying to determine value, if any, of a five piece Sheffield Reproduction tea set with markings of DSD CO – NS – 1685 on pot; 1685 on tray; 1695 on sugar with cover; 1885 on creamer. Thank you.
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