Antique silverware—including sterling flatware, hollowware, tea sets, serving pieces, and decorative items—remains one of the most historically significant and collectible categories in the antique marketplace. With major makers such as Tiffany & Co., Gorham, Reed & Barton, Jensen, and centuries of English and European assay systems, accurate dating and appraisal require expert-level interpretation of hallmarks, purity standards, pattern styles, construction techniques, and period craftsmanship.
DJR Expert Guide Series, Vol. 171 — Dating & Appraising Antique Silverware provides the complete professional methodology used by silver specialists, appraisers, and museum curators. This guide walks you through purity identification, hallmark reading, maker attribution, style-era recognition, construction evaluation, condition analysis, and accurate valuation for fair market and insurance purposes.
Inside, you’ll learn how experts:
Identify sterling, coin silver, and silverplate using purity marks and diagnostic traits
Read English hallmark sequences including assay offices, date letters, duty marks, and maker’s punches
Distinguish American makers such as Tiffany, Gorham, and Reed & Barton using pattern numbers and symbols
Interpret French, German, Scandinavian, and other European hallmark systems
Recognize Victorian, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, and Mid-Century design patterns
Evaluate weight, balance, solder lines, casting sharpness, and construction quality
Detect monogram removal, solder repairs, buffing, and over-polishing
Identify authentic patina vs artificial aging or chemically darkened surfaces
Spot common fakes, mismatched pieces, modern reproductions, and laser-etched marks
Appraise value accurately using maker prestige, rarity, pattern completeness, condition, and market trends
Volume 171 gives collectors and professionals a complete, structured system for dating, authenticating, and valuing antique silverware with confidence.
Digital Download — PDF • 9 Pages • Instant Access
Antique silverware—including sterling flatware, hollowware, tea sets, serving pieces, and decorative items—remains one of the most historically significant and collectible categories in the antique marketplace. With major makers such as Tiffany & Co., Gorham, Reed & Barton, Jensen, and centuries of English and European assay systems, accurate dating and appraisal require expert-level interpretation of hallmarks, purity standards, pattern styles, construction techniques, and period craftsmanship.
DJR Expert Guide Series, Vol. 171 — Dating & Appraising Antique Silverware provides the complete professional methodology used by silver specialists, appraisers, and museum curators. This guide walks you through purity identification, hallmark reading, maker attribution, style-era recognition, construction evaluation, condition analysis, and accurate valuation for fair market and insurance purposes.
Inside, you’ll learn how experts:
Identify sterling, coin silver, and silverplate using purity marks and diagnostic traits
Read English hallmark sequences including assay offices, date letters, duty marks, and maker’s punches
Distinguish American makers such as Tiffany, Gorham, and Reed & Barton using pattern numbers and symbols
Interpret French, German, Scandinavian, and other European hallmark systems
Recognize Victorian, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, and Mid-Century design patterns
Evaluate weight, balance, solder lines, casting sharpness, and construction quality
Detect monogram removal, solder repairs, buffing, and over-polishing
Identify authentic patina vs artificial aging or chemically darkened surfaces
Spot common fakes, mismatched pieces, modern reproductions, and laser-etched marks
Appraise value accurately using maker prestige, rarity, pattern completeness, condition, and market trends
Volume 171 gives collectors and professionals a complete, structured system for dating, authenticating, and valuing antique silverware with confidence.
Digital Download — PDF • 9 Pages • Instant Access
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