Antique silver fork
07 October 2018
Description

I have several pieces of silver cutlery with this same design on the front and branding on the back, including knives, forks, and spoons

Provenance

These items were purchased at an estate sale where some items at the sale dated back to the 1800's.

Acquired from
Other
For sale
Maybe
Answered within about 10 hours
By Erin-Marie Wallace
Oct 07, 14:18 UTC
Fair Market Value
$5 - $10 USD
Insurance Value $0 USD
What does this mean?

Dear Karen,

Greetings and thank you for calling upon the experts at Mearto to evaluate your 19th century cutlery. This fork is made from coin silver, an alloy of 90% silver and 10% copper. The oval beading would usually surround engraved initials. The impressed stamp on the back certainly relates to the maker, however, in my research, I was unable to discover who this hallmark relates to.

Regarding the value, this will depend upon how large the service you purchased is and what condition it currently is in. In general, pieces without monograms have a slightly higher assumed value that those with (unless the initials relate to someone historically important). If you assumed an average of $5-$10USD per piece you are probably about on point for what the group would sell for at auction. If you have serving pieces as well, these are of a higher value than your forks, spoons, knives, etc.

I hope this assists you , but let me know if you have any follow-up questions.

Sincerely,

Erin-Marie

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