We Buy Silverware
Get cash for your silver – Sell your unwanted silverware with South Africa’s top trusted silverware buyers and industry leaders since 1992.
Gold & Finance’s highly trained staff are committed to giving you the best price possible for any silverware you no longer need, ensuring same day payment or immediate cash.
We are highly recommended by industry stakeholders and existing customers. Take advantage of our no obligation, free of charge assessment of your silverware. Allow us to make an offer for your silverware in a friendly, secure environment of style, discretion, elegance and professionalism.
How to Identify Your Antique Silverware
Before the invention of stainless steel, sterling silver and silver plated items were found in every home. Silver plated picture frames and other decorative items are still popular gifts.
Silverware is sometimes bought in sets, or combined to form sets, such as a set of silver candlesticks or a silver tea set. Each item of silverware has a unique hallmark, apart from the percentage of silver stamp. A hallmark can be used to refer to any distinguishing characteristic or trait of the piece.
There are several steps involved in identifying antique silverware and flatware:
- Examine your silver for hallmarks. If the piece is marked “sterling” or “925” it is sterling silver. You will also note a symbol that represents the manufacturer of the piece.
- Use a silver hallmark guide, such as the online encyclopaedia http://www.925-1000.com/ which shows the hallmarks that identify the manufacturer of the piece.
- Examine all the patterns made by this manufacturer and match one to your piece. If the piece is more than 50 years old, it qualifies as an antique piece.
