Featured Silver finds of the day

Yard sales today and came away with silver & gold, 1 pair of candlesticks by Cornwell, a turquois bracelet (tests as sterling) sadly no markings, a couple sterling religious medals, a ww2 paratroopers badge, and a pair of 10k earing's with clear stones (not diamonds . Total spent 8 bucks!

 

Wow! Great finds!

 

For eight bucks, that's a haul! The bracelet looks Navajo.

 

Umm... that’s not real silver, it’s REALLY nice real silver! Great finds, that must have been really fun!

 

Thanks for all the reply's, Evelyb30 your right on, just had the bracelet confirmed as Navajo with Royston turquoise. MrNate it was a nice change from what we have been finding lately! Barn owl thats what I thought! I cleaned up the candlestick so here is a pic. Also the bracelet cleaned up.

 

How was the bracelet confirmed as Navajo?

 

Candlesticks an inescapable wedding gift in the late 1940s - early 1950s. (Copper chafing dishes soon followed as anniversary presents.)

Debora

 

You did very well, coreya!

 

My parents unloaded their copper chafing dish in a yard sale years ago. They got married in the era when everyone got silverplate instead of the sterling. I melt most of those weighted ones when I find them; they're really "silver tinfoil" - silver foil over a wax or plaster core.

 

Had to step up to $90 for this tonight. The twelve forks are 2+ oz each. The 12 spoons are about 1-1/2oz each.

Two different makers. 1917 and 1918 production.

 

Swedish?

 

I belong to a forum devoted to all things native American and turquoise with participants who seem to know their stuff. http://www.turquoisepeople.com/c/identifying-discovering

 

After looking at their responses and no makers mark on the piece it can only be described as southwest style. Within their time frame hobbyist made 10's of thousands of Navajo,Hopi.etc style pieces of jewelry.

 

great score! those look wonderful all polished up

 

Beautiful elegant silver service.
Re. "Swedish" text, yes. Eskilstuna is a city in southeast Sweden, '"aktiebolaget" means limited company. Difficult to read first word due to glare, but probably manufacturer.