Featured Silver finds of the day

Discussion in 'Silver' started by coreya, Dec 14, 2017.

  1. coreya

    coreya Well-Known Member

    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 :bigtears:. Total spent 8 bucks! 100_0478-1.jpg 100_0479-1.jpg 100_0481-1.jpg
     
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  2. Barn Owl

    Barn Owl Well-Known Member

    Wow! Great finds!
     
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  3. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

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

    MrNate Well-Known Member

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

    coreya Well-Known Member

    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.


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  6. Hollyblue

    Hollyblue Well-Known Member

    How was the bracelet confirmed as Navajo?
     
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  7. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

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

    Debora
     
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  8. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    You did very well, coreya!
     
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  9. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    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.
     
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  10. terry5732

    terry5732 Well-Known Member

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    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.
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    Two different makers. 1917 and 1918 production.
     
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  11. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    Swedish?
     
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  12. coreya

    coreya Well-Known Member

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  13. Hollyblue

    Hollyblue Well-Known Member

    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.
     
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  14. cxgirl

    cxgirl Well-Known Member

    great score! those look wonderful all polished up
     
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  15. Ursula Scott

    Ursula Scott Member

    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.
     
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