Antique Silver Dealers

Here at Antique Silver Company we are proud to be antique silver dealers, we not only get excited about silver but also about the opportunities we have to hunt down and obtain and some incredibly beautiful and historical pieces. We deal with a lot of antique silver dealers and a large percentage of them are only after our money, we believe this is a bad business practice. Having said that, many of the antique silver dealers we deal with on a day to day basis are fascinated by antique silver and do their utmost to locate and purchase interesting pieces and it is this approach that seems to produce the best rewards. As reputable antique silver dealers we look after each and every client as our first after all, it's the clients who have made our business successful.

As antique silver dealers we go out of our way to make your purchase as pain free and simple as possible. You get the same personal service whether you're after a small teaspoon for Granny's birthday or you are looking for a long term relationship with an antique silver dealer. We try hard to look after our customers and this comes across with every sale and contact we make.

Antique Silver

Antique silver is our business and, as you would expect, we have a real passion for antique silver. This does not only include the typical Victorian and Georgian antique silver but also silver from the Arts & Crafts period. We have a very good range of stock ranging in price from under £50 to well over £10,000. All pieces of antique silver on our web site are in stock and ready for immediate dispatch.

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• www.ksv.co.uk

We highly recommend a visit to this site if you are looking for Vending Machines or high quality Office Coffee Machines. The Flavia drinks system offers coffee shop quality drinks but at a fraction of the price, fresh ground coffee, real leaf teas, cappuccino, espresso and latte even herbal fruit teas are available from the Flavia Creation 400. Save time mess and money with a drinks machine from KSV.

"Good Afternoon, thank you very much for the lovely A E Jones eastern oil lamp which we received safely yesterday.
It's really beautiful and in excellent condition. It's been a pleasure to do business with you.
Thank you again, Yvonne"

Shown below are the last five items we put on our site

	Item ID:	CH538-P311
	Description:	THIS ITEM IS RESERVED-A Stunning Early George III Sterling Silver Swing Handled Sugar Basket & Liner London 1774 by James Young and Orlando Jackson.
	Year:	1774
	Maker:	James Young and Orlando Jackson
	Price:	£745.00
	Sold:	No
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	Item ID:	CH493-P310
	Description:	A Fabulous George III Sterling Silver Snuff Box London 1806 by William Purse.
	Year:	1806
	Maker:	William Purse
	Price:	£725.00
	Sold:	No
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	Item ID:	CH427-P310
	Description:	A Very Unusual Victorian Sterling Silver Stilton/Cheese Scoop Sheffield 1880 by Martin Hall & Co
	Year:	1880
	Maker:	Martin Hall & Co
	Price:	£395.00
	Sold:	No
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	Item ID:	CH418-3of3-P310
	Description:	A Large George IV Sterling Silver Basting/Gravy Spoon Fiddle London 1824 by Thomas Wilkes Barker.
	Year:	1824
	Maker:	Thomas Wilkes Barker
	Price:	£210.00
	Sold:	No
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	Item ID:	CH418-2of3-P309
	Description:	A Large George III Sterling Silver Basting/Gravy Spoon Old English London 1807 by William Eaton.
	Year:	1807
	Maker:	William Eaton
	Price:	£210.00
	Sold:	No
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Coming Soon (Due to overwhelming demand we are taking orders on these pieces now)

We have been working very hard over the last few weeks and have secured a number of incredible pieces. The pieces below will be added to our site once they have been properly cleaned, examined and documented. Most of these pieces are by Omar Ramsden or Ramsden & Carr with a couple of A E Jones pieces thrown in for good measure! If you are interested please keep a close eye on the site. Remember, first come first serve.

"Dear Peter, Royal Mail delivered the goods a few minutes ago, I am pleased to say. The packaging was most impressive (considerable time clearly expended to ensure no damage in transit) and, happily, the contents were in sound condition and fully in line with expectation. Many thanks for this excellent service and I am sure you will be the first port of call when we next consider a silver purchase. Meantime, I reciprocate best wishes for Christmas and may you have a prosperous 2011. Kindest regards, Bron."

Valuations and Identification

Here at Antique Silver Company we like to think of ourselves as friendly antique silver dealers who provide all the services our customers require. If you have a piece you are interested in selling please do not hesitate in getting in touch with us for a valuation, and perhaps, an offer. Please note that it is far easier for us to put a value on an item of antique silver if we are sent good photographs including a close up or two of the hallmarks.These photographs should be emailed to us at info@antiquesilvercompany.com.

Is it safe to purchase over the Internet?

We get asked many times if it is truly safe to purchase using a credit or debit card on the Antique Silver Company web site. The answer to this is a simple yes. We use SagePay as our payment provider, this means that we don't actually get to see your payment details, they are transmitted securely direct to SagePay, we are just told by SagePay when you have successfully placed your order. SagePay is trusted all over the world by millions of people, there are 3 reasons for their success; the first is that they have a superb reputation for security and extremely low rates of fraud, the second reason there is no fee to the customer and the third is that it is so simple to use. We are also fully PCI DSS compliant which is the set of rules and regulations that mean we are allowed to take credit cards and debit cards via our website.

To purchase an item of antique silver from us simply find the item on our web site, click the 'Buy Now' button and type in your details. If you prefer to use bank transfer or would like to just send us a cheque this is also accepted. For more information on our payment methods and the purchasing process please visit our 'How To Order' page by clicking here.

Antique Silver

We have various articles about antique silver on our site. From cleaning your silver to understanding hallmarks we have it here. See below for some of the articles written by us that we host here on our site.

• What is silver?
  Silver is an amazing substance that has many unique properties. Amongst it's special properties are it's outstanding ability to conduct electricity with the minimum of resistance, it's superb heat conducting properties, it's toxic effect on some bacteria, virus', algae and fungi and not forgetting it's shear beauty. Click here to read more about this amazing metal.
• Cleaning your Antique Silver
  Over cleaning your silver is not a good thing. The top silversmith Paul De Lamerie started that the only time silver should be polished is just before it is handed over to the client. Find out how to keep your silver in tip top condition without risking the heartache of rubbed hallmarks. Click here to read more about cleaning your antique silver.
• Understanding Sterling Silver Hallmarks
  Hallmarks have been used for silver pieces since late in the 13th century and have, ever since, been a part of the industry. The story of British Hallmarks is a fascinating one that deserves to be told. We have compiled a short and simple version for our readers. If you don't know your Sterling Silver from your Britannia Silver this should be a starting point in understanding the British Hallmarking system. Click here to read more about British Hallmarks.
• Techniques of the Silversmiths
  We have always been astounded by the ability of early silversmiths to produce such outstanding and complicated pieces. We have many pieces of antique silver over 300 years old on our site that were made by the hands of early silversmiths, creating such pieces was far from easy and as such many methods were employed. Click here to read abut how early silversmiths used techniques such as gilding with mercury, piercing and chasing.

A minute in the thoughts of Antique Silver Company

"Yesterday I was cleaning a beautiful antique silver Irish Dish Ring from the late eighteenth century, I found myself wondering who else had handled this beautiful masterpiece, who had bought this item when new and what was life like for them back then? The owner was obviously well healed however they certainly didn't have the option of going out and buying a nice car as the invention of the car was still around 100 years away. These are questions I just can't help but ask. Some of the items on our web site date back to the period of the daughter of King Henry VIII. I sat there thinking about life back then, no cars, no electricity, medicine was in it's infancy, it was 170 years before the first ascent of Mount Everest yet silversmiths were able to take this amazing material and make shear beauty from it. Antique Silver is a love of mine that just seems to get stronger over time and the more I delve into it's history the more I am amazed by how the early silversmiths produced such outstanding pieces. We stock lots of items of antique silver that are over 250 years old, use the links down the left side of this page to look at the various periods."

Antique Silver Company Environmental Policy

Here at Antique Silver Company we like to do our part in maintaining the balance of the planet we live on. We are proud members of Antiques are Green and rightly so, after all, antiques are about as green and environmentally friendly as you can get. The longevity of antiques mean that they tend to get handed down from one generation to the next and so on. This very fact means that the environmental damage that is caused by their manufacturing process is reduced to almost zero. Antique silver items are at the opposite end of the scale compared to something like a DVD player which is almost a disposable item that is renewed perhaps 30 times during the life of a piece of beautiful antique silver. Our message is simple, Antiques are Green.

Just In

These beautiful and great value Victorian Butter Shells were added last week but will no doubt be snapped up quickly. Click on the image below to view more information and high quality photographs.

We have just received a very nice Paul Storr plate which is currently being researched and will be added to our website over the weekend. This weekend we also have something very special about to go on too. Two beautiful pieces first sold by Christies hundreds of years ago. Be sure to keep an eye on the site to see our latest special pieces. Click here to view the latest antique silver additions to our site.