While silversmiths specialize in, and principally work, silver, they also work with other metals such as gold, copper, steel, and brass. They make jewelry, silverware, armor, vases, and other artistic items. Because silver is such a malleable metal, silversmiths have a large range of choices with how they prefer to work the metal. Historically, silversmiths are mostly referred to as goldsmiths, which was usually the same guild. In the western Canadian silversmith tradition, guilds do not exist; however, mentoring through colleagues becomes a method of professional learning within a community of craftspeople. <><> They make things out of silver: silverware, silver teapots, (chains, bracelets, necklaces etc.)
The Super Bowl trophy is made of sterling silver.
If the bowl is stamped "sterling," it is genuine sterling silver, not silver plate.
A silver bowl with a half moon crown marking and the number 800 on the bottom means that the silver bowl was made in Germany. It is hard to say when the piece was made, but many pieces of this type were made in Germany just before WWII.
It depends upon the weight of silver, the age, the design, the condition and which silver smith made it.
It means that it was made by the Rafael Melendez company. Rafael Melendez (1911-1980) was on of the first silversmiths employed by William Spratling.
The current Stanley Cup, topped with a copy of the original bowl, is made of silver and nickel alloy.
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Well, without them, there would be no weapons. That helped colonization. Also silver is very valuable, an ounce is worth 11.37 dollars! So it was easy to trade with. Many cookware was made with it too.
Home Interiors was a company that sold home decor and accessories, including silver punch bowl sets. The specific manufacturer of the silver punch bowl sets sold by Home Interiors may vary depending on the specific product and collection. Without more specific information about the particular set in question, it is difficult to identify the exact manufacturer.
I have a crystal sugar bowl with a silver ridge around it edge along with a teaspoon, both marked with Eales silverplate 1779 italy. When was it made and its value.
The metal vase with the "sskk" mark was most likely made by the Sheffield Silversmiths, Kelham Island Industrial Museum in England. Sheffield was historically known for its silver and metalwork industry, and the "sskk" mark could be their maker's mark or a design stamp.