Finding the Best Antique Jewelry for Your Valentine

Valentine’s Day is one of our favorite holidays – it’s romantic and sentimental – making it the perfect time to gift antique jewelry. Antique jewelry is typically less expensive than the pieces you’ll find in modern jewelry shops, but it’s even more elegant and ornate. Here’s what you need to look for.

Holiday Traditions You Need to Start

We cherish the holiday season for the time we get with our family and the memories we get to re-live through our family’s traditions. We collected ours here.

What Silver Polish Do I Use?

The holidays are upon us and it’s time to take your antique silver out of storage where it’s been collecting dust and dirt. In some cases, these pieces will require professional silversmith repair and refinishing – that’s what we’re here for – other times, all it takes is a quick polish at home. Here’s how you do it.

How to Polish Your Silver At Home

The holidays are upon us and it’s time to take your antique silver out of storage where it’s been collecting dust and dirt. In some cases, these pieces will require professional silversmith repair and refinishing – that’s what we’re here for – other times, all it takes is a quick polish at home. Here’s how you do it.

Restoring Victorian Masterpieces

Victorians are historic relics sprinkled all across San Francisco. Restoring these gems back to their former glory takes a fair amount of work, though, and that’s where San Francisco’s oldest silversmiths, Biro and Sons, comes in.

The Second Wind

Martie Gullion thought her family’s heirloom was ready for the junkyard. Then she found Biro & Sons.

Seaweed Soup, Anyone?

Biro and Sons restored the Golden Gate Yacht Club’s historic trophy: the Manny Fagundes Seaweed Soup Tureen. Learn more about the story behind the name.

This Is Our Racquet

We have the privilege of working with many stunning and historic pieces, but this 100-year-old cigar box that recently came in really stood out. Here’s how Biro & Sons brought this piece back to life.

The Trophy of Trophies

Biro & Sons had the great honor to work with renown sculptor Roberto Santo on the owner’s version of the Triple Crown Trophy.