Finding a Treasure
There’s the commodity value of silver and the sentimental value of heirlooms. The times that those two numbers intersect is just about never. Value, especially in our world, is an entirely subjective number.
At the same time, it’s always fun to be surprised.
A couple of months ago, one of our friends brought in a beat-up, oxidized black silver vase that they’d found at a garage sale in the East Bay and bought it for $8. Handing it across the counter at our San Francisco shop, they asked the “Antique Road Show” question: Is it worth anything?
“We took a quick look, cleaned up the bottom of the vase to find the stamp, and discovered it was a Tiffany antique,” Martin Biro reports with a laugh. “We restored and polished it, and now that vase is worth more than $1,000! That’s a good find.”
As always, we’re happy to help you identify and restore your silver pieces. Let us know how we can help.