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Recent Silver Auction Prices - January 2007

Antique silver, silverplate and stainless prices realized at online auction:

Sterling

Towle 1935 Royal Windsor 5 piece sterling tea set, sold for $1,500

105 piece 1898 Old Baronial sterling silver flatware, sold for $2,600

81 piece 1941 Grande Baroque Wallace sterling flatware, sold for $3,240

111 piece Gorham 1948 Melrose sterling flatware, sold for $2,300.

Georg Jensen 1915 Acorn sterling silver flatware, 117 pieces, sold for $9,000

33 piece 1871 Audubon by Tiffany & Co. sterling flatware, sold for $4,175

Silverplate

Pair of Homan silverplate figural napkin rings (bird), sold for $150

James W. Tufts figural silverplate napkin ring (baby in cradle), sold for $515

Stainless Steel

Georg Jensen 1965 Blue Shark stainless steel flatware, 48 pieces, sold for $2,750

Recent Silver Auction Prices - December 2006

Antique silver prices realized at online auction:

Georg Jensen “Blossom” Pitcher, sterling silver, measures just under 7 inches, sold for $2,550

Victorian Silverplated Figural Napkin Ring by Simpson, Hall & Miller. Figure of child and dog, resilvered piece, sold for $3,025

Gorham Puff Box, commonly referred to as a “dresser jar”, figural art nouveau lady on the sterling silver lid, sold for $381

Georg Jensen “Acorn” Sterling Flatware, 95 piece set sold for $3,959

Tiffany & Co. “Chrysanthemum” 4 piece Sterling Tea Set, sold for $4,322

SilverCollect Adds Google Checkout Payment Option

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    September 16, 2006

    Recent Silver Auction Prices

    Antique silver prices realized at online auction:

    Gorham Strasbourg Sterling Asparagus Tongs - $1,502.75

    Gorham Mythologique 85 Piece Sterling Flatware Set - $4,100

    Tiffany Persian Sterling Flatware Service for 12 - $29,500

    Victorian Silverplate Figural Baseball Napkin Ring, Pairpoint - $3,106.56

    Gorham Versailles, Set of 4 Sterling Dinner Forks - $601

    Tiffany Bamboo 69 Piece Sterling Flatware Set - $8,000
    Bamboo Sterling Silver Flatware Pattern by Tiffany

    Recent Silver Auction Prices

    Antique silver prices realized at online auction:

    Pyramid flatware by Georg Jensen
    499 piece set, service for 18 plus 47 serving pieces sold for $44,000

    Victorian Silverplated Figural Cherub Napkin Ring by Wilcox sold for $2,251

    Spratling Water Pitcher, sterling silver (Mexico) sold for $5,900

    Coin Silver Soup Ladle by J. Wallace (North Carolina) sold for $2,283

    Gorham Martele Round Tray, 16 inch, sold for $7,500

    Francis I flatware by Reed & Barton
    204 piece service for 12 with 11 serving pieces sold for $7,091

    Gorham Napkin Ring, sterling silver “Sea-Life”, ca. 1895, sold for $3,356

    Lily flatware by Whiting
    186 piece service for 12 with 20 serving pieces sold for $15,000