Antique Silver Through The Ages

Ever wondered where that antique silver teapot that you got as a wedding present originated from. Perhaps like all the other antique silver peices it’s a family heir loom that was passed on to you when your grandmother passed away and is now sitting on your fireplace mantle.

Do you even have a clue as to what the markings and dates actually signify! Well never fear I am sure you are not the only person in the universe who is in possession of such a beautiful piece of antique silver and are yet to appreciate its true value and meaning.

Anyone who is in possession of a true antique silver piece in these modern times should certainly take some time and research its origins.

This is easy to accomplish because each antique silver piece has some form of identification mark, similar to what we know in the modern day as a trademark, or hallmark.

These markings can either be in the form of the “Maker’s Mark”, “Hall Mark”, “Date Mark”, “Symbolic Mark”, “Stamp Mark” and one can tell by identifying the markings and motifs on the silver, as to what era their precious antique silver piece belongs and also which collection they belong too.

During the era of the seventeenth century silver was very expensive, antique silver items could only be found in places of worship in the form of chalices, crosses and other holy symbolic items.

Also in the homes of the wealthy, items such as teapots, coffeepots, bowls and ladles were quite popular. These silver pieces were hammered into shape from silver coins which the owners would take to the silversmith to be made into beautiful silver pieces or they were created from raw silver which the silversmith provided.

Although there were other ways of creating silver pieces the silversmiths of that era preferred to hammer their creations into shape as opposed to spinning or drawing.

The history of silver did not begin in the seventeenth century; as a matter of fact history has it that it dates way back to the Old World era with silver mines in countries such as Turkey, Greece and Spain, which were responsible for the exquisite antique silver pieces we still treasure to this day.

As time progressed and with the coming of the new age silver products were becoming more and more popular and silver mines started popping up in places such as the United States of America, Europe and Canada amongst other places.

According to history it was not until the nineteenth century that antique silver became a collectors item, it was in that era that the demand for antique silver items increased.

Now thanks to modern technology and the internet, antique silver collectors can fulfill their dreams by visiting websites and choosing from among the many exquisite antique silver pieces available.

It was around this same time that Silver jewelry was also becoming increasingly popular; this was due to the fact that people were becoming more aware of the sheer beauty of silver jewelry and the fact that it was much cheaper than its gold counterpart made it quite appealing.

Hey, do you have a silver dollar lying around the house, maybe it was given to you by your great grandfather, do you know how much it is worth today, if anything at all?

Well it would be worth your while to check out the date it was produced and get online and do some research to see just how much that antique silver dollar is worth, who knows you might be sitting on a goldmine, oops, I mean silvermine..

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