Is Antique Silver a Good Investment?
Gold is well known the world over to would be investors and over the years has proven a solid long term investment but is silver also a shrewd investment? Antique silver is a market that is currently on the up, but like any other investment you need to do your homework and really get to know your antique silver. Generally speaking silver over 100 years old is considered antique and certain pieces of silver are more sought after than others. Often used by high society on a daily basis, silver coffee and tea sets are always in demand and popular with buyers. Other smaller pieces of fashionable antique silver today include snuff boxes and silver spoons which have always proved to be popular. Silver flatware or what we call cutlery today is still greatly admired and favoured in the antique market as this is a very usable piece and often bought as a gift. Getting to know the silversmiths who produced the silver is also a good idea, as with anything silversmiths come in and out of fashion ov
