How Do You Collect Antique Silver Plate?
There is nothing like the beauty of freshly polished antique silver plate. Whether you choose to collect flatware, larger decorative silver plate items or a combination of both you will find that there are plenty of nice antique pieces still in existence today to grow your collection. Gain some knowledge about antique silver plate. Visit a local bookstore and you will find several books available on antique silver plate identification and collection. You can also research antique silver plate online. Choose a style of silver plate to collect. If your home decor is done in antiques from a particular era you might wish to collect silver plate from the same time period. Is there a particular manufacturer that you are interested in collecting pieces from? Decide if you want to collect all one pattern or if you would prefer a collection of complimentary patterns. Buy a reprint of a manufacturer catalog that features the silver plate you wish to collect. You can find these for sale on the In
