How Do You Identify An American Sterling Silver Flatware Pattern?
American Sterling silver flatware is a fascinating area of research whether you’re a reseller, or a serious collector. The internet provides us with loads of information about hallmarks and maker’s marks on sterling silver. Identifying your sterling flatware piece’s maker and pattern is not only possible, but can be a lot of fun! First of all we’re assuming we know that the flatware piece we have is, in fact, sterling. For example, I was recently asked to sell a few vintage sterling flatware pieces for a friend. The spoon in these pictures is one of them. The first step I took was to try to find out who made the piece. I needed to look at the maker’s marks on the back of the spoon, which I did, using a magnifying glass. There are 3 marks on this sterling flatware piece. I could see a lion, an anchor and a fancy letter “G”. I went to a website www.925-1000.com to their American silver marks page. (see resources below). Since I had a letter “G” as a starting point, I went to the “Initial
