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Sterling silver flatware

Posted on 5/26/26 at 7:37 am
Posted by CharleyLake
Member since Oct 2006
1485 posts
Posted on 5/26/26 at 7:37 am
Can you suggest a buyer in South Louisiana other than pawn shops for sterling silver flatware dining sets? Some pieces are identified as" Gorham." Is that identification enough to warrant a premium over melt value?
Posted by tigerfoot
Alexandria
Member since Sep 2006
61478 posts
Posted on 5/26/26 at 9:22 am to
We somehow got left w three or four monstrous “sets” of thus stuff. If I remember, one is significantly more expensive than the rest. Following to see options.

None of these were family sets, just stuff picked up at garage sales, etc
Posted by tigergal918
Member since Feb 2022
492 posts
Posted on 5/26/26 at 9:44 am to
There is a store in St. Francisville called Birds of a Feather that does consignment of these types of things. You might check there. My mother owns a full set of Gorham Strausbourg and it is very valuable, especially if you have a full 8/10/12 piece set.
Posted by makersmark1
earth
Member since Oct 2011
21257 posts
Posted on 5/26/26 at 9:46 am to


Things never seem to be valued as much as they might appear to be.

Collectibles, jewelry, objects just don’t seem to have the market they once did.

I guess the raw material has intrinsic value, but getting a “good price” is probably harder than I think it would be.
Posted by Kingpenm3
Xanadu
Member since Aug 2011
9928 posts
Posted on 5/26/26 at 9:58 am to
Might call Southland if you are in LC.

https://www.southlandcoins.net/
Posted by CharleyLake
Member since Oct 2006
1485 posts
Posted on 5/26/26 at 10:43 am to
I will start with them. Thanks.
Posted by geauxpurple
New Orleans
Member since Jul 2014
17422 posts
Posted on 5/26/26 at 11:20 am to
I haven’t been there in a long time but there was a place on Magazine Street that specialized in second hand silverware.
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