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Is silver plate worth any money?

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Is silver plate worth any money?
Silver plate is generally not worth very much because the silver is simply coating a base metal. Therefore they do not hold any monetary worth.
1stDibs ExpertAugust 17, 2021
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Antique Salt Cellar, English, Silver Plate, Server, Miniature Scuttle, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique salt cellar. An English, silver-plated server in the miniature form of a coal
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Antique Late 19th Century British More Dining and Entertaining

Materials

Silver Plate

Server
By Jean Despres
Located in New York, NY
Heavy gauge silver plated server with Despres’ Signature chain motif on the handle.  
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Vintage 1950s French Sheffield and Silverplate

Materials

Silver, Silver Plate

Pair of Antique Silver Plated Dixon & Sons Sheffield Covered Entree Servers
By James Dixon & Sons
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of antique silver plated covered entree servers was made in Sheffield England by the
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Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Sheffield and Silverplate

Materials

Silver Plate, Brass

Early 20th Century Old Sheffield Plate and Crystal Serving Piece
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful silver plated server for pickles or jam. The stand is made of Sheffield plate, with
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Antique Early 1900s British Victorian Sheffield and Silverplate

Materials

Crystal, Silver Plate

English Sheffield Silver & Oak Handled Salad Fork & Spoon Serving Pair, c. 1886
By Hammond, Creake & Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A pair of silver plated servers with English Oak handles, Sheffield, England, circa 1890. Showing
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Antique 1880s English Aesthetic Movement Sheffield and Silverplate

Materials

Silver

Wedgwood Majolica Tortoise Glazed Scallop-Shell Seafood Server, 1889
By Wedgwood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From Wedgwood, an English majolica scallop shell shaped seafood serving dish, date marked 1889. Showing the mottled tortoiseshell glazing of greens, amber, and brown. The mold refle...
Category

Antique 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

Materials

Earthenware

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