Sterling Dresser Set mirror and brush

[bdxample]

Pics to come soon but picked up a mirror and a brush both marked sterling. Polished them up, did some research on the mark and they were made by Webster. Ebay has different price ranges for this type of thing...basically is the sterling worth anything for melt value or just collectible as a set?

[AzExplorer]

AFAIK "sterling" silver is at least 92.5% silver, so yes it has melt value for sure.

[bdxample]

I promised pics...not my usual quality, but enough to give a decent idea of the pieces

[lazyaussie]

i"d say there worth more as items than melt value usually brushes have only a thin layer of silver nice find by the way

[cyberdan]

The mirror looks like it has been dropped and the handle bent. You may not be able to sell it as a collectible. But, someone may buy as silver scrap. It is probably "filled" by the look of that dent.

I just bid on a sterling and wood brush (strictly for scrap) and missed by a dollar.

How much did you pay? you might have 2-3 ounces total, depends on how thin the silver is.

[bdxample]

There are multiple "problems" with the set, including dents and an off-kilter mirror. I paid a total of 3.00 for both pieces at a garage sale.

[treasuredog]

With that many problems,I would scrap them! But thats your decision.Good Luck

[lazyaussie]

do you guys & girls research the item/collectable value/ age/ rarity of a peace of silver before you pull em to bits ?? i watch silver on eBay over here in Aussie & 80% + goes for more than melt. also do ya sell it or stockpile it ?? i"m quite interested as i collect a little bit of old silver.
lazyaussie

[cyberdan]

I paid a total of 3.00 for both pieces at a garage sale.

You did good.

[cyberdan]

do you guys & girls research the item/collectable value/ age/ rarity of a peace of silver before you pull em to bits ??

lazy, I research a bit, but there is so much out there it is hard to find a match.

For example I bought a silver bud vase for $1.50 ($1.96AUD) but only the base is silver the vase part is glass with a cut design. It might only have $2.50 in silver but I might get $8-10 on feebay. So that is in my pile to list.

A note from my experience with weighted silver pieces: about 10-15% of the total weight is silver the rest is an epoxy or plaster filler.

[allen]

those are some nice looking pieces !!!

[cyberdan]

For example I bought a silver bud vase for $1.50 ($1.96AUD) but only the base is silver the vase part is glass with a cut design. It might only have $2.50 in silver but I might get $8-10 on feebay. So that is in my pile to list.

update on that silver bud vase, actually I just bought another that was amost a twin (paid $1) my wife saw both of them together and now I don't have them any more.

I hope she doesn't put roses in them. can't stand the smell of roses

just call me dollardan