I found my grandma's Silver Spoon and Forks. Can someone please tell me how much its worth

ganithmalage · Jun 30, 2024

Red-Coat · Jun 30, 2024

Welcome to Tnet.

Those are from Elkington & Co. of Birmingham, England, but they're silver plate, not silver. The date code 'X' in a diamond lozenge is for 1862.

Unfortunately, despite being Victorian in age, their antiquity doesn't give them much additional value. You haven't shown them out of the canteen case, and their actual value will be determined by what the utensils are and the desirability of the pattern. From what I can see, there are only spoons and forks in two sizes, not full place settings. As such they would only attract a buyer who wants to add to a set they already have and so a popular pattern would make them more saleable.

I would expect them to fetch in the region $100-$200

ganithmalage · Jun 30, 2024

Red-Coat said:
Welcome to Tnet.

Those are from Elkington & Co. of Birmingham, England, but they're silver plate, not silver. The date code 'X' in a diamond lozenge is for 1862.

Unfortunately, despite being Victorian in age, their antiquity doesn't give them much additional value. You haven't shown them out of the canteen case, and their actual value will be determined by what the utensils are and the desirability of the pattern. From what I can see, there are only spoons and forks in two sizes, not full place settings. As such they would only attract a buyer who wants to add to a set they already have and so a popular pattern would make them more saleable.

I would expect them to fetch in the region $100-$200

Sorry i have added the wrong mark, can you check again, because in this spoon it has RMEH

Red-Coat · Jun 30, 2024

ganithmalage said:
Sorry i have added the wrong mark, can you check again, because in this spoon it has RMEH

Whoa, that puts a wholly different perspective on things. The hallmarks are for sterling silver from Martin, Hall & Co (Richard Martin & Ebenezer Hall) of the Shrewsbury Works, Sheffield. The date letter is a gothic lower case ‘q’, which is for 1908.

I’ll check on the likely value later. England v Slovakia has just kicked off in the 2024 Euros Football quarter finals… and that takes priority I’m afraid. The total weight of the items will have some influence on the value.

ganithmalage · Jun 30, 2024

ganithmalage said:
Sorry i have added the wrong mark, can you check again, because in this spoon it has RMEH

Red-Coat said:
Whoa, that puts a wholly different perspective on things. The hallmarks are for sterling silver from Martin, Hall & Co (Richard Martin & Ebenezer Hall) of the Shrewsbury Works, Sheffield. The date letter is a gothic lower case ‘q’, which is for 1908.

I’ll check on the likely value later. England v Slovakia has just kicked off in the 2024 Euros Football quarter finals… and that takes priority I’m afraid. The total weight of the items will have some influence on the value.

Thank you so much sir, yes im also watching the match, enjoy sir

Red-Coat · Jun 30, 2024

ganithmalage said:
Thank you so much sir, yes im also watching the match, enjoy sir

Well, I enjoyed the result, but I can't say I enjoyed the performance!

There doesn’t seem to be too much of it around to gauge a typical selling price. To give you some idea (but the eBay price is for items as yet unsold, and the Dart Silver price is what a dealer might charge… and probably offer you half that if you were selling).