IS THIS WORTH SOMETHING 🙏

ganithmalage

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Just curious, but how long are they?
It looks to be a shorter unit, which may speak to the age.
 

I have found that if a spoon (or whatever) isn’t marked specifically with the word “sterling” that it is plate, there are definitely a few exceptions but I would guess that it’s plate. Take it to a jeweler.

Yes, that's a good rule of thumb, but since the OP believes the spoons to be 'very old', they could be coin silver (nominal 900 fine rather than 935). I have seen coin silver marked just as 'silver' as well as 'coin silver', 'CS', or not marked at all.

The word could be part of the manufacturer name or a brand/pattern rather than an indication of metal content, but I've never heard of it if so. Reed & Barton produced a pattern called "St. George", but it doesn't look like that.
 

Its very old, from my grandma. I have only 4. Can you please tell me where can I sell them
They belonged to your Grandmother but that really is hard to define for how old they actually are.
What I mean a Grandmother could have been born in 1890s or 1950s.
 

I’d call it an Oar pattern or possibly a Fiddle pattern. I’d guess early 1900’s and most likely pre-WWI.
As to silver content, I have no clue.
I’d guess well below sterling grade.
 

I have found that if a spoon (or whatever) isn’t marked specifically with the word “sterling” that it is plate, there are definitely a few exceptions but I would guess that it’s plate. Take it to a jeweler.
Thank you so much sir ❤️
 

Would these kinds of (surface) defects occur on sterling? I've only seen them on silver-plate where the plating is about to chip/flake off.
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I have 4 cream soup spoons from my grandmother.
No question they're plated--it's worn off in several places. Whether plated or sterling, I'd never sell them; they're almost all I have from her.

AND... they're the best musical spoons I've ever played! I've kept a pair of them in my guitar case for decades, along with my jaw harp, kazoo, and harmonicas.
 

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