Old Silver Goblet?????

[Coin Keeper]

Hi everyone I just found this
Silver goblet in my basement
I've included pictures! Does anyone know the
year it was made and possibly if its valuable
or just old junk

 

[CRUSADER]

Yeap 100% (NOT referring to purity!) a real silver piece with a London hallmark - 1869

 

[CRUSADER]

Makers details:

Goldsmiths Alliance Ltd (Samuel Smily)

1865..1878 (registered Oct 1865)

Flatware, mug, salver, tea & coffee services

This company formed by A B Savory & Sons and T C Savory & Co. Smily was the manager of Savory & Sons until 1880.

 

[CRUSADER]

Value is mostly based on weight of silver, how much does it weigh?

 

[camichael]

Man, I wish I had a basement to find things in! Nice find

 

[Silvermonkey]

Pretty awesome that its 100% silver. What's it weigh?

 

[Argentium]

That's a special find ! The form of your piece is characteristic of a much earlier date . Were it not for the hallmarks , and the style of the engraving ,
I would think I was looking at a piece from the 1760's..( clean it up and head down to the pub !)

 

[potsherd_creek]

Sterling is at least .925 pure or 92.5% silver. That and historical value, a great piece ! That would look great on a mantle above the fireplace.

 

[ARC]

Pretty awesome that its 100% silver. What's it weigh?

Sterling... AKA not "pure"... but 925 parts / 1000

 

[Red-Coat]

Crusader's ID is spot on (apart from Sterling being a minimum 92.5% silver, as said).

It's difficult to tell from the pictures how big it is. Looks like it might be a christening mug, in which case it would be about 4 inches tall at most.

As an antique, mugs like this will have a value beyond melt-down price but, often surprisingly, not usually hugely beyond unless in great condition and given some TLC to polish out any scratches (or from a more desirable maker).

 

[lenmac65]

Beautiful work of art. Congrats!

 

[Argentium]

Coin Keeper , As Red Coat made mention of , I too would appreciate a measurement !

 

[CRUSADER]

Crusader's ID is spot on (apart from Sterling being a minimum 92.5% silver, as said).

It's difficult to tell from the pictures how big it is. Looks like it might be a christening mug, in which case it would be about 4 inches tall at most.

As an antique, mugs like this will have a value beyond melt-down price but, often surprisingly, not usually hugely beyond unless in great condition and given some TLC to polish out any scratches (or from a more desirable maker).

Never meant its 100% pure, only that it's 100% real solid silver piece. Of course its .925 at that period of hallmarking, I hope most know that.

 

[Coin Keeper]

About 8 inches tall

 

[Red-Coat]

About 8 inches tall

Thanks. Tankard then, rather than christening cup. What we would call a 'bell tankard' with a 'flying scroll' handle.

 

[Red-Coat]

Yours is beautifully engraved which bumps up the price somewhat. Can't immediately find a recent auction price, but to give you some idea... a slightly later and slightly smaller tankard in the same style from the same maker with an engraved monogram but otherwise plain sold late last year for £200 (hammer price with buyer's premium of 24% including VAT). It was 9.6 ounces, for which the equivalent bullion spot-price would be around £135, so not a huge premium for the piece itself.

 

[CRUSADER]

Yours is beautifully engraved which bumps up the price somewhat. Can't immediately find a recent auction price, but to give you some idea... a slightly later and slightly smaller tankard in the same style from the same maker with an engraved monogram but otherwise plain sold late last year for £200 (hammer price with buyer's premium of 24% including VAT). It was 9.6 ounces, for which the equivalent bullion spot-price would be around £135, so not a huge premium for the piece itself.

Agreed, in UK, you might get a bit more than melt but stand a better chance in the US with a collector's price. I'm just unsure what that is, but $250 might be a fair guess? (A weight has been requested but all is quiet!)