Single best silver score ever!

[kali_is_my_copilot]

Today I went to sell some scrap I had been accumulating and on my way home I stopped at a GW I have had luck at before. In among a rack of pot & pan lids I found this beauty. It weighs 2.5 lbs and that is a women's size 8 sandal for size reference. The maker is L. Maciel, a Mexican silversmith. I can't seem to wipe this grin off of my face

 

[Mackaydon]

Great pick !
The Maciel Silver Factory was based in Mexico City, Mexico, from 1930 until 1970, at No 6 Sadi Carnot. The company manufactured high quality silver hollow-ware and a limited line of flat-ware along with some jewelry which consisted of mostly cuff bracelets.
Source: https://www.rubylane.com/item/200043-RL0003682/Maciel-Silver-Factory-Mid-Century-Sterling
Don.....

 

[crashbandicoot]

Ain,t dat sumpin!Good score and a good eye.

 

[JimDon]

Freaking chunky!!! Wow! Great pick!

 

[Plumbata]

Extraordinary score, that mid century Mexican sterling is nice heavy silver, congrats!

 

[tamrock]

That be a sterling boat anchor. Congratulations!!

 

[HistoryTeacher]

Every thrift store around here has one or two of trays in that style but some other metal or silver plated. I stopped checking them a while ago. I guess I'll be checking again. Great find!

 

[islamoradamark]

that's what I call big silver

 

[Indigo Knight]

Awesome find!

Every thrift store around here has one or two of trays in that style but some other metal or silver plated. I stopped checking them a while ago. I guess I'll be checking again. Great find!

Same here. Over the years I have scrapped many meat serving platters with "gravy trees" like this one. Almost all of them were silver plated copper. A few were aluminum, a few may have been brass and I think there are some newer ones that are steel.

I have never seen a sterling one until today. There are a couple listed on eBay. Apparently they are as rare as our experience confirms.

 

[randazzo1]

That’s amazing! Probably would have passed it right by.

 

[Shakakka]

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