Tag: vintage silver

Serving Silver

July 20
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One of my favorite things to collect is vintage silverware!  My collection is mostly made up of silver-plate…a much more inexpensive version than sterling and still equally as elegant!  I think I may have been in my late teens when I first became intrigued by silver and soon after started my little collection.  (a result of growing up with “antique fair” parents!)  To this day, I still love to pick up vintage silver for myself and for Giggle, so I always have an excuse for checking out the bins of silver stuff at antique stores and markets!  And since I’ve been collecting for so long, I do have a pretty nice array of interesting servers to add to my displays of nibbles and treats any time we have guests!  Not always sure what these old pieces were intended for–but I don’t really care, they can be substituted for just about anything on a buffet table and they look great doing their job!  The other benefit–vintage silver-plate is available at almost every antique store–even at garage sales!  Never mind that some of the tarnish doesn’t always polish off (the only down-side to silver plate)–but to me, that’s part of the unique patina of the piece!  Whether it’s bright and shiny or a tad bit tarnished…vintage silver always adds elegance!  And though I’m no expert, I’ll share with you some “silver 101” and what’s never hiding too long in my silver drawer…

serving up pretty…with silver!