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<p>[QUOTE="SBSVC, post: 320600, member: 136"]Hi, Lucy!</p><p><br /></p><p>Unfortunately, since your pretty bowl doesn't have a maker's name on it, it will probably be rather hard to ID. Unless someone recognizes the pattern, you may never know for certain. (It very well may not match any named flatware pattern, and many companies didn't "bother" to name their hollow ware patterns.)</p><p><br /></p><p>When I see just the <font size="3">STERLING</font> mark & no maker's name, I always think first of the "smaller" silver companies... I did a minimal amount of checking just now, and I didn't find your pattern (altho that certainly doesn't mean it's not out there somewhere.)</p><p><br /></p><p>In any case, there is not as much interest in silver for <i>USE</i> as there once was; MANY people simply buy it for melt value & send it off to the smelter...</p><p><br /></p><p>Based on the weight you've given, I believe the melt value would be in the $110-$115 <font size="3">USD</font> range. My best guess is that there won't be a lot of buyers out there expecting or willing to pay more.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="SBSVC, post: 320600, member: 136"]Hi, Lucy! Unfortunately, since your pretty bowl doesn't have a maker's name on it, it will probably be rather hard to ID. Unless someone recognizes the pattern, you may never know for certain. (It very well may not match any named flatware pattern, and many companies didn't "bother" to name their hollow ware patterns.) When I see just the [SIZE=3]STERLING[/SIZE] mark & no maker's name, I always think first of the "smaller" silver companies... I did a minimal amount of checking just now, and I didn't find your pattern (altho that certainly doesn't mean it's not out there somewhere.) In any case, there is not as much interest in silver for [I]USE[/I] as there once was; MANY people simply buy it for melt value & send it off to the smelter... Based on the weight you've given, I believe the melt value would be in the $110-$115 [SIZE=3]USD[/SIZE] range. My best guess is that there won't be a lot of buyers out there expecting or willing to pay more.[/QUOTE]
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