About Michelle Lieberman Expertise My expertise is in the area of American sterling silver and coin silver flatware and holloware, including identifying silversmiths and makers, types and patterns of flatware and their usage. I am unable to answer questions pertaining to silverplate or foreign silver.
Experience With over 25 years experience in selling vintage silver, I now devote much of my time educating others in this field.
Education/Credentials BA California State University Los Angeles
Question Hi Michelle. I know your expertise is in U.S silver however you gave someone advise about their spoon awhile ago. You linked a site ASCAS regarding an article they wrote. Interestingly in that article were photos of a spoon by a private collector. The spoon was a Diamond Jubilee of the reign of Queen Victoria with two portraits of a young(1837) and an aged (1897) Queen Victoria.
I have this exact spoon but I can't seem to find out what the value is. I've hunted the internet but the only place I see that spoon is in that article. Any ideas?
Thank you!
Answer Hi Joy.
Souvenir spoons is the one area in which I haven't really delved. I've sold 1000's of these spoons in my day, but would either plop a $30 or $40 price tag on them and sell them in a shop or put them up on eBay at $9.95 and let it go from there.
Since I'm assuming your spoon is from the U.K., your best bet is to contact someone there for a value. Thank goodness for the internet, eh? There are some very good websites I can refer you to, listed in order of my personal preference.
