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 QUESTION: I recently found a old soup ladel the markings on the back of the handle reads as follows ROCKFORD.S.P.005.THEN A SYMBOL OF A STAR. WHAT TIME FRAME AND VALUE IF ANY DOES THIS HAVE? THANK YOU
ANSWER: Hello George. Without knowing which pattern you have, it's hard to give a value. Soup ladles (I'm talking about the over 10" sized ladles) in any silverplate pattern do well, and could be worth anywhere from $50 to $200 depending on the pattern.
The Rockford line was produced from 1882 until 1925.
Regards,
Michelle
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QUESTION: Michelle thank you for your answer. However,I think it is a gravy ladle it measures 7" long and has a rose pattern on the handle. I also made an error on the markings on the back it reads as follows. ROCKFORD.S.P.C0.5*
Answer A gravy ladle would be worth quite a bit less than the figures I gave you, you can figure on a range of half of what I had previously said. Gravy ladles were much more commonly seen in a basic flatware set, soup ladles much less so. But again, the value will depend on the pattern.
