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 have a flatware set from Reed and Barton sterling in the Lark pattern ( 1960 ).It consists of (8) 9" dinner knives, (8) 7 1/2" dinner forks, (8) 7 1/8" salad forks, and (7) 6 1/4" teaspoons. They are in very good condition, with only light scratching. Can you tell me what the estimated value would be,if I was to choose to sell it to a dealer ? Also, I am looking to purchase 8 place spoons in the same pattern so that I have a full dinner service, but have no idea what a fair price would be per spoon.
Answer Hello Louis. Your set has a value in the $600 to $800 range, but this is a retail price, not what you'd get from a dealer. A dealer will pay you as little as he can get away with as he's got to turn it around and sell it for a profit himself. A good rule of thumb for a dealer is to pay less than half the retail price.
Soup spoons go for about $40 to $45 each. I do see a regular dealer on eBay selling them right now for $30.99, which is quite a good price.
