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
I have recently acquired two sets of silverware manufacturer is Wurttembergische Metallwarenfabrik and need to determine if they are sterling or not? suggestions?
Answer Hello Bobbi. I don't know a whole heck of a lot about German silver, but I do know that most German silver articles are a lesser grade of silver (80% silver, 20% alloy), not sterling (92.5% silver). German silver is also hallmarked, so without hallmarks, it's not going to be silver. There's very good information on this website about German hallmarks:
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