Estate sterling, inherited flatware, and family silver — appraised honestly, twenty minutes from your door.
No neighborhood in New York holds more sterling per square block than the Upper East Side. Estate flatware services, tea sets that haven't left the breakfront in decades, signed Tiffany and Jensen pieces, inherited collections in various states of family negotiation — this is the silver we see from UES sellers every week, and it's the silver our appraisal process is built around.
The critical thing for estate silver is what happens before the scale: maker's marks checked piece by piece, signed and collectible items priced above melt on their actual market, sterling separated from plate at no charge. A weight-only quote on an Upper East Side estate lot is usually the wrong quote by a wide margin — and it's exactly what the neighborhood's "cash for silver" storefronts hand out. Bring the collection downtown instead; the difference pays for the cab many times over.
Take the 4/5/6 or Q to 59th St and transfer, or the F from 63rd/Lexington straight to 47th–50th Rockefeller Center. By cab it's fifteen minutes down 5th Avenue.
We're at 30 West 47th St, 8th Fl, New York, NY 10036 — take the elevator to the 8th floor. Bring your silver and a government-issued photo ID.
Full estates are our specialty. Bring everything unsorted; we separate sterling from plate free, pull signed pieces for individual pricing, and give you one itemized total. For very large lots, call ahead and we'll be ready.
Our rates are published against the live silver spot price at the top of every page — weight × purity × spot, calculated on a certified scale in front of you. Get quotes anywhere you like first; ours survives the comparison.
Describe what you're selling and we'll give you a real ballpark before you make the trip. Or just come in — no appointment needed.