tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71789015143676031092024-03-04T23:35:16.496-08:00Silver TipsterSilver Tipsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03691455386238241403noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178901514367603109.post-50099860328504483252014-04-03T08:53:00.000-07:002014-04-03T09:15:13.290-07:00We've moved!The new London Silver Vaults website is <a href="http://www.silvervaultslondon.com/">www.silvervaultslondon.com</a> <br />
Lots of news and information on silver, And we are on Facebook <br />
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/londonsilvervaults">www.facebook.com/londonsilvervaults</a> and Twitter. <a href="https://twitter.com/londonsvaults">https://twitter.com/londonsvaults</a><br />
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Silver Tipsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03691455386238241403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178901514367603109.post-70255966919085722552013-10-08T05:22:00.000-07:002013-10-08T11:31:09.674-07:00Lords and Ladies and their silver<div class="MsoNormal">
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Yesterday was a rather special day. The Lord Mayor of the City of London and the Lady Mayoress came to the <a href="http://www.thesilvervaults.com/" target="_blank">London Silver Vaults</a> to congratulate us on achieving our sixtieth anniversary, here in London's Chancery Lane. They were shown round by Steven Linden who chairs the Dealers Association and given a brief history of the Vaults. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Ray Feldman who now runs his own shop was able to give a first hand account of the history because he has worked here for as long as the Silver Vaults as shops have existed. In 1953 there were just 13 dealers, now there are 25. Then the silver wares were piled on trestle tables down the main 'street' in front of what were real Vaults. This image was captured by a Ronald Searle drawing in the new </div>
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A visit to Vivienne in Bryan Douglas gave an opportunity to
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In David Shure they saw a humongous silver wine 'cistern'. Big enough to have a bath in.</div>
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Although brief, the visit was much enjoyed by
the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress, as an opportunity to learn more about a topic
of interest to them both. It made a relaxing change in their hectic schedule of
official speeches and business meetings - up to five events a day!</div>
Silver Tipsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03691455386238241403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178901514367603109.post-19338918368937382292013-06-03T07:48:00.000-07:002013-06-03T07:53:34.556-07:00WIN £1000 WORTH OF SILVER <h3>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Visit the shops at the London Silver Vaults between now and the end of October and you can enter a Prize Draw to win a £1,000 shopping spree in any of the Vaults 25+ shops selling silver, vintage watches or jewellery. <a href="http://www.thesilvervaults.com/prize-draw-terms" target="_blank">The Draw</a> is part of the London Silver Vaults' 60 Lustrous Years celebrations.</span></h3>
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<sup><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">So make sure 2013 is the year you do go shopping at the <a href="http://www.thesilvervaults.com/" target="_blank">London Silver Vaults</a>.</span></sup><br />
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<sup><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"></span></sup><br />Silver Tipsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03691455386238241403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178901514367603109.post-53106443830307304602013-05-08T04:58:00.001-07:002013-05-10T02:57:57.718-07:00Great Gatsby! It's Art Deco at the London Silver Vaults. <br />
<span lang="EN" style="color: #404040; font-family: "Britannic Bold"; font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">The stage show Top Hat started London’s current craze for
1930s style. Great Gatsby-mania is now taking off, ‘the Twenties look’ already
embraced by fashion, beauty and men’s grooming. </span><span lang="EN" style="color: #404040; font-family: "Britannic Bold"; font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Britannic Bold"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">At the <a href="http://www.thesilvervaults.com/" target="_blank">London Silver Vaults</a> a selling exhibition <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Art
Deco – Silver in the ‘Style Moderne’</i> gives you the chance to buy<span style="font-family: inherit;"> original Art Deco silver from the two decades.</span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN" style="color: #404040; font-family: "Britannic Bold"; font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">The Twenties and Thirties were a delicious
interlude when the bright young things of the day overthrew the fussy styles of
the past. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In came the crisp lines of Art
Deco - elegance, glamour, functionality and modernity, </span><span lang="EN" style="color: #404040; font-family: "Britannic Bold"; font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Britannic Bold"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">first feted at
the 1925 Paris <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Exposition des Arts
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<span lang="EN" style="color: #404040; font-family: "Britannic Bold"; font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Architecture, furniture, textiles and also
silverware and jewellery, from Europe to the USA, embraced the clean lines of
industry and took inspiration from exotic ancient cultures (Egyptian, Aztec,
tribal African) and the influence of cubism and futurism in art.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="color: #404040; font-family: "Britannic Bold"; font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">In silver, Art Deco is all about sleek, stretched shapes
in architectural forms, with geometric and stylised detail. Surface
pattern is minimal, allowing the burnished smooth patina of the metal to
gleam. </span><span lang="EN" style="color: #404040; font-family: "Britannic Bold"; font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Britannic Bold"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Paul Poiret, Ren</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Britannic Bold"; font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">é</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;"> </span><span lang="EN" style="color: #404040; font-family: "Britannic Bold"; font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Lalique, Jacques-Émile Ruhlmann, Jean
Dunand and Jean Puiforcart. English silversmiths took their cue, and
makers such as Walker & Hall, Atkins Brothers, Carrington & Co, Adie
Brothers and Mappin & Webb created wonderful Art Deco tableware and
accessories.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tiffany was the jeweller of
the day.</span><span lang="EN" style="color: #404040; font-family: "Britannic Bold"; font-size: 16pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and Thirties and still makes a statement in Twenty Thirteen. <a href="http://www.thesilvervaults.com/catalogue/show/ART-DECO-SILVER-IN-THE-STYLE-MODERNE-" target="_blank">Items for sale</a>
range in price from a set of 12 cocktail cups in silver plate for £240 (<a href="http://www.lindenantiquesilver.com/" target="_blank">Linden & Co</a>) to a pair of sterling silver tazzas in a Jean Puiforcat design made
by Elkington at £6,500 (<a href="http://www.chinesesilver.com/" target="_blank">S &J Stodel</a>).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;">The <a href="http://www.thesilvervaults.com/" target="_blank">London Silver Vaults</a> sells antique silver but also has a great selection of silver vintage
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selection of jewellery and gift items on display in the three big cabinets in
the downstairs foyer – these are the ‘shop windows’ for the Vaults. Here are ten
items on display which our designer has selected. Any one would make a perfect
Valentine’s Day gift. See more from the <a href="http://www.thesilvervaults.com/catalogue/show/Seasonal-Sparkle" target="_blank">display</a>.</span></div>
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with three diamonds and four sapphires. </span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;"></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;">£450<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bruford & Heming, Vault
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;">5cm wide cuff
bracelet in plain silver.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>£270<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>William Walter, Vault
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enamelled silver bracelet. £225 Linda Jackson Vaults 53 & 55 <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Scottish silversmith Sheila Fleet. £87. </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Nat Leslie, Vault 21
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& cubic zirconium necklace, £195.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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cufflinks<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>£425<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wolfe, Vault 41<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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vintage car £550. J Surtees, Vault 16 <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Martini cocktail
stirrer, lemon zester and ice crusher in one.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;">£95.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Linden</st1:place></st1:city> & Co, Vault
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Silver Tipsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03691455386238241403noreply@blogger.com0London, UK51.5073346 -0.1276831000000129351.1912116 -0.77313010000001292 51.8234576 0.51776389999998707tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178901514367603109.post-74832276438549748522013-01-16T07:39:00.000-08:002013-01-16T09:26:25.793-08:00SILVER VAULTS SHORTLISTED FOR AWARD<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><v:shapetype coordsize="21600,21600" filled="f" id="_x0000_t75" o:preferrelative="t" o:spt="75" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" stroked="f"> <v:stroke joinstyle="miter">
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Arial;">The London Silver Vaults has
been shortlisted in the 2013 Homes and Antiques<o:p></o:p></span></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Awards. The announcement was made in the February issue of the magazine that </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">The London Silver Vaults is one of 25
shops shortlisted for the Antiques Centre of the Year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The Vaults is delighted to
have been recognised as offering ‘excellent quality, choice and knowledgeable
and personable service’ especially in 2013 when it is celebrating its 60<sup>th</sup> year of business at the
Chancery Lane site.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">We invite our customers and Homes and Antiques readers to vote for us on the magazine's website </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">by the
end of February 2013. The top five venues in each category will be announced in April
and the Winners will be announced at the Decorative Antiques and Textiles Fair
on 25 April during National Antiques Week.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Since 1953 The <a href="http://www.thesilvervaults.com/" target="_blank">London Silver Vaults</a> has
been selling quality antique and contemporary British and foreign silver in the
many shops in Chancery House, 53-64 Chancery Lane, at the corner of
Southampton Buildings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
now boasts the largest collection of silver for sale in the world. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Silver Tipsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03691455386238241403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178901514367603109.post-9419077576930984202012-11-29T07:51:00.000-08:002012-11-29T07:51:09.312-08:00<br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: small;">Silver is the trend</span> says Barbara Chandler in the
Evening Standard</span></h4>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Homes and Property (</span><st1:date day="28" month="11" year="2012"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">28 November 2012</span></st1:date><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">). </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></h4>
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‘Silvery rooms are bang on trend. Ditch the red for winter white. Very Ralph
Lauren. Metallic surfaces make a virtue of weak winter light. Choose shimmering
wallcoverings, silvery lamp bases and pendants in chrome/pewter/glass. Wrap up
in faux fur throws and hang large mirrors in ornate silver frames.’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Well, it
just so happens that in the <a href="http://www.thesilvervaults.com/" target="_blank">London Silver Vaults</a> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Seasonal Sparkle</i> Christmas Gift<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>display right now there are three brilliant examples of Barbara's suggestions which you can buy. There’s a large decorated self-standing mirror and a
silver electric table lamp. And these are both </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Edwardian
so they pack an extra punch when it comes to value. And look fabulous. There is also a rather elegant late Victorian mirror (pictured here). More details in the Exhibition Catalogue on the website. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Special
Festive Shopping Day: Next Wednesday December 5 we are open late (till 8) and we
have drinks and canapés and jolly music lined up to make your visit extra
special. And there’s a glass of bubbly free if you book to eat at the Chancery
Restaurant in </span><st1:street><st1:address><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Cursitor Street </span></st1:address></st1:street><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">further
down </span><st1:street><st1:address><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Chancery Lane</span></st1:address></st1:street><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"> and whisper the magic words <a href="http://www.thesilvervaults.com/" target="_blank">Silver Vaults</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Silver Tipsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03691455386238241403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178901514367603109.post-86354367971117899232012-11-15T07:26:00.000-08:002012-11-15T07:26:48.211-08:00CHRISTMAS SHOPPING DAY AT THE LONDON SILVER VAULTS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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known for its vast selection of antique and modern silver and jewellery,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>is staying open to the public until 8pm for
late night shopping on 5 December.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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will be a rare occasion to shop late at the fascinating London Silver Vaults,
filled to the brim with fantastic gift ideas and on 5 December you can enjoy festive music, tasty canapés and a complimentary drink as you browse the many
specialist shops housed at the Vaults.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Find
affordable silver gifts such as swizzle sticks, coffee spoons, cocktail shakers,
napkin rings, silver bracelets and modern jewels. </span></div>
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experience in how to buy, use, collect and treasure silver. </span></div>
Silver Tipsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03691455386238241403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178901514367603109.post-70250344062873674862012-09-13T11:35:00.003-07:002012-09-13T11:35:33.368-07:00Back to Big Splashy JewelleryJewellery design has gone through some changes since the recession started to bite. Diamonds got smaller, used as pave threads around gems rather than being the centrepiece, and precious and semi precious gemstones got more colourful too but also smaller. This Autumn colour is still the hot story but the gemstones are big and splashy*, with lots of orange and red stones such as orange opals, mandarin garnets and pink sapphires (always popular), as well as a smattering of green emeralds and soft blue aquamarines.
And where yellow gold is usually the standard setting for jewels, now, because of its current astronomic price (around $1700 an ounce) jewellers are using more platinum and silver for setting these colourful gems. Platinum was a jewellery favourite in the Thirties because it set off the Art Deco black and white designs so well and silver, although it has risen in price, is a fraction of the price of gold.
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Belmont has an Art Deco eternity ring with a full ruby channel set in platinum for £800. Wolfe has a Victorian deep blue enamelled heart pendant edged with tiny pearls and decorated with a silver bow of tiny diamonds for £1,750.
William Walter has a retro silver filigree necklace with marcasite and four, deep maroon garnets for £140 and a colourful silver bangle set with lots of different agate stones for £450 (pictured). Nat Leslie stocks the contemporary Moonlight Collection by Sheila Fleet which features earrings and necklaces using opals, silver and blue hand enamelling.
At the beginning of October these and many more colourful gems will be centre stage in the Silver Vaults’ 'Seasonal Sparkle' Christmas Gift display of attractive silver gifts in the foyer and online. All items are for sale.
*Financial Times: Watches & Jewellery 8 Sep 2012
Silver Tipsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03691455386238241403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178901514367603109.post-26287047400552573952012-06-15T09:21:00.001-07:002012-06-16T05:44:44.073-07:00Follow the City's Silver TrailBuried Treasure: Silver in the City is a new guided walk discovering the City's links to the story of silver from the Romans to the 20th century.
The new Walk has been sponsored by the London Silver Vaults as part of the Celebrate the City event running from next Thursday 21 June until Sunday. The first Walk will start at 2pm Thurday 21 June 2012 and at the same time Friday. Saturday and Sunday the walk starts at 10am. Meet at Chancery Lane Tube. You will end the walk at the <a href="http://www.thesilvervaults.com">London Silver Vaults</a> about an hour later, where you can see an exhibition of 20th Century Modernist silver called
Post War Winners. The guided walk is free but you do need to book. Book here on the <a href="http://www.visitthecity.co.uk/culture2012">Celebrate the City<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj92s5pHwUVpJdtRX_nIK1nSWchJy0z8wNG2mFDr1wWF4xnh_Jhd243Eq8nIj1-l8URaZO_smoS7tk8n3yfkfSq7ZPNnGDY3QGtrWPLGvJY0MWCk_w-GTs11bpzPrPVIVI_JWWqWICFCBk/s1600/silver12_104.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear:right; float:right; margin-left:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="134" width="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj92s5pHwUVpJdtRX_nIK1nSWchJy0z8wNG2mFDr1wWF4xnh_Jhd243Eq8nIj1-l8URaZO_smoS7tk8n3yfkfSq7ZPNnGDY3QGtrWPLGvJY0MWCk_w-GTs11bpzPrPVIVI_JWWqWICFCBk/s200/silver12_104.jpg" /></a>
</a> website. The Vaults are closed on Sundays.
Over the course of these four very special days (21 – 24 June), thousands of people will be given the keys to the City of London, as the Square Mile opens its doors to reveal many of its secrets and treasures.
It's your chance to enjoy the freedom of the City of London - and a unique opportunity to find out why the Square Mile is not as square as you might think!
Launching on Midsummer Day (21 June) with Tchaikovsky’s thunderous 1812 Overture performed in Guildhall Yard by musicians from Guildhall School of Music & Drama, Celebrate the City events – most of which are free-of charge - will include glittering exhibitions, City walks and talks, Livery Hall openings, family entertainment at the Cheapside Fayre, activities at the Barbican Centre and Museum of London, and music in many of the City’s churches.
Celebrate the City is a joint collaboration between the City’s arts partners, attractions, livery companies, churches, retail and hotels. It is promoted by the City of London Corporation and the Diocese of London with generous support from the City Bridge Trust.Silver Tipsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03691455386238241403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178901514367603109.post-43846911808743875962012-04-04T07:20:00.003-07:002012-04-04T07:26:50.540-07:00Causing a flutter at the Antiques Road Show<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9gUhtz26BlH1AxErkCOWjBY4Vl2iOyGdKR9XVOVF4dA9aXRN2fvh5Lky52fAsABABMwM0Giz0wjiGUicqjm3wWFGAYoi9R8Q4fipdngmdAMW-EduOPo9dwZsXhb_Ym0VFcjpcK2cUKGc/s1600/photo.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9gUhtz26BlH1AxErkCOWjBY4Vl2iOyGdKR9XVOVF4dA9aXRN2fvh5Lky52fAsABABMwM0Giz0wjiGUicqjm3wWFGAYoi9R8Q4fipdngmdAMW-EduOPo9dwZsXhb_Ym0VFcjpcK2cUKGc/s200/photo.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727551509790228594" /></a><br />A spectacular diamond butterfly brooch from the Edwardian period was on last Sunday’s (1st April) Antiques Road Show and was valued for insurance at £60000, much to the delight of the mother and daughter who brought it to the show. If you were looking closely at the screen you would have seen Linden and Co, 85 New Bond Street, printed inside the lid of the brooch box.<br />.<br />There is still a <a href="http://www.lindenantiquesilver.com">Linden & Co</a> today which is based at the London Silver Vaults and specialises in antique silver and jewellery. Steven Linden’s great uncle originally worked out of a tiny office near London’s Piccadilly and did rather well when Britain came off the gold standard causing a flurry of buying and selling in gold and silver. With his profits he opened a double fronted jewellery shop in upmarket Bond Street. Two nephews joined him in the business; one was Steven’s father. After his uncle died, Stevens’s father set up Linden & Co in 1960 at the <a href="http://www.thesilvervaults.com">London Silver Vaults</a>, which is now run by his two sons Steven & Howard.<br /><br />Says Steven Linden, ‘My great uncle’s combination of entrepreneurial spirit and good eye for quality was the key to a very successful career. Over 60 years later like many of the dealers in the silver vaults whose knowledge have been handed down through the generations, we probably know a thing or two about silver & jewellery, which makes the Vaults a rather special place to shop. And butterfly brooches are still very popular.’Silver Tipsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03691455386238241403noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178901514367603109.post-65416958988421767032012-02-23T07:59:00.007-08:002012-02-23T08:55:11.820-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTIxRxjcKV4yz0bhQ5ZoPUH-74HNdbipKhw37Q2VdhYgkKFqxP6F0RdocNU0MU4J0Nb_3S1-qRXwT8uPb2i8WDJWxHmPoKHweopv7jh7qIBHOz-gGzLQYKChGVUKB8uzFheptmL1nc1R8/s1600/DeVecchiT8Candelabra.TIF"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 194px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTIxRxjcKV4yz0bhQ5ZoPUH-74HNdbipKhw37Q2VdhYgkKFqxP6F0RdocNU0MU4J0Nb_3S1-qRXwT8uPb2i8WDJWxHmPoKHweopv7jh7qIBHOz-gGzLQYKChGVUKB8uzFheptmL1nc1R8/s200/DeVecchiT8Candelabra.TIF" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712369101219093138" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEije4PRF1Yi25LbWB42s4S2ablg7BdtDPXj13RzGoDe-kwCxBUBzf2toUc-XIGXCubcIdFPEuPfiyRPu0sLa1ZM8JDG6pp-ON83CpKWt2G9msHyG6mZcAkVoMv1Qoa2k51yYNEFIGg0fzw/s1600/silver12_109.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEije4PRF1Yi25LbWB42s4S2ablg7BdtDPXj13RzGoDe-kwCxBUBzf2toUc-XIGXCubcIdFPEuPfiyRPu0sLa1ZM8JDG6pp-ON83CpKWt2G9msHyG6mZcAkVoMv1Qoa2k51yYNEFIGg0fzw/s200/silver12_109.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712368639277533890" /></a><br />Flickering candlelight in a room adds a magical touch. If you add silver in the form of candlesticks, the effect of candlelight and silver can be utterly stunning. So while the nights are still dark and cold, here are some ideas to add warmth to your evenings in. <br /><br />In its current selling exhibition, <a href="http://www.thesilvervaults.com">The London Silver Vaults</a> has an eclectic mix of antique and modern silver candlesticks, candelabra and other devices for carrying the flame into 2012. You can find timeless Georgian elegance like the candlesticks shown here from 1763 through to avant garde contemporary design like this de Vecchi 20th century flourish known as the T8 candelabra.<br /><br />A cluster of candlesticks works to better effect. Put a string of candlesticks down the centre of a dining table and set these off with tea-lights underneath. But never leave lit candles unattended in a room.<br /><br />Silver collectors visiting the display will be intrigued by some very unusual pieces such as a rare pair of adjustable candle-holders for the piano, a J Gilbert candle snuffer and tray in Old Sheffield Plate or a really stunning pair of five-light candelabra with a Chinese style bamboo pattern from the turn of the century. <br />Carrying the Flame runs until mid May 2012. See the <a href="http://www.thesilvervaults.com/catalogue/show/Carrying-The-Flame">catalogue</a> for a list of the exhibitsSilver Tipsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03691455386238241403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178901514367603109.post-73011639753993234742012-01-04T09:56:00.000-08:002012-01-04T10:10:00.858-08:00Hand Mirrors Popular Again<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7LOJCDlbZR-_GvI_oyC90mF6sqzW1EfLKuP7aPoDKsaMf5xaoeaGvt1SI9K69rdhrmP_EJDlju642TbD-7YIheBslVduAj553xkJhc7fMK5dItuJi8X21Yg9Z6DKIHEo09SDtYGqUy-k/s1600/CB0_4998.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7LOJCDlbZR-_GvI_oyC90mF6sqzW1EfLKuP7aPoDKsaMf5xaoeaGvt1SI9K69rdhrmP_EJDlju642TbD-7YIheBslVduAj553xkJhc7fMK5dItuJi8X21Yg9Z6DKIHEo09SDtYGqUy-k/s200/CB0_4998.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693840152006913442" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAjEPMVNWeGxICvTqHqCT7pTY1h2_dl5KlLVXg26z2iIDMjxBfkyxJ9qh7ZUS1Ioea5uPhNjxrD6Ksj1xMeBNoqEtYJzP5WcImDcHrr8AMfmwck0L1bSXGONLunSkq653hiHrChGLsr8M/s1600/IMG_0841.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAjEPMVNWeGxICvTqHqCT7pTY1h2_dl5KlLVXg26z2iIDMjxBfkyxJ9qh7ZUS1Ioea5uPhNjxrD6Ksj1xMeBNoqEtYJzP5WcImDcHrr8AMfmwck0L1bSXGONLunSkq653hiHrChGLsr8M/s200/IMG_0841.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693839087127691698" /></a><br /><br />The dressing table mirror is the ‘comeback’ item in a recent Kate Shapland beauty notebook for the Telegraph Magazine (10 December 2011). Remember them? A mirror with a long elegant handle, set in wood, glass or silver, that allows you to see your latest hairdo from the back if you hold it up to another mirror. At <a href="http://www.thesilvervaults.com">the London Silver Vaults</a> there are some delightful hand mirrors to buy, either in decorated silver or with enamelled backs in whites, blues and greens. They date back to late Victorian times or the more recent Edwardian era and they were still being made in the 1960s. Prices are around the £200 mark or even half that for something less ornate. A very special Valentine’s Day present.Silver Tipsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03691455386238241403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178901514367603109.post-20443218514005060852011-12-01T01:32:00.000-08:002011-12-01T03:44:14.103-08:00Silver Christmas gifts for your favourite cook<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2llWLeH4RrrdrGRZfsSd9cEhweVT3aMGYolj5_Tb_aZjyv8nCJQ1oUPRLk08GC8nykfjLqHSNH8YPDFeDnUnKlLgyj4k1ygo7xufDrHfKNO0C-khmLDHX2o1UpXALw_dxJxlossGisek/s1600/Ladles%252CfromSaltToSoup.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2llWLeH4RrrdrGRZfsSd9cEhweVT3aMGYolj5_Tb_aZjyv8nCJQ1oUPRLk08GC8nykfjLqHSNH8YPDFeDnUnKlLgyj4k1ygo7xufDrHfKNO0C-khmLDHX2o1UpXALw_dxJxlossGisek/s200/Ladles%252CfromSaltToSoup.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681097500624819666" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMeb1v4TXfs7deJVNrq754KVcLrxlwqPsO-dWSCmlagkC4zxT85J15CabdMoX_2eUVd4L3hXNAL7wi1a4DXn92kg-svsczCckEwm-Rxoc7ao_HJAgHQ_av1wx4DObUQnhYrkIFxYRmFio/s1600/SA227x12.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 192px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMeb1v4TXfs7deJVNrq754KVcLrxlwqPsO-dWSCmlagkC4zxT85J15CabdMoX_2eUVd4L3hXNAL7wi1a4DXn92kg-svsczCckEwm-Rxoc7ao_HJAgHQ_av1wx4DObUQnhYrkIFxYRmFio/s200/SA227x12.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681096959071989042" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje7HmcoIzaeiVPJM2wYvytdEMuyYw-BUukVuAvoiOJaoIbPjDJ-oq85Ejrsm-7C__3CfBbYVm9KTAyVtmMAFOx0V2v2E4jkjQCSh2q1wgJZzLbaIfHo4kRfNPDjiSvk-NMPmQFnymr-ZM/s1600/CB0_7339.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje7HmcoIzaeiVPJM2wYvytdEMuyYw-BUukVuAvoiOJaoIbPjDJ-oq85Ejrsm-7C__3CfBbYVm9KTAyVtmMAFOx0V2v2E4jkjQCSh2q1wgJZzLbaIfHo4kRfNPDjiSvk-NMPmQFnymr-ZM/s200/CB0_7339.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681096427635926162" /></a><br />Buy an antique silver gadget for the cook or chef in your life and they will be deeply impressed. Cooks since the Georgian times in England have been using silver for cooking and serving their meals because of its special properties: it doesn’t taint the food, it heats up quickly and it cleans easily. They warmed their brandy (for pouring onto Christmas puddings) and sauces in silver pans, made toasted cheese delicacies in silver dishes, ladled the soups out of silver tureens, sifted icing or caster sugar (onto their mince pies) and strained orange juice into the mulled wine.<br /><br />Here is an A-Z OF SILVER CULINARY EQUIPMENT which is both unique and useful and can be bought at the London Silver Vaults in Chancery Lane, London. Examples are on display in <a href="http://www.thesilvervaults.com/catalogue/show/The-Cook-s-Kitchen">The Cook's Kitchen exhibition</a> until the end of January 2012. <br /><br />CHEF'S SILVER<br />Basting spoons – Georgian examples are very collectable. Great as serving spoons.<br />Brandy warmers – small pans with a lip for pouring and usually a wooden handle. <br />Chafing dish – a lidded dish, insulated to keep contents warm. <br />Dish cross – a raised silver dish holder with a central burner, for keeping food hot at the table. <br />Gravy strainer – to strain out any lumps from meat juice or gravy.<br />Meat skewer – for use with a boned and rolled joint of meat, mostly mid-Georgian.<br />Nutmeg grater - popular during the period 1780-1840. <br />Sugar caster - for refined sugar, with a removable, pierced lid. 1850s onwards.<br />Tea caddy spoons - from the 1770s onwards but mostly 1800s and up to the 1940s. <br />Tea infuser – for making tea, and infusing spices into sauces.<br /><br /><br />PRESENTATION<br />Asparagus - tongs and serving sets <br />Breakfast Dish – large scrolling lidded serving dish for serving the bacon & eggs.<br />Entrée dish – a fairly shallow, lidded serving dish for meat or vegetables, used on the table or buffet.<br />Ham Stand - for holding a cooked ham for carving. Magnificent example in the show.<br />Mazarine - an oval pierced plate used in serving fish (or meat). 18th century onwards.<br />Meat dish & cover – often with a ‘sunken well & tree’ to catch the juices. <br />Muffin dish – created especially to keep muffins hot, straight from the griddle.<br />Soup tureen – these first came into vogue in the early 18th century. <br /><br />SPECIALIST CUTLERY FOR COOKING, SERVING,EATING<br />Carving sets – elegant set of carving knife, fork and steel. <br />Cold meat servers – with flat grips to pick up slices easily, and with a scissor-action.<br />Fish slice – for serving a whole fish at the table. later Georgian period onwards.<br />Knife rest – traditionally used to rest the carving knife on when not in use<br />Lobster picks & crackers <br />Pastry forks – with three tines/prongs, one of which is wider to cut through pastry. Marrow scoop or spoon – designed to scoop out the cooked marrow from a bone. <br />Serving sets – knife and large fork, or trowel-shaped server for cakes and tarts.<br />Sugar Nips or Tongs.<br />Toasting fork – with a long, extendable handle, used to toast bread (or marsh mallows) at the fireside.<br /><br /><br />ON THE TABLE<br />Argyll (Argyle) – an insulated jug to keep gravy or sauce warm. <br />Butter boat – a small boat-shaped serving dish for pouring melted butter at table.<br />Carafe or decanter – a more glamourous way to serve wine or port at table.<br />Condiment set – usually comprising mustard, pepper and salt pots.<br />Cream jug – typically small upright or boat style jug for pouring cream at table.<br />Cruet sets – comprising three, four or more (sometimes eight) silver stoppered glass bottles.<br />Egg coddler – a small, deep lidded dish containing a holder for cooking four eggs<br />Gravy boat – typically boat-shaped for pouring sauce or gravy. <br />Oil & vinegar sets – more popular from the late Victorian period.<br />Sugar caster – to dredge sugar on fruit or cakes or mince pies. <br />Salt cellars – traditionally lined in Bristol blue glass as salt tarnishes pure silver.<br />Spoon warmers – often in shell or cornucopia form.Silver Tipsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03691455386238241403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178901514367603109.post-36855540422383387912011-10-21T08:40:00.000-07:002011-10-21T08:58:47.972-07:00Vote Silver Vaults Best Antiques Shop<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-t9wxDoGjSD0jHvDJMDEkMOdtImsVTPFy6P031UdKeeSN1Dbporp5XIgJDegAN7FZVC6YupK7qQcoXiP4Q2HB_SNFJDjuUi7zprDAXGbT0LWhEXcpmKpMHwyDaQy5Bv6Imj4VBKiTA3w/s1600/BBASlogo%25282%2529.gif"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 108px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-t9wxDoGjSD0jHvDJMDEkMOdtImsVTPFy6P031UdKeeSN1Dbporp5XIgJDegAN7FZVC6YupK7qQcoXiP4Q2HB_SNFJDjuUi7zprDAXGbT0LWhEXcpmKpMHwyDaQy5Bv6Imj4VBKiTA3w/s200/BBASlogo%25282%2529.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665975238517113314" /></a><br />To mark National Antiques Week 14 to 21 November 2011, Homes & Antiques magazine is asking antiques fans to vote for their best antiques shopping spots. There are five categories to choose from. No more than 50 words needed. And you could win a prize for nominating. Such as an Overnight stay at the Royal Crescent Hotel, Bath, worth £375. <br /><br />To get the <a href="http://www.homesandantiques.com/britains-best-antiques-shops">form click here</a> or find out more from the <a href="http://thesilvervaults.com/news">Silver Vaults news room</a>. We hope that one of your Silver Vaults dealers will be your choice or maybe you think the London Silver Vaults itself is the best antiques shop ever. It's certainly has the biggest stock of silver in the country! <br /><br />End Date is 30th November 2011. The winning shops will be announced by Kirstie Allsopp at the Bath Decorative Antiques Fair on 8th March 2012.Silver Tipsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03691455386238241403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178901514367603109.post-82518084987934315352011-10-04T10:42:00.000-07:002011-10-21T07:17:02.390-07:00Dining in Style at the Silver Vaults<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwj-JEkJLgiZRE63H-PBrqCd0U3Yshuuat1-sV3PJolvgiKpJ5kMqU1GEZdGnYI-2RC1G-a4NwrrieA6MNaYaazkH0zp7j8C_ZIqiA2qUiD9XngWT5QrbpgrKemcjBFGOPZtEpZ-DuimM/s1600/DSC_0377.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwj-JEkJLgiZRE63H-PBrqCd0U3Yshuuat1-sV3PJolvgiKpJ5kMqU1GEZdGnYI-2RC1G-a4NwrrieA6MNaYaazkH0zp7j8C_ZIqiA2qUiD9XngWT5QrbpgrKemcjBFGOPZtEpZ-DuimM/s200/DSC_0377.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659694465272569090" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDlWIj1xVN_l6pbZ2gI6FNk8oXVKOV-cUfe_vED_ZC6YmhfNqzQ3NBYMFyN8fJTokmKQI9Ao8uLk40WkmYKUofvkuEKuUdQiRmdzXi5zSZiK0Na0Rgv52fiEyaLJgBD9HQ-FjpRQWICBU/s1600/DSC_0385.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDlWIj1xVN_l6pbZ2gI6FNk8oXVKOV-cUfe_vED_ZC6YmhfNqzQ3NBYMFyN8fJTokmKQI9Ao8uLk40WkmYKUofvkuEKuUdQiRmdzXi5zSZiK0Na0Rgv52fiEyaLJgBD9HQ-FjpRQWICBU/s200/DSC_0385.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659694468454449970" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9CW10e0G7GNZwcdQftrosLOv1R64whIoNG9IdPFS9Crv2GDA-Lv1EX3e4v9BpSrKIYzUJsaGtz3opGUDUdrjIssjdRztcGltWliQ4rUk9LH3WKVxjOUQnO0MmOGMlHeh1HL027w52Xrw/s1600/DSC_0383.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9CW10e0G7GNZwcdQftrosLOv1R64whIoNG9IdPFS9Crv2GDA-Lv1EX3e4v9BpSrKIYzUJsaGtz3opGUDUdrjIssjdRztcGltWliQ4rUk9LH3WKVxjOUQnO0MmOGMlHeh1HL027w52Xrw/s200/DSC_0383.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659694463637180082" /></a><br />When his owner went to see the <a href="http://www.thesilvervaults.com/catalogue">Cook’s Kitchen selling exhibition</a> of<br />silver at the London Silver Vaults (opened 3 October) there was a little<br />culinary treat waiting outside for Nelson the bulldog. Served in a silver bowl <br />of course. Well <a href="http://www.thesilvervaults.com">the Silver Vaults</a> is the biggest antique silver shop in the world.Silver Tipsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03691455386238241403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178901514367603109.post-20744845605350890442011-09-15T03:00:00.000-07:002011-10-21T08:40:08.105-07:00Silver and A Special Relationship<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI6YIcb93wBIlTcMHKfRPzUSJzMmspdjOwsjAcyeBKhtxi_Q21p2zC9koH7HVddyWXBWHPNGefDO429oVuAaICK3OxtGnJdjuzrJUXwo6R_k7Kcy4g9NaERVgd031Bqu57E0dVzTS6Rug/s1600/SA227x12.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 192px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI6YIcb93wBIlTcMHKfRPzUSJzMmspdjOwsjAcyeBKhtxi_Q21p2zC9koH7HVddyWXBWHPNGefDO429oVuAaICK3OxtGnJdjuzrJUXwo6R_k7Kcy4g9NaERVgd031Bqu57E0dVzTS6Rug/s200/SA227x12.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652531420000012626" /></a><br />What do Goldie Hawn, Joan Rivers and Barbara Walters have in common? A great sense of humour? Not sure about Barbara. Well in fact they are all American girls who at various times popped over from the US and dropped into <a href="http://www.thesilvervaults.com">the London Silver Vaults</a> in Chancery Lane to do a little silver shopping. They are amongst generations of Americans who first began this special relationship with English quality silver after the war, when many GIs were still stationed here. At that time us Brits were still trying to get some rationed butter to put on our rationed bread, rather than splashing out on a shiny lifestyle. We have caught up a bit now and rather like a dash of glamorous silver about the home. <br /><br />Meanwhile, also discovering the appeal of English silver is another American, the young editor of <a href="http://www.americangirlinchelsea.com">An American Girl in Chelsea</a>, the ‘chic guide for American women in London’. She particularly likes <a href="http://www.thesilvervaults.com">the Silver Vaults</a> for <a href="http://www.thesilvervaults.com/catalogue/">wedding gifts</a> to get away from that Wedding List sameyness. And she is rather taken with some of the antique culinary silver that is in the next selling exhibition at the Vaults in The Cook’s Kitchen show, starting in October.Silver Tipsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03691455386238241403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178901514367603109.post-36482629650081624672011-06-21T08:17:00.000-07:002011-06-21T08:46:55.355-07:00Desserts Boum!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUv0giFaChrwkI4PzroMMgBRH3K9Iyz_M78ea9i8MrVdVIjM4mARBBMa2UhxB9oiKSMS0jJjLTiZR0dJ4pfbNRZV4HKx_LrpbN6fpANfTvNO-C9thGM5O-e-H_GZFd9MYbRER9JNkz33E/s1600/silver_030.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUv0giFaChrwkI4PzroMMgBRH3K9Iyz_M78ea9i8MrVdVIjM4mARBBMa2UhxB9oiKSMS0jJjLTiZR0dJ4pfbNRZV4HKx_LrpbN6fpANfTvNO-C9thGM5O-e-H_GZFd9MYbRER9JNkz33E/s200/silver_030.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620699893472170274" /></a><br />Cocktails are so yesterday declares<br />that style maitresse Harpers Bazaar this month <br />because it seems the ‘fashion crowd now head <br />to one of London’s chic dessert bars for a rendezvous.’<br />Could it be that one of their researchers popped into <br />the <a href="http://www.thesilvervaults.com">London Silver Vaults</a> off Midtown’s Chancery Lane<br />and saw the Just Desserts exhibition of silver that no<br />self respecting dessert hostess could ignore. So when <br />you’ve sampled the English liqueurs and ice-cream <br />at the Waldorf Astoria or been colour blocked by<br />Ladurees macaroons in their new salon in Covent Garden, you<br />can try your hand at dessert parties at home. Just don’t forget<br />a dash of silver. And by the way, according to that uber sylist,<br />Wallpaper magazine, macaroons are, je regrette, a little passé, <br />it’s now the turn of the cream puff or chou à la crème. First stop <br />café Popelini, rue Debelleyrne in Paris, of course.<br />Just Desserts selling exhibiton June to end September 2011. <a href="http://www.thesilvervaults.com/catalogue/show/Just-Desserts">Catalogue</a>Silver Tipsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03691455386238241403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178901514367603109.post-70313453494717602342011-04-23T06:53:00.000-07:002011-04-23T07:21:38.830-07:00SAVE OUR SILVER HALLMARKS<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh26dD2822fCcQi-KuZDXcXPwyjmKAz7loWfPUUIoLVZ4AX4KJnTUtmatdBasjHQifkWUbnT7T70uW5EEYTP2znxZTPZ4Xo1DPlYf30otej-rdaMtcli9p7RO_a0fU-0imam1XBwq6JY-0/s1600/silver_vaults_logo.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh26dD2822fCcQi-KuZDXcXPwyjmKAz7loWfPUUIoLVZ4AX4KJnTUtmatdBasjHQifkWUbnT7T70uW5EEYTP2znxZTPZ4Xo1DPlYf30otej-rdaMtcli9p7RO_a0fU-0imam1XBwq6JY-0/s200/silver_vaults_logo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598783072635366498" /></a><br />The ‘Red Tape Challenge’ launched by the Government on 7 April is designed to do away with any superfluous rules and regulations that make commerce more difficult than necessary. One of the regulations being ‘challenged’ is the requirement for all precious metals to be tested independently for adequate metal content. This is known as hallmarking, the name derived from the first assay office, Goldsmith’s Hall in London. (The London Silver Vaults's logo (shown) depicts the current London hallmark,<br />the leopard's head. <br /><br />As reported in this week’s Antiques Trade Gazette (21 April 2011) the Birmingham and London Assay Offices have countered the ‘challenge’ to hallmarking with an appeal for people to log onto the <a href="http://www.antiquestradegazette.com/news/7885.aspx">Government Red Tape Challenge site</a> and make their objections known. You have until 5 May 2011. <br /><br />There are aleady more comments logged on this subject than for changing the Sunday Trading laws. <br /><br />Rather than stifling enterprise, the independent hallmarking of precious metals carried out by Assay offices, could be claimed to promote enterprise and industry because it guarantees a consistent level of quality for gold and silver objects. A silversmith today who produces a silver object such as a vase or a set of cutlery, just like British silversmiths since the end of the 12 century, submits their work to be assayed. This way the ultimate purchaser is guaranteed silver of the required 92.5 per cent proof sterling silver quality which cannot be confused with inferior silver, silver plate, chrome, nickel or any base metal.<br /><br />The customer is also told through the various ‘marks’ who made the piece, what date it was made and where it was assayed. It is one of the cleverest methods of quality control in manufacture and has contributed to British silver’s unrivalled reputation throughout the world. People who shop at <a href="http://www.thesilvervaults.com">the London Silver Vaults</a>, for instance, know everything they buy there is as described by its hallmarks. Whether silver is antique or modern, it carries its history with it. This protects both silversmith, retailer and customer and should not be changed.Silver Tipsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03691455386238241403noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178901514367603109.post-65310470501065392462011-04-12T07:51:00.000-07:002011-04-12T07:59:43.215-07:00Silver value doubles in a year<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiedXP0DqfjOP8L4xDQer4poXVZRoCvGAFKfwIXwQ80VNXp49AWHMLLfJPFKbqUq4rAXnyA5OQsQ_13VBtYMXIc2Ynbmn3uvYo9LKye5CQwLS3cdYgZfG7bx8ZQOGuCiTrEmvuf8ZmLu7c/s1600/_77C4052.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiedXP0DqfjOP8L4xDQer4poXVZRoCvGAFKfwIXwQ80VNXp49AWHMLLfJPFKbqUq4rAXnyA5OQsQ_13VBtYMXIc2Ynbmn3uvYo9LKye5CQwLS3cdYgZfG7bx8ZQOGuCiTrEmvuf8ZmLu7c/s320/_77C4052.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594711442336926114" /></a><br />According to Kitco <a href="http://www.kitcosilver.com">www.kitcosilver.com</a> the web page for investors in precious metals, silver doubled in value over the last year. To be precise it rose 122 per cent to where it sits now at around $40 an ounce or nearly £25. Metals and particularly gold, which now fetches a mind boggling $1400 or so an ounce, are seen as a good hedge against weak currencies and general economic turbulence. <br /><br />Vintage silver objects such as one can buy at the UK’s biggest retailer of<br />antique silver, <a href="http://www.thesilvervaults.com">the London Silver Vaults</a> are currently remarkably good value ounce for ounce against their bullion counterparts. But the strength of silver bars is likely to pull up the price of handmade or manufactured silver as demand for silver increases. So now might be the time to add some silver loveliness to the home and watch your possession become even shinier.Silver Tipsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03691455386238241403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178901514367603109.post-30248327188384349302011-03-25T10:29:00.000-07:002011-03-25T10:54:46.798-07:00Jewellery Ideas for Mum on April 3<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinIQDe95qHB5yIyyFKiVoYnDosaOxX2L5BkmweXXoIDZVaoK8C_-57UUvs67zEU7VJazG588VryMcUOOINZhEvAmsQRRUrA08VefoWs4X5b0R5iYu2X_v37AjaKQU5BHyzxa5YX7U4yes/s1600/ENXX142+SLATE++STANDING+STONES.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 242px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinIQDe95qHB5yIyyFKiVoYnDosaOxX2L5BkmweXXoIDZVaoK8C_-57UUvs67zEU7VJazG588VryMcUOOINZhEvAmsQRRUrA08VefoWs4X5b0R5iYu2X_v37AjaKQU5BHyzxa5YX7U4yes/s320/ENXX142+SLATE++STANDING+STONES.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588071779253854882" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgclh1qqcC4NL_fpSTcJM1_Cf6vkcoAnDCPbgu3Vi2tX9nGranNlY2hF-zIESUkAYPSjucFSVivVSGA-j0XdIfvktkdY_88fyOqgbt1b1ptPks3l14D9IYwmO0vGQVEUqtvIBxYsT_-Sp4/s1600/ESE149+MOONLIGHT.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgclh1qqcC4NL_fpSTcJM1_Cf6vkcoAnDCPbgu3Vi2tX9nGranNlY2hF-zIESUkAYPSjucFSVivVSGA-j0XdIfvktkdY_88fyOqgbt1b1ptPks3l14D9IYwmO0vGQVEUqtvIBxYsT_-Sp4/s320/ESE149+MOONLIGHT.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588071773650447842" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.thesilvervaults.com">The London Silver Vaults</a> in Chancery Lane (open Monday thru Saturday till 1pm) is not only ‘the home of silver shopping’ with lots of ideas for adding a dash of silver to your kitchen dining area but is also home to specialist jewellery shops and jewellery collections. A new collection, exclusive in London to Nat Leslie at Vault 21 (Tel 0207 242 4787) is from award winning Scottish jewellery designer Sheila Fleet. Sheila’s designs for earrings and necklaces draw on her Orkney land- and seascapes. The 2011 ‘moonlight’ collection at Nat Leslie’s features pretty opals on ripples of silver or gold for necklaces and earrings, evocative of the moon reflecting on water. Another very simple silver necklace with pendants is entitled ‘slate standing stones’. <a href="http://www.anthonygreen.com">Anthony Green Antiques</a> and Wolfe Jewellery (Tel 020 7405 2101)at the Silver Vaults specialise in vintage watches and jewellery and <a href="http://www.belmontjewellers.co.uk">Belmont Jewellers</a> has lots of ideas (and discounts) for Mother’s Day gifts. Open daily from 9am to 5.30pm, Saturday 9am until 1pm. Tel: 020 7242 3844. Nearest Tube Chancery LaneSilver Tipsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03691455386238241403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178901514367603109.post-2562990791549353282011-03-01T04:25:00.000-08:002011-03-01T04:40:29.824-08:00Silver Antique of the Week: Statement Gems<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5sorgAdZfuY0__YLNMDbDe4YmylZc40e6WKqNX_s4RHqjoqTjeM53lF_vSnhPlg7jn7RZS3lRMc4sslrqorqc4Nt8N9E15ux2fk2h9F0Wd3DU1bI-HyAPC521PiWP_6v0QI-SzsRz7wY/s1600/ring2499_2.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 278px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5sorgAdZfuY0__YLNMDbDe4YmylZc40e6WKqNX_s4RHqjoqTjeM53lF_vSnhPlg7jn7RZS3lRMc4sslrqorqc4Nt8N9E15ux2fk2h9F0Wd3DU1bI-HyAPC521PiWP_6v0QI-SzsRz7wY/s320/ring2499_2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579089449220437634" /></a><br />The London style magazines during Fashion Week were showcasing statement gems that incorporate tutti-frutti clusters of contrasting coloured stones. In keeping with the vibrant colour-blocking going on this Spring in clothes and interiors, jewellery too has got in on the act. Jewellery houses and high street fashion shops are offering over-the-top earring, necklace, ring and bangle styles with mix & match groups of gems; amethyst, topaz, peridot – the brighter the better. Several dealers at <a href="http://www.thesilvervaults.com">The London Silver Vaults</a> feature beautiful jewellery. We found this particular 18ct white gold vintage ring set with a crazy cluster of pearls, coloured diamonds Citrine. Topaz, Pink Sapphire and Amethyst at <a href="http://www.anthonygreen.com">Anthony Green Antiques</a>. It’s a 1970s cocktail ring. We think it rocks!Silver Tipsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03691455386238241403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178901514367603109.post-6482068233936892032011-02-25T08:40:00.000-08:002011-02-27T04:10:43.712-08:00Breakfast and a dash of silver<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy84jOD6_4t-BbAAPV-yk1dLH5F907fEdMqzRiOlBb1dZjIgsQ4TfQtjJasjcAS07YRnFrU_L7vaiWpZsVGhuDsIQVL3RvYe1w-iBJ9kqiV6vbv4xcIWfV8F1yTFv2-y-IlC5Mfh_m9-0/s1600/DSCN1215.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy84jOD6_4t-BbAAPV-yk1dLH5F907fEdMqzRiOlBb1dZjIgsQ4TfQtjJasjcAS07YRnFrU_L7vaiWpZsVGhuDsIQVL3RvYe1w-iBJ9kqiV6vbv4xcIWfV8F1yTFv2-y-IlC5Mfh_m9-0/s320/DSCN1215.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577679703257118194" /></a><br />Weekend brunches are as popular as ever at restaurants, but why not aim to enjoy your own ‘five star’ breakfast at home each weekend by snapping up some traditional silver tableware for a bit of extra style? <br /><br />A new selling exhibition at the London Silver Vaults in London’s Chancery Lane is on now until the end of May 2011 and has all the items you could think of, and some you will never have heard of, for a proper 'full English'. <br /><br />Expect to find lots of tea- and coffee pots, familiar Old English style silver cutlery, toast racks, butter knives, butter dishes and jam pots. More suprising is the 1930s rollover silver dish for keeping the cooked food warm, an insulated Argyll jug for keeping liquids warm, spoon warmers and egg coddlers, little silver combo sets for boiled eggs with a spoon and bowl for the salt and pepper and even modern silver tops for Marmite and ketchup jars. <br /><br />Breakfast and particularly teapots seem to have inspired the silversmith's flights of fancy over the years. Moving into the surreal there is a very rare tea-set of teapot, jug and sugar bowl all in the shape of chickens (see pic). Another tea-set is shaped like garden snails. For the coffee drinkers there are pretty, lemon coloured ceramic espresso cups with silver saucers, designed in 2005 or cafe au lait pots in hammered silver from the turn of the century Arts & Crafts era. Rise and Shine - Silver at the Breakfast table is on until the end of May in the downstairs foyer of the 30 shops at <a href="http://www.thesilvervaults.com">the London Silver Vaults</a> in Chancery Lane, London WC2, a few hundred yards from Chancery Lane Tube.<br />Prices are from £45 to £4,500 with most items under £500.Silver Tipsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03691455386238241403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178901514367603109.post-67236438128039724002011-01-28T01:56:00.000-08:002011-02-09T02:58:37.536-08:00TOP FIVE VINTAGE SILVER VALENTINE PICKS<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg74NCieotlr_KuivvdxjJBXz2W_Wl47p1KIut_5AFjQ0Sc8nK_eC39FP038B_V2qM3PVQGgEp3kD2O4vORFHqMcxuqLL-_UoViPdqOBZDQ28tgbzPUyxctaQPSC71G_xJIV0kQ0tWFrWE/s1600/CB0_5037.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg74NCieotlr_KuivvdxjJBXz2W_Wl47p1KIut_5AFjQ0Sc8nK_eC39FP038B_V2qM3PVQGgEp3kD2O4vORFHqMcxuqLL-_UoViPdqOBZDQ28tgbzPUyxctaQPSC71G_xJIV0kQ0tWFrWE/s200/CB0_5037.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567246347910043698" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRbV1JA5wPUP7V76sDhR2XQolnl4xNoyaCiy7BW25licGkhCWJjxIeE-cUAFsEh9zTbfzUkt_Tib2nYRU6xGjY0GXL31HcDt1-Y04XUyveBMXKzLtpirQ-9Q7U7XKFbq-XchUlWz664PM/s1600/CB0_5017.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRbV1JA5wPUP7V76sDhR2XQolnl4xNoyaCiy7BW25licGkhCWJjxIeE-cUAFsEh9zTbfzUkt_Tib2nYRU6xGjY0GXL31HcDt1-Y04XUyveBMXKzLtpirQ-9Q7U7XKFbq-XchUlWz664PM/s200/CB0_5017.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567246138204686738" /></a><br /><br /><br />Here’s our top five picks for Valentine’s Day gifts from the London Silver Vaults’ cast of thousands. Buy her some gorgeous, colourful chunky jewellery. Try <a href="http://www.belmontjewellers.co.uk/">Belmont</a> <a href="http://www.williamwalter.co.uk/">William Walter</a> or <a href="http://www.thesilvervaults.com/shops?rotate=1">Wolfe</a> for semi-precious and precious stones in silver and gold settings as rings, necklaces or bracelets. shown here Seed pearls, peridot and gold earrings and bracelet by Wolfe Buy her pretty enamelled perfume bottles, hand mirrors, picture frames or trinket boxes in bright fruit drop colours at <a href="http://www.lindasilver.co.uk/">Linda Jackson</a>, Choose a mirror or picture frame. Virtually every dealer has silver frames, heart shapes for her, ships for him. Three unusual picture frames by <a href="http://www.thesilvervaults.com/shops?rotate=1">Barry Collins</a>. The choice is huge.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs3S1zQS7X9OuW4VRqUpZ7LIXi1LtdJ2Imap92F6hvT_YO9Uv6oRZ-ERkaEvWatc4wpm8DPJSpRLYbAX9bbFFnmDmgxA1OxYokGasL-KauGaDpjmaomKmqGCyZltqiorYKnbo_xYMFXgs/s1600/CB0_4860.jpg"><img style="margin:0px 10px 10px 0;float:left;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs3S1zQS7X9OuW4VRqUpZ7LIXi1LtdJ2Imap92F6hvT_YO9Uv6oRZ-ERkaEvWatc4wpm8DPJSpRLYbAX9bbFFnmDmgxA1OxYokGasL-KauGaDpjmaomKmqGCyZltqiorYKnbo_xYMFXgs/s200/CB0_4860.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567245879184815234" /></a><br /><br />For him there are vintage watches from all the big watch brands like, Rolex, Omega, or Patek Philippe. This stunning Omega Constellation with a solid gold waterproof casing in its original 1950s red leather box is from <a href="http://www.anthonygreen.com/">Anthony Green</a>. And also for him a glass and silver claret jug is both a sophisticated object to own and a great way to accessorise the Shiraz. Most of the dealers sell these and <a href="http://www.kalmsantiques.com/">Stephen Kalms</a> has some very striking examples from the 19th and 20th centuries. Find the contact details for all the dealers and their specialities under Shop Details on the <a href="http://www.thesilvervaults.com/">Silver Vaults website.</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWfOAHOgcNXkMTFnYhP34ThtFokigBGJyJf7ET1wk_1cQGEF1YaYjUwPTbux6D09OerB_7T3qeCbJkays0mb1IOzvVDwrAL2WR8Stvw2OHvdVQZHRv6UJK5AcSESRkkFyYlYqliLVsMQQ/s1600/omegaconstel3424.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWfOAHOgcNXkMTFnYhP34ThtFokigBGJyJf7ET1wk_1cQGEF1YaYjUwPTbux6D09OerB_7T3qeCbJkays0mb1IOzvVDwrAL2WR8Stvw2OHvdVQZHRv6UJK5AcSESRkkFyYlYqliLVsMQQ/s200/omegaconstel3424.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567244659607777426" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBoyObUVMuqrcPXrlza2Q6uVplCdfNTquYQ-hnFF6MnGi9PUDTfqGz3uFZAinlSLB_EepVYO2XRplIK-a6VILmrA12H4pcPxkVWrcXMRmQmEEx90PekY7lBKuG-Xdw53-afObyaV00o2Q/s1600/ClaretJug-Victorian.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBoyObUVMuqrcPXrlza2Q6uVplCdfNTquYQ-hnFF6MnGi9PUDTfqGz3uFZAinlSLB_EepVYO2XRplIK-a6VILmrA12H4pcPxkVWrcXMRmQmEEx90PekY7lBKuG-Xdw53-afObyaV00o2Q/s320/ClaretJug-Victorian.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567184991970971554" /></a>Silver Tipsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03691455386238241403noreply@blogger.com1