I'm joining Susan at Between Naps on the Porch for Metamorphosis Monday. Check out her site for amazing before and after shots.
This weekend my mother came over for a visit. It was nice to see her and spend the afternoon together. She wanted to do a little shopping so off we went. We landed at one of my favorite antique shops. Neither one of us was looking for anything in particular, she ended up with a very pretty decanter, I found several pieces of silver. I perused the forks, spoons, and knives and found several pieces that were marked as silver. Yippee! I was thrilled. There were two very dark pieces that I was most curious about. Would they come clean? My mother said they would, so I thought I'd give them a try.
Here they are before:
Now after.
I guess mother does know best!
I feel fortunate to have found a fork, spoon, and knife from the same set.
These are my favorite.
Enjoy your Monday.
Oh I love the look of polished silver!!! I always keep mine tarnished (like my little urn I made in my entry) - I just say I love the old patina which i do- but gleaming sparkling silver is so pretty too!
ReplyDeleteI love old silver -- have lots of serving pieces mostly from the Victorian era. I'm always on the lookout for new pieces -- and if it's black -- that usually means a better price!
ReplyDeleteYou found some beautiful pieces of silver! Your hard job of scrubbing paid off too! They're gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteBe a sweetie,
Shelia ;)
Oh the silver is so pretty and all the beautiful different patterns are just wonderful. Hugs, Marty
ReplyDeleteNicely polished ! I love the new silver....I am still working on getting some - I just don't know what to look for ???
ReplyDeleteKammy
You found some beautiful pieces of silver...all the beautiful different patterns ...Love it
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Julie
Really beautiful--I did the same thing on my post for met monday only with a silver bowl--it too came out gorgeous. Today I am on vacation and I just bought a big silver tureen for soup--I hope it will polish up. I almost bought some silver spoons--I regret that I didn't. I did by some silver salt and pepper shakers--here is hoping...can't do them until I get home!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful and you got a real bargain too!
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