Thanksgiving is right around the corner.
Are you hosting dinner this year?
I like to set a formal table and this year I have some new additions,
including a complete set of Roger Bros
silverplate flatware that I got at auction this summer.
If you want to set a fancier table,
here is a solution on how to get that look.
First of all, consider silver plate.
If you want to set a fancier table,
here is a solution on how to get that look.
First of all, consider silver plate.
My "new" pattern is called "First Love".
Silverplate is an inexpensive way to give your table a fancier look.
You can find a complete set on eBay for well under $100.
My set came from an auction house.
My set came from an auction house.
This group of flatware was all dumped onto a tray
and I didn't think twice about it until I saw no one was bidding on it.
So I was able to get it all for $10~
later on at home I counted all the pieces and I was thrilled.
It had dinner and salad forks, teaspoons and soup spoons, knives,
butter knife, and about ten serving pieces like a ladle, 2 meat forks, 2 large spoons, a large pierced spoon, a fish server and sugar spoon.
It was a complete set of 8 settings, shy one dinner fork,
so I went looking on eBay and found a pair of
First Love dinner forks and bought them for $15 to complete the set.
I'll be setting the table with the Clarice Cliff
purple transferware in rural scenes set I bought from eBay this summer too.
Lots of miscellaneous pieces of silver plate
and purple transferware will be on the table as well.
I like to pull everything out of the cupboards
and see what needs to be done~polishing and ironing...
A large carving board in a reticulated plated tray
with wooden handles was found antiquing.
with wooden handles was found antiquing.
Tina, from the Enchanted Home posted on some
gorgeous meat trays almost like this one~
but their price was $650~
a far cry from $20 at the antique coop.
These old fashioned traditional pieces can be found for a song.
These old fashioned traditional pieces can be found for a song.
Ebay and antique shops and auctions are
great resources for finding those serving pieces for your holiday table.
I am still on the hunt for a big turkey platter in purple transferware.
Let me know if you see one anywhere please!
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