Category: Silver

Silver Wedding Gifts for Couples
Silver
Rachel O'Keefe-Coulson

Silver Wedding Gifts for Couples

Weddings are among the most traditional and exalted celebrations. The gifts given at wedding ceremonies are often traditional as well, like silverware. Silver wedding gifts

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King’s Pattern Cutlery
Silver
Rachel O'Keefe-Coulson

King’s Pattern Cutlery

Throughout my learning experience at AC Silver the battle of the “King’s shape” was one of the most joyful to conquer. I joined the team

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silver gilt
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Delilah Kealy-Roberts

What is Silver Gilt?

Otherwise known as Vermeil (pronounced ver-may), the technique of silver gilding refers to objects which have a silver core but have been coated with a

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What is a Filigree Box
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Louise Snowdon

What Is Filigree?

The term “filigree” comes from the Latin words “filum,” meaning thread, and “granum,” meaning grain. It refers to the use of fine threads of metal

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Dessert Etiquette
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Rachel Atkinson

Dessert Etiquette

Ice cream, molten chocolate cake, cheesecake, chocolate eclairs, jelly, apple pie, fruit…the list goes on and on. I’m sure we’ve all got our favourite type

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Entertaining With Silverware
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Rachel O'Keefe-Coulson

Entertaining With Silverware

When discussing my job with family members, friends and even strangers I am often asked the same question “do many people still use silverware”. Each

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What is a Finial?
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Rachel Atkinson

What Is a Finial?

The dictionary definition of a finial is an ornament at the end, top or corner of an object. With such a definition, buildings, curtain rails,

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Scottish freedom casket
Silver
Rachel O'Keefe-Coulson

The Freedom of a Casket

What Is a Casket? Often confused with a funerary box, a casket is a decorative box that is commonly smaller than a chest. In the

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