Here at James Baldwin Antiques we are experts in our trade and truly passionate about antique silver. From time-to-time we publish articles on modern and antique silver.

Cutlery

• A question of cutlery: terminology.
  As with most things with hundreds of years of evolving history eating utensils have a myriad of different descriptions and terms, often for the same object. This is further compounded by the fact that traditional western eating utensils are used over a wide geographic area, and often the traditions of one people is quite different to that of another. read more...
  
  
• Silver Cutlery buyers guide
  Some things to consider when deciding what to buy... read more...
  
  
• Storing and Caring for Silver
  Silver Cutlery- a guide to storing and caring for your silver flatware... read more...
  
  

Georg Jensen

• Georg Jensen: The name, the man.
  In the globalised consumer world of the 21st century Georg Jensen is an international luxury brand with a reputation for excellence in design and quality. Their high end retail premises can be found on Bond Street and Madison Avenue, in Milan and Shanghai, from Qatar to its home country of Denmark. read more...
  
  
• Jensen's flatware patterns. An overview
  Few if any firms have produced as many design classics in silver as Georg Jensen, flatware patterns in particular. Most of the major Jensen designers created at least one flatware pattern, many of which are instantly recognisable. read more...
  
  
• Building a Georg Jensen Service
  The easiest way to obtain a service of Jensen cutlery is of course to buy a large or complete set. However, this is an expensive undertaking, and building a canteen yourself provides a enjoyable alternative (although in the long run, probably more expensive than buying a service in one go). read more...
  
  
• Jensen Flatware for the Collector
  Spoons and flatware in general are an ideal collectors item. This is as true of Jensen as anything else. With a few exceptions basic pieces of Jensen flatware can be obtained for under a hundred pounds. read more...
  
  

Other Topics

• Old Sheffield Plate: An Introduction
  Silver has always been expensive. Since ancient times it has used to fashion objects of status and desire. Status is the word. Until quite recently silver had little practical use. It is too soft to make a tool or weapon from. While it can be polished a very sharp edge it dulls quickly, and the sharp edge is so thin as to be extremely fragile. read more...
  
  

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• An 18th Century Swedish Beaker
  

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• A 90pc Service of Cutlery by Georg Jensen in the Acanthus Pattern