Is your silver too valuable to scrap?
A quick guide to investigating a silver hallmark before you sell it for scrap.
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Irish Silver
Silver Bowl
Today I’m going to show you how I make a silver bowl using just a few simple tools. It’s basically one hammer, one piece of wood and some silver. I might use another hammer and maybe a small dome stake towards the end but they really aren’t necessary, it’s only to indulge my love for hammers!
Cork Silver Part 2: Republican Silver
The history behind William Egan and Sons and Republican Silver in Cork.
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Cork Silver Part 1
In this article I discuss Cork silver between 1600 and the early 1900’s. I look at the establishment of hallmarking in Ireland and the effect it had on provincial silver.
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MY NEW ONLINE SHOP: CLADDAGH DESIGN
Since my shop went live this week, this post shows some of the pieces in stock as well as the reasons behind the shop name.
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Ecclesiastical Silver
It being Easter weekend I look at some contemporary ecclesiastical silver.
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Tread Softly
After visiting the Cork Public Museum I discuss the permanent exhibition of Cork Silver as well as the Crafts Council of Ireland textiles exhibition ‘Tread Softly’ which has been inspired by the W.B. Yeats poem.
Silversmith Shopkeeper
In this post I talk about setting up my shop online, how I designed my products and how I set up the website.
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Irish Silver: My Current Top Five
It being the eve of St. Patrick’s Day this post looks at some examples of Irish silver from pieces like the Ardagh Chalice to contempory Irish silver.
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