What is the value of an 1883 FB Rogers Silver Co candelabra?

Answer 1

Hi, there is a site called: Replacements Ltd. They list china, crystal, sterling and plated flatware & hollow ware patterns. Once you arrive at the site just click on silver, this will take you to a alphabetical listing of makers. Click on FB Rogers; it will take you to the pattern list. Your pattern will be the name or number other than 1883 and the maker's mark stamped on the bottom of the piece. Unfortunately, not all pieces are listed.

Most of the FB Rogers Silver Co products are quadruple plated silver plate, rather than sterling silver. The plated three-candle candelabras sell for approximately $35-50 each online and at auction. An attractive pair in excellent condition sold at live auction for $190 in 2005, but a similar pair brought only $40 in 2009.

According to Replacements, Ltd., there were a few patterns made of real sterling. The registered pattern numbers are 118, 142, 144, 149, 164, 250, 400, 700 and 1636. The genuine silver version will have the word "Sterling" stamped on the bottom of each piece. If it doesn't say "sterling," it isn't. Naturally, sterling will command a higher price than silver plate; for example, the candelabra would be worth hundreds of dollars.

Silverplate has no value as scrap metal; refineries will not buy it because it costs more to recover the silver than the value of the metal itself.