💡 Many people have valuable silver sitting unused at home
Large silver items often have significant melt value — a single tea set can be worth $1,000–$3,000+
A Guide to Selling Sterling Silver Hollowware in Tampa
What Is Silver Hollowware?
"Hollowware" refers to silver tableware and decorative items that aren't flatware — tea sets, trays, bowls, candlesticks, pitchers. If you've inherited a collection, it may be worth considerably more than you expect.
- ✓ Large silver items often have significant melt value
- ✓ Rare pieces can be worth much more than scrap
- ✓ Pawn shops often underpay for large silver items
- ✓ We handle large collections and estate silver
Silver Prices Are Near Record Highs. A complete sterling tea service weighing 1,500 grams is worth ~$1,400+ at today's prices — don't donate or sell for pennies what may be worth thousands.
Types of Silver Hollowware We Buy
If it's marked "Sterling" or "925," we're interested. Common items we purchase:
- Silver Tea & Coffee Services — full sets including teapots, coffee pots, creamers, sugar bowls
- Silver Trays & Platters — serving trays of all shapes and sizes
- Silver Bowls & Dishes — centerpiece bowls, candy dishes, serving bowls
- Silver Candelabras & Candlesticks — pairs and single items (including weighted)
- Silver Pitchers & Goblets — water pitchers and drinking goblets
- Decorative Objects — picture frames, dresser sets, trophy cups, inkwells