This was a wonderful find. My friend, Lisa, who is the owner of my favorite store in the whole wide world, had a cache of silver plate waiting for me. Tub after tub of wonderful old estate pieces. I was in heaven!
She set me up with a chair under a shade tree with a bottle of water and I sat there for a long while jumping from tub to tub. Making a pile of "must haves", "maybe haves", "probably not haves". and more "must haves".
Most of these pieces dated from the mid 1800's to the end of the 19th century. There was a bit of 20th century to keep me alert. Wonderful tea pots, creamers, covered sugar bowl that were so large they look like urns, vases, trays...oh, my goodness, everything a silver addict dreams of.
I ended up driving away with the trunk and back seat of my rented car filled to capacity. My husband had to carry it into the apartment in small lots because the huge tub was to heavy to lift. Then Delta airlines delivered all my finds to Southern California in time for me to bring all to YOU!
This looks amazing. What is the name of the store and where is it?
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