About the Author

Steve Nelson

Co-founder, Nelson & Nelson Antiques · Author, Silver Antiquities Journal

Steve and Margie Nelson outside their first antiques store in Concord, Massachusetts, in 1976 — Steve and Margie Nelson, 1976 — outside their first store in Concord, Massachusetts.

Steve Nelson and his wife, Margie, founded Nelson & Nelson Antiques more than fifty years ago. Their shared interest in antiques began at Boston’s Faneuil Hall flea market, where they met while both were exhibiting.

From their gallery at the Manhattan Art & Antiques Center in New York, they have advised collectors, decorators and museums on antique sterling silver, from individual pieces to complete services. The gallery’s specialties include sterling hollowware and flatware, Tiffany silver, Chinese export silver and Continental silver.

Steve’s expertise comes from a lifetime of examining and handling silver. Every item offered by the gallery is inspected and authenticated by Steve and his staff before purchase.

In the Silver Antiquities Journal, Steve shares that practical experience through articles on hallmarks, makers, collecting, care and the considerations involved in buying or selling antique silver.

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From Steve’s journal

The History Behind Sterling Silver Hallmarks →How Antique Silver Dealers Evaluate Rare Pieces →Caring for Vintage Silverware the Right Way →

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