“For each move in gold, silver moves about 1.75 times more, as a rule,” he says, though that tends to even out over the long term. So where, you ask, does that leave the family silver? “Covid brought in a new clientele of people who were entertaining more because they were stuck at home and looking for silver objects that could appear in a Dutch still life,” says Cartier-Stone. A silver moustache comb produced by Tiffany & Co., in the late 20th centuryThe London Silver Vaults, located two floors under Chancery Lane peter dazeley/Getty imagesOne place that might well persuade you to bedeck your table with silver is the The London Silver Vaults, a former safe deposit company two floors under Chancery Lane where aristocrats once stored their treasures when they left London for the country, and Hatton Garden traders stowed theirs overnight. You are then encouraged to shop around for valuations, from auction houses if something’s fabulous enough, or specialist silver dealers.

Source: The Times March 18, 2026 04:12 UTC