Silver plated & Stainless
KirkStieff Flatware
SILVER PLATE MARKS
Remember...
STIEFF STERLING SILVER IS ALWAYS MARKED STERLING-STIEFF or as 925/1000
IF YOU SEE THIS MARK, THE PIECE IS
SILVER PLATE AND NOT STERLING
The emblem to the right is an eagle
Under the eagle is an EP for electroplate.
In the early 1980‘s as Kirk-Stieff
Stieff Rose, Royal Dynasty, Homewood and Queen Anne
would be offered in silver plate
under different names.
Examples shown below
Plated Stieff Rose was called “Maryland Rose”
(Wasn’t that confusing, since Stieff Rose was originally Maryland Rose)
Plated Homewood would be renamed “Classic Flutes”
Royal Dynasty in Silver Plate was called “Royal Traditions”
This is how the Silver Plate Kirk-Stieff flatware was packaged
The 5 piece Hostess Set
(plus a butter and sugar)
Note that the edge of the knife handle shown is smooth.
There was no attempt to simulate a chased edge.
Queen Anne Coffee Spoons would be offered as
“Williamsburg Coffee Spoons”
Photo above from the 1996 Lenox Kirk-Stieff Dealer Catalog
Below, an early 1980‘s example using the Stieff name & the Kirk EP Eagle. Later pieces would have the
Kirk-Stieff name along with the EP Eagle. These are not licensed “Williamsburg” pieces.
Silver plated flatware was not cheap in 1981
A 20 piece set was 460 dollars (US) (Four 5 pc settings)
The 5 piece hostess set was 150 dollars (US)
Three short years later...
By 1984 these prices would drop considerably to
a suggested retail of 320.00 for the 20 piece set (199 on sale)
and the hostess set at 141.00 (98.70 on sale)
Here is a 1996 example of Williamsburg Shell
as Lenox Kirk-Stieff Williamsburg Royal Shell
in silver plated steak knives.
The Stieff patterns were not the only patterns that
silver plate was added to. As I find more Kirk patterns I will show those here.
Kirk-Stieff Antique Plain in silver plate
BREAKERS 1984
Stainless Steel
Made in Japan
