flatware

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Certain coins, pieces of jewelry or select flatware or serving pieces — even grandma’s cutlery — can have added value.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 31, 2025

So many sellers have swarmed Manhattan’s Diamond District with bracelets and flatware that buyers have had trouble keeping enough cash on hand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2025

Unlike with curtains or cabinets, good, functional flatware is all made of the same material: 18/10 stainless steel.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2025

She sold flatware, stemware and linens, setting the pieces out on antique furniture — marble topped butcher tables, rattan settees, Art Deco bars — which, because customers asked, she began to sell too.

From New York Times • Apr. 22, 2024

He comes to expect the weight of their flatware in his hands, and to keep the cloth napkin, still partially folded, on his lap.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri