Sell Sterling Silver Candlesticks in Los Angeles for Cash
Sell sterling silver candlesticks in Los Angeles to a counter that tells you, before weighing, whether your pair is worth more as a pair and whether a weighted offer is an estimate or a measurement. Paid the same visit.
Where to Sell Sterling Silver Candlesticks in Los Angeles
If you want to sell sterling silver candlesticks in Los Angeles, start with the fact this page is built on: a single candlestick is not half a pair. Collectors and antique dealers buy candlesticks in matched pairs, fours and sets, and a lone survivor sells for a small fraction of what the pair would have brought together. The metal market works the other way. By weight, a pair is simply two candlesticks, and an orphan is worth exactly what its silver is worth.
That is why the first thing we decide with you at our Lawndale counter is which of those two markets your candlesticks belong in. A matched pair with the same maker, the same marks and the same height, still in usable shape, may be worth more as objects, and when it is we say so before anything goes on the scale. A single stick, a dented pair or a pair assembled from two different sets belongs to the metal market, and there South Bay Coin is a direct buyer: licensed, bonded and insured since 1980, with an in-house refinery and payment before you leave.
So bring both candlesticks, including the damaged one, and bring the orphan whose partner went to a sister years ago. Do not split a pair between heirs or buyers until you have heard what it is worth together. Sellers drive in from Torrance, Redondo Beach, Manhattan Beach and Palos Verdes for the same reason: the answer comes first, then the number.
Candlesticks rarely leave a sideboard alone, so bring the sterling silver flatware from the same drawer too. Everything else in the cabinet is covered on our page for anyone looking to sell sterling silver in Los Angeles.
Silver Candlestick Buyers Near Me in Lawndale
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How Much Are Sterling Silver Candlesticks Worth?
How much sterling silver candlesticks are worth depends first on how they were built, because a candlestick is designed not to tip over. Most American sterling candlesticks from the last century are a thin silver shell over a base loaded with pitch, plaster, cement or resin, often with a steel rod running up the stem. The maker usually admits it on the base: weighted, reinforced or cement filled. On those pieces the scale reads the filler as loudly as the silver.
That leaves exactly two honest ways to price a weighted candlestick. The first is an estimate made on the closed piece, based on its size, its gauge and how that maker built its weighted line. The second is a measurement: the filler and rod come out and the silver shell is weighed on its own. A measurement is exact, but it ends the candlestick as a candlestick. An estimate keeps the object whole, but it is still an estimate.
At South Bay Coin you always hear which of the two numbers you are being quoted, and why, before you decide. We never open a candlestick without your say-so, and we never suggest opening a pair that could still sell as a pair. Many buyers quote one figure for a weighted piece without saying whether it came from a guess or from a scale. That is the gap our Lawndale counter closes for sellers across Los Angeles County.
Solid pieces are simpler. Older cast candlesticks, many of them English or Continental, carry no filler at all, so their weight is silver, and their marks, maker and date may point to the collector market instead.
Sell Weighted Sterling Candlesticks and Silver Candelabra
Every candlestick that crosses our counter falls into one of three groups, and each is handled differently. Cast or solid sterling is weighed as it stands. Weighted sterling is priced by estimate or by measurement, your choice, as described above. Silver plate, marked EP, EPNS, silver on copper or with a plate maker's name, carries almost no recoverable silver. We identify it free, tell you out loud and hand it back, the same plate policy that applies across our silver buying in Los Angeles.
Candelabra add parts. The branches usually lift out of a socket or unscrew from a threaded rod, the nozzles and drip pans (bobeches) come loose, and each part may carry its own mark or none. A sterling candelabrum can wear a plated drip pan, and a plated base can hold sterling arms. We check every part separately, so a missing arm or a loose socket costs you only what that one part would have weighed.
Dents, splits, a bent stem, wax still in the cups, a sconce cracked where a candle was levered out: none of that changes the silver in the piece. Damage only matters if a pair was headed for the collector market, and if it was, we tell you.
We Buy Silver Candlesticks and Candelabra for Cash
Pairs, singles, weighted, solid, dented and tarnished. If it once held a candle and it is sterling, our Lawndale counter buys it.
Sell Sterling Candlestick Pairs
Matched pairs, fours and larger sets. We check maker, marks and height on each stick first, and if the pair is worth more as objects, you hear that before any weight is taken.
Sell a Single Silver Candlestick
The orphan whose partner was lost, broken or given away. A single is priced on its silver, so at our counter it is worth exactly what its sterling weighs, missing partner or not.
Sell Weighted Sterling Candlesticks
Marked weighted, reinforced or cement filled. You hear whether the offer is an estimate on the closed piece or a measurement of the shell, and nothing is opened without your permission.
Sell Silver Candelabra
Two, three and five light candelabra, whole or missing an arm. Branches, sockets, nozzles and drip pans are checked one by one, because a sterling candelabrum can carry a plated part.
How to Sell Silver Candlesticks in Lawndale
Text Photos of the Candlestick Base
Photograph the underside of each candlestick and any words stamped there, then text them to (310) 363-2697. Or walk into 16916 Hawthorne Blvd with no appointment.
Get a Free Candlestick Evaluation
We check each stick's marks and construction in front of you, say which market applies, and name any weighted offer as an estimate or a measurement.
Get Paid for Your Silver Candlesticks
Accept the offer and you are paid before you leave, by cash or check. Decline and every candlestick goes home with you, unopened. Bring a valid photo ID.
Silver Candlestick Buyer vs Antique Dealer vs Auction House
Where you sell sterling candlesticks should depend on what they are. Here is how a walk-in visit to our Lawndale counter compares with the three routes most Los Angeles sellers weigh it against, including two things we do not do.
| Feature | South Bay Coin | Antique Silver Dealers | Auction Houses | Mail-In Buyers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walk in with no appointment | Yes | Sometimes | No | No |
| Pays the same visit | Yes | Sometimes | No | No |
| Candlesticks stay with you until you accept | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Says if a pair is worth more as objects before weighing | Yes | Yes | Yes | Rarely |
| Names a weighted offer as an estimate or a measurement | Always | Varies | Not applicable | Rarely |
| Buys a single orphaned candlestick | Yes | Rarely | Rarely | Yes |
| Buys dented, weighted or incomplete sterling | Yes | Rarely | Rarely | Yes |
| No seller commission or buyer's premium | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Markets a pair to collectors and pays you after it sells | No | No | Yes | No |
| Buys silverplate candlesticks | No | Sometimes | Sometimes | No |
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Questions About Selling Sterling Candlesticks
How much are sterling silver candlesticks worth?
It depends on how they were built and whether they still sell as objects. A solid candlestick is worth at least its silver weight. A weighted one is worth its sterling shell, not its total heft. A matched antique pair by a known maker can be worth more than its metal, and we tell you that before weighing.
Are weighted sterling silver candlesticks worth anything?
Yes. Weighted sterling candlesticks have a real sterling shell over the filler, and that shell is bought like any other sterling. The filler is worth nothing, so the offer is lower than the heft suggests. We always tell you whether your figure is an estimate on the closed piece or a measurement of the shell.
What is inside weighted sterling candlesticks?
Usually pitch, plaster, cement or a resin compound packed into the base, often with a steel or brass rod threaded up through the stem to hold the parts together. Many bases are sealed with a felt pad or a metal plate. None of it is silver, which is why the maker stamped the word weighted on the piece.
How can I tell if my candlesticks are sterling silver or silver plated?
Turn them over. Sterling, 925 or .925 means sterling; 800, 830 or 900 means a Continental silver standard; English pieces carry a lion. EP, EPNS, silver on copper or a plate maker's mark means silverplate. If the base shows nothing readable, text us a photo and we will tell you what to bring.
Is a single silver candlestick worth selling?
Yes, if it is sterling. Collectors pay far less for one candlestick than for a matched pair, but a metal buyer does not care about the missing partner. A single sterling candlestick is worth its silver at our Lawndale counter, whether it is weighted or solid, polished or black with tarnish.
Where can I sell sterling silver candlesticks near me in Los Angeles?
You can sell sterling silver candlesticks in Los Angeles at South Bay Coin, 16916 Hawthorne Blvd in Lawndale, a short drive from Torrance, Redondo Beach, Manhattan Beach and the 405. We are open Monday through Friday 10 to 5 and Saturday 10 to 3, no appointment needed, and you are paid before you leave.
Should I polish silver candlesticks before selling them?
No. Polishing removes a little silver every time and can soften the chased and cast detail a collector would pay for. Tarnish does not change what the silver is worth. Leave old wax in the cups rather than prying it out with a knife, which scratches the sconce. Bring your candlesticks exactly as they are.
Do you buy silver candelabra with missing or loose arms?
Yes. A candelabrum missing an arm, with a loose socket or a bent branch, is still sterling wherever it is marked sterling. We check the base, each branch, the nozzles and the drip pans separately, because parts are sometimes plated or replaced. You are paid on every sterling part and told about any part that is not.
Will you open my weighted candlesticks to weigh the silver?
Only if you ask us to. Opening a weighted candlestick gives an exact silver weight but ends it as a usable piece, so it is your decision, never ours. We quote you an estimate on the closed candlestick first, and we will not suggest opening a pair that could still sell as a pair.
Can I sell sterling silver candlesticks in Los Angeles without an appointment?
Yes. You can sell sterling silver candlesticks in Los Angeles without an appointment at our Lawndale counter during business hours. Walk in with the pieces as they are, bring a valid photo ID, and the evaluation is free. If you would rather check first, text photos of the bases to (310) 363-2697.
Ready to Sell Your Silver Candlesticks?
Walk into our Lawndale counter with both candlesticks, the damaged one too, or text photos of the bases first. The evaluation is free and you are paid before you leave.
