Adam Zimmerman shows why many silver candlesticks and serving pieces are heavier than they look. Makers fill them with cement or wax to add weight, so a scale reading doesn't tell you how much actual silver you have. He opens one up to show the filler inside.
So I have a lot of clients that always ask me about the candlesticks. So they have these candlesticks, they think they have a lot of money, they send me pictures and they say, come on over, I want to sell these because they're super heavy. The problem is when it comes to candlesticks, candelabras, compotes, also sometimes salt and pepper shakers, these items are weighted. So what that means is they have cement or wax or something inside them. So if you take this candlestick and you put it Put it on the scale, and let's say it says 6 ounces. Sounds good, except this is weighted. To show you what that means, this is what's inside.
