Oexning Silversmiths
Art Restoration
Why pick this one
Oexning Silversmiths restores antique sterling, pewter, brass, and copper, offering photo-based estimates and coast-to-coast service since 1947.
Best for
- Antique sterling flatware or hollowware restoration
- Broken silver hinges, soldered parts, dents, or melted areas
- Replacing missing silver feet, finials, handles, or ornate components
- Altarware and churchware repairs or refinishing
- Luxury yacht and private aircraft flatware and hollowware restoration
- Collectors and family heirloom owners seeking nationwide restoration
Look elsewhere if
- Silver or gold plating requests, because the website states those services are no longer offered
- Projects requiring immediate completion, because stated lead times can reach 20 weeks
- Customers seeking a formal appraisal, because the business states it is not a licensed appraiser
Specialties
- Antique sterling silver restoration
- Flatware and hollowware restoration
- Dent removal and disposal damage removal
- Rebuilding melted areas
- Hinge repair or replacement
- Casting missing feet, finials, handles, and ornate parts
- Altarware and churchware repair
- Mirror re-silvering
- Dirigold or Dirilite refinishing
What makes them different
- Serving collectors from coast to coast since 1947
- Master silversmith can usually provide a ballpark restoration estimate from photographs
- Can cast many missing parts, including feet, finials, handles, and ornate work
- Restoration services cover flatware, hollowware, altarware, churchware, and luxury yacht and private aircraft items
- Works with antique dealers, collectors, jewelry stores, churches, and retail customers
- Response time
- Lead times run up to 20 weeks; faster turnaround may be available when needed, with rush fees potentially applying.
- Years in business
- 79
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 320 NC-197, Bakersville, NC 28705
- Phone
- +18286889998
- Website
- http://www.oexningsilversmiths.com/
- oexning@gmail.com
Services
- Silver restoration
- Copper, brass, pewter, and sterling refinishing
- Metal repairs and soldering
- Replacement parts
- Churchware restoration
- Silver care and storage guidance