This sterling serving piece is a waffle server in the “Bradford” pattern by the William B. Durgin Company. Courtesy of the ...

Spratling was a young New Yorker with a degree in architecture who somehow found his way to Mexico in 1926. At the time, Mexico was a country of barely 16 million people, still reeling from 10 years ...

Sterling silver catches the light like no other ... pull out a soft white cloth," instructs Sue Whitney, antique expert and author. "Rub the tarnished piece as if polishing.