Finding the Best Antique Jewelry for Your Valentine
Valentine’s Day is one of our favorite holidays – it’s romantic and sentimental – making it the perfect time to gift antique jewelry. Antique jewelry is typically less expensive than the pieces you’ll find in modern jewelry shops, but it’s even more elegant and ornate. Here’s what you need to look for.
Holiday Traditions You Need to Start
We cherish the holiday season for the time we get with our family and the memories we get to re-live through our family’s traditions. We collected ours here.
What Silver Polish Do I Use?
The holidays are upon us and it’s time to take your antique silver out of storage where it’s been collecting dust and dirt. In some cases, these pieces will require professional silversmith repair and refinishing – that’s what we’re here for – other times, all it takes is a quick polish at home. Here’s how you do it.
How to Polish Your Silver At Home
The holidays are upon us and it’s time to take your antique silver out of storage where it’s been collecting dust and dirt. In some cases, these pieces will require professional silversmith repair and refinishing – that’s what we’re here for – other times, all it takes is a quick polish at home. Here’s how you do it.
Restoring Victorian Masterpieces
Victorians are historic relics sprinkled all across San Francisco. Restoring these gems back to their former glory takes a fair amount of work, though, and that’s where San Francisco’s oldest silversmiths, Biro and Sons, comes in.
The Second Wind
Martie Gullion thought her family’s heirloom was ready for the junkyard. Then she found Biro & Sons.
Seaweed Soup, Anyone?
Biro and Sons restored the Golden Gate Yacht Club’s historic trophy: the Manny Fagundes Seaweed Soup Tureen. Learn more about the story behind the name.
The Kippah of All Kippahs
Ennis Olson came in with a one-of-a-kind idea and Biro & Sons brought it to life.
This Is Our Racquet
We have the privilege of working with many stunning and historic pieces, but this 100-year-old cigar box that recently came in really stood out. Here’s how Biro & Sons brought this piece back to life.
The Trophy of Trophies
Sculptor Roberto Santo was standing in front of the trophy case at the legendary WinStar Farms in Kentucky, looking over the 100 or so statues given to the fastest horses to race in the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes, the Belmont Stakes, and dozens of other events around the United States. The artist had just […]