Meet Kay Durham. Kay is a nationally-recognized silver expert who is a founding member of the South Carolina Silver Society and served as the organization’s first president. Born to a mother who loved silver, Kay grew up surrounded by beautiful trays, pitchers and other pieces; in 1991 she took her interest to the next level and completed the courses necessary to become an appraiser. Today, in addition to knowing how to care for all types of silver, she provides valuations for estate and insurance purposes. Over the years, she’s heard horror stories about silver care. “People use toothpaste, which is entirely too abrasive,” she says. “I’m also against those homemade dips that people use in their sinks. They’re very, very harsh. If you want your silver to last, you want to polish it with the mildest, least abrasive product you can find.”
Read more about Kay in ‘Perfectly Polished’, Columbia Metropolitan Magazine December 2016 issue.
