Gold is currently trading at over £29,000 per kg – in comparison, Silver is trading at around £930 per kg. If you have Sterling Silver at 925/1000 parts Silver, you might be lucky to get £850 per kg.
Given that many items of Gold jewellery are worth more than the scrap value due to the workmanship in producing the items – it is almost certain that any item of Silver (teapot, jewellery, spoon etc) will be more valuable as is (than the scrap metal value).