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19th Century Bird Print - One of 24
By John Gould
Located in Atlanta, GA
colour-plate illustrations of birds. In all, 2999 unique images were produced for these publications
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Bird Plates

Materials

Glass, Paper

19th Century Bird Print - One of 24
By John Gould
Located in Atlanta, GA
colour-plate illustrations of birds. In all, 2999 unique images were produced for these publications
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Bird Plates

Materials

Glass, Paper

19th Century Bird Print - One of 24
By John Gould
Located in Atlanta, GA
colour-plate illustrations of birds. In all, 2999 unique images were produced for these publications
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Bird Plates

Materials

Glass, Paper

19th Century Bird Print - One of 24
By John Gould
Located in Atlanta, GA
colour-plate illustrations of birds. In all, 2999 unique images were produced for these publications
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Bird Plates

Materials

Glass, Paper

19th Century Bird Print - One of 24
By John Gould
Located in Atlanta, GA
colour-plate illustrations of birds. In all, 2999 unique images were produced for these publications
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Bird Plates

Materials

Glass, Paper

19th Century Bird Print - One of 24
By John Gould
Located in Atlanta, GA
colour-plate illustrations of birds. In all, 2999 unique images were produced for these publications
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Bird Plates

Materials

Glass, Paper

19th Century Bird Print - One of 24
By John Gould
Located in Atlanta, GA
colour-plate illustrations of birds. In all, 2999 unique images were produced for these publications
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Bird Plates

Materials

Glass, Paper

19th Century Bird Print - One of 24
By John Gould
Located in Atlanta, GA
colour-plate illustrations of birds. In all, 2999 unique images were produced for these publications
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Bird Plates

Materials

Glass, Paper

19th Century Bird Print - One of 24
By John Gould
Located in Atlanta, GA
colour-plate illustrations of birds. In all, 2999 unique images were produced for these publications
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Bird Plates

Materials

Glass, Paper

Set of 12 19th Century Bird prints
By John Gould
Located in Atlanta, GA
colour-plate illustrations of birds. In all, 2999 unique images were produced for these publications
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Bird Plates

Materials

Paper

Set of 12 19th Century Bird prints
By John Gould
Located in Atlanta, GA
colour-plate illustrations of birds. In all, 2999 unique images were produced for these publications
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Bird Plates

Materials

Paper

American Black Bear: Original 19th C. Audubon Hand Colored Quadruped Lithograph
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
expensive, but becoming more sought after, as the folio bird plates become unattainable to all but the very
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Antique Bird Plates

Materials

Lithograph

Large Old Hand-Colored Print of Northern Cardinals from Northern America, 1869
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique bird print titled 'Cardinalis Igneus'. Old bird print depicting Northern Cardinals. This
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1860s Antique Bird Plates

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Paper

"The Cougar", an Original 19th C. Audubon Hand Colored Quadruped Lithograph
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
expensive, but becoming more sought after, as the folio bird plates become unattainable to all but the very
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Antique Bird Plates

Materials

Lithograph

Great White Egret: An Original 19th C. Hand-colored Lithograph by Audubon
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
with the birds, this was followed by a three-volume set of 155 octavo-sized plates entitled “The
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Antique Bird Plates

Materials

Lithograph

Eagle /// Antique Ornithology Bird Saverio Manetti Italian Watercolor Engraving
By Saverio Manetti
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
set of 600 hand-colored engraved plates of birds. Engraved and hand-colored by Italian artists Lorenzo
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1760s Old Masters Antique Bird Plates

Materials

Watercolor, Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Engraving, Intaglio

Phalacrocorax Graculus (Spectacled Cormorant) /// John Gould Ornithology Bird
By John Gould
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
. 5, Plate 53) Portfolio: The Birds of Great Britain Year: 1862-1873 Medium: Original Hand-Colored
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1860s Victorian Antique Bird Plates

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Watercolor, Lithograph

"Grizzly Bear", an Original 19th C. Audubon Hand Colored Quadruped Lithograph
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
with the birds, this was followed by a three-volume set of 155 octavo-sized plates entitled “The
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Antique Bird Plates

Materials

Lithograph

Quality antique Chinese porcelain plate
Located in Ipswich, GB
Quality antique Chinese porcelain plate having a quality antique Chinese plate decorated with birds
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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Bird Plates

Materials

Porcelain

"The Cougar, Female and Young": Original Audubon Hand-colored Lithograph
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
expensive, but becoming more sought after, as the folio bird plates become unattainable to all but the very
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Antique Bird Plates

Materials

Lithograph

Quality antique Japanese Imari plate
Located in Ipswich, GB
Quality antique Japanese Imari plate having a quality antique Japanese Imari plate decorated with
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Early 20th Century Antique Bird Plates

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Ceramic

"Bald Eagle", an Original Audubon Hand-colored First Edition Lithograph
By After John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
folio set “The Birds of America” have sold at auction for as much as $8.8 million, and individual plates
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Antique Bird Plates

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Lithograph

19th Century Wedgwood Majolica Plate
By Wedgwood
Located in High Point, NC
19th Century majolica bird and fan pattern plate from England. There is an impressed WEDGWOOD mark
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Bird Plates

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Ceramic

"The Jaguar", an Original 19th C. Audubon Hand Colored Quadruped Lithograph
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
folio set “The Birds of America” have sold at auction for as much as $8.8 million, and individual plates
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Antique Bird Plates

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Lithograph

"American Swan", Audubon Hand-colored First Octavo Edition Lithograph
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
-colored royal octavo lithograph entitled "American Swan", No. 77, Plate 384, from Audubon's "Birds of
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Antique Bird Plates

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Lithograph

Antique Chromolithographs of Quail, Grouse Partridge – 19th Century Bird Print
Located in Langweer, NL
plate features birds in their natural habitats, rendered with both scientific accuracy and artistic
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Late 19th Century German Antique Bird Plates

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Paper

19th Century John Gould Bird Print - One of 24
Located in Atlanta, GA
colour-plate illustrations of birds. In all, 2999 unique images were produced for these publications
Category

19th Century Antique Bird Plates

Materials

Paper

19th Century John Gould Bird Print - One of 24
By John Gould
Located in Atlanta, GA
colour-plate illustrations of birds. In all, 2999 unique images were produced for these publications
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Bird Plates

Materials

Paper

19th Century John Gould Bird Print - One of 24
By John Gould
Located in Atlanta, GA
of superb colour-plate illustrations of birds. In all, 2999 unique images were produced for these
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Bird Plates

Materials

Paper

19th Century John Gould Bird Print - One of 24
By John Gould
Located in Atlanta, GA
colour-plate illustrations of birds. In all, 2999 unique images were produced for these publications
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Bird Plates

Materials

Paper

Myzanthe Ignipectus (Fire-breasted Flowerpecker) /// John Gould Ornithology Bird
By John Gould
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
)" (Vol. 2, Plate 40) Portfolio: The Birds of Asia Year: 1850-1883 Medium: Original Hand-Colored
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1850s Victorian Antique Bird Plates

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Watercolor, Lithograph

Pericrocotus Flammeus (Orange Minivet) /// John Gould Ornithology Animal Bird
By John Gould
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
, Plate 8) Portfolio: The Birds of Asia Year: 1850-1883 Medium: Original Hand-Colored Lithograph on wove
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1850s Victorian Antique Bird Plates

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Watercolor, Lithograph

Aegiothus Linaria (Common Redpoll) /// John Gould Ornithology Bird Lithograph
By John Gould
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: John Gould (English, 1804-1881) Title: "Aegiothus Linaria (Common Redpoll)" (Vol. 3, Plate
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1860s Victorian Antique Bird Plates

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Watercolor, Lithograph

Willet or Stone Curlew: A First Octavo Edition Audubon Hand-colored Lithograph
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
expensive, but becoming more sought after, as the folio bird plates become unattainable to all but the very
Category

Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Antique Bird Plates

Materials

Lithograph

Sparrowhawk /// Antique Ornithology Bird Saverio Manetti Italian Watercolor Art
By Saverio Manetti
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Duchess of Tuscany. It is a massive 5 book volume set of 600 hand-colored engraved plates of birds
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1760s Old Masters Antique Bird Plates

Materials

Watercolor, Laid Paper, Engraving, Intaglio

Red-shafted Woodpecker: A First Octavo Edition Audubon Hand-colored Lithograph
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
"Red-shafted Woodpecker, 1. Male, 2. Female", No. 55, Plate 274, from Audubon's "Birds of America". It
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Antique Bird Plates

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Lithograph

Fine quality 18th century Chinese plate
Located in Ipswich, GB
Fine quality 18th century Chinese plate having a quality 18th Century Chinese plate decorated with
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Early 18th Century Chinese Antique Bird Plates

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Ceramic

Large Picture containing Six Different Engravings of Grouping of Birds
By Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
Located in Downingtown, PA
ornithological plates, each a complete engraving showcasing a grouping of exotic and native bird species. Each
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1780s French Georgian Antique Bird Plates

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Paper

Golden-winged Woodpecker: First Octavo Edition Audubon Hand-colored Lithograph
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
"Golden-winged Woodpecker, 1. Male, 2. Female2", No. 55, Plate 273, from Audubon's "Birds of America". It
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Antique Bird Plates

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Lithograph

Grus Cinerea (Common Crane) /// John Gould Ornithology Bird Animal Lithograph
By John Gould
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: John Gould (English, 1804-1881) Title: "Grus Cinerea (Common Crane)" (Vol. 4, Plate 19
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1860s Victorian Antique Bird Plates

Materials

Watercolor, Lithograph

Red-cockaded Woodpecker: A First Octavo Edition Audubon Hand-colored Lithograph
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
"Red-cockaded Woodpecker, 1. 2. Male, 3. Female", No. 53, Plate 264, from Audubon's "Birds of America
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Antique Bird Plates

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Lithograph

Eared Grebe /// John James Audubon Ornithology Havell Edition Bird Animal Art
By John James Audubon
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Birds of America. However, after the completion of only ten plates, Lizars' colorists went on strike
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1830s Victorian Antique Bird Plates

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Watercolor, Engraving, Aquatint, Intaglio

"King Duck": An Original First Octavo Edition Audubon Hand-colored Lithograph
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
"King Duck, 1. Male, 2. Female", No. 81, Plate 404, from Audubon's "Birds of America". It was
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Antique Bird Plates

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Lithograph

"Prairie Wolf": An Original Audubon 19th Century Hand-colored Lithograph
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
are not as expensive, but becoming more sought after, as the folio bird plates become unattainable to
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Antique Bird Plates

Materials

Lithograph

"Pinnated Grouse", an Original Audubon Hand-colored First Edition Lithograph
By After John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
are not as expensive, but becoming more sought after, as the folio bird plates become unattainable to
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Antique Bird Plates

Materials

Lithograph

Antique Hand-Coloured Bird Print of the Ruffed Bustard, 1832
Located in Langweer, NL
Description: Antique bird print titled 'Ruffed Bustard (Otis houbara).' - This plate shows the
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1830s English Antique Bird Plates

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Paper

Antique Bird Print of Various Geese by A. Nuyens, 1882
Located in Langweer, NL
nowadays. The work has 48 plates showing 300 birds.    
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Late 19th Century Antique Bird Plates

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Paper

Antique Bird Print – Common Nightjar Caprimulgus by Nozeman Sepp, 1770
By Cornelius Nozeman, M. Houttuyn, J.C. Sepp
Located in Langweer, NL
Nederlandsche Vogelen. The plate captures the bird’s mottled brown plumage, perfectly adapted to camouflage
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Late 18th Century Antique Bird Plates

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Paper

Larus Islandicus (Iceland Gull) /// John Gould Ornithology Bird Animal Litho Art
By John Gould
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
. He published a number of monographs on birds, illustrated by plates that he produced with the
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1860s Victorian Antique Bird Plates

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Watercolor, Lithograph

Redwing Thrush – Antique Bird Print by Nozeman and Sepp, 1770
By Cornelius Nozeman, M. Houttuyn, J.C. Sepp
Located in Langweer, NL
underwing, which contrast with its speckled breast and pale eye-stripe. The plate shows two birds perched on
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Late 18th Century European Antique Bird Plates

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Paper

Early 1900s Bird Etchings by Lilian Marguerite Medland (1880-1955) - Set of 8
Located in Cookeville, TN
works feature photogravure plates of bird species from Medland’s renowned series, “The Birds of the
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Early 20th Century British Grand Tour Antique Bird Plates

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Wood, Paper

1807 American Redstart Illustration - Le Moucherolle doré mâle Old Bird Print
Located in Langweer, NL
the French name and the scientific nomenclature of the bird, along with the plate number from the
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Early 19th Century Antique Bird Plates

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Paper

Antique Bird Print of Ruffs and Reeves in Breeding Plumage, 19th Century
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Bird Print of Ruffs and Reeves in Breeding Plumage, 19th Century This exquisite 19th
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Late 19th Century Antique Bird Plates

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Paper

Expertly Original Hand-Coloured Bird Print of the Black Francolin, 1832
Located in Langweer, NL
monographs on birds, illustrated by plates that he produced with the assistance of his wife, Elizabeth Gould
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1830s English Antique Bird Plates

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Paper

Antique Bird Print of The Pectoral Sandpiper by Gould, c.1870
By John Gould
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique bird print titled 'Limnocinclus Pectoralis'. This print depicts the pectoral sandpiper
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19th Century Antique Bird Plates

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Paper

Antique Bird Print of Finches and Grosbeak by A. Nuyens "1882"
Located in Langweer, NL
nowadays. The work has 48 plates showing 300 birds.
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Late 19th Century Antique Bird Plates

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Paper

1811 Ornithology Gallinae Plate IV - Antique Poultry Print
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: "ORNITHOLOGY. Div'n. Land Birds – Order 5 GALLINA. Plate IV" Description: This
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Early 18th Century Antique Bird Plates

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Paper

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Antique Bird Plates For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of antique bird plates is available at 1stDibs. The range of distinct antique bird plates — often made from ceramic, porcelain and earthenware — can elevate any home. Antique bird plates have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Antique bird plates made by Victorian designers — as well as those associated with Regency — are very popular at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made antique bird plates over the years, but those made by Coalport Porcelain, Sarreguemines and Brown, Westhead Moore/Cauldon are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Antique Bird Plates?

Antique bird plates can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $495, while the lowest priced sells for $45 and the highest can go for as much as $275,000.
Questions About Antique Bird Plates
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Silver-plating refers to the process of applying a thin layer of silver overtop of a base metal, such as copper, nickel or pewter. An antique silver-plated item would have gone through this same process. Shop a collection of expertly vetted antique silver plate items from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
    1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Antique silver plates are antique plates made from either pure silver or have been silver-plated. Silver is a timeless material that’s been popular for centuries, and antique silver is always highly regarded. Shop a collection of antique silver plates from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Antique silver plating is a thin layer of genuine silver applied over top of a base metal. Depending on the piece, the main metal may be copper, brass or nickel. You'll find a range of antique silver-plated decorative objects on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023
    Whether antique silverplate has any value depends on a variety of factors. The design of the piece, who made it and decoration are among the biggest determiners of value. Generally, rarer pieces that remain in good condition will be worth the most. Today, just as pewter collectibles and sterling silver are popular with collectors at neighborhood flea markets, antique Sheffield silverplate housewares are sought after for their appearance and rich history. Consider having the piece evaluated by a knowledgeable antiques dealer or certified appraiser to get an accurate estimate of how much it's worth. On 1stDibs, find antique silverplate from some of the world's top sellers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    While antique silver plate can be worth something, it is not usually as valuable compared with contemporary pieces or similar sterling silver antiques.
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 15, 2024
    Yes, some antique silver plate is worth something. However, any value that a piece has usually comes from its rarity rather than from the cost of its materials, because silver plate contains very little pure silver. There is generally a demand for certain older pieces by Christoffle, Elkington Co., Mapp Webb and other well-known manufacturers. A certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer can evaluate the condition of your piece and give you an idea of how much it is worth. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of silver plate tableware, serveware and decorative objects.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 16, 2024
    Yes, some silver-plated antique silverware may be worth something. Antique pieces are 100 years old or older, and because of their age, pieces in good condition may be sought after by collectors due to their rarity. The maker, style and type will also impact the potential resale value. In terms of value as scrap metal, antique silver-plated silverware usually isn't worth much because silver plate is made only from a small amount of pure silver. To get an estimated value for your silverware, consult a certified appraiser or experienced antique dealer. Explore a wide range of antique silverware on 1stDibs.