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Sterling Silver For Sale
Etruscan by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service for 12 Service 79 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Etruscan by Gorham sterling silver flatware set - 79 pieces. This set includes:
Six knives, new French blade, 8 1/2"
six knives, old French blade, 8 3/4"
12 forks, 7"
12 salad f...
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of American Edwardian Classical Sterling Silver Pepper Shakers
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Edwardian Classical sterling silver pepper shakers. Each: Baluster bowl with three shell-mounted hoof supports. Cover domed and pierced with vasiform finial and engraved chev...
Category
Early 20th Century American Edwardian Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Picture Frame large size Red Enamel on Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Large shaped photograph frame in gold plated 925/1000 sterling silver with translucent fired enamel on guillochè with borders and laurel frieze in Louis XVI French Empire style. Exte...
Category
1960s Italian Empire Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Olympian, Tiffany
Co. Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 53 Pieces Dinner
By Tiffany
Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
Superb Olympian by Tiffany & Co. sterling silver flatware set, 53 pieces. This set includes:
12 large dinner size knives with stainless blunt blades, 10 1/4"
12 dinner size forks, 7...
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Allan Adler Sterling Silver Salt
Pepper Shakers Mid-Century Modern
By Allan Adler
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Allan Adler sterling silver salt and pepper shakers in Mid-Century Modern style, with an elegant, geometric design. They measure 1 1/2'' in height by 1 1/2'' in depth by 1 1/...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Victorian Style Pair of English Toilet Flasks Crystal Ground and Sterling Silver
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects.
Particular pair of toilet bottles in cut and ground by hand crystal; for their execution it was used crystal with a percentage of lead of 30%; the high lead content, instead of calcium present in the common glass, gives the crystal a remarkable hardness, exceptional transparency, and a high refractive index; with the techniques of cutting, grinding and polishing, scrupulously performed by hand, extraordinary light effects and reflections were created; the bottles with the ball body are surmounted by a silver neck and a hinged lid finely chiseled with Victorian motifs. They bear the Classic English silver punches from which we can tell that they were produced in the Victorian style in the city of Birmingham in 1907 (Edward VII) by the firm Phineas Harris Levi & Joseph Wolfe Salaman. The company was founded in 1870 in Birmingham on Northampton Street, in 1872 moved to larger premises on Hockley Street and in 1885 the business was finally moved to a prestigious building on Newhall Street. Levi & Salaman produced much Fine silverware...
Category
Early 20th Century English Victorian Sterling Silver
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Adie
Lovekin Large Sterling Silver Camel Pin Cushion, Birmingham, UK, 1906
By Adie
Lovekin
Located in London, GB
A superb large and rare Edwardian silver pin cushion in the shape of a standing camel, made by Adie & Lovekin Ltd. in Birmingham, England, 1906.
No...
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Table Box for Cigarettes in Sterling Silver Sterling Enamel Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table box for cigarettes in sterling silver 925/1000 gold plated with hand-engraved design in Baroque style with two-tone fired enamels. Measure cm. 6.5 x 10.2 x 2. Weigh...
Category
1970s Italian Baroque Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold Plate
Set of Eight Sterling Silver Blossom Spoons by Georg Jensen, Denmark
By Georg Jensen
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Set of Eight Sterling Silver Blossom Spoons by Georg Jensen, Denmark
Designed in 1905 by Georg Jensen, the Blossom cutlery pattern is delicate and genteel - representative of Jensen...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Gorham Versailles Pattern Sterling Silver Asparagus Fork
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very fine antique asparagus fork.
By Gorham.
In sterling silver.
In the Versailles pattern (designed by Antone Heller).
Monogramed to the reverse.
Fully hallmarked.
Simply a ...
Category
Late 19th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Nouveau French Tetard Sterling Wash Basin / Jug
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Early 20th century Art Nouveau French tetard sterling wash basin and jug . The silver pedestal jug is decorated with exterior foliate swags and scrolls design details with multi tiered ruffed edge decoration . The handle is also designed with foliate decoration including pussy willows and terminates in a forward facing dolphins head surrounded by leaves . The matching pedestal wash basin base...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$15,985 / set
Pair of Edwardian Antique Sterling Silver Serving Dishes and Covers
Located in London, GB
A pair of antique silver game serving dishes and covers. These are quite rare and of a useable size for serving not only game, but also chickens, small roasts and any number of veget...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Sterling Silver Tazzas
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This exquisite pair of sterling silver tazzas was masterfully crafted by Gorham Silversmiths, one of America’s most celebrated silver manufacturers. Each tazza features a wide, shall...
Category
1880s American Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$2,600 / set
Pair of Georgian Cast Silver Candlesticks, London 1757 by John Cafe
By John Cafe
Located in Cornwall, GB
A very good pair of George III cast silver table candlesticks of shell and scroll decoration to a square shaped base. The stem with a circular knop and a fluted rectangular knop. Rop...
Category
1750s British George II Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
20th Century Italian Silver Table Clock Barocco revival
Located in VALENZA, IT
An Italian Baroque style Table Clock, it is made of embossed sheet silver with typical Baroque style swirls. Cast details decorate its four...
Category
1970s Italian Baroque Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Aesthetic Movement Sterling Silver Fish Slice w/ Acid Etched Detail by Whiting
Located in New York, NY
This elegant and well adorned Sterling Silver Fish Slice W/Acid Etched & Hand Tooled Detailing is crafted by the Whiting Manufacturing Company and originates from the United States, ...
Category
1890s American Aesthetic Movement Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Siddur in Decorated Silver Binding – Italy, Early 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
A magnificent Siddur (Jewish prayer book) housed in an exquisite Italian silver binding, created in the early decades of the 20th century — a sublime marriage of spiritual devotion ...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
19th Century Italian Sterling Silver Glass and Wine Coasters, circa 1830
By Antonio Mantelli
Located in Milano, IT
Twelve silver glass coasters and four silver wine coasters.
Silversmith Antonio Mantelli
Milan, circa 1830
They measure:
Glass coasters: 0.78 in high x 3.46 in diameter (2 cm x 8.8 c...
Category
1820s Italian Neoclassical Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Damian Garrido 2003 Spain Modernist Geometric ARCO Vase .925 Sterling
Located in Miami, FL
Geometric modern "Arco" vase designed by Damian Garrido.
A beautiful sculptural piece, created in Madrid Spain in the silversmith workshop of Damián Garrido, back in 2002. This ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
$8,389 Sale Price
30% Off
Vintage Sterling Silver "Hands" Belt Buckle by Hubert Harmon
By Hubert Harmon
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage sterling silver "hands" belt buckle by Hubert Harmon, circa 1940s. The piece is in good vintage condition and measures 8"W x .75"D x 1.25"H. I believe there is a small loo...
Category
Early 20th Century Mexican Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Crusader by Old Newbury Crafters Sterling Silver Flatware 12 Set 81 pcs XL Size
Located in Big Bend, WI
Old Newbury Crafters silver is genuinely handmade and wonderfully heavy, the machine cannot match the quality, durability, look and feel of handmade silver. The hammered finish shows silver at its finest.
Outstanding extra-large European Size Crusader by Old Newbury Crafters, circa 1995, sterling silver flatware set - 81 pieces. It is hand wrought, hand hammered throughout, with thick gauge silver, and distinctive applied bolt/rivet detail in a 14th century medieval...
Category
Late 20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Evening Bag with fire enamelled stripes in Art Deco style Salimbeni.
Located in Firenze, FI
Oval evening bag in 925/1000 sterling silver with fire enamelled stripes in Art Deco style. Measurement cm. 5.5 x 10 x 14.8, interior with ground mirror. Weight gr. 748. Created in 1...
Category
1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Table Box Enamel two-tone ruby red and emerald green Salimbeni.
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table box in 925/1000 gold-plated sterling silver with translucent fired enamel stripes on guilloche, two-tone ruby red and emerald green, in a modern contemporary style....
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold
18th Century Silver Salver by Paul de Lamerie
Located in London, GB
18th century silver salver by Paul de Lamerie
English, 1744
Height 3cm, diameter 27cm
Hailing from the workshop of the eminent Dutch-born English sil...
Category
18th Century English Rococo Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
1920/30s ART DECO Vanity Set, Hoka, Germany
By Hoka
Located in Skien, NO
Stunning antique Vanity set in ART DECO style from ca. 1920/30s. Silver / Silver plated, by Hoka, Germany
Dimensions ca.:
--Mirror: 28 x 12.5cm,
-...
Category
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Silver Plate
$400 Sale Price
20% Off
Early Victorian 12 Place Silver Kings Pattern Canteen by George Adams
By George Adams
Located in Cornwall, GB
A very fine early Victorian silver double struck King's Pattern 12 place setting canteen service with the shell and diamond heel. This wonderful table service consists of 91 pieces made up of:
12 table or serving spoons
12 table forks
12 table knives
12 dessert spoons
12 dessert forks
12 dessert knives
12 teaspoons
4 sauce ladles
1 pair of sugar tongs
1 carver
1 serving fork
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Total weighable silver: 4567g or 146.8 ozT (161 oz)
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The silver handled (filled) dinner and dessert knives retain their original steel blades.
All the pieces hallmarked for London, the dates are between 1847-1874. All by George Adams.
Except the sugar tongs which are hallmarked for London 1858 by Elizabeth & John Eaton...
Category
1850s English Early Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
19thc Sterling Silver Vases with Cranberry Glass Inserts-Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These amazing and heavy sterling silver 19thc vases with removable cranberry glass inserts are in fine condition. The sterling bases are marked sterling and also have hall marks on t...
Category
Early 20th Century American American Classical Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$1,516 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Kings Court by Frank Whiting Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set 51 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Kings Court (formerly Neapolitan) by Frank Whiting sterling silver 51 piece set. This classic pattern design was originally introduced in the year 1895. Th...
Category
1890s Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Barocco Style Table Lamp
Located in VALENZA, IT
Superb lamp in solid sterling silver completely worked, embossed and hand chiselled. The square base and the stem are enriched with acanthus leaves, fruits and leaflets, typical of t...
Category
1970s Italian Baroque Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$21,040 Sale Price
38% Off
Cigar Box Cylindrical for table blue enamel on guilloche Salimbeni.
Located in Firenze, FI
Cylindrical table cigar box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamels on guilloché, with hinged lid. Modern contemporary style. Diameter cm. 5 height cm....
Category
1990s Italian Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Salem by Tiffany
Co. Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Dinner Service 87 pcs
By Tiffany
Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
Salem has a contemporary simplicity that focuses on the natural beauty of the sterling silver.
Salem by Tiffany & Co. sterling silver Flatware set - 87 pieces. This set includes:
...
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Rare Danish Eighteenth-Century Silver Soup Tureens with Trays
Located in London, GB
Pair of rare Danish eighteenth-century silver soup tureens with trays
Danish, 1750
Tureens: height 27cm, width 33cm, depth 20cm
Trays: height 6cm, width 45cm, depth 28cm
The su...
Category
1750s Danish Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Pair of Antique Bonbon Dishes, English, Sterling Silver, Serving Bowl, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of antique bonbon dishes. An English, sterling silver serving bowl, dating to the Edwardian period, hallmarked in 1909.
Elegant and petite, ideal for the sideboard ...
Category
Early 20th Century British Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
c. 1920-30s American Art Deco Sterling Silver Punch Ladle
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1920-30s American Art Deco sterling silver punch ladle. Highly desirable, hand wrought example. 925 in oval and 000 in a boat shape. 12.75" x 3.5" x 2.25" h.
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
An Iranian Silver Amulet, Antique Judaica from Iran
Located in New York, NY
This striking antique silver amulet from Iran is a beautiful example of Persian Jewish craftsmanship. Its scalloped, shield-like form is meticulously ha...
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Danish Modern Sterling Silver Fork and Spoon Salad Server Set by Cohr
By Carl M. Cohr
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A good, period Danish Modern sterling silver salad set by Cohr.
With grape, leaf, and flower decoration to the finials. As best we know, the pattern is unnamed. From the beginning...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Heart Baby Rattle Engraved SWEET BABY
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Vintage Sterling Silver baby rattler - the Resin ring is to hold or chew on, while the heart has a rattler inside.
A lovely piece, and while it is practical, it also is a great d...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Hester Bateman, George III, Antique Sterling Silver Tankard, London 1790
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1790 by Hester Bateman, this handsome, George III, Antique Sterling Silver Tankard, is in traditional form, wit...
Category
1790s English George III Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Russian Tsarist Silver and Gold Cigarette Case
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Russian Tsarist silver and gold cigarette case.
Category
Early 20th Century Russian Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Silver and Enamel Wedding Ring – Europe, Early 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
A striking and symbolically rich silver and enamel wedding ring, crafted in Europe in the early 20th century, embodying both artistic beauty and profound spiritual meaning.
This mas...
Category
Early 20th Century European Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Grande Renaissance Reed
Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 83p Dinner
By Reed
Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
Scarce dinner size Grande Renaissance by Reed and Barton sterling silver flatware set - 83 pieces. This set includes:
12 Dinner Size Knives, 9 3/...
Category
1960s American Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Ten Gorham Sterling Silver and Crystal Plates, circa 1910
Located in New York, NY
In the Art Nouveau "Athenic" pattern.
Category
1910s American Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Antique Jacob Rozenzweig Sterling Silver Spice Tower
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver spice tower; an addition to our silver Judaica collection.
...
Category
1910s British Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set of Eight Sterling Silver Blossom Salad Forks by Georg Jensen, Denmark
By Georg Jensen
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Set of Eight Sterling Silver Blossom Salad Forks by Georg Jensen, Denmark
Designed in 1905 by Georg Jensen, the Blossom cutlery pattern is delicate and genteel - representative of J...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Odiot Paris Sterling Fontanelle Silverware
By Odiot
Located in Vista, CA
Odiot was founded in 1690. The house of Odiot gained notoriety during the reign of Louis XV as one of the finest silversmiths of his time. Odiot silversmiths were the silversmiths to...
Category
19th Century French Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$5,595 / set
Modern Victorian by Lunt Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 8 Set 63 Pc Dinner
By Lunt Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Dinner size modern Victorian by Lunt sterling silver flatware set - 63 pieces. This set includes:
eight dinner size knives, 9 5/8",
eight dinner size forks, 7 1/2",
eight regular...
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Art Nouveau Style Sterling Silver Three-Piece Tea Service
By Herbert Edward Barker
Frank Ernest Barker 1
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver three-piece tea service in the Art Nouveau style; an addition to our antique teaware collection.
This fine antique G...
Category
1910s English Art Nouveau Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Edgewood by International Sterling Silver Flatware Service 12 Set 106 pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Rare Edgewood by International c1909 sterling silver Flatware set - 106 pieces. This set includes:
12 Regular Knives w/silverplated blades, 9 1/8"
12 Regular Forks, 7"
12 Salad Fork...
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Chick Condiment Set
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, rare antique Victorian English cast sterling silver three piece bird condiment set; an addition to our novelty silver cruets/condiments collectio...
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling silver cutlery set for a child by Puiforcat
Located in GRENOBLE, FR
A fine sterling silver cutlery set for a child composed of a fork and a spoon by French silversmith Emile Puiforcat. Chic Louis XVI style pattern : elegant and sober shape, laurels f...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Rapallo by Lunt Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 12 Set 77 Pieces
By Lunt Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Rapallo by Lunt sterling silver Flatware set - 77 pieces. This set includes:
12 Knives, 9"
12 Forks, 7 3/8"
12 Salad Forks, 6 5/8"
12 Teaspoons, 6"
12 Place Soup Spoons, 6 3/4"
...
Category
1960s Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Chinese Export Antique Silver Basket by Wang Hing
Located in Newark, England
Highly Detailed Silver
From our Chinese collection, we are delighted to offer this Chinese Export Silver Basket by Wang Hing. The Silver Basket of circular form expertly crafted wit...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Sterling Silver
Porcelain Platter
By Wedgewood
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This sterling silver and porcelain platter is made by the world famous Wedgwood Company of England. Hand painted with vibrant colors; turquoise, mustard, plum, green, and different s...
Category
1940s American Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Chateau by Lunt Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 89 Piece Dinner Size
By Lunt Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Impressive dinner and luncheon size Chateau aka Chateau Thierry by Lunt sterling silver flatware set, 89 pieces. This set includes:
12 dinner size kni...
Category
1910s Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Gothic Revival Sterling Silver Gilt
Stone Set Chalice By Carl Krall London
Located in Norwich, GB
A beautiful stone set Victorian Gothic Revival silver-gilt chalice. By Carl Christopher Krall (1844-1923) Hallmarked for London 1892.
This fine chalice Rises on a scalloped hexafoil...
Category
19th Century English Gothic Revival Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Chinese Export Silver Cocktail Shaker
Located in London, GB
Chinese Export Silver Cocktail Shaker, circa 1925, embossed and chased with dragon decoration Retailed by Hung Chong, and made by Sheng (声).
There is a bold single dragon, with prot...
Category
1920s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Large Antique Silver Sugar Caster, London 1899, William Gibson
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Large antique silver sugar caster, London 1899, William Gibson. The caster on pedestal base rising to tapered baluster body all with lobat...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$670 Sale Price
25% Off
South American Sterling Silver Hand Made Embossed Picture Frame / Mirror 1940´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
South American sterling silver hand made / Embossed picture frame / mirror 1940´s. Marked hand-made and 925 (it´s the sterling mark in south america).
Perfect for any Mexican Style h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Argentine Spanish Colonial Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Russian Silver and Niello Beaker
Located in New York, NY
Russian silver and niello beaker. Heavy sterling silver presentation cup with niello diamond pattern and blank cartouches. With hallmarks and stamped TA and KA 1859 and 84. Russia, c...
Category
Mid-19th Century Russian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Marie Antoinette by Alvin Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 201 pcs Mono P
Located in Big Bend, WI
Superb monumental Dinner and Luncheon Size Marie Antoinette by Alvin circa 1910 sterling silver Flatware set, 201 pieces, in huge vintage chest. This set includes:
12 Dinner Size ...
Category
Late 20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage, New and Antique Sterling Silver
Dining and entertaining changed drastically when we began to set our tables with sterling silver for holiday gatherings, wedding receptions, engagement parties and, in some of today’s homes, everyday meals.
Often called the “Queen of metals,” silver has been universally adored for thousands of years. It is easy to see why it has always been sought after: It is durable, strong and beautiful. (Louis XIV had tables made entirely of silver.) Sterling silver is an alloy that is made of 92.5 percent silver — the “925” stamp that identifies sterling-silver jewelry refers to this number. The other 7.5 percent in sterling silver is typically sourced from copper.
Neoclassical-style sterling-silver goods in Europe gained popularity in the late 18th century — a taste for sterling-silver tableware as well as tea sets had taken shape — while in the United States, beginning in the 19th century, preparing the dinner table with sterling-silver flatware had become somewhat of a standard practice. Indeed, owning lots of silver goods during the Victorian era was a big deal. Back then, displaying fine silver at home was a status symbol for middle-class American families. And this domestic silver craze meant great profitability for legendary silversmith manufacturers such as Reed Barton, Gorham Manufacturing Company and the International Silver Company, which was incorporated in Meriden, Connecticut, in 1898, a major hub of silver manufacturing nicknamed “Silver City.”
Today, special occasions might call for ceremonial silver designed by Tiffany Co. or the seductive sterling-silver cutlery from remarkable Danish silversmith Georg Jensen, but there really doesn’t have to be an event on the calendar to trot out your finest tableware.
Event- and wedding-planning company maestro Tara Guérard says that some “investment pieces,” such as this widely enamored alloy, should see everyday use, and we’re inclined to agree.
“Sterling-silver flatware is a must-have that you can use every single day, even to eat cereal,” she says. “Personally, I want a sterling-silver goblet set for 12 to 20; I would use them every time I had a dinner party. Ultimately, there are no criteria for buying vintage pieces: Buy what you love, and make it work.”
Whether you’re thinking “ceremonial” or “cereal,” browse a versatile collection of vintage, new and antique sterling-silver wares on 1stDibs today.
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