Modern Sterling Silver
MODERN STYLE
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
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Style: Modern
Tiffany Modern Sterling Silver Party Noisemaker
By Tiffany
Co.
Located in New York, NY
Modern sterling silver noise maker. Curved and tapering with pierced snowflake; tapering handle for swinging around. Raucous noise for a lively party. Marked “Tiffany
Co. / 925...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Box shaped “quadri” playing card suit red fired Art Deco style Salimbeni
By Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Box shaped like a “quadri” playing card suit in 925/1000 sterling silver with red fired enamel in Art Deco style, early 1900s. With internal hinge. Dimensions cm. 10.4 x 12.3 x 1.8. ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Milanese Sterling Silver 20th Century Fountain Centrepiece
Located in London, GB
A Milanese sterling silver 20th century fountain centrepiece
Measures: Height: 33cm, width: 47cm, depth: 42cm.
This stunning centrepiece is an Italian sterling silver fountain, made in Milan in the twentieth century. The piece, set on fish-shaped legs, and decorated with mythical sea-monsters from whose mouths the water flows, consists of a rectangular shaped basin divided into four shell-shaped quadrants which are adorned with small silver crabs. A smaller basin...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Box shaped “spade” playing card suit black fired Art Deco style Salimbeni
By Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Box shaped like a “spade” playing card suit in 925/1000 silver with black fired enamel in Art Deco style, early 1900s. With internal hinge. Dimensions cm. 9.5 x 10.7 x 1.8. Weight gr...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Cigarette Case Fired Enamel on a Fine Hand-Engraved Mountain Landscape Sterling
Located in Firenze, FI
Rounded rectangular snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with beautiful fire enamelled miniature hand painted by the painter Simone Dainelli inspired by the paintings of Boris Vallejo, in fantastic contemporary style, with hand-engraved frame. Designed by Franco Salimbeni in 1967 and manufactured in Florence in numerous specimens with various subjects and different colors, in the headquarters of the Salimbeni company with completely manual execution by artisan artists with thick slab and large reinforcements suitable for withstanding numerous high-fire enamelled firings at about 800° C.
Miniature is a very ancient technique which consists of painting works in small proportions.
It was born for the decoration of the first letter of the paragraph of the books.
Over the years, however, this technique is refined and enriched, then moving on to precious personal items.
hand painted miniatures can be done with multiple different techniques.
The most important that we use on our articles are of three kinds:
1) Fire enamel.
2) Water tempera on an ivory plate.
3) Painted on mother-of-pearl.
Fire enameled miniatures:
On a first layer of enamel generally white or very clear or even transparent suitably liquefied at a temperature of about 750 ° C, the chosen subject is painted using miniature colors which are as many colored crystals, ground and reduced to a very fine, almost impalpable powder washed and purified in distilled water with the addition of small quantities of deoxidizing acids which, diluted with essential oils (usually essential oil of solder), can be mixed to form a palette of colors.
With very fine sable hair brushes you draw the subject starting from the perimeter and then gradually adding various layers of color.
It is necessary to carry out various firings very often so that the colors harden and are not absorbed by the underlying glaze as, during the subsequent firings at 750 ° C, during liquefaction, it would spread irremediably. Hence the need to form the painting a little at a time, cooking it numerous times.
Therefore it is necessary to proceed with numerous retouching, often overlapping different colors that only the painter's experience knows. A beautiful miniature needs from 20 to over 50 firings and is finished when the painter deems he does not have to further intervene.
Some colors must have darker tones than others because then, by superimposing the transparent enamel placed at the end of the miniature, they fade. This transparent layer, called “fondant” in jargon, must be smoothed and polished like all other translucent enamel colors.
The miniatures with water tempera colors are painted on real ivory...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Dunhill, gas Butane "Sylph"Sterling Silver Slim lighter, diamond pattern .
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nice and luxury lighter by the well known UK Dunhill Ltd. company .This was crafted in the Paris, France studio . Marked 925, also AD marks, diamond pat...
Category
20th Century French Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mexican Modernistic Sterling Silver Tea Coffee Set by Hector Aguilar
Located in Atlanta, GA
An early four-pieces sterling silver coffee or tea serve set by Hector Aguilar (1905-1986) circa 1940-1945 per mark "HA, Taxco, 940". The mid-century modernist silverware...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Handwrought Sterling Silver Puffer Fish Salt Shaker and Pepper Mill, Missiaglia
Located in New York, NY
Established in Venice in 1846, Missiaglia is one of the world's premier makers of the finest jewelry objects, as well as a select number of bespoke sterling silver tabletop accessories. This handcrafted puffer salt Shaker and pepper mill showcase the skill and impeccable craftsmanship of Missiaglia's artisans. Each puffer fish features a hand-hammered dappled skein with an abundance of protruding conical spikes, as well as striated dorsal, tail and pectoral fins. Their whimsically refined faces offer stylized eyes consisting of concentric circular forms with a concave depression at centre, and an ovoid mouth with protuberant lips. The larger vessel holds pepper- artfully concealed within the body of the piece- which is ground by rotating the tail fin. The salt Shaker has an abundance of holes adorning the forehead of the smaller puffer...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
A Silver Polish Hanukkah Lamp, Circa 1920
Located in New York, NY
This elegant Polish Hanukkah menorah is a striking embodiment of minimalist design infused with timeless reverence. Crafted in polished silver, its clean, geometric lines convey a qu...
Category
Early 20th Century Polish Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Georg Jensen Pair of Danish Silver American Independence Commemorative Spoons
By Georg Jensen
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine pair vintage Danish silver spoons commemorating 200 years of American Independence by Georg Jensen and dated 1976. This stylish pair of sp...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Modern 3 Light Candelabras.
Located in VALENZA, IT
Pair of sterling silver candelabra with three lights.
The structure has been realized by a smooth sheet of silver.
The wave movement is realized with manufacturing by handmade.
On the top three rounds candle-holders are placed to complete the object
This modern style is suitable both for a house with minimalist furniture and in a baroque or empire style home, to lighten the visual impact and to stand out particularly from the dominant style.
Italian silverware...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Fred Hirsch Sterling Silver Tea Set 5-Piece 3-D Ebony 1900s Modernism 0844
By Fred Hirsch
Located in Big Bend, WI
Modernism sterling silver five-piece tea set marked #600 made by M. Fred Hirsch Co. of New Jersey, circa 1920-1945. The tea set features 3-D cast ball and leaf elements on the finial...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Animalier Zebra Pattern Frame hand painted Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular photo frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fired enamel, hand-painted with spotted zebra fur type in a modern contemporary style. External measurements cm. ...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Cigarette Case Fired Enamel on a Fine Hand-Engraved Mountain Landscape Sterling
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table cigarette case with rounded corners in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on a fine hand-engrave...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
A Dutch Silver Hanukkah Lamp, 1886
Located in New York, NY
A Breathtaking Hanukkah lamp made in the Netherlands in the late 19th century.
The backplate presents a large menorah with a stepped base and a long oval detachable servant lamp affixed to its top.
Menorah is flanked by clusters of grapes and grape leaves, framed by two columns adorned with floral and foliate wreaths.
At top, a pierced Star of David with decorative foliage scrolling embellished on each side.
Affixed to the lower portion of the backplate is a separate covered compartment containing eight long oval oil receptacles with tapering points.
The drip pan...
Category
1880s Dutch Antique Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Fisher Silversmiths (Co.) Serving Tray in Sterling Silver and Ebonite
Located in København, Copenhagen
Fisher Silversmiths (Co.) serving tray in sterling silver and ebonite.
Stylish design, 1960s.
In very good condition.
Stamped.
Measures: 24 x 1...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Sterling Silver
Rare Oversized Sterling Silver
Brass Mezuzah by Pica
Joan Adria Kahn (1994)
Located in New York, NY
This extraordinary, large-scale mezuzah is a rare and striking example of contemporary Judaica, crafted from sterling silver and brass. Measuring an impressive 24 centimeters long by...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Brass
Picture Frame Enamel two-tone ruby red and emerald green Salimbeni.
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular photo frame in gold-plated 925/1000 sterling silver, with translucent fired enamel stripes on guilloche, two-tone ruby red and emerald green, in a modern contemporary sty...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Pair of Honey Pots
Located in London, GB
Two English sterling silver and glass honey pots with matching spoons, each fitted with a silver cover surmounted by a bee finial, hallmarked London 2003 and 2006 by Braybrook & Brit...
Category
Early 2000s British Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
$2,051
Table Box Fired Enamel on Guillochè Arab-Style Ornament Sterling Silver Salimben
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular box with rounded corners in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guillochè with hand-engraved and enamelled Arab-style ornament. Dimensio...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Six Jerento Lopez Reyes Sterling Silver Champagne Sherbet Stemware 1925 Mexico
Located in Toledo, OH
Six sterling silver sherbet / champagne stemware by Jerento Lopez Reyes, Mexico. No monograms. 4.38" tall
Category
1920s North American Vintage Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Stylish Buccellati Sterling Silver Stem Flower Salt
Pepper Shakers
By Buccellati
Located in New York, NY
Stylish sterling silver figural salt and pepper shakers. Two flowers (one with gilt traces) set in stand. Each flower has a curvilinear stem, round bud with threaded double-leaf cove...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Oligarch Size Sterling Silver Humidor
Located in Hanover, MA
Extra large sterling silver cigar humidor prototype custom-made by a renowned gunsmith. Measures: 18 inches wide by 12 inches deep by 4 inches high on four bone feet. Sterling silver...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold, Sterling Silver, Brass
21st Century Italian Sterling Silver Chalice
Located in VALENZA, IT
Solid sterling silver liturgical chalice, completely handmade.
The base is hammered and embossed with arched motifs that facilitate its grip. The mi...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$3,313 Sale Price
20% Off
Danish Sterling Silver Coffee or Tea Set Georg Jensen
By Georg Jensen
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Danish sterling silver four-piece coffee or tea set by Georg Jensen. This lovely set consists of a coffeepot, lidded sugar bowl, creamer, all of Models 80A, with a hammered silver tray...
Category
20th Century Danish Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Spratling Sterling Silver Coffee and Tea Set with Jaguar Finials
Located in New York, NY
Modern sterling silver coffee and tea set. Made by Spratling in Taxco. Each: Ovoid body and stained-wood scroll handle and flat cover with tooled finial in form of seated jaguar– an ...
Category
1940s Mexican Vintage Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Silver-plated bracelet with glass stone by Dansk Smykkekunst, 1970 Denmark.
By Dansk
Located in Oirlo, LI
Silver-plated bracelet with glass stone by Dansk Smykkekunst, 1970 Denmark.
This Danish jewelry brand was founded in 1971 and now has one of the largest jewelry collections in Scandinavia. As you would expect from Scandinavian design, this brand is also characterized
thanks to the beautiful, sleek design. Dansk Copenhagen...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver Plate
$427 Sale Price
20% Off
Sterling Silver Bowl with Enamel By Gertrude Twichell
By Gertrude Twichell
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A beautiful sterling silver and enamel bowl by Gertrude Twichell. Exquisite enamel on sterling silver, signed. Small size-could be a serving dish, etc....
Category
1940s American Vintage Modern Sterling Silver
Hazorfim Sterling Silver Grapes Plate
By Hazorfim
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Hazorfim Sterling Silver Grapes Plate
This plate measures: 7.75 wide x 7.75 deep x .5 inches high
Great Vintage Condition.
We take our photos i...
Category
Early 2000s Israeli Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Lark by Reed
Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 32 Pieces John Prip
By Reed
Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
Modernism LARK BY REED & BARTON sterling silver Flatware set - 32 Pieces. Designed by John Prip, circa 1960. This set includes:
8 KNIVES, 9"
8 FORKS, 7 5/8"
8 SALAD FORKS, 7"
8 TEAS...
Category
1960s Vintage Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Buccellati Italian Silver Chimpanzee Figure
By Buccellati
Located in New York, NY
Sensitive and endearing 800 silver animal figure. Made by Buccellati in Italy. A chimp with raised arm, big funny ears, and expressive face sits on amethyst crystal base with joined ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
20th Century Italian Solid Silver Thermal Jug
Located in VALENZA, IT
800 solid silver thermo jug made entirely by hand from the silver sheet. The body is square and developing it in its height forms a parallelepiped. The spout is shaped to allow the l...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
$2,601 Sale Price
20% Off
21° Century Italian Sterling Silver Basket with Handle
By Pampaloni
Located in VALENZA, IT
Gorgeous completely handmade sterling silver basket.
Made from a unique sterling silver sheet, except the base, the basket has been hand molded and turned to give it an elegant and ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$6,076 Sale Price
20% Off
20th Century Italian Modern Solid Silver Jug Pitcher
Located in VALENZA, IT
Modern style solid silver pitcher.
The shape of the jug is oval and has been completely handmade from an 800 silver plate.
The body of the object is...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
$3,560 Sale Price
31% Off
Jade by Contempra House Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set 42 Pieces Modernism
Located in Big Bend, WI
Jade plain by Contempra House (division of Towle) sterling silver flatware set of 42 pieces. This pattern was designed by noted Modernist midcentury designer, Earl Pardon, in the yea...
Category
1950s American Vintage Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Karl Drerup Enamel Metal and Sterling Silver, Plaque/Brooch/Pin Picture, Signed
By Karl Drerup
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Master enamelist Karl Drerup, known as one of the best mid century painters on fire . DK mark. Mounted in Sterling silver frame and also marked Jo...
Category
1950s American Vintage Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Metal
Vintage Hans Hanssen necklace Silver, 14k gold with diamond
Located in Oirlo, LI
Vintage Hans Hanssen necklace Silver, 14k gold with diamond
Beautiful silver necklace, very beautiful thin chain (snake link) with a silver pendant with gold triangle and diamond (a...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
$427 Sale Price
20% Off
Salem Sterling Silver Bowl Scalloped Edge
Located in Toledo, OH
Salem sterling silver 12" bowl with a scalloped edge. Very nice condition with very slight wear. Dimensions: 12" diameter x 6" H.
Category
20th Century North American Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Italian Sterling Silver Handmade Vase with Ceased Strips and Fish
By Mario Vallè
Located in VALENZA, IT
Beautiful vase in sterling silver completely handmade with chiseled strips.
The round body ends with the upper part which is narrow and decorated with 2 cast fish
1,020 grams.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$4,889 Sale Price
28% Off
20th Century Solid Silver Geometry Line Salt and Pepper Set
Located in VALENZA, IT
800 silver solid silver salt and pepper set of modern design. Created to be not only a useful object but also a decorative one.
The salt is a silver ball with holes for the salt to ...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
$495 Sale Price
20% Off
20th Century Italian Silver Globe Vase, ceased and embossed by hand.
By Mario Vallè
Located in VALENZA, IT
Vase in 800 solid silver.
The round body, made entirely by hand from a flat silver plate and subsequently rounded giving it the characteristic ball shape.
A twisted spiral chiseling ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Modern Candlesticks
Located in VALENZA, IT
Pair of sterling silver candlisticks with one light.
The structure has been realized by a smooth sheet of silver.
The wave movement is realized with manufacturing by handmade.
On the...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
HEDERA Set of 2 pieces in Silver Bronze or Gold Bronze
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
HEDERA Set of 2 pieces in Silver Bronze or Gold Bronze
Set of 2 pieces (table forks/fish, table knife or meat/fish knife) in silver bronze 35/42 microns
It is possible to order all...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Bronze
Modern Enamel
Sterling Silver Child
s Set from 1995
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1995, this fabulous, modern, Elizabeth II, sterling silver child's set comprises of an egg cup, an egg spoon and a napkin ring, decorated with yellow and red ...
Category
1990s English Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Scandinavian Modern Sterling Silver bracelet by Isaac Cohen with green stone.
By Isaac Cohen
Located in Oirlo, LI
Scandinavian Modern Sterling Silver bracelet by Isaac Cohen with green stone.
Beautiful slim bracelet with beautiful green stone.
The bracelet is also signed, see the photo.
Isaac...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$427 Sale Price
20% Off
Tranquility by International Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 6 Set 41 Pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
TRANQUILITY BY INTERNATIONAL sterling silver flatware set - 41 pieces set. This set has a modern look with simple lines. This set includes:
6 KNIVES, 9 1/8"
6 FORKS, 7 3/8"
6 SA...
Category
1940s Vintage Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Tiffany
Co. Sterling Silver Centerpiece Bowl w/Base 38.4 ozt.
#6073
Modern
By Tiffany
Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
Tiffany & Co.
Incredible Tiffany & Co. Serling silver modernistic centerpiece bowl with base marked #25537. The base could be used as a candle holder. The base measures 1" tall x ...
Category
20th Century American Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Charles Crowley Sterling Silver Coffee Set, Enamel
Stand Modern Art Hollowware
By Charles Crowley
Located in Big Bend, WI
Charles Crowley Exhibition Piece. New York City NYC one-of-a-kind Metalsmith & Founding Top Dog Studio Gloucester, MA. Numerous awards National Fellowship Arts, Fortunoff Silver design competition. Some of Crowley's Items in permanent collection at Yale University Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA.
Charles Crowley.
This modernistic sterling coffee set...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Enamel, Sterling Silver
C G Italian Leather Belt with Sterling Silver Buckle
Located in Toledo, OH
C G Italian leather belt with sterling silver buckle, end tip and belt loop. Size: 28. Very good condition. Dimensions: .25" depth x 35" W x 1.5" tall.
Category
20th Century European Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Tranquility by International Sterling Silver Flatware Service for Six Set 41 Pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
Tranquility by International sterling silver flatware set, 41 pieces set. This set has a modern look with simple lines. This set includes:
Six knives, 9 1/8"
Six forks, 7 3/8"
Six s...
Category
1940s Vintage Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Modern Sterling Silver Wine Funnel on Stand Birmingham England 2000
Located in London, GB
A spectacular Solid Silver Wine Funnel on Stand. This stylish Modern Silver Wine Funnel rests in an elegant stand created from bands of dark Wood with hallmarked Silver columns and a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Unique Necklet in Silver, 1930s, France
Located in Stockholm, SE
Unique necklet in silver, made in France, 1930s.
Apart of the exhibition “Essenzialmente la Mano”/ “Just the Hand”, seen in the catalogue edited by Alfonso Pluchinotta.
Category
1930s French Vintage Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Bread Knife in Silver Bronze
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Silver plated bronze bread knife 35/42 microns
Length: 348 mm, weight: 200 gr
This knife is the work of French designer Richard Lauret.
These pieces ...
Category
2010s French Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Bronze
Bertel Gardberg Silver Creamer and Sugar Bowl with Tongs
Located in Long Island City, NY
Bertel Gardberg (1916-2007) has been called the father of Finnish Silversmithing. His works are in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, as well as in many importan...
Category
1970s Finnish Vintage Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sculptural Silver Center Bowl with Relief Surface Graziella Laffi
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stunning sterling silver vessel in the form of a stemmed bowl crafted by Graziella Laffi (1923-2009), Lima, Peru, Circa 1965. Marked on the rim: G. Laffi, PERU. The vessel was designed as a modern rendition of ancient pre-Columbina drinking vessel used in ceremony. The piece projects a regal and substantial aura due to its thick double wall construction with seamless craftmanship. The exterior surface was decorated with high relief roundels protrusion alternated with a radiating design that resembles star fish or a blooming flower. It has an impressive presence with its unique form and ornamentation that appears both modern and ancient at the same time.
Graziella Laffi was born in 1923 in Florence, Italy to Gino Laffi, a silversmith and artist. Following her family tradition, Graziella enrolled in master classes after elementary school, focusing on design and painting. She next attended Escuela de Bellas Artes de Puerta Romana for three years, where Gino taught, and then to the Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze, where she concentrated in architecture until the start of World War II. In 1947, Graziella, then twenty-four, immigrated with her parents to Peru. Gino later created a silversmith studio and showroom called Fabrica Laffi on Avenue Mexico, where Graziella initially learned her Craft. The Pre-Columbian culture in her adopted country inspired Graziella to travel and collect, which ultimately influence her design in the silver pieces. Graziella learned the metalworking techniques of the ancient Peruvian civilizations and rejected the current technology. She mostly used hammering, rolling and creating joints as the ancients do. As an ambassador of Peruvian culture, her work promoted the indigenous Peruvian art and rekindled the interest in its ancient heritage throughout South America, the United States and Europe. She exhibited her growing collection of Peruvian artifacts...
Category
1960s Peruvian Vintage Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
OCEAN Set of 2 pieces in Silver Bronze or Gold Bronze
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Set of 2 pieces in Silver Bronze or Gold Bronze
Set of 2 pieces (table forks/fish, table knife or meat/fish knife) in silver bronze 35/42 microns
It is possible to order all products separately or set of 4 piece
Table spoon
Table fork
Table knife/meat knife...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Bronze
RUBAN Set of 2 pieces in Silver Bronze or Gold Bronze
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
RUBAN Set of 2 pieces in silver bronze or gold bronze
Set of 2 pieces (table forks/fish, table knife or meat/fish knife) in silver bronze 35/42 microns
It is possible to order ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Bronze
English Modern Sterling Silver Sugar Caster
By J. Collyer Ltd
Located in New York, NY
Elizabeth II sterling silver sugar caster. Made by J Collyer Ltd in Birmingham 1958. Upward tapering neck and curved bowl on short foot. C...
Category
1950s English Vintage Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
English Victorian Modern Sterling Silver Decanter in Christopher Dresser Style
Located in New York, NY
Victorian modern sterling silver and glass decanter. Made by Edgar Finley & Hugh Taylor in Birmingham in 1884. Clear glass cylinder on round...
Category
1880s English Antique Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
SONIA Set of 2 pieces in Silver Bronze or Gold Bronze
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Set of 2 pieces in Silver Bronze or Gold Bronze
Set of 2 pieces (table forks/fish, table knife or meat/fish knife) in silver bronze 35/42 microns
It is possible to order all produc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Bronze
Modern sterling silver for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Modern sterling silver for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage sterling silver created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, decorative objects, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, silver and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern sterling silver made in a specific country, there are Europe, North America, and United Kingdom pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original sterling silver, popular names associated with this style include Tiffany
Co., Arval Argenti Valenza, Graziella Laffi, and Missiaglia 1846. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for sterling silver differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $95 and tops out at $57,336 while the average work can sell for $1,947.
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Gorham Gold Washed
Gorham Lily
Gorham Melrose Sterling Flatware
Gorham Original
Hans Hansen Cutlery
Heath And Middleton
Horse Racing Trophies