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Silver, Flatware and Silverplate For Sale
Pampaloni bichierography mini silver tumbler
Located in Perugia, IT
Small 925/ooo silver tumbler made by Pampaloni Firenze Italia, weight g 80, length cm 9, height cm 6, base diameter cm 4.5.
Based on original sketches by Roman artist Giovanni Maggi ...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Baroque Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Rectangular tray with handles in 800 silver
Located in Perugia, IT
Rectangular tray with handles in 800 silver
Length including handles 45 cm
Width 26,5 cm
Weight 860 g
Hand made in Italy
Manufacturer Lovi - Vicenza - Italy
Sturdy Louis XV-style t...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
Gorham Sterling Silver Berry Serving Spoon 10" #158 #18702
By Gorham
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Gorham Sterling Silver Berry Serving Spoon 10" #158
This gorgeous berry serving spoon by amazing designer Gorham was meticulously crafted from sterling silver with beautiful detaili...
Category
20th Century Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Tillander Enameled Serving Forks Finland 1950
Located in Orimattila, FI
Tillander Enameled Serving Forks Finland 1950
Original cases.
Nice set Yellow and Blue.
Enamelled
Category
1950s Finnish Modernist Vintage Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Enamel
$1,424 / set
USSR/Russian 875 Silver/Gilded Tea Cup Holder/ 1930-1940 year collector item
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
USSR/Russian 875 Sterling Silver/Gilded Tea Coffee Cup holder/ Podstakannik collector item.
Original Soviet Russian SILVER 875. Glass Holder PODSTAKANNIK.
Last Century, made in Sovie...
Category
1930s Russian Retro Vintage Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
Boxed Set of 6 English Georgian Style Victorian Sterling Silver Demitasse Spoons
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine set of 6 demitasse spoons & sugar nips.
In sterling silver.
In the George II style.
Made by the English silversmiths George Maudsley Jackson and David Landsborough Fullert...
Category
1890s English Victorian Antique Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Antique Tiffany
Co. Sterling Silver Plates with
G.S.E.
Monogram
By Tiffany
Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine pair of antique sterling silver plates or salvers.
In sterling silver.
By Tiffany
Co.
Each with a raised pattern around the circumference of the rim.
With a stylized...
Category
Late 19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Antique Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate, Sterling Silver
Antique English George II Britannia Silver Milk Jug Pitcher by N. Gulliver, 1723
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique, early 18th century English silver milk jug.
In Britannia silver.
Made by Nathaniel Gulliver.
The jug having punch-work decoration of...
Category
1720s English George II Antique Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver, Britannia Standard Silver
Jocelyn Burton Sterling Silver Sea Shell Encrusted Tazza or Compote
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An incredible sterling silver tazza by Jocelyn Burton.
With a seashell and sea-life encrusted trumpet form base supporting a curved dish top and secure...
Category
20th Century British Modern Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Swedish Art Deco Sterling Silver Canister or Humidor by Erik Fleming for Borgila
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique humidor or canister.
In sterling silver.
Designed by Erik Fleming for Borgila in the 1940's.
With a stepped foot, faceted body, loop twin handles to the sides, an...
Category
1940s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
$7,160 Sale Price
20% Off
Pampaloni salt, salt and pepper shaker in sterling silver
Located in Perugia, IT
Table salt and pepper container divided into two compartments with 2 small spoons 925/ooo silver, manufactured by Pampaloni Firenze Italy. Total weight g 130, length 10 cm, width 7 ...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique JA van Kempen Dutch 833 Silver Fish Serving Fork
Knife Set #15657
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Antique Dutch 833 silver fish serving fork and knife set by KA van Kempen, circa 1887.
No monogram
The set designed by JM van Kempen are beautifully ornate with pierced and etched ...
Category
19th Century Scandinavian Antique Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
Bowl Finland Paavo Tynell Oy Taito Ab
Located in Orimattila, FI
Bowl Finland Paavo Tynell Oy Taito Ab
This was probably done in the 1940s-50s
The bowl is tin
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Modernist Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Pampaloni mini silver trojan vase
Located in Perugia, IT
Small vase in 925/ooo sterling silver, Troia collection, manufactured by Pampaloni Firenze Italia. Weight g 135, diameter cm 7.5, including handles cm 10.5, height cm 5.5.
Hammered s...
Category
1990s Italian Classical Greek Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Bell Sterling Silver and Teak Made in Finland
Located in Orimattila, FI
Bell Silver and Teak
Made in Finland.
Väinö Hamari author 1998
The Bell has the engraving AH 10.5.91 PL. ry
Category
1980s Finnish Modern Vintage Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage 925 Sterling Silver Oval 3D Floral Platter Tray
Located in Houston, TX
Brand: 925 Sterling Silver
Length: 18.00 inches
Width: 12.00 inches
Weight: 1,084.84 grams
Vintage 925 Sterling Silver Oval Platter Tray. The metal was tested and determined to b...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Pampaloni 925 sterling silver table placeholder
Located in Perugia, IT
Pampaloni 925 sterling silver table placeholder
Manufactured by Pampaloni - Florence - Italy
6 place cards + wooden box
Overall weight placeholder g 77
Placeholder measurements mm ...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Contemporary Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
“Hajime Sorayama” Cup
Saucer Porcelain Creation Gallery G8 2007 with Case
Located in New York, NY
This is a limited rare model of famous japanese artist Hajime Sorayama
Hajime Sorayama Cup & Saucer Porcelain Creation Gallery G8 2007 with Case
White and Gold
High Auction Record
...
Category
Early 2000s Asian Artist Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
$623 Sale Price / set
30% Off
1933 STEVENSON
LAW SHEFFIELD MADE SOLID STERLING SILVER TRAY 360 GRAMs
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely 1933 Stevenson & Law Sheffield made solid Sterling Silver serving tray 360 grams
A good looking...
Category
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Stunning Solid Sterling Silver 1927 Gold Gilt Inside Cigarette Case Ng
Co
Located in GB
Wimbledon-Furniture
Wimbledon-Furniture is delighted to offer for sale this lovely Solid Sterling Silver The Northern Goldsmiths Newcastle upon tyne 1927 engine turned cigarette cas...
Category
1920s British Art Deco Vintage Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
$382 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Owl Salt
Pepper Shakers Model No. 36
By Georg Jensen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine pair of antique salt and pepper shakers.
By Georg Jensen.
In sterling silver.
Model. no. 36.
Designed by Georg Jensen.
Each...
Category
1920s Danish Art Deco Vintage Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Denmark Continental/Antik Sterling Silver Sugar Spoon #18326
By Georg Jensen
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Vintage Georg Jensen Denmark sterling silver sugar spoon in the Continental/Antik pattern.
No monogram.
The Continental pattern was designed in 1906 as the first major cutlery lin...
Category
20th Century Danish Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set of 2 Antique George Adams Chawner
Co Sterling Silver Meat Forks Mono 19934
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Set of 2 antique sterling silver meat forks by George Adams of Chawner & Co of London, England, circa 1868, with monogram.
Monogram appears to be W (on the back of the handles)
Geo...
Category
19th Century English Antique Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Judaica Sterling Silver Havdalah Compendium Cup by Swed
Located in Mount Kisco, NY
This Havdalah sterling silver compendium was handcrafted in Jerusalem by Dudek Swed of the Swed Master Workshop in the last century. Each creation i...
Category
1990s Israeli Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
$6,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Jugendstil W.M.F. Silver Plated Punch Bowl or Tureen with a Hunt Scene
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine German Jugendstil punch bowl or tureen (or "Bowle" in German).
By W.M.F., the Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik.
In silver plate.
With a three-dimensional depiction of Dia...
Category
Early 20th Century German Jugendstil Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique English Sterling Silver Repousse Ring Stand by William Comyns
By William Comyns
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique English sterling silver ring stand.
By William Comyns.
With a scalloped edge and repousse floral designs.
The ring nub is monogrammed "ADS".
Marked to the base with English hallmarks for Sterling, London, 1888, and William Comyns' maker's mark.
Simply a great antique silver ring...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Silver Pekka Piekäinen Sugar shovel 2 pieces
Located in Orimattila, FI
Silver Pekka Piekäinen Sugar shovel 2 pieces
One is 830 Silver and the other is 925 Silver.
Nice Sugar Shovels.
These were manufactured in the 1990s.
The Bronze bowl shown in the pi...
Category
1990s Finnish Modernist Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
Durgin New Art Narcissus Daffodils Pierced Cucumber Server #23332
By Gorham
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Durgin New Art Narcissus Daffodils Pierced Cucumber Server
Daffodils adorn the handle and top of the pierced blade on this small server by Durgin.
Wei...
Category
20th Century Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
From a German Royal Household Large Serving-Plate 800/0 Silver Germany 1900
Located in Berlin, DE
This beautifully handcrafted serving-plate made of 800/0 Silver in Münster, Germany by Jewellers Osthues, circa 1900 will be an eyecatcher on any festive table.
The elegant rim is „D...
Category
Early 1900s European Victorian Antique Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
Gold Plated Sterling Silver Canteen of Cutlery
Located in London, GB
A thirty six piece gold plated sterling silver canteen of cutlery, o 6 x table forks, 6 x dessert forks, 6 x dessert spoons, 6 x tab...
Category
1960s British Modern Vintage Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver
Exquisite Oriental Natural Myanmar Handcrafted Jade Ink Dish Bowl, Ash Tray
Located in Kowloon, HK
Indulge in the beauty of traditional Chinese calligraphy with this exquisite ink plate, hand-carved with natural Type-A Myanmar green jadeite. The jadeite's unique colours and patter...
Category
20th Century Hong Kong Artist Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Jade
Mid-Century Modern Gorham Sterling Silver
Glass Pear Form Jam or Honey Pot
By Gorham
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Mid-Century Modern sterling silver & glass jam or honey pot.
By Gorham.
In the form of a pear.
Simply a great jar!
Date:
Mid-20th Century
Overall Condition:
It is in ove...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set of 12 Whiting Alhambra Sterling Silver Aesthetic Movement Demitasse Spoons
By Whiting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine set of 12 engraved Aesthetic Movement demitasse spoons.
By Whiting.
In the Alhambra pattern.
Each with gilt bowls that have varying Aesthetic Movement brite-cut engraved de...
Category
Late 19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Antique Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Austrian Rock Crystal, Silver, and Blue Enamel Pricket Candlestick
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Austrian rock crystal, silver, and enamel pricket candlestick.
In the Renaissance Revival style.
With sections of rock crystal joined by silver (and one brass?) bands. The metal bands have finely detailed blue enamel decoration throughout.
Apparently unmarked.
Simply a wonderful rock crystal candlestick!
Date:
Mid to Late-19th Century, or earlier.
Overall Condition:
It is in overall good, as-pictured, used estate condition with no repairs noted.
Condition Details:
There are some losses to the enameling, some bends & indentations to the silver pricket...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Baroque Revival Antique Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Silver, Enamel
Handmade Silver Flower Vase with Polished Bubble Design by Brandimarte 1900
Located in Bergamo, BG
Elegant flower vase in 925 silver, entirely handcrafted by the Italian artisan Brandimarte in 1900. The vase features a distinctive design with smooth, polished bubbles set against a...
Category
20th Century Italian Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
French Art Deco Cut Glass and Sterling Silver Liquor or Whiskey Flask by Chambin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very fine French Art Deco Flask by the Parisian jewelry maker and silversmith Albert Chambin.
In cut glass and sterling silver with a removable cup, ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Russian 875 Silver Gilt Set: Beaker Cups, Coffee Cup
Saucer. Weight: 286gr.
Located in MELBOURNE, AU
Russian Hallmarked 875 Silver Gilt Set,
comprising of finely decorated in floral motif coffee cup
(35mm high) & saucer (with diameter of 11cm),
bearing Russian hallmarks, stamp & ...
Category
1950s Russian Retro Vintage Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
830 Sterling Silver Handmade Finland 1987 Pekka Turtiainen Design Vodka Set
Located in Orimattila, FI
830 Sterling Silver Handmade Finland 1987 Pekka Turtiainen Design Vodka set.
Inside of the items are gilded.
A real eye-catcher, the center of the par...
Category
1980s Finnish Modern Vintage Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Rectangular tray without handles in 800 silver
Located in Perugia, IT
Rectangular tray without handles in 800 silver
Width 28 cm
Length 21cm
Weight 403 g
Manufacturer Zaramella - Padua - Italy
Linear rectangular tray without handles, sturdy and with s...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
Pampaloni ice bucket in 925 sterling silver
Located in Perugia, IT
925/ooo sterling silver ice bucket.
Weight g 1975
Height 24 cm
MAXIMUM WIDTH 24,5 cm
Base width 17,5 cm
Maximum depth 17.5 cm
Base depth 12,5 cm
Manufactured by Pampaloni Firenze - M...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Carrington
Co. Rococo or George II Style Sterling Silver Cream Pitcher
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very fine sterling silver creamer or milk pitcher.
By Carrington & Co.
With an exuberant neo-Rococo (or George II style) design including etched scroll work and cells to the bod...
Category
Early 20th Century British Rococo Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Gorham Florentine-Florenz Sterling Silver Asparagus Serving Fork w/Mono #21295
By Gorham
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Antique sterling silver asparagus serving fork in the Florentine-Florenz pattern by Gorham, with monogram.
Monogram appears to be MW on the front of the handle, 1907 on the back of ...
Category
20th Century Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Roger Williams Silver Co Sterling Silver Corinthian Salad Fork w/Monogram #15838
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Sterling silver salad fork by Roger Williams Silver Co in the Corinthian pattern, with monogram.
Monogram appears to be B
This fork is pierced with curved tines.
Measures approx 6...
Category
20th Century Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
925 Sterling Silver Vase Pekka Piekäinen 1988 Very Rare
Located in Orimattila, FI
925 Sterling Silver Vase Pekka Piekäinen 1988 Very Rare
Helsinki Made 1988 J.A.Tarkiainen Oy Finland.
Described in the book Desing Silver by Pekka Piekäinen.
See also my other items...
Category
1980s Finnish Modernist Vintage Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Sterling Silver Salt and Pepper Shakers, Japanese, Pagona Latern
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage Sterling Silver Salt and Pepper Shakers, Japanese, Pagona Latern, 96.6 Grams Total, 3.75 inches Tall, K. Uyeda, Very Good Condition.
These salt and pepper shakers make a nice addition to a silver collection. We are selling other Asian salt and pepper shakers...
Category
1940s Japanese Vintage Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Pair of Silver Plate Fluted Candlesticks by Robert A.M. Stern for Swid Powell
By Swid Powell
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine pair of postmodern silver-plated candlesticks.
Designed by Robert A. M. Stern for Swid Powell.
In the form of stout, fluted columns with broad flat bobeches.
Swid Powell w...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modernist Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Tiffany
Co. Sterling Silver Meat Skewer (or Letter Opener)
By Tiffany
Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine and rare meat skewer that doubles beautifully as a letter opener.
By Tiffany & Co.
In sterling silver.
Marked to the side for Tiffany & Co. / Maker's / Sterling.
Simply wo...
Category
20th Century Modern Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Silver Candleholders from Finland
Located in Orimattila, FI
Silver Candleholders from Finland
Made in Kultakeskus 1982 Hämeenlinna Finland.
Category
1980s Modern Vintage Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
$1,056 / set
Pair of Antique Continental 12 Loth Silver Sugar Tongs or Nips
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine pair of antique Continental sugar tongs.
In 12 Loth silver.
Origin likely Austria or Germany.
The tongs operate with scissor action.
They have starburst engraved decoration to each side and shell shaped terminals.
Marked to one arm with a 12 Loth mark for silver fineness.
Simply a wonderful pair of antique tongs...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
Korean 99% Fine Silver Gold Gilt Condiment Bowls Spoons Tray Set with Box #20964
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Korean 999 fine silver with gold gilt accents condiment bowls, spoons and tray set with green velvet box.
No monogram or engraving.
Made of high quality 99% pure silver, this beaut...
Category
20th Century Korean Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Gold, Silver
Asprey
Co Georgian Style Sterling Silver Wine Funnel
By Asprey
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine English sterling silver wine funnel.
By Asprey & Co.
The funnel consists of three pieces - the funnel, the spout, and an interior ring that sits where the two connect.
Sim...
Category
Late 20th Century English Georgian Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Art Deco English Sterling Silver Footed Bowl with White Handles
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Art Deco bowl in sterling silver.
By Davies & Powers of Birmingham, England.
The bowl has curved feet and cleats supporting a shaped bowl that is mounted with 2 early white...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Art Deco Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Towle Sterling Silver 1975 Christmas Ornament #22634
By Towle
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Towle Sterling Silver 1975 Christmas Ornament -
This vintage sterling silver 1975 Towle Christmas ornament features a detailed floral and checkered pattern on one side with a radian...
Category
1970s Contemporary Vintage Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Silver Cocktail Shaker Finland 1966
Located in Orimattila, FI
Silver Cocktail Shaker Finland 1966
Made in Finland in 1967 Kultakeskus = Gold Center, Hämeenlinna.
Fully functional fine and heavy. 502g
813H Silver.
Check stamped.
Diameter bottom...
Category
1960s Finnish Modernist Vintage Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
1950s Calderoni Silver Gilt Enamel Painted Box
By Calderoni
Located in Firenze, IT
Of rounded corners square shape, the lid painted to depict the theater “La Scala” in Milano
Dimension: 7.5 x 7.5 cm
Weight: 200 gr
Italian silver marks
In the Calderoni Gioielli ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver, Silver, Enamel
Large Silver Plate Charger or Tray by Richard Meier for Swid Powell
By Swid Powell
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine large silver plated charger or tray.
Designed by Richard Meier for Swid Powell.
Model no. 417.
Together with its original box.
Swid Pow...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
England Sterling Silver Floral Bowl
Located in Miami, FL
This is an ornate English sterling silver bowl, made in Birmingham in 1977. It weighs 915 grams.
The bowl features a highly decorative pierced rim with an elaborate motif of grape cl...
Category
1970s English Vintage Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
$3,000 / set
Set of 12 Gorham Versailles Sterling Silver/Gold Wash Bowl Spoons
Monogrammed
By Gorham
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Set of 12 antique sterling silver with gold wash bowl grapefruit spoons by Gorham in the Versailles pattern.
6 spoons monogram appears to be AL, 6 spoons monogram appears to be ALB
...
Category
20th Century Unknown Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set of 8 Antique George Sharp Coin Silver Ball End Nut Picks
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine set of 8 antique silver nut picks.
By George Sharp in the Ball End pattern.
In coin silver.
Simply a great set of nut picks!
Date:
Mid-19th Century
Overall Condition:
It...
Category
Mid-19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
Disneyland Collection Silver Teaspoon
Located in Neguri, Vizcaya
Disneyland Collection Silver Teaspoon
Length 4.40in / 11.2cm
Width 0.98in / 2.5cm
Weight 14.1gr
PRADERA is a second generation of a family run busin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
Antique and Vintage Silver, Flatware and Silver Plate
While early utensils were often shaped from clay, wood or bone, silversmiths later crafted flatware from precious metal. In the 19th century, mass production of electroplated flatware made silver utensils accessible to the middle class. Now, antique and vintage silver, flatware and silver-plate objects for dining and the home are heritage pieces reflecting this history of design.
Silver spoons were so prized in 15th-century England that people would travel with the valuable utensils. Forks in the 17th century were frequently made with steel and likewise only available to the upper class. Silver flatware continued to be produced in small workshops in the 18th century and was a luxury reserved for the elite. When George I came to the throne in 1714, the silver dining service — including plates, dishes, soup tureens, chargers and sauceboats — became all-important.
Innovative manufacturing techniques such as the electroplating process in the 19th century would transform silversmithing with industrialization. Sheffield plate was used from 1750 to 1880 and involved a fusion method to fabricate everything from knife handles to serveware. French industrial chemist Henri de Ruolz discovered a gilding and silver-plating process for metals in 1841, with the silver-like results so celebrated that Napoleon III ordered a 3,000-piece flatware set. The expansion of table service in the Victorian era also led to an increasing number of flatware and serving pieces in a canteen, or cutlery chest, all with specific uses, from toast forks to butter picks.
While affordable metal flatware is widely available today, historic brands including Gorham Manufacturing Company — whose legendary contribution to the history of silver making started in 1831 — and Christofle continue the tradition of silver and silver-plate flatware.
Browse 1stDibs for both antique and contemporary silver, flatware and silver-plate objects in a range of elegant designs to enhance your dining table.
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