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What does 90 mean on silver flatware?

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What does 90 mean on silver flatware?
On silver flatware, 90 typically means that the utensils feature silver plate. This means that their primary material is copper, pewter, nickel or another metal covered with a thin layer of real silver. On 1stDibs, find a variety of silver flatware.
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
Pair Of Silver Centerpieces With Glass Bowls, Bruckmann & Sons for Knewitz c1920
By Bruckmann & Söhne
Located in Vienna, AT
Two elegant silver centerpieces on a three-pass base with delicate embossed decoration and three winged lion figures supporting the richly ornamented and pierced insert for the proje...
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Vintage 1910s German Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Silver

Art Déco Silver Cutlery Set For 12 People In Showcase by Bruckmann &Sons Germany
By Bruckmann & Söhne
Located in Vienna, AT
Elegant cutlery set made of solid silver for twelve people, consisting of 140 parts, in wooden showcase. Date of manufactory: around 1920 Material: massive 800 silver + steel blades Form type: Simple, elegant design with curved handle ends with surrounding thread. Wooden Showcase: This silver cutlery set is kept in a sleek, glazed wooden showcase. Display window on the top, from the front the four drawers, which are perfectly equipped on the inside, can be opened with the button-shaped brass handles. The showcase stands on four small feet, the wooden surfaces ore shellac hand-polished. 140 Pieces: 1st drawer: 12 mocha spoons / 12 coffee spoons / 1 butter knife / 1 cheese knife / 2 salad servers / 1 sardine server / 1 soup ladle / 2 serving spoons / 1 bowl scoop 2nd drawer: 12 soup spoons / 12 dessert spoons / 1 sauce ladle / 1 meat server / 2 cake lifters / 1 butter/porridge scraper 3rd drawer: 12 starter forks / 12 dinner forks / 12 starter knives / 12 dinner knives / 1 serving fork 4th drawer: 12 dessert forks / 6 fish...
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Vintage 1920s German Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Silver

Art Nouveau Silver Jardinière, Bruckmann & Sons for Lazarus Posen Germany c 1900
By Lazarus Posen Witwe, Bruckmann & Söhne
Located in Vienna, AT
Elegant, festive silver vessel in wide oval base form with four projecting volute feet, on the front and back center asymmetrical panels holding together the surrounding leaf, flower...
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Antique Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Sterling Silver

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Silver

Silver Art Nouveau Pair of Centrepieces Holders Bruckmann and Sons, Germany 1900
By Bruckmann & Söhne
Located in Vienna, AT
Silver German pair of centrepieces / centerpieces made by Bruckmann & Sons (Germany). Art Nouveau (made circa 1900) Silver 800 branded by German Crescent with Crown Manufactory: Eagle Mark of Bruckmann & Soehne (= SONS), Heilbronn (Germany) Peter Bruckmann (1865-1937) was the first Chairman of the Deutscher Werkbund (founded 1907). Size: Height 18.5 cm ( 7.28 inches) Width 22.5 cm ( 8.85 inches) Depth 19.5 cm ( 7.67 inches) Total weight: 940 grams / 33.08 OZ / 30.22 troy ounces Specifications: Excellently manufactured pair of silver centrepieces / stands / holders: Each of the reticulated oval bowls are based on four slim as well as concave supports which are attached to round base: Edge of these bases is of reticulated type, too. The bowls' corners are decorated with lockets framed...
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Antique Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

10 Antique Assorted Sterling Silver Twisted Scalloped Serving Spoons 184g
By Towle Silversmiths, Whiting Manufacturing Company, Bruckmann & Söhne, William B. Durgin, William B. Kerr & Co.
Located in Dayton, OH
Lot of 10 antique sterling and one 800 silver sugar / tea spoons in a variety of styles and designs including shell bowls, twisted handles, floral motifs and one enameled. Makers inc...
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Early 20th Century Tableware

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Sterling Silver

Large Art Nouveau Silver Centerpiece on Columns, by Bruckmann & Sons, Germany
By Bruckmann & Söhne
Located in Vienna, AT
Representative elegant silver jardinière on oval, fluted stepped base, bordered by palmette bands, on top arranged in a lozenge four slender, fluted columns with Corinthian-like fanc...
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Antique Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Sterling Silver

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Silver

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