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Sterling Silver For Sale
1782 George III Period Sterling Silver Tablespoon by Hester Bateman
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Sterling silver tablespoon by Hester Bateman, London, 1782. George III period Old English Engraved pattern. The bright cutting is superb. The crest has been erased. 2.50 troy oz.
9.5...
Category
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique George III Sterling Silver Hanoverian Pattern Table Forks (1767)
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive set of twelve antique Georgian sterling silver Hanoverian pattern table forks; an addition to our Georgian flatware collections.
These exceptional antique Georgian straight* sterling silver forks have been crafted in the Hanoverian pattern with three tines.
The posterior surface of each antique silver fork handle terminal incorporates the bright cut engraved crest of out of a coronet a griffin's head, all above the monogram initial 'W'.
The anterior surface of each 18th century fork is plain with a pip to the handle terminal.
Such straight examples of antique silver forks with clearly struck hallmarks are becoming increasingly difficult to locate.
* 'Straight' means all the pieces are made by the same maker in the same year.
Condition
These antique sterling silver forks are an excellent gauge of silver, excellent quality and in excellent condition.
Full hallmarks struck to the reverse of each handle stem are all very clear.
Reflections in photographs may detract from the true representation of this piece of Georgian silver flatware...
Category
1760s English Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Wonderful Vintage Asprey London Sterling Silver & Crystal Caviar Server Bowl
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful entertaining piece by the re known firm of Asprey of London. The finial is of finely chased sterling silver sturgeon beluga. The top rim of the caviar server as well as t...
Category
20th Century British Sterling Silver
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Rare Novelty English Sterling Silver Money Box / Bank, Miniature Cash Box
Located in Bath, GB
A rare and highly sought-after sterling silver money box or bank, the like of which I have never seen before.
The box is made from English sterling...
Category
1920s English Vintage Sterling Silver
Antique Vintage Wooden Ebony Chinese Walking Stick Dress Cane Sterling Silver
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Fine Quality Chinese Polished Heavy Gauge Ebony Walking Cane Stick with Highly Decorative Embossed Silver Grip, made in China during the last quarter of the Nineteenth Century.
Th...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Puiforcat - Art Deco Cutlery Flatware Set Nice Sterling Silver - 192 Pieces
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Exceptional Art-Deco "Nice" cutlery set in solid sterling silver First Title 950/1000th from Maison Puiforcat.
Set including 192 pieces:
- 18 table forks
- 18 table knives
- 12 tabl...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Very Large vintage Sterling Silver Tray / Salver / Platter 1933 Serving Drinks
Located in London, GB
A magnificent vintage rectangular Sterling Silver Tray with shaped corners and standing on 4 raised feet. This Silver Salver is of rather monumental proportions and is a perfect stat...
Category
20th Century European Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mid-Century Style Sterling Silver Condiments Set in Original Fitted Box, Asprey
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century Modern style sterling silver condiments set in original box, consisting of a pair of salt and pepper shakers, an open mustard cellar and a matching mustard spoon, London, year hallmarked for 1971, Asprey and Company...
Category
1970s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Hand-carved silver ring Smeagol (Lord of the Rings)
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
Hand-carved silver ring Smeagol (Lord of the Rings)
Gollum from Lord of the Rings in 925 sterling silver. Ring size 21 mm
How nice and carefully made a ring with smeagel silver.
P...
Category
1980s European Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Emes & Barnard English Georgian Regency Sterling Silver Mug, 1816
Located in New York, NY
George III sterling silver baby cup. Made by Rebecca Emes & Edward Barnard in London in 1816. Campana urn bowl with cast palmette and shell border; raised...
Category
1810s British Regency Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Erik Granit, Vintage Silver Bracelet with Onyx, Modernist, Finland 1974
By Erik Granit
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
Erik Granit, Vintage Silver Bracelet with Onyx, Modernist, Finland 1974
Vintage silver bracelet with Onyx, designed by Erik Granit, Finland 1974
ERIK GRANIT (1930-1988)
Erik Grani...
Category
1970s Finnish Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Onyx, Silver
12 Japanese Sterling Ice Tea Spoons
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is a complete set of twelve ice tea / mint julep spoons. Each set of six come in the original case. The case has hinges on the side and...
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
A Mudhook Yacht Club racing prize
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Mudhook Yacht Club racing prize, in the form of an oval silver box with a slightly concave hinged lid and gilt interior, inscribed ‘Mudhook Yacht Club 10th July 1914 for yachts of ...
Category
Early 20th Century English Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Antique Sterling Silver Tray 1915 Sandwich Serving Platter
Located in London, GB
Am elegant Antique Sterling Silver Serving Tray with a Chippendale style border. This Two handled Tray is suitable as a Sandwich Tray but sizable enough for serving.
Made in Birming...
Category
20th Century English Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
1910s Antique Sterling Silver Duck Napkin Ring
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver duck napkin ring; an addition to our christening silverware collection.
This exceptional antique George V sterling silver napkin ring has been realistically modeled in the form of a duck.
Either end of the napkin ring is embellished with embossed and applied decoration reproducing the fine details of the ducks plumage and anatomical features.
The duck’s head is further ornamented with the original gem set eyes.
The surface of this duck napkin ring is embellished with the contemporary engraved initials 'M.R'.
Condition
This antique silver animal napkin ring...
Category
Early 20th Century English Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Japanese Shakudo button
Located in Braintree, GB
Japanese Shakudo button.
Made circa 1870's
X-Ray tested positive for different alloys of metals.
Cuprum, Silver, Gold, Germanium.
Dimensions:
Overall Condition: This antique bu...
Category
Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Bowl with Handles, Roman Replica
By Mario Vallè
Located in VALENZA, IT
Exceptional silver center piece made in Milan in the 70s of the last century.
It is an exact copy of a Roman centerpiece or cup with handles found in Boscoreale not far from Pompeii....
Category
1970s Italian Other Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Gorham Sterling Silver Early 20th Century Child's Christening Mug Art Deco Style
By Gorham
Located in New York, NY
Gorham sterling silver child's or christening mug, made in the early 20th century, gilt inside, in Art Deco style with an elegant, geometric design. It measures 2 5/8'' in height by ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Pair Cased Lobster / Seafood Picks - Harrods - London 1929
Located in Bath, GB
A very fine pair of solid sterling silver lobster picks in superb condition. Each is fully hallmarked for London 1922 and struck for the famous maker, Richard Woodman Burbridge for ...
Category
1920s British Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Silver ring with rock crystal design Ellis Kauppi, Finland 1975
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
Silver ring with rock crystal design Ellis Kauppi, Finland 1975
Silver ring with rock crystal design Ellis Kauppi, Finland 1975
Beautiful ring size 19.2 cm in diameter.
Elis Kau...
Category
1970s Finnish Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Tiffany and Co. 19th Century Sterling and Gold Serving Spoon in Olympian Pattern
Located in New York, NY
This rare and stunning Tiffany and Co. 19th Century Sterling Silver and Gold Washed Serving Spoon in Olympian Pattern originates from the United States in 1878. Features a gold washed rounded rectangular scoop, with an illustrious and highly detailed handle in the "Olympian Pattern". This pattern is exquisitely designed and executed with precision that tests the very limits of the naked eye in discerning both the visual and narrative detail throughout the landscape, figures, and organic detailing. The front of the spoon's handle when viewed horizontally depicts a pastoral landscape of Greek Deities...
Category
1870s American Neoclassical Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold, Sterling Silver
Indian Antique Silver Anthropomorphic Design Bowl with Animals
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An interesting antique Indian silver pedestal bowl decorated with animals and anthropomorphic hunter figures dating from the 19th century. The bow...
Category
Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver Pepper Grinders (1905)
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive pair of antique Edwardian English sterling silver pepper grinders - boxed; an addition to our collectable silver collection.
These exceptional antique sterling silver pepper grinders have a circular baluster shaped form.
The surface of each pepper is plain and the lower portion is embellished with a contemporary bright cut engraved crest depicting out of a ducal coronet a horse's head*.
These impressive silver peppers retain the original hallmarked circular rounded covers, each surmounted by the functional sterling silver finial; this allows access to permit the grinder to be filled.
The underside of each grinder retains the original serrated grille and horizontal securing bar.
These exceptional Edwardian peppers are fitted to the original presentation box, with a satin and velvet lined interior and securing with a push fit catch; this box is a fine feature of the pair of peppers.
The interior of the box bears the retailer's mark 'Gowland Bros, 48 Cornhill'.
These exceptional antique peppers are the finest of their type you could hope to acquire.
* This heraldic marking pertains to the Partridge family...
Category
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Fine Art Deco Silver and Guilloche Enamel Hand Mirror
Located in Bath, GB
A superb Art Deco mirror, made from English sterling silver and blessed with a wonderful rich blue guilloche enamel in undamaged condition.
The mirror itself is also in excellent co...
Category
1930s British Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Mappin English Sterling Silver 1898 Child's / Christening Mug with House & Mouse
Located in New York, NY
Mappin, sterling silver child's or christening mug or cup, beautifully adorned with acid-etched motifs depicting a house and a mouse, made in London in 1898. It measures 3 1/8'' in height by 2 1/4'' in diameter at the top, weighs 5.4 troy ounces, and bears hallmarks as shown.
The firm started when Jonathan Mappin opened his workshop in 1775 in Sheffield with a view to creating outstanding British silverware...
Category
1890s English Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Pair Large Sterling Silver Petrushka Harlequin Wine Goblets by Mihail Chemiakin
Located in New York, US
Our sterling silver goblets in the form of the clown, Petrushka, by the Russian artist, Mihail Chemiakin (1943- ) each measure 10 1/2 in (26.7 cm) by 4 in (10.1 cm) and are in excell...
Category
Late 20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Tiffany and Co. Sterling & Gold Washed Serving Spoon in Saint James Pattern
Located in New York, NY
This highly elegant and strikingly formed Tiffany and Co. 19th Century Sterling Silver & Gold Washed Serving Spoon in the Saint James Pattern originates from the United states during...
Category
Late 19th Century American Neoclassical Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold, Sterling Silver
Gorham Sterling Silver Early 20th Century Etched Child's Christening Mug
By Gorham
Located in New York, NY
Gorham sterling silver child's or christening mug, made in the early 20th century, gilt inside, adorned with acid-etched motifs including animals, human figures, and trees. It measur...
Category
Early 20th Century American Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Set of 4 Sterling Silver Coffee Spoons by Hester Bateman, London, c.1775
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Set of 4 sterling silver coffee spoons by Hester Bateman, London, c.1775. Attractive engraving repeats on the back as well. These are a design well known in her silver. They only hav...
Category
1770s English Georgian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Tiffany Modern Gothic Demitasse Holders & Saucers with Lenox Liners
Located in New York, NY
Set of 12 Modern Gothic sterling silver demitasse holders. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, 1927. Each holder: Drum-form holder with stepped rims. Each saucer: Deep plain well and ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Gothic Revival Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Sterling Silver Lady's Vanity Dressing Table Set Hair Clothes Brushes
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stylish Mid Century Grand Tour style English sterling silver ladies' vanity dressing table grooming set of outstanding quality, with superb hand painted enamel detail, depicting exot...
Category
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Puiforcat 6 Fish Cutlery In Sterling Silver Mazarin Model
By Puiforcat
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Six fish cutlery in Sterling Silver by Puiforcat
Mazarin model
Minerva hallmark 1st title for 950/1000 purity silver
EP Silversmith hallmark for Puiforcat
Forks: 17.9 cm
Knives: ...
Category
1930s French Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set of 12 Antique Kirk Baltimore Repousse Sterling Silver Goblets
Located in New York, NY
Set of 12 Edwardian sterling silver goblets. Made by S. Kirk & Son Inc. in Baltimore. Each: Ovoid bowl on cylindrical stemp flowing into domed foot. Dense fronds and flowers repousse...
Category
Early 20th Century American Edwardian Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set of Four Aurum Silver Gilt 'College of Arms' Goblets, Hector Miller, 1984
Located in Glasgow, GB
A set of four Parcel-Gilt Sterling Silver Goblets, by Hector Miller for Aurum, London, 1984. The goblets are numbered 33, 34, 36, and 364, from a limited edition of 500. The goblets ...
Category
1980s British Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Sterling Silver “Maryland” Serving Spoon
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is a sterling silver serving spoon by Gorham Silversmiths in the “Maryland” pattern, hallmarked 1885. The handle has a floral motif, not etched but raised. The bowl i...
Category
1880s American Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Louis XV by Gorham Whiting Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 76 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Louis XV by Gorham-Whiting sterling silver flatware set of 76 pieces.
This set includes:
12 knives, 8 3/4".
12 forks, 7".
12 salad forks, fancy, 6 3/4".
12 teaspoons, 5 3/4".
12...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Glass Carafe With Silver Mount, Gebrüder Kühn, Germany Early 20th Century
Located in Vienna, AT
Pair of glass carafes made of faceted clear glass on an octagonal stand, silver mount with hinged lid with thumb rest and elegantly curved handle.
Dimensions:
height: 30,5 cm / ...
Category
1920s German Art Nouveau Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Glass
Edwardian Sterling Silver and Blue Guilloche Enamel-Mounted Magnifying Glass
By George Hope
Located in New York, NY
Large, Edwardian, sterling silver and blue guilloche enamel-mounted magnifying glass, Birmingham, England, 1906, Geo. Hope - maker. Measures almost 9 inches long x 3 3/4 inches diame...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Metal, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Sterling Silver Art Nouveau “Lily” Server
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is a sterling silver serving piece by Gorham Silversmiths in the “Lily” pattern. First introduced in 1910, “Lily” aka “Floral” quickly became a favorite among silver c...
Category
1910s American Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
English Sterling Hand Mirror, Birmingham, 1899
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
English Sterling Hand Mirror, Birmingham, 1899
Indulge in the luxurious charm of late 19th century elegance with this beautiful English sterling ...
Category
Late 19th Century English High Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver and Wood Salad Serving Utensils
Located in New York, NY
A spoon and fork sterling silver and wood salad serving utensil set. Set is wood with sterling silver handles. Handles are marked on front and back 'Sterling'. Dimensions: 10.25".
Category
Late 20th Century European Rustic Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling & Enamel Jar
Located in Brooklyn, NY
We are delighted to offer you this sterling silver and enamel jar. The lid is sterling and enamel while the jar is crystal. If you’re familiar with enamel and especially when paired ...
Category
1940s English Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Whisky Carafe With Silver Mount And Stopper, by Topázio, Portugal, 20th Century
By Topazio
Located in Vienna, AT
Simple, elegant carafe made of clear glass in the shape of a cube on a square base, pyramid-shaped raised wall at the top and ending in a round neck, encased in a smooth silver mount...
Category
Late 20th Century Portuguese Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Antique Paul Storr Georgian Silver Cream Jug / Milk Jug 1818
By Paul Storr
Located in London, GB
An elegant Antique George III Sterling Silver Cream Jug by Paul Storr with a half fluted body and a classic gadroon border on the rim. The Milk Jug has an acanthus leaf topped handle...
Category
19th Century English Georgian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique George III Sterling Silver Meat Platter / Venison Dish 1809 Sunken Well
Located in London, GB
An impressive Antique George III Solid Silver Oval Meat Platter. This Venison Platter has a classic gadroon pattern border and a sunken well for juices. The platter has a pair of cre...
Category
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set of 4 Sterling Silver Coffee Spoons by Hester Bateman
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Set of 4 Hester Bateman sterling silver coffee spoons, London, 1786. Old English pattern. Full sterling hallmarks. Light rubbing of some marks. Monogram "OWH". Tips with unusual wear...
Category
1780s English Georgian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver “Eloquence” Server
By Lunt Silver
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is a sterling silver server by Lunt Silver in the “Eloquence” pattern. First introduced in 1953, Eloquence soon became a popular pattern. It has a floral motif with a...
Category
1950s American Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Hans Hanssen necklace Silver, 14k gold with diamond
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
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 Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Set of 6 Sterling Silver Coffee Spoons by Peter, Ann & William Bateman
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Set of 6 sterling silver coffee spoons by Peter, Ann & William Bateman, London, 1803. Son, daughter-in-law & grandson of Hester Bateman. The firm lasted from 1800 to 1805. Monogram w...
Category
Early 1800s English George III Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Mid-Century Flatware Set
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is a sterling silver flatware set: service for 16, 5 pieces per setting, total of 80 pieces. Designed by Towle Silversmiths in the 1950’s, it is quintessential Mid-Cen...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set of Six Sterling Silver Goblets, Garrard & Co, 1971
Located in Glasgow, GB
A cased set of six Sterling Silver Goblets, by Garrard & Co, Birmingham, 1971. The goblet bowls are of tapering form, engraved with foliage swags, on spreading foot, in a fitted gilt...
Category
1970s British Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Gustavian silver spoon by Arvid Floberg dated 1785 with baronial coat of arms
Located in Knivsta, SE
Gustavian silver spoon by Arvid Floberg (1730-1804), Stockholm, Sweden dated 1785(C2) with baronial coat of arms. Rare and of extremely high quality. Simple beauty.
Wear consistent ...
Category
1780s Swedish Gustavian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Antique Sterling Silver Presentation Bowl
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, antique George V English sterling silver presentation bowl; an addition to our ornamental silver...
Category
1920s English Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Aage Weimar, Denmark. A pair of modernist salt and pepper shakers.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Aage Weimar, Danish silversmith.
A pair of modernist salt and pepper shakers in sterling silver.
Sleek design.
Mid-20th century.
Hallmarked.
Dimensions: D 4.0 cm x H 4.0 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
American Brilliant Cut Glass, Sterling & Turquoise Dresser Jar, by Whiting
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
American Brilliant Cut Glass, Sterling & Turquoise Dresser Jar, by Whiting
USA, circa 1900s, by Frank M. Whiting Silver Company
A beautiful American Brilliant Cut Glass Sterling Dresser Jar...
Category
Early 20th Century American Belle Époque Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Assembled Set of 4 Sterling Silver Coffee Spoons by the Bateman Family
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Assembled set of 4 coffee sterling spoons by the Bateman family, London, 1795 & 1800. Two are by Peter, Ann & William in 1800 and 2 are by Peter & Ann in 1795. All monograms are "SL"...
Category
1790s English Georgian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set of 5 Sterling Silver Coffee Spoons by Peter & Ann Bateman
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Set of 5 sterling silver coffee spoons by Peter & Ann Bateman, London, 1796. Georgian neoclassical design. Peter was Hester's son & Ann was the widow of her other son Jonathan. Engra...
Category
1790s English Georgian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Silver pendant by Jorma Laine Finland, 1973
By Jorma Laine
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
Silver pendant by Jorma Laine Finland, 1973
Vintage Jorma Laine Modernist solid silver necklace.
Rare modernist silver pendant, designed by Jorma Laine for Kultateollisuus Ky in T...
Category
1970s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
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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