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Is silver-plate silverware valuable?
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Yes, some silver-plate silverware is valuable. However, the maker, age and style of silver-plated silverware are usually what make it valuable. From a material standpoint, silver plate contains very little pure silver, so the metal on its own is not very valuable. Find a wide range of silverware on 1stDibs.
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Pair of Cartier Sterling Silver Candlesticks & Gorham Manufacturing Company Thre
By Cartier
Located in New York, NY
An elegant ensemble of fine sterling silver lighting, featuring a pair of Cartier weighted sterling candlesticks alongside an unmatched pair of Gorham three-light weighted sterling candelabra. This grouping offers timeless sophistication, exceptional craftsmanship, and strong decorative presence for formal interiors.
Cartier Weighted Sterling Silver Candlesticks
Maker: Cartier
Material: Weighted Sterling Silver
Height: 10 inches
Marks: N75 B & M
Form: Classic single-light candlestick design
These Cartier candlesticks embody refined luxury with balanced proportions and a clean, architectural silhouette. Crafted in weighted sterling silver for stability, they reflect Cartier’s tradition of producing distinguished silver objects suitable for formal dining and elegant entertaining. The 10-inch height makes them ideal for dining tables, mantels, or console displays.
Design Appeal:
Understated yet unmistakably luxurious, these candlesticks complement both traditional and transitional interiors.
Gorham Weighted Sterling Silver Three-Light Candelabra
Maker: Gorham
Material: Weighted Sterling Silver
Pattern/Model: #SD3
Height: 15 inches
Configuration: Three-light arms
Condition Note: Unmatched pair
The Gorham three-light candelabra offer greater scale and visual drama. Standing 15 inches tall, each piece features gracefully curved arms with removable inset branches, allowing versatility in display. Gorham’s longstanding reputation for fine American silver craftsmanship ensures quality construction and enduring appeal.
Design Appeal:
The multi-light form creates a striking focal point for dining tables, sideboards, or formal entertaining spaces.
Styling & Use
This collection is ideal for:
Formal dining room settings
Holiday entertaining and special occasions
Traditional or classic interior décor
Silver collectors and luxury home enthusiasts
Wedding or anniversary gifts
The combination allows layered candlelight presentation—use the Cartier sticks for understated elegance and the Gorham candelabra...
Category
20th Century French Contemporary Candleholders and Candelabra
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
$1,504 Sale Price
20% Off
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Antique Portuguese Goblet Cup solid 833 Silver / 173 gr
Located in SE
Antique Portuguese Silver Cup, thick walled, with continuous cast floral ornaments and well preserved internal gilding.
This cup has a set of small sized conventional Portuguese ha...
Category
Vintage 1920s Portuguese Renaissance Revival Barware
Materials
Gold Plate, Silver
Antique Norway Boxed Spoons Set Ice -cream Coffee Enamel solid 830 Silver / 78gr
Located in SE
Vintage set of fine coffee / ice - cream spoons solid Gilt 830 grade Silver decorated with translucent Guilloche Enamels . Hand - made in ca. 1900s - 1920s at the workshop of Marius...
Category
Vintage 1910s Norwegian Art Deco Flatware and Serving Pieces
Materials
Silver, Gold-filled
$675 / set
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1891 - 1894 Two Antique Russian Vodka Shots Beakers 84 Silver / 69 grams
Located in SE
Handsome pair of antique Russian Imperial period 84 Silver shots / glass / silver beakers, jiggers or Stopkas / Стопка ! from same period in similar designs of likely same maker made...
Category
Antique 1890s Russian Russian Empire Barware
Materials
Silver
Persian Islamic Solid Silver Set composed of a Jug & 6 Goblets on a Tray
Located in OVIEDO, AS
First Half 20th Century Persian Islamic Solid Silver drinking set, comprising of a Jug and six goblets on a tray, each piece profusely engraved and chased with typically Persian arab...
Category
Mid-20th Century Persian Pitchers and Decanters
Materials
Silver
Antique Persian Zoroastrian Parsi Parsee "Muktad" Silver Vase, 1900
Located in OVIEDO, AS
PERSIAN Zoroastrian Parsi Parsee "Muktad" Silver Vase Ca. 1900
Chased in a Shiraz-Persian style (a linkage back to the Parsees’ Zoroastrian roots in Persia). This beautiful vase from the Qajar Dynasty era (1785 to 1925) is originated in Shiraz, a southwest city in Persia and the home of the Achaemenid Persian Empire founded in the 6th century BCE by Cyrus the Great...
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Vases
Materials
Silver


