$2,758
H 8.27 in W 12.6 in D 5.12 in
Bavarian 19th C Gilt Copper Flatware With Original Tooled Leather & Gilt Casket
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A 19th century canteen of gilt copper flatware, in a fitted gilt-tooled leather casket decorated
Copper
$1,250
H 10.75 in W 5.5 in D 4.5 in
Antique Sheffield Silverplate on Copper Footed Mantel Urn or Vase & Cover
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very fine antique English silver plated vase and cover. In the 18th century Neoclassical Sheffield style. The vase has ram's head and loop handles, etched acanthus leaf design a...
Silver Plate, Copper
Art Deco La Pierre Babylonian Mixed Metals Sterling Silver & Copper Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
. In sterling silver and copper. Consisting of a copper body with a wide sterling silver neck and rim
Sterling Silver, Copper, Mixed Metal
$1,500 / set
H 1.88 in Dm 6.25 in
Pair Antique 18th/19th C. English Sheffield Silver Plate on Copper Wine Coasters
Located in Philadelphia, PA
. With Sheffield type silver plate on copper and turned wooden bases. Simply a great pair of Period wine
Silver Plate, Copper
$1,250
H 11.5 in Dm 4.5 in
Large Art Deco La Pierre Babylonian Mixed Metals Sterling Silver & Copper Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
. In sterling silver and copper. Consisting of a copper body with a wide sterling silver neck and rim
Sterling Silver, Copper, Mixed Metal
1907 Shot Cup Beaker with 18th cent. coins solid 830/925 Silver / 43 gr
Located in SE
Handsome Swedish shot decorated with embedded with five 18th century Swedish 1 Daler copper coins
Silver, Copper
Art Nouveau Mixed Metal Vase by Heintz
Located in San Antonio, TX
Copper and inlaid sterling silver vase by Heintz Art Metal Studios, Makers mark and serial numbers
Copper, Sterling Silver
Pair of Luc Lanel for Christofle 'Dinanderie' Vases
By Christofle
Located in Brisbane City, QLD
brass, bronze or copper, often incorporating two or three of the metals in a single piece. The vases
Silver Plate, Copper
Antique Gorham Mixed Metal Bowl
Located in San Antonio, TX
Antique Copper, bronze, and sterling silver bowl by Gorham, Hammered copper bowl with bronze dragon
Bronze, Copper, Sterling Silver
Tiffany & Co. Mixed Metal Arts & Craft Tray
Located in San Antonio, TX
Copper & inlaid sterling silver tray, with salamander. dragonfly, and spiders motifs. Signed
Copper, Sterling Silver
Whiting Asparagus Tongs - Mixed Metal & Sterling Silver - Japonesque - C 1890
By Whiting & Davis
Located in New York, NY
honeycomb hammering and applied silver and copper ornament. Ornament includes tree and berry bush
Copper, Sterling Silver
Sold
H 5.91 in Dm 3.75 in
Dutch Silver Table Bell, Biedermeijer Style 1857, Ferdinand Hoeker, Amsterdam
Located in Heerlen, NL
One (1) silver table bell consisting of three (3) parts a silver handle, a copper / silver bell and
Silver, Copper
$1,762Sale Price|25% Off
H 8.75 in W 5 in D 4.25 in
Peru Pre Inca 100-700 Ad Moche Pre Columbian Personified Vessel in Earthenware
Located in Miami, FL
Rare pre Hispanic Moche culture, pre-Inca earthenware vessel. A beautiful interesting piece, created in the southern Peru region around the 100-700 AD by the Moche culture. This r...
Earthenware, Pottery
19th Century Memento Mori Carved Skull & Cross Bones
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A well executed almost life size skull and crossbones pine carving, depicting the remembrance that we all will pass. Likely a part of a larger religious carving, possibly placed a...
Pine
$899Sale Price|35% Off
H 103.55 in W 80.32 in D 0.04 in
6.7x8.7 Ft Hand Embroidered Silk Wall Hanging, Red Bedspread, Suzani Tablecloth
Located in Spring Valley, NY
In the most technical sense of the word, "Suzani," in Central Asia and Iran, means needle and is used to describe this type of needlework, but to most people, such as decorators or c...
Cotton, Silk
$55,250Sale Price|35% Off
Exceptional Nautical Themed Silver Centerpiece by Buccellati
By Buccellati
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional Nautical Themed Silver Centerpiece by Buccellati A silver masterpiece depicting: putto, leaves, Neptune holding a trident, shell, and dolphins by master silversmiths Buc...
Silver
$1,375
H 1.58 in W 2.37 in D 0.6 in
Early 20th Century Breloque Pinfire Prostitutes Pistol by Franz Pfannl
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A wonderful hand made pinfire pistol by Franz Pfannl, housed in its original Moroccan red leather case with its arsenic velvet interior. The gun would have originally had a small nic...
Leather, Velvet
A Roman bronze head attachment of a youth
Located in UTRECHT, UT
A finely detailed appliqué with the face of a youth, wavy hair framing the circular face, with well defined eyes, pierced for inlays. 5.5 cm (h) Provenance: Ex Jean-Phillipe Mari...
Bronze
$1,237 / set
H 19.1 in W 15.75 in D 1.19 in
Early 20th Century Whimsical Parlour Game Charades Cards Parker Brothers
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A collection of 51 wonderfully rendered parlour cards, drawings and hand-written text lithographed onto weighty card. The cards have been mounted later on a blue velvet covered boar...
Velvet, Glass, Wood, Paper
$1,880Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 41 in W 44 in D 11 in
20th C. Hand Carved Egyptian Revival Folk Art Bali Cat Sculpture Statue
Located in Dayton, OH
20th century hand carved folk art wooden cat form sculpture or statue. Features a knockdown design with elegant form. Features pointy claws, curled tale and a hand painted life like ...
Hardwood, Paint
$7,603
H 13.39 in W 10.24 in D 1.97 in
Sterling Silver Antique Judaica Torah Breast Plate, Late 19th Century
Located in London, GB
Sterling silver antique Judaica Torah breast plate, Late 19th century Continental, 1882 Height 34cm, width 26cm, depth 5cm This wonderful piece of antique Judaica is a large, ex...
Silver, Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century Chinese Embroidered Dragon Hat Head Dress
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A Chinese silk hat from the late Qing period, displayed on a purpose made antique style ebonised wig stand. These head dressers traditionally worn by children and often displayed ...
Textile, Silk
$6,214 / set
H 35.04 in W 23.63 in D 11.82 in
19th C Classical Plaster Bust Apollo by Louis Brugiotti London Grand Tour
By Louis Brugiotti
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A fabulous 19th century oversized classical plaster bust of Apollo by Louis Brugiotti of 4 Leather Lane London 1845-1885, in original untouched condition. 89cm in height 60cm in w...
Plaster
19th century Antique wooden Indian Temple - OriginalBuddhas
Located in DEVENTER, NL
This Antique wooden Indian Temple holds a captivating history within its design. Crafted from wood, it stands at a height of 75.3 cm with dimensions of 54 cm in width and 49 cm in de...
Wood
$822
H 6.89 in W 5.32 in D 0.48 in
American School Circa 1840 Theorem Painting Of A Cactus Giltwood Frame Folk Art
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A charming depiction of a cactus, strongly graphic old theorem watercolour painting (made using stencils, and with glass straws used for blowing the base level of watercolor paint)...
Giltwood, Paper
$407
H 9.06 in W 10.63 in D 0.99 in
Late 19th Century Pencil Sketch Epitaph Man Who Ate Too Much Fish Curio Macabre
Located in Lowestoft, GB
Pencil on paper sketch of a grave yard, possibly fictional. Mounted on period hand made marbled paper, framed in a maple veneered frame. “French epitaph on a man whose death was occ...
Glass, Maple, Paper
$2,343 / set
H 8.86 in W 5.52 in D 5.52 in
Early 19th Century Pair of Regency Toleware Green and Gilt Vases
Located in Lowestoft, GB
An exquisite pair of toleware vases, decorated with classical painted imagery on a faux painted porphyry plinths. The vases also retain their original liners, age related knocks and...
Metal
19th Century Bismuthinite Mineral Natural History Specimen Curio
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A lustrous silver Bismuthinite specimen, housed in its original glass and turned ebonised display bubble. Bismuth also known as "white mass" It is a post-transition metal and one o...
Natural Fiber, Blown Glass, Pine
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.