$77,421 / set
H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Cluny by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set Dinner & Luncheon Service, 153 Pcs
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
Cluny by Gorham sterling silver flatware set, 153 pieces.
Sterling Silver
$22,119 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Cluny by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 60 pieces Dinner
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
Exceptional Dinner size Cluny by Gorham sterling silver Flatware set, 60 pieces.
Sterling Silver
Cluny by Gorham Sterling Silver Dinner Flatware Set of 40 Pieces
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
Cluny by Gorham sterling silver flatware set of 40 pieces.
Sterling Silver
Sold
H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Cluny Vermeil by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware 12 Set Service 140 Pieces
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
Massive fabulous Cluny by Gorham Vermeil (completely gold-washed) sterling silver flatware set of 140 Pieces.
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver
Set of 6 1880-83 Sterling Silver Tablespoons by Gorham
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Set of 6 Gorham's Cluny sterling silver tablespoons, 1880-1883.
Sterling Silver
Cluny by Gorham Sterling Silver Key Chain Holder #47
Located in Big Bend, WI
Cluny by Gorham sterling silver topped key chain holder box.
Rare Pair of Sterling Silver "Cluny" Berry Spoons
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in New York, NY
Rare pair of sterling silver berry spoons, The Gorham Corp., Providence, Rhode Island, circa 1880s, "Cluny" pattern.
Sterling Silver
Two Antique Silver and Gold-Damascened Holster Pistols
Located in London, GB
These pistols have been beautifully decorated with finely chased and engraved silver, and gold-damascened work. They were crafted in South-Eastern Europe in the 19th century. The pis...
Gold, Silver, Steel
$40,136 / set
H 14.96 in W 21.25 in D 16.14 in
Koch Bergfeld Silver 800 Cutlery Baroque Design 264-Pieces Bremen Germany 1900
By Koch & Bergfeld
Located in Vienna, AT
Silver 264-piece flatware (cutlery set) for 18 persons, Made by Koch & Bergfeld, Germany / Bremen, circa 1900 Gorgeous German cutlery set / flatware / dinnerware consisting of 2...
Silver
Exceptional Mahogany and Ormolu-Mounted Bibliotheque
Located in London, GB
The overhanging foliate cornice above a frieze with reliefs of female and male figures surmounted by ribbon ties and flanked by foliage and laurel leaves, above two pairs of glazed d...
Ormolu
$95,950 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Chrysanthemum Tiffany Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 255 pcs Fitted Chest
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
Chrysanthemum (c1880) originally called Indian Chrysanthemum .Tiffany's luxurious Chrysanthemum silver was designed in 1880 by Charles Grosjean. With its flowing curves, swirling ve...
Sterling Silver
Fabergé Style Bejewelled and Enamelled Gold Egg by Asprey
By Asprey International Limited, Garrard & Co. Ltd.
Located in London, GB
This exceptional, 18 carat gold Easter egg was crafted by the famous London-based royal jewellers, Asprey & Co. The piece was then retailed by Garrard & Co, who once worked i...
Gold
$75,224 / set
H 27.37 in W 77.17 in D 36.03 in
Fine Important Restored Pair of Antique Howard & Sons Leather Chesterfield Sofas
By Howard Chairs Ltd., Howard & Sons Ltd, Howard and Sons
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning exceptionally rare pair of original early Victorian Howard & Son’s Berners street cigar brown leather, fully restored Chesterfield bu...
Leather
$39,750 / set
H 24 in W 24 in D 24 in
Persian by Tiffany and Co Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 24 Service 147 Pcs
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
Persian originated in 1872 when exotic lands were all in vogue (Japanese, Egyptian, Persian). It is absolutely striking with its ornate design. It is a beautiful example of the silve...
Sterling Silver
$51,535
H 38.98 in W 59.06 in D 76.38 in
Chinese Chippendale Style Schiedmayer Piano Oriental Scenes Embossed Japanning
Located in Leeds, GB
Chinese Chippendale style, 1899, Schiedmayer grand piano with a flame mahogany case and Malborough legs with applied fret carvings. Cabinet features oriental scenes in embossed Japan...
Wood, Mahogany
Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Service, 764 Pieces
By Gorham
Located in New Orleans, LA
This monumental American sterling silver flatware service by Gorham epitomizes the stately glamour of turn-of-the-century dining. A total of 705 pieces in the beloved Versailles patt...
Sterling Silver
Wedgwood First Edition Portland Vase
By Josiah Wedgwood
Located in New Orleans, LA
This extraordinary First Edition Wedgwood rendering of the legendary Portland Vase is one of the rarest masterpieces of Josiah Wedgwood, the most important ceramics manufacturer of t...
Porcelain
$59,500 / set
H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Lap Over Edge by Tiffany & Co Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service Acid Etched
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
Incredible museum quality Lap Over Edge by Tiffany & Co., circa 1880, acid etched and engraved sterling silver flatware set, 128 pieces. This set features varying Japanesque aestheti...
Sterling Silver
$27,354
H 2.37 in W 4.93 in D 2.56 in
Russian Silver Pavel Ovchinnikov & Ivan Khlednikov Gilt Cloisonné Enamel Casket
By Ivan Khlebnikov, Pavel Ovchinnikov
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning and very rare full sized Imperial Russian 1891 Cloisonné enamel casket box made from solid silver with gold gilding by the highly cov...
Silver, Enamel
$2,006,844
H 179.93 in W 90.95 in D 24.02 in
Monumental Fireplace Signed by Jules Allard and Louis Ardisson
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Located in the hall of a ballroom, this exceptional fireplace welcomed the 80 guests of Edward Julius Berwind's luxurious New York home in the Louis XV style. It attests to the true ...
Marble, Breccia Marble, Carrara Marble
$109,417
H 95.08 in W 69.89 in D 95.28 in
LARGE & IMPORTANT ANTiQUE CIRCA 1600 CHARLES I DOCUMENTED ENGLISH OAK TESTER BED
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very rare and highly important, Museum quality, extra large framed, Documented English oak Tester bed c...
Oak
Paul Storr Antique Georgian Sterling Silver Soup Tureen Dish
By Paul Storr
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A magnificent, fine and impressive, large antique Georgian English sterling silver soup tureen made by Paul Storr in the Adams style, an addition to our range of collectable dining s...
Silver, Sterling Silver
$82,063
H 118.51 in W 103.15 in D 102.76 in
MONUMENTAL 3 METER EMPEROR ANTIQUE CiRCA 1880 CARVED ENGLISH BURR OAK TESTER BED
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely enormous 9 feet 9 inch tall Antique circa 1880-1900 hand carved English Burr Oak Emperor size Tester bed frame whi...
Oak
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.