$1,317 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Loop by Towle Crate & Barrel Stainless Steel Flatware set 30 pcs Modern Unused
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
Unused Modern Loop by Towle for Crate & Barrel Stainless Steel Flatware set - 30 pieces. This set
Stainless Steel
Bubble Salt and Pepper Shaker Set in Blown Glass by Gordon Guillaumier
By Gordon Guillaumier
Located in Milan, IT
Bubble, designed by Gordon Guillaumier, is a salt and pepper Shaker set made in transparent blown glass. In the same family there is the oil and vinegar dispenser set available on 1s...
Blown Glass
$13,375Sale Price|40% Off
H 28.75 in Dm 55.12 in
Gillow and Co. Oak Octagonal Table, England, circa 1860
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Oxford, GB
Description Stamped and numbered oak octagonal drum Gillow and Co. pedestal table, circa 1860. Untouched and 100% authentic with just shy of 160 years of patina. This is a important ...
Oak
Rattan Drape Side Table
Located in Paris, FR
Side Table Rattan Drape with all structure in rattan in natural finish.
Rattan
Paris Porcelain Tea Service, circa 1860
Located in New York, NY
Comprising 2 pots, creamer (handle restored), covered sugar (finial restored), and 8 cups and saucers.
Porcelain
$206 / set
H 7.09 in Dm 3.15 in
Lilì and Lulù Oil and Vinegar Set in Mouth Blown Glass by Matteo Cibic
By Matteo Cibic
Located in Milan, IT
Lilì and Lulù make up a set of oil and vinegar dispensers, this couple of characters is made in mouth blown glass with a grooved finishing. Lilì and Lulù set is part of table Joy, a ...
Blown Glass
$1,457 / set
H 5.71 in Dm 2.76 in
Complete Set of Thirty-Six Joe Colombo 'Sferico' Glass Tableware by Karakter
By Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Glass tableware designed by Joe Colombo in 1968. Joe Colombo believed in democratic and functional design. In his lifetime he designed a wide range of different drinking glasses....
Glass
Smoke Set of 2 Champagne Glasses by Joe Colombo
By Arnolfo di Cambio
Located in Milan, IT
Sophisticated and surprising, this set of two champagne glasses will be an eye-catching addition to a contemporary interior and will captivate the imagination with its unique silhoue...
Crystal
$34,950Sale Price|53% Off
H 67.25 in W 30.5 in D 17.25 in
French 19th/20th C. Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Vernis Martin Style Vitrine
By François Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th century Louis XV style Ormolu Mounted Kingwood, Satinwood and Vernis Martin Decorated Single-Door Vitrine, in the manner of François Linke (1855-1946). The wh...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
$650
H 2.57 in W 5.94 in D 5.13 in
Baccarat France Heart-Shaped Crystal Cigar Ashtray Bowl Vide-Poche Dish
By Baccarat
Located in Atlanta, GA
Baccarat France designed this stunning crystal cigar ashtray, bowl, or desk tidy. The rare piece was crafted in France circa 1980. The vide-poche has a heart-shaped design with a hea...
Crystal
$21,895Sale Price|54% Off
H 65.25 in W 29 in D 15.5 in
French Louis XV Style Belle Époque Mahogany & Ormolu-Mounted Vitrine Attr. Linke
By François Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French Louis XV style Belle Époque mahogany and tulipwood ormolu-mounted vitrine cabinet with a Brêche violette marble top, attributed to François Linke (1855-1946). The ...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
$954 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Ibis by Boda Nova Stainless Steel Flatware set 19 pcs Modern IN BOOK Modern
By Boda Nova
Located in Big Bend, WI
Ibis by Boda Nova An example of this pattern is pictured in the hardcover book “Flatware that's not flat: Design and Production of innovative Table cutlery, 1890-2015” By William P....
Stainless Steel
$260,000
H 8.67 in Dm 5.91 in
Unusual Vase with application, Sign: Muller Freres Luneville, Art Nouveau
By Muller Frères
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Vase Sign: Muller Fres Luneville acid worked Muller Feres The heart of the company was formed by five brothers (Henri, Desire, Eugene, Pierre, Victor) from a glass making family who ...
Art Glass
Antique English Sterling Silver Card Case Mappin & Webb 1904
By Deakin & Francis
Located in London, GB
This is a stylish antique Edwardian sterling silver card case with hallmarks for Birmingham 1904 and the makers mark of the renowned silversmiths Deakin & Francis Ltd, in the origina...
Sterling Silver
$10,324 / set
H 1.97 in W 14.18 in D 11.82 in
Dali 1977 Porcelain Dinner Service for 12 "Mermaids, Coral and Ant" n°520/1000
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paris, FR
Salvador Dalí (1904-1989) world-famous Spanish painter, graphic artist, and sculptor of surrealism designed this ceramic edition painted porcelain with 24-karat gold trim, complete d...
Porcelain
Liddicoatite Tourmaline, Madagascar
Located in New York, NY
Liddicoatite, Tourmaline Anjanbonoina, Antananarivo Prov., Madagascar 16.5 cm tall x 11.4 cm diameter Liddicoatite is an uncommon form of tourmaline. It was first discovered in Mada...
Other
$1,500
H 9.07 in W 15.38 in D 14.57 in
Italian Art Glass Murano Blue and White Sculptural Bowl Vase Centerpiece
By Vintage Italian Glass
Located in Atlanta, GA
This gorgeous blown Art glass vase or centerpiece bowl was designed in Murano, Italy, in the 1960s. The large organic and sculptural shape has a stylized jellyfish or Medusa pattern ...
Metal, Chrome
Sheffield silverplate is a durable combination of thin silver sheets and comparatively thicker sheets of copper that was used to create a variety of household objects for years. On 1stDibs, find a collection of antique and vintage Sheffield silverplate and other silverplate for all of your formal dining and entertaining needs.
A cutler named Thomas Boulsover, who worked for a cutlers company in Sheffield, England, accidentally invented what we now call Sheffield silverplate during the 1700s. While working on a decorative knife for a customer — the metalworkers guild had been tasked with repairing its handle — Boulsover mistakenly overheated the silver and noticed that the knife’s layers of silver and copper melded together, creating an impressive bond. This new material felt like silver but was substantially cheaper. It was then used to produce a variety of serveware, candlesticks, buttons, tea sets and more. For families that couldn’t afford the sterling-silver tureens that were used to serve soup in the upper-class English homes at the time, this was good news. They could impress guests with housewares that looked like sterling silver but actually weren't.
Today, just as pewter collectibles and sterling silver are popular with collectors at neighborhood flea markets, antique Sheffield silverplate housewares are sought after for their appearance and rich history. Sheffield silverplate can command high prices on the secondhand market.
Securing yourself a Sheffield silverplate piece is like acquiring a little bit of history. In order to identify authentic Sheffield silverplate, you need to look for one significant attribute of the material. A metalworker had to ensure that all of the exposed edges of a particular piece had to be covered with a rim of silver. If not, the middle layer, which comprised copper, would show through. This would reveal that the piece was not sterling silver.
Don’t just trot out your matching crystal, silver and porcelain once or twice a year. Make a habit of mixing high and low when setting the table. To pair with your everyday contemporary tableware, find antique and vintage Sheffield silverplate on 1stDibs as well as silverplate by goldsmith and tableware companies such as Christofle, Elkington & Co. and more.