$2,880Sale Price / set|20% Off
English Edwardian Rococo Commedia dell’Arte Place Card Holders. 1907
By Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Ltd., W.G. Keight 1
Located in New York, NY
Set of 4 Edwardian Rococo sterling silver place commedia dell’arte card holders.
Sterling Silver
$2,400Sale Price|20% Off
Antique English Edwardian Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Picture Frame
By Cornelius Desormeaux Saunders and James Francis Hollings Shepherd
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian Art Nouveau sterling silver picture frame.
Sterling Silver
$2,420Sale Price|20% Off
Antique English Edwardian Regency Revival Sterling Silver Salver Tray
By Charles Stuart Harris
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian sterling silver salver. Made by Charles Stuart Harris & Sons in London in 1908.
Sterling Silver
$1,040Sale Price|20% Off
Antique English Edwardian Georgian Sterling Silver Sugar Caster, 1911
By Harrison Brothers & George Howson 1
Located in New York, NY
George V sterling silver sugar caster. Made by Harrison Bros & Howson in London in 1911. Baluster with applied shell-mounted garland on domed foot with chased imbricated leaf-and...
Sterling Silver
$3,520Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Reed & Barton American Edwardian Classical Sterling Silver Trophy Cup
By Reed & Barton
Located in New York, NY
Turn-of-the-century Edwardian sterling silver trophy cup. Made by Reed & Barton in Taunton, Mass.
Sterling Silver
$1,000Sale Price|20% Off
Large Antique English Edwardian Neoclassical Sterling Silver Sugar Caster, 1911
By William Hutton & Sons
Located in New York, NY
George V sterling silver sugar caster. Made by William Hutton & Sons, Ltd in Sheffield in 1911. Girdled baluster on domed foot. Cover has ornamental piercing and vasiform finial....
Sterling Silver
Set of 4 Asprey Lucky Charm Horseshoe Place Card Holders, 1931
By Asprey International Limited
Located in New York, NY
Set of 4 Modern sterling silver lucky charm place card holders. Made by Sampson Mordan in London in 1931. Each: Horseshoe and disc forming clip mounted to round and flat base. Leathe...
Sterling Silver
Antique American Sterling Silver Cow Creamer
By William B. Meyers Co.
Located in New York, NY
American sterling silver cow creamer, ca 1920. A full-bodied Bessie strolling on spindly legs and upturned hooves. Gaping smiley mouth spot, flexed ears, and upturned horns; hinged a...
Sterling Silver
$12,760Sale Price|20% Off
Antique English 3-Basket Epergne Centerpiece by James Dixon
By James Dixon & Sons
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian Art Nouveau sterling silver epergne. Made by James Dixon & Sons in Sheffield in 1905.
Sterling Silver
Antique Tiffany Blackberry Sterling Silver Coffeepot
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Blackberry sterling silver coffeepot. Made by Tiffany by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1910. Upward tapering bowl and hinged and domed cover with ball finial. C-scroll handle and cur...
Sterling Silver
$960Sale Price|20% Off
Antique German Silver Dancing Bear Bell
Located in New York, NY
German 800 silver bell, ca 1910. Bowl has strapwork frames with strapwork frames, rose garland, and leafing scrolls on stippled ground; scrolled cartouche (vacant). Cast figural fini...
Silver
$2,600Sale Price / set|20% Off
Set of 4 Place Card Holders with University College at Oxford Arms
By James William Benson
Located in New York, NY
Set of 4 Edwardian sterling silver and enamel place card holders.
Sterling Silver, Enamel
$760Sale Price|20% Off
Pretty Antique European Silver Flower Ornament
Located in New York, NY
European silver ornament, ca 1920. Single plain hollow stem sprouting 3 flowers with ripe, splayed petals and prominent stamen surrounding 3 tight and tall buds. A pretty, hopeful or...
Silver
$1,040Sale Price / set|20% Off
Antique Gorham Sterling Silver Baby Cereal Bowl on Plate
By Gorham Manufacturing Company, J.E. Caldwell & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian sterling silver baby bowl on plate. Made by Gorham in Providence in 1911.
Sterling Silver
$1,760Sale Price / set|20% Off
Antique Gorham Sterling Silver 3-Piece Mother Goose Baby Set
By Gorham Manufacturing Company, Bailey, Banks & Biddle
Located in New York, NY
Turn-of-the-century Edwardian sterling silver baby set. Made by Gorham in Providence.
Sterling Silver
$1,760Sale Price|20% Off
Pretty Antique European Classical Silver Keepsake Box
Located in New York, NY
Pretty European Classical 800 silver keepsake box, ca 1940. Rectangular. Cover flat and hinged with tapering tab. Sides fluted and engraved with flowering and leafing branches. Cover...
Silver
$868Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Sterling Silver and Cut-Glass Water Pitcher by New York Maker
By Adelphi Silver Co.
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian cut-glass water pitcher with sterling silver collar.
Sterling Silver
$3,200Sale Price|20% Off
American Classical Cut-Glass Water Pitcher with Big-Game Horn Handle
By Redlich & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian Classical water pitcher. Made by Redlich in New York, ca 1890.
Sterling Silver
$700Sale Price|20% Off
Antique German Silver & Glass Windmill Decanter
Located in New York, NY
German 800 silver and glass decanter, ca 1910. Flat and round bowl with cylindrical neck. Double-sided acid-etched landscapes with picturesque windmills, bridges, and houses. At bott...
Silver
$1,936Sale Price / set|20% Off
Kerr Sterling Silver Baby Set Rich in Turn-of-the-Century Assumptions
By William B. Kerr & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Turn-of-the-century sterling silver baby set rich in period assumptions. Made by William B. Kerr in Newark. This set comprises cup, bowl, and plate. Cup has acid-etched frieze depic...
Sterling Silver
$840Sale Price|20% Off
Antique English Sterling Silver & Leather Easy-Grip Safari Flask
By James Dixon & Sons
Located in New York, NY
George V safari flask. Made by James Dixon & Sons in Sheffield in 1927. Clear glass body. Top half encased in leather with cutout tubular windows. Bottom half has detachable sterling...
Sterling Silver
$860Sale Price|20% Off
Tiffany Old-Fashioned Sterling Silver and Glass Double Jam Jar
By Tiffany & Co., T. G. Hawkes & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Old-fashioned sterling silver and glass double jam jar, ca 1950. Retailed by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1950. Two jars, each with straight and tapering sides and raised diaper and...
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.