$4,379 / set
H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Fontana by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 6 Service 33 Pieces
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
to enrich any table setting. Fontana by Towle sterling silver Flatware set - 33 Pieces. Great
Sterling Silver
$5,309 / set
H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Fontana by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 8 Set 40 Pieces
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
Fontana by Towle sterling silver flatware set - 40 pieces. This set includes: Eight knives, 9
Sterling Silver
$7,207 / set
H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Fontana by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for Eight Service 54 Pieces
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
to enrich any table setting. Fontana by Towle sterling silver flatware set, 54 pieces. This set
Sterling Silver
$10,632 / set
H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Fontana by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 78 Pieces
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
Fontana by Towle sterling silver flatware set of 78 pieces. This set includes: 12 knives, 9", 12
Sterling Silver
$4,324 / set
H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Fontana by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service Luncheon 32 Pieces
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
Fontana by Towle sterling silver flatware set, 32 pieces. This set includes: Eight knives, 9
Sterling Silver
$6,541 / set
H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Fontana by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for Eight Service 40 Pieces New
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
Fontana by Towle sterling silver Flatware set, 40 pieces. This set includes: eight knives, 9
Sterling Silver
$9,150 / set
H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Fontana by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service of 77 Pieces
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
Fontana by Towle sterling silver flatware set, 77 pieces. This set includes: 12 knives, 8 7/8
Sterling Silver
$8,975 / set
H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Fontana by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 82 Pcs Many Servers
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
Fontana by Towle sterling silver flatware set, 82 pieces. This set includes: 12 knives, 9" 12
Sterling Silver
$7,972 / set
H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Fontana by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 8 Set 48 Pcs Dinner Size
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
Fontana by Towle sterling silver dinner size flatware set - 48 pieces. This set includes: eight
Sterling Silver
Fontana by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 64 Pieces
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
12 knives 8 7/8", 12 forks 7 1/8", 12 salad forks 6 1/2", 12 teaspoons 6", 12 place soup spoons 6 1/2", one serving spoon 8 1/2", one pierced serving spoon 8 1/2", one hollow ha...
Sterling Silver
Fontana by Towle Sterling Silver 4-Piece Place Setting
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
Fontana by Towle, Designer : Robert J. King. Introduced in the year 1957. This 4-piece sterling
Sterling Silver
$12,021 / set
H 1.19 in Dm 9.69 in
Italy Richard Ginori Mid-18th Century Porcelain Set 8 Dishes Floral Design
By Richard Ginori
Located in Brescia, IT
The set of eight hand-painted flower design porcelain dishes was manufactured by Richard Ginori in the historical headquarter of Doccia (Tuscany, Italy), one of the most important an...
Porcelain
$26,500 / set
H 24 in W 18 in D 18 in
Fairfax by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set 24 Service 133 Pieces Place Size
By Durgin-Gorham 1
Located in Big Bend, WI
Embodying the spirit of casual luxury, Fairfax has a sterling design that never goes out of style. As timely today as when it was first introduced in 1910, this design is influenced ...
Sterling Silver
$6,225 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Queen's Lace by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 51 Pieces
By International Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Lovely QUEENS LACE BY INTERNATIONAL sterling silver Flatware set - 51 Pieces. This set includes: 12 KNIVES, 9 1/8" 12 FORKS, 7 1/4" 12 SALAD FORKS, 6 1/2" 12 TEASPOONS, 6" 1 SERVING...
Sterling Silver
$1,920Sale Price / set|32% Off
H 0.79 in W 15.16 in D 12.01 in
Limoges Bernardaud 62 Pieces Fine Faience Dinner Service
By Bernardaud
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
Exquisite fine cream faience tableware set adorned with scattered roses and gold trim. The set consists of 62 pieces and would be ideal for casual dining, or would make an eyecatchin...
Faience, Paint
$3,245
H 1.97 in W 9.85 in D 13.78 in
1920s England by Reid & Son Antique Silver and Mother of Pearl Cutlery Flatware
By Reid & Sons 1
Located in Brescia, IT
Silver Flatware, England 1920s A set of 12 knives and 12 forks with real mother of pearl handles. Original wooden box. Knife 20 cm. Fork 16 cm Excellent Condiction.
Silver
$8,415 / set
H 4.34 in W 12.6 in D 9.45 in
19th Century Flatware Set - Carrington & Co - Solid Sterling Silver - Complete
By Carrington of Regent Street
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
An exceptional 19th-century English flatware service by Carrington & Co, 130 Regent Street, London — one of the most prestigious silversmiths and jewellers of the Victorian and Edwar...
Sterling Silver
$3,077Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 0.79 in W 0.79 in D 3.55 in
Set 12 Gallia Knife Rests Animals Art Deco Christofle Edouard Sandoz Silverplate
By Christofle, Edouard-Marcel Sandoz, Gallia
Located in Lausanne, CH
A boxed set of 12 knife rests in silver-plate, Art Deco period, designed by Swiss sculptor Edouard Sandoz, manufactured by Christofle, Orfévrerie Gallia circa 1935. There are 6 pairs...
Silver Plate
Meissen Porcelain Dinnerware Service for 12 People
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Beautiful German Meissen dinnerware service for twelve people with serving pieces. The dinnerware service is in great condition. Just exquisite & very rare to find a complete service...
Gold
Meissen, Germany. Six antique porcelain dinner plates. Ca 1800
Located in København, Copenhagen
Meissen, Germany. A set of six antique porcelain dinner plates. Hand-painted with polychrome floral motifs. Dating: circa 1800. Marked with the Marcolini mark. First factory quality...
Porcelain
$976,800
H 15 in W 39 in D 34 in
Tiffany & Company, George Paulding Farnham, A Rare, Lavish Silver Centerpiece
By Paulding Farnham., Tiffany & Co.
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
Tiffany & Company and George Paulding Farnham, A rare, lavish and monumental sterling silver centerpiece with original mirrored-glass sterling silver plateau, circa 1900. Museum...
Sterling Silver
$2,298,000
H 25 in W 23.5 in D 9.25 in
Exquisite Baccarat "Elephant" 'Cave A Liquor' - Exposition Universelle 1878
By Cristalleries De Baccarat
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
The Magnificent Baccarat Elephant Cave A Liquor: A Majestic Exploration of a Timeless Masterpiece from the Exposition Universelle of 1878. The Baccarat Elephant Cave A Liquor, (Tant...
Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Meissen 68-Piece Floral Dinner Service
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in London, GB
Antique Meissen 68-piece floral dinner service German, c. 1900 Largest serving dish: Height 6cm, width 52.5cm, depth 37.5cm Square salad bowl: Height 9.5cm, width 22cm, depth 22cm...
Porcelain
"Old Paris” Porcelain Dinner Service, 19th Century, France
By Old Paris
Located in Delft, NL
“Old Paris” porcelain dinner service 188 pieces tableware (200 parts) 19th century French porcelain. Beautiful white porcelain with blue and gold painted border and in the c...
Porcelain
$12,500 / set
H 4 in W 20 in D 15 in
19th C. Kirk & Son "Repoussé" 117-Piece Sterling Silver Flat Service, 111.8 Oz
By Kirk & Son
Located in Germantown, MD
A S. Kirk & Son, Sterling Silver Repousse set of flatware. 117 gorgeous pieces. Hand chased and hand decorated by prominent American silversmith Samuel Kirk who introduced the Repou...
Sterling Silver
$5,309 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Wedgwood by International Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 8 Set 40 Pieces
By International Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Beautiful, heirloom quality WEDGWOOD BY INTERNATIONAL Sterling Silver flatware set - 40 pieces. This set includes: 8 KNIVES w/French stainless blades, 9" 8 FORKS, 7 1/4" 8 SALAD FO...
Sterling Silver
$24,672 / set
H 1.97 in W 23.63 in D 9.45 in
Royal Copenhagen Ichthyological Porcelain Part Dinner 'Fish-Service'
By Royal Copenhagen
Located in London, GB
A Royal Copenhagen Ichthyological porcelain part dinner 'fish-service' Danish, 20th century Plates: height 2cm, diameter 24cm Long dish: height 5cm, width 60cm, depth 24cm Cons...
Porcelain
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.