$8,035 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Frontenac by International Sterling Silver Flatware Service 12 Set 55 pieces
By International Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Frontenac by International sterling silver Flatware set - 55 pieces. This pattern was introduced in
Sterling Silver
$21,773 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Frontenac by International Sterling Silver Flatware Service 18 Set 108 pc Dinner
By International Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Gorgeous Dinner size Frontenac by International sterling silver Flatware set - 108 pieces. This
Sterling Silver
$13,054 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Frontenac by International Sterling Silver Flatware Service 12 Set 75 pcs Dinner
By International Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Dinner Size Frontenac by International sterling silver Flatware set - 75 pieces. This pattern was
Sterling Silver
$10,754 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Frontenac by International Sterling Silver Flatware Service 12 Set 51 pcs Dinner
By International Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Dinner Size Frontenac by International sterling silver flatware set - 51 pieces. This pattern was
Sterling Silver
$13,651 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Frontenac by International Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 12 Set 88 pcs
By International Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Frontenac by International sterling silver Flatware set - 88 pieces. This pattern was introduced in
Sterling Silver
$20,218 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Frontenac by International Sterling Silver Flatware Service 12 Set 102 pc Dinner
By International Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Gorgeous Dinner & Luncheon Size Fontaine by International sterling silver Flatware set - 102 pieces
Sterling Silver
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H 24 in W 18 in D 18 in
Frontenac by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 48 Pieces
By International Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Frontenac by International sterling silver flatware set, 48 pieces. This set includes: 12 knives
Sterling Silver
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H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Frontenac by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 52 Pcs Dinner
By International Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Beautiful dinner size Frontenac by International sterling silver Flatware set, 52 Pieces. This set
Sterling Silver
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H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Frontenac by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 75 Pieces
By International Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Frontenac by International sterling silver flatware set, 75 pieces. This set includes: 12 knives
Sterling Silver
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H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Frontenac by International Sterling Silver Flatware Service 12 Set 119 Pcs Huge
By International Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Gorgeous Frontenac by International huge sterling silver flatware set with fabulous servers, 119
Sterling Silver
$8,479 / set
H 23.63 in W 4.34 in D 2.37 in
Brass and Alabaster Curved and Long Wall Sconces by Glustin Luminaires
By Glustin Creation
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
New wall sconces by Glustin Luminaires, made of a single rounded and curved carved alabaster piece sat on a light bronze-finish brass backplate. Due to the nature of the alabaste...
Alabaster, Brass
$26,000
H 102 in W 61.5 in D 79 in
English Georgian Mahogany Gadrooned and Upholstered Tester Bed, Circa 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
English Georgian mahogany four-poster bed with a carved molded inset headboard, tapered head post, serpentine gadrooned and upholstered tester with a centered carved urn & swags, dec...
Upholstery, Mahogany
Set of 12 Minton Gold Rimmed Porcelain Ball Dinner Plates
By Minton
Located in Great Barrington, MA
One of Minton's most popular patterns is named "Porcelain Ball” which features a large diameter plate bordered by a gold and white floral decoration and trimmed with an acid etc...
Porcelain
$9,296 / set
H 6.7 in Dm 8.67 in
Puiforcat (Hermes) - 2pc. Louis XVI Sterling Silver Vegetable Server - MINT !
By Puiforcat
Located in Wilmington, DE
Direct from a private residence in Paris, a magnificent 19th century, Louis XVI covered sterling silver tureen by the world's premier French silversmith "Puiforcat", currently owned ...
Sterling Silver
$9,114 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
English King by Tiffany & Co Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 32 pcs Dinner
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
ENGLISH KING (c. 1885) Patterns similar to our English King were first used in France and England late in the eighteenth century and have remained among the most popular styles for>...
Sterling Silver
$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
$68,500 / set
H 0.75 in Dm 10.75 in
Minton Mazarine Extensive Pristine Dinner Service Cobalt Blue & Gold 232 Pcs
By Minton
Located in Great Barrington, MA
It's always time to entertain! This is one of the most elegant and versatile patterns imaginable in a Classic and rare Minton cobalt blue pattern with raised paste gold on a white gr...
Porcelain
ALMA Wall Sconce
By Thomas Cooper Studio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand carved alabaster shade & textured cast brass frame with a two tone antique bronze finish. Models in the collection are individually hand-crafted by the skilled artisans in ...
Alabaster, Brass, Bronze
Liceu de Artes e Ofícios. 19th Century Daybed
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
This recamier/daybed was conceived and executed with utmost quality and expertise, showing a style that incorporates many influences from the eigtheenth and ninetheenth century. Made...
Wood
$4,800 / set
H 0.5 in Dm 7.75 in
Copeland Spode for Tiffany Dessert & Tea Set for 12 Floral Japonesque Service
By Copeland Spode
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This is a complete dessert service for 12 that includes the matching coffee or teapot, creamer and sugar made by Copeland Spode, exclusively for Tiffany and Co. The butterscotch col...
Porcelain
$35,473
H 96.86 in W 45.28 in D 2.37 in
KOENIG & LAFITTE - Art Nouveau stained glass window with bindweed
By Edward L. Koenig
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This stained glass window was created by Paul Koenig and Lafitte in the early years of the 20th century, during the flowering of Art Nouveau. This draughtsman and engraver, born in É...
Glass, Art Glass, Wood
$12,085 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Versailles by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service 70 pcs Dinner
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
The Versailles pattern was created by the French sculptor, Antoine Heller, who was inspired by the murals in the Palace of Versailles. It is a multi-motif pattern from 1888 and each ...
Sterling Silver
Early 19th Century Irish Flame Mahogany Bookcase
Located in Dublin, IE
A very rare and fine early 19th Century Irish flame mahogany four door bookcase, of exceptional quality, stunningly hand carved with beautifully rich patination and grain. The shape...
Brass
$95,031 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Wave Edge by Tiffany Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 259 pcs Fitted Chest
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
Wave Edge was designed by Charles T. Grosjean, the renowned decorator of silver and introduced by Tiffany in 1884. The fanciful marine motif, graceful lines and stylized forms of Wav...
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver "Acorn" Flatware
By Georg Jensen
Located in Bronx, NY
This stylish sterling silver flatware service for ten is designed in the Acorn pattern. It was produced by Georg Jensen & is circa 1917. The flatware set of ninety three pieces w...
Sterling Silver
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver and Mother of Pearl Fruit/Dessert Service
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver and mother of pearl fruit/dessert cutlery set for twelve persons - boxed; an addition to our antique fla...
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.