$16,799 / set
H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Orchid by International Sterling Silver Flatware Dinner Service Set 120 Pieces
By International Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Orchid by International sterling silver flatware set - 120 pieces. This set includes: 12 dinner
Sterling Silver
$4,656 / set
H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Orchid Gold by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set For 6 Service Vermeil
By International Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Orchid Gold by International Sterling Silver flatware set - 24 pieces. This set is vermeil
Sterling Silver
$27,929 / set
H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Orchid by International Sterling Silver Tea Set of Six Pieces Hollowware #0881
By International Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Orchid by International Modernist Orchid by International sterling silver six pieces set. The five
Sterling Silver
$9,500 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Orchid by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 68 pcs Dinner
By International Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Dinner Size Orchid by International sterling silver flatware set, 68 pieces. This set includes: 8
Sterling Silver
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H 14.25 in W 24.25 in D 16.625 in
9 PC, Sterling Silver "Orchid" Tea and Coffee Service by International C. 1930
By International Silver
Located in Atlanta, GA
testament to the superior quality and durability of International Silver Company’s workmanship. The Orchid
Sterling Silver
Sterling Orchid Platter
By International Silver
Located in Brooklyn, NY
We are so excited to offer this sterling silver platter by International Silversmiths. The pattern
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Orchid Bowl by International Silver
By International Silver
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A perfect example of Art Deco made at the height of the period. Think Chrysler Building, mirrors, in-laid lacquer and symmetrical designs. This bowl is the culmination of that period...
Sterling Silver
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H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Orchid by International Sterling Silver Flatware Service for Eight Set 68 Pieces
By International Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Beautiful orchid by International sterling silver flatware set of 68 pieces. This set includes
Sterling Silver
$116,698
H 240 in W 552 in D 120 in
Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure
Located in London, GB
A monumental Moorish mid-Victorian wrought iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure, a unique masterpiece in High Victorian Ironwork design. Our research confirms it is French, da...
Wrought Iron
Extensive English Porcelain Dessert Service, circa 1825
Located in New York, NY
Pair of covered fruit coolers, pair of covered sauce tureens, pair of open work baskets, 1 compote, 4 kidney-shaped dishes, pair of square dishes, pair of oval dishes, 16 plates.
Porcelain
$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
$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
$187,500
H 102 in W 84.5 in D 22.5 in
Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet
Located in Houston, TX
Large-scale 19th century English display cabinet executed in the Chinoiserie tradition. Constructed in carved mahogany and conceived as a tripartite architectural façade, each glazed...
Glass, Mahogany
Tiffany Silver Gilt Dessert Service, circa 1910
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
One large compote, one medium sized compote, pair of low compotes, 12 plates.
Silver
$133,043 / set
H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Chrysanthemum by Durgin Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 300 Pieces Massive
By Durgin-Gorham 1
Located in Big Bend, WI
One of Durgin's most popular and beautiful patterns is "Chrysanthemum". The design is of leaves and chrysanthemum buds and blooms on the front. The back displays two chrysanthemums i...
Sterling Silver
$120,000
H 1 in Dm 9 in
Large English Porcelain Imari Pattern Dessert and Tea Service, Spode, circa 1815
Located in New York, NY
Iron-red uppercase Spode mark and pattern 2213. Richly painted in the Imari palette and enriched in pale-blue, green and gold with flowering shrubs and a tree, the border with altern...
Porcelain
$8,972 / set
H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Lap over Edge Plain by Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Flatware Set for Service
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
Lap over edge by Tiffany & Co. sterling silver flatware set of 44 pieces in original vintage box. This set includes: 12 dinner forks, 7 5/8". Eight teaspoons, 6". 12 place soup spoo...
Sterling Silver
$34,323
H 70.87 in W 73.23 in D 88.19 in
Bed Tester Spanish Baroque Carved Dark Green & Gilded Leather Superking 6ft180cm
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Rare, Spanish Demi-Tester, Baroque Bed With Carved, Green Painted & Gilded Posts 181cm, 6ft High, Floral Painted Leather Headboard, sold with custom made box spring mattress base, ac...
Giltwood, Paint
Vintage Sterling Silver Canteen by Carrs - Hanoverian Bead
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive vintage English straight sterling silver Hanoverian Bead pattern canteen of cutlery for twelve persons - boxed; an addition to our vintage flatwar...
Sterling Silver
Steuben Amethyst Hand Blown Optic Rib Plates & Stemware Service for 12
By Steuben Glass
Located in Great Barrington, MA
What an amazing collection of Steuben's hand blown amethyst crystal dinner service for 12! All hand blown in the more desirable form of optic ribbing that gives each piece a special ...
Crystal
$11,075 / set
H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Heather Mexican Mexico Sterling Silver Tea Set 4pc with Tray #1795 Hollowware
By Heather Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Beautiful Mexican sterling four-piece tea set with a rectangular tray. The tea set is marked Heather sterling. The sterling tray has two handles, measures 19" x 15 1/4", and weighs 6...
Sterling Silver
$96,465 / 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
$28,587
H 13.39 in W 20.87 in D 14.97 in
Important silver flatware in its original case, Tétard Frères
Located in Paris, FR
Important silver and mother-of-pearl flatware in its original case by Tétard Frères for Michelon Frères, Montpellier. France, first half of the 20th century. A complete dinner servi...
Silver
$6,640 / set
H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Queen's Lace by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set Dinner Service 45 Pcs
By International Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Lovely Queens Lace by international sterling silver flatware set, 45 Pieces. This set includes: Eight dinner size knives, 9 5/8", eight dinner size forks, 7 3/4", eight salad for...
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.