$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.
Sterling Silver
$3,736 / 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.
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.
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.
Sterling Silver
Sold
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
This distinguished nine-piece tea and coffee service, crafted by the International Silver Company, epitomizes the height of American silver artistry from the early 20th century.
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 is Orchid and it was introduced at the beginning of the Art Deco period.
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
Sold
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.
Sterling Silver
$2,401 / set
H 7.29 in W 1.38 in D 0.99 in
19th Century French Silver Vermeil Flatware Dessert Set for Six, 18 Pieces
Located in Madrid, ES
This charming 19th century French 18-piece cased dessert silverware / flatware set, with its unique, slightly grotesque satyr mask motif and warm vermeil gold tone, carries an intere...
Vermeil, Silver
$115,739
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
$8,451 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Continental by International Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 12 Set 66 Pcs
By International Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Continental is the perfect pattern choice for those who are looking for a highly polished, clean, contemporary look. Continental By International Sterling Silver flatware set - 66 p...
Sterling Silver
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
$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
$28,231
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
$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
$34,040
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
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
$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
$69,500 / 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
$4,430 / set
H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Vision by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 24 Pieces
By International Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Vision by international sterling silver flatware set, 24 pieces. This set includes: 6 knives, 8 1/2", 6 forks, 7 3/8", 6 salad forks, 6 1/4", 6 teaspoons, 6 1/4" Excellent conditi...
Sterling Silver
$59,500 / 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
$45,500 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Thread Edge by James Robinson Sterling Silver Flatware Dinner Service 191 Pieces
By James Robinson 1
Located in Big Bend, WI
James Robinson For 70 years, James Robinson has been selling exquisite handmade sterling silver flatware in Sheffield, England. Today, the silver is still made in the traditional wa...
Sterling 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
$75,000 / set
H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Imperial Chrysanthemum Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 416 Pc Chest
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
Provenance: This set was owned by then president of the Historic Broadmoor Resort, Charles L. Tutt II, for his home in Colorado Springs. That home was given to the Colorado College a...
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.