$19,181 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Fiddle Thread & Shell by James Robinson Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service
By James Robinson 1
Located in Big Bend, WI
. Exquisite Dinner Size Fiddle Thread & Shell by James Robinson handmade sterling silver Flatware set, 48
Sterling Silver
$32,500 / set
H 12 in W 14 in D 18 in
Round English by James Robinson Sterling Silver Flatware Set Dinner 126 pieces
By James Robinson 1
Located in Big Bend, WI
For 70 years, James Robinson has been selling exquisite handmade sterling silver flatware in
Sterling Silver
$28,264 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Feather Edge by James Robinson Sterling Silver Flatware Dinner Service 86 pieces
By James Robinson 1
Located in Big Bend, WI
. Gorgeous Dinner Size Feather Edge by James Robinson handmade sterling silver Flatware set, 86 pieces. This
Sterling Silver
$24,500 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Thread Edge by James Robinson Sterling Silver Flatware Dinner Service 84 Pieces
By James Robinson 1
Located in Big Bend, WI
For 70 years, James Robinson has been selling exquisite handmade sterling silver flatware in
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
. Monumental Dinner Size Thread Edge by James Robinson handmade sterling silver Flatware set, 191 pieces. This
Sterling Silver
$20,500 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Queen Anne by James Robinson Sterling Silver Flatware Service 10 Set 90 pcs
By James Robinson 1
Located in Big Bend, WI
until it's perfect. Queen Anne by James Robinson handmade sterling silver flatware set, 90 pieces. This
Sterling Silver
$19,500 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Irish Rib by James Robinson Sterling Silver Flatware Dinner Service 8 Set 80 pcs
By James Robinson 1
Located in Big Bend, WI
until it's perfect. Irish Rib by James Robinson handmade sterling silver Flatware set, 80 pieces. This
Sterling Silver
$23,284 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Irish Rib by James Robinson Sterling Silver Flatware Dinner Service 8 Set 58 Pc
By James Robinson 1
Located in Big Bend, WI
until it's perfect. Superb Irish Rib by James Robinson handmade sterling silver Flatware set, 58
Sterling Silver
$22,500 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Irish Rib by James Robinson Sterling Silver Flatware Dinner Service 12 Set 86 Pc
By James Robinson 1
Located in Big Bend, WI
until it's perfect. Outstanding Irish Rib by James Robinson handmade sterling silver Flatware set, 86
Sterling Silver
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JAMES ROBINSON Trifid Flatware
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Handmade Sterling Silver Flatware in the Trifid Pattern
Sterling Silver
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H 1 in W 1 in L 1 in
Fiddle Thread & Shell James Robinson Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 48 pcs
By James Robinson 1
Located in Big Bend, WI
Superb dinner size fiddle thread and shell by James Robinson Sterling Silver Flatware set, 48
Sterling Silver
Queen Anne by James Robinson Sterling Silver Flatware Set Dinner 48 Pieces
By James Robinson 1
Located in Big Bend, WI
Superb fiddle thread & shell by James Robinson sterling silver flatware set, 48 pieces. This set
Sterling Silver
Trifed by James Robinson Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 37 Pcs Dinner
By James Robinson 1
Located in Big Bend, WI
Outstanding dinner size scroll by James Robinson sterling silver flatware set, 37 pieces. This set
Sterling Silver
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H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Fiddle Thread & Shell by James Robinson Sterling Silver Flatware Set 148 Pieces
By James Robinson 1
Located in Big Bend, WI
For 70 years, James Robinson has been selling exquisite handmade sterling silver flatware in
Sterling Silver
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H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Onslow by James Robinson Sterling Silver Flatware Set Dinner 8 Service 58 Pcs
By James Robinson 1
Located in Big Bend, WI
until it's perfect. EXCEPTIONAL ONSLOW BY JAMES ROBINSON handmade sterling silver Flatware set, 58
Sterling Silver
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H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Scroll by James Robinson Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 74 Pcs Dinner
By James Robinson 1
Located in Big Bend, WI
Dinner size scroll by James Robinson sterling silver flatware set, 74 pieces. This set includes
Sterling Silver
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H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Queen Anne by James Robinson Sterling Silver Flatware Set 112 pcs MSRP $39, 000+
By James Robinson 1
Located in Big Bend, WI
Superb Queen Anne by James Robinson sterling silver flatware set of 112 pieces. This set includes
Sterling Silver
Queen Anne by James Robinson Sterling Silver Flatware Service Dinner Set
Located in Big Bend, WI
Queen Anne by James Robinson sterling silver dinner size flatware set of 59 pieces. This set
Sterling Silver
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H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
English Thread by James Robinson Sterling Silver Flatware Set 40 Pieces Dinner
By James Robinson 1
Located in Big Bend, WI
For 70 years, James Robinson has been selling exquisite handmade sterling silver flatware in
Sterling Silver
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H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
English Shell by James Robinson Sterling Silver Flatware Set 18 Service Dinner
By James Robinson 1
Located in Big Bend, WI
by James Robinson handmade sterling silver flatware set, 90 pieces. This set includes: 18
Sterling Silver
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H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Onslow by James Robinson Sterling Silver Flatware Dinner Service Set 20 pieces
By James Robinson 1
Located in Big Bend, WI
Onslow by James Robinson handmade sterling silver flatware set, 20 pieces. Great starter set! This
Sterling Silver
Queen Anne by James Robinson Sterling Silver Flatware Special Group 10 pcs
By James Robinson 1
Located in Big Bend, WI
) For 70 years, James Robinson has been selling exquisite handmade sterling silver flatware in Sheffield
Sterling Silver
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H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Irish Rib by James Robinson Handmade Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set 60 Pcs
By James Robinson 1
Located in Big Bend, WI
until it's perfect. Exceptional Irish Rib by James Robinson handmade sterling silver flatware set
Sterling Silver
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H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Irish Rib by James Robinson Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 80 pc Dinner
By James Robinson 1
Located in Big Bend, WI
For 70 years, James Robinson has been selling exquisite handmade sterling silver flatware in
Sterling Silver
Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Tableware Dinner Service, Denmark 1961
By Royal Copenhagen
Located in Delft, NL
Royal Copenhagen porcelain tableware dinner service, Denmark 1961 A Royal Copenhagen porcelain dinner service with pattern number 595, the floral golden basket Flowers in the ce...
Porcelain
$16,500 / set
H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
William & Mary by Lunt Sterling Silver Flatware Set of 12 Service Huge
By Lunt Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Huge William & Mary by Lunt sterling silver flatware set of 140 Pieces. This set includes: 12 dinner size knives, 9 1/2". 12 dinner size forks, 7 5/8". 12 knives, 8 7/8". 12 forks, ...
Sterling Silver
$63,201 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Shell and Thread by Tiffany Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 139 pcs Din
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
Shell & Thread was first introduced by Tiffany in 1905. Its design is typical of patterns made in England during the long reign of King George III. The raised-border edges, which acc...
Sterling Silver
$92,390 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Tetard Freres Perles Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service French 343 Pcs Dinner
By Tetard Freres
Located in Big Bend, WI
Founded in 1880 by Edmond Tétard (1860-1901) following the purchase of the house of Mr. Hugo. In 1889, he participated in the World Expo and received a Gold Medal. The house speciali...
Sterling Silver
Puiforcat French high class Lunch plates 18 pieces
By Puiforcat
Located in Paris, FR
Very refined lunch set made by the French luxury silversmith Puiforcat. This gorgeous set in solid silver is composed of 18 plates with scalloped edges decorated with foliage. The p...
Sterling Silver
Fabergé Silver Service
By Fabergé
Located in New Orleans, LA
This extraordinary 128-piece service by Fabergé is a rare treasure in more ways than one. Enclosed in its original oak chest, the exquisite service remains complete and in pristine c...
Silver
Set of 12 English Porcelain Dinner Plates, Royal Doulton, circa 1900
By Royal Doulton
Located in New York, NY
Set of 12 English porcelain dinner plates, Royal Doulton, circa 1900.
Porcelain
Extensive Augarten Porcelain Dinner, Coffee and Tea Service, circa 1935
Located in New York, NY
Special commission from the factory for the Brucknerstift St. Florian, a seminary located on the outskirts of Vienna. Blue crowned Bindenshield and Wien Mark, iron-red printed hash m...
Porcelain
$185,000 / set
H 12 in W 12 in D 10 in
A 200 Plus Set of 19 Century Imperial Russian Silver Flatware by Andrei Bragin
By Andrei Bragin
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An exceptional and extremely rare set of a combination of silver and vermeil (gilded silver) flatware designed and crafted in St Petersburg Russia by Andrei Stepanovich Bragin d...
Silver, Vermeil
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
$43,243 / set
H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Antique Custom Engraved by Tiffany Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 67 Pcs
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
Edward Moore, designer of this pattern, dominated the first era of Tiffany made flatware and designed several full lines of sterling patterns. Moore's father manufactured for Tiffany...
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
$36,000
H 10 in Dm 13.75 in
Dinner Service, 86 Piece, Flow Blue and White, Classic Onion Meissen Pattern
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Montreal, Quebec
86 piece dinner service with the marking: "Original ZWIEBELMUSTER, Czechoslovakia", in the Classic Blue Onion, Meissen Pattern, comprising: 24 dinner plates, 9.5" diameter 12...
Porcelain
Extensive English Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 12
Located in Buchanan, MI
An extensive English sterling silver flatware service for 12. Comprising of 12 dinner forks, 12 salad forks, 12 teaspoons, 12 table spoons, 11 ice cream forks, 12 dinner knives, 12 b...
Sterling Silver
Durgin Wentworth Flatware Service, 167 Pieces
By William B. Durgin
Located in New Orleans, LA
This rare 167-piece Wentworth sterling silver flatware service was crafted by the celebrated William B. Durgin Silver Company. Each piece bears an intricate, hand-chased pattern feat...
Sterling Silver
Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Service, 764 Pieces
By Gorham
Located in New Orleans, LA
This monumental American sterling silver flatware service by Gorham epitomizes the stately glamour of turn-of-the-century dining. A total of 705 pieces in the beloved Versailles patt...
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.