$4,324 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Madeira by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 8 Set 32 Pieces
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
Madeira by Towle sterling silver flatware set - 32 pieces. This set includes: 8 knives, 9" 8 forks
Sterling Silver
$5,432 / set
H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Madeira Gold by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for Eight Service Vermeil
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
Madeira Gold by Towle sterling silver flatware set, 32 pieces. This set is vermeil (completely gold
Sterling Silver
$5,309 / set
H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Madeira by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for Eight Service 40 Pieces
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
Madeira by Towle sterling silver flatware set of 40 pieces. This set includes: Eight knives, 9
Sterling Silver
$8,286 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Madeira by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 75 Pieces
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
Madeira by Towle sterling silver Flatware set - 75 Pieces. This set includes: 12 Knives, 9" 12
Sterling Silver
$5,088 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Madeira by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 38 Pieces
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
Madeira by Towle sterling silver flatware set - 38 pieces. This set includes: 8 knives, 9" 8 forks
Sterling Silver
$10,311 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Madeira by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 12 Set 78 Pieces
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
Madeira by Towle sterling silver flatware set, 78 pieces. This set includes: 12 knives, 9", 12
Sterling Silver
$6,098 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Madeira by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Service for Eight Set 46 Pieces
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
Madeira by Towle circa 1948 sterling silver flatware set of 46 pieces. This set includes: Eight
Sterling Silver
Madeira by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 58 Pcs
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
Madeira by Towle sterling silver flatware set, 58 pieces. This set includes: 12 knives, 9 1/8
Sterling Silver
$9,500 / set
H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Madeira by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 12 Set 83 Pieces
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
Lovely Madeira by Towle sterling silver flatware set - 83 pieces. This set includes: 12 knives, 9
Sterling Silver
$5,309 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Madeira by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 40 Pieces
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
Lovely Madiera by Towle sterling silver flatware set - 40 pieces. This set includes: 8 Knives, 9
Sterling Silver
$6,418 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Madeira by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 8, Set of 47 Pieces
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
Madeira by Towle sterling silver flatware set of 47 pieces. This set includes: 8 knives, 9" 8
Sterling Silver
Circa 1970 Madeira by Towle Sterling Silver 59-Piece Flatware Set
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1970 Madeira by Towle Sterling Silver 59-piece Flatware Set. 1948 pattern. Ten 4-piece place
Sterling Silver
Madeira by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 75 Pieces
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
Lovely madeira by Towle sterling silver flatware set - 75 pieces. This set includes: 12 knives, 9
Sterling Silver
Victorian Sterling Silver Fish Service for Eighteen Persons
By John Gilbert & Sons
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver Lily pattern fish cutlery set for eighteen persons - boxed; an addition to our dining silverware collect...
Silver, Sterling Silver
$1,155Sale Price / item|30% Off
H 16.1 in Dm 11.5 in
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
Textile
1960s "Skyscraper" Design Velvet Sectional Sofa
Located in New York, NY
1960s "Skyscraper" design velvet sectional sofa. There are eight sections to the sofa (including the two ottomans). Original upholstery. 2 Ottomans: 36 squared x 16H 3 Corners: 34H ...
Velvet
$594
H 1.2 in W 13.75 in D 10.75 in
C.1950's Théodore Haviland "Gold Encrusted Hearts" 21pc Porcelain Dinnerware Set
By Theodore Haviland
Located in Thiensville, WI
C.1940's - 1950's Théodore Haviland "Milford" "gold encrusted hearts" 21pc porcelain dinnerware set. This beautiful dinnerware set comes with 21 individual pieces: 1 oblong/oval s...
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
$75,062 / item
H 29.93 in W 120.08 in D 51.19 in
Modern CC Dining Table Calacatta Viola Marble Handmade Portugal Greenapple
By Rute Martins, Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
CC dining table, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. Designed by Rute Martins for the Contemporary Collection and inspired by nature’s organic r...
Onyx, Marble, Brass
Russian Imperial Silver Punch Set From Czar Alexander III
Located in New Orleans, LA
A monumental piece of history, this exquisite silver punch set was made for Czar Alexander III as a gift to British Captain Joseph Wiggins. Heavily decorated with rich engravings and...
Silver
$62,658
H 88.98 in W 70.87 in D 94.89 in
Renaissance Style Oak Tester 4 Poster Bed Armorial Tapestry Bedspread King Size
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A vintage king size oak tester or four poster bed in the Renaissance style. Hand carved with Adam & Eve carvings in the headboard, figurative sculptures in the bedposts, three carve...
Oak
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
$12,500 / item
H 28 in W 84 in D 28 in
Plaster and Black Walnut Pillar Sofa with Bouclé Upholstery by Jackrabbit Studio
By Jackrabbit Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Pillar sofa by Jackrabbit Studio is an elegant, minimal piece comprised of a hand-plastered back and base with a thin black walnut seat and bouclé upholstered cushion. Drawing in...
Bouclé, Plaster, Walnut
$2,193Sale Price / item|25% Off
H 31.5 in W 25.99 in D 28.75 in
20th Century Pair of French Reupholstered Black lacquered Lounge Armchairs
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A pair of mid 20th century French black lacquered ebonised lounge armchairs. Newly reupholstered in quality petrol blue cotton corduroy fabric. Very comfortable. France 1950s. Very c...
Upholstery, Mahogany, Lacquer, Paint
$104,430 / set
H 18.9 in W 34.26 in D 23.23 in
Extensive Silver-Plate Table Service by English Firm Elkington
By Elkington & Co.
Located in London, GB
Extensive silver plate table service by English firm Elkington English, circa 1850 Size: Chest height 48cm, width 87cm, depth 59cm Mirrored base: Height 5.5cm, width 90cm, depth 3...
Silver Plate
$47,678 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Saratoga by Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 91 pieces
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
Saratoga by Tiffany - Sterling Issue Date: 1870 Formerly this pattern was called King and then Cook, renamed Saratoga in 1956. Designer: Edward C. Moore. Fabulous Saratoga by Tiffan...
Sterling Silver
$5,309 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Debussy by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 39 Pcs
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
Debussy by Towle sterling silver flatware set, 39 pieces. This set includes: 8 Knives, 9" 8 Forks, 7 1/2" 8 Salad Forks, 6 1/2" 8 Teaspoons, 6" 1 Serving Spoon, 8 3/4" 1 Pier...
Sterling Silver
$167,088
H 103.75 in W 27.56 in D 16.93 in
Large Carrara Marble Group of Virgin, Child and the Baptist Signed P. Romanelli
By Pasquale Romanelli
Located in London, GB
Large Carrara marble group of Virgin, Child and The Baptist signed P. Romanelli Italian, 19th century Measures: Figure: height, 170cm, width 70cm, depth 40cm Base: height 93.5cm, ...
Marble, Carrara Marble
Early 20th Century German Punch Bowl Around 1900 Cut Crystal and Silver
Located in Epfach, DE
Particularly unusual vessel for punch or dessert or other spontaneous use Cut crystal with a silver base, silver lid and silver rim in 800 silver Besides is the screw-on insert for...
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.