$13,692 / set
H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Marlborough by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service Dinner 84 pcs
By Reed & Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
Dinner and Luncheon Size Marlborough by Reed & Barton sterling silver Flatware set, 84 pieces. This
Sterling Silver
$7,207 / set
H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Marlborough by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 47 Pcs Dinner
By Reed & Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
Marlborough by Reed & Barton dinner size sterling silver flatware set, 47 pieces. This set includes
Sterling Silver
$8,415 / set
H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Marlborough by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Dinner Flatware Set Service 53 Pcs
By Reed & Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
Marlborough by Reed & Barton dinner size sterling silver flatware set, 53 pieces. This set includes
Sterling Silver
$6,430 / set
H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Marlborough by Reed and Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service Dinner 40 Pc
By Reed & Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
Marlborough by Reed and Barton sterling silver flatware set - 40 pieces. This set includes: Eight
Sterling Silver
$6,225 / set
H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Marlborough by Reed and Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service 52 Pieces
By Reed & Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
Marlborough by Reed and Barton sterling silver flatware set - 52 pieces. This set includes: eight
Sterling Silver
$7,306 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Marlborough by Reed and Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 56 Pc
By Reed & Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
Marlborough by Reed and Barton sterling silver flatware set - 56 pieces. This set includes: 12
Sterling Silver
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H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Marlborough by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 66 Pieces
By Reed & Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
Marlborough by Reed & Barton sterling silver flatware set of 66 pieces. This set includes: 12
Sterling Silver
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H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Marlborough by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Dinner Flatware Set Service 79 Pcs
By Reed & Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
Stunning Marlborough by Reed & Barton dinner size sterling silver flatware set, 79 pieces. This set
Sterling Silver
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H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Marlborough by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set of 12 Service 107 Pcs
By Reed & Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
Huge Marlborough by Reed & Barton sterling silver flatware set of 107 pieces. This set includes
Sterling Silver
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H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Marlborough by Reed and Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 36 Pcs
By Reed & Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
Marlborough by Reed and Barton sterling silver flatware set of 36 pieces. This set includes
Sterling Silver
$7,200 / set
H 1 in Dm 10.38 in
12 Coalport for Tiffany 1899 Gold, Ivory and Cobalt Blue Dinner Plates
By Coalport for Tiffany
Located in Great Barrington, MA
A set of 12 rare Coalport, made for Tiffany and Co. dinner plates featuring six alternating reserves of two colors of cobalt blue enamel with profuse raised paste gold overlay. The p...
Porcelain
$4,900 / item
H 34 in W 86 in D 42 in
Custom Made Modern English Arm Sofa in Performance Linen Velvet - 86"
By Bloom Home Inc
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
This beautiful english arm sofa has a modern twist, with its single bench cushion, and beautiful curved apron sides. It’s upholstered in a Linen Velvet Performance fabric. Shown in...
Linen, Velvet
Six Silver Plate Service Chargers Ribbon and Reed Border England
Located in Montreal, QC
Whether you are setting your table for a formal or informal occasion, service plates offer the hostess an opportunity to set the atmosphere for the decor of the table with timeless e...
Silver Plate
Chantilly Sterling Silver Flatware by Gorham, Service for Twelve
By Henry Birks
Located in Bronx, NY
This vintage stylish sterling silver service for twelve is designed in the Chantilly pattern, by Gorham. The signature is found in a groove on the back of each handle & dates the...
Sterling Silver, Stainless Steel
W & S Blackinton Co. Large Silverplate Punch Bowl, Cups, Ladle, Tray
By W&S Blackinton Co. 1
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A large footed punch bowl with lion head ring pulls and relief grapes and leaves around the scalloped rim. The punch bowl is accompanied by a round matching tray with smooth center, ...
Silver Plate
$9,850
H 18 in W 24 in D 24 in
A Fine Early 20th Century 152 Piece Austrian Flatware Set by Berndorf Alpacca
By Berndorfer Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine Early 20th Century 152 Piece Austrian Dinnerware Flatware Set by Berndorfer Metallwaaren-Fabrik, stamped 'Berndorf Alpacca', The Neoclassical Revival style set of Alpacca flat...
Alpaca, Wood
$48,260
H 36 in W 17 in D 12.25 in
Monumental Antique French Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mantel Clock by Maison Marquis
By Maison Marquis, Languereau
Located in New York, NY
A very unusual and quite monumental antique French Louis XVI style Napoleon III ormolu mantel clock by Maison Marquis, the Movement by Languereau, Paris, 1860: surmounted by an urn i...
Enamel, Bronze
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica Openwork Plate in Hand-Painted Porcelain
Located in København, Copenhagen
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica openwork plate in hand-painted porcelain with flowers and gold decoration. Model number 20/3554. Diameter: 23 cm. In perfect condition. 1st Factory q...
Porcelain
$20,000Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 13 in W 21.26 in D 17.72 in
Silver 800 Cutlery Set for 12 People, Düsseldorf, Germany, Late 19th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Silver 800 cutlery set for 12 people. Düsseldorf, Germany, late 19th century. Jugendstil period. Complete for 12 people. A total of 164 pieces: 12 large knifes, 12 large forks and 1...
Sterling Silver
$3,800 / set
H 0.75 in Dm 10.5 in
12 Coalport Grey and Polychrome Enamel Floral Shaped Rim Dinner Service Plates
By Coalport Porcelain
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This set of 12 Coalport dinner plates feature an unusual color combination of a soft gray border decorated with a vibrant palette of brightly painted flowers. There are various combi...
Porcelain
$6,541 / set
H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Burgundy by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 32 Pcs Dinner
By Reed & Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
Burgundy by Reed & Barton sterling silver dinner size flatware set of 32 pieces. This set includes: Eight dinner size knives, 9 3/4", eight dinner size forks, 7 7/8", eight salad...
Sterling Silver
Vintage Asian Chinoiserie Secretary Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The Vintage Asian Chinoiserie Secretary Desk blends American style with Eastern elegance, featuring intricate Chinoiserie detailing and exquisite craftsmanship. This versatile desk a...
Upholstery, Glass, Wood
Antique Italian Louis XVI Style Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Antique Italian Louis XVI style walnut chest of drawers, 19th century. With a rectangular walnut top with tulipwood banding, 3 drawers with tulipwood banding and brass pulls, resting...
Brass
$87,595
H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
San Lorenzo, Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Flatware Set 340 Pcs in Fitted Chest
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
San Lorenzo was introduced by Tiffany & Co. in the year 1916. Named for Florence's Church of San Lorenzo, its shield and paneling are typical of Renaissance Revival design. This nobl...
Sterling Silver
$73,910 / set
H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Renaissance by Tiffany & Co Sterling Silver Flatware Set 156 Pcs Herbst Estate
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
Superb Renaissance by Tiffany & Co sterling silver Flatware set - 156 pieces. This multi-motif pattern was designed by Paulding Farmhan and was introduced in the year 1905. This set ...
Sterling Silver
Antique Sterling Silver Canteen of Cutlery for Twelve Persons
By Viners 1
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A magnificent, fine and impressive, comprehensive antique George V English sterling silver Sandringham pattern flatware service for twelve persons - boxed; an addition to our canteen...
Silver, 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.