$12,500 / 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.
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.
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.
Sterling Silver
$6,191 / 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.
Sterling Silver
$5,827 / 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.
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.
Sterling Silver
Sold
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.
Sterling Silver
Sold
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.
Sterling Silver
Sold
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.
Sterling Silver
Sold
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.
Sterling Silver
$1,920Sale Price / set|50% Off
Vintage Limoges Porcelain Dinnerware Set - 80 Pieces
By Limoges
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This exquisite vintage dinnerware set, likely crafted in fine Limoges porcelain, features delicate floral patterns and gold accents. Each piece is signed “France,” a hallmark of its ...
Porcelain
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
$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
Set of 12 English Raised Gilt Porcelain Dinner Service Plates
By Royal Worcester
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A regal set of 12 elaborately gild service plates, by Royal Worcester. The set with delicate broad gilt borders with a white porcelain background. The mark on the back from 1950.
Porcelain
$3,800Sale Price / set|40% Off
H 10.63 in Dm 12.6 in
19th Century Sèvres Porcelain Dinner Set with Comital Coronet
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This exquisite 52-piece porcelain dinner service, crafted by Sèvres in the 19th century, exemplifies the refined artistry and heritage of French porcelain. Each piece features a hand...
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
$69,500
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
$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
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
$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
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
$3,200
H 10.5 in W 13.75 in D 13.75 in
A French late 19th century Louis XV st. Lunéville Faience Porcelain serving set
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most decorative French late 19th century Louis XV st. Lunéville Faience Porcelain serving set. This most attractive fifty-four piece dining is painted on over glaze co...
Porcelain
Majestic Line Rosenthal Porcelain Dinnerware Service for 12
By Rosenthal
Located in New York, NY
This striking Majestic Line Rosenthal Porcelain Dinner Wear Service for 12 originates from Germany, Circa 1980. Each piece features remarkable gilt textural detailing circumscribing ...
Porcelain
$5,500 / set
H 2 in W 7.25 in D 10 in
English Minton Porcelain Tableware Dinner Service / Twelve People
By Minton
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Minton hand painted and decorated porcelain dinner service for twelve people. Made in England between 1948 -1970 "with impressed marks "Minton / china / 2-65" and pattern numbers in...
Gold
Fabergé Silver Flatware Service
By Fabergé
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exceptional 77-piece complete service by Fabergé is a rare treasure from the world-renowned firm. Enclosed in its original oak chest, the exquisite service remains complete and ...
Silver
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
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.