Heather Mexican Mexico Sterling Silver Tea Set 4pc with Tray #1795 Hollowware
By Heather Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Beautiful Mexican sterling four-piece tea set with a rectangular tray. The tea set is marked Heather sterling. The sterling tray has two handles, measures 19" x 15 1/4", and weighs 6...
Sterling Silver
1960s Fajardo Taxco Silver Plate Brass Lapis Toucan Creamer Sugar Tray Set
By Fajardo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The creamer pitcher and the sugar pot are stamped: “Fajardo – Taxco – Mexico – Plateado.” This mark indicates silver plating over brass, a technique widely used in mid-century Taxco...
Lapis Lazuli, Silver, Silver Plate, Brass
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H 18 in W 14 in L 18 in
Aztec Rose by Sanborns Mexican Sterling Silver Serving Tray '#2096' Hollowware
By Sanborn Mexican Sterling 1
Located in Big Bend, WI
Aztec Rose by Sanborns rectangular sterling silver serving tray. The tray measures 1/4" x 18" x 14", and it weighs 44.5 ozt. It is not monogrammed and is in excellent condition. Stun...
Sterling Silver
Mexican Mexico Sterling Silver Bowl Petal Shaped Lobed Hollowware
Located in Big Bend, WI
Modernist Mexican sterling petal shaped or lobed bowl or candy dish. It measures 1 1/2" tall x 6 1/4" diameter, and it weighs 4.70 ozt. This piece is not monogrammed and is in excell...
Sterling Silver
Aztec Rose by Sanborns Mexican Mexico Sterling Silver Fruit Bowl Hollowware
By Sanborns
Located in Big Bend, WI
Stunning Aztec Rose by Sanborns sterling silver fruit bowl with two rose handles. It is marked Sanborns Mexico and weighs 38.4 ozt. This piece measures 3 1/2" tall and 10" wide. It i...
Sterling Silver
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H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Maciel Mexican Mexico Sterling Silver Fruit Platter #1044-1 Repoussed Hollowware
By Maciel Silver Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
Maciel Mexican sterling silver fruit platter #1044-1. The piece has a repouseed fruit border including: grapes, pears, pineapples, strawberries, and more. The platter measures 14 1/2...
Sterling Silver
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H 3.5 in Dm 11.25 in
Tane Mexican Mexico Sterling Silver Centerpiece Bowl Scalloped Border Hollowware
Located in Big Bend, WI
Mexican sterling silver centrepiece bowl made by Tane. It has a pretty scalloped border and applied pierced base. The bowl dates from the 1960s, it measures 3 1/2" tall x 11 1/4" dia...
Sterling Silver
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H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Mexican Sterling Silver Martini Shaker Heavy 36 Ozt with Deco Design Hollowware
Located in Big Bend, WI
Beautiful Mexican sterling silver martini shaker. This shaker is massively heavy, weighing 36.3 ozt. It is not monogrammed and features a simple deco design. It measures 12" tall. It...
Sterling Silver
Pair of Sterling Bowls by William Spratling
Located in Palm Desert, CA
William Spratling (1900-1967) was an American-born designer of Mexican jewelry, silver hollowware, tin, copper, and furniture, whose work demonstrated an appreciation for, and sensit...
Sterling Silver
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H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Mexican Mexico Sterling Silver Covered Tureen/Covered Vegetable Dish, Hollowware
Located in Big Bend, WI
Mexico sterling covered tureen or giant vegetable dish. It features applied leaves, vines and grapes/berries. It measures 7" tall x 9 1/2" wide x 15 3/4" long and it weighs a very he...
Sterling Silver
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H 1.97 in W 1.58 in D 1.58 in
Set of Sterling Silver Salt and Pepper Shakers by Antonio Piñeda, Taxco
By Antoñio Pineda
Located in Paris, FR
A set of sterling silver salt and pepper shakers by Antonio Piñeda, Taxco, Mexico of unusual form. Weight: 240 g. Silver standard: 930 / ‘Eagle mark’ Maker's: ANTONIO TAXCO ‘...
Silver
$114,733
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
$14,950 / set
H 15 in W 7.38 in D 8.5 in
Early 20th Century Five-Piece Louis XV Style Sterling Silver Tea and Coffee Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine early 20th century five-piece Louis XV style sterling silver tea and coffee service set. The finely chased ovoid shaped body with scalloped details and vermeil gold inter...
Silver
La Carmencita by John Singer Sargent
By John Singer Sargent
Located in New Orleans, LA
John Singer Sargent 1856-1925 American Stamped by artist's estate (en verso) Oil on canvas John Singer Sargent, widely regarded as one of history's most distinguished portraitists...
Canvas, Oil
$976,800
H 15 in W 39 in D 34 in
Tiffany & Company, George Paulding Farnham, A Rare, Lavish Silver Centerpiece
By Tiffany & Co., Paulding Farnham.
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
Tiffany & Company and George Paulding Farnham, A rare, lavish and monumental sterling silver centerpiece with original mirrored-glass sterling silver plateau, circa 1900. Museum...
Sterling 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
Large English Porcelain Dinner Service, Minton, circa 1845
Located in New York, NY
With a soft turquoise ground, painted with a fine spray of flowers, with gilt scroll and dash borders. Comprising pair of covered tureens and stands, pair of vegetable tureens, well ...
Porcelain
$337,451
H 100.6 in W 66.93 in D 24.81 in
Rare Moses Michelangelo Guggenheim & Pauly Cie Et Venice Antique Carved Armoire
By Pauly et Cie, Guggenheim Museum
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare one of a kind Pauly CIE Et stamped hand carved walnut armoire made by the genius that was Moses Michelangelo Guggenheim 1837-1910 W...
Walnut
$9,960Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 16 in W 26.5 in D 19.5 in
Rare American Aesthetic Movement Six-Piece Silver-Plated Coffee and Tea Service
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An Impressive and Rare American Aesthetic Movement Six-Piece Silver-Plated Coffee and Tea Service. The ornately designed service with griffon finials and raised on a tapered and foo...
Silver Plate
$161,976
H 90.95 in W 61.03 in D 77.56 in
IMPORTANT BISHOP JAMES STANLEY 1508 KING HENRY VII ENGLiSH OAK TUDOR TESTER BED
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very rare and highly important, Museum quality, English Tudor King Henry VII Oak tester bed made for an...
Oak
$519,674 / set
H 114.5 in W 35.5 in D 5 in
19th Century, Monumental Carved Boiserie Panels from Lartington Hall
Located in London, GB
The Lartington hall carved Boiserie panels by Signor Anton Leone Bulletti. A highly important suite of eight carved and patinated wood panels commissioned by Monsignor Thomas Edw...
Wood, Pine
$1,282,314
H 24.81 in W 51.97 in D 34.26 in
Antique Victorian Louis XIV Style Centrepiece by Barnard & Sons
By Edward Barnard & Sons
Located in London, GB
Antique Victorian Louis XIV style centrepiece by Barnard & Sons English, 1850-53 Dimensions: height 63cm, width 132cm, depth 87cm. This magnificent centrepiece is wrought from s...
Silver
Swiss Gold Musical Snuff Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
This special and important Swiss gold music box is chased and engraved with a set of musical instruments surrounded by elaborate swirls of ornate foliage. Embossed with a delightful ...
Gold
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
$25,000
H 9.2 in W 18.5 in D 15 in
Large Mexican Modern Sterling Silver Coffee Tea Serving Set William Spratling
By William Spratling
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large six-piece sterling silver service for coffee and tea that consists of a gallery tray, a coffee pot, a tea pot, a hot milk or chocolate pot, a sugar and a milk jar. This stunn...
Sterling Silver
Royal Chrysanthemum Silver Gilt Teacups and Saucers by Tiffany & Co.
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Tiffany & Co.’s beloved Chrysanthemum pattern is showcased in this rare and exceptional teacup service created for royalty. Bearing the coronet of a European baron, this set cont...
Silver
$107,984
H 95.08 in W 69.89 in D 95.28 in
LARGE & IMPORTANT ANTiQUE CIRCA 1600 CHARLES I DOCUMENTED ENGLISH OAK TESTER BED
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very rare and highly important, Museum quality, extra large framed, Documented English oak Tester bed c...
Oak
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.
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