$8,800 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Avanti by Celsa Mexico Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service Modern 49 Pieces
By Celsa
Located in Big Bend, WI
Rare unique Mid-Century Modern circa 1955 "Avanti" by Celsa, of Mexico, sterling silver Flatware set, 49 pieces. Celsa had a retail store on 57th Street in New York City in the 1950'...
Sterling Silver
$9,424 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Codan #1 Mexican Sterling Silver Flatware Set 10 Service 51 Pieces Arts & Crafts
By Codan
Located in Big Bend, WI
Codan Mexican sterling silver dinner flatware set with subtle hand hammered finish, 51 pieces total (including 10 dinner knives by Allan Adler). This set includes: 10 Dinner size ...
Sterling Silver
$23,284 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Avanti by Codan Mexican Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 10 Service 90 pieces
By Codan
Located in Big Bend, WI
Mid-Century Modern Avanti by Codan Mexican sterling silver dinner flatware set with unique cut out handle design, 90 pieces total (including 10 dinner knives in another pattern). Thi...
Sterling Silver
Hector Aguilar Silver and Rosewood Flatware Set Service for 12
By Hector Aguilar
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Highly desirable Hector Aguilar flatware set with service for 12. This is a mid Century Hector Aguilar-Taller Borda "Aztec" design, made in Taxco Mexico in the late 1940's to the ea...
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Mexican Pesa Sterling Silver Flatware Dinner Size Set Service 47 Pieces
By Pesa
Located in Big Bend, WI
Pesa (Mexico) sterling silver dinner size flatware set of 47 pieces. This set includes: Eight dinner size knives, 9 3/4". Eight dinner size forks, 7 3/8". 12 salad forks, 6 1/8"...
Sterling Silver
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Trenza by Celsa Mexico Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service, Mid-Century Modern
By Celsa
Located in Big Bend, WI
Mid-Century Modern "Trenza" by Celsa, of Mexico, sterling silver flatware set of 61 pieces. This set includes: Ten knives, 8 1/8", ten dinner forks, 7 1/2", ten s...
Sterling Silver
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H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Primavera by Pesa Mexican Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 24 pieces Floral
By Pesa
Located in Big Bend, WI
Primavera by Pesa Mexican sterling silver flatware set, 24 pieces. This set includes: 8 Knives, 8 1/2" 8 Forks, 7" 8 Teaspoons, 5 7/8" Includes bonus brand new wooden drawer caddy....
Sterling Silver
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Aztec by Hector Aguilar Mexico Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 80 Pcs Rare
By Hector Aguilar
Located in Big Bend, WI
Hector Aguilar Exceedingly rare 80 piece set of sterling silver flatware by Hector Aguilar, Taxco, Mexico in the scarce “Aztec” pattern, circa 1940-1955. This very handsome design...
Sterling Silver
Modern Georgian Mexico Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 51 Pcs Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Gorgeous dinner size modern Georgian by Mexican maker (unknown) sterling silver flatware set, 51 pieces. This set includes: 10 dinner size knives, 9 1/2" 10 dinner size forks, 7 ...
Sterling Silver
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H 18 in W 18 in D 18 in
Moderne by Antonio Pineda Mexican Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 40 Pcs
By Antoñio Pineda
Located in Big Bend, WI
Antonio Pineda, internationally renowned Mexican modernist silversmith who was praised for his bold, striking designs. A Taxco native, Pineda was among the most prominent of the many...
Sterling Silver
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H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Aztec by Hector Aguilar Mexico Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 77p Dinner
By Hector Aguilar
Located in Big Bend, WI
Hector Aguilar was born in 1905, he apprenticed under William Spratling at a young age, and by the age of thirty, he was as the top shop manager for William Spratling. Inspired by Az...
Sterling Silver
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Rope by Hector Aguilar Mexico Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 34 Pcs Rare
By Hector Aguilar
Located in Big Bend, WI
Hector Aguilar Exceedingly rare set of circa 1949-1962 sterling silver flatware by Hector Aguilar, Taxco, Mexico in the scarce “Rope” pattern, handles decorated with a rope motif ...
Sterling Silver
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Rope by Hector Aguilar Mexico Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 67 Pcs Rare
Located in Big Bend, WI
Hector Aguilar Exceedingly rare set of circa 1940-1962 sterling silver flatware by Hector Aguilar, Taxco, Mexico in the scarce Rope pattern, handles decorated with a rope motif runn...
Sterling Silver
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Rope by Hector Aguilar Mexico Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 140 Pcs Rare
By Hector Aguilar
Located in Big Bend, WI
Hector Aguilar Exceedingly rare set of circa 1940-1962 sterling silver flatware by Hector Aguilar, Taxco, Mexico in the scarce “Rope” pattern, handles decorated with a rope motif ...
Sterling Silver
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Acorn by Codan Mexican Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 99 Pieces
By Codan
Located in Big Bend, WI
Gorgeous Codan Mexican sterling silver flatware set with pierced stylized acorn design, 99 pieces. This set includes: 12 knives, 8 7/8" 12 forks, 7 1/4" 12 salad forks, 6 5/8" ...
Sterling Silver
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Brillante by Celsa Mexico Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 26 Pcs Modern
By Celsa
Located in Big Bend, WI
Rare, circa 1950s set of sterling silver flatware by Celsa of Mexico, in the Brillante pattern. The pattern has a fantastic modern geometric design with squared bowls and unadorned t...
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Mexican Art Deco by Codan Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service Dinner 60 Pcs
By Codan
Located in Big Bend, WI
Rare Mexican Art Deco by Codan (Mexico City) sterling silver flatware set - 60 Pieces. This set includes: 12 dinner knives, 9 1/8". 12 dinner forks, 7 3/4". 12 salad forks, 6 5/8"...
Sterling Silver
Mid-Century Modern Sterling Flatware Avanti by Celsa, Service for 12
By Celsa
Located in Bronx, NY
This vintage gleaming midcentury sterling silver flatware service is by the Mexican designer Celsa.
Sterling Silver
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Aztec Rose Mexican Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 36 Pieces Dinner Floral
Located in Big Bend, WI
Aztec Rose by AM Mexican sterling silver flatware set, 36 pieces. This set includes: 6 dinner size knives, 9 5/8" 6 dinner size forks, 8" 6 teaspoons, 5 1/4" 6 flat handle butt...
Sterling Silver
Vintage Mexican Sterling Silver Canteen of Cutlery for Twelve
By Antoñio Pineda
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive, comprehensive vintage Mexican sterling silver straight Grenoble style pattern flatware service for twelve persons, an addition to our canteen of cutlery collec...
Silver, Sterling Silver
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H 10.25 in W 2 in D 0.75 in
Rare Antonio Pineda Sterling Flatware Service for 12 + 2 Serving Pieces 86 Total
By Antoñio Pineda
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Incredibly rare complete Antonio Pineda handmade sterling flatware service for 12 with 2 additional serving pieces, pictured separately. Each place setting consists of a dinner knife...
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.
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