$9,523 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Old Maryland Plain by Kirk Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 65 Pieces
By Kirk Silver Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
Dinner Size Old Maryland Plain by Kirk Sterling Silver Flatware set - 65 pieces. This set includes
Sterling Silver
Old Maryland Plain by Kirk Sterling Silver Tea Set 4pc #4196, #2584
Located in Big Bend, WI
Superb Old Maryland plain by Kirk sterling silver tea set 4-piece marked #4196. The set includes
Sterling Silver
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H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Old Maryland Plain by Kirk Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 74 Pcs Dinner
By Kirk Silver Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
Dinner size Old Maryland plain by Kirk sterling silver flatware set - 74 pieces. This set includes
Sterling Silver
Old Maryland Plain by Kirk Sterling Silver Special group 48 pieces
By Kirk Silver Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
Old Maryland plain by Kirk Sterling Silver special group - 48 pieces. This set includes: 12 knives
Sterling Silver
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H 1.5 in W 6 in D 1.5 in
Sterling Silver Ice Tongs by Kirk, “Old Maryland Plain”, Late 19th Century
By S. Kirk & Sons
Located in valatie, NY
Sterling silver ice tongs by Kirk, “Old Maryland Plain”, late 19th century. This pattern
Sterling Silver
Old Maryland Plain by Kirk Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 32 pieces
By Kirk Silver Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
Old Maryland Plain by Kirk sterling silver flatware set, 32 pieces. Great starter set in a highly
Sterling Silver
Old Maryland Plain by Kirk Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 67 Pieces
By Kirk Silver Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
Old Maryland plain by Kirk Sterling Silver flatware set, 67 pieces. This set includes: 12 knives
Sterling Silver
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H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Old Maryland Plain by Kirk Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 42 pcs Dinner
By Kirk Silver Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
Scarce Dinner Size Old Maryland Plain by Kirk Sterling Silver Flatware set - 42 pieces. Great
Sterling Silver
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H 9.63 in W 0.75 in D 0.25 in
Kirk Old Maryland Plain Sterling Silver Dinner Service with 72 Pieces
By S. Kirk & Sons
Located in New York, NY
Sterling silver dinner service in Old Maryland Plain pattern. Made by S. Kirk & Son in Baltimore
Sterling Silver
Great 18 Palmette Shallow Flush Ceiling Mount, Murano
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Here the larger version of the successful 12 leaves compact palmette ceiling fixture. This group of shallow ceiling mount Murano chandelier was first designed for a luxury yacht low...
Metal
Serge Castella Chandelier, circa 2000, France
By Serge Castella Interiors
Located in Girona, Spain
Large "Spring" chandelier by Serge Castella Custom-made Signed and numbered Metal and plaster France, circa 2000 Excellent condition. Serge Castella Interiors focuses on Antiques, ...
Metal
$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
Hand Carved, Louis XV Style Sofa Made By La Maison London
By La Maison London
Located in London, Park Royal
Louis XV style, hand-carved, curved back, freestanding, sofa. Hand finished in antique white and lightly distressed. Upholstered in a Lelievre, damask, fabric with deep filled, feath...
Hardwood
$16,397 / set
H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
1810 Italian 800 Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 77 pieces fitted box Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Very Heavy .800 Italian Silver Flatware set in the pattern 1810 (Fiddle shape) in its original vintage fitted chest - 77 pieces. This set includes: 12 Dinner Size Knives, 9 5/8", ...
Silver
$7,895Sale Price / set|39% Off
H 32 in W 16 in D 16 in
Fine Pair of 19th Century Ormolu-Mounted Chinese Porcelain Vases Oil Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine pair of Chinese Export, 19th century porcelain bottle vases mounted with French ormolu as oil lamps. The well potted ovoid light pale-green porcelain pear-shaped body decorate...
Ormolu
19th Century French Ormolu and Crystal Drinks Set
Located in London, GB
A drinks set of the Napoleon III Period The ormolu rectangular frame, rising from swept feet, with a running arcaded gallery, fitted with a mirror plate base houses a suite of fou...
Crystal, Ormolu
$50,000 / set
H 22 in Dm 10.5 in
Pair of Late 19th Century French Gilt Bronze Mounted Chinese Porcelain Lamps
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Nice Quality Pair of Late 19th Century French Gilt Bronze Mounted Chinese Porcelain Lamps Fine bronze mounts separate the six painted panels decorated with chinoiserie figures in ...
Bronze, Ormolu
Mottahedeh White Glazed Majolica Recumbent Lion Figure after Kaendler
By Mottahedeh, Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This large majolica lion figurine was made by Porcelain de Cuernavaca for the Mottahedeh company, known for their ceramic antique reproductions and historic designs. The design was o...
Ceramic
$26,800 / set
H 14 in W 14 in D 10 in
Pair of French Napoleanic Sèvres Porcelain and Ormolu Covered Vases/Pot Pourries
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New York, NY
A pair of highly important and rare antique French Napoleonic gilt bronze mounted, cobalt blue, double handled, Royal Napoleonic Sèvres style porcelain covered vases/ pot pourries of...
Bronze, Ormolu
$838 / item
H 1.58 in W 7.88 in D 9.65 in
Handpainted Chinoiserie Porcelain Pastry Dish Sofina Boutique Kitzbühel
By Sofina Porzellan
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
Completely handmade porcelain dish is hands-free painted in a traditional Chinese decor in green. Comes also in grey and in orange. Rimmed with a fine platinum line. Handmade in Bava...
Porcelain
Early 19th Century English London Decorated Coalport Plate
Located in Atlanta, GA
A London decorated neoclassical coalport plate with grisaille Roman scene and gilt decoration.
Porcelain
$21,859 / set
H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Silver Thread by Hingelberg Danish Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 98 Pcs
By Frantz Hingelberg
Located in Big Bend, WI
Silver thread by Frantz Hingelberg sterling silver flatware set 98 pieces. Handmade exceptional Mid-Century Modern design. The pattern has a wonderful thread design that the base of ...
Sterling Silver
$39,904 / set
H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Meadow by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 176 pieces Dinner
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
Exceptional Meadow by Gorham Sterling silver Flatware set - 176 Pieces including many fabulous serving pieces. This set includes: 12 Large Banquet Knives, 10 1/2" 12 Dinner Size For...
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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