$77,504 / set
H 24 in W 18 in D 18 in
Old Masters by Gorham Sterling Silver Silverware Service Dinner Set Multi Motif
By Gorham
Located in Big Bend, WI
Superb multi-motif figural Old Masters by Gorham, circa 1885, sterling silver flatware set, 58
Sterling Silver
$110,870 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Old Masters by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Service Lg Dinner Set Multi motif
By Gorham
Located in Big Bend, WI
-motif figural Old Masters by Gorham, circa 1885, sterling silver Flatware set - 122 pieces. This highly
Sterling Silver
Wrought Iron Granite Top Round Exterior Dinning Table Handmade, circa 1910
Located in Rochester, NY
custom made unique Sterling silver Old master large not signed provenance museum
Granite, Wrought Iron
Towle Sterling Old Master Snowflake, 1991
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Cookeville, TN
Offering this stunning Towle old master snowflake from 1991. The front is all foliate, and
Sterling Silver
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H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Old Master by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set Eight, Service 67 Pieces Dinner
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
distinguishes this pattern from all others. Old Master by Towle sterling silver dinner and lunch size
Sterling Silver
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H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Old Master by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service of 66 Pieces New
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
distinguishes this pattern from all others. Old Master by Towle sterling silver flatware set of 66 pieces
Sterling Silver
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H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Old Master by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 66 Pieces New
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
Old Master by Towle sterling silver flatware set, 66 pieces. This set includes: 12 knives, 8 3/4
Sterling Silver
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H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Old Master by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set For 12 Service 60 Pcs Dinner
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
individual plastic sleeves prior to shipping. Stunning! 100% Satisfaction guaranteed! We buy silver
Sterling Silver
Old Master by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Group of 7 Pieces
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
distinguishes this pattern from all others. Old Master by Towle sterling silver flatware group of 7 pieces
Sterling Silver
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H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Old Master by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for Eight, 40 Pieces, New
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
distinguishes this pattern from all others. Old Master by Towle sterling silver flatware set, 40 pieces
Sterling Silver
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H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Old Master by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service, Luncheon 48 Pieces
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
distinguishes this pattern from all others. Old Master by Towle sterling silver flatware set of 48 pieces
Sterling Silver
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H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Old Master by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service, Luncheon 49 Pieces
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
Old Master by Towle sterling silver flatware set, 49 pieces. This set includes: 8 Knives, 8 7/8", 8
Sterling Silver
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H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Old Master by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set Eight Service 37 Pieces Dinner
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
New, unused dinner size old master by Towle sterling silver flatware set, 37 pieces. This set
Sterling Silver
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H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Old Master by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set For 12 Service 79 Pieces
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
distinguishes this pattern from all others. OLD MASTER BY TOWLE sterling silver flatware set, 79 pieces. This
Sterling Silver
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H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Old Master by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for Eight Service 82 Pieces
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
distinguishes this pattern from all others. Old Master by Towle sterling silver flatware set of 82 pieces
Sterling Silver
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H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Old Master by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 79 Pieces
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
distinguishes this pattern from all others. Old master by Towle sterling silver flatware set, 79 pieces. This
Old Master by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 29 Pieces New
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
1/2" One sugar spoon, 5 3/4" One hollow handle master butter, 6 3/4" One pie server with
Sterling Silver
Old Master by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set For 8 Service 48 Pieces
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
distinguishes this pattern from all others. OLD MASTER BY TOWLE sterling silver flatware set, 48 pieces. This
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H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Old Master by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set For 12 Service 57 Pieces
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
distinguishes this pattern from all others. OLD MASTER BY TOWLE sterling silver flatware set, 57 pieces. This
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H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Old Master by Towle Sterling Silver Wedding Cake Set Serving Custom-Made HHWS
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
Old Master by Towle sterling silver custom-made hollow handle with stainless two-piece wedding cake
Sterling Silver, Stainless Steel
American Sterling Silver 'Old Master' Five Piece Tea And Coffee
By Harold E. Nock
Located in San Francisco, CA
the Old Master Pattern designed by Harold E. Nock, for Towle, Newburyport, Massachusetts.
Sterling Silver
$3,584Sale Price / set|26% Off
H 5.91 in Dm 11.42 in
Faience Dinner Service Table with Blue Decoration, France 19th Century
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
Bring timeless French elegance to your table with this exquisite 75-piece antique faience dinnerware set, beautifully adorned with deep cobalt blue hand-painted floral motifs on a wa...
Ceramic, Faience, Paint
$179,346
H 45.28 in W 56.3 in D 17.33 in
Italian Art Deco Bar Cabinet in Parchment with Inlays Signed by Anzani, 1930s
By Giuseppe Anzani
Located in Meda, MB
This bar cabinet was produced in Italy, in the late 1930s and is a really unique and special piece. Its tremendous historical and artistic value is what makes this item a real piece...
Glass, Mirror, Wood, Maple, Walnut, Parchment Paper
$29,963Sale Price / set|24% Off
H 1 in Dm 10 in
1767 Sebastian & James Crespell 'George III' Set of 12 Sterling Silver Plates
By Sebastian James Crespell
Located in North Miami, FL
Presenting an exquisite set of twelve English silver dinner plates, dating back to the 18th century (1767) during the reign of King George III. These remarkable pieces of craftsmansh...
Sterling Silver
$269,191
H 57 in W 30 in D 31.5 in
One-of-a-kind 1851 Great Exhibition Carved Armchair by Arthur Jones of Dublin
Located in London, GB
*Winner of the 2022 Masterpiece Fair Furniture Highlight* The 1851 Great Exhibition Carved Bog Yew Armchair by Arthur Jones of Dublin Carved entirely from Irish bog yew wood, ...
Upholstery, Yew
$13,083 / set
H 18 in W 18 in D 18 in
Fiddle Shell by Frank Smith Sterling Silver Silverware Set Service 84 Pcs Dinner
By Frank Smith Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
Exquisite Fiddle Shell by Frank Smith sterling silver flatware set, 84 pieces. This popular Classic pattern was first offered in 1914 and was discontinued in 2003. This set includes:...
Sterling Silver
Antique French Samson Porcelain Plates Set 14 Hand Painted Floral
By Edmé Samson
Located in Katonah, NY
This set of 14 antique French porcelain dishes, attributed to Samson, is built around a strong cobalt blue and gilt border that gives the service immediate presence on the table. Wi...
Porcelain
$12,000 / set
H 1 in Dm 9.75 in
Spode New Stone China Dinner Service Eighty Four Pieces, Pattern #3504
By Spode
Located in Downingtown, PA
Spode New Stone China Dinner Service- Eighty Four Pieces, Pattern #3504, Circa 1820 The service is decorated in an Imari pattern in iron red light and dark blue and gold of a stand ...
Ironstone, Ceramic
'Daffodil' Table Lamp by Tiffany Studios
By Tiffany Studios
Located in London, GB
‘Daffodil’ table lamp by Tiffany Studios American, c. 1910 Height 56cm, diameter 40cm Designed and hand-made by the artisans from the renowned Tiffany Studios (1902-1932), this ‘Daf...
Bronze, Lead
$275,000 / set
H 96 in W 20 in D 20 in
Rare and Palatial Pair of Gilt Bronze and Malachite Seven Light Torcheres
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Rare and Palatial Pair of Mid 20th Century Gilt Bronze and Malachite Six Light Torcheres The body of baluster form above a gilt bronze mounted circular and square base, the neck m...
Malachite, Bronze, Ormolu
$1,311,444
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
Gaddi Torso Marble Sculpture
By Raffaello Romanelli
Located in Milan, IT
A sculpture in precious white Carrara marble reproducing the Torso Gaddi, the famous fragmentary sculpture displayed in the Uffizi Museums in Florence, which inspired many great arti...
Carrara Marble
$132,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 24 in W 1.25 in D 17.25 in
Giant Muonionalusta Meteorite '86 lbs' on Custom Metal Stand
Located in New York, NY
Truly a museum quality piece, this giant meteorite is a completely solid, natural Muonionalusta Meteorite sliced & polished which boasts its beautiful, metallic Widmanstätten pattern...
Other
$260,000
H 6.75 in W 17.5 in D 12.25 in
19th C. Gold, Damascene, Etched Steel Casket Box/Safe with Noble Coat of Arms
Located in New York, NY
An Incredible 19th Century Royal Casket Box/Safe with Coat of Arms, Made of Gold, Damascene, and Etched Steel. Charles Le Hon, a Belgian politician, lawyer and industrialist, served...
Gold, Steel
19th Century Paul Storr Silver Tea Urn
By Rundell, Bridge & Rundell, Paul Storr
Located in New Orleans, LA
This extraordinarily rare and masterfully crafted tea urn is by the hand of the master Georgian silversmith Paul Storr. Created by Storr while working for Rundell, Bridge and Rundell...
Silver
$39,750 / set
H 24 in W 24 in D 24 in
Persian by Tiffany and Co Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 24 Service 147 Pcs
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
Persian originated in 1872 when exotic lands were all in vogue (Japanese, Egyptian, Persian). It is absolutely striking with its ornate design. It is a beautiful example of the silve...
Sterling Silver
Large Collection of Silverware by Tétard Frères
By Tetard Freres
Located in London, GB
A large collection of silverware by Tétard Frères French, Early 20th century Total weight: 29,400 grams Measures: Large trays: height 2cm, width 50cm, depth 40cm Small cups: heig...
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.