$7,539 / set
H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Contessina by Towle Sterling Silver Floral Flatware Set of Service 45 Pieces
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
Beautiful Contessina by Towle sterling silver flatware set of 45 pieces. This set includes: Eight
Sterling Silver
$6,319 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Contessina by Towle Sterling Silver Floral Flatware Set for 8 Service 46 Pieces
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
Beautiful Contessina by Towle, circa 1965, floral repousse sterling silver flatware set - 46 Pieces
Sterling Silver
$8,078 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Contessina by Towle Sterling Silver Floral Flatware Set for 12 Service 67 Pieces
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
Contessina by Towle, circa 1965, floral repousse sterling silver Flatware set - 67 Pieces. This set
Sterling Silver
$6,541 / set
H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Contessina by Towle Sterling Silver Floral Flatware Set for 8 Service 45 Pieces
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
Contessina by Towle, circa 1965, floral repousse sterling silver flatware set - 45 Pieces. This set
Sterling Silver
$7,776 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Contessina by Towle Sterling Silver Floral Flatware Set for 12 Service 68 Pieces
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
Gorgeous Contessina by Towle, circa 1965, floral repousse sterling silver flatware set - 68 Pieces
Sterling Silver
$6,640 / set
H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Contessina by Towle Sterling Silver Floral Flatware Set for 12 Service 48 Pieces
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
Beautiful Contessina by Towle sterling silver flatware set, 48 pieces. This set includes: 12
Sterling Silver
Sterling “Contessina” Flatware '76 pieces'
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Proudly offering you this set of sterling silver flatware by Towle Silversmiths in the “Contessina
Sterling Silver
$8,962 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Malvern by Lunt Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 12 Set 81 pieces
By Lunt Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Gorgeous Malvern by Lunt sterling silver Flatware set - 48 pieces. This set includes: 12 Knives, 8 3/4" 12 Forks, 7 3/8" 12 Salad Forks, 6 1/2" 12 Teaspoons, 5 3/4" 12 Place Soup Sp...
Sterling Silver
$6,225 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Martinique by Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 51 Pieces
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
Beautiful Martinique by Oneida sterling silver flatware set, 51 pieces. This set includes: 12 knives, 9". 12 forks, 7 1/4". 12 salad forks, 6 1/2". 12 teaspoons, 6". One serving spo...
Sterling Silver
$13,083 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Grande Renaissance Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 83p Dinner
By Reed & Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
Scarce dinner size Grande Renaissance by Reed and Barton sterling silver flatware set - 83 pieces. This set includes: 12 Dinner Size Knives, 9 3/4" 12 Dinner Size Forks, 7 7/8" ...
Sterling Silver
$8,544 / set
H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Fragrance by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Service For 12 Set 74 Pieces
By Reed & Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
Stunning Fragrance by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver flatware set - 74 pieces. This set includes: 12 Knives, 9 1/8", 12 Forks, 7 1/4", 12 Salad Forks, 6 1/2", 12 Teaspoons, 6", 1...
Sterling Silver
$9,456 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Afterglow by Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 78 Pieces
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
Large Afterglow by Oneida sterling silver Flatware set for 12 - 78 Pieces. This set includes: 12 knives, 8 3/4". 12 forks, 7 1/8". 12 salad forks, 6 7/8". 12 teaspoons, 6". 12 flat ...
Sterling Silver
$12,529 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Wild Rose by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 79 Pcs Dinner
By International Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
The sweetest flower, the Wild Rose, is captured beautifully in this lovely Victorian design. Precise hand-tooling creates nuances of light and reflection. Wild Rose brings the sereni...
Sterling Silver
$10,853 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Diadem by Reed and Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 79 Pieces
By Reed & Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
In the year 1967, famed Reed & Barton designer John Prip's "Diadem" pattern was introduced. This Mid-Century Modern pattern was accented with a band of the most traditional silver or...
Sterling Silver
$14,850 / set
H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Angelique by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 18 Service
By International Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Monumental Angelique by International sterling silver flatware set for 18, 114 pieces. This set includes: 18 knives, 9 1/4". 18 forks, 7 1/4". 18 salad forks, 6 5/8". 18 teaspoons, ...
Sterling Silver
$5,088 / set
H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Mademoiselle by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 38 Pieces
By International Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Mademoiselle by International sterling silver flatware set, 38 pieces. This set includes: Eight knives, 9 1/4", eight forks, 7 1/4", eight salad forks, 6 1/4", eight teaspoons, ...
Sterling Silver
$10,754 / set
H 18 in W 18 in D 18 in
White Paisley by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 12 Set 67 Pieces
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
White Paisley by Gorham sterling silver Flatware set - 67 pieces. This pattern was introduced in the year 1966 and features a contemporary shaped handle that is partially engraved wi...
Sterling Silver
Madeira by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 58 Pcs
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
Madeira by Towle sterling silver flatware set, 58 pieces. This set includes: 12 knives, 9 1/8", 12 forks, 7 1/4", 12 salad forks, 6", 12 teaspoons, 5 7/8", one gravy ladle, 6 3...
Sterling Silver
$6,869 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Regency Shell by Lunt Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 60 Pieces
By Lunt Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Regency shell by Lunt sterling silver flatware set, 60 pieces. This set includes: 12 knives, 9". 12 forks, 7 1/2". 12 salad forks, 6 1/2". 12 teaspoons, 6 1/8". 12 place soup ...
Sterling Silver
$18,611 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Diadem by Reed and Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 120 pcs Dinner
By Reed & Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
Large Dinner & Luncheon size Mid-Century Modern "Diadem by Reed & Barton" sterling silver Flatware set - 120 pieces. In the year 1967, famed Reed & Barton designer John Prip's Diad...
Sterling Silver
$7,428 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Alexandra by Lunt Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 51 pieces
By Lunt Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Alexandra by Lunt sterling silver Flatware set, 51 pieces. This set includes: 12 Knives, 9" 12 Forks, 7 3/8" 12 Salad Forks, 6 1/2" 12 Teaspoons, 6" 1 Serving Spoon, 8 1/4" 1 Pierce...
Sterling Silver
$6,873 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Old Atlanta by Wallace Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 52 pieces
By Wallace Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
Atlanta, in the late 1800s, brought together the formality of Victorian times with the Romantic heritage of the Old South. Old Atlanta creates the aura of formality with the profusio...
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.