Pair of Sterling Silver Swan Decorative Bowls Signed Gorham Sterling
By Durgin-Gorham 1
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful pair of Art Deco Sterling silver swan decorative bowls were executed by the legendary American silver maker, Gorham circa 1920.
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver & Crystal Swans
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This elegant pair of sterling silver and crystal swans is a beautiful marriage of fine silversmithing and traditional cut crystal, executed with grace and quiet confidence—just as go...
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Sterling & Crystal Swan
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This sterling silver & crystal swan would look great in any room of your home. It could be used in a powder room to hold soap or potpourri, in a bedroom to put your jewelry in, ...
Sterling Silver
Gorham Durgin Sterling Silver Elongated Figural Swan Centerpiece
By Durgin-Gorham 1
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Signed with the Gorham and Durgin mark, this rare sterling silver centerpiece features a double swan boat design.
Sterling Silver
Sold
H 5 in W 4.5 in D 8 in
Antique Sterling Silver Carved Rock Crystal Large Stately Swan Serving Piece
By Gorham
Located in Roslyn, NY
An antique sterling silver carved rock crystal large stately swan serving piece in the manner of Gorham Stamped sterling.
Rock Crystal, Sterling Silver
$392Sale Price|20% Off
H 3.94 in W 5.91 in D 1.97 in
Vintage Silver Swan Salt & Pepper Set with Tray – Elegant Collectible Tableware
Located in Wembley, GB
Vintage Silver Swan Salt & Pepper Set with Tray – Elegant Collectible Tableware An exceptionally charming and highly collectible vintage silver swan salt and pepper set, beautif...
Silver Leaf, Sterling Silver, Silver Plate, Silver
$200
H 3.13 in W 3.25 in D 1.5 in
Vintage Silver Plate & Glass Swan Form Open Salt Cellar - Mid 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage silver plate and pressed glass open salt cellar - featuring moveable wings that open (see photos) - unsigned - United States (likely) - mid 20th century. Excellent vintage c...
Silver Plate
$5,975 / set
H 4 in W 9.75 in D 5.38 in
Pair of Signed Sterling Silver Peacock Dishes from Gorham, Circa 1920
By Durgin-Gorham 1
Located in High Point, NC
Circa 1920's pair of wonderfully artistic sterling silver bon bon dishes in the form of peacocks, signed Gorham. The elegant birds stand proudly with their trailing plumage forming ...
Sterling Silver
$599Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 3.94 in W 4.73 in D 1.58 in
Silver Salt Shaker, A Pair of Antique Salt Shaker Crystal Swann Moving Wings
Located in Wembley, GB
Silver Swan Vintage Salt and Pepper, Set of 2 w/ Moving Wings. Antique valuable silver salt and pepper shaker or Decorative tableware pressed, cast and chased pair of swann. Oval, do...
Crystal, Silver Leaf, Sterling Silver, Silver Plate, Silver
Pair of French Silverplated Bronze Swans
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of French silverplated bronze swans, each one a heavy, realistically cast and modeled of a swimming swan, one slightly larger. Large swan 8" W x 3 D x 6" H Smaller swan 7.5"W ...
Bronze
$357Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 10.63 in W 12.21 in D 4.34 in
Pair of Brass Swans Jardinières Flowerpot Vintage 31cm
Located in Poperinge, BE
Nice pair of large brass flower pots or jardinières in the shape of a graceful swan, vintage objects from circa the 1970s, unmarked. Stunning vintage planters in the shape of a swan...
Brass
$2,598
H 10.63 in W 6.3 in D 9.85 in
Swan Trinket Bowl, Shell and Silvered Metal, Signed Binazzi, circa 1970
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Natural shell and silvered metal swan trinket bowl. Italian work signed Binazzi, made during the 1970s.
Metal
Mexican 925 Sterling Large Swan Bowl Centerpiece
By Juvento Lopez Reyes
Located in Guaynabo, PR
A silver swan bowl centerpiece that has a long stylized neck and its bowl body is decorated with a garland of repousse scrolls. The centerpiece sits in an attached oval base. The pie...
Sterling Silver
Pair of Sterling Peacock Form Trays
Located in East Hampton, NY
Pair of Gorham sterling silver peacocks with tails forming trays.... lovely and whimsical
Sterling Silver
Charming Vintage Porcelain Swan Planters Set from Spain, 1960s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Charming group of three porcelain swan planters depicting a mother with her two cygnets. Measures: Mother is 16.5" in length X 10.5" in width X 15" in height. Cygnets are 9.5" in l...
Porphyry
$1,183
H 4.89 in W 3.15 in D 8.67 in
Pair of Silver Plate Bronze Geese or Mallard Ducks, Spain, c. 1970
Located in London, GB
A charming pair of decorative silver plate geese or mallard ducks, made in Spain in the twentieth century. The geese are very finely modelled with excellent details to the faces, f...
Silver Plate, Bronze
Vintage Reed & Barton Silver-Plate Swan Bowl, Barware, 1960's Design
By Reed & Barton
Located in North Miami, FL
This lovely vintage hallmarked Reed &Barton silver-plate bowl, dish, or serving piece is from the 60's. The top is a swan. The sides are inverted triangles.Great barware. ON SALE...
Silver Plate
$671
H 1.97 in W 11.42 in D 6.3 in
Vintage Silver Plated Oval Tray with Twin Swan Head Handles, France, 1960s
Located in Montecalvoli, IT
This vintage silver-plated tray from 1960s France is an elegant oval design distinguished by its twin swan head handles. A classic motif with a uniquely refined presence. The smooth ...
Silver Plate
$750 / set
H 1.3 in W 1.66 in D 1.66 in
Pair of French Empire 950 Silver Swan Salt Cellars with Cut Crystal
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This elegant pair of French salt cellars, dating from the early 19th century, is crafted in 950/1000 silver and displays the refined Neoclassical vocabulary associated with the Empir...
Crystal, Silver
$2,033 / set
H 6.11 in W 14.57 in D 6.78 in
1980s Figural Silver-Plated Swimming Duck Serving Dishes, Set of Two
Located in Milan, IT
Elegant and sculptural set of two 1980s silver-plated serving dishes modeled as swimming ducks, each finely worked with detailed plumage and expressive naturalistic forms. The hinged...
Silver Leaf
$1,800 / item
H 9.25 in W 18 in D 5.25 in
Pair of Stylized Ceramic Swans by Waylande Gregory, circa 1940s
By Waylande Gregory
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of large scale ( 18"L) ceramic swan sculptures by Waylande Gregory. Brown/gray with gold paint and sgraffito stylized and typical of Gregory's work, circa 1940s, signed Waland...
Ceramic
Classical Carved Marble Stone Sink Basin
Located in Robertsbridge, England
Italian Classical Carved Sink Basin This timeless beautiful Italian classical sink is cut from one single block of white marble with added carved relief detail, these designs have no...
Marble
Antique Brown Leather Riding Boots with Trees, 1890s Austria
By Rudolf Scheer & Söhne
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
A pair of exquisite decorative brown leather riding boots made by Austrian Imperial shoemaker Scheer - Purveyor of the imperial and royal court of the Austrian and Hungarian empire. ...
Leather
$2,705Sale Price|20% Off
H 70.87 in W 85.44 in D 21.26 in
Exceptional Large Gothic English Victorian Burr Walnut Dressing Table Vanity
Located in Leicester, GB
An exceptional large vanity with six drawers, two cabinets and triple dressing mirrors. Circa 1900's. Made in England to the highest quality with fully panelled wooden back mirrors, ...
Mahogany, Walnut
Art Deco Bed by Jules Leleu, Mahogany & Amboyna, 1923
By Jules Leleu
Located in Roma, IT
A rare, superb bed designed and realized by Jules Leleu in 1923, and known in only two specimens. Mahogany and amboyna burl veneer, inlaid floral marquetry, carved wood feet. Realize...
Mahogany, Amboyna
$34,500 / set
H 72 in W 48 in D 4.5 in
Pair Of Large Antique Architectural Religious Stained Glass Windows
Located in Norwood, NJ
Fabulous quality turn of the 19th century pair of religious painted stained glass arched windows. Set in oak and bent wood frame. Beautifully depicting the teachings of Jesus. "Suffe...
Stained Glass
$2,655
H 7.09 in Dm 5.12 in
Brown and Silver "Argenta" Vase by Wilhelm Kåge made in 1938 from Gustavsberg
By Gustavsberg, Wilhelm Kage
Located in Stockholm, SE
A rare and early example from Wilhelm Kåge’s iconic Argenta series, produced at the Gustavsberg porcelain factory in 1938. Crafted in stoneware with an unusual mottled brown glaze — ...
Stoneware
$7,790
H 29.73 in W 26.97 in D 19.49 in
Original French Art Nouveau Marquetry Table ''Japonisme'' by Emile Galle 1900
By Émile Gallé
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Very rare original Emile Galle ''plate 66 Japonisme'' side table in Art Nouveau style. This beautiful side table was created by Emile Galle in 1900, during the art nouveau period. ...
Walnut, Fruitwood, Rosewood
$22,500
H 15.75 in W 13.75 in
George Edwards : A Set of Twelve 18th Century Etchings of Hummingbirds
By George Edwards
Located in Richmond, GB
George Edwards: ""A History of Uncommon Birds"", 1749-1761. A prominent English naturalist and ornithologist, George Edwards (1694 -1773) is best known for his work, ""A Natural His...
Watercolor, Etching
René Lalique Ceylan Vase
By René Lalique
Located in New Orleans, LA
Crafted by the celebrated French glassmaker René Lalique, this enchanting Ceylan vase is molded from opalescent glass with a blue stained wheel. The design, conceived by Lalique on M...
Glass
American Federal Bostonian Game Table , circa 1815
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A fine Boston Federal game table in mahogany with fire gilded bronze doré ormolu mounts in the corners of the apron and original brass paw foot casters. Carving is well articulated a...
Brass, Ormolu
$5,000
H 30.25 in W 27.5 in D 27.5 in
Louis Majorelle Signed French Art Nouveau Game Table, circa 1900
By Louis Majorelle
Located in Dallas, TX
A French Art Nouveau marquetry walnut and exotic wood game table signed by Louis Majorelle. The tabletop is decorated with large leaves and stems. Stylized with fine marquetry side a...
Walnut
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
$118,642
H 162.21 in W 88.98 in D 30.71 in
19th Century Regency Oak Fireplace Inspired by Versailles, France
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Antique oak wood fireplace inspired by the fireplace in the Hercules Salon in Versailles Palace. This antique Regence style fireplace was made out of carved oak wood in the late 19th...
Oak
Becquerel Rare Art Deco Bronze
By André Vincent Becquerel
Located in NANTES, FR
ANDRÉ-VINCENT BECQUEREL silvered bronze circa 1930. 7 swallows on a weather vane mounted on a surfine black marble base from Belgium. Note 2 small chips on the marble . Total height...
Marble, Bronze
$55,577Sale Price|20% Off
H 4.93 in W 8.67 in D 2.76 in
17th Century by Luca Forte Two Pomegranates and a Flying Butterfly Oil on Panel
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Luca Forte (Naples, 1615 ca. - 1670 ca.) Title: Two Pomegranates and a Flying Butterfly Medium: Oil on poplar panel Dimensions: without frame 13 x 22.5 cm - with frame 31 x 40 cm Ant...
Oil, Wood Panel
Heywood Bros. Victorian Wicker Settee with Arched Back, 20th Century
Located in Queens, NY
American Victorian natural wicker lovrseat with arched fan shaped back and scrolled arms with ball and stick uprights above a woven seat. (HEYWOOD BROS. WAKEFIELD CO.)
Wicker
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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