$6,098 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Madeira by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Service for Eight Set 46 Pieces
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
Madeira by Towle circa 1948 sterling silver flatware set of 46 pieces. This set includes: Eight
Sterling Silver
$4,324 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Madeira by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 8 Set 32 Pieces
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
Madeira by Towle sterling silver flatware set - 32 pieces. This set includes: 8 knives, 9" 8 forks
Sterling Silver
$5,309 / set
H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Madeira by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for Eight Service 40 Pieces
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
Madeira by Towle sterling silver flatware set of 40 pieces. This set includes: Eight knives, 9
Sterling Silver
$5,432 / set
H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Madeira Gold by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for Eight Service Vermeil
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
Madeira Gold by Towle sterling silver flatware set, 32 pieces. This set is vermeil (completely gold
Sterling Silver
$8,286 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Madeira by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 75 Pieces
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
Madeira by Towle sterling silver Flatware set - 75 Pieces. This set includes: 12 Knives, 9" 12
Sterling Silver
$5,088 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Madeira by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 38 Pieces
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
Madeira by Towle sterling silver flatware set - 38 pieces. This set includes: 8 knives, 9" 8 forks
Sterling Silver
$10,311 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Madeira by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 12 Set 78 Pieces
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
Madeira by Towle sterling silver flatware set, 78 pieces. This set includes: 12 knives, 9", 12
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
Sterling Silver
$9,500 / set
H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Madeira by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 12 Set 83 Pieces
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
Lovely Madeira by Towle sterling silver flatware set - 83 pieces. This set includes: 12 knives, 9
Sterling Silver
$5,309 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Madeira by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 40 Pieces
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
Lovely Madiera by Towle sterling silver flatware set - 40 pieces. This set includes: 8 Knives, 9
Sterling Silver
$6,418 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Madeira by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 8, Set of 47 Pieces
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
Madeira by Towle sterling silver flatware set of 47 pieces. This set includes: 8 knives, 9" 8
Sterling Silver
68 Pc Towle Sterling Silver 925 Madeira Flatware & Chest Monogram K
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Dayton, OH
1948 Towle Sterling 68 piece flatware set and wood storage chest in the Madeira pattern, subtly
Sterling Silver
Circa 1970 Madeira by Towle Sterling Silver 59-Piece Flatware Set
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1970 Madeira by Towle Sterling Silver 59-piece Flatware Set. 1948 pattern. Ten 4-piece place
Sterling Silver
Madeira by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 75 Pieces
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
Lovely madeira by Towle sterling silver flatware set - 75 pieces. This set includes: 12 knives, 9
Sterling Silver
Towle Madeira Pattern Sterling Silver 1948 Master Butter Knife
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Towle Madeira pattern sterling silver 1948 master butter knife. This is a sterling silver hollow
Sterling Silver
$187,500
H 102 in W 84.5 in D 22.5 in
Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet
Located in Houston, TX
Large-scale 19th century English display cabinet executed in the Chinoiserie tradition. Constructed in carved mahogany and conceived as a tripartite architectural façade, each glazed...
Glass, Mahogany
Large German Porcelain Dinner Service, Meissen, circa 1875
Located in New York, NY
Delicately painted in German taste with rose camaieu flowers, the cavetto with spiral molding insterspersed with flowers, and the border with variations of basket weaving. Covered tu...
Porcelain
$95,950 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Chrysanthemum Tiffany Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 255 pcs Fitted Chest
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
Chrysanthemum (c1880) originally called Indian Chrysanthemum .Tiffany's luxurious Chrysanthemum silver was designed in 1880 by Charles Grosjean. With its flowing curves, swirling ve...
Sterling Silver
Wedgwood Porcelain Tableware Dinner Service For 12 People
By Wedgwood
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Beautiful Wedgwood porcelain tableware dinner service for twelve people with coffee serving set with hand painted design details. The service is in great condition. Maker's mark unde...
Gold
Flora Danica Porcelain Dinner Service by Royal Copenhagen, 119 Pieces
By Royal Copenhagen
Located in New Orleans, LA
Flora Danica Porcelain Dinner Service for 12 Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Manufactory Crafted by the Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Manufactory, this 119-piece dinner service features one...
Porcelain
Meissen Porcelain Dinnerware Service for 12 People
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Beautiful German Meissen dinnerware service for twelve people with serving pieces. The dinnerware service is in great condition. Just exquisite & very rare to find a complete service...
Gold
$976,800
H 15 in W 39 in D 34 in
Tiffany & Company, George Paulding Farnham, A Rare, Lavish Silver Centerpiece
By Tiffany & Co., Paulding Farnham.
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
Tiffany & Company and George Paulding Farnham, A rare, lavish and monumental sterling silver centerpiece with original mirrored-glass sterling silver plateau, circa 1900. Museum...
Sterling Silver
19th Century British Porcelain Dinnerware Service
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Mid 19th Century British porcelain dinnerware service with hand painted gilt foliate borders with bouquets of wild flowers against a white background design details. Each piece is in...
Gold
Large English Porcelain Dinner Service, Minton, circa 1845
Located in New York, NY
With a soft turquoise ground, painted with a fine spray of flowers, with gilt scroll and dash borders. Comprising pair of covered tureens and stands, pair of vegetable tureens, well ...
Porcelain
"Old Paris” Porcelain Dinner Service, 19th Century, France
By Old Paris
Located in Delft, NL
“Old Paris” porcelain dinner service 188 pieces tableware (200 parts) 19th century French porcelain. Beautiful white porcelain with blue and gold painted border and in the c...
Porcelain
Antique Meissen 68-Piece Floral Dinner Service
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in London, GB
Antique Meissen 68-piece floral dinner service German, c. 1900 Largest serving dish: Height 6cm, width 52.5cm, depth 37.5cm Square salad bowl: Height 9.5cm, width 22cm, depth 22cm...
Porcelain
Extensive Augarten Porcelain Dinner, Coffee and Tea Service, circa 1935
Located in New York, NY
Special commission from the factory for the Brucknerstift St. Florian, a seminary located on the outskirts of Vienna. Blue crowned Bindenshield and Wien Mark, iron-red printed hash m...
Porcelain
Russian Imperial Silver Punch Set From Czar Alexander III
Located in New Orleans, LA
A monumental piece of history, this exquisite silver punch set was made for Czar Alexander III as a gift to British Captain Joseph Wiggins. Heavily decorated with rich engravings and...
Silver
$15,511 / set
H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Pointed Antique Engraved Dominick & Haff Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set
By Dominick and Haff Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Beautiful pointed antique engraved by Dominick & Haff huge dinner & luncheon sterling silver flatware set - 119 pieces. This set includes: 12 dinner size knives, 9 1/2". 12 dinner s...
Sterling Silver
$47,678 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Saratoga by Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 91 pieces
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
Saratoga by Tiffany - Sterling Issue Date: 1870 Formerly this pattern was called King and then Cook, renamed Saratoga in 1956. Designer: Edward C. Moore. Fabulous Saratoga by Tiffan...
Sterling Silver
$14,000 / set
H 9.85 in W 20.08 in D 14.57 in
Mappin & Webb Cutlery Set for 12 People, England, Early 20th Century
By Mappin & Webb
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Mappin & Webb silver plate cutlery set for 12 people. England, early 20th century. A total of 151 pieces: 12 large knifes, 12 large forks and 12 large spoons. 12 small knife...
Silver Plate
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.