$2,137 / set
H 1.8 in W 1.8 in D 2.8 in
Antique Victorian Set of Four Scottish Sterling Silver Card/Menu Holders
By Brook & Son, Edinburgh 1
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
4.5cm/1.8" Total weight 4.2 troy ounces/131g Maker: Brook & Son Date: 1897 Origin: Edinburgh
Silver, Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Salver, Lindisfarne Style, Antique George V
By Brook & Son, Edinburgh 1
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
/0.9" Weight 31.1 troy ounces/967g Maker: Brook & Son Origin: Sheffield, England Date: 1934
Silver, Sterling Silver
Set of 12 English Porcelain Botanical Plates, Spode, circa 1900
By Spode
Located in New York, NY
Set of 12 English porcelain botanical plates, Spode, circa 1900.
30:30 Landscape Architecture Book
Located in New York, NY
30 internationally renowned landscape architects showcase their own work as well as that of 30 of the best of a new generation of forward looking and innovative designers. This up-t...
Paper
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Renaissance style Entree Dish
By Arval Argenti Valenza
Located in VALENZA, IT
Renaissance-style round sterling silver entree dish. The bottom of the entree dish is smooth, while a border made with the casting technique with acanthus leaf motifs has been welded...
Sterling Silver
$125,316 / set
H 25.99 in W 25.6 in D 16.15 in
Highly Important Set of Four Cut-Glass Wall Lights by F&C Osler of Birmingham
By F. & C. Osler
Located in Steyning, West sussex
A highly important set of four cut-glass silver-plated wall lights by F&C OSLER. The central arm plate supporting five thumb cut candle arms arranged on three different levels these ...
Silver Plate
Unique Georgian Sterling Tureen, c1802
By John Roberts & Co
Located in Litchfield, CT
Circa 1802, sterling, John Roberts & Co., Sheffield, England. This very unusual tureen consists of the main tureen with an inserted vegetable dish, which is the uncommon part. Al...
Sterling Silver
Set of twenty four blue and white floral porcelain dinner plates
Located in London, GB
Set of twenty four blue and white floral porcelain dinner plates Continental, 19th Century Height 2.5cm, diameter 23.5cm These blue and white porcelain dinner plates will make an ex...
Porcelain
$2,080Sale Price / set|42% Off
H 1 in Dm 9.75 in
12 Antique Limoges Cobalt Blue Hand-Painted Gilt Trimmed Plates, Buffet/Dessert
By Delinieres & Co. 1
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
We love the scalloped shape and nice gadroon edging to these handsomely painted set of 12 plates. There is a delightful center gilt medallion and the design features elaborate cartou...
Gold, Enamel
$46,006 / set
H 31.5 in W 866.15 in D 29.53 in
Joseph-André Motte, Set of Modular Seats for Lyon Satolas Airport, 1976
By Joseph-André Motte
Located in Paris, FR
Set of modular seats in fiberglass and polyester lacquered in three colors, created in 1975 by Joseph-André Motte for Lyon-Satolas airport. There are at least 65 items, they were pl...
Fiberglass, Polyester, Lacquer
$3,800 / set
H 0.75 in Dm 10.63 in
Set Rare Eleven (11) Minton Red Porcelain Ball Dinner Plates w/ Gold Borders
By Minton
Located in Great Barrington, MA
One of Minton's most popular patterns is named "Porcelain Ball” which features a large diameter plate bordered by a gold and red floral decoration and trimmed with an acid etched bor...
Porcelain
$900
H 1.19 in W 23.63 in D 10.63 in
Arnold Krog for Royal Copenhagen: "Fish Service" Porcelain Very Large Oval Dish
Located in København, Copenhagen
Arnold Krog for Royal Copenhagen: "Fish service" porcelain very large oval fish dish decorated in colors with fish. Number 999/3001. Measures: 60 cm. x 27 cm. 2nd., in perfect co...
Vienna Polychrome Bronze Jester on Onyx Stand, circa 1900
Located in New York, NY
Vienna polychrome bronze jester on onyx stand, circa 1900.
Rustic Black Forest Walnut Bear Settee
Located in Queens, NY
Rustic Black Forest style (20th Cent) carved walnut settee with bear sides suppports and center hat tree
Wood, Mirror
$32,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 120 in W 132 in D 24 in
Bronze Sculpture Moses Parting the Red Sea NJ Synagogue
Located in New York, NY
Retrieved from a North Bergen, New Jersey synagogue before it's demolition a few years ago. Solid bronze religious sculpture of Moses parting the Red Sea with a black finish. It was ...
Bronze
Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, First Edition, c1785
Located in valatie, NY
Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic polar circle, and round the world, but chiefly into the country of the Caffres, from the year 1772 to 1776 by Anders Sparrman, ...
Leather, Paper
Emil Betzler 'Harlequins 1' German Expressionist Painting
By Emil Betzler
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Emil Betzler German Expressionist tempera painting on ingrain 'Harlequins 1', 1962 ('Harlekins 1') Outstanding piece of Expressionist art. Not signed, but clearly attributable to Emi...
Paper
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.