Purse powder compact two-tone striped enamel Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Giorgio Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Square, oval-section purse powder compact in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent two-tone striped enamel on guilloché and hand-engraved motifs on all sides. English...
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Vintage Electroplated and Sterling Silver Bottle Coasters
By Roberts & Belk Ltd. 1
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine pair of vintage Elizabeth II electroplated silver and sterling silver bottle coasters in the William IV style; part of our electroplated silverware collection These fine vi...
Silver, Sterling Silver
Pair Sheffield Silver Plate Wine Coasters 19th Century English
Located in Rochester, NY
Pair 19th century Sheffield wine coasters. Need polishing.
Silver Plate
Antique Pair of Sterling Silver Coasters by Joseph Scammell
By Joseph Scammell
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive pair of antique Georgian English sterling silver coasters; an addition to our wine and drinks related silverware collection These fine antique George III ste...
Silver, Sterling Silver
$3,410
H 0.95 in W 3.15 in D 2.37 in
Rare circa 1900 Sterling Silver Diamond and Enamel Powder Compact with Lipstick
Located in GB
Wimbledon Furniture We are delighted to offer For sale this stunning circa 1900 French or Italian Sterling silver Diamond & Enamel powder compact with lipstick A very good looking a...
Sterling Silver, Enamel
$2,128
H 0.6 in W 3.75 in D 2.96 in
Rare Art Deco 925 Sterling Silver Import Malachite Enamel Cigarette Case 111g
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A striking Art Deco cigarette case dating from the early 20th century, crafted in 925 sterling silver and decorated with vivid green malachite-effect enamel. The gently curved recta...
Malachite, Metal, Sterling Silver, Enamel
$4,871
H 0.6 in W 2.88 in D 2.88 in
Cartier Powder case for handbag fired Enamel Sterling Silver made by Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Cartier
Located in Firenze, FI
Sterling silver powder case, produced for Cartier, fired enamel manufactured by Salimbeni. Powder case for handbag in 925/1000 sterling silver with black and red fired enamel. Openi...
Sterling Silver, Enamel
$3,421
H 2.37 in W 3.94 in D 0.4 in
Cigarette Case fired enamel on guilloché top nd bottom Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Renato Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular pocket cigarette case with two rounded long sides, with translucent fired enamel on guilloché top and bottom, with a lost, i.e. semi-invisible, hinge, opening with a spri...
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Art Deco French Chrome & Enamel Ladies Powder Compact, C1930s
Located in Devon, England
This is a really cute and rare find, a 1930's Art Deco compact with the most delightful green and black enamel decoration on a chrome casing . The interior is an engineers delight wi...
Enamel, Chrome
$5,074
H 2.96 in W 4.34 in D 0.48 in
Cigarette Case for handbag fired enamel Sterling Silver Art Deco style Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Giorgio Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular, “olive” shaped cigarette case for handbag, in 925/1000 sterling silver with fine hand-engravings fire enamelled and translucent fired enamel on guilloché, Art Deco style...
Sterling Silver, Enamel
$630
H 0.56 in W 1.7 in D 1.38 in
Pill Box Art Deco style fire-enamelled stripes Silver Sterling Enamel Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Giorgio Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Indulge in the allure of vintage artistry with this rounded rectangular pill box, exquisitely crafted from 925/1000 gold-plated sterling silver. Adorned with intricate hand-engraved ...
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
$2,168
H 0.79 in Dm 2.76 in
Snuffbox Round Sterling Silver fired enamel on guilloché and blue line Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Renato Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Round snuffbox in gold-plated 800/1000 silver with translucent fired enamel on a guilloché pattern with a blue line, in the English Art Nouveau style of the early 1900s. External dia...
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
$3,560
H 0.95 in W 2.96 in D 2.52 in
Snuff box Two-Tone Striped Fired Enamel Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular snuff box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent two-tone striped fired enamel on guillochè and hand-engraved ornament. Late Empire Napoleon III style. ...
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Vintage .800 Silver & Enamel Trompe L'oeil Hardstone Snuff Box
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine vintage Continental silver & enamel box. In .800 silver with a gilt interior. With an enamel trompe l'oeil 'malachite cabochon' to the center, 4 enamel trompe l'oeil 'ha...
Silver, Enamel
$795
H 0.56 in W 1.7 in D 1.38 in
Pill Box Hand Painted Miniature Enamel Louis XVI Style Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular rounded pill box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with hand painted miniature fire-enamelled in Louis XVI style, second half of the 18th century, and fine hand-eng...
Sterling Silver
$4,900
H 4.93 in W 1.66 in D 0.79 in
Pocket cigarette case Empire style fired enamel sterling silver Salimbeni
By Giorgio Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Handbag cigarette case with rectangular, olive-shaped pill holder, in 925/1000 sterling silver with translucent fired enamel on guilloché, French Empire style. With "lost" (semi-in...
Sterling Silver, Enamel
$8,479
H 0.52 in W 5.91 in D 4.14 in
Cartier Cigarette Case fired enamel stripes in Art Deco style made by Salimbeni
By Cartier, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Cigarette case sterling silver with long rounded sides in 925/1000 sterling silver with fire-enamelled stripes in Art Deco style. With “lost” hinge, i.e. semi-invisible. Dimensions ...
Sterling Silver, Enamel
$3,885
H 0.52 in W 2.76 in D 2.76 in
Cartier Powder case for handbag striped Enamel Sterling Silver made by Salimbeni
By Cartier, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Square handbag powder compact with 2 rounded sides, in 925/1000 sterling silver with black and red fire enamel stripes. Spring-loaded opening. Ground mirror and mesh inside. Dimensio...
Sterling Silver, Enamel
$74,975 / set
H 1 in Dm 10.8 in
Set of 12 Exquisite "Gilded Age" Sterling Silver Tiffany Charger Plates
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite set of 12 "Gilded Age" Sterling Silver Tiffany Charges was realized in America in 1905. Each plate has heavily detailed boarders featuring a Kylix cup amid scrolling s...
Sterling Silver
Set of 8 J. E. Caldwell Sterling Silver Bread or Cake Plates
By J.E. Caldwell & Co.
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A set of 8 sterling silver reticulated 6.5 inch bread plates. The elaborate pierced borders retailed by J. E. Caldwell and attributed to Gorham. Good weight not stamped but cast.
Sterling Silver
$1,822
H 4.73 in W 4.34 in D 4.34 in
1920s Barovier Blue Hand-blown Murano Cocktail Glasses (Set of 12)
Located in Florence, Tuscany
A rare set of twelve 1920s Murano Cocktail Glasses individually hand-blown in a luminous Barovier blue. Each historic piece is delicately thin-walled with an elegant baluster stem. T...
Art Glass, Blown Glass
$1,800
H 18.12 in W 20.67 in D 9.85 in
Late Edo Japanese Antique Wabi-Sabi Kusuri-Dansu Apothecary Chest, 1820s–1860s
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
A Japanese antique kusuri-dansu, or apothecary chest, made of sugi cedar. This piece dates to the late Edo period, circa early to mid-19th century, around the 1820s–1860s. Originally...
Wood, Cedar
Louis XV Style Malachite & Ormolu Mounted Chest of Drawers Commode
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Louis XV Style Malachite & Ormolu Mounted Chest of Drawers Commode.
Malachite
$1,850
H 1.25 in W 3.44 in D 2.19 in
Vintage 1970s Soviet (USSR) Russian Rhodonite and Jadeite Casket Jewelry Box
Located in St. Louis, MO
This exquisite mid-century jewelry casket is a phenomenal example of the celebrated lapidary traditions of the Soviet Union (USSR). Masterfully constructed from premium polished slab...
Stone, Bronze
“Watering the Cattle”
By Edmund Darch Lewis
Located in Southampton, NY
Oil on canvas painting by the American artist, Edmund Darch Lewis. Signed lower right and dated, 1891. Several small punctures which will be professionaly restored. Old reline of ca...
Canvas, Oil
Set of 2 Old Christofle Coaster Silver Plated, circa 1880
By Christofle
Located in Paris, FR
A very nice and high-quality set of 2 Old Christofle silver-plated, world-famous French factory, each bottle coaster, 19th century. Measures: D 16 cm, H 2.5cm. In 1852 Napoleon II...
Silver Plate
Victorian Sterling Silver Three-Piece Bachelor Tea Service
By George Richards Elkington
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver three-piece bachelor tea set or service, boxed, an addition to our diverse silver tea ware collection. ...
Silver, Sterling Silver
$22,856
H 40.56 in W 68.12 in D 25.6 in
Italian Art Deco Cabinet in Green Buxus Attr. to Levi Montalcini and Pagano
Located in Meda, MB
Important Italian cabinet from the 1930s, attributable to Gino Levi Montalcini and Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig, veneered in rare green Buxus, a material developed in Italy during the...
Metal, Brass
$26,856
H 1.38 in W 1.23 in D 1.19 in
Exceptional Golden overglove signet ring - Portugal- Late 16th century
Located in Lommel, BE
1. Border inscription: transcription, archaic spelling, and meaning Diplomatic reading (as engraved, according to your magnified observation and detail photographs): VEI IVOA · ELA...
Gold
1920 René Lalique - Perfume Bottle Serpent Snake Glass with Grey Patina
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Perfume Bottle "Serpent" (Snake) made in glass with grey patina by René Lalique in 1920. Molded signature. Perfect condition. Beautiful patina. height: 8.5 cm Félix Marcilhac, Ren...
Blown Glass
$6,290
H 25.25 in W 21.25 in D 2.5 in
17th Century Old Master Oil Painting Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, Spanish School
Located in Vero Beach, FL
17th century old master oil painting of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux. Spanish school. Dramatic expression and perfect use of chiaroscuro, the art of light and shadow effects, makes th...
Canvas
Jewellery box, 20th century
Located in MILL, NL
20th-century jewellery box This jewellery box originates from France. Mid-20th century. Inlaid with various types of wood and mother-of-pearl. Dimensions: 19L x 19W x 13.5H cm
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
$525
H 12.8 in W 8.27 in D 0.01 in
Renaissance Wind Cosmology Woodcut with Globe & Elemental Winds, c.1590
Located in Langweer, NL
Renaissance Wind Cosmology Woodcut with Globe & Elemental Winds, 1590 This striking late 16th-century German woodcut page originates from an early encyclopedic or natural-philosophi...
Paper
$308 / set
H 9.49 in W 12.01 in D 0.01 in L 9.49 in
Antique Chromolithograph Pair, Ceramics Through the Ages, 1898
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Chromolithograph Pair, Ceramics Through the Ages, Meyers 1898 This attractive pair of original chromolithographs illustrates the history and artistic development of ceramics...
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.
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