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Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass For Sale
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Antique Anglo-Indian Silver Box with Hand Chased and Repousse Decoration
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This silver trinket or jewelry box dates to the late 19th century and is presumed have been made in India. The silver tests to between .850 and 900 and as such, is slightly below .92...
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Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Silver

Alex Styles Signed, Abstract Design Sterling Silver Centrepiece, London 1961
Located in London, London
Designed by Alex Styles, manufactured by Wakely & Wheeler in London in 1961, and retailed by Garrard & Co. of 112 Regent Street London, this stunning Sterl...
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1960s English Scandinavian Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Sterling Silver

Dominick & Haff 1907 Set of 12 Sterling Silver Dinner Plates/ Chargers
Located in New York, NY
Dominick & Haff set of 12 sterling silver multilobed dinner plates or chargers from 1907, with floral motifs and curvilinear designs adorning the rim, with a heavy gage. Each measure...
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Early 1900s American Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Silver, Sterling Silver

English Silver Plate Barware Wine Cooler / Stand
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Early 20th century English barware / tableware silver plated champagne bucket / wine cooler on stand. The plated wine cooler / ice bucket features exterior dragon design details on t...
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Early 20th Century English Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Silver Plate, Copper

Art Deco Sterling and Enamel Floral Dresser Set, 6 Pieces by Saart Brothers
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Art Deco Saart Brothers, sterling silver and white guilloche enamel with a floral vanity, dresser brush set. Marked with Saart Brothers hallmark and ster...
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Sterling Silver, Enamel

20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Ceased Oval Entree Dish
Located in VALENZA, IT
Oval Sterling SIlver Entree dish. It was completely hand-made, chiselled and rimmed with small leaves typical of the Renaissance style . The handle is detachable to obtain 2 serving...
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1970s Italian Renaissance Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Sterling Silver

Napier/ Meriden, Silver Plated Cocktail Shaker Designed by Emil Schuelke, "Cone"
By Emil Schuelke, Napier Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Highly coveted Art Deco cocktail shaker, by Napier a Meriden Connecticut Co." Cone design".
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Silver Plate

Buccellati - Sterling Silver tray
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sterling Silver tray with 4 feets by Mario Buccellati Finely engraved of foliages and flowers Silversmith hallmark: Mario Buccellati Silver hallmark: 800
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1970s Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Sterling Silver

English Sheffield Cut Crystal Acanthus & Berry Epergne, Circa 1830
Located in Hollywood, SC
English Sheffield epergne with a centered cut crystal bowl, four scrolled arms with fitted crystal bowls, chased vine & berry motif throughout, and t...
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1830s English George IV Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Crystal, Sheffield Plate

Sweetheart Rose by Lunt Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 34 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Sweetheart rose by Lunt sterling silver flatware set, 34 pieces. This set includes: 8 knives, 9" 8 forks, 7 1/4" 8 salad forks, 6 1/2" 8 teaspoons, 5 ...
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20th Century Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Sterling Silver

Craftsman by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 48 pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Stately in perfect proportion, this design is an elegant execution of form and function. Very unassuming in appearance yet every bit as formal as our other patterns, Craftsman’s unadorned surface displays the magnificence of high quality sterling silver to its fullest. Craftsman by Towle...
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15th Century and Earlier Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Sterling Silver

Sterling Compotes
Located in Brooklyn, NY
We are happy to offer you this pair of sterling silver compotes by Shreve and Company. They are uber-sleek and modern, way before it was fashionable or done. They have a tailored sha...
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1920s American Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Sterling Silver

NYC Waldorf Astoria Hotel Fuel Holder with Flapper
Located in New York, NY
Made of brass with a silver finish. Made by D.W. Haber & Sons, Inc. Waldorf Astoria authenticity card included with your purchase. Small quantity available at time of posting. Please...
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Early 2000s Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Metal

Antique Tiffany Edwardian Classical Sterling Silver Water Pitcher
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian Classical sterling silver water pitcher. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Oval body on raised round foot. High-looping handle and helmet mouth. Chased oval frame with pal...
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Early 1900s American Edwardian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Sterling Silver

20th Century Sterling Italian Silver Tea Caddy George III replica
Located in VALENZA, IT
George III tea caddy replica. Obtained from a silver sheet, it is rectangular in shape with shaped sides, it is embossed and chiseled with floral motifs and shells. The feet reprodu...
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Late 20th Century Italian Georgian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Sterling Silver

Athene by Amston Vermeil Gold Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 171 pc Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Monumental Dinner and Luncheon size Athene by Amston Gold Vermeil Sterling silver Flatware set for 12 - 171 pieces. This set includes: 12 Large Dinner Size Knives, 9 3/4" 12 Large D...
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20th Century Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Sterling Silver

Repousse by Kirk Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 66 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
This pattern was named after the art of repoussé (the process of embossing metal from the back by hammering), originally used in European silversmithing. The Repousse pattern, first crafted in 1828, features an intricate floral design along its entire stem and handle. Repousse By Kirk Sterling Silver...
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Late 19th Century Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Sterling Silver

Sterling Silver Modernist Hallmarked Pitcher
Located in North Miami, FL
This substantial and signed sterling silver modernist pitcher is fantastic. It has been professionally polished and looks like a piece of jewelry. It is so modern and transcends time...
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1970s Mexican Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Sterling Silver

Antique Meriden Co Victorian Silver Plated Covered Butter Butler Butter Dish
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Meriden Co Victorian Silver Plated Covered Butter Butler Butter Dish. Item features "C" monogram to center, ornate floral repousse, base appears to ...
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Early 1900s Victorian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Silver Plate

Sterling Kiddush Cup and Plate
Located in Brooklyn, NY
If you love modern, edgy sterling silver, keep reading. This sterling silver cup and plate have a modern “Jensenesque” quality. The cup is sleek and st...
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21st Century and Contemporary Israeli Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Sterling Silver

Set of 2 Towle Sterling Silver Napkin Rings 8770
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Set of 2 sterling silver napkin rings by Towle. Etched scroll and leaf design all around each ring. Monogram inside a dotted oval on each ring. On one ring, monogram on the out...
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20th Century Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Sterling Silver

Sterling 1908 Water Pitcher
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This sterling silver water pitcher is signed 1908; that’s one hundred and twelve years ago. We had it restored to its original beauty— dents and scratches removed and polished to per...
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Early 1900s American Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Sterling Silver

Cohr, Danish silversmith. "Old Danish". Complete twelve-person dinner set.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Cohr, Danish silversmith. "Old Danish". A complete twelve-person dinner set consisting of twelve dinner knives, twelve dinner forks, and twelve dinner spoons in 830 silver. Approxim...
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1940s Danish Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Silver

Sterling Silver Large Tazza
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is a sterling silver large tazza manufactured by Whiting Manufacturing, hallmarked 1923. It has a square-like shape with raised decorative ...
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1920s American Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Sterling Silver

Antique Silver Plated Grape Stand Centerpiece with Child and Etched Glass Eperne
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This. antique silver plated figural centerpiece is unsigned, but presumed to have been made in England in circa 1880 in the period Victorian style. The centerpiece features a figural child grape stand...
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Late 19th Century English High Victorian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Metal

Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Hammered Brooch #165 with Bird from 1930s
Located in New York, NY
Georg Jensen sterling silver hand hammered brooch, in pattern number 165, depicting a bird and stylized natural motifs, made between 1933 and 1944. It measures 1 2/3'' in diameter an...
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Early 20th Century Danish Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Silver, Sterling Silver

Antique Kerr Sterling Silver Baby Cup with Super Sweet Animals
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian sterling silver baby cup. Made by William B. Kerr in Newark, ca 1915. Upward tapering sides and scroll handle. Acid etched frames with animals...
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Early 20th Century American Edwardian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Sterling Silver

Sterling Silver Double Dish
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is a sterling silver double-dish with a handle. This piece is manufactured by Reed & Barton and hallmarked 1941. It has an Art Nouveau design with its scalloped rim a...
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1940s American Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Sterling Silver

20th Century Sterling Silver Box Tower Shape with Rooster at the Top
Located in VALENZA, IT
Tower shaped box in solid sterling silver round shape. Made entirely by hand, with a chisel reproducing the bricks on the body and the windows are embossed and chiseled in the lantern. The tower is smooth, surmounted by a rooster. Ideal for offering cigars, or for holding scrolls or diplomas. By Poli...
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1990s Italian Other Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Sterling Silver

Sterling Silver Champagne Bucket lion head
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Champagne bucket in sterling silver decorated with flutes, the grips in the shape of lion heads Italian work from the 20th century 800 Silver hallmark Height: 22 cm Diameter witho...
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1970s Italian Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Sterling Silver

Acanthus by Georg Jensen Wendell Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 171 Pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
Monumental Acanthus by Georg Jensen & Wendel sterling silver flatware set, 171 pieces. This set includes: 12 dinner knives, short handle, 9" 12 dinner forks, 7 1/4" 12 luncheon kniv...
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20th Century Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Sterling Silver

Pair of Art Nouveau Silver Plated Decanters with Nude Female & Vine Decoration
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of crystal decanters date from circa 1900 from the Art Nouveau period, and have their origins from Europe, and most likely Austria....
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Crystal, Silver

Sterling Kiddush Cup and Plate
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This sterling silver cup and plate are made in Jerusalem, Israel. The set is very handsome and masculine with its pinstripe design. The cup has a moder...
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21st Century and Contemporary Israeli Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Sterling Silver

Sterling Silver Modern Candlesticks
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is a pair of sterling silver candlesticks made in Israel. They have a very modern design and shape; in the center a round reticulated (golf ball size) piece connects t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Israeli Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Sterling Silver

20th Century Edwardian Silver Plated and Cut Glass Tantalus, circa 1900
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early 20th century Edwardian silver plated locking Tantalus. The word “tantalize” comes from the plight of the mythological Tantalus, who so offended the gods that he was con...
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20th Century British Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Silver Plate

Barbini Murano Sommerso Pink Iridescent Italian Art Glass Bowl Ashtray Dish
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso iridescent pink Italian art glass folded over rim bowl / ashtray. Documented to Master glass artist and designer Alfredo Barbini, circa 1...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass

Art Deco Spanish Silver Coffee and Tea Set
Located in London, GB
Art Deco Spanish silver coffee and tea set Spanish, c. 1930 Tray: height 3cm, width 56cm, depth 35cm Milk jug: height 10cm, width 13cm, depth 8cm ...
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Early 20th Century Spanish Art Deco Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Silver

Tiffany & Co. 1858 New York Round Display Tray In Solid .925 Sterling Silver
Located in Miami, FL
A display round tray designed by Tiffany & Co. Beautiful antique three footed round display tray, created in New York city for Tiffany & Co. between the 1858-1859. This tray certainly is one of the first pieces made at the 550 Broadway avenue in solid .925/1000 sterling silver. It was made up with American classic patterns and mount in three elaborated legs. As with all Tiffany pieces, the quality and design are beyond compare. Exceptional and rare example of Tiffany's finest work. Weight: 175.85 Grams (112.72 Dwt). Measurements: Diameter of 146.05 mm and a height of 24.2 mm (5.75 x 0.95 inches). Hallmarks: Stamped twice with the maker's mark, the gothic letter "M" associated to J.C. Moore & Sons (1854-1869), the model number 867, the order numbers 9008 and signed in full. "TIFFANY & CO. M 867 ENGLISH STERLING 925/1000 M 9008 550 BROADWAY". In addition is engraved with the inventory numbers 441. Note: Tiffany silver hollowware and flatware is generally marked Tiffany & Co and generally includes date letters indicating the period it was made. Flatware also usually includes a pattern number. The first date...
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1850s American American Classical Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Silver, Sterling Silver

Stereo Compact Mirror
Located in Brooklyn, NY
We are offering a brand new sterling silver compact mirror by Lunt Silversmiths. On side is sterling silver while the reverse side is a mirror. T...
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2010s American Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Sterling Silver

Sterling Water Pitcher
Located in Brooklyn, NY
There isn’t much in the way of decoration but the shape and style of this water pitcher is fabulous. Notice the curved body juxtaposed against the straight handle. There’s a ribbing ...
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1940s American Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Sterling Silver

Art Nouveau Cut Crystal & Silver Ashtray, Copenhagen 1920s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Art Nouveau style ashtray composed of a cut and edged crystal tray set with a silver rim with 3 cigarette/cigars holders. Made by Grann & Laglye in Denmark in 1928. Its fully hallmar...
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1920s Danish Jugendstil Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Crystal, Silver

1929 Sterling Silver Water/Cordial Jug
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V sterling silver water/cordial jug; part of our dining silverware collection. This exceptional, fine and impressive antique sterling silver jug...
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1920s British Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Sterling Silver

Tiffany & Co. Sterling Cocktail Pitcher, c1950s
Located in Litchfield, CT
Circa 1950s, Sterling, by Tiffany & Co. Sleek is the word. Tiffany fifties silver is functional and above all, serviceable. Serve water or mix cocktai...
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1950s American Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Sterling Silver

Snuffers with cover. Silver. Real Fábrica de Platería Martínez, Madrid, 1846.
Located in Madrid, ES
Snuffers with cover. Silver. Real Fábrica de Platería Martínez, Madrid, 1846. With contrast markings. Scissors to cut the wick of candles, known as snuffers, made of silver in thei...
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1840s Spanish Neoclassical Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Silver

"Phoenix, " Brilliantly Glazed Art Deco Lamp Base by Gregory
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brilliantly glazed in tones of crimson, silver and white, this very fine lamp base was created by Waylande Gregory, the renowned WPA sculptor and innovative ceramicist. Prodigious ...
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

Danish Silver Plated Tea & Coffee Set by Hans Bunde for Cohr
Located in London, GB
Mid-Century Modern streamlined silver plated tea and coffee set including sugar bowl, milk jug and water jug was designed by Hans Bunde for Cohr in 1960's, Danish. The set is ready t...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Silver Plate

Antique 19thC Austrian Silver, Enamel & Rock Crystal Ewer, Rudolf Linke c.1890
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th Century Austrian rare and unusual solid silver-gilt & enamel rock crystal ewer. The rock crystal engraved with chimeras among scrollwork, silver gilt mounts pierced and ...
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1890s Austrian Other Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Rock Crystal, Silver, Enamel

18th Century Sterling Silver Locking Tea Caddy
By Michael Plummer
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Georgian English sterling silver locking tea caddy; an addition to our silver teaware collection. This exceptional antique George III sterling silver locking tea caddy has a navette, paneled shaped form. The body of this silver tea caddy box is embellished with bands of bright cut engraved volute spiraling leaf ornamentation on a matte background to the upper and lower portions; these bands flank a plain undulating bordered panel. The ornamentation to the surface of the caddy alternates with panels of concave vertical fluted decoration. This antique Georgian tea caddy is retains the original hallmarked flush hinged covers; the flush hinge indicates the fine quality of this piece. The cover is embellished with further bright cut engraved undulating borders accented with bud motifs, in addition to simplified borders paralleling the domed paneled portion; the domed portions reflects the incurved shape of the body. This impressive cover is surmounted with a cast sterling silver urn style finial, in the Classic Adams style. The caddy retains the original fitted fully working lock and functional key. This sterling silver tea caddy is a highly desirable shape and style. Condition: This Georgian silver tea caddy...
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1790s English George III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Silver, Sterling Silver

Taxco Mexican Sterling Mask Brooch with Large Green Agate and Stamped Details
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Taxco Sterling Mask Brooch with Large Green Agate and Stamped Details 925 silver brooch with carved details and green agate stone from an ancient Mexican mask is a beautiful piece t...
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20th Century Mexican Folk Art Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Agate, Sterling Silver

Antique Tiffany American Gilded Age Sterling Silver Blackberry Bowl
Located in New York, NY
Gilded Age sterling silver blackberry bowl. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Round well; sides tapering with chased outsized leaf border. Scrolled and open turned down rim with applied c-scrolls, leaves, berries, and diaper. A great high-low design with wild fruit...
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Early 20th Century American Victorian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Sterling Silver

Silver Water Pitcher with Japanese Flower Etching
By Orf Silver
Located in Asheville, NC
This elegant example of Aesthetic Movement silver was manufactured by ORF Silver Company. This decorative motif clearly displays the influence of Japanese art on Victorian design. Th...
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19th Century American Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Art Deco Silver-Plated Chafing Dish Buffet Set 5 Pieces by English Silver Mfg Co
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful vintage Art Deco Revival silver-plated round chafing dish buffet set by English Silver Manufacturing Company 5 pieces including ...
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Late 20th Century American Art Deco Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Silver Plate

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Owl Mustard Pot
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, antique Victorian English sterling silver owl mustard pot; an addition to our collectable silverware collection. This exceptional antique Victorian sterling silver mustard pot has been realistically modelled in the form of an owl/owlet. This impressive antique silver owl mustard pot...
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1870s English Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Sterling Silver

Victorian Chased Sterling Silver Christening Mug by Henry Holland, London, 1866
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1866 by Henry Holland, this very attractive, Victorian, antique sterling silver christening mug, features chased and engraved decoration to the sides, a gilt ...
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1860s English Baroque Revival Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Sterling Silver

Antique Roger Williams American Edwardian Sterling Silver Butter Dish
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian sterling silver butter dish, ca 1900. Round and deep well. Applied wide and cast rim with open leafing scrollwork and flowers. Liner has ornamental piercing. Fully marked i...
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Early 20th Century American Edwardian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Sterling Silver

Sterling Silver Salt Shakers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
We’re just gaga over this pair of sterling silver rickshaw salt shakers. There is a space in the back to fill the shaker with salt or pepper while the hole...
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1940s Japanese Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Sterling Silver

Walker And Hall Silver Plate Egg Cup Cruet for Four People
Located in EDENSOR PARK, NSW
Set of four cups and four spoons, spoons are not all the same. there is marks and ware to the tray, there is slight ware to cups from age and use Material: Silver Plated Measuremen...
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20th Century Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Silver Plate

Salem Gold by Tiffany and Co. Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 6 Service Vermeil
Located in Big Bend, WI
Salem gold by Tiffany and Co. sterling silver flatware set, 24 pieces. This set is vermeil (completely gold-washed) and includes: Six knives, 8 1/2", six forks, 6 7/8", six salad ...
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20th Century Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Sterling Silver

Antique and Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Your dining room table is a place where stories are shared and personalities shine — why not treat yourself and your guests to the finest antique and vintage glass, silver, ceramics and serveware for your meals?

Just like the people who sit around your table, your serveware has its own stories and will help you create new memories with your friends and loved ones. From ceramic pottery to glass vases, set your table with serving pieces that add even more personality, color and texture to your dining experience.

Invite serveware from around the world to join your table settings. For special occasions, dress up your plates with a striking Imari charger from 19th-century Japan or incorporate Richard Ginori’s Italian porcelain plates into your dining experience. Celebrate the English ritual of afternoon tea with a Japanese tea set and an antique Victorian kettle. No matter how big or small your dining area is, there is room for the stories of many cultures and varied histories, and there are plenty of ways to add pizzazz to your meals.

Add different textures and colors to your table with dinner plates and pitchers of ceramic and silver or a porcelain lidded tureen, a serving dish with side handles that is often used for soups. Although porcelain and ceramic are both made in a kiln, porcelain is made with more refined clay and is more durable than ceramic because it is denser. The latter is ideal for statement pieces — your tall mid-century modern ceramic vase is a guaranteed conversation starter. And while your earthenware or stoneware is maybe better suited to everyday lunches as opposed to the fine bone china you’ve reserved for a holiday meal, handcrafted studio pottery coffee mugs can still be a rich expression of your personal style.

“My motto is ‘Have fun with it,’” says author and celebrated hostess Stephanie Booth Shafran. “It’s yin and yang, high and low, Crate & Barrel with Christofle silver. I like to mix it up — sometimes in the dining room, sometimes on the kitchen banquette, sometimes in the loggia. It transports your guests and makes them feel more comfortable and relaxed.”

Introduce elegance at supper with silver, such as a platter from celebrated Massachusetts silversmith manufacturer Reed and Barton or a regal copper-finish flatware set designed by International Silver Company, another New England company that was incorporated in Meriden, Connecticut, in 1898. By then, Meriden had already earned the nickname “Silver City” for its position as a major hub of silver manufacturing.

At the bar, try a vintage wine cooler to keep bottles cool before serving or an Art Deco decanter and whiskey set for after-dinner drinks — there are many possibilities and no wrong answers for tableware, barware and serveware. Explore an expansive collection of antique and vintage glass, ceramics, silver and serveware today on 1stDibs.

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