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Sterling Silver For Sale
Period: Late 20th Century
Period: 1920s
Sterling Silver and Baltic Amber Honey or Jam Spoon
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A sterling silver serving spoon, set with a piece of Baltic Amber, Russia, circa 1980s.
The honey-colored, tear-drop shaped piece of amber is bezel set between two leaves. A twig fo...
Category
1980s Baltic International Style Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Picture Frame oval photos French Empire Napoleon III style Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular photo frame in 925/1000 gold-plated sterling silver with translucent enamel fired on guilloche and hand-painted miniature of a garland of flowers with oval border, intern...
Category
1970s Italian Empire Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Set of Twelve 20th Century Solid Silver Shell Shape Place Holder
Located in VALENZA, IT
Elegant set consisting of 2 boxes containing 12 shell-shaped placeholders in solid 800 silver.
The placeholders were made with the casting technique and finely chiselled. The finish ...
Category
1990s Italian Baroque Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
TIFFANY & CO. 1920 Art Deco Perfume Flask Bottle In Solid 925 Sterling Silver
Located in Miami, FL
Perfume flask bottle by Tiffany & Co.
Beautiful, sleek and elegant carry-on perfume bottle from the art deco period, circa 1920. This model was designed and crafted at the Tiffany & Co. studios in New York city in solid sterling silver...
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Table Box Baroque style with two-tone fired enamels Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
This awesome Table Box Baroque style is in 925/1000 sterling silver.
it has a Rectangular shape with hand-engraved intricate design Black and Green color fire enameled.
Table Box Bar...
Category
1970s Italian Baroque Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Sulky with Horse and Driver
Located in VALENZA, IT
Made in Italy sterling solid silver sulky with horse and driver.
The sulky, the horse and the driver are made with the casting method and finished with chisel.
The bridles are in l...
Category
1980s Italian Other Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
20th Century Italian Silver Table. Top is in brown Slab Fossil American Sequoia
Located in VALENZA, IT
The table base is in solid silver 925°°/°°° gr. 6.000 in Italian Baroque style bearing the typical embossed and chiseled shells, with three layers of leaves and ovules. The central s...
Category
1970s Italian Baroque Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Italian 20th Century Green Marble and Sterling Silver Obelisks
Located in VALENZA, IT
Green marble obelisk with sterling silver friezes.
The frieze on the obelisk depicts a composition of fruit with a love knot and is placed on a ba...
Category
1980s Italian Other Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Marble, Sterling Silver
Renaissance by Christofle France Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set 79 Pieces
By Christofle
Located in Big Bend, WI
Christofle French silver flatware has been crafted by master artisans since 1830. The revolutionary style and character of Christofle dinnerware comes from collaborations with groundbreaking architects, designers, and artists from around the world. Commissioned by such figures as Pope Pius Ix...
Category
1990s French Renaissance Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Inkstand, hHandicraft made in Italy
By Mario Vallè
Located in VALENZA, IT
The inkwell, rectangular in shape, was completely handmade obtained from a silver plate and finely embossed and chiseled with scrolls and flowers, typical of the Italian Baroque of t...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Grande Imperiale by Buccellati Italy Silver Flatware Set Service 48 pcs Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Handcrafted from sterling silver. Made in Italy by the 18th century house of Buccellati, whose artisans emphasize timeless style, integrity of materials, and pleasure of use when des...
Category
Late 20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Fountain pen, Ballpoint pen & Tray for Desk Set enamel Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular tray with rounded corners in 925/1000 sterling silver with hand-painted fired enamel like turquoise stone, cm. 9.5 x 18. For fountain pen (4577-5210) with 18 carat gold n...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
20th Century Sterling Silver Italian Candlesticks Baroque Barocco replica
Located in VALENZA, IT
Pair of sterling silver candlesticks in Milanese baroque style, completely handmade.
The candlesticks are made with the casting technique and then finely chiselled.
The base is round...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Table Cigarette Box like lapis lazuli stone enamel on guilloche Salimbeni.
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular with rounded corners table box for cigarettes in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent enamels on a radial guilloché an...
Category
1970s Italian Napoleon III Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Set of 12 Sterling Silver Bread Plates
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is a complete set of twelve bread plates by International Silver. The workmanship is exquisite and the detail is incomparable. The rim is scalloped and the entire bor...
Category
1920s American Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
20th Century Italian Silver Table Clock Barocco revival
Located in VALENZA, IT
An Italian Baroque style Table Clock, it is made of embossed sheet silver with typical Baroque style swirls. Cast details decorate its four...
Category
1970s Italian Baroque Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Classic Bouquet by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 56 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Classic Bouquet by Gorham sterling silver Flatware set, 56 pieces. The handle design is a bouquet of flowers with pierced and beaded detailing. This se...
Category
1970s Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Stokes & Ireland Ltd Antique Sterling Silver Hip Flask
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, large antique George V English sterling silver hip flask, an addition to our wine and drinks related silverware collection.
This exceptional antique George V sterling silver hip flask has a plain rectangular rounded form.
This impressive 1920s flask has a subtly curved form proffering a comfortable fit in the majority of pockets.
The surface of this large solid silver hip flask is plain and unembellished.
This impressive antique silver flask is fitted with a plain circular domed hallmarked hinged cover with bayonet fitting.
The flask retains the original fully hallmarked detachable push fit drinking cup which features the original gilt interior.
This solid silver flask...
Category
1920s English Georgian Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Table Cigarette Box fine hand-engraved and two-colour fire-enamelled. Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Octagonal table cigarette box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold-plated with a fine hand-engraved design and two-colour fire-enamelled with other fi...
Category
1970s Italian Baroque Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
20th Century Italian Baroque Sterling Silver Engraved Tea-Coffeeset with Tray
Located in VALENZA, IT
Important sterling silver tea and coffee service.
The service was entirely handmade in the Baroque style.
The body of the coffee pot, teapot, milk jug and sugar bowl is round and h...
Category
1990s Italian Baroque Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
English Art Déco Wine Bottle Coat in Pure Silver England 1920s, Stamped
Located in Salzburg, AT
Rare wine bottle coat in silver from the Art Déco period, England 1920s.
Extremely dekroatives table decoration object.
The mantle can be opened and ...
Category
1920s British Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Sterling Silver Table Clock Square Box Fire Enameled Guilloché Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Table clock shaped opening square box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fire enamels on guilloche. Swiss mechanical skeleton movement with 8 days charge with a...
Category
1970s Italian Queen Anne Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold, Gold Plate
20th Century Italian Miniature Mahogany Piano Sterling Silver Details
Located in VALENZA, IT
Mahogany vertical piano miniature with 925 sterling silver inserts and details.
In the upper part, the silver is pierced with drawings of children picki...
Category
1980s Italian Other Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set Salt and Pepper Sterling Silver gilt guilloche enamel, Art Deco 1920s Norway
Located in Wien, AT
Beautiful set of a salt and a pepper shaker, with guilloche enamel, made in the 1920s to 30s in Oslo, Norway (hallmarked).
The two-tone design of this set is exceptional. The shaker...
Category
1920s Norwegian Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Table Cigarette Case enamel and hand-engraved in Napoleon III style Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Table cigarette case in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guilloché with hand-engraved engravings in the Frenc...
Category
1970s Italian Napoleon III Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Sterling Silver Swan Boat Key Ring by Shreve, Crump & Low, Boston, since 1796
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Swan Boats of the Public Garden, a keyring in sterling silver. A true vintage collectible from Boston’s venerable emporium, Shreve Crump & Low, since 1796.
This sterling silver key...
Category
1990s American American Classical Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mappin & Webb 1928 Antique Sterling Silver Strawberry Bowl and Serving Dish
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver strawberry bowl and serving dish; an addition to our silver dining ...
Category
1920s Great Britain (UK) Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Table Box in Malachite with Hinged Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Large rectangular table box in malachite with hinged frame in 925/1000 sterling Silver gold plated. The malachite is a large single whole slab on the lid and the stone design becomes...
Category
1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Malachite, Sterling Silver
20th Century Italian Solid Silver Italian Centrepiece
Located in VALENZA, IT
Baroque style centerpiece in solid 800 silver, completely handmade and subsequently embossed and chiseled.
The edge of the centerpiece was embossed with fruit motifs and masks, typi...
Category
1980s Italian Baroque Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Table Box for Cigarettes in Sterling Silver Sterling Enamel Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table box for cigarettes in sterling silver 925/1000 gold plated with hand-engraved design in Baroque style with two-tone fired enamels. Measure cm. 6.5 x 10.2 x 2. Weigh...
Category
1970s Italian Baroque Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold Plate
Picture Frame Oval Emerald Green enamel and hand-carved Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Oval photo frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent emerald green fired enamel on guilloché and with ornaments in the French Empire Napoleon III style. External...
Category
1980s Italian Napoleon III Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Children's Cutlery Silver Josef Hoffmann Wiener Werkstatte circa 1923 Jugendstil
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
Silver children’s cutlery set designed by Josef Hoffmann and Eduard J. Wimmer-Wisgrill manufactured by Wiener Werkstatte ca. 1923 marked hammer-strok...
Category
1920s Austrian Jugendstil Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Sterling Silver Art Deco Tea Set
Located in Brooklyn, NY
We are just gaga over this sterling silver Art Deco tea set!! It has an understated elegance that is so chic. Bauhaus design is often ...
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Plate
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is a sterling silver plate on pedestal by the Webster Silver Company. It has a beautifully decorated border with a cutout design...
Category
1920s American Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Deco Sterling Silver Scalloped Decorative Dish Signed by Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
This elegant Art Deco sterling silver dish was realized by the esteemed American maker Tiffany & Co., circa 1920. It features a round body with raised and scalloped sides, separated ...
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Annual Spoons Gilt Sterling Silver with Enamel, Set of 10
By Georg Jensen
Located in Bochum, NRW
Annual spoons 1980-1989 in original box, designed by Annelise Björner, edited by Georg Jensen.
Annual spoons series began in 1971. Each spoon is crafted in sterling silver, then gold...
Category
1980s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Table Box Squared Green Enamel with oval miniature Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Square table box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamels on sunburst guillochè and Louis XVI French Empire style ornaments. External measurements cm. 12 x 12 x 2.5. Weight gr. 636- Fine oval miniature cm. 3.2 x 4.2 hand painted in tempera on a vegetable ivory plate by the painter Anna Maria Manfriani reproducing a portrait of a Flemish lady...
Category
1990s Italian Louis XVI Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Aegean Weave Gold by Wallace Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 78 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
The birthplace of culture, the Aegean was the sea from which early Mediterranean societies drew their sustenance. The nets and baskets hand woven by fishermen centuries ago are still...
Category
Late 20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Cigar Box two-tone stripes on the lid fire-enameled on guilloche Salimbeni.
Located in Firenze, FI
Large rectangular table cigar box with rounded sides in 925/1000 sterling Silver gold plated with translucent fired enamels on guilloche and hand engraving, with two-tone stripes on ...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold Plate
Cigarette Box Rectangular for table blue enamel on guilloche Salimbeni.
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular with rounded corners table box for cigarettes in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent enamels on a radial guilloché an...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
TIFFANY & CO. 1921 John C. Moore Pair of Open Salts Cellars .925 Sterling Silver
Located in Miami, FL
Salt cellars designed by Tiffany & Co.
Beautiful antique pair of salt cellars created at the Tiffany & Co. in New York city, back in the 1921. This model was crafted in solid .925/.999 sterling silver with high polished finish. made under the directory presidency of John C. Moore during the art deco period, between 1907-1947. The cellars were designed with classical George III styles, based in the original designs made in London by Dorothy Mills in 1755. As with all Tiffany pieces, the quality and design are beyond compared. Exceptional and rare example of Tiffany's finest work.
Components: Two salt cellars and two salt spoons.
Weight: 190.95 Grams, (122.45 Dwt).
Measurements: 76 mm by 76 mm by 33 mm (3 x 3 x 1.30 Inches).
Hallmarks: They are each stamped with the maker's mark, the silver assay mark, the order number, the inventory reference, the letter M for John C. Moore and signed as follow, "TIFFANY & CO. 19002 MAKERS 6145 STERLING SILVER 925-1000 2174/2176" respectively" and "REPRODUCTION ORIGINAL BY DOROTHY MILLS LONDON 1755".
Tiffany & Co. Marks
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 letter "M (old English) used by Tiffany’s represented Edward C. Moore, who was the head of tiffany's silver operations until 1891. after his death, the date letters were based on the initial of the current tiffany president; 1891-1902 Charles L. Tiffany (T), 1902-1907 Charles T. Cook (C), 1907-1947 John C. Moore (M), 1947-1955 Louis De Bian Moore (B), 1955-ca.1965 William T. Lusk (L).
The Tiffany Dynasty
The original company was founded in 1837 at 259 Broadway in New York City by Charles Louis Tiffany and partner John B. Young. It began not as a jewelry & silver emporium...
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Eighteenth Century by Reed and Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 57 Pc
Located in Big Bend, WI
Gorgeous 18th century by Reed & Barton sterling silver flatware set- 57 pieces. This set includes:
12 knives, 9"
12 forks, 7 1/2"
12 salad forks, 6 1/4"
12 teaspoons, 6"
1 gravy lad...
Category
1970s North American Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
William & Mary by Lunt Sterling Silver Flatware Set of 12 Service Huge
By Lunt Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Huge William & Mary by Lunt sterling silver flatware set of 140 Pieces. This set includes:
12 dinner size knives, 9 1/2".
12 dinner size forks, 7 5/8".
12 knives, 8 7/8".
12 forks, ...
Category
1920s Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Solid Silver Dachshund by SMD Castings - 1975
By SMD Castings
Located in Bath, GB
A magnificent solid cast (not filled) English silver model of a Dachshund, beautifully executed and one of the most sought-after castings by SMD castings, London.
The underside is f...
Category
1970s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Virginia Sterling by Weidlich Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service "S" Monogram
Located in Big Bend, WI
Lovely Virginia Sterling by Weidlich sterling silver flatware set, 65 pieces. This set includes:
10 knives, 9 1/4"
10 forks, 7 1/4"
10 salad forks, ...
Category
1920s American Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Centrepiece with fruit on Cristal Base
Located in VALENZA, IT
Solid sterling silver oval centerpiece with fruits and leaves composition made by chiseled silver sheet.
The fruit and leaves have been modeled by hand from the silver plate, shaped ...
Category
1990s Italian Other Sterling Silver
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Picture Frame vertical lines Art Deco style Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Picture Frame vertical lines Art Decois in 925/1000 sterling silver.
Picture Frame vertical lines Art Deco has white fired enamels on guilloché.
Picture Frame vertical lines has two...
Category
1980s Italian Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
A Silver Mezuzah Case by Bezalel, Jerusalem Circa 1920
Located in New York, NY
A silver mezuzah case made by Bezalel in Jerusalem circa 1920 is a significant piece of Judaica, representing a fusion of traditional Jewish motifs and early 20th-century design. The Bezalel School of Arts and Crafts played a crucial role in the development of Jewish art in the modern era, and items produced by its artists are highly prized.
The Bezalel School of Arts and Crafts was Founded by Boris Schatz in Jerusalem, the school aimed to create a new Jewish art form that combined European techniques with Middle Eastern and Jewish themes. Jerusalem in the 1920s was marked by significant growth and development in the Jewish community, with an emphasis on cultural and artistic expression. The Bezalel School played a pivotal role in this cultural renaissance.
Mezuzah case is fashioned in Silver repoussé at the top and bottom in a gadroon design and the center is framed with a beaded pattern. A prominent letter "Shin" in a circle band with "Jerusalem" written below it in Hebrew among diamond-shaped and swirl motifs adorn the front of the case.
This Bezalel mezuzah...
Category
1920s Israeli Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Table Box table box with finely embossed and hand-chiseled Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular shaped table box with finely embossed and hand-chiseled lid in Baroque style. Velvet interior. Dimensions cm. 11.7 x 21 x 4.5. Weight gr. 1000. Designed by Giorgio Salimb...
Category
1970s Italian Baroque Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Louis XVI White Photo Frame Sterling Silver Enamel on Guillochè Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular photo frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guillochè and hand-painted miniature of a garland of flowers with oval border interna...
Category
1970s Italian Empire Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Sterling Silver Pitcher Engraved By Shreve & Co.
Located in Norwood, NJ
Large sterling silver pictorial water pitcher by Shreve & Co. Artist engraved and decorated large 5 1/2 pint sterling silver pitcher. Unique Shreve & Co. San Francisco. 5 1/2 pint sterling silver pitcher with artist designed raised and engraving decoration of playful cats and kittens. Maker's mark...
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Gorham Sterling Silver Floral Repoussé Chambersticks, circa 1920-1930, a Pair
By Gorham
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A pair of Gorham sterling silver Chambersticks, circa 1920-1930.
A beautiful Repoussé pattern of roses, fans, shells, and scrolls. Each with a finger holder, charming for the bedsid...
Category
1920s American American Classical Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Tiffany & Co., Sterling Silver Ball/Sphere/Jewelry Box, Modern, Marked
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very pretty sterling silver Tiffany & Co. jewelry ball, box, number 35378 Weighted, 7.
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Palm Beach by Buccellati Sterling Silver Flatware Set of 8 Service 93 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Superbly crafted Palm Beach by Buccellati sterling silver flatware set with many servers.
This large 93 piece sterling silver Palm beach by Buccellati set includes:
8 KNIVES, 8 1/4",
8 FORKS, 7 3/8",
8 SALAD FORKS, 6 3/4",
8 TEASPOONS, 5 1/2",
8 PLACE SOUP SPOONS, 6 7/8",
8 FLAT HANDLE BUTTER SPREADERS, 5 1/4",
8 DEMITASSE SPOONS, 4 1/8",
8 OYSTER FORKS, 5 1/2",
8 PASTRY FORKS, 3-TINE, 5 3/4",
4 SERVING SPOONS, 8 1/8",
1 SALAD TONGS...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
A Silver Filigree Mezuzah Case, Israel Circa 1980
Located in New York, NY
A Silver Filigree Mezuzah Case from Israel circa 1980, exemplifies the intricate craftsmanship of Judaica art.
In Israel during the 1980s, there was a re...
Category
1980s Israeli Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Table Cigar Box two-tone stripes enamel Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
This divine Table Box is in 925/1000 sterling silver.
Table Box hand-painted miniature has a Rectangular shape with rounded corners.
On the cover there is a beautiful hand-engraved...
Category
1970s Italian Empire Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Chateau Rose by Alvin Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 153 Pcs Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Outstanding monumental Dinner Size Chateau Rose by Alvin sterling silver Flatware set, 153 pieces. This set is so complete, it has just about every piece you could imagine! This set ...
Category
Late 20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
A monumental Italian part gilded sterling silver aquarium.
By Mazzucato
Located in London, GB
Unlike any piece that we have ever offered before, this monumental & heavy quality sterling silver aquarium is formed with an oval base mounted with two silver half-shells mounted with fish sea-foliage and crustaceans and fish, the central column and tank surround formed as a massive coral and foliate reef similarly adorned with part-gilded silver fish, crabs, lobsters, sea-snails, seahorses, octopus etc. With removable cuboid glass tank & two specimen-hard-stone and silver aquatic sculptures...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage, New and Antique Sterling Silver
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.