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Sterling Silver For Sale
Period: Late 20th Century
Period: 1920s
Picture Frame Sterling Silver Octagonal Yellow Enamel Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Octagonal photo frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fire enamels on guillochè. Modern contemporary style. Exterior 17 x 18.5 cm, interior for round photo d...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Elizabeth II Sterling Silver Swan Toast Rack, 1971
Located in Glasgow, GB
A charming Elizabeth II era sterling silver toast rack, crafted by Bishton's Ltd in 1971, Birmingham. This unique piece is shaped like a swan, complete with three divisions for toast...
Category
1970s British Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
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
20th Century Italian Solid Silver Camel Sculpture
Located in VALENZA, IT
Solid 800 silver camel.
The sculpture was made with the casting technique and then finished completely by hand by expert chisellers to make the camel's f...
Category
1980s Italian Other Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Extensive Georg Jensen Rope Sterling Silverware Service
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
An extensive sterling silverware service for twelve in the Rope/Perle pattern by Georg Jensen. Originally designed in 1916 by Georg Jensen himself, the Rope/Perle pattern is a rare f...
Category
1920s Danish Art Nouveau Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Rococo Style Four-Piece Sterling Silver Tea and Coffee Set, Italy, 1984
Located in Cagliari, IT
Magnificent set of 4 pieces in sterling silver consisting of one teapot, one coffee pot, one milk jug and one sugar box hand made by Ilario Pradella for Bellezza Cagliari.
Splendid ...
Category
1980s Italian Rococo Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Heart Dishes
Located in Brooklyn, NY
You don’t need to wait until next Valentine’s Day to tell her how much you love her. Here’s a fabulous pair of candy dishes by the Gorham Co. So bridal and so dainty...heart shaped w...
Category
1920s American Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Large English Solid Silver Bookmark by Brian Leslie Fuller - 1979
Located in Bath, GB
A magnificent modernist bookmark to slip inside your favourite novel with a stylish textured design finish and fully hallmarked for London 1979 together with the makers mark for the ...
Category
1970s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
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
Sterling Silver Art Deco Vanity Jar
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is a sterling silver and crystal vanity jar. The silver cover has a row of beading around the rim — very common in Art Deco designs. The crystal jar is paneled rather...
Category
1920s American Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Comport
Located in VALENZA, IT
Italian sterling silver stand made in the 80s of the last century.
The structure of the object is very simple, with a smooth double-stepped base.
In the stem of the base, small l...
Category
1980s Italian Other Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique American Art Deco Sterling Silver Novelty Repoussé Cigarette Box 1925
Located in Portland, OR
A very good antique American Art Deco repoussé decorated Sterling silver novelty cigarette box, circa 1925.
The hinged lid is deeply decorated with a repoussé work design depicting a...
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Cigarette Case Hunting Dogs Miniature hand painted Sterling Silver Enamel
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table cigarette box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamels on guillochè and fine miniature hand painted...
Category
1980s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
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
Antique Chinese Sedan Chair Carriage Sterling Silver. Ca. 1920s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Pre-owned goods are exempt from import duties for U.S. customers.
Therefore, no import tariffs will be applicable to your purchase.
Antique Chinese Sedan...
Category
1920s Chinese Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Twelve 800 Silver Underplates, Italy, 1980s
Located in Palermo, IT
Twelve 800 silver underplates, Italy, 1980s.
Very elegant, each weighs gr. 430. The total weight of the 800 silver is gr. 5160.00!!
Purchased by my ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
20th Century Italia Sterling Silver Juicer
Located in VALENZA, IT
Squeezer in sterling silver.
The top is hinged with the bottom.
The body is rounded and the handle is made with two solid sterling silver bars.
In the lower part it has been embos...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Other Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Deco Sterling Silver Hand Hammered Beaker/Vase by Hugo Bohm
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco, sterling silver, hand-hammered beaker/vase, Berlin, Germany, circa 1920, Hugo Bohm-Schwabisch Gmund - maker for Gebruder Friedlander (Fr...
Category
1920s German Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
20th Century Italian Pure 990 Silver Grape Bunch
Located in VALENZA, IT
Italy, a country that produces great wines and an ancient agricultural tradition, could not fail to dedicate its art also to create prestigious objects concerning this excellence for...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Other Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pocket Cigarette Case Geometric Design Sterling Silver Enamel Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Shaped rectangular pocket cigarette case in 925/1000 sterling silver with translucent fired enamels on guillochè with Art Deco style geometric de...
Category
1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Box Art Deco style designed for Cartier USA Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Round table box in 925/1000 sterling silver with fire-enamelled Art Deco design. Dimensions diameter cm. 14.5 cm high. 3. Weight gr. 648. With clear amethyst of cts. 15.40, set on the lid, cut in the shape and size of the "Hortensia", one of the hundred most famous diamonds in the world...
Category
1980s Italian Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
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
Sheik Sterling Silver Mounted Faux Tortoise Shell Lacquered Tray
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Sheik Sterling Silver Mounted Faux Tortoise Shell Lacquered Tray
European, Later 20th Century
This later 20th-century European tray is a striking piece, featuring a rectangular for...
Category
Late 20th Century European Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling 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
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
BIRKS - Set of Four Sterling Silver & Cut Glass Coasters - Canada - 20th Century
By Henry Birks
Located in Chatham, ON
BIRKS - Set of four fine quality sterling silver and cut glass coasters - featuring a stackable design with wheel cut glass inserts - signed BIRKS S...
Category
Late 20th Century Canadian Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Old English Tipt by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Dinner Service 78 Pcs
By Gorham
Located in Big Bend, WI
The Old English Tipt pattern was introduced by Gorham in the year 1870. It is a plain pattern with a straight tip, creating a simple, timeless, rectangula...
Category
Late 20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Deco Sterling Silver-Gilt Egyptian-Revival Two-Handled Centerpiece
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco, sterling silver-gilt, Egyptian Revival, two-handled centerpiece, inspired by the discovery of King Tut's tomb, Birmingham, England, 1922, Bracker and Sydenham - makers. Mea...
Category
1920s English Egyptian Revival Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Gold
Art Déco Silver Cutlery Set For 12 People In Showcase by Bruckmann &Sons Germany
Located in Vienna, AT
Elegant cutlery set made of solid silver for twelve people, consisting of 140 parts, in wooden showcase.
Date of manufactory: around 1920
Material: massive 800 silver + steel blades
Form type: Simple, elegant design with curved handle ends with surrounding thread.
Wooden Showcase:
This silver cutlery set is kept in a sleek, glazed wooden showcase. Display window on the top, from the front the four drawers, which are perfectly equipped on the inside, can be opened with the button-shaped brass handles.
The showcase stands on four small feet, the wooden surfaces ore shellac hand-polished.
140 Pieces:
1st drawer: 12 mocha spoons / 12 coffee spoons / 1 butter knife / 1 cheese knife / 2 salad servers / 1 sardine server / 1 soup ladle / 2 serving spoons / 1 bowl scoop
2nd drawer: 12 soup spoons / 12 dessert spoons / 1 sauce ladle / 1 meat server / 2 cake lifters / 1 butter/porridge scraper
3rd drawer: 12 starter forks / 12 dinner forks / 12 starter knives / 12 dinner knives / 1 serving fork
4th drawer: 12 dessert forks / 6 fish...
Category
1920s German Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
20th Century Italian 800/1000 Silver Jewelry box
Located in VALENZA, IT
The jewelry box is shiny with a hinged opening and resembles a trunk. Bands made with the casting technique and decorated with floral motifs have been welded onto the body and lid of...
Category
1990s Italian Other Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Small shaped Picture Frame 2 oval portrait Blue Navy color enamel Salimbeni
By Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Small shaped frame for 2 oval photographs in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guilloche in Art Nouveau style. External dimensions cm. 5.2 x 7 int...
Category
1980s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold, Gold Plate
Salimbeni Pocket Photos Holder in Sterling Silver 2 Photographs
Located in Firenze, FI
Salimbeni Pocket photos holder in sterling silver 925/1000 gold plated with two-tone translucent fired enamels on guillochè, with hand-engraved edge. Empire style Napoleon III. Octag...
Category
1980s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Round Box enamel light blue and black Salimbeni
By Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Round box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold-plated with translucent fired enamel on guilloché in a modern contemporary style. Dimensions: diameter cm. 7.5 height cm. 3.8, Weight g. 24...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
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
800 Silver Cutlery Set, Italy, 1980s
Located in Palermo, IT
800 Silver cutlery set, Italy, 1980s.
Composed of 23 pieces, six forks, six spoons, six knives, ladle, large fork and spoon, two serving pieces.
A...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
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 Ashtray Four-Leaf Clover Malachite Stone and Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Table ashtray in the shape of a four-leaf clover with structure in 925/1000 sterling Silver gold plated and external and internal lining in real malachite stone. Dimensions cm. 12 x ...
Category
1970s Italian Other Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Malachite, Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold Plate
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Ecclesiastical Chalice, Baroque Style
By Mario Vallè
Located in VALENZA, IT
Ecclesiastical chalice in sterling silver in Baroque style. The shape is unusual, characterized by the oval cast base with volutes typical of the Baroque style.
The stem is also worked in fusion, while the golden cup...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Picture Frame
Located in VALENZA, IT
Sterling silver photo frame.
The frame was made in Italy by the Argenteria Raddi of Florence.
The design is typically Libeerty with the characteristic flowers, festoons and ribbons...
Category
1990s Italian Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Baroque Jatte Centrepiece
Located in VALENZA, IT
This type of centerpiece was very much in vogue in the prestigious and aristocratic houses of the 1700s.
It was used to contain fruit or be decorated with floral compositions and po...
Category
1990s Italian Baroque Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Table Clock Sterling Silver Large with Horse Sculpture Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Large table clock in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamels on guillochè, formed by a rectangular base of cm. 12 x 24 x ...
Category
1980s Italian Islamic Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Amethyst, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Box Black and Red geometric Art Deco style designed for Cartier USA Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Box Black and Red enamel is Inspired by drawings by Louis Cartier from the early 1900s in Art Deco style and recreated for Cartier USA in the 1980s.
It is in 925/1000 sterling.
Box B...
Category
1980s Italian Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
WIWEN NILSSON 1974 Sweden Art Deco Pattern Geometric Jar In .925 Sterling Silver
By Wiwen Nilsson
Located in Miami, FL
An octagonal creamer jar designed by Wiwen Nilsson (1897-1974).
This is a beautiful an elegant Scandinavian geometric jar created in Sweden by the artist silversmith Wiwen Nilsson, ...
Category
1970s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, 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
Boin Taburet - Sterling Silver And Gilt Chess Set
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Rare and beautiful chess game in sterling silver and gilt (gold on silver) from Maison Boin Taburet
With marble board, the pawns in Sterling silver and enamel at the base (missing e...
Category
1970s French Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Marble, 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
Vintage Sterling Silver Canteen of Cutlery for Twelve Persons 1993
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive vintage English straight sterling silver Hanoverian Bead pattern canteen of cutlery for twelve persons - boxed; an addition to our vintage flatware collection.
The pieces of this exceptional vintage Elizabeth II sterling silver canteen of cutlery for twelve persons have been crafted in the Hanoverian bead pattern.
The anterior and posterior surfaces of each handle are embellished with paralleling bead decorated borders.
This 124 piece canteen of cutlery includes:
Basic Service:
12 Table knives
12 Table forks
12 Soup spoons
12 Dessert knives
12 Dessert forks
12 Dessert spoons
12 Fish knives
12 Fish forks
12 Teaspoons
12 Coffee spoons
Additional Pieces:
4 Table/Serving spoons
This exceptional and comprehensive service benefits from the solid silver fish service.
The components of this cutlery service have been crafted by the flatware specialists Carr's of Sheffield Ltd in 1993.
This exceptional sterling silver flatware set can be supplied with the original lift up lid and one drawer canteen box...
Category
1990s English Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
20th C. Scottish Sterling & Carved Celtic Knot Bog Wood Dirk with Topaz
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
20th Century Scottish Sterling & Carved Celtic Knot Bog Wood Dirk (Sgain Dubh) with Topaz, a stunning representation of traditional Scottish craftsmanship and design.
The dirk featu...
Category
Late 20th Century Scottish Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
20th Century Italian Silver 800 and Ebony "Benvenuto Cellini Salt Cellar"Replica
Located in VALENZA, IT
Fantastic reproduction of the famous saltcellar of Benvenuto Cellini, symbol of the world goldsmith's art.
The master goldsmith made only very few copies of this wonderful object that makes it a unique piece in the world.
6.641 grams of solid silver.
Some information on the original piece by Benvenuto Cellini:
The Cellini Salt...
Category
1980s Italian Renaissance Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
800 Silver Italian Centerpiece, 1980s
Located in Palermo, IT
Centerpiece in 800 silver, Italy, 1980s.
It weighs 735.00 grams and is regularly stamped with the state stamps (Italy).
It presents small signs of the time.
It has always belonged...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
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
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
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Table with Silver Vase and Matching Dish
Located in VALENZA, IT
Exceptional table with vase and plate in solid silver composed of:
20th century Italian silver table. Top is in brown Slab Fossil American Sequ...
Category
1970s Italian Baroque Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Black Box Erté inspiration with woman, leopard and flames hand painted Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Black Box Erté inspiration is in 925/1000 sterling silver.
Black Box Erté inspiration has black fired enamels.
Black Box Erté inspiration has an fired miniature by the painter Renato...
Category
1970s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Black, Starr & Frost Enamel Guilloche 7 Piece Sterling Silver Dresser Set
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This dresser set is made by two masterful companies to create an exquisite 7 piece set featuring vibrant turquoise enamels with hand blown crystal perfumes, (6.88" tall x 3" in diameter,) 2 round dresser boxes,( 2.25" in diameter x 1.5" tall), a hand mirror, (10" long x 5.5" wide), brush, (8.75" long x 1.5" tall) and the showstopper, a large round powder box...
Category
1920s American Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Crystal
Cassetti, Large Sterling Silver Box, Jewelry/ Decorative, with Wood Lining
By Cassetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful large sterling silver box by Cassetti, marked. Nice wood lining.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
20th Century French in Enameled Sterling Silver Armor on Wood Decorated Base
By Brumal
Located in VALENZA, IT
Figure realized in sterling silver using the lost wax process.
The details are gilded and enameled.
The figure is 19.5 cm high and depicts a 15th century French soldier with Jousting Lance and shield
The wood square base is 7 cm high where there is an engraved label
"Armatura Francese XV° Secolo" - "French Armour...
Category
1990s Italian Medieval Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
20th Century Italian Stering Silver Baroque revival round Tureen plus dish
By L'artigiano dell' Argento
Located in VALENZA, IT
Sterling Silver Baroque style tureen with handles and base. The round shape is embellished with chisels, typical of the Baroque style. The tureen is placed on a round waved plate wh...
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.