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Sterling Silver For Sale
Period: Late 20th Century
Period: 1920s
Table Box Four-Leaf Clover Malachite Stone and Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Table box in the shape of a four-leaf clover in sterling silver 925/1000 gold plated and real malachite stone petals. Dimensions cm. 12 x 12 x 2.5 . Silver weight gr. 340. Designed b...
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1970s Italian Other Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Malachite, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

12 Sterling Silver Place Card Holders
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Set of twelve Sterling Silver place card holders depicting cherubs 800 Silver hallmark Silversmith: Bartolini Bartolozzi Italian work from the mid...
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1970s Italian Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Exclusive Tea COFFEE SPOONS, 12 pcs. A Pair of Sterling Silver & Boxes Melleruds
Located in Wembley, GB
2 Rare Cased Set of 12 antique valuable silver Spoons. A Pair of elegant Vintage Sterling Silver Tea / Coffee Spoon Set. 12 flower silver teaspoons, the 1930s/40s, C.G Hallberg, Stoc...
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1920s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver

Picture Frame for oval photos enamel Guilloche Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table frame for oval photos cm. 3 x 4 in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel, plum purple, on guilloche, with French Empire Louis XVI style...
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1970s Italian Louis XVI Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold, Enamel, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate

20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Caldlesticks
Located in VALENZA, IT
Pair of sterling silver candlesticks, depicting Hercules holding the world. The figure of Hercules and the candle holder are in 925 silver while the world and the base are in rutinia...
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1980s Italian Greek Revival Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Table Pen Holder Fire Enamel Miniatures Hand Painted Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Table pen holder with long ballpoint pen in sterling silver 925/1000 gold plated with very fine fire-enamelled miniatures hand-painted by the painter Renato Dainelli in Arabic style ...
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1990s Italian Islamic Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold, Enamel, Sterling Silver

Handbag Perfume Holder enamel on guilloché and fine hand engravings Salimbeni.
Located in Firenze, FI
Cylindrical handbag perfume holder in 925/1000 sterling silver with screw cap and fine hand-engraved design in Art Deco style, fire enamelled in 3 colours. Diameter 2 cm, total heigh...
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1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Six Jerento Lopez Reyes Sterling Silver Champagne Sherbet Stemware 1925 Mexico
Located in Toledo, OH
Six sterling silver sherbet / champagne stemware by Jerento Lopez Reyes, Mexico. No monograms. 4.38" tall
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1920s North American Modern Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Mid-Century Style Sterling Silver Condiments Set in Original Fitted Box, Asprey
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century Modern style sterling silver condiments set in original box, consisting of a pair of salt and pepper shakers, an open mustard cellar and a matching mustard spoon, London, year hallmarked for 1971, Asprey and Company...
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1970s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Jewelry Box
Located in VALENZA, IT
Jewelry box in 925 sterling silver. The body of the box is rectangular and shaped which makes its line light and harmonious. The hinged lid is hand-engraved with volutes and Florentine lilies...
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1990s Italian Renaissance Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Perfume Holder 3 color fired enamel on guilloche Salimbeni.
Located in Firenze, FI
Cylindrical handbag perfume holder in 925/1000 sterling silver with screw cap and fine manual engraving of Art Deco style decorations, with 3 colours of fired enamels. Diameter cm. 2...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Enamel, Sterling Silver

Louis XIV by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service Dinner 143 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Celebrate all of your meals in style with this Louis XIV by Towle sterling silver flatware set. Founded in 1690 in Massachusetts, the elite artisans at Towle Silversmiths handcrafted...
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1920s Louis XIV Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Wedgwood by International Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set 40 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Beautiful, heirloom quality Wedgwood by International sterling silver flatware set - 40 pieces. This set includes: Eight knives, 8 3/4". Eight forks, 7 1/4". Eight salad forks, 6 1/...
Category

1920s Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Vase gorgeous Italian craftsmanship
Located in VALENZA, IT
Sterlin Silver vase. The smooth body is shaped and slightly hammered The foot follows the shape of the body harmoniously Completely hand made This vase has been studied to have a b...
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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Russian Empire Fabergè style Rectangular photo frame with 2 oval borders and orn
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular photo frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guillochè with 2 oval borders internal size cm. 4 x 5.2 and ornaments with festoons a...
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1970s Italian Other Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

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...
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Late 20th Century Scottish Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

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...
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1980s Italian Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel

20th Century Sterling Silver Italian Oval Centerpiece
Located in VALENZA, IT
Entirely handmade solid sterling silver centerpiece. The shaped and edged oval bowl with a double line rim, rests on a foot which is also oval shaped. The body of the centerpiece is...
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1990s Italian Other Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique George V Period Sterling Silver 'Aladdin's Lamp' Lighter, 1920
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1920 by John Collard Vickery, this stylish, Antique Sterling Silver Cigar Lighter is modelled to look like an...
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1920s English Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

1970 Antonio Piva San Lorenzo Silver Italian Design Glass Set of 2
By Antonio Piva, San Lorenzo
Located in Brescia, IT
Silver Glasses _ Set of 2 San Lorenzo, Milano 1970 Silver 925 San Lorenzo and B&B marks impressed Excellent Condiction Weight: 425g
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

20th Century Hand-Made Sterling Silver Oval Bowl by Ilario Pradella, Italy, 1980
Located in Cagliari, IT
Wonderful oval centerpiece made in sterling silver by Ilario Pradella for Bellezza Cagliari. New, never used. This centerpiece was personally designed by Gianmaria Buccelati who, by...
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1980s Italian Baroque Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Sterling Silver and Wood Salad Serving Utensils
Located in New York, NY
A European spoon and fork sterling silver and wood salad serving utensil set, in the Rustic/Euro country style, circa late-20th century, Europe (possibly France.) Set is wood with st...
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Late 20th Century European Rustic Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Fountain pen, Ballpoint pen and tray for a Desk Set green enamel Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
4640-5320 - Rectangular tray with rounded corners in 925/1000 sterling silver with translucent fired enamels on guilloché, cm. 9 x 17.5. For fountain pen (4568-5201) with two-tone st...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Picture Frame internal border with enamelled leaves Salimbeni.
Located in Firenze, FI
Behold the epitome of elegance and craftsmanship: a square table photo frame, meticulously crafted from 925/1000 gold-plated sterling silver. This masterpiece features translucent fi...
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1980s Italian Empire Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Antique American Art Deco Sterling Silver Tea Coffee Service Richard Dimes 1925
Located in Portland, OR
A very elegant antique American Art Deco Sterling Silver 9 piece tray tea & coffee set, made by Richard Dimes Co and retailed By Hodgson Kennard Co, Boston, circa 1925. The set compr...
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1920s American Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Sterling Silver Candlesticks, 1927
Located in Brooklyn, NY
We are happy to offer you this pair of sterling silver candlesticks by Gorham Silversmiths of Providence, Rhode Island. Hallmarked 1927, there’s an inscription on the bottom-side “Fr...
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1920s American Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

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...
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1990s Italian Modern Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Perfume Holder pearl grey color fired enamel on guilloche Salimbeni.
Located in Firenze, FI
Parallelepiped perfume holder for handbag in 925/1000 sterling silver with screwed cap with translucent fired enamel on guilloché. English style, early 1900s. Measurements cm. 2.5 x ...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold Plate

20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Fruit Triumph Centrepiece Vase
Located in VALENZA, IT
This centerpiece was made in Milan - Italy, by the prestigious silverware "Argenterie di Milano di Fiorentini" towards the end of the 70s. The fruit, all made and modeled by hand obt...
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1970s Italian Renaissance Revival Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Picture Frame with two-tone enamel stripes on guilloché Salimbeni.
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with two-tone enamel stripes on guilloché and fine hand engravings French Empire style. With 2 oval photo holders, internal ...
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1970s Italian Empire Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Scale Model Vintage Sterling Silver Mercedes 500 K, circa 1980
Located in Bath, GB
Beautifully executed along with it's original solid wooden plinth. Both the sterling silver label and the car have matching hallmarked for 925 silver and the Italian maker mark numbe...
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1980s Italian Modern Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Jewelry box inward corners miniature hand painted Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Large rectangular tabletop jewelery box with inward corners in gilded 925/1000 silver with translucent fired enamel on guillochè also on the sides and finished with fine hand engraving. In the center, a beautiful rectangular miniature cm. 4 x 5.5 hand painted in tempera on vegetable ivory plate by Roberto Masi depicting the portrait of Madame Boucard by Tamara De Lempicka (1931). Size cm. 14 x 19 x 3.2. Weight gr. 1,248. Designed by Giorgio Salimbeni in 1998 and manufactured in Florence in various specimens with different subjects and colours, in the headquarters of the Salimbeni company with completely manual execution by artisan artists with thick slab and large reinforcements suitable for withstanding numerous glazing firings at high heat about 800°C. Miniature is a very ancient technique which consists of painting works in small proportions. It was born for the decoration of the first letter of the paragraph of the books. Over the years, however, this technique is refined and enriched, then moving on to precious personal items. hand painted miniatures can be done with multiple different techniques. The most important that we use on our articles are of three kinds: 1) Fire enamel. 2) Water tempera on an ivory plate. 3) Painted on mother-of-pearl. Fire enameled miniatures: On a first layer of enamel generally white or very clear or even transparent suitably liquefied at a temperature of about 750 ° C, the chosen subject is painted using miniature...
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1990s Italian Art Deco Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Table Box Heart shape Sky tone fire-enameled on guilloche Salimbeni.
Located in Firenze, FI
Heart-shaped table box in 925/1000 sterling silver with translucent fired enamel on guilloché above and below. Modern contemporary style. Dimensions cm. 8 x 8.8 high cm. 2.8. Weight ...
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1990s Italian Modern Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Italian 20th Century Silver Wine-Spirit Barrel on Stand with Silver Beakers
Located in VALENZA, IT
Silver Wine - Spirit Barrel on Stand in the shape of bunches and vine branch completely handmade, embossed and chiseled. Complete with 6 chiselled and embossed barreled beakers. The...
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1970s Italian Other Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

Table Box Heart shape Red passion fire-enameled on guilloche Salimbeni.
Located in Firenze, FI
Heart-shaped table box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold-plated with translucent fired enamel on guilloché above and below. Modern contemporary style. Dimensions cm. 8.8 x 8 cm high....
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1990s Italian Modern Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Picture Frame Red enamel Empire Style Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Large octagonal table frame for round photos diameter cm. 7, in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on sunburst guilloche, with Napoleon III French Empire style borders and ornaments. External cm. 17 x 17. Weight gr. 483. Designed by Giorgio Salimbeni in 1978 on the inspiration of previous artefacts from the early 1900s and manufactured in Florence at the headquarters of the Salimbeni company with completely manual execution by artisan artists with a very thick plate and large reinforcements suitable to support numerous high-fire enameling firings at approximately 750 < 800° C. It is a new object that has never been used but is considered vintage because it was built more than 20 years ago. The hallmarks struck to the underside of this fine box include: manufacturer's mark: 391FI metal mark fineness:925 Art Deco was also born in France and is the abbreviation of "Art Decoratif". With more decisive and geometric features than Art Nouveau, therefore more evident and "harder", with always contrasting and strong colours, Art Deco spread throughout the world, from Shanghai's China to the under construction New York and in various parts of Europe. Many artists and designers of the time dedicated themselves to the creation of drawings, paintings, objects for personal use and furniture, interior furnishings, entire buildings and skyscrapers, in this new style. Sandoz in Paris, Lalique with its crystals, Puiforcat with its silverware, Erté with its "ante litteram" fashion designs, Tiffany with its table lamps, Louis Cartier with its objects inspired by the Far East (hence the connection with Shanghai). Salimbeni was able to interpret and propose new objects inspired by Art Deco, in precious metals, semiprecious stones and fired enamels, when, exhibiting at jewelery exhibitions in the United States, and more precisely in New York, he made contact with Cartier buyers first, and also with Tiffany later, and for them he created objects in this style inspired by the original drawings of Louis Cartier, obtained from the buyer of the time, but with absolutely different and original designs and interpretations. Many of the objects produced by Salimbeni for Cartier in the United States had taken inspiration from famous Cartier objects belonging to famous people. An example of all is Mary Pickford's set consisting of a powder compact, cigarette case, pill case and evening handbag. About cooperation Salimbeni and Cartier. Our first meetings with the Cartier USA Company took place through the Giorgini Company, the first "Buying Office" set up in Florence immediately after the Second World War, which had the purpose of bringing together Florentine, and also Italian, producers with American buyers, who especially appreciated the artistic objects still manufactured by artisans who still took inspiration from the Italian Renaissance, using techniques handed down from generation to generation. Mrs. Gina Pestelli, wife of a Florentine retail jeweller, was in charge of contacts with Cartier USA, above all an employee, while her daughter, also for Giorgini, took care of the fashion that in those years was affirmed in Florence with the events of "Pitti ". With their help, we began to supply frames and boxes in sterling silver gold plated with malachite and other semi-precious stones. At the same time, the official buyer of Cartier, Mr. William Smith, began to appreciate and commission the first objects with fired enamels, a process of which we have always been specialists. In 1975 we began exhibiting at the prestigious New York Jewellery Association Show, which we participated in both the February and July editions, for a good 26 years until 2001. In New York in those years the "Art deco style" was still very much appreciated, still mindful of the beautiful early 20th century architecture of the great buildings such as the "Crysler" or the "Empire State". We then began to produce frames, boxes, evening bags, "objets de vertu" and other objects in "art deco style" which were very popular with Mr. Smith who gave us some photocopies of Louis Francois Cartier drawings to reproduce them. Thus, numerous cigarette cases, powder compacts, evening bags, frames and table boxes were created exclusively for Cartier USA which, at the time, had the prestigious "Silver Department" on the first floor of the Cartier store on Fifth Avenue. An evening bag, with matching cigarette case and powder compact, were redone on the design created for a gift given to Mary Pickford at the time. In a 1986 Cartier...
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1970s Italian Napoleon III Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Table Box Blue and Light Blue Stripes Guillochè and Enamel Sterling Silver Salim
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table box with rounded corners in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with two-tone translucent fired enamels with guillochè stripes and hand-engraved motifs. George V E...
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1970s Italian George IV Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Handmade Centerpiece in 800 Silver, Italy, 1980s
Located in Palermo, IT
Handmade centerpiece in 800 silver, Italy, 1980s It can be used as a fruit bowl. Very elegant and precious object, it is in excellent condition. State stamps present. Small signs ...
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1980s Italian Vintage Sterling Silver

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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...
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1980s Italian Vintage Sterling Silver

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Silver

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...
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1920s American Vintage 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...
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1990s Italian Art Nouveau Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Cleto Munari 1985 Milano Pair of Modernist Geometric Candlesticks .925 Sterling
Located in Miami, FL
A pair of geometric candlesticks. designed by Cleto Munari (1907-1998). Great sculptural pieces created in very limited edition by the Italian architect Cleto Munari. they are hand crafted in solid .925/1000 sterling silver. In 1985 Cleto Munari, set up a workshop-studio for the manufacture of unique objects in collaboration with some of the greatest architects, designers, artists, and writers in the world, among them Mario Botta, Alessandro Mendini, Alvaro Siza Vieira...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Sterling Silver

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Silver, Sterling Silver

20th Century Italian Solid Silver Tea and Coffee Set with Matching Tray
Located in VALENZA, IT
Large oval tea and coffee service in 800 solid silver on feet, completely handcrafted and lightly hammered. The oval shape, particularly difficult to make as it is completely shaped ...
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1980s Italian Other Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Art Deco Two Compartment Sterling Silver Footed Table Box with Hinged Lids
Located in New York, NY
Unusual, Art Deco Period, sterling silver, two-compartment table box on bun feet and having two hinged lids and a handle, The Watrous Division of The International Silver Co., Meride...
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1920s American Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Art Deco Sterling Silver Salt and Pepper Shakers by Hans Hansen for Cohr
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A rare travel set consisting of salt and pepper shakers in sterling silver. Designed prior to 1920 by Hans Hansen and manufac...
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1920s Danish Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Sterling Christmas Ornament
Located in Brooklyn, NY
We are delighted to offer this sterling silver Christmas ornament just in time for the holidays. Brighten up your home with this b...
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1980s American Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Picture Frame Oval Ruby Red enamel and hand-carved Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Oval photo frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent ruby red fired enamel on guilloché and with ornaments in the French Empire Napoleon III style. External size...
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1980s Italian Napoleon III Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Sterling Silver Hammered Vase
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is a sterling silver bud vase with the original glass liner. The silver vase is designed in the Art Deco style with symmetrical motifs. The glass liner is scalloped a...
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1920s American Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Sterling Silver Mug, C. J. Vander, London, 1976
Located in Glasgow, GB
A sterling silver Mug by C. J. Vander, London, 1976. The mug is of tapering circular form, with textured body, and an angular scroll handle. Assay: - .925 (Sterling Silver). Date: - 1976. Period: - Late 20th century. Maker: - C.J. Vander. Measurement: - 8.7cm (height) x 10.8cm (length to include handle) x 7.8cm (body diameter). The mug can hold 350ml to the brim. Weight: - 278.3 grams. Condition: - The vintage mug...
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1970s British Modern Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

20th Century Italian Solid Silver Jewelery Box Baroque Style
Located in VALENZA, IT
Jewelery box in solid 800 silver in Baroque style. This box was made by faithfully and perfectly copying the fashion jewelry boxes in the noble houses and villas in Italy in the 18t...
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Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Sterling Silver

Materials

Agate, Silver

20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Chalice with Vergin Mary Wrapping the Cup
Located in VALENZA, IT
Chalice in 925 sterling silver made in cast and embossed and chiseled completely by hand. The figure of the Virgin Mary has a coat, burnished and oxidized in 2 shades, which surrounds the golden cup...
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1990s Italian Other Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Traditional Antique Sterling Silver Breastplate, Judaica, London 1922
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1922 by Morris Solovitch, this striking, Sterling Silver Breastplate, features decoration depiction the tablets with the engraved Ten Commandments in Hebrew, ...
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1920s English Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Picture Frame White flowers hand painted miniature Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Picture Frame is in 925/1000 sterling silver and gold plated 24 carats. Picture Frame has white fired enamels on guilloché. Picture Frame has an hand-painted floral miniature by the ...
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1980s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Table Box transparent brown fired enamel over hand-engraved wood grain Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table box in gold-plated 925/1000 sterling silver with fine hand-engraved ornaments in late Napoleon III Empire style and transparent brown fired enamel over hand-engrave...
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1970s Italian Napoleon III Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

20th Century Sterling Silver Box George III° Style
Located in VALENZA, IT
Handmade George III style oblong box in sterling silver. On the body of the box typical lines with fluted. The lid has the same design but embossed. The han...
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1990s Italian George III Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Picture Frame with enamel on a sunburst guilloché Salimbeni.
Located in Firenze, FI
Embrace a timeless treasure that echoes grandeur: an exquisite oval-shaped photo frame, sculpted from 925/1000 gold-plated sterling silver. Its translucent enamel adorns a sunburst g...
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1970s Italian Empire Vintage 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...
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1970s French Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Marble, Sterling Silver

20th Century Italian Silver Champagne Bucket Baroque Style
Located in VALENZA, IT
Important Baroque style Champagne bucket made of 800 solid silver. The body is shaped, chiseled and engraved with volutes and shell typical of the Baroque style. In the lower part a ...
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Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Sterling Silver

Materials

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.

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