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Sterling Silver For Sale
Style: Art Deco
Style: Art Nouveau
Art Deco Period English Sterling Silver Cocktail Shaker, Birmingham 1932
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1932 by Barker Brothers Ltd., this stylish, Sterling Silver Cocktail Shaker, is in the Art Deco taste, featuring a pouring spout with removable cork stopp...
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1930s English Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

STERLING SILVER TIFFANY & CO ELSA PERETTI STERLING SiLVER CHAMPAGNE BUCKET
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very rare and highly collectable Tiffany & Co, vintage, Signed and made by, in the life time of Elsa Peretti, Tumb print Champaign bucket, fully hallmarked to the base in sterling silver A very collectable solid silver champaign bucket, this is an original signed and made by example, not a later mass produced piece. Sadly the genius that was Elsa Peretti passed away in 2021, since then her original made pieces have sky rocketed in price Peretti’s Thumbprint...
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20th Century English Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

20th Century Italian Solid Silver Cutlery Set 77 Pieces "Art Decò"
Located in VALENZA, IT
New complete cutlery set 65 pieces in solid silver "Art Decòl" DIVA by Ricci Argenteria Alessandria - Italy. The service is composed as follows: N ° 12 Table forks N ° 12 Table spoo...
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2010s Italian Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Silver

Art Deco Sterling Silver Table Box with Hinged Lid
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco, sterling silver table box with hinged lid, Chester, England, year-hallmarked for 1920, Cohen and Charles - makers. Wood lined. The felt on underside of the box may have bee...
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1920s English Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

French Sterling Silver Set of 12 Knife Rests in Art Deco Style
Located in New York, NY
Set of 12, French 0.950 (higher purity than sterling) silver knife rests in beautiful curvilinear designs reminiscent of the Art Deco style. Each measures 3 1/4'' in length by 1'' in...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Silver, Sterling Silver

Unusual Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Lidded 'with Lion Motif' Powder Jar
By Eastwood-Park Co.
Located in New York, NY
Unusual, Art Nouveau, sterling silver-lidded, cut crystal powder jar, Eastwood-Park Co., Jew Jersey, circa 1909-1915. The lid has a motif of two lions rampant holding a central carto...
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1910s American Art Nouveau Vintage Sterling Silver

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Crystal, Sterling Silver

Elkington & Co Art Nouveau Large Silver Fruit Bowl
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very unusual and stunning English Art Nouveau large silver fruit bowl by renowned silversmiths Elkington & Co and made in Sheffield in 1909. The heavily made bowl is of deep round ...
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Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Antique Sterling Silver

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Silver

Whiting Sterling Silver 1905 Centerpiece/Fruit Bowl in Art Nouveau Style
Located in New York, NY
Whiting sterling silver table centerpiece/ fruit bowl decorated with gorgeous, dimensional leaf and flowers motif all around the rim in Art Nouveau style from 1905. It measures 14.1 inches in diameter by 3.8 inches in height, weighs 32.2 ozt, and bears hallmarks as shown. Originally in Massachusetts, Whiting Manufacturing Company relocated to New York in 1875. The company was purchased by Gorham in 1924 and the production transferred to Providence, Rhode Island. Whiting had relatively small production output but produced exceptional handmade silverware in relatively small quantities. The Company's most famous and important designer was Charles Osborne...
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Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Sterling Silver

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Silver, Sterling Silver

Art Deco Silver Fish Cutlery Set in Showcase, by Jarosinski & Vaugoin, Vienna
Located in Vienna, AT
Elegant fish cutlery set made of solid silver for six people, consisting of 12 parts, in a showcase. Date of manufactory: circa 1925 Material: Massive sterling silver '800' Style:...
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1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver

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Silver

Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver 1890s Bowl in Art Nouveau Style
Located in New York, NY
Tiffany & Co. sterling silver bowl in pattern number 9460 from the 1890s, in Art Nouveau style with flowing floral and palmette design adorning the rim. It measures 10'' in diameter ...
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1890s American Art Nouveau Antique Sterling Silver

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Silver, Sterling Silver

Snuff box Enamel Double opening Sterling Silver flower bouquet Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Square snuff box with two slightly domed sides in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guillochè and hand-painted miniature of flower bouquet, late 1...
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1970s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver, Enamel

Large Art Deco Engine Turned Sterling Silver Picture Frame - 1928
Located in Bath, GB
An excellent early example of an engine turned silver photograph frame and a fabulous large size. The back retains the original wooden backing with it's shaped folding easel stand. ...
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1920s British Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Art Deco Sterling Table Box with Hinged Lid
By Becht & Hartl
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco, sterling silver table box with hinged lid, New Jersey, Ca. 1935, Becht and Hartl - makers. Wood lined. Edge of hinged lid has a beaded border. Measures 6 1/2 inches wide x ...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Striking English Cut Crystal and Sterling Silver Art Deco Decanter, 1935
Located in Bath, GB
A truly striking Art Deco decanter made from a hefty piece of glass, beautifully hand-cut. The towering stopper sits in a collar which is wrapped in English sterling silver, fully ha...
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1930s Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver

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Glass

1920s England by Reid & Son Antique Silver and Mother of Pearl Cutlery Flatware
Located in Brescia, IT
Silver Flatware, England 1920s A set of 12 knives and 12 forks with real mother of pearl handles. Original wooden box. Knife 20 cm. Fork 16 cm Exce...
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1920s English Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver

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Silver

Art Deco Sterling Tea Service by Wolfers Freres
By Marcel Wolfers
Located in Gainesville, FL
Art Deco sterling tea service and tray with bone handles. Designed in 1936 by Marcel Wolfers, and depicted in a book about Wolfers Freres. The service...
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Early 20th Century Belgian Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Silver

Sterling Silver Liquor Decanter Bottle Name Tags 10 Available
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Beautiful sterling silver liquor & wine decanter name tags. Marked sterling, some with hallmarks two marked made in Spain. They run the gamut from gin to...
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1930s Spanish Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Romantic Tiffany Edwardian Art Nouveau Heart-Shaped Picture Frame
Located in New York, NY
Romantic Edwardian Art Nouveau sterling silver frame. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Heart-shaped window in same and curved surround flowing into bracket feet. Acid-etched leafin...
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Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Early 20C Etched Crystal Jug with Sterling Silver Base by Arthur A Everts
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A GORGEOUS piece of DALLAS History, namely, an Early 20C European Etched Crystal Jug with Sterling Silver Base by Arthur A Everts of Dallas. Ci...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Sterling Silver

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Crystal, Sterling Silver

Antique Sterling Silver HOVIS Ltd. Trophy
By Bravingtons Ltd. 1
Located in Braintree, GB
Antique sterling silver HOVIS Ltd. trophy Maker: Bravingtons Ltd. Made in London, 1931 Fully hallmarked. Dimensions - Length 19.5 cm Width 10.5 cm Height 20 cm Weight: 5...
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1930s British Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

1922 Puiforcat Art Nouveau Tea and Coffee Service in Sterling Silver & Nephrite
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Tea and coffee service in sterling pure silver and nephrite by Jean E. Puiforcat. Service including : - a coffee pot 15.5 cm - a teapot 11.5 cm - a milk jug 12,5 cm - a milk...
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1920s French Art Nouveau Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling 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 ...
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1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Antique Alvin American Art Nouveau Green Silver Overlay Vase
Located in New York, NY
Turn-of-the-century Art Nouveau glass vase with engraved silver overlay. Baluster with dense and vertical overlay in form of entwined stem flowers in curvilinear frames. Scrolled car...
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Late 19th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Sterling Silver

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Silver

Large Antique Silver Necessaire De Toilette William Comyns & Sons, London 1909
Located in Vienna, AT
Black covered wooden case with original, cream-colored velvet and silk interior. Contents: a small tray, two glass bottles, a powder box on feet, an oval glass box...
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Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Antique Sterling Silver

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Silver

Six Sterling Silver Teaspoons in Presentation Box, J Lyddiatt, Birmingham, 1926
Located in London, GB
This set of six solid sterling silver teaspoons from 1926, by Joseph Lyddiatt of Birmingham, are presented in the original black leather box in which they were sold. The interior of ...
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1920s British Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Tiffany & Co Sterling Men’s Vintage Antique Shoe Horn
Located in Westport, CT
Tiffany & co Makers vintage solid sterling silver men’s Shoe horn, signed and numbered in very fine condition.
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Art Nouveau Silver Jardinière, Basket with Handle, Germany, Around 1900
Located in Vienna, AT
Elegant Art Nouveau silver centerpiece: Body on a round stand stepped by a fluting and with an embossed beaded rim, vessel widening rhythmically in differently sized, tongue-shaped ...
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Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Sterling Silver

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Silver

Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver 1879 Chrysanthemum Pattern Open Salt Art Nouveau
Located in New York, NY
Tiffany & Co. sterling silver open salt in exquisite, slightly raised, Chrysanthemum pattern number 5845 and in Art Nouveau Style from 1879. It measures 1 3/4'' in length by 1'' heig...
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1870s American Art Nouveau Antique Sterling Silver

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Silver, Sterling Silver

Unger Sterling Silver Early 20th Century Bowl in Art Nouveau Style
Located in New York, NY
Unger Brothers, sterling silver bowl in Art Nouveau style with a rim richly adorned with tri-dimensional natural motifs including sculptural roses. It measures 10 1/4'' in diameter by 2 7/8'' in height, weighs 10.3 troy ounces, and bears hallmarks and an engraved monogram at the center as shown. Unger Bros. or Unger Brothers (1872–1910) was a jewelry company in Newark, New Jersey, best known for their sterling silver Art Nouveau designs. The company was established by five sons from a German immigrant family. The oldest founded a jewelry business between 1870-1872 and began the manufacture of sterling silver items in 1878. Other sons gradually joined the firm, among them a silversmith and an engraver whose brother-in-law became the leading artistic designer. By 1901, the firm had just under 300...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Sterling Silver

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Silver, Sterling Silver

Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver 1923 Tazza Footed Dish in Hampton Pattern Art Deco
Located in New York, NY
Tiffany & Co. sterling silver tazza or footed dish in Hampton pattern number 20270 from 1923 and in Art Deco Style with a wide-shaped, geometrically inclined, curvilinear rim. It mea...
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1920s American Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver

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Silver, Sterling Silver

Sterling Silver Edwardian Comport Bowl, Cooper Brothers & Sons, Sheffield, 1906
Located in London, GB
Made from solid Sterling Silver by Cooper Brothers & Sons of Sheffield in 1906, this Edwardian comport bowl is wonderfully decorated with organic Art Nouveau...
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Early 1900s British Art Nouveau Antique Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

20th Century Art Deco Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Gentleman Vanity Set
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This set of 10 pieces contains a modern design engraved with the Initials MCB and on each end presents a repousse work of scrolls, foliage and bunch of flowers. It consist of: hairbr...
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20th Century North American Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Art Nouveau Carafe, Green Glass with Opaline & Silver Mount, Porto, Around 1900
Located in Vienna, AT
Carafe made of green glass with cryolite inclusions (opaline) in the shape of feathered leaves, with a conical body that swings out slightly at the bottom on a round, flush stand, be...
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Early 1900s Portuguese Art Nouveau Antique Sterling Silver

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Silver

Art Nouveau Sterling Silver- Mounted Iridescent Green Art Glass Bud Vase
Located in New York, NY
Art Nouveau Period, sterling silver-mounted iridescent green Art Glass 2-handled bud vase, London, year-hallmarked for 1901. Measures 7 1/4 inches high x 3 inches diameter (at widest...
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Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Antique Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Antique Tiffany American Classical Sterling Silver Loving Cup
Located in New York, NY
Fin-de-siecle Classical sterling silver loving cup. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Urn-form with bellied bottom. Three leaf-capped and m...
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Late 19th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Art Nouveau Cut Glass Carafe with Silver Mount, Germany, Around 1900
Located in Vienna, AT
Carafe made of clear glass with a conical, faceted body that swings out at the bottom with a separate base, the lower half has a stone cut decoration with stars cut in the middle and...
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Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Sterling Silver

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Silver

Two Pairs of German Art Nouveau Rococo Silver 2-Light Candelabra
Located in New York, NY
Two pairs of German 800 silver 2-light candelabra. Made by M. H. Wilkens & Söhne in Germany, ca 1890. Each: tapering pillar on raised foot with spread c-scroll supports. Garland-entwined figure mounted to pillar top...
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Late 19th Century German Art Nouveau Antique Sterling Silver

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Silver

20th Century Italian Sterlig Silver Art. Deco' Teaset
Located in VALENZA, IT
Three-piece tea set in 925 sterling silver completely handmade. Teapot: H 23, D 15cm. The body is round, rounded and shaped with a hammered recess. The handle and lid are made o...
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1990s Italian Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Pair of Sterling Silver Art Nouveau Leaf Dishes
Located in Brooklyn, NY
We are offering a pair of sterling silver leaf dishes by the Meriden Britannia Company of Connecticut. Designed in the Art Nouveau style, this beautiful pair are perfect for any coff...
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Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Sterling Silver Art Deco “Trianon” Tea Set
Located in Brooklyn, NY
We are absolutely delighted to offer this Art Deco tea set by the International Silver Company in the “Trianon” pattern. Designed at t...
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1920s American Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Sterling Silver Art Deco Period Octagonal Mug/Cup by Blankensee
Located in New York, NY
Sterling silver, Art Deco period, octagonal-shaped mug/cup, Birmingham, England, year-hallmarked for 1923, S. Blankensee and Sons - makers. Measures 3 1/4 inches high x 3 1/16 inches...
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1920s English Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Dutch Silver Chocolate Pierced and Open Chocolate Basket with Bows, 1934
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
A very beautifull 835/1000 silver Chocolate basket with pearl rim and poured handles of bows, year letter 1934. Royal Dutch Precious Metal Companies n.v. van Kempen Begeer & Vos, 's...
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1930s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver

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Silver

Set of 6 Sterling Silver Enameled Art Deco Teaspoons from Birmingham 1936
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful set of 6 sterling silver teaspoons, decorated with enameled parts in different colors. Style pure Art Deco design. The spoons have hallmarks indica...
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1930s English Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

1930 Jean E Puiforcat Art Deco Modernist Tea Coffee Set Sterling Silver Rosewood
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Art Deco Modernist tea and coffee service with cut sides in sterling pure silver and rosewood sockets by Puiforcat created in the 1930s. Service comprising: - a coffe pot of 16 cm x...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Walker & Hall Antique Art Deco Sterling Silver Inkwell
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver and glass inkwell made by Walker and Hall, part of our antique silver and glassware collection. This exceptional antique George V English sterling silver inkwell has a hexagonal shaped, waisted form. The shaped surface of this impressive antique inkwell is plain and unembellished, with applied iconic Art Deco style tiered designs to the either side of the base. The elevated anterior edge of the base composes a pen receiver. This Walker and Hall inkwell is fitted with an impressive flat topped hinged hallmarked sterling silver cover. The cover opens to reveal a sunken well and removable glass ink liner. The underside of the inkwell is fitted with the original wood base. Condition This antique Walker...
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1930s British Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver

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Silver, Sterling Silver

Silver Matzoh Holder Jugendstil Weiner Werkstatte Style Signed
Located in Sharon, CT
Hand wrought in 900 silver in the Wiener Werkstatt style, impressed signature reads: _ _ _RAEMER HANDARBEIT 900 followed by logo/touchmark.
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1920s Austrian Jugendstil Vintage Sterling Silver

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Silver

Pair Of Large Glass Carafes With Silver Mounts, Gebrüder Deyhle, Germany c. 1910
Located in Vienna, AT
A pair of voluminous, bulbous, cut clear glass carafes on a round base, plain, smooth silver mountings with hinged lids with thumb rests and J-shaped handles with beveled accents on the outside. Dimensions: height: 31.0 cm / 12.20 in width: 23.0 cm / 9.05 in depth: 18.5 cm / 7.28 in total weight: 6.100 Gramm / 214.72 fl. oz Hallmarks: Crescent + Crown - German official hallmark from 1888 830 S - fineness Rising panther - Master's sign GEBRÜDER DEYHLE...
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1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Sterling Silver

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Silver

Gorham Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Floral Decorated Bowl, C.1900
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Gorham large Art Nouveau sterling silver Floral decorated bowl C.1900. The deep bowl of round scalloped form beautifully embossed and chased with overlap...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Antique Kerr American Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Bookmark
Located in New York, NY
Turn of the century Art Nouveau sterling silver bookmark. Made by William B. Kerr in Newark. Dagger blade engraved with interlaced script mono...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Antique Art Deco Sterling Silver Sugar Caster by Lee & Wigfull
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver sugar caster in the Art Deco style; an addition to our silver teaware collection This exceptional anti...
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20th Century Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Hallberg Swedish Silver 1919 Art Nouveau Hand Hammered Compote Bowl
Located in New York, NY
C. G. Hallberg, Swedish silver compote bowl from 1919, beautifully hand hammered and in Art Nouveau style with curvilinear, natural motifs in relief adorning the stem of the compote....
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1910s Swedish Art Nouveau Vintage Sterling Silver

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Silver

English Art Deco Sterling Silver Toast Rack by Hukin & Heath
Located in Bath, GB
A wonderful little toast rack which would look equally impressive on a smart desk-top to organise small papers, business cards etc. Made from solid Engli...
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1930s British Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Vintage Art Deco Style Sterling Silver Four-Piece Tea and Coffee Service
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine vintage George VI English sterling silver four-piece tea and coffee service in the Art Deco style; an addition to our silver teaware collection. This exceptional vintage sterling silver tea set consists of a coffee jug, teapot, cream jug and sugar bowl. Each piece of this fine set has a plain rectangular cushion shaped form onto a stepped collet style base with Art Deco bracket style feet. The surface of this impressive vintage Art Deco tea set is plain and unembellished, with an applied reed decorated border to the upper portions. The coffee jug and teapot are fitted with hallmarked hinged covers and retain the original Art Deco style painted carved wood finials; the hinge to each piece is ornamented with an applied pendant drop design. The teapot and coffee pot are fitted with angular Art Deco style carved painted wood handles featuring a plain rounded thumbpiece to the upper plateau. The cream jug and sugar bowl are fitted with angular Art Deco style sterling silver handles, matching the design of the teapot and coffee pot handle. Condition This vintage tea and coffee...
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1940s English Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Thomas Bradbury, Art Deco Britannia Silver Twin Handled Cup, UK, circa 1923
Located in Chatham, ON
THOMAS BRADBURY & SONS (Sheffield) - Fine quality Art Deco Britannia silver twin handled Christening cup - gently sloping sides - S shaped handles - 'CWST' Art Deco monogram within a...
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Early 20th Century British Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Britannia Standard Silver

Unger Sterling Silver Early 20th Century Bowl in Art Nouveau Style
Located in New York, NY
Unger Brothers, sterling silver bowl in Art Nouveau style with a rim richly adorned with tri-dimensional natural motifs including sculptural roses. It measures 10 1/4'' in diameter by 2 7/8'' in height, weighs 10.3 troy ounces, and bears hallmarks and an engraved monogram at the center as shown. Unger Bros. or Unger Brothers (1872–1910) was a jewelry company in Newark, New Jersey, best known for their sterling silver Art Nouveau designs. The company was established by five sons from a German immigrant family. The oldest founded a jewelry business between 1870-1872 and began the manufacture of sterling silver items in 1878. Other sons gradually joined the firm, among them a silversmith and an engraver whose brother-in-law became the leading artistic designer. By 1901, the firm had just under 300...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Sterling Silver

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Silver, Sterling Silver

Art Deco Period Sterling Silver Tea Set, Bullet Style, 1937
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1937, this handsome, 3 Piece Sterling Silver Tea Set, comprises a teapot, a cream jug and a sugar bowl, all plain in style. The Teapot measures 4.5"(11.5cm) t...
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1930s English Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Antique English Edwardian Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Picture Frame
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian Art Nouveau sterling silver picture frame. Made by Cornelius Saunders & Frank Shepherd in Birmingham in 1904. Shaped rectangular window in shaped surround with bracket feet...
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Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Antique Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Antique Gorham Art Nouveau Sterling Silver & Crystal Whiskey Decanter
Located in New York, NY
Turn-of-the-century Art Nouveau sterling silver and crystal decanter. Made by Gorham in Providence. Ovoid crystal bowl with cut and engraved ornament: Beaded horse...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Sterling Silver

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Crystal, 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.

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