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Sterling Silver For Sale
Antique Irish Silver Teapot, Dublin 1835 Patrick Laughlin
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Antique Irish Silver Teapot, Dublin 1835 Patrick Laughlin. Large circular bombe form with repoussé and embossed foliage decoration on partial stippled background, rich foliage leaf c...
Category
1830s English William IV Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Silver and Ebony William Spratling Dominoes Set
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Amazing Wiliam Spratling Dominoes set made of ebony wood and silver inlay.
William Spratling (September 22, 1900–August 7, 1967) was an Americ...
Category
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
$3,000 / set
Antique 19th Century Gorham Sterling Silver Hand-Hammered Footed Fruit Bowl
By Tiffany & Co., Gorham
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique fruit bowl or centerpiece.
By Gorham.
In sterling silver.
Dating to 1896.
With a hand-hammered, heavy-gauged wide rim with repou...
Category
1890s American Art Nouveau Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Edwardian Period Sterling Silver Flask with Hinged Lid
By H. Matthews
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian Period, sterling silver flask with hinged lid (having a bayonet closure), Birmingham, England, year-hallmarked for 1917, H. Matthews - maker. Measures over 4 3/4 inches hig...
Category
1910s English Edwardian Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Six Carved Rock Crystal & Sterling Swan Motif Salts/ Condiments with Spoons
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Six Austrian Carved Rock Crystal & .800 Silver Swan Salt Cellars with Spoons, Circa 1900
Dimensions: Each swan measures approximately 3" W x 1.25" D ...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Belle Époque Sterling Silver
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Rare Pair Irish Georgian Dublin Silver Sauce Gravy Boats Circa 1760 Matthew West
By Matthew West
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Superb Matched Pair of Heavy Gauge Irish Georgian Eighteenth Century Large Silver Gravy Boats of traditional oval form, of outstanding quality and exceptional condition for such early pieces.
With fine beaded rim and leaf capped treble scroll handle, the main outer body with engraved foliate and floral decoration, each crested under spout and raised on three elegant shell and pad feet.
Mark of MW (on one) for Dublin Silversmith Matthew West...
Category
18th Century Irish Georgian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set Six English Solid Sterling Silver Cocktail Sticks - 1928
Located in Bath, GB
A fabulous and unusual set of six solid silver cocktail sticks, each featuring a Cockerel terminal and hallmarked on the underside for Sheffield 1928 together with the makers mark fo...
Category
1920s British Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Laureate by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 45 pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Laureate by Towle sterling silver Flatware set - 45 pieces. This set includes:
8 knives, 8 7/8"
8 forks, 7 3/8"
8 salad forks, 6 5/8"
8 teaspoons, 6 1/8"
8 place soup spoons, 7"
1 g...
Category
1960s American Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Lauzun by Puiforcat Sterling Silver Flatware Set French 77 Pcs with Fitted Box
Located in Big Bend, WI
Jean Elysée Puiforcat was a French silversmith, sculptor and designer. Puiforcat is is considered the "most important French Art Deco silversmith."
These handcrafted utensils show...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Hermes Desktop Magnifier Paperweight in Silver, 1960s
By Hermès
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage Hermes Paris magnifying glass desk accessory with domed lens ensconced in a silver frame with a belt design. We've left the oxidation and patina untouched and simply added a ...
Category
1960s French Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Hazorfim Eight Light Modern Sterling Judaica Candelabra
By Hazorfim
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A sterling Silver Modern Judaica 8 light candelabra. Made by Hazorfim, late 20th Century. Signed on base edge.
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mount Vernon by Lunt Sterling Silver Flatware Set For 8 Service 32 Pieces
By Lunt Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
MOUNT VERNON BY LUNT sterling silver Flatware set - 32 Pieces. This set includes:
8 KNIVES, 8 1/2"
8 FORKS, 7 1/4"
8 SALAD FORKS, 6"
8 TEASPOONS, 5 3/4"
Includes bonus brand new s...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Reed and Barton Francis I Pattern Sterling Silver Serving Spoon & Fork Set
Located in New York, NY
This beautifully detailed and well balanced Reed and Barton Francis I Pattern Sterling Silver Serving Spoon & Fork Set originates from the Unit...
Category
1950s American Neoclassical Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th Century Italian Milanese Neoclassical Silver Oil and Vinegar Cruet Set
Located in Milano, MI
Antique Milanese silver oil cruet consisting of an oval tray supported by four cast zoomorphic paw shaped feet; the edge of the tray is a ribbon decorated by...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Combination Sovereign or Vesta Case
By Thomas Hayes
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver combination sovereign or vesta case, an addition to our diverse box and case collection.
This exceptional antique Victorian English sterling silver combination vesta or sovereign case has a subtly domed rectangular, rounded form.
The anterior and posterior surfaces of this silver case are plain and unembellished.
This antique Victorian sterling silver sovereign case is fitted with a hinged hallmarked push fit cover allowing access to the hallmarked sprung sovereign holders...
Category
Early 1900s British Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Silver
John Reily English Sterling Silver 1788 Georgian Tray
By John Reily
Located in New York, NY
John Reily, English sterling silver monumental tray from 1788 (Georgian era), with a gadrooned rim. It measures 29'' from handle to handle (24 3/4'' ex...
Category
1780s English Georgian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Rose Point by Wallace Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 78 Pcs Dinner Size
Located in Big Bend, WI
Rose Point by Wallace sterling silver dinner size flatware set, 78 pieces. This set includes:
12 dinner size knives, 9 7/8"
12 dinner size forks, 7 5/8"
12 salad forks, 6 3/8"
12 te...
Category
Mid-20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Silver Hip Flask
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Silver Hip Flask.
A beautiful gentleman's curved body pocket silver spirit hip flask. This exceptional hip flask with plain domed hinged lid with screw bayonet fitting and retaining ...
Category
1820s British Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
$808
Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver 1930 Shoehorn in Art Deco Style
Located in New York, NY
Tiffany & Co. sterling silver shoehorn in pattern number 21610 from 1930 and in Art Deco style with an elegant, geometric style. It measures 7'' in length by 1 2/3'' in width, weighs...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Florentine by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Service with Provenance 426 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Monumental figural Florentine by Gorham sterling silver Flatware set - 426 pieces. This pattern was designed by William C...
Category
Early 20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Yogya Silver Kala Bowl by Tom's Silver, circa 1960's, Indonesia
Located in Austin, TX
A bold and well crafted Indonesian Yogya (Jogja, Djokja) silver bowl by Tom's Silver, Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia, circa 1960's.
The elegant bowl features a striking design of a Kala face, a protective monster often found above temple doors, and representative of time, death, and rebirth. A pair of makara flank the wide open, smiling mouth. A stylized foliate design surrounds the Kala.
Kala are analogous with the Kirtimukha, or face of glory, originating in India and associated with Shiva. Both beings are devourers of evil and tasked with protection
The bowl features two beaded borders, and a scalloped rim.
The bowl set on three short out-swept feet.
Stamped mark to the underside reading "TOM" "800" "DELUX". TOM stands for Tom's Silver, perhaps the most famous silver workshop in Yogyakarta. 800 is the purity of the silver (80%). DELUX is a common mark on Yogya silver...
Category
1960s Javanese Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Windham by Tiffany and Co Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set 71 pcs Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Designed with an eye for balance and proportion, each piece of Tiffany & Co. flatware is a masterpiece of form and function. Windham was first introduced by Tiffany in 1923. It was n...
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Estate Sterling Silver Napkin Rings, mixed set of four
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An assembled set of four vintage wide band Sterling Silver napkin rings, various makers, circa 1920s – 1930s.
Wonderful examples:
A six-sided ring is engraved with the initials ‘JAS...
Category
Early 20th Century American American Classical Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Original, Hallmark. Massive Silver Candleholder, Koloman Moser Wiener Werkstätte
Located in Vienna, AT
Signature: Austrian silver-mark, WW-mark. What is unusual for a Wiener Werkstatte silver-object. The signatures are on the bottom side instead...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Silver
Large Dominick & Haff Aesthetic Sterling Perfume or Flask with Dragon Fly
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large Dominick & Haff aesthetic sterling perfume or flask with dragon fly, a choice example, a tall profusely repoused with florals and leaves. Complete with locking hinged circular ...
Category
Late 19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$1,196 Sale Price
20% Off
Asprey, London - Vintage Sterling Silver Chopsticks & Stand - 1989
Located in Bath, GB
A rare pair of modernist sterling silver chopsticks together with their stand all in the original presentation box.
A spectacular gift espe...
Category
1980s British Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Edwardian Silver Plated Entrée Dish
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Edwardian silver plated entrée dish having a silver plated entrée dish with a lift off lid with original handle and an ornate pretty ...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver Plate
Dutch Small Silver Bonbon Basket by C. Hooikaas, 1923
Located in Delft, NL
Dutch Small Silver Bonbon Basket by C. Hooikaas, 1923
Small silver basket by C. Hooikaas
A boat shaped basket openwork silver. The silver with hand-sawn vertical bars and arches
The...
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Sterling Silver Mid-Century Tiffany Frame
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is a sterling silver Mid-Century frame by the world renowned Tiffany & Company. It’s uber-sleek and contemporary with no etchings or decorative features. A classic de...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Jean Puiforcat Modernist Art Deco Tureen Centerpiece Sterling Silver Vermeil
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Centerpiece - Art-Deco Modernist Center Piece - Tureen made in solid sterling silver and vermeil 950/1000th designed Jean E. Puiforcat created in 1937.
All parts are stamped Minverve...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
George III Period Antique Sterling Silver Tankard, London 1774 John King
By John King
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1774 by John King, this wonderful, George III period, Antique Sterling Silver Tankard, is of traditional straig...
Category
1770s English George III Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Paul Revere Coffee Pot
By Paul Revere
Located in New Orleans, LA
Sterling Silver Coffee Pot
Paul Revere
Circa 1775
This phenomenal and incredibly rare silver coffee pot by the legendary patriot Paul Revere is one of only six armorial coffee pots crafted before the Revolutionary War, and one of only three still in private hands. The other two are housed in the collections of the Worcester Art Museum and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, making this coffee pot an extraordinary treasure. In terms of maker, quality and provenance, this coffee pot is the most significant American silver object available today.
The coffee pot bears the hallmarks of Revere's exquisite craftsmanship at every turn. Revere was not only the preeminent silversmith in America—he was the only silversmith in the colonies capable of crafting a finished product from the silver ingot to a finished engraved treasure, all by himself. Perfectly balanced and adorned with such fine Rococo detailing as a fluted scroll spout rising from a shell and a flower spray cartouche, this coffee pot epitomizes Revere's unmatched talent.
The pot also notably features Revere’s stamped maker’s mark and the original scratch weight of 40.1 troy ounces on the bottom of the pot. The average silver object made by the famed American would have weighed approximately five troy ounces, and his grand serving spoons averaged approximately two ounces each—making this coffee pot one of Revere's most magnificent and monumental masterpieces.
Within the central cartouche, the monogram "MSS" appears, belonging to the prominent Dr. Micajah Sawyer (1737-1815). A distinguished Harvard graduate, Sawyer was well-known as the "celebrated physician of Newburyport." Such an extraordinary object would have been a precious family heirloom, and this coffee pot remained in the Sawyer family until 1980, when it was sold to another American private collection, where it has remained until now. It was also prominently displayed at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts for more than 30 years, from the 1980s until 2014.
Born in 1734 to a Huguenot silversmith, Paul Revere's patriotism and his contribution to the American decorative arts are of inestimable value. He was immortalized in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere, which tells of how he heroically rode through the countryside warning of the approaching British troops at the beginning of the American Revolution. This legendary event, along with his extraordinary work as a silversmith, has ensured a timeless legacy for Revere.
In 1768, on the eve of the American Revolution, Revere crafted the “Sons of Liberty Bowl,” now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Both before and after serving his country during the Revolution, Revere was at the forefront of American silver, producing elegant bowls, sauceboats and creamers. By far, his most important works are coffee pots, of which only 15 are listed in his records books, making this coffee pot the ultimate piece of Revere's legacy.
Maker's mark "Revere" stamped near the top of the handle
12 1/4" high x 10" wide x 5" deep
42 ounces
Provenance:
Micajah and Sibyl Sawyer, Newburyport
Descended in the family until sold
Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, April 30—May 3, 1980, lot 184
Private Collection, United States
M.S. Rau, New Orleans
Literature:
Patricia E. Kane, Colonial Massachusetts...
Category
18th Century American Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$1,285,000
21st Century Georgian Style Sterling Silver Coffee and Tea Set, Italy, 2006
Located in Cagliari, IT
An elegant Georgian style tea and coffee set in hand chiseled sterling silver by the Italian silversmith Argenteria Auge.
Composed of 4 objects: one teapot, one coffee pot, one suga...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Georgian Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Repoussé Sterling Silver Pedestal Bowl Fruit and Flower Motif
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This exquisite early 20th century Loring Andrews sterling silver footed bowl features hand chased repoussé decoration consisting of multiple flowers, strawberries and grape clusters ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Christofle Siver and Crystal Salt and Pepper Shaker
By Christofle
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A stylish duo of Christofle Art Deco style salt and pepper shakers, with fluted crystal barrels and silver sterling screw-on lids. Dating from around th...
Category
20th Century French Sterling Silver
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
William IV Period Silver Gilt Charger Dish by Robert Garrard II with Provenance
Located in London, GB
A Massive Silver Gilt Sideboard Dish
By Robert Garrard II
A splendid circular sideboard dish with a broad border, finely repoussé and chased in high relief with an intricate array o...
Category
19th Century English Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Vermeil
Acorn by Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Flatware Service 6 Dinner Set 48 Pieces
By Georg Jensen
Located in Big Bend, WI
Gorgeous sterling silver stuns in this rich pattern that features a natural theme reminiscent of old world grace. A classic design yet with an understated touch, this pattern focuses...
Category
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
English Sterling Silver Crystal Decanter
Located in New York, NY
An English sterling silver and crystal spirits decanter, circa 20th century, England. A beautiful cut crystal spirits decanter with silver mount and c...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Sterling Silver
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Antique French Solid Silver Basket / Centrepiece / Bowl Paris c. 1890
Located in London, GB
An impressive Antique French Silver Centrepiece Bowl in a ornate Rococo style design standing on 4 shaped feet. This unusual Silver Basket has a hinged asymmetrical handle. The Rococ...
Category
19th Century French Rococo Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
A Damascene Silver and Copper Hanukkah Lamp, Syria 1910
Located in New York, NY
A Stunning Damascene Silver and Copper Hanukkah Lamp from Syria, circa 1910.
Historically this lamp was made in the late Ottoman period, when Syria was part of the Ottoman Empire. ...
Category
1910s Syrian Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Copper
Old Master by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set For 8 Service 48 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Old Master brings together the finest in traditional Early Victorian design motifs with skillful artistry. The crown of leaves, the center rosette, scrollwork, flutes and the violin-...
Category
Mid-20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
9 PC, Sterling Silver "Orchid" Tea and Coffee Service by International C. 1930
Located in Atlanta, GA
This distinguished nine-piece tea and coffee service, crafted by the International Silver Company, epitomizes the height of American silver artistry from the early 20th century. Desi...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Noailles by Puiforcat French 950 Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 231 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Noailles by Puiforcat French sterling silver dinner size flatware set, 231 pieces. This set includes:
36 dinner size knives, pistol grip, 10 1/4",
36 dinner size forks, 8",
18 sa...
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Tiffany Retro Deco Sterling Silver Salt & Pepper Shakers
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Retro Deco sterling silver salt and pepper shakers. Each: Short and faceted pillar. Top pierced and bottom has threaded cover for filling. Post-1967 Italian marks including m...
Category
Late 20th Century North American Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique 1782 Sterling Silver Locking Tea Caddy
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Georgian English sterling silver locking tea caddy; an addition to our silver teaware collection.
This exceptional antique George III sterling silver locking tea caddy has an oval, serpentine shaped form.
The body of this Georgian silver tea caddy...
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18th Century English George III Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Garrard Sterling Silver Flatware, circa 1910
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine extensive set of silverware consisting of 114 pieces made by Garrard & Co. Set is in its original wooden case. Each utensil includes a stamp of provenance. Made in London, c. ...
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1910s British Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Flemish by Tiffany and Co Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 36 Pieces Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Tiffany's Flemish pattern was designed in 1911 and is a modification of the English Trifid End pattern of the eighteenth century. A gracefully simple d...
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Lided Powder Jars Collection of Five
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Measurements are as follows from left to right and center piece being last in measurements. Sterling silver lided cut glass jars.
4.5 x 4 , 3.5...
Category
Late 19th Century American Other Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$1,996 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Antique English Sterling Silver Card Case Mappin & Webb 1904
Located in London, GB
This is a stylish antique Edwardian sterling silver card case with hallmarks for Birmingham 1904 and the makers mark of the renowned silversmiths Deakin & Francis Ltd, in the origina...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Sterling Silver Collectible Novelty Pincushion Modelled As A Hedgehog
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1902 by Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. This adorable Antique, Edwardian, Sterling Silver Hedgehog Pincushion is rare and collectible, with the silver overlayin...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver and glass Owl Claret Jug decanter
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Claret jug representing an owl in green glass and sterling silver
925 silver hallmark
Height: 27 cm
Category
1970s Spanish Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Italian Solid Silver Tray by Greggio, Padova c.1960
By Greggio
Located in Bath, GB
A large, smart and elegant tray, a simple Art Deco style with linear detail to the border. Made from solid (800/1000) silver fully marked for the maker, Greggio of Padova "29PD" and...
Category
1960s Italian Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
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
$4,100 / set
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
$2,663 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Arts & Crafts Tabernacle with Solid Silver Mary & Archangel Gabriel Panels, 1910
Located in Lisse, NL
Religious artefact with stunning embossed and inlaid silver plaques.
Antique tabernacles are a rare find, so when we got the chance to purchase thi...
Category
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Large Silver Basting Spoon
Located in Folkestone, GB
Large silver basting or serving spoon, London 1901 by Charles & Richard Comyns. In Excellent condition with almost no sign of ware or damage. Engraved with a fascinating crest of a simple raised hand with open palm...
Category
Early 1900s English Georgian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Colen Hewer Cheshire Sterling Silver Cigarette Case
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Colen Hewer Cheshire sterling silver cigarette case.
Category
Early 20th Century British Sterling Silver
Strasbourg by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 67 pcs Dinner
By Gorham
Located in Big Bend, WI
Flowing scrollwork follows the gently curved handles of this magnificent pattern inspired by the rococo style of design favoring shell-like curves prevailing in 18th Century France. ...
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Modernist Sterling Silver Salt & Pepper Pots By George E Grant London 1971
Located in Norwich, GB
An Elizabeth II Modernist sterling silver salt and pepper pot set by George Edward Grant - London 1971. Fully hallmarked.
These superb pots are of cylindrical form with textured ban...
Category
1970s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Picture Frame Silver Enamel Red French Empire Napoleon III style Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
External rectangular oval photo frame in gilded 925/1000 silver with translucent fired enamel on guilloche and French Empire Napoleon III style ornaments. External measurements cm. 1...
Category
1970s Italian Napoleon III Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
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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