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Sterling Silver For Sale
A Silver Hanukkah Candelabra, Iraq Circa 1900
Located in New York, NY
This silver adjustable Hanukkah candelabra from Iraq circa 1900 is a unique and historically significant piece of Judaica. This type of menorah reflects both the religious practices...
Category
Early 1900s Iraqi Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
George III Period Antique Sterling Silver Lidded Tankard, Newcastle, 1772
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Newcastle in 1772 by David Crawford, this handsome, George III period, Antique sterling silver tankard, has a tucked in shape, and a domed top.
...
Category
1770s English George III Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Scottish Silver - Rare George III Sterling Silver Wax Jack - Edinburgh 1801
By McHattie & Fenwick
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Edinburgh in 1801 by McHattie & Fenwick, this handsome, George III, Antique Sterling Silver Wax Jack, is plain in style, with reed detailing. Th...
Category
Early 1800s Scottish George III Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Orchid by International Sterling Silver Flatware Dinner Service Set 120 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Orchid by International sterling silver flatware set - 120 pieces. This set includes:
12 dinner size knives, 9 1/2".
12 dinner size forks, 7 3/4".
12 knives, 8 3/4".
12 forks, 7 1/8...
Category
1930s Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
English Art Déco Wine Bottle Coat in Pure Silver England 1920s, Stamped
Located in Salzburg, AT
Rare wine bottle coat in silver from the Art Déco period, England 1920s.
Extremely dekroatives table decoration object.
The mantle can be opened and ...
Category
1920s British Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
George III Period Antique Sterling Silver Tankard, London 1781 William Cox III
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1781 by William Cox III, this handsome, George III period, Antique Sterling Silver Tankard, is baluster shaped ...
Category
1780s English George III Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Victorian Astro Hungarian Cut Glass Cake Dish on 800 Silver Stand Bowl Compote
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Highly decorated, this late 19th century silver stand holds a magnificent cut class cake plate. Both tall and elegant, each piece is an example of decorative design at its finest. Th...
Category
Late 19th Century Hungarian Late Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Candlelight by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 107 Pieces Huge
Located in Big Bend, WI
12 knives 9 1/8",
12 forks 7 1/4",
12 salad forks 6 1/2",
12 teaspoons 6",
12 cream soup spoons 6 3/8",
12 place soup spoons 6 3/4",
12 cocktail forks 5 5/8",
12 flat handle b...
Category
Mid-20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Grande Baroque by Wallace Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service Dinner 53 Pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
Styled in the lavish Baroque manner, this highly collectible pattern is our best seller. Introduced in 1941, it captures classic symbols of the Renaissance in the exquisitely carved ...
Category
20th Century Baroque Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Tiffany Japonesque Applied Hand-Hammered Sterling Silver Sake Pot
Located in New York, NY
Japonesque sterling silver sake pot. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, circa 1880. Globular with short and tapering diagonal spout and stationary bracket han...
Category
Late 19th Century American Japonisme Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Fountain pen, Ballpoint pen & Tray for Desk Set enamel Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular tray with rounded corners in 925/1000 sterling silver with hand-painted fired enamel like turquoise stone, cm. 9.5 x 18. For fountain pen (4577-5210) with 18 carat gold n...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Picture Frame Viennese Art Nouveau style Oval portrait Salimbeni
By Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Oval shaped external photo frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamels on guilloché and hand-painted floral miniatures. Viennese Art Nouveau style, s...
Category
1960s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Memory Lane by Lunt Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service 34 Pieces
By Lunt Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
This set includes:
Eight knives, 8 7/8".
Eight forks, 7 1/4".
Eight salad forks, 6 1/4".
Eight teaspoons, 5 7/8".
One serving spoon, 8 1/8".
One cold meat fork, 7 5/8".
Includes b...
Category
1940s Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Sterling Silver Presentation Car Model (1984)
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive cast sterling silver presentation car model on plinth; an addition to our diverse vintage silverware collection.
This exceptional and rare, vintage English cast sterling silver presentation ornament has been realistically modelled in the form of a 1910s era car* on a wooden plinth.
The impressive silver car model is embellished with details reproducing the fine definition of the vehicle's body work and fabric features.
The car is fitted with axles to the underside allowing the functional wheels to rotate.
This exceptional vintage silver detachable model surmounts the original oak wood plinth, accented with the original hallmarked vacant silver inscription plaque to the anterior chamfered face.
* Whilst the exact car model cannot be declared, the piece bears similarities to the style of a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost and ALFA 24 HP.
Condition
This vintage sterling silver car...
Category
1980s Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th Century Spanish Sterling Ecclesiastical Incense Burner & Stand
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th Century Spanish Sterling Ecclesiastical Incense Burner & Stand
Spain, Later 19th Century
Hallmarked
we are pleased to offer a rare and remarkable piece of religious artistry with this complete 19th century Spanish sterling Baroque style incense burner. Crafted with exquisite attention to detail, it embodies the elegance and spiritual significance of ecclesiastical treasures.
This incense burner consists of two pieces that come together harmoniously. The standing column with its arched support provides a regal and stable base for the removable two-part urn motif incense burner. The silver chain adds a touch of grace and functionality to the design, allowing for easy handling.
Ready to be placed and used, this incense burner is a testament to the enduring craftsmanship of Spanish silversmiths. It is hallmarked, attesting to its authenticity and quality. Unweighted and stable, it is both a decorative and functional piece, weighing approximately 7.2 ounces of silver.
The overall measurements of this incense burner are 10 inches in height and 5 inches in width, raised on a 3.5-inch diameter pedestal base. The removable silver incense burner urn measures 4 inches in height and 2 inches in diameter, providing ample space for the burning of sacred incense.
Embrace the beauty and spiritual significance of this Spanish sterling ecclesiastical incense burner & stand. Whether displayed as a cherished religious artifact or used in religious ceremonies, it serves as a symbol of devotion and reverence.
Don't miss this opportunity to own this rare and complete 19th century Spanish sterling incense...
Category
Late 19th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Cigar Box Cylindrical for table blue enamel on guilloche Salimbeni.
Located in Firenze, FI
Cylindrical table cigar box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamels on guilloché, with hinged lid. Modern contemporary style. Diameter cm. 5 height cm....
Category
1990s Italian Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Gorham Sterling Silver Paneled Rectangular Celery or Relish Tray, circa 1940s
By Gorham
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A sterling silver celery tray by Gorham, circa 1940s.
A rectangular paneled tray with a rolled, shaped rim, very heavy in weight.
Marked: Gorham Sterling...
Category
1940s American American Classical Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Sterling Silver Georgian Serving Card Tray Eighteenth Century Hallmark
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A superb Example of an early Georgian Eighteenth Century heavy gauge Sterling Silver Card Tray of outstanding quality and condition for such ...
Category
Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
George V Sterling Silver Gallery Inkstand
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver gallery inkstand; an addition to our ornamental office silverware collection
This exceptional antique George V sterling silver gallery inkstand has a rectangular form.
This inkstand is fitted with a hallmarked gallery, embellished with impressive panels of pierced angular diaper pattern decoration.
The body of the sterling silver inkstand is ornamented with a gadroon decorated border to the rim.
The internal frame of the Stand is divided into different sized compartments by pierced decorated dividers reflecting the same design to that of the body.
The original hallmarked base has a sliding action which allows it to be removed for cleaning purposes.
This antique sterling silver inkstand is supported by four impressive claw and ball feet.
The two smaller internal compartments retain the original square glass ink bottles with chamfered edges.
The ink bottles retain the original plain hallmarked silver cylindrical mounts fitted with hinged hallmarked covers.
The flared rim of each circular cover is encircled with a gadroon style decorated border.
Condition
This antique inkstand...
Category
20th Century English Other Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Tetard - Two French Antique Louis XVI 5-Candle 950 Sterling Silver Candelabra
Located in Wilmington, DE
Direct from private chateau near Paris, a truly magnificent pair of original 950 sterling silver Louis XVI 5-candle candelabra by one of France's premier silversmiths "Tetard Frères"...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Scroll by Georg Jensen Danish Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 45 Pieces
By Georg Jensen
Located in Big Bend, WI
Scroll is a scarce, hand hammered heavy weight pattern designed by Johan Rohde in 1927.
Johan Rohde is known for his innovative and unique style. While his patterns are elegant an...
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
12 Japanese Sterling Ice Tea Spoons
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is a complete set of twelve ice tea / mint julep spoons. Each set of six come in the original case. The case has hinges on the side and...
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Tjorn by Dansk Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 35 Pieces Modern
By Dansk
Located in Big Bend, WI
The innovative and highly desirable flatware pattern "Tjorn" by Dansk was designed by Danish artist and designer Jens Quistgaard in 1959. It features striking Scandinavian modern design with specially designed blades and handles on the knives are turned 90 degrees. Dansk began operations in 1954 with Quistgaard as founding designer. His designs can be found in museums all over the world.
Mi-Century Modern "Tjorn" by Dansk Sterling silver Flatware...
Category
Mid-20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georgian Rose by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Dinner 8 Flatware Set 55 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Georgian Rose by Reed & Barton sterling silver dinner size flatware set - 55 pieces. This set includes:
Eight dinner size knives, 9 5/8".
Eight dinner size forks, 7 3/4".
Eight sala...
Category
1940s Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Rare Tiffany Chrysanthemum Bouillon Bowls & Original Lenox Inserts
Located in New York, NY
Set of 6 Chrysanthemum sterling silver bouillon bowl holders. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1910. Each: Curved and open sides comprising joined stem flowers. Flower-capped lo...
Category
Early 20th Century American Aesthetic Movement Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Acanthus by Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 33 Pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
Acanthus by Georg Jensen sterling silver flatware set, 33 pieces. This set includes:
Eight dinner knives, long handle, 9",
eight dinner forks, 7 1/8",
eight luncheon/dessert fork...
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Rare Gustavian silver cup by Johan Stras from Stockholm, Sweden dated 1792
Located in Knivsta, SE
Rare Gustavian silver cup by Johan Stras from Stockholm, Sweden dated 1792. Johan Stras Johan Stras was an active master silversmith during the years 1777-1796. This cup was made 17...
Category
1790s Swedish Gustavian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
A Fantastic Silver Snuff Box, Jerusalem late 19th Century. Hebrew judaica
Located in New York, NY
A beautifully engraved silver snuff box from Jerusalem from the late 19th century is finely crafted and is a piece that reflects the rich cultural heritage and craftsmanship of the r...
Category
Late 19th Century Israeli Rococo Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Silver Serving Spoon Antique Pair of Decorative Sterling Silver Gilded Spoon
Located in Wembley, GB
Antique valuable sterling silver serving spoons Decorative tableware pressed, cast and chased, gold gilding on the inside. Oval, domed body on short,...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver
An Italian silver shell form centerpiece by Buccellati, 20th century
By Buccellati
Located in View Park, CA
A sea shell centerpiece made of solid heavy gauge sterling silver and with conch shell feet by Buccellati, Italy 20th century. This rare neoclassical piece is rife with elegance and...
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Victorian Antique Sterling Silver Biscuit Box - London 1898 William Hutton
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1898 by William Hutton & Sons, this handsome, Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver Biscuit Box, stands on four ball feet, and feat...
Category
1890s English Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Silver Pitcher, GLASS CLARET JUG Decorative Crystal Flask Silver Itay
Located in Wembley, GB
Antique Italian Silver Pitcher, GLASS CLARET JUG Decorative Crystal Flask Silver plated Head 1880s with a bird & human mask mounted scroll handle, the body with etched leaves decorat...
Category
1880s Italian Art Deco Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Crystal, Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Akkeleje Silverware Set for 12
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
A very early and extensive Georg Jensen silverware service in the Akkeleje pattern, design #77 by Georg Jensen from 1918. Its unusual to find a large...
Category
1920s Danish Art Nouveau Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Art Deco Candelabras
Located in Brooklyn, NY
We are thrilled to offer you this pair of sterling silver candelabras. A unique twist on the conventional style candelabras, this pair is sure to raise eyebrows! Two candelabras each...
Category
1940s American Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Henry Chawner Georgian Sterling Silver Ladies Inkstand
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Georgian English sterling silver and glass ladies inkstand; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection
This exceptional antique George III sterling silver desk Standish has a navette shaped form onto four bracket feet.
This inkstand is encompassed with an applied thread decorated border, in addition to the contemporary engraved initials 'WW'.
The rim of the body of the sterling silver inkstand is ornamented with a paralleling applied reed decorated border.
The internal wirework style frame of the stand is divided into three rounded supports.
Each internal compartment retains the original rounded glass bottles with cut glass ornamentation in addition to impressive scalloped bases.
The ink, pen/quill and pounce bottles retain the original plain silver cylindrical mounts fitted with push fit hallmarked covers.
The rim of each circular cover is encircled with applied moulded borders and bears the corresponding functional pierced decorated holes.
This large silver ink Standish was crafted by the renowned London silversmiths Henry Chawner.
Such original ladies examples, in perfect condition, are becoming increasingly difficult to locate.
Condition
This antique inkstand...
Category
1780s English George III Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Pair of Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Salt & Pepper Shaker
Located in Sheffield, MA
Faneuil by Tiffany & Co. sterling silver salt shaker and pepper mill set. Simple elegance,
Salt shaker 1.5" D x 2.25" H.
OFFERING FREE SHIPPING TO CONTINENTAL US. PLEASE JUST ASK FO...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Fontana by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 8 Set 40 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Fontana by Towle sterling silver flatware set - 40 pieces. This set includes:
Eight knives, 9"
Eight forks, 7 1/4"
Eight salad forks, 6 1/2"
Eight te...
Category
1950s Unknown Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Dancing Surf by Kirk Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 65 pieces
By Kirk-Stieff
Located in Big Bend, WI
Dancing Surf by Kirk sterling silver Flatware set, 65 pieces. This set includes:
12 Knives, 9"
12 Forks, 7 1/4"
12 Salad Forks, 6 5/8"
12 Teaspoons, 6"
12 Place Soup Spoons, 6 5/8"
...
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Silver Rococo Style Sugar Bowl, Decorative Objects Gold Gilding Inside
Located in Wembley, GB
Antique valuable silver box or Decorative sugar bowl with lid pressed, cast and chased, gold gilding on the inside. Oval, domed body on short, curved feet with hinged, vaulted lid. A...
Category
Late 19th Century German Rococo Revival Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver
Chinese Export Silver Goblet
Located in London, GB
A rare Chinese Export Silver Goblet depicting the story of the Three Kingdoms. The goblet embossed and chased with characters of army of General Dian Wei (典韦) and General Lü Bu (吕布)....
Category
1870s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Normandie by Northumbria Canada Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 59 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Superb dinner and luncheon Normandie by Northumbria Canada rose motif sterling silver flatware set 59 pieces. This set includes:
Six dinner size knives, 9 7/8"
Six dinner size forks...
Category
1930s American Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
AntiqueFrench Silver Miniature Sedan Chair 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a charming antique French 800 silver miniature sedan chair, Circa 1870 in date.
The sedan chair beautifully detailed, the door opens to ...
Category
1870s French Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Blossom Cruet Set
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
A rare Georg Jensen Blossom cruet set, design #2A, accompanied by an enameled large salt cellar, #180, also by Georg Jensen. The set includes an elegant small square Blossom tray, de...
Category
1910s Danish Art Nouveau Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Burgundy by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 113 Pcs, Huge
Located in Big Bend, WI
12 knives, 9 1/4",
12 forks, 7 1/8",
12 salad forks, 6 1/2",
12 teaspoons, 6",
12 cream soup spoons, 6 3/8",
12 flat handle butter spreaders, 5 7/8",
12 cocktail forks, 5 1/2",...
Category
Mid-20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Blossom Pattern Sterling Pieces
By Georg Jensen
Located in Riverdale, NY
Set of 3 Georg Jensen handmade sterling serving pieces with early hallmarks in the Blossom pattern. A pair of master salt spoons and candy server. 1940's ...
Category
1940s Danish Art Nouveau Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Big Oval Jewel Box Baroque Style, with Miniature Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Jewel box Baroque style, in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated.
Jewel Box has fine hand engravings around fired enameled spaces with lapis lazuli type painting.
Jewel Box Baroqu...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Baroque Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Strasbourg by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 48 Service 304 Pcs Huge
Located in Big Bend, WI
Strasbourg by Gorham sterling silver flatware set of 304 pieces. This large set includes:
48 knives, 8 7/8",
48 forks, 7 1/8",
48 salad forks, 6 3/8",
48 teaspoons, 5 7/8",
48 c...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Silver Epergne
Located in London, GB
Fine quality antique silver épergne centrepiece in a design reminiscent of silverware made around 1750. The stepped body has a cast apron panels...
Category
1910s English Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
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
19th Century German Silver Ecclesiastical Figure of Sankt Peter
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique loth silver ecclesiastical figure of Sankt Peter, holding a book and keys standing 6.75" high, Hallmarked with a blank elliptical mark, "N" (Nurnberg?), topiary style mark...
Category
19th Century German Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Antique Pair of Small Silver Peacock Stand, Decoration Object for Home Décor
Located in Wembley, GB
A Pair of Artistically created birds for table decor, small silver-plated peacocks - ideal for a coffee table or bookends. These figures are Classic Hollywood Regency! They are each ...
Category
1940s Danish Hollywood Regency Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Rooster Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This sterling silver heavy hollow body rooster figure is signed 925 on the base and is in fine condition.
Beautifully made and proportioned well. Great patina.
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Hawkes Crystal and Sterling Vase
Located in Brooklyn, NY
We are proud to offer this sterling and crystal vase by the Hawkes Glass Company of Corning, NY.
Based in Corning, NY, T.G. Hawkes & Co. (circa 1880-1959) was established by Thomas ...
Category
1910s American Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Cartier Sterling Silver Sugar Shaker/ Muffineer Paul Revere Reproduction
By Paul Revere, Cartier
Located in New York, NY
Cartier sterling silver sugar shaker or muffineer from the 20th century. As marked on the base, it is a reproduction of a design by Paul Revere. It measures 7 1/3'' in height by 2 1/...
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique Anglo-Indian Sterling Silver Beaker, circa 1890
Located in Bath, GB
A late 19th century Anglo-Indian sterling silver beaker beautifully decorated with scroll and floral motifs.
Unmarked (but tests as sterling), I would suspect this example to have...
Category
1890s Indian Late Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Rare Frank Gardner Hale Sterling and Enamel Box
By Hale
Located in Riverdale, NY
Rare Arts & Crafts silver and Limoges enamel box by Bostonian Arts and Crafts Metalsmith and Jeweler, Frank Gardner Hale. The hand enameled plaque depicti...
Category
1910s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Rope Rim Butter Pats, a Set of Seven, circa 1940s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A set of seven, sterling silver butter pats, circa 1940s.
Marked Sterling, with a running rope bordered rim. Each pat is faintly initialed with a G.
The pats can also be used to hold a tea bag...
Category
1940s American American Classical Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
A RARE SILVER SHMIROT KIDDUSH CUP. Galician, c. 1850.
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
A RARE SILVER SHMIROT KIDDUSH CUP. Galician, c. 1850.
Among some Hassidic courts, it was a practice for the Rabbi to give a blessed silver coin to his Hassidim as an amulet. Such protection might be given for all manner of life events, from healing from an illness to success in travel and the amulet was carried on the body of the recipient. This custom was particularly popular among the Ryzhiner Hassidim and these coins were called "Shmirot". To such coins were attributed extraordinary power and value and they were treasured with great care and love.
this cup is marked with polish loth 12 mark which indicate silver content of 75%.
Size :
Height 2.3 inch / 6 cm
Width : 2 inch / 5 cm
After the specific event for which they had originally be given, such a coin or coins were used in the making of other objects, which maintained the special aura of the Rabbi. Such a coin would be melted in other silver with the amuletic valued being spread evenly to all the silver. Then a ritual object would be fashioned by a silversmith and the special nature of the item would be inscribed on it, indicating in one of several ways that this object had been made from "Shmirot". this objects include Kiddish cups, a Havdalah tray, a Shabbat salt holder, a Chanukkah Menorah, a Torah crown etc.
This object is a Kiddish cup fashioned from such silver. On this cup, the inscription indicating Shmirot is found in the abbreviation of the words "made from shmirot k (kodesh)' " (This is the cup of Shmirot). Such cups were used for blessing the wine so that each use renewed the power of protection granted by the Rabbi. This cup was used for the blessing over wine on Shabbat and holidays. Inscription:
the other iconography on the cup is of a lion that represent Through the tribe of Judah, the lion symbol came to represent the blessing, majesty, and even divine protection of the Jews. The lion symbol continued to be used even after the destruction of Jerusalem, the capital of Judah's nation,
and a unicorn or a re'em, also reëm (Hebrew: רְאֵם), is an animal mentioned nine times in the Hebrew Bible It has been translated as "unicorn" in the Latin Vulgate, King James Version, and in some Christian Bible translations as "oryx" (which was accepted as the referent in Modern Hebrew),[citation needed] "wild ox", "wild bull", "buffalo" or "rhinoceros". Rabbi Natan Slifkin has argued that the re'em was an aurochs, as has Isaac Asimov...
Category
1850s Antique 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.