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Sterling Silver For Sale
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Acorn Pattern Serving Spoon Denmark circa 1915-1919
By Georg Jensen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A sterling silver serving spoon in the Classic Acorn pattern.
Designed by Johan Rodhe for Jensen and introduced in 1915, the Acorn pattern is iconic of the European Arts & Crafts ...
Category
Early 20th Century Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Swan Centerpiece
By Braganti
Located in Milan, IT
This magnificent piece will enhance the look of any room it is placed in, thanks to its exquisite craftsmanship and the detailed decorations that run throughout its external surface....
Category
2010s Italian Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
$11,385 / item
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
Tiffany & Co. Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Footed Serving Tray
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Victorian sterling silver footed serving tray or plate
By Tiffany & Co. (signed to the underside)
USA, Circa Late 19th Century
Measures: 9"W x 9"D x 0.88"H.
Ve...
Category
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Gorham 'Narragansett' Gold Washed Sterling Shell Dish & Figural Crab Spoon
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Gorham 'Narragansett' Gold Washed Sterling Shell Dish & Figural Crab Spoon
USA, circa 1890s
A rare find, two piece set in one of scarcest patter...
Category
Late 19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$1,760 Sale Price
20% Off
Turtle Sterling Silver Box
Located in Milan, IT
Elaborate workmanship imbues this ornate box shaped like a turtle with indelible character. Entirely handcrafted from sterling silver by Florentine artisan silversmith house Fratelli...
Category
2010s Italian Other Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$3,669 / item
Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Leaf-Form Bonbon Dish By Gorham
Located in New York, NY
Art Nouveau pattern, sterling silver, leaf-form bonbon dish, Gorham Manufacturing Co., Providence, Rhode Island, year-hallmarked for 1933. A photo of one of these dishes appears in t...
Category
1930s American Art Nouveau Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique English Sterling Silver 6-Piece Tea /Coffee Service /Goldsmiths London
Located in Tarry Town, NY
This exceptional 6-piece sterling silver tea and coffee service by the renowned Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company of 112 Regent Street, London, showcases the fine artistry and crafts...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
A rare Mario Buccellati highly detailed Spaniel dog sculpture, 800 Silver
Located in View Park, CA
An extremely rare vintage solid silver dog sculpture by Mario Buccellati, Italy mid 20th century. This stunning cocker spaniel objet measures approximately six inches long and weighs approximately 12.44 ounces or 353 grams. The sculpture is signed M. Buccellati 800...
Category
20th Century Italian Other Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Handbag powder compact enamel sterling silver black and red Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Handbag powder compact in 925/1000 sterling silver with black and red fired enamel. Spring button opening. Ground mirror and mesh inside. Small, barely visible crack in the red ename...
Category
1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
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
Silver and Glass Swan Form Salts
Located in Riverdale, NY
Set of 3 swan form salts from the early half of the 20th Century. One large master salt with 2 smaller salts with crystal bases and 835 grade pierced silver wings decorated with rose...
Category
1940s German Rococo Revival Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Cut Glass
$1,295 / set
Antique Sterling Silver Silver Sugar Shaker Muffineer Elkington & Co London 1912
Located in Portland, OR
A large & fine antique sterling silver sugar, shaker or muffineer, by Elkington & Co, London, 1912.
This very elegant antique cylindrical silver sugar sifter is by one of England's m...
Category
1910s English Edwardian Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th C. Kirk & Son "Repoussé" 117-Piece Sterling Silver Flat Service, 111.8 Oz
By Kirk & Son
Located in Germantown, MD
A S. Kirk & Son, Sterling Silver Repousse set of flatware. 117 gorgeous pieces. Hand chased and hand decorated by prominent American silversmith Samuel Kirk who introduced the Repou...
Category
19th Century American Empire Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique French 950 Silver Gilt Enamel Chalice by Placide Poussielgue-Rusand
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique 19th century French solid .950 silver, gilt silver and enamel chalice. Marked in two places with French Minerva high grade silver hallmark ( ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Georg Jensen Annual Spoons Gilt Sterling Silver with Enamel, Set of 10
By Georg Jensen
Located in Bochum, NRW
Annual spoons 1980-1989 in original box, designed by Annelise Björner, edited by Georg Jensen.
Annual spoons series began in 1971. Each spoon is crafted in sterling silver, then gold...
Category
1980s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Exceptional French 950 Silver Gilt And Enamel Signed Chalice Ciborium Cup
Located in Long Island City, NY
FRENCH .950 SILVER-GILT AND ENAMEL CIBORIUM
Maker's mark rubbed. Underside marked for Bennard, Rue Ferou, Paris. Enameled depictions of Christ, the Virgin Mary and St. Francis on th...
Category
19th Century French Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Victorian Neoclassical-Style Sterling Silver Corinthian Column Candlesticks
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful pair of Victorian Period, neoclassical-style, sterling silver Corinthian column candlesticks, made in the city of Sheffield, England, year-hallmarked for 1898, Hawksworth, ...
Category
1890s English Neoclassical Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
handbag powder compact ienamel sterling silver gold and cabochon ruby Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Oval-section handbag powder compact in 925/1000 sterling silver with black fired enamel. Opening with 18-karat gold bezel with round cabochon ruby, diameter 4 mm. Ground mirror sligh...
Category
1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Antique International Sterling Silver Mounted Cut Glass Plate
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Neoclassical style cake plate or serving dish.
In sterling silver and cut glass.
By the International Silver Company. Stylistically similar to International's 'Wedgwood' pat...
Category
20th Century American Neoclassical Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Signed, Boxed Asprey & Garrard Sterling Silver Salt & Pepper Shakers
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine pair of signed English silver salt and pepper shakers.
By Asprey & Garrard.
In sterling silver.
Each in a Queen Anne pear form with 3 cabriole feet.
Fully hallmarked to th...
Category
1980s British Georgian Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Cigar Box with Fine Fine Miniature Alphons Mucha's "Amethyst" Poster Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular rounded cigar box with vertical opening in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fine miniature hand-painted in tempera on vegetable iv...
Category
1970s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Lot of Two Imperial Russian Silver Vodka Cups
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Lot of Two Imperial Russian Silver Vodka Cups
Silver vodka cup, tapered cylindrical body with flared lip
finely engraved with typical alt...
Category
Late 19th Century Russian Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Partially Silvered Sea Shell Lister's Conch
Located in New York, NY
Lister's conch partially silvered shell 5". Creel and Gow has been working with the same atelier in Rome, Italy for over 20 years to make our signature silvered shells. Our workshop ...
Category
2010s Italian Victorian Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$300 / item
S. Kirk & Son & Co Sterling Silver Repousse Spice Box Besamim from 1903-1924
Located in New York, NY
S. Kirk & Son & Co. sterling silver besamim spice box in repousse pattern, adorned with floral and natural motifs, made between 1903 and 1924. It mea...
Category
Early 20th Century American Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Ballpoint Pen Modern Contemporary Style Blue Enamel Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Ballpoint Pen cylindrical for large Desk.
Ballpoint Pen in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated 24carats.
Ballpoint Pen with translucent fired enamels on guilloché Modern Contemporar...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold Plate
Table box with mechanical musical movement by Swiss company Reuge S.A Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Large oval table box with mechanical musical movement by the Swiss company Reuge S.A. in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamels on guilloché and on fine ...
Category
1960s Italian Napoleon III Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Elsa Peretti for Tiffany Sterling Silver Baby Utensils
Located in New York, NY
Elsa Peretti for Tiffany Sterling Silver Baby Utensils. Twentieth century sterling Padova pattern baby fork and feeding spoon stamped Tiffany & Co Peretti 1984. Italy, 1984
Dimensio...
Category
20th Century Italian 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
Exceptional Silver Cigar Box/Smoking Compendium by Mappin & Webb
Located in Bath, GB
A truly exceptional Art Deco Gentleman's smoking compendium, beautiful quality by the highly sought-after silversmith, Mappin & Webb.
This impressive piece stands on four original...
Category
1920s British Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$8,726 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 19th-Century Spanish Silver Mounted Atril by Joseph Espejo of Cordoba
Located in Victoria, BC
An extraordinary example of early 19th-century Spanish silver craftsmanship, this sumptuously decorated atril (Bible/book stand) is attributed to the renowned silversmith Joseph Espe...
Category
Early 1800s Spanish Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Victorian Style Sterling Silver Grape Shears
Located in New York, NY
Pair of sterling silver, Victorian style grape shears, Sheffield, England, 1938. "Fox and Grapes" motif on each handle. One of the cutting "blades" has ...
Category
1930s English Victorian Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
20th Century English Sterling Silver Four Piece Tea & Coffee Service
By Spencer & Perkins
Located in Tarry Town, NY
This exceptional 4-piece sterling silver tea and coffee service by the renowned Ewart & Perkins, Sheffield Company, London, showcases the fine artistry and craftsmanship of mid 20th-...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
English Novelty Dog Kennel Sterling Silver and Enamel Vesta Case
By George Heath
Located in Newark, England
Enamelled Jack Russel - approximately 47 grams Weight
From our Silver collection, we are delighted to offer this Dog Kennel Silver and Enamel Vesta Case. The Silver and Enamel Vesta...
Category
Late 19th Century British High Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Pair of Sterling Silver Peacock Dishes
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This exquisite pair of sterling silver peacocks merges decorative artistry with functional design. Each peacock is finely crafted with intricate feather detailing, graceful lines, an...
Category
1890s American Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$1,900 / set
Gustave Odiot Paris Sterling Silver Bowl, circa 1880
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is a turn of the 19th Century sterling silver decorative bowl designed and crafted by silversmith Odiot, Paris. The piece was crafted in France circa 1880. The rounded shape resting on a floral pedestal has an "HD" monogram engraved on the side. The piece boasts lovely raised detailed handles with acanthus leaf decor. The same acanthus leaves also adorn the rim of the bowl. The inside is vermeil (sterling silver covered with 18 Karats gold). The piece is signed on the underside Odiot - Paris with company legal hallmarks and Minerva legal stamp for French sterling silver.
The bowl is in good condition, with a tiny bump on the side. Check the close-up with a black arrow.
Dimensions: 8.25 in wide (21 cm) x 5.50 in deep (14 cm) x 4.50 in high (11.5 cm) - The bowl diameter is 5.5 in (14 cm).
Maison Odiot was founded in 1690, during the reign of Louis XIV, by Jean-Baptiste Gaspard Odiot, a skilled silversmith.
Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte gave Jean-Baptiste Claude, grandson of Jean-Baptiste Gaspard, many prestigious commissions for himself and his families, such as the sacred scepter, the royal sword...
Category
1880s French Napoleon III Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold, Sterling Silver, Metal
Vintage Rare Silver Plated Roast Beef Trolley Mid 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a magnificent and rare, Kaymet silver plated serving trolley with revolving dome, dating from the mid 20th Century.
It is one of the most desirable models that they made, with the revolving dome which makes it very easy to use.
This stunning trolley is suitable for serving cooked meats such as roast
beef, lamb and turkey.
It features a vented silver plated locking retractable revolving dome which opens to a detachable well and water tank over a pair of spirit burners.
The water tank has two recesses for containers for gravy or vegetables, as well as a wooden carving board. It has a vented screw knob for filling the
tank with water and for vapour or steam to escape.
The sides are fitted with silver plated handles, a detachable plate holder, and a rectangular wooden utensil...
Category
1950s English Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Silver Plate
Tiffany & Co. Mid-Century Sterling Silver Mint Julep Cup or Mug
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine signed vintage silver mint julep cup.
In sterling silver.
By Tiffany & Co.
Fully marked to the base.
Simply a wonderful silve...
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
French antique sterling silver dessert flatware - 24 pieces - Louis XVI style
Located in GRENOBLE, FR
French antique sterling silver dessert flatware for 12 guests, 24 pieces composed of 12 dessert spoons and 12 dessert forks.
Fine, very elegant late 19th century production, high-end...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$3,136 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Cased Set Solid / Sterling Silver Crab Picks - 1930
Located in Bath, GB
A lovely set of solid silver crab or seafood picks each hallmarked for Birmingham 1930 together with the makers mark for the well renowned silversmith, William Suckling Ltd.
The set...
Category
1930s British Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Georgian Locking Sterling Silver Tea Caddy Henry Chawner London 1787
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique Georgian engraved sterling silver tea caddy, by Henry Chawner, London, 1787.
Of fluted oval form with bright-cut floral borders with ...
Category
1780s English George III Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Modern Art of Metalwork: Brohan-Museum V1 '1889-1939 (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This catalogue covers the Brohan Museum hollowware collection of silver, pewter, brass, copper, stainless steel, nickel, aluminium and metal alloys such as nickelsilver, from the late nineteenth century and the first part of the twentieth century up to 1939. Flatware was not included, since this is the subject of another publication. There is an excellent inventory of artists from Belgium...
Category
Early 20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Paper
Octopus Sterling Silver and Crystal Tureen
Located in Milan, IT
Original octopus tureen in crystal and silver, handmade by Florentine silversmiths, the Lisi Brothers. The hyper realistic centerpiece is transformed into a tureen by adding a detach...
Category
2010s Italian Sterling Silver
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
$15,180 / item
Tiffany & Company, George Paulding Farnham, A Rare, Lavish Silver Centerpiece
Located in Queens, NY
Tiffany & Company and George Paulding Farnham, A rare, lavish and monumental sterling silver centerpiece with original mirrored-glass sterling silver plateau, circa 1900.
Museum quality.
In the George III style, designed by Paulding Farnham for Tiffany and Co, New York.
Of palatial and monumental size.
Centerpiece: 15" high x 30" wide x 27" deep
Plateau: 3" high x 39" wide x 34" deep
In excellent condition, ready to place.
Of oval form, the everted rims formed of openwork scrolling classical foliage and bellflower swags, the tops applied with standing scrolling foliage with four silver caryatid female figures, the bases overlaid with acanthus and palmettes. The original, silver mirrored plateau...
Category
Early 20th Century American American Classical Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$788,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of Sterling Silver Petit Fours Cutlery, 19th Century
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
An ornate boxed set of silver cutlery for the serving of desserts or petits fours, comprising a three-pronged fork and a flat-edged spoon. Highly decorative, they date from the late ...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Aesthetic Movement Sterling Silver Calling/Business Card Case by George Unite
By George Unite
Located in New York, NY
Aesthetic Movement, sterling silver calling card/business card case in original, velvet lined leather box, London, year-hallmarked for 1860, George ...
Category
1860s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mario Buccellati, a Rare and Exceptional Italian Silver Goat
Located in Queens, NY
Mario Buccellati, a rare and exceptional Italian silver goat
circa 1940.
Made in Milan Italy.
Very fine quality and workmanship and very large in size.
Measures: 12" high x 14" w...
Category
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Dutch Silver Bread Basket, Voorschoten, 1927
Located in Delft, NL
Dutch silver bread basket, Voorschoten, 1927
An oval Dutch silver bread basket with openwork decor and pearl rims
The silversmith is Voorscho...
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Wild Rose by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 48 pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
The sweetest flower, the Wild Rose, is captured beautifully in this lovely Victorian design. The traditional fiddle-back handle can carry a monogram or be left to display its profusi...
Category
1940s Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Silver Cup, European Rococo Decorative Bowl Cup & Lid Sugar Bowl
Located in Wembley, GB
Antique silver cup or Decorative nu or fruit cup gilded inside with lid, pressed, cast and chased. Circular, curved feet with hinged. unstamped, tested with the scratch test, height ...
Category
1910s Swedish Rococo Revival Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver
$702 Sale Price
46% Off
Jean Puiforcat Art Deco Cutlery Flatware Nantes Plated 8 People 98 Pieces
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Art Deco Cutlery Flatware set "Nantes" made silver plated by Maison Puiforcat after on a model by Jean Puiforcat from the 1930s.
Set for 8 people including 98 pieces:
- 8 table f...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver Plate
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
Mappin & Webb Sterling Silver Footed Mustard Pot with Glass Liner, Circa 1929
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This beautiful ornate example of a mustard pot by famed Birmingham England silversmith Mappin and Webb was manufactured in 1929. The rim has a scolloped ribbon edge. It then bows out...
Category
Early 20th Century English Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique 1936 Edward Viner Sterling Silver Gravy Sauce Boats & Ladles Box Set
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique 1936 four piece Sheffield sterling silver gravy boat and sauce ladle set by Edward Viners Ltd. Includes two gravy / sauce boats with pad feet and scalloped rims, two ladles, ...
Category
1930s Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$440 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Set of 6 Louis XVI style sterling silver knives, 19th century
Located in GRENOBLE, FR
A fine set of 6 fruit knives, sterling silver blades, caps and collars, ebony handle. The caps and collars are very finely chiseled : cornucopia, leaves and roses.
The blades bear th...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Evening Bag with fire enamelled stripes in Art Deco style Salimbeni.
Located in Firenze, FI
Oval evening bag in 925/1000 sterling silver with fire enamelled stripes in Art Deco style. Measurement cm. 5.5 x 10 x 14.8, interior with ground mirror. Weight gr. 748. Created in 1...
Category
1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Edwardian Sterling Silver Chamberstick by Tiffany and Company
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian, sterling silver chamber stick, Tiffany and Company, New York, inventory marked for 1902-1903. Measures 4 inches high x 5 1/2 inches in diameter x 7 1/4 inches across from ...
Category
Early 1900s American Edwardian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
American Brilliant Cut Glass, Sterling & Turquoise Dresser Jar, by Whiting
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
American Brilliant Cut Glass, Sterling & Turquoise Dresser Jar, by Whiting
USA, circa 1900s, by Frank M. Whiting Silver Company
A beautiful American Brilliant Cut Glass Sterling Dresser Jar...
Category
Early 20th Century American Belle Époque Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Set of 8 Revere Silversmiths Sterling Silver Goblets 6.25" Pattern #228
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite set of eight sterling silver goblets, crafted by the renowned Revere Silversmith Company, exemplifies the elegance and refinement associated with early to mid-20th-cen...
Category
20th Century American Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$1,560 Sale Price / set
20% Off
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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