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Sterling Silver For Sale
Style: Art Nouveau
Style: Edwardian
Art Nouveau Silver Koffee And Tea Set With Samowar, Klinkosch Vienna, 1900
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent, complete silver coffee and tea set consisting of 8 pieces, pear-shaped pots, walls richly decorated with floral Art Nouveau motifs - leafy tendrils with berries and flower...
Category
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Antique English Silver "Piano" Jewelry Box
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
For music lovers.
A very unusual English silver jewelery box shaped like a grand piano.
The "keyboard", covered in beige velvet, is equipped with rings. The main body of the piano, a...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Large Antique Sterling Silver Edwardian Serving Tray with Stylized Rope Border
By Henry Atkin
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This very large and substantial antique serving tray was made by the Atkins Bros. silversmiths of England and dates to approximately 1900 and done in the period Edwardian style. The ...
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Unger Bros. Sterling Silver Bib Holder
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique child's bib holder.
In sterling silver.
By Unger Bros. of Newark, NJ.
Comprised of 2 ornate spring-loaded clips connected by a fine silver link chain.
Simply a won...
Category
20th Century American Edwardian Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Art Nouveau Vase
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is a sterling silver Art Nouveau overlay vase in a teal color. The silver Art Nouveau design is wraps around the entire vase with swirls, flowers and leaves — all moti...
Category
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique sterling silver pig pincushion, Edwardian
Located in NEWARK, GB
A wonderful large and chunky antique sterling silver pig pincushion.
Well detailed this robust chap is a good size with defined features.
Hailing from the Edwardian era and fully h...
Category
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Edwardian Scottish Silver Presentation Key For The Perry Bandstand 1905
By James Weir
Located in Norwich, GB
Excellent quality Edwardian solid sterling silver presentation key. Hallmarked in Glasgow in 1904/1905 by James Weir.
Engraved to both sides, one side reads: "To Mrs Perry from the ...
Category
Early 20th Century Scottish Edwardian Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Art Nouveau Silver Sugar Box, by Joaef B. Gedlitzka's Sons, Vienna Circa 1900
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Nouveau sugar bowl of oval, rounded form, standing on four rocaille feet, rocaille decoration in relief on the wall and hinged lid, sculpted...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Art Nouveau Cut Glass Carafe With Silver Mount, by Vincenz Carl Dub, Vienna 1900
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Nouveau carafe made of clear glass with a conical body on an oval base, cut meadow flower decoration rising from the lower rim, cut ground star,...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Early 20C Pair of Sterling Silver Columbia Weighted Candlesticks
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING a LOVELY Early 20C Pair of Sterling Silver Columbia Weighted Candlesticks.
Matching pair of 4.5 inch tall candleholders, with fluted baluster central column, on a circular base with repousse edges.
Made by the ‘Columbia’ Silver...
Category
Early 20th Century American Edwardian Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Teddy Bear Silver Pepperette by Henry Williamson, Birmingham, 1909
Located in London, GB
A highly collectable Edwardian silver novelty pepperette in the form of a seated teddy bear with full English silver hallmarks on base and on head for Birmingham 1909 by Henry Willia...
Category
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Large English Solid Sterling Silver Vase by Camelot Silver
Located in Ross, CA
Large solid sterling silver vase in excellent condition that serves as a dramatic entrance piece. The vase weighs 4 pounds 11.9 ounces or about 70 troy ounces. It was made in Sheffi...
Category
Early 2000s English Edwardian Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Sterling Silver Swan Pin Cushion by James Deakin and Sons, Chester 1913
Located in London, GB
An Edwardian novelty silver pin cushion realistically modelled as a miniature duck, complete with red velvet cushion and base. The hallmarks are beautif...
Category
1910s English Edwardian Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Edwardian Sterling Silver-Mounted Etched Honey Jar with Bumblebee Finial on Lid
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian Period, sterling silver-mounted etched honey jar with bumblebee finial on lid, Lebkuecher and Company, Newark, New Jersey, 1896-1909. Measures over...
Category
Early 1900s American Edwardian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair Of Art Nouveau Silver Centerpieces With Glass Bowls, Vienna, Circa 1900
By Franz Schlesinger
Located in Vienna, AT
Two elegant silver centerpieces on a high, round, stepped base with a floral relief band, on four divided feet with palmette frieze, on top of which four slender fluted columns arran...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Sterling Silver Art Nouveau Perfume Bottle
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is a sterling silver Art Nouveau overlay perfume bottle. This bottle has cranberry-red colored glass with silver overlay of swirls, flowers and leaves motif all around...
Category
1910s American Art Nouveau Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Silver Shoe Pin Cushion by Adie & Lovekin, Birmingham, 1907
Located in London, GB
An Edwardian English silver novelty pin cushion in the shape of a shoe made by Adie & Lovekin Ltd of Birmingham in 1907. The pin cushion has crisp hallmarks to both sides. Wear comme...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Kerr Sterling Silver Baby Cup with Super Sweet Animals
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian sterling silver baby cup. Made by William B. Kerr in Newark, ca 1915. Upward tapering sides and scroll handle. Acid etched frames with animals...
Category
Early 20th Century American Edwardian Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Viennese Art Nouveau Silver Centerpiece With Original Glass Bowl, Around 1900
Located in Vienna, AT
Elegant silver centerpiece on a round, multi-stepped curved base with four square rocaille feet with putti heads in relief, finely chased shell and floral decoration, baluster-shaped...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Pair Of Art Nouveau Carafes With Silver Mount by Barker Brothers Birmingham 1901
Located in Vienna, AT
Two Edward VII clear glass carafes with a conical body, elaborate steinel and octagonal cut on the outer wall, finely radiated base star, smooth silver mount with beak spout and eleg...
Category
Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Large Silver Tankard With Lion Figures, by Johannes Siggaard, Denmark, 1940
Located in Vienna, AT
A large silver tankard of basic cylindrical form, standing on three feet in the shape of seated crowned lions with their forelegs resting on spheres, floral relief decoration to the ...
Category
1940s Danish Art Nouveau Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Sterling Silver & Hardstone Bookmark by Joseph Cook & Son Ltd.
Located in Bath, GB
A handsome little bookmark made from sterling silver (marked Sterling), the terminal inset with red and green hardstones.
The silver is signed by the Birmingham silversmith, Joseph ...
Category
1910s British Edwardian Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
German Silver Gilt Minaudière Louis Kuppenheim
Located in Newark, England
The minaudière of rectangular form with curved corners features a repousse monkey which humorously goes through the case with the front side of the monkey on the cover and the rear side of the monkey on the back. The exterior of the case is gilded Silver with cabochon Sapphires and a top carry loop. To the left of the top a second loop contains the original pencil which pulls out for taking notes upon the ivorine notepad within. The interior of the case features several compartments which open via the Sapphire tabs, the left side contains two smaller compartments while the right side features a bevel edged mirror with an ivorine notepad to the reverse and a spring loaded tab to the compartment. The case is hallmarked in several locations with the London ‘omega’ import mark (1906-1998), the import Silversmiths mark Gresham Barber & Co and is dated 1907. Although the minaudière does not bear the original makers hallmark we firmly attribute the case to Louis Kuppenheim a renowned German Silversmith who made designs matching this minaudière.
Louis Kuppenheim (1824-1889)was founded in 1854 together with Heinrich Witzemann they were located in Pforzheim, southwestern Germany and is known as the gateway to the Black Forest. In 1857 Kuppenheim moved forward as a solo business without his partner and moved to Durlacher Straße 1, Old Town street in Pforzheim. Upon the death of Louis Kuppenheim in 1889 3 of his 6 children (Albert, Hugo and Moritz) took over running the company and in 1900 at the Universal Exhibition in Paris the firm won a gold medal for a paper knife. In the same year the company opened the first store in the Rue de Richelieu 67 in Paris.
In the 1900s Hans Christiansen designed some silver parts and pieces of jewellery, which were made by the Manufacture Kuppenheim. Christiansen was an important Art Nouveau painter and a member of the Darmstadt artists’ colony. In 1906 Albert, Hugo and Moritz convert the inherited jewellery factory into a modern gold and silverware fabrication and one year later relocated to 69 Durocher Street. Over the next 30 years the company expanded their business with mechanical workshops for gold and silver along with more machinery along with the death of Albert Kuppenheim and Ludwig (another son of Louis) taking over the company. After the war broke out in 1939 the company went into liquidation ending its 82 year history. During the heyday of the company over 200 people were employed by Louis Kuppenheim making it one of the most important employers in the jewellery city of Pforzheim.
In the more than eighty years of production some 100,000 pieces left the company. Kuppenheim made many items in small series, for example boxes and minaudières (women’s fashion accessory, generally considered a jewellery piece, intended to substitute for an evening bag. A case with compartments, it allows storage for several items in a small space, such as a makeup compact, lipstick, watch, reading glasses, or keys) and compacts and cigarette cases...
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold Plate, Silver
Antique Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Ornamental 83 Pattern Tomato Server
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique tomato server was made by the renowned Georg Jensen of Denmark and dates to approximately 1920. This server is done in his rare 'Orn...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique 20th Century Edwardian Solid Silver Horse Stirrup Cup by Elkington & Co
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early-20th Century Victorian solid silver stirrup cup, the head realistically cast as a horses head, with ears pricked, eyes wide open, plain collar and richly gilt interior....
Category
Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
20th Century Art Nouveau Revival Italian Sterling Silver Vase
Located in VALENZA, IT
This Art Nouveau vase displays particularly beautiful embossing which allows the harmonious creation of the figures of two young women at the front of the vase and two more at the ba...
Category
1980s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Vintage Wooden Stag Antler Horn Walking Stick Cane Sterling Silver 1899
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Superb Speckled Honey Toned Malacca Lady's or Gentlemans Walking Stick of outstanding quality Stick with Tau shaped Grip with plain silver mount ending with its original bi-metal (br...
Category
Late 19th Century British Edwardian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair Of Antique Duck Egg Cups, English, Silver, Vase, Edwardian, Hallmarked 1904
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of antique duck egg cups. An English, sterling silver posy vase, dating to the Edwardian period, hallmarked 1904.
Fascinating silver e...
Category
20th Century British Edwardian Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen, Denmark. "Blossom" sugar spoon in sterling silver.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Georg Jensen, Denmark. "Blossom" pattern sugar spoon in sterling silver.
Hallmarked with 1945-1951 stamp.
In very good condition with normal signs of use.
Dimensions: Length 10 cm.
Category
1940s Danish Art Nouveau Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of c. 1920-30 Sterling Silver Candlesticks
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Pair of sterling silver candlesticks, American, circa 1920-30. With ingenious "brass stabilizer" system for weighting which are removed as needed. Made by Rogers, Lunt & Bowlen. 15.2...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Brass
'Apostle' Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver Tea Spoons & Tongs, London 1905
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1905 by William Hutton & Sons, this charming set of 12 Antique Sterling Silver Tea Spoons & Matching Tongs, ...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Edwardian Period Sterling Silver-Mounted Etched Glass Syrup Jug By Hawkes
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian period, sterling silver-mounted, etched glass syrup jug with hinged lid, T.G. Hawkes and Company (makers), New York, Ca. 1910. The Hawkes Company a...
Category
1910s American Edwardian Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Early and rare Georg Jensen "Ornamental" serving fork. Approx. 1920
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Early and rare Georg Jensen "Ornamental" pattern serving fork chased with foliage and with a spiral shell finial.
Sterling silver.
No 50.
Hallmark around 1920.
In excellent conditio...
Category
1920s Danish Art Nouveau Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen serving fork with openwork foliage. Sterling silver.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Georg Jensen serving fork with openwork foliage. Sterling silver.
No 21.
Hallmark around 1920.
In excellent condition with normal signs of use.
Dimensions: Length 16.7 cm.
Category
1940s Danish Art Nouveau Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Silver Triple Stamp Box On Ball Feet By Adie & Lovekin Ltd B'ham 1913
Located in London, GB
Antique Silver Triple Stamp Box On Ball Feet By Adie & Lovekin Ltd B'ham 1913
Lovely example of a 3 division stamp box with a sprung hinge leather backed
...
Category
1910s English Edwardian Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Vintage Lady's Gentleman's Walking Stick Sterling Silver Crook Handle
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stylish Solid Polished Dark Malacca Wood and Sterling Silver Lady’s or Gentleman’s Walking Stick with Traditional ornately cast Crook shaped handle in Art Nouveau style, of French or English origin, complete with its original bi-metal polished ferrule, which is a little worn.
The stylish silver handle with lavish embossed decoration of flowers and scrolling detail.
Condition: Good exceptional condition with nice patination to tapering wooden shaft, no dents to silver handle, possibly has had little use during its over one hundred years. No visible silver markings buy tests as Sterling
Wonderful decorative cane, extremely sturdy suitable for everyday use.
Length: 35.75” (85.5cm). Width: (of handle) 4.25” (11cm).
Location: Dublin City, Ireland.
Affordable fixed price Worldwide Store to door shipping offered by Seller.
*TIP: When deciding to purchase a Walking Cane on-line, always check the dimensions especially its length and even the width of the handle when possible. Many antique ones offered nowadays can vary a lot in length, remember some of these were custom made for clients in the past.
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Early 20th Century British Edwardian Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
American Art Nouveau Mixed Metal Copper & Sterling Cherry Motif Vase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
American Art Nouveau Mixed Metal Copper & Sterling Cherry Motif Vase
Unmarked, Attributed to La Pierre, Newark, N.J., C.1900
Indulge in the exquisite beauty of American Art Nouvea...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Copper
Kirk Edwardian Baltimore Repousse Sterling Silver Gravy Boat
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian sterling silver gravy boat. Made by S. Kirk & Son in Baltimore, ca 1940. Ovoid with helmet mouth and raised oval foot; dense floral repousse on stippled ground. Cast leaf-c...
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Mid-20th Century American Edwardian Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Danish Sterling Siver Bowl 17 B Designed by Johan Rohde
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A classic Georg Jensen style bowl designed by Johan Rohde - the attention to details on the base is exquiste and quite indicative of a Jensen piece.
A lovely addition to many plac...
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20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Sterling Silver Art Nouveau Serving Spoons
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is an exquisite pair of sterling silver Art Nouveau (extra large) serving spoons by R. Blackington of Massachusetts. The handles have blossoming flowers and vines wrap...
Category
1880s American Art Nouveau Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Puiforcat (Hermes) - 170pc. French Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Flatware Set
By Odiot
Located in Wilmington, DE
Direct from Paris, a Magnificent 170pc. 950 Sterling Silver Art Nouveau Flatware Set with 8 Serving Pieces by the World's Premier French Silversmith "Puiforcat...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
George V Silver Hip Flask
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Padgett & Braham Art Decco Silver Hip Flask.
A beautiful gentleman's pocket silver spirit hip flask by Padgett & Braham Ltd, hallmarked London 1929. A rectan...
Category
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Sterling Silver Vanity Jar
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is an Art Nouveau sterling silver and crystal vanity jar. Very popular in Victorian times and into the twentieth century, these jars were used for travel by women of m...
Category
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Antique 9k gold and Amber cheroot holder with sterling silver case
Located in NEWARK, GB
A stylish antique sterling silver cheroot holder case and 9ct gold and amber cheroot holder.
The cheroot holder is made from rich amber with a 9ct gold collar, fully hallmarked.
...
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Early 20th Century British Edwardian Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold, Sterling Silver
Set of 4 European Silver Gilt & Glass Buddha Place Card Holders
Located in New York, NY
Set of 4 European gilt 935 silver and glass figural Buddha place card holders, ca 1925. Each: Contemplative and cross-legged figure of the Zen-man himself in molded glass. For a Sidd...
Category
Early 20th Century European Edwardian Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Art Nouveau Silver Jardinière With Cut Glass Liner, Theodor Müller Germany c1900
Located in Vienna, AT
Festive solid silver vessel in the shape of a large oval footed bowl, divided and segmented by vertical folds, the base set off by a constriction, projecting, wavy, lobed cut-out foo...
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Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Art Nouveau Sterling Figural 8 Piece Belt by William B. Kerr Silver Company
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Art Nouveau Sterling Figural 8 Piece Belt by William B. Kerr Silver Company
USA, circa 1890s
This Art Nouveau sterling silver belt by the esteemed William B. Kerr Silver Company st...
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Late 20th Century American Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Blackinton Edwardian Nursery Rhyme Sterling Silver Porringer
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian sterling silver porringer. Made by R. Blackinton & Co. in North Attleboro, Mass., ca 1910. Round with solid lozenge-form handle. Acid-etched frames depicting nursery rhymes...
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Early 20th Century American Edwardian Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Sterling Silver Fruit Set 24 Knives Forks Allen Darwin Sheffield Asprey
By Allen & Darwin Silver 1, Asprey & Garrard Limited
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique cased sterling silver fruit/dessert service for 12 people, made by Allen & Darwin, Sheffield & retailed by Asprey London, dated 1902. Silver weight 34 oz (964 grams)
T...
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Grape Sauce Boat 180
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
A generously proportioned vintage Georg Jensen grape sauce boat, featuring design #180 by Georg Jensen from the year 1918. This sizeable sauce boat boasts a distinctive double-spoute...
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1920s European Art Nouveau Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Merrill Shops Edwardian Sterling Silver and Cut-Glass Sugar Caster
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian glass sugar caster with sterling silver cover. Made by the Merrill Shops in New York, ca 1910. Bowl has upward tapering sides with cut ferns and stars, and leaf mouth rim. ...
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Early 20th Century American Edwardian Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set of 4 English Gilt Sterling Silver Canine Medley Place Card Holders
By Nathan & Co. 1, William Suckling Ltd.
Located in New York, NY
George V sterling silver figural place card holders. Made by William Suckling, Ltd in Birmingham in 1931 Each: Cast canine figure with plain silhouette back mounted to oval base. Eac...
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1930s English Edwardian Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Sterling Silver Fish Service 24 Knives Forks Garrard & Co London 1912
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique cased sterling silver fish service for 12 people, made by Francis Higgins & Sons, London & retailed by Garrard & Co,...
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1910s English Edwardian Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Brass
Sterling Silver Serving Fork and Spoon by Sanborns Mexico
By Sanborns
Located in San Mateo, CA
Pair of sterling silver servers by Sanborns of Mexico. These have an art nouveau Scandinavian style design. These have a lot of weight. They were used and have nicks on the edges and...
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Art Nouveau Ring Tray
Located in Brooklyn, NY
We are proud to offer this sterling silver Art Nouveau ring tray by Gorham Silversmiths of Providence, Rhode Island. It has a scalloped rim with aesthetic work around the edge. The...
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Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Viennese Silver Art Nouveau Cutlery Set, 12 People by Klinkosch In Original Case
Located in Vienna, AT
Elegant cutlery Set Made Of Solid Silver For Twelve People Consisting Of 93 Parts in original wooden box.
Date of manufactory: circa 1890
Material: Massive silver '800'
Form t...
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1890s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Large Austrian Silver “Peacock” Hanukkah Lamp, Josef Kohn, Vienna, 1872-1900s'
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
Very rare and important Austrian silver, from its golden age of the late 19th century to the early 20th century, this Hanukah lamp is hand with chased dra...
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1890s Art Nouveau Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Perfume holder pendant in the shape of a cruet Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Perfume holder pendant in the shape of a cruet in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with screwed cap and branch with ivy leaves engraved and fire enameled on both sides. Art Nouve...
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1960s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Gold Plate, 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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