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Sterling Silver For Sale
Buccellati - Shell Mounted In Sterling Silver
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Shell mounted in sterling silver by Buccellati Length: 25 cm Width: 20.5 cm Height: 20 cm
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1970s Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Table Cigarette Case enamel and hand-engraved in Napoleon III style Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Table cigarette case in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guilloché with hand-engraved engravings in the Frenc...
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1970s Italian Napoleon III Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Sterling Silver Liquor Decanter Bottle Name Tags 7 Available
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Beautiful sterling silver liquor & wine decanter name tags. Marked sterling, some with hallmarks two marked made in Spain. They run the gamut from gin to...
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1930s Spanish Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

La Paglia Sterling Silver Bowl by International Silver
Located in Miami, FL
An impressive sterling silver bowl by Alphonse La Paglia for International Sterling. Alphonse La Paglia is known for his distinct designs and studied under Georg Jensen. This bowl ha...
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20th Century American Modern Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Antique Victorian Silver Fox Head Stirrup Cup London 1851
Located in London, GB
An impressive Antique Victorian Solid Silver Stirrup Cup on the shape of a Fox's head. This whimsical Silver Beaker is modelled with into a lovely Fox Head design and has a gilded i...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Georg Jensen Blossom Sterling Silverware Set for 12
Located in Hellerup, DK
A Georg Jensen Sterling Silverware Set for 12 in the Blossom/Magnolia pattern, design #84 by Georg Jensen from 1919. The blossom or Magnolia p...
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1940s Danish Art Nouveau Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

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

Materials

Crystal, Sterling Silver

Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Lettuce or Cabbage Leaf Plate or Dish
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine signed silver cabbage leaf plate or bowl. By Tiffany & Co. In sterling silver. Model no. 25226. With an scalloped border and engraved throughout in the style of a head of ...
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20th Century Modern Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Birks Sterling Silver Flatware, Service for Twelve
Located in Bronx, NY
This vintage stylish sterling silver service for twelve is designed in the Louis XV pattern by Birks Silver Co.. The signature is found in a groove on the back of each handle & dates...
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Early 20th Century Canadian Rococo Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver, Stainless Steel

19th Century Russian Silver Figural Venus & Swan Chariot Table Ornament
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th Century Russian Silver Figural Venus & Swan Chariot Table Ornament, 3.9 oz A finely crafted Russian silver figural table ornament, dating to the late 19th century and depicting...
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Late 19th Century Russian Neoclassical Antique Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Sterling Silver Vase
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and well-made sterling silver vase. Vase has bulbous body, slightly pinched neck with leaf-like design around edge, finished with a beaded footed base. Markers' mark on b...
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20th Century European Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Rare English Silver-Gilt Book-Form Chess and Backgammon Game Board, circa 1976
Located in Queens, NY
Rare English silver-gilt book-form chess and backgammon game board, circa 1976. This exceptional and rare solid silver chess board converts into a backgammon board and can also be placed in a bookshelf to add more opulence. (3 in 1). This was most definitely a private commissioned piece by the House of Garrard...
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20th Century British Sterling Silver

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Silver

Pair Of Antique Silver Salts
Located in Ipswich, GB
Pair of early 20th Century antique silver salts having a pie crust edge and standing on 3 shaped legs. The spoons circular with a ball to the end. It is in its original case (wear an...
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Early 20th Century Edwardian Sterling Silver

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Silver

1900s Paye & Baker Sterling Silver Art Deco Mechanical Plunger Pickle Fork
By Paye & Baker
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An Art Deco period sterling silver Plunger pickle fork, showing the mark for Paye & Baker Manufacturing Co., North Attleboro, Massachusetts, operating from 1901 – 1920. The mechan...
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Early 20th Century American International Style Sterling Silver

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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...
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Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Sterling Silver

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Lapis Lazuli, Silver

Chantilly by Gorham Sterling Silver Dinner Flatware Set For 8 Service 40 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Finely crafted with the graceful elegance associated with 18th Century France, this stately pattern was first introduced in 1895. The intricate design is embellished with a cascade o...
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20th Century Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Pair of Silver Peacock Stand, Decoration Object for Home Decor
Located in Wembley, GB
A Pair of Artistically created birds for table decor, silver-plated peacocks - ideal for a coffee table or bookends. These figures are Classic Hollywood Regency! They are each unique...
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1940s Danish Hollywood Regency Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Seal Peppers (1882)
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, and rare pair of antique Victorian English sterling silver seal peppers; an addition to our 19th century novelty silver cruets/condiments collect...
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1880s English Victorian Antique Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Antique Austrian Sterling Silver and Guilloche Enamel Pill Box, circa 1900
Located in Bath, GB
An absolutely stunning large antique Viennese sterling silver pill box made from a hefty gauge of Austrian silver. All sides are decorated with a white guilloche enamel showcasing...
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1890s Austrian Late Victorian Antique Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver, Enamel

Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Bowl by Whiting Mfg. Co
Located in New York, NY
Art Nouveau, sterling silver bowl, in the form of a woman's face (which takes up the centre of the bowl), Whiting Mfg., Co., Providence, Rhode Island, circ...
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Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Antique Edwardian Reticulated Gorham Sterling Silver Bread Cake Bridal Basket
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Gorham sterling silver 925 Edwardian style serving basket numbered 2225A with ruffled, reticulated / pierced edge, etched floral designs and monogram CLF on the handle.  
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Early 20th Century Edwardian Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Silver Cup & A Pair of Candlesticks European Rococo Decorative Cup Bowl
Located in Wembley, GB
A set of dining table decorative objects including an antique silver cup, decorative fruit cup or sugar bowl on foot, and a pair of silver candle holders...
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1910s Swedish Rococo Revival Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver

Sterling Silver Aesthetic Movement Mug/Cup by Wood & Hughes
Located in New York, NY
Sterling silver Aesthetic Movement mug/cup on pedestal base, New York, Ca. 1875, Wood and Hughes - makers. Lovely etched designs on mug. Handle is in the form of a swan (its long nec...
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1870s American Aesthetic Movement Antique Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Italian Sterling Silver Chess Board, Chess Game, Sodalite Marble
Located in VALENZA, IT
Impressive sterling silver chess board medieval style chess set. The chess board, made by ARVAL ARGENTI VALENZA, was made in white marble and sodalite is supported by a STERLING SILVER frame made with the casting method and finished with a chisel, subsequently burnished and reproducing the bricks of a wall of a fortress. This "frame" is supported at the four horses two tone...
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2010s Italian Medieval Sterling Silver

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Marble, Sterling Silver

Sterling Silver Signed Alvin Brush and Mirror Vanity Set, 4 Pieces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Measurements are as follows - Signed Alvin sterling silver vanity set in very good condition. This four piece set is in fine condition. Measures: 3 x 7.5 x 1.5 brush 10.5 x 3.5 x 1...
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Early 20th Century American Other Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

20th Century Italian Solid Silver Cutlery Set 101 Pieces "Cellini"
Located in VALENZA, IT
New complete cutlery set 101 pieces in solid silver "Seashell" CELLINI by Ricci Argenteria Alessandria - Italy. The service is composed as follows: N ° 36 Table...
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2010s Italian Other Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

Powder Case Art Deco style designed for Cartier USA Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Powder case for handbag in 925/1000 sterling silver with black and red fired enamel. Opening with spring button. Ground mirror and retina inside. Measure cm. 7.3 x 7.3 x 1.5. Weight gr.250. Created in the Art Deco style for Cartier USA in the 1980s, inspired by designs by Louis Cartier from the early 1900s. Manufactured in Florence in the Salimbeni company headquarters with completely manual execution by artisan artists with thick slab and large reinforcements suitable for withstanding numerous high-fire enamelled firings at about 750°<800° C. About cooperation Salimbeni and Cartier. Our first meetings with the Cartier USA Company took place through the Giorgini Company, the first "Buying Office" set up in Florence immediately after the Second World War, which had the purpose of bringing together Florentine, and also Italian, producers with American buyers, who especially appreciated the artistic objects still manufactured by artisans who still took inspiration from the Italian Renaissance, using techniques handed down from generation to generation. Mrs. Gina Pestelli, wife of a Florentine retail jeweller, was in charge of contacts with Cartier USA, above all an employee, while her daughter, also for Giorgini, took care of the fashion that in those years was affirmed in Florence with the events of "Pitti ". With their help, we began to supply frames and boxes in sterling silver gold plated with malachite and other semi-precious stones. At the same time, the official buyer of Cartier, Mr. William Smith, began to appreciate and commission the first objects with fired enamels, a process of which we have always been specialists. In 1975 we began exhibiting at the prestigious New York Jewellery Association Show, which we participated in both the February and July editions, for a good 26 years until 2001. In New York in those years the "Art deco style" was still very much appreciated, still mindful of the beautiful early 20th century architecture of the great buildings such as the "Crysler" or the "Empire State". We then began to produce frames, boxes, evening bags, "objets de vertu" and other objects in "art deco style" which were very popular with Mr. Smith who gave us some photocopies of Louis Francois Cartier drawings to reproduce them. Thus, numerous cigarette cases, powder compacts, evening bags, frames and table boxes were created exclusively for Cartier USA which, at the time, had the prestigious "Silver Department" on the first floor of the Cartier store on Fifth Avenue. An evening bag, with matching cigarette case and powder compact, were redone on the design created for a gift given to Mary Pickford at the time. In a 1986 Cartier...
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1980s Italian Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver, Enamel

MARIO BUCCELLATI 1960 Scalloped Center Ovoid Vase In Solid .925 Sterling Silver
Located in Miami, FL
Scalloped center vase designed by Mario Buccellati (1891-1965). This is a gorgeous vintage scalloped center vase created in Milano Italy by the jewelry house of Mario Buccellati bac...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sterling Silver

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Silver, Sterling Silver

Antique Silver Candle Holder Figurine Chandelie Decorative Candlestick Sculpture
Located in Wembley, GB
An antique silverplated Rococo-style candlestick with figurine sculpture pressed, cast and chased. Circular, curved feet with hinged. Tested with the scratch test, height approx. 52c...
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1930s Swedish Rococo Revival Vintage Sterling Silver

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Multi-gemstone, Marble, Griotte Marble, Metal, Gold Plate, Silver, Brass

Early English Victorian Baby Cup with Child & Pony Pastoral Scene, 1838
Located in New York, NY
Victorian sterling silver baby cup. Made by George Reily & George Storer in London in 1838. Flared rim, high-looping leaf-capped and -wrapped s-scroll handle, and applied shell and s...
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1830s British Victorian Antique Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Asprey, London, Antique Cut Glass & Silver Match Striker
Located in Bath, GB
A handsome English Edwardian match strike made from clear glass, hand cut in an attractive bark-effect topped with a solid sterling silver mount...
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Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Old Master Towle by Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 32 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
This graceful pattern designed by master silversmith Harold E. Nock is styled in the Old Victorian tradition, with refined lines and a restrained decoration popular in the early Victorian era. Introduced in 1942, it features a distinctive violin-shaped handle, a crown of curling leaves, a center rosette with tapering tendrils, and scrolls and flutes along the handle. The classic design is exceptionally versatile, suiting many styles of décor and any dining occasion from family meals to holiday celebrations. OLD MASTER BY TOWLE sterling silver 32 piece Flatware set...
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Mid-20th Century Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

English Sterling Hand Mirror, Birmingham, 1899
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
English Sterling Hand Mirror, Birmingham, 1899 Indulge in the luxurious charm of late 19th century elegance with this beautiful English sterling ...
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Late 19th Century English High Victorian Antique Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

English Sterling Cut Glass & Sterling Perfume, Birmingham 1905, William Dudley’
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
English Sterling Cut Glass & Sterling Perfume, Birmingham 1905, William Dudley, standing 6.5" hx 4.5" diameter. This English sterling silver and cut glass perfume bottle, crafted by...
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Antique Edwardian Quality Silver Plated Biscuit Barrel
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Edwardian quality silver plated biscuit barrel having a quality shaped lift of lid with a shaped finial above a circular barrel ra...
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver Plate

Rococo Style Four-Piece Sterling Silver Tea and Coffee Set, Italy, 1984
Located in Cagliari, IT
Magnificent set of 4 pieces in sterling silver consisting of one teapot, one coffee pot, one milk jug and one sugar box hand made by Ilario Pradella for Bellezza Cagliari. Splendid ...
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1980s Italian Rococo Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Rare Antique English Oak & Solid Sterling Silver Tray, 1904
Located in Bath, GB
A rare opportunity to acquire an Edwardian Oak tray with solid silver fittings, rather than silver plate usually found. Everything you see in "silver" is solid English silver, a good heavy gauge, there is a good weight of silver here, there are many hallmarks for Sheffield 1904 together with the maker's mark for the well renowned Martin Hall. Richard Martin & Ebenezer Hall (Martin, Hall & Co.) The original firm was formed in Sheffield in the year 1820 by Henry Wilkinson and John Roberts who traded as Wilkinson & Roberts. The firm's chronology is: John Roberts (1836), Roberts & Hall ( 1846), Martin Hall & Co (1854), Martin Hall & Co Ltd (1866-1936). Martin Hall & Co was one of the best known British manufacturers and participated to many international exhibitions including the Crystal Palace 1851 Great Exhibition...
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Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver Stag Sugar Box
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A magnificent, fine and impressive, large and rare antique cast sterling silver stag sugar box/ table ornament; part of our continental ornamental silverware collection. This magnificent, fine and impressive antique Edwardian cast sterling silver sugar box has been realistically modelled in the form of a stag in a classic bellowing pose. The box has been embellished with fine cast details reproducing the stag's fur and anatomical features. This magnificent antique silver box is fitted with the original push fit head/cover. The hallmarks struck to the sleeve of the cover and body of this large antique silver stag...
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

24 Cutlery Set, Silver Plated Dinner Spoon & Fork in Wooden Boxes Tableware
Located in Wembley, GB
A Rare case sets of 24 silver plated antique valuable luxury handle sterling silver dining cutlery spoons, forks, knives and coffee spoons ... a set of everything for 6 individuals. ...
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1920s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver

Windham by Tiffany and Co Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set 120 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...
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20th Century Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Vintage Silver Plated Bar Accessory Set Corkscrew Opener 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an elegant and useful Vintage silver plated accessory set for your bar, dating from the late 20th Century.. It has a corkscrew, a bottle opener, an ice scoop and a double me...
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Late 20th Century Sterling Silver

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Silver

Viennese Bronze Enamel Table Clock With Atlas Carrying The Case, Circa 1880
Located in Vienna, AT
Artfully decorated fire-gilded and enamelled bronze clock by a Viennese master: Fully sculpted bronze Atlas on a slightly curved oval base supporting a round clock case, all surfaces...
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1880s Austrian Other Antique Sterling Silver

Materials

Enamel, Bronze

Antique Pair of Candle Holder Silver Rococo Style Candlesticks, 1937s
Located in Wembley, GB
A set of 2 scarce antique silver CG Hallberg, a pair of Rococo-style silver plated candlesticks, pressed, cast and chased. Circular, curved feet with hinged. Tested with the scratch ...
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1930s Danish Rococo Revival Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver

Antique Japanese Silver Jewelry or Keepsake Box
Located in Miami, FL
A stunning antique Japanese silver jewelry or keepsake box intricately designed and handcrafted, circa 1900s. Double skinned body, sides and lid are embossed in high-relief with wa...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Art Deco Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver, Silver Plate

20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Chess Board, Chess Game Red Jasper, Marble
Located in VALENZA, IT
Sterling silver bi-color chessboard and chess game in "Florence" style. The chessboard is in molten silver with red jasper and white color marble The work was engraved with the anc...
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1970s Italian Renaissance Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Marble, Sterling Silver

19th Century Silver Hand Wrought Tea / Coffee Service
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Beautiful American coin silver 3 -piece tea and coffee service in the manner of Thomas Whartenby Pennsylvania, Circa 1816-1818. Thomas Whartenby and Peter Bumm were independently su...
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1820s North American Antique Sterling Silver

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Silver

Paul Storr English Sterling Silver Covered Soup Tureen On Stand, London 1823
Located in Germantown, MD
A museum quality George IV English Sterling Silver Covered Soup Tureen on Stand by Paul Storr, London, Circa 1823 Lid engraved with 'Lion Rampant' herald; also repeated to the should...
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Early 19th Century English George IV Antique Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Water Pitcher C.1950, Designed by Johan Rohde
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Georg Jensen sterling silver water pitcher C.1950. Designed by Johan Rohde. Iconic design, hand wrought plain lightly hammer...
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1950s Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Christofle Silver Plated Napoleonic Bottle Opener
Located in New York, NY
Christofle silver plate Napoleonic bottle opener. Silver bottle opener of circular point form with raised bust of napoleon in profile (Napoleon...
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19th Century French Antique Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver Plate

Exclusive Royal SPOON Sterling Silver Coronation Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II
Located in Wembley, GB
A Rare case of antique valuable royal sterling silver Spoon. An elegant Vintage Sterling Silver Spoon case. Celebrating the 1977 Coronation Jubilee of Quee...
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1970s British Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver

19th century Georgian Style Sterling Silver Coffee Server
Located in Savannah, GA
Sterling silver coffee server made by Watson Silver featuring a truncated cone on a spread base, S-scroll spout, hinged and domed cover with woode...
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1920s American American Colonial Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Sterling Silver Cup
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique sterling silver cup with gold wash inside, from the Soviet Union in early 20th Century with original J6 875 sterling stamp Height: ...
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Early 20th Century Russian Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Sterling Silver Cup
Antique Sterling Silver Cup
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Round Box enamel light blue and black Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Round box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold-plated with translucent fired enamel on guilloché in a modern contemporary style. Dimensions: diameter cm. 7.5 height cm. 3.8, Weight g. 24...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Danish Sterling Silver and Enamel Bowl, Small
Located in New York, NY
A Danish sterling silver and enamel footed small bowl with center leaf and vine design, Scandinavian Modern/Danish Modern design, circa mid-20th century, Denmark. Piece may have been...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

20th Century Victorian Style Handcrafted Sterling Silver Epergne, Italy, 1998
Located in Cagliari, IT
A remarkable Victorian style handcrafted chiseled sterling silver epergne by Italian silversmith Argenteria Auge from Milan. The entire epergne is beautifully embellished with flower...
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1990s Italian Victorian Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

20th Century Italian Solid 800 Silver Tea-Coffeeset with Tray
Located in VALENZA, IT
Italian tea and coffee service and tray made entirely by hand in the 40s of the 20th century. The service is round and each piece has 4 cast feet for support. The body is embossed ...
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1940s Italian Baroque Revival Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

Sterling Silver Cat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amazing sterling silver full body cat in fine condition.Marked sterling & 925.
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Late 20th Century American Adirondack Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Sterling Bowl
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Solid sterling bowl.
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1960s Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

1970 Antonio Piva San Lorenzo Silver Italian Design Glass Set of 2
By San Lorenzo, Antonio Piva
Located in Brescia, IT
Silver Glasses _ Set of 2 San Lorenzo, Milano 1970 Silver 925 San Lorenzo and B&B marks impressed Excellent Condiction Weight: 425g
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

20th Century Italian Solid Silver Gallery Tray on Silver Stand
Located in VALENZA, IT
Rectangular barocco tray shaped with high edge and oval holes for handles. It has been placed on 4 small feet The tray is completely handmade by Fantappiè e Castrucci Silversmiths...
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Early 20th Century Italian Baroque 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.

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