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Sterling Silver For Sale
Period: 1980s
Period: 1840s
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Wick Trimmers
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive pair of antique Victorian English sterling silver wick trimmers; an addition to our silver flatware collection.
This exceptional pair of antique Victorian sterling silver wick trimmers has a hinged scissor action.
The domed anterior surface of these impressive candle wick trimmer...
Category
1840s British Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Photo Frame Oval with Two-color Translucent strips Enamel Fired Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Oval frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with two-color translucent strips fire-enameled on guillochè and hand-engraving and with French Empire Napoleon III style ornament...
Category
1980s Italian Napoleon III Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
20th Century Hand-Made Sterling Silver Oval Bowl by Ilario Pradella, Italy, 1980
Located in Cagliari, IT
Wonderful oval centerpiece made in sterling silver by Ilario Pradella for Bellezza Cagliari. New, never used.
This centerpiece was personally designed by Gianmaria Buccelati who, by...
Category
1980s Italian Baroque Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Victorian Siver 4-Piece Tea and Coffee Service
Located in London, GB
A fine quality antique Victorian silver four piece tea and coffee set in exceptional, original condition. The set comprises a coffee pot, tea pot, milk jug and sugar basin, the latte...
Category
1840s English Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
20th Century Italian Sterling Siver Bull and Bullfighter Sculpture
Located in VALENZA, IT
Solid sterling silver bull and bullfighter miniature.
Both the bull and the bullfighter were made with the casting technique and then chiseled to bring out the details.
The precisi...
Category
1980s Italian Other Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Castle Top Card Case, Scott Memorial, Sterling Silver, Nathaniel Mills 1844
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1844 by Nathaniel Mills, this fine quality, Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver Castle Top Card Case, features a high relief chased scene of The Scott...
Category
1840s English Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Naturalistic Victorian Sterling Silver Ink Stand, Charles & George Fox, 1846
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1846 by Charles & George Fox, this charming, Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver ink stand, features an ornate scroll ...
Category
1840s English Early Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
20th Century Italian Solid 800 Silver Presentation Bowl, Monteith Style
Located in VALENZA, IT
A magnificent, refined and imposing Monteith style presentation bowl in Italian 800 silver;
This magnificent, refined and impressive Monteith-style Italian silver bowl, made of 800 s...
Category
1980s Italian Edwardian Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
20th Century Italian Solid Silver Italian Centrepiece
Located in VALENZA, IT
Baroque style centerpiece in solid 800 silver, completely handmade and subsequently embossed and chiseled.
The edge of the centerpiece was embossed with fruit motifs and masks, typi...
Category
1980s Italian Baroque Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
20th Century Italian Solid 800 Silver 4-Piece Collection Bonsai Miniatures
Located in VALENZA, IT
Collection of 4 Bonsai miniatures in solid silver handmade, gilded, enamelled and burnished
1. Japanese apricot bonsai gr. 220 cm. 6 x 10.5 H. 8.5
wooden base 5 x 9 H.2 cm.
2. J...
Category
1980s Italian Japonisme Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Heavy & Large Victorian Antique Sterling Silver Basket, R. Hennell iii, 1842
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1842 by Robert Hennell III, this very attractive, Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver Basket, features an ornate body with pierced decoration and cast and applied detailing, 4 cast feet, and an ornate cast swing...
Category
1840s English Baroque Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Nathaniel Mills Silver Double-Sided "Castle-Top" Card Case
Located in Uckfield, Sussex
Victorian silver double-sided "Castle-Top" card case Windsor Castle and Abbotsford House.
This exceptional antique Victorian sterling silver card case has a rectangular form, both sides are chased with scrolls, leaves and flower heads above and below high relief panels depicting Windsor Castle and Abbotsford House. Hinged lid and moulded sides.
* Abbotsford is the extraordinary home of the 19th century novelist and ‘Great Scott’ who popularised tartan, saved the Scottish banknote and rediscovered his country’s Crown Jewels.
* Windsor Castle is the oldest and largest occupied castle in the world,
Founded by William the Conqueror in the 11th century, it has since been the home of 39 monarchs. Today The Queen spends most of her private weekends at the Castle.
Maker: Nathaniel Mills...
Category
1840s English Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Paul Storr Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Salts, Circa 1840
By Paul Storr
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive pair of antique Victorian English sterling silver salts made by Paul Storr; an addition to our silver cruet and condiment collection.
These excep...
Category
1840s British Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Miley Busiek Frost Bronze Bald Eagle Figurine "Together A New Beginning" '#6972'
Located in Big Bend, WI
Miley Busiek Frost
Spectacular Miley Busiek Frost bronze bald eagle figurine "Together A New Beginning" given out by Ronald Reagan, circa 1980. Th...
Category
1980s American Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Large Antique Russian Classical Silver Bowl by Adolf Sper
Located in New York, NY
Large Russian Classical 875 silver bowl, ca 1843. Oval well with engraved armorial and curved and fluted sides with applied scroll and shell armorials (vacant). Rim has applied leave...
Category
1840s Russian Neoclassical Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Antique Vienna Silver Biedermeier Sugar Box Anton Weichesmueller, Made 1844
Located in Vienna, AT
Rectangular basic shape, smooth design of the concave inwardly curved walls, slightly cambered hinged lid with cord strap. Lock present, no key.
Finest handwork of simple elegance b...
Category
1840s Austrian Biedermeier Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Scottish Victorian Sterling Silver Salver, Marshall & Sons
Located in Glasgow, GB
An early Victorian Scottish sterling silver salver. The salver is of circular form, with scroll and foliate cast rim, chased and engraved with scrolls, the centre engraved with folia...
Category
1840s British Early Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Egg Cup
Located in VALENZA, IT
Completely handmade sterling silver egg cup.
The body is formed by a smooth round base and the upper part also round with a hollow for the egg...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Victorian Antique Sterling Silver Snuff Box by Yapp & Woodward, 1845
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1845 by Yapp & Woodward, this attractive, Victorian, antique sterling silver snuff box, features cast flo...
Category
1840s English Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
George Unite Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Card Case
By George Unite
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver card case; an addition to our range of collectable silverware.
This exceptional antique Victorian sterling silver card case has a rectangular shaped form.
The surface of this antique card case...
Category
1840s English Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Victorian Antique Sterling SIlver Basket - Sheffield 1845 - Hawksworth Eyres
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Sheffield in 1845 by Hawksworth Eyres & Co., this attractive, Antique Sterling Silver Basket, is ornate in design, standi...
Category
1840s English Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Victorian Antique Sterling Silver Pair Of Serving Spoons, London 1841 W. Eaton
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1841 by William Eaton, this handsome pair of Antique Sterling Silver Basting Spoons, are in 'Fiddle' pattern.
Each basting spoon measures 11.75"(30cm) in ...
Category
1840s English Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Benjamin Smith - 20 Inch Victorian Antique Sterling Silver Salver - London 1844
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1844 by Benjamin Smith, this striking, Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver Salver, features a shell and scroll border, engraved d...
Category
1840s English Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sotheby's The Thanet Dinner Service Paul de Lamerie, 1742-1746 London 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's The Thanet Dinner Service Paul de Lamerie, 1742-1746 London 11/22/84. First edtion hardcover with results. Lot 60 of this silver auction broug...
Category
1980s English Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Paper
English Art Deco Sterling Silver Box
Located in New York, NY
Elizabeth II sterling silver box. Made by Harman Bros. in Birmingham in 1982. Excellent condition. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover flat and hinged. Engine-turned wave ornament in plain frames...
Category
1980s English Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Stunning Solid Silver Swan Letter Opener by Sarah Jones
Located in Bath, GB
A wonderful top quality letter opener by the well renowned modern silversmith, Sarah Jones.
This beautiful example has a handle created from an elegant Swan's head with it's long ...
Category
1980s British Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
1980s Sterling Silver Swan Letter Opener
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive vintage Elizabeth II English sterling silver letter opener; an addition to our diverse ornamental collection
This exceptional vintage Elizabeth II cast sterling silver letter opener has a sabre shaped form.
The arched terminal of this letter opener has been realistically modelled in the form of a swan's neck and head.
Condition
This vintage sterling silver letter...
Category
1980s Great Britain (UK) Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
20th Century Italian Big Sterling Silver Pen Holder
Located in VALENZA, IT
Large, completely handmade, sterling silver pern holder
Perfect for a prestigious desk.
The pen holder is embossed by hand on both sides with scrolls and floral motifs
By Golds...
Category
1980s Italian Other Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Bel Chateau Ladle
By Lunt Silver
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is a sterling silver (soup) ladle In the Bel Chateau pattern by Lunt Silversmiths. It is neither too ornate nor too plain; just a little desi...
Category
1980s American Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Russian Soviet 875, Silver and Glass Claret
Located in Braintree, GB
Vintage Russian Soviet 875. Silver and glass claret.
Made in USSR
Maker: ??? - mark Jewelry workshop of the Minbyta of the CCRS, Murmansk, Ca. 1980.
Fu...
Category
1980s Russian Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Rare Antique Sterling Silver Pair of Graduated Wine Coasters, Robert Garrard
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1842 & 1844 by Robert Garrard II, this very rare pair of graduated Antique Sterling Silver Wine Coasters, feature pierced sides, silver bases, and engraved co...
Category
1840s English Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Chiocolate Pot
Located in VALENZA, IT
Baroque style sterling silver chocolate pot.
The object was completely handmade in Italy by the silversmith Lorenzo Ferrari who had the laboratory in Milan in via XXV Aprile.
The body, in the central and upper part, was worked with the technique of the embossing and the chisel in the front part, with typical baroque scrolls, leaving a smooth central coat of arms for any noble coats of arms or family initials. The back of the body is smooth.
In the lower part, on the whole body, a design with pods, alternating large and small, has been embossed and chiseled. The handle of the chocolate maker...
Category
1980s Italian Baroque Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage English Oval Sterling Silver Photo Frame by Carrs Sheffield 1986 20th C
Located in London, GB
Truly superb Vintage sterling silver photo frame bearing the makers mark of Carrs of Sheffield and hallmarks for Sheffield 1986.
The horizontal oval frame has a blue velvet back with plain border decorated and features easel back.
An elegant design for your most cherished photograph.
Condition:
In excellent condition, please see photos for confirmation
Dimensions in cm:
Height 17 x width 13 x depth 2
Height 13.5 x width 9 - Photo aperture
Dimensions in inches:
Height 7 inches x width 5 inches x depth 1 inch
Height 5 inches x width 3 inches - Photo aperture
Carrs Silver is a prestigious silverware brand, world-renowned for our values of quality and design. We started our journey back in 1976 when our founder, Ron Carr, left his factory position in Sheffield to craft silver jewellery...
Category
1980s English Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
20th Century Italian Solid Silver Camel Sculpture
Located in VALENZA, IT
Solid 800 silver camel.
The sculpture was made with the casting technique and then finished completely by hand by expert chisellers to make the camel's f...
Category
1980s Italian Other Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Vintage Sterling Silver Hallmarked Scalloped Bowl Or Bread Basket
Located in North Miami, FL
This lovely hallmarked sterling silver scalloped bowl is from the 1980s. It is perfect for serving and can be used as a bread basket. The hallmarks on the back are X958F. This is bow...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage English Solid Silver Novelty Golf Club Letter Opener, London 1984
Located in Bath, GB
A fabulous twentieth century solid sterling silver letter opener, English in origin and made from solid sterling silver fully hallmarked for London 1984.
Cast in the form of a gol...
Category
1980s English Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of English Silver Chinoiserie Tea-Caddies, Mid 19th Century Roccoco Style
Located in Montreal, QC
This noble pair are the product of the workshop of Joseph Angell, 1 and II. They are carefully copied from others made in the "tea-picker" pattern by the great Hugenot silversmith Pa...
Category
1840s English Rococo Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Nathaniel Mills Victorian Sterling Silver Card Case
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver card case made by Nathaniel Mills; an addition to our range of collectable silverware
This exceptional antique Victorian sterling silver card case has a rectangular shaped form.
The surface of this collectable card case is embellished with fine and impressive chased and embossed scrolling leaf and floral decoration on a matte background.
The anterior surface of the case incorporates the Scott Monument depicted in relief.
The decoration to the reverse of the case incorporates a shaped, scroll bordered cartouche displaying the contemporary engraved initals 'MVFT'.
The shaped sides of this piece are embellished with plain scrolling borders.
This antique silver card case...
Category
1840s English Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Cigar Case
By Edward Smith
Located in Braintree, GB
Antique Victorian sterling silver cigar case
Made in Birmingham, 1845
Maker: Edward Smith
Fully hallmarked.
Case has an inscription 'James Forbes Leith, From his Sister, 10th Decembe...
Category
1840s British Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Enameled Table Clock
By Salimbeni
Located in VALENZA, IT
Art deco octagonal table clock cm. 10x10 in 925/1000 gilded silver with translucent black and red fired enamels on guilloché, Swiss mechanical skeletal movement, winding 8 days
The miniatures are hand-painted on a usually white homogeneous enamel base. The same colored glazes are used, but ground much finer, which are mixed with special oils to form an infinite palette of colors. The paint must be gradually dried on electric stoves...
Category
1980s Italian Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mappin & Webb Ltd 1989 Vintage Sterling Silver Presentation / Fruit Bowl
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive vintage Elizabeth II English sterling silver presentation / fruit bowl made by Mappin & Webb Ltd; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection.
This exceptional vintage Elizabeth II English sterling silver bowl has a circular form onto a circular domed spreading foot.
The body of this presentation / fruit bowl is plain and unembellished.
The shaped rim of this Mappin & Webb silver bowl is encompassed with an applied gadroon border accented with four scrolling leaf and shell motifs.
The circular spreading foot is encompassed with further gadroon decoration to the rim.
Condition
This vintage Mappin and Webb...
Category
1980s English Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Eagle Figurine on a Boulder Rock, Made in London, 1981
Located in Braintree, GB
Sterling silver eagle figurine on a boulder rock.
Maker : B S E Products
Made in London 1981
Fully hallmarked.
- Add some art to your desk with th...
Category
1980s British Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
20th Century Italian Solid Silver Set of 6 Vodka Beakers
Located in VALENZA, IT
20th century Italian solid 800 silver set of 6 vodka beakers,
copy of Russian vodka beakers made in Moscow at the end of 1600.
The originals are in the...
Category
1980s Italian Baroque Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Comport
Located in VALENZA, IT
Italian sterling silver stand made in the 80s of the last century.
The structure of the object is very simple, with a smooth double-stepped base.
In the stem of the base, small l...
Category
1980s Italian Other Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Buccellati Artwork with Oak Leaves Wreath Surrounding a Round Silver Basket
Located in Paris, FR
Beautiful large sterling silver centerpiece created by the famous Italian silversmith Federico Buccellati.
This circular centerpiece ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Vintage Sterling Silver Model of a Bulldog
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive vintage 1980s cast European sterling silver figurine of a bulldog; part of our animal related silverware collection
This exceptional vintage cast sterling silver ornament has been realistically modelled in the form of a bulldog.
This vintage silver dog ornament...
Category
1980s European Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Large Victorian Silver Presentation Jug
Located in London, GB
An impressive silver beer jug with high-relief, chased scenes of a stag hunt among scrolling foliage and floral designs. This substantial piece, made by a fine silversmith, has a cas...
Category
1840s English Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Christmas Ornament
By Lunt Silver
Located in Brooklyn, NY
We are delighted to offer this sterling silver Christmas ornament just in time for the holidays.
Brighten up your home with this b...
Category
1980s American Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Caldlesticks
Located in VALENZA, IT
Pair of 925 silver candlesticks, depicting two snakes twisted around a wood stem.
The snake and the seat for the candle are in 925 silver while the stem, the base and the candleholde...
Category
1980s Italian Other Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Elizabeth II Set of Six Sterling Silver Menu Holders
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive set of six vintage Elizabeth II English sterling silver and wood menu holders with military interest; an addition to our dining silverware collection.
These exceptional vintage Elizabeth II sterling silver menu holders...
Category
1980s British Elizabethan Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
"Harvesting Coffee, " Remarkable, Unique Sterling Silver Jar, Castillo for Nestlé
By Los Castillo
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A remarkable piece of sterling silver artistry and commercial history, this pierced silver container was commissioned by the Nestlé company to mark a visit by its Board of Directors to Mexico in 1988. Nestlé has had a major presence in Mexico for decades, with two coffee plants...
Category
1980s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Pair Victorian Cast Silver Scallop Shell Caddy Spoons
By George Hunt
Located in Montreal, QC
A very fine quality pair of caddy spoons with scallop shell bowls, twisted handles and whelk-shell terminals, by John S Hunt. For a collector of caddy spoons, spoons, or fine silver there can be no greater name nor finer quality.
On the death of Paul Storr in 1838, his business (Storr & Mortimer) was continued by his nephew John Samuel Hunt under the name of Mortimer & Hunt. In 1843 the company became Hunt & Roskell until 1897.
Paul Storr entered into business with Rundell, Bridge & Rundell in 1807 who were the Royal Goldsmiths...
Category
1840s English Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
George Adams Victorian Sterling Silver Canteen of Cutlery for 12 Persons
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver straight single struck Fiddle, Thread & Shell pattern flatware service for 12 persons made by George Adams; an addition to our canteen of cutlery collection
The pieces of this exceptional, antique Victorian straight* sterling silver flatware service for 12 persons have been crafted in the Fiddle, Thread and Shell pattern.
The surface of each handle is embellished with a paralleling thread decorated border accented with a shell design to the terminal and reverse of each bowl.
The anterior surface of each spoon and fork handle terminal are ornamented with a contemporary engraved crest of a leopard couchant guardant and collared.
The posterior surface of each piece is plain and unembellished, apart from a rounded heel to the bowl of each spoon.
This single struck Fiddle Thread and Shell pattern flatware set consists of 48 pieces:
12 Table forks
12 Table spoons
12 Dessert forks
12 Dessert spoons
Each piece of this service has been crafted by the collectable, renowned silversmith and flatware maker George Adams of Chawner & Co in 1842.
This antique silver service...
Category
1840s English Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Basket Handle Precious Metal Silver Hallmark Design Schwarz & Steiner Vienna
By Steiner
Located in Vienna, AT
Basket with handle of precious metal silver design Schwarz & Steiner Vienna. An object handicrafted and designed with rich detailwork. Although manufactured most probably during the ...
Category
1980s Austrian Neoclassical Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Vintage Sterling Silver and Glass Caddy Spoon
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive vintage Elizabeth II English sterling silver caddy spoon; an addition to our silver teaware collection.
This exceptional vintage sterling silver caddy spoon has a plain circular rounded bowl.
The surface of the bowl of this antique caddy spoon...
Category
1980s British Elizabethan Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Sulky with Horse and Driver
Located in VALENZA, IT
Made in Italy sterling solid silver sulky with horse and driver.
The sulky, the horse and the driver are made with the casting method and finished with chisel.
The bridles are in l...
Category
1980s Italian Other Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
20th Century Made in Italy Sterling Silver Horse and Knight Armour
Located in VALENZA, IT
Horse in black lacquered resin with a sterling silver armor with Russian 14th century knight in sterling silver armor with golden and enameled details.
Category
1980s Italian Medieval Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Bon Bon Basket
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive and rare antique Victorian English sterling silver swing handled bon bon basket; an addition to our ornamental silve...
Category
1840s British Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling 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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