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Sterling Silver For Sale
Style: Art Deco
Style: Art Nouveau
Georg Jensen Cactus. Bottle opener in sterling silver and stainless steel.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Georg Jensen Cactus. Bottle opener in sterling silver and stainless steel.
The "Cactus" pattern was designed by Gundolph Albertus in 1930.
Hallmarked 1915-1932.
In perfect condition....
Category
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Stainless Steel
Georg Jensen Cactus. Two dessert spoons in sterling silver.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Georg Jensen Cactus. Two dessert spoons in sterling silver.
Hallmarked after 1944.
In perfect condition.
Dimensions: Length 17.0 cm.
Category
20th Century Danish Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Cactus. Meat fork in sterling silver.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Georg Jensen Cactus. Meat fork in sterling silver.
Hallmarked after 1944.
In perfect condition.
Dimensions: Length 19.7 cm.
Category
20th Century Danish Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Cactus. Two all-silver butter knives.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Georg Jensen Cactus. Two all-silver butter knives.
Hallmarked after 1944.
In perfect condition.
Dimensions: Length 15.5 cm.
Category
20th Century Danish Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Cactus. Jam spoon in sterling silver.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Georg Jensen Cactus. Jam spoon in sterling silver.
Hallmarked after 1944.
In perfect condition.
Dimensions: Length 13.5 cm.
Category
20th Century Danish Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Cactus. Two long-handled lunch knives in sterling silver.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Georg Jensen Cactus. Two long-handled lunch knives in sterling silver.
Hallmarked after 1944.
In perfect condition.
Dimensions: Length 21.0 cm.
Category
20th Century Danish Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Cactus. Large serving spoon in sterling silver.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Georg Jensen Cactus. Large serving spoon in sterling silver.
Hallmarked after 1944.
In perfect condition.
Dimensions: Length 22.5 cm.
Category
20th Century Danish Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Box Black and Red geometric Art Deco style designed for Cartier USA Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Box Black and Red enamel is Inspired by drawings by Louis Cartier from the early 1900s in Art Deco style and recreated for Cartier USA in the 1980s.
It is in 925/1000 sterling.
Box B...
Category
1980s Italian Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Asprey London Sterling Silver Art Deco Style Ice Bucket & Lid in Original Box
Located in Ross, CA
Solid sterling silver ice bucket and lid, the bucket has two handles and incised geometric decoration. The bucket is stamped with Asprey's maker's marks, the sterling silver mark an...
Category
Early 2000s English Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Cactus. Large serving spade in all-silver.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Georg Jensen Cactus. Large serving spade in all-silver.
Hallmarked after 1944.
In excellent condition with signs of use.
Dimensions: Length 22.0 cm.
Category
20th Century Danish Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Cactus. Sauce spoon in sterling silver.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Georg Jensen Cactus. Sauce spoon in sterling silver.
Hallmarked after 1944.
In perfect condition.
Dimensions: Length 18.5 cm.
Category
20th Century Danish Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Cactus. Set of three tablespoons in sterling silver.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Georg Jensen Cactus. Set of three tablespoons in sterling silver.
Hallmarked after 1944.
In perfect condition.
Dimensions: Length 19.0 cm.
Category
20th Century Danish Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Cactus. Long carving fork in all silver, sterling silver.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Georg Jensen Cactus. Long carving fork in all silver, sterling silver.
Hallmarked after 1944.
In perfect condition.
Dimensions: Length 23.0 cm.
Category
20th Century Danish Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen, Denmark. Cactus pattern Six cake forks in sterling silver.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Georg Jensen Cactus. Six cake forks in sterling silver.
Hallmarked after 1944.
In perfect condition.
Dimensions: Length 13.0 cm.
Category
20th Century Danish Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Cactus. Small compote spoon in sterling silver.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Georg Jensen Cactus. Small compote spoon in sterling silver.
Hallmarked after 1944.
In perfect condition.
Dimensions: Length 9.6 cm.
Category
20th Century Danish Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Cactus. Teaspoon in sterling silver.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Georg Jensen Cactus. A teaspoon in sterling silver.
Hallmarked after 1944.
In perfect condition.
Dimensions: Length 15.0 cm.
Category
20th Century Danish Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Cigarette Case fired Enamel stripes in Art Deco style Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Large rectangular table box with long rounded sides in 925/1000 sterling silver with fire-enamelled stripes in Art Deco style. With “lost” hinge, i.e. semi-invisible. Dimensions cm. 10.5 x 15 x 2.3. Weight gr. 548. Inspired by drawings by Louis Cartier from the early 1900s in Art Deco style and recreated for Cartier USA in the 1980s, manufactured in Florence in the Salimbeni company headquarters with completely manual execution by artisan artists with thick and thick slabs reinforcements suitable for supporting numerous high-fire enamelled firings at about 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 catalogue...
Category
1960s Italian Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Georg Jensen Cactus. Small serving spoon in sterling silver.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Georg Jensen Cactus. Small serving spoon in sterling silver.
Hallmarked 1945-1951.
In perfect condition.
Dimensions: Length 16.7 cm.
Category
1940s Danish Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling 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
Vintage Sugar Caster, English, Sterling Silver, Shaker, Art Deco, Hallmark 1933
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage sugar caster. An English, sterling silver shaker in Art Deco taste, hallmarked 1933.
Fascinating Art Deco silverware, with a fine appearance
Displays a desirable a...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Pyramide. Art Deco dinner knife with a long handle.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Georg Jensen Pyramide.
Art Deco dinner knife with a long handle, stainless steel blade and serrated edge.
1933-1944 hallmark.
In excellent condition.
Dimensions: Length 24.0 cm.
Category
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Stainless Steel
Art Deco Sterling and Enamel Floral Dresser Set, 6 Pieces by Saart Brothers
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Art Deco Saart Brothers, sterling silver and white guilloche enamel with a floral vanity, dresser brush set. Marked with Saart Brothers hallmark and ster...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Pair of c. 1920s Sterling Silver Candlesticks by International
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A pair of sterling silver weighted candlesticks by International, circa 1920s. Marked: Hand Hammered, Pitch Loaded Wood Reinforced. Hexagonal bases rise to circular bobeche. One with...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Deco Tortoiseshell and Sterling Silver Rocker Blotter from 1935
By Collett & Anderson
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1935 by Collett & Anderson, this stylish, George V, sterling silver rocker blotter, is in the Art Deco style, with a tortoiseshe...
Category
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Keller - Antique French Original Art Deco 950 Sterling Silver Serving Tureen
Located in Wilmington, DE
Direct from Paris the Birth place of Art Deco, a Magnificent 3pc."Gatsby Era" Original 950 Sterling Silver Serving Tureen in Near New by France's Premier Art Deco Silversmith "Gustav...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Pyramid dinner fork in sterling silver.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Georg Jensen Pyramid dinner fork in sterling silver.
Stamped with 1933-1944 hallmark.
In perfect condition. Appears as new.
Dimensions: Length 19.0 cm.
Category
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Pyramid. Two coffee spoons in sterling silver. Dated 1933-1944
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Georg Jensen Pyramid. Two coffee spoons in sterling silver.
With 1933-1944 hallmarks.
Perfect condition.
Length: 12.0 cm.
Length: 10.5 cm.
Category
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Cactus child pusher in sterling silver. Dated 1931
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Georg Jensen Cactus child pusher in sterling silver.
1915-1932 hallmark.
Dated 1931.
In perfect condition.
Dimensions: Length 9.2 cm.
Category
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Preisner Sterling Silver Trumpet Vase
Located in Ross, CA
Sterling silver weighted trumpet vase made by the Preisner Silver Company in the USA around the 1940's. Beautifully classic design, the vase has a smaller base tapered then opens up ...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Christian Dior - Cutlery Flatware Set Rond Point Alma Plated Silver 89 Pieces
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Cutlery flatware set "Rond Point" - "Alma" made in plated silver and gold by Christian Dior in the Art Deco style.
Cutlery set including 89 pieces:
- 12 dinner forks
- 12 dinner kni...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver Plate
Hans Hansen. Art Deco serving spoon in sterling silver and stainless steel.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Hans Hansen, Danish silversmith. Art Deco serving spoon in sterling silver with a stainless steel blade.
Marked.
Approximately from the 1930s.
D...
Category
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Stainless Steel
Georg Jensen Pyramid compote spoon in sterling silver. 1915-1932 hallmark.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Georg Jensen Pyramid compote spoon in sterling silver.
1915-1932 hallmark.
Dated 1933.
In perfect condition.
Dimensions: Length 9.5 cm x Width 3.7 cm.
Category
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage 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...
Category
20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen, set of five Pyramid dessert spoons in sterling silver.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Georg Jensen, set of five Pyramid dessert spoons in sterling silver.
Early 1915-1932 hallmark.
One spoon with 1933-44 hallmark.
Perfect condition. As new.
Dimensions: Length 16.4 cm.
Category
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Pyramid. Set of four tablespoons in sterling silver.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Georg Jensen Pyramid. Set of four tablespoons in sterling silver.
Early 1915-1932 hallmark.
Stamped 1933.
In perfect condition. Like new.
Dimensions: Length 16.5 cm.
Category
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Pyramid. Set of four dinner forks in sterling silver.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Georg Jensen Pyramid. Set of four dinner forks in sterling silver.
Early 1915-1932 hallmark.
Stamped 1933.
In perfect condition. Like new.
Dimensions: 19.0 cm.
Category
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Deco Spanish Silver Coffee and Tea Set
Located in London, GB
Art Deco Spanish silver coffee and tea set
Spanish, c. 1930
Tray: height 3cm, width 56cm, depth 35cm
Milk jug: height 10cm, width 13cm, depth 8cm
...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Harald Nielsen for Georg Jensen. Art Deco tray in sterling silver.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Harald Nielsen for Georg Jensen. Art Deco tray in sterling silver.
Model 632.
Hallmarked with 1945-1951 stamp.
In excellent condition.
Dimensions: Diameter 17.2 cm including handles ...
Category
1940s Danish Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Candlelabra Golden Art Deco Style Candlesticks, A Set of 5 Bronze
Located in Hampshire, GB
A set of 5 antique nickel silver, bronze and glass Art Deco-style candlesticks and candelabra pressed cast, and chased. Circular, curved feet wit...
Category
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold Leaf, Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Silver
Box Black and White Art Deco style designed for Cartier USA Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Box Black and White enamel is Inspired by drawings by Louis Cartier from the early 1920s in Art Deco style and recreated for Cartier USA in 1976.
It is in 925/1000 sterling.
Box Blac...
Category
1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Box Black Red and White Art Deco style designed for Cartier USA Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Box Black White and Red enamel is Inspired by drawings by Louis Cartier from the 1920 in Art Deco style and recreated for Cartier USA in the 1976.
It is in 925/1000 Sterling Silver.
...
Category
1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
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
Jørgen Jensen for Georg Jensen. Rare Art Deco mustard pot in sterling silver
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Jørgen Jensen (1895-1966) for Georg Jensen.
Rare Art Deco mustard pot in sterling silver.
Design 793.
1933-1944 hallmark.
In perfect condition.
Dimensions: Diameter 3.7 cm x Height...
Category
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage 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
c. 1920s-30s 4-Piece Sterling Silver Tea Service by Tiffany
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Sterling silver 4-piece tea service by Tiffany, Hampton pattern, circa 1920s-30s. Marked: "Tiffany & Co Makers, 18389 (1912 pattern), 3311, Sterling Silver". Era John C. Moore. Compr...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
16 art deco silver knife rests
Located in Brooklyn, NY
large set of knife rests in stylised animal forms from the 1920/1930's
each piece is stamped
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
1907-47 Sterling Silver Bowl by Tiffany
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Sterling silver bowl by Tiffany, 1907-1947, American. A stunning & simple flared form. Monogramed "IMT". Marked: "Tiffany & Co; 16667 F Makers 6300." John C. Moore era. Pattern creat...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Pyramid. Art Deco fruit knife, sterling silver and stainless steel
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Georg Jensen Pyramid.
Art Deco fruit knife in sterling silver with a stainless steel blade.
1933-1944 hallmark.
In excellent condition with some scratches on the blade.
Dimensions: ...
Category
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen, Pyramid salt spoon in sterling silver. 1931
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Georg Jensen, Pyramid salt spoon in sterling silver.
1915-1932 hallmark.
Dated 1931.
In excellent condition.
Dimensions: Length 4.9 cm.
Category
1930s Danish Art Deco 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
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
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...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Copper
Pair Silver Pedestal Salts
Located in New York, NY
Pair silver pedestal salts. Pair handsome Edwardian era Sterling silver trencher form salts with oblong octagonal base and traces of vermeil to basins; with silver marks for Howard &...
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Nouveau Navette Shape Silver Centerpiece With Floral Decoration, Vienna 1900
Located in Vienna, AT
Festive solid silver vessel in the form of a navette-shaped bowl with a lobed, projecting foot resting on four points of contact, large rocaille-shaped panels on the front and back f...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Art Deco Period Sterling Silver Mint Julep Cup
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco Period, sterling silver mint julep cup, International Silver Co., Meriden, Ct., circa 1930s.Measures almost 4 inches high x ove...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage 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
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...
Category
1890s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Circa 1960 Set of 6 Craftsman Pattern Sterling Silver Teaspoons by Towle
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Set of 6 Craftsman pattern sterling silver teaspoons by Towle, c.1960. Art Deco-Art Modern 1932 pattern. Monogram "B". 5.05 troy oz.
5 7/8" long, 3/16" w. bowl.
Whitehall Antiques i...
Category
1960s American Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
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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