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Sterling Silver For Sale
20th Century Italian Solid Silver Tray on Silver Stand
Located in VALENZA, IT
Oval tray with handles and hand-pierced edge with leaf motif. The tray is completely handmade. The handles are in silver with fusion processing that take up the leaf design. The so...
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1990s Italian Other Sterling Silver

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Silver

Cigar Box two-tone stripes on the lid fire-enameled on guilloche Salimbeni.
Located in Firenze, FI
Large rectangular table cigar box with rounded sides in 925/1000 sterling Silver gold plated with translucent fired enamels on guilloche and hand engraving, with two-tone stripes on ...
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1980s Italian Modern Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold Plate

Chrysanthemum by Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Large Tea Tray #6682-4278 #2689
Located in Big Bend, WI
Superb Chrysanthemum by Tiffany & Co. sterling silver large and impressive antique tea tray with handles. The tray is marked #6682-4278 with "T" date ...
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Late 19th Century Antique Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

English Sterling Silver Serving Spoon
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lovely early 20th century English sterling silver serving spoon, possibly a berry spoon. Hallmarked with an anchor that was first used in...
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1910s English Other Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Poole Sterling Silver "Chippendale" Tray - An award to Jesse Owens
Located in Phoenix, AZ
A Poole sterling silver Chippendale tray. The round tray has a molded and segmented border with an annotation at the center. The annotation reads: “Sports Lodge B’Nai B’Rith. Fifth annual Dinner. Hotel Biltmore, January 23, 1956. To Jesse Owens...
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Mid-20th Century Sterling Silver

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Silver

Iris & New Art by Durgin Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service Nouveau 167 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
"New Art" - the name is a literal translation of the French "Art Nouveau" was introduced as a not-full-line pattern with four motifs: Iris, Easter Lily, Narcissus, & Orange Blossom. In 1900, one year after New Art was introduced, Durgin introduced the single motif...
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Mid-20th Century Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Edwardian Period Sterling Silver-Mounted Threaded Crystal Match Striker
By Salmon & Gluckstein Ltd
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian Period, sterling silver-mounted threaded crystal match striker, Birmingham, England, Ca. 1910 (year mark is rubbed), Salmon and Gluckstein, Ltd.- makers. Measures 2 1/2 inc...
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1910s English Edwardian Vintage Sterling Silver

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Crystal, Sterling Silver

19th Century Italian Sterling Silver Decorative Box
Located in VALENZA, IT
Completely handmade sterling silver candy box. The box is round and pot-bellied. Embossments and chisels of flowers were made all over the body. The box is divided into three sect...
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2010s Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Antique Silver Card Case Aide Memoire Purse Birmingham 1908 William Haseler
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Antique silver card case in form of Aide Memoire Purse, Birmingham 1908, William Hair Haseler. Art Nouveau elaborate border surround, monogram possibly H....
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Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Antique Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Sterling Silver Kirk & Sons Repousse Candleholders and Bowl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sterling silver Kirk & Sons candleholders signed & S Kirk & Sons sterling silver bowl. Repousse pattern in pristine condition. Measures: Sterling silver candleholders - 4.5 x 4 St...
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20th Century American Rococo Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Fine Antique French Sterling Silver Tea Strainer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique French tea strainer. In sterling silver. Fully hallmarked. Simply a wonderful strainer! Date: Late 19th to Early 20th Century Overall Condition: It is in overall ...
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Early 20th Century French Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Antique English Golf Ball Match Strike, Sterling Silver, 1902
Located in Bath, GB
A wonderful little glass tabletop match striker in the form of a golf ball, always highly sought-after. The top is made from sterling silver fully hallmarked for Birmingham 1902, ...
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Antique Irish Sterling Silver Cup
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique 18th century Irish sterling silver cup; an addition to our 17th century silverware collection This e...
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18th Century English Antique Sterling Silver

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Silver, Sterling Silver

English Sterling Silver Dolphin 2 Arms Table Lamp
Located in Delft, NL
An English sterling silver dolphin 2 arms table lamp An English silver dolphin 2 arms table lamp with 2 loosely clamped lampshades. On an oval base...
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20th Century English Sterling Silver

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Silver

Sterling Lorraine Server
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is a sterling silver server in the Lorraine pattern by Gorham Silversmiths. The handle is scalloped and has flowers around the to...
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Early 1900s American Antique Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Antique German Silver Repoussé Battle Scene Tray, Circa 1850
Located in Dallas, TX
This richly decorated silver serving tray with repousse work is from Germany’s Gründerzeit period, circa 1850. The exquisite repoussage depicts an unknown military skirmish of soldiers with spears and swords on horseback. The chaotic action of the scene is offset by the whimsical décor...
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19th Century German Antique Sterling Silver

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Silver

20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Chalice with Vergin Mary Wrapping the Cup
Located in VALENZA, IT
Chalice in 925 sterling silver made in cast and embossed and chiseled completely by hand. The figure of the Virgin Mary has a coat, burnished and oxidized in 2 shades, which surrounds the golden cup...
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1990s Italian Other Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Thomas Gladstone Tureen, Sheffield 1833 by Robert Gainsford
By Robert Gainsford
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Sheffield in 1833 by Robert Gainsford, this striking, Antique Sterling Silver Soup Tureen, is in the Regency taste, featuring ornate cast feet and handles, and heraldic engraving. The soup tureen measures 12.25"(31cm) tall, by 17.5"(44.5cm) over the handles, by 12"(30.5cm) deep, and weighs 114.6 troy ounces. The coat of arms, crest and motto, are that of Sir Thomas Gladstone, 2nd Baronet and Brother of William Gladstone...
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1830s English Regency Antique Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Old Masters by Gorham Sterling Silver Silverware Service Dinner Set Multi Motif
Located in Big Bend, WI
Superb multi-motif figural Old Masters by Gorham, circa 1885, sterling silver flatware set, 58 pieces. This highly sought after and incredibly sc...
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Late 19th Century Antique Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Pair of Sterling Silver Knights On Horseback, Import Marked London 1927
Located in London, London
Carrying import marks for London in 1927 by Israel Segalov, this wonderful pair of Sterling Silver Knights On Horseback, are handsomely modelled. Each measures roughly 12.25"(31cm) tall, by 12.5"(32cm) wide, by 4.5"(11.5cm) deep, and the pair together weigh 96 troy ounces. The design for the Knights is taken from a relief which can be found at the tomb of Emperor Maximilian I in the 'Hofkirche' of Innsbruck in Germany. The relief shows Emperor Maximilian I at the Battle of the Spurs (also known as the (second) Battle of the Guinegate), and was created by Albrecht Durer. The knights are believed to depict Emperor Maximilian I & King Ferdinand I.
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1920s English Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Antique Collapsible Sterling Silver Beaker by George Unite, Birmingham, 1913
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1913 by George Unite, this very handsome, antique sterling silver beaker, is collapsible and plain in style,...
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1910s English Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

1984 Jocelyn Burton Limited Edition 21 of 250 Sterling Silver Spoon
Located in London, GB
This sterling silver spoon, crafted by the renowned silversmith Jocelyn Burton in 1984, is a special limited edition piece made to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the National Soc...
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20th Century Sterling Silver

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Silver

English Oval Silver Salver by William Bennett, 1800
Located in Delft, NL
An English oval silver salver by William Bennett, 1800 An English silver oval salver with reed edge, engraved and raised on four feet. The salver shows traces of use and please feel free to take a closer look at the details in the pictures (dent, scratches) The salver is made by William Bennett and is registered at 1796 and died 1825 in England The salver has English silver hallmarks...
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Early 1800s English Antique Sterling Silver

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Silver

Pair of George III Period Sterling Silver-Gilt Serving Spoons
Located in New York, NY
Pair of beautiful, George III Period, sterling silver gilt serving spoons, London, year-hallmarked for 1770, Thomas Evans and George Smith III - makers. E...
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1770s English George III Antique Sterling Silver

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Gold, Sterling Silver

Pair of 1904 Restored Sterling Silver Henry Wigfull Candelabra Candlesticks
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this sublime pair of fully restored, very decorative and important original Henry Wigfull 1904 solid sterling silver Candelabra. These are a pai...
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Antique 1850 Victorian Sterling Silver Card Case
By Cronin & Wheeler
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver commemorative card case featuring The Crystal Palace; an addition to our range of collectable silverware...
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1850s English Victorian Antique Sterling Silver

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Silver, Sterling Silver

Italian 20th Century Silver Wine-Spirit Barrel on Stand with Silver Beakers
Located in VALENZA, IT
Silver Wine - Spirit Barrel on Stand in the shape of bunches and vine branch completely handmade, embossed and chiseled. Complete with 6 chiselled and embossed barreled beakers. The...
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1970s Italian Other Vintage Sterling Silver

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Silver

Handmade Sterling Silver with Turquoise Stone in Handle Server
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fantastic sterling silver handmade ladle or dipper has a nugget of turquoise and a hand carved teak handle. The condition is fantastic. Such great workmanship. Marked 925 & Peru.
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Early 20th Century American Adirondack Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Etruscan by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set Dinner Service 142 pcs "L" Mono
Located in Big Bend, WI
Etruscan by Gorham sterling silver flatware set of 142 pieces. This set includes: 12 dinner knives, 9 5/8", 12 dinner forks, 7 1/2", 12 luncheon knives, 8 1/2", 12 luncheon fork...
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Early 20th Century Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Northern Lights International Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 121 Pc Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Important American silver designer Alfred G. Kintz began working at International silver around 1910 and retired in 1959. There was an excellent article done on Alfred Kintz...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Antique English Sterling Silver George II Basket
Located in London, GB
A George II sterling silver bread basket, London 1750 by Samuel Herbert & Co Of shaped oval form in the Rococo style, all raised upon a cast scallop shell and C scroll foot. The rim...
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1750s English George II Antique Sterling Silver

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Silver, Sterling Silver

Rod Kelly MA RCA Silversmith Barclays Theatre Awards silver gilt cased beaker
Located in Braintree, GB
Rod Kelly MA RCA Silversmith Barclays Theatre Awards silver gilt cased beaker. This piece features a rounded cylindrical shape adorned with finely chased decorations. It showcases C...
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1990s British Sterling Silver

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Silver

Pair of American Edwardian Classical Sterling Silver Pepper Shakers
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Edwardian Classical sterling silver pepper shakers. Each: Baluster bowl with three shell-mounted hoof supports. Cover domed and pierced with vasiform finial and engraved chev...
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Early 20th Century American Edwardian Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Sterling Silver Tea Tray by Elkington & Co.
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A magnificent, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver tea tray made by Elkington & Co; an addition to our silver tray collection. This magnificent antique Vict...
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1870s British Antique Sterling Silver

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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...
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Early 2000s English Edwardian Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Antique Irish Georgian Sterling Silver Two Handled Cup Dublin, Ireland 1769
Located in London, GB
An elegant Antique Irish George III Silver Two Handled Cup. The Cup features an engraved armorial on the one side and a crest and monogram on t...
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18th Century Irish Georgian Antique Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Elizabeth II Silver Beaker, Brian Asquith, Sheffield, 1975
By Brian Asquith
Located in Glasgow, GB
An Elizabeth II sterling silver beaker made by the silversmith Brian Asquith, 1975. Assay: - .925 sterling silver. Date: - 1975. Period: - Late 20th century. Maker: - Brian Asqui...
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1970s British Modern Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Antique Regency Inlaid Rosewood Silver Perfume Bottle Box Dressing Set 1824
Located in Portland, OR
A fine quality and handsome George IV/Regency inlaid rosewood dressing box, with the original sterling silver and glass fitted contents, London, 1824. The box having a lift-up hinged lid, finely inlaid with brass and bone marquetry of floral garlands & swags, the front having twin locking doors with corresponding inlay. Both the top, base and door panels have 'Dutch Ripple' molding and at each corner a hand-turned 'Barley Twist' column, both to the front and rear. The interior of the box also having inlaid satinwood stringing and three fitted compartments each with an etched crystal container...
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1820s English George IV Antique Sterling Silver

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Crystal, Silver, Brass

Pair Of Silver Hand Engraved Napkin Rings Dated 1906 Martin Hall & Co Sheffield
Located in London, GB
Pair Of Silver Hand Engraved Napkin Rings Dated 1906 Martin Hall & Co Sheffield Very unusual pair of silver napkin rings, shaped so they can stand on their own. The hand engraving i...
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Stereo Compact Mirror
Located in Brooklyn, NY
We are offering a brand new sterling silver compact mirror by Lunt Silversmiths. On side is sterling silver while the reverse side is a mirror. T...
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2010s American Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Stereo Compact Mirror
Stereo Compact Mirror
$209 Sale Price
30% Off
Antique Silver Salt Pepper Shaker, Art Deco Decorative Condiment Set with Tray
Located in Wembley, GB
A modernist Silver Condiment Set comprising a Salt shaker, a Pepper Shaker, a Mustard Pot & a spoon. The mustard pot has a blue glass bowl and a silver spoon. Each item's exterior ha...
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1940s English Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver

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Metal, Silver, Silver Plate, Sterling Silver

Antique Reed & Barton 'Le Six Fleurs' Sterling Silver 9-Inch Waffle Server
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique waffle server. In sterling silver. By Reed & Barton. In the 'Le Six Fleurs' pattern. Designed by Charles A. Bennett. The shovel or b...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Caldlesticks
Located in VALENZA, IT
Pair of sterling silver candlesticks, depicting Hercules holding the world. The figure of Hercules and the candle holder are in 925 silver while the world and the base are in rutinia...
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1980s Italian Greek Revival Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Tiffany Sterling Silver Baby Cup in Rare Bird’s Nest Pattern
Located in New York, NY
Rare Bird's Nest sterling silver baby cup. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1870. Ovoid bowl on stepped foot. Scroll handle with squiggle tail. Bowl has shaped pointille ornamen...
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Late 19th Century American Baroque Antique Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Empire Set of Four French Sterling Silver '.950' Footed Open Salt Cellars-Venner
By Isabelle Venner
Located in New York, NY
Set of four Empire, sterling silver (.950), footed open salt cellars with matching spoons and liners, Paris, circa 1900, Isabelle Venner, maker. Each ...
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Early 1900s French Empire Antique Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver, Gold

Table Box Baroque style with two-tone fired enamels Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
This awesome Table Box Baroque style is in 925/1000 sterling silver. it has a Rectangular shape with hand-engraved intricate design Black and Green color fire enameled. Table Box Bar...
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1970s Italian Baroque Vintage Sterling Silver

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Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

André Aucoc Paris Set of Six Wine or Champagne Coasters in Sterling Silver.
Located in Skanninge, SE
A wonderful set of six coasters for wine or champagne bottles. Made in Paris by André Aucoc in the early 20th century. André Aucoc, the famous French Parisian jeweller and goldsmit...
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Early 20th Century French Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Table Cigar Box two-tone stripes enamel Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
This superb Table Cigar Box two-tone stripes enamel is in 925/1000 sterling silver. it has a rectangular shape with rounded sides Table Cigar Box has hand engraving, with orange and ...
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1980s Italian Empire Vintage Sterling Silver

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Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Extensive Georg Jensen Rope Sterling Silverware Service
Located in Hellerup, DK
An extensive sterling silverware service for twelve in the Rope/Perle pattern by Georg Jensen. Originally designed in 1916 by Georg Jensen himself, the Rope/Perle pattern is a rare f...
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1920s Danish Art Nouveau Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Two Gianmaria Buccellati Sterling Silver Flower Bowls in Case
By Clementi di Giovanni Mantel, Gianmaria Buccellati
Located in New York, NY
Two sterling silver flower head bowls. One is collage-style with 3 graduated layers of fluted, striated, and irregular petals and beaded center. The other has fluted and irregular pe...
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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Reproduction of Paul Revere Sterling Silver Bowl
Located in East Hampton, NY
Reproduction of Paul Revere sterling silver bowl. Engraved "Rosemary Lee 1957.  
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Mid-20th Century Sterling Silver

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Silver

Picture Frame in pure Florentine Renaissance style Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Large photo frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with painted fire enamels like lapis lazuli stone. Shaping taken from the tiles of the North Door of the Baptistery of the F...
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1980s Italian Renaissance Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold Plate

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Presentation Bowl by Josiah Williams & Co
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver presentation bowl; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection This exceptional antique sterling silver bowl has a circular form onto a circular domed foot. The lower portion of this Victorian bowl is encircled with a band of impressive chased fluted decoration each terminating with a spiral design. The body of this presentation bowl is further embellished with exceptional chased floral and foliate decoration on a matte background. The decoration to the body incorporates a large shield...
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1890s English Victorian Antique Sterling Silver

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Silver, Sterling Silver

Victorian Antique Sterling Silver Claret Jug by William Hutton & Sons, 1898
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1898 by William Hutton & Sons, this attractive, Victorian, antique sterling silver claret jug, has a plain sterling silver mount and an oval cut glass body. T...
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1890s English Victorian Antique Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Modernist Sterling Silver Decorative Dish with Beaded Border
Located in New York, NY
This elegant sterling silver dish was realized in the United States. It features an austere concave form with angled sides and a beaded border. With its clean modernist lines and bea...
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20th Century American Modern Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Picture Frame Art Deco Chinese influence Enamel Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular photo frame in 925/1000 silver with geometric design and fire-enameled with Chinese influence style. External cm. Internal 11.6 x 14.6 cm. 6 x 9. Weight gr. 194. Created in Art Deco style for Cartier USA in the 1980s, inspired by drawings by Louis Cartier from the early 1900s. Manufactured in Florence in the Salimbeni company headquarters with completely manual execution by artisan artists with high thickness plate and large reinforcements suitable to support numerous high-fire enamelling firings at approximately 750° < 800° C. It is a new object that has never been used but is considered vintage because it was built more than 20 years ago. The hallmarks struck to the underside of this fine box include: manufacturer's mark: 391FI metal mark fineness:925 Art Deco was also born in France and is the abbreviation of "Art Decoratif". With more decisive and geometric features than Art Nouveau, therefore more evident and "harder", with always contrasting and strong colours, Art Deco spread throughout the world, from Shanghai's China to the under construction New York and in various parts of Europe. Many artists and designers of the time dedicated themselves to the creation of drawings, paintings, objects for personal use and furniture, interior furnishings, entire buildings and skyscrapers, in this new style. Sandoz in Paris, Lalique with its crystals, Puiforcat with its silverware, Erté with its "ante litteram" fashion designs, Tiffany with its table lamps, Louis Cartier with its objects inspired by the Far East (hence the connection with Shanghai). Salimbeni was able to interpret and propose new objects inspired by Art Deco, in precious metals, semiprecious stones and fired enamels, when, exhibiting at jewelery exhibitions in the United States, and more precisely in New York, he made contact with Cartier buyers first, and also with Tiffany later, and for them he created objects in this style inspired by the original drawings of Louis Cartier, obtained from the buyer of the time, but with absolutely different and original designs and interpretations. Many of the objects produced by Salimbeni for Cartier in the United States had taken inspiration from famous Cartier objects belonging to famous people. An example of all is Mary Pickford's set consisting of a powder compact, cigarette case, pill case and evening handbag. 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

George V Sterling Silver Celtic Revival Bowl, Edward & Sons, 1915
Located in Glasgow, GB
George V sterling silver Celtic Revival bowl, Glasgow, 1915, with spot-hammered finish, Celtic knotwork, dragons, bosses, twin hoop handles, and a domed foot. Includes an oak plinth ...
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1910s British Arts and Crafts Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Presentation Vase / Centrepiece
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A magnificent, fine and impressive, large antique Victorian English sterling silver presentation vase / centrepiece; an addition to o...
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1870s English Victorian Antique Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Antique Sterling Silver Clan Kerr Engraved Cigar Case Taylor & Perry Birmingham
Located in Portland, OR
A fine & rare antique sterling silver engraved cigar case, with the family crest & motto for the Scottish Clan Kerr, made by Taylor & Perry, Birmingham, 1840. The case is finely & profusely engraved with a scrolling foliate design, the hinged lid closes tightly and with ease, the case having the hallmarks for makers Taylor and Perry...
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1840s English Early Victorian Antique Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

George III sterling silver coffee pot, Charles Wright, London, 1771
Located in Brescia, IT
Description George III sterling silver coffee pot, Charles Wright, London, 1771. Of baluster form on circular foot, decorated with festoons of leaves tied by ribbons, the spout with ...
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1770s British Louis XVI Antique Sterling Silver

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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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