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Sterling Silver For Sale
XX Century Italian solid 800 silver Dish /Tray with wide chiseled flower edge
By PRIA & SARI
Located in VALENZA, IT
Round dish/tray completely handmade.
The dish was hand hammered starting from a flat 800 silver plate.
The wide edge is reamed and has been embossed, chiseled and engraved with flowe...
Category
1990s Italian Other Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Egg Cruet Set (1869)
By George Fox
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, antique Victorian English sterling silver egg cruet set made by George Fox; part of our dining silverware collection.
This exceptional antique Victorian sterling silver egg cruet set consists of five egg cups displayed on the original stand with a central carrying handle.
The original hallmarked egg cups have a bell-shaped form onto a circular spreading foot.
These antique silver egg cups are embellished with pierced decorated interlacing scrolling designs, accented with an applied bead decorated border to the upper rim of each vessel.
The decoration to the body of each cup incorporates two cast silver lion mask designs, each grasping a ring loop handle in the mouth.
The plain pedestal foot of each egg cup bears a further applied bead decorated border to the rim.
Each Victorian silver egg cup is supported and displayed on the cinquefoil-shaped stand, ornamented with further pierced decoration and lion masks, reflecting the design of the egg cups.
The surface of the stand bears five peg receivers enabling the egg cups to stand securely in situ.
The original antique stand of this antique cruet set...
Category
1860s English Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Victorian Sterling Silver-Mounted Dark Gray Agate Letter Opener-Mappin and Webb
Located in New York, NY
Victorian Period, sterling silver-mounted dark gray agate letter opener/paper knife, Sheffield, England, year-hallmarked for 1900, Mappin and Webb - makers....
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Agate, Sterling Silver
Cleto Munari ( 1930) Service En Argent Minimalisme Vicenza XXe
By Cleto Munari
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Solid silver Italian work service in minimalist style dated 2001, including a round tray on which is placed a coffee maker, a milk jug and a sugar bowl, each of the pieces is decorat...
Category
1990s Italian Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Irish Sterling Silver Candlesticks, 1969
Located in Glasgow, GB
A pair of Irish cast sterling silver candlesticks by Royal Irish Silver Ltd, Dublin 1969, with import marks for The Sheffield Assay Office. The ornate candlesticks are of baluster sh...
Category
1960s Irish Baroque Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Portugese Topazio Sterling Silver Baby Rattle Teether Rooster 19g
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Topazio sterling silver 925 baby rattle in the shape of a chicken / rooster / farm animal on a stick; made in Portugal.
Measures: 2” x 0.75” x 4.25” / 19.3 g (Width x Dept...
Category
Early 20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Silver Basket with Blue Glass, by Richard Morton & Co, Sheffield, 1776
Located in Delft, NL
Silver basket with blue glass, by Richard Morton & Co, Sheffield, 1776
Silver basket on a round foot, openwork silver with acanthus leaves. The edge and the handle with pearl edge...
Category
18th Century English Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Eighteenth Century Reed & Barton 18th Sterling Silver Flatware Set 45 Pcs Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Emphasizing a graceful design whose classic lines carry the timeless beauty of another age to tabletops today, the 18th Century Pattern from Reed & Barton is reflective of a time ric...
Category
Late 20th Century North American Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mexican Sterling Silver Highball or Iced Tea Sipping – Stirring Straws, Set of 5
By Taxco
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A set of five hand made Sterling Silver highball or iced tea hollow sipping and stirring straws with abstract leaf shaped bowls. Mexico, Circa 1940s.
The bowls are shaped as stylize...
Category
1940s Mexican International Style Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique German Sterling Gilt Silver Floral Engraved Repousse Snuff Pill Box 1880
Located in Portland, OR
An elegant German Sterling Silver gilt repousse decorated snuff or pill box, circa 1880.
The hinged lid decorated with a repousse work floral basket design, the side of the box with ...
Category
1880s German Rococo Revival Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Gold
Edwardian English Sterling Silver Presentation Cup and Cover
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Edwardian English sterling silver cup and cover; an addition to our antique presentation silverware collection.
This exceptional antique sterling silver trophy cup...
Category
Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Tazza, R & W Sorley, London, 1901
By Robert & William Sorley
Located in Glasgow, GB
An Edwardian Art Nouveau sterling silver Tazza by R & W Sorley, London 1901. The Tazza bowl is of shaped and lobed circular form, leading to a elongated stem on a spreading foot. The...
Category
Early 1900s British Art Nouveau Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Chinese Export Silver Three Piece Tea Service
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Chinese Export Silver Three Piece Tea Service - Antique Circa 1920
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Chinese export silver three piece tea service; an addition to our diverse silver teaware collection
This exceptional antique Chinese silver tea set...
Category
1920s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Vintage ELA Sterling Silver and Guilloche Enamel Salt Shaker Denmark
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A vintage salt shaker and spoon from Egon Lauridsen of Denmark in sterling silver and enamel with original satin-lined and fitted box. The set con...
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Neoclassical Style Dutch Continental Silver (.800) Chocolate Pot With Hinged Lid
Located in New York, NY
Neoclassical-Style, Continental Silver (.800), paw-footed chocolate pot with wood handle and hinged lid, Dutch, year-hallmarked for 1886, Ate deGroot Boersma Sneek - maker. Beautifu...
Category
1880s Dutch Neoclassical Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Austrian Continental Silver ‘.800’ Soup or Punch Ladle
Located in New York, NY
Continental silver (.800) soup or punch ladle, with turned wood handle, circa 1860s. Bowl of ladle is etched and is gilded. Measures: Almost 14 1/2 inches long x 4 inches deep (at de...
Category
1860s Austrian Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Enamel Cat Bookmark
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Two cats on enamel top this sterling silver bookmark. Cats are lovable & cuddly and what better way to show your love of these majestic creatures than by seeing them whenever you op...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Garrard & Co Silver Four Sconce Three Branch Candelabra
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine quality silver three branch candelabra with four candle sconces by Garrard & Co of Regent Street, London and dated 1978. Often refe...
Category
1970s English Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Continental Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 164 pcs Dinner
By Georg Jensen
Located in Big Bend, WI
esigned in 1906 by Georg Jensen, the Continental cutlery pattern was the first major cutlery range to emerge from the fledgling silversmithy that was established two years earlier in...
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Tankard Victorian revival ceased, embossed
By Mario Vallè
Located in VALENZA, IT
Sterling silver cylindrical tankard gilded inside.
The body is embossed an engraved by hand with scrolls and flowers
Measure: 730 grams.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Victorian Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
20th Century, Antique Sterling Silver Centerpiece
By Stewart Dawson & Co. Ltd. 1
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive, large antique George V English sterling silver centerpiece; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection.
This fine antique George V sterling silver centerpiece has a circular rounded paneled form with an octagonal tapering pedestal and knop to a circular paneled spreading foot.
The surface of the large centerpiece is plain and unembellished.
The moulded rim and foot of this fine centerpiece are ornamented with a band of pierced geometric diaper pattern decoration.
Each of the two original hallmarked baskets have a rounded paneled form onto a collet foot and are embellished with identical bands of ornamentation to that of the central bowl.
This impressive George V centerpiece is fitted with two angular scrolling sterling silver arms terminating with a scroll and Greek Key style ornamented hook.
Condition
This antique silver table centrepiece...
Category
1910s English Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
12 Old Orange Blossom by Alvin Sterling Silver Luncheon Forks 6 3/4”
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
12 Old Orange Blossom by Alvin Sterling Silver Luncheon Forks, 6 3/4”
USA, introduced in 1905
12 exquisite Old Orange Blossom luncheon forks by Alvin Sterling Silver, each measuring...
Category
Early 20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Condiment Set, English, Silver, Salt, Pepper Shaker, Sauce Pot, Art Deco
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage condiment set. An English, Sterling Silver salt & pepper shaker and mustard pot in Art Deco taste, dating to the mid 20th cent...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Queen Elizabeth I by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 38 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Queen Elizabeth I by Towle sterling silver flatware set - 38 pieces. This set includes:
8 knives, 9"
8 forks, 7 1/2"
8 salad forks, 6 3/4"
8 teaspoons, 6"
1 gravy ladle, 6 3/4"
1 se...
Category
Mid-20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Sterling Silver Reed & Barton Cocktail Shaker Pitcher, circa 1920-1940
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique American sterling silver reed & barton cocktail shaker pitcher with handle & spout, circa 1920-1940.
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Frame for Oval Photo Borders in Louis XVI French Empire Style Enamel Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table frame for oval photo in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent two-tone fired enamels on guillochè and with various ornamen...
Category
1980s Italian Louis XVI Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Sterling Silver Trumpet Vase
Located in Brooklyn, NY
We are happy to offer you this sterling silver trumpet vase by Dominick and Haff. It has a fluted rim and a beautiful etched design around...
Category
1910s American Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Large German Silver Figural Centerpiece, circa 1880
Located in New York, NY
With two large coupes on scroll legs. Surmounted by a winged victory holding a laurel wreath and a cornucopia.
Category
1880s German Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Victorian Silver and Bone Canteen Fish Serving Fork and Knife Set
Located in London, GB
A Victorian silver and bone fish serving fork and knife set with serving knife and fork.
Engraved blades knives and Forks. S.A.C, hallmarked.
A very pretty antique Victorian sterling silver and bone-handled fish set for twelve people, having hand-engraved blades and tines with floral decoration, and fitted into their original dark blue velvet and satin-lined walnut presentation box. All made by Hammond, Creake & Co, Sheffield in 1900. The dimensions of these fine hand-made antique silver fish...
Category
Early 1900s British Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Elizabeth II Sterling Silver 'Lindisfarne' Salver, 1966
Located in Glasgow, GB
An Elizabeth II Sterling Silver Salver. The salver is of plain ground, with an applied Lindisfarne decoration to the shaped and incurved border, and sitting on four mystical creature...
Category
1960s British Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique sterling silver snuff box, Pictorial home scene
By Arthur Graf
Located in NEWARK, GB
An attractive and decorative antique sterling silver snuff box.
It is a rounded oval shape, very ergonomic to slip into the pocket and it has a wonderful pictorial design to the lid...
Category
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
George II Decorative Antique Sterling Silver Basket Edward Aldridge London 1753
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1753 by Edward Aldridge, this attractive, George II, Antique Sterling Silver Sweetmeat Basket, features slat piercing, rope borders, and a twist handle. The b...
Category
1750s English George II Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Unusual Sterling and Enamel Art Deco Candlesticks
Located in Riverdale, NY
Unusual pair of elegant International sterling candlesticks which have cement filled shafts for stability. The bases are enameled with red and evergreen enamel designs with garlands ...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Flatware '5 Piece Setting Service for 24'
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This set of sterling silver flatware has 120 pieces, that’s service for 24 / 5 piece settings. Tailored and understated, the pattern is Classic. This se...
Category
1940s American Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set Of Twelve Cartier Sterling Cups
By Cartier
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a set of twelve Cartier sterling cups. The cups have wide mouths and flared handles.They are adorned with a ribbed round pedestal. Below t...
Category
20th Century French Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
American Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Repousse Engraved Floral Decorative Dish
Located in New York, NY
This elegant Art Nouveau sterling decorative dish was realized in the United States circa 1900. It features repousse stylized floral motifs, apparently morning glory flowers and abst...
Category
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage John Prip for Reed & Barton "Dimension" Tea and Coffee Set Service
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage John Prip for Reed & Barton "Dimension" modernist tea and coffee silver plated service set.
Designed by John Prip for Reed & Barton in 1960; "Dimension" pattern coffee and te...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Silver Plate
Henning Koppel for Georg Jensen, Rare Jug in Sterling Silver, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Henning Koppel for Georg Jensen, rare jug in sterling silver.
1960s.
Modernist design.
Model number 1016.
Marked.
Perfect condition.
Dimensions: H 16.0 x D 18.0 cm. (including ...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Gorham Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Bowl with Repouse Floral Decoration
By Gorham
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique and very ornate bowl was made by the renowned Gorham Company of the United States and dates to approximately 1890 and done in the period Art N...
Category
Late 19th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
1950s Web Sterling Silver Embellished Trivet Hot Plate
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
made by Web Silver Company-1950s Sterling Silver Embellished Rosewood Decorative Round Wood Trivet Hot Plate
Sterling over Rosewood Macassar Ebony Wood.
Maker stamp...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Round English by James Robinson Sterling Silver Flatware Set Dinner 126 pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
For 70 years, James Robinson has been selling exquisite handmade sterling silver flatware in Sheffield, England. Today, the silver is still made in the traditional way. They start wi...
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Grape Sauce Boat 180
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
A generously proportioned vintage Georg Jensen grape sauce boat, featuring design #180 by Georg Jensen from the year 1918. This sizeable sauce boat boasts a distinctive double-spoute...
Category
1920s European Art Nouveau Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mid 20th c. Sterling Silver Tazza on Round Foot - Barbara J. Walters Estate
By Pampaloni
Located in Morristown, NJ
Mid-20th c., Pampaloni Bichierogra, Florence, Italy, a two-handled tazza on a round foot with scroll handles, marked. The bowl is hammered.
Dimensions:
2"h x 4"l x 2.5"w
Condition:...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Just Andersen, vase in sterling silver. Model 2595. From the 1930s.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Just Andersen, vase in sterling silver.
Model 2595.
From the 1930s.
In excellent condition with three minimal dents. See photo.
Hallmarked.
Dimensions: H 15.0 cm x D 6.0 cm.
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Old Newbury Crafters Sterling Silver 119-Piece Wilton Flatware Set Jensen Style
Located in New York, NY
Old Newbury Crafters sterling silver 119-piece flatware set for 12 in the Wilton pattern, retailed by Shreve, Crump & Low, beautifully and subtly hand-hammered, with heavy gage, in a style and quality similar to that of Georg Jensen, consisting of:
- 16 dinner forks measuring 7 1/2'' in length
- 12 luncheon forks measuring 7'' in length
- 12 salad forks measuring 6 1/2'' in length
- 12 flat butter spreaders measuring 5 1/2'' in length
- 12 luncheon knives measuring 8 3/4'' in length
- 12 dinner knives measuring 9 1/2'' in length
- 12 teaspoons measuring 5 7/8'' in length
- 12 bouillon spoons measuring 5 7/8'' in length
- 12 oval soup spoons measuring 7 1/8'' in length
- 5 tablespoons measuring 8 3/4'' in length
- 1 cold meat fork measuring 8 1/8'' in length
- 1 pie server measuring 8 3/4'' in length
Each piece bears hallmarks as shown. Total weight is 157 troy ounces, including 1 troy ounce per knife. This
Old Newbury Crafters is a celebrated American silversmith, known for creating high-quality, entirely handmade flatware. Old Newbury Crafters began business in 1915 as a partnership between "spoonman" Elmer Senior and "polisher" Albert MacBurnie. Both men had worked at the Frank Smith Silver Company in Gardner, Massachusetts. After leaving there, MacBurnie went to work for Towle Silversmiths. When MacBurnie left Towle, he went to work full time at Old Newbury Crafters. In 1921, at the Art Institute of Chicago, at the Applied Arts Exhibition, the prize for original design in silverware was given to Old Newbury Crafters. In 1934, at the New York Society of Craftsmen, their work was exhibited at a show illustrating contemporary trends in American craft work. After many generations, Old Newbury Crafters is still active to this day.
Their unique, extremely limited production is characterized by renowned hand-wrought (hand hammered) patterns. The process begins with a single bar of sterling silver. There is no stamping or cutting out of the sterling - the piece is forged with a five pound hammer on the polished surface of an anvil. As it is forged the silver hardens and must be heated by the Silversmith to soften it. It is fired to a glowing red and plunged into cold water.
The hammering doesn't end when the piece is forged to shape; it is rehammered with a lighter planishing hammer to smooth out the heavy forging marks, leaving a subtle hammered texture. The hand-forged sterling silver flatware uses...
Category
20th Century American Arts and Crafts Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Foxhall by Watson Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 24 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Foxhall by Watson sterling silver Flatware set, 24 pieces. Great starter set! This set includes:
Six knives, 9",
six forks, 7 1/8",
six salad forks, 6 1/4",
six teaspoons, 5 7/8".
Includes Bonus brand new Towle wooden flatware...
Category
Mid-20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Elizabeth II Sterling Silver Swan Toast Rack, 1971
Located in Glasgow, GB
A charming Elizabeth II era sterling silver toast rack, crafted by Bishton's Ltd in 1971, Birmingham. This unique piece is shaped like a swan, complete with three divisions for toast...
Category
1970s British Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
An Antique Silver 800 Napkin Holder, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
An Antique Silver 800 Napkin Holder, 19th Century
Offers elegant design and craftsmanship. Home decor, Interior design and collectibles.
Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
...
Category
19th Century English Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Clock Cream Enamel on Guilloche Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Small table clock in gold-plated 925/1000 sterling silver with translucent enamel fired on guilloche, with columns in neo-classical Hellenic style. Swiss mechanical movement from Mai...
Category
1970s Italian Neoclassical Revival Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Edwardian Sterling Silver-Mounted Etched Honey Jar with Bumblebee Finial on Lid
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian Period, sterling silver-mounted etched honey jar with bumblebee finial on lid, Lebkuecher and Company, Newark, New Jersey, 1896-1909. Measures over...
Category
Early 1900s American Edwardian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique French Art Deco Silver Figural Dog Knife Rest by Louis Mathey
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine, signed French Art Deco knife rest.
In French second standard silver.
By Louis Mathey, the renowned French Art Deco silversmith.
In the form of a flat cut dog body with sol...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Victorian Continental Silver .800 Hannau Footed Tea Caddy
Located in New York, NY
Victorian, Continental silver .800, footed tea caddy, Germany, with Hannau marks, circa. 1895, B. Neresheimer and Sohne - makers. Chased with dancing ...
Category
1890s German Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
1904 Set of 12 Sterling Silver Fruit Spoons in "King George" by Gorham
By Gorham
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Set of 12 sterling silver fruit or orange spoons,"King George" pattern, dated 1904, by Gorham. A rare & elegant set with gilt, winged bowls. Monograme JLS(?) & 1904 obverse. Marked: ...
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Kings by CJ Vander English Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service Dinner 64 pcs
By C.J. Vander
Located in Big Bend, WI
C.J. Vander was the last of England's preeminent silver firms, creating exceptional silver masterpieces using the time-honored traditions of the silversmith's art. In fact, they were...
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
1969 & 1970 Group of 4 Mardi Gras Silver Cordials by Gorham
By Gorham
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A group of 4 Mardi Gras sterling silver cordials, 1969 & 1970 dates, made by Gorham. Krewe of Athenians Ball souvenirs. 2.50 troy oz.
2.75" h., 1.25" dia.
We are a family business t...
Category
1960s American Neoclassical Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique English Georgian Sterling Silver Pocket Cigar Case
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This sterling silver and intricately engraved cigar case was made in London England in circa 1831, during the reign of King George IV. The top and bottom are both ornately engraved w...
Category
Early 19th Century English George III Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Desk Set stripes enamel Fountain pen, Ballpoint pen and Tray.Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular tray with rounded corners in 925/1000 sterling silver with translucent fired enamels with two-tone stripes on guilloche and hand engravings, cm. 9.5 x 18. For fountain pe...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Passaic by Unger Sterling Silver Asparagus Fork, circa 1900
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Passaic by Unger sterling silver asparagus fork gold washed circa 1900. Good large Serving Fork, partial gold wash. Length: 8.75 inches. Weight: 81 grams. Very minor wear to original...
Category
1890s American Art Nouveau Antique 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.