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Sterling Silver For Sale
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Tankard George I Style
Located in VALENZA, IT
Sterling silver lidded big and heavy tankard in a George I style, having a plain straight-sided body with an applied reeded band, a hinged dome lid with thumb-piece, a scroll handle,...
Category
1980s Italian George I Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$3,937 Sale Price
21% Off
Picture Frame for oval photos enamel Guilloche Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table frame for oval photos cm. 3 x 4 in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel, plum purple, on guilloche, with French Empire Louis XVI style...
Category
1970s Italian Louis XVI Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold, Enamel, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate
Germany Hanau 1820 Neoclassical Decorative Dish Plate in Solid Sterling Silver
By Hanau
Located in Miami, FL
Neo-Classic sterling silver decorative dish plate.
An antique piece made in the state of Hanau during the German Imperial period, circa 1820. It was crafted in solid sterling silv...
Category
1820s German Neoclassical Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
$558 Sale Price
30% Off
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Presentation Champagne Cup
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A magnificent, fine and impressive, large antique Victorian English sterling silver cup, an addition to Victorian silverware collection.
...
Category
1890s British Late Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Table Box Four-Leaf Clover Malachite Stone and Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Table box in the shape of a four-leaf clover in sterling silver 925/1000 gold plated and real malachite stone petals. Dimensions cm. 12 x 12 x 2.5 . Silver weight gr. 340. Designed b...
Category
1970s Italian Other Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Malachite, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
$7,164 Sale Price
20% Off
Tiffany Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver Box
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century Modern sterling silver box. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover flat and hinged with flat molded rim. Box interior cedar lined and p...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Solid Silver Dachshund by SMD Castings - 1975
By SMD Castings
Located in Bath, GB
A magnificent solid cast (not filled) English silver model of a Dachshund, beautifully executed and one of the most sought-after castings by SMD castings, London.
The underside is f...
Category
1970s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
20th Century Italian Pure 990 Silver Grape Bunch
Located in VALENZA, IT
Italy, a country that produces great wines and an ancient agricultural tradition, could not fail to dedicate its art also to create prestigious objects concerning this excellence for...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Other Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$1,911 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Lily by Whiting Sterling Silver Bonbonniere Spoon, Fabulous
Located in Big Bend, WI
Lily by Whiting.
Rare sterling silver Bonbonniere spoon 11 3/4" in the pattern Lily by Whiting. It is monogrammed "F" and is in excellent condition....
Category
Early 1900s Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Vase
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is a sterling silver vase with a cutout design and a glass liner underneath. This very unusual piece was manufactured by George Henckel & Company of New York.
The gla...
Category
1920s American Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$1,800
Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver Stag Sugar Box
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A magnificent, fine and impressive, large and rare antique cast sterling silver stag sugar box/ table ornament; part of our continental ornamental silverware collection.
This magnif...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Baroque Jatte Centrepiece
Located in VALENZA, IT
This type of centerpiece was very much in vogue in the prestigious and aristocratic houses of the 1700s.
It was used to contain fruit or be decorated with floral compositions and po...
Category
1990s Italian Baroque Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$4,706 Sale Price / item
30% Off
Tiffany silver xmas decoration toy soldier nutcracker suite rare
Located in York, GB
TIFFANY & CO. 1991 Vintage 925 Sterling Silver nutcracker suite?Toy Soldier Ornament
weighs 29 g
In Original Box/pouch
Height 11.5cm
in excellent co...
Category
1990s Central American Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Sterling Silver Tiffany Challah Knife
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sterling silver Tiffany & Company challah knife in the “Padova” pattern, introduced in 1984. An elegant and modern style to compliment your majestic Shabbat table.
Category
1980s American Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique George V Sterling Silver Breakfast / Warming Dish
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V sterling silver roll top breakfast dish; an addition to our 20th century silverware collection.
This exceptional antique George ...
Category
1910s English Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Hermes Paris & Ravinet d'Enfert, a Rare Sterling Silver Champagne Topper
By Hermès
Located in Victoria, BC
Here is a wonderful and rare HERMES Paris Sterling Silver Champagne Topper. Made for HERMES by Ravinet d'Enfert. This wonderful collector’s piece was made to sit on top of an opened Champagne bottle to preserve it’s carbonation. Made in Paris, circa 1930s. Stamped with makers mark and French Minerva indicating 950 silver.
Measures approx. 1.5”H x 1.75”W. Wear consistent with age and use. One small dent as seen in pictures. Total weight: 78.35 grams.
Louis RAVINET and Charles DENFERT had their marks ‘In-sculpted’ in 1891 in Paris. The original company founded in 1845 by E. Tonnelier was acquired in 1882 by Louis Ravinet . In 1891, Charles D’Enfert entered into a partnership with Louis Ravinet and the company took the denomination of Ravinet d’Enfert. Ravinet d’Enfert was located in Paris for more than a century at the Hotel de Caumartin, 83 rue du Temple in the « Marais ». The company was specialized in production of silver forks and spoons...
Category
1930s French Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Vintage Silver Coffee and Tea Set by Wmf
Located in Roma, IT
Silver coffee and tea set is an original group of decorative objects realized in the between the 1920s and the 1920s.
Original silver metal.
Made in Germany by WMF.
Farir ...
Category
1920s German Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
$711 Sale Price / set
25% Off
German 18th Century Silver Hanukkah Lamp by Herfurth
Located in London, GB
German 18th century silver Hanukkah lamp by Herfurth
German, c. 1760
Height 17.5cm, width 23cm, depth 7cm
This exceptional German Hanukkah lamp was produced in the 18th century ...
Category
Mid-17th Century German Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
K. Uyeda Antique Japanese 950 Sterling Silver Mixed Metal Compact
By K. Uyeda
Located in Atlanta, GA
K. Uyeda shop (Uyeda Shoten, 植田商店) was founded in 1884 by Uyeda Kichigoro (植田吉五郎) and is one of the oldest established Japanese silversmiths that is still in business today. At first...
Category
20th Century Japanese Japonisme Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$636 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Cased Silver Gilt Anointing Spoons – Birmingham, 1936
Located in Worcester, GB
Pair of Cased Silver Gilt Anointing Spoons – Birmingham, 1936
A fine and decorative pair of English silver gilt anointing spoons, crafted in the interwar period and fully hallmarke...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Charles II Sterling Silver Puritan Spoon 1669 17th Century Early English
Located in London, GB
An excellent traditional Charles II Solid Silver Spoon in the simple, elegant puritan style. The Spoon has the initials SG engraved on the back of the handle.
Made in London, England in 1669 by Stephan Venables.
Approx. Weight - 52g
Approx. Length - 18.3cm
Approx. Width - 5.1cm
This 17th...
Category
17th Century English Charles II Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$5,878 Sale Price
20% Off
Thomas Watson & Co. Antique English Sterling Silver Goblet
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George III English sterling silver wine goblet; an addition to our Georgian wine and d...
Category
1790s English Georgian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
English Gadroon by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 40 pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Exquisite English Gadroon by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware set - 48 pieces. This set includes:
8 Knives, 8 7/8"
8 Forks, 7 1/8"
8 Salad Forks, 6 3/4"
8 Teaspoons, 5 3/4"
8 Cream S...
Category
Mid-20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set of Six French Vermeil Coffee Spoons
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A beautiful boxed set of six vermeil coffee spoons, dating from the French Restoration Period. The shaped stems are of an unusually decorative foliate ...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Vermeil
$750 / set
Antique Chinese Silver Hand Mirror Decorated with Dragons, circa 1920
Located in London, GB
Antique Chinese Silver Hand Mirror Decorated with Dragons among clouds, circa 1920
This beautiful mirror is made in a very heavy gauge of silver.
The quality of the engraving and fin...
Category
1920s Hong Kong Chinese Export Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Arts and Crafts Sterling Silver Hump-Top Picture Frame with Wood Back
By H. Williamson, Ltd.
Located in New York, NY
Arts and Crafts, sterling silver, hump-top picture frame with wood back, Chester England, year-hallmarked for 1911, H. Williamson, Ltd. - maker. Beautiful, hammered design. Vacant ca...
Category
1910s English Arts and Crafts Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Edwardian Continental Silver '.800' Mounted Glass Drinking Stein With Hinged Lid
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian, (unmarked, but tested) Continental Silver (.800) - mounted panel cut glass drinking stein with hinged lid, European, circa 1910. Lid is engraved: Prosit Mary (To your Heal...
Category
1910s European Edwardian Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Navette Form Dutch Scene Gilt Interior Tea Caddy British Import Mark
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A sterling silver navette form Dutch scene gilt interior tea caddy with British import mark, makers mark SBL for Samuel Boyce Landeck, (Sheffield 1897). Decorated with couples in a t...
Category
1890s English British Colonial Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Champagne by Orla Vagn Mogensen Danish Sterling Silver Flatware Set 71 pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Renowned silversmith Orla Vagn Mogensen was a Danish (Copenhagen) silversmith from 1949 to 1975. Orla Vagn Mogensen was also a top designer for Georg Jensen and produced some of the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Hammered Creamer / Pitcher #527
By Georg Jensen
Located in New York, NY
Georg Jensen sterling silver creamer or personal pitcher, beautifully hand-hammered, in pattern number 527 and in an elegant, geometric design. It measures 2 2/3'' in height by 3 1/2...
Category
20th Century Danish Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Sea Sculpture by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 66 pieces
By Gorham
Located in Big Bend, WI
Sea Sculpture by Gorham sterling silver Flatware set - 66 pieces. This pattern would be perfect for a modern home. It has a wave-like design, reminiscent...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Chinese Export Carved Bone & Sterling Silver Magnifying Glass
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very fine antique chinese export magnifying glass. The handle constructed from bone and heavily carved with foliage, finger handles and shell style butt. Marked to the silver space...
Category
19th Century Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Large Vintage Sterling Silver Three-Light Candelabras
By Emile Viner
Located in London, GB
A high quality pair of sterling silver three light, two branch candelabra by highly regarded English silver smiths Emile Viners, Sheffield, circa 1964,
The vase shape capitals with ...
Category
1960s British Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set of Six Silver Dishes
Located in Roma, IT
Very nice set of six silver dishes, finely decorated on edges. One dish is slightly scratched.
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
$792 Sale Price / set
25% Off
English Art Deco Men’s Cufflinks
Located in Devon, England
Fabulous pair of matching Art Deco men’s cufflinks with a great geometric pattern. Silver toned metal with black enamel decoration. Condition i...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Enamel, Chrome
Paul Storr Antique Georgian Sterling Silver Salts
By Paul Storr
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive set of three antique Georgian English sterling silver salts made by Paul Storr; an addition to our silver cruet and condiment collection.
These...
Category
1810s British George III Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, 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
Prelude by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 114 pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Prelude by International sterling silver flatware set, 114 pieces. This set includes:
12 knives, 9 1/4",
12 forks, 7 1/4",
12 salad forks, 6 1/2",
12 teaspoons, 6",
12 cream so...
Category
Mid-20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Art Nouveau Purse/Cigarette Holder
Located in Toledo, OH
This beautiful sterling silver purse with chain could also be used as a cigarette holder. The purse is decorated with a flower and swirling ribbon and is in excellent condition. Ther...
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Animalier Zebra Pattern Frame hand painted Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular photo frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fired enamel, hand-painted with spotted zebra fur type in a modern contemporary style. External measurements cm. ...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
18th century Georgian Sterling Silver Irish Sauce Boat
Located in Savannah, GA
Irish sterling silver sauce boat featuring lion heads tapering into paw feet, a scalloped edge, a graceful handle. Marked with the symbol of Ireland and the harp fineness symbol. The...
Category
1770s Irish Georgian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Hawkes Cut Glass Etched Crystal Sterling Silver Top Vanity Powder Trinket Jar
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
This is a lovely cut glass powder jar with a pretty repeating floral and swag design cut around the jar. It has a plain and simple sterling silver top that is signed Hawkes Sterling ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Hawkes Cut Glass Etched Crystal Sterling Silver Stopper Vanity Perfume Bottle
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
This is a sweet little crystal bottle with a lovely cut floral and swag pattern around the outside, the bottom of the bottle is acid etched Hawkes with the Hawkes symbol. The top of ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique American Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Loving Cup
Located in New York, NY
Turn-of-the-century Art Nouveau sterling silver loving cup. Made by Frank W. Smith in Gardner, Mass. Curved body with 3 high-looping handles...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Stunning Vintage Webster Wilcox Sterling Silver Plated Wine Drinks Serving Tray
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely sterling silver plated Webster & Wilcox serving tray.
A good looking and highly decorative servin...
Category
20th Century English Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Chrome
$417 Sale Price
20% Off
Sterling Silver Bowl on Pedestal
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is a sterling silver bowl on a pedestal by Gorham Silversmiths of Providence, Rhode Island. It has a modern shape and contemporary style with just a design on the pede...
Category
1940s American Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Victorian Pair of Sterling Silver-Mounted Cut Crystal Vases
Located in New York, NY
Victorian pair of sterling silver-mounted cut crystal vases, England, circa 1895. Each heavy vase stands 7" high x 3 1/4" diameter at widest point. Crystal "twists" near the base of ...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Silver ring Design by Elis Kauppi Kupittaan Kulta with Amethyst, 1970
By Elis Kauppi
Located in Oirlo, LI
Silver ring Design by Elis Kauppi Kupittaan Kulta with Amethyst, 1970
Beautiful Vintage ring in a modern style by Elis Kauppi Kupittaan Kulta from Finland. Stamped with the logo an...
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1970s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Sterling Silver Cartier Salt Shaker
By Cartier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A beautifully crafted sterling silver master salt shaker by Cartier, signed clearly on the underside with the prestigious maker’s mark. The shaker features a classic, timeless silhou...
Category
1940s American Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
"Neptune and His Companions", Art Deco Silver Wine Coaster w/ Mythological Scene
By GAB
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Bursting with joy and great energy, this sterling silver wine coaster features Neptune with his trident, riding a hippocampus, accompanied by teeming array of oceanic creatures, incl...
Category
1940s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Table Lighter #203A
By Georg Jensen
Located in New York, NY
Exquisite Georg Jensen sterling silver table lighter in pattern 203A with small engraving on the body. A great gift and addition to one's...
Category
20th Century Danish Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Silver
Table Box Sterling Silver Striped Paillons in pure Gold and flowers Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Round table box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fired enamels, with “paillons” in pure gold on the upper circle, fine floral miniature fired enamelled by the painter Renato Dainelli, enamelled border with vertical stripes. Napoleon III French Empire...
Category
1960s Italian Napoleon III Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold
Chrysanthemum by Tiffany and Co Sterling Silver Chafing Dish with Warmer
Located in Big Bend, WI
Chrysanthemum (c1880) originally called Indian Chrysanthemum .Tiffany's luxurious Chrysanthemum silver was designed in 1880 by Charles Grosjean. With its flowing curves, swirling vegetation, meandering tendrils, and exotic blossoming flowers, Chrysanthemum is characteristic of The Tiffany Style or Art Nouveau, as the naturalistic style is now commonly known. The rich and graceful flowering motifs of Chrysanthemum were undoubtedly influenced by founder Louis Comfort Tiffany. They make Chrysanthemum the most sumptuous of any American pattern.
Designed by Charles Grosjean (1841-1888). Grosjean worked in his family's firm which produced high end silverware to prominent New York City retailers, including Tiffany. Upon his father's death, Grosjean left his family firm to become superintendent of Tiffany's silver factory in 1868. He had great background in silver and was an artist and was referred to as "one of the best living decorators of silver". He was a teacher in the Tiffany School and designed a few full lines of sterling patterns for Tiffany in his short time with the company before his unfortunate and sudden death. His patterns Chrysanthemum (formally Indian Chrysanthemum) and English King are some of the most famous of his designs, and of Tiffany in general.
Chrysanthemum by Tiffany and Co
Gorgeous Chrysanthemum by Tiffany and Co sterling silver chafing dish...
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Silver Cream Jug Rococo Style, Decorative Objects Gold Gilding Inside
Located in Wembley, GB
Antique valuable silver jug or Decorative Cream or milk jug pressed, cast and chased, gold gilding on the inside. Oval, domed body on short, curved h...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Rococo Revival Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver
$1,560 Sale Price
20% Off
1784 George III Period Sterling Silver Basting Spoon
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
London, 1784, Old English Engraved sterling silver basting spoon. George III period by John Lamb (2nd mark of 1782) working 29 Fetter Lane. Monogram "R". Very good, crisp condition. ...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$280 Sale Price
20% Off
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Handmade Table Mirror Baroque revival
Located in VALENZA, IT
Sterling silver rectangular table mirror.
The mirror is embossed with leaves and scrolls with gilded and burnished finishing
Measure: 2,500 grams.
Category
1970s Italian Baroque Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Victorian Blown Glass and Sterling Silver Mounted Claret Jug
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian sterling silver and blown glass claret jug; an addition to our antique glassware collection.
This fine antique Victorian sterli...
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
1900 Alphonse Debain - Art Nouveau Papyrus Tea Coffee Set Sterling Silver
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Art Nouveau Tea Coffee Set "Papyrus" made in sterling silver created in 1900. Exhibited at the Universal Exhibition of 1900.
All pieces are stamped.
Service including:
- a 24 cm hig...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Chinese Export Silver Candlesticks
Located in London, GB
A Pair of Chinese Export Silver Candlesticks, each with coiled dragon chasing a fire pearl around the plain column, with the dragons rising in opposing directions to face each other....
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
$4,875 / set
Antique Georgian Triangular Sterling Silver Salver (1816)
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A magnificent, fine and impressive, rare antique George III English sterling silver salver; an addition to our Georgian dining collection.
This magnificent, fine and impressive anti...
Category
1810s English George III 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.
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