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Sterling Silver For Sale
Georg Jensen Pyramid. Dinner knife in sterling silver and stainless steel
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Georg Jensen Pyramid.
Long-handled dinner knife in sterling silver with stainless steel blade.
Hallmark: After 1945.
In excellent condition.
Dimensions: L 22.5 cm.
Category
20th Century Danish Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Stainless Steel
Florentine by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 12 Set Dinner 195 Pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
Impressive, dinner and luncheon size, Florentine by Gorham sterling silver flatware set- 195 pieces. This set includes:
...
Category
Early 20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
20th Century Italian Silver Champagne Bucket Conic and Octagonal shape
By Vavassori
Located in VALENZA, IT
Conical and octagonal solid silver champagne bucket with convex and flat sectors working. This particular workmanship makes the bucket ve...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Tiffany Sterling Silver Decanter Set with Hawkes Glass Bottles
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century Modern sterling silver decanter set. Retailed by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Sterling silver frame with central pole on shaped base between two round and open wells. Pole has sliding mechanism with hinged hasp and bracket handle to which are mounted two decanter covers. The covers descend on two ovoid bottles with cut diaper ornament, and sterling silver collar. With lock and key...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
1944 Pair of Miniature Sterling Silver English Horse Shoes
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
1944 pair of miniature sterling good luck horse shoes, Sheffield, England. Useful as paperweights or other decoration; most likely made by Harrison & Howson. 1.90 troy oz.
2 1/4" x 1...
Category
1940s English Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Kenilworth by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 200 Pieces Huge
Located in Big Bend, WI
Massive Kenilworth by International Sterling silver flatware set - 200 pieces including:
12 dinner knives, 9 1/2",
12 dinner forks, 7 3/8",
12 regular knives, 8 1/2",
12 regular fo...
Category
1880s Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Champlain Flatware
Located in Brooklyn, NY
For those who don’t like too much work on their silver but don’t want it looking like stainless steel, this pattern is a nice medium. Just a little work in the center and a little mo...
Category
1910s American Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Sterling Silver Condiment Set
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver five piece condiment set - boxed; an addition to our dining silverware collection.
This exceptional 5 piece antique condiment set...
Category
1910s British Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
1815 Pair of Sterling Silver Sugar Tongs by Thomas Watson
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
An 1815 pair of sugar tongs, sterling silver, Newcastle, by Thomas Watson one of the city's most prolific silversmiths. Crest of 13 families, Fairbairn pg.98, #14, a ducal coronet, m...
Category
Early 19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling 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
Pair Of Art Nouveau Silver 3-Flame Candelabra, by Lippa & Co, Vienna, Circa 1900
Located in Vienna, AT
Two elegant, simple silver candle holders on a round stand, round foot grooved on the side, raised smooth shaft in the middle with a profiled constriction, shaft widening conically t...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
George 11 Silver Coffee Pot, Dated 1738, Maker Thomas Farren, London Assay
Located in London, GB
George 11 silver coffee pot, dated 1738, Maker Thomas Farren, London Assay.
Heavy quality silver coffee pot, with fruit wood handle, chased spout, with full
hallmarks underneath an...
Category
1730s English George II Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Hand-Hammered Creamer & Sugar Bowl #235A
By Georg Jensen
Located in New York, NY
Georg Jensen sterling silver hand-hammered creamer and sugar bowl, both in rare pattern number 235A, adorned with stylized natural motifs and on stepped, oval bases. The creamer meas...
Category
20th Century Danish Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Barocco revival Table Mirror
Located in VALENZA, IT
Sterling silver table mirror.
The body of the mirror is shaped, embossed and chiselled with scrolls and flowers.
The finish is bicolor. Gilted an burnished sterling silver.
This tabl...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
20th Century German Enamelled Sterling Silver Armour on Wood Decorated Base
By Brumal
Located in VALENZA, IT
Figure realized in Sterling Silver using the lost wax process.
The details are gilded and enameled.
The figure is 17.5 cm high and depicts a 15th century German soldier with sword ...
Category
1990s Italian Medieval Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Victorian Sterling Silver Communion Set (1866)
By George Unite
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver communion set; an addition to our diverse religious silverware collection.
This exceptional antique Victorian cast sterling silver communion set consists of a chalice, paten and wine phial/flask.
The chalice has a circular baluster form onto a knopped pedestal and spreading foot.
The surface of the antique chalice is ornamented with impressive embossed quatrefoil cartouches bearing contemporary engraved initials 'IHS'*.
The surface of the drinking vessel is further embellished with impressive flat engraved decoration, emanating from the protruding cartouches, in addition to encircling the upper rim below a plain moulded border.
The knops to the panelled pedestal are encompassed with bead decoration.
The circular foot of this exceptional chalice is encircled with flat engraved arched geometric designs.
The paten has a circular-shaped form to a plain circular foot.
The raised border of the paten is embellished with impressive flat engraved decoration, reflecting that of the upper portion of the chalice.
The shaped rim is encompassed with a plain applied decorated border.
The well of the paten is ornamented with a fine and impressive contemporary engraved initials 'IHS' to the centre.
This antique communion...
Category
1860s English Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Edwardian sterling silver loving cup hallmarked in Sheffield 1907 by Elkington
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Sheffield in 1907 by Elkington & Co. This handsome, Edwardian, Antique Sterling Silver Loving Cup, is plain in design, with scroll handles and reed detailing. The troph...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Chantilly by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 38 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Finely crafted with the graceful elegance associated with 18th Century France, this stately pattern was first introduced in 1895. The intricate design is embellished with a cascade o...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Italian Silver Circular Chamberstick, 1820s
Located in Firenze, IT
SHIPPING POLICY:
No additional costs will be added to this order.
Shipping costs will be totally covered by the seller (customs duties included).
With a palmette, detachable scone ...
Category
1820s Italian Neoclassical Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Sterling Silver Tray with Fruit and Foliate Details by E. F. Caldwell, c. 1920s
Located in New York, NY
ATA1391
A sterling silver open-work dish with crisply chased fruit and foliate details. Signed by the maker E. F. Caldwell. The underside of the tray has a plate with an engraved in...
Category
Early 20th Century American Baroque Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Baltimore Rose by Schofield Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 75 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Baltimore Rose by Schofield sterling silver repoussed flatware set, 75 pieces. This set includes:
12 knives, 8 3/4",
12 forks, 7 1/8",
12 salad forks, 6 1/4",
12 teaspoons, 6", ...
Category
Early 20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Bauhaus Candelabras
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is a pair of Bauhaus sterling silver two-branch candelabras. Designed in Austria/Germany at the height of the Bauhaus movement, this pair captures the simplicity and e...
Category
1910s American Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique German Classical Parcel Gilt Silver Beaker Cup 18th Century
Located in New York, NY
German Classical silver beaker cup, 18th century. At top leafing scrollwork and scallop shells; at bottom twisted leaf-and dart border. Ornament chased and heightened with engraving....
Category
18th Century German Baroque Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Early 20th Century Sterling Silver Dish Plate Bowl with Fox Head Motifs by Roger
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th century sterling silver bowl designed by Roger Williams, retailed by Spaulding Co. Designed with scrolls, foxes' head around rim, and grape clusters and grape leaves. Measuring 11 3/4 inches in diameter, weighing 33.65 troy ounces. Bearing hallmarks as shown in images.
Roger Williams Silver Co. was a Providence-based silver company active at the beginning of the 20th century, which was a successor to Howard and one of the founding companies of Mount Vernon Co. which was bought by prestigious maker Gorham in 1913.
Founded in 1888 by Henry A. Spaulding, Spaulding & Co., a Chicago-based firm, was owned by Gorham in the late 1920s to 1943. Well known as a jewelry retailer, Spaulding & Co. also manufactured and retailed sterling hollowware...
Category
Early 20th Century American Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique Set of 6 Sheffield Knives with Bakelite Handles and Sterling Ferrules
Located in Toronto, ON
A beautiful set of 6 Sheffield knives with bakelite handles, sterling ferrules and electroplated silver plate blades. Each ferrule is hallmarked for s...
Category
Early 20th Century English Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Silver Plate
20th Century Rococo Style Sterling Silver Set of Two Sugar Spreader, Italy, 1993
Located in Cagliari, IT
Gorgeus set of two sterling silver sugar spreaders.
The incomparable chisel work reproduces the motif with vollutte and shells is typical of Ge...
Category
1990s Italian Rococo Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
A Silver Hanukkah Lamp , Germany Circa 1930
Located in New York, NY
A Unique Silver Arts and Crafts Hanukkah Lamp, made in Germany Circa 1930.
This Hanukkah Lamp is truly unique and has a few different styles of craftmanship and designs that make up its structure. Seemingly this menorah looks to be made for children.
The shaft and the base are remarkably executed. the light hammering on the base referenced the Arts and Crafts movement while the shaft is designed in an Art Deco fashion. However, the cut-out pattern of the palm leaves and the engraved Stars of David are of a lower standard; the engraving in particular is sloppy and crude.
Yet the cups and the finial and the small bells at the end of the leaves are well done- the balls cite the influence of the Secession, yet another art trend.
Whatever may be for the apparent contradiction in the quality of workmanship, this is an interesting Rarity.
Hallmarked and signed at the bottom of the hammered base.
Literature taken from Tzadik Kaplans Book: Jewish Antiques...
Category
Early 20th Century German Arts and Crafts Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Modern 3 Light Candelabras.
Located in VALENZA, IT
Pair of sterling silver candelabra with three lights.
The structure has been realized by a smooth sheet of silver.
The wave movement is realized with manufacturing by handmade.
On the top three rounds candle-holders are placed to complete the object
This modern style is suitable both for a house with minimalist furniture and in a baroque or empire style home, to lighten the visual impact and to stand out particularly from the dominant style.
Italian silverware...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Japanese hammered silver vase by Seiho
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Japanese hammered silver vase by Seiho, a handled ewer form with round capsule body with a pronounced mid-body ridge, tapering stove pipe neck on centre with the mouth terminating a...
Category
20th Century Japanese Other Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Richard Meier for Swid Powell Post-Modern Period Skyscraper Bowl
Located in Toledo, OH
Richard Meier for Swid Powell Post-Modern Period Skyscraper Bowl. circa 1990's. A designer Post-Modern Period sterling bowl by iconic American artist and architect Richard Meier for ...
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Deco period Austrian 935. silver cigarette case with enamel leaf ornaments
Located in Braintree, GB
Antique Art Deco period Austrian 935. silver cigarette case with enamel leaf ornaments.
Made in Circa 1920 - 1930s
Hallmarked with 935 silver mark.
Dimensions:
Length x width depth:...
Category
1920s Austrian Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Reed & Barton Water Pitcher
Located in Brooklyn, NY
That's one sexy water pitcher; a pretty Silhouette with an hour-glass figure. Soft etchings of bows and ribbons on both sides make this the prettiest pitcher at the party.
Category
1920s American Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Ice Cream Serving Knife
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Antique Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Ice Cream Serving Knife. Stamped 1899. Highly decorative design with leaves on a vine handle. Gold washed blade with some minor wear due to a...
Category
1890s American Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Kiddush Cup & Plate
Located in Brooklyn, NY
We are just gaga over this sterling silver Kiddush cup and plate. It has a matt finish and very thin ridges around the goblet and base, as ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Israeli Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Drinks Tray
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver drinks tray; an addition to our silver tray collection
Thi...
Category
Early 1900s British Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Silver
Antique Sterling Silver Pea Whistle
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver pea whistle; an addition to our sports related silverware collection
This fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver pea whistle has a cylindrical chamber with a plain tapering mouthpiece.
The surface of the whistle is plain and unembellished, apart from the feature full and part hallmarks.
The interior of the whistle incorporates a 'pea' which moves in the air chamber; this allows the pitch to subtly and continuously change.
The bulbous end of the whistle is fitted with a plain ring loop attachment.
Condition
This antique sterling silver whistle...
Category
1920s British Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Table Lamp
Located in VALENZA, IT
Two light solid sterling silver lamp.
The base is round while the stem has a double empty tubes where the electric wire passes.
The lamp holders are in the shape of a tulip flowers i...
Category
1990s Italian Other Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver Canteen of Cutlery (1906)
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Edwardian English sterling silver straight Fiddle, Thread and Shell pattern flatware service for twelve persons; an addition to our flatware collection.
The pieces of this exceptional, antique Edwardian straight* sterling silver canteen of cutlery have been crafted in the Fiddle, Thread and Shell pattern.
The surface of each handle is embellished with a paralleling thread decorated border accented with a shell design to the terminal.
The reverse of each silver spoon bowl and fork drop is ornamented with a diamond heel.
This Fiddle pattern cutlery set consists of 70 pieces:
Basic Service:
12 Table forks
12 Table spoons**
12 Dessert forks
12 Dessert spoons
12 Teaspoons
6 Egg spoons
Additional Pieces:
Gravy Spoon
Sauce ladle
Cheese Scoop
The pieces of this Edwardian silver flatware set have been crafted by the renowned Birmingham silversmiths Elkington & Co Ltd in 1906.
This antique silver service can be purchased with knives if so desired; for further information please contact directly.
This antique silver cutlery service is supplied in felt cutlery rolls; which not only protect the items in storage but significantly reduces tarnishing.
* 'Straight' means all the pieces are made by the same maker in the same year; straight services are becoming increasingly difficult to locate.
** During this period, before the innovation of soup spoons, the versatile table spoon shaped bowl would have been utilised for soup.
Condition
This Edwardian silver canteen...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Japanese Modern Classic 950 Sterling Silver Flatware Set Dinner Service 118 Pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
This large 118 piece Japanese silver by Hosoya Modernism style silver flatware set (reminiscent of Modern Classic by Lunt) has a higher silver c...
Category
20th Century Japanese Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antonio Pineda Sterling Silver Salt and Pepper Shakers Mid-Century Modern
Located in North Miami, FL
This fabulous and elegant small pair of hallmarked modernist vintage sterling silver salt and pepper shakers are by the noted and one of the most collectable of Mexican silversmith...
Category
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Hazorfim Sterling Silver Salt & Pepper Shakers, a Pair
By Hazorfim
Located in Miami, FL
Made in Tel-Aviv, Israel and acquired in the late 1980s, this is a classic and traditional set of .925 Sterling Silver salt and pepper shakers created by Hazorfim - the collaborativ...
Category
1980s Unknown International Style Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
20th Century Italian Solid Silver Warmer with Wooden Handle
Located in VALENZA, IT
Round conical shape warmer in 800 solid silver. The silver sheet is hammered.
The hinged lid has been pierced by hand with holes in the shape of a rhombus and triangle.
The wooden handle is fixed to the body of the warmer with a silver support reproducing the classic fixing nails.
The item can be used as a home fragrance...
Category
1980s Italian Other Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Silverplate Baroque Sauce or Gravy Bowl with Underplate by Wallace
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Silverplate sauce bowl and underplate. This piece is by Wallace from their Baroque 247 line. A highly collectible collection.
Measures: 9" diameter
3" tall
1.3 lbs.
Category
20th Century American Baroque Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver Plate
Sterling Silver Epergne, England 1894
Located in Brooklyn, NY
We are thrilled to offer you this sterling silver epergne from 1894, manufactured by Elkington & Company of Birmingham, England. It is a regal ...
Category
1890s American Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Puiforcat French high class Lunch plates 18 pieces
By Puiforcat
Located in Paris, FR
Very refined lunch set made by the French luxury silversmith Puiforcat.
This gorgeous set in solid silver is composed of 18 plates with scalloped edges decorated with foliage. The p...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Bottle Label
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Entertaining is an art and we have something special to add to your beautiful soirée; a sterling silver “wine” label to put either on a decanter or bottle of wine. It adds a rich an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
1767 Sebastian & James Crespell 'George III' Set of 12 Sterling Silver Plates
By Sebastian James Crespell
Located in North Miami, FL
Presenting an exquisite set of twelve English silver dinner plates, dating back to the 18th century (1767) during the reign of King George III. These remarkable pieces of craftsmansh...
Category
18th Century English George III Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Tazza Compote with Grape Motif 263 B
By Georg Jensen
Located in Toledo, OH
Beautiful sterling Tazza compote in grape motif by Georg Jensen, circa 1918. Marked 263 B. Very good condition. Dimensions: 7" diameter x 7.5" H and weighs 19.9 ozt.
Category
1910s European Aesthetic Movement Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Large Silver Hip Flask, Hallmarked London 1907
Located in London, GB
Large sterling silver flask, by Mappin and Webb, hallmarked London 1907. The body of the flask is topped with a cork lined stopper that is on a hinged bayonet closer. The capacity of...
Category
Early 1900s British Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Wonderful Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Centerpiece Footed Pierced Bowl
Located in Roslyn, NY
Tiffany & Co. sterling silver centerpiece footed pierced bowl, with slightly turned over scrolling foliage and floral rim and four scrolled feet, circa 19...
Category
Early 1900s Belle Époque Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Multicolored Bird Carved Stone Sculpture on Amethyst
Located in New York, NY
Highly realistic and detailed sculpture of a multi-colored bird with gilt silver legs perched on an amethyst base. This beautiful piece measures 3 3/4'' in height by 5 3/8'' in depth...
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Stone, Amethyst, Silver, 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
Ensko Sterling Silver Pitcher Jug in Georgian Style
By Ensko
Located in New York, NY
Ensko, American, early 20th century sterling silver spouted water pitcher in Georgian style with engraved birds and motto "Moveo et Proficior". It me...
Category
Early 20th Century American Georgian Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Silver
Edwardian Mother-of-Pearl Handled Silver Butter Knives, Set of Six
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
Set of six butter knives in original box with label Alexander Clark London. Made for Goldsmith and Silversmith. Hallmarks Alexander Clark and Co.
Handles in mother-of-pearl. Blades e...
Category
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Antique Georgian Sterling Silver Soup Tureen
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A magnificent, fine and impressive antique Georgian English sterling silver soup tureen; an addition to our collection of ...
Category
18th Century English Georgian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique Pair of Silver Gilt Egg Cups
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive pair of antique Russian silver gilt egg cups; an addition to our silver cruet and condiment collection.
These exceptional antique Russian silver egg...
Category
1890s Russian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Lansdowne by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 72 Pieces Dinner
By Gorham
Located in Big Bend, WI
Each piece of Lansdowne is adorned with a distinctive urn design and Greek-style foliage. These design elements beautifully compliment Colonial and Georgian decor...
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Angelique by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service, 55 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Stunning Angelique by International sterling silver flatware set, 55 pieces. This set includes:
Eight knives, 9 1/4".
Eight forks, 7 1/4".
Eight salad forks, 6 5/8".
Eight teaspoons...
Category
1950s 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.