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Sterling Silver For Sale
Victorian Sterling Silver Sarcophagus Vesta Case
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, unusual antique Victorian English sterling silver sarcophagus vesta case; an addition to our silver case collection.
This fine antique Victorian...
Category
1880s English Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
20th Century Italian Silver Oak Leaves Vase. Chiselled, embossed and burnished
Located in VALENZA, IT
Wonderful big vase with shaped round body embossed, chiselled and engraved with oak leaves.
On the body are soldered melting made acorns
Above the handles are placed two children.
Th...
Category
1960s Italian Baroque Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Georg Jensen Cactus Jam Spoon in Sterling Silver
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Georg Jensen Cactus jam spoon in sterling silver.
Length: 14 cm.
In excellent condition.
Stamped.
Our skilled Georg Jensen silversmith / goldsmith ca...
Category
20th Century Danish Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$160 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Tiffany Victorian Classical Repousse Sterling Silver Coffeepot
Located in New York, NY
Victorian Classical sterling silver coffeepot. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Baluster with vertical spout and hinged and domed cover. Stained-wood finial and capped scroll handl...
Category
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Exclusive Tea COFFEE SPOONS, 12pcs. Sterling Silver & Box Cake Spatula & TONGS.
Located in Wembley, GB
A Rare case set of 12 gilded inside antique valuable floral handle sterling silver Spoons. An elegant Vintage Sterling Silver Tea / Coffee Spoon Set. A cased set of 1915 12 x silver ...
Category
1910s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver
$2,014 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Hotel Silver Plated Serving Tray St. Francis Hotel
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful vintage silver plated serving tray by Reed & Barton for the St. Francis Hotel San Francisco. This piece has timeless allure and incredible detail. Add vintage hotel silve...
Category
1930s American Neoclassical Revival Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver Plate
Sterling Silver Bookmark
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stop folding the tips of the pages in your book; use this sterling silver bookmark to hold your place. Elegant and practical, it’s the way to go!!
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Edwardian English Sterling Silver Soup Tureen (1902)
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique Edwardian English sterling silver soup tureen; an addition to our silver dining collection
This fine antique Edwardian sterling silver soup tureen has a plain oval shaped form onto a plain oval domed spreading foot.
The surface of this piece is embellished with a bright cut engraved crest of on a chapeau turned up a lion rampant supporting an arrow palewise feathered and headed to one side.
This antique silver soup tureen retains the original hallmarked push fit cover, surmounted with the original hallmarked detachable shaped scrolling handle with acanthus leaf decoration.
The antique silver soup tureen is fitted with thread decorated loop handles with acanthus leaf terminals.
Condition
This antique silver soup tureen is an excellent gauge of silver, excellent quality and in excellent condition.
This piece has been professionally polished and is in presentation condition.
Full hallmarks struck to the surface of the body have wear in keeping with age and location, but all remain legible.
The part hallmarks to the cover handle are all clear.
Reflections in photographs may detract from the true representation of this piece of Edwardian silverware.
Dimensions
Height to top of cover handle 24.5cm/9.6"
Length across handles 35cm/14"
Length of body 25.5cm/10.1”
Width 20cm/7.9"
Weight
63 troy ounces/1960g
Maker: J Sherwood...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling 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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vision by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 24 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Vision by international sterling silver flatware set, 24 pieces. This set includes: 6 knives, 8 1/2", 6 forks, 7 3...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Yogya Silver Kala Bowl by Tom's Silver, circa 1960's, Indonesia
Located in Austin, TX
A bold and well crafted Indonesian Yogya (Jogja, Djokja) silver bowl by Tom's Silver, Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia, circa 1960's.
The elegant bowl features a striking design of a Kala face, a protective monster often found above temple doors, and representative of time, death, and rebirth. A pair of makara flank the wide open, smiling mouth. A stylized foliate design surrounds the Kala.
Kala are analogous with the Kirtimukha, or face of glory, originating in India and associated with Shiva. Both beings are devourers of evil and tasked with protection
The bowl features two beaded borders, and a scalloped rim.
The bowl set on three short out-swept feet.
Stamped mark to the underside reading "TOM" "800" "DELUX". TOM stands for Tom's Silver, perhaps the most famous silver workshop in Yogyakarta. 800 is the purity of the silver (80%). DELUX is a common mark on Yogya silver...
Category
1960s Javanese Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Set of Six Sterling Silver Demitasse Spoons
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is a set of six sterling silver demitasse spoons made in Denmark. They are uber-modern with the mix of silver and wood. Experimenting with silver and other materials ...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Corsage by Stieff Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 57 Pieces 'R' Monogram
By Kirk-Stieff
Located in Big Bend, WI
Corsage by Stieff sterling silver flatware set, 57 pieces. This set includes:
12 knives, 9",
12 forks, 7",
12 salad forks, 6",
12 teaspoons, 6",
one gravy ladle, 6 5/8",
one s...
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Pyramid. Five teaspoons in sterling silver.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Georg Jensen Pyramid.
Five teaspoons in sterling silver.
Hallmark: 1915-1932.
Perfect condition.
Dimensions: 12.0 cm.
Category
1910s Danish Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$320 Sale Price / set
20% Off
pair of Georgian silver-mounted oak wine bottle coasters
Located in York, GB
A fine pair of Georgian silver-mounted oak wine bottle coasters .T
circular in form with cast foliate borders, central engraved cartouche crest depicting boar's head between 2 fea...
Category
1820s English Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Antique American "Whartenby & Bumm" Coin Silver 5 Piece Tea & Coffee Set Ca 1817
Located in New Orleans, LA
Rare antique American (.900) coin silver 5-piece tea and coffee service hallmarked "Whartenby & Bumm" of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Circa 1816-1818.
Thomas Whartenby and Peter Bumm...
Category
Early 19th Century American Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
George III Sterling Silver Novelty Bag Vinaigrette, circa 1815
Located in Glasgow, GB
A George III sterling silver Vinaigrette by the silversmith Lawrence & Co, Birmingham, circa 1815. The Vinaigrette is of novelty bag form, with textured fo...
Category
1810s British George III Antique 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
$29,963 Sale Price / set
24% Off
Virginia Sterling by Weidlich Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service "S" Monogram
Located in Big Bend, WI
Lovely Virginia Sterling by Weidlich sterling silver flatware set, 65 pieces. This set includes:
10 knives, 9 1/4"
10 forks, 7 1/4"
10 salad forks, ...
Category
1920s American Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Bougainville by Puiforcat Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 37 Pcs in Box
By Puiforcat
Located in Big Bend, WI
Exquisite Bougainville by Puiforcat France sterling silver flatware set, 37 pieces. This set includes:
12 dinner size forks, 8 3/8"
12 teaspoons, 5 1/2"
12 large dinner spoons, ...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Shabbat Candleholder
By Bier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is a sterling silver 2 branch Shabbat candelabra made in Israel. Designed by one of the leading silversmiths of Israel, Bier Silversmiths are world renowned for their ...
Category
1970s Israeli Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
1760s Sterling Silver Beer / Water Jug
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A magnificent, fine and impressive antique George III English sterling silver beer/water jug; part of our dining silverware collection.
This magnificent a...
Category
1760s English George III Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Silver
Georg Jensen Pyramid sugar spoon in sterling silver.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Georg Jensen Pyramid sugar spoon in sterling silver.
After 1945 hallmark.
In excellent condition.
Dimensions: L 13.0 cm.
Pyramid pattern was designed by th...
Category
20th Century Danish Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$160 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Victorian 1887 Sterling Silver Vase by Frederick Elkington & Co
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver vase with military interest (Durham Light Infantry); an addition to our ornamental silverware collection.
This fine...
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Asprey London Sterling Silver Art Deco Style Ice Bucket & Lid in Original Box
Located in Ross, CA
Solid sterling silver ice bucket and lid, the bucket has two handles and incised geometric decoration. The bucket is stamped with Asprey's maker's marks, the sterling silver mark an...
Category
Early 2000s English Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Chinese Export Antique Silver Basket by Wang Hing
Located in Newark, England
Highly Detailed Silver
From our Chinese collection, we are delighted to offer this Chinese Export Silver Basket by Wang Hing. The Silver Basket of circular form expertly crafted wit...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
20th Century Italian Solid Silver Trunk-Shaped Box with Squirrel Knob
Located in VALENZA, IT
Solid silver 800 box the shape of a tree trunk. The feet are oak leaf and the knob depicts a squirrel on two oak leaves holding an acorn in his hands.
The hinged box is gold-plated ...
Category
1990s Italian Other Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
$2,097 Sale Price
20% Off
Sterling Baby Brush and Comb Set
By Lunt Silver
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A sterling silver brush and comb set is the best gift for the new addition to your family or friends family. A lovely keepsake to commemorate som...
Category
1950s American Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$550 / set
Grande Baroque by Wallace Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 64 pc Dinner New
Located in Big Bend, WI
Styled in the lavish Baroque manner, this highly collectible pattern is our best seller. Introduced in 1941, it captures classic symbols of the Renaissance in the exquisitely carved ...
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
20th Century Italian Modern Solid Silver Jug Pitcher
Located in VALENZA, IT
Modern style solid silver pitcher.
The shape of the jug is oval and has been completely handmade from an 800 silver plate.
The body of the object is...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
$3,583 Sale Price
31% Off
Antique English Victorian Sterling Silver Christening Cup with Boys Playing Tops
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique sterling silver Christening cup was made in England in approximately 1848 in the period Early Victorian style. The front o...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Persian by Tiffany Sterling Silver Flatware Set of Service 92 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Stunning Persian by Tiffany and Co. sterling silver flatware set of 92 pieces. This set includes:
12 Dinner knives, 9 1/4"
12 Dinner forks, 8"
12 Luncheon/dessert forks, 7 1/8"
...
Category
1870s American Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Margrethe by Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 88 pc Modern Rare
By Georg Jensen
Located in Big Bend, WI
The Margrethe pattern was designed by Rigmor Andersen in the year 1965. Its unadorned style and tapered squared handle is representative of the Mid-Century Modern period. This rare p...
Category
20th Century Scandinavian Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
English Georgian shell form ladle in sterling silver, c. 1700's
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Old English Georgian sterling silver ladle with shell bowl and engraved with an eagle on the handle. Hallmarked on the underside of the handle.
England, circa 18th century.
Category
18th Century British Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Asprey & Garrard 18th Century Sterling Silver Salts
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive set of four contemporary Elizabeth II English sterling silver salts; part of our silver cruet and condiments collection.
These exceptional cast sterling silver salts have been realistically modeled in the form of two male and two female figures gesturing towards each other, in the 18th century style.
Each female figure is embellished with period attire comprised of a mid-calf length skirt with a bodice style top, one incorporating a fan and the other a lace...
Category
Early 2000s English Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$12,238 / set
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Liberty Art Nouveau Lost Wax Casting Frame
By Brumal
Located in VALENZA, IT
Silver frame made with the lost wax casting technique.
The frame is in Art Nouveau style and the verifiable weight is all in silver, except for the wooden back.
The decorations are...
Category
1990s Italian Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Whiting 5 Piece "Repousse" Sterling Silver Tea Set with Floral Decor
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique five piece tea set was made by Whiting & Co. of the United States and dates to approximately 1900 and done in a period Victorian style. The set is composed of sterling s...
Category
Early 20th Century American Late Victorian Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
French Scroll by Alvin Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service Luncheon 34 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
French Scroll by Alvin Sterling Silver Flatware Set - 34 Pieces. This set includes:
8 KNIVES, 8 7/8",
8 FORKS, 7 1/4",
8 SALAD FORKS, 6 1/2"...
Category
1950s American Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Table Box hand-engraved and enamelled ornament in Arabic style Salimbeni.
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular box with rounded corners in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on a guilloché with hand-engraved and enamelled ornament in Arabic style. D...
Category
1990s Italian Islamic Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold, Gold Plate
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
Victorian English Sterling Silver Gravy Spoon by Martin Hall & Co
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine antique Victorian English sterling silver old English bead pattern gravy spoon; an addition to our diverse silver flatware collection.
This fine antique Victorian sterling silver gravy spoon has been made in the old English bead pattern.
The anterior and reverse surfaces of the handle are embellished with a band of double struck bead decoration.
The surface of the bowl of the spoon is plain and unembellished.
The reverse of the bowl has a shaped bead decorated heel.
Condition:
This Victorian spoon...
Category
1860s English Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Fish Vesta Case (1891)
By Minshull & Latimer
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, rare antique Victorian English sterling silver fish vesta case; an addition to our collection of novelty vesta cases.
This exceptional and rare antique Victorian sterling silver vesta case has been realistically modelled in the form of a fish.
This impressive novelty vesta case is embellished with embossed details replicating the features of the fish's scales and anatomical features.
The case is fitted with a sprung hinged cover/head.
Such exceptional period examples are rare and becoming increasingly difficult to locate.
Condition
This antique and rare silver fish vesta case is an exceptional gauge of silver, exceptional quality and in exceptional condition.
Full hallmarks struck to the surface of the body are all very clear.
Reflections in photographs may detract from the true representation of this example of antique silver vesta boxes...
Category
1890s English Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Peter, Ann & William Bateman Sterling Silver Tablespoons, London, 1801
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Pair of Peter, Ann & William Bateman sterling silver tablespoons, London, 1801. Monogram "TJS". Made by the son, daughter-in-law & grandson of Hester Bateman. Wear from polishing for...
Category
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$180 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Secessionist Hand Hammered Continental Silver Compote
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Secessionist hand-hammered continental silver compote.
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Sterling Silver
Materials
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
$75 Sale Price
34% Off
XY by Guy Degrenne Stainless Steel Flatware set 81 pcs Modern IN BOOK Modern
Located in Big Bend, WI
XY by Guy Degrenne
An example of this pattern is pictured in the hardcover book “Flatware that's not flat: Design and Production of innovative Table cutlery, 1890-2015” By William P...
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Stainless Steel
Large Serving Tray
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This oval serving tray would be ideal under a large tea set or for those grand dinner parties or a large get-together. Crisp etchings of garlands and flowers are found around the han...
Category
1930s American Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$9,400
Buccellati Italian Silver Chimpanzee Figure
By Buccellati
Located in New York, NY
Sensitive and endearing 800 silver animal figure. Made by Buccellati in Italy. A chimp with raised arm, big funny ears, and expressive face sits on amethyst crystal base with joined ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Antique George III Sterling Silver Salad Serving Fork (1785)
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Georgian sterling silver Old English pattern salad serving fork; an addition to our silver flatware collection.
This exceptional antique ...
Category
1780s English Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
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
$8,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver 4-Piece Child Set in Nursery Rhyme Pattern
Located in New York, NY
Tiffany & Co. rare sterling silver 4-piece child set in Nursery Rhyme pattern, consisting of:
an all-silver knife, measuring 7 1/2'' in length in the theme of the "Little Red Riding...
Category
Early 20th Century American Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Victorian Pierced Sterling Fruit or Sugar Sifter by George Angell, London, 1871
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Victorian Pierced Sterling Fruit or Sugar Sifter, George Angell, London, 1871
A masterfully crafted Victorian sterling silver sifter spoon, richly decorated with cast grapevines, te...
Category
1870s English High Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Deco Sterling Silver Dresser Set
By C.&J. Company
Located in Savannah, GA
Sterling silver Chinese export dresser set includes a beveled hand mirror, one hand brush holder, two round dresser containers with scalloped lids, one c...
Category
1930s Chinese Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$1,320 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Sterling Silver Basket
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is a sterling silver basket by William Durgin Silver. It has clusters of grapes and leaves hanging off the rim and along the base. The sides of the basket are reticul...
Category
1920s American Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$2,100
Provence by Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service 54 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Provence by Tiffany - Eighteenth century France was the inspiration for this pattern - rich, yet much less formal and ornate than most design patterns of the period. The name is most...
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
George II Period Sterling Silver Candlesticks, Corinthian, William Cafe, 1758
By William Cafe
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1758 by William Cafe, this exceptional pair of George II period, antique sterling silver candlesticks, are unfilled, with cast bases, and in the Corinthian fo...
Category
1750s English George II Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Acorn. Four fish forks in sterling silver.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Georg Jensen Acorn.
Four fish forks in sterling silver.
Hallmark: After 1944.
In excellent condition with minimal signs of use.
With Swedish import hallmarks.
Dimensions: L 16.5 cm.
Category
20th Century Danish Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$800 Sale Price / set
20% Off
20th Century Italian Silver Globe Vase, ceased and embossed by hand.
By Mario Vallè
Located in VALENZA, IT
Vase in 800 solid silver.
The round body, made entirely by hand from a flat silver plate and subsequently rounded giving it the characteristic ball shape.
A twisted spiral chiseling ...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
English Palace Size Sterling Silver Mirror with Ornate Border
Located in New York, NY
A rare sterling silver palace size mirror by the English maker Neil Lasner, mid 20th century. Designed with flowers, birds, cherubs playing the harp...
Category
20th Century English Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Silver
Rare Asprey London Sterling Silver 1917 Jewelry Box Charles & Richard Comyns
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning original Asprey London 1917 solid sterling silver Jewellery box with a faux tortoiseshell top made by the amazing Charles and Richard...
Category
1910s English Art Nouveau Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$1,678 Sale Price
20% Off
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.