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Sterling Silver For Sale
Period: 1980s
Period: 1840s
Set of Three Silver Decanter Labels
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Set of three silver decanter labels, made by Yapp and Woodward, circa 1840.
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1840s Irish Antique Sterling Silver

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Silver

20th Italian Century Solid Silver Big Vase Blason Depicting Mythological Figures
Located in VALENZA, IT
Solid 800°°/°°° silver vase with base completely handmade, embossed and ceased with two oval blason depicting ceased and burnished mythological figures.  
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1980s Italian Other Vintage Sterling Silver

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Silver

Edgemont Gold by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set Eight Service 33 Pcs Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Originally issued in 1987, Edgemont Gold by Gorham has symmetrical flutes that adorn the end of the flatware, flaring in an unmistakable pattern. Dinner size estate Edgemont gold by...
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1980s American Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

20th Century Italian Sterling Silver, Natural Horn Oval Table Box
Located in VALENZA, IT
Sterling silver box with natural horn body. The box has been completely handmade. The hinged smooth lid, the ring and the base with feet have been shaped by hand on the shape of th...
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1980s Italian Other Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

20th Century Sterling Silver Gilted Enameled Table Box
Located in VALENZA, IT
Round shaped box Made in Italy Silver Gilted 925/1000 with translucent enamels on guilloche with hand painted floral miniatures and gold paillons The Miniatures are hand-painted on a usually white homogeneous enamel base. The same colored glazes are used, but ground much finer, which are mixed with special oils to form an infinite palette of colors. The paint must be gradually dried on electric stoves...
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1980s Italian Other Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Scale Model Sterling Silver Boeing 757-200 Jet Aircraft by Garrard and Co c1984
Located in London, GB
Exceptionally rare hallmarked silver Boeing 757–200 jet aircraft model; London 1984. With makers mark for Garrard and Co., who at the time, were the Crown...
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1980s English Vintage Sterling Silver

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Silver

Italian Sterling Silver Table Clock with Enamels as Lapilazuli, Swiss Movement
Located in VALENZA, IT
20th century sterling silver table clock 925/1000 with fire enamel painted as lapis lazuli, Swiss quartz movement "Nepro". Made in Italy. The Miniatures are hand-painted on a usually white homogeneous enamel base. The same colored glazes are used, but ground much finer, which are mixed with special oils to form an infinite palette of colors. The paint must be gradually dried on electric stoves...
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1980s Italian Other Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver, Enamel

Sterling Silver Italian Table Clock Swiss Mechanical Skeletal Movement 8 Days
Located in VALENZA, IT
Silver table clock 925/1000 golden with translucent fire polishes in stripes on hand-engraved guillochè, Swiss mechanical skeletal movement 8 days The miniatures are hand-painted on a usually white homogeneous enamel base. The same colored glazes are used, but ground much finer, which are mixed with special oils to form an infinite palette of colors. The paint must be gradually dried on electric stoves...
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1980s Italian Other Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver, Enamel

20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Gilted Enameled Frame
Located in VALENZA, IT
Sterling silver fully handmade Picture frame. Made in Italy Silver 925/1000 with translucent enamels on guilloche with hand-painted floral miniatures. Blue velvet back. Measures...
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1980s Italian Other Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Sterling Silver and Gilt Pair of Open Salts by Robert Gray & Son, Glasgow 1847
By Robert Gray & Son
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Sterling Silver and Gilt Interior Pair of Open Salts, Glasgow 1847, Robert Gray & Son, In a Cauldron Form Raised on Swept Supports on a Pad Foot. No Intials or Dents, (Please see...
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1840s Scottish William IV Antique Sterling Silver

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Silver

20th Century Italian Silver Globe Vase, ceased and embossed by hand.
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 ...
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1980s Italian Modern Vintage Sterling Silver

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Silver

20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Ceased Table Box
Located in VALENZA, IT
Oblong sterling silver hinged table box. The body of the box is smooth. The lid is smooth with embossed bellflowers The lid is embossed and chiseled with bellflowers-shaped motifs Th...
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1980s Italian Other Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Late Biedermeier Silver Sugar Box With Chinoiseries And Dog Knob, Germany, 1848
Located in Vienna, AT
Large late Biedermeier silver sugar box on four voluted, leaf-decorated feet, merging into a rectangular body with wide fluting in the middle, walls decorated with fine chinoiserie d...
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1840s German Biedermeier Antique Sterling Silver

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Silver

Cartier 1980s Sterling Silver & Ebony Touch Wood Keychain
Located in Victoria, BC
Vintage 1980s Cartier Sterling Silver & Ebony Keychain from their Touch Wood collection. An Exceptional Cartier Sterling Silver Double Keyring The 'Touch Wood' series paired precious...
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1980s French Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

George Adams Victorian Sterling Silver Canteen of Cutlery for 6 Persons
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique English sterling silver straight fiddle, thread and shell pattern flatware service for six persons made by George Adams; an addition to our flatware collection. The pieces of this exceptional, antique Victorian straight sterling silver flatware set for six persons 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 and reverse of each bowl. The anterior surface of each spoon and posterior surface of each fork handle terminal are ornamented with a contemporary bright cut engraved crest of a hawk rousant. This Fiddle Thread and Shell pattern flatware set consists of 32 pieces: Basic service: Six table forks Six table spoons Six dessert forks Six dessert spoons Six teaspoons Additional pieces: Pair of sugar tongs Sauce ladle The fundamental pieces of this service have been crafted by the collectable, renowned silversmith and flatware maker George Adams of Chawner & Co in 1846. This antique silver service can be purchased with knives if so desired, either a traditional Thread and Shell pattern or Fiddle Thread and Shell pattern can be arranged. This antique flatware 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. Condition This fiddle thread and shell pattern flatware set is an exceptional gauge of silver, exceptional quality and in exceptional presentation condition. The pattern decoration is very sharp and the bright cut engraved crests are all very crisp. Full hallmarks struck to the reverse of each piece are all very clear. Dimensions Table fork 20.7cm/8.1" Table spoon 22.5cm/8.9" Dessert fork 17.4cm/6.9" Dessert spoon 18.2cm/7.2" Teaspoon 14.5cm/5.7" Sugar tongs 14.8cm/5.8" Sauce ladle 18.2cm/7.2" Total Weight 72.1 troy ounces/2242g Video: A video of this fine piece is available upon request. Reflections in photographs may detract from the true representation of this impressive example of antique German silverware.
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1840s English Victorian Antique Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Vintage Asprey London Sterling Silver & Crystal Caviar Server. Original Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A classic entertaining piece by the re known firm of Asprey of London. The finial is of finely chased sterling and the top rim of the caviar server also has a nice wide sterling rim....
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1980s British Vintage Sterling Silver

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Crystal, 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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