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Sterling Silver For Sale
Sterling Silver Art Deco Candlesticks
By Hamilton Silver Mfg. Co.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is a pair of sterling silver candlesticks in the Art Deco style of the 1920’s. They have a cylindrical shape with a cutout design right above the base and right below ...
Category
1920s American Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$1,900 / set
Georg Jensen Acorn Fish Fork in Sterling Silver, Twelve Forks Are Available
Located in København, Copenhagen
Georg Jensen Acorn fish fork in sterling silver. Twelve forks are available.
Measure: Length: 16.5 cm.
In excellent condition.
Stamped.
Our skilled Georg Jensen silversmith can p...
Category
20th Century Danish Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
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 engined turned decoration. Condition...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Enamel, Chrome
Antique George VI Sterling Silver Presentation Bowl by Reid & Sons Ltd
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, antique George VI English sterling silver presentation bowl made by Reid & Sons Ltd; an addition to our silver presentation collection
This exce...
Category
1930s English Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique 1760s Georgian Pair of Sterling Silver Tapersticks (1769)
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive pair of antique George III English cast sterling silver tapersticks; an addition of our ornamental Georgian silverware collection
These excepti...
Category
18th Century English George III Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique 1814 Scottish Sterling Silver Soup Ladle
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive large antique George III Scottish sterling silver Fiddle & Shell pattern soup ladle, an addition to our silver cutlery collection.
This exceptional and large George III sterling silver soup ladle has been crafted in the Fiddle and Shell...
Category
Early 19th Century Scottish Georgian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Stuart Devlin Set of 28 English Parcel-Gilt Sterling Silver & Gold Flutes
Located in North Miami, FL
Introducing an exquisite collection of twenty-eight English parcel-gilt silver champagne flutes, masterfully crafted by the renowned Stuart Devlin in London between 1977 and 1981. Ea...
Category
20th Century English Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold, Sterling Silver
$49,125 Sale Price / set
25% Off
English Georgian Silver on Copper Candelabra Pair 15" x 15" (#5946)
Located in Big Bend, WI
Wonderful English Georgian silver on copper candelabra pair, circa 1790 (maker unknown). The pieces measure 15" x 15". They are not monogrammed and are being offered as-is with some ...
Category
Early 20th Century Georgian Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Mid-Century Salad Set
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is a sterling silver salad fork and spoon with wood handles made in Mexico. At the height of the Mid-Century modern movement (1950’s), Mexican silversmiths experimente...
Category
1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$495 / set
Four Mid Century Sterling Silver Double Branch Candlesticks by J. Tostrup Norway
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This set of four double branch sterling candlesticks were made in the period and style of Mid-Century Modern and are signed by J. Tostrup of Norway. Each candlestick has a black enam...
Category
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Duncan & Scobbie Antique Boxed Sterling Silver Napkin Rings
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive set of six antique George V English sterling silver napkin rings - boxed; an addition to our dining silverware collection.
This exceptional set of antique George V silver...
Category
1930s British Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Traditional Georgian-Style Sterling Silver Candlesticks
Located in New York, NY
Traditional Georgian-style sterling silver candlesticks, circa 1950. Each: spool socket with detachable bobeche on knopped and flanged shaft; foot square. Gadrooned rims. Fully marke...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Georgian Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Sterling Silver Knights On Horseback, Import Marked London 1927
Located in London, London
Carrying import marks for London in 1927 by Israel Segalov, this wonderful pair of Sterling Silver Knights On Horseback, are handsomely modelled. Each measures roughly 12.25"(31cm) tall, by 12.5"(32cm) wide, by 4.5"(11.5cm) deep, and the pair together weigh 96 troy ounces.
The design for the Knights is taken from a relief which can be found at the tomb of Emperor Maximilian I in the 'Hofkirche' of Innsbruck in Germany. The relief shows Emperor Maximilian I at the Battle of the Spurs (also known as the (second) Battle of the Guinegate), and was created by Albrecht Durer.
The knights are believed to depict Emperor Maximilian I & King Ferdinand I.
Category
1920s English Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Baronial Old by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 120 Pc Lion Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Monumental dinner and luncheon size old Baronial by Gorham sterling silver flatware set with lion motif, 120 pieces. This set includes:
12 dinner size knives, 9 3/4"
12 dinner size ...
Category
1890s American Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
George III Three Bottle Inkstand Made in London in 1810 by Emes & Barnard
Located in London, GB
This spectacular piece has a shaped broad rectangular form and stands on four winged paw feet. The edge of the main body is decorated with gadrooning interspersed with raying shells,...
Category
1810s European George III Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Victorian Antique Sterling Silver Chiming Repeater Clock from 1899
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1899 by Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co., this rare and collectable Antique, Victorian, Sterling Silver Repeater Clock has a plain...
Category
1890s English Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Heavy & Large Victorian Antique Sterling Silver Basket, R. Hennell iii, 1842
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1842 by Robert Hennell III, this very attractive, Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver Basket, features an ornate body with pierced decoration and cast and applied detailing, 4 cast feet, and an ornate cast swing...
Category
1840s English Baroque Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Palm Beach by Buccellati Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service Italy 84 pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
Simple elegance, handcrafted from sterling silver. Made in Italy by the 18th-century house of Buccellati, whose artisans emphasize timeless style, integrity of materials, and pleasur...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Edward VII Coronation Commemorative Gilt Silver Spoon by J. Wilmot, 1902
Located in New York, NY
English Victorian
Edward VII Coronation Commemorative Presentation Spoon
Gilt Silver
Silversmith: J. Wilmot
1902
DIMENSIONS
Height: 10.25 inches
Width: 2....
Category
Early 1900s British Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Art Nouveau Silver Navette Shaped Jardinière With Cut Glass Liner, Austria, 1905
Located in Vienna, AT
Elegant silver jardinière in the shape of a navette on four volute feet, smooth body with a continuous stylised garland of openwork leaves, the upper edge bordered by a moulded band ...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Six Georg Jensen Acanthus Butter Knives in Sterling Silver
Located in København, Copenhagen
Six Georg Jensen Acanthus butter knives in sterling silver.
Length: 15.5 cm.
In excellent condition.
Stamped.
Our skilled Georg Jensen silversmith / ...
Category
20th Century Danish Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Silver, Gold Vermeil and Gilt Bronze Jardinière, France, Late 19th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Silver, gold vermeil and gilt bronze jardinière, France, late 19th century.
With silver marks.
Interior in gilt bronze.
Category
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Vermeil, Silver, Bronze
Antique Gorham Sterling Silver Bowl with Ornate Chased Floral Decoration
By Gorham
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique bowl was made by the renowed Gorham Company of the United States and dates to approximately 1900 and done in a Victorian style. The bowl is composed of sterling silver a...
Category
Early 20th Century American Victorian Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Hammered Centerpiece Bowl #197A Art Nouveau Style
By Georg Jensen
Located in New York, NY
Georg Jensen sterling silver centerpiece bowl, in pattern number 197A, beautifully hand hammered, showcasing stylized natural motifs reminiscent of the Art Nouveau style, and standin...
Category
20th Century Danish Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Box shaped “heart”playing card suit red fired Art Deco style Salimbeni
By Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Playing card suit-shaped box “heart” in 925/1000 sterling silver with red fired enamel in Art Deco style, early 1900s. With lost hinge, i.e. semi-invisible. Dimensions cm. 9.5 x 10 x...
Category
1950s Italian Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Vintage 1950s Arts and Crafts Sterling Silver Biscuit Box
By Central School of Arts & Crafts
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive vintage George VI English sterling silver biscuit box in the Arts and Crafts style; an addition to our silver teaware collection
This exceptional vintage George VI sterling silver biscuit box has an oval form, in the iconic Arts and Crafts style.
The surface of this vintage silver biscuit box has a subtle planished finish and is encircled with shallow concave fluted designs.
The upper rim of the box features aprotruding paralleling incurved rim, reflecting the aforementioned fluted decoration.
The box is fitted with a hallmarked push fit cover surmounted with the original, impressive iconic Arts and Crafts style carved wood and silver finial...
Category
20th Century English Arts and Crafts Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Baronet Aka Arvesolv by Hans Hansen Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service Danish
By Hans Hansen
Located in Big Bend, WI
Baronet aka Arvesolv #7 by Hans Hansen Danish sterling silver flatware set - 91 pieces. This set includes:
12 dinner knives, 9 1/4",
12 dinner forks, 7",
12 salad forks, 6 1/4",
12 teaspoons, 6",
12 cream soup spoons, 6 3/8",
12 hollow handle butter spreaders, all-sterling, 5 7/8",
12 cocktail forks, 5 1/2",
one gravy ladle, with spout, 6 1/4",
one cold meat fork, 9 1/8",
one pickle fork, 6 7/8",
one salad set, two-piece, 8",
one berry spoon, 9 3/8",
one tomato spoon...
Category
19th Century Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen, Viking, twelve large dinner forks in silver and sterling silver
Located in København, Copenhagen
Georg Jensen, Viking, a set of twelve large dinner forks in 830 silver and sterling silver.
Five forks with the hallmark used between 1915-1932.
One fork with the hallmark used betwe...
Category
1910s Danish Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Pair of Theodore Starr Sterling Silver Centerpiece Compotes Tazzas
Located in New York, NY
Pair of sterling silver compotes / tazzas by Theodore Starr. Embellished in a grape and vine design around border and on base. Standing on three feet in the motif of claws. Measuring...
Category
Early 20th Century American Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, 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
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Caldlesticks
Located in VALENZA, IT
Pair of 925 silver candlesticks, depicting two snakes twisted around a wood stem.
The snake and the seat for the candle are in 925 silver while the stem, the base and the candleholde...
Category
1980s Italian Other Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$668 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Old Danish by Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 6 Service 32 Pieces
By Georg Jensen
Located in Big Bend, WI
Georg Jensen sterling silver cutlery set in the "Old Danish" pattern by Harald Nielsen - 32 total pieces. Great starter set! This ...
Category
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Richelieu by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set For 8 Service 42 Pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
Richelieu by International sterling silver flatware set - 42 pieces. This set includes:
8 knives, 8 3/4"
8 forks, 7 1/4"
8 salad forks, 6 1/2"
8 teaspoons, 6"
8 flat handle butter s...
Category
1930s Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Silver Candlesticks Walker & Hall Sheffield 1902
Located in Münster, DE
Pair of candlesticks, silver 925/-, maker Walker & Hall, Sheffield 1902, square stand, removable spouts, organic shaped shaft and spout
Height 12 cm, diameter base 8 x 8 cm
Walker...
Category
Early 20th Century British Belle Époque Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
$1,766 Sale Price / set
20% Off
A Silver Kiddush Cup, Poland mid 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
A Tasteful Silver Kiddush Cup, made in Poland in the mid-19th Century.
The Kiddush beaker is set on a flat base and its main body has a cylindrical shape with a flaring lip.
Engrav...
Category
Mid-19th Century Polish Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Magnum Wine Cooler or Champagne Bucket Louis XV Style with Solid Silver
Located in Paris, FR
This elegant tulip-shaped champagne bucket a magnum fits, it is resting on a molded bate, edge outlined with bypassed threads. Decor with curved cut sides separated by large grooves,...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Louis XV Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Risler & Carre - Important Table Centerpiece In Sterling Silver XIXth Century
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Important solid silver centerpiece in two parts formed by a tray decorated with waves and a planter surmounted by a putti, decorated with shells and crustaceans.
Dimensions: tray 73 ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
1900s, Edwardian Sterling Silver and Enamel Spoons
By Charles Wilkes
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive set of six antique Edwardian English sterling silver and enamel spoons; an addition to our silver teaware collection
...
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Sheffield 1891 Sterling Silver Tabletop Double Glass Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
Sterling silver tabletop double inkwell with aquatic and wavy pattern. Two glass inkwells with sterling silver tops. Maker JJ, made in Sheffield, England in 1891. A great gift and ad...
Category
1890s English Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Elon Arenhill, Well-Known Swedish Silversmith, Twelve Modernist Cups
Located in København, Copenhagen
Elon Arenhill (1922-2018). Well-known Swedish silversmith.
Twelve modernist cups in hammered sterling silver.
Dated 1974.
Measures: 5.5 x 3 cm.
In ...
Category
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling & Crystal Perfume Bottle
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is a sterling silver and crystal perfume bottle from the early twentieth century. The crystal bottle is square in shape with cut-glass motif all around. The neck has ...
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
20th Century Italian Solid Silver Camel Sculpture
Located in VALENZA, IT
Solid 800 silver camel.
The sculpture was made with the casting technique and then finished completely by hand by expert chisellers to make the camel's f...
Category
1980s Italian Other Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
$2,043 Sale Price
20% Off
Caron - 197pc. Antique French 950 Sterling Silver & Vermeil Flatware Set, Marly
Located in Wilmington, DE
Direct from Paris, A Magnificent 197 Piece, 19th Century, Louis XVI Model, Sterling Silver Flatware Set with 8 Serving Pieces and 10 Covered Individual Anti-Tarnish Storage Trays by Renowned French Silversmiths "Henri Soufflot...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold Plate, Vermeil, Sterling Silver
$24,093 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Holberg by A. Dragsted Danish Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Rare 59 pcs
By A. Dragsted
Located in Big Bend, WI
Possessing a long history and strong aesthetics, Danish silver didn't truly come into its own until the mid to late 18th century, as the industrialization that was sweeping the weste...
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Damask Rose by Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 37 Pieces
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
Damask Rose by Oneida sterling silver flatware set, 37 piece set. This set includes:
eight knives, 8 7/8",
eight forks, 7 1/8",
eight salad forks, 6 1/...
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Oriental Vase in Silver and Enamel 'Korea'
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Oriental vase in silver and enamel (Korea)
origin korea mid 20th century
approximate weight 420 gr
exeletne condition signed in korean.
Category
1950s Korean Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
$984 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver and Enamel Vesta Box (1889)
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver and enamel vesta box; an addition to our range of collectable silver vesta boxes and cases.
This except...
Category
1880s English Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
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
Gorham Sterling Silver Early 20th Century Child's Christening Mug Art Deco Style
By Gorham
Located in New York, NY
Gorham sterling silver child's or christening mug, made in the early 20th century, gilt inside, in Art Deco style with an elegant, geometric design. It measures 2 5/8'' in height by ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
2th Century Italian Solidi 800 Silver Pr. of Candlesticks in Venetian Style
Located in VALENZA, IT
Pair of solid silver candlesticks made in Italy in San Marco (Venetian) style completely handmade.
The base is round and hand-hammered with
t...
Category
1980s Italian Renaissance Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
$2,101 Sale Price
20% Off
Wallace Grande Baroque Sterling Silver Knives, Set of 8
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 8 Wallace Grande baroque sterling silver knives. Start your collection or add to your existing.
Category
1970s American Baroque Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
A Pair of Silver Art Nouveau Candelabra by Eduard Friedman, Vienna circa 1910
Located in New York, NY
A striking pair of silver Art Nouveau candelabra by the renowned Viennese silversmith Eduard Friedman, these three-light pieces exemplify the organic dynamism and sculptural elegance...
Category
1910s Austrian Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Hamilton by Tiffany & Co Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service 92 Pcs Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Superb Hamilton AKA Gramercy by Tiffany & Co. sterling silver dinner size flatware set, 92 pieces. This set includes:
8 dinner size knives, 10 1/4"
8 dinner size forks, 7 5/8"
8 reg...
Category
1930s Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Victorian Scottish Sterling Silver Kitchen Pepper
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, rare antique Victorian Scottish sterling silver kitchen pepper; an addition to our Victorian silverware co...
Category
1860s Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Acorn by Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 102pc Gold Vermeil
By Georg Jensen
Located in Big Bend, WI
Gorgeous sterling silver stuns in this rich pattern that features a natural theme reminiscent of old world grace. A classic design yet with an understated touch, this pattern focuses...
Category
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
American Art Nouveau Mixed Metal Copper & Sterling Cherry Motif Vase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
American Art Nouveau Mixed Metal Copper & Sterling Cherry Motif Vase
Unmarked, Attributed to La Pierre, Newark, N.J., C.1900
Indulge in the exquisite beauty of American Art Nouvea...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Copper
$1,196 Sale Price
20% Off
Southern Colonial by International Sterling Silver Flatware Service 12 Set 94 Pc
Located in Big Bend, WI
Beautiful Southern Colonial by International sterling silver flatware set of 94 pieces. This set includes:
12 knives, 9 1/4"
12 forks, 7 3/8"
12 sal...
Category
Mid-20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Thomas Smily Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Beaker
By Thomas Smily
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver beaker, boxed; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection.
This exceptional antique Victorian sterling silver beaker has a tapering cylindrical form.
The surface of the body is encompassed with impressive bands of bright cut engraved stylized floral and leaf style bands, segmented with vertical flute designs.
One side of the body incorporates a bordered oval cartouche displaying bright cut engraved monogram initials.
This fine example of Victorian silverware retains the original gilded interior.
This exceptional antique silver beaker...
Category
1860s British Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Bowl
By Georg Jensen
Located in Mexico City, MX
A Sterling Silver bowl by Georg Jensen. The round bowl with flat surface, everted edge and ringed base is marked on the bottom with the post-4915 seal and numbered 430B.
Weight: 431...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Chinese Export Silver Dragon Spoon by Wang Hing & Co., Late 19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A very fine and charming Chinese export silver spoon in the form of a dragon, by Wang Hing & Co., Qing Dynasty, late 19th century, China.
...
Category
1890s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
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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