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Sterling Silver For Sale
Period: Late 20th Century
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Cigarette Case Romantic couple Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular desk cigarette case with rounded corners in sterling silver 925/1000 gold plated with fine hand-painted fire-enameled miniature depicting a romantic couple in Art Nouveau...
Category
1970s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Italian Trifoglio Tray by Franco Grigniani for Alessi 1970s
By Alessi
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Alessi tray designed by Franco Grignani in 1974 (signed underneath) with engraved pattern.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Stainless Steel
20th C. Scottish Sterling & Carved Celtic Knot Bog Wood Dirk with Topaz
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
20th Century Scottish Sterling & Carved Celtic Knot Bog Wood Dirk (Sgain Dubh) with Topaz, a stunning representation of traditional Scottish craftsmanship and design.
The dirk featu...
Category
Late 20th Century Scottish Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique George III Sterling Silver Caddy Spoon
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Georgian English sterling silver caddy spoon modelled in the form of a jockey cap; an addition to our diverse teaware collection.
This exceptional, fine and impressive antique George III sterling silver caddy spoon is realistically modelled in the form of a jockey cap.
The outer surface of the cap is encircled with impressive pin struck decoration, reproducing the details of the caps structure and stitching.
The button to the crown of the cap is ornamented with an impressive quatrefoil style stellate design, encompassed with a wrigglework decorated border.
The plateaued peak/visor of the cap is embellished with further pin struck decoration.
This impressive silver spoon will sit on either the convex or concave side of the bowl.
This exceptional period silver jockey...
Category
1790s English Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Annual Spoons Gilt Sterling Silver with Enamel, Set of 10
By Georg Jensen
Located in Bochum, NRW
Annual spoons 1980-1989 in original box, designed by Annelise Björner, edited by Georg Jensen.
Annual spoons series began in 1971. Each spoon is crafted in sterling silver, then gold...
Category
1980s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Photo Frame Bordeaux Enamel Empire style ornaments Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Shaped oval photo frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guillochè and Louis XVI French Empire style ornaments. External dimensions cm. 13.5 x...
Category
1970s Italian Louis XVI Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Sterling Silver Goblet / Kiddush Cup
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This sterling silver goblet is very unique. Very few were made at the time and rarely come on the market. There is a symmetrical pattern around the body and base that is reminiscen...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Elsa Peretti 40 Piece Tiffany and Company Padova Sterling Silver Flatware Set
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Elsa Peretti 40 Piece Tiffany and Company Padova Sterling Silver Flatware Set. Each piece signed and hallmarked. 16 Spoons, 16 Forks, and 8 knives. Lar...
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Picture frame Cherry Red and Green Enamel gold plated Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular photo frame in gold plated 925/1000 sterling silver with fine engraving of fruit (cherries) fire enamelled with polychrome colours, contempo...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Vintage Elizabeth II Sterling Silver Figure of a Horse 1977 20th C
Located in London, GB
This is a remarkable Elizabeth II cast sterling silver limited edition model of a horse standing on an oval ebonised base, 1977 in date.
This truly splendid and excellently execute...
Category
1970s Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georgian Sterling Silver Cruet, 1774
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Georgian Sterling Silver Cruet, 1774
Additional information:
Date : Hallmarked in London 1774 For Robert Hennell I (see below)
Period : George I...
Category
18th Century English George III Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
12 Place Cards Holders In Solid Silver Shell
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Beautiful set of twelve place cards holders in solid silver
In the shape of a shell and decorated with foliage
800 silver hallma...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Georgian Silver Cup & Cover Lidded Trophy 1773
Located in London, GB
An Antique George III Sterling Silver Cup & Cover embellished with a classic swag and bow chased design. The Swags encircle oval cartouches on both sides of the trophy and each carto...
Category
18th Century English Georgian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Cutlery Set 101 pcs. Calegaro Empire Style Silver 800, Italy, 90s
Located in Palermo, IT
Cutlery set 101 pcs. Calegaro empire style silver 800, Italy, 90s
This set is for 12 people and also has cutlery for the fish.
Very beautiful and elegant it has its antioxidant cases...
Category
1990s Italian Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
A 1790 Sterling Basting Spoon in Old English Pattern by Thomas Liddiard
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A 1790 sterling basting spoon, London, Old English pattern by Thomas Liddiard(?). "O" monogram. 3.20 troy oz.
12 1/2" x 2".
Category
Late 18th Century English Empire Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Elizabeth II Sterling Silver Beer Jug / Water Pitcher, Wakely & Wheeler, 1971
Located in Glasgow, GB
An Elizabeth II sterling silver beer jug or water pitcher.
The jug is crafted in the George III style, of baluster form upon a spreading circular foot, with an acanthus capped scrol...
Category
1970s British George III Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Flanders New by Alvin Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 6 Service 43 pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Art Deco Flanders-New by Alvin, circa 1923, sterling silver Flatware set, 43 pieces. This set includes:
6 Regular Knives, Blunt blades, 8 1/4"
6 Regular Forks, 7 1/4"
6 Salad Forks,...
Category
Late 20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Cleto Munari 1985 Milano Architectural Water Pitcher Jar in Solid .925 Sterling
By Cleto Munari
Located in Miami, FL
Architectural water pitcher-jar designed by Cleto Munari.
Awesome sculptural piece from Munari Milano, made in Vicenza, Italy, circa 1970's. It was designed by Cleto Munari itself, with aerodynamics geometric patterns in an edition of only 3 pieces. This very rare water pitcher-jar was carefully hand crafted in solid .925/.999 sterling silver.
Has a total weight of 766.65 grams and a dimension of 11.5 by 7 inches (29.2 x 17.8 cm).
Stamped, with the maker's mark, the Italian control assay hallmarks, serially numbered for the edition and signed, "CLETO MUNARI .925 1/3 MUNARI ITALY *1702 VI".
In 1985 Cleto Munari, set up a workshop-studio for the manufacture of unique objects in collaboration with some of the greatest architects, designers, artists, and writers in the world, among them Mario Botta, Alessandro Mendini, Alvaro Siza Vieira...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Streamlined Moderne Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Silver
Antique Georgian Silver Tobacco Box / Snuff Coat of Arms - James Phipps c.1770
Located in London, GB
We are delighted to offer this Georgian solid silver tobacco/snuff box with the marks of James Phipps I (London) c.1770.
The box is of circular form with a single hinged lid and ...
Category
18th Century Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Mappin & Webb Vintage 1972 Sterling Silver Salver
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive vintage Elizabeth II English sterling silver salver; an addition to our silver dining collection.
This exceptional vintage Elizabeth II English s...
Category
1970s English Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Thomas Barker 1825 London Georgian Pair of Fruit Spoons in Gilded .925 Sterling
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of fruit spoons designed by Thomas Wilkes Barker in 1825.
Gorgeous pair of antique Georgian fruit spoons in mint condition. They was created in London England at the atelier ...
Category
18th Century English George IV Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Edgemont Gold by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service 49 pcs Dinner New
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.
Unused Edgemont Gold Accent by Gorh...
Category
Late 20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Silver Hanukkah Lamp made by Eli Gera, modern Judaica, Israel, Tel Aviv 1970s.
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
Very rare and important piece of Israeli modern Judaica, a bauhaus style silver Hanukkah Lamp made by the famous jewish silversmith Eli Gera, made from hand bent And hand Forged silver in the 70s, while other works by Gera were multiplied by him, from What we Know this piece is a one of a kind.
Marked "SILVER 925" and ELI GERA in Hebrew and English
on a small silver plaque on the base.
Measurements:
Height: 3 inch / 7.6 cm
Width: 11.8 inch / 30 cm
Depth : 3.3 inch / 8.5 cm
Condition :
Perfect condition for its age, no brakes, no restorations, some minor scratches and age Related wear
About the artist :
Please note the Victoria & Albert Museum in London holds an Hanukkah lamp Havdalah Set...
Category
1970s Israeli Bauhaus Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Hester Bateman English Georgian Neoclassical Goblet, 1785
Located in New York, NY
George III sterling silver goblet. Made by Hester Bateman in London in 1785. Ovoid bowl on upward tapering stem flowing into raised foot. Beaded and zigzag borders. Spare Georgian Ne...
Category
1780s English Neoclassical Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Georgian Silver Large Tobacco Box with Crest - James Phipps I c.1770
Located in London, GB
We are delighted to offer this wonderful Georgian solid silver tobacco/snuff box with the marks of James Phipps I (London) c.1770.
This silver circular box is made with superb pro...
Category
18th Century Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Dutch Silver Bread Basket, Van Kempen & Begeer, 20th Century
By Van Kempen
Located in Delft, NL
Dutch Silver Bread Basket, Van Kempen & Begeer, 20th Century
An oval round Dutch silver bread basket with floral openwork decor and pearl rim. The basket has
a scalloped shape. The...
Category
Late 20th Century Dutch Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Photo Frame Yellow Enamel and Flower Garlands Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular photograph frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guillochè and hand-painted miniature of flower garlands in the late 19th century...
Category
1970s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Fine 17th Century Dutch Colonial Armorial Tortoiseshell & Silver Box, Dated 1691
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A dutch tortoiseshell box with two engraved silver plaques
Amsterdam, 1691, with maker's mark of Steven des Rousseaux (1654-1733)
H. 5 cm
Diam. 12.5 cm
Note:
Steven des ...
Category
17th Century Dutch Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Photo Frame White Enamel and Hand Painted Flower Garlands Sterling Silver Salimb
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular photo frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with hand-painted floral miniature by the painter Renato Dainelli, fire-enamelled on a white background in Art Nouveau...
Category
1980s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
A Fine George III Sterling Silver Coffee Pot London, 1796
By James Mince
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Fine George III Sterling Silver Coffee Pot London, 1796
Additional information:
Date : Hallmarked in London 1796 For James Mince
Period : George III
Origin : London England
Decora...
Category
18th Century English George III Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Volkswagen Beetle Typ1 Model Car 1945 C.Ca
Located in VALENZA, IT
20th century Italian sterling silver volkswagen beetle typ1 model car 1945 circa.
Volkswagen Beetle model car in sterling silver.
The bodywork of the beet...
Category
1990s Italian Other Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Trinity House silver presentation cup and cover 1795
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Trinity House silver presentation cup and cover, 1795. This cup is modelled in the classical style with a fluted foot chased with a band of laurel leaves supporting the fluted lower ...
Category
1790s English Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Clock Red fired enamel on guillochè, with columns in Neoclassico Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Clock Red fired enamel on guillochè, with columns in Neoclassico Salimbeni. Small gold-plated 925/1000 sterling silver table clock with translucent fired enamel on guillochè, with co...
Category
1970s Italian Neoclassical Revival Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Pair of Vintage Swedish Silver Candlesticks Candleholders Neoclassical Empire
By Ceson
Located in Sweden, SE
A pair silver neoclassical candlesticks with elegant and strict contours, nothing superfluous... Made in 1970-1980ss by "CESON", Sweden.
Size app.: 6.5 cm (roughly 2.6 in) high, 8.6 ...
Category
Late 20th Century Swedish Empire Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Enamelled sterling silver heart shaped trinket box
Located in East Geelong, VIC
This lovely sterling silver heart shaped trinket, or pill box, has been decorated with a hand painted scene of a wicker basket full of flowers with a butterfly resting on one of the ...
Category
1970s European Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Salt & Pepper Shakers, House of Lawrian, 1974
Located in Glasgow, GB
An Elizabeth II silver salt and pepper shaker set by House of Lawrian. The salt and pepper shakers are of squat tapering round form, with bark-effect decoration.
Assay: - .925 (Ster...
Category
1970s British Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Candlesticks light Green Enamel and hand painted ivy on Sterling Silver
Located in Firenze, FI
Pair of Candlesticks light Green Enamel and hand painted ivy on Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Pair of gold-plated 925/1000 sterling silver candlesticks with translucent fired enamels on ...
Category
1970s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Octagonal Britannia Standard Silver Coffee Pot - Garrard & Co. London 1977
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London, 1977 by Garrard & Co., this Britannia Standard Silver Coffee Pot is in excellent condition. This magnificent coffee pot is octagonal in shape with a serpent spo...
Category
1970s English Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Britannia Standard Silver
Table Box Green in French Empire Louis XVI style Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Table Box Green in French Empire Louis XVI style Sterling Silver Salimbeni.
Table box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel inserted in a very fine ha...
Category
1970s Italian Louis XVI Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Antique French Napoleonic Sterling Silver Tableware Regency Empire Fish Slice
By Odiot, Dorlyn Silversmiths, Barbour Silver Co., Gorham Manufacturing Company, Benedict Silver Co. 1
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
French sterling silver Fish slice
Finely pierced flowers, engraved dolphin and an ebonized handle
Handle with a dolphin entwined.
Origin France first quarter 19th century, Paris
...
Category
Early 18th Century French Regency Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
English Georgian Sterling Silver Coffee Pot from Late 18th/ Early 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
English, sterling silver coffee pot from the Georgian era (late 18th/early 19th century) with a wood handle. It measures 8 1/8'' in height by 6 3/4'' from handle to spout, weighs 14....
Category
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique Georgian 1790s Sterling Silver Sauce Tureens with Ladles
By Robert Sharp
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A exceptional, fine and impressive pair of antique George III English sterling silver sauce tureens with ladles; an addition to our Georgian silverware collection
These exceptional antique George III sterling silver sauce tureens have a plain oval shaped form onto a plain oval spreading pedestal foot to a collet rim.
The body of each tureen is encompassed with an applied girdle above a contemporary bright cut engraved coat of arms displaying an escutcheon party per pale of a cross engrailed and a lion rampant, encompassed with fabric swaps and suspended tassels.
The rim of each antique tureen is encompassed with an applied gadroon decorated border.
These impressive sterling silver Georgian tureens retain the original hallmarked push fit covers, surmounted with an impressive reed decorated handle enveloped with chased decorated leaf designs to the terminals.
The surface of each cover is ornamented with a contemporary bright cut engraved crest depicting an armoured knight armed mounted on a horse salient holding in his dexter hand a sword above his head.
Each tureen is fitted with two loop handles embellished with a chased decorated leaf design to the lower portion.
These sauce tureens are presented with Fine and impressive associated London made, antique sterling silver sauce ladles crafted in the Hanoverian Rat Tail pattern by Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co Ltd in 1939.
These magnificent antique sauce tureens...
Category
1790s George III Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Photo Frame Large two-tone striped enamel Black and Yellow Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular photo frame in gold plated 925/1000 sterling silver with translucent fired enamels on two-tone striped guillochè. In a contemporary style. Ground glass and velvet panel. ...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Dresden Scroll by Lunt Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 6 Service 54 Pieces
By Lunt Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Dresden Scroll by Lunt sterling silver Flatware set, 54 pieces. This set includes:
6 Knives, 9"
6 Forks, 7 3/8"
6 Salad Forks, 6 3/4"
6 Teaspoons, 6"
6 Place Soup Spoons, 6 7/...
Category
Late 20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
18th Century Silver Salver by Paul de Lamerie
Located in London, GB
18th century silver salver by Paul de Lamerie
English, 1744
Height 3cm, diameter 27cm
Hailing from the workshop of the eminent Dutch-born English silversmith, Paul de Lamerie (1688...
Category
18th Century English Rococo Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
A Domed Lid Sterling Silver Quart Tankard London, 1771
By John King
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Domed Lid Sterling Silver Quart Tankard London, 1771
Additional information:
Date : Hallmarked in London 1771 For John King
Period : George III
Origin : London England
Decoration ...
Category
18th Century English George III Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver 18th Century Meat Skewer / Paper Knife Hallmarked London, 1758
Located in York, GB
Sterling silver George II meat skewer / paper knife.
A superb set of hallmarks applied by the London Assay Office:-
Lion - sterling silver guarantee mark
Leopard`s head - London...
Category
18th Century English Georgian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Antique George III Sterling Silver Oval Tea Pot
Located in Braintree, GB
An Antique George III sterling silver oval tea pot.
This tea pot is oval in shape with straight sides, has a wooden handle.
The body engraved with monogram.
Made in England, L...
Category
1780s British George III Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
A George III Sterling Silver Domed Lidded Quart Tankard London, 1766
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A George III Sterling Silver Domed Lidded Quart Tankard London, 1766
Additional information:
Date : Hallmarked in London 1765 For I*M ( John Muns, Ja...
Category
18th Century English George III Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Attractive, George III 18th Century Sterling Silver 'Drum' Teapot - London 1798
By John Emes
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1798 by John Emes, this attractive, George III, Antique Sterling Silver Teapot, is 'Drum' shaped, and features engraved decoration throughout, and a wooden ha...
Category
1790s English George III Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
800 Silver Cutlery Set, Italy, 1980s
Located in Palermo, IT
800 Silver cutlery set, Italy, 1980s.
Composed of 23 pieces, six forks, six spoons, six knives, ladle, large fork and spoon, two serving pieces.
A...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Antique Georgian Locking Sterling Silver Tea Caddy Henry Chawner London 1787
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique Georgian engraved sterling silver tea caddy, by Henry Chawner, London, 1787.
Of fluted oval form with bright-cut floral borders with ...
Category
1780s English George III Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Antique Irish Sterling Silver Cup
By Matthew West
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique 18th century Irish sterling silver cup; an addition to our 17th century silverware collection
This e...
Category
18th Century English Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
George II Creamboat Made in London in 1740 by Joseph Sanders
Located in London, GB
A VERY FINE GEORGE II CREAM BOAT MADE IN LONDON IN 1740 BY JOSEPH SANDERS.
The Creamboat has an elongated, shallow, form which rises to an everted and shaped rim. The main body st...
Category
1740s English George II Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Unique silver tray Georg Jetel for Alton Sweden Signed and dated
By Alton
Located in Paris, FR
anOne of a kind silver tray designed by Georg Jetel
(1934-2012) for ALTON Falköping in 1980
Signed and dated. Weight ca 1082 grams
Minor wear
Silver tray hand Textured
Category
1980s Swedish Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Classic Bouquet by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 56 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Classic Bouquet by Gorham sterling silver Flatware set, 56 pieces. The handle design is a bouquet of flowers with pierced and beaded detailing. This se...
Category
1970s Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Table Box Octagonal Black Enamel with light Blue Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Octagonal table box in 925/1000 sterling silver with fire-enamelled Art Deco design. Dimensions diameter cm. 15.8 high cm . 8.2. Weight gr. 974. Designed by Giorgio Salimbeni for Car...
Category
1980s Italian Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Snuff Box reproducing the painting of a Roman glimpse late 1800s Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Snuffbox Rectangular for table with rounded corners in sterling silver 925/1000 gold plated with very fine fire-enamelled miniature hand-painted by the painter Renato Dainelli repro...
Category
1990s Italian Baroque Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Gold Plate, Enamel
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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