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Sterling Silver For Sale
Period: 1940s
Period: 1920s
Antique Silver Menu Hors d'oeuvres Sandwich Labels, Birmingham, 1928
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Set of 6 English Antique silver menu hors d'oeuvres sandwich flag labels, Birmingham 1928 Adolph Scott. Each of a flag design with slots allowin...
Category
1920s English Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Louis XIV by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 70 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Celebrate all of your meals in style with this Louis XIV by Towle sterling silver flatware set. Founded in 1690 in Massachusetts, the elite artisans...
Category
1920s American Louis XIV Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Tiffany Sterling Silver Engraved Round Footed Serving Tray Platter Centrepiece
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful Tiffany sterling silver finely engraved round and footed serving tray or platter centerpiece.
Category
1920s American Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Blossom Pattern Sterling Pieces
By Georg Jensen
Located in Riverdale, NY
Set of 3 Georg Jensen handmade sterling serving pieces with early hallmarks in the Blossom pattern. A pair of master salt spoons and candy server. 1940's ...
Category
1940s Danish Art Nouveau Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Asprey & Co. Ltd Antique Cut Glass and Sterling Silver Desk Inkwell
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, large antique George V cut-glass and English sterling silver mounted desk inkwell made by Asprey & Co; part of our antique silver and glassware collection.
This fine antique George V cut glass and English sterling silver mounted desk inkwell has a plain cuboid form with rounded corners.
The neck of the antique glass inkwell is encircled with an impressive silver mount and fitted with a compressed circular hinged hallmarked sterling silver cover.
The cover opens to reveal the removable glass ink liner.
The interior of the cover retains the original gilt interior.
The impressive glass body of this inkwell is embellished with hobnail style deep cut glass ornamentation to the underside.
This fine example of antique silverware has been crafted by the renowned London silversmiths Asprey & Co Ltd.
Dimensions:
Height to top of cover 10cm/3.9"
Width 11.3cm/4.4" square
Diameter of liner 2.5cm/1"
Height of liner 2.8cm/1.1"
Condition:
This antique glass inkwell is an exceptional gauge of silver, exceptional quality and in exceptional condition.
The inkwell has been professionally polished and is in presentation condition.
The glass is in perfect condition.
Full hallmarks struck to the surface of the mount have wear but remain legible.
The part hallmarks to the interior of the cover are all very clear.
Maker: Asprey & Co Ltd
Date: 1921
Origin: London, England
Video: A video of this fine piece is available upon request.
Reflections in photographs may detract from the true representation of this example of antique glassware...
Category
1920s English Other Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Novelty Antique English Sterling Silver Jewelry Box, 1921
Located in Bath, GB
A wonderfully handsome and unusual jewelry box in the form of a bow fronted drawers on legs or a dressing table with two solid silver knobs to the fron...
Category
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
1920s Sterling Silver Presentation Bowl with Handles
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique English sterling silver presentation bowl and plinth; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection.
This exceptional, fine and impressive antique silver bowl has a circular rounded form onto a circular spreading foot.
The body of the impressive bowl is plain and unembellished, with an applied moulded border to the undulating rim.
This exceptional piece of antique silverware is fitted with two fine and impressive Art Nouveau, narrow loop style handles with bifurcating scrolling upper terminals.
This antique silver bowl with handles...
Category
1920s English Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Arts and Crafts Sterling Silver Mounted Coconut Bowl
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver mounted coconut bowl in the Arts and Crafts style, made by Henry George Mu...
Category
1920s Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique English Sterling Silver & Leather Easy-Grip Safari Flask
Located in New York, NY
George V safari flask. Made by James Dixon & Sons in Sheffield in 1927. Clear glass body. Top half encased in leather with cutout tubular windows. Bottom half has detachable sterling...
Category
1920s English Edwardian Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Deco Enamel & Sterling Silver Hand Mirror - Green to White Sunburst Pattern
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Sheffield in 1947 by Walker & Hall, this stylish, Sterling Silver Hand Mirror, is in the Art Deco taste, with sunburst enamel decoration fading from green to white on t...
Category
1940s English Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver English Epergne
Located in Brooklyn, NY
We are thrilled to offer you this rare sterling silver epergne made in Birmingham, England circa 1923. An epergne is an ornamental centerpiece for either a dining or coffee table, ty...
Category
1920s English Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Hermès French Art Deco Silver and 18-Karat Gold Powder Box with Lipstick
By Hermès
Located in Mexico City, MX
A circa 1940 French Art Deco .950 silver powder box with lipstick by Hermès. The powder box's parts are numbered 138. The box's bottom shows a serial...
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Jade, Gold, Silver
Stunning Sterling Silver Urn or Cup & Cover - London 1928
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1928 by Reid & Sons, this Sterling Silver Cup & Cover, stands on a square base, and features a gadroon border and chased acanthus decoration to the body and l...
Category
1920s English Regency Revival Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Gorham Sterling Silver Floral Repoussé Chambersticks, circa 1920-1930, a Pair
By Gorham
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A pair of Gorham sterling silver Chambersticks, circa 1920-1930.
A beautiful Repoussé pattern of roses, fans, shells, and scrolls. Each with a finger holder, charming for the bedsid...
Category
1920s American American Classical Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Modernist Sterling Silver & Rosewood Tea & Coffee Service, Mexico, ca. 1940s
Located in New York, NY
ABOUT
This elegant Modernist large six-piece sterling silver service for coffee and tea is of a superb workmanship and consists of a tray, a coffee pot, a tea pot, a hot milk or cho...
Category
1940s Mexican Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Vintage Silver Coffee and Tea Set by Wmf
Located in Roma, IT
Silver coffee and tea set is an original group of decorative objects realized in the between the 1920s and the 1920s.
Original silver metal.
Made in Germany by WMF.
Farir ...
Category
1920s German Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Pair of Sterling Compotes
Located in Brooklyn, NY
We are happy to offer you this pair of sterling silver compotes by International Silver in the “Wild Rose” pattern. First introduced in 1948, “Wild Rose” quickly became a popular pat...
Category
1940s American Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Danish Sterling Silver Candlesticks by Cohr
By Carl M. Cohr
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Mid-Century Modern, sterling silver candlesticks, Denmark, Ca. 1940's, Cohr - maker. Graceful design, each candlestick having an oval base and lightly fluted column. Each can...
Category
1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Overlay Candle Guard
Located in Riverdale, NY
Sterling Silver overlay candle guard from the early 20th century. Art Nouveau sterling violet floral patterns fused to a curved panel of glass with cen...
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Art Deco Silver Toast Racks, Dated 1941/46, Suckling Bros, Birmingham
Located in London, GB
Pair of Art Deco silver toast racks, dated 1941/46, Suckling Bros, Birmingham
Sturdy heavy quality pair of toastracks with fanned out formation on the racks.
Weight :- 6.72 troy ou...
Category
1940s English Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
English Crystal and Silver Barrel Decanter
Located in London, GB
English crystal and silver barrel decanter
English, 1929
Measures: Height 26cm, width 12cm, depth 24cm
This wonderful decanter is modelled as a ba...
Category
1920s English Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Art Déco Silver 5-Piece Coffee & Tea Set with Tray, Around 1920
Located in Vienna, AT
Elegant 5-piece silver centerpiece consisting of a coffee pot, teapot, milk jug, sugar bowl and a tray.
Bulbous, raised vessels, narrowing again towards the opening, with a vertical...
Category
1920s Swiss Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
English Art Déco Wine Bottle Coat in Pure Silver England 1920s, Stamped
Located in Salzburg, AT
Rare wine bottle coat in silver from the Art Déco period, England 1920s.
Extremely dekroatives table decoration object.
The mantle can be opened and ...
Category
1920s British Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Hawkes Sterling & Crystal Art Deco Vase
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Based in Corning, NY, T.G. Hawkes & Co. (c.1880-1959) was established by Thomas Gibbons Hawkes (1846-1913). Born in Ireland, Hawkes immigrated to Brooklyn in 1862, then moved to Corn...
Category
1920s American Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Heavy Art Deco Period Sterling Silver Sugar Caster, Sheffield 1927
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Sheffield in 1927 by Atkin Brothers, this handsome, Sterling Silver Sugar Caster, is a good reproduction of a George III design. The sugar caster measures 8"(20.5cm) ta...
Category
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Atkin Brothers Antique 1920 Sterling Biscuit Box
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V sterling silver biscuit box; an addition to the ornamental silverware collection.
This exceptional, fine and impressive antique sterling silver biscuit box has a plain oval form.
The body of the antique silver biscuit box...
Category
1920s English Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Children's Cutlery Silver Josef Hoffmann Wiener Werkstatte circa 1923 Jugendstil
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
Silver children’s cutlery set designed by Josef Hoffmann and Eduard J. Wimmer-Wisgrill manufactured by Wiener Werkstatte ca. 1923 marked hammer-strok...
Category
1920s Austrian Jugendstil Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Art Deco Sterling Silver Football Trophy - Sheffield 1927 - Footballer Model
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Sheffield in 1927 by John & William Deakin, this handsome, Sterling Silver Football Trophy, is in the Art Deco taste, and features a cast...
Category
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Stokes & Ireland Ltd Antique Sterling Silver Hip Flask
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, large antique George V English sterling silver hip flask, an addition to our wine and drinks related silverware collection.
This exceptional antique George V sterling silver hip flask has a plain rectangular rounded form.
This impressive 1920s flask has a subtly curved form proffering a comfortable fit in the majority of pockets.
The surface of this large solid silver hip flask is plain and unembellished.
This impressive antique silver flask is fitted with a plain circular domed hallmarked hinged cover with bayonet fitting.
The flask retains the original fully hallmarked detachable push fit drinking cup which features the original gilt interior.
This solid silver flask...
Category
1920s English Georgian Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Sterling “the Pilgrim” Water Pitcher
Located in Brooklyn, NY
We are happy to offer you this sterling silver water pitcher by Reed and Barton in “The Pilgrim” pattern from the early 1940’s. Sterling silver hollowware...
Category
1940s American Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Six Art Deco Multi Colored Norwegian Silver and Enamel Salt Shakers, 1940s
Located in Milan, IT
Six Art Deco multi-colored Norwegian silver and enamel salt shakers, 1940s.
Category
1940s Norwegian Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Art Deco Sterling Silver Cafe Au Lait, London 1929 Goldsmiths & Silversmiths
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1929 by Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co., this stylish, Sterling Silver Cafe Au Lait Set, is in the Art Deco taste, and is octagonal in shape. Each measures 9.75...
Category
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
English Modern Georgian Monteith-Style Sterling Silver Bowl
Located in New York, NY
George V sterling silver bowl. Made by Mappin & Webb in Sheffield in 1923. Faceted and curved with monteith-style molded curvilinear rim. Foot raised with same. Fully marked includin...
Category
1920s English Georgian Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Arts & Crafts Design Sterling Silver Centrepiece, A. E. Jones, Birmingham, 1924
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1924 by A. E. Jones, this very stylish sterling silver dish, is in the Arts & Crafts taste, oval in shape, standing on a square pedestal base with rivet d...
Category
1920s English Arts and Crafts Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Woodlily by Frank Smith Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 53 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Woodlily (Glossy finish) by Frank Smith sterling silver flatware set, 53 pieces. This graceful pattern features a stylized leaf and openwork at the top of the handle around the stem,...
Category
1940s American Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
1927 Queen Anne Style Sterling Silver Teapot
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver teapot in the Queen Anne style, an addition to our silver teaware collection.
This fine antique George V sterling silver teapot has a plain panelled octagonal form onto a spreading stepped octagonal collet style foot, all in the Queen Anne style.
The surface of the Queen Anne teapot is plain and unembellished.
This antique teapot retains the original hinged hallmarked domed panelled cover surmounted with an impressive sterling silver urn style finial.
This fine Queen Anne sterling silver teapot is fitted with the original shaped carved painted wood handle with a carved scroll style thumbpiece, scrolling lower terminal and plain sterling silver sockets.
The teapot has a panelled swan necked spout, ornamented with a chased decorated scrolling design to the lip.
This impressive example of antique silverware bears the retailer's mark / icon of James Dixon to the underside.
Condition
This antique Queen Anne teapot is an exceptional gauge of silver, fine quality and in exceptional condition. This fine example of antique teaware...
Category
1920s English Queen Anne Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, 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
1925 Puiforcat Art Deco Tea and Coffee Set in Sterling Silver and Rosewood
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Art Deco tea and coffee set in sterling pure silver and rosewood by Puiforcat created in the 1925s.
Service including:
- a coffee pot
- a teapot
- a milkpot
- a sugar pot
Minerv...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of 1927 Gorham Sterling Silver Compotes Footed Centerpieces King Albert
By Gorham
Located in New York, NY
Sterling silver compote / footed centerpiece dish from 1927 by Gorham and Whiting, a Gorham subsidiary, with beaded and fleur-de-lys designs across the rims in King Albert...
Category
1920s American Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Wedgwood by International Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set 40 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Beautiful, heirloom quality Wedgwood by International sterling silver flatware set - 40 pieces. This set includes:
Eight knives, 8 3/4".
Eight forks, 7 1/4".
Eight salad forks, 6 1/...
Category
1920s Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Blossom Sugar Bowl in Hammered Sterling Silver, Dated 1925-1932
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Georg Jensen Blossom sugar bowl in hammered sterling silver. Model 2D.
Dated 1925-1932.
Measures: 11.5 x 10.2 cm.
In excellent condition. Minimal age-related wear.
Stamped.
Our...
Category
1920s Danish Art Nouveau Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Edwardian Sterling Silver and Enamel-Mounted Letter Opener-Mappin & Webb
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian, sterling silver and guilloche enamel-mounted letter opener, Sheffield, England, year-hallmarked for 1921, Mappin and Webb - makers. The guilloche enamel shimmers with a golden hue in the light. Enamel is on one side of the handle. The all sterling silver blade...
Category
1920s English Edwardian Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
English Sterling Silver and Crocodile Skin Hip Flask, 1929
Located in Bath, GB
A handsome English sterling silver hip or liquor flask made from sterling silver and the upper half wrapped in Crocodile skin with a lovely cognac color with a good patina.
The co...
Category
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
68 Pc Towle Sterling Silver 925 Madeira Flatware & Chest Monogram K
Located in Dayton, OH
1948 Towle Sterling 68 piece flatware set and wood storage chest in the Madeira pattern, subtly monogrammed with a K. Includes three non-matching si...
Category
1940s Victorian Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver 1941 Pickle/ Mint Dish Bowl
Located in New York, NY
Tiffany & Co. sterling silver 1941 pickle/ mint dish bowl in pattern number 22974 from 1941 with ornate handles with stylized natural motifs on either end and standing on 4 balled fe...
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Silver
Georg Jensen Cactus Lunch Knife in Sterling Silver and Stainless Steel
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Georg Jensen Cactus lunch knife in sterling silver and stainless steel.
Dated 1945-51.
Measure: Length: 17.5 cm.
Stamped.
In excellent condition.
Our skilled Georg Jensen silve...
Category
1940s Danish Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Stainless Steel
Vintage 1948 Sterling Silver 'Tennis' Presentation Trophy
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive vintage George VI English cast sterling silver presentation trophy in the form of a tennis player; an addition to our diverse presentation silverware collection.
This fine vintage George VI cast sterling silver presentation piece has a circular waisted form to a circular domed spreading base.
The surface of the cup is plain and unembellished.
This vintage tennis trophy...
Category
1940s English Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Large Handmade Silver Photograph Frame
By British Metallising Co, Ltd.
Located in London, GB
Fine and large handmade silver photo frame with an elegant domed top and decorated across the front with engine-turned lattice design within which is a band of engraved diamond patte...
Category
1920s English Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Bowl
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is a sterling silver bowl by Towle Silversmiths. A rather unusual shape and design, the piece is not like other bowls we’ve had and sold. The entire body and rim has a ...
Category
1920s American Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Epic by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 65 Pieces Deco Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Scarce dinner size epic by Gorham, circa 1941, sterling silver flatware set, 65 pieces. This set includes:
12 dinner knives, 9 1/2"
12 dinner forks, 7 3/4"
12 salad forks, 6 1/2"
12...
Category
1940s Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Art Deco Cigarillo Cutter
Located in Brooklyn, NY
We are delighted to offer this rare sterling silver cigar cutter from the 1920s. Picture F.Scott Fitzgerald and those Long Island mansions...
Category
1920s American Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Solid Sterling Silver Combined Ruler and Letter Opener by Asprey, London
Located in Bath, GB
A wonderful find, this magnificent combined ruler and letter opener is made from a good gauge piece of English sterling silver weighing 80.5 Grams / 2.58 Troy Ounces.
Made by the ...
Category
1920s British Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen "Acorn" Cheese Knife in Sterling Silver, Dated 1923
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Georg Jensen "Acorn" cheese knife in sterling silver. Dated 1923.
Designer: Johan Rohde.
Measures: Length 19 cm.
Stamped.
In very good condition.
Category
1920s Danish Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
20th Century Italian Solid 800 Silver Tea-Coffeeset with Tray
Located in VALENZA, IT
Italian tea and coffee service and tray made entirely by hand in the 40s of the 20th century.
The service is round and each piece has 4 cast feet for support.
The body is embossed ...
Category
1940s Italian Baroque Revival Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Sterling Silver Art Deco Sugar Caster
Located in Braintree, GB
Sterling silver Art Deco sugar caster
Maker: James Dixon & Sons
Made in England, Sheffield, 1926
Fully hallmarked.
Dimensions -
Diameter x height: 6.8 x 15.5 cm
Weight : 2...
Category
1920s British Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Fish Platter
Located in Brooklyn, NY
We are proud to offer you this sterling silver Art Deco fish platter made in Austria in the 1920’s. Fish platters are very rare to find but we were lucky...
Category
1920s Austrian Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
William Henry Creswick, Arts & Crafts Design Sterling Silver Tea Set, 1929
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1929 (the hot water pot hallmarked in 1935) by William Henry Creswick, this wonderful, 4 piece Sterling Silver Tea Set, is a ...
Category
1920s English Arts and Crafts Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Cartier, English-Made Art Deco Sterling Silver Box, 1944
Located in Bath, GB
A magnificent and highly collectable box by the famous house of Cartier, this piece made in England, fully hallmarked for London 1944 together with the initials for Jacques Cartier. ...
Category
1940s English Art Deco 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.
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