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Sterling Silver For Sale
Style: Modern
Style: Scandinavian Modern
Lotus by Sorensen Danish Silver Flatware Set 8 Service 70 pieces Modern
Located in Big Bend, WI
Lotus by W&S Sorensen Danish silver Scandinavian Modern flatware set, 70 pieces. This set includes:
8 dinner knives, 8 3/4"
8 dinner fork...
Category
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Wiwen Nilsson, a Pair of Screw Earrings, Sterling Silver
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Wiwen Nilsson, a pair of screw earrings, sterling silver, Lund, Sweden, 1941-1956.
Measures: 2 cm.
Stamped.
In perfect condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Modern Sterling Silver
Six Piece A. Michelsen, Copenhagen Sterling Silver Cake Forks "Harlequin"
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Six piece, A. Michelsen, Copenhagen sterling silver cake forks "harlequin."
In very good condition.
12 cm. long.
Category
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Sterling Silver
Hingelberg, Aarhus Sterling Silver Sauceboat with Handle in Ebony
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Hingelberg, Aarhus sterling silver sauceboat with handle in ebony.
Danish design, circa 1960s.
Marked.
Measures: 16 x 9.5 cm.
Weight: 315 grams.
In perfect condition.
Category
1960s Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Antique George V Sterling Silver Photograph Frame (1911)
By E.F. Braham Ltd
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver photograph frame; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection.
This exceptional antique George V sterling silver photograph frame has a rounded rectangular form with an incurved, domed upper portion and a plain rectangular internal window.
The surface of this George V silver photo frame is plain and embellished with a paralleling embossed decorated border to the rim.
This antique silver photograph frame...
Category
1910s English Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Diamant by A. Dragsted Danish Sterling Silver Flatware Set 117 Pcs Unique Modern
By A. Dragsted
Located in Big Bend, WI
Wonderfully unique Mid-Century Modern "Diamant aka Diamond" by A. Dragsted Danish sterling silver flatware set of 117 pieces. This set includes:
10 dinner knives, 8"
10 dinner forks...
Category
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Funkis iii by Sorensen Danish Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 67 Pc Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Funkis III by W&S Sorensen Danish sterling silver Scandinavian Modern Flatware set, 67 pieces. This set includes:
8 Dinner Knives, 10"
8 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Grann & Laglye Danish Sterling Silver Tea Set of Four Pieces SKU 0407
Located in Big Bend, WI
Grann & Laglye.
This lovely sterling silver four-piece tea set was made by Grann & Laglye of Denmark. The pieces have a three-D flower motif with beads on the finials, handles, and ...
Category
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Hans Hanssen necklace Silver, 14k gold with diamond
Located in Oirlo, LI
Vintage Hans Hanssen necklace Silver, 14k gold with diamond
Beautiful silver necklace, very beautiful thin chain (snake link) with a silver pendant with gold triangle and diamond (a...
Category
1970s Danish Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Silver ring hand forged Alexander van den Hoven, Netherlands
Located in Oirlo, LI
Silver ring hand forged Alexander van den Hoven, Netherlands
Alexander van den Hoven works in Arnhem and once designed this beautiful ring.
The ring is reminiscent of tree bark, wh...
Category
1980s Dutch Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold, Silver
Sculptural Silver Center Bowl with Relief Surface Graziella Laffi
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stunning sterling silver vessel in the form of a stemmed bowl crafted by Graziella Laffi, Lima, Peru, Circa 1965. Marked on the rim: G. Laffi, PERU. The vessel was designed as a modern rendition of ancient pre-Columbina drinking vessel used in ceremony. The piece projects a regal and substantial aura due to its thick double wall construction with seamless craftmanship. The exterior surface was decorated with high relief roundels protrusion alternated with a radiating design that resembles star fish or a blooming flower. It has an impressive presence with its unique form and ornamentation that appears both modern and ancient at the same time.
Graziella Laffi was born in 1923 in Florence, Italy to Gino Laffi, a silversmith and artist. Following her family tradition, Graziella enrolled in master classes after elementary school, focusing on design and painting. She next attended Escuela de Bellas Artes de Puerta Romana for three years, where Gino taught, and then to the Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze, where she concentrated in architecture until the start of World War II. In 1947, Graziella, then twenty-four, immigrated with her parents to Peru. Gino later created a silversmith studio and showroom called Fabrica Laffi on Avenue Mexico, where Graziella initially learned her Craft. The Pre-Columbian culture in her adopted country inspired Graziella to travel and collect, which ultimately influence her design in the silver pieces. Graziella learned the metalworking techniques of the ancient Peruvian civilizations and rejected the current technology. She mostly used hammering, rolling and creating joints as the ancients do. As an ambassador of Peruvian culture, her work promoted the indigenous Peruvian art and rekindled the interest in its ancient heritage throughout South America, the United States and Europe. She exhibited her growing collection of Peruvian artifacts...
Category
1960s Peruvian Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Copenhagen by Manchester Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 53 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Lovely Scandinavian design copenhagen by Manchester sterling silver flatware set of 53 pieces. This set includes:
12 knives, 8 3/4"
12 forks, 7"
12 salad forks, 6 1/4"
12 teaspoons,...
Category
1940s American Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Baronet aka Arvesolv #7 by Hans Hansen Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 95Pc
By Hans Hansen
Located in Big Bend, WI
Baronet aka Arvesolv #7 by hans hansen sterling silver flatware set of 96 pieces. This pattern has a simple design with fine lines and bead-like detail on the tip of the handle. This...
Category
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Grace by Orla Vagn Mogensen Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 77 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Renowned silversmith Mogensen was a silversmith in Denmark (Copenhagen) from 1949 to 1975. Orla Vagn Mogensen was also a top designer for Georg Jensen and produced some of the finest...
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Bread Knife in Silver Bronze
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Silver plated bronze bread knife 35/42 microns
Length: 348 mm, weight: 200 gr
This knife is the work of French designer Richard Lauret.
These pieces ...
Category
2010s French Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Bronze
Lovely Sterling Silver Keepsake Box with Engraved Flowers
Located in New York, NY
Lovely sterling silver keepsake box. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover hinged and tabbed. Cover top has engraved border with dense and overlap...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Tranquility by International Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 6 Set 41 Pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
TRANQUILITY BY INTERNATIONAL sterling silver flatware set - 41 pieces set. This set has a modern look with simple lines. This set includes:
6 KNIVES, 9 1/8"
6 FORKS, 7 3/8"
6 SA...
Category
1940s Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set of 3 pieces in Silver Bronze or Gold Bronze
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
GWEN Set of 3 pieces in Silver Bronze or Gold Bronze by Richard Lauret
Set of 3 pieces (Table spoon, table/fish forks, table knife or meat/fish knife) ...
Category
2010s French Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Bronze
Hand-hammered Sterling Sculptural Necklace or Choker by Jan Arenhill, 1969
By Jan Arenhill
Located in Amarillo, TX
Unique sterling silver necklace by Jan Arenhill, Malmö.
Malmö, Sweden, circa 1969,
hand-hammered sterling silver.
Impressed with following hallmarks:
Year mark T9 1969.
Artist's ...
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
HEDERA Set of 2 pieces in Silver Bronze or Gold Bronze
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
HEDERA Set of 2 pieces in Silver Bronze or Gold Bronze
Set of 2 pieces (table forks/fish, table knife or meat/fish knife) in silver bronze 35/42 microns
It is possible to order all...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Bronze
A Silver Mezuzah Holder by Arie Ofir, Israel Circa 2000
By Arie Ofir
Located in New York, NY
A Modern Silver Mezuzah Holder by Arie Ofir made in Israel Circa 2000.
Mezuzah holder is made in a modern style by the Jewish artist Arie Ofir in Israel at the turn of the 21st cent...
Category
Early 2000s Israeli Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Oryx Set of 2 Pieces in Silver Bronze or Gold Bronze
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
ORYX set of 2 pieces in silver bronze or gold bronze.
Set of 2 pieces (table forks/fish, table knife or meat/fish knife) in silver bronze 35/42 microns.
It is possible to order...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Bronze
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
Silver Plate Sea Lion Wine or Champagne Cooler
Located in London, GB
This stylish modern wine cooler is a charming piece of luxury barware, carefully sculpted in the form of a sea lion and finished in silver. The sea lion is modelled in a sitting pose...
Category
20th Century English Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver Plate
Vendome by Peter Hertz Danish Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 73 Pcs
By Peter Hertz
Located in Big Bend, WI
Unique Vendome by Peter Hertz Danish Scandinavian moderne sterling silver dinner flatware set of 73 pieces. This set includes:
12 knives, 8 1/2"
12 dinner forks, 7 1/2"
12 salad for...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique American Modern Sterling Silver and Glass Inkwell on Stand
Located in New York, NY
Modern sterling silver and glass inkwell on stand, circa 1920. Lobed melon-form glass bowl; sterling silver cover domed with overlapping ovoid ring finial. stand has well and large l...
Category
Early 20th Century American Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Woodlily by Frank Smith Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 77 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Woodlily by Frank Smith (Glossy finish) sterling silver flatware set. This graceful pattern features a 'Danish-moderne style' with stylized leaf. This 77 piece set includes:
12 kniv...
Category
1940s American Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Stratus Set of 2 Pieces in Silver Bronze or Gold Bronze
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Set of 2 pieces in silver bronze or gold bronze
Set of 2 pieces (table forks/fish, table knife or meat/fish knife) in silver bronze 35/42 microns
It is possible to order all products separately or set of 4 piece
Table spoon
Table fork
Table knife/meat knife...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Bronze
Koldring Arvesolv #5 by Hans Hansen Danish Sterling Silver Flatware Set 73 Pcs
By Hans Hansen
Located in Big Bend, WI
Scarce Koldring Aka Arvesolv #5 By Hans Hansen Danish sterling silver flatware set - 73 pieces. This set includes:
12 knives, long handle, 8 7/8"
12 forks, 6 7/8"
12 salad for...
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Silver Crown Aka Kronesolv by Th. Olsens 830 Silver Flatware Set Service 64 Pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
Unique silver crown AKA Kronesolv by Th. Olsens 830 sterling silver Scandinavian modern flatware set - 64 pieces. This set includes:
12 d...
Category
20th Century Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Pair Sterling Silver Gerald Benney Entree Dishes Vegetable Serving Dishes 1967
Located in London, GB
A pair of magnificent Gerald Benney Entree Dishes with an elegant, understated rectangular design. The fitted lid can be inverted for use as a serving dish if desired. These Silver V...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
A Silver Mezuzah Case by Rafi Landau, Israel late 20th Century
By Rafi Landau
Located in New York, NY
An Artistic Silver Mezuzah Case by Rafi Landau made in Israel in the late 20th Century.
Rafi Landau, artist, jeweler, and silversmith, specializes in Jewish ceremonial art, bringing...
Category
Late 20th Century Israeli Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Charles Crowley Sterling Silver Coffee Set, Enamel & Stand Modern Art Hollowware
By Charles Crowley
Located in Big Bend, WI
Charles Crowley Exhibition Piece. New York City NYC one-of-a-kind Metalsmith & Founding Top Dog Studio Gloucester, MA. Numerous awards National Fellowship Arts, Fortunoff Silver design competition. Some of Crowley's Items in permanent collection at Yale University Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA.
Charles Crowley.
This modernistic sterling coffee set...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Enamel, Sterling Silver
Woodlily by Frank Smith Sterling Silver Flatware Set for Eight Service 40 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Woodlily (Glossy) by Frank Smith sterling silver flatware set, 40 pieces. This graceful pattern features a "Danish-moderne style" with stylized leaf, openwork at the top of the handl...
Category
1940s American Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Modern 20th Century Sterling Silver Watering Can - London 1991
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1991 by Whitehill Silver & Plate Company, this attractive, Sterling Silver Watering Can, would make an ideal piece...
Category
1990s English Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
English Modern Sterling Silver Sugar Caster
By J. Collyer Ltd
Located in New York, NY
Elizabeth II sterling silver sugar caster. Made by J Collyer Ltd in Birmingham 1958. Upward tapering neck and curved bowl on short foot. C...
Category
1950s English Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
English Victorian Modern Sterling Silver Decanter in Christopher Dresser Style
Located in New York, NY
Victorian modern sterling silver and glass decanter. Made by Edgar Finley & Hugh Taylor in Birmingham in 1884. Clear glass cylinder on round...
Category
1880s English Modern Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Modern Enamel & Sterling Silver Child's Set from 1995
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1995, this fabulous, modern, Elizabeth II, sterling silver child's set comprises of an egg cup, an egg spoon and a napkin ring, decorated with yellow and red ...
Category
1990s English Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Modernist Hand Hammered Arts & Crafts Silver Ladle Millennium Hallmark Date 2000
Located in London, GB
Modernist hand hammered Arts & Crafts silver ladle, Millennium Hallmark, date 2000
The bowl of the spoon is beautifully formed with hand hammering and nice fluting.
The bowl also h...
Category
1990s English Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
C G Italian Leather Belt with Sterling Silver Buckle
Located in Toledo, OH
C G Italian leather belt with sterling silver buckle, end tip and belt loop. Size: 28. Very good condition. Dimensions: .25" depth x 35" W x 1.5" tall.
Category
20th Century European Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Ashtray by Rey Urban in Sterling Silver Sweden 1970 Signed and Stamped
By Rey Urban
Located in Paris, FR
Ashtray by Rey Urban in sterling silver Sweden 1970 signed and stamped
Good condition
Weight: 260 gr.
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Modernist, Sterling Silver Rocker Blotter, Amethyst Crystal, Peter Casswell
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1972 by Peter Casswell, this handsome, Modernist design Sterling Silver Rocker Blotter, is plain in style, and features an u...
Category
1970s English Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Amethyst, Sterling Silver
Modernist Design Sterling Silver Water Jug - London 1979 J. J. McGreal
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1979 by John James McGreal, this elegant, Sterling Silver Water Jug, is a fine example of modernist design, featuring a gilt interior, and removable ice strai...
Category
1970s English Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
English Silver Water Jug
Located in London, GB
An English sterling silver water jug of unusual design.
This lovely water jug has a wood handle.
Made in London, 1933 by Edward Barnard & Sons.
Category
1930s English Modern Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Henning Koppel for Georg Jensen 1945-1977, Coffee Service in Sterling Silver
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Henning Koppel for Georg Jensen 1945-1977.
Coffee service in sterling silver consisting of coffee pot, cream pot and sugar bowl.
Dessin 1091.
Handles and knob in dark wood.
In ...
Category
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Caravel Tablespoon in Sterling Silver, Four Spoons Available
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Georg Jensen Caravel tablespoon in sterling silver. Four spoons are available.
Length: 17.8 cm.
Stamped.
In excellent condition.
The elegant and timeless Caravel cutlery was desi...
Category
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Caravel Bouillon Spoon in Sterling Silver, Twelve Spoons Available
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Georg Jensen Caravel bouillon spoon in sterling silver. Twelve spoons are available.
Measure: Length: 16 cm.
Stamped.
In excellent condition.
The elegant and timeless Caravel cut...
Category
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Tias Eckhoff for Georg Jensen. "Cypress" Meat Fork in Sterling Silver
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Tias Eckhoff for Georg Jensen. "Cypress" meat fork in sterling silver.
Measures: 21 cm.
In very good condition.
Stamped. Georg Jensen with import stamps.
Category
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Rare Georg Jensen Old Danish fruit knife in sterling silver. Four pieces
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Rare Georg Jensen Old Danish fruit knife in sterling silver. Four pieces in stock.
In very good condition.
Measures: 16,5 cm.
Stamped.
Large selection of Georg Jensen Old Danish ...
Category
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
.925 Modern Silver Espresso / Demitasse Spoon
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An espresso spoon for the modern coffee connoisseur - crafted with passion and precision by Heath Wagoner of HW. Studio in Brooklyn.
Made with high-...
Category
2010s Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Modern Sterling Silver Olive Spoon
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This sterling silver Olive Spoon is used to serve olives without them drying out. An elegant touch to serving the savory fruit of the Mediterranean, it will elevate any Taking a note from historical dining when each guest would have an individual utensil for olives during an olive course, this update allows you to serve olives in any form.
Fabricated in sterling silver and then finished by hand in his Brooklyn, NY studio, this piece is the creation of silversmith and jewelry designer Heath Wagoner...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
SONIA Set of 2 pieces in Silver Bronze or Gold Bronze
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Set of 2 pieces in Silver Bronze or Gold Bronze
Set of 2 pieces (table forks/fish, table knife or meat/fish knife) in silver bronze 35/42 microns
It is possible to order all produc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Bronze
OCEAN Set of 2 pieces in Silver Bronze or Gold Bronze
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Set of 2 pieces in Silver Bronze or Gold Bronze
Set of 2 pieces (table forks/fish, table knife or meat/fish knife) in silver bronze 35/42 microns
It is possible to order all products separately or set of 4 piece
Table spoon
Table fork
Table knife/meat knife...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Bronze
Jardins De Giverny Set of 2 Pieces in Silver Bronze or Gold Bronze
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
JARDINS DE GIVERNY Set of 2 pieces in silver bronze or gold bronze
Set of 2 pieces (table forks/fish, table knife or meat/fish knife) in silver bronze 35/42 microns
It is possible to order all products separately or set of 4 piece
Table spoon
Table fork
Table knife/meat knife...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Bronze
RUBAN Set of 2 pieces in Silver Bronze or Gold Bronze
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
RUBAN Set of 2 pieces in silver bronze or gold bronze
Set of 2 pieces (table forks/fish, table knife or meat/fish knife) in silver bronze 35/42 microns
It is possible to order ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Bronze
METROPOLIS Set of 2 pieces in Silver Bronze or Gold Bronze
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
METROPOLIS set of 2 pieces in silver bronze or gold bronze
Set of 2 pieces (table forks/fish, table knife or meat/fish knife) in silver bronze 35/42 microns
It is possible to order all products separately or set of 4 piece
Table spoon
Table fork
Table knife/meat knife...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Bronze
Gabriel De Vecchi - Solid Silver Vase Italian Design Xxth
By De Vecchi 1
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Solid silver vase contemporary Italian design
dated and signed.
Dimensions: height 24 cm - width 10 cm
the base 14.5 cm X 9 cm
Material: 1st grade silver...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Unique Necklet in Silver, 1930s, France
Located in Stockholm, SE
Unique necklet in silver, made in France, 1930s.
Apart of the exhibition “Essenzialmente la Mano”/ “Just the Hand”, seen in the catalogue edited by Alfonso Pluchinotta.
Category
1930s French Modern Vintage 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.