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Sterling Silver For Sale
Style: Art Deco
Style: Hollywood Regency
STERLING SILVER TIFFANY & CO ELSA PERETTI STERLING SiLVER CHAMPAGNE BUCKET
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very rare and highly collectable Tiffany & Co, vintage, Signed and made by, in the life time of Elsa Peretti, Tumb print Champaign bucket, fully hallmarked to the base in sterling silver
A very collectable solid silver champaign bucket, this is an original signed and made by example, not a later mass produced piece. Sadly the genius that was Elsa Peretti passed away in 2021, since then her original made pieces have sky rocketed in price
Peretti’s Thumbprint...
Category
20th Century English Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver 1923 Tazza Footed Dish in Hampton Pattern Art Deco
Located in New York, NY
Tiffany & Co. sterling silver tazza or footed dish in Hampton pattern number 20270 from 1923 and in Art Deco Style with a wide-shaped, geometrically inclined, curvilinear rim. It mea...
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Rare Spanish Sterling Silver Mounted Art Deco Recipe Cocktail Shaker c.1940
Located in Bath, GB
A magnificent vintage cocktail shaker made from glass with white enamel lettering creating an interesting recipe / menu cocktail shaker.
The mounts and fittings are made from Span...
Category
1940s Spanish Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Deco Glass Trumpet Vase with Sterling Silver Base - U.K. - Mid 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Art Deco glass trumpet vase with sterling silver base - glass double ball detail to the stem - hallmarks and STERLING R39 to the base rim (as photographed) - United Kingdom - mid 20t...
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Mid-20th Century British Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
English Art Deco Sterling Silver Toast Rack by Hukin & Heath
Located in Bath, GB
A wonderful little toast rack which would look equally impressive on a smart desk-top to organise small papers, business cards etc.
Made from solid Engli...
Category
1930s British Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Art Deco Tea Set
Located in Brooklyn, NY
We are just gaga over this sterling silver Art Deco tea set!! It has an understated elegance that is so chic. Bauhaus design is often ...
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Tiffany & Co. 1909 Sterling Silver Mirrored Platter in Art Deco Style
Located in New York, NY
Tiffany & Co. sterling silver table mirror in pattern number 17394 from 1909, in Art Deco style with an elegant geometric design, which may also be used as a vanity tray or display platter...
Category
Early 1900s American Art Deco Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Box with wedges Enamel Sterling Silver black and white Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Octagonal wedge box in 925/1000 sterling silver with black and white colors fire enameled in Art Deco style. Measures 7.8 x 7.8 x 6 cm. Weight gr. 281. Designed by Giorgio Salimbeni ...
Category
1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Art Deco Period Sterling Silver Tea Set, Bullet Style, 1937
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1937, this handsome, 3 Piece Sterling Silver Tea Set, comprises a teapot, a cream jug and a sugar bowl, all plain in style. The Teapot measures 4.5"(11.5cm) t...
Category
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Tiffany Art Deco Sterling Silver Tray
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco sterling silver tray. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1911. Round with soft faceting. A nice piece in the emerging geometric style. Fully mar...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Moser Glass & 800 Silver Liqueur Decanter and Six Shot Glasses
By Carl Moser 1
Located in Bath, GB
A stunning Art Deco liqueur decanter in clear glass with a solid silver (continental 800 silver) stamped 800.
Complete with the six origin...
Category
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Tiffany & Co. Pair of Sterling Silver 1924 Art Deco Vegetables Dishes Hampton?
Located in New York, NY
Tiffany & Co., pair of sterling silver vegetables dishes in pattern number 20346 from 1924, possibly in the Hampton pattern, and in Art Deco style with a wide-shaped, geometrically i...
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Art Deco Sterling Table Box with Hinged Lid
By Becht & Hartl
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco, sterling silver table box with hinged lid, New Jersey, Ca. 1935, Becht and Hartl - makers. Wood lined. Edge of hinged lid has a beaded border. Measures 6 1/2 inches wide x ...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Small Centrepiece Stand, Iles Company, Birmingham, 1921
Located in London, GB
A medium-sized, solid sterling silver centrepiece stand with an elegant pedestal base that upholds an unembellished, rimmed bowl. Made by the family company of Charles Iles in Birmingham in 1921, the overall effect is a simple, classical form for a refined piece of decorative...
Category
1920s British Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Snuff Box White Fire Enamel with Miniature of Bird Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Round snuff box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fire enamel on guilloche and hand-painted miniature of stylized blue bird, late 19th-century Viennese Art Nou...
Category
1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Rare Art Deco Period Sterling Silver-Mounted Glass Owl-Form Match Striker
Located in New York, NY
Rare, Art Deco Period, sterling silver-mounted glass owl-form match striker (with original glass eyes), London, England, year-hallmarked for 1925. Excellent detail.
Matches are stru...
Category
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Deco Sterling Silver Breadbasket with Butterfly Motifs, R F Mosley, 1926
Located in London, GB
An ornate and decorative Sterling Silver breadbasket, hallmarked to the company of R F Mosley & Co, Sheffield, 1926. The intricate, symmetrical cut-out designs to the sides reveal mo...
Category
1920s British Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Stylish Art Deco Condiment Set Mappin & Webb of Birmingham 1938, Antique
Located in London, GB
A very stylish sterling silver Art Deco six piece condiment service, having octagonal Tapered-sided bodies, with original blue-glass liners, pull-off lids on the peppers, hinged lids on the mustards, and all in their original beige velvet and cream satin-lined presentation box. Consisting of two mustard pots, two pepper pots, two salt cellars, and four condiment spoons. Made by Mappin and Webb of Birmingham in 1938 The dimensions of this Fine hand-made sterling silver condiment service are height of peppers 7 cms (2.75 inches), length of mustard 6.5 cms (2.5 inches), and a total weight of approx. 257g (8.26 troy ounces). . Please note that the silver condiment spoons...
Category
1930s British Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set of 6 Sterling Silver Enameled Art Deco Teaspoons from Birmingham 1936
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful set of 6 sterling silver teaspoons, decorated with enameled parts in different colors. Style pure Art Deco design. The spoons have hallmarks indica...
Category
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Liquor Decanter Bottle Name Tags 10 Available
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Beautiful sterling silver liquor & wine decanter name tags. Marked sterling, some with hallmarks two marked made in Spain. They run the gamut from gin to...
Category
1930s Spanish Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Very Large & Stylish Antique Sterling Silver Table Mirror, Gilt, Asprey, 1920
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1920 by Asprey & Co. Ltd., this large and very handsome, Antique Sterling Silver Mirror, is elegant in style, wi...
Category
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Striking English Cut Crystal and Sterling Silver Art Deco Decanter, 1935
Located in Bath, GB
A truly striking Art Deco decanter made from a hefty piece of glass, beautifully hand-cut. The towering stopper sits in a collar which is wrapped in English sterling silver, fully ha...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Glass
Art Deco Design & Period Sterling Silver Suite of Dishes - by R. E. Stone 1937
By R E Stone
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1937 by R. E. Stone (1907 - 1990), this very stylish suite of 3 Sterling Silver Dishes or Baskets, are in the high Art Deco taste, with shaped sides, and stan...
Category
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Crystal Glass Cologne or Perfume Bottle Sterling Silver Top Art Deco London 1919
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good quality crystal cut glass cologne or perfume bottle with a sterling silver screw top lid, made in London and dating to the early Art Deco period, 1919.
The clear glass bottle or jar has a rectilinear shape, having an oval section, with finely hand cut vertical sides and small panels cut on the shoulder. The sterling silver circular top is threaded for turning onto the neck section.
It is finely engine turned to the top which is very decorative.
It is marked on the side of the neck with sterling silver hall marks for London 1919...
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Art Deco “Trianon” Tea Set
Located in Brooklyn, NY
We are absolutely delighted to offer this Art Deco tea set by the International Silver Company in the “Trianon” pattern. Designed at t...
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Hans Hansen Art Deco Dinner Knife in Sterling Silver, Four Knives Available
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Hans Hansen silverware no. 7. Art Deco dinner knife in sterling silver and stainless steel. 1930s.
Four knives are available.
Length: 22.2 cm.
In excellent condition.
Stamped.
...
Category
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Stainless Steel
Hans Hansen Art Deco Dinner Fork in Sterling Silver, Four Forks Available
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Hans Hansen silverware no. 7. Art Deco dinner fork in sterling silver. 1930s.
Four forks are available.
Measure: Length: 18 cm.
In excellent condition.
Stamped.
Our skilled Geo...
Category
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Art Deco Sterling Silver Sugar Caster by Lee & Wigfull
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver sugar caster in the Art Deco style; an addition to our silver teaware collection
This exceptional anti...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Handsome Art Deco Sterling Silver Bread Dish, Viners, 1933
By Viners 1
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Sheffield in 1933 by Viner's Ltd., this very handsome, Sterling Silver Bread Dish, is oval in shape, and features a reed border, and slat pierced decoration to the body...
Category
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Tiffany Sterling Silver 79-Piece Flatware Set in Faneuil Pattern Art Deco
Located in London, GB
Tiffany & Co., sterling silver flatware set from the 1920's in Faneuil pattern and Art Deco style, with a beautiful geometric design, consisting of 91pieces: - 6 salad forks measuri...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Just Andersen Silver Art Deco Footed Bowl Denmark
Located in Leicester, GB
Just Andersen Art-Deco footed bowl with decorated rim. It is simply designed on an integral pedestal base and supported by four stylized pillars. It was designed and made by one of t...
Category
1920s Danish Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Art Deco Sterling Silver Table Box with Hinged Lid
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco, sterling silver table box with hinged lid, Chester, England, year-hallmarked for 1920, Cohen and Charles - makers. Wood lined. The felt on underside of the box may have bee...
Category
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Deco Sterling Tea Service by Wolfers Freres
By Marcel Wolfers
Located in Gainesville, FL
Art Deco sterling tea service and tray with bone handles. Designed in 1936 by Marcel
Wolfers, and depicted in a book about Wolfers Freres. The service...
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Antique circa 1920 Art Deco Asprey & Co London Silver Plated Cocktail Shaker
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning, circa 1920 Art Deco Asprey & Co London cocktail shaker
A good looking and well made piece, these were made for the London elite i...
Category
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Japanese Silver Cigar, Jewelry or Keepsake Box
Located in Miami, FL
A stunning antique Japanese silver cigar, jewelry or keepsake box intricately designed and handcrafted, circa 1900s.
Double skinned body, sides and lid are embossed in high-relief ...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Pair of Vintage Silver Metal Vases attr. to Fritz August Breuhaus de Groot
Located in Roma, IT
Pair of Silver Vases is an original artwork realized in Germany in the 1930s.
Original silver metal.
Design attributed to Fritz August Breuhau...
Category
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Art Deco Period Sterling Silver Round Serving Platter on Raised Base Tiffany
Located in New York, NY
Unusual, Art Deco, sterling silver round serving platter on pedestal base, Tiffany and Co., New York, year-inventory marked for 1924-1925. Designed with an Art Deco figure in the cen...
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Deco Stylish Alabaster & Sterling Silver Table Box, Made in 1924
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1924 by Henry Griffith & Sons Ltd., this very stylish, Alabaster & Sterling Silver Box, is plain in style, and features an engraved crest to the handle.
T...
Category
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set of Elegant French Art Deco Silver Tableware
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of Elegant French Art Deco silver tableware
Quantities:
Knives 12 (length: 10 in.)
Knives (small) 12
Spoons 12
Spoons (small) 12
Forks 12
Serving spoon 1 (12.5 in.)
(Brown) box ...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Tall Silver & Guilloche Enamel Lidded Jar by Goldsmith's and Silversmith's Co.
Located in Bath, GB
A stunning tall vanity / dressing table jar, probably used for either hatpins or a toothbrush, hence the little cork lining to the interior of the base.
The glass is channel cut...
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1930s British Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Sterling Cosmos Pattern Coffee Set
By Georg Jensen
Located in Gainesville, FL
Georg Jensen sterling tea/coffee 3 piece set. Cosmos pattern designed by Johan Rhode for Jensen. Ebony wood handles.
Marked for maker, designer and sterling, after 1945. Pattern num...
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20th Century Danish Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Tiffany & Co Sterling Men’s Vintage Antique Shoe Horn
Located in Westport, CT
Tiffany & co Makers vintage solid sterling silver men’s Shoe horn, signed and numbered in very fine condition.
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Deco English Crystal and Sterling Silver / Guilloche Enamel Powder Bowl
Located in Bath, GB
An exquisite Art Deco powder bowl by one of the finest quality English silversmith's, Walker and Hall of Sheffield.
The base is made from fine quality crystal with beautiful hand-cutting and a star cut underside.
The lid is made form silver-gilt (gold on silver) and is hallmarked for Sheffield 1930. The top is covered with a wonderful blue guilloche enamel, with a good bright patina showcasing the Art Deco engine turned design below.
The bowl is lucky enough to have a vintage Swans Down...
Category
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Sterling Silver Art Deco Period Octagonal Mug/Cup by Blankensee
Located in New York, NY
Sterling silver, Art Deco period, octagonal-shaped mug/cup, Birmingham, England, year-hallmarked for 1923, S. Blankensee and Sons - makers. Measures 3 1/4 inches high x 3 1/16 inches...
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1920s English Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Thomas Bradbury, Art Deco Britannia Silver Twin Handled Cup, UK, circa 1923
Located in Chatham, ON
THOMAS BRADBURY & SONS (Sheffield) - Fine quality Art Deco Britannia silver twin handled Christening cup - gently sloping sides - S shaped handles - 'CWST' Art Deco monogram within a...
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Early 20th Century British Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Britannia Standard Silver
1936 Antique 3pc Reed & Barton X610 Sterling Silver Tea Coffee Serving Set 1194g
Located in Dayton, OH
"Antique 1936 Reed and Barton number X610 sterling silver 925 tea pot, creamer and sugar bowl set, trimmed with bands of swirling leaves, and engraved with the initials CMC. “The Reed & Barton story began in 1824, when Isaac Babbitt created a new metal alloy - ""Britannia metal"" - in his Taunton, Massachusetts pewter shop.
Babbitt joined forces with craftsmen Henry G. Reed and Charles E. Barton to produce this innovative, higher quality pewter ware. When Babbitt encountered financial difficulties, Reed & Barton offered to take control and began manufacturing products under their own names. The fledgling company's goods reflected uncompromising standards of excellence, starting with its initial silverplate products and extending to the exquisite sterling silver creations that resulted from the silver discoveries of the late 1800s.
The company has remained privately owned by the family of Henry Reed. Besides the flatware for which it is renowned, Reed & Barton operates other brands as well: Reed & Barton Handcrafted Chests, the world's largest manufacturer of handmade chests, cigar humidors, pen chests...
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1930s Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Two Handled Birmingham Wine Cooler
By Birmingham Silver Co.
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Early 20th century sterling silver two handled champagne/wine cooler bucket by William Hutton "Birmingham". The cooler features two side handles resting on a proportions round base i...
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1920s European Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
1930 Jean E Puiforcat Art Deco Modernist Tea Coffee Set Sterling Silver Rosewood
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Art Deco Modernist tea and coffee service with cut sides in sterling pure silver and rosewood sockets by Puiforcat created in the 1930s.
Service comprising:
- a coffe pot of 16 cm x...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Walker & Hall Art Deco Tall Silver Trumpet Shape Vase Sheffield, 1918
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A tall large sized Art Deco silver trumpet shaped vase with a pinched top by Walker & Hall, Sheffield and with date marks for 1918. This elegantly shaped vase stands on a rounded foo...
Category
1910s English Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Colbert Coligny Puiforcat French Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 56 Pcs Dn
Located in Big Bend, WI
Jean Elysée Puiforcat was a French silversmith, sculptor and designer. Puiforcat is considered the "most important French Art Deco silversmith." ...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Sugar Spoon-Early 20th Century
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sterling silver sugar spoon with a long graceful handle. The piece has a hallmark and is stamped Sterling. Probably English.
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Art Deco Italian Candlestick made by Romeo Miracoli
Located in Oakland, CA
Sterling Silver Art Deco Italian Candlestick made by Romeo Miracoli. Modernist design, very high-quality details circa 1920-1940. The design treatment is unique, with a textured fini...
Category
1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Pair Large Engine Turned English Silver Photograph / Picture Frames, 1915
Located in Bath, GB
So lovely to find a pair of large sterling silver picture frames with smart linear engine turned decoration each with a small circular vacant cartouche to the top.
The backs are m...
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1910s British Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Reed&Barton Pair of Sterling Silver 1907 5-Light Hepplewhite Candelabra Art Deco
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Reed & Barton sterling silver 5-light candelabra from 1907 in Hepplewhite pattern and in Art Deco style. Standing on octogonal bases, these candelabra typify the Art Deco style with their elegant proportions. An engraved floral frieze adorns the candelabra. Each measures 20'' in height by 15'' from arm to arm, is weighted, and bears hallmarks as shown. One bobeche is missing.
Reed & Barton was founded as Babbitt & Crossman in Taunton, Massachusetts in 1824. The failing company was then purchased by Henry G. Reed and business partner Charles E. Barton–and by 1896, the company was awarded a Medal of Excellence at the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition...
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Early 1900s American Art Deco Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Silver
1925 Puiforcat Art Deco Modernist Tea Coffee Service Sterling Silver Rosewood
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Art Deco Modernist tea and coffee service with cut sides in sterling pure silver and rosewood by Jean E. Puiforcat.
Service including :
- a coffee p...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver / Gilt Punch Bowl Service / 8 People
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Tiffany & Co. sterling silver / gilt barware / tableware art deco style punch bowl service for eight people . The set include 10 piece altogether. Eight drinking cup. One large punch bowl. One serving ladle. Each piece is in great condition. Minor wear / oxidation consistent with age & use. Maker's mark undersigned on each piece. The punch bowl...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold, Sterling Silver
1920 Boin Taburet - Tea And Coffee Egoiste Set In Sterling Silver And Macassar
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Tea and coffee egoiste set in sterling pure silver and macassar by BOin Taburet created in the 1920s.
Service including :
- a coffee pot: 12 cm x 14 cm
- a teapot: 11 cm x 17 cm
- a...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Small Italian Art Deco Silver Planter
Located in Milan, IT
Small Italian Art Deco Silver Planter.
800 silvermark
Probably for small Cactus.
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco 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.
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