Sterling Silver
2
642
to
30
482
128
642
642
642
353
49
39
16
13
6
5
3
2
1
1
569
2,291
7,326
353
2,356
2,166
780
578
405
413
512
296
312
298
285
176
158
635
635
488
15
14
599
507
397
19
14
16
10
9
8
6
Sterling Silver For Sale
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Period: 1840s
Set of 3 George III Silver Salvers or Trays, London 1762 by Richard Rugg
By Richard Rugg
Located in Cornwall, GB
A rare set of 3 early George III silver salvers or trays. Consisting of a large salver accompanied by two smaller salvers or waiters. All with intricately cast, pierced gallery borde...
Category
1760s English George III Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Ancient Neoclassic Sterling Silver Coffee Pot, Palermo, Sicily circa 1789
Located in Milano, IT
Ancient Neoclassic Sterling Silver Coffee Pot, Palermo, Sicily circa 1789
Embossed and engraved silver coffee pot
Silversmith, probably Agostino Natoli
Diego Di Maggio, Silversmith Consul in 1789 and 1796
Palermo, 1789
It measures 14.17 in (36 cm) high and weighs 2.76 lb (1.252 g)
State of conservation: few signs of use and some slight blemishes
The large silver coffee pot has a round mouthpiece with a markedly everted rim, on which hinges a domed lid with very full molded pod shapes; a closed bud surmounted by a small sphere serves as a knob. The polygonal neck descends and widens into molded elements that come together, with larger pods, at the point where it is attached to the body. The body in turn is united to a well-shaped foot, which ends in a flat base with a vertical rim.
From the body rises a spout with a circular mouth accented with a thick rim. An angled loop, made of ebonized wood, is applied to the neck by means of a double-cone element having a sphere at its center; it ends in a silver cone...
Category
1780s Sicilian Neoclassical Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Pair of English Sterling Silver Candle Holders
By Philip Garden
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive pair of antique George II English cast sterling silver candlesticks, an addition of our ornamental Georgian silverware collection.
These impressive antique G...
Category
1740s English George II Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
17th Century William and Mary Olive Oyster Chest on Stand or Table Box
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A fine and extremely rare 17th century William and Mary baroque olive oyster chest on stand or 'table box', circa 1675-1690.
The exquisite...
Category
Late 17th Century English William and Mary Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Olive
Georgian Newcastle Sterling Silver Half Pint or Christening Mug
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique Georgian Newcastle sterling silver half pint/christening mug; an addition to our range of diverse Newcastle silverware.
This fine antique George III Newcastle sterling silver half pint/christening mug has a plain baluster shaped form onto a circular spreading foot.
The surface of this Georgian silver mug...
Category
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Britannia Standard Silver Dog Nose Rat Tail Pattern Spoon
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique William III Britannia standard silver Dog Nose Rat Tail pattern spoon; an addition to our silver cutlery co...
Category
1690s British Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
George III Classical Water/Wine Ewer Made in London in 1791 by John Robins
By John Robins
Located in London, GB
This very fine piece stands on a circular pedestal foot decorated with reeding and engraved with stylised foliate bright cutting. The Classical vase shaped main body rises to a reede...
Category
1790s English George III Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
George III Wine Label Made in London circa 1786-90 by John Whittingham
By John Whittingham
Located in London, GB
This very unusual Wine Label is broad rectangular in form, with cut corners, and displays a beautiful outer pierced border containing flower heads. This very fine example is well mar...
Category
1780s English George III Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Exceptionally Fine George III Drinks Salver, London, 1781, Wakelin & Taylor
Located in London, GB
This exceptionally fine George III antique sterling silver Salver was made in London in 1781 by the Royal Silversmiths, Wakelin & Taylor. The Salver is of an unusual size and is oval...
Category
1780s English George III Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georgian Sterling Silver Footed Two-Handled "Sweetmeats" Dish
By Thomas Daniell 2
Located in New York, NY
Georgian, sterling silver, footed, two-handled "sweetmeats" dish with liner, London, 1784, Thos. Daniell - maker. Measures: 8" wide (from handle to handle;
5 1/2" wide not measuring...
Category
1780s English George III Antique Sterling Silver
18th Century George III Sterling Silver Drum Mustard Pot
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A exceptional antique 18th century English sterling silver drum mustard pot; an addition to our silver cruets / condiments collection.
This exceptional antique George III sterling silver mustard pot has a plain drum form with applied borders to the upper rim.
The body of this large antique Georgian silver mustard pot...
Category
1770s British George III Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Rare Pair of Irish Silver Sauce Boats Dublin 1772 by Richard Williams
By Richard Williams
Located in Cornwall, GB
A very fine and important pair of heavy Irish silver sauce boats of typical form. The body heavily embossed and chased with floral and foliage desig...
Category
1770s British George III Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique George II Sterling Silver 'Old English' Pattern Basting Spoon Made 1757
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1757 by Henry Bailey, this very handsome, George II, antique sterling silver basting spoon, is in 'Old English' pattern, and has an unusual and very large bow...
Category
1750s British George II Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique 1760s Georgian Pair of Sterling Silver Tapersticks (1769)
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive pair of antique George III English cast sterling silver tapersticks; an addition of our ornamental Georgian silverware collection
These excepti...
Category
18th Century English George III Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
George III Bread Basket Made in Sheffield in 1777 by Richard Morton & Company
Located in London, GB
This extremely fine George III neoclassical antique sterling silver bread basket was made in Sheffield in 1777 by Richard Morton & Company. This beautiful basket stands on a flared beaded foot pierced with arched vertical pails. The main body is decorated with beaded bands and pierced with wave motifs, flower heads in ovals and plain vertical pails. The main body is also engraved with laurel leaf garlands. The arched, beaded, swing handle is pierced with oblong motifs, stylised quatrefoils and roundels. The centre of the bowl is engraved with a contemporary Armorial, with tied ribbons above, and crossed branches below. The Arms are those of Wesby of Thornhill, County Clare...
Category
1770s English George III Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Dutch Silver Neoclassical Salver Tray, Late 18 C
Located in New York, NY
Dutch Neoclassical 934 silver salver, late 18 c. Round. Open gallery sides with flowering rinceaux and beaded rim. Four fluted and tapering supports. Fully marked...
Category
Late 18th Century Dutch Neoclassical Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
George 11 Silver Pepper Pot Dated 1748, Sam Wood, Assayed in London
Located in London, GB
George 11 silver pepper pot dated 1748, Sam Wood, Assayed in London.
Classic shape for the period, with cross hatch engraving on the top with round holes
of a symmetrical pattern, ...
Category
1740s English George II Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georgian Sterling Silver Cream Jug
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive large antique George II English sterling silver cream jug; an addition to our Georgian silverware collection.
This f...
Category
1740s Great Britain (UK) George II Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Antique Victorian Canteen of Cutlery for Six Persons (1847)
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver straight flatware service for six persons; an addition to our dining silverware collection.
The pieces of this fine antique Victorian sterling silver flatware service for six persons have been crafted in the Kings shape in a similar design to Tudor pattern.
The reverse surface of each handle is ornamented with a contemporary bright cut engraved crest; each crest shows signs of wear in keeping with age, and could be erased upon request.
This impressive straight service consists of:
Six table forks
Six dessert forks
Six table spoons
Six dessert spoons
Six teaspoons
This antique flatware service is supplied in felt cutlery rolls; which not only protect the items in storage but significantly reduces tarnishing.
This flatware set or service can be purchased with knives if so desired, exact matching pattern knives are not available but a similar design can be arranged.
"Straight" means all the pieces are made by the same maker in the same year.
Condition
This antique canteen...
Category
1840s English Tudor Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Rococo Period Antique Sterling Silver Pair of Sauce Boats London 1746 R. Kersill
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1746 by Richard Kersill, this striking pair of George II, antique sterling silver sauce boats, feature Rococo chasing to the bodies, three feet with shell and mask decoration, and acanthus detailed flying C...
Category
1740s English Rococo Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Rococo Antique Sterling Silver Pair of 'Eagle' Handle Sauce Boats, London, 1748
By John Pollock
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1748 by John Pollock, this striking pair of George II, antique sterling silver sauce boats, feature shaped borders, eagle head decorated handles, and engraved...
Category
1740s English George II Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
George 111 Silver Tooth Powder Box, 1798, Joseph Taylor, Birmingham
Located in London, GB
George 111 silver tooth powder box, 1798, Joseph Taylor, Birmingham
Unusual Georgian box with two compartments flush hinged in the centre for your d...
Category
1790s English George III Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique English Georgian Sterling Silver Salver by Robert Rew
By Robert Rew
Located in New York, NY
George III sterling silver salver. Made by Robert Rew in London in 1769. Round and ogee well with engraved armorial in floral surround. Sides tapering, and rim scrolled and gadrooned...
Category
1760s English Georgian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
George III Sauceboat Made in London in 1783 by John Denzilow
Located in London, GB
This very fine and beautiful Sauceboat stands on an oval pedestal foot decorated with applied beading and a band of bright cut designs. The high, elongated, main body also displays a...
Category
1780s English George III Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Henry Wilkinson & Co. Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Coaster
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver coaster; an addition to our wine & drinks related silverware collection.
This exceptional antique Victorian sterling silver coaster has a circular form with a rounded base.
The body of this impressive silver coaster is embellished with pierced scrolling and interlacing decoration.
The decoration to the body incorporates a shaped cartouche displaying the contemporary bright cut engraved crest of a demi griffin.
The undulating, flared upper rim is ornamented with an applied gadroon texture.
This antique coaster...
Category
1840s English Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique Georgian Sterling Silver Beer / Water Jug by John King
By John King
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George III English sterling silver beer/water jug; part of our dining silverware collection
This exceptional antique Georgian sterling silver beer jug has a plain baluster form onto a circular spreading foot.
The body of this impressive antique silver jug is embellished with an impressive engraved scrolling leaf bodered coat of arms depicting on a fess three five-pinted stars between three griffens' heads erased.
This impressive example of Georgian silverware is fitted with a cast sterling silver S scroll handle ornamented with an impressive scrolling leaf thumbpiece and bifurcating lower scrolling terminal.
The cast beak style spout of the jug is embellished with a vase-shaped moulding to the nadir.
The circular spreading foot is embellished with bands of tooled decoration.
Note: The London Assay Office have missing records in the Smallworkers' Register (1739-1758) and Largeworkers' Register (1758-1773), and it can be determined that this maker's mark was registered within this timeframe. However John King became free from his apprenticeship August 1757, and it can be determined there is a high probability that this maker's mark associates to him.
Condition
This 18th century jug...
Category
1760s English George III Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
George 11 Silver Bun Head Pepper Dated 1728, Edward Gibbon, London Assay
Located in London, GB
George 11 silver bun head pepper dated 1728, Edward Gibbon, London Assay
This style of pepper was very popular between 1725-1735.
There is a Georgian l...
Category
1720s English George II Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Danish Silver Tea Pot by Bendix Gijsen, Copenhagen, Louis XVI Period, Dated 1799
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
The period Copenhagen made Louis XVI silver pot has an amazing oval shape with ebony handle and finial, topped of with silver tip.
The tea pot is clearly struck hallmarks on the bas...
Category
Late 18th Century Danish Louis XVI Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Antique Georgian Sterling Silver Lidded Tankard / Beer Mug 1771
Located in London, GB
A classic Antique George III solid silver Lidded Tankard in a traditional straight sided design. The Tankard has a spread foot and a hinged domed lid an...
Category
18th Century English Georgian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Irish George III Pedestal Sauce Boats, Dublin, 1789
By Michael Homer
Located in Cornwall, GB
This very attractive and rare pair of Irish sauce boats are of oval form. The shaped body with chased and embossed decoration with a gadrooned rim. T...
Category
1780s British George III Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Newcastle Sterling Silver Gravy Boat by John Langlands I & John Robertson I
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique Georgian Newcastle sterling silver sauce boat made by John Langlands I & John Robertson I, an addition to our silver dining collection.
This exceptional antique Georgian sterling silver sauce boat has a plain oval rounded form onto three scrolling feet.
The surface of this antique gravy boat...
Category
1780s English George III Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique Late 18th Century Sugar Caster
Located in Braintree, GB
Antique Georgian sterling silver sugar caster
Made in England, London, 1795
The maker's mark is faded, unidentified.
Dimensions:
Diameter 6 cm
Height 17.5 cm
Total weight: 12...
Category
1750s Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
George III Silver Beer or Water Jug
Located in London, GB
In excellent and original condition, this is a Classic, heavy-gauge antique George III silver beer jug in a design that personifies the style of the period...
Category
1760s English George III Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Thomas Chawner 1780s Sterling Silver Beer or Water Jug
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A magnificent, fine and impressive antique George III English sterling silver beer or water jug by Thomas Chawner; part of our dining silverware collection.
This magnificent antiq...
Category
1780s English George III Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Vienna 13 Lot Silver Coffee Maker by Mayerhofer & Klinkosch, Dated 1844
Located in Vienna, AT
Consists of a hot water vessel with a lockable spout, two metal sieves, a silver warmer and a burner.
Cylindrical vessel with two drop ring handles, remo...
Category
1840s Austrian Biedermeier Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Antique George III Sterling Silver Cream Jug by Henry Chawner, 1791
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive, large antique George III English sterling silver cream jug made by Henry Chawner, an addition to our Georgian silver teaware collection.
This fine antique George III sterling silver cream jug has an oval shaped form.
The surface of the incurved panelled body is plain and embellished with a bright cut engraved oval carotuche to either side, one side bears the contemporary engraved initials' and the other remains vacant.
The upper and lower rims are encompassed with applied reed decorated borders.
This fine Georgian silver cream jug is fitted with a plain scrolling handle ornamented with applied moulded decoration.
This impressive example of antique silverware was crafted by the renowned and collectable London silversmith Henry Chawner.
Condition
This antique silver cream jug...
Category
1790s English George III Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
English Georgian Silver Nine-Basket Epergne
Located in New York, NY
Marked: Thomas Pitts, London 1771.
Arms: Carson Impaling Parker.
Category
1770s British Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Georgian English Sterling Silver Candlesticks
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive pair of antique George III English sterling silver candlesticks; part of our Georgian ornamental silverware collection.
These exceptional antiq...
Category
1780s English George III Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique George I Sterling Silver Brandy Warmer / Saucepan / Pan 1725 18th C
Located in London, GB
An elegant Antique George I solid silver Brandy Warming Pan with a plain baluster shape and a sturdy wooden handle. This Brandy Warmer is of parti...
Category
18th Century English George I Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
18th century Georgian Sterling Silver Irish Sauce Boat
Located in Savannah, GA
Irish sterling silver sauce boat featuring lion heads tapering into paw feet, a scalloped edge, a graceful handle. Marked with the symbol of Ireland and the harp fineness symbol. The...
Category
1770s Irish Georgian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
1744, Antique Sterling Silver Hash Spoon by James Wilks
By James Wilks
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Georgian English sterling silver Hanoverian pattern hash spoon; an addition to our silver flatware collection.
This exceptional antique George II sterling silver spoon...
Category
1740s English George II Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Roger Briggs 1790s Georgian Sterling Silver Vinaigrette
By Roger Briggs
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique George III English sterling silver vinaigrette; an addition to our collection of silver boxes and cases.
This fine antique Georgian...
Category
1790s English George III Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique English Georgian Sterling Silver Square Salver, 1726
Located in New York, NY
George I sterling silver salver. Square with lobed corners and same corner supports. Beautiful early Georgian. Fully marked; maker’s mark worn. Weight: 6.4 troy ounces.
Category
1720s English Georgian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georgian Shagreen Cased Tea Caddy Box with Pair of Chased Sterling Caddies, 1761
Located in Milford, NH
An exceptional George III shagreen cased tea caddy box with silver ball and claw feet, foliate chased silver key hole escutcheon plate, decorative scroll form handleplate and handle ...
Category
Mid-18th Century English George III Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Regency Style Sterling Silver Samovar
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A magnificent, fine and impressive antique George III English sterling silver samovar made in the Regency style, an addition to our Geo...
Category
1760s English Regency Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
George II Silver Coffee Pot, London 1735 by Augustin Courtauld
By Augustine Courtauld
Located in Cornwall, GB
A George II silver coffee pot, London 1735 by Augustin Courtauld. The baluster form body with a scroll decorated cast spout and handle mountings. The stepped and domed lid surmounted with a cast acorn finial. With a scrolling fruitwood...
Category
1730s British George II Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
George 11 Silver Coffee Pot, Dated 1738, Maker Thomas Farren, London Assay
Located in London, GB
George 11 silver coffee pot, dated 1738, Maker Thomas Farren, London Assay.
Heavy quality silver coffee pot, with fruit wood handle, chased spout, with full
hallmarks underneath an...
Category
1730s English George II Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique 1730 Sterling Silver Waiter
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique George II English sterling silver waiter; an addition to our Georgian dining collection.
This fine antique George II Engli...
Category
1730s English George II Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
George III Antique Sterling Silver Salver by Hannam & Crouch, London, 1772
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1772 by Hannam & Crouch, this exceptional, George III, antique sterling silver salver, features a shaped gadroon border, an engraved crest to the centre, and ...
Category
1770s English George III Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
18th Century German Silver Plate
Located in Firenze, IT
SHIPPING POLICY:
No additional costs will be added to this order.
Shipping costs will be totally covered by the seller (customs duties included).
Silver plate engraving mythologica...
Category
1730s German Georgian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
George III Pair of Antique Sterling Silver Goblets by John Denziloe
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1793 and 1795 by John Denziloe, this handsome, George III, pair of antique sterling silver goblets, are plain in style, and feature gilt interiors. Each goble...
Category
1790s English Neoclassical Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
London Mid-18th Century Pair of Regency Silver Sugar Nips
Located in Brescia, IT
This elegant pair of antique silver nips is composed by two pieces, one is cast with shells and the other one with a little shovel shape.
Fully silver London marker.
With certifi...
Category
Mid-18th Century English Regency Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georgian Sterling Silver Casters
By Abraham Buteaux
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive pair of antique Georgian English sterling silver casters; part of our silver teaware collection
These exc...
Category
1720s English George II Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
George 111 Silver Tea Caddy, Dated 1765, London, Benjamin Mountigue
Located in London, GB
George 111 silver tea caddy, dated 1765, London, Benjamin Mountigue.
Very pretty hand chased tea caddy, with a pull off top which has a lion passant...
Category
1760s English Rococo Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
1780, Antique Georgian Sterling Silver Locking Tea Caddy
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Georgian English sterling silver locking tea caddy; an addition to our silver teaware collection
This exceptional antique Georgian sterling silver tea caddy has a cylindrical form.
The upper and lower portions of this Aesthetic style silver tea caddy is embellished with bands of bright cut engraved floral bud designs; further vertical bands segment the body into five equal portions, each encompassed with undulating wrigglework borders.
The anterior portion of the body is ornamented with a bright cut engraved rectangular cut cornered cartouche encompassed with a radiating simplified floral and scrolling foliate decoration and featuring the contemporary engraved crest of a lion's head collared and erased.
The further four segments bear Chinoiserie bright cut engraved Chinese symbols representing the four seasons: spring (? / chun), summer (? / xia), autumn (? / qiu) and winter (? / dong).
This antique silver tea caddy retains the original hallmarked flush hinged cover; the flush hinge indicates the fine quality of this piece.
The cover is encompassed with further bands of bright cut engraved decoration, reflecting the designs to the body.
This impressive cover is surmounted with the original, exceptional carved wood and sterling silver pineapple...
Category
1780s British George III Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique Queen Anne Britannia Standard Silver Candle Holders
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive pair of antique English cast Britannia standard silver candlesticks; an addition to our early 18th century silverware collection.
These excepti...
Category
Early 1700s British Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Britannia Standard Silver
George III Antique Sterling Silver Sugar Basket by Robert Hennell I in 1781
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1781 by Robert Hennell I, this striking, George III, antique sterling silver sugar basket, features pierce...
Category
1780s English Neoclassical Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Silver Two-Handled Cup '“bernegal”', 17th-18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Bernegal or glass or catavinos. Silver. 17th-18th century.
With contrast marks.
Bernegal made in silver in its color that has a circular foot, body widening upwards and two flat ha...
Category
18th Century Spanish Baroque Antique 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.
Recently Viewed
View AllMore Ways To Browse
Reeded Fluted Glass
Tiffany Lot
Engraved Coin
Swan Pots
Sterling Silver Plateau
Tiffany Glass Making
Antique Berry Bowl
Georg Jensen Pot
Charles Edward Antiques
Tiffany And Co Sterling Plates
Antique Serving Cutlery
Antique Minerva
Georg Jensen Book
Silver Egg Spoon
Sterling Silver Christening
Antique Sterling Salt Cellar
Antique Sterling Silver Salt Cellars
Irish Georgian Silver