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Sterling Silver For Sale
Style: Art Deco
Style: Victorian
Set for 12 One Date & Maker Antique Bead Pattern Silver Cutlery
By George Adams
Located in London, GB
Fine, hand-forged Victorian silver cutlery set in the Bead pattern with all pieces made by one of the 19th century's finest silver cutlery makers, George Adams, in 1870. Fitted in a ...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Stunning French Silver & Guilloche Enamel Pill Box
Located in Bath, GB
An absolutely stunning enamel box, French in origin with the boars head mark for solid silver (minimum 800/1000). The goldsmith's makers mark is also present, I think GB but a little...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Art Deco English Sterling Silver Toast Rack, Dated 1924
Located in Pearland, TX
A superb antique English sterling silver four slice toast rack made by William Comyns & Sons Ltd in London, dated 1924. Hallmarks on reverse. This stunning toast rack has a lovely Ar...
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Tiffany American Large and Modern Sterling Silver Oval Serving Tray
Located in New York, NY
Large and Modern sterling silver serving tray. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1923. Oval with deep well, wide shoulder, and molded rim. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, p...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Whiting Sterling Silver Spoon Mermod Jaccard & Co Monogram Chrysanthemum
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid 19th century Whiting sterling silver spoon decorated in the Laureate pattern (introduced 1890) of daisies and vining leaves, monogrammed with the initials “EE.” Marked / originally purchased from Mermod, Jaccard & Co.
""Mermod, Jaccard is a retail jewelry company originally founded in St. Louis in 1829 by Louis Jacquard. He was joined by A.S. Mermod in 1845 and Goodman King in 1865, and the company became Mermod, Jaccard & King Jewelry...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th Century Sterling Silver Snuffbox Birmingham 1848 by Rolason Bros
Located in Dallas, TX
Lovely little sterling silver snuffbox, fully hallmarked with gold plated interior.
Lovely chasing on lid and sides, classic high Victorian repousse w...
Category
Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Sterling Silver Swan Decorative Bowls Signed Gorham Sterling
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful pair of Art Deco Sterling silver swan decorative bowls were executed by the legendary American silver maker, Gorham circa 1920. They feature elegantly streamlined demi...
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Very Attractive Victorian Antique Sterling Silver Christening Mug, London, 1863
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1863 by Edward Ker Reid, this attractive, Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver Christening Mug, features a cast ornate han...
Category
1860s English Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Victorian Antique Sterling Silver Christening Mug, London 1896
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1896 by Charles Edwards, this attractive, Antique Sterling Silver Christening Mug, features swirled half fluting, a chas...
Category
1890s English Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
William Evans Sterling Silver 1881 Victorian Bowl
Located in New York, NY
William Evans sterling silver bowl from 1881 (Victorian era), with ornate floral and geometric motifs adorning the exterior in a frieze-like design. It measures 4 1 /4'' in diameter ...
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Set of 5 Sterling Silver Vintage Martini Cocktail Olive Picks Barware Appetizer
Located in Miami, FL
Set of 5 sterling silver charming Art Deco style cocktail appetizer picks. These picks feature 5 different large bulb finials that have a raised, 3-D l...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Victorian Sterling Silver Wager Cup / Marriage Cup Chester 1900 Berthold Muller
Located in London, London
Carrying import marks for Chester in 1900 by Berthold Muller, this charming, Victorian,antique sterling silver wager cup, is modelled as a lady in costume, a...
Category
Early 1900s English Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Art Deco Sterling Silver Creamer, Cream Jug
Located in NEWARK, GB
A very pretty vintage Art Deco era sterling silver Creamer or cream jug.
It is a small squat little jug with a bulbous body and a small scroll handle.
Perfect for afternoon tea...
Category
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th Century Boar's Tusk Serving Fork. with Sterling Silver Shoulder
Located in Incline Village, NV
Very unique and highly unusual "Boar's Tusk Handled Fork with Sterling Silver Shoulder Mount"; substantial in stature measuring 11" long x 4" wide x 3/4" deep", this carving fork uti...
Category
1880s American Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Victorian Sterling Silver Straining Spoon, Old English & Thread, George Adams
By George Adams
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1841 by George Adams, this very handsome, Antique Sterling Silver Straining Spoon, is in Old English & Thread pattern, a...
Category
1840s English Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Rare English Victorian Silver Cigar Compendium on Wheels, 1884
Located in Bath, GB
An example we have never seen in ever before making it a particularly rare, fun and special piece.
Made from solid English sterling silver, it is fixed with four castors on the un...
Category
1880s British Late Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Cactus Napkin Ring 81A
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
Vintage sterling silver napkin ring in the Cactus pattern, design #81A by Gundorph Albertus. There were three sizes napkin ring pr...
Category
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Whiting 3534 Cranberry Glass & Pierced Sterling Silver Jam Condimont Pot
Located in Dayton, OH
"Antique Whiting number 3534 sterling silver lidded jam / mustard / condiment pot with cranberry glass insert. Handled overlay features reticulated cross sides and a ball finial on t...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique English Crystal & Sterling Silver Biscuit Barrel or Covered Jar
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique biscuit barrel or covered jar was made by the well known English silversmith James Deakin & Sons in approximately 1920 and done in...
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Wolfers Prestigious Belgian Silver Platter/ Tray in Art Deco Style
Located in New York, NY
Wolfers, Belgian silver platter or tray, from the early 20th century, in Art Deco style with beautiful geometric accents and design. It measures 19 2/3'' in length by 12 1/8'' in wid...
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
American Coin Silver '.900' Cup/Mug on Pedestal Base by Bailey & Co.
Located in New York, NY
American Coin Silver (.900) cup/mug on pedestal base, Bailey and Company, Philadelphia, circa 1846-1878. Decorated with country cabins in the woods. Bead work decorates the upper rim...
Category
1860s American Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver, Set of 5 Kings Pattern Teaspoons, Hallmarked, Edinburgh 1847
Located in York, GB
Sterling silver - set of 5 - large kings pattern teaspoons
The hallmarks show that they were made in Edinburgh, Scotland, by
Millidge & Son.
The hallmarks were applied by the Edi...
Category
1840s Scottish Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Victorian English Sterling Epergne Centerpiece by Manoah Rhodes & Sons c 1890
Located in New York, NY
Our sterling silver epergne from the Bradford, England firm of Manoah Rhodes and Sons, circa 1888-1890, features wonderful neoclassical motifs including horned animals and exotic bir...
Category
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
English Victorian Novelty Sterling Silver Ruler Letter Opener
Located in New York, NY
Victorian sterling silver letter opener. Made by George Neal & George Neal in London in 1900. In form and with dimensions of a 12-inch ruler. Tapering point for getting underneath th...
Category
Early 1900s English Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
English Modern Sterling Silver Cigar Box
By W.C. Griffiths
Located in New York, NY
English Modern sterling silver cigar box, 1919. Rectangular with plain straight sides. Cover hinged with tapering tab; top gently curved with...
Category
1910s English Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Barnards, Victorian Antique Sterling Silver Kettle, London, 1855
By Barnards
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1855 by Barnards, this attractive and wonderfully engraved, Victorian Antique Sterling Silver Kettle, stands on a hinged...
Category
1850s English Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Rare Set of 18 Italian Silver Bird or Fowl Place Card Holders
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite collection comprises an exceptionally rare set of 18 Italian silver place card holders, each meticulously designed in the likeness of various avian species, including ...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Victorian Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Antique Sterling Silver Covered Serving Dish by Robert Garrard II
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A magnificent, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver serving dish with cover made by Robert Garrard II; an addition to dining silverware collection
This magnificent antique Victorian sterling silver dish has a rounded hexagonal form.
The body of the serving dish is plain and embellished with a contemporary bright cut engraved crest of on a cap of maintenance turned up a lion passant*.
The plain body is encompassed with a cast and applied rosette border to the rim, accented with a leaf decorated corner pieces.
The dish is fitted with an impressive domed hexagonal cover, embellished with chased interlacing foliate and trellis designs, all on a matte background to the rounded sides.
The upper portion of the domed cover is ornamented with further chased foliate decoration, accented with a paralleling scalloped border.
The cover is surmounted with a magnificent cast hallmarkedsterling silver finial realistically modelled in the form of the aforementioned crest; a cap of maintenance turned up a lion passant.
This exceptional antique sterling silver dish with lid...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Victorian Sterling Silver-Mounted Hobnail-Cut Claret Jug With Hinged Lid
Located in New York, NY
Victorian, sterling silver-mounted hobnail-cut glass claret jug, with hinged lid, London, year-hallmarked for 1898, John Thomas Heath and Thomas Hartshorne Middleton (Heath and Middleton...
Category
1890s English Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
American Modern Sterling Silver Camel Flask
Located in New York, NY
American Modern sterling silver flask, ca 1920. Rectilinear and curved; cover hinged, threaded, and cork-lined. Front engraved with a camel, a paragon of drought survival, standing o...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Tetard Freres Perles Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service French 72 Pcs Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Founded in 1880 by Edmond Tétard (1860-1901) following the purchase of the house of Mr. Hugo. In 1889, he participated in the World Expo and received a Gold Medal. The house speciali...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Art Deco Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Cocktail Shaker Designed by Keith Murray, Hallmarked, 1932
Located in London, GB
Art Deco cocktail shaker, with stepped and lined decoration to the top and body of the shaker, by Keith Murray for Mappin and Webb. Hallmarked Sheffield 1932. The cocktail shaker has...
Category
1930s British Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Victorian Sterling Silver Bachelor or Tete-a-tete Tea Set Ivory Handle
Located in VALENZA, IT
Fine sterling bachelor sterling silver tea set.
Finely chiselled and engraved on the entire outside with scroll and torchon motifs.
The inside of ...
Category
1890s English Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique English Mappin & Webb Sterling Silver Salts & Spoons Set in Case 1886
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique set of sterling silver salts and spoons, Mappin & Webb, Sheffield 1886.
Housed in the original hard leather case, containing six circular ribbed salts and four matchi...
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Antique English Victorian Glass and Sterling Silver Decanter
Located in New York, NY
Victorian glass decanter with sterling silver mounts. Made by William & George Sissons in Sheffield in 1876. Cylindrical with spread base; etched fruiting grapevines. Sterling silver...
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Charles S. Harris English Sterling Silver 1888 Rare Victorian Spoon Warmer
Located in New York, NY
Charles Stuart Harris, English, sterling silver 1888, two-handled rare spoon warmer with an elegant design standing on 4 legs with fluted motifs at the bottom and an engraved eagle n...
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Large Silver Jardinière, With Original Glass, Koch & Bergfeld, Germany, ca. 1890
Located in Vienna, AT
Large festive silver jardinière over oval ground plan, standing on four flared feet with volute decoration and foliate overlays, the body of the vessel bordered on the upper and lowe...
Category
Late 19th Century German Late Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Art Deco Sterling Silver, Enamel, Marcasites Desk/Table Clock, DRGM
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful, sterling silver, and guilloche enamel, desk/table clock with marcasites, Marked Germany / DRGM.
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Gorham Victorian Classical 6-Piece Coffee & Tea Set
Located in New York, NY
Victorian Classical sterling silver coffee and tea set. Made by Gorham in Providence in 1885. This set comprises 6 pieces: Coffeepot, teapot, creamer, sugar, and waste bowl. Each: Ro...
Category
1880s American Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique English Glass & Sterling Silver String / Twine Jar or Box, 1899
Located in Bath, GB
A most unusual late Victorian fine string or twine box made from glass with a star cut base, the base mounted with a sterling silver foot and fitted with a solid silver lid topped wi...
Category
1890s British Late Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
"Coffee Pot and Sugar Bowl, " Art Deco Pieces by Atelier Borgila, Sterling Silver
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Exquisitely designed and executed, this Art Deco coffee pot and sugar bowl form an elegant pairing, and were made by Erik Fleming's Atelier Borgila...
Category
1950s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Antique Tiffany Art Deco Sterling Silver Cigar Smoking Set
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco sterling silver cigar set. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, circa 1920. This set comprises, tray, lighter, and 6 ashtrays. Tray rectangular with rounded corners and flat r...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Art Deco Gorham Large Oval Sterling Silver Serving Tray
By Gorham CO.
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique presentation oval serving tray was made by the Gorham Company of the United States in approximately 1920 and done in the period Art Deco style. This heavy and substantia...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Wolfers Prestigious Belgian Silver Pair of Plates/ Dishes in Art Deco Style
Located in New York, NY
Wolfers, Belgian pair of octogonal silver dishes or plates, from the early 20th century, in Art Deco style with beautiful geometric accents and design. They Measure 13 1/4'' in diame...
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
ROLASON BROTHERS - Art Deco Pair of Sterling Silver Napkin Rings - U.K. - C.1921
Located in Chatham, ON
ROLASON BROTHERS (Vyse Street - Birmingham) - Art Deco pair of sterling silver napkin rings - each ring with engine turned design and a circular cartouche for an initial - each carto...
Category
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Deco Sterling Silver Scalloped Decorative Dish Signed by Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
This elegant Art Deco sterling silver dish was realized by the esteemed American maker Tiffany & Co., circa 1920. It features a round body with raised and scalloped sides, separated ...
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Pair of Baluster Sugar Castors Hallmarked:-Birmingham 1896
Located in York, GB
Sterling Silver - pair of sugar castors made in Birmingham in 1896.
At that time, 127 years ago, they would have been made as pepperettes. Meat was often...
Category
1890s English Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Jewelry box inward corners miniature hand painted Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Large rectangular tabletop jewelery box with inward corners in gilded 925/1000 silver with translucent fired enamel on guillochè also on the sides and finished with fine hand engraving. In the center, a beautiful rectangular miniature cm. 4 x 5.5 hand painted in tempera on vegetable ivory plate by Roberto Masi depicting the portrait of Madame Boucard by Tamara De Lempicka (1931). Size cm. 14 x 19 x 3.2. Weight gr. 1,248. Designed by Giorgio Salimbeni in 1998 and manufactured in Florence in various specimens with different subjects and colours, in the headquarters of the Salimbeni company with completely manual execution by artisan artists with thick slab and large reinforcements suitable for withstanding numerous glazing firings at high heat about 800°C.
Miniature is a very ancient technique which consists of painting works in small proportions.
It was born for the decoration of the first letter of the paragraph of the books.
Over the years, however, this technique is refined and enriched, then moving on to precious personal items.
hand painted miniatures can be done with multiple different techniques.
The most important that we use on our articles are of three kinds:
1) Fire enamel.
2) Water tempera on an ivory plate.
3) Painted on mother-of-pearl.
Fire enameled miniatures:
On a first layer of enamel generally white or very clear or even transparent suitably liquefied at a temperature of about 750 ° C, the chosen subject is painted using miniature...
Category
1990s Italian Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Exceptional Silver Cigar Box/Smoking Compendium by Mappin & Webb
Located in Bath, GB
A truly exceptional Art Deco Gentleman's smoking compendium, beautiful quality by the highly sought-after silversmith, Mappin & Webb.
This impressive piece stands on four original...
Category
1920s British Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Table Box Hand-Engraved and Miniature Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table box with rounded corners in sterling silver 925/1000 gold plated with a beautiful hand-engraved and fire-enamelled frame and in the center a beautiful hand painted miniature by the painter Beatrice Mellana reproducing the painting by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres "Odalisque with slave". Dimensions cm. 9.5 x 12.3 x 3.3. Weight gr. 671. Designed by Giorgio Salimbeni in 1979 and manufactured in Florence in numerous specimens with various subjects and different colors, in the headquarters of the Salimbeni Company with completely manual execution by artisan artists with thick slab and large reinforcements suitable for withstanding numerous enamelled firings at about 800° C.
Miniature is a very ancient technique which consists of painting works in small proportions.
It was born for the decoration of the first letter of the paragraph of the books.
Over the years, however, this technique is refined and enriched, then moving on to precious personal items.
hand painted miniatures can be done with multiple different techniques.
The most important that we use on our articles are of three kinds:
1) Fire enamel.
2) Water tempera on an ivory plate.
3) Painted on mother-of-pearl.
Fire enameled miniatures:
On a first layer of enamel generally white or very clear or even transparent suitably liquefied at a temperature of about 750 ° C, the chosen subject is painted using miniature...
Category
1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
"Hand Mirror w/ Dolphin Motif, " Rare Art Deco Sterling Silver by Nielsen/Jensen
By Georg Jensen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An iconic Art Deco design, crafted in sterling silver by Harald Nielsen for George Jensen -- arguably the most renowned silversmith in the world at the time -- this hand mirror featu...
Category
1920s Danish Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Wine Goblets
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive pair of antique Victorian English sterling silver wine goblets; an addition to our range of wine and dr...
Category
1860s British Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Set of 6 Fancy English Victorian Classical Silver Gilt Chalice Goblets
Located in New York, NY
Set of 6 Victorian classical sterling silver goblets. Made by Charles Stuart Harris in London, 1884-9. Medici urn bowl with bellied bottom and flared rim. Spool shaft with flange flo...
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver - Box of 6 TEA KNIVES - ENGLISH - Hallmarked:- Sheffield 1913
Located in York, GB
English Sterling Silver Box of 6 TEA KNIVES
Full set of English hallmarks, applied by the Sheffield Assay Office.:-
Crown - Sheff...
Category
1910s English Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Sterling Silver Reed & Barton Cocktail Shaker Pitcher, circa 1920-1940
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique American sterling silver reed & barton cocktail shaker pitcher with handle & spout, circa 1920-1940.
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Cigarette Case Statue of Liberty in New York hand painted Sterling Silver Enamel
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular tabletop cigarette case with rounded corners in 925/1000 sterling silver with fine hand-painted fire-enamelled miniature depicting the Statue of Liberty in New York. Dime...
Category
1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Art Deco Amber Glass & Sterling Silver Ruler, 1927
Located in Bath, GB
A very pleasing and hard to find amber coloured glass was used to create this smart desk-top ruler. Either end is fitted with a solid English sterling silve...
Category
1920s British Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Victorian Period Sterling Silver Tea Caddy With Hinged Lid
Located in New York, NY
Victorian Period, sterling silver tea caddy with hinged lid, Birmingham, England, year-hallmarked for 1891, Stokes and Ireland, Ltd. - makers. Lovely design, having a square pedestal...
Category
1890s English Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold, 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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