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Sterling Silver For Sale
Period: 1970s
Period: 1920s
Beautiful pair of Swedish Salt Cellars in Silver from 1922
Located in Knivsta, SE
Beautiful pair of Swedish Salt Cellars in Silver. Made in hammered silver with ball decorations. Control stamped in Sweden with U7 = 1922. Perfect for serving salt and pepper. Wear...
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1920s Swedish Vintage Sterling Silver

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Silver

1972 Salvador Dali "Easter Christ" Sterling Silver Abstract Art Plate Tray
Located in San Diego, CA
Wonderful Salvador Dali "Easter Christ" solid .925 sterling silver abstract tray/plate made by Lincoln Mint and dates from 1972. The plate features an abstract crucifix and Easter eg...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

12 Sterling Silver Place Card Holders crustaceans
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Set of 12 sterling silver place card holders in the shape of crustaceans 800 silver hallmark Length: 8.3 cm - 3.26 inches Height: 1.8 cm - 0.7 inches Weight: 270 grams In perfect co...
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1970s Italian Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Silver Marriage Ring, Moshe Zabari, New York, 1977
Located in New York, NY
From at least the 14th century, Jews created special rings to be used during the wedding ceremony. Many of the rings featured the depiction of a house, possibly symbolizing the estab...
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1970s Virgin Islands Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

J B Chatterley & Sons Ltd. pair of napkin rings
Located in Braintree, GB
Introducing a timeless treasure: a pair of 925 sterling silver napkin rings nestled within an elegant case. Crafted in a captivating ellipse shape, each ring showcases the graceful p...
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1970s British Vintage Sterling Silver

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Silver

Sterling Silver Hammered Vase
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is a sterling silver bud vase with the original glass liner. The silver vase is designed in the Art Deco style with symmetrical motifs. The glass liner is scalloped a...
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1920s American Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Rare Novelty English Sterling Silver Money Box / Bank, Miniature Cash Box
Located in Bath, GB
A rare and highly sought-after sterling silver money box or bank, the like of which I have never seen before. The box is made from English sterling...
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1920s English Vintage Sterling Silver

Wallace Sterling Grande Baroque Service For 8
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Wallace Sterling Grande Baroque service for 8. Plus a butter knife and spoon.
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1970s Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Picture Frame Red enamel Empire Style Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Large octagonal table frame for round photos diameter cm. 7, in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on sunburst guilloche, with Napoleon III French Empire style borders and ornaments. External cm. 17 x 17. Weight gr. 483. Designed by Giorgio Salimbeni in 1978 on the inspiration of previous artefacts from the early 1900s and manufactured in Florence at the headquarters of the Salimbeni company with completely manual execution by artisan artists with a very thick plate and large reinforcements suitable to support numerous high-fire enameling firings at approximately 750 < 800° C. It is a new object that has never been used but is considered vintage because it was built more than 20 years ago. The hallmarks struck to the underside of this fine box include: manufacturer's mark: 391FI metal mark fineness:925 Art Deco was also born in France and is the abbreviation of "Art Decoratif". With more decisive and geometric features than Art Nouveau, therefore more evident and "harder", with always contrasting and strong colours, Art Deco spread throughout the world, from Shanghai's China to the under construction New York and in various parts of Europe. Many artists and designers of the time dedicated themselves to the creation of drawings, paintings, objects for personal use and furniture, interior furnishings, entire buildings and skyscrapers, in this new style. Sandoz in Paris, Lalique with its crystals, Puiforcat with its silverware, Erté with its "ante litteram" fashion designs, Tiffany with its table lamps, Louis Cartier with its objects inspired by the Far East (hence the connection with Shanghai). Salimbeni was able to interpret and propose new objects inspired by Art Deco, in precious metals, semiprecious stones and fired enamels, when, exhibiting at jewelery exhibitions in the United States, and more precisely in New York, he made contact with Cartier buyers first, and also with Tiffany later, and for them he created objects in this style inspired by the original drawings of Louis Cartier, obtained from the buyer of the time, but with absolutely different and original designs and interpretations. Many of the objects produced by Salimbeni for Cartier in the United States had taken inspiration from famous Cartier objects belonging to famous people. An example of all is Mary Pickford's set consisting of a powder compact, cigarette case, pill case and evening handbag. About cooperation Salimbeni and Cartier. Our first meetings with the Cartier USA Company took place through the Giorgini Company, the first "Buying Office" set up in Florence immediately after the Second World War, which had the purpose of bringing together Florentine, and also Italian, producers with American buyers, who especially appreciated the artistic objects still manufactured by artisans who still took inspiration from the Italian Renaissance, using techniques handed down from generation to generation. Mrs. Gina Pestelli, wife of a Florentine retail jeweller, was in charge of contacts with Cartier USA, above all an employee, while her daughter, also for Giorgini, took care of the fashion that in those years was affirmed in Florence with the events of "Pitti ". With their help, we began to supply frames and boxes in sterling silver gold plated with malachite and other semi-precious stones. At the same time, the official buyer of Cartier, Mr. William Smith, began to appreciate and commission the first objects with fired enamels, a process of which we have always been specialists. In 1975 we began exhibiting at the prestigious New York Jewellery Association Show, which we participated in both the February and July editions, for a good 26 years until 2001. In New York in those years the "Art deco style" was still very much appreciated, still mindful of the beautiful early 20th century architecture of the great buildings such as the "Crysler" or the "Empire State". We then began to produce frames, boxes, evening bags, "objets de vertu" and other objects in "art deco style" which were very popular with Mr. Smith who gave us some photocopies of Louis Francois Cartier drawings to reproduce them. Thus, numerous cigarette cases, powder compacts, evening bags, frames and table boxes were created exclusively for Cartier USA which, at the time, had the prestigious "Silver Department" on the first floor of the Cartier store on Fifth Avenue. An evening bag, with matching cigarette case and powder compact, were redone on the design created for a gift given to Mary Pickford at the time. In a 1986 Cartier...
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1970s Italian Napoleon III Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver, Enamel

Picture Frame for oval photos enamel Guilloche Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table frame for oval photos cm. 3 x 4 in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel, plum purple, on guilloche, with French Empire Louis XVI style...
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1970s Italian Louis XVI Vintage Sterling Silver

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Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Picture Frame Green with concave corner for oval photo Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table frame with concave corners for oval photo cm. 5.5 x 8.5 in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamels on guilloche, with French Empire Napo...
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1970s Italian Napoleon III Vintage Sterling Silver

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Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Gucci Silver Bracelet 1970s
Located in Munich, DE
Elegant bracelet in 925 sterling silver and blue and yellow enamel inclusions like the Ukraine flag, stamp with Gucci and the silver mark and designed by Antonio Fallaci.
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1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver, Enamel

Picture Frame Green and pink enamel Guilloche Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table photo frame in 925/1000 sterling Silver gold plated with translucent two-tone striped enamels fired on guilloche and hand-engraved ornaments. Late Empire Napoleon ...
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1970s Italian Napoleon III Vintage Sterling Silver

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Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Edwardian Sterling Silver and Onyx-Mounted Hobnail Cut Crystal Perfume Bottle
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian, sterling silver and onyx-mounted, hobnail cut crystal perfume bottle, Birmingham, England, 1920, H Matthews - maker. Barely reada...
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1920s English Edwardian Vintage Sterling Silver

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Crystal, Onyx, Sterling Silver

Silver Jardinière With Floral Openwork And Glass Insert, Vienna, Circa 1925
Located in Vienna, AT
Elegant silver jardinière with an elliptical ground plan, the vertical wall slightly flared at the bottom and decorated with large-scale floral openwork, below a constriction and the...
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1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver

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Silver

Set of 12 Walker & Hall English Sterling Silver Georgian Style Demitasse Spoons
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine set of 12 sterling silver spoons. By Walker & Hall of Sheffield. Comprising 12 demitasse spoons with sugar loaf shoulders, full hallmarks, and well shaped bowls in an 18th c...
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1920s English Georgian Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

German 1925 Art Deco Enameled Gala Purse Bag In .935 Sterling With Gemstones
By Theodor Fahrner
Located in Miami, FL
An art deco gala purse with gemstones. An exceptional and colorful purse, created in Europe during the art deco period, back in the 1925, most pro...
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1920s German Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver

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Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Beautiful Water Jug in Hammered Hallmarked Silver and Simple Pearl Edge
Located in Lejre, DK
Beautiful water jug in hammered hallmarked silver and simple pearl edge.
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1920s Danish Other Vintage Sterling Silver

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Silver

Peter Paris - Cutlery Flatware Set Of 51 Pieces In Sterling Silver & Lapis Laz
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Cutlery Flatware Set of 51 pieces in sterling silver and lapis lazuli The handles with cut sides, the forks, ferrules and bases in silver. Consisting of: 8 starter forks: 19.5 cm ...
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1970s French Vintage Sterling Silver

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Lapis Lazuli, Sterling Silver

Art Nouveau - Style Sterling Silver Pedestal, Based Vase by Gorham
Located in New York, NY
Art Nouveau-Style, sterling silver, pedestal-based vase, Gorham Mfg. Company, Providence, Rhode Island, year-hallmarked for 1923. Hammered in design and chased with flowers. Measures...
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1920s American Art Nouveau Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Cigar Box with Fine Fine Miniature Alphons Mucha's "Amethyst" Poster Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular rounded cigar box with vertical opening in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fine miniature hand-painted in tempera on vegetable iv...
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1970s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Extensive Georg Jensen Rope Sterling Silverware Service
Located in Hellerup, DK
An extensive sterling silverware service for twelve in the Rope/Perle pattern by Georg Jensen. Originally designed in 1916 by Georg Jensen himself, the Rope/Perle pattern is a rare f...
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1920s Danish Art Nouveau Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Harald Nielsen for Georg Jensen. Sterling silver bowl with handles on a saucer.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Harald Nielsen for Georg Jensen. Sterling silver bowl with handles on a matching saucer. Georg Jensen hallmark and Swedish import hallmark on both the bowl and saucer. Model: 456 192...
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1920s Danish Art Nouveau Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Williamsburg Shell by Stieff Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Dinner Service 51 Pc
Located in Big Bend, WI
The Williamsburg Shell pattern is best known for its substantial pistol-grip knife, and the classic colonial shell design on the handle. Williamsburg Shell by Stieff Dinner Size ste...
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1970s Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Sterling Silver Basket
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is a sterling silver basket by William Durgin Silver. It has clusters of grapes and leaves hanging off the rim and along the base. The sides of the basket are reticul...
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1920s American Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Set of Six Sterling Silver Goblets, Garrard & Co, 1971
Located in Glasgow, GB
A cased set of six Sterling Silver Goblets, by Garrard & Co, Birmingham, 1971. The goblet bowls are of tapering form, engraved with foliage swags, on spreading foot, in a fitted gilt...
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1970s British Modern Vintage Sterling Silver

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Silver

Sterling Silver “Dolly Madison” Water Pitcher
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is a sterling silver water pitcher by Gorham Silversmiths hallmarked 1929. The pattern name is “Dolly Madison” and Gorham manufactured both hollowware and flatware in ...
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1920s American Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Puiforcat - Art Deco Cutlery Flatware Set Nice Sterling Silver - 192 Pieces
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Exceptional Art-Deco "Nice" cutlery set in solid sterling silver First Title 950/1000th from Maison Puiforcat. Set including 192 pieces: - 18 table forks - 18 table knives - 12 tabl...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver

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Silver, Sterling Silver

Glass Carafe With Silver Mount, Gebrüder Kühn, Germany Early 20th Century
Located in Vienna, AT
Pair of glass carafes made of faceted clear glass on an octagonal stand, silver mount with hinged lid with thumb rest and elegantly curved handle. Dimensions: height: 30,5 cm / ...
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1920s German Art Nouveau Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Glass

Design ring made of gold-plated silver from the 1970s
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
Design ring made of gold-plated silver from the 1970s Beautiful ring, very striking, we tested it on silver and it was then gold plated. There is no mark on the 825 silver ring...
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1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

1929 Sterling Silver Water/Cordial Jug
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V sterling silver water/cordial jug; part of our dining silverware collection. This exceptional, fine and impressive antique sterling silver jug...
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1920s British Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Silver pendant by Jorma Laine Finland, 1973
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
Silver pendant by Jorma Laine Finland, 1973 Vintage Jorma Laine Modernist solid silver necklace. Rare modernist silver pendant, designed by Jorma Laine for Kultateollisuus Ky in T...
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1970s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sterling Silver

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Silver

Erik Granit, Vintage Silver Bracelet with Onyx, Modernist, Finland 1974
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
Erik Granit, Vintage Silver Bracelet with Onyx, Modernist, Finland 1974 Vintage silver bracelet with Onyx, designed by Erik Granit, Finland 1974 ERIK GRANIT (1930-1988) Erik Grani...
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1970s Finnish Modern Vintage Sterling Silver

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Onyx, Silver

Fountain pen, Ballpoint pen and tray for a Desk Set green enamel Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
4640-5320 - Rectangular tray with rounded corners in 925/1000 sterling silver with translucent fired enamels on guilloché, cm. 9 x 17.5. For fountain pen (4568-5201) with two-tone st...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Sterling Silver

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Gold, Enamel, Sterling Silver

Silver ring with rock crystal design Ellis Kauppi, Finland 1975
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
Silver ring with rock crystal design Ellis Kauppi, Finland 1975 Silver ring with rock crystal design Ellis Kauppi, Finland 1975 Beautiful ring size 19.2 cm in diameter. Elis Kau...
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1970s Finnish Modern Vintage Sterling Silver

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Silver

Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver 1927 Child's Plate / Dish with Animal Motifs
Located in New York, NY
Tiffany & Co. sterling silver child's plate in pattern number 20960A from 1927, adorned with etched animal motifs. It measures 7 1/4'' in diameter by 2/3'' in height, weighs 8.7 troy...
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1920s American Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Fountain pen, Ballpoint pen & Tray for Desk Set enamel Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular tray with rounded corners in 925/1000 sterling silver with hand-painted fired enamel like turquoise stone, cm. 9.5 x 18. For fountain pen (4577-5210) with 18 carat gold n...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Sterling Silver

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Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Silver ring Design by Elis Kauppi Kupittaan Kulta with Amethyst, 1970
By Elis Kauppi
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
Silver ring Design by Elis Kauppi Kupittaan Kulta with Amethyst, 1970 Beautiful Vintage ring in a modern style by Elis Kauppi Kupittaan Kulta from Finland. Stamped with the logo an...
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1970s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sterling Silver

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Silver

Vintage Hans Hanssen necklace Silver, 14k gold with diamond
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
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...
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1970s Danish Modern Vintage Sterling Silver

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Silver

Silver-plated bracelet with glass stone by Dansk Smykkekunst, 1970 Denmark.
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
Silver-plated bracelet with glass stone by Dansk Smykkekunst, 1970 Denmark. This Danish jewelry brand was founded in 1971 and now has one of the largest jewelry collections in Scandinavia. As you would expect from Scandinavian design, this brand is also characterized thanks to the beautiful, sleek design. Dansk Copenhagen...
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1970s Danish Modern Vintage Sterling Silver

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Silver Plate

Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver 1923 48-Piece Flatware Set in Art Deco Style
Located in New York, NY
Tiffany & Co. sterling silver flatware set from 1923 in Art Deco style and in Windham pattern, with a beautiful geometric design, consisting of the following 48 pieces: - 12 place...
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1920s American Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver

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Silver, Sterling Silver

6 Place Card Holders / Bouquet Doors in Sterling Silver
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Set of 6 place card holders and bouquet holders in Sterling silver in the shape of flowers and leaves Silver hallmark 800 Height: 5.6 cm Length: 5.1 cm Weight: 89 grams
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1970s Italian Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Fisher Sterling Silver Candy Dish and Twelve Blown Glass Candies
Located in Ross, CA
Sterling silver weighted pedestal candy dish made by Fisher in the 1970's. The dish is filled with twelve vintage blown glass candies.
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Rope/Perle Asparagus Tongs 252
Located in Hellerup, DK
a substantial antique 830 sterling silver early Georg Jensen Asparagus tong. This sizable and weighty tong exhibits superb hand hammering, evident in its broad base, showcasing remar...
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1920s Danish Art Nouveau Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Rope/Perle Crumber 294
Located in Hellerup, DK
a sizable antique crumber crafted from 830 sterling silver in the early Georg Jensen Rope/Perle design. This crumber showcases meticulous hand hammerin...
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1920s Danish Art Nouveau Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

20th Century Solid Silver Basket Wine Pourer, Asprey & Co c.1973
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
20th Century solid silver wine pourer, heavy cast and modelled as a woven basket and chain handle. Very well crafted piece of bacchanalia and perfe...
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1970s Mexican Country Vintage Sterling Silver

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Silver

Gorham Gilt Sterling Silver 1927 Child Bowl & Underplate with Children Motifs
Located in New York, NY
Gorham sterling silver child bowl (gilt inside) and underplate from 1927, beautifully adorned with children pursuing outdoor activities. The bowl measures 4 1/4'' in diameter by 1 7/...
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1920s American Vintage Sterling Silver

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Silver, Sterling Silver

Sterling Silver Shell bowl
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sterling silver bowl in the shape of a shell Italian silver hallmark Length: 25.5 cm Width: 25.9 cm Height: 9.2 cm Weight: 611 grams
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1970s Italian Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Early 20th Century Sterling Silver / Gold Wash Interior Two Handled Vase
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Introduce a touch of early 20th-century elegance to your collection with this sterling silver two-handled decorative piece/vase, crafted in the United States by Richards M Woods & Co...
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1920s American American Classical Vintage Sterling Silver

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Gold, Sterling Silver

Sterling Silver Vanity Brush & Mirror
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is a sterling silver (vanity) brush and mirror by R. Blackington & Company of Massachusetts. It has a sleek and contemporary look that gives the impression it’s new bu...
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1920s American Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Buccellati - Sterling Silver Daisy Bowl
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sterling Silver bowl representing a daisy by Buccellati Silver hallmark 925 Silversmith hallmark: Gianmaria Buccellati Diameter: 18.2 cm Height: 4 cm Weight: 256 grams
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1970s Italian Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

1970 Antonio Piva San Lorenzo Argento Design Italiano Coppia di Calici
By San Lorenzo, Antonio Piva
Located in Brescia, IT
Coppia Calici Argento San Lorenzo, Milano 1970 Argento 925 Punzone e Marchio Argentiere San Lorenzo Sotto La base impresso il Marchio "B&B Italia" Eccellenti condizioni Peso: 425 g
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Buccellati - Sterling Silver tray
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sterling Silver tray with 4 feets by Mario Buccellati Finely engraved of foliages and flowers Silversmith hallmark: Mario Buccellati Silver hallmark: 800
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1970s Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Neoclassical Revival Sterling Silver Pair of Candlesticks, Sheffield 1921
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Sheffield in 1921 by Thomas Bradbury & Sons, this handsome pair of Antique Sterling Silver Candlesticks. feature Neoclassical Revival capitals, removable sconces, and p...
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1920s English Neoclassical Revival Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Sterling Silver Platter
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is a sterling silver platter by Gorham Silver in the “Cinderella” pattern hallmarked 1925. It has a lovely etched pattern around the edge (2”) with four medallions — t...
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1920s American Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Malvern by Lunt Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 12 Set 81 pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Gorgeous Malvern by Lunt sterling silver Flatware set - 48 pieces. This set includes: 12 Knives, 8 3/4" 12 Forks, 7 3/8" 12 Salad Forks, 6 1/2" 12 Teaspoons, 5 3/4" 12 Place Soup Sp...
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1970s Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Sterling Silver Basket w/Crystal Liner
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is a sterling silver basket with a crystal liner. The sterling part has a reticulated design going around the top and the handle is stationary. The glass liner fits i...
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1920s American Vintage Sterling Silver

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Crystal, Sterling Silver

Sterling Silver (Etrog) Box
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is a sterling silver Etrog box. It is rectangular and stands on four feet. It has raised-work of flowers, leaves & swirls on the lid as well as on each panel. The in...
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1970s Israeli Vintage Sterling Silver

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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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