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Sterling Silver For Sale
Period: Late 20th Century
Period: 1930s
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
Category

1970s Italian Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Pair of Candle Holder Sterling Silver Rococo Style Candlesticks, 1937s
Located in Hampshire, GB
A set of 2 antique silver CG Hallberg, a pair of Rococo-style silver candlesticks, pressed, cast and chased. Circular, curved feet with hinged. Tested with the scratch test, height a...
Category

1930s Danish Rococo Revival Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver

20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Picture Frame
Located in VALENZA, IT
Sterling silver photo frame. The frame was made in Italy by the Argenteria Raddi of Florence. The design is typically Libeerty with the characteristic flowers, festoons and ribbons...
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1990s Italian Art Nouveau Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Vintage Sterling Silver Pair of Lady Figurines by Mappin & Webb
Located in Braintree, GB
Vintage sterling silver pair of lady figurines by Mappin & Webb Made in England, 1973 Maker: Mappin & Webb Fully Hallmarked. Approx. Dimensions ...
Category

1970s British Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

Greenbrier by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for Eight Service Dinner Size
Located in Big Bend, WI
Greenbrier by Gorham sterling silver dinner size flatware set of 54 pieces. This set includes: Eight dinner size knives, 9 1/2". Eight dinner siz...
Category

1930s American Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique 20th Century American Arts & Crafts Sterling Silver Twin Entrée Dish
Located in Braintree, GB
Antique American Arts & Crafts sterling silver twin entrée dish Contains of two compartments for food and drink. Maker: Lebolt & Co. Made in United States , Chicago Import mak...
Category

1930s North American Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Capstan Silver Inkwell Royal Field Artillery Military Presentation 1938
Located in Whitburn, GB
An exceptional Art Deco Capstan Silver Inkwell fully hallmarked for Birmingham 1938. It has the words "Presented by the NCO's & Men 101st Battery RFA' engraved on the top of the ...
Category

1930s English Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

Vintage Sterling Silver Pepper Shaker with Hammer Textured Decoration by G.Benny
Located in Braintree, GB
Vintage sterling silver pepper shaker with hammer textured decoration. Maker : Adrian Gerald Sallys Benney Made in London, 1970 Fully hallmarked. Dimensions - Diameter x height: 4 x 10.2 cm Weight : 137 grams Shaker is in tapering cylindrical form with rounded tops and drill pierced holes. The lower section of body with hammer textured decoration. Fully hallmarked to the side and part-marked to the screw caps underneath. Each stamped Gerald Benny...
Category

Late 20th Century British Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Vintage Set 3 Sterling Silver Drink Labels Whisky, Brandy Sherry Dated 1981
Located in London, GB
A vintage set of three 925 sterling silver decanter labels with the makers mark for FH Sheffield and the date mark for 1981. The labels are engr...
Category

1980s English Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Caldlesticks
Located in VALENZA, IT
Pair of sterling silver candlesticks, depicting Hercules holding the world. The figure of Hercules and the candle holder are in 925 silver while the world and the base are in rutinia...
Category

1980s Italian Greek Revival Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

20th Century Italian Solid Silver and Briar Double Bass Player
Located in VALENZA, IT
Double bass player in 800 solid silver. The double bass is in briar with silver details. The double bass bow is in silver. The player and the double bass ...
Category

1980s Italian Other Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

20th Century Italian Sterling Silver German Shepherd Dog Sculpture
Located in VALENZA, IT
German Shepherd dog sculpture in sterling silver. The sculpture of the German Shepherd dog was made with the 925 sterling silver casting method and masterfully finished with chisel ...
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Other Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

20th Cebtury Italian Big Sterling Silver Letter Opener
Located in VALENZA, IT
Large, completely handmade, sterling silver letter opener. Perfect for a prestigious desk. The blade is smooth while the hand is embossed by hand on both sides with scrolls and fl...
Category

1990s Italian Other Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Sterling Silver Set of 6 Modern Pattern Spoons +Tongs Hallmarked:-Sheffield 1934
Located in York, GB
Sterling silver box of 6 Modern teaspoons + tongs Made in England and with the maker`s mark - EV, for Emile Viner, for Viners Ltd., bath street, Sheffield. A full set of English h...
Category

1930s English Modern Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

Antique George v 1930s Sterling Silver Teapot by Roberts & Belk Ltd
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver teapot made by Roberts & Belk Ltd; an addition to our silver teaware collection. This exceptional antique George V sterling silver teapot has a plain paneled rounded form onto a spreading octagonal base. The paneled surface of the teapot is plain and unembellished, with swept shoulders an applied moulded border to the upper rim. This Roberts and Belk silver...
Category

1930s British Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Normandie by Wallace Sterling Silver Flatware Set for Eight Service 52 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Beautiful Normandie by Wallace sterling silver flatware set, 52 pieces. This set includes: Eight knives, 8 3/4". Eight forks, 7 1/4". Eight salad forks, 6 3/8". Eight teaspoons, 6 1...
Category

1930s American Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

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...
Category

1970s Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Vintage Sterling Silver Photo Frame London 20th C
Located in London, GB
A superb decorative sterling silver photo frame by Carrs of Sheffield, with makers mark RC and hall marks for Sheffield 1996. Beautiful portrait or landscape frame decorated with...
Category

1990s English Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

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.
Category

1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Duncan & Scobbie Antique Sterling Silver Napkin Rings (Boxed)
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive set of six antique George V English sterling silver napkin rings - boxed; an addition to our dining silverware collection. This exceptional set of antique George V silver...
Category

1930s British Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Tazza Compote 263B, Grape Motif
Located in Cincinnati, OH
Vintage Georg Jensen sterling silver tazza compote with grape motif. This fabulous Georg Jensen sterling silver tazza features Jensen's iconic grape motif, a celebrated range of pieces which were inspired by the Art Nouveau aesthetic coupled with time the artist spent traveling in Italy. Georg Jensen was born in 1866 and trained as a sculptor at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, graduating in 1892. Jensen began his artistic career in ceramics and started working with silver in 1904. He went on to establish his own smithy in Copenhagen and like many others working during the Art Nouveau period, was strongly influenced by natural forms and structure found in flowers and plants. As mentioned above, Jensen spent time in Italy shortly after the turn of the century and developed an appreciation for ancient Roman silver work. He was also struck by the work of more recent Italian artists and was particularly influenced by those pieces which drew upon classical mythology, such as Baroque painter Caravaggio's 'Bacchus'. Jensen combined these influences with emerging Art Nouveau organic motifs, leading him to utilize the malleable qualities of silver to create his renowned Grape Collection. This form of this silver tazza was initially designed by Jensen in 1918. The piece has a round pedestal foot which rises to a thick columnar stem reminiscent of the twisting trunk...
Category

1930s Danish Art Nouveau Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Eighteenth Century by Reed & Barton 18th Sterling Silver Flatware Set 46 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Emphasizing a graceful design whose classic lines carry the timeless beauty of another age to tabletops today, the 18th Century Pattern from Reed & Barton is reflective of a time ric...
Category

Late 20th Century North American Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Vintage Hazorfim Sterling Silver Salt & Pepper Shakers, a Pair
Located in Miami, FL
Made in Tel-Aviv, Israel and acquired in the late 1980s, this is a classic and traditional set of .925 Sterling Silver salt and pepper shakers created by Hazorfim - the collaborativ...
Category

1980s Unknown International Style Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

Vulcain Watch Chrono Monopusher Circa 1930 Breguet Numerals
Located in Miami, FL
This is an original Vulcain Chrono Monopusher watch, Breguet numerals, working in perfect conditions, it was recently serviced, the watch it's gonna be shipped without strap. FREE SH...
Category

1930s Swiss Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Metal

Goldsmith Campenhout - Art Deco Period Solid Silver Wine Cooler
By Campenhout Silver
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Solid silver wine cooler, Minerva hallmark circa 1930, ovoid shape with flat bottom, plain body and ribbed halfway up. On each side and applies two removable handles. silverware - ...
Category

1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Sterling Silver Presentation Bowl, 1937
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A magnificent, fine and impressive antique George VI English sterling silver presentation bowl with sporting interest, an addition to our 1930...
Category

1930s British Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Christofle Art Deco Tazza Late 20th Century
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Christofle Art Deco tazza Date : Has the chess piece mark used by Christofle since 1983 - this piece dates from the late 20th century Origin : France Decoration : Large ope...
Category

1990s French Art Deco Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver Plate

Vintage Chinese Silver Battleship/Wugongchuan Ornament Circa 1990
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive Chinese silver battleship/wugongchuan ornament; an addition to our diverse related silverware collection. This e...
Category

1990s Chinese Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

Hector Aguilar Sterling Silver Mexican Serving Spoon 9.25" x 2.25"
Located in San Francisco, CA
Hector Aguilar Sterling Silver Mexican Serving Spoon 9.25" x 2.25"
Category

1930s Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Golden Scroll by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set Place Size Service 48 Pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
Golden scroll by Gorham sterling silver flatware set, 48 pieces. This set includes: 12 place knives, 9 1/8", 12 place forks, 7 3/8", 12 salad forks, 7", ...
Category

Late 20th Century Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling 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...
Category

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...
Category

1970s Italian Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

A Silver and Enamel Passover Kiddush Cup by Henryk Winograd, New York, 1995
Located in New York, NY
A Silver and Enamel Passover Kiddush Cup by Henryk Winograd, New York, 1995 Spectacular Kiddush cup for the Passover holiday beautifully embellished with floral and enamel motifs e...
Category

1990s Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Artistic Large Silver Mezuzah, Israel Circa, 1980
Located in New York, NY
Large silver Mezuzah made in Israel by S Zilka, Circa 1980 WHAT IS A MEZUZAH? The Hebrew word mezuzah means “doorpost.” According to tradition, the mezuzah is to be affixed to the d...
Category

1980s 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...
Category

1970s Virgin Islands Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

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...
Category

1970s British Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

Enchantress by International Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 8 Set 53 Pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
Enchantress by International sterling silver flatware set of 53 pieces. This set includes: Eight knives, 8 7/8". Eight forks, 7 3/8". Eight salad forks, 6 1/2". Eight teaspoons, 6 1...
Category

1930s Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

20th Century Italian Miniature Mahogany Piano Sterling Silver Details
Located in VALENZA, IT
Mahogany vertical piano miniature with 925 sterling silver inserts and details. In the upper part, the silver is pierced with drawings of children picki...
Category

1980s Italian Other Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Ettore Sottsass Fruit Basket "Murmansk -Italy 1982
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
ETTORE SOTTSASS "Murmansk" fruit basket composed of a tray resting on 6 zig-zag cylinders, connected to a round base. Designer of the 1980s, Ettore Sottsass, leader of the movement ...
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Art Deco Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Cleto Munari ( 1930) Service En Argent Minimalisme Vicenza XXe
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Solid silver Italian work service in minimalist style dated 2001, including a round tray on which is placed a coffee maker, a milk jug and a sugar bowl, each of the pieces is decorat...
Category

1990s Italian Art Deco Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

De Vecchi – Vase In Sterling Silver Italian Design 1970
By De Vecchi 1
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Oblong-shaped silver cooler, futuristic model with a flat bottom and worked in one piece. United body. Dimensions: height 26 cm – width at the neck 14 cm Subject: Agent 1st title 9...
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Art Deco Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Mid 20th Century Sterling Silver Barware / Tableware serving Pitcher
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Introduce a touch of mid-20th-century elegance to your table or bar with this exquisite North American sterling silver serving pitcher. Reflecting the clean lines of the Art Deco sty...
Category

1930s American Regency Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Large And Beautiful Box In Solid Silver Italy Circa 1970
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
"Large And Beautiful Box In Solid Silver Italy Circa 1970" Large and beautiful rectangular box in solid silver, plain, mahogany interior, hinged lid. Dimensions: 31 cm x 20 cm – hei...
Category

Late 20th Century Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Large Antique 925 Silver "Arbol de la Vida" Bell
Located in Mérida, YU
This is a very nice "Arbol de la Vida" Bell. Handmade of solid .925 Silver that Weights 1,240 grams. Exceptional craft and in very good condition. Every single pice and detail is ori...
Category

1980s Mexican Folk Art Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

Sterling Silver & Crystal Plate
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is a crystal and sterling silver dish by International Silver. The silver rim is reticulated with an area for a monogram. The crystal dish has a starburst in the cent...
Category

1930s American Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Crystal, 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.
Category

1970s Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Art Deco English Sterling Silver Toast Rack
Located in Pearland, TX
A lovely petite English sterling silver four slice toast rack by William Bruford & Son Ltd, London, dated 1936. Hallmarks on reverse. This fine quality silver toast rack is well made...
Category

1930s English Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Ovoid Vase In Solid Silver Northern Italy
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Solid silver ovoid vase with melon ribs. Dimensions: height 24 cm – width 15 cm – depth 13 cm Base 9 cm x 7.5 cm Material: Silver 2nd grade 800/°° Weight: ...
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Picture Frame in pure Florentine Renaissance style Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Large photo frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with painted fire enamels like lapis lazuli stone. Shaping taken from the tiles of the North Door of the Baptistery of the F...
Category

1980s Italian Renaissance Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold Plate

Vintage Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Cactus Silverware Service
Located in Hellerup, DK
A Georg Jensen sterling silver Cactus silverware service for twelve persons. It was created by sculptor Gundorph Albertus in 1930. The lines are simple and strong and his sensitivity...
Category

1930s Danish Art Nouveau Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Goldsmith Prost - 18 Knife Holders In Solid Silver Art Deco Period
By E. PROST, Paris
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Goldsmith PROST - 18 knife holders in solid silver ART DECO period Suite of 18 knife holders in solid silver ART DECO model Dimensions: length 8 cm – width 3.5 cm – height 2.5 c...
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Late 20th Century French Art Deco Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Stunning Rare 1979 Solid Sterling Silver Strawberry Dish or Bowl from Sheffield
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for auction this very rare solid sterling silver Sheffiled made 1979 dated strawberry serving bowl A highly collectable exceptionally rare and extremely ...
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1970s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

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...
Category

1970s Italian Louis XVI Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

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...
Category

1970s Italian Napoleon III Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Picture Frame Art Deco Chinese influence Enamel Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular photo frame in 925/1000 silver with geometric design and fire-enameled with Chinese influence style. External cm. Internal 11.6 x 14.6 cm. 6 x 9. Weight gr. 194. Created in Art Deco style for Cartier USA in the 1980s, inspired by drawings by Louis Cartier from the early 1900s. Manufactured in Florence in the Salimbeni company headquarters with completely manual execution by artisan artists with high thickness plate and large reinforcements suitable to support numerous high-fire enamelling 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...
Category

1980s Italian Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

George II Rex by Watson Sterling Silver Flatware Dinner Size Set Service 60 Pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
Fabulous George II Rex hand chased by Watson sterling silver dinner size flatware service, 60 pieces. This pattern is wonderfully heavy and especially sc...
Category

1930s Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique George V Sterling Silver Holy Water Font
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, rare, antique English sterling silver holy water font; an addition to our religious silverware collection. This...
Category

1930s English Vintage Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Christopher Nigel Lawrence 1981 Sterling Silver Salt and Pepper Pots
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive pair of vintage Elizabeth II English sterling silver salt and pepper pots made by Christopher Nigel Lawrence; ...
Category

1980s English Vintage 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.

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