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Sterling Silver For Sale
Style: Baroque
Style: Empire
Goldsmith Antoine Michel - Ewer In Sterling Silver 1st Empire Period
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Ewer in solid silver mounted on a pedestal decorated with palmettes, the ovoid body is finely chiseled with a mid-length plant frieze and flanked by an applique handle with mascaron ...
Category
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th C. French Silver Commemorative Three-Dimensional Napoleon Portrait Spoon
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th Century French Silver Commemorative 3-Dimensional Napoleon Portrait Spoon
Unmarked, France, 19th Century
A remarkable 19th-century French silver commemorative spoon featuring...
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Rose Point by Wallace Sterling Silver Flatware Set
Located in Dallas, TX
Rose Point by Wallace sterling silver dinner size flatware set, service for 12. With a total of 74 pieces, this set features intricate patterns and exceptional quality craftsmanship ...
Category
1940s North American Baroque Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set Of Rare Danish Antique Silverware By Nicolai Brandt, Horsens (1787-1813).
Located in Copenhagen, K
Very nice set of solid silver and horn cutlery for six persons, by famous silversmith Nicolaj Brandt, Horsens, Denmark, 1787-1813.
Category
Early 1800s Danish Empire Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Tiffany Sterling Silver Baby Cup in Rare Bird’s Nest Pattern
Located in New York, NY
Rare Bird's Nest sterling silver baby cup. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1870. Ovoid bowl on stepped foot. Scroll handle with squiggle tail. Bowl has shaped pointille ornamen...
Category
Late 19th Century American Baroque Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Box shaped enamel hand painted, engraved and miniature Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Box shaped enamel is in 925/1000 sterling.
Box shaped enamel has handpainted fired enamels miniature.
Box shaped enamel is engraved and fire-enamelled ornaments.
Box shaped enamel is...
Category
1970s Italian Baroque Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Pair Of Antique Empire Silver Candle Holders, Johann Kaba Vienna, Dated 1803
Located in Vienna, AT
Two elegant, simple silver candlesticks on a round base, the smooth shaft raised in the centre with a constriction formed by a beaded band in relief, the shaft widening conically tow...
Category
Early 1800s Austrian Empire Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Grande Baroque by Wallace Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 70 Pc Dinner New
Located in Big Bend, WI
Styled in the lavish Baroque manner, this highly collectible pattern is our best seller. Introduced in 1941, it captures classic symbols of the Renaissance in the exquisitely carved ...
Category
20th Century Baroque Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century Sterling Silver Flatware Service For 24 People
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Elevate your dining experience with this exceptional North American Sterling Silver Flatware Service from the early 20th century, featuring the timeless elegance of the renowned Wallace Grand...
Category
Early 20th Century North American Baroque Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Table Box Baroque style with two-tone fired enamels Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
This awesome Table Box Baroque style is in 925/1000 sterling silver.
it has a Rectangular shape with hand-engraved intricate design Black and Green color fire enameled.
Table Box Bar...
Category
1970s Italian Baroque Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold, Enamel, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate
A monumental Italian part gilded sterling silver aquarium.
By Mazzucato
Located in London, GB
Unlike any piece that we have ever offered before, this monumental & heavy quality sterling silver aquarium is formed with an oval base mounted with two silver half-shells mounted with fish sea-foliage and crustaceans and fish, the central column and tank surround formed as a massive coral and foliate reef similarly adorned with part-gilded silver fish, crabs, lobsters, sea-snails, seahorses, octopus etc. With removable cuboid glass tank & two specimen-hard-stone and silver aquatic sculptures...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Handbag Perfume Holder Baroque style Blue Enamel Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Ovalized Handbag Perfume Holder is in 925/1000 Sterling Silver.
Handbag Perfume Holder with Screwed cap.
Handbag Perfume Holder with very fine Baroque Style manual Engraving with d...
Category
1970s Italian Baroque Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Table Cigar Box two-tone stripes enamel Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
This superb Table Cigar Box two-tone stripes enamel is in 925/1000 sterling silver.
it has a rectangular shape with rounded sides Table Cigar Box has hand engraving, with orange and ...
Category
1980s Italian Empire Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold, Enamel, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate
Table Cigar Box two-tone stripes enamel Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
This divine Table Box is in 925/1000 sterling silver.
Table Box hand-painted miniature has a Rectangular shape with rounded corners.
On the cover there is a beautiful hand-engraved...
Category
1970s Italian Empire Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold, Enamel, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate
Fine and Rare 17th Century Nuremberg Silver Gilt Goblet and Cover
Located in San Francisco, CA
Rare 17th century silver gilt Nuremberg covered goblet with overall knobbed decoration, weight 300 grams, circa 1650. Hallmarked "N" for Nuremberg on rim of goblet. Unresearched make...
Category
Mid-17th Century German Baroque Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Sterling Silver Berry Spoon
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ornate sterling silver berry spoon adorned with scrolled acanthus leaves. A beautiful and intricate piece, perfect for elegant table settings or collector's of fine silver.
Category
20th Century American Baroque Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
German Two Chandeliers Silver, Friedlander Brothers, Germany, circa 1890
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Silver German nicest pair of chandeliers
Transition period / Empire (made circa 1880-1900).
Silver 800
branded by German Crescent with Crown.
Silver weight: 1479 grams / 3257 Lb
...
Category
Late 19th Century German Empire Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Cigarette Case Baroque style hand engraving enamel Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Cigarette Case rectangular with rounded corners in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with Baroque style hand engraving and hand-painted fired enamel such as malachite stone. Meas...
Category
1970s Italian Baroque Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Photo Frame inserted into a harp-shaped object Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Oval photo frame inserted into a harp-shaped object, in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamels on guilloché inspired by a model created by Peter Carl Fab...
Category
1980s Italian Empire Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century Sterling Silver Baroque "Cartagloria" Picture Frame
Located in VALENZA, IT
Sterling silver frame in Baroque style called Cartagloria.
The frame is shaped and decorated with scrolls typical of the Baroque period.
In the upper part, in the center, there ...
Category
2010s Italian Baroque Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
20th Century Baroque Style Sterling Silver Ice Bucket by Ilario Pradella
Located in New York, NY
An Ilario Pradella repoussé sterling silver ice bucket, Milan, late 20th century (1960/69). Pradella was known for his exceptional work with Buccellati. Stamped on underside 988 grams.
Category
1960s Italian Baroque Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
21th Century Italian Sterling Silver Chalice
Located in VALENZA, IT
Liturgical chalice in sterling silver.
Volutes have been embossed on the base of the chalice, typical of the Baroque style, interspersed with hammered parts.
A golden cup...
Category
2010s Italian Baroque Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Empire Style Sugar Bowl in 800 Silver, Italy, 1950s
Located in Palermo, IT
Empire style sugar bowl in 800 silver, Italy, 1950s
It belonged to my maternal great-grandparents and is in excellent condition. Very small signs of the time. Gr. 166,00.
Category
1950s Italian Empire Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Pair Of Antique Empire Silver Candle Holders, Austria-Hungary, Dated 1821
Located in Vienna, AT
Two elegant plain Empire silver candle holders on round stand, central raised smooth shaft, lower third constriction by profiled bead ring, shaft widening conically upwards, vase-sha...
Category
1820s Austrian Empire Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
French 19th century Guilloché Silver Snuff-box
Located in St. Catharines, ON
An elegant French silver tabatière or snuff box, overall decorated with guilloché or engine-turned panels, in a regular wavy pattern creating the illusion of movement. In fine condit...
Category
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Antique Baroque H. Meyen & Co. of Berlin 800 Silver Tea Set with Tray
Located in San Diego, CA
Stunning antique baroque 800 Silver tea set and tray by H. Meyen & Co. of Berlin. Very high quality with a beautiful design. Total weight is 72.68 t...
Category
Late 19th Century German Baroque Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Swedish Gilt Heavy Silver Mustard or Sauce Cup Antique Empire Mug 1827
Located in Sweden, SE
Fine and solid creation by unidentified Swedish silver works presumably in Stockholm, date mark is 1827. Stylish and authentic creature of classical geometry would accomplish your Em...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold Plate, Silver
20th Century Italian Stering Silver Baroque revival round Tureen plus dish
By L'artigiano dell' Argento
Located in VALENZA, IT
Sterling Silver Baroque style tureen with handles and base. The round shape is embellished with chisels, typical of the Baroque style. The tureen is placed on a round waved plate wh...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georgian Silver Mustard Pots Blue Glass Liners 1st Empire Tableware a pair
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Museal Antique Georgian Sterling Silver Mustard pots
Style: Empire, Georgian, Antique, Regency, Napoleonic
Material sterling Silver with cobalt blue...
Category
Early 19th Century Belgian Empire Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
21st Century Sterling Silver Baroque Style "Cartagloria" Picture Frame
Located in VALENZA, IT
Sterling silver frame in Baroque style called Cartagloria.
The Cartagloria was used starting from the sixteenth century.
The Cartegloria was placed on the altar, usually inside a wooden or silver frame, which shows some Latin formulas of the Roman Missal...
Category
2010s Italian Baroque Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Vintage Swedish Silver Candlesticks Candleholders Neoclassical Empire
By Ceson
Located in Sweden, SE
A pair silver neoclassical candlesticks with elegant and strict contours, nothing superfluous... Made in 1970-1980ss by "CESON", Sweden.
Size app.: 6.5 cm (roughly 2.6 in) high, 8.6 ...
Category
Late 20th Century Swedish Empire Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Picture Frame large size Red Enamel on Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Large shaped photograph frame in gold plated 925/1000 sterling silver with translucent fired enamel on guillochè with borders and laurel frieze in Louis XVI French Empire style. Exte...
Category
1960s Italian Empire Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Photo Frame Large Imperial Style White and Green enamel on Sterling Silver Salim
Located in Firenze, FI
Large shaped frame for photographs in gold plated 925/1000 sterling silver with translucent two-tone fired enamels on guillochè and rich friezes in the French Empire Louis XVI style ...
Category
1960s Italian Empire Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Photograph Frame Large Imperial Style White Enamel on Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Large gold-plated 925/1000 sterling silver shaped photograph frame with translucent fired enamel on guillochè and rich friezes in Louis XVI French Empire style. External measurements...
Category
1960s Italian Empire Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Photo Frame Empire Style Squared Shape Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Gold-plated 925/1000 silver square photo frame with fire-enamelled Empire-style leaves on a rounded edge. External dimensions cm. 9 x 9, internal cm. 7.7 x 7.7. Weight gr. 87. Design...
Category
1970s Italian Baroque Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Snuff Box reproducing the painting of a Roman glimpse late 1800s Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Snuffbox Rectangular for table with rounded corners in sterling silver 925/1000 gold plated with very fine fire-enamelled miniature hand-painted by the painter Renato Dainelli repro...
Category
1990s Italian Baroque Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Gold Plate, Enamel
19th Century Spanish Sterling Ecclesiastical Incense Burner & Stand
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th Century Spanish Sterling Ecclesiastical Incense Burner & Stand
Spain, Later 19th Century
Hallmarked
we are pleased to offer a rare and remarkable piece of religious artistry with this complete 19th century Spanish sterling Baroque style incense burner. Crafted with exquisite attention to detail, it embodies the elegance and spiritual significance of ecclesiastical treasures.
This incense burner consists of two pieces that come together harmoniously. The standing column with its arched support provides a regal and stable base for the removable two-part urn motif incense burner. The silver chain adds a touch of grace and functionality to the design, allowing for easy handling.
Ready to be placed and used, this incense burner is a testament to the enduring craftsmanship of Spanish silversmiths. It is hallmarked, attesting to its authenticity and quality. Unweighted and stable, it is both a decorative and functional piece, weighing approximately 7.2 ounces of silver.
The overall measurements of this incense burner are 10 inches in height and 5 inches in width, raised on a 3.5-inch diameter pedestal base. The removable silver incense burner urn measures 4 inches in height and 2 inches in diameter, providing ample space for the burning of sacred incense.
Embrace the beauty and spiritual significance of this Spanish sterling ecclesiastical incense burner & stand. Whether displayed as a cherished religious artifact or used in religious ceremonies, it serves as a symbol of devotion and reverence.
Don't miss this opportunity to own this rare and complete 19th century Spanish sterling incense...
Category
Late 19th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Gilt Silver Pink Enamel Miniature Vase early 20th century Finnish Master
By August Hollming 1
Located in Sweden, SE
Hallmarks: 'A*H' , mark '88' and image of a female head in a kokoshnik, leads to the time of Imperial Russia and Finish silversmith August Frederik Hollming (1854 – 1913), who worked...
Category
Early 20th Century Finnish Empire Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold Plate, Silver, Enamel
French Empire Period Silver Ewer
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This very striking Parisian silver ewer dates from the Empire Period, and is hallmarked on its base with official silver standard and guarantee marks, including a cockerel, showing t...
Category
Late 18th Century French Empire Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
A 1790 Sterling Basting Spoon in Old English Pattern by Thomas Liddiard
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A 1790 sterling basting spoon, London, Old English pattern by Thomas Liddiard(?). "O" monogram. 3.20 troy oz.
12 1/2" x 2".
Whitehall Antiques is a family business that has been a m...
Category
Late 18th Century English Empire Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Italian Empire Silver Candlesticks, Milan, circa 1810
Located in Vienna, AT
Pair of elegant Empire candleholders on an unfilled base, conical structure, offset olive-shaped grommets with a flat, plate-shaped drip edge, smoo...
Category
1810s Italian Empire Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Photo Frame baroque style engraving Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Octagonal notched photo frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fine fire-enamelled baroque style engraving. External dimensions cm. 14.2 x 17.8, internal oval cm. 8 x 12....
Category
1970s Italian Baroque Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Rare German Parcel-Gilt Silver Canister, Abraham Drentwett i, Augsburg 1649-1666
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
Important German parcel-gilt silver canister, Abraham Drentwett I, Augsburg, circa 1649-1666 Abraham Drentwett I is one of Augsburg's foremost silversmiths during the Baroque period. He was Active 1641-1666 , he is best known for having executed Queen Christina's silver throne...
Category
17th Century German Baroque Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Table Box Fired Enamel Guillochè and Hand Engravings Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table box in sterling silver 925/1000 gold plated with very fine hand-engraving Baroque style on the lid, fire-enamelled in 2 colours. In the center an ancient oval plate...
Category
1970s Italian Baroque Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold Plate, Enamel, Sterling Silver
20th Century Italian Solid Silver Potiche
Located in VALENZA, IT
800 solid silver potiche.
Completely handmade this "lidded vase" has been embossed with scrolls which make it typically in the Baroque style.
Masterfully executed, this vase among superlative embossing has been knurled, i.e. tapped thousands of times with a very small hammer, making the embossing evident and creating a perfect chromatic contrast.
The lid has the same design and workmanship.
The important knob was made with the fusion technique to then be screwed and therefore detachable for cleaning the vase.
When it comes to potiche vase...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Baroque Style Green Table Box with Miniature Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Baroque style shaped table box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fine hand engraving interspersed with spaces with translucent fired enamels on guillochè and a beautiful h...
Category
1960s Italian Baroque Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Table Box for Cigarettes in Sterling Silver Sterling Enamel Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table box for cigarettes in sterling silver 925/1000 gold plated with hand-engraved design in Baroque style with two-tone fired enamels. Measure cm. 6.5 x 10.2 x 2. Weigh...
Category
1970s Italian Baroque Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
4 Antique Baroque Reticulated Sterling Silver 925 Souvenir Tea Spoons 75g 6"
Located in Dayton, OH
"Lot of four antique sterling silver souvenir tea spoons – The Montezuma, Las Vegas Hot Springs by Alvin Sterling, Whiting Manufacturing Imperial Queen pattern (introduced 1893) with monogram, Wisconsin Dells, Hornets Nest by Lunt Silversmiths, and Granford engraved Georgian pattern (first produced 1898) by Towle Silversmiths.
""The Alvin Corporation was founded by Wm. H. Jamoneau in 1886 as Alvin Mfg Co in Irvington, New Jersey. The firm changed to Alvin-Beiderhase Co (c. 1893) under the management of Wm. H. Jamoneau, Henry H. Leibe and George B. Beiderhase moving in 1895 to Sag Harbour, Long Island. In 1897 Alvin-Beiderhase Co, maker of Official World Fair souvenir spoons for 1893-94 Chicago Columbian Exposition, was purchased by Joseph Fahys & Co (watch-case manufacturer) operating as a branch until 1910. In 1919 the name changed to Alvin Silver Co until 1928 when assets, dies and patterns were purchased by Gorham Corporation operating in Providence plant as a separated division of Gorham under the name of Alvin Corporation.""
""Whiting Manufacturing Co traces its origin to the firm Tifft & Whiting formed in 1840 by Albert C. Tifft and William Dean Whiting. After the retirement of Tifft the firm changed to Whiting & Gooding (& Co) in 1853, Whiting Fessenden & Cowan (1858), Tifft Whiting & Co (1859, re-entering of Tifft), Whiting Cowan & Bowen (1864) until its forming as Whiting Manufacturing Co in 1866. The factory, located in North Attleboro, Massachusetts, was destroyed by a fire in 1875. What was salvaged by the ruins was acquired by F, Jones and the production transferred to New York combining its manufacturing operations and offices into one building at 692-694 Broadway at Fourth Street. The company was purchased by Gorham in 1924 and the production transferred to Providence, Rhode Island.
Whiting had relatively small production output but produced exceptional handmade silverware in relatively small quantities. The Company's most famous and important designer was Charles Osborne. In the 1880's he worked for Tiffany for a period of time before returning to Whiting. His designs are some of the most important of the American aesthetic movement. From 1905 to 1924 the firm marked its production with date symbols. Whiting was absorbed by Gorham in 1926.""
""Lunt Silversmiths began its activity and was incorporated in Greenfield, MA in 1902 as Rogers, Lunt & Bowlen Company. The firm succeeded to A. F. Towle & Son Co purchasing its tools, machinery, trademarks and good-will. The business was managed by George E. Rogers (1849-1915, President and major investor), George Colby Lunt (Treasurer and General Manager) and William Caldwell Bowlen (1868-1934, Vice President and supervisor of manufacturing until his retirement in 1929). George C. Lunt and William C. Bowlen were both qualified members of the staff of the defunct Towle's factory. The company would become a celebrated domestic designer and producer of flatware, hollowware, and giftware for generations to come remaining in Lunt family hands for more than 100 years, making it the oldest continuously operating family-owned silver company in the United States. On April 4, 1912 the RLB trademark obtained the U.S. federal registration under the serial number of 71062653. In 1935 Rogers, Lunt & Bowlen Company's name was shortened to Lunt Silversmiths. In 1957 Lunt Silversmiths acquired King Silver Co and its subsidiary Richard Dimes Company of South Boston, Ma. Lunt Silversmiths had in its inventory a wide array of flatware patterns as Alexandra, American Directoire, American Victorian, Belle...
Category
Early 20th Century Baroque Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set of 12 Wallace Grande Baroque Sterling Silver Flatware with Orignal Canteen
Located in Van Nuys, CA
First produced in 1941, the design of Wallace Grande Baroque silverware was created by William S. Warren to celebrate the art of the Baroque period. In designing grande baroque flatware...
Category
1940s American Baroque Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Red Photo Frame French Empire Louis XVI style Sterling Silver Enamel Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular photo frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guillochè, with French Empire Louis XVI style border and rich ornamentation around th...
Category
1980s Italian Empire Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Table Box “The Great Odalisque” Fired Enamel on Guilloche Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
table box in sterling silver 925/1000 gold plated with edges with fire - enamelled stripes and upper frame with insertion of paillons in pure gold and beautRectangular iful fire-enam...
Category
1960s Italian Empire Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold Plate, Enamel, Sterling Silver
Photo Frame Heart-Shaped Fired Enamel on Guillochè Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Heart-shaped rounded frame with oval photo in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guillochè. With hinged silver-gilt foot engraved in Empire style. ...
Category
1970s Italian Empire Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Sterling Silver Flatware Set, Francis 1st Total 95 Pcs
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A large set of Reed and Barton Sterling Silver Flatware service for 12 with double teaspoons, plus 9 serving pieces, total set of 95. Each Place setting consisting of dinner fork, di...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Baroque Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Silver Italian Pair of Candlesticks, Made circa 1875-1880
Located in Vienna, AT
Gorgeous Italian Silver Pair of Nicest Candlesticks of finest manufacturing quality as well as of most elegant appearance.
These candlesticks were made during HIGH VICTORIAN PERIOD...
Category
1870s Italian Baroque Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Table Box Enamel on Guilloche and Hand Painted Miniature Sterling Silver Salimb
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular box with inward corners in sterling silver 925/1000 gold plated with beautiful miniature fire enameled and hand painted by the painter Beatrice Mellana depicting the painting "The Turkish slave" by Francesco Mazzola known as "il Parmigianino" (National Gallery of Parma). Dimensions cm. 8.5 x 11.5 x 3. Weight gr. 345. Designed by Franco Salimbeni in 1965 and manufactured in Florence in numerous specimens with various different subjects, in the headquarters of the Salimbeni company with completely manual execution by artisan artists with thick slab and large reinforcements suitable for withstanding numerous high-fire enameled 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 colors which are as many colored crystals, ground and reduced to a very fine, almost impalpable powder washed and purified in distilled water with the addition of small quantities of deoxidizing acids which, diluted with essential oils (usually essential oil of solder), can be mixed to form a palette of colors.
With very fine sable hair brushes you draw the subject starting from the perimeter and then gradually adding various layers of color.
It is necessary to carry out various firings very often so that the colors harden and are not absorbed by the underlying glaze as, during the subsequent firings at 750 ° C, during liquefaction, it would spread irremediably. Hence the need to form the painting a little at a time, cooking it numerous times.
Therefore it is necessary to proceed with numerous retouching, often overlapping different colors that only the painter's experience knows. A beautiful miniature needs from 20 to over 50 firings and is finished when the painter deems he does not have to further intervene.
Some colors must have darker tones than others because then, by superimposing the transparent enamel placed at the end of the miniature, they fade. This transparent layer, called “fondant” in jargon, must be smoothed and polished like all other translucent enamel colors.
The miniatures with water tempera colors are painted on real ivory...
Category
1960s Italian Baroque Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Mid-18th Century German Engraved Sterking Silver Box
Located in Brescia, IT
This fine sterling silver box is a piece of high craftmenship. All the surfaces are finely engraved with rich Baroque decor. It is a little jewel of handmade work.
It was a jewel bo...
Category
Mid-18th Century German Baroque Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Black Oval Photo Frame Baroque Style Sterling Silver Enamel Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Oval photograph frame, shaped edge in sterling silver 925/1000 gold plated with fine hand engraving, interspersed with black fired enamel in Baroque style. External cm. 7.4 x 11.3. W...
Category
1980s Italian Baroque Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
21th Century Italian Sterling Silver Empire Style Centerpiece Dish on Feet
Located in VALENZA, IT
Large round centerpiece in sterling silver.
The centerpiece plate was made in the Empire style, without using borders but embossing and chiseling the ancanthus leaves inside the ext...
Category
2010s Italian Empire 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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