Modern Sterling Silver
MODERN STYLE
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
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Style: Modern
20th Century Italian Silver Champagne Bucket Conic and Octagonal shape
By Vavassori
Located in VALENZA, IT
Conical and octagonal solid silver champagne bucket with convex and flat sectors working. This particular workmanship makes the bucket ve...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Sterling Silver Twin-Handled Bowl, Leslie G. Durbin, London, 1982
By Leslie Gordon Durbin
Located in Glasgow, GB
A sterling silver twin-handled bowl by Leslie G. Durbin. The bowl is of circular form, the scroll handles mounted with children, one having a splint, spot hammered decoration, on a c...
Category
1980s British Vintage Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Sterling Silver Hallmarked Scalloped Bowl Or Bread Basket
Located in North Miami, FL
This lovely hallmarked sterling silver scalloped bowl is from the 1980s. It is perfect for serving and can be used as a bread basket. The hallmarks on the back are X958F. This is bow...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Dish Designed by Verner Panton for Georg Jensen, Denmark, 1990s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Silver dish designed by Verner Panton for Georg Jensen,
Denmark. 1990’s.
Sterling silver.
Dimensions:
H: 9,5 cm/ 3 3/4''
L: 56 cm/ 22''
W: 46 cm/ 18''
Among the giants of Danish...
Category
1990s Danish Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Modernist Hand Hammered Arts & Crafts Silver Ladle Millennium Hallmark Date 2000
Located in London, GB
Modernist hand hammered Arts & Crafts silver ladle, Millennium Hallmark, date 2000
The bowl of the spoon is beautifully formed with hand hammering and nice fluting.
The bowl also h...
Category
1990s English Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Elizabeth II Silver Beaker, Brian Asquith, Sheffield, 1975
By Brian Asquith
Located in Glasgow, GB
An Elizabeth II sterling silver beaker made by the silversmith Brian Asquith, 1975.
Assay: - .925 sterling silver.
Date: - 1975.
Period: - Late 20th century.
Maker: - Brian Asqui...
Category
1970s British Vintage Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
1940 Champagne Bottle Silver Holder with Handle
Located in Palermo, IT
Italian silver bottle champagne holder with handle, weight 1180 gr.
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Sterling Silver Handmade Creamer, Rey Urban for Åge Fausing, circa 1970s
By Rey Urban
Located in Glasgow, GB
A handmade planished sterling silver creamer, designed by Rey Urban for Åge Fausing. The bowl is stamped 'Å.Fausing', '925Sterling', 'Denmark', and 'Rey Urban'. The bowl is UK hallma...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Collection of Nine Silver Sterling Serving Dishes and Bowls
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Collection of sterling silver bowls and serving dishes. A set of nine pieces in great condition. All are marked and stamped sterling.
Measurements are as follows -
For smaller ...
Category
19th Century American Antique Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Tiffany American Modern Sterling Silver Bowl
Located in New York, NY
Modern sterling silver bowl. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Tapering sides and flared rim. Short and straight foot. Spare and fluid. Hallmark includes pattern no. 16667F, directo...
Category
1940s American Vintage Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Fisher Silversmiths (Co.) Serving Tray in Sterling Silver and Ebonite
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Fisher Silversmiths (Co.) serving tray in sterling silver and ebonite.
Stylish design, 1960s.
In very good condition.
Stamped.
Measures: 24 x 1...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Sterling Silver
English Silver Water Jug
Located in London, GB
An English sterling silver water jug of unusual design.
This lovely water jug has a wood handle.
Made in London, 1933 by Edward Barnard & Sons.
Category
1930s English Vintage Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Georg Jensen Silver Bowl
By Georg Jensen
Located in London, GB
A lovely silver Georg Jensen Bowl with grape and floral decoration.
This bowl was designed by Gundorph Albertus for the firm of Georg Jensen.
It has an English import mark for 1930.
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Unique Necklet in Silver, 1930s, France
Located in Stockholm, SE
Unique necklet in silver, made in France, 1930s.
Apart of the exhibition “Essenzialmente la Mano”/ “Just the Hand”, seen in the catalogue edited by Alfonso Pluchinotta.
Category
1930s French Vintage Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Lovely Sterling Silver Keepsake Box with Engraved Flowers
Located in New York, NY
Lovely sterling silver keepsake box. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover hinged and tabbed. Cover top has engraved border with dense and overlap...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Modern Enamel & Sterling Silver Child's Set from 1995
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1995, this fabulous, modern, Elizabeth II, sterling silver child's set comprises of an egg cup, an egg spoon and a napkin ring, decorated with yellow and red ...
Category
1990s English Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Bernadotte Lunch Knife in Sterling Silver and Stainless Steel
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Georg Jensen Bernadotte lunch knife in sterling silver and stainless steel. Three pieces in stock.
Measures: 22 cm.
In very good condition.
Stamped.
The elegant cutlery Bernadott...
Category
20th Century Danish Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Spratling Sterling Silver Coffee and Tea Set with Jaguar Finials
Located in New York, NY
Modern sterling silver coffee and tea set. Made by Spratling in Taxco. Each: Ovoid body and stained-wood scroll handle and flat cover with tooled finial in form of seated jaguar– an ...
Category
1940s Mexican Vintage Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Modern Silver Gilt Surtout De Table Designed by Barber & Osgerby for Mallett
By Mallett
Located in London, London
Titled "Cidade" due to its futuristic cityscape design, commissioned by renowned antiques firm Mallett for their contemporary Meta Collection and conceived and created by the design duo Barber and Osgerby, responsible, among other items, for the London 2012 Olympic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Britannia Standard Silver
Italian Sterling Silver Handmade Vase with Ceased Strips and Fish
By Mario Vallè
Located in VALENZA, IT
Beautiful vase in sterling silver completely handmade with chiseled strips.
The round body ends with the upper part which is narrow and decorated with 2 cast fish
1,020 grams.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Rare and Stunning Sterling Silver Pitcher by Tane Orfebres
Located in Atlanta, GA
Modern sterling silver pitcher designed and crafted by Tane Orfebres in Mexico. The pitch is decorated with features of the mythical Quetzalcoatl design on the handle, base and lid a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Large Mexican Silver and Serpentine Stone Vintage Necklace
Located in Mexico, DF
Beautiful large Mexican silver necklace with round polished serpentine speckled stone beads. The central element is a round delicately hand-carved silver piece depicting two large birds standing on a richly leafed tree, besides the stone beads it has two silver round beads and a pretty silver brooch.
It is unsigned but was made probably in Taxco, State of Guerrero, Mexico. Taxco is a silversmith´s town with an incredibly rich tradition in gold and silver jewelry...
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Serpentine, Silver
Sterling Silver Modernist Hallmarked Pitcher
Located in North Miami, FL
This substantial and signed sterling silver modernist pitcher is fantastic. It has been professionally polished and looks like a piece of jewelry. It is so modern and transcends time...
Category
1970s Mexican Vintage Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Tranquility by International Sterling Silver Flatware Service for Six Set 41 Pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
Tranquility by International sterling silver flatware set, 41 pieces set. This set has a modern look with simple lines. This set includes:
Six knives, 9 1/8"
Six forks, 7 3/8"
Six s...
Category
1940s Vintage Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Oligarch Size Sterling Silver Humidor
Located in Hanover, MA
Extra large sterling silver cigar humidor prototype custom-made by a renowned gunsmith. Measures: 18 inches wide by 12 inches deep by 4 inches high on four bone feet. Sterling silver...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold, Sterling Silver, Brass
Silver Plate Sea Lion Wine or Champagne Cooler
Located in London, GB
This stylish modern wine cooler is a charming piece of luxury barware, carefully sculpted in the form of a sea lion and finished in silver. The sea lion is modelled in a sitting pose...
Category
20th Century English Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver Plate
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Modern 3 Light Candelabras.
Located in VALENZA, IT
Pair of sterling silver candelabra with three lights.
The structure has been realized by a smooth sheet of silver.
The wave movement is realized with manufacturing by handmade.
On the top three rounds candle-holders are placed to complete the object
This modern style is suitable both for a house with minimalist furniture and in a baroque or empire style home, to lighten the visual impact and to stand out particularly from the dominant style.
Italian silverware...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Vase gorgeous Italian craftsmanship
Located in VALENZA, IT
Sterlin Silver vase.
The smooth body is shaped and slightly hammered
The foot follows the shape of the body harmoniously
Completely hand made
This vase has been studied to have a b...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Sanborn Tea and Coffee Service Mid-Century Modern
By Sanborns
Located in North Miami, FL
The wonderful and exquisite work of this hallmarked vintage mid century modern Sanborn 1940s Mexican sterling silver tea and coffee service set...
Category
1940s Mexican Vintage Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Modern Candlesticks
Located in VALENZA, IT
Pair of sterling silver candlisticks with one light.
The structure has been realized by a smooth sheet of silver.
The wave movement is realized with manufacturing by handmade.
On the...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
20th Century Italian Silver Globe Vase, ceased and embossed by hand.
By Mario Vallè
Located in VALENZA, IT
Vase in 800 solid silver.
The round body, made entirely by hand from a flat silver plate and subsequently rounded giving it the characteristic ball shape.
A twisted spiral chiseling ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Sterling Silver Bowl with Enamel By Gertrude Twichell
By Gertrude Twichell
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A beautiful sterling silver and enamel bowl by Gertrude Twichell. Exquisite enamel on sterling silver, signed. Small size-could be a serving dish, etc....
Category
1940s American Vintage Modern Sterling Silver
Charles Crowley Sterling Silver Coffee Set, Enamel & Stand Modern Art Hollowware
By Charles Crowley
Located in Big Bend, WI
Charles Crowley Exhibition Piece. New York City NYC one-of-a-kind Metalsmith & Founding Top Dog Studio Gloucester, MA. Numerous awards National Fellowship Arts, Fortunoff Silver design competition. Some of Crowley's Items in permanent collection at Yale University Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA.
Charles Crowley.
This modernistic sterling coffee set...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Enamel, Sterling Silver
Jade by Contempra House Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set 42 Pieces Modernism
Located in Big Bend, WI
Jade plain by Contempra House (division of Towle) sterling silver flatware set of 42 pieces. This pattern was designed by noted Modernist midcentury designer, Earl Pardon, in the yea...
Category
1950s American Vintage Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Fred Hirsch Sterling Silver Tea Set 5-Piece 3-D Ebony 1900s Modernism 0844
By Fred Hirsch
Located in Big Bend, WI
Modernism sterling silver five-piece tea set marked #600 made by M. Fred Hirsch Co. of New Jersey, circa 1920-1945. The tea set features 3-D cast ball and leaf elements on the finial...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Circa 1970s Set of 4 Chantilly Sterling Teaspoons by Gorham
By Gorham
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Set of 4 Chantilly sterling silver teaspoons by Gorham, c.1970s. Modern & heavy. Marked Gorham, Sterling, Chantilly. Never monogramed. 3.95 troy oz.
5.75".
Whitehall Antiques is a f...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage sterling silver napkin ring, Millennium
Located in NEWARK, GB
A stylish vintage sterling silver napkin ring.
It is a plain oval shaped napkin ring with a polished finish and with hallmarking to the front including the millennium mark.
It is fully hallmarked for sterling silver, Birmingham assay office, 2000, maker Harrison Brothers & Howson Ltd.
A lovely little piece of vintage dining room decor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Circa 1960s Sanchez Sterling Dish
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1960s sterling silver quail shaped serving dish by Sanchez. Unusual & stunning Modernism piece. Handmade. Sold by Sanborns. Fully hallmarked. 17.95 ...
Category
1960s Vintage Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Low Lobed Bowl by Randahl, Chicago
By Randahl Shop
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Sterling silver low bowl by Randahl, Chicago. Modernism lobed form. Inscribed on bottom: "From The Gundersens April 15th 1964". Marked: Randahl Sterling 243 8 IN. 9.05 troy oz.
Meas...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Modern Soapstone and Sterling Silver Ash Tray Set with Labradorite Cabochons
Located in London, London
Made in Sheffield circa 2000, this handsome and stylish, soapstone and sterling silver ashtray, features five Labradorite stones set around the top. The ashtray measures: 7" (29cm) i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Modern sterling silver for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Modern sterling silver for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage sterling silver created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, decorative objects, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, silver and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern sterling silver made in a specific country, there are Europe, North America, and United Kingdom pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original sterling silver, popular names associated with this style include Tiffany & Co., Arval Argenti Valenza, Graziella Laffi, and Missiaglia 1846. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for sterling silver differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $95 and tops out at $57,336 while the average work can sell for $1,947.
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