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Sterling Silver For Sale
Item Ships From: France
Odiot - 4pc. 19th Century 950 Sterling Silver Louis XVI Gravy Boat, Noble Crest
By Odiot
Located in Wilmington, DE
Direct from Paris, A Magnificent 4 pc. 19th Century 950 Sterling Silver Louis XVI Gravy Boat with Presentation Platter and Two Sterling Silver Inserts and Noble Crest by the World's ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Berthier - 11 Original Art Nouveau 950 Sterling Silver Flatware Serving Pieces
By Philippe Berthier
Located in Wilmington, DE
Direct from Paris, a Magnificent Set of 11 "Original Art Nouveau" Flatware Serving Pieces in French 950 Sterling Silver by Internationally Known French Silversmith "Philippe Berthier...
Category
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Henin Freres - 9 Antique French 950 Sterling Silver Flatware Serving Pieces
Located in Wilmington, DE
Direct from Paris, a magnificent set of 9 antique French 950 sterling silver flatware serving pieces by Master French silversmith Henin Freres in their classic shell pattern and in excellent condition with no monograms. Since the 19th century, Henin Frères has stood as a beacon of unparalleled craftsmanship and innovation in the realm of French silver-smithing. Renowned for their exceptional quality, intricate designs, and royal patronage, Henin Frères has left an indelible mark on the world of luxury flatware...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Tetard Freres - 17 French 950 Sterling Silver Louis XVI Flatware Serving Pieces
Located in Wilmington, DE
Direct from Paris, a magnificent set of 17 antique French 950 sterling silver flatware serving pieces by Master French silversmith Tetard Freres, in excellent condition and with no m...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Silversmith R. Linzeler & Peters - silver cutlery set 125 pieces circa 1930
By Robert Linzeler
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
11 TABLE FORKS
12 TABLE KNIVES
12 TABLE SPOONS
12 SPOONS FOR ENTREMET/DESSERT
12 ENTREMET/DESSERT FORKS
12 ENTREMET/DESSERT KNIVES
12 FISH FORKS
12 FISH KNIVES
12 ICE CREAM S...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Maison Boudet - Important Pair Of XIXth Vermeil Salerons
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Exceptional pair of vermeil salerons represented by a newt blowing in a conch, in the middle of two large shells placed on an oval base with leafy outlines.
Here the marine theme is...
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Goldsmith: j.b. Francois - important 19th century solid silver planter
By Francois-Jacques Boeri
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Oblong silver planter, resting on four claw feet in foliate crosier. The body is decorated with repoussé with a frieze of grooves. On the long sides is a rocaille cartouche surmounte...
Category
1880s French Napoleon III Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
J.E. PUIFORCAT -Suite of 4 square presentation dishes in art deco silver 1930
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Suite of four presentation dishes mounted on an adjoining wooden base. Square in shape, semi-hollow and hammered.
Dimensions: 22 cm x 22 cm height 3 cm
Base:...
Category
Early 20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Goldsmith Campenhout - Art Deco Period Solid Silver Wine Cooler
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
Charles Nicolas Odiot - Important Solid Silver Tray Circa 1840/1860
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Charles Nicolas ODIOT - Important solid silver tray circa 1840/1860
Large rectangular tray with side handles mounted on four foliage legs. This tray has been mounted with a hamme...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Charles X Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Goldsmith Cardeilhac - Covered Vegetable Dish In Solid Silver Mascaron Circa XIX
By Cardeilhac
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Covered vegetable dish in 1st grade solid silver, round shape decorated with fleur-de-lys and applied spearhead, in the style of the Renaissance. The domed cove lid is surmounted by ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XIII Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Puiforcat - Vegetable Dish And Its Display Stand In Solid Silver, Late 19th
By Puiforcat
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
VEGETABLE DISH covered on its rectangular solid silver presentation dish, the pedestal vegetable dish, curved sides, is flanked by two side handles, the ogee lid is surmounted by a l...
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
A. Aucoc - table centerpiece in 3 oval parts Circa late 19th century
By A. Aucoc
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
SURTOUT DE TABLE in three oval-shaped parts, with a mirror base, surrounded by a bronze grid punctuated with capitals forming the feet. Bay leaf finish. Th...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Goldsmith Auguste Leroy - Centerpiece In Solid Silver Circa 1930
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Centerpiece in solid silver of ctogonal shape, composed of a so-called "dormant" tray on which an imposing soup tureen on a pedestal with an ogee lid is fitted. The handles and grip ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Silversmith r. Linzeler - box in solid silver and black enamel - art deco period
By Linzeller
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Rare round box covered in silver and black enamel in a stylized ART DECO decor. The interior is vermeil and the lid is surmounted by an ebony grip. (Small gaps in the enamel).
Di...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Jacques Léonard Maillet - Allegorical Statue In Solid Silver - 19th Century
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
ALLEGORICAL STATUE in solid silver representing a goddess in a magnificent draped dress. Stained wooden base.
Dimensions: height of the statue alone 58 cm - base height 8 cm or tota...
Category
1860s French Greco Roman Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Boin Taburet - Pair Of Solid Silver Wine Coolers Louis XVI - 19th Century
By Boin-Taburet
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Pair of solid silver coolers mounted on a pedestal, engraved with a decoration of water leaves, halfway down a large garland of laurel leaves is connected to the handles represented ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Jean Puiforcat, table centrepiece Circa 1930
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Large silver bowl forming a table centrepiece, round in shape, mounted on a pedestal with a stepped round base, wooden shaft with large gadroons.
Dimensions : Diameter of bowl 25 c...
Category
Early 20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Silversmith Bointaburet - Pair Of Solid Silver Displays From The Late 19th
By Boin-Taburet
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Pair of solid silver displays in the shape of a scallop shell decorated with waves edged with nets and staples, resting on a round bate. The winding socket on the side is foliated.
...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
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
Gruhier - Original French Art Deco 950 Sterling Silver Serving Tureen
Located in Wilmington, DE
Direct from Paris the Birthplace of Art Deco, a Stunning "Gatsby Era" Original French 950 Sterling Silver Art Deco Tureen by Internationally Known French Silversmith "J. Gruhier" Sop...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Gorham – Paire De Coupes En Argent Massif Martelé Birmingham XXe
By Gorham CO.
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Very beautiful pair of hammered silver cups mounted on a square base
Decorated with festoons topped with a barrel supporting a semi-hollow vermilion cup, bordered by a carving of fl...
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Lapparra – Box Of 12 Silver Fish Cutlery Art Deco Period
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Set of 12 fish cutlery forks and knives in solid silver, 24 pieces, ART DECO period model, circa 1930.
Documentation "The 20th century French goldsmithery of Tony BOUILLET"
Dimension...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Goldsmith Tetard - Art Deco Solid Silver Tray Circa 1930
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
"Goldsmith Tetard - Art Deco Solid Silver Tray Circa 1930"
Octagonal shaped top mounted with a hammer, flat double-thin rim, flanked on each side by geometric handles.
Dimensions: le...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Lagriffoul & Laval Sterling Silver Set 152 Pieces
By Henri Albert Lagriffoul
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
STERLING SILVER SET - Hallmark MINERVE - Goldsmith: LAGRIFFOUL & LAVAL - NOT NUMBERED - in its original box.
OR: 152 PIECES - NET WEIGHT: 7315 grams
+ GROSS WEIGHT: 1440 grams
com...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Odiot - Antique French 950 Sterling Silver Candy Serving Dish, 1880s
By Odiot
Located in Wilmington, DE
Direct from a Chateaux in the South of France, A Magnificent 19th Century 950 Sterling Silver Candy "bonbon" Dish by the World's Premier French Silversmith Jean-Baptiste Odiot, An Ul...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Goldsmith Odiot - Oval Tray Xix Circa 1860/1880
By Odiot
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Oval tray in silver-plated metal, with an animated shape, interior chiseled with a radiant decoration surrounding a cartouche, stylized arabesques, and flanked by two side handles. T...
Category
1880s French Napoleon III Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Cardeilhac – Sprinkler In Sterling Silver Art Deco Period Circa 1930
By Cardeilhac
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Oblong-shaped silver sprinkler, the slightly domed round base is decorated with vertical lines over 3.6 cm, the plain body is surmounted by a bakelite cap which lifts according to an...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Boin Taburet – Ewer In Engraved Crystal And Solid Silver 19th Century
By Boin-Taburet
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Crystal and silver ewer. The crystal is encased in a solid silver setting, the base rests on four scrolled feet and is chiseled with a rich decoration of waves and foliage, as well a...
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Roussel-doutre - Important 20th Century Silver Cooler
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
"Roussel-doutre - Important 20th Century Silver Cooler"
Important Cooler in solid silver, model resting on an octagonal pedestal, molded with gadroons as a reminder on the edges of t...
Category
20th Century French 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
Christofle (Cardeilhac) - 44pc 950 Sterling Silver Flatware Set, Bagatelle Model
By Cardeilhac
Located in Wilmington, DE
Direct from Paris, A Magnificent 44pc. 950 Sterling Silver Louis XVI Flatware "Starter Set" by France's Premier Silversmiths Jacques and Pierre Cardeilhac (Christofle), Silversmith...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau 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
By Cleto Munari
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
J. Piault – large 19th century solid silver serving tray
By Jules Piault 1
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Large rectangular solid silver tray with two handles, with rich engraved and chiseled decoration on an amati background, of Renaissance inspiration, of chimeras, flowered scrolls, le...
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique 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
Aucoc A. – Paire De Coupes Bilobées En Argent Massif Circa 1900
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
AUCOC A. – Pair of bilobed cups in solid silver Circa 1900
Pair of bilobed silver cups from the naturalist period representing a moving leaf in two hollow lobes, connected by a bask...
Category
Early 20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
12 French Sterling Silver Place Card Holders
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Set of 12 Sterling Silver Place Card Holders with openwork decoration, rocaille, foliage and flowers
Minerva hallmark 1st title for 950/1000 purity silver
Height: 5.5 cm
Length: 7....
Category
1880s Louis XV Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set Of Two Silver Teapots By The Goldsmith G.Lecomte XXth
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Flat bottom model, the paunchy body has pinched ribs. THE
The lids of the two teapots are fitted with a thumb rest in
rosewood. The rosewood handle is fixed and inserted into a
si...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Very Rare Sterling Silver Tea Set, Etruscan Pattern, Elkington, G. Shieber
Located in Paris, FR
Exquisite sterling silver tea set crafted by the renowned Elkington & Co in collaboration with the esteemed American designer George Shieber. This exceptional tea set is a true maste...
Category
Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Odiot - Pair Of Double Salt Cellars And Two Individual 19th Century Silver
By Odiot
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Pair of double salt cellars in solid silver, removable vermeil bowl interior, model with large gadroons on an amati background, each mounted on four acanthus leaf feet. Connected by ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique 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
A.Aucoc – Solid Silver Sprinkler 19th Century Circa 1880
By A. Aucoc
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Important 19th century solid silver shaker in LOUIS The upper part is chiseled and pierced, it fits together with a bayonet system and ends with an exploded acorn on the terrace.
Di...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Lelièvre (eugène-alfred) – tiffany solid silver coffee pot circa 1880 art nouvea
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Large solid silver coffee pot with flat bottom, ovoid body, carved ebony handle, fixed with an umbel flower decoration. We find this same decoration under the pouring spout and on th...
Category
Late 19th Century French Art Deco Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Luigi Genazzi – Cooler In Solid Silver Art Deco Period
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Solid silver cooler placed on a wavy pedestal, the body is swollen and flanked at the neck by adjoining ear handles. Granite appearance, hammer mounted, vermilion interior.
Dimensio...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Leroy Auguste Et Cie (1912/1935) -Cruet Vinegar Cruet In Solid Silver Regency 19
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Solid silver vinegar cruet in Regency style, octagonal in shape with sides, bordered at the top and bottom with a line of gadroons. The sockets are mascaron heads. Two overlay blue g...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
E. Vabre – art deco solid silver tray circa 1930
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Solid silver octagonal tray with wide threaded border, lowered with a hammer and flanked by two slightly raised handles.
Dimensions: length 63.5 cm – width 39 cm – height 6 cm
Mate...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Goldsmith Merite 12 Solid Silver And Mother-Of-Pearl Fish Cutlery 19th Century
By Merite
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Set of 12 fish cutlery in solid silver and mother-of-pearl handle with very good quality silver tip. The fork and the blade of the knife are delicately carved with leafy arabesques.
...
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique 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...
Category
Late 20th Century French Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
A.Aucoc - 19th Century Solid Silver Planter Napoleon III
By A. Aucoc
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Solid silver planter, oval LOUIS XVI style model, mounted on four straight legs, the body openwork with ribbed warheads, staples and oves, engraved with a coat of arms surmounted by ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Fjerdingstad – Flatware In Sterling Silver 78 Art Deco Piecesflag
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Solid silver cutlery in its wooden chest made up of three drawers.
Very rare model designed by Designer Fjerdinstad.
Dimensions of the chest: 51 cm x 37 cm x 23.5 cm
Weight: 7268 gra...
Category
Early 20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Goldsmith Puiforcat – Tray In Sterling Silver Art Deco Period
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
"Goldsmith Puiforcat – Tray In Sterling Silver Art Deco Period"
Octagonal silver tray with sides, double fillet contour, mounted with a hammer, and flan...
Category
Early 20th Century French Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Jean E. Puiforcat – Large Cup In Sterling Silver – Art Deco Period
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
"Jean E. Puiforcat – Large Cup In Sterling Silver – Art Deco Period"
Large silver bowl forming the center of a table, round in shape mounted on a tiered round base pedestal, wooden b...
Category
Early 20th Century French Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
GOLDSMITH : CARLO SCARPA - Two 20th Century Solid Silver Pitchers
By Carlo Scarpa
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
2 Pitchers In Sterling Silver Hand-hammered, plain body flanked by an arcuate handle and a pouring spout located at 3/4 of the body.
Dimensions: Vermeil interior pitcher height 22.5...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Boin Taburet – Large Dish In Sterling Silver – Early 20th Century
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Large oval dish in solid silver, model with pinched ribs, double fillets, half-hollow, bordered by a large gadroon, and mounted with a hammer.
Dimensions: length: 46cm - Width: 32.5 ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
PUIFORCAT - Flatware 141 Pieces CHOISEUL model
By Puiforcat
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
PUIFORCAT - SILVER HOUSEWARE - “CHOISEUL” MODEL POINCON MINERVE
141 FIGURED PIECES OF A MAVELOT - NET WEIGHT 7462 grs + GROSS WEIGHT of the knives 1584 grs
Presented in 4 lined dra...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
JEAN E. PUIFORCAT - Silver Flatware 298 Art Deco Pieces
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Model "BEAULIEU" Period 1930 - MINERVE hallmark
Silver 950/°°° composed of 298 pieces complete for 24 people
not encrypted. Presented in two boxes. Perfect used condition.
Net wei...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling 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 ...
Category
1970s French Vintage Sterling Silver
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, 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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