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Silver, Flatware and Silverplate For Sale
Period: 20th Century
Period: 1950s
Period: 1930s
Period: 1940s
Set of 12 Georg Jensen Denmark Sterling Silver Salt Cellars 110 w/Mono #19861
By Georg Jensen
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Set of 12 vintage Georg Jensen Denmark sterling silver salt cellars with monogram, pattern #110.
Monogram appears to be H.
These salt cellars feature a lightly hammered finish and a curved handle. Hallmarks date these to circa 1910-1925. Perfect for individual place settings.
Cellars measures approx 1 3/8" diameter, 2" wide from rim to end of the handle.
Weighs approx 181.8g, 116.9dwt total.
Marked GI in a dotted circle...
Category
20th Century Danish Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Four Piece Tea and Coffee Service by Tiffany & Company
Located in Brisbane City, QLD
This four piece tea and coffee set was made by the American jewellery and silversmithing firm Tiffany & Company. The service comprises a coffee pot, a teapot, lidded sugar pot and a creamer, all crafted from sterling silver with ivory...
Category
Early 20th Century American Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Post War Fish Knife and Fork Serving Set
Located in Mount Kisco, NY
Notable floral inspired engraving compliments this ornate fish knife and fork duo. The pair, with high luster silver plated finish and fancy filigr...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate, Mixed Metal
Antique Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Napkin Ring with Poppy Flowers
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine American Art Nouveau napkin ring.
In sterling silver.
With repousse poppy flowers on opposing sides flanked by two unengraved cartouc...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Tapio Wirkkala, Silver Wing Set 81 Pieces Silver
Located in Orimattila, FI
Tapio Wirkkala, Silver Wing set 81 pieces Silver
Very rare.
Tapio Wirkkala created the Silver Wing series in 1955 and it was mass-produced for only one year and then to order.
Tapio ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modernist Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
Tiffany & Co. Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver Triangular Bowl or Vide Poche
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Mid-Century Modern bowl or vide poche.
By Tiffany & Co.
In sterling silver.
With 3 points and rounded edges, the shape is reminiscent of a triquetra or trinity knot.
Marke...
Category
20th Century Modern Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Tiffany & Co Sterling Silver Curved Loop Handle Baby Spoon w/Monogram #17262
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Sterling silver baby spoon with curved loop handle by Tiffany & Co with monogram.
Monogram appears to be LBS (see photos)
Timeless small baby/child feeding spoon featuring a curved...
Category
20th Century Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mark J. Scearce Sterling Silver Gerald R Ford Mint Julep Cup w/Monogram #21026
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Mark J Scearce sterling silver Gerald R Ford mint julep cup with monogram.
Monogram appears to be CHC
Well known maker of mint julep cups, Mark J Scearce of Shelbyville, Kentucky, ...
Category
20th Century Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Alpaca Silver Fish Bottle Opener
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Alpaca silver fish bottle opener. Featuring Blue Pacific abalone inlay, contrasted nicely against the black backdrop of the piece and large white an...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Modern Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
Tiffany & Co Sterling Silver Tea Caddy with Monogram #16850
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Sterling silver tea caddy by Tiffany & Co with monogram.
Monogram appears to be MSC
This beautiful urn style tea caddy is done in an Art Deco pattern featuring flowers and lines. P...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set of Six Enamel Silver Teaspoons, 20th Century
Located in St. Catharines, ON
A beautiful set of teaspoons In the Russian style, the exterior of each fig-shaped bowl with shaded enameled scrolling flowers on stippled gilt ground, with gilt interior, the twiste...
Category
20th Century Russian Russian Empire Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Two Antique Russian 84 Sterling Silver Vodka Stopkas Shots Beakers Jiggers / 49g
Located in SE
Handsome pair of antique Russian Imperial period Sterling Silver shots / glass / silver beakers , jiggers or Stopkas / Стопка ! Volume ca. 10 milliliters each. In early XX cent. Russ...
Category
1910s Russian Russian Empire Vintage Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
French Art Deco Cut Glass and Sterling Silver Liquor or Whiskey Flask by Chambin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very fine French Art Deco Flask by the Parisian jewelry maker and silversmith Albert Chambin.
In cut glass and sterling silver with a removable cup, ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Russian Silver Imperial-era Picnic Set by Grachev of St. Petersburg, circa 1900
By Grachev Brothers
Located in St. Catharines, ON
A rare Russian silver traveling necessaire from the Romanov era, period of Tsar Nicholas II, comprising a silver luncheon fork and knife with steel blade, soup spoon and beaker, the ...
Category
Early 1900s Russian Russian Empire Antique Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
1950s Calderoni Silver Gilt Enamel Painted Box
By Calderoni
Located in Firenze, IT
Of rounded corners square shape, the lid painted to depict the theater “La Scala” in Milano
Dimension: 7.5 x 7.5 cm
Weight: 200 gr
Italian silver marks
In the Calderoni Gioielli ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver, Silver, Enamel
Tiffany & Co Castilian Sterling Silver 5pc Place Setting w/Monogram #19061
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Sterling silver 5pc place setting by Tiffany & Co in the Castilian pattern with monogram.
Monogram appears to be HCD
The Castilian pattern was designed by Arthur LeRoy Barney and introduced in 1929. This 5pc place setting includes 1 of each utensil: New French Pistol...
Category
20th Century Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Castillo Style Fish Bottle Opener
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Castillo style fish bottle opener. Featuring a flexible body with oscillating Blue Pacific abalone scales in variegating colors of blue, silver, bla...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Arts and Crafts Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Whiting Mfg Co Sterling Silver Arabesque Berry/Casserole Spoon 23A w/Mono #21297
By Whiting
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Antique sterling silver berry/casserole serving spoon in the Arabesque pattern (23A) by Whiting Manufacturing Co with monogram.
Monogram appears to be B.
This gorgeous serving spoo...
Category
20th Century Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Tiffany & Co. five-piece service with silver tray
Located in BARI, IT
Beautiful and very fine silver tea and coffee service by Tiffany & Co. It consists of teapot, coffee pot, sugar bowl, milk jug and kettle with oval tray. The athermic spacers are mad...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Paye & Baker Manufacturing Co Sterling Silver Tea Strainer Spoon #21293
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Antique sterling silver tea strainer spoon by Paye & Baker Manufacturing Co.
No monogram or engraving.
This tea strainer spoon features a pierced ...
Category
20th Century Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Gold, Sterling Silver
Old or Antique Chinese Export Silver Fork & Spoon
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Chinese export silver fork & spoon.
Each with flowers and birds engraved to the front of the handle.
The spoon is engraved with "Mr. G Whitman" to t...
Category
20th Century Chinese British Colonial Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
French Commemorative Medal, Early 20th Century
Located in St. Catharines, ON
A silvered bronze medal from France, the front featuring Marianne as symbol of the French republic and female allegory of Liberty, signed, the reverse ...
Category
1920s French Vintage Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate, Bronze
Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Modern Leaf Nut Candy Dish Set
Located in Mount Kisco, NY
These vintage Tiffany & Co. sterling silver mid-century modern leaf shaped nut or candy will make an elegant impression on any table scape. In a set of six, these accent dishes can ...
Category
1950s North American Vintage Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set of 4 Gianmaria Buccellati Sterling Silver Plates #21025
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Set of 4 sterling silver plates by Gianmaria Buccellati.
These small plates features a smooth polished finish with a globe design at the center of each plate.
Measures approx 5 3/8...
Category
20th Century Italian Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Silver Plate Skyscraper Plate or Tray by Richard Meier for Swid Powell
By Swid Powell
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine silver plated plate or tray.
Designed by Richard Meier for Swid Powell.
Swid Powell was the highly acclaimed New York City based tableware company founded by Nan Swid...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Kaj Bloomqvist Scandinavian 1970's Patinated Cast Bronze Bowl, Finland
Located in Orimattila, FI
Kai (J) Bloomqvist Scandinavian Modern Patinated Cast Bronze Bowl, Finland, 1970's
Kaj Blomqvist is a Finnish designer who has designed, among other things, glass and silver objects. Blomqvist has worked as a designer at Kumela glass factory, among others. He was inspired by, among other things, Finland's pure nature, especially the barren rocky landscapes of the Southern Finland archipelago, as well as the rest of the archipelago's nature
The Silver Sugar Shovels shown in the picture are for sale as a separate item.
They were created by Pekka Piekäinen Finland
Category
Late 20th Century Finnish Modernist Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Bronze
Sterling Silver Anniversary Gift Cups Set of 12
Located in Montreal, QC
Set of 12 Sterling Silver Anniversary Gift Cups, stamped at the base, made in India c. 1980 ,measures about 3 1/2" H x 2 1/2" in diameter. Weight about 800 Gr. Good Condition.
Category
1980s Indian Anglo-Indian Vintage Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Art Nouveau Bailey Banks & Biddle Sterling Silver Tulip Flower Bud Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique sterling silver bud vase.
In the form of a single tall tulip emerging from a monogrammed circular base.
Retailed by B...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Cachepot, Italy
Located in Firenze, IT
This sterling silver cachepot has been manufactured by a well-known silversmith in Florence, Italy. It represents a fruit chain which perfectly meets the Italian style.
Category
20th Century Italian Renaissance Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Mint Julep Cups and Tray
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Group of six Mid 20th Century sterling mint julep cups and tray. Square tray with beaded perimeter and six cups total including four by Alvin, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Denmark Cactus Sterling Silver Napkin Ring 81A w/Mono #19423
By Georg Jensen
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Sterling silver napkin by Georg Jensen Denmark in the Cactus pattern, #81A, with monogram.
Monogram appears to be BB
Created by long-time Jensen designer Gunorph Albertus, the Cactus pattern was introduced in 1930 and features an Art Deco cactus blossom design. Hallmarks date this piece to circa 1925-32.
Measures approx 9/16" wide, opening measures approx 1 15/16" x 15/16"
Weighs approx 40.1g, 25.8dwt.
Marked GA GEORG JENSEN in crown topped dotted oval DENMARK STERLING GI 925S in dotted circle...
Category
20th Century Danish Art Deco Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Natural Myanmar Green Jadeite Carved Fish Ink Plate Ash Tray Plate
Located in Kowloon, HK
Add a touch of elegance to your daily life with this stunning jadeite ash tray/small plate/bowl, hand-carved using traditional techniques from natural Type-A Myanmar green jadeite. E...
Category
1990s Artist Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Jade
A Rectangular Fabergé Cut Glass & Silver Tray
By Fabergé
Located in London, GB
A rectangular Fabergé cut glass & silver tray, silver circular laurel wreath and bow handles, fluted silver rim with a cross relief on either side, cut glass tray...
Category
Early 1900s Russian Russian Empire Antique Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
Antique European Pheasant Bird Board Table Decoration solid 835 Silver 271gr
Located in SE
Antique European table pheasant in solid 835 Silver dating to ca. 1930s -1940s .
Realistically modeled in the form of a Pheasant hen with fine and sharp details reproducing realisti...
Category
Early 20th Century European Aesthetic Movement Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
Antique Sterling Silver "Only A Thimble Full" Liquor Measure or Jigger
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique sterling silver liquor measure or jigger.
In the form of an over-sized silver thimble.
Engraved around the rim "Only a Thimble Full". ...
Category
20th Century Unknown Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Tiffany & Co Sterling Silver Curved Handle Loop Baby Spoon with Mono #16853
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Sterling silver baby spoon with curved loop handle by Tiffany & Co with monogram.
Monogram appears to be AR
Timeless small baby/child feeding spoon featuring a curved loop handle. ...
Category
20th Century Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Whiting Engraved Sterling Silver Powder Jar with Integral Spoon
By Whiting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique silver powder jar.
By Whiting Manufacturing Co.
In sterling silver with an integral gilded spoon in the lid.
With intricate engraved dec...
Category
Early 20th Century American Aesthetic Movement Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Asprey & Co Georgian Style Sterling Silver Wine Funnel
By Asprey
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine English sterling silver wine funnel.
By Asprey & Co.
The funnel consists of three pieces - the funnel, the spout, and an interior ring that sits where the two connect.
Sim...
Category
Late 20th Century English Georgian Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Tiffany & Co Colonial Sterling Silver Berry Serving Spoon Mono 9 1/8" #20370
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Sterling silver berry casserole serving spoon by Tiffany & Co in the Colonial pattern with monogram.
Monogram appears to be HFF
A large serving spoon in the Colonial pattern, desig...
Category
20th Century Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Abstract Candle Holder Jorma Laine Turun Hopea Finland 7pcs. Brass
Located in Orimattila, FI
Abstract Candle holder Jorma Laine Turun Hopea Finland 7pcs.
Very special Candlesticks.
Hard to find these anywhere anymore.
Jorma Laine (1930-2002) was a Finnish jewelry designer, whose work in bronze and silver (more seldom gold) is easily recognizable. He developed a style of his own, very modernistic and often abstract, throughout the 60’s and 70’s.
He was born on the 10th of July 1930, as the only son to his working class parents. Already at a young age he was gifted and spent most of his time drawing. After primary school, he attended the renowned art college Turun Piirustuskoulu (Turku Art School).
During his illustrious career, he had his own company, Silver-Laine, but is perhaps best known for the designs he did for Turun Hopea. He also designed silver jewelry for Kultateollisuus. Later on, after a successful career in jewelry design, he retired to his cabin in the forest where he led a hermitlike life until his death by heart attack on the 27th of December 2002, 72 years old.
Jorma Laine was during the 1960s and 1970s one of the foremost jewellery designers who created his own field within Finnish jewellery with his unique designs. Laine's jewellery can be perceived as stories about nature and its creatures and the human and different cultures.
Laine graduated from Suomen Kultasepät Oy's (later Kultateollisuus) private goldsmith school in Turku in 1950 and worked for the firm until the mid-1950s, after which he started working for Kultasepät Salovaara in Turku. 1963 Laine returned to Kultateollisuus as its chief designer and worked there until 1969.
During this period Laine founded his own firm and workshop Lai-For Koru. In 1972 Laine moved over to Turun Hopea as their chief designer and worked there until his retirement in 1985.
Nature and works of art greatly inspired laine. He was especially fascinated by South and Central American works of art, cave paintings and the décor on Sami hand drums...
Category
Late 20th Century Finnish Modernist Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Brass
Tiffany & Co Sterling Silver Set of 2 Nut Dishes #18400
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Tiffany & Co Sterling Silver Set of 2 Nut Dishes
This beautiful set of 2 nut dishes were created by amazing designer Tiffany & Co from sterling silver and are both engraved "McK"!
...
Category
20th Century Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Flatware Set Grande Baroque Patented by Wallace in 1941, 5 Place
Located in Surfside, FL
GRANDE BAROQUE Sterling Silver Flatware Set, patented by Wallace in 1941- Over 7500 grams (242 troy ounces) of sterling silver.The most desirable and complete set to entertain your ...
Category
20th Century Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Beer Mugs with Horse Decoration, Made in Finland
Located in Orimattila, FI
Sterling Silver Beer Mugs with Horse decoration.
Manufacturer: Kultaniemi Oy, which operated in Tampere from 1973-1977.
Handmade. 1975
Made in Finlan...
Category
1970s Finnish Modernist Vintage Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Edwardian 18k Gold Snuff Box/Pill Box with Heart Motif and Birds
Located in Bloomington, MN
Exquisite Edwardian 18k Gold Snuff Box/Pill Box with Heart Motif and Birds
This extremely rare Edwardian-era snuff box, doubling as a matchbox or modern-day pill box, is a masterwor...
Category
Early 20th Century Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Set of 8 Tiffany & Co Shell & Thread Sterling Silver Oval Soup Spoons 7" #19064
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Set of 8 sterling silver Oval Bowl Soup Spoons in the Shell & Thread pattern by Tiffany & Co.
No monogram
The Shell & Thread pattern was introduced in 1905 and continues to be one ...
Category
20th Century Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Syrup Jug with Crystal Body
Located in New York, NY
Exquisite Materials & Design
Sterling Silver Top
Featuring a marked sterling lid and handle, the jug’s top portion exhibits the gleaming luster associated with high-quality silver. I...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Retro Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Crystal, Silver, Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Denmark Cactus Sterling Silver Baby Fork w/Mono #19469
By Georg Jensen
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Sterling silver baby fork by Georg Jensen Denmark in the Cactus pattern with monogram.
Monogram appears to be BB
Created by long-time Jensen designer Gunorph Albertus, the Cactus p...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Water Pitcher with Foundry Marks
Located in New York, NY
A Refined Touch for Your Table or Collection
Enhance your serveware collection with this sterling silver water pitcher, featuring foundry marks on the bottom to confirm its authenti...
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Korean 99% Fine Silver Gold Gilt Condiment Bowls Spoons Tray Set with Box #20964
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Korean 999 fine silver with gold gilt accents condiment bowls, spoons and tray set with green velvet box.
No monogram or engraving.
Made of high quality 99% pure silver, this beaut...
Category
20th Century Korean Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Gold, Silver
Silver Tapio Wirkkala Art 1959
Located in Orimattila, FI
Silver Tapio Wirkkala Art 1959
Tapio Wirkkala (1915-1985) rose to world fame in the early 1950s following the breakthrough of Finnish industrial design. He was an exceptionally prol...
Category
1950s Finnish Modernist Vintage Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
Alfredo Sciarrotta Modernist Mid-Century Handmade Sterling Silver Leaf Bowl
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine American Modernist leaf bowl.
In sterling silver.
By Alfredo Sciarotta.
With an organic edge, 'stem' tab handle, and ball feet.
Handmade in Sciarrotta's silver shop and r...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modernist Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mid-Century Modern Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Cocktail Jigger or Measure
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine sterling silver cocktail jigger.
By Tiffany & Co.
With a gold wash and stepped, conical sides.
Model no. 22714
Simply a great Tiffany cocktail jigger!
Date:
Mid-20th Cen...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver, Gilt Metal
Pair of Kurt Matzdorf Modernist Handwrought Sterling Silver Candlesticks
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine pair of modernist sterling silver candlesticks.
Handmade by the renowned silversmith Kurt Matzdorf.
The surface of the silver shows a varied texture almost like a variegatio...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modernist Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Russian 875 Silver Gilt Set: Beaker Cups, Coffee Cup & Saucer. Weight: 286gr.
Located in MELBOURNE, AU
Russian Hallmarked 875 Silver Gilt Set,
comprising of finely decorated in floral motif coffee cup
(35mm high) & saucer (with diameter of 11cm),
bearing Russian hallmarks, stamp & ...
Category
1950s Russian Retro Vintage Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
Silver Tapio Wirkkala Art 1961
Located in Orimattila, FI
Silver Tapio Wirkkala Art 1961
Tapio Wirkkala (1915-1985) rose to world fame in the early 1950s following the breakthrough of Finnish industrial design. He was an exceptionally prol...
Category
1960s Modern Vintage Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
Antique Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Owl Salt & Pepper Shakers Model No. 36A
By Georg Jensen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine pair of figural silver salt & pepper shakers.
By Georg Jensen.
In sterling silver.
Model. no. 36A.
Designed by Georg Jensen.
Each modeled as an owl perched on a ribbed b...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Modern Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
813H Silver Handmade Finland 1974-75 Pekka Turtiainen Design Vodka Set
Located in Orimattila, FI
813 Silver Handmade Finland 1974-75 Pekka Turtiainen Design Vodka set.
Inside of the items are gilded.
Vintage Set of Silver
A real eye-catcher, the ...
Category
1970s Finnish Modernist Vintage Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
Boxed Semi-Circular English Sterling Silver Napkin Ring by John Rose
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine vintage English napkin ring.
In sterling silver.
Marked for John Rose of Birmingham and 1969.
Of a semi-circular shape with bright-cut decoration to all sides.
Together wi...
Category
1960s English Vintage Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique and Vintage Silver, Flatware and Silver Plate
While early utensils were often shaped from clay, wood or bone, silversmiths later crafted flatware from precious metal. In the 19th century, mass production of electroplated flatware made silver utensils accessible to the middle class. Now, antique and vintage silver, flatware and silver-plate objects for dining and the home are heritage pieces reflecting this history of design.
Silver spoons were so prized in 15th-century England that people would travel with the valuable utensils. Forks in the 17th century were frequently made with steel and likewise only available to the upper class. Silver flatware continued to be produced in small workshops in the 18th century and was a luxury reserved for the elite. When George I came to the throne in 1714, the silver dining service — including plates, dishes, soup tureens, chargers and sauceboats — became all-important.
Innovative manufacturing techniques such as the electroplating process in the 19th century would transform silversmithing with industrialization. Sheffield plate was used from 1750 to 1880 and involved a fusion method to fabricate everything from knife handles to serveware. French industrial chemist Henri de Ruolz discovered a gilding and silver-plating process for metals in 1841, with the silver-like results so celebrated that Napoleon III ordered a 3,000-piece flatware set. The expansion of table service in the Victorian era also led to an increasing number of flatware and serving pieces in a canteen, or cutlery chest, all with specific uses, from toast forks to butter picks.
While affordable metal flatware is widely available today, historic brands including Gorham Manufacturing Company — whose legendary contribution to the history of silver making started in 1831 — and Christofle continue the tradition of silver and silver-plate flatware.
Browse 1stDibs for both antique and contemporary silver, flatware and silver-plate objects in a range of elegant designs to enhance your dining table.