$3,500
Two Silver Trays
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Two Silver Trays Couple silver trays with a scene of little boys in a vineyard. From the 18th century, in Nuremberg, Germany. Total weight: 705 grams
Silver
Lugano City Collection Silver Teaspoon with Figurine
Located in Neguri, Vizcaya
Lugano City Collection Silver Teaspoon with Figurine Length 3.93in / 10cm Width 0.82in / 2.1cm Weight 9.4gr PRADERA is a second generation of a family run business jewelers of reference in Spain, with a large track record being official distributers of prime European jewelry...
Silver
Las Vegas Collection Silver Teaspoon
Located in Neguri, Vizcaya
Las Vegas Collection Silver Teaspoon Length 4.29in / 10.9cm Width 0.78in / 2cm Weight 9gr PRADERA is a second generation of a family run business je...
Silver
Boston Collection Silver Teaspoon
Located in Neguri, Vizcaya
Boston Collection Silver Teaspoon Length 3.54in / 9cm Width 0.78in / 2cm Weight 7.5gr PRADERA is a second generation of a family run business jewele...
Silver
Inverness Collection Souvenir Silver Teaspoon with child in cross
Located in Neguri, Vizcaya
Inverness Silver Teaspoon Length 3.38in / 8.6cm Width 0.90in / 2.3cm Weight 10.3gr PRADERA is a second generation of a family run business jewelers of reference in Spain, with a l...
Silver
Antigua Collection Silver Teaspoon
Located in Neguri, Vizcaya
Antigua Collection Silver Teaspoon Length 3.70in / 9.4cm Width 0.78in / 2cm Weight 12gr PRADERA is a second generation of a family run business jewe...
Silver
$599Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Lovely Queen Elizabeth ii Sterling Silver Candlesticks, Birmingham, 1972
Located in GB
Wimbledon Furniture We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of Elizabeth II 1972 Sterling silver candlesticks A nice decorative pair, Birmingham made and very elegant ...
Sterling Silver
$240Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Silver Spoon Galt Vintage Estate Item Silverware Kitchenware Pre-Owned
Located in Tysons, VA
Around 0.80 oz.
Silver
$272Sale Price|20% Off
Lovely Antique Cut Glass Crystal Decanter Jug Brandy Sterling Hanging Label 1974
Located in GB
Wimbledon-Furniture Wimbledon-Furniture is delighted to offer for sale sublime cut glass crystal decanter with sterling silver Brandy hanging label A good looking and decorative pi...
Sterling Silver
Silver handmade box keepsake box ruby box
Located in Boca Raton, FL
One of a kind made by hand silver box with natural rubies in silver, so many details and perfect for keeping small items. *Item will come with a beautiful packaging and certificate ...
Ruby, Silver
William IV Sterling Silver Wine Funnel
Located in Brisbane City, QLD
This sterling silver wine funnel dates to the reign of William IV and is what we call a 'marriage' of two pieces. The two separating pieces are each hallmarked for a different maker,...
Silver, Sterling Silver
Small Engraved Plate
Located in Geneva, CH
Small metal plate. Engraved. Signed Habis. Diameter: 10.70 centimeters. Weight: 103.50 grams.
$1,600 / set
Vintage Locking Liquor Carafes, circa 1900s
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Matched pair of pressed glass liquor carafes in chrome carrier with lock - safe from the butler and maid. From a ranch in Montana. PERIOD: First quarter...
English Glass and Sterling Cocktail Shaker
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
English sterling silver and glass cocktail shaker. Hallmarked Birmingham 1951 - 1952 by John Grinsell & Sons. Vasiform glass body decorated with a diamond cut band...
Sterling Silver
$720Sale Price|60% Off
Original 19th Century German Schierholz Porcelain Centerpiece With Boy and Girl
Located in New York, NY
The Following Item we are offering is a Rare and Important Estate German Porcelain Floral Antique 19th Century German Schierholz Porcelain Centerpiece Compote with a Boy and a Girl. ...
$1,500Sale Price|50% Off
Rare Original Italian Aureliano Toso Dino Martens Large Swirl Gold Red Vase
Located in New York, NY
The Following Item we are offering is this Rare Important Estate Aureliano Toso Dino Martens Spiraling Vase. The Beautiful Vase in Clear Glass Internally Decorated with Random Splash...
$2,750Sale Price|50% Off
Important Heavy 19th C Moser French Glass Bohemian Ruby Red Stencil Floral Vase
Located in New York, NY
The Following Item we are Offering is A Magnificent Rare 19th Century Bohemian Ruby Red Vase, attributed to Moser. Vase has a Beautiful Swirls of Red and Clear Swags with Outstanding...
$1,500Sale Price|50% Off
Exquisite Antique European Emerald Diamond Cut Facet Glass Vase with Maidens
Located in New York, NY
The Following Item we are offering is a Beautiful and Rare Exquisite Hand Cut Glass Vase of Elongated ovoid Form decorated with Gilt Highlighted Classical Figures on a Swirling Groun...
Crystal, Gold
Antique Silver Teaspoon Galt Vintage Estate Classic Capitol Washington DC
Located in Tysons, VA
Antique Silver Teaspoon Galt Vintage Estate Classic Capitol Washington DC
Silver
Antique Silver Spoon Galt Vintage Estate Item Silverware Eagle DC Capitol Symbol
Located in Tysons, VA
Around 0.30 oz
Silver
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.