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Silver, Flatware and Silverplate For Sale
Silver bird statue heavy bird table decoration
Located in Jupiter, FL
Interesting bird statue, 100% silver, not sure what the bird is, maybe a peacock. This is a beautiful table or shelf decoration for home or office!
WHAT YOU GET AT STAMPAR JEWELERS:...
Category
20th Century Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
Sterling Silver Flatware Set Burgundy, Ptd in 1949 by Reed & Barton, 5 Place Set
Located in Surfside, FL
BURGUNDY Sterling Silver Flatware set, patented in 1949 by REED & BARTON- 5 Place setting (double tea spoons) for 18 + 3 serving piec...
Category
20th Century Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Crystal, Gold
Rare Early 1900'S Bronze Tazza Centerpiece With Bronze Man and Woman Portrait
Located in New York, NY
The Following Item we are offering is an Exqusite Dore Bronze Tazza with a Portrait of a Man and Woman, Circa Early 1900's. Beautifully done with Fine Detail and signed on Reverse.
...
Category
20th Century Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Bronze
Sterling Silver Flatware Set Cameo by Reed & Barton, Patented 1959, 7 Place Set
Located in Surfside, FL
CAMEO sterling silver flatware set by REED & BARTON, patented 1959- 6 place set for 12 (double tea spoons) with 8 serving pieces.PLACE SETTING: 12 dinner knife (9")- 12 dinner fork (7 1/2")- 12 salad fork (6 3/4")- 11 oyster fork (5 1/2")- 12 oval soup spoon (6 3/4")- 24 tea spoon (6 1/4") 11 butter knife (6 1/2")-- SERVING PIECES: 2 pieces carving set (Kife:11"- Fork: 9 1/4")- Table spoon (8 f1/2")- Slotted table...
Category
20th Century Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique J.G Ltd Heavy 925 Sterling Silver Hand Chase Cream Pitcher Pot
Located in Houston, TX
Brand: J.G Ltd
Metal Type: 925 Sterling Silver
Width: 5.50 inches
Diameter: 2.00 inches
Height: 5.00 inches
Weight: 333.17 grams
Silver antique cream pitcher...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Modern Italian 800 Silver Round Tureen with Domed Lid
Located in Bergamo, BG
Contemporary round tureen crafted in Italian 800 silver, featuring a sleek, polished design with a domed lid and an elegant spherical finial. The clean lines and mirror-like finish e...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
Smooth Silver Pitcher with Wooden Handle by Argenteria Fiorentina (1900)
Located in Bergamo, BG
Elegant smooth pitcher crafted in 800 silver, produced by Argenteria Fiorentina in 1900. The minimalist, clean lines are enhanced by a solid wooden handle that contrasts beautifully ...
Category
20th Century Italian Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
Royal Danish Sterling Silver Mayonnaise Bowl 8 1/8" and Underplate NO MONO
Located in New York, NY
Elegant sterling silver mayonnaise bowl with attached underplate. This refined piece is crafted entirely from sterling silver. The bowl features a smooth, polished surface with a gen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Rare Important Gorgeous Sevres / Dresden Style Porcelain Floral Shopping Bag
Located in New York, NY
The following Item we are offering is a Spectacular Handpainted Sevres Style / Dresden Style Porcelain Shopping Bag/ Basket with Intricate Colorful Floral Motifs outside and inside o...
Category
20th Century Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Grande Baroque Sterling Silver Flatware Set by Wallace, Patented in 1941
Located in Surfside, FL
"GRANDE BAROQUE" Sterling Silver Flatware Set by Wallace, patented in 1941. 6 place setting for 12 + 3 serving pieces. Over 3200 grams of Stering Silve...
Category
20th Century Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Exquisite 19th Century Austrian Handpainted Royal Vienna Portrait Vase Urn
Located in New York, NY
The Following Pieces we are Offering is a Magnificent Royal Vienna Austrian Porcelain Centerpiece Urn Vase with Handels. Vase has 6 small raised gilted flowers with Portraits of a Be...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Vintage American Woodside Sterling Co. Compote Silver Bowl
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
Vintage American Woodside Sterling Co. Compote Silver Bowl
Maker: Woodside Sterling Co. (Hallmark "W" with #307)
Maker Danish Style Leave Design
Good Con...
Category
20th Century American Modern Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Small Engraved Plate
Located in Geneva, CH
Small metal plate.
Engraved.
Signed Habis.
Diameter: 10.70 centimeters.
Weight: 103.50 grams.
Category
Late 20th Century European Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Howard & Co. Sterling Silver Heavy Displayable Cigarette Case w/ Tray
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
Howard & Co. Sterling Silver Heavy Displayable Cigarette Case w/ Tray
Gorgeous Displayable Cigarette Case with Included Tray
Case Opens Flat and Hinges Expose the Tray for Display
Di...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Rare 19th Century Austrian Royal Vienna Vase with Women Outdoors Playing Harp
Located in New York, NY
The Following Item we are Offering is a Very Fine Magnificent Royal Vienna Austrian Porcelain Footed Vase. Vase has a Portrait of Maidens Outdoors enjoying Music watching...
Category
19th Century Antique Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Exquisite French Floral Scroll Handpainted Sevres Style Limoges Cake Centerpiece
Located in New York, NY
The Following Item that we are offering is A Rare and Impressive Magnificent and Exquisite Rare Large Handpainted Sevres Style Limoges Stamped Porcelain Cake Plate Server Centerpiece...
Category
20th Century Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Antique Sterling Silver Horse Case
Located in New York, NY
Solid heavy gauge sterling silver hinged box with white enamel horse head portrait. Original lemon gilt interior. 3 1/4" x 2 1/4" x 1/4".
Alice ...
Category
1910s German Vintage Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
Big and Heavy Sterling Silver Fruit, Flower Bowl, Basket, Hazorfim, Judaica
Located in Berlin, DE
Big and very heavy sterling silver fruit bowl, basket. Hazorfim.
Beautiful decoration object.
Category
20th Century Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Pair of Estate Handpainted Grape Leaf Floral Centerpiece Vases
Located in New York, NY
The following Item We are offering is a Spectacular Pair of Estate Handpainted European Grape Leaf Floral Centerpiece Urns/ Vases. Very Finely and Exquisitely Detailed. Excellent Co...
Category
19th Century French Antique Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Victorian Sterling Silver Dish / Tray, Hallmarked Birmingham 1892
Located in Canterbury, England
This pretty victorian dish/tray is in excellent condition, with embossed edging. This piece is Hallmarked Birmingham 1892, and measures 110mm x 95 mm.
Category
1890s British Antique Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Rare Important 19th Century Museum Qty 3 Piece Russian Sterling Silver Tea Set
By Unbranded
Located in New York, NY
The Following Item that we are Offering is this RARE 19th Century Russian Sterling Silver Tea Set. Each Piece is Stamped and Signed "84" and Labeled 1901. Set is Outstandingly done w...
Category
19th Century European Antique Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Rare 19th Century Diamond Hand Cut Crystal Amethyst Purple Wine Cognac Decanter
Located in New York, NY
The Following Item we are offering is a Rare Estate Faceted Clear and Purple Hand Cut Etched Glass Decanter with Matching Bottle Top. Circa 19th Century. Taken from a Grand New York ...
Category
Early 20th Century Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Crystal, Amethyst
Gorgeous, Unique Coin Silver Repousse Water Pitcher by Lincoln & Foss ~1850s
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
Gorgeous, Unique Coin Silver Repousse Water Pitcher by Lincoln & Foss
Beautiful Coin Silver Pitcher by American Silversmith Lincoln & Foss
Feat...
Category
1850s American Early Victorian Antique Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
"Waltz of Spring" Sterling Silver Flatware Set Patented by Wallace in 1952-6
Located in Surfside, FL
WALTZ OF SPRING Sterling Silver Flatware set by Wallace, patented in 1952. 6 place setting x 12 (minus 4 pieces) with 5 serving pieces. Over 2900 grams...
Category
20th Century Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Plymouth, Gorham, 5 Pieces Sterling Silver Tea and Coffee Set, Patented 1911
Located in Surfside, FL
PLYMOUTH, Gorham, 5 pieces sterling silver tea and coffee set. patented 1911. Total approx weight: 72.22 ounces troy .925 sterling silver. Coffee pot: 23.76 oz troy, teapot: 20.45 oz...
Category
20th Century Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Tiffany & Co. sterling silver scalloped saucer decorated with lilies of the valley
Located in BARI, IT
Silver saucer-dish decorated with floral motifs of lily of the valley throughout the rim. Engraving of initials on the bottom of the plate. Signed Tiffany & Co. It dates back to the ...
Category
Early 20th Century North American Art Deco Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set of 3 Abalone Fish Bottle Openers
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Set of three matching Alpaca fish bottle openers. Made with sterling silver and abalone shell overlay. Stylized pieces with comically large eyes and small bodies with knife attached ...
Category
Mid-20th Century South American Arts and Crafts Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
Deakin & Francis Sterling Silver Small Beaker Tumble Cup
Located in Birmingham, West Midlands
DEAKIN & FRANCIS, Piccadilly Arcade, London
This sterling silver with guilt plating interior beaker, also known as a tumble cup is the perfect barware accessory. Tumble cups were or...
Category
Early 2000s British Contemporary Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th Century Sterling Silver Flower Victorian Flask
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Victorian flask with overlaid sterling flower motif.
PERIOD: Last quarter 19th Century
ORIGIN: United States
SIZE: 4 1/2"H x 2 1/2"W
Barware, Flasks, Silver, Glass, Vintage, Antiqu...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Heather Sterling Silver Vintage Flower Repousse Candy Dish Nice!
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
Heather Sterling Silver Vintage Flower Repousse Candy Dish Nice!
Gorgeous Sterling Silver Candy dish by Heather Sterling
Heche in Mexico
5.125" in Diameter
Total Mass = 128.6 grams
...
Category
20th Century Mexican Artisan Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Francis I Sterling Silver Small Dish Bowl
Located in Surfside, FL
Vintage FRANCIS I sterling silver small dish bowl. Hallmarks: REED & BARTON STERLING X569 FRANCIS I. 8" diameter x 1 1/4" H.
Category
20th Century Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Estate Handpainted Grape Leaf Floral Centerpiece Porcelain Vases
Located in New York, NY
The Following Item we are offering is a Spectacular Pair of Estate Handpainted European Grape Leaf Floral Centerpiece Urns / Vases. Very Finely and Exquisitely Detailed. Excellent Co...
Category
20th Century Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
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...
Category
Early 19th Century American Antique Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Hector Aguilar Sterling Pie Server
Located in Darnestown, MD
Elegant and most unusual pie server by Hector Aguilar. The server measures 10 1/4 inches in length and 3 1/4" at the widest. The handle is beautifully thre...
Category
1940s Mexican Modernist Vintage Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Allan Adler Salad Servers
By Allan Adler
Located in Darnestown, MD
Modernist set of salad servers by Allan Adler in sterling and ebony. Streamlined and elegant. Spoon is 13" in length; fork is 12 7/8". Very good condition.
Category
1940s American Vintage Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Silver Sauce Pourer Spoons Set Galt Vintage Estate Classic Kitchenware
Located in Oakton, VA
3 sauce spoons (1.9 oz)
Category
1940s American Vintage Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
George III Garrard II Sterling Chamberstick
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
English George III sterling silver chamber candlestick by Robert Garrard II (1793 - 1881). Gadrooned border, ring handle, tray engraved with three arrows and ducal coronet, detachabl...
Category
19th Century British Antique Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
MOISEIKIN Silver Gold plated Giraffe Fork Gift
By MOISEIKIN
Located in Hong Kong, HK
An adorable luxurious Giraffe Fork from MOISEIKIN® is made of 925 sterling silver with indium, rhodium and careful gilding. Adding indium preserves the glossy look and its durability and a thin layer of metal from the platinum group - rhodium makes the fork more shiny. The handle (neck of the giraffe) is stylised as the shape of an animal’s neck, decorated with a pattern imitating the unique spotted skin.
Giraffe symbolise a wish for a child to grow big and tall as a giraffe. It is an adorable gift for a child. Also, this charming feature attracts anyone who likes a unique gift.
A spoon and a knife are also available in different pose. Please inquire for the availability.
*Caring our silver gold plated tableware...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Russian Contemporary Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Gold Plate, Silver
Moiseikin Silver Giraffe Spoon Gift for Baby and Children
By MOISEIKIN
Located in Hong Kong, HK
The Giraffe spoon of the MOISEIKIN® is made of 925 sterling silver with indium, rhodium and careful gilding. Adding indium preserves the glossy look and its durability and a thin layer of metal from the platinum group - rhodium makes the spoon more shiny. The handle of the spoon is stylised as the shape of an animal’s neck, decorated with a pattern imitating its spotted golden-silver skin and decorated with a silver head of a giraffe.
The tradition of giving a child a silver spoon for the appearance of the first milk tooth has long lived in Russia and other countries. It was considered "investment in a child's future."
A spoon is given as a sign that it’s time for the baby to move from mother’s milk to another meal. Usually teeth come out by 6 months, which coincides with the time of the beginning of feeding. The spoon “Giraffe” will help feed the baby a new meal for him. Thanks to the healing properties of silver, the spoon will have an antibacterial effect. “Grow big and tall...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Russian Contemporary Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Gold Plate, Silver
Tiffany & Co. Makers Sterling Silver Windham 8" Footed Cookie Plate 23117
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
Tiffany & Co. Makers Sterling Silver Windham 8" Footed Cookie Plate 23117
Gorgeous Tiffany & Co. Cookie Plate
Windham Pattern
8" Diameter
Footed Bottom
Makers #23117
Numbered 570/8...
Category
20th Century American Modern Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Silver Candle Sticks/Candelabras, Denmark c1937. Assay Master Johannes Siggaard.
Located in MELBOURNE, AU
Finds such as these Silver Candlesticks / Candelabras
by Danish silversmith Carl M Cohr,
assay master - Johannes Siggaard
are rare (especially in such fine condition)
Of Georg Jen...
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
Tiffany & Co. Asparagus Tongs
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Tiffany & Co. grapevine pattern sterling silver asparagus tongs. New York, c. 1907-1947. Reticulated in etched upper tong, monogrammed. 8" x 3", 6.45 troy ounces. Very neat serving p...
Category
Early 20th Century American Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Queen Mary Collection Silver Teaspoon with Figurine
Located in Bilbao, ES
Queen Mary Collection Silver Teaspoon with Figurine
Length 4.68in / 11.9cm
Width 0.86in / 2.2cm
Weight 8.1gr
PRADERA is a second generation of a family run business jewelers of ref...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
Reed & Barton Hampton Court 5 Piece Sterling Tea Set 81.16 Oz Troy
Located in Surfside, FL
Reed & Barton Hampton Court 5 piece Sterling Tea Set 81.16 oz troy. Coffee pot 24.92 oz troy, teapot 23.15 oz troy, sugar bowl w/lid 15.58 oz ...
Category
20th Century Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Silver Candle Goblet Galt Vintage Estate Classic Decoration Kitchenware
Located in Oakton, VA
7.1 oz
Category
1940s American Vintage Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
Tiffany Makers Sterling Silver Cabbage Leaf Platter 6" 25226
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
Tiffany Makers Sterling Silver Cabbage Leaf Platter 6" 25226
Gorgeous Tiffany Makers Sterling Silver Platter
Cabbage Leaf Design
Approximately...
Category
20th Century American Modern Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
George Richards & Edward Brown English Sterling Silver Crystal Inkstand C 1862
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Description: George John Richards & Edward Charles Brown English Sterling Silver Inkstand, 1862. Candle holder, twin crystal inkwells with silver mounts. Richards and Brown London s...
Category
1860s English Edwardian Antique Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Crystal, Silver, Sterling Silver
French Limoges Asparagus Service for Eight
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
French hand painted Limoges porcelain service for eight. One serving platter with eight plates. Marked "Limoges" on back of each piece. Great, condit...
Category
Early 20th Century French Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
LUCO heavy Hand Wrought Sterling Silver, 4 pieces Tea/coffee set
Located in Surfside, FL
LUCO heavy Hand Wrought Sterling Silver, 4 pieces Tea/coffee set, 1960's reproduction of 1792 English Tea/Coffee set. Over 63 troy ounces ...
Category
20th Century Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Beautiful 5-piece Gorham Sterling Silver Portsmouth Coffee & Tea Set 67.74 oz
Located in Surfside, FL
Beautiful 5-piece Gorham Sterling Portsmouth Coffee & Tea Set 67.74 oz troy. Teapot 19.93 oz troy, Coffee Pot 24.08 oz troy, Creamer 7.49 oz troy, Waste Bowl 7.72 oz troy & Sugar Bow...
Category
20th Century Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
"Grande Baroque" Sterling Silver Flatware Set by Wallace, Patented in 1941
Located in Surfside, FL
GRANDE BAROQUE, sterling silver flatware set, by Wallace, patented in 1941- TOTAL 76 Pieces. 5 Place setting for 12 with xtra (read descritption carefu...
Category
20th Century Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Magnificent Solid Silver Pair Candlesticks 720g Paris France Circa 1798 Georgian
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
A Magnificent Solid Silver Pair of Georgian Candlesticks.
PLEASE NOTE: These are not weighted to base, the weight is in Sterling Silver.
Dating from the first years when France bec...
Category
1790s French Edwardian Antique Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Primrose, Sterling Silver Flatware Set by International, Patented in 1936, Lunch
Located in Surfside, FL
PRIMROSE, sterling silver flatware set by International, patented in 1936. 165 total pieces, dinner & lunch set with 12 serving pieces, 153 troy ounceS of .925 sterling silver, (not counting any of the stainless steel blade pieces). PLACE SETTING: 10 dinner knife (9 1/2")- 12 dinner fork (8")- 12 place/lunch knife (8 5/8")- 12 place lunch/fork (7 1/4")- 9 salad fork (6")- 12 soup spoon (6 1/8")- 11 cream soup spoon (5 3/4")- 12 flat butter spreader (5 3/4")- 12 ice cream spoon (5 3/4')- 12 oyster fork (5 1/2")- 20 tea spoon (6")- 11 citrus spoon (5 7/8")- 8 demi tasse/espresso spoon...
Category
20th Century Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
3 Tiers Candelabra by Gorham, Sterling Silver
Located in Surfside, FL
Pair of sterling silver 3 tiers candelabra by Gorham. Heigth: 13 inches. Width: 12"- Botom diameter: 4 1/4".Lightly weighted on bottom. Over 1800 ...
Category
20th Century Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Charmaine Sterling Silver Flatware Set Ptd 1979 by International, 6 Place Set
Located in Surfside, FL
CHARMAINE sterling silver flatware set ptd 1979 by International.6 Place Set for 11 (some xtras) + 5 Serving pieces. PLACE SETTING:12 place knife (8 3/4")- 11 Place Fork (7 1/4")- 11 salad fork (6 3/4")- 12 oval soup spoon (7")- 12 butter knife (6")- 11 tea spoon (6")- SILVER PLATED SERVING PIECES (HALLMARKS: "1881 Roger ONEIDA LTD...
Category
20th Century Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Art Nouveau Cherub Repousse Silver Water Pitcher and Platter
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
Art Nouveau Design Featuring Naturalistic Fruiting 3-D Vines, Leaves and Roses. Ornate Handle with Cherub seated.
Ewer water pitcher hand crafted out of 900 Silver
Condition: Over a...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
Set of Four George III Sauce Tureens and Covers
Located in London, GB
A set of four George III sauce tureens and covers,the shaped octagonal urn form with angular handles, demi fluted bodies, the incurved dome covers with urn finials, engraved with cre...
Category
1790s British George III Antique 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.