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Silver, Flatware and Silverplate For Sale
Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Coquille Dishes
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Very nice set of five Tiffany & Co. small sterling silver coquille dishes made the first half 20th Century. Each piece stamped "Tiffany & Co Makers Sterling 22479."
PERIOD: First ha...
Category
Early 20th Century American Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
$1,000 / set
Faberge Feodor Ruckert Silver Enamel Rooster Charka Cup
By Fabergé
Located in San Francisco, CA
Feodor Rückert was a German-born silver and gold artisan who became famous not only in his own right but became known as one of Fabergé's most talented enamelists. The height of his career came right at the very end of his life when he incorporated themes from Russian folklore...
Category
Early 20th Century Russian Russian Empire Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Silver Pocket Knife Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Finland
Located in Orimattila, FI
Silver Pocket Knife Helsinki Olympic Stadium Finland
Shells in silver.
Helsinki Olympic Stadium.
Probably made for the 1952 Olympics.
Silver 813h
T...
Category
1950s Finnish Modern Vintage Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
Pair of Antique English Sheffield Silverplate Wine or Champagne Coolers
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine pair of antique English wine coolers.
Each wine cooler is plated with silver on copper, has a gadrooned top rim, tops and liners ...
Category
19th Century British Neoclassical Antique Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Twelve Georgian Sterling Silver Soup Plates
Located in London, GB
Twelve Georgian sterling silver soup plates, six with the mark of Richard Carter, Daniel Smith, and Robert Sharp, London, 1778, five with t...
Category
18th Century British George III Antique Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set of 4 Rare Philadelphia R&W Wilson Coin Silver Footed Salt Cellars
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine set of 4 silver salt cellars.
By R&W Wilson.
In coin silver.
With shell shaped bowls supported on shaped feet.
Each with an "AR" monogram.
Simply...
Category
Early 19th Century American Empire Antique Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver, Gilt Metal
Antique Art Deco Georg Jensen Parallel Sterling Silver Table Bell No. 247
By Georg Jensen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very fine Georg Jensen sterling silver table bell.
Made to match the Parallel flatware pattern from 1931.
Model #247
Designed by Oscar Gundlach-Pedersen.
Simply a wonderful Georg Jensen bell...
Category
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Buccellati Silver Double Handle Bowl
By Buccellati
Located in New York, NY
Buccellati silver double handle bowl, circa 1900s
A magnificent work of handmade sterling silver bowl, featuring double handles and flowers motif; marked Buccellati, Made in Italy, ...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Pair of Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Pierced Compotes or Tazzas with Wild Roses
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine pair of compotes or tazzas.
By Tiffany & Co.
In sterling silver.
With borders decorated with cast wild roses & leafwork and openwork branches & stems that comprise the rims...
Category
20th Century American Gilded Age Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Rare Set of 9 Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Vine Pattern Butter Pats
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An extremely rare set of sterling silver butter pats.
In the Vine pattern decorated with raised poppies and other flowers around the rim's edge.
By Tiffany & Co.
Monogrammed to t...
Category
Early 1900s Unknown Modern Antique Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Elkington & Co Neoclassical Revival Silver Plated Five-Light Candelabra
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rare pair of Victorian Neoclassical Revival silver plated candelabra by Elkington & Co.
Each candelabrum has a fluted column that rests on three paw feet that also support anthemi...
Category
19th Century British Neoclassical Antique Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Jean Despres 1889-1980 by Philippe Guegan (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This beautifully illustrated book was written because at that time there was no monograph in either French or English devoted to this important Jeweller/Silversmith. As it says in th...
Category
20th Century Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Rare Beautiful HEAVY 19th C Spaulding & Co Sterling Silver 925 Compote Tazza
Located in New York, NY
The Following Item we are offering is a Rare Important Gorgeous Rococo Spaulding Sterling Silver Compote Bowl. Bowl is comprised with Large Finely Set Flowers intertwined throughout....
Category
19th Century European Antique Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
$1,250 Sale Price
50% Off
Antique Tiffany & Co Sterling Silver Persian Acid-Etched Serving Tray/Cake Stand
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine cake stand or footed serving tray.
By Tiffany & Co.
In sterling silver.
With a Persian pattern or Islamic style ornate acid-etched design.
Fully hallmarked to the reverse....
Category
Early 20th Century American Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Spanish Galleon 1715 Fleet mint coin COLLECTORS PIECE
Located in Jupiter, FL
Very special coin, listed under photos all documents please review them, this is 1715 Fleet coin absolutely astonishing piece of history.
WHAT YOU GET AT S...
Category
17th Century Antique Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
$5,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Christofle Silverplate Baguette Manche a Gigot Lamb Shank / Roast Holder
By Christofle
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Manche a Gigot bone holder.
By Christofle et Cie.
In silver plate.
In the Baguette pattern.
With an embossed medallion or wreath to ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Super rare Vintage Asprey Sterling Silver Tastevin Wine Taster
By Asprey
Located in Troy, MI
For the wine connoisseur / enthusiast! You will be delighted with this beautiful "tastevin" or wine taster with stylized coiled snake handle with original box! Engraved AMJ. Asprey i...
Category
1990s English Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Doris Fish Silver Ornament
Located in Firenze, IT
Doris Fish Silver Ornament is completely produced in Florence, Italy.
There are two models you can choose from.
Giuliano Foglia is the artist who chi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver, Silver
Georg Jensen Denmark Sterling Silver Handle Acorn Cheese Plane #21189
By Georg Jensen
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Georg Jensen Denmark sterling silver handle stainless blade cheese plane in the Acorn pattern.
No monogram.
The Acorn pattern was introduced in 1915 as a collaboration between Geor...
Category
20th Century Art Nouveau Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Tiffany & Co. 925 Sterling Silver Creamer 6393 M 3299 Classic Handle
Located in Houston, TX
Brand: Tiffany & Co.
Metal Type: 925 Sterling Silver
Width: 3.50 inches
Height: 2.75 inches
Depth: 2.00 inches
Weight: 91.33 grams
Silver antique, Tiffany & Co. 925 Sterling S...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Set of 8 Old or Antique Japanese .950 Sterling Silver Cordials
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine set of 8 Japanese silver cordials.
In .950 sterling silver fineness.
Perfect for an evening's Aperitif or your favorite Sake!
Date:
20th Cent...
Category
20th Century Japanese Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Crested English Victorian Sterling Silver Salt Cellars by Hunt & Roskell
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very fine pair of Victorian sterling silver salt cellars.
By Hunt & Roskell - the successors to Storr, Mortimer, and Hunt.
With scrolled feet, lobed bodies, and a ribbed rim.
Si...
Category
19th Century British Early Victorian Antique Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Fabergé, Silver Table Centerpiece with Red Glass, St. Petersburg, 1893
By Fabergé
Located in Heerlen, NL
An 875/000 silver (84 Zolotniks) table centerpiece consisting of a silver base and stem with a round red glass bowl.
Height of the center piece: 24.5 cm. diameter of the red glass: 2...
Category
Late 19th Century Russian Arts and Crafts Antique Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
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 pink, silver, bla...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Arts and Crafts Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
CARTIER Pocket Make Up Hand Mirror with Leather Case Sterling Silver Lapis
By Cartier
Located in Switzerland, CH
CARTIER pocket hand mirror with leather case
A very rare and limited piece
925 Sterling Silver with Lapis stone detail
Looks like a sea shell - such a special piece!
The front has a mirror
Ideal gift for any Cartier fan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Sterling Silver
Set of Six Nicholas I Russian Silver Nielloed Teaspoons by Dmitriev, 1851
Located in St. Catharines, ON
From the Romanov era, period of Tsar Nicholas I, in gilded silver, each fig-shaped bowl decorated with nielloed scrolling foliage on stippled ground, the tapered stem with baluster f...
Category
Late 19th Century Russian Victorian Antique Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
Italian .800 Silver Fountain of Neptune by Eugenio & Angelo Orefice
Located in Brisbane City, QLD
This monumental table fountain was made in Italy during the mid 20th Century and is crafted from silver. The piece has been forged from 800 purity silver (Italian standard) in Milan,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
One-off Black Diamond and Pearl "Domino" Game set in 925 Solid Silver
By Rosior
Located in Porto, PT
Rosior by Manuel Rosas Contemporary "Domino" Draw Game manufactured in Solid Sterling Silver and setted with:
- 168 Black Diamonds with 33,27 ct;
- 1 pearl in the center of each piec...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Contemporary Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Black Diamond, Pearl, Silver, Sterling Silver
Carrs Silver, England Sterling Silver Straight Bottle Coaster - new in box
Located in Mount Kisco, NY
New in box, fine straight bottle coaster crafted by Carrs Silver, Sheffield England. Designed and manufactured by prestigious silverware maker, Ron Carrs who founded his own company ...
Category
2010s British Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
1905 Pair of Candle Holders Neoclassical Corinthian Columns / 372 gr
Located in SE
A pair of 1905 Empire Styled solid Sterling Silver candlesticks.
Well ornamented neoclassical Corinthian columns decorated with crisp and detailed ribbon swags, garlands and acanthu...
Category
Early 1900s Swedish Classical Greek Antique Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Silver Tapio Wirkkala Art 1967, 12 Pieces of Ashtrays
Located in Orimattila, FI
Silver Tapio Wirkkala Art 1967. 12 pieces of Ashtrays
They would also work great as an appetizer served as bowls.
See example pictures.
916H Silver.
Maker ...
Category
1960s Finnish Modernist Vintage Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
Pair of Angelo Mangiarotti Italian Modern Sterling Silver Vases for Cleto Munari
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine pair of Italian modernist vases.
In hand-hammered sterling silver.
Designed by Angelo Mangiarotti.
Produced by Cleto Munari in an edi...
Category
1980s Italian Modernist Vintage Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
$7,160 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Vintage Tiffany & Co. Gilt Sterling Silver Knife Rest
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine vintage knife rest.
By Tiffany & Co.
In gilt sterling silver.
Manufactured by Blackinton Silver Co.
Fully hallmarked.
Simply a wonderful Tif...
Category
Early 20th Century American Retro Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver, Gilt Metal
Set of 4 Tall Matched Regency Style Silver Plated Candlesticks
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine set of 4 matching silver plated candlesticks.
In the Regency style.
Having an oval form with shaped candlecups, fluted sides, and a stepped base.
Each has a felt padded b...
Category
20th Century Unknown Modern Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Gorham Versailles Sterling Silver Handle Stainless Blade Modern Butter Spreader
By Gorham
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Sterling silver handle with stainless blade modern butter spreader by Gorham in the Versailles pattern.
No monogram
Gorham's Versailles is a multi motif pattern designed by Antoine Heller in 1885. Named for the Palace of Versailles, the pattern depicts ornate scenes of Classical figures.
Measures approx 6 3/4" long, 3/4" wide across blade.
Weighs approx 52.6g, 33.8dwt
Marked G...
Category
19th Century Antique Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Tiffany & Co. Pear Form Sterling Silver Pill or Dresser Box
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine modern pear shaped pill or dresser box.
By Tiffany & Co.
In sterling silver.
Model no. 25831.
Simply wonderful, whimsical design by Tiffany & Co.!
Date:
20th Century
Ove...
Category
20th Century Modern Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
60 Saint Louis Gilt Crystal Champagne Red White Wine Water Glasses Thistle 1950s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Exquisite and luxurious set of 60 St. Louis "Thistle" handcrafted gilt faceted crystal glasses for Champagne, red wine, white wine,whisky and water made in France, circa 1950. The five complete sets for twelve person have beautiful scrolled gold details and hand cut notched stems, partly the glasses are signed with the company acid stamp to underside. Founded in 1586 in eastern France, Saint-Louis is the oldest "cristallerie" in Europe, Crystal of Saint Louis is found on royal table settings all-over the world. This set comprises 12 Champagne, 12 red wine, 12 white wine ,12 whisky and 12 water glasses...
Category
20th Century Arts and Crafts Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Antique German Butter Knife of Paul L.E. von Kleist solid 835 Silver / 71gr
Located in SE
This is a German butter knife of fancy design with hand-engraved ornament on a Gilt blade and a richly decorated handle.
Made ca. 1900 -1920s it has hallmarks of M.H . Wilkens - a fa...
Category
1910s German Arts and Crafts Vintage Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
Pair of Antique Shiebler Gilt Sterling Silver Lily Pad Salt Cellars or Bowls
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine pair of antique salt cellars or dishes.
By Shiebler.
In gilt sterling silver.
In the form of a stylized lily pad.
These small gitl bow...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Two Imperial Russian I.Khlebnikov Glass Holders solid 84 Silver / 250gr
Located in SE
A pair of wonderful Art Nouveau-styled Russian 84 Silver Tea Glass Holders made in Moscow at the workshop of a very famous and one of the finest manufacturers of Russian Silver of th...
Category
Early 1900s Russian Art Nouveau Antique Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
Tiffany & Co. Art Deco Tab Handled Sterling Silver Oval Footed Bowl
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Art Deco oval, footed bowl.
By Tiffany & Co.
In sterling silver.
With a large, slightly lobed oval or heart shaped bowl fixed with an open work tab handle and supported on...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Art Deco Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Footed Dish or Bowl Model No 15
By Georg Jensen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique sterling silver footed dish or bowl.
In sterling silver.
By Georg Jensen.
Model no. 15
Struck with English import marks to the si...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Art Deco Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Deco Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Matchbox Holder No. 639 by Harald Nielsen
By Georg Jensen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine sterling silver match holder.
Designed by Harald Nielsen for Georg Jensen.
Model no. 639.
Simply a wonderful piece of Georg Jensen silver!
Date:
Early 20th Century
Overal...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Art Deco Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Champagne Bottle K-Over, Solid Pure Silver, Pine Cone, 2019, Made in Italy
By K-OVER
Located in Firenze, IT
This champagne cover is a jewel to enrich your table. Indeed, the artist transformed our pure silver 999/°° K-OVER into a precious pine cone to keep your bottle of champagne chilled....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
Antique English Victorian Sterling Silver & Glass Cruet Set by Richards & Brown
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Victorian cruet set.
Made George John Richards & Edward Charles Brown of London, England.
Comprising of a sterling silver stand w...
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver 5.75"X 3.25"X 2" International Silver Co Antique Cigarette Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
International Silver Co Antique Cigarette BoxAll original with very minor dents or scratches, weighting 167.5 grams
nternational Silver Co Antiqu...
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Postmodern Silver-Plated 'Cross Bowl' by Richard Meier for Swid Powell
By Swid Powell
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A wonderful postmodern silver plated 'Cross Bowl"
Designed by Richard Meier for Swid Powell.
Model no. 3411.
Together with its original box and paperwork insert.
Swid Powell was ...
Category
Late 20th Century Argentine Modern Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Large Victorian Silver Tray 165 Oz. Gorgeous!
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Large Victorian Silver Tray 165 Oz. Gorgeous!
Gorgeous Silver Tray made by Goldsmiths & Silversmiths of London
Appx 30" Long from Handle to Handle and 22" ...
Category
1890s British Victorian Antique Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique German Rococo Revival Silver Dresser / Snuff Box by Gebrüder Dingeldein
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique German gilt solid silver hinged dresser or snuff box.
With a shaped body & conforming lid and overall repousse decoration.
Marked to the base with pseudo-Hanau Germa...
Category
Early 20th Century German Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
Set of 12 Antique Russian Niello Decorated Teaspoons by Levin Stepan Kuzmich
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A set of 12 fine antique Russian silver and niello spoons.
By Levin Stepan Kuzmich.
Each with niello floral decoration to the reverse of the bowl.
Simply a great set of Russian spoons...
Category
19th Century Russian Russian Revival Antique Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver, Niello
Silver Cocktail Shaker Finland 1966
Located in Orimattila, FI
Silver Cocktail Shaker Finland 1966
Made in Finland in 1967 Kultakeskus = Gold Center, Hämeenlinna.
Fully functional fine and heavy. 502g
813H Silver.
Check stamped.
Diameter bottom...
Category
1960s Finnish Modernist Vintage Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
Set of Four Victorian Silver Salt Cellars
Located in London, GB
A set of four Victorian silver salt cellars, each designed as scallop shell bearing chased leaf decorations in the rim, with gold gilt interior and foliate design base, made by Danie...
Category
1850s British Antique Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver
Gold Plated Sterling Silver Canteen of Cutlery
Located in London, GB
A thirty six piece gold plated sterling silver canteen of cutlery, o 6 x table forks, 6 x dessert forks, 6 x dessert spoons, 6 x tab...
Category
1960s British Modern Vintage Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver
Antique George II 18th Century Richard Gurney & Thomas Cook Sterling Silver Mug
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A wonderful George II baluster form sterling silver 1/2 pint mug.
By Richard Gurney & Thomas Cook in 1733.
With an engraved family crest to the front & t...
Category
1730s English George II Antique Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Shot Glasses
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Matched pair Russian engraved sterling shot glasses.
PERIOD: Last quarter 19th Century
ORIGIN: United States
SIZE: 1 1/25"D x 2"H
Barware, Drinki...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique English George II Sterling Silver Rectangular Salver by R & S Hennell
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique silver salver or footed tray.
By Robert Hennell II and Samuel Hennell.
In sterling silver.
Simply a great piece of antique English...
Category
Early 19th Century British George II Antique Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling 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. 36 A.
Designed by Georg Jensen.
Each modeled as an owl perched on a ribbed ...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Art Deco Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Fabergé Round Cut Glass & Silver Dish
By Fabergé
Located in London, GB
A Fabergé round cut glass & silver dish, silver laurel wreath and bow handles, fluted silver rim with a cross relief on either side, the circumference of glass with alternate star an...
Category
Early 1900s Russian Russian Empire Antique Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
Antique Edwardian Silver Overlay & Glass Floral Wine Coaster or Table Trivet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique wine trivet.
With a thick sterling silver overlay in a floral pattern on a glass base.
Struck to the side of the rim: STERLING.
Simply a wonderful coaster or trivet...
Category
Early 20th Century American Edwardian Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Rare Solid Silver Meiji Period Dragon Embossed Cigarette Case and Gold Gilding
Located in GB
Wimbledon-Furniture
Wimbledon-Furniture is delighted to offer for sale this lovely solid silver Meiji period circa 1870 dragon embossed cigarette case with gold gilt internals
If y...
Category
1870s Chinese Artist Antique Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
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.