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Silver, Flatware and Silverplate For Sale
1946 Serving Container solid 830 Silver with insert Glass / 134 gr
Located in SE
Serving Container solid 830 Silver with original insert Glass covered with hinged top.
Measures 12cm. high. Silver part is 85 grams heavy and total weight with glass part is 134 gr...
Category
1940s Swedish George III Vintage Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
ORiGINAL ANTIQUE 1882 - 1901 DANIEL & ARTER A1 SILVER PLATED CREAM OR MILK JUG
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely original antique fully hallmarked Daniel & Arter Silver Plated Milk or Cream jug in A1 plate
A ...
Category
1880s Victorian Antique Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
$206 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Classic Sterling Silver Taper Candlesticks
Located in London, GB
A pair of sterling silver Georgian style cast taper candlesticks with hexagonal base, gross weight 5.45ozs,(169.72gms), height, 4.5",(11cms), London 1987, maker Richard Lawton Ltd.
...
Category
1980s British Georgian Vintage Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
William Spratling Set of 3 Graduated Sterling Silver Bowls
Located in Darnestown, MD
Set of three graduated bowls by silver master, William Spratling. Each bowl has three handles and a linear scored design between the handles.
The smallest of the bowls has an interio...
Category
1940s Mexican Modernist Vintage Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
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...
Category
1970s British Art Deco Vintage Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
$279 Sale Price
20% Off
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
19th Century Sterling Silver Butter Dish with Cow Finial
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Victorian sterling silver and glass butter dish hallmarked Sheffield 1859 - 1860 by Henry Wilkinson & Co. Glass dish with a serpentine - sterling silver under plate with a molded rim cavetto-dome lid with recumbent cow finial...
Category
19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Jugendstil W.M.F. Silver Plated Punch Bowl or Tureen with a Hunt Scene
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine German Jugendstil punch bowl or tureen (or "Bowle" in German).
By W.M.F., the Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik.
In silver plate.
With a three-dimensional depiction of Dia...
Category
Early 20th Century German Jugendstil Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Georg Jensen Denmark Sterling Silver Ornamental 21 Curved Handle Jam Spoon 21188
By Georg Jensen
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Georg Jensen Denmark sterling silver curved handle jam spoon in the Ornamental 21 pattern.
No monogram.
A beautiful small spoon features a peapod design and a slightly hammered lar...
Category
20th Century Danish Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Three-Piece Coffee Service
Located in New York, NY
A mid 20th century, circa 1960-1970, three-piece Tiffany & Co. sterling silver coffee service comprised of a coffeepot, creamer and sugar bowl.
Signed: Tiffany & Co.
England
Sterlin...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
1874 Set of four Paste Knives solid 830 Gilt Silver / 177gr
Located in SE
Four solid Gilt Silver Paste Knives with hand engraved floral decorations on the blades and cast acanthus leaves on the handles.
Swedish hallmarks confirming solid Silver 830 - 925...
Category
1870s Swedish Art Deco Antique Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver, Gold-filled
Tiffany & Co Olympian Sterling Silver Salad Serving Spoon w/Mono 10" #20372
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Sterling silver salad serving spoon by Tiffany & Co in the Olympian pattern with monogram.
Monogram on the back of the handle appears to be S (see photos)
The Olympian pattern was ...
Category
20th Century Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th Century Sporting Theme Sterling and Glass Back Bar Bottle
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Sporting theme back bar bottle with sterling motif of fox hunter and hound. Original stopper. Pinch bottle three piece glass mold.
PERIOD: 19th Centur...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Antique Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Dutch Articulated Windmill 800 Silver Tea Strainer #16025
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Vintage Dutch 800 silver windmill tea strainer by Boonstoppel Zilver Holland.
This tea strainer features a detailed windmill with moving blades and D...
Category
20th Century Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
32" Antique Early 19th Century, George III Old Sheffield Silverplate Tray
Located in Bernardsville, NJ
Up for your consideration is this very large and extremely fine early 19th century Old Sheffield shaped oblong handled tea tray. The tray features a deep set, and heavily ornate sc...
Category
Early 19th Century English George III Antique Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sheffield Plate
Antique Imperial Russian Silver & Cloisonne Enamel Spoon
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Russian silver & enamel spoon.
With polychrome cloisonné enamel decoration to both the front and reverse.
Simply a wonderful piece of Russian sil...
Category
Early 20th Century Russian Russian Empire Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver, Enamel
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
1852 Antique Centerpiece Indian Elephant solid 830 Silver / 411 gr.
Located in SE
Antique Swedish Centerpiece in solid 830 grade Silver with a realistic depiction of a cute Indian Elephant standing on lavishly decorated base supporting a bowl with gilt interior ...
Category
1850s Swedish British Colonial Antique Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
Silver Gilt Enamel Cigarette Case
Located in Firenze, IT
Of rectangular form, the hinged cover enameled depicting a young gentleman with 18th century clothes in a rural landscape. Length 8.5 cm.
Gross weight: 100 gr
Category
1910s English Vintage Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Pair of 19th Century Bronze Ormolu Signed German Porcelain Flower Encrust Vases
Located in New York, NY
The Following Item we are offering are a Pair of Rare and Important Estate Ormolu Mounted European Porcelain Flower Encrusted Urn Vases and Covers Signed with Spurious Blue Crossed S...
Category
19th Century Antique Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Gold, Bronze
$10,000 Sale Price
60% Off
Antique German Renaissance Revival Solid 800 Silver Repousse Tray or Charger
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Renaissance Revival German silver tray or charger.
In .800 silver.
Decorated with a repoussé battle scene. Soldiers are depicted ba...
Category
Late 19th Century Renaissance Revival Antique Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
Art Deco Design Squirrel Bowl Silver
Located in Geneva, CH
Bowl stylizing a Squirrel in Silver 925/1000.
Art Deco design.
Dimensions:
Length: 18.00 centimeters.
Width (at maximum): 11.00 centimeters.
Height: 1...
Category
Late 20th Century European Art Deco Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
Set of 2 Arthur Stone Sterling Silver Pedestal Footed Dishes #23334
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Set of 2 Arthur Stone Sterling Silver Pedestal Footed Dishes
A pair of round, shallow bowls on round pedestals by America's foremost Arts & Crafts silversmith, Arthur Stone.
Weighs...
Category
20th Century Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th Century French Corkscrew
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
French corkscrew with stag handle having sterling caps with vine and grape motif.
PERIOD: 19th Century
ORIGIN: France
SIZE: 5" x 5"
Barware, Corkscr...
Category
1890s French Antique Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
French Art Deco Glass & Silver Pitcher by Lagarde & Fortin
Located in Brisbane City, QLD
A French Art Deco ewer or pitcher crafted from thick-cut glass and macassar wood with a stylised silver floral frieze. The piece was crafted by Lagarde ...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
Russian Silver Plate Samovar with Tray Set
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
- The set is made out of silver plate with celluloid/ bone details
- The samovar features floral & geometric motifs
- The tray stamped with makers marks that are a little worn off (З...
Category
Early 20th Century Russian Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
1903 Nordic Empire Bowl solid Sterling Silver Cut Crystal Glass / 675gr
Located in SE
Fine solid Silver and cut crystal glass Bowl in Empire / Neoclassical style .
Swedish hallmarks confirming solid Silver 830- 925 alloy,maker is C.G Hallberg - a prominent Swedish go...
Category
Early 1900s Swedish Empire Antique Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Crystal, 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
A Russian Silver & Copper Chalice Cup And Cover 18th Century
Located in Firenze, IT
The shaped lobed bowl on conforming foot, all over repoussé and chased with neoclassical motifs, with a baluster shaped stem and a detachable cover, marked on rim.
Terminating in flo...
Category
Mid-18th Century Russian Antique Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver, Copper
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
Signed Antique 835 Silver & Crystal Figural Rooster Salt Cellar by August Betz
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An antique silver & crystal figural rooster salt cellar
In .835 silver.
By August Betz.
Simply a wonderful salt cellar!
Date:
Early 20th Century
Overall Condition:
It is in over...
Category
Early 20th Century Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Crystal, Silver
Tiffany & Co. Makers Sterling Silver Vermeil Cordial Cup #22632
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Tiffany & Co. Makers Sterling Silver Vermeil Cordial Cup
This elegant Tiffany & Co. sterling silver cordial cup features a rounded modernist form and a gold washed interior
Match...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver and Enamel Compact 1952
Located in Firenze, IT
Elizabeth II English sterling silver and enamel mirror compact, an addition to our ornamental equestrian silverware collection. The subtly convex anterior surface is embellished with...
Category
1910s English Vintage Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
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
Set of 3 Fish Bottle Openers with Abalone Shell and Alpaca Silver
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Set of three matching abalone fish botte openers with knives. Bodies are completely overlaid with abalone shell in lovely swirling colors of silver, purple, blue, green, and black. Fish are stylized with comically large white and black eyes and thin bodies. Attached to each tail is a dagger point fruit or spreading knife...
Category
Mid-20th Century South American Arts and Crafts Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
Antique Ahrenfeldt Limoges Depose Blue Gold Floral Rose Svc 6 +: No Chips/Cracks
Located in Perry, FL
Stunning Antique C Arhenfeldt Limoges Depose Blue and Gold Floral Plate Set-Service for 6** Plus Serving Dishes in Excellent Condition. Complete service for 6 settings** PLUS servings dishes. Great condition for age- no chips, cracks, or crazing. Some minimal wear to gold as to be expected with age.
Set includes:
(6) 10” plates
(6) 8 3/4” plates
(6) 7 1/2” plates
(6) 5” bowls
(6) saucers
(3) teacups**
(1) 14” oval platter
(1) 11 3/4 inch oval platter
(1) 9” oval gravy bowl...
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21st Century and Contemporary Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
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 compr...
Category
20th Century American Gilded Age Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Sterling Silver Scallop Oval Quaich Bowl 23223
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Antique Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Sterling Silver Scallop Oval Quaich Bowl
This quaich features a beautiful scallop design bowl with 2 open work handles handles. Hallmark dates this...
Category
19th Century English Antique Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
George III Sterling Silver Coffee Pot Likely by Charles Wright
Located in Brisbane City, QLD
A George III sterling silver coffee pot with a wooden handle likely by Charles Wright of London. The pot features what could be described as Rococo period repousse swags and floral s...
Category
18th Century British George III Antique Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
John Gilbert England Sterling Silver Fish Fork and Knife Serving Set
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Antique sterling silver fish fork and knife serving set by John Gilbert of England, circa 1858.
No monogram
This beautifully ornate serving set are all sterling silver, both pieces...
Category
19th Century Antique Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Unger Sitting Bull Sterling Ring Dish
Located in New York, NY
Rare Unger Sitting Bull Sterling Dish with an image of Sitting Bull from the late 19th Century. 1880's USA. Signed. 4.25".
Category
1880s American Late Victorian Antique Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Nordic Boxed Set Ice-cream Spoons solid 925 Sterling Silver / 60gr
By N.M. Thune
Located in SE
Vintage set of fine tea/ ice - cream spoons solid Gilt 925 grade Silver decorated with translucent Guilloche Enamels. Hand - made at the workshop of M.N Thune in Oslo, Norway ca 19...
Category
1960s Norwegian Retro Vintage Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Silver Pheasant Sculpture
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Silver Pheasant Sculpture
Category
1980s Italian Early Victorian Vintage 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
A Pair Solid Silver Candelabra "Real Fábrica de Platería Martínez" 1822
Located in OVIEDO, AS
A Pair Solid Silver hallmarked Candelabra "Real Fábrica de Platería Martínez", Madrid Villa y Corte 1822.
Celestino Espinosa, goldsmith.
Madrid Villa y Corte y Real Fábrica de Pl...
Category
1820s Spanish Neoclassical Antique Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
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
Antique Stieff Sterling Silver Repousse Salt Shaker
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique silver salt shaker.
In sterling silver.
By Stieff.
With repousse flower decoration throughout and 3 small feet.
Simply a...
Category
Early 20th Century American Gilded Age Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Sterling Silver Powder Compact Birks
By Birks
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Sterling Silver Powder Compact by Birks
In an excellent conditions hallmarked Birks
Birks Group traces its origins to the opening by Henry Birks...
Category
1930s North American Art Deco Vintage Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Mocha or Coffee Set by Georg Jensen in the 'Cosmos' Pattern
By Georg Jensen
Located in Brisbane City, QLD
This absolutely charming coffee or mocha set was made by Georg Jensen to a design by Johan Rohde (1856-1935) known as 'Cosmos'. The set comprises of 3 pieces...
Category
20th Century Danish Art Deco Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver, 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
Emile Galle Art Deco Vase
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Beautiful Art Deco piece that was made in France in the 1930s
An overlaid and etched glass vase, cameo signature Gallé.
Beautiful orange and red colors combining a special ombre loo...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
1938 Russian Enamel solid Gilt 916 Silver Vodka Stopka Shot Beaker Jigger / 49gr
Located in SE
Handsome vintage Russian Sterling Silver and Enamel shot glass/silver beaker, jigger, or Stopka / Стопка!
Beautiful piece with floral decorations in cloisonne enamel, internally and...
Category
1930s Russian Art Deco Vintage Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Set of Four George III Sterling Silver Wine Coasters
Located in London, GB
A set of four matching George III sterling silver wine coasters, with embossed floral and scroll decoration to a wooden bases with central silver bosses. Hallmarked Sheffield 1815-1...
Category
1810s British George III Antique Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Lalique Phalsbourg Clear Crystal Stemware Set: Decanter & '7' Wine Stems
Located in Perry, FL
Lalique Crystal glass stemware set including decanter with stopper in the "Phalsbourg" pattern displaying etched designs along the stem, incised "Lalique ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
1918 Cup solid Gilt 830 Silver / 137 gr
Located in SE
Handsome Swedish hand - made Cup on three ball shaped feet. Thick and firm walls decorated with fruits and leaves ornaments both hammered and engraved.
Swedish hallmarks confirming ...
Category
1910s Swedish Art Nouveau Vintage Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
Achsaf Israel Sterling Silver Wine Goblet/Kiddush Cup #23221
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Achsaf Israel Sterling Silver Wine Goblet/Kiddush Cup
Beautiful wine goblet crafted in sterling silver, made in Israel. Features a flower with bead center and twist swag design, zig...
Category
20th Century Israeli 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
Pair of Wilkens & Söhne German Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver Candelabra
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine pair of German Mid Century modern three-light candelabra.
By M.H. Wilkens and Söhne.
Each consisting of 3 joined arms supported by a flaring base and terminate in oval or n...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Modernist 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
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
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.
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