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Silver, Flatware and Silverplate For Sale
Period: 20th Century
Period: Mid-19th Century
Set of 4 E Dragsted Denmark Star/Stjerne Sterling Silver Small Plates #19866
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Set of 4 sterling silver small plates in the Star/Stjerne pattern by E. Dragsted of Denmark.
These small plates feature the Star/Stjerne pattern by Danish Royal Silversmith Einar Dr...
Category
20th Century Danish Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique Luen Wo Chinese Export Silver Miniature Pumpkin Form Condiment Jar
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Chinese export silver condiment jar.
By Luen Wo.
In the form of a pumpkin supported by 3 ball feet with a hinged lid that has a small spoon hole.
Marked to the base...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
Old or Antique Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Baby Teething Ring
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine sterling silver baby teething ring.
By Tiffany & Co.
With an internal rattle.
Simply a great piece from Tiffany & Co!
Date:
Mid-20th Century
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Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling 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
Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Mid-Century Leaf Bowl and Matching Leaf Nut Dishes
Located in Mount Kisco, NY
Tiffany & Co. Makers mid-century footed leaf bowl serving dish (one) and five matching individual nut dishes. Elevate your holiday events and dinner parties with this six piece set ...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
S. Kirk & Sons Rose Berry Repousse Sterling Silver Fruit Compote Spoon
Located in Mount Kisco, NY
By S. Kirk & Sons, circa 1930, add this artful repousse sterling silver fruit compote serving spoon to your fine tableware collection. In...
Category
1930s American Vintage Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling 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
Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Scallop Edge Flower Bowl
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Sterling silver Tiffany & Co bowl, circa mid-20th Century.
This heavy, beautiful bowl features a rounded scalloped rim.
Measures approx 9" wide, 3" high.
Weighs 558.3g, 359dwt, 18...
Category
Mid-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
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
Oval silver tray 800
Located in Perugia, IT
Oval silver tray 800
lenght 48 cm
Width 34 cm
Weight 970 g
Manufacturer Fani - Florence - Italy
Peculiar oval tray with 4 invisible feet that keep it raised 2 cm from the table to a...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
Signed Chinese Export Silver Picture / Photo Frame
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Chinese photo frame.
In the Art Deco style.
With felt covered, hinged easel back to each.
Marked to the sides with Chinese characters.
S...
Category
20th Century Chinese Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
Sterling Silver 84 Kiddush Cup with Monogram #21019
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Vintage sterling silver 84 kiddush cup.
Monogram appears to be RS (see photos).
Goblet style cup with beautiful bright cut etched designs around the cup, featuring a monogram in a ...
Category
20th Century Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
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
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
Hammered Silver Bowl by Tapio Wirkkala, TW 278, Finland, 1968 Decorative Bowl
Located in Orimattila, FI
Rare and beautiful handmade, hammered .916H Silver bowl by Tapio Wirkkala.
This was made to order. Not in serial production.
Diameter 15 cm, height 7 cm.
By Kultakeskus Hämeenlinna F...
Category
1960s Finnish Modernist Vintage Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
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
Sir Christopher Sterling Silver Flatware Set Patented in 1936 by Wallace Silvers
Located in Surfside, FL
SIR CHRISTOPHER sterling silver flatware set ptd in 1936 by Wallace.TOTAL:135 PIECES. 6 Place setting for 20 with xtra tea spo...
Category
20th Century Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Denmark Sterling Silver Salt and Pepper Shakers 410 w/Mono #21184
By Georg Jensen
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Vintage Georg Jensen Denmark sterling silver salt and pepper shakers with monogram, pattern #410.
Monogram appears to be H on the bottom of each shaker.
These shakers are bulbus in...
Category
20th Century Danish Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Signed Norwegian .830 Silver Figural Mermaid Napkin Ring
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Norwegian figural silver napkin ring.
With a cast Mermaid figure in a setting with clouds and building in the background.
Marked 830S for .830 silver fineness.
Mono...
Category
Early 20th Century Norwegian Art Deco Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
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
Archibald Knox Liberty Tudric Pewter Tea Set and Tray, circa 1905
Located in Toronto, ON
Archibald Knox Liberty Tudric pewter Tea set and Tray, C.1905.Teapot, cream jug, sugar and tray, each with relief whiplash curved celtic ornament interl...
Category
Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Set of 6 Russian Enamel Spoons Fine and Rare Soviet Silver Spoons
Located in Orimattila, FI
Set of 6 Russian Enamel Spoons
Fine and Rare Soviet Silver Spoons.
Enamelled. Enamel Church, is Moscow the Kremlin ?
These were probably made in t...
Category
Late 20th Century Russian Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
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
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
Gorham Sterling Silver Fontainebleau Bright Cut Gold Wash Bowl Jelly Spoon
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Sterling silver jelly spoon by Gorham in the Fountainebleau pattern.
Engraved "Marion & Irving 1860-1885"
Gorham's Fountainebleau pattern is Antoine Hell...
Category
20th Century Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Gold, Sterling Silver
Memory Lane by Lunt Sterling Silver Flatware Set, 8 Place Setting
By Lunt Silver
Located in Dallas, TX
Memory Lane Sterling Silver Flatware by Lunt Silver. Circa 1949 . This flatware includes an 8 place setting plus serving utensils.
Pieces included:
New French Hollow Knife, Fork, Individual Salad Fork, Teaspoon, Round Bowl Soup Spoon (Cream Soup), Iced Tea Spoon,
Cocktail/Seafood Fork...
Category
20th Century Victorian Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
American Aesthetic Period R. & W. Wilson Brite Cut Sterling Silver Serving Spoon
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Aesthetic Period silver serving spoon.
By R. & W. Wilson.
In sterling silver.
With intricate bright cut engraving throughout to both the bowl and the handle.
Marked to the...
Category
20th Century American Aesthetic Movement Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Fine Vintage Unique Sterling Silver-Guilt Niello Russian Spoon Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This beautiful and unique set of fine vintage silver - guilt niello Russian spoons are antique pieces from the 20th century. This set of six tea spoons a...
Category
20th Century Russian Russian Empire Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
Antique George Sharp Arabesque Pattern Sterling Silver Sugar Sifter
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique silver sugar sifter.
By George Sharp.
In sterling silver with gilding to both the bowl and the handle.
The handle is dec...
Category
Mid-19th Century Unknown Gilded Age Antique Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Gilt Metal, Sterling Silver
Gorham Sterling Silver Berry Serving Spoon 10" #158 #18702
By Gorham
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Gorham Sterling Silver Berry Serving Spoon 10" #158
This gorgeous berry serving spoon by amazing designer Gorham was meticulously crafted from sterling silver with beautiful detaili...
Category
20th Century Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver Sash Buckle by Blackinton
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique sterling silver sash buckle.
With etched decoration to the front.
These buckles were de rigueur accessories during the Edwardian period.
Marked to the reverse with...
Category
Early 20th Century American Edwardian Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
AF Towle and Son Sterling Silver Sugar/Bon Bon Shovel
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Sterling silver bon bon or sugar shovel by AF Towle and Son.
No monogram.
Simple but unique piece from AF Towle & Son of Greenfield, MA, an offshoot of Towle Silversmiths active 18...
Category
20th Century Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pierced Sterling Silver Handled Bowl with Blue Glass By Hunt & Roskell, 1906
Located in London, GB
In good vintage condition, this is an elegant George V pierced bowl stands on a pedestal base and has pierced floral decoration and beading around the top of the body and across the ...
Category
20th Century Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Scottish Quaich or Drinking Bowl by Robert Sawers
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Scottish quaich.
In sterling silver.
Smithed by Robert Sawers of Edinburgh in 1901.
The quaich is a 2-handed drinking cup or bowl that was tr...
Category
Early 20th Century Scottish Edwardian Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Deco La Pierre Babylonian Mixed Metals Sterling Silver & Copper Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Art Deco mixed metals vase.
From the La Pierre Manufacturing Company's 'Babylonian' line.
In sterling silver and copper.
Consisting of a copper body with a wide sterling silver neck and rim and a sterling silver ferrule.
With a lovely burnt red-orange patina to the copper.
Founded in 1885 in New York City by Frank H. LaPierre, the LaPierre Manufacturing Company were makers of high quality sterling silver wares...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver, Copper, Mixed Metal
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
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
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
1950s Mexican Arts and Crafts Vintage Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
George V Art Deco Four-Piece Sterling Silver Tea Service
Located in London, GB
George V Art Deco Four-Piece Sterling Silver Tea Service
A fine vintage George V English sterling silver four-piece tea and coffee service in the Art Deco style.This exceptional tea...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling 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
Georg Jensen Denmark 529 Sterling Silver Hammered Tray #15339
By Georg Jensen
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Sterling silver round tray by Georg Jensen Denmark, circa 1928.
Pattern # 529, created by long-time Jensen designer Johan Rohde, this large round tray features a lightly hammered fi...
Category
20th Century Danish Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Large Silver Plate Charger or Tray by Richard Meier for Swid Powell
By Swid Powell
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine large silver plated charger or tray.
Designed by Richard Meier for Swid Powell.
Model no. 417.
Together with its original box.
Swid Pow...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Large Vintage Silver Plate 'Lily' Bowl by Elsa Rady by Swid Powell
By Swid Powell
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine 'Lily' silver-plated bowl.
Designed by Elsa Rady for Swid Powell.
Model no. 3320.
Together with its original box and paperwork insert.
Swid Powell...
Category
Late 20th Century Argentine Retro Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
German Silver Bread Bowl, 20th century
Located in St. Catharines, ON
Circular, with lobed panels resembling sunflower petals when seen from above, waved border, the entire surface of slightly martelé design.
The reverse stamped 800
-9 ½ x 2 1/2 in. ...
Category
Early 20th Century German Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver 4-Piece Place Setting in the Provence Pattern
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine 4-piece place setting.
By Tiffany & Co.
In sterling silver.
In the Provence pattern.
Comprising of:
1x New French Hollow Knife (9"")
1x Fo...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pekka Piekäinen Silver Bowls Two Pieces
Located in Orimattila, FI
Pekka Piekäinen Silver Bowls Two Pieces.
2 great bowls and comes with Pekka Piekäinen's Desing Book.
Silver 830 Finland Pekka Piekäinen Design Bowls.
H...
Category
1980s Finnish Modernist Vintage Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
French Silver Niello Snuff Box, Hunting Scene, Early 19th Century
Located in St. Catharines, ON
A rare French silver nielloed snuff box featuring a mythological hunting scene on the cover within a finely detailed wooded landscape, a hound barking up a tree is being restrained by a young warrior...
Category
1830s French Antique Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver, Niello
Silver Champagne Cooler from Finland from 1973
Located in Orimattila, FI
Silver Champagne Cooler from Finland from 1973
Diameter top 21cm, bottom 13.5cm
Category
1970s Finnish Modernist Vintage Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
Set of 2 Tiffany & Co Windham Sterling Silver Forks #19267
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Set of 2 sterling silver forks in the Windham pattern by Tiffany & Co.
Tiffany's Windham pattern was designed by Arthur LeRoy Barney in 1923. The Windham pattern was named for a cou...
Category
20th Century Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Watrous Sterling Silver Old King Cole Figural Liquor Whisky Hip Flask
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An antique 1/2 pint liquor or whisky flask.
In sterling silver.
By Watrous, a division of the International Silver Co.
With an acid-etched depiction of 'Old King Cole' to the fron...
Category
Early 20th Century American Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
830 Sterling Silver Handmade Finland 1987 Pekka Turtiainen Design Vodka Set
Located in Orimattila, FI
830 Sterling Silver Handmade Finland 1987 Pekka Turtiainen Design Vodka set.
Inside of the items are gilded.
A real eye-catcher, the center of the par...
Category
1980s Finnish Modern Vintage Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
1912 Bowl Cut Crystal Glass solid 830 Silver / 448 gr
Located in SE
Fine crystal glass Bowl with Silver rim in Empire / Neoclassical style.
On the rim : Swedish standard hallmarks confirming solid at least 830 graded Silver alloy, fragmented marks o...
Category
1910s Swedish Empire Vintage Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Crystal, Silver
925 Sterling Silver Vase Pekka Piekäinen 1988 Very Rare
Located in Orimattila, FI
925 Sterling Silver Vase Pekka Piekäinen 1988 Very Rare
Helsinki Made 1988 J.A.Tarkiainen Oy Finland.
Described in the book Desing Silver by Pekka Piekäinen.
See also my other items...
Category
1980s Finnish Modernist Vintage Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
830 Silver Turku Finland Auran Kultaseppä Vodka Set
Located in Orimattila, FI
830 Silver Turku Finland Auran Kultaseppä Vodka Set
Silver proof 830 decanter made 1990 and 6 mugs. 830 silver made 1978
Auran Kultaseppä Turku Finla...
Category
Late 20th Century Finnish Modernist Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
Sterling Silver Coffee Pot by Viner's Ltd, Emile Vine, 1930
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful pot that can be used for coffee, hot chocolate or hot water.
The coffee pot/water jug is hallmarked: PROV. PAT No28764 Made by Viner's Ltd (Emile Viner) in Bath S...
Category
20th Century British Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Six Russian Parcel-Gilt Silver Demi Tasse Spoons, Moscow, circa 1900
Located in St. Catharines, ON
Set of six elegant solid silver Russian demi-tasse spoons from the ancient capital of Moscow, with flared and slightly curved handles, engraved exterio...
Category
1910s Art Nouveau Vintage Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
Christofle Sterling Silver Chinon Salad Fork 6 1/2" #20506
By Christofle
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Sterling silver salad fork in the Chinon pattern by Christofle France.
The Chinon pattern was in production from 1991-2018. It features a classic fiddle design handle. The B on the ...
Category
20th Century French 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.