1960s Flatware and Serving Pieces

Welcome to my corner of 1stDibs. While I a soft spot for vintage watches, I have a “Reed and Barton sterling silver flatware set with box. It was given to my family around 1971. Let’s get a bit of history on Reed and Barton. The Reed & Barton story began in 1824, when Isaac Babbitt created a new metal alloy - "Britannia metal" - in his Taunton, Massachusetts pewter shop. Babbitt joined forces with craftsmen Henry G. Reed and Charles E. Barton to produce this innovative, higher quality pewter ware. When Babbitt encountered financial difficulties, Reed & Barton offered to take control and began manufacturing products under their own names. The fledgling company's goods reflected uncompromising standards of excellence, starting with its initial silverplate products and extending to the exquisite sterling silver creations that resulted from the silver discoveries of the late 1800s. The company has remained privately owned by the family of Henry Reed. Besides the flatware for which it is renowned, Reed & Barton operates other brands as well: Reed & Barton Handcrafted Chests, the world's largest manufacturer of handmade chests, cigar humidors, pen chests, and hardwood flatware. Miller Rogaska Crystal...

Entertain in style with this elegant set of twelve sterling silver cocktail forks by Danish Silversmith W. & S. Sorensen, Horsens Denmark. The set incl...

Introduced in 1915, the Georg Jensen Acorn pattern has since become a sterling silver icon. A collaboration between Jensen and designer Johan Rohde, Acorn reflects a timeless marriag...

Tiffany & Co. 83-piece "Shell & Thread" pattern service of sterling silver flatware. The service comprises of 8 dinner forks, 8 dinner knives, 8 oval soup spoons, 8 cream-soup spoon...

Set of six iced tea spoons by silver master, William Spratling. Intertwined circles at the ends beautifully balance the serving part of the spoon. Meas...