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Sterling Silver For Sale
Tiffany Sterling Elegant Lobed Bowl
Located in Riverdale, NY
Tiffany Sterling Elegant Lobed Bowl from Mid Century 20th century. Heavy gauge sterling in an elegant, Asian lobed form, perfect table centerpiece. Mid Century Tiffany, 1960's USA. 8...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

A 6 Place Canteen by Paul Storr, 1813-1817
Located in Cornwall, GB
A 6 place silver canteen by Paul Storr. Double struck in the fiddle, thread & shell pattern with diamond and shell heel. Engraved with a crest to the terminals. (see pictures for det...
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1810s English George III Antique Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver, Silver

Very Rare Sterling Silver Tea Set, Etruscan Pattern, Elkington, G. Shieber
Located in Paris, FR
Exquisite sterling silver tea set crafted by the renowned Elkington & Co in collaboration with the esteemed American designer George Shieber. This exceptional tea set is a true maste...
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Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Antique Sterling Silver

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Silver, Sterling Silver

Picture Frame for oval photos enamel Guilloche Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table frame for oval photos cm. 3 x 4 in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel, plum purple, on guilloche, with French Empire Louis XVI style...
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1970s Italian Louis XVI Vintage Sterling Silver

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Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Picture Frame Green and pink enamel Guilloche Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table photo frame in 925/1000 sterling Silver gold plated with translucent two-tone striped enamels fired on guilloche and hand-engraved ornaments. Late Empire Napoleon ...
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1970s Italian Napoleon III Vintage Sterling Silver

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Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Lelièvre (eugène-alfred) – tiffany solid silver coffee pot circa 1880 art nouvea
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Large solid silver coffee pot with flat bottom, ovoid body, carved ebony handle, fixed with an umbel flower decoration. We find this same decoration under the pouring spout and on th...
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Late 19th Century French Art Deco Antique Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Pug Pepperette (1895)
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English cast sterling silver pepperette modelled in the form of a pug; an addition to our animal related silverware collection. ...
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1890s English Antique Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Large And Beautiful Box In Solid Silver Italy Circa 1970
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
"Large And Beautiful Box In Solid Silver Italy Circa 1970" Large and beautiful rectangular box in solid silver, plain, mahogany interior, hinged lid. Dimensions: 31 cm x 20 cm – hei...
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Late 20th Century Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Antique Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Florentine Pattern Large Spoon
Located in Braintree, GB
Antique Tiffany & Co. sterling silver Florentine pattern large spoon. Maker: Tiffany & Co Pattern: Designed by Paulding Farnham Style: Renaissance Revival Introduced 1900, but the patent application not filed until May 9, 1904, issued June 7, 1904 Since Pat.1900 was incorporated into the dies, the company must have anticipated filing for a patent at least that year. George Paulding Farnham...
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Early 1900s American Antique Sterling Silver

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Silver

Aucoc A. – Paire De Coupes Bilobées En Argent Massif Circa 1900
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
AUCOC A. – Pair of bilobed cups in solid silver Circa 1900 Pair of bilobed silver cups from the naturalist period representing a moving leaf in two hollow lobes, connected by a bask...
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Early 20th Century Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Tiffany and Co. 19th Century Sterling and Gold Serving Spoon in Olympian Pattern
Located in New York, NY
This rare and stunning Tiffany and Co. 19th Century Sterling Silver and Gold Washed Serving Spoon in Olympian Pattern originates from the United States in 1878. Features a gold washed rounded rectangular scoop, with an illustrious and highly detailed handle in the "Olympian Pattern". This pattern is exquisitely designed and executed with precision that tests the very limits of the naked eye in discerning both the visual and narrative detail throughout the landscape, figures, and organic detailing. The front of the spoon's handle when viewed horizontally depicts a pastoral landscape of Greek Deities...
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1870s American Neoclassical Antique Sterling Silver

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Gold, Sterling Silver

Sterling Silver & Crystal Plate
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is a crystal and sterling silver dish by International Silver. The silver rim is reticulated with an area for a monogram. The crystal dish has a starburst in the cent...
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1930s American Vintage Sterling Silver

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Crystal, Sterling Silver

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Pig Condiment Set
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, rare antique Victorian English cast sterling silver three piece condiment set in the form of pigs; an addition to our novelty silver cruets/condi...
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1890s English Antique Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Sterling Silver Danish Compotes
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is a pair of sterling silver compotes made in Denmark. They are lightly hammered with a Jensen-esque style and design. The pedestal is hollow and has a Mid-Century st...
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1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Sterling Silver Hammered Vase
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is a sterling silver bud vase with the original glass liner. The silver vase is designed in the Art Deco style with symmetrical motifs. The glass liner is scalloped a...
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1920s American Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Antique Sterling Silver Decanter Label / Bottle Ticket Circa 1860
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, rare antique European cast sterling silver madeira decanter label / bottle ticket; an addition to our wine and drinks silverware collection. This exceptional and unusual antique 19th century cast sterling silver decanter label/bottle ticket has been modelled in the form of a bat, with wings extended. The subtly convex body is embellished with cast details replicating the bat's textured anatomical features. The decoration to the bottle label incorporates the beverage name 'MADEIRA' across the wings and torso of the bat. This large label is suspended by two ring loops to the upper border connected by a silver belcher style chain. This impressive bottle ticket has been independently tested using state of the art technology (Niton XL2 Analyzer) and verified as sterling silver (.925, 925/1000). Such large examples are desirable and rare to the market. Condition This large antique decanter...
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1860s Antique Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Antique Gorham Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Shaving Mug
Located in New York, NY
Art Nouveau sterling silver shaving mug. Made by Gorham in Providence, ca 1900. Round bowl; interior mounted with pierced brush holder. C-scroll han...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Sterling Silver Baby Rattle
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is a sterling silver baby rattle by Webster Silver. Although it is a very old piece it has a contemporary look and design. It is faceted and tapered in the center. A...
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1930s American Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Picture Frame Red enamel Empire Style Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Large octagonal table frame for round photos diameter cm. 7, in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on sunburst guilloche, with Napoleon III French Empire style borders and ornaments. External cm. 17 x 17. Weight gr. 483. Designed by Giorgio Salimbeni in 1978 on the inspiration of previous artefacts from the early 1900s and manufactured in Florence at the headquarters of the Salimbeni company with completely manual execution by artisan artists with a very thick plate and large reinforcements suitable to support numerous high-fire enameling firings at approximately 750 < 800° C. It is a new object that has never been used but is considered vintage because it was built more than 20 years ago. The hallmarks struck to the underside of this fine box include: manufacturer's mark: 391FI metal mark fineness:925 Art Deco was also born in France and is the abbreviation of "Art Decoratif". With more decisive and geometric features than Art Nouveau, therefore more evident and "harder", with always contrasting and strong colours, Art Deco spread throughout the world, from Shanghai's China to the under construction New York and in various parts of Europe. Many artists and designers of the time dedicated themselves to the creation of drawings, paintings, objects for personal use and furniture, interior furnishings, entire buildings and skyscrapers, in this new style. Sandoz in Paris, Lalique with its crystals, Puiforcat with its silverware, Erté with its "ante litteram" fashion designs, Tiffany with its table lamps, Louis Cartier with its objects inspired by the Far East (hence the connection with Shanghai). Salimbeni was able to interpret and propose new objects inspired by Art Deco, in precious metals, semiprecious stones and fired enamels, when, exhibiting at jewelery exhibitions in the United States, and more precisely in New York, he made contact with Cartier buyers first, and also with Tiffany later, and for them he created objects in this style inspired by the original drawings of Louis Cartier, obtained from the buyer of the time, but with absolutely different and original designs and interpretations. Many of the objects produced by Salimbeni for Cartier in the United States had taken inspiration from famous Cartier objects belonging to famous people. An example of all is Mary Pickford's set consisting of a powder compact, cigarette case, pill case and evening handbag. About cooperation Salimbeni and Cartier. Our first meetings with the Cartier USA Company took place through the Giorgini Company, the first "Buying Office" set up in Florence immediately after the Second World War, which had the purpose of bringing together Florentine, and also Italian, producers with American buyers, who especially appreciated the artistic objects still manufactured by artisans who still took inspiration from the Italian Renaissance, using techniques handed down from generation to generation. Mrs. Gina Pestelli, wife of a Florentine retail jeweller, was in charge of contacts with Cartier USA, above all an employee, while her daughter, also for Giorgini, took care of the fashion that in those years was affirmed in Florence with the events of "Pitti ". With their help, we began to supply frames and boxes in sterling silver gold plated with malachite and other semi-precious stones. At the same time, the official buyer of Cartier, Mr. William Smith, began to appreciate and commission the first objects with fired enamels, a process of which we have always been specialists. In 1975 we began exhibiting at the prestigious New York Jewellery Association Show, which we participated in both the February and July editions, for a good 26 years until 2001. In New York in those years the "Art deco style" was still very much appreciated, still mindful of the beautiful early 20th century architecture of the great buildings such as the "Crysler" or the "Empire State". We then began to produce frames, boxes, evening bags, "objets de vertu" and other objects in "art deco style" which were very popular with Mr. Smith who gave us some photocopies of Louis Francois Cartier drawings to reproduce them. Thus, numerous cigarette cases, powder compacts, evening bags, frames and table boxes were created exclusively for Cartier USA which, at the time, had the prestigious "Silver Department" on the first floor of the Cartier store on Fifth Avenue. An evening bag, with matching cigarette case and powder compact, were redone on the design created for a gift given to Mary Pickford at the time. In a 1986 Cartier...
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1970s Italian Napoleon III Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver, Enamel

Sterling Silver Rococo Candlesticks
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is a pair of sterling silver candlesticks by Frank W. Smith Silver. They are designed in the Rococo style. With their elaborate work and incredible detail, these cand...
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1880s American Rococo Antique Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Two Antique Shiebler American Sterling Silver Novelty Spoons
Located in New York, NY
Japonesque sterling silver spoon. Made by George W. Shiebler & Co. in New York, ca 1885. Tapering stem and round terminal; front hand-hammered and applied with a bug and bit of bambo...
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Late 19th Century American Japonisme Antique Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Wallace Sterling Grande Baroque Service For 8
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Wallace Sterling Grande Baroque service for 8. Plus a butter knife and spoon.
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1970s Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

WILLIAM ELEY - George III Sterling Silver Tea/Dessert Spoon - U.K. - Circa 1813
Located in Chatham, ON
WILLIAM ELEY WILLIAM FEARN WILLIAM CHAWNER - George III sterling silver tea or dessert spoon - hallmarked - United Kingdom (London) - circa 1813. Excellent antique condition - no ...
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

E. Vabre – art deco solid silver tray circa 1930
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Solid silver octagonal tray with wide threaded border, lowered with a hammer and flanked by two slightly raised handles. Dimensions: length 63.5 cm – width 39 cm – height 6 cm Mate...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

GOLDSMITH : CARLO SCARPA - Two 20th Century Solid Silver Pitchers
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
2 Pitchers In Sterling Silver Hand-hammered, plain body flanked by an arcuate handle and a pouring spout located at 3/4 of the body. Dimensions: Vermeil interior pitcher height 22.5...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Sterling Silver Victorian Box
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is a sterling silver (soap) box by Gorham Silversmiths of Providence, Rhode Island. It can be used for jewelry, pills or as a decorative piece but I think it was meant...
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1890s American Antique Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Antique Irish Georgian Sterling Silver Two Handled Cup Dublin, Ireland 1769
Located in London, GB
An elegant Antique Irish George III Silver Two Handled Cup. The Cup features an engraved armorial on the one side and a crest and monogram on t...
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18th Century Irish Georgian Antique Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Set of 12 Walker & Hall English Sterling Silver Georgian Style Demitasse Spoons
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine set of 12 sterling silver spoons. By Walker & Hall of Sheffield. Comprising 12 demitasse spoons with sugar loaf shoulders, full hallmarks, and well shaped bowls in an 18th c...
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1920s English Georgian Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Odiot - Pair Of Double Salt Cellars And Two Individual 19th Century Silver
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Pair of double salt cellars in solid silver, removable vermeil bowl interior, model with large gadroons on an amati background, each mounted on four acanthus leaf feet. Connected by ...
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Luigi Genazzi – Cooler In Solid Silver Art Deco Period
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Solid silver cooler placed on a wavy pedestal, the body is swollen and flanked at the neck by adjoining ear handles. Granite appearance, hammer mounted, vermilion interior. Dimensio...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

A.Aucoc – Solid Silver Sprinkler 19th Century Circa 1880
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Important 19th century solid silver shaker in LOUIS The upper part is chiseled and pierced, it fits together with a bayonet system and ends with an exploded acorn on the terrace. Di...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Feather Edge by Buccellati Italy Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set 32 pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Simple elegance, handcrafted from sterling silver. Made in Italy by the 18th century house of Buccellati, whose artisans emphasize timeless style, integrity of materials, and pleasur...
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20th Century Italian Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Picture Frame Green with concave corner for oval photo Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table frame with concave corners for oval photo cm. 5.5 x 8.5 in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamels on guilloche, with French Empire Napo...
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1970s Italian Napoleon III Vintage Sterling Silver

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Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

20th Century Art Nouveau Revival Italian Sterling Silver Vase
Located in VALENZA, IT
This Art Nouveau vase displays particularly beautiful embossing which allows the harmonious creation of the figures of two young women at the front of the vase and two more at the ba...
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1980s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Reed and Barton Francis I Pattern Sterling Silver Serving Spoon & Fork Set
Located in New York, NY
This beautifully detailed and well balanced Reed and Barton Francis I Pattern Sterling Silver Serving Spoon & Fork Set originates from the Unit...
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1950s American Neoclassical Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

A.Aucoc - 19th Century Solid Silver Planter Napoleon III
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Solid silver planter, oval LOUIS XVI style model, mounted on four straight legs, the body openwork with ribbed warheads, staples and oves, engraved with a coat of arms surmounted by ...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Goldsmith Prost - 18 Knife Holders In Solid Silver Art Deco Period
By E. PROST, Paris
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Goldsmith PROST - 18 knife holders in solid silver ART DECO period Suite of 18 knife holders in solid silver ART DECO model Dimensions: length 8 cm – width 3.5 cm – height 2.5 c...
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Late 20th Century French Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Oversized Antique Irish Georgian Silver Lidded Tankard Beer Mug 1783 Dublin
Located in London, GB
An impressive Antique Irish Silver Tankard in a classic baluster shape with a substantial domed lid. The Lidded Beer Tankard has a large crest engraved opposite the equally large scr...
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18th Century Irish Georgian Antique Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Pair Antique Irish George II Sterling Silver Candlesticks Dublin c. 1740
By Thomas Walker & Son Ltd. 1
Located in London, GB
A pair of elegant Antique Irish George II Cast Silver Candlestick with shaped square bases and knopped columns. Made in Dublin, Ireland in c. 1740 by Thomas Walker Approx. Weight ...
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18th Century Irish George II Antique Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

PUIFORCAT - Flatware 141 Pieces CHOISEUL model
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
PUIFORCAT - SILVER HOUSEWARE - “CHOISEUL” MODEL POINCON MINERVE 141 FIGURED PIECES OF A MAVELOT - NET WEIGHT 7462 grs + GROSS WEIGHT of the knives 1584 grs Presented in 4 lined dra...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Reed and Barton Francis I Pattern Sterling Silver Serving Fork
Located in New York, NY
"This beautifully detailed and well balanced Reed and Barton Francis I Pattern Sterling Silver Serving Fork originates from the United States, ...
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1950s American Neoclassical Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

10 Dutch Silver Pastry Forks by Th. & P. Moerkerk, ca 1930
Located in Delft, NL
10 Dutch silver pastry forks by Th. & P. Moerkerk, ca 1930 10 Dutch silver pastry forks with floral pattern. 10 different flowers on the handle of the fork, made by Th. & P. Moe...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Sterling Silver

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Silver

Gorham Buttercup Pattern Sterling Silver Large Oyster Serving Spoon
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine large serving spoon. By Gorham. In the Buttercup pattern. We think that this a rare solid oyster spoon. With a shaped bowl and thick gauged handle. Fully hallmarked to t...
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20th Century American Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Antique Silver Sugar Bowl London 1899 Barnard Silversmiths
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Antique Silver Sugar Bowl London 1899 Barnard. The circular bowl in Irish 18th century style on raised on three shell knuckle mask feet, swirl design surround body, scalloped everted...
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19th Century George III Antique Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Black, Starr & Frost American Repousse Sterling Silver Shaving Mug
Located in New York, NY
American Victorian sterling silver shaving mug, ca 1880. Curved and waisted with pierced top bowl and second projecting bowl for brush. Frond and fl...
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Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Antique Imperial Russian Solid Silver Spoons with Cloisonne Enamel c.1882
Located in London, GB
We are delighted to offer this beautiful pair of antique Imperial Russian solid silver enamel spoons made in Moscow c.1882-1899 with marks for Vasily Agafonov. This pair is of a lar...
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Late 19th Century Antique Sterling Silver

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Silver

Cartier, Paris - Vintage Sterling Silver Bowl c.1980
Located in Bath, GB
A stunning vintage (c.1980) solid silver / sterling bowl signed on the underside "Cartier" and "Sterling". The bowl has just returned from my silversmiths workshop where it has been...
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1980s French Modern Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Neoclassical Sterling Silver Pierced Serving Spoon w/ Naturalist Relief Handle
Located in New York, NY
This gleaming and sophisticated Neoclassical Sterling Silver Pierced Serving Spoon W/Naturalist Relief Handle originates from the United States, Circa 1950. Features a lovely form of...
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1950s American Neoclassical Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Gorham Buttercup Pattern Sterling Silver Large Pierced Fish Serving Fork
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine large fish serving fork. By Gorham. In the Buttercup pattern. With a four-tine shovel with pierced bowl and thick gauged handle. Fully hallmarked to the reverse. Patente...
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20th Century American Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Antique George V Sterling Silver Holy Water Font
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, rare, antique English sterling silver holy water font; an addition to our religious silverware collection. This...
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1930s English Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Georg Jensen. Set of five bottle coasters in sterling silver. Rare model.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Georg Jensen. A set of five bottle coasters in sterling silver. Rare model. Model: 394 Mid-20th century. Stamped after 1944. In excellent condition. Fits bottles with a diameter of 7...
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20th Century Danish Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Goldsmith Puiforcat – Tray In Sterling Silver Art Deco Period
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
"Goldsmith Puiforcat – Tray In Sterling Silver Art Deco Period" Octagonal silver tray with sides, double fillet contour, mounted with a hammer, and flan...
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Early 20th Century French Sterling Silver

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Silver

Jean E. Puiforcat – Large Cup In Sterling Silver – Art Deco Period
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
"Jean E. Puiforcat – Large Cup In Sterling Silver – Art Deco Period" Large silver bowl forming the center of a table, round in shape mounted on a tiered round base pedestal, wooden b...
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Early 20th Century French Sterling Silver

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Silver

Pair of Hunt (Assistant to Storr) Sterling Silver 1850 Covered Vegetable Dishes
Located in New York, NY
John Samuel Hunt, English pair of sterling silver multi-lobed covered vegetable dishes from 1850 (Victorian era) adorned with curvilinear natural motifs. They measure 12'' by 12'' by 4 3/4'' in height, weigh 97 troy ounces, and bear hallmarks as shown. The exquisite design of these pieces is such that the so-called button at the top of the covered dishes is removable. This means that these covered dishes can easily become two bowls (four in total), each beautifully adorned with natural motifs, each measuring by 12'' by 11'' by 1 1/2'' in height. Hunt & Roskell, a firm of manufacturing and retail jewelers and silversmiths, was founded by Paul Storr in 1819, trading as Storr & Co. (1819-22), Storr & Mortimer (1822-38), Mortimer & Hunt (1838-43) and then Hunt & Roskell (1843-97). John Samuel Hunt, who had assisted Storr from the start, continued as a partner until his death in 1865, when he was succeeded by his son. Paul Storr (1770-1844) is considered the greatest English silversmith of the Regency era, and his beautifully ornate silver reflected the rapidly changing world in which he lived. Storr's reputation rests on his mastery of the grandiose neo-Classical style developed in the Regency period. He quickly became the most prominent silversmith of the nineteenth century, producing much of the silver purchased by King George III and King George IV. Much of Storr's success was due to the influence of Philip...
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1850s English Victorian Antique Sterling Silver

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Silver, Sterling Silver

Boin Taburet – Large Dish In Sterling Silver – Early 20th Century
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Large oval dish in solid silver, model with pinched ribs, double fillets, half-hollow, bordered by a large gadroon, and mounted with a hammer. Dimensions: length: 46cm - Width: 32.5 ...
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Early 20th Century French Sterling Silver

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Silver

Modern Georg Jensen bowl in sterling silver. Designed by Sigvard Bernadotte
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Modern Georg Jensen bowl in sterling silver. Designed by Sigvard Bernadotte (1907-2002). Design number 823. Produced in the period 1945-1977. Year stamp T10 = 1993 Hallmarked on the ...
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20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Silver Jardinière With Floral Openwork And Glass Insert, Vienna, Circa 1925
Located in Vienna, AT
Elegant silver jardinière with an elliptical ground plan, the vertical wall slightly flared at the bottom and decorated with large-scale floral openwork, below a constriction and the...
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1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver

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Silver

Set of 7 Reed & Barton Francis I Sterling Silver Nut Dishes
Located in New York, NY
Set of 7 Francis I sterling silver nut dishes. Made by Reed & Barton in Taunton, Mass. 1951-52. Quatrefoil well, lobed sides, and scrolled rim. Embossed fruits and leaves. Nice piece...
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1950s American Renaissance Revival Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Vintage, New and Antique Sterling Silver

Dining and entertaining changed drastically when we began to set our tables with sterling silver for holiday gatherings, wedding receptions, engagement parties and, in some of today’s homes, everyday meals.

Often called the “Queen of metals,” silver has been universally adored for thousands of years. It is easy to see why it has always been sought after: It is durable, strong and beautiful. (Louis XIV had tables made entirely of silver.) Sterling silver is an alloy that is made of 92.5 percent silver — the “925” stamp that identifies sterling-silver jewelry refers to this number. The other 7.5 percent in sterling silver is typically sourced from copper.

Neoclassical-style sterling-silver goods in Europe gained popularity in the late 18th century — a taste for sterling-silver tableware as well as tea sets had taken shape — while in the United States, beginning in the 19th century, preparing the dinner table with sterling-silver flatware had become somewhat of a standard practice. Indeed, owning lots of silver goods during the Victorian era was a big deal. Back then, displaying fine silver at home was a status symbol for middle-class American families. And this domestic silver craze meant great profitability for legendary silversmith manufacturers such as Reed & Barton, Gorham Manufacturing Company and the International Silver Company, which was incorporated in Meriden, Connecticut, in 1898, a major hub of silver manufacturing nicknamed “Silver City.”

Today, special occasions might call for ceremonial silver designed by Tiffany & Co. or the seductive sterling-silver cutlery from remarkable Danish silversmith Georg Jensen, but there really doesn’t have to be an event on the calendar to trot out your finest tableware.

Event- and wedding-planning company maestro Tara Guérard says that some “investment pieces,” such as this widely enamored alloy, should see everyday use, and we’re inclined to agree.

“Sterling-silver flatware is a must-have that you can use every single day, even to eat cereal,” she says. “Personally, I want a sterling-silver goblet set for 12 to 20; I would use them every time I had a dinner party. Ultimately, there are no criteria for buying vintage pieces: Buy what you love, and make it work.”

Whether you’re thinking “ceremonial” or “cereal,” browse a versatile collection of vintage, new and antique sterling-silver wares on 1stDibs today.

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