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Sterling Silver For Sale
Pair Antique Irish Georgian Silver Wine Goblets 1802 06
Located in London, GB
A pair of Antique Irish George III Silver Wine Goblets. These Goblets are of excellent size and each is embellished with bands of engraved patterns and each has two engraved crests. ...
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Early 19th Century Irish Georgian Antique Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Antique 20th Century Chinese Export Silver Trophy Cup On Base, Luen Wo c.1900
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early 20th Century Chinese export solid silver presentation cup, of traditional shape, the body is embossed with beautiful scenes in relief depicting Chinese nobility amongst village landscape and battle scenes, both sides applied with bamboo handles, centred with an engraved cartooche 'Tongshan Autumn Meeting...
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Early 1900s Chinese Other Antique Sterling Silver

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Silver

Vintage Chinese Silver Battleship/Wugongchuan Ornament Circa 1990
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive Chinese silver battleship/wugongchuan ornament; an addition to our diverse related silverware collection. This e...
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1990s Chinese Sterling Silver

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Silver

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Mustard Pot (1847)
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, rare antique Victorian English sterling silver mustard pot; an addition to our silver cruets/condiments collection. This exceptional and rare an...
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1840s English Antique Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Goldsmith Auguste Leroy - Centerpiece In Solid Silver Circa 1930
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Centerpiece in solid silver of ctogonal shape, composed of a so-called "dormant" tray on which an imposing soup tureen on a pedestal with an ogee lid is fitted. The handles and grip ...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Antique George V Sterling Silver Golf Presentation Trophy (1913)
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English cast sterling silver presentation trophy on plinth in the form of a golfer; an addition to our golfing silverware collect...
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1910s English Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

A. Aucoc - table centerpiece in 3 oval parts Circa late 19th century
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
SURTOUT DE TABLE in three oval-shaped parts, with a mirror base, surrounded by a bronze grid punctuated with capitals forming the feet. Bay leaf finish. Th...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Sterling Silver Tray
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is a beautiful sterling silver tray with an elegant reticulated design going around the border. It’s an oval piece with handles on each side and stands on a pedestal. ...
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Early 1900s American Antique Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Silversmith Bointaburet - Pair Of Solid Silver Displays From The Late 19th
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Pair of solid silver displays in the shape of a scallop shell decorated with waves edged with nets and staples, resting on a round bate. The winding socket on the side is foliated. ...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Sterling Silver

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Silver

Puiforcat - Vegetable Dish And Its Display Stand In Solid Silver, Late 19th
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
VEGETABLE DISH covered on its rectangular solid silver presentation dish, the pedestal vegetable dish, curved sides, is flanked by two side handles, the ogee lid is surmounted by a l...
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Sterling Silver

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Silver

Boin Taburet - Pair Of Solid Silver Wine Coolers Louis XVI - 19th Century
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Pair of solid silver coolers mounted on a pedestal, engraved with a decoration of water leaves, halfway down a large garland of laurel leaves is connected to the handles represented ...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Sterling Silver

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Silver

Antique 19th Century Victorian Solid Silver Armada Bowl, London c.1890
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique late-19th Century Victorian solid silver armada bowl, the body is intricately adorned with elaborate chasing and embossing, showcasing a pristine floral decoration. On each s...
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1890s English Victorian Antique Sterling Silver

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Silver

Heavy Cast Williamsburg William de Matteo Sterling Silver Grape / Flower Shears
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine pair of grape shears. By William Dematteo (or de Matteo). In cast sterling silver. With heavy gauge handles with grapes, vines, and comic (or bacchanalian) faces. Purchas...
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20th Century American American Colonial Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Silversmith r. Linzeler - box in solid silver and black enamel - art deco period
By Linzeller
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Rare round box covered in silver and black enamel in a stylized ART DECO decor. The interior is vermeil and the lid is surmounted by an ebony grip. (Small gaps in the enamel). Di...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Silver

Jacques Léonard Maillet - Allegorical Statue In Solid Silver - 19th Century
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
ALLEGORICAL STATUE in solid silver representing a goddess in a magnificent draped dress. Stained wooden base. Dimensions: height of the statue alone 58 cm - base height 8 cm or tota...
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1860s French Greco Roman Antique Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

George III Sterling Silver Quart Tankard London 1763
By William Shaw & William Priest
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Sterling silver quart tankard Date : Hallmarked in London in 1763 for William and James Priest Period : George III Origin : London. England Decoration : Baluster form with ...
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1760s British George III Antique Sterling Silver

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Silver

Antique Gorham Sterling Silver Bowl with Ornate Chased Floral Decoration
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique bowl was made by the renowed Gorham Company of the United States and dates to approximately 1900 and done in a Victorian style. The bowl is composed of sterling silver a...
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Early 20th Century American Victorian Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Jean Puiforcat, table centrepiece Circa 1930
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Large silver bowl forming a table centrepiece, round in shape, mounted on a pedestal with a stepped round base, wooden shaft with large gadroons. Dimensions : Diameter of bowl 25 c...
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Early 20th Century Sterling Silver

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Silver

Sterling Silver Tiffany Trivet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is an exceptionally large sterling silver trivet by the world renowned Tiffany & Company. Designed in the Art Nouveau style it has a natural almost fluid-like design. ...
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1910s American Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Antique Victorian English Silver & Enamel Cigarette Case Birmingham 1894 Erotic
Located in London, GB
An beautiful Antique Victorian Silver & Enamel Cigarette Case. The Cover of this Cigarette Case had a gorgeous Enamelled Imaged of a naked woman sitting on the banks of a river weari...
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19th Century English Antique Sterling Silver

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Enamel, Sterling Silver

Victorian 925 sterling silver Japan inspired card case
Located in Braintree, GB
A beautifully embellished Victorian 925 sterling silver card case that intricately captures the enchanting influence of Japanese aesthetics prevalent during the Aesthetic Movement er...
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1880s British High Victorian Antique Sterling Silver

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Silver

Antique Sterling Silver Presentation Bowl, 1937
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A magnificent, fine and impressive antique George VI English sterling silver presentation bowl with sporting interest, an addition to our 1930...
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1930s British Vintage Sterling Silver

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Silver, Sterling Silver

Hector Aguilar Sterling Silver Mexican Serving Spoon 9.25" x 2.25"
Located in San Francisco, CA
Hector Aguilar Sterling Silver Mexican Serving Spoon 9.25" x 2.25"
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1930s Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Antique George v 1930s Sterling Silver Teapot by Roberts & Belk Ltd
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver teapot made by Roberts & Belk Ltd; an addition to our silver teaware collection. This exceptional antique George V sterling silver teapot has a plain paneled rounded form onto a spreading octagonal base. The paneled surface of the teapot is plain and unembellished, with swept shoulders an applied moulded border to the upper rim. This Roberts and Belk silver...
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1930s British Vintage Sterling Silver

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Silver, Sterling Silver

Large Antique 925 Silver "Arbol de la Vida" Bell
Located in Mérida, YU
This is a very nice "Arbol de la Vida" Bell. Handmade of solid .925 Silver that Weights 1,240 grams. Exceptional craft and in very good condition. Every single pice and detail is ori...
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1980s Mexican Folk Art Vintage Sterling Silver

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Silver

Antique Pair of sterling silver holy water fonts
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Antique Pair of sterling silver holy water fonts This splendid pair of embossed silver basins from the 19th century are true masterpieces of craftsma...
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19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Antique Kirk & Son Sterling Silver Repousse Table Bell
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine silver table bell. By S. Kirk & Sons, Inc. of Baltimore. In sterling silver. With repoussé decoration throughout. Engraved to the top of the handle with a monogram. Fully...
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Early 20th Century American Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Pair of Sterling Silver Tiffany Tazzas
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An extraordinary pair of sterling silver tazzas by the world renowned Tiffany and Company. They are oval in shape and stand on pedestals. They have a floral reticulated design goin...
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1880s American Antique Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Mustard Pot (1844)
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian sterling silver and blue glass mustard pot; an addition to our Victorian silver cruets/condiments collection. This exceptional ...
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1840s English Antique Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

12 Sterling Silver Place Card Holders crustaceans
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Set of 12 sterling silver place card holders in the shape of crustaceans 800 silver hallmark Length: 8.3 cm - 3.26 inches Height: 1.8 cm - 0.7 inches Weight: 270 grams In perfect co...
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1970s Italian Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Artistic Large Silver Mezuzah, Israel Circa, 1980
Located in New York, NY
Large silver Mezuzah made in Israel by S Zilka, Circa 1980 WHAT IS A MEZUZAH? The Hebrew word mezuzah means “doorpost.” According to tradition, the mezuzah is to be affixed to the d...
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1980s Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Picture Frame in pure Florentine Renaissance style Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Large photo frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with painted fire enamels like lapis lazuli stone. Shaping taken from the tiles of the North Door of the Baptistery of the F...
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1980s Italian Renaissance Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold Plate

A Silver and Enamel Passover Kiddush Cup by Henryk Winograd, New York, 1995
Located in New York, NY
A Silver and Enamel Passover Kiddush Cup by Henryk Winograd, New York, 1995 Spectacular Kiddush cup for the Passover holiday beautifully embellished with floral and enamel motifs e...
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1990s Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver, Enamel

J B Chatterley & Sons Ltd. pair of napkin rings
Located in Braintree, GB
Introducing a timeless treasure: a pair of 925 sterling silver napkin rings nestled within an elegant case. Crafted in a captivating ellipse shape, each ring showcases the graceful p...
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1970s British Vintage Sterling Silver

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Silver

Silver Marriage Ring, Moshe Zabari, New York, 1977
Located in New York, NY
From at least the 14th century, Jews created special rings to be used during the wedding ceremony. Many of the rings featured the depiction of a house, possibly symbolizing the estab...
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1970s Virgin Islands Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Antique Georgian Silver Filigree Bougie Box Chamberstick Candlestick 1780
Located in Portland, OR
An rare Georgian sterling silver filigree bougie box, chamberstick, circa 1780. A "bougie box" was a cylindrical container holding a coiled wax taper, mostly used for light often as...
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1780s Georgian Antique Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Cat 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 cats; an addition to our silver cruets/condiments co...
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1870s English Antique Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Antique James E Blake Sterling Silver Reticulated Filigree Tray Dish 203g 9"
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 19th to early 20th century sterling silver serving tray / dish, item number 1713, by James E. Blake & Company. Square serpentine shape with rounded corners and sides ruffled upw...
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Late 19th Century Antique Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Antique Indian Silver Two Handled Cup & Cover c. 1925 Kolhapur Races
Located in London, GB
A magnificent Antique Indian Two Handled Cup & Cover with an unusual spherical form on top of tall column. The body of the Cup is embellished with beautiful chased floral patterns s...
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20th Century Indian Sterling Silver

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Silver

Edwardian Sterling Silver Handmade Salt & Pepper Shaker
Located in cochabamba, BO
These Edwardian salt & pepper shakers are top quality pieces made by Helaria Silversmiths in Bolivia, a country with a centuries old history with silversmithing. They have an ovoid b...
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2010s Bolivian Edwardian Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Antique Large 84 Silver Russian Engraved Niello Kiddush Cup Beaker Moscow 1888
Located in Portland, OR
A good & finely engraved antique Russian Kiddush cup or beaker of larger size, Moscow, 1888. The cup with a flared rim and profusely engraved with ...
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1880s Russian Victorian Antique Sterling Silver

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Silver

Goldsmith Odiot - Oval Tray Xix Circa 1860/1880
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Oval tray in silver-plated metal, with an animated shape, interior chiseled with a radiant decoration surrounding a cartouche, stylized arabesques, and flanked by two side handles. T...
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1880s French Napoleon III Antique Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Gorham – Paire De Coupes En Argent Massif Martelé Birmingham XXe
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Very beautiful pair of hammered silver cups mounted on a square base Decorated with festoons topped with a barrel supporting a semi-hollow vermilion cup, bordered by a carving of fl...
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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Vintage George VI Sterling Silver Communion Set
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, rare vintage George VI English sterling silver travelling communion set - boxed; an addition to our religious silverware collection. This except...
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1940s English Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

4 Antique Whiting Mfg Sterling Silver Bone Dish Butter Pat Coaster Nut Plate 3"
Located in Dayton, OH
Set of four antique Whiting Manufacturing Co sterling silver bone / nut dishes with beaded edge, item number 5240. Monogrammed with the initials CPM. "Whiting Manufacturing Co trace...
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Late 19th Century Antique Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Antique Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Florentine Pattern Fork
Located in Braintree, GB
Antique Tiffany & Co. sterling silver Florentine pattern fork. 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

Gruhier - Original French Art Deco 950 Sterling Silver Serving Tureen
Located in Wilmington, DE
Direct from Paris the Birthplace of Art Deco, a Stunning "Gatsby Era" Original French 950 Sterling Silver Art Deco Tureen by Internationally Known French Silversmith "J. Gruhier" Sop...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Set Of Two Silver Teapots By The Goldsmith G.Lecomte XXth
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Flat bottom model, the paunchy body has pinched ribs. THE The lids of the two teapots are fitted with a thumb rest in rosewood. The rosewood handle is fixed and inserted into a si...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Antique German Sterling Silver Presentation Cup and Cover 1902
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique German sterling silver cup and cover; an addition to our antique presentation silverware collection. This exceptional antique German ster...
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Early 1900s German Antique Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Cleto Munari ( 1930) Service En Argent Minimalisme Vicenza XXe
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Solid silver Italian work service in minimalist style dated 2001, including a round tray on which is placed a coffee maker, a milk jug and a sugar bowl, each of the pieces is decorat...
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1990s Italian Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

William Plummer 1780s Georgian Sterling Silver Candle Snuffer / Pen Tray
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An excellent, fine and impressive antique Georgian English sterling silver candle snuffer / pen tray; an addition to our 18th century silverware collection. This exceptional antique Georgian sterling silver candle snuffer tray has a navette shaped form. The surface of this antique silver snuffer/pen tray is ornamented with a contemporary bright cut engraved crest depicting a centaur regardant holding and arrow on a bended bow, above the bright cut engraved initials 'WIL'. The outer circumference of the surface is encompassed with an undulating wriggle work decorated border. The raised rounded sides of the tray are embellished with pierced decorated urn designs conjoined by suspended bright cut engraved festoon ornamentation further accented with undulating pin struck decoration. The tray is further embellished with an applied bead decorated border to the rim. Either end of the tray incorporates an impressive pierced and applied scrolling leaf decorated handle accented with a pendant drop design to the inner surface. This exceptional tray was crafted by the London silversmith William Plummer who is known for his work with pierced decoration. The centaur in this stance is also a depiction of Sagittarius (otherwise known as Arcitenens), one of the twelve signs of the Zodiac. Condition This antique silver candle snuffer...
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1780s English George III Antique Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Picture Frame floral engraving and hand-painted Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular shaped frame for oval photos cm. 7.8 x 10.4 in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with very fine fire-enameled floral engraving and hand-painted by the painter Renato D...
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1980s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Sterling Silver

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Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Picture Frame Art Deco Chinese influence Enamel Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular photo frame in 925/1000 silver with geometric design and fire-enameled with Chinese influence style. External cm. Internal 11.6 x 14.6 cm. 6 x 9. Weight gr. 194. Created in Art Deco style for Cartier USA in the 1980s, inspired by drawings by Louis Cartier from the early 1900s. Manufactured in Florence in the Salimbeni company headquarters with completely manual execution by artisan artists with high thickness plate and large reinforcements suitable to support numerous high-fire enamelling 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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1980s Italian Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver, Enamel

Pair Of 5-Flame Art Nouveau Silver Candelabras, Tétard Frères Paris France c1910
Located in Vienna, AT
Two festive five-flame candelabras on a round, centrally raised foot, segmented by four applied pilasters with volute ends protruding over the rim, ring-shaped and radial relief band...
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1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Sterling Silver

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Silver

De Vecchi – Vase In Sterling Silver Italian Design 1970
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Oblong-shaped silver cooler, futuristic model with a flat bottom and worked in one piece. United body. Dimensions: height 26 cm – width at the neck 14 cm Subject: Agent 1st title 9...
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Late 20th Century Italian Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Vintage150 Piece Canteen-12 Place Sterling Silver Cutlery Set by Carrs 2004
Located in London, GB
An Elizabeth II, 150 piece 12 Place Setting Sterling Silver Table-Service, by Carrs of Sheffield, England. Bearing hallmarks for 2004 in a velvet lined fitted canteen with hinged cov...
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Early 2000s English Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Ettore Sottsass Fruit Basket "Murmansk -Italy 1982
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
ETTORE SOTTSASS "Murmansk" fruit basket composed of a tray resting on 6 zig-zag cylinders, connected to a round base. Designer of the 1980s, Ettore Sottsass, leader of the movement ...
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Late 20th Century Italian Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Vintage Florence Sterling Silver Casket by Franco Teghini 20th C
Located in London, GB
This is an elegant vintage Italian sterling silver casket labelled Teghini, Florence, mid 20th century in date. The shaped lobed casket features a hinged cover centred by a blue sto...
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Mid-20th Century 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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