Stieff Sterling Flatware

Sterling Silver Tea Set Kirk

Queen Anne Flatware

Materials

Sterling Silver

$7,317 / set

Signet by Kirk Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 55 Pcs, Mid-Century Modern

By Kirk-Stieff, Kirk Silver Company

Located in Big Bend, WI

Signet by Kirk sterling silver flatware set, 55 pieces. This set includes: 12 knives, 9", 12 forks, 7 1/2", 12 salad forks, 7", 12 teaspoons, 6 1/4", one gravy ladle, 7 1/2", o...

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Late 20th Century Tableware

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By Towle Silversmiths

Located in Big Bend, WI

Royal Windsor by Towle sterling silver flatware set - 24 pieces. Great starter set! This set includes: six knives, 8 3/4", six forks, 7 3/8", six salad forks, 6 5/8", six teaspo...

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Mid-20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

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Stieff Sterling Flatware For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the piece of stieff sterling flatware you’re looking for. Was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, silver and sterling silver. There are many kinds of the item from our selection of stieff sterling flatware you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A choice in our collection of stieff sterling flatware made by Baroque designers — as well as those associated with Victorian — is very popular. A well-made object in our assortment of stieff sterling flatware has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by The Stieff Co., Kirk-Stieff and Kirk Silver Company are consistently popular.

How Much is a Stieff Sterling Flatware?

Prices for a piece of stieff sterling flatware start at $960 and top out at $23,000 with the average selling for $3,795.

Finding the Right Sterling-silver for You

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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