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AC Silver is delighted to offer for sale an extensive range of antique silverware from across the world. Specialising in English, Scottish and Irish antique silverware we have a wonderful array of  high quality pieces across the Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian eras through to vintage and contemporary times.


You can also search for antique solid silver by silversmith via our dedicated maker's area for fantastic silver pieces by collectable makers such as Paul Storr, Paul de Lamerie, Elkington & Co., William Bateman I, Tiffany & Co, and Cartier, as well as many more.


At AC Silver we carry a diverse range of items ranging from candelabra, Edwardian dinner sets, Queen Anne tea services, and canteens of cutlery - to many charmingly quaint antiquities such as Victorian vesta cases, asparagus tongs, grape shears and English silver tankards.


We are able to provide antique and vintage silverware to suit all tastes, whether to match with specific styles of décor and complement your home, or simply to satisfy your preference in style and design. For those who prefer the majesty and grandeur of Baroque, Regency, or Rococo style pieces or those who and prefer the subtlety, simplicity and minimalism of Art Nouveau and Art Deco style silverware.


We hope you enjoy browsing our vast inventory of antique and vintage silverware

vintage antique silver

The key with cleaning your silver it to avoid overcleaning, Regular, 'gentle' dusting is preferable to infrequent, over-zealous cleaning! Importanly you must always use a clean cotton cloth or a feather duster.


If the item isn't tarnished, 'harring' with your breath and rubbing with a clean cloth should suffice to remove dust and minor marks such as light fingerprints.


Learn more about cleaning and caring for your silverware


When we speak of antique silver we are referring to a collectable silver object, created a long time ago, which has high value due to these facts. The definition of an ‘antique’ is an item that is a hundred years old or more. It is acceptable however, for the term ‘antique’ to be used for an item manufactured before 1940.


Millesimal Fineness

Millesimal fineness is the system denoting the purity of silver, gold and platinum alloys by parts per thousand of pure metal by mass in the alloy. e.g. the sterling silver standard has a minimum millesimal fineness of 925.


Millesimal Fineness Associated With Silver

  • 999 - fine silver used in bullion bars
  • 980 - common standard used in Mexico 1930 - 1949
  • 958 - equivalent to Britannia silver*
  • 950 - equivalent to French 1st Standard
  • 925 - equivalent to Sterling silver
  • 900 - equivalent to USA 'Coin silver'
  • 875 - used in the former USSR
  • 830 - used in older Scandanavian silver
  • 800 - German standard silver after 1884; Egyptian silver

* Britannia standard silver was introduced by the British Government in 1697. However, this has only been denoted by the silver hallmark 958 since the hallmarking changes introduced in 1999.


The term 'sterling silver' emerged in England by the 13th century in reference to the quality or 'grade' of silver 925.


Fine silver such as 999 standard (99.9%) found in bullion bars is too soft to produce functional items.

In order to achieve strength, silver is alloyed to a specific degree with alternative metals:

  • Sterling silver - 925 - (copper)
  • Britannia silver - 958 - (copper)
  • Goloid - (copper, gold)
  • Electrum - (gold)
  • Argentium sterling silver - (copper, germanium)

Although there is some debate as to the origin of the term 'sterling', the general consensus is it stems from two most probable sources, both eminating from Europe:


1 - It is understood that a local German currency in the 12 century was used in commercial trading between Germany and England. The 92.5% silver coins, referred to as 'Easterling silver', were recognised as having a reliable quality and hardness. King Henry II adopted this standard for both English currency and weight - Easterling silver evolving into 'sterling' silver, and a penny being literally one pennyweight of silver. Since in monetary terms there were twelve pennies to each shilling, and twenty shillings to one pound 'sterling', then one pound sterling equated in mass to two hundred and forty pennyweights, which translated directly to one troy* pound of sterling silver in weight!

2 - The term may have derived from the Old French 'esterlin' in combination with the Old English 'stiere', meaning strong, firm, immovable.

*(Troy weight is a system of units of mass customarily used for precious metals such as silver. The troy pound is 5,760g while an avoirdupois pound is 7,000g)

Sterling silver is denoted by the appropriate hallmark, which in England is the lion passant an in Scotland, the lion rampant.


Animal Related AntiquesAnimal Related Antiques
Antique DecantersAntique Decanters
Antique GlasswareAntique Glassware
Antique Match StrikersAntique Match Strikers
Antique Silver CentrepiecesAntique Silver Centrepieces
Art Deco SilverwareArt Deco Silverware
Art Nouveau SilverwareArt Nouveau Silverware
Arts & Crafts Style Antique Silverware Arts & Crafts Style Antique Silverware
Beakers & TumblersBeakers & Tumblers
Boxes & CasesBoxes & Cases
Chinese / Asian Antique SilverChinese / Asian Antique Silver
Claret JugsClaret Jugs
Clocks & Antique TimepiecesClocks & Antique Timepieces
Continental & European SilverContinental & European Silver
Cruets & CondimentsCruets & Condiments
Enamel & SilverEnamel & Silver
Georgian SilverwareGeorgian Silverware
Inkstands & InkwellsInkstands & Inkwells
Irish SilverIrish Silver
Napkin RingsNapkin Rings
Newcastle SilverNewcastle Silver
Ornamental AntiquesOrnamental Antiques
PorringersPorringers
Queen Anne SilverwareQueen Anne Silverware
Russian SilverRussian Silver
SauceboatsSauceboats
Scent BottlesScent Bottles
Silver BasketsSilver Baskets
Silver BowlsSilver Bowls
Silver Candelabra & CandlesticksSilver Candelabra & Candlesticks
Silver ChalicesSilver Chalices
Silver CoastersSilver Coasters
Silver Cups and TrophiesSilver Cups and Trophies
Silver DishesSilver Dishes
Silver Flatware / CutlerySilver Flatware / Cutlery
Silver GobletsSilver Goblets
Silver Hip FlasksSilver Hip Flasks
Silver JugsSilver Jugs
Silver Letter OpenersSilver Letter Openers
Silver Menu HoldersSilver Menu Holders
Silver MirrorsSilver Mirrors
Silver PaperweightsSilver Paperweights
Silver Photograph FramesSilver Photograph Frames
Silver Stirrup CupsSilver Stirrup Cups
Silver Tankards & MugsSilver Tankards & Mugs
Silver TeawareSilver Teaware
Silver Toast RacksSilver Toast Racks
Silver Trays, Plates & SalversSilver Trays, Plates & Salvers
Silver TureensSilver Tureens
Silver VasesSilver Vases
Silver Wine CoolersSilver Wine Coolers
Silver Wine Decanter LabelsSilver Wine Decanter Labels
Smoking AccessoriesSmoking Accessories
Victorian SilverwareVictorian Silverware
Sterling Silver Bowls/Centrepieces - Antique George V
Price: GBP £65,945.00
Sterling Silver Wine Coolers - Antique George III
Price: GBP £34,500.00
Twelve Sterling Silver Plates by Paul Storr - Antique George III (1799)
Price: GBP £32,945.00
Britannia Standard Silver Salvers by Paul de Lamerie - Antique George II (1731)
Price: GBP £29,950.00
Sterling Silver Nef / Centrepiece - Antique George V (1923)
Price: GBP £29,950.00
Sterling Silver Soup Tureen - Antique George IV
Price: GBP £26,950.00
Sterling Silver Communion Chalice and Paten - Antique Elizabethan (1569)
Price: GBP £26,895.00
Sterling Silver Goblet - Antique Charles I (1630)
Price: GBP £25,950.00
Sterling Silver Cockerel Sugar Box - Antique Victorian (1882)
Price: GBP £24,950.00
Georgian Set of Three Sterling Silver Tea Caddies
Price: GBP £24,950.00
Large Antique Sterling Silver Elephant Sugar Box
Price: GBP £24,950.00
Sterling Silver Soup Tureen by Paul Storr - Adams Style - Antique George III
Price: GBP £24,750.00
Sterling Silver Wine Ewer / Flagon by William Bateman I - Antique George IV
Price: GBP £24,750.00
Sterling Silver Samovar by Paul Storr - Regency Style - Antique George III (1806)
Price: GBP £24,500.00
Sterling Silver Communion Chalice and Paten Set - Antique Charles I
Price: GBP £21,945.00
Danish Sterling Silver Two Light Pomegranate Pattern Candelabra by Georg Jensen - Arts and Crafts Style - Antique (1931)
Price: GBP £19,950.00
Sterling Silver Horse and Huntsman Table Centrepiece - Antique Victorian (1869)
Price: GBP £19,950.00
Sterling Silver Presentation Cup and Cover - Antique Edwardian (1909)
Price: GBP £19,745.00
Sterling Silver Wine Ewer - Antique Victorian (1843)
Price: GBP £18,645.00
German Silver Tankard - Antique Circa 1610
Price: GBP £18,645.00
Sterling Silver Wine Coolers by Paul Storr - Antique George III
Price: GBP £18,645.00
Sterling Silver Chalice - Antique Charles I
Price: GBP £18,645.00
Sterling Silver Canteen of Cutlery for Twenty-Four Persons - Antique Victorian (1840-1855)
Price: GBP £17,950.00
Scottish Sterling Silver Snake Candlesticks - Antique Victorian (1899)
Price: GBP £17,950.00

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