Silver

Silver is a soft, shiny precious metal of silvery-white colour that has been highly prized for its beauty and rarity since ancient times.

The discovery date of silver is unknown, as it was one of the seven metals that were known to prehistoric humans. Since its discovery, silver has been used for monetary or decorative purposes. Silver was an incredibly precious material in the ancient world, as native silver supplies were limited and much rarer than gold. Indeed, in ancient Egypt, silver was more expensive than gold until around the 15th Century BC.

However, discovery of a method by which silver could be separated from its ores meant that silver became more prevelant in the later centuries BC. One of the earliest European silver extraction centres was in Sardinia; while the origins of silver production in Japan, China and India are almost certainly as ancient as their European counterparts, the process is not documented. 

The production of fine, high quality jewellery has been a primary use of silver throughout the ages, and remains one of the metal's most prevalent uses today. The creation of fine, silver tableware is another of the metal's most prominent uses. This is particularly true of beautiful antique silver cutlery and silver tea and coffee sets, which prize the metal not only for its exquisite appearance, but also for its cleanliness, as silver is known to possess antibacterial properties. 

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  1. Russian Interest 35
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  3. Floral 26
  4. Animal / Animalier 19
  5. Jewish 19
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  27. Art Nouveau 3
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  53. Louis XVI 1
  54. Mamluk Revival 1
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  56. Napoleonic 1
  57. Orientalist 1
  58. Royal / Monarchy 1
  59. Still life 1
Material
  1. Silver 162
  2. Silver-gilt 57
  3. Enamel - Cloisonné 19
  4. Sterling Silver 16
  5. Enamel 13
  6. Precious Stones 10
  7. Brass 9
  8. Cut Glass 8
  9. Ebonised Wood 7
  10. Enamel - Guilloché 7
  11. Gilt 7
  12. Crystal 6
  13. Gold 6
  14. Nephrite 6
  15. Wood 6
  16. Copper 5
  17. Diamond 5
  18. Glass 5
  19. Hardstone 5
  20. Pearl 5
  21. Mirror 4
  22. Rock Crystal 4
  23. Agate 3
  24. Amethyst 3
  25. Coral 3
  26. Enamel - Champlevé 3
  27. Lapis Lazuli 3
  28. Malachite 3
  29. Quartz 3
  30. Ruby 3
  31. Semi-precious stones 3
  32. Silver-plate 3
  33. Steel 3
  34. Textile 3
  35. Bone 2
  36. Enamel - Plique-à-jour 2
  37. Ivory 2
  38. Porcelain 2
  39. Sapphire 2
  40. Velvet 2
  41. Pyrite 2
  42. Bloodstone 1
  43. Citrine 1
  44. Emerald 1
  45. Gilt Metal 1
  46. Giltwood 1
  47. Hardwood 1
  48. Hoof 1
  49. Jasper 1
  50. Marble 1
  51. Metal 1
  52. Micro-mosaic 1
  53. Mother-of-Pearl 1
  54. Olive Wood 1
  55. Onyx 1
  56. Paper 1
  57. Rhodonite 1
  58. Silvered Metal 1
  59. Sodalite 1
  60. Stone 1
  61. Turquoise 1
  62. Vernis Martin 1
  63. Walnut 1
  64. Zebra Stone 1
  65. Obsidian 1
  66. Meerschaum 1
  67. Labradorite 1
  68. Amber 1
Colour
  1. Silver 156
  2. Gold 55
  3. Multi-coloured 44
  4. Clear 21
  5. Metallic 21
  6. Blue 18
  7. Red 17
  8. Brown 15
  9. Green 15
  10. Black 9
  11. Cream 6
  12. White 5
  13. Orange 4
  14. Pink 4
  15. Purple 3
  16. Grey 2
  17. Yellow 2
  18. Turquoise 1
Country Of Origin
  1. English 40
  2. Russian 39
  3. Continental 24
  4. French 22
  5. British 13
  6. German 7
  7. Italian 7
  8. Austrian 6
  9. Indian 6
  10. Austro-Hungarian 5
  11. Persian 5
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  32. Ukranian 1
  33. Omani 1
Period
  1. Early 20th Century 59
  2. 20th Century 55
  3. Late 19th Century 41
  4. 19th Century 29
  5. 21st Century 10
  6. 18th Century and Earlier 8
  7. Early 19th Century 5
Artist / Maker
  1. Asprey 8
  2. Tétard Frères 6
  3. Fabergé 4
  4. de Quin, Rebecca 3
  5. Elkington & Co. 3
  6. Salkind, Moses 3
  7. Bezalel Academy 2
  8. Buccellati, Mario 2
  9. Dreyfous, Edouard Henry 2
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  11. Hunt & Roskell 2
  12. Liu, Nan Nan 2
  13. Semenova, Maria 2
  14. 6th Artel 1
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  17. Alex'r M. Hays 1
  18. Angell, Joseph II 1
  19. Argenteria Fiorentini & Spertini 1
  20. Aucoc, André 1
  21. Boivin, Victor 1
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  23. Bruckmann & Sohne 1
  24. Buxeda, Josep 1
  25. Carlo Mario Camusso 1
  26. Carreras, Jacinto 1
  27. Carrington & Co 1
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  29. Christofle 1
  30. Dalí, Salvador 1
  31. Delaire, Emile 1
  32. de Lamerie, Paul 1
  33. Dellevie, Hans G. 1
  34. Devaux, Paul 1
  35. Dobson & Sons 1
  36. Edward Barnard & Sons 1
  37. Edward Charles Brown 1
  38. Falize Freres 1
  39. Flaxman, John 1
  40. Francis Higgins II 1
  41. Georg Roth & Co. 1
  42. Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co Ltd 1
  43. Grachev Brothers 1
  44. Hack, Charles 1
  45. Hadad Brothers 1
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  47. Hessenberg, Wilhelm C. 1
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  50. J. Tostrup 1
  51. Klinkosch, Josef Carl 1
  52. Lang, Henrik August 1
  53. Langleben, Jacob 1
  54. Leshnevska, Yaryna 1
  55. Lionel Alfred Crichton 1
  56. Maison Cardeilhac 1
  57. Mappin & Webb 1
  58. Morel, Jean-Valentin 1
  59. Oomersi Mawji & Sons 1
  60. Ovchinnikov, Pavel 1
  61. Politzer, Ludwig 1
  62. Richard Comyns 1
  63. Roberts & Belk 1
  64. Rosenzweig, Taitelbaum & Co 1
  65. Rundell, Bridge & Rundell 1
  66. Samson et Cie 1
  67. Schwarz & Steiner 1
  68. Solomon Blanckensee & Sons Ltd 1
  69. Tolliday, William 1
  70. Tuck Chang & Co. 1
  71. Tu Mao Xing 1
  72. Turner & Simpson 1
  73. West & Son 1
  74. Wo, Kwan 1
  75. Wolfsky & Co. 1
  76. Wright, Charles 1
  77. Yamamoto, Yusuke 1
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