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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  59. Still life 1
  60. Komai 1
Material
  1. Silver 145
  2. Silver-gilt 52
  3. Enamel - Cloisonné 18
  4. Sterling Silver 15
  5. Enamel 13
  6. Precious Stones 11
  7. Cut Glass 9
  8. Enamel - Guilloché 9
  9. Brass 8
  10. Nephrite 8
  11. Crystal 7
  12. Ebonised Wood 7
  13. Gilt 7
  14. Glass 6
  15. Gold 6
  16. Wood 6
  17. Copper 5
  18. Diamond 5
  19. Pearl 5
  20. Rock Crystal 5
  21. Hardstone 4
  22. Mirror 4
  23. Semi-precious stones 4
  24. Coral 3
  25. Enamel - Champlevé 3
  26. Malachite 3
  27. Porcelain 3
  28. Quartz 3
  29. Silver-plate 3
  30. Steel 3
  31. Textile 3
  32. Agate 2
  33. Amethyst 2
  34. Bone 2
  35. Enamel - Plique-à-jour 2
  36. Gilt Metal 2
  37. Ruby 2
  38. Silvered Metal 2
  39. Velvet 2
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  42. Giltwood 1
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  48. Metal 1
  49. Micro-mosaic 1
  50. Mother-of-Pearl 1
  51. Olive Wood 1
  52. Paper 1
  53. Sapphire 1
  54. Sodalite 1
  55. Vernis Martin 1
  56. Walnut 1
  57. Zebra Stone 1
  58. Obsidian 1
Colour
  1. Silver 140
  2. Gold 56
  3. Multi-coloured 43
  4. Clear 20
  5. Green 17
  6. Metallic 17
  7. Blue 16
  8. Red 15
  9. Brown 12
  10. Black 9
  11. White 6
  12. Cream 5
  13. Pink 5
  14. Orange 4
  15. Purple 4
  16. Grey 2
  17. Yellow 2
  18. Turquoise 1
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  1. Russian 38
  2. English 31
  3. French 24
  4. Continental 18
  5. British 12
  6. German 9
  7. Italian 8
  8. Indian 6
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  31. Syrian 1
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Period
  1. Early 20th Century 58
  2. 20th Century 41
  3. Late 19th Century 40
  4. 19th Century 28
  5. 21st Century 9
  6. 18th Century and Earlier 7
  7. Early 19th Century 4
Artist / Maker
  1. Tétard Frères 7
  2. Fabergé 5
  3. Asprey 4
  4. Buccellati, Mario 3
  5. de Quin, Rebecca 3
  6. Elkington & Co. 3
  7. Salkind, Moses 3
  8. Bezalel Academy 2
  9. Dreyfous, Edouard Henry 2
  10. Garrard & Co. 2
  11. Liu, Nan Nan 2
  12. Semenova, Maria 2
  13. 6th Artel 1
  14. 11th Artel 1
  15. 20th Artel 1
  16. Alex'r M. Hays 1
  17. Angell, Joseph II 1
  18. Argenteria Fiorentini & Spertini 1
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  28. Dellevie, Hans G. 1
  29. Devaux, Paul 1
  30. Dobson & Sons 1
  31. Edward Barnard & Sons 1
  32. Evrot, Ernest 1
  33. Falize Freres 1
  34. Flaxman, John 1
  35. Francis Higgins II 1
  36. Georg Roth & Co. 1
  37. Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co Ltd 1
  38. Grachev Brothers 1
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  40. Hack, Charles 1
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  44. Holland, Aldwinckle & Slater 1
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  47. Hutcheson, Jane 1
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  49. Klinkosch, Josef Carl 1
  50. Langleben, Jacob 1
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  52. Maison Cardeilhac 1
  53. Morel, Jean-Valentin 1
  54. Oomersi Mawji & Sons 1
  55. Ovchinnikov, Pavel 1
  56. Politzer, Ludwig 1
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  58. Roberts & Belk 1
  59. Rundell, Bridge & Rundell 1
  60. Samson et Cie 1
  61. Tolliday, William 1
  62. Tuck Chang & Co. 1
  63. Tu Mao Xing 1
  64. Turner & Simpson 1
  65. Vacheron Constantin 1
  66. West & Son 1
  67. WMF, Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik 1
  68. Wo, Kwan 1
  69. Wolfsky & Co. 1
  70. Wright, Charles 1
  71. Yamamoto, Yusuke 1
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