Sterling Silver Coffee Pots

Sterling silver coffee pots are the most elegant way to serve coffee, one of the world’s most popular beverages. They are a perfect item to accompany dessert presented on fine china as a way to end a formal dinner and equally well suited for an important client meeting. Those of distinguished taste will recognize the unmistakable white and lustrous radiance of a sterling silver coffee pot.

Of equal importance is being able to enjoy these objects of exquisite beauty when not entertaining. For many, the day begins by brewing a pot of coffee and sitting down to enjoy breakfast, perhaps with the morning paper. A sterling silver coffee pot adds an element of beauty to the morning, and sometimes the evening and afternoon as well.

Aside from their beauty, sterling coffee pots are prized for their durability. Unlike those fabricated from porcelain, for example, they will never chip or shatter. Thus, they can last hundreds (and possibly thousands) of years, arguably growing more beautiful with age as they begin to develop a rich patina.

Quick Facts

• In 2013, Christie’s sold a George II sterling coffee pot created by legendary British silversmith Paul de Lamerie for a staggering $7,000,000
• 18th-century coffee pots in the style of George II are among the most precious and highly-revered
• Coffee services by distinguished silversmiths such as Gorham and Tiffany & Co. typically sell for many hundreds, sometimes thousands of dollars