Sterling Flatware items are a gorgeous, and nowadays, rare edition to any table.  Most place settings include a fork, salad fork, knife, and spoon.  However, some also include such varied items as ice cream forks, ice tea spoons, cocktail forks, butter spreaders, soup spoons (cream, gumbo or boullion), dessert spoons, and many more.

Serving pieces make a welcome addition to any flatware set.  These pieces are often large and extremely ornate.  They include ice cream slicers, crumbers, casserole / berry spoons, master butter knives, sugar spoons, asparagus servers, cake and pie servers / knives, soup gravy cream or punch ladles, oyster, pasta, and jelly servers and many more.

The main makers of flatware sets are Tiffany & Co, Unger Brothers, Reed and Barton, Alvin, Wallace, Watson, International, Dominick and Haff, Durgin, Gorham, Kirk-Stieff, Lunt, Manchester, Mauser, Towle, Whiting and many more.

Hollowware is extremely varied in types, styles, and makers.  The types of hollowware available are endless because of different designs of the same item.  Broad categories most hollowware can fit in are:

• Candlesticks and Candelabra
• Pitchers, Stiens and Jugs
• Trays and Platters
• Napkin Rings / Clips
• Vanities, Cigarette Cases and Boxes
• Cups, Goblets, and Glasses
• Bowls, Plates and Dishes
• Vases and Urns
• Salt and Pepper Shakers
• Tea and Coffee Sets
• Other

The other category is enourmous, but you don't typically come across an item that would be unique enough to be placed in Other.

Styles and Makers are too varied to list, and it would be far to subjective.  It would be best to look at all styles and makers and find which suit your tastes.

An ornate Tea or Coffee set is the most beautiful of all pieces on any table.  From a 7 piece tea set to a 3 piece tea set, these items brighten up any room.  Typically tea sets have five pieces: a Coffee pot, a tea pot, a sugar bowl, a creamer, and a waste bowl.  Some have a kettle and stand, possibly even a burner.