Vintage Silverware Is Capturing the Hearts of a New Generation

When she launched CY Kitchen—a catering and caviar outfit in New York City that quickly became a fashion event fixture—she instinctively displayed her caviar alongside silver wares. Her customizable Golden Ossetra tins soon became a fixture at brand dinners and art-world fêtes; last year, Saks Fifth Avenue even dispatched them to editors as its holiday gift of choice.

Now, Yousefzadeh is widening the frame with CYK Vintage Silver, a line of antique tabletop treasures gathered on sourcing trips through Paris, Milan, and London. (The second collection will drop imminently.) “Everywhere from the Mercatino di Bergamo Alta—the once-a-month flea market in Milan—to stalls in London’s Silver Vaults… it’s such a treasure chest, you have to dig and dig,” she says. She shops by feeling first and then vets for provenance—maker’s marks and era stamps—so she can accurately document a piece’s history for buyers. Offering a range was a deliberate choice: “It was important to have a mix of silver-plated and sterling pieces,” she explains. “Not just for price—silver-plated pieces are lighter, more versatile.”

The assortment reflects that versatility. Scalloped vessels from 19th-century France—once used to chill coupes on ice before a toast—are now suggested as artful fruit bowls. Strawberry-shaped salt-and-pepper shakers from 1970s Italy offer a witty wink. And a vodka-and-caviar server designed to cradle a 50-gram tin is both functional and fantastical, a jewel box for roe. After a soft launch (“Eighty percent of the pieces sold within an hour and a half,” Yousefzadeh notes), she is now debuting a holiday collection, with more pieces—spanning $65 to $2,250—available online.