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Early 20th Century British Barware
Silver Plate
Vintage 1980s South African Mid-Century Modern Barware
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Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Barware
Bronze
Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Barware
Bronze
20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Pitchers
Silver Plate
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Barware
Metal
Antique 1890s French Knife Boxes
Bone
2010s Platters and Serveware
Metal
2010s American Modern Platters and Serveware
Animal Skin, Silk, Wood
Early 20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Barware
Silver
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Barware
Silver Plate
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Ceramic
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Costa Rican Pre-Columbian Antiquities
Pottery
2010s Italian Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver
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Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Inkwells
Bronze, Chrome
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Plexiglass, Wood
Vintage 1920s Austrian Other Animal Sculptures
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century German Vienna Secession Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
Antique 19th Century European Napoleon III Busts
Bronze
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Books
Paper
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Bronze
Vintage 1950s European Mid-Century Modern Drawings
Paper, Crayon
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Walnut
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Barware
Silver Plate
Vintage 1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Barware
Beech
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Romantic Animal Sculptures
Bronze
Vintage 1980s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Tables
Steel
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Maps
Aluminum, Iron
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Antique 19th Century Portuguese Ceramics
Ceramic
20th Century American Tableware
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Ceramic, Glaze
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Glass
Art Glass
Antique 19th Century English Sheffield and Silverplate
Silver
Late 20th Century Campaign Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver
Antique 1890s English Late Victorian Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver
2010s American Modern Platters and Serveware
Animal Skin, Silk, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Barware
Chrome
20th Century American Modern Barware
Brass
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Barware
Chrome
Antique Late 19th Century Portuguese Mannerist Centerpieces
Earthenware
20th Century Barware
Metal
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Porcelain
Porcelain
Vintage 1910s English Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver
Vintage 1970s English Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver
Vintage 1960s English Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver
Antique 19th Century English Wine Coolers
Pottery
Late 20th Century Barware
Brass
Late 20th Century Barware
20th Century English Barware
Silver Plate
Vintage 1980s Serving Pieces
20th Century More Dining and Entertaining
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century English More Dining and Entertaining
Brass
Late 20th Century American Ashtrays
Chrome
Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Barware
Bronze
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Barware
Glass
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Barware
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century English Barware
Sterling Silver
Vintage 1910s English Art Deco Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver
20th Century American Modern Barware
Brass
Vintage 1980s American Ashtrays
Aluminum
2010s American Art Deco Platters and Serveware
Metal
Late 20th Century Mexican Sheffield and Silverplate
Malachite, Silver Plate
Late 20th Century More Dining and Entertaining
Leather
Early 20th Century English Victorian More Dining and Entertaining
Silver Plate
Late 20th Century English Neoclassical Revival Ceramics
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Vintage 1950s American Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver
2010s Italian Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Platters and Serveware
Wood, Lacquer
Vintage 1960s English Sheffield and Silverplate
Crystal
Vintage 1980s Crystal Serveware
Crystal
2010s Conceptual Figurative Sculptures
Wire
20th Century Chinese Other Ceramics
Ceramic
Vintage 1950s French Barware
Silver Plate
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Barware
Brass
Vintage 1930s English Platters and Serveware
Leather
20th Century Serving Pieces
Brass
Vintage 1960s French Barware
Silver Plate
Early 20th Century English Barware
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Barware
Chrome
Late 20th Century American Glass
Art Glass
Late 20th Century Italian Barware
20th Century American Tableware
Vintage 1930s British Art Deco Sheffield and Silverplate
Silver Plate
Late 20th Century Indian Art Deco Sheffield and Silverplate
Silver Plate
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Barware
Chrome
Vintage 1930s Japanese Art Deco Porcelain
Porcelain
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Finding the Right dining-entertaining for You
Your dining room table is a place where stories are shared and personalities shine — why not treat yourself and your guests to the finest antique and vintage glass, silver, ceramics and serveware for your meals?
Just like the people who sit around your table, your serveware has its own stories and will help you create new memories with your friends and loved ones. From ceramic pottery to glass vases, set your table with serving pieces that add even more personality, color and texture to your dining experience.
Invite serveware from around the world to join your table settings. For special occasions, dress up your plates with a striking Imari charger from 19th-century Japan or incorporate Richard Ginori’s Italian porcelain plates into your dining experience. Celebrate the English ritual of afternoon tea with a Japanese tea set and an antique Victorian kettle. No matter how big or small your dining area is, there is room for the stories of many cultures and varied histories, and there are plenty of ways to add pizzazz to your meals.
Add different textures and colors to your table with dinner plates and pitchers of ceramic and silver or a porcelain lidded tureen, a serving dish with side handles that is often used for soups. Although porcelain and ceramic are both made in a kiln, porcelain is made with more refined clay and is more durable than ceramic because it is denser. The latter is ideal for statement pieces — your tall mid-century modern ceramic vase is a guaranteed conversation starter. And while your earthenware or stoneware is maybe better suited to everyday lunches as opposed to the fine bone china you’ve reserved for a holiday meal, handcrafted studio pottery coffee mugs can still be a rich expression of your personal style.
“My motto is ‘Have fun with it,’” says author and celebrated hostess Stephanie Booth Shafran. “It’s yin and yang, high and low, Crate & Barrel with Christofle silver. I like to mix it up — sometimes in the dining room, sometimes on the kitchen banquette, sometimes in the loggia. It transports your guests and makes them feel more comfortable and relaxed.”
Introduce elegance at supper with silver, such as a platter from celebrated Massachusetts silversmith manufacturer Reed and Barton or a regal copper-finish flatware set designed by International Silver Company, another New England company that was incorporated in Meriden, Connecticut, in 1898. By then, Meriden had already earned the nickname “Silver City” for its position as a major hub of silver manufacturing.
At the bar, try a vintage wine cooler to keep bottles cool before serving or an Art Deco decanter and whiskey set for after-dinner drinks — there are many possibilities and no wrong answers for tableware, barware and serveware. Explore an expansive collection of antique and vintage glass, ceramics, silver and serveware today on 1stDibs.
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