Midcentury Tableware Set
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Quartz, Silver
Vintage 1960s British Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Tableware
Glass, Art Glass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Porcelain
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Ceramic, Majolica
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Crystal
Mid-20th Century German Tableware
Silver Plate
20th Century Japanese Showa Tableware
Wood, Cypress
Mid-20th Century British Tableware
Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Tableware
Earthenware
Mid-20th Century German Black Forest Tableware
Metal
Mid-20th Century German Black Forest Tableware
Metal
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Metal, Enamel
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Stainless Steel
1990s Peruvian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Pottery
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Porcelain
Antique Mid-19th Century American Tableware
Silver
Mid-20th Century English Tableware
Gold
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Fabric
Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Metal
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Silver Plate
Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Metal
Vintage 1970s French Tableware
Stone
Vintage 1970s French Tableware
Stone
Mid-20th Century Danish Modern Tableware
Pewter
Vintage 1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Metal
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Plastic
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Brass
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Brass, Nickel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Glass
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Wood, Ceramic
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Lucite
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Fabric
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Ceramic
Vintage 1970s Thai Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Nickel, Bronze
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Porcelain
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Glass
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Blown Glass
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Teak
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Crystal
Vintage 1970s French Tableware
Stone
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Fabric
Mid-20th Century Tableware
Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Chrome
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Lucite
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Ceramic, Clay
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century French Tableware
Silver
20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Silver, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Tableware
Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Stainless Steel
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Ceramic
Vintage 1970s English Scandinavian Modern Tableware
Sterling Silver
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Silver, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1970s French Brutalist Tableware
Nickel
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Ceramic
Vintage 1960s Thai Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Brass, Bronze
20th Century Tableware
Sterling Silver, Stainless Steel
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Midcentury Tableware Set For Sale on 1stDibs
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Finding the Right tableware for You
While it isn’t always top of mind for some, antique and vintage tableware can enhance even the most informal meal. It has been an intimate part of how we’ve interacted with our food for millennia.
Tableware has played a basic but important role in everyday life. Ancient Egyptians used spoons (which are classified as flatware) made of ivory and wood, while Greeks and Romans, who gathered for banquets involving big meals and entertainment, ate with forks and knives. At the beginning of the 17th century, however, forks were still uncommon in American homes. Over time, tableware has thankfully evolved and today includes increasingly valuable implements.
Tableware refers to the tools people use to set the table, including serving pieces, dinner plates and more. It encompasses everything from the intricate and elaborate to the austere and functional, yet are all what industrial product designer Jasper Morrison might call “Super Normal” — anonymous objects that are too useful to be considered banal.
There are four general categories of tableware — serveware, dinnerware, drinkware and, lastly, flatware, which is commonly referred to as silverware or cutlery. Serveware includes serving bowls, platters, gravy boats, casserole pans and ladles. Most tableware is practical, but it can also be decorative. And decorative objects count as tableware too. Even though they don’t fit squarely into one of the four categories, vases, statues and floral arrangements are traditional centerpieces.
Drinkware appropriately refers to the vessels we use for our beverages — mugs, cups and glasses. There is a good deal of variety that falls under this broad term. For example, your cheerful home bar or mid-century modern bar cart might be outfitted with a full range of vintage barware, which might include pilsner glasses and tumblers. Specialty cocktails are often served in these custom glasses, but they’re still a type of drinkware.
Every meal should be special — even if you’re using earthenware or stoneware for a casual lunch — but perhaps you’re hosting a dinner party to mark a specific event. The right high-quality tableware can bring a touch of luxury to your cuisine. Young couples, for example, traditionally add “fine china,” or porcelain, to their wedding registry as a commemoration of their union and likely wouldn’t turn down exquisite silver made by Tiffany & Co. or Georg Jensen.
It’s important to remember, however, that when you’re setting the dining room table to have fun with it. Just as you might mix and match your dining chairs, don’t be afraid to mix new and old or high and low with your tableware. On 1stDibs, find an extraordinary range of vintage and antique tableware to help elevate your meal as well as the mood and atmosphere of your entire dining room.
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