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Odiot - 4pc. 19th Century 950 Sterling Silver Louis XVI Gravy Boat, Noble Crest
By Odiot
Located in Wilmington, DE
gravy servers stand out for their exquisite design and functional elegance. These pieces reflect his
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Fontana by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 82 Pcs Many Servers
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
butter spreaders, 6 1/2" 1 gravy ladle, 6 3/8" 1 serving spoon, 8 1/2" 1 pierced serving spoon, 8 1/2" 1
Category

Vintage 1950s Unknown Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Craftsman by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set For 8 Service 48 Pieces
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
/2" 8 TEASPOONS, 6" 8 FLAT HANDLE BUTTER SPREADERS, 5 3/4" 1 GRAVY LADLE, 6 1/2" 1 SERVING SPOON, 8 1
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Rose Cascade by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Service 12 Set 59 pieces
By Reed & Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
Knives, 9" 12 Forks, 7 1/4" 12 Salad Forks, 6 1/2" 12 Teaspoons, 6" 1 Gravy Ladle, 6 3/4" 1 Serving Spoon
Category

Vintage 1950s Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

92 Pieces Set of Hans Hansen Sterling Silverware Service in Baronet Pattern
Located in Hellerup, DK
Teaspoons. The servers include: 1x Large Serving Spoon, 3x Medium Serving Spoons, 2 x Serving Forks, 1x
Category

Vintage 1940s Unknown Art Deco Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Valdres by Marthinsen Norway 830 Silver Flatware Set Service 56 pieces Luncheon
By Thorvald Marthinsen
Located in Big Bend, WI
Teaspoons, 5 7/8" 8 Place Soup Spoons, 6 3/4" 8 4-O'clock Coffee Spoons, 4 1/2" 1 Gravy Ladle w/hook, 7" 1
Category

20th Century Norwegian Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Fiddle Shell by Frank Smith Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 54 pcs
By Frank Smith Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
Regular Knives, 8 7/8" 12 Regular Forks, 7 1/4" 12 Salad Forks, 6 5/8" 12 Teaspoons, 5 3/4" 1 Gravy Ladle
Category

20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Royal Danish by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set for Eight, 52 Pieces
By International Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
teaspoons, 6". Eight cream soup spoons, 6 1/2". One gravy ladle, 6 1/2". One serving spoon, 8 1/2". One cold
Category

Vintage 1930s Scandinavian Modern Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Tudor Scroll by Birks Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 140 pieces Dinner
By Henry Birks
Located in Big Bend, WI
Hollow Handle Butter Spreaders, 6 7/8" 12 Cocktail Forks, 5 3/4" 12 Coffee Spoons, 5 3/8" 1 Gravy Ladle
Category

Late 20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Carthage by Wallace Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 95 pcs Arts & Crafts
By Wallace Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
Bouillon Soup Spoons, 5 1/8" 12 Demitasse Spoons, 3 7/8" 1 Gravy Ladle, 6" 1 Serving Spoon, 8 1/8" 1 Cold
Category

Vintage 1910s Arts and Crafts Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Classic Rose by Reed and Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service 42 pcs
By Reed & Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
Knives, 9 1/8" 8 Forks, 7 1/2" 8 Salad Forks, 6 5/8" 8 Teaspoons, 6" 1 Gravy Ladle, 7" 1 Serving Spoon, 8
Category

Mid-20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Cordis by Tiffany Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 89 pcs Modern
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
, 5 3/4" 1 Gravy Ladle, 7 3/8" 1 Serving Spoon, 8 1/2" 1 Hollow Handle Master Butter, 7 3/4" 1 Pie
Category

Mid-20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Saratoga by Tiffany Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 38 Pieces Fitted Chest
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
Soup Spoons, 7 1/8" 6 Large Dinner Spoons, 8 1/2" 1 Gravy Ladle, 7 1/4" 1 Pie Server, all-sterling, 10
Category

20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Du Barry by International Sterling Silver Flatware Service 12 Set 70 pcs Dinner
By International Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Place Soup Spoons, 7" 1 Gravy Ladle, 6 5/8" 1 Serving Spoon, 8 3/8" 1 Pierced Serving Spoon, 8 3/8" 1
Category

20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Majestic by Alvin Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 77 pcs Multi motif
By Alvin Silver Manufacturing Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
, 5 3/8" 12 Flat Handle Butter Spreaders, 6" 1 Gravy Ladle, 7" 1 Serving Spoon, 8 1/4" 1 Cold Meat
Category

20th Century Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Spring Glory by International Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set 46 Pieces
By International Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
, 5 3/4" 1 GRAVY LADLE, 6 1/4" 1 PIERCED SERVING SPOON, 8 1/2" 1 FLAT HANDLE MASTER BUTTER KNIFE, 7
Category

Vintage 1940s American Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Grande Renaissance Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 79 pcs
By Reed & Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
Spoons, 6 3/4" 12 Hollow Handle Butter Spreaders, 6 1/4" 1 Gravy Ladle, 6 5/8" 2 Serving Spoons, 8 5/8" 1
Category

Vintage 1960s American Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Malvern by Lunt Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 12 Set 81 pieces
By Lunt Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Hollow Handle Butter Spreaders, 6 1/4" 1 Gravy Ladle, 6 3/4" 1 Serving Spoon, 8 5/8" 1 Pierced Serving
Category

Vintage 1970s Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Craftsman by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 65 pieces
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
/8" 12 Salad Forks, 6 1/2" 12 Teaspoons, 6" 12 Place Soup Spoons, 7" 1 Gravy Ladle, 6 1/2" 2 Serving
Category

Vintage 1930s Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Lines by Contempra House Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 66 pcs
By Contempra House
Located in Big Bend, WI
Soup Spoons, 6 1/2" 1 Gravy Ladle, 8" 1 Cheese Server, 7 3/4" Includes bonus brand new storage chest
Category

20th Century Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Contrast by Lunt Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service Mid-Century Modern 40 Pcs
By Lunt Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
5/8" 8 Salad Forks, 6 5/8" 8 Teaspoons, 6 3/8" 1 Gravy Ladle, 7" 1 Serving Spoon, 9 1/8" 1
Category

20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Rhapsody by International Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 12 Set 95 Pieces
By International Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
" 12 Hollow Handle Butter Spreaders, 6 1/2" 12 Iced Tea Spoons, 7 3/8" 1 Gravy Ladle, 6 1/4" 1
Category

20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Copenhagen by Manchester Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 84 Pieces
By Manchester Silver Co. & S. S.
Located in Big Bend, WI
Spoons, 6 1/4" 12 Flat Handle Butter Spreaders, 5 7/8" 1 Gravy Ladle, 6 1/8" 1 Serving Spoon, 8 1/4
Category

Vintage 1940s American Scandinavian Modern Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Crown Baroque by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 38 pieces Dinner
By Gorham
Located in Big Bend, WI
, 7 3/4" 6 Salad Forks, 6 3/4" 6 Teaspoons, 6 1/8" 6 Hollow Handle Butter Spreaders, 6 3/8" 1 Gravy
Category

20th Century Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Christofle Flatware, Rubans Style, Service Set 143 pieces in Silverplated
By Christofle
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
- 29,5 centimeters 1 gravy ladle - 17,5 centimeters 1 Salad spoon - 25 centimeters 1 Salad fork - 24
Category

Early 20th Century French Art Deco Tableware

Materials

Silver Plate

Da Vinci by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set 52 pcs Modern
By Reed & Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
" 1 Gravy Ladle, 7 1/4" 1 Serving Spoon, 8 1/2" 1 Pierced Serving Spoon, 8 1/2" 1 Cold Meat Fork, 8 1
Category

20th Century Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Delacourt by Lunt Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 104 pieces
By Lunt Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Hollow Handle Butter Spreaders, 6 1/4" 12 Cocktail Forks, 5 7/8" 12 Iced Tea Spoons, 7 3/8" 1 Gravy Ladle
Category

20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

English Onslow by Worcester Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 70 pcs
By Worcester Silver 1
Located in Big Bend, WI
" 12 Teaspoons, 5 5/8" 12 Cream Soup Spoons, 6 1/2" 1 Gravy Ladle, 6 5/8" 2 Serving Spoons, 8 3/8" 1
Category

Mid-20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Coburg by Roberts & Belk English Silverplated Flatware Set Service 56 pc Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
" 8 Teaspoons, 6 1/4" 8 Place Soup Spoons, 7 1/4" 8 Oyster Forks, 5 1/4" 1 Gravy Ladle, 7 5/8" 1
Category

Early 20th Century Tableware

Materials

Silver Plate

King Edward by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set Dinner Service 42 Pcs
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
Dinner Size Knives, 9 5/8" 8 Dinner Size Forks, 7 3/4" 8 Salad Forks, 6 1/8" 8 Teaspoons, 6" 1 Gravy
Category

20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Large Set of Fine English Minton Rose China, Total of 341 Pieces
Located in Houston, TX
medium footed server 2 oval servers 1 sauce boat 2 gravy boats 3 salts 2 sugars 1 tea pot 3
Category

Mid-20th Century British Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

Classic Bouquet by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 65 pieces
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
Place Size Forks, 7 1/2" 12 Salad Forks, 6 7/8" 12 Teaspoons, 6" 12 Place Soup Spoons, 6 5/8" 1 Gravy
Category

Vintage 1970s Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Petit Point by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 79 Pieces
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
/8" 12 Hollow Handle Butter Spreaders, 6 1/2" 1 Gravy Ladle, 6 3/4" 1 Serving Spoon, 8 1/2" 1
Category

Vintage 1960s Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Classic Beauty by Frank Smith Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 78 pcs
By Frank Smith Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
Hollow Handle Butter Spreaders, all-sterling, 6 1/4" 1 Gravy Ladle, 7" 1 Serving Spoon, 8" 1 Cold Meat
Category

20th Century American Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Fiddle Thread & Shell by Various English Sterling Silver Flatware Set 101 pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Teaspoons, 5 3/4" (4 are by CJ Vander) 12 Place Soup Spoons, 7 1/4" 18 Large Dinner Spoons, 9" 2 Gravy
Category

Early 20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Vespera by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 86 Pieces Modern
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
" 12 hollow handle butter spreaders, 6 1/2" 1 gravy ladle, 6 1/4" 1 serving spoon, 8 1/8" 1 pierced
Category

20th Century Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Secret Garden by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 47 Pieces
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
, 9 1/4" 8 Forks, 7 1/2" 8 Salad Forks, 6 1/2" 8 Teaspoons, 6" 8 Place Soup Spoons, 7" 1 Gravy Ladle
Category

20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Vendome Arcantia Christofle Silverplate Flatware Set for 12 Service 96 pcs Lunch
By Christofle
Located in Big Bend, WI
, 3 7/8" 1 Gravy Ladle, 7" 1 Cheese Knife, hollow handle, 8" 1 Flat Handle Master Butter, 7" 1 Cold
Category

20th Century Tableware

Materials

Silver Plate

Swan Lake by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 66 Pieces
By International Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Handle Butter Spreaders, 6 3/8" 1 Gravy Ladle, 6 1/4" 1 Pierced Serving Spoon, 7 7/8" 1 Sugar Spoon, 5
Category

Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Princess Ingrid Frank Whiting Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set 115 pcs
By Frank M. Whiting & Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
Forks, 5 5/8" 12 Demitasse Spoons, 4 1/4" 1 Gravy Ladle, 6 5/8" 1 Serving Spoon, 8 3/4" 1 Pierced
Category

Vintage 1940s Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Athene by Amston Vermeil Gold Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 171 pc Dinner
By Amston Silver Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
Forks, 6" 12 Iced Tea Spoons, 8 1/4" 12 Demitasse Spoons, 4 1/4" 12 Steak Knives, 8 3/4" 1 Gravy Ladle
Category

20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Golden Wheat by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Service 12 Set 97 Pieces Scarce
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
hollow handle butter spreaders, 6 1/2" 12 cocktail forks, 5 3/4" 1 gravy ladle, 7 1/2" 1 serving spoon, 8
Category

Mid-20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Poppy by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 78 pcs Dinner
By Gorham
Located in Big Bend, WI
Forks, 5 5/8" 12 Teaspoons, 5 7/8" 12 Cocktail Forks, 5 5/8" 1 Gravy Ladle, 7" 1 Serving Spoon, 8 1
Category

20th Century Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

La Scala Gold by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Service 8 Set Vermeil 58 Pcs
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
" 8 Cream Soup Spoons, 6" 8 Hollow Handle Butter Spreaders, 6 1/2" 1 Gravy Ladle, 7" 1 Serving
Category

Mid-20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Early American Plain by Lunt Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 40 Pcs
By Lunt Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
knives, 8 3/4", eight forks, 7", eight salad forks, 6 1/4", eight teaspoons, 6 1/8", one gravy ladle
Category

20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Royal Grandeur by Community Stainless Steel Flatware Set for 12 Service 68 pcs
By Community
Located in Big Bend, WI
Spoons, 6 3/4" 1 Gravy Ladle, 7 3/4" 1 Serving Spoon, 8 1/2" 1 Pierced Serving Spoon, 8 1/2" 1 Cold Meat
Category

20th Century Sheffield and Silverplate

Materials

Stainless Steel

Lyric by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 8 Set 46 Pieces
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
Forks, 7 1/4" 8 Salad Forks, 6 1/2" 8 Teaspoons, 6" 8 Cream Soup Spoons, 6 1/4" 1 Gravy Ladle, 6 1/2" 1
Category

20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Fiesta by Hallmark Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 73 pieces G Monogram
By Hallmark
Located in Big Bend, WI
" 1 Gravy Ladle, 6 5/8" 1 Serving Spoon, 8 1/2" 1 Cold Meat Fork, 8" 1 Sugar Spoon, 6" 1 Flat Handle
Category

Mid-20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

80 Pieces Set of Georg Jensen Sterling Silverware in the Acanthus Pattern
By Johan Rohde
Located in Hellerup, DK
1917, 12 settings of 6 pieces plus servers. Acanthus is the sister pattern to Johan Rohde’s famous
Category

20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Carpenter Hall by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 79 pieces
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
, 7" 1 Gravy Ladle, 6 3/4" 1 Serving Spoon, 8 3/4" 1 Sugar Spoon, 6" 1 Hollow Handle Master Butter, 7
Category

20th Century Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Ramona by Shreve Sterling Silver Flatware Service Dinner Set 96 pcs M/W monogram
By Shreve & Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
Spreaders, 6" 2 Cocktail Forks, 5 1/2" 1 Gravy Ladle, 7" 3 Serving Spoons, 8 1/4" 1 Cold Meat Fork, 8 3/4" 1
Category

Early 20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Old French by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 110 Pcs Dinner
By Gorham
Located in Big Bend, WI
Cocktail Forks, 5 1/8" 1 Gravy Ladle, 6 5/8" 1 Serving Spoon, 8 5/8" 1 Cold Meat Fork, 8 3/4" 1 Sugar
Category

20th Century Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Silverware Service for 12 in Fitted Art Deco Storage Cabinet, Bafico of France
By Bafico
Located in Oakland, CA
monumental ladle, carving set, and gravy spoon but it is entirely useful with so much variety in the pieces
Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Tableware

Materials

Silver Plate

Romance of the Sea Wallace Sterling Silver Flatware Set Shell Motif Dinner 70 pc
By Wallace Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
Salad Forks, 6 1/2" 12 Teaspoons, 6 1/8" 12 Place Soup Spoons, 6 3/4" 1 Gravy Ladle, 6 3/4" 1 Serving
Category

20th Century Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Baltimore Rose by Schofield Sterling Silver Flatware Set 79 pcs most Plain Back
By The Schofield Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
Spoons, 4 3/8" (2 w/decorated backs) 1 Gravy Ladle, 6 1/2" 2 Serving Spoons, 8 3/4" 1 Flat Handle Master
Category

Early 20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

English Shell by Lunt Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 12 Set 68 Pieces
By Lunt Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
". One gravy ladle, 5 7/8". One serving spoon, 8 1/4". One sugar spoon, 5 7/8". One flat handle master
Category

Vintage 1930s Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Lansdowne by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 64 pcs Dinner L mono
By Gorham
Located in Big Bend, WI
Spoons, 6 5/8" 1 Gravy Ladle, 7 1/4" 1 Cake Server w/plated blade, 9 7/8" 1 Vegetable Serving Fork, 8 3/4
Category

20th Century Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Crown Princess by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 45 Pcs
By International Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Teaspoons, 6" 8 Cream Soup Spoons, 6 5/8" 1 Gravy Ladle, 6 1/4" 1 Serving Spoon, 8 1/2" 1 Cold Meat Fork
Category

20th Century Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver 82-Piece Flatware Set Faneuil/ Queen Anne Art Deco
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
knives measuring 10 1/8'' in length - 2 serving spoons measuring 8 2/3'' in length - 1 gravy ladle
Category

Early 20th Century American Art Deco Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Madeira by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 12 Set 83 Pieces
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
handle butter spreaders, 5 3/4" 1 gravy ladle, 6 7/8" 1 serving spoon, 8 1/2" 1 pierced serving spoon, 8
Category

20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

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Gravy Server For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the gravy server you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each gravy server for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, silver and sterling silver. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect gravy server — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. Each gravy server bearing mid-century modern, Scandinavian Modern or Art Deco hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made gravy server over the years, but those crafted by Towle Silversmiths, Gorham Manufacturing Company and International Silver are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Gravy Server?

Prices for a gravy server can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $509 and can go as high as $88,500, while the average can fetch as much as $4,995.

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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