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What is a dinner service?

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What is a dinner service?
Dinner service is a collection of coordinating tableware used to serve a meal. The 20-piece dinner service sets, which serve around four people, are the most popular. Each set normally includes a plate, salad bowl, teacup, and saucer. On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique dinner service sets.
1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021
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1920's Chinese Dinner Service
Located in Dallas, TX
16 piece 1920's Chinese dinner service set.
Category

Vintage 1920s Chinese Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic, Glass

Royal Crown Derby Partial Dinner Service
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in Buchanan, MI
A Royal Crown Derby Partial dinner service, twenty seven pieces, 20th century, in the Imari pattern
Category

20th Century Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Royal Crown Derby Partial Dinner Service
$2,560 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Haviland Dinner Service
Located in PARIS, FR
Haviland Dinner Service The Haviland dinner service, a prestigious creation hailing from the 20th
Category

20th Century Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Rare Sevres Art Deco Dinner Service-Jean Luce
By Jean Luce
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Amazing collection of Jean Luce designed and signed Sevres porcelain dinner service. The set
Category

Early 20th Century French Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Ercuit Dinner Service, 20th Century.
By Maison Ercuis
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Ercuit dinner service, 20th century. Maison Ercuit silver-plated dinner service in a box, 62
Category

20th Century French Art Deco Serving Pieces

Materials

Silver Plate

Cuban Artist Wifredo Lam Dinner Service, Italy, 1970s
By Wifredo Lam
Located in Milan, IT
A unique and rare dinner service by Wifredo Lam. The dinner set consists of: One soup tureen
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

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