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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, comprising of ten dinner plates and ten bread and butter plates, six smaller plat...
Category

20th Century Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Haviland Dinner Service
Located in PARIS, FR
Haviland Dinner Service The Haviland dinner service, a prestigious creation hailing from the 20th century, epitomizes the exquisite craftsmanship of Limoges porcelain.
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 consists of 12 dinner plates, 12 rimmed soup bowls, 8 cups and saucers (2 sizes), covered...
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 pieces, 20th century. 12 soup spoons 12 forks 12 knives 1 ladle 1 cake scoop 12 teaspoon...
Category

20th Century French Art Deco Serving Pieces

Materials

Silver Plate

Antique Meissen 68-Piece Floral Dinner Service
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in London, GB
Antique Meissen 68-piece floral dinner service German, c. 1900 Largest serving dish: Height 6cm, width 52.5cm, depth 37.5cm Square salad bowl: Height 9.5cm, width 22cm, depth 22cm...
Category

Antique Early 1900s German Rococo Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

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