Nine Antique Porcelain Dessert Dishes White and Gold with Matching Cookie Plate
Located in Katonah, NY
This set of nine antique porcelain small dessert dishes with a matching cookie or serving plate was made in France circa 1870.
Porcelain
16 Gilt Encrusted Salad or Dessert Plates, Antique Custom Ordered English C 1910
By Coalport Porcelain
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fantastic set of dessert or first course plates with a nice wide collar of 24 karat acid etched gold banding.
Gold
$29,850 / set
Elkington & Co. Garniture Set
By W. Albert Willms, Elkington & Co.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Inspired by the groundbreaking and visually stunning Graeco-Pompeian dessert service created for the 1862 International Exhibition, the set was designed by Auguste-Adolphe Willms, El...
Crystal, Silver Plate
Jerome Massier Fils, Majolica Platter, Vallauris, End 19th C.
By Delphin Massier
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Napoleon III majolica slip aperitive or dessert set by Jerome MASSIER, Vallauris, France, end of 19th century. 6 (2x3) plates : anemone, pansy and daisy - Diameter : 7.5"(19cm...
Earthenware
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Fruit Serving Set, London, 1802-1832
By Various Makers
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive pair of antique Victorian English sterling silver fruit / dessert serving set; an addition to our silver flatware collection This exceptional ant...
Silver, Sterling Silver
Patricia by Mema Swedish Silverplate Flatware Set Service 71 pcs L monogram
By Markströms Guldsmeds Ab K G
Located in Big Bend, WI
This set includes: 12 Dessert Knives w/stainless blades, 8" 11 Dessert Forks, 6 7/8" 12 Dessert Spoons, 7" 12 Large Dinner Spoon, 7 3/4" 11 Fish Knives, 8 1/8" 12 Fish Forks, 6 3/4"...
Silver Plate
Antique Ice Cream Set, Sterling Silver & Brass, Art Deco, Italy
Located in Roma, IT
Precious ice cream set is a set of dessert cutlery realized in 19th century.
Sterling Silver, Brass
Set of Five Nymphenburg “Perlrand” Hand-Painted Landscape Plates by Rudolf Sieck
Located in Stockholm, SE
A refined set of five dessert plates featuring hand-painted landscape medallions by Rudolf Sieck, each with its own unique motif.
Porcelain
Ionic by John Polhemus Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 62 Pieces Rare
By Tiffany & Co., John Polhamus
Located in Big Bend, WI
Rare Ionic by John Polhamus, circa 1860 sterling silver flatware set, retailed by Tiffany & Co., 62 pieces. This set includes: 12 Dessert Knives, flat handle all-sterling, 7 7/8" ...
Sterling Silver
Antique Sterling Silver Fruit Set 24 Knives Forks Allen Darwin Sheffield Asprey
By Allen & Darwin Silver 1, Asprey & Garrard Limited
Located in Portland, OR
The set comprising 12 dessert knives and 12 matching forks & housed in a gilt red leather case lined with cream satin.
Sterling Silver
Rare Coalport England Indian Tree Set of 5 Cups with Plates and Serving Platter
By Coalport Porcelain
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Set of 5 dessert plates and cups and large rectangular serving or sandwich platter was made of fine porcelain by Coalport China Company in England.
Porcelain, Ceramic
Set of 12 Aesthetic Movement Handpainted Fruit Raised Gold 19th c Cabinet Plates
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This set of 12 dessert plates is a fabulous example of the artistry of the Aesthetic Movement.
Porcelain
24 Piece Victorian Silver Plate and Mother of Pearl Fruit Set in Oak Wood Case
Located in Morristown, NJ
., English, a beautifully crafted antique cutlery set, likely intended for dessert or formal dining.
Silver Plate
Russian Silver Pavel Ovchinnikov & Ivan Khlednikov Gilt Cloisonné Enamel Casket
By Pavel Ovchinnikov, Ivan Khlebnikov
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Blom in 1759-1784; The missing items were made for other sets of these same palaces; The Dessert set with the monogram of Catherine II, donated by Prince G.
Silver, Enamel
Coalport Porcelain Botanical Lozenge Dishes, Pair, Cobalt and Gilt, Circa 1820
By Coalport Porcelain
Located in Downingtown, PA
The dishes come from the same dessert service as the set of twelve botanical plates in stock, sharing the gadrooned and crested rim, the underglaze blue ground and the gilt fruiting ...
Porcelain
Derbyshire Creamware Large Leaf Dish, Overlapping Leaves in Puce, Circa 1785
Located in Downingtown, PA
Leaf-shaped dishes were a staple of the dessert course, set out with fruit and sweetmeats in services that paired naturalistic molding with painted flowers.
Creamware, Pottery
$1,179Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Cocktail Glass Service, Austrian, Wine, Aperitif, 12 pieces, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
An Austrian, 12 piece wine, dessert and aperitif glass set, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900.
Glass
$8,360Sale Price / set|20% Off
Fresh and Wholesome American Art Nouveau Berry Dessert Set for 12
By The Mauser Manufacturing Co.
Located in New York, NY
Fresh and wholesome Art Nouveau sterling silver dessert set. Made by the Mauser Manufacturing Co. in New York, ca 1900.
Sterling Silver
Antique Tiffany Vine Gilt Sterling Silver 52-Piece Dessert Set for 12
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Vine sterling silver dessert set. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York.
Sterling Silver
$4,320Sale Price / set|20% Off
Set of 12 Tiffany Lap Over Edge Sterling Silver Dessert Knives
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Set of 12 Lap Over Edge sterling silver dessert knives.
Sterling Silver
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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