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Antique Drabware

19th Century Ridgway Drabware Jug
19th Century Ridgway Drabware Jug

19th Century Ridgway Drabware Jug

By William Ridgway

Located in High Point, NC

Early 19th century drab ware pitcher attributed to W. Ridgway & Co. Hanley. This is a wonderful wine jug with the most wonderfully and crisply relieved decoration with Bacchus and gr...

Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Drabware

Materials

Ceramic

Victorian 'Drabware' Pitcher with Embossed Strawberries, U.K., 19th Century
Victorian 'Drabware' Pitcher with Embossed Strawberries, U.K., 19th Century

Victorian 'Drabware' Pitcher with Embossed Strawberries, U.K., 19th Century

Located in Chatham, ON

Rare Victorian 'Drabware' stoneware pitcher with embossed strawberries, leaves and branch handle - matte salt glaze to the exterior with gloss glaze to the interior - unsigned - Unit...

Category

Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Drabware

Materials

Ceramic

A Drabware Tray with Handle Made by Spode England Circa 1825
A Drabware Tray with Handle Made by Spode England Circa 1825

A Drabware Tray with Handle Made by Spode England Circa 1825

By Spode

Located in Katonah, NY

This rare Spode drabware rectangular tray was made for slices of bread or small breakfast rolls.

Category

Early 19th Century English Antique Drabware

Materials

Pottery

Drabware Trio by Don Pottery with Sepia Landscapes England Circa 1810
Drabware Trio by Don Pottery with Sepia Landscapes England Circa 1810

Drabware Trio by Don Pottery with Sepia Landscapes England Circa 1810

By Don Pottery 1

Located in Katonah, NY

Drabware is a warm-toned, refined stoneware first introduced at Wedgwood in 1807.

Category

Early 19th Century English Country Antique Drabware

Materials

Stoneware

Wedgwood Drabware Sugar Bowl and Stand with Gilt Trim, England Circa 1825
Wedgwood Drabware Sugar Bowl and Stand with Gilt Trim, England Circa 1825

Wedgwood Drabware Sugar Bowl and Stand with Gilt Trim, England Circa 1825

By Wedgwood

Located in Katonah, NY

This Wedgwood drabware sugar bowl and stand possesses a quiet richness that rewards close looking.

Category

Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Drabware

Materials

Earthenware

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Rare Signed Samuel Hollins Drabware Covered Bowl
Rare Signed Samuel Hollins Drabware Covered Bowl

Rare Signed Samuel Hollins Drabware Covered Bowl

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H 4.5 in W 4.25 in D 4.25 in

Rare Signed Samuel Hollins Drabware Covered Bowl

By Samuel Hollins

Located in New York, NY

A rare signed Samuel Hollins drabware covered bowl with classical figures, silver resist on base and cover, signed S.

Category

18th Century and Earlier British Antique Drabware

Materials

Pottery

19th Century Drabware Pudding or Jelly Mold, Unmarked
19th Century Drabware Pudding or Jelly Mold, Unmarked

19th Century Drabware Pudding or Jelly Mold, Unmarked

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H 5 in W 8.25 in D 6.5 in

19th Century Drabware Pudding or Jelly Mold, Unmarked

Located in Atlanta, GA

19th century drabware pudding or jelly mold, unmarked.

Category

19th Century Antique Drabware

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Child's Drabware Tea Set
Child's Drabware Tea Set

Child's Drabware Tea Set

Located in Katonah, NY

A child's Drabware tea set with Adam Buck transfer prints of mother and daughter each piece outlined in red.

Category

19th Century English Antique Drabware

A Large English Drabware Pitcher
A Large English Drabware Pitcher

A Large English Drabware Pitcher

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H 9.5 in Dm 6.5 in

A Large English Drabware Pitcher

Located in Katonah, NY

This jug is part of our collection of 19th century English drabware and caneware.

Category

19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Drabware

Materials

Pottery, Stoneware

A Pair of Drabware Cornucopia
A Pair of Drabware Cornucopia

A Pair of Drabware Cornucopia

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H 6.5 in W 4.25 in D 3 in

A Pair of Drabware Cornucopia

Located in Katonah, NY

A Pair of Drabware cornucopia in the form of swans

Category

19th Century English Antique Drabware

Materials

Pottery

A Drabware Mask Head Jug
A Drabware Mask Head Jug

A Drabware Mask Head Jug

Located in Katonah, NY

A small early 19th century Drabware mask head jug with white sprigged vines and flowers in a neoclassical design

Category

19th Century English Antique Drabware

Pair of Turner Drabware Potpourri
Pair of Turner Drabware Potpourri

Pair of Turner Drabware Potpourri

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H 7.5 in W 4.5 in D 4.5 in

Pair of Turner Drabware Potpourri

By John Turner

Located in Katonah, NY

A pair of English Drabware potpourri made by and bearing the rare John Turner mark "TURNER", in the 18th century c1780.

Category

18th Century and Earlier English Antique Drabware

Pair Antique Drabware Pierced Dishes
Pair Antique Drabware Pierced Dishes

Pair Antique Drabware Pierced Dishes

By Davenport Porcelain

Located in Katonah, NY

A pair of early 19th century Davenport Drabware pottery pierced and arcaded dishes with the unusual combination of blue, purple and mustard colors.

Category

19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Drabware

Materials

Earthenware, Pottery

Wedgwood Drabware Part Dessert Service
Wedgwood Drabware Part Dessert Service

Wedgwood Drabware Part Dessert Service

By Wedgwood

Located in Katonah, NY

A Wedgwood Drabware part dessert service painted with flowers in soft pastel colors of pink, yellow and blue.

Category

Early 19th Century English Romantic Antique Drabware

Materials

Earthenware

Set of  Eight Antique Drabware Dishes
Set of  Eight Antique Drabware Dishes

Set of Eight Antique Drabware Dishes

Located in Katonah, NY

A set of eight Drabware dishes decorated with molded grape leaves and grape vines colored with brown glazes.

Category

Early 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Drabware

Materials

Earthenware

Dozen Drabware Tea Cups and Saucers
Dozen Drabware Tea Cups and Saucers

Dozen Drabware Tea Cups and Saucers

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H 2.25 in Dm 5.35 in

Dozen Drabware Tea Cups and Saucers

Located in Katonah, NY

A set of drabware tea cups and saucers with gilt edges made in the early 19th century.

Category

19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Drabware

Materials

Pottery

A Dozen Ridgway Gray Drabware Dishes
A Dozen Ridgway Gray Drabware Dishes

A Dozen Ridgway Gray Drabware Dishes

Located in Katonah, NY

English drabware begins in the early 19th century, c1810. Unlike other pottery which starts with a white body which is painted, drabware is made from dark clay, resulting in deep ric...

Category

19th Century English Antique Drabware

Materials

Pottery

Drabware Jug with Impressed Neoclassical Designs
Drabware Jug with Impressed Neoclassical Designs

Drabware Jug with Impressed Neoclassical Designs

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H 6.85 in W 4.75 in D 6.5 in

Drabware Jug with Impressed Neoclassical Designs

Located in Katonah, NY

A drabware jug decorated with impressed scenes of classical figures.

Category

1810s English Neoclassical Antique Drabware

Materials

Earthenware

Wedgwood Drabware Dessert or Cheese Service
Wedgwood Drabware Dessert or Cheese Service

Wedgwood Drabware Dessert or Cheese Service

By Wedgwood

Located in New York, NY

Wedgwood drabware dessert or cheese service. Beautifully modelled set of six grape leaf plates and two serving dishes in perfect condition.

Category

Mid-19th Century English Antique Drabware

Fourteen Drabware Plates Made in England, circa 1840
Fourteen Drabware Plates Made in England, circa 1840

Fourteen Drabware Plates Made in England, circa 1840

Located in Katonah, NY

We are pleased to present this set of fourteen drabware plates made in England in the mid-19th century.

Category

Mid-19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Drabware

Materials

Earthenware

Set of 7 Drabware Plates with Gilt Borders
Set of 7 Drabware Plates with Gilt Borders

Set of 7 Drabware Plates with Gilt Borders

Located in Stamford, CT

A set of Drabware plates presumed to be English.

Category

1810s English Regency Antique Drabware

Materials

Ceramic

Set of Six Dishes: Neoclassical Ridgway Drabware Dishes
Set of Six Dishes: Neoclassical Ridgway Drabware Dishes

Set of Six Dishes: Neoclassical Ridgway Drabware Dishes

By Ridgway Porcelain

Located in Katonah, NY

Each drabware plate is impressed with a raised design of palmettes around a central rondel.

Category

19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Drabware

Materials

Pottery, Stoneware

Small Drabware Vase Neoclassical Design Made England, Circa 1830
Small Drabware Vase Neoclassical Design Made England, Circa 1830

Small Drabware Vase Neoclassical Design Made England, Circa 1830

Located in Katonah, NY

Transparent glaze over the clay produces drabware's naturally rich, saturated color. Dimensions: 7" across the handles x 4.75" diameter x 5.25" tall Condition: Excellent Price: $760 ...

Category

Early 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Drabware

Materials

Stoneware

Set of Ten Wedgwood Drabware Dishes Painted with Enamel Flowers
Set of Ten Wedgwood Drabware Dishes Painted with Enamel Flowers

Set of Ten Wedgwood Drabware Dishes Painted with Enamel Flowers

By Wedgwood

Located in Katonah, NY

A very pretty set of ten Wedgwood Drabware dishes decorated with enamel flowers in sprigs of pink, blue and orange.

Category

Early 19th Century English Romantic Antique Drabware

Materials

Earthenware

Wedgwood Early 19th Century Rare Complete Drabware Dessert with Gold Trim
Wedgwood Early 19th Century Rare Complete Drabware Dessert with Gold Trim

Wedgwood Early 19th Century Rare Complete Drabware Dessert with Gold Trim

By Wedgwood

Located in Great Barrington, MA

This is a superb, complete Wedgwood "drabware" botanical dessert service consisting of 12 round geranium dessert plates, two shaped-rim geranium serving plates, four rare elongated f...

Category

1830s English Antique Drabware

Materials

Porcelain

Wedgwood Pearlware Moulded Leaf Tureen and Cover, circa 1877
Wedgwood Pearlware Moulded Leaf Tureen and Cover, circa 1877

Wedgwood Pearlware Moulded Leaf Tureen and Cover, circa 1877

By Wedgwood

Located in Downingtown, PA

The Wedgwood Drabware pottery tureen with the body and cover formed by overlapping leaves and the ribbing of the leaves in a light green.

Category

19th Century English Country Antique Drabware

Materials

Pearlware, Pottery

3 English Stirrup Cups-Part of Our Collection
3 English Stirrup Cups-Part of Our Collection

3 English Stirrup Cups-Part of Our Collection

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3 English Stirrup Cups-Part of Our Collection

By Ralph Wood Pottery

Located in Katonah, NY

Of the 3 stirrup cups pictured here the fierce fox head is late 18th century, possibly by Ralph Wood.The Drabware hound is mid 19th Century. The spotted white, beige and black porcel...

Category

19th Century English Antique Drabware

Materials

Pottery, Porcelain

Set of Wedgwood Dinner Plates and Salad Plates England Circa 1850
Set of Wedgwood Dinner Plates and Salad Plates England Circa 1850

Set of Wedgwood Dinner Plates and Salad Plates England Circa 1850

By Wedgwood

Located in Katonah, NY

Josiah Wedgwood led an extensive and systematic program of experiments creating creamware, pearlware, drabware, and black basalt. Throughout the 1800s, The Wedgwood Company's expensi...

Category

Mid-19th Century English Antique Drabware

Materials

Earthenware

Pair Drabware Candlesticks
Pair Drabware Candlesticks

Pair Drabware Candlesticks

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H 8.5 in Dm 4.75 in

Pair Drabware Candlesticks

Located in New York, NY

Pair drabware candlesticks. Clean and crisp lines in a simple undecorated color perfect in a modern or classical setting.

Category

Mid-19th Century English Antique Drabware

Materials

Pottery

Pair of Neoclassical Gray Drabware Candlesticks
Pair of Neoclassical Gray Drabware Candlesticks

Pair of Neoclassical Gray Drabware Candlesticks

Located in Katonah, NY

A pair of neoclassical drabware candlesticks with simple clean lines and broad circular bases.

Category

1850s English Neoclassical Antique Drabware

Materials

Stoneware

Set of Ten Drabware Dinner Dishes
Set of Ten Drabware Dinner Dishes

Set of Ten Drabware Dinner Dishes

Located in Katonah, NY

The cafe au lait color of these drabware dishes is created using a dark clay. A clear glaze over that dark clay produces the rich color of the drabware.

Category

1830s English Early Victorian Antique Drabware

Materials

Earthenware

Ridgway Rare Early Drabware Basket & Stand
Ridgway Rare Early Drabware Basket & Stand

Ridgway Rare Early Drabware Basket & Stand

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H 3.94 in W 6.6 in D 7.19 in

Ridgway Rare Early Drabware Basket & Stand

By Ridgway Porcelain

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

A very rare antique English Georgian early Ridgway hand painted drabware twin handled fruit basket and matching stand dating from around 1802.

Category

Early 19th Century English George III Antique Drabware

Materials

Clay

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Antique Drabware For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the antique drabware you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each antique drabware for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using ceramic, earthenware and pottery. There are many kinds of the antique drabware you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 19th Century. When you’re browsing for the right antique drabware, those designed in Neoclassical, Victorian and Regency styles are of considerable interest. Wedgwood, Davenport Porcelain and J. Ridgway & Co. each produced at least one beautiful antique drabware that is worth considering.

How Much is a Antique Drabware?

An antique drabware can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,150, while the lowest priced sells for $280 and the highest can go for as much as $36,000.

Finding the Right Dining-entertaining for You

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.