Antique Decorative Transferware Plate
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Transferware plate featuring a traditional scene. A beautiful decorative accent!
Mid-19th Century British Antique Transferware Plates
Ceramic
Antique Decorative Transferware Plate
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Transferware plate featuring a traditional scene. A beautiful decorative accent!
Ceramic
Traditional Decorative Transferware Plate
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Transferware plate with a traditional scene. A great decorative piece!
Ceramic
Meiji Period Japanese Igezara Transferware Plate with Phoenix and Foliage Motifs
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Meiji period Igezara transferware plate from the late 19th century, with phoenix and foliage motifs.
Pottery
Set of Five 19th Century Transferware Plates
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A nice group of transferware plates. Great display pieces.
Ceramic
Vintage "Historical Philadelphia" Transferware Plate by The Rowland & Marsellus
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a blue-glazed transferware plate, by the famous earthenware importers, The Rowland & Marsellus Company.
Ceramic, Pottery
Mulberry Transferware Plate 5.13 ”W & B Brownfield" Madras Pattern
Located in Huntington, NY
Mulberry Transferware Plate 5.13 ”W & B Brownfield" Madras Pattern
Ceramic
Booths "British Scenery" Brown Transferware Plates – Set of Two
By Booth's
Located in Worcester Park, GB
This set of two vintage brown transferware plates from Booths England, part of the classic "British Scenery" series, is a charming example of early 20th-century English ceramics.
Earthenware
$400Sale Price|20% Off
C.1880 Victorian Transferware Plate, Warwick, England, LARGE 45x32cm
Located in Skien, NO
**Antique Victorian Transferware Plate by JD & Co. (John Dimmock & Co.) – England, c. 1880** Elevate your decor with this stunning primitive antique Victorian transferware...
Porcelain, Faience, Pottery
Vintage "Old Boston Theatre" Blue Transferware Plate, 1899
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
CONDITION: Very good condition. Blue-glazed transferware plate. Scattered small stains on the back, small chip to rim on back, not affecting front image.
Ceramic, Pottery
William Adams IV & Sons Purple Fountain Scenery Staffordshire Transferware Plate
By William Adams
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A purple transfer printed plate in the Fountain Scenery pattern, William Adams IV & Sons, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, circa 1829-1861. A scalloped plate, printed in pu...
Earthenware
Polychrome Aesthetic Transferware Plates and Cups Wisconsin by Brownfield 19th c
By William Bloomfield
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Polychrome Aesthetic Transferware Plates and cups "Wisconsin" pattern by Brownfield circa 1880.
Ceramic
Petite Flow Blue Transferware Plate, New Wharf Pottery England, 19th Century
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A rare and charming 19th-century English Flow Blue transferware plate, stamped on the base New Wharf Pottery, England, a classic example of historic Staffordshire earthenware with de...
Ceramic, Paint
Antique Wedgwood Tyrol Staffordshire Ironstone 9" Purple Transferware Plate 16 A
Located in Dayton, OH
16 antique English Stephen Folch Chinoiserie Serving platters / trays in the Ironstone Imari style Bamboo & Basket pattern with Royal Arms mark, Circa 1825 The plate is fully ma...
Stoneware
English 19th Century Transfer Blue and White Plates with Ruins and Floral Décor
Located in Atlanta, GA
Six English blue and white transferware dinner plates from the 19th century, with classical ruins and floral motifs, sold individually.
Ceramic
English Blue and White Transfer Plates with Gothic Ruins Motifs, 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Six English blue and white transferware dinner plates from the 19th century, with Gothic ruins motifs, sold individually.
Ceramic
19th Century Victorian Blue and White Staffordshire Plate
By Clews Pottery
Located in Austin, TX
Early 19th century blue and white transferware plate with castle, bridge with a flower border signed Clews Staffordshire.
Ceramic
English Transferware Iris Plate Cauldon Circa 1904
By Brown, Westhead & Moore/Cauldon
Located in Austin, TX
English Transferware Iris Plate signed Cauldon Circa 1904 Cauldon Ltd (Brown-Westhead, Moore & Co)
Ceramic
19th Century Squirrel Plate signed R.S. & Co.
By RS Associates
Located in New York, NY
Rare and whimsical antique squirrel transferware plate over an off white background with a gold leaf scallop trim.
Ceramic, Porcelain
Creil Polychrome Transferware French Revolution Gallic Marins Sailor Plate
By Creil et Montereau
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An early 19th century French transfer printed creamware plate, with polychrome hand painting, showing the mark for the Creil factory. The central image shows two French Revolution...
Earthenware
$984Sale Price / set|20% Off
Set of Six Vintage Faience Dinner Plates, Red Transferware, France
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
Set of six vintage creamware dinner plates, beautifully decorated with a red transferware print of delicate sprays of foliage.
Faience
Set of Six Vintage Faience Dinner Plates, Red Transferware, France
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
Set of six vintage creamware dinner plates, beautifully decorated with a red transferware print of delicate flowerbuds and foliage.
Faience
$984Sale Price / set|20% Off
Set of Six Vintage Faience Dinner Plates, Red Transferware, France
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
Set of six vintage creamware dinner plates, beautifully decorated with a red transferware print of delicate tulips and foliage.
Faience
Early Davenport Blue & White Transferware Soup Plates, set of four
By Davenport Porcelain
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A set of four Chinoiserie patterned Cornflower blue on white earthenware transfer printed soup plates, William Davenport & Company, Longport, Staffordshire England, circa 1830-1840. ...
Earthenware
19th c. Clews Historical Brown Transferware Soup Plate Hudson River, New York
By Clews Pottery
Located in Litchfield, CT
Antique 19th century English Staffordshire Clews historical brown transferware soup bowl - Picturesque Views Hudson, New York & Hudson River. Landscape port scene depicts fishermen a...
Pottery
PH Choisy French Creamware Faïence Black Transferware Femme de Chambre Plate
By Choisy-le-Roi
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A French faïence transfer printed creamware “assiette parlante” or talking plate, produced by P&H Choisy, Seine, France – circa 1824-1836. A black transfer of a boudoir scene; a w...
Creamware
Copeland Spode English Enameled Transferware Cactus Flower Dinner Plates S/6
By Copeland Spode
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A set of six Copeland Spode transfer printed and hand colored plates with embossed rims, Staffordshire, England, circa early 20th Century. A central image shows a black transfer of...
Ceramic
English Ralph Stevenson ‘Windsor Castle’ Red Transferware Dinner Plates, set/4
By Ralph Stevenson
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A set of four British Romantic themed transfer printed dinner plates in the pattern known as ‘Windsor Castle.’ Made by Ralph Stevenson & Son, Cobridge, Staffordshire, England, circa ...
Earthenware
Creil et Montereau Faïence Transferware Assiette Parlantes Face Card Plates, S/8
By Creil et Montereau
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A charming set of eight HBCM, Hippolyte Boulenger Creil Montereau Playing Card Faience Plates- France, circa 1920s. Known as assiettes parlantes or talking plates, this set is bas...
Earthenware
French Creil et Montereau Transferware Rebus Puzzle Dessert Plates, Set of 6
By Creil et Montereau
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A set of six French rebus puzzle dessert plates, transfer printed in black on a white earthenware body. When solved, the picture puzzle spells out a wise saying or maxim, 19th centur...
Earthenware
PH Choisy French Creamware Faïence Transferware Ecrit en Prose, Love Poem Plate
By Choisy-le-Roi
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A French faïence transfer printed creamware “assiette parlante” or talking plate, produced by P&H Choisy, Seine, France – circa 1824-1836. The title, “Comment ma petite, il vous e...
Creamware
Black and White Transferware Marble or Cracked Ice Ironstone Plates, Set of 4
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A set of four early 19th Century English Ironstone, twelve sided plates in a ‘Marble’ pattern, sometimes called ‘Cracked Ice.’ A tissue printed sheet pattern, applied under the glaze...
Ironstone
Josiah Spode 'Bridge of Lucano' Blue Transferware Dinner Plates Circa 1820 Set/6
By Josiah Spode
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A set of six ‘Lucano’ or ‘Bridge of Lucano’ pattern dinner plates, Spode, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire England, Circa, 1820-1830 Blue on white transfer printed earthenware, showi...
Earthenware
c.1825–1835 Thomas Fell Blue Transferware Platter, England, 16.5in
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Impressive large blue transferware platter produced by Thomas Fell & Co in Staffordshire, England, circa 1825–1835. The platter features a finely detailed Oriental landscape scene wi...
Earthenware
Rörstrand Pagoda Pattern Plate, 19th Century
By Rörstrand
Located in Worcester Park, GB
Crafted using the classic transferware technique, this plate showcases an exquisite chinoiserie-style pagoda scene, complete with fluttering birds, flowering trees, and an ornate pav...
Earthenware
Antique Plates Neoclassical Design, Early 20th Century, Set of 4
By Homer Laughlin
Located in New York, NY
A set of four (4) American transferware dinner plates by Homer Laughlin, each featuring a magenta‑toned Gothic and Neoclassical scenic medallion with architectural elements, figures,...
Ceramic
11 Antique Wedgwood Etruria England Mennecy 5283 Dinner Serving Plates 9"
By Wedgwood
Located in Dayton, OH
Eleven Wedgwood creamware transferware scalloped plates in the Mennecy pattern, circa 1900s.
Porcelain
Blue & White plate 8.5” Staffordshire Transferware
Located in Huntington, NY
Blue & White plate 8.5” Staffordshire Transferware
Ceramic
Staffordshire 8.25 Plate "Whampoa Pattern" Transferware Ceramic
Located in Huntington, NY
Staffordshire 8.25 Plate "Whampoa Pattern" Transferware Ceramic
Ceramic
Brown Wedgewood Transferware wall plates England, 1880s
By Wedgewood
Located in Milan, IT
Set of Three Brown Wedgewood Transferware wall plates England, 1880s The smaller wall plates measure 16.8 x 16.8 x H 3 cm
Ceramic
Blue & White Plate 8.25" Staffordshire “Whampoa Pattern” Transferware
Located in Huntington, NY
Staffordshire 8.25” Plate “Whampoa Pattern” Transferware
Ceramic
Blue & White plate 8.25” Staffordshire Transferware “Whampoa Pattern”
Located in Huntington, NY
Blue & White plate 8.25” Staffordshire Transferware “Whampoa Pattern”
Ceramic
Blue & White plate 8.25” Staffordshire Transferware “Whampoa Pattern”
Located in Huntington, NY
Blue & White plate 8.25” Staffordshire Transferware “Whampoa Pattern”
Ceramic
19th Century Spanish Sargadelos Ceramic Transferware Octagonal Serving Plate
By Sargadelos
Located in Madrid, ES
The resultant ceramic is called Transferware.
Porcelain
Creil Polychrome Transferware Polychrome Plate, Le Polichinel, circa 1830
By Creil et Montereau
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From the Creil region of Northern France, a transfer printed polychrome plate, titled – Le Polichinel. Circa 1830. Pulcinella is a classical character that originated in the Commedi...
Faience
Creil Polychrome Transferware Polychrome Plate, Le Perroquet, circa 1830
By Creil et Montereau
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From the Creil region of Northern France, a transfer printed polychrome plate, titled – Le Perroquet (the parrot) Circa 1830. The image shows No. 5 from a series of twelve. A youn...
Faience
Creil Polychrome Transferware Polychrome Plate, Les Bonnes Cerises, circa 1830
By Creil et Montereau
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From the Creil region of Northern France, a transfer printed polychrome plate, titled -Les Bonnes Cerises (the good cherries) Circa 1830. The image shows No. 4 from a series of tw...
Faience
$499Sale Price|20% Off
Rare Large Round Antique Spode Serving Platter Dish Plate Camilla Transferware
By Copeland Spode
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
One of the "Camilla" series by Spode, this is a beautiful large round serving platter or plate with a blue transferware decoration. The decoration features intricate patterns and des...
Ceramic
$518Sale Price|20% Off
Rare Round Deep Antique Spode Serving Platter Dish Plate Camilla Transferware
By Copeland Spode
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
One of the "Camilla" series by Spode, this is a beautiful large round deep serving platter or plate with a blue transferware decoration. The decoration features intricate patterns an...
Ceramic
Creil et Montereau Canary Yellow Transferware Scenic Floral Plates, Set/6
By Creil et Montereau
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A set of six Creil et Montereau Canary Yellow faïence, transfer printed plates, circa 1830. Dating to the French Restoration period, the transfer-printed plates are glazed in the di...
Faience
Creil Polychrome Transferware Polychrome Plate, Le Nid D’Oiseau, circa 1830
By Creil et Montereau
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From the Creil region of Northern France, a transfer printed polychrome plate, titled – Le Nid d’oiseau (the birds nest) Circa 1830. The image shows No. 6 from a series of twelve....
Faience
Creil et Montereau Canary Yellow Transferware Family with Dog Floral Plates, Set
By Creil et Montereau
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A set of four Creil et Montereau Canary Yellow faïence, transfer printed plates, circa 1830. Dating to the French Restoration period, the transfer-printed plates are glazed in the ...
Faience
Set of Three 19th Century Children ABC Plates
By Staffordshire
Located in New York, NY
This is a glorious set of three child transferware alphabet or ABC plates dating from the early to mid-19th century.
Porcelain
Haviland Limoges Ranson White Porcelain Bread and Butter Plates Set
Located in Coral Gables, FL
Unlike heavily decorated floral Limoges patterns, this all-white version has a restrained and timeless character, making it especially easy to layer with other porcelain, silver plat...
Porcelain
Haviland Limoges White Porcelain Luncheon Plates Set with Gold Trim
Located in Coral Gables, FL
They also display beautifully stacked in a cabinet, arranged on open shelving, or mixed with floral Limoges, silver plate, crystal, linen, transferware, and other collected porcelain.
Porcelain
Haviland Limoges Ranson Set of 6 Antique White Porcelain Dinner Plates
Located in Coral Gables, FL
They pair beautifully with silver plate, crystal, linen, transferware, floral Limoges, French faience, majolica, and other collected tableware.
Porcelain
Set of Twelve 19th C. French Choisy-le-Roi Dessert Plates “Campagnes Militaires”
By Choisy-le-Roi
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in France circa 1870 at the celebrated Choisy-le-Roi manufactory under Hippolyte Boulenger, this set of twelve faïence transferware dessert plates commemorates the major Euro...
Ceramic, Porcelain
Haviland Limoges Rose Floral Scalloped Porcelain Dishes Set of Four
Located in Coral Gables, FL
The scalloped shape gives each dish movement and softness, while the floral motif adds a romantic French character that layers beautifully with silver plate, linen, crystal, transfer...
Porcelain
Set of Eight Antique Haviland Limoges Porcelain Butter Pats, 1900
Located in Coral Gables, FL
The blue floral decoration feels light, feminine, and timeless, pairing naturally with French porcelain, silver plate, linen, transferware, crystal, and cottage or country house tabl...
Porcelain
Haviland Limoges Ranson Porcelain Cup and Saucer Set, Gold Trim
Located in Coral Gables, FL
They pair beautifully with other Haviland Ranson pieces, white porcelain, silver plate, crystal, linen, transferware, floral Limoges, and mixed antique table settings.
Porcelain
Haviland Limoges Montmery Floral Porcelain Serving Set, France, 1930
Located in Coral Gables, FL
It displays beautifully in a cabinet, on open shelving, or layered into a collected table setting with silver plate, linen, crystal, transferware, and other Limoges porcelain.
Porcelain
Antique Transferware Plate
Located in Geneva, IL
Antique transferware plate.
19th Century French H & B Ivy Transferware Plate
Located in Boston, MA
19th century French H & B Ivy transferware plate.
Antique J. Hall & Sons Brown Transferware Plate
Located in Naples, FL
This elegant plate has a scalloped edge, floral design trim with old architectural buildings along a winding river with a sailboat in center; transfer printing, a decorative techniqu...
Earthenware
Unavailable
H 1 in Dm 7.25 in
English Transferware Plate in Rhine Pattern Ironstone China Marked J.M. & S
By John Meirs & Sons
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th century circa 1837-1897 English brown and white Transferware in Rhine pattern Ironstone China round porcelain plate with impressed "Ironstone China" mark and marked J.M. & S. fo...
Porcelain, Ironstone
Unavailable
H 0.75 in Dm 8.5 in
Dutch Transferware Plate in Ruth Boas Pattern by Petrus Regout & Co. circa 1880s
By Petrus Regout
Located in Atlanta, GA
Late 19th century circa 1880s Dutch purple and white transferware pottery round plate in Ruth Boas Pattern by Petrus Regout & Co.
Pottery
Unavailable
H 0.75 in W 8.5 in D 8.5 in
Set of Ten Faïence Transferware Plates With Millet Farming Scenes, Early 1900s
By Jean François Millet
Located in Petaluma, CA
This is a lovely set of faïence plates showing transfer printed images of famous French artist Jean-François Millet. The scenes are all from Millet's farming paintings. All the plate...
Faience
Antique Green Transferware Dinner Plates Phillips Longport Pair
Located in Pataskala, OH
Lovely pair of green transferware plates. The scene is Commerce by Edward & George Phillips - northern Staffordshire pottery.
Porcelain
Antique Green Transferware Dinner Plates Sicilian and Verona Patterns
Located in Pataskala, OH
Lovely pair of green transferware plates. The scene is one plate is Sicilian, features a beautiful Asian styled garden scene.
Porcelain
Transferware Octogon Shaped Plate
Located in Geneva, IL
Transferware octogon shaped plate. Aging to paint, no chips, 1860.
19th Century English Transferware Childs Plate and Bowl Set
Located in Antwerp, BE
Wonderful English childs plate and bowl set. Decorated with pictures from several nursery rhymes such as "Tom Tom the Piper's Son" stole a pig and away he run.
Unavailable
H 0.75 in Dm 10.75 in
12 Wedgwood Hand-Painted Transferware "Patrician Hunt" Porcelain Display Plates
By Wedgwood
Located in Farmers Branch, TX
Set of 12 Wedgwood hand-painted transferware "Patrician Hunt" collection porcelain display plates Dimensions: 10.75" diameter Quantity of two per individual design Made in ...
Gold
Unavailable
H 1.19 in Dm 10.24 in
1904 Blue and White Transferware Samuel Hancock W. Shakespeare Souvenir Plate
By Hancock & Son
Located in Milan, IT
Blue and white transferware wall plate by Samuel Hancock & Sons decorated with a central portrait of William Shakespeare, the border with various associated views and his signature, ...
Earthenware
Unavailable
H 1.19 in Dm 10.24 in
1880s English Victorian Flow Blue Transferware Dinner Plate with Berry Pattern
Located in Milan, IT
Earthenware dinner plate, made in Staffordshire in circa 1880. Printed with flow blue naturalistic pattern of berries and butterfly. In excellent condition; no chips, cracks, restor...
Earthenware
Unavailable
H 0.7 in Dm 8 in
Complete Set of 12 French Countryside Plate of the Month Transferware, 1920s
Located in Petaluma, CA
This is a complete set of 12 French faience plates known as "Les mois de l'annee a la Campagne' (the month of the year in the country). Each shows a scene in a color transfer printed...
Porcelain
Transferware collector turns in her collection!
Located in Scarsdale, NY
English Tea with lid and blue trim 7.5 x 4.75. Transferware mini plate perfect for tea bag. 3" diameter.
English 18th Century Chinese Landscape Transferware Plate
Located in Nottingham, GB
English 18th Century Chinese Landscape Transferware Plate Condition good overall considering the age of this piece, with visible chips around edges, as seen.
Porcelain
19th Century Blue Transferware Plate With Boatman Scene
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Blue transferware plate decorated with a pastoral river landscape centered on a boatman scene, framed by a dense floral border in rich cobalt blue on a white ground.
Ceramic
Thomas Mayer Purple Canova Pattern English Staffordshire Transferware Plate
By Thomas Mayer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From Thomas Mayer, an earthenware purple transfer printed plate in the Canova pattern, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, circa 1826-1838. A classical romantic central image, showing ...
Earthenware
Antique French Canary Yellow Metal Tole Transferware Plate W Landscape
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique metal tole ware Faience plate in mustard or canary yellow with transferware landscape scene and laurel wreath border.
Metal
Cauldon English Chinoiserie 'Bird of Paradise' Chintz Transferware Plates, S/4
By Cauldon
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A set of four plates in the chinoiserie 'Bird of Paradise' pattern by Cauldon Potteries Ltd., Hanley, Staffordshire, England, circa 1905- 1920. Cauldon was established in 1774 and...
Ceramic
Sold
H 1 in Dm 8.75 in
J&W Ridgway Small Peony Floral Blue & White Ironstone Transferware Plates, Set/6
By J & W Ridgway
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From John & William Ridgway, of Shelton, Hanley, Staffordshire, England, a set of six Hexagonal ironstone luncheon plates, circa 1820. Ridgway operated from 1813-1830 in Hanley, t...
Ironstone
Early 19th Century Ironstone Blue and White Transferware Plate
By Ironstone China
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous antique blue and white ironstone transfer ware plate. England, Early 19th Century. Measures: 9.25"W x 1.25"D x 9.25"H. Good original vintage condition.
Ceramic
Early 19th Century Ironstone Blue and White Transferware Plate
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous antique blue and white ironstone transfer ware plate. England, Early 19th Century. Measures: 9.25"W x 1.25"D x 9.25"H. Good original vintage condition.
Ceramic
Sold
H 0.75 in Dm 7 in
Antique Podmore Walker Temple Pearl Stone Ware purple Transferware Plate - 1830
By Wedgwood
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A stunning lavender purple chinoiserie transferware salad or bread plate. This piece is over 200 years old and in miraculously good condition.
Ceramic, Paint
Sold
H 0.75 in Dm 7.25 in
Aesthetic Movement Victorian Transferware Aquatic Pattern Plates, Set of Four
By John Heath Davis (JHD)
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A set of four Victorian Era black transferware plates by John Heath Davis, (JHD), Hanley, Staffordshire, England, circa 1881–1891.
Earthenware
19th Century Blue and White Staffordshire Plate Clews
By Ralph & James Clews
Located in Austin, TX
Early 19th century blue and white transferware plate with castle, bridge with a flower border signed Clews Staffordshire.
Faience
Pair of Early Shell Plates by Joseph Stubbs
Located in High Point, NC
Early 19th century pair of English transferware plates signed with impressed mark Joseph Stubbs, Longport.
Porcelain
Wedgwood Bewick Etruria Pattern Set of Six English Pink Luster Plates
By Wedgwood
Located in Savannah, GA
These lovely transferware plates are of Wedgwood lusterware in the Royal Shape, later called Bewick.
Porcelain
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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