Carl Auböck Walnut Board and Cheese Knife
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carl Auböck Walnut Board and Cheese Knife Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural set includes one model #4363 serving or cutting board executed in beautifully...
Steel
1950s Carl Auböck Charcuterie Picnic Board & Knife Austria
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Carl Auböck Picnic Charcuterie Board and Knife Set from Austria stamped by maker Single walnut wood board and knife- three sets are available- Wood .75 thick x 7.75 w x 6.38 d, knife...
Stainless Steel
$520Sale Price|20% Off
1950s Carl Auböck Charcuterie Sculptural Snack Board Knife Austria
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, 1950s Fantastic design by Austrian designer Carl Auböck Sculptural walnut wood cutting board. Leather with beautiful patina.
Stainless Steel
Carl Auböck Triangular Walnut Cutting Board with Amboss Knife
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, Austria
A beautiful vintage triangular cutting board and knife set, designed and made by Carl Auböck in the 1950s.
Metal
Very Large Mid-Century Modern Carl Auböck Walnut Cutting Board
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
This exceptional cutting and serving board is a quintessential example of the organic modernism championed by the Werkstätte Carl Auböck in Vienna during the 1950s.
Walnut, Leather
Mid-Century Modern Cutting Board by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck Cutting Board, Austria 1960s
Leather, Wood
$952Sale Price|20% Off
Carl Auböck Knife Cutting Chopping Board, Wood Wicker Stainless Steel, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A chopping board designed by Carl Auböck, manufactured by Carl Auböck workshop in midcentury, Vienna, circa 1950.
Stainless Steel
Carl Aubock Big Cutting Board with Amboss Knife, Wicker Handle, Walnut, Leather
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful oval chopping board or serving tray with a knife, designed and handcrafted in the 1950s by Werkstätte Carl Auböck.
Metal, Stainless Steel
Carved Wooden Cutting Board with Leather Strap by Werkstätte Carl Auböck 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Hand-carved wooden cutting board by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Vienna, with organic triangular form, rounded handle, and hand-stitched leather strap.
Leather, Wood
Carl Aubock Modernist Cast Iron Chess Game Set with Handmade Leather Board
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A very exceptional and beautiful Minimalist Mid-Century Modern chess game, model #5606, designed by Carl Aubock III in 1969. Executed by Werkstätte Auböck in Vienna / Austria. The ch...
Iron, Nickel
Carl Aubock Cutting Board and Knife
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Georges Mills, NH
Rare Carl Aubock cutting board and knife set. (Model 182/4109).
Stainless Steel
Cutting Board with a Knife by Carl Auböck
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Beautiful cutting board with a knife designed in the 1950s by Carl Auböck Nutwood board with a leather strap, stainless steel knife with a wicker handle The knife is marked with ...
Stainless Steel
Carl Auböck Picnic Board with Knife and Fork, Austria, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, Vienna
In excellent condition with just the right amount of gently aged patina on the wood board. Signed Auböck.
Stainless Steel
Unavailable
H 0.75 in W 8.47 in D 6.5 in
Carl Auböck Pic-Nick Board with Knife and Fork, Austria, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Carl Auböck pic-nick board with knife and fork, Austria, 1950s.
Stainless Steel
Carl Auböck Board with Knife
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
Vintage cutting board set designed and made by Carl Auböck. The walnut wood board is geometrically carved whilst the wrapped cane wrapped stainless steel knife is more organic in sha...
Stainless Steel
Carl Auböck Cutting Board, Austria 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck Cutting Board, Austria 1960s
Leather, Wood
Carl AuböCk Large Wooden Board / Tray
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
Very large carving board made by the Auböck werkstätte in Vienna in the 1950s.
Leather, Walnut
Board, Knife & Fork by Carl Aubock
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
Walnut board , with natural leather straps holding a knife and a fork each made with a horn handle and little brass fastenings. Great set and in fantastic condition
Steel, Brass
Carl Auböck Cutting Board and Knife Set
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
A carved teak cutting board and stainless steel knife set designed by Carl Auböck II, Vienna, Austria, circa 1950.
Brass
Carl Auböck III Solid Walnut Cutting Board or Serving Tray
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
A large cutting board or serving tray in solid walnut. The sculpted platter was designed and made by Carl Auböck III at the Auböck werkstätte in Vienna in the 1980s.
Walnut
Carl Aubock Chopping Board with Knife, Walnut, Leather & Wicker, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful triangular cutting board and knife set, designed and crafted in the 1950s by Carl Auböck.
Steel
Sold
H 0.79 in W 11.03 in D 12.21 in
Carl Auböck II Walnut Cutting and Handled Serving Board with Knife
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
A vintage cutting and serving board with knife designed and made by Carl Auböck II, Vienna, circa 1950.
Stainless Steel
Carl Aubock Big Walnut Cutting Board with Amboss Knife With Wickerwork Handle
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A big cutting board and knife, designed in the 1950s by Carl Aubock.
Steel
Carl Aubock Modernist Cast-Iron Chess Game with Leather Board and Box
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Designed and executed by Carl Aubock. Made of cast-iron, very solid. These chess men, the box and the board are vintage and new old stock, unused.
Iron
Sold
H 3.75 in Dm 2.05 in
Carl Auböck II Vintage Schnapps Set, Leather & Handblown Glass with Walnut Board
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
A vintage, completely original, schnapps set designed and made by Carl Auböck II, Vienna, circa 1950. The set consists of a walnut board and six glasses.
Leather, Blown Glass
Sold
H 0.99 in W 12.41 in D 11.23 in
Carl Auböck II 1950s Paddle Shaped Walnut Cutting Board and Steel Knife Set
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
A cutting board and knife set designed and made by Carl Auböck II, circa 1950.
Steel
Carl Auböck Cutting Board, Austria 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck Cutting Board, Austria 1960s
Wood
Carl Auböck Cutting Board and Knife
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
Vintage cutting board with knife by Carl Auböck II, Vienna, circa 1950.
Stainless Steel
Carl Auböck Model #4363 Walnut Board
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carl Auböck model #4363 walnut board. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural serving or cutting board is executed in beautifully grained walnut and leather.
Cane, Walnut, Leather
Carl Auböck Cutting Board and Knife Set
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
A carved teak cutting board and stainless steel knife set designed by Carl Auböck II, Vienna, Austria, circa 1950.
Brass, Stainless Steel
Carl Auböck II Vintage Cutting Board and Knife
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
A vintage cutting board set designed and made by Carl Aubo¨ck II. The walnut wood board is geometrically carved whilst the cane wrapped stainless steel knife is more organic in shape...
Stainless Steel
Carl Aubock Cutting Board & Knife and Fork Set. 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Carl Aubock Cutting Board & Knife and Fork Set. Original detailing and finishes, walnut cutting board, stainless steel flatware, rattan wrapped handles, leather strap.
Stainless Steel
Sold
H 1.38 in W 16.54 in D 5.91 in
Carl Auböck Knife Cutting Chopping Board, Wood Wicker Stainless Steel, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A chopping board designed by Carl Auböck, manufactured by Carl Auböck workshop in midcentury, Vienna, circa 1950.
Stainless Steel
Sold
H 0.89 in W 16.54 in D 8.86 in
Carl Auböck II Vintage 1950s Eliptical Chopping Board and Serving Tray
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
A vintage cutting board designed and made by Carl Auböck II. The elliptical shaped board is made from solid walnut.
Leather, Walnut
Sold
H 13 in W 11.23 in D 1.19 in
Carl Auböck, Chopping Board Knife, Wood Wicker Stainless Steel, Austria, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A cutting board by Carl Auboeck / Aubock, Vienna, manufactured in Mid-Century in circa 1950.
Stainless Steel
Carl Auböck Modernist Cheese Bell Walnut Board with Glass Dome, Austria, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful midcentury walnut cheese board with a glass dome and a raffia handle from the 1950s.
Raffia, Glass, Walnut
Carl Auböck Modernist Horn Chess Game with Leatherboard, Austria
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Comes with black/brown leather chess board, marked Auböck on its backside. In excellent condition.
2 sets of Carl Aubock Cutting Boards & Knife and Fork, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Carl Auböck cutting board & knife and fork set. 2 sets available Original detailing and finishes, walnut cutting board, stainless steel flatware, rattan wrapped handles, leather s...
Stainless Steel
Two Amboss 1050 Snack Board Fork and Knife Sets, Austria, 1960s
By Amboss Austria, Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Up to two charming country house style snack sets from the 1960s, consisting of a cutting board and forks and knives. Designed and executed by Amboss Neuzeughammer Austria, who colla...
Brass, Stainless Steel
PC Consolidated Listing, Listing 4, Carl Aubock Brass Vase, Watering Can
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carl Aubock Model #7240 Brass Vase , 11.5 x 3 x 2 ,f_20550452 , Price: $796 Carl Aubock Model #4118 Brass Watering Can , 6.9 x 20.87 x 5.12 ,f_21803042 , Price: $2195 Carl Aubock Mod...
Brass
Carl Auböck Knife and Cheese Board
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in San Diego, CA
Wood cutting board with cane-wrapped knife. The trapezoid shaped board includes a leather strap to hold the knife.
Cane, Leather, Wood
Mid-Century Cheese Board Set by Carl Auböck
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Pasadena, CA
Please see the other Auböck objects in our collection. Dimensions below are for the cutting board.
Brass
Chopping Board with Knife by Carl Auböck
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
kidney-shaped Chopping Board with Knife signed with Auböck logo was never in use!
Stainless Steel
Chopping Board with a Knife by Carl Auböck
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Chopping board with a Knife Designed by Carl Auböck, 1950s Nutwood, leather, stainless steel, raffia Knife marked with AUBÖCK, Amboss Logo, Stainless, Austria Measure: D 19.6...
Stainless Steel
$115
H 0.75 in W 7 in D 11.5 in
Dansk End Grain Teak Lollipop Shaped Serving Board with Built in Knife
By Jens Quistgaard, Dansk
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Vintage lollipop shaped serving/cutting board with a built-in stainless steel knife hidden in the handle. Constructed in solid end-grain teak. Designer: Jens Quistgaard Manufa...
Stainless Steel
Carl Auböck Model #4828 Cane and Steel Knife
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carl Auböck Model #4828 cane and steel knife. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural knife is executed in polished steel and handwoven cane. Price is per it...
Steel
Arthur Umanoff Tray
By Arthur Umanoff
Located in Miami, FL
Arthur Umanoff Tray
Wood
St Helena Walnut Cutting Board with Breadboard End in Stock
By Greg Mitchell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The St Helena Tray is a piece that will complete your kitchen. Hang it from a pot rack, or simply lean it against the back splash and the warm walnut and hand shaped minimalist form...
Walnut
$240Sale Price|52% Off
H 1.58 in W 7.49 in D 22.05 in
Teak Serving Tray by Sigvard Nilsson for Söwe-Konst, 1960s
By Sigvard NIlsson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Swedish Mid-Century Modern solid teak serving tray by Sigvard Nilsson for Söwe-Konst in Sövestad. Burn-stamped “SIN Söwe-Konst Sövestad” on the backside. Great scandinavian modern pi...
Teak
$719Sale Price|20% Off
H 0.91 in W 21.86 in D 11.23 in
1950s Danish Modern Design Teak Wood Serving Tray by Jens Quistgaard Dansk MCM
By Jens Quistgaard, Dansk
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A beautiful vintage 1950s teak tray with clear edges, attributed to famous Danish Designer Jens Quistgaard. A charming and useful object in very good condition.
Wood, Teak
Vintage Danish Dansk Teak Cutting Board Tray Platter by Jens H. Quistgaard
By Dansk, Jens Quistgaard
Located in Cordova, SC
Mid-Century Modern footed cutting board tray in teak designed by Jens H. Quistgaard for Dansk, Denmark. This versatile piece is the perfect tool for carving and serving featuring a h...
Teak
$210Sale Price|40% Off
H 1 in W 8 in D 10 in
János Megyik Snack Set, Knife, Fork & Wood Board, Amboss Austria, 1970s
By Janos Megyik
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful Mid Century design snack set, consisting of a fork and knife and a wooden board, designed by János Megyik. Executed by Amboss Austria, who collaborated with a lot of Aust...
Stainless Steel
Dansk Lg Knife and Teak Cheese Board by Vivianna Torun Denmark
By Vivianna Torun Bülow-Hübe
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A very well crafted staved teak wood cheese board with carved out area to the top edge of the board for the handle of the knife to sit . The large stainless steel curved bladed knife...
Stainless Steel
Dansk Cutting Board
Located in Chicago, IL
Walnut cutting board.
Walnut
Carl Aubock II Walnut Knife Holder with 6 Amboss Knives, Austria, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Lovely set of six beautiful midcentury fruit knives and a holder / stand, made of walnut and cork. Designed by Carl Aubock II and manufactured by Carl Auböck workshop in midcentury, ...
Stainless Steel
$305Sale Price|20% Off
H 0.4 in W 26.78 in D 12.6 in
Danish Teak Tray by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk Designs Mid Century
By Jens Quistgaard
Located in Bishop's Stortford, GB
Danish Teak Serving Tray by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk Designs Mid Century. Curved design with tapering handles and running mouldings to the side and base. Branding to the base. Tray...
Teak
$100Sale Price|20% Off
H 1 in W 8.75 in D 5.25 in
1960s Dansk Teak Cheese Board + Knife Jens Quistgaard
By Jens Quistgaard, Dansk
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Dansk Teak Cheese Board + Knife Jens Quistgaard Dansk Cheese Board + Cutting Knife 8.75 long x 5.25 d x 1 Preowned original vintage Refer to listed images for condition
Teak
$273Sale Price|20% Off
H 1.97 in W 19.69 in D 6.7 in
Danish School Cheese Tray by Anri Form, Mid-Century Modern, 1968
By Anri Form
Located in bari, IT
Anri Form Danish school cheese tray from the 1960s.
Wood
Knife with Cane-Wrapped Handle by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Austria, 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Kitchen knife by Werkstätten Carl Auböck with stainless steel blade and wrapped cane handle. The long, gently tapered blade contrasts with the warm, ribbed grip, creating the charac...
Metal
Brazilian Modern Charcuterie Platter in Rosewood, Jean Gillon, 1960Ss
By Jean Gillon
Located in New York, NY
Designed by Jean Gillon and produced in Brazil during the 1960s, this sculptural charcuterie platter is handcrafted from solid jacarandá rosewood. Its elongated serving surface flows...
Rosewood
$19,800
H 90.56 in W 39.38 in D 39.38 in
Savana Armchair in Natural Wicker, Brazilian Contemporary Style
By Tiago Curioni
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
This armchair is made of wicker in the Brazilian contemporary style. A clump of grass, a bush, which moves in the wind and envelops its inhabitant was the inspiration for creating t...
Wicker
Vintage Woven Picnic Basket Upholstered in Louis Vuitton Fabric
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Design and purpose best describe this one-of-a-kind custom picnic basket. This basket features an authentic classic Louis Vuitton fabric liner inside the basket as well as a sturdy g...
Fabric, Wicker
1970s Rattan Woven Wicker Peacock Fan Back Lounge Chair
Located in Jensen Beach, FL
Striking vintage peacock chair with rattan frame and woven wicker detail.
Wicker, Rattan
$3,450 / set
H 37 in W 14 in D 14 in
Monumental Pair of Chinese Celadon Palace Floor Vases, Late Qing Period, 37"H
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Just arrived! This magnificent and rare matched pair of monumental 37-inch Chinese porcelain palace floor vases. Late Qing period, (1840-1912), made in China probably in Jingdezhen...
Ceramic, Porcelain
$3,490 / item
H 35 in W 86 in D 40 in
Modern English Sofa in Chestnut Brown in Faux Velvet Mohair with Down Cushion
By Bloom Home Inc
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Introducing Our Modern English Sofa in beautiful rich Chestnut color. This piece is designed to be the centerpiece of your living space, combining contemporary elegance with classic ...
Cotton, Velvet, Wood, Oak, Down
Vintage Wedgwood Service of 38 pieces, Marigold Blue
Located in New York, NY
This Vintage Wedgwood “Marigold Blue” Service of 38 Pieces features an elegant blue-and-white floral design characteristic of Wedgwood’s refined tableware, with stylized marigold blo...
Ceramic
French Art Deco Corkscrew, Rosewood & Clear Wood, 1920s, France
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
his rare French Art Deco corkscrew, crafted in France during the 1920s, is an outstanding example of decorative barware that combines practical function with sculptural design. Carve...
Wood
Gio Ponti Walnut Wastepaper Basket, 1939, Italy
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Gio Ponti Walnut Wastepaper Basket, 1939, Italy A Gio Ponti designed walnut wastepaper basket made for the Vetrocoke offices, Marghera, Venice, circa 1939. Extremely elegant, feat...
Walnut
Light Blue Louis XVI Cabinet, Late 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Single-door Louis XVI cabinet with fluted paneling, chamfered corners, and a drawer in the base section. The cornice is decorated with a dentil frieze. The light blue and white color...
Wood, Softwood
Vintage Italian Eagle Motif Ceramic Platter
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Italian ceramic platter centered on a raised eagle with outstretched wings. A laurel wreath and five stars frame the heraldic motif, while a repeating foliate pattern circl...
Ceramic
Empire Period Mirror
Located in Montreal, QC
French Empire period giltwood mirror with ebonized detailing.
Wood, Mirror
$32,000 / set
H 16 in W 17.25 in D 8 in
Antique Neoclassical Paris Porcelain Centerpiece, France, 19th Century
Located in New Orleans, LA
Three-piece neoclassical Paris porcelain surtout de table.
Porcelain
$4,800 / set
H 0.5 in Dm 7.75 in
Copeland Spode for Tiffany Dessert & Tea Set for 12 Floral Japonesque Service
By Copeland Spode
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This is a complete dessert service for 12 that includes the matching coffee or teapot, creamer and sugar made by Copeland Spode, exclusively for Tiffany and Co. The butterscotch col...
Porcelain
Gabriella Crespi Wood and Brass Parrot Box, Italy 1970s
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Milan, IT
Exceptional Gabriella Crespi 'Parrot' box. Wood and brass. Signed Gabriella Crespi.
Brass
$38,700 / item
H 29.93 in W 41.34 in D 46.07 in
Iconic Hans Wegner ‘Flag Halyard’ Lounge Chairs Early Edition Model GE225
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Hans J. Wegner, ‘Flag Halyard’ lounge chairs model ‘GE225’, rope, steel, dark green lacquered steel, leather, wood, sheepskin, Denmark, 1958 and 1950s/60s This iconic chair, made wi...
Steel
Near Pair Antique Hong Bird Roof Carvings from Thailand
Located in Atlanta, GA
This near pair of wood carving presented on stand was collected from Northern Thailand, late 19th or early 20th century. Such ornaments were used originally to decorate the roof of t...
Metal
In Vienna’s Neubau district, a beautiful Biedermeier townhouse has been home to the Werkstätte Carl Auböck for more than 100 years. Inside the workshop, where production continues to this day, countless objects line the shelves, walls, tabletops and desktops.
The Viennese artist and designer Carl Auböck II was one of the quirkiest and most delightful and collectible of modern designers. A rather odd duck in the world of decorative arts, he was a peculiar talent whose specialties included smaller desk accessories and tabletop pieces such as corkscrews, paperweights, letter openers, bookends and bottle stoppers. He rendered these pieces in a combination of metal — most often brass — and such elemental materials as leather, knobby wood and animal horn, creating forms that could be almost Surrealist, from hands and feet to keys, birds and amoebae.
As a boy, Auböck was precocious and artistic. He studied drawing and at the same time trained in the workshop of his father, Karl Heinrich Auböck, a popular maker of traditional bronze figurines and collectibles. In 1919, Carl II went to Germany to study at the Bauhaus, where he was a pupil of the progressive artist and theorist Johannes Itten. While the Bauhaus is most associated with the rigidly ordered, functionalist architecture of its directors Walter Gropius and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, the school was in reality a liberal, spirited place — a crucible for imaginative, playful and avant-garde art and design. It was this spirit that imbued Carl II’s work from the time he left in 1921.
In 1922 or ’23, Carl Auböck II returned to Vienna to help care for his ailing father, and he took over the business. He created the Werkstätte Carl Auböck and a legacy that earned his objects cult status among collectors. The business was passed on to his descendants, who run the atelier that is still in operation today. Today, objects designed by Carl II make up 90 percent of Werkstätte Carl Auböck’s production, joined by the creations of architect and designer Carl IV, his grandson.
Vintage Auböck designs have a special character, a patina that only emphasizes how much the pieces have been loved and used. Carl Aubock II’s small furniture items — leather- or caned-sling magazine racks; free-edge wooden side tables with tubular bronze legs; wicker serving trolleys with turned beechwood wheels — are elegant and purposeful. His bijoux desktop objects, library tools, ashtrays and barware pieces evince a kind of mirthful practicality. They seem to ask: “If you need a corkscrew, or a paperweight, or a candlestick, why not make it fun as well as functional?” And indeed, why not?
Find a collection of vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck mirrors, seating, tables, decorative objects and other furniture on 1stDibs.
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.