$3,757 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Tara by Reed and Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 24 Pieces
By Reed & Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
Beautiful TARA BY REED & BARTON sterling silver Flatware set - 24 pieces. This set includes: 6
Sterling Silver
$7,214 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Tara by Reed and Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 57 Pieces
By Reed & Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
Beautiful Tara by Reed & Barton sterling silver flatware set - 57 pieces. This set includes: 12
Sterling Silver
$8,320 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Tara by Reed and Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 55 pcs New Unused
By Reed & Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
Unused Tara by Reed and Barton sterling silver Flatware set, 55 pieces. This set includes: 12
Sterling Silver
$4,968 / set
H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Tara by Reed and Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 44 Pieces
By Reed & Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
Beautiful Tara by Reed & Barton sterling silver Flatware set - 44 pieces. This set includes: 8
Sterling Silver
Tara by Reed and Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 30 Pieces
By Reed & Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
Tara by Reed and Barton sterling silver flatware set, 30 pieces. Great starter set! This set
Sterling Silver
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H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Tara by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set for Eight Service 63 Pieces
By Reed & Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
Beautiful Tara by Reed & Barton sterling silver flatware set of 63 pieces. This set includes
Sterling Silver
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H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Tara Gold by Reed and Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service Vermeil 48 Pcs
By Reed & Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
Tara Gold by Reed & Barton sterling silver flatware set, 48 pieces. This set is vermeil (completely
Sterling Silver
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H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Tara by Reed and Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set For 8 Service 49 Pieces
By Reed & Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
Beautiful Tara by Reed & Barton sterling silver Flatware set - 49 pieces. This set includes: 8
Sterling Silver
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H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Tara by Reed and Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 64 Pieces
By Reed & Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
Tara by Reed and Barton sterling silver Flatware set, 64 pieces. This set includes: 12 knives, 9
Sterling Silver
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H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Tara by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 108 Pcs, Huge
By Reed & Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
Huge Tara by Reed & Barton sterling silver flatware set of 108 pieces. This set includes: 12
Sterling Silver
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H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Tara by Reed and Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 6 Set 24 Pieces New
By Reed & Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
Tara by Reed & Barton sterling silver flatware set 24 pieces. Great starter set! This set includes
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H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Tara by Reed and Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 107 Pcs Huge
By Reed & Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
Monumental Tara by Reed and Barton sterling silver flatware set of 107 pieces. This set includes
Sterling Silver
Edwardian Sterling Silver Chamberstick by Tiffany and Company
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian, sterling silver chamber stick, Tiffany and Company, New York, inventory marked for 1902-1903. Measures 4 inches high x 5 1/2 inches in diameter x 7 1/4 inches across from ...
Sterling Silver
$12,432 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Etruscan by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 84 Pieces Dinner
By Gorham
Located in Big Bend, WI
Vintage Gorham sterling silver flatware set in the Etruscan pattern featuring an Art Deco style Greek Key design. Although this pattern was released in the year 1913, one can see tha...
Sterling Silver
Antique Sterling Silver Canteen of Cutlery for Twelve Persons
By Viners 1
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A magnificent, fine and impressive, comprehensive antique George V English sterling silver Sandringham pattern flatware service for twelve persons - boxed; an addition to our canteen...
Silver, Sterling Silver
$148,000Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 127 in W 28 in D 26.75 in
Pair of French 19th Century Lifesize Cast-Iron Sculpture Torcheres, Val d'Osne
By Val D'Osne Foundry
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A superb quality and palatial pair of French 19th century lifesize cast-iron sculptures - torcheres of Native American Indians titled "L’ Indienne" designed by Jules Salmson (French,...
Iron
$7,749 / set
H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Orleans by Watson Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service Dinner Size Rare
By Watson Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Beautiful Orleans by Watson sterling silver flatware set of dinner size 56 pieces. This scarce, circa 1915, pattern is a lost art in sterling flatware! This set includes: Eight dinn...
Sterling Silver
$5,694 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Wild Rose by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 48 pcs
By International Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
The sweetest flower, the Wild Rose, is captured beautifully in this lovely Victorian design. The traditional fiddle-back handle can carry a monogram or be left to display its profusi...
Sterling Silver
Asprey sterling silver cigarette / card case, slide opens Pat 21914
By Asprey & Garrard Limited
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful silver work in this early Asprey Co , before Garrard cigarette case, /card, marked and patent number as shown .Has also a personalized. inscription inside . The Asprey ca...
Sterling Silver
$5,309 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Wedgwood by International Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 8 Set 40 Pieces
By International Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Beautiful, heirloom quality WEDGWOOD BY INTERNATIONAL Sterling Silver flatware set - 40 pieces. This set includes: 8 KNIVES w/French stainless blades, 9" 8 FORKS, 7 1/4" 8 SALAD FO...
Sterling Silver
$18,000 / set
H 9.38 in W 8.5 in D 5.5 in
Tiffany Winthrop Drinks Set for 6 with Pitcher & Goblets on Tray
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Winthrop sterling silver drinks set. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1925. This set comprises pitcher, 6 goblets and tray. The pitcher has curved and tapering bowl, raised foot...
Sterling Silver
$44,920 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
French 950 Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 175 Pieces in Large Fitted Chest
Located in Big Bend, WI
Outstanding monumental French 950 silver dinner size high quality Louis XV style Flatware set - 175 pieces. This set includes: 12 Dinner Size Knives, pointed, 9 7/8" 12 Large Din...
Sterling Silver
$17,436
H 10.63 in W 27.17 in D 17.72 in
20th Century Italian Baroque Sterling Silver Engraved Tea-Coffeeset with Tray
By Arval Argenti Valenza
Located in VALENZA, IT
Important sterling silver tea and coffee service. The service was entirely handmade in the Baroque style. The body of the coffee pot, teapot, milk jug and sugar bowl is round and h...
Sterling Silver
$1,195
H 1.75 in W 29.5 in D 18.6 in
Large Barker Ellis Antique Silver Plated Serving Tray with Floral Decoration
By Barker Ellis Silver Co.
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This very large and substantial serving tray was made by the well known Barker-Ellis Silver Co. of England in approximately 1920 in a Victorian style. This rectangular shaped tray is...
Silver Plate
$82,974
H 48.43 in W 73.23 in D 2.37 in
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Head Bed, baroque barocco revival
By Mario Vallè
Located in VALENZA, IT
Rare Italian Silver bed headboard Italian barocco style. One sheet of sterling silver embossed and chiselled by hand with typical Italian Barocco swirls. Rare and unrepeatable work r...
Silver
$5,531 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Rhapsody by International Sterling Silver Flatware Service For 8 Set 43 Pieces
By International Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
A pleasing harmony of traditional design and fresh modern styling is reflected in Rhapsody. Sweeping asymmetrical curves, deeply sculpted, play upon each piece. This simple yet elega...
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Water Pitcher
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oval shaped with delicate etching around the top and middle of the pitcher. Notice the elegant shape of the handle and the indentations throughout the body. This piece is sure to cat...
Sterling Silver
$7,594 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Courtship by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 61 Pieces
By International Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Courtship by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set - 61 pieces. This set includes: 8 KNIVES, 9 1/8", 8 FORKS, 7 1/4", 8 SALAD FORKS, 6 3/8", 8 TEASPOONS, 6", 8 CREAM SOUP S...
Sterling Silver
While it isn’t always top of mind for some, antique and vintage tableware can enhance even the most informal meal. It has been an intimate part of how we’ve interacted with our food for millennia.
Tableware has played a basic but important role in everyday life. Ancient Egyptians used spoons (which are classified as flatware) made of ivory and wood, while Greeks and Romans, who gathered for banquets involving big meals and entertainment, ate with forks and knives. At the beginning of the 17th century, however, forks were still uncommon in American homes. Over time, tableware has thankfully evolved and today includes increasingly valuable implements.
Tableware refers to the tools people use to set the table, including serving pieces, dinner plates and more. It encompasses everything from the intricate and elaborate to the austere and functional, yet are all what industrial product designer Jasper Morrison might call “Super Normal” — anonymous objects that are too useful to be considered banal.
There are four general categories of tableware — serveware, dinnerware, drinkware and, lastly, flatware, which is commonly referred to as silverware or cutlery. Serveware includes serving bowls, platters, gravy boats, casserole pans and ladles. Most tableware is practical, but it can also be decorative. And decorative objects count as tableware too. Even though they don’t fit squarely into one of the four categories, vases, statues and floral arrangements are traditional centerpieces.
Drinkware appropriately refers to the vessels we use for our beverages — mugs, cups and glasses. There is a good deal of variety that falls under this broad term. For example, your cheerful home bar or mid-century modern bar cart might be outfitted with a full range of vintage barware, which might include pilsner glasses and tumblers. Specialty cocktails are often served in these custom glasses, but they’re still a type of drinkware.
Every meal should be special — even if you’re using earthenware or stoneware for a casual lunch — but perhaps you’re hosting a dinner party to mark a specific event. The right high-quality tableware can bring a touch of luxury to your cuisine. Young couples, for example, traditionally add “fine china,” or porcelain, to their wedding registry as a commemoration of their union and likely wouldn’t turn down exquisite silver made by Tiffany & Co. or Georg Jensen.
It’s important to remember, however, that when you’re setting the dining room table to have fun with it. Just as you might mix and match your dining chairs, don’t be afraid to mix new and old or high and low with your tableware. On 1stDibs, find an extraordinary range of vintage and antique tableware to help elevate your meal as well as the mood and atmosphere of your entire dining room.