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Copper Chafing Dish

Marked Joseph Heinrichs Chafing Dish Set (complete) Stickley Era– w8013
By Joseph Heinrichs
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
This is an antique Arts & Crafts Joseph Heinrichs Copper Chafing Dish set. It is made from hand
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Mid-20th Century American Arts and Crafts Dinner Plates

Materials

Copper

1904 Antique Manning Bowman Patinated Copper Brass Oil Lamp
By Manning Bowman
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1900s Antique Patinated Copper Brass Oil Burner Lamp Coffee Percolator Base, Chafing Dish Warmer
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Antique Early 1900s American Victorian Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Copper

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Joseph Heinrichs Copper Chafing Dish and Stand/Burner 3-D Rabbits, Hollowware
By Joseph Heinrichs
Located in Big Bend, WI
Arts & Crafts chafing dish made by Joseph Heinrichs featuring fabulous 3-D rabbits. The
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20th Century Platters and Serveware

Materials

Silver, Copper

Joseph Heinrichs Copper Chafing Dish and Stand/Burner with 3-D Rabbits
Located in Big Bend, WI
Joseph Heinrich Arts & Crafts chafing dish made by Joseph Heinrichs featuring fabulous 3-D
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20th Century American Sterling Silver

Mid Century Wittcrosse Copper Chafing Dish Burner Warmer Brass Stand Pot MCM 16"
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Wittcrosse chafing dish set including a brass stand, copper oil lamp / burner, and a two
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces

Materials

Brass, Copper

Joseph Heinrichs Chafing Dish Copper and Sterling Silver 3-D Buffalo, Hollowware
By Joseph Heinrichs
Located in Big Bend, WI
This rare Arts & Crafts silver and copper chafing dish was handmade by Joseph Heinrichs. This
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Early 20th Century Platters and Serveware

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver, Copper

Antique Middle Eastern Copper & Brass Chafing Dish
Located in Forney, TX
A very large antique Middle Eastern copper and brass chafing service dish set, dated 1909-1911
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Early 20th Century Islamic Serving Pieces

Materials

Brass, Copper

Vintage Legion Utensils Scavullo Copper Oval Chafing Casserole Serving Dish
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage large Legion Utensils Scavullo copper platter with cover / chafing / casserole / roasting
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Mid-20th Century Rustic Platters and Serveware

Materials

Copper

Joseph Heinrichs Chafing Dish Copper Bronze Ebony with 3-D Rabbits
By Joseph Heinrichs
Located in Big Bend, WI
Joseph Heinrichs. This copper and brass chafing dish was made by Joseph Heinrichs. The piece
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Early 20th Century Serving Pieces

Materials

Bronze, Copper

Vtg Legion Utensils Copper & Brass Oval Chafing Dish Warming Tray Serving Pan
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Legion Utensils Copper & Brass Oval Chafing Dish Warming Tray Serving Pan. Circa Mid 20th
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Mid-20th Century Regency Serving Pieces

Materials

Copper, Stainless Steel

Fine Neoclassical Style Copper, Brass, and Chrome Chafer or Chafing Dish Server
Located in Philadelphia, PA
High quality vintage chafer in solid brass, copper, and chromed steel. Item features shell form
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Mid-20th Century Neoclassical Platters and Serveware

Materials

Brass, Chrome, Copper

Vintage Engraved Copper and Brass Tin Lined Chafing Dish
Located in New Orleans, LA
This vintage, large, oval beautifully engraved copper chaffing dish has solid brass handles on the
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Vintage 1940s Egyptian Islamic Metalwork

Materials

Brass, Copper, Tin

Rare Dansk "Quistgaard's Copper" Six-Piece Chafing Dish
By Jens Quistgaard
Located in Papaikou, HI
This early and rare Dansk chafing dish is from a Design Line known as "Quistgaard's Copper". It
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Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces

Materials

Brass, Copper

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Pair of Blue and White Porcelain Jars-Shaped Table Lamps, Wired the the USA
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of white and blue porcelain jars-shaped table lamps with auspicious fish and water plant motifs, wired for the USA. Transform your space with this elegant pair of modern blue ...
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2010s Asian Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of 1980s Chapman Lamp Co. Tall Brass Candlestick Table Lamps - Black Shades
By E. F. Chapman, Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in St. Louis, MO
Lovely pair of vintage 1980s Chapman Regency style tall brass candlestick table lamps with black shades and finials. Unlacquered brass or live brass will continue to patina or polish...
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Vintage 1980s Unknown Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Chinese Ginger Jar Lamps
Located in Sheffield, MA
The pair of blue-and-off-white Chinese ginger jar lamps have Chinese characters as decoration. Simple and Classic at the same time. The fixtures are made for European shades which we...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Chinese Ginger Jar Lamps
Pair of Chinese Ginger Jar Lamps
$2,400 / set
H 14 in Dm 8.5 in
Mid Century Murano Art Glass Shell Bowl
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A LOVELY Mid Century Murano Art Glass Shell Bowl, in the Manner of Tosso or Martens. Made in Murano, Italy circa 1960 this is a beautiful piece of hand blown art glass ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces

Materials

Art Glass

Mid Century Murano Art Glass Shell Bowl
Mid Century Murano Art Glass Shell Bowl
$780
H 3.25 in W 8 in D 8 in
Antique Pharmacy Cabinet, Walnut Bookcases and Glass Doors with Sign, '800 Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Complete antique pharmacy cabinet, with 3 open bookcases on the sides, 1 bookcase with drawers and 2 original doors with glass and enameled mirror sign. Built in the mid-19th century...
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Antique 19th Century Italian Apothecary Cabinets

Materials

Glass, Walnut

Antique Pharmacy Cabinet, Walnut Bookcases and Glass Doors with Sign, '800 Italy
Antique Pharmacy Cabinet, Walnut Bookcases and Glass Doors with Sign, '800 Italy
$62,335 Sale Price
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H 104.34 in W 153.55 in D 19.69 in
Round Binate Side Table — Blackened Steel Frame — Patinated Brass Top
By Novocastrian, Richy Almond
Located in Washington, GB
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2010s British Art Deco Side Tables

Materials

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Pair of Heavy Brass Candlestick Lamps with Black Tole Shades by Chapman
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of heavy brass & tole candlestick lamps with brass jaguar finials by Chapman.
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20th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Tôle

English Grand Library Cabinet Bookcase
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Large and luxurious 19th century English cabinet, wall unit crafted in mahogany with an architecturally significant design, featuring cornices, paneled doors, campaign brass hardware...
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Campaign Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany

English Grand Library Cabinet Bookcase
English Grand Library Cabinet Bookcase
$95,000
H 113 in W 192 in D 28 in
Wedgwood Porcelain Dinner Service for Twelve People
By Wedgwood & Co
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Wedgwood porcelain dinnerware with exterior / interior hand painted design detail service for twelve people with serving pieces. Each piece is in great condition. Maker's mark unders...
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Mid-20th Century English Tableware

Materials

Porcelain, Paint

Wedgwood Porcelain Dinner Service for Twelve People
Wedgwood Porcelain Dinner Service for Twelve People
$5,800 / set
H 6.5 in W 8 in D 10 in
Pair of Maitland Smith Porcelain Chinese Ginger Jar Lamps, Hong Kong, circa 1970
By Maitland Smith
Located in London, GB
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Vintage 1970s Hong Kong Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

"Summer Cottage" - Framed Early 20th Century Landscape Painting
Located in New Orleans, LA
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1910s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

English Painted Lamp Table
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
19th C English painted oak lamp table. 1840. Reference: 7900 Dimensions 33.5 inches (85 cms) Wide 20.5 inches (52 cms) Deep 28 inches (71 cms) High
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Side Tables

Materials

Oak

English Painted Lamp Table
English Painted Lamp Table
$1,167
H 28 in W 33.5 in D 20.5 in
Vintage Asian Blue and White Ceramic Lamps - a Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fabulous pair of vintage Asian table lamps. A classic Gardenia design in thr iconic blue and white. Rests on reclaimed wood plinths. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
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Mid-20th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Vintage Asian Blue and White Ceramic Lamps - a Pair
Vintage Asian Blue and White Ceramic Lamps - a Pair
$1,400 Sale Price / set
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H 15 in W 9 in D 9 in
Antique English Oak and Brass Postal Scale
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English oak and brass postal scale.
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Antique Late 19th Century English Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Antique English Oak and Brass Postal Scale
Antique English Oak and Brass Postal Scale
$800
H 6 in W 11.5 in D 6.75 in
Small Betel Nut Box, Maranao, Southern Philippines (Mindanao)
Located in Point Richmond, CA
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Early 20th Century Philippine Tribal Metalwork

Materials

Silver, Brass, Copper

Vintage Flared Potpourri Dish, English, Carnival Lustre Glass, Bonbon Bowl, 1950
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage flared potpourri dish. An English, carnival lustre glass bonbon bowl, dating to the mid century period, circa 1950. Striking lustre dances across the form of this...
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Glass

Materials

Glass

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Materials: Copper Furniture

From cupolas to cookware and fine art to filaments, copper metal has been used in so many ways since prehistoric times. Today, antique, new and vintage copper coffee tables, mirrors, lamps and other furniture and decor can bring a warm metallic flourish to interiors of any kind.

In years spanning 8,700 BC (the time of the first-known copper pendant) until roughly 3,700 BC, it may have been the only metal people knew how to manipulate.

Valuable deposits of copper were first extracted on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus around 4,000 BC — well before Europe’s actual Bronze Age (copper + tin = bronze). Tiny Cyprus is even credited with supplying all of Egypt and the Near East with copper for the production of sophisticated currency, weaponry, jewelry and decorative items.

In the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries, master painters such as Leonardo da Vinci, El Greco, Rembrandt and Jan Brueghel created fine works on copper. (Back then, copper-based pigments, too, were all the rage.) By the late 19th and early 20th centuries, decorative items like bas-relief plaques, trays and jewelry produced during the Art Deco, Arts and Crafts and Art Nouveau periods espoused copper. These became highly valuable and collectible pieces and remain so today.

Copper’s beauty, malleability, conductivity and versatility make it perhaps the most coveted nonprecious metal in existence. In interiors, polished copper begets an understated luxuriousness, and its reflectivity casts bright, golden and earthy warmth seldom realized in brass or bronze. (Just ask Tom Dixon.)

Outdoors, its most celebrated attribute — the verdigris patina it slowly develops from exposure to oxygen and other elements — isn’t the only hue it takes. Architects often refer to shades of copper as russet, ebony, plum and even chocolate brown. And Frank Lloyd Wright, Renzo Piano and Michael Graves have each used copper in their building projects.

Find antique, new and vintage copper furniture and decorative objects on 1stDibs.

Finding the Right Serveware, Ceramics, Silver And Glass 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.

Questions About Copper Chafing Dish
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 17, 2021
    The best chafing dish is determined by your preference for size and design. On 1stDibs, you can find chafing dishes in sterling silver, porcelain and brass. There are designs from Victorian, Art Deco and other periods.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    There are a few other names for a chafing dish. This style of metal pan, used for keeping food warm, can also be called a bain marie, food warmer or water bath, to name a few. You can shop a collection of chafing dishes from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
    1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Chafing dishes have gone in and out of style over the decades and have acquired many different names. Some of these include bain-marie, food warmer and double boiler. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of antique chafing dishes from some of the world’s top sellers.