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20th Century french porcelain 7 piece dessert set
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
20th century French porcelain 7 piece dessert set circa 1920.
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Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Antique French Cobalt and Gold Dessert Set, circa 1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Cobalt and Gold Dessert Set with 9 Plates and 2 Servers, circa 1890.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Rosenthal Dessert Set of Eight Hand Painted Porcelain Plates
By Rosenthal
Located in Sofia, BG
Rosenthal dessert set of eight hand painted porcelain plates all decorated with the same flowers
Category
Early 20th Century European Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Dutch Silver Dessert Set by Gerritsen, 1907
Located in Delft, NL
Dutch silver dessert set by Gerritsen, 1907
A set of 12 Dutch silver dessert spoons and a Silver
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Silver
Incredible aesthetic design silver and mother of pearl dessert set from 1891
By Martin & Hall
Located in London, London
Silver & Mother of Pearl Dessert Set, comprises 12 pairs of fruit or dessert eaters, with Mother of Pearl
Category
1890s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 3.75 in W 15.56 in D 11.03 in
Edwardian Period Continental Silver (.800) Parcel Gilt Ice Cream/Dessert Set
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian Period, Continental silver (.800), parcel gilt ice cream /dessert set, Germany, ca. 1910
Category
1910s German Edwardian Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Gold, Sterling Silver
Lillemor by Marthinsen 830 Silver Flatware Service 12 Dessert Set 36 Pcs Norway
By Thorvald Marthinsen
Located in Big Bend, WI
Lillemor by Marthinsen, Norway, pierced handle 830 Silver Dessert set - 36 pieces. This set
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
German 800 Silver Flatware Dessert Set Service 18 Pieces Vintage Bird and Wreath
Located in Big Bend, WI
Unusual partial-gilt German 800 silver dessert set with bird, wreath and bow motif 18 pieces. This
Category
19th Century Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Silver
H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Cauldon 16 Pc. Dessert Set Blue Shaped Rims, Hand Painted Flowers Serving Pcs
By Cauldon
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This is a complete dessert set that includes 16 pieces made by Cauldon, England. There are 12
Category
1910s English Art Nouveau Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Set of French Pink Floral Dessert Set with 12 Plates and Two Footed Compotes
By Old Paris
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This gorgeous 19th century French dessert set features botanical central decoration, each uniquely
Category
19th Century French Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Dessert Set by Françiois Rousseau Paris c1840s
Located in Litchfield, CT
medal one-of-a-kind set is stunning! Old school Parisian charm at its museum quality best, this set
Category
1840s French Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Staffordshire Dessert Set by New Hall, circa 1820s
By New Hall
Located in Litchfield, CT
This gorgeous dessert service by New Hall features powder blue rims molded in resist with white
Category
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Jerome Massier, Majolica Aperitive or Dessert Set, Vallauris, End 19th C.
By Jerome Massier
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Napoleon III Majolica Slip Aperitif or Dessert Set by Jérôme Massier, Vallauris, France
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Earthenware
19th Century Worcester Hand-Painted Turquoise Partial Dessert Set
By Royal Worcester
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This unusual dessert service consists of six plates and two matching footed compotes with amazingly
Category
19th Century English Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Davenport Aesthetic Movement Cobalt Blue Hand-Painted Chrysanthemum Dessert Set
By Davenport Porcelain
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Made by the renown English porcelain firm of Davenport, this set of ten dessert plates and five
Category
1880s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Porcelain
19th C English Hand Painted "Imari" Dessert Set-14 Pieces
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This lovely set of 12 hand painted plates in primary bold colors on a clean white ground which
Category
19th Century English Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Paste, Porcelain
Antique English Victorian Sterling Silver Mother of Pearl Dessert Set in Case
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Victorian sterling silver mother of pearl Dessert Service in Original Case
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 0.13 in W 8.5 in D 1 in
Minton Ca 1866 Dessert Set Hand Painted Birds Turquoise with Cameo Reserves
By Minton
Located in Great Barrington, MA
A rare and exceptional 19th century Minton dessert service featuring hand painted ornithological
Category
1860s English Neoclassical Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Coffee & Dessert Set For 7 Persons, Bouquets, Blue Rim & Gold, Ca. 1860
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
bowl, 7 cups, 7 saucers, 7 dessert plates.
Shape: New cutout
Decor: Number 111120 - Bouquet diagonal
Category
Late 19th Century German Baroque Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Porcelain
H 11.82 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
13 Davenport 19th c. Dessert Set W/ Aesthetic Movement Teal Blue Fern Subjects
By Davenport Porcelain
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This set of 13 Aesthetic Movement dessert plates with matching serving compote, were made by
Category
1890s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Copeland Spode Dessert Set 8 Plates, 2 Square Plates Blue w/ Florals Butterfly
By Copeland Spode
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This set of 8 Copeland Spode dessert plates is accompanied by 2 matching square serving plates
Category
1920s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Doulton Burslem and Walker and Hall strawberry dessert set for two people C1900
By Doulton Burslem
Located in Central England, GB
strawberry or fruit set that has a large fitted stand which is beautifully made by the highly acclaimed
Category
Early 20th Century English Romantic Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique 24 Piece English Rare Pattern Dessert Set, circa 1853 Martin Hall & Co.
By Martin, Hall & Co. Ltd.
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Set of 24 antique English silver plate lunch dessert knives and forks, circa 1853, Martin Hall & Co
Category
19th Century Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Silver
H 7.6 in W 0.25 in D 6.75 in
15-Piece Old Paris Dagoty Hand-Painted Botanical Peach and Gold Dessert Set
By Dagoty
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Simple and elegant, this set of Ancienne Maison Dagoty, Edourd Honore, botanical plates and serving
Category
1810s French Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique English Victorian Mother of Pearl 24 Piece Dessert Set in Case, Ca. 1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Victorian Mother of Pearl 24 piece dessert service in case, circa 1880.
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Silver
H 0.13 in W 7.75 in D 0.75 in
32 Piece Dessert Set Spode England, Circa 1920. 12 plates 10 Demi Cups & Saucers
By Spode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
From one of our favorite English firms, Copeland Spode, is this striking set. The rich almost
Category
1920s British Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Gold, Enamel
Set of French Victorian Porcelain Dessert Dishes
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 14 French Victorian (19th Century) white porcelain dessert set with blue banding and gold
Category
19th Century French Victorian Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Late Victorian English Dessert Service Set, circa 1880
Located in Madison, MS
This late Victorian English Dessert service set, circa 1880, would make a lovely addition to your
Category
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Porcelain
24 Pc., Cased Set of Engraved G.H. Whitaker Silver Fish or Dessert Service
By Whitaker & Co., Ltd.
Located in Atlanta, GA
English, early 20th century.
A fine cased fish or dessert set comprising of 12 forks and 12 knives
Category
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Silver Plate, Sterling Silver
H 2.5 in W 15 in D 10.25 in
Burmese Hand Carved Reticulated Hardwood Set w/ Table, Chairs, & Footstools
Located in Milford, NH
A beautifully hand carved Burmese hardwood set including a tilt top round table, and two matching
Category
19th Century Burmese Anglo-Indian Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
Antique English Floral Dishes Set of Tall and Short Tazzas and Dessert Plates
Located in Toronto, ON
This magnificent English antique dessert set, circa 1850, is a true celebration of fine
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Porcelain
French antique sterling silver dessert flatware - 24 pieces - Louis XVI style
By Paul Canaux and Company 1
Located in GRENOBLE, FR
spoons and 12 dessert forks.
Fine, very elegant late 19th century production, high-end quality set with
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Hicks and Meigh Hand Painted Botanical Complete Dessert Service
By Hicks & Meigh
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This is one of the most complete and unusually decorated dessert sets with all the serving pieces
Category
19th Century English Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Paste, Porcelain
Antique Christofle "Marly Gold" Electro Plated 23 Piece Dessert Fork & Knife Set
By Christofle
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique electroplated gold dessert set.
By Christofle.
In the old "Marly Gold" pattern
Category
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate
H 0.5 in W 0.63 in L 7.38 in
Antique Vieux Paris Porcelain Hand Painted Flower Motif Dessert Service for 8
By Manufacture Le Vieux Paris
Located in New York, NY
A fine antique Vieux Paris porcelain hand painted dessert set comprised of a pair of footed hand
Category
19th Century French Romantic Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Rare Design English Dessert Fruit Set Martin Hall Co
Located in Toronto, ON
Set of 24 Antique English Silver Plate Lunch Dessert knives and forks, C.1853, Martin Hall & Co
Category
Mid-19th Century British Antique Dessert Sets
12 Dessert Plates different pattern "Le Parisien" by Creil & Montereau 1876-1886
By Creil et Montereau
Located in Paris, FR
Dessert set for 12 people "Le Parisien" by Creil & montereau. 12 different exquisite scenes of
Category
Late 19th Century French Romantic Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
H 1.19 in Dm 9.06 in
Set of 11 Minton Dinner Plates with Raised Gold Jeweled Garlands and Gold Border
By Minton
Located in Boston, MA
centers of the plates are white. They can go with mostly any other luncheon or dessert sets. They would
Category
1920s English Rococo Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Porcelain
14-Piece Japanese Gilt and Painted Tea and Dessert Serving Set with Peacock
Located in Norwood, NJ
14-piece Kutani Japanese gilt and painted tea and dessert serving set with Peacock. Hand painted
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Gold
H 6.75 in W 7 in D 3.5 in
Victorian Apostle Fruit Serving Spoons & Sugar Sifting Spoon - London 1884
By Aldwinckle & Slater
Located in London, London
Silver Dessert Set, comprises 2 fruit serving spoons, and a sugar sifting spoon, all with Apostle
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 1.58 in W 8.67 in D 5.91 in
A John and William Ridgway antique part dessert service
Located in London, GB
A John and William Ridgway antique part dessert service dating from the first quarter of the
Category
Early 19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Elkington & Co Sterling Silver and Mother of Pearl Fruit/Dessert Service
By Elkington & Co.
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
fruit/dessert cutlery set for 12 persons, boxed, an addition to our dining silverware collection.
This
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Silver, Brass, Sterling Silver
H 7.5 in W 0.01 in D 0.01 in
English 19thc. "Imari" Decorated Hand Painted Tea Dessert Service for 8-26 Pcs
By Hammersley
Located in Great Barrington, MA
. 1890's. This is a complete set of 8 footed cups and saucers and 8 matching dessert plates accompanied
Category
1880s English Japonisme Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Austrian Set dessert Forks and Knives solid Coin Silver Steel
Located in SE
Antique dessert set in Renaissance style, comprising six knives and six forks in Green textile
Category
1850s Austrian Renaissance Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Silver, Steel
Set of 12 Pink Dessert Service
Located in Lantau, HK
Set of twelve Paris porcelain lavishly decorated dishes with flowers from the early to mid-19th
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 4 Comport Dessert Stands, circa 1890
Located in London, GB
Excellent quality circular form set of 4 dessert stand comports. Classically styled with fluted
Category
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Set of twelve French Black and Gold dessert plate
By Limoges
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
A Set of twelve French Black and Gold dessert plate with elaborate borders.
The white porcelain
Category
1920s Mid-Century Modern Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Dessert service set manufactured by Spode Felspar (1815-1827)
By Spode Felspar
Located in London, GB
A very good quality part dessert service manufactured by Spode Felspar between 1815 and 1827
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Georg Jensen, Viking, a set of twelve dessert spoons.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Georg Jensen, Viking, a set of twelve dessert spoons in sterling silver (7) and 830 silver (5
Category
1910s Danish Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver, Silver
Antique Beech & Hancock Dessert Plates, a Set of 10
By Beech & Hancock
Located in New York, NY
These 10 antique dessert plates were made in the late 19th Century in England by Beech and Hancock
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Boxed Set of Six Dessert or Fruit Serving Spoons
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
1798 & 1822 boxed set of 6 dessert or fruit serving spoons, English. 2 pattern by 2 makers
Category
Late 18th Century Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Silver
Hippolyte Thomas - 36pc French Vermeil 19th Century Dessert Flatware Set !
By French House & Garden
Located in Wilmington, DE
(vermeil) dessert flatware set by internationally renowned French silversmith “Hippolyte Thomas”. The set
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Vermeil, Sterling Silver
Queille & Soufflot - 37pc. Antique French 19th Century Dessert Flatware Set !
By Pierre François Queille 1, Henri Soufflot 1
Located in Wilmington, DE
Direct from Paris, a stunning 37pc. 19th century, dessert flatware set by two of France’s premier
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
French Set of Four Reticulated Porcelain Dessert Plates , Circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
French Set of 4 Reticulated Porcelain Dessert Plates , Circa 1880.
Decorated with flowers.
7.8
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1880s French Victorian Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Porcelain
French Set of 4 Dessert Flowers Porcelain Plates Circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
French Set of 4 Dessert Flowers Porcelain Plates Circa 1880.
Small plates 6.8 inches.
Each plates
Category
1880s French Victorian Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Set of Early 19th Century English Derby Porcelain Dessert Service
Located in Atlanta, GA
Set of Early 19th Century English Derby Porcelain Dessert Service. 18 plates, 7 shaped dishes, 1
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Early 19th Century English Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Set of Twelve German Porcelain Fruit Dessert Plates, Nymphenburg
Located in New York, NY
Pomological plates. Each painted with different arrangements of fruits with harlequin borders in gilt, circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s German Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 36 French Antique Dessert Forks & Knives, Oyster Fork Set Gold Ferrules
Located in Miami, FL
This exquisite set of 36 French gold-plated oyster forks, dessert forks, and knives is a stunning
Category
1890s French Louis XVI Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Gold Plate
H 6.5 in W 0.5 in D 0.25 in
20th Century Set of Twenty-Pieces Gold-Plated Dessert Spoons
Located in Sofia, BG
French set for desserts with 17 small spoons and 3 other pieces.
France,
circa 1920.
Category
Early 20th Century French Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Metal
Chelsea Porcelain Set of Six Botanical Dessert Plates, 18th Century
By Chelsea Porcelain
Located in Downingtown, PA
The rare Chelsea or Chelsea Derby Porcelain plates are painted in the center with a floral bouquet panel surrounded by a mazarine-blue border and fine gilt highlights of dentil work,...
Category
Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Porcelain
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Antique Dessert Sets For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of antique dessert sets is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, ceramic and silver, all antique dessert sets available were constructed with great care. There are all kinds of antique dessert sets available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Antique dessert sets made by Rococo designers — as well as those associated with Art Nouveau — are very popular at 1stDibs. Many antique dessert sets are appealing in their simplicity, but Emile Puiforcat, Meissen Porcelain and Wedgwood produced popular antique dessert sets that are worth a look.
How Much are Antique Dessert Sets?
The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $1,450, while they’re typically $62 on the low end and $55,000 highest priced.
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.
Questions About Antique Dessert Sets
- 1stDibs ExpertNovember 5, 2024To identify an antique tea set, look closely to determine who the manufacturer is. Locate the hallmark on the bottom of a saucer, teapot or cup. A maker’s mark on one of these items is the best indicator of the set’s origin. If you snap a photo with your smartphone or tablet, you can conduct a reverse image search to jump-start your research. Professionals recommend consulting auction catalogs, books and trusted online resources such as museum exhibition materials. With some research, you may be able to match the marking to the manufacturer's name and, from there, identify the pattern and age.
In 17th-century England, Chinese tea began to arrive at ports in London. Mass production of porcelain tea sets took place in the 18th century, and during the early 1800s, tea became widely affordable, and the concept of teatime took shape all over England.
Reputable soft-paste porcelain makers include Sèvres, Capodimonte and Chelsea, while Meissen was the first European maker of hard-paste porcelain. Bone china manufactories of note include Spode, Minton and Derby, which was later called the Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Company.
Generally, a tea set is considered vintage if it’s at least 20 years old, while antiques are at least 100 years old. Although a maker’s mark is generally a helpful indicator of a given manufacturer, forgeries have occurred over the years. Look for other signifiers of a material, time period or style if you are uncertain of your piece’s origin. For help with identification, seek out a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer.
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