Copeland Spode Tower Blue Transferware Platter, 17 Inch, Dated March 1905
By Copeland Spode
Located in Darien, CT
An antique English blue and white transferware platter by Copeland Spode in the classic “Tower” pattern, bearing impressed date marks for March 1903.
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
Copeland Spode Tower Blue and White Transferware Platter, Circa 1905 19 Inches
Located in Darien, CT
An antique English blue and white transferware platter by Copeland Spode in the enduring “Tower” pattern, dating to circa 1890.
Ceramic
Antique Flow Blue and White Transferware Ironstone Platter Dish w Chinese Dragon
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique English Flow Blue and White Transferware Ironstone Large Platter Dish with Chinese Dragon.
Porcelain
Large 19th Century English Staffordshire Ironstone Blue Willow Platter
Located in Pearland, TX
A superb antique 19th-Century English Staffordshire ironstone transferware platter in the classic Blue Willow pattern.
Ceramic, Ironstone
Ford & Sons English Flow Blue Porcelain Tureen "Carlton" Pattern, Without Lid
Located in Prato, Tuscany
Ford & Sons earned a solid reputation both domestically and abroad, contributing to Burslem’s status as a prominent hub for English ceramic production. Transferware refers to a speci...
Porcelain
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
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
Enoch Wedgwood Countryside Blue Berry Bowls, England
Located in Coral Gables, FL
Replacements identifies the Countryside Blue pattern by Wedgwood as “Blue English Scenes Transferware” and lists its production period as 1966–1968.
Ceramic
19th Century Staffordshire Blue and White Eton College Meat Platter
By Crown Staffordshire
Located in Worcester Park, GB
A magnificent early 19th-century Staffordshire blue and white meat platter in the Eton College pattern — one of the most evocative of the English picturesque transferware designs. T...
Ceramic
Mason's Patent Ironstone China Hydra jug in the classic blue Mandalay, circa1920
Located in Worcester Park, GB
Perfect For: Mason’s Ironstone collectors English pottery and transferware collections Traditional, Chinoiserie, and English country décor Decorative shelf or cabinet displays Unique...
Ceramic
Vintage "Washington Crossing the Delaware" Decorative Plate by Crown Ducal
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
To mimic the look of Chinese porcelain, English potters created transferware. In this process, a copperplate is engraved with a design and heated.
Earthenware
Vintage "Washington and Lafayette at Mount Vernon" Bicentennial Decorative Plate
By Crown Ducal England
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
To mimic the look of Chinese porcelain, English potters created transferware. In this process, a copperplate is engraved with a design and heated.
Earthenware
Vintage "Mount Vernon" Bicentennial Decorative Plate by Crown Ducal, 1932
By Crown Ducal England
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
To mimic the look of Chinese porcelain, English potters created transferware. In this process, a copperplate is engraved with a design and heated.
Earthenware
Vintage "Surrender of Cornwallis" Bicentennial Decorative Plate by Crown Ducal
By Crown Ducal England
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
To mimic the look of Chinese porcelain, English potters created transferware. In this process, a copperplate is engraved with a design and heated.
Earthenware
$225Sale Price|40% Off
Ironstone Pitcher with Pink Roses on Brown Branches
Located in Malibu, CA
Large basin pitcher made in England crafted with heavy English Ironstone transferware with a white finish then decorated with pink rose branches.
Ironstone
Bertrand Leon Bordeaux French Majolica Gravy Boat "Capucine" Flower Decoration
By L. Bertrand
Located in Prato, Tuscany
The company all decorations used the English method of "transferware." Transferware, which was very fashionable in the Victorian period, refers to glazed and decorated pottery with a...
Ceramic
$16,225 / set
61-piece Spode Chinese Rose Pattern Dinner Service
By Copeland Spode
Located in Worcester Park, GB
The pattern itself is instantly recognisable: richly hand-painted florals in deep rose pinks, emerald greens, and soft blues, framed by delicate black detailing and a scalloped green...
Ceramic, Ironstone
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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