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Pair of Thomas Sergent Palissy Majolica Mythological Ewers
Pair of Thomas Sergent Palissy Majolica Mythological Ewers

Pair of Thomas Sergent Palissy Majolica Mythological Ewers

By Thomas Sergent

Located in Chelmsford, Essex

Pair of Thomas Sergent Majolica ewers with a mythological theme which feature faun handles, mermaid

Category

Antique 1880s French Renaissance Revival Pitchers

Materials

Majolica

Pair of Bohemian Overlay Ewers, Crystal Overlay, 19th Century.
Pair of Bohemian Overlay Ewers, Crystal Overlay, 19th Century.

Pair of Bohemian Overlay Ewers, Crystal Overlay, 19th Century.

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Pair of Bohemian Overlay Ewers, Crystal Overlay, 19th Century. Pair of Bohemian Overlay ewers

Category

Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Pitchers

Materials

Crystal

Mid-Century Sterling Silver Ewer and Bowl by Pasgorcy
Mid-Century Sterling Silver Ewer and Bowl by Pasgorcy

Mid-Century Sterling Silver Ewer and Bowl by Pasgorcy

By Pasgorcy

Located in Savannah, GA

Graceful sterling silver ewer and bowl has a hallmark of a pentagram (or five-pointed star) and an

Category

Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Pitchers

Materials

Sterling Silver

Stunning Antique Scottish Victorian Silver Wine Ewer - Edinburgh 1878
Stunning Antique Scottish Victorian Silver Wine Ewer - Edinburgh 1878

Stunning Antique Scottish Victorian Silver Wine Ewer - Edinburgh 1878

Located in London, London

Sterling Silver Wine Ewer, features chased and engraved decoration throughout. The wine ewer measures

Category

Antique 1870s Scottish Victorian Pitchers

Materials

Sterling Silver

A FINE FLIGHT, BARR & BARR WORCESTER EWER AND BASIN

A FINE FLIGHT, BARR & BARR WORCESTER EWER AND BASIN

By Flight, Barr & Barr Worcester

Located in Downingtown, PA

The baluster-shaped porcelain ewer is painted with blue floral sprigs beneath a shaped gadroon

Category

20th Century British Pitchers

Materials

Porcelain

1960's Scheurich Art Pottery Lava Glazed Ewer
1960's Scheurich Art Pottery Lava Glazed Ewer

1960's Scheurich Art Pottery Lava Glazed Ewer

By Ceramano, Scheurich & Carstens

Located in San Francisco, CA

With cylindrical spout above a bulbous body adorned overall with a fiery red-lava-over-brown glaze.

Category

Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Pitchers

Materials

Pottery

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Jug / Flagon / Ewer 1869
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Jug / Flagon / Ewer 1869

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Jug / Flagon / Ewer 1869

By William Marshall (Silversmith)

Located in London, GB

A magnificent antique Victorian solid Silver Jug decorated with a rich, ornate floral engraved design. The engraved design on the Jug extends from the body and onto the spout, handle...

Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Pitchers

Materials

Sterling Silver

Thomas Sergent Palissy Majolica Serpent Ewer, France, circa 1870
Thomas Sergent Palissy Majolica Serpent Ewer, France, circa 1870

Thomas Sergent Palissy Majolica Serpent Ewer, France, circa 1870

By Thomas Victor Sergent

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A fantastic Thomas Sergent Palissy majolica ewer, France, circa 1870. This tall ewer is modeled as

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Aesthetic Movement Pitchers

Materials

Earthenware

13th Century Bronze Persian Wine Ewer with Decorative Handle
13th Century Bronze Persian Wine Ewer with Decorative Handle

13th Century Bronze Persian Wine Ewer with Decorative Handle

Located in Middleburg, VA

Extremely rare 13th century Persian wine ewer. Made of deeply patinated bronze with decorative

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Persian Pitchers

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Classical Figural Bronze Neoclassical Ewers, 19th Century
Pair of Classical Figural Bronze Neoclassical Ewers, 19th Century

Pair of Classical Figural Bronze Neoclassical Ewers, 19th Century

Located in Stamford, CT

Pair of Classical figurative bronze neoclassical ewers, 19th-early 20th century. Each depicting

Category

Vintage 1910s Classical Greek Pitchers

Materials

Bronze

Empire Silver Ewer with its Bowl by Edme Gelez
Empire Silver Ewer with its Bowl by Edme Gelez

Empire Silver Ewer with its Bowl by Edme Gelez

By Edme Gelez

Located in Paris, FR

A silver ewer provided with a winged putto-shaped high handle resting on an angel head. A wide

Category

Antique Early 1800s French Empire Pitchers

Materials

Silver

Pair Of Classical Styled Bronze Urns / Ewers With Sunburst
Pair Of Classical Styled Bronze Urns / Ewers With Sunburst

Pair Of Classical Styled Bronze Urns / Ewers With Sunburst

Located in Nashville, TN

Pair of bronze ewers in classically designed style.Fitted with mask of Apollo (sun god ) centered

Category

Antique 19th Century French Pitchers

Vintage Rookwood Art Pottery Classical Paneled Ewer, Dtd 1946
Vintage Rookwood Art Pottery Classical Paneled Ewer, Dtd 1946

Vintage Rookwood Art Pottery Classical Paneled Ewer, Dtd 1946

By Rookwood Pottery Co.

Located in Big Flats, NY

A vintage Classical ewer by Rookwood offers art pottery construction with Grecian scene panel of

Category

Mid-20th Century American Arts and Crafts Pitchers

Materials

Ceramic

Early 19th Century Charles X Blue Opaline Crystal Ewer
Early 19th Century Charles X Blue Opaline Crystal Ewer

Early 19th Century Charles X Blue Opaline Crystal Ewer

Located in Paris, FR

Charles X light-blue opaline ewer with a high handle and resting on a circular foot. Its delicate

Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Restauration Pitchers

Materials

Opaline Glass

Impressively Large 1960's Ruscha Pottery Raku-Glazed Ewer
Impressively Large 1960's Ruscha Pottery Raku-Glazed Ewer

Impressively Large 1960's Ruscha Pottery Raku-Glazed Ewer

Located in San Francisco, CA

the tall slender ewer with pinched spout above an ovoid body with graceful looped handle; all in a

Category

Vintage 1960s Pitchers

Materials

Pottery

Pair of French Silverplate Mounted Wine Ewers, circa 1920
Pair of French Silverplate Mounted Wine Ewers, circa 1920

Pair of French Silverplate Mounted Wine Ewers, circa 1920

Located in Dallas, TX

Often referred to as claret jugs, this pair of silverplate mounted wine ewers were produced in

Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Nouveau Pitchers

Materials

Silver Plate

Neoclassical Creil Ewer with Naples Scene of St. Elmo
Neoclassical Creil Ewer with Naples Scene of St. Elmo

Neoclassical Creil Ewer with Naples Scene of St. Elmo

By Creil et Montereau

Located in New York, NY

Antique Neoclassical creamware pitcher "Chateau de St. Elme a Naples," with markings for Creil

Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Pitchers

Majolica Palissy Ewer with Cover by M. Mafra Caldas
Majolica Palissy Ewer with Cover by M. Mafra Caldas

Majolica Palissy Ewer with Cover by M. Mafra Caldas

By Manuel Mafra 1

Located in Austin, TX

A lovely 19th c. Majolica Palissy ewer and cover featuring a large lizard handle, one further

Category

Antique 19th Century Portuguese Pitchers

Pair of Late 18th Century Gilt and Patinated Bronze Ewers
Pair of Late 18th Century Gilt and Patinated Bronze Ewers

Pair of Late 18th Century Gilt and Patinated Bronze Ewers

Located in Paris, FR

French Directory pair of ewers in gilded and patinated bronze with handles in the shape of winged

Category

Antique Late 18th Century French Directoire Pitchers

Materials

Bronze

Suite of 4 Ewers in Silver and Crystal, 19th Century
Suite of 4 Ewers in Silver and Crystal, 19th Century

Suite of 4 Ewers in Silver and Crystal, 19th Century

Located in Paris, FR

Set of four ewers in crystal cut with twisted ribs and silver mount. Every ewer has a relief wave

Category

Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Pitchers

Materials

Crystal, Silver

Schneider Blue Glass Pitcher, circa 1925
Schneider Blue Glass Pitcher, circa 1925

Schneider Blue Glass Pitcher, circa 1925

By Schneider

Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB

indicate that this was probably made between 1924 and 1927 but similar pitchers and ewers were produced for

Category

20th Century French Art Deco Pitchers

Materials

Glass

Art Nouveau Bronze Ewer "The Temptation" by Eugène-Victor Cherrier
Art Nouveau Bronze Ewer "The Temptation" by Eugène-Victor Cherrier

Art Nouveau Bronze Ewer "The Temptation" by Eugène-Victor Cherrier

By Eugène-Victor Cherrier

Located in Paris, FR

Patinated bronze ewer featuring Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. Eve is lying on the paunch of

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Pitchers

Materials

Bronze

20th Century French Hand Painted Glass and Metal Ewer, 1900s
20th Century French Hand Painted Glass and Metal Ewer, 1900s

20th Century French Hand Painted Glass and Metal Ewer, 1900s

Located in LEGNY, FR

Very nice early 20th century French ewer made with hand painted glass and metal. Beautiful pink

Category

20th Century French Pitchers

Materials

Metal

Antique Meissen Figural and High Relief Porcelain Maritime Ewer, Signed
Antique Meissen Figural and High Relief Porcelain Maritime Ewer, Signed

Antique Meissen Figural and High Relief Porcelain Maritime Ewer, Signed

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Big Flats, NY

Antique Meissen figural porcelain ewer features high relief hand-painted maritime nautical scene

Category

20th Century German Pitchers

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Victorian Solid Silver Ewer & Stand, Barnards, circa 1861
19th Century Victorian Solid Silver Ewer & Stand, Barnards, circa 1861

19th Century Victorian Solid Silver Ewer & Stand, Barnards, circa 1861

By Stephen Smith & William Nicholson, Edward & John Barnard

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Description Antique 19th century exceptional Victorian solid silver figural wine ewer on stand

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Pitchers

Materials

Silver

19th Century Indian Solid Silver Swami Ewer, Madras, circa 1880
19th Century Indian Solid Silver Swami Ewer, Madras, circa 1880

19th Century Indian Solid Silver Swami Ewer, Madras, circa 1880

By P. Orr & Sons

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Antique late 19th century Indian Colonial solid silver repousse ewer, the top band is beautifully

Category

Antique 19th Century Indian Pitchers

Materials

Silver

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver and Silver Gilt Ewer / Jug, 1863
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver and Silver Gilt Ewer / Jug, 1863

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver and Silver Gilt Ewer / Jug, 1863

By Stephen Smith & William Nicholson

Located in London, GB

A magnificent antique Victorian solid silver ewer embellished with partial gilding and a plain

Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Pitchers

Materials

Sterling Silver

Monumental English Majolica Wading Birds in a Cattail Marsh Ewer
Monumental English Majolica Wading Birds in a Cattail Marsh Ewer

Monumental English Majolica Wading Birds in a Cattail Marsh Ewer

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A monumental English or perhaps Scottish Majolica ewer or oversize jug, showing a stork and a crane

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Pitchers

Materials

Earthenware

Regency Solid Silver Exceptional Figural Ewer, Jonathan Hayne, circa 1829
Regency Solid Silver Exceptional Figural Ewer, Jonathan Hayne, circa 1829

Regency Solid Silver Exceptional Figural Ewer, Jonathan Hayne, circa 1829

By Jonathan Hayne

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Antique 19th century rare and exceptional Regency solid silver figural wine ewer, extremely large

Category

Antique 19th Century English Regency Pitchers

Materials

Sterling Silver

19th Century Victorian Solid Silver-Gilt, Glass Ewer, Mortimer & Hunt
19th Century Victorian Solid Silver-Gilt, Glass Ewer, Mortimer & Hunt

19th Century Victorian Solid Silver-Gilt, Glass Ewer, Mortimer & Hunt

By John Mortimer, John Samuel Hunt

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Description Antique 19th century exceptional Victorian solid silver-gilt & glass wine ewer

Category

Antique 1840s English Victorian Pitchers

Materials

Silver

19th Century Empire Silver Ewer with its Bowl by Edme Gelez
19th Century Empire Silver Ewer with its Bowl by Edme Gelez

19th Century Empire Silver Ewer with its Bowl by Edme Gelez

By Edme Gelez

Located in Paris, FR

shape of a winged cupid attaches to the pitcher at the paunch with an angel's head. The rim of the ewer

Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Pitchers

Materials

Silver

19th Century Empire Silver Ewer with its Bowl by Edme Gelez
19th Century Empire Silver Ewer with its Bowl by Edme Gelez

19th Century Empire Silver Ewer with its Bowl by Edme Gelez

By Edme Gelez

Located in Paris, FR

shape of a winged cupid attaches to the pitcher at the paunch with an angel's head. The rim of the ewer

Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Pitchers

Materials

Silver

19th Century Indian Cutch Solid Silver Repousse Ewer, circa 1880
19th Century Indian Cutch Solid Silver Repousse Ewer, circa 1880

19th Century Indian Cutch Solid Silver Repousse Ewer, circa 1880

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Antique late 19th century Indian Kutch (Cutch), Bhuj, Gujarat region handcrafted solid silver ewer

Category

Antique 19th Century Indian Pitchers

Materials

Silver

Magnificent GORHAM MFG. CO. Sterling Pitcher, 1893
Magnificent GORHAM MFG. CO. Sterling Pitcher, 1893

Magnificent GORHAM MFG. CO. Sterling Pitcher, 1893

By Gorham Manufacturing Company

Located in New York, NY

circular pedestal foot with egg and dart cast border. This pitcher, or wine ewer, is truly a sculptural

Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Pitchers and Decanters

Materials

Sterling Silver

Very Decorative Art Nouveau Jugendstil Ceramic Pitcher

Very Decorative Art Nouveau Jugendstil Ceramic Pitcher

By Julius Dressler

Located in Bochum, NRW

Very decorative ceramic pitcher or ewer jug in the style of Julius Dressler. High-glazed pottery

Category

Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Pitchers

Materials

Ceramic

19th Century Scottish Solid Silver Large Wine Ewer, Edinburgh, circa 1839
19th Century Scottish Solid Silver Large Wine Ewer, Edinburgh, circa 1839

19th Century Scottish Solid Silver Large Wine Ewer, Edinburgh, circa 1839

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Antique 19th century Scottish large and impressive solid silver wine ewer, the body beautifully

Category

Antique 19th Century Scottish Pitchers

Materials

Sterling Silver

19th Century Austrian Solid Silver & Enamel Ewer, Hermann Ratzersdorfer, c.1880
19th Century Austrian Solid Silver & Enamel Ewer, Hermann Ratzersdorfer, c.1880

19th Century Austrian Solid Silver & Enamel Ewer, Hermann Ratzersdorfer, c.1880

By Hermann Ratzersdorfer

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Antique late-19th Century Austrian exceptional solid silver & enamel ewer, standing on a raised

Category

Antique 19th Century Austrian Pitchers

Materials

Silver, Enamel

Antique Islamic Primitive Copper Water Jug Ewer, Ottoman Empire, 19th Century
Antique Islamic Primitive Copper Water Jug Ewer, Ottoman Empire, 19th Century

Antique Islamic Primitive Copper Water Jug Ewer, Ottoman Empire, 19th Century

Located in Bristol, GB

PRIMITIVE ANTIQUE JUG/EWER Handmade from a number of metals with a hand-hammered copper main body

Category

Antique 19th Century Turkish Primitive Pitchers

Materials

Brass, Copper, Wrought Iron

19th Century Victorian Solid Silver Ewer and Stand, Barnards, circa 1861
19th Century Victorian Solid Silver Ewer and Stand, Barnards, circa 1861

19th Century Victorian Solid Silver Ewer and Stand, Barnards, circa 1861

By Stephen Smith & William Nicholson, Edward & John Barnard

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Antique 19th century exceptional Victorian solid silver figural wine ewer on Stand, extremely large

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Pitchers

Materials

Silver

Antique Victorian Silver Armada Jug / Claret Jug / Wine Ewer London 1875
Antique Victorian Silver Armada Jug / Claret Jug / Wine Ewer London 1875

Antique Victorian Silver Armada Jug / Claret Jug / Wine Ewer London 1875

By Martin, Hall & Co. Ltd.

Located in London, GB

A classic Antique Victorian Silver Armada Jug. Traditionally, an Ewer used for wine, the Armada Jug

Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Pitchers

Materials

Sterling Silver

19th Century Austrian Silver-Gilt, Rock Crystal & Enamel Ewer, circa 1870
19th Century Austrian Silver-Gilt, Rock Crystal & Enamel Ewer, circa 1870

19th Century Austrian Silver-Gilt, Rock Crystal & Enamel Ewer, circa 1870

By Hermann Ratzersdorfer

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Antique 19th century Austrian exceptional solid silver gilt, enamel, rock crystal, gem set ewer

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Pitchers

Antique Victorian Solid Silver Large Wine Ewer Jug, Glasgow, circa 1861
Antique Victorian Solid Silver Large Wine Ewer Jug, Glasgow, circa 1861

Antique Victorian Solid Silver Large Wine Ewer Jug, Glasgow, circa 1861

By William Clarke Shaw

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Descripition Antique 19th century Victorian solid silver large and impressive wine ewer, the

Category

Antique 1860s English Victorian Pitchers

Materials

Silver

Victorian Pair of Solid Silver Cellini Ewer Jugs, Sheffield, circa 1890
Victorian Pair of Solid Silver Cellini Ewer Jugs, Sheffield, circa 1890

Victorian Pair of Solid Silver Cellini Ewer Jugs, Sheffield, circa 1890

By James Dixon & Sons

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Antique 19th century Victorian solid silver pair of matched "Cellini" pattern ewers, the pattern is

Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Pitchers

Materials

Sterling Silver

Victorian Pair of Solid Silver Cellini Ewer Jugs, Sheffield, circa 1890
Victorian Pair of Solid Silver Cellini Ewer Jugs, Sheffield, circa 1890

Victorian Pair of Solid Silver Cellini Ewer Jugs, Sheffield, circa 1890

By James Dixon & Sons

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Antique 19th century Victorian solid silver pair of matched "Cellini" pattern ewers, the pattern is

Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Pitchers

Materials

Sterling Silver

Good Quality Pair of German Mettlach Pottery Ewers with Impressed Maker's Mark
Good Quality Pair of German Mettlach Pottery Ewers with Impressed Maker's Mark

Good Quality Pair of German Mettlach Pottery Ewers with Impressed Maker's Mark

By Metlock Pottery

Located in San Francisco, CA

A good quality pair of German Mettlach pottery ewers; each with impressed maker's mark; dated 1893

Category

Antique 19th Century German Pitchers

Materials

Ceramic

19th Century Indian Cutch Solid Silver Snake Ewer Wine Jug, circa 1880
19th Century Indian Cutch Solid Silver Snake Ewer Wine Jug, circa 1880

19th Century Indian Cutch Solid Silver Snake Ewer Wine Jug, circa 1880

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Antique late 19th century Indian Colonial solid silver ewer, inverted baluster body resting on a

Category

Antique 19th Century Indian Pitchers

Materials

Silver

Antique 19th Century Indian Kutch Large Solid Silver Water Ewer c.1880
Antique 19th Century Indian Kutch Large Solid Silver Water Ewer c.1880

Antique 19th Century Indian Kutch Large Solid Silver Water Ewer c.1880

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Antique 19th Century Indian Colonial solid silver ewer, straight body resting on a circular base, c

Category

Antique 1880s Indian Other Pitchers

Materials

Silver

19th Century Victorian Solid Silver Wine Ewer Jug, Barnards, circa 1888
19th Century Victorian Solid Silver Wine Ewer Jug, Barnards, circa 1888

19th Century Victorian Solid Silver Wine Ewer Jug, Barnards, circa 1888

By Edward Barnard & Sons

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Antique 19th century Victorian solid silver magnificent wine jug, very large, baluster shaped, exceptionally decorative cast handle realistically modelled like a grapevine branch wit...

Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Pitchers

Materials

Sterling Silver

Victorian Silver-Gilt Pair of Wine Ewers by Elkington & Co, circa 1878
Victorian Silver-Gilt Pair of Wine Ewers by Elkington & Co, circa 1878

Victorian Silver-Gilt Pair of Wine Ewers by Elkington & Co, circa 1878

By Elkington & Co.

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Antique 19th century Victorian magnificent pair of solid silver-gilt wine ewers. Amphora shaped, on

Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Pitchers

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Rare Regency Solid Silver Exceptional Figural Ewer, J Hayne, circa 1829
Antique Rare Regency Solid Silver Exceptional Figural Ewer, J Hayne, circa 1829

Antique Rare Regency Solid Silver Exceptional Figural Ewer, J Hayne, circa 1829

By Jonathan Hayne

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Antique 19th century rare and exceptional Regency solid silver figural wine ewer, extremely large

Category

Antique 19th Century English Regency Pitchers

Materials

Sterling Silver

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Ewer Pitcher For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic ewer pitcher available at 1stDibs. A ewer pitcher — often made from metal, ceramic and silver — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the ewer pitcher you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Each ewer pitcher bearing Victorian, mid-century modern or Art Nouveau hallmarks is very popular. A well-made ewer pitcher has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Mason's Ironstone, Doulton Lambeth and Elkington & Co. are consistently popular.

How Much is a Ewer Pitcher?

The average selling price for a ewer pitcher at 1stDibs is $1,825, while they’re typically $100 on the low end and $148,500 for the 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.

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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.