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Strasbourg by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for Eight Service 76 pieces
Strasbourg by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for Eight Service 76 pieces

Strasbourg by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for Eight Service 76 pieces

By Gorham Manufacturing Company

Located in Big Bend, WI

, 8 3/4" Includes bonus brand new flatware storage chest. Excellent condition, with no monograms

Category

20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Chrysanthemum by Tiffany Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 64 Pcs Dinner
Chrysanthemum by Tiffany Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 64 Pcs Dinner

Chrysanthemum by Tiffany Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 64 Pcs Dinner

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in Big Bend, WI

, splayed tines, 9" 1 sugar spoon, 6 3/4" Includes a bonus flatware storage chest. Excellent condition

Category

Antique 1880s Art Nouveau Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Bernadotte by Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 113 Pcs Dinner
Bernadotte by Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 113 Pcs Dinner

Bernadotte by Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 113 Pcs Dinner

By Georg Jensen

Located in Big Bend, WI

spoon, 8 1/8" Includes bonus brand new flatware storage chest. Excellent condition, with no

Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Old Lace by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 74 Pieces
Old Lace by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 74 Pieces

Old Lace by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 74 Pieces

By Towle Silversmiths

Located in Big Bend, WI

Old Lace by Towle sterling silver flatware set of 74 pieces. This set includes: 12 knives, 9

Category

20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Milano by Buccellati Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 10 Service 60 Pcs Dinner
Milano by Buccellati Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 10 Service 60 Pcs Dinner

Milano by Buccellati Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 10 Service 60 Pcs Dinner

By Mario Buccellati

Located in Big Bend, WI

; Includes bonus brand new flatware storage chest. Excellent condition, no monograms. This set will be

Category

20th Century Italian Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Modern Classic by Lunt Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 32 Pieces
Modern Classic by Lunt Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 32 Pieces

Modern Classic by Lunt Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 32 Pieces

By Lunt Silver, Robert E. Locher

Located in Big Bend, WI

brand new flatware storage chest. Excellent condition, with no monograms. This set will be beautifully

Category

20th Century Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Pyramid by Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 78 pcs Dinner
Pyramid by Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 78 pcs Dinner

Pyramid by Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 78 pcs Dinner

By Georg Jensen

Located in Big Bend, WI

, all-sterling, 8 1/4" One sauce ladle, 6". Includes bonus brand new flatware storage chest

Category

Vintage 1920s Danish Scandinavian Modern Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Skylark by Kirk Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 18 Service 97 Pcs Modern
Skylark by Kirk Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 18 Service 97 Pcs Modern

Skylark by Kirk Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 18 Service 97 Pcs Modern

By Kirk-Stieff

Located in Big Bend, WI

pierced, 8 1/2" Includes Bonus brand new flatware storage chest. Excellent condition, with no

Category

20th Century Baroque Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

English Campaign Silver Chest of Oak
English Campaign Silver Chest of Oak

English Campaign Silver Chest of Oak

Located in Atlanta, GA

Late 19th century English oak flatware or silver chest made in the campaign style for easy

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Campaign Sterling Silver

Materials

Brass

Grand Colonial by Wallace Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 51 Pcs
Grand Colonial by Wallace Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 51 Pcs

Grand Colonial by Wallace Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 51 Pcs

By Wallace Silversmiths

Located in Big Bend, WI

spoon, 8 1/2" One sugar spoon, 6" Includes bonus brand new flatware storage chest. Excellent

Category

Vintage 1940s American Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Paul Revere by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 76 Pieces
Paul Revere by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 76 Pieces

Paul Revere by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 76 Pieces

By Towle Silversmiths

Located in Big Bend, WI

, timeless reeded edge on the front and back of the handle. Paul Revere by Towle sterling silver flatware

Category

20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

El Grandee by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 55 Pieces
El Grandee by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 55 Pieces

El Grandee by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 55 Pieces

By Towle Silversmiths

Located in Big Bend, WI

" Includes BONUS brand new flatware storage chest. Excellent condition, with no monograms. This set will

Category

20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Coburg CJ Vander English Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service Dinner 110 Pcs
Coburg CJ Vander English Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service Dinner 110 Pcs

Coburg CJ Vander English Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service Dinner 110 Pcs

By C.J. Vander, Paul Storr, George Adams

Located in Big Bend, WI

serving spoons, 8 7/8" Includes bonus brand new flatware storage chest. Excellent condition with no

Category

20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Old French by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 72 Pieces
Old French by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 72 Pieces

Old French by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 72 Pieces

By Gorham Manufacturing Company

Located in Big Bend, WI

European size soup spoons/serving spoons, 8 5/8" Includes bonus brand new flatware storage chest

Category

20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Chantilly by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for Service 46 Pcs Dinner New
Chantilly by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for Service 46 Pcs Dinner New

Chantilly by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for Service 46 Pcs Dinner New

By Gorham Manufacturing Company

Located in Big Bend, WI

New dinner size Chantilly by Gorham sterling silver flatware set, 46 pieces. This set includes: Six

Category

20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

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Flatware Chest For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the flatware chest you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A flatware chest — often made from metal, silver and sterling silver — can elevate any home. If you’re shopping for a flatware chest, we have 29 options in-stock, while there are 6 modern editions to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a flatware chest — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A flatware chest is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Art Deco, Arts and Crafts and Louis XV styles are sought with frequency. A well-made flatware chest has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Tiffany & Co., Wallace Silversmiths and Towle Silversmiths are consistently popular.

How Much is a Flatware Chest?

A flatware chest can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $7,500, while the lowest priced sells for $595 and the highest can go for as much as $138,500.

Finding the Right Tableware for You

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.