$8,597 / set
H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Florentine Lace by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set 72 Pieces
By Reed & Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
Florentine Lace by Reed & Barton sterling silver flatware set, 72 pieces. This set includes: 12
Sterling Silver
$3,102 / set
H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Florentine Lace by Reed and Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 24 Pcs
By Reed & Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
Florentine Lace by Reed and Barton sterling silver flatware set- 24 pieces. Great starter set! This
Sterling Silver
$10,445 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Florentine Lace Gold by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set 61 pc
By Reed & Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
Florentine Lace Gold by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver flatware set - 61 pieces. This set includes
Sterling Silver
$8,597 / set
H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Florentine Lace by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 75 Pcs
By Reed & Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
Florentine Lace by Reed & Barton sterling dilver flatware set of 75 pieces. This set includes: 12
Sterling Silver
$6,930 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Florentine Lace by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 63 Pcs
By Reed & Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
Florentine Lace by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver flatware set, 63 pieces. This pattern features a
Sterling Silver
$6,869 / set
H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Florentine Lace by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Service 8 Set 59 Pcs
By Reed & Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
Beautiful Florentine Lace by Reed & Barton sterling silver dinner and luncheon size flatware set of
Sterling Silver
$6,869 / set
H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Florentine Lace by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set, 8 Service, 57 Pcs
By Reed & Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
Florentine Lace by Reed & Barton sterling silver dinner and luncheon size flatware set of 59 pieces
Sterling Silver
$17,722 / set
H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Florentine Lace by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 140 Pieces
By Reed & Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
Beautiful Florentine Lace by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Dinner and Luncheon Size flatware set
Sterling Silver
$16,298 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Harlequin Mixed Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 72 Pieces Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
/8", 1 Place Soup Spoon - 6 7/8", 1 Flat Handle Butter Spreader - 6" Florentine Lace by Reed & Barton
Sterling Silver
$4,423 / set
H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Florentine Lace by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Service 8 Set 32 Pcs
By Reed & Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
Beautiful Florentine lace by Reed & Barton sterling silver flatware set - 32 pieces. This set
Sterling Silver
$8,648 / set
H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Florentine Lace by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Service 8 Set 57 Pcs
By Reed & Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
Beautiful Florentine Lace by Reed & Barton sterling silver flatware set of 57 pieces. This set
Sterling Silver
Sold
H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Trianon Pierced by Dominick and Haff Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set 48 Pc
By Dominick and Haff Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
(for Florentine Lace). This set includes: 12 knives, with blunt silverplated blades and rare pierced
Sterling Silver
Sold
H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Florentine Lace by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Service 8 Set 40 Pcs
By Reed & Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
Beautiful Florentine Lace by Reed & Barton sterling silver flatware set- 40 pieces. This set
Sterling Silver
Sold
H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Florentine Lace by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Service 8 Set 40 Pcs
By Reed & Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
Beautiful Florentine lace by Reed & Barton sterling silver flatware set - 40 pieces. This set
Sterling Silver
3.03 Carat Aquamarine Oval, Yellow Gold Handmade Florentine Lace Dome Ring
By Sarosi By Timeless Gems
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This gorgeous ring was inspired by Florentine craftsmanship and features a vivid, turquoise blue
Aquamarine, Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Reed and Barton "Florentine Lace" Flatware Set
By Reed & Barton
Located in Stamford, CT
Reed and Barton Florentine lace sterling silver flatware set service for 12-6 pc place setting. 5
Sterling Silver
Wide Diamond Platinum Florentine Lace Bracelet
Located in La Jolla, CA
Beautiful Delicate Lace Design Diamond Bracelet in Platinum Very good craftsmanship and high
White Diamond, Platinum
$2,894 / set
H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Rose by Stieff Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 24 Pieces Repousse
By The Stieff Co. 1
Located in Big Bend, WI
Rose by Stieff repoussed sterling silver flatware set of 24 pieces. Great starter set! This set includes: Six knives, 8 7/8", six forks, 6 7/8", six salad forks, 6", six teaspoon...
Sterling Silver
$3,758 / set
H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Violet by Wallace Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 30 Pieces No Monograms
By Wallace Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
Violet by Wallace sterling silver flatware set of 30 pieces. Great starter set! This set includes: Six knives, 8 7/8", six forks, 7 1/8", six salad forks, 6 1/4", six teaspoons,...
Sterling Silver
$2,459 / set
H 7.29 in W 1.38 in D 0.99 in
19th Century French Silver Vermeil Flatware Dessert Set for Six, 18 Pieces
Located in Madrid, ES
This charming 19th century French 18-piece cased dessert silverware / flatware set, with its unique, slightly grotesque satyr mask motif and warm vermeil gold tone, carries an intere...
Vermeil, Silver
A Mahogany Long Case ‘tide’ Clock England, c. 1900
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A very fine mahogany Grandfather clock in the Chippendale taste with extremely rare movement, depicting the rise and fall of the tide. This long case clock is in the Chippendale ta...
Mahogany
$40,984 / set
H 14.96 in W 21.25 in D 16.14 in
Koch Bergfeld Silver 800 Cutlery Baroque Design 264-Pieces Bremen Germany 1900
By Koch & Bergfeld
Located in Vienna, AT
Silver 264-piece flatware (cutlery set) for 18 persons, Made by Koch & Bergfeld, Germany / Bremen, circa 1900 Gorgeous German cutlery set / flatware / dinnerware consisting of 2...
Silver
Antique German Silver Flatware Set by Hessenberg - Fiddle Pattern
By Hessenberg
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique German 800 standard silver straight fiddle, thread and shell pattern flatware service for ten persons; an addition to our flatware collect...
Silver
$2,368Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 6.7 in Dm 2.37 in
Set of 15 Cut Crystal Champagne Flutes 19th Century
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
An exquisite set of six handblown crystal Champagne glasses or 'flûtes', dating to the mid-19th century, circa 1850–1880, and likely attributed to the renowned Baccarat glassworks. D...
Crystal
Wedgwood Porcelain Tableware Dinner Service For 12 People
By Wedgwood
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Beautiful Wedgwood porcelain tableware dinner service for twelve people with coffee serving set with hand painted design details. The service is in great condition. Maker's mark unde...
Gold
$9,800
H 31 in W 17.25 in D 4.5 in
American Mahogany Pillar and Scroll Mantel Clock by Eli Terry, Circa 1820
By Eli Terry & Sons
Located in Charleston, SC
American mahogany pillar and scroll mantel clock with carved scrolled pediment, brass finials, original works, signed reverse painted glass, and terminating on tapered feet. Clock h...
Tiffany Sterling Silver Classical Style Four Piece Tea / Coffee Service
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Indulge in the timeless elegance of this Exquisite early 20th-century Tiffany Sterling Silver Classical Style Four-Piece Tea/Coffee Service. Each piece is a testament to Tiffany's re...
Sterling Silver
$4,850Sale Price / set|35% Off
H 9.5 in W 10.38 in D 5.38 in
Berlin KPM Porcelain Five-Piece Cobalt-Blue and Parcel-Gilt Coffee Set
By Kerafina Royal Porzellan KPM
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine 19th century Berlin KPM Porcelain Royal five-piece cobalt-blue and 24-carat gold parcel-gilt coffee set. The finely painted and decorated two-serving suite comprising of ...
Porcelain
$19,450Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 39.25 in W 29.5 in D 29.5 in
Pair of French Louis XVI Style Belle Époque Bergère Attributed to Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and rare pair of French 19th-20th century "Belle Époque" Louis XVI style mahogany and ormolu-mounted bergéres armchairs, each with an arched-back gilt bronze-mounted fram...
Ormolu
$18,950Sale Price / set|30% Off
H 39 in Dm 16 in
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu & Marble Candelabra Beurdeley
By Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley (French, 1847-1919) A very fine pair of French 19th century Louis XVI style ormolu-mounted and white marble three-light candelabra (now electrified), ...
Marble, Ormolu
Stunning Mahogany Dresser by Johnson Furniture, 1950’s, USA
By Renzo Rutili, Johnson Furniture Company
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful Mahogany dresser by Johnson Furniture Company form the 1950’s. Dresser has eight drawers and is in good condition.
Mahogany
$99,850Sale Price|31% Off
H 76 in Dm 53 in
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Crystal Chandelier Attr. Baccarat
By Cristalleries De Baccarat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and Palatial French 19th century Louis XV Style gilt bronze, crystal and cut-glass Twenty-Four-light chandelier, probably by Baccarat. The central molded cut-glass stem s...
Crystal, Bronze
$35,000
H 36 in W 40.5 in D 21.5 in
American Chippendale Figured Walnut Graduated Chest of Drawers, Phil, Circa 1760
Located in Charleston, SC
American Chippendale figured walnut chest of drawers with a carved molded edge top, flanking fluted carved quarter columns, four graduated dove tailed drawers with the original brass...
Brass
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.