$2,295 / set
H 0.99 in W 2.17 in D 10.63 in
“Focus de Luxe” Flatware Set by Folke Arström for Gense, Sweden, 1950s
By Folke Arstrom, Gense
Located in Knivsta, SE
“Focus de Luxe” Flatware Set by Folke Arström for Gense, Sweden, 1950s A rare and iconic 63-piece
Stainless Steel
Gense, Sweden, Set of Six Focus Seafood Cutlery in Stainless Steel
Located in København, Copenhagen
Gense, Sweden, a set of six Focus seafood cutlery in stainless steel. Modernist design. Approx
Stainless Steel
$360 / set
H 5.91 in Dm 0.79 in
Folke Arström for Gense, Sweden. Twelve-person "Focus De Luxe" lunch cutlery set
Located in København, Copenhagen
Folke Arström for Gense, Sweden. A twelve-person "Focus De Luxe" lunch cutlery set. Swedish design
Stainless Steel
Sold
H 11.82 in W 1.97 in D 0.79 in
146 Pieces Folke Arstrom Focus Flatware Gense 18 8 Stainless Sweden, circa 1955
By Gense, Folke Arstrom
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Measures: 3 butter knives 15 cm, 1 salad cutlery 22.5 cm, 6 lemonade spoons 20 cm, 4 meat forks 15 cm, 3 serving spoons 22.5 cm, 3 serving spoons 28 cm, 10 dessert spoons 15 cm, 10...
Stainless Steel
Folke Arstrom 'Focus" flatware for Gense Sweden stainless
By Genese, Folke Arstrom
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very large set of flatware in stainless steel designed by Folke Arstrom for Gense, total 108 pieces.
Stainless Steel
Sold
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Focus by Gense Stainless Steel Sweden Flatware Set Service 32 Pcs Modern Unused
By Genese
Located in Big Bend, WI
Modern design estate Focus by Gense satin finish Stainless Steel Flatware set, 32 pieces. This set
Stainless Steel
Vintage MCM Focus by Gense Sweden Flatware Stainless - 39 pcs. Partial Set
By Gense
Located in St. Louis, MO
Vintage Mid-Century Modern, Focus by Gense Sweden flatware in satin stainless. Partial set, to add
Stainless Steel
Sold
H 8.75 in W 1.63 in D 0.5 in
Folke Arström "Focus" Flatware Set Ten Six-Piece Place Settings Plus Extras
By Gense, Folke Arstrom
Located in Chicago, IL
Service for ten of "Focus" pattern stainless steel flatware designed by Folke Arström for Gense
Stainless Steel
Focus by Gense Stainless Steel Sweden Flatware Set Service 43 Pcs Modern
By Genese
Located in Big Bend, WI
Modern design estate Focus by Gense satin finish stainless steel flatware set, 43 pieces. This set
Stainless Steel
48 Piece Set of Gense Focus De Luxe Flatware
By Folke Arstrom
Located in Papaikou, HI
Considered a modern classic, this Folke Arström design from 1965 is today very collectible. It's sleek design is both stylish and comfortable in the hand. This set includes eigh...
Stainless Steel
$376Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 0.25 in W 0.75 in D 7.75 in
Antique 18Pc Mother of Pearl Sterling Silver Fork Knife Fish Flatware Cutlery
Located in Dayton, OH
Early 20th century set of mother of pearl handled 6 table knives, 6 forks, and 6 spreaders. Main set features silverplate blades and collars (blades marked with pseudo hallmark SMS),...
Metal, Sterling Silver
$11,200Sale Price|20% Off
H 28 in W 124 in D 48 in
Unusual Adrian Pearsall Boomerang Walnut Sofa Mid-Century Modern
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Unusual Adrian Pearsall boomerang sofa with 2 attached tables. Yes, this sofa will need to be reupholstered but who wants 60-year-old fabric anyway? Let your imagination run wild wit...
Upholstery, Walnut
Vintage Cutlery Set, Mid-20th Century
By J. A. Henckels
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage cutlery set was realized in the mid-20th century. This silver plate vintage set is made up of 61 cutleries (forks, knifes, spoons) realized by Zwilling J. A. Henckels. ...
Silver Plate
$2,960Sale Price / set|35% Off
H 14.63 in W 11.38 in D 13.5 in
Three Lions From The Afrika Series Designed By Lisa Larson For Gustavsberg
Located in Doraville, GA
Three lions in varying sizes designed by noted designer and ceramicist Lisa Larson. The lions are from the Afrika series, designed in 1964. The set consists of a mini, large and giga...
Ceramic
$4,500 / set
H 10 in Dm 10.13 in
Mid-Century Romanze Porcelain Dinner Service by Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal
By Rosenthal, Bjørn Wiinblad
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine, near complete Mid-Century modern porcelain dinner service. By Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal. In the Romanze form and Medley pattern. Consisting of: 10 Large Dinner Plates ...
Porcelain
Pair of Brutalist Modern Walnut Nightstands
By Broyhill Brasilia
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This midcentury pair of sculpted front nightstands adds distinctive brutalist modern style and spacious bedside storage. Interior cabinet offers a shelf for additional organization o...
Walnut
Christofle cutlery set
By Christofle
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Christofle cutlery set Important Christofle cutlery set of 156 pieces and also its original box Original cutlery set Excellent condition (needs to be cleaned) (no missing parts) The ...
Metal
$7,287
H 18 in Dm 33.5 in
ITALIAN RENAISSANCE CAPITAL WITH MYTHOLOGICAL FIGURES, 15th Century
Located in Milan, IT
ITALIAN RENAISSANCE CAPITAL WITH MYTHOLOGICAL FIGURES, 15th Century marble H 18 x Diam 33.5 cm H 7 x Diam 13 1/4 in
Marble
Gense, Sweden. "Holiday" Modernist Cutlery for Four People. 12 Pieces
Located in København, Copenhagen
Gense, Sweden. "Holiday" modernist cutlery for four people in stainless steel and red melamine plastic. 12 pieces. 1970s. In excellent condition. Marked. Knife measures: 20.2 cm.
Stainless Steel
German Solingen J.A. Henckels cutlery set in box, ca 1900
By J. A. Henckels
Located in Delft, NL
German Solingen J.A. Henckels cutlery set in box, ca 1900 A 12 person table cutlery with handles of deer antlers. This set is marked with the Henckels logo used from 1900-1969. This...
Metal
Beautiful Carl Aubock Cast-Iron Pepper Salt Mill with Peugeot Grinder, 1970s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful and solid modernist pepper- or salt mill with Peugeot grinder, made of black-finished cast iron. Designed and executed by Carl Aubock in the 1970s. In very good condition...
Iron
Wall Mounted Monel Cabinet from USA
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A long wall mounted cabinet with five sets of double doors, made of solid monel (nickeled brass) for Bamberger's Department Store. Manufactured in the USA in the late 1800s.
Brass, Nickel
Tapio Wirkkala for Rosenthal Flatware, Extensive 91 Piece Set
By Rosenthal, Tapio Wirkkala
Located in Atlanta, GA
Modernist stainless steel flatware set, designed by Tapio Wirkkala for Rosenthal, Austria, circa 1963. This is a large set containing 91 pieces total. They are constructed of dishwas...
Stainless Steel
37. Branching larkspur, Peaseblossom moth
By Maria Sibylla Merian
Located in Columbia, MO
Maria Sibylla Merian was born in Germany in 1647 and received early artistic training from her stepfather, an established still life painter. She was fascinated by insects and collec...
Pigment
Pair of Mid Century Wire Cage Chandeliers
By Moe Lighting, Gaetano Sciolari
Located in New York, NY
Chic and stylish pair of hanging fixtures, each having an iron birdcage like structure which surrounds a frosted white globe. Both were originally designed as swag lights, therefore ...
Wrought Iron
Ausrian Flatware, Cutlery Set by Berndorf
By Berndorfer Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Vienna, AT
Austrian high-quality flatware silver plated by Berndorf, former Krupp Company from the 1960s. The cutlery has a handle with a very interesting geometric decor. Used but in excellent...
Silver, Steel
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.
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