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20th Century French Set of Twelve Gold-Plated Ice-cream Spoons
Located in Sofia, BG
Twelve long ice-cream spoons with nice small balls on the top.
Perfect condition.
France, circa
Category
Mid-20th Century French Serving Pieces
Materials
Metal
13-Piece Set of Solid Silver Ice Cream Spoons, Late 19th Century
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A lovely set of 12 silver ice cream spoons with a matching serving spoon. This cutlery is
Category
Antique 1890s French Belle Époque Tableware
Materials
Silver
Set of 6 Silver-Plated Ice Cream Spoons by Dixi, 20th Century
Located in Paris, FR
This elegant set of 6 ice cream spoons, crafted in silver-plated metal by the renowned Dixi
Category
20th Century French Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
CHRISTOFLE Ice Cream Spoon in Silver-Plated Metal - Vendôme Shell Model 13 cm
Located in Paris, FR
Add a touch of luxury to your desserts with this elegant CHRISTOFLE ice cream spoon, crafted in
Category
20th Century Serving Pieces
Materials
Silver Plate
Christofle Model Perles Cutlery Set 100 Pieces, Imperial, in Silverplated
By Christofle
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
- Piece Cutlery Set:
12 Table Spoons
12 Soup Spoons
12 Dessert Spoons
12 Ice cream Spoons
12 Tea
Category
Vintage 1950s Argentine Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Silver Plate
Silver 925 Cutlery Set for 12 People Signed Bruckmann Germany Late 19th Century
By Bruckmann & Söhne
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
lunch.
12 tea spoons and 12 coffee spoons and 12 ice cream spoons.
14 serving pieces.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century German Neoclassical Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
H 15.36 in W 20.08 in D 16.15 in
Silver 800 Cutlery Set for 12 People, Düsseldorf, Germany, Late 19th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
12 fork lunch.
12 tea spoons and 12 coffee spoons and 12 ice cream spoons.
8 serving pieces.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century German Jugendstil Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 13 in W 21.26 in D 17.72 in
ART DECO Ice Cream Service in Silver-Plated and Gold-Plated Metal
Located in Paris, FR
includes six ice cream spoons, accompanied by a serving scoop and knife. The spoons, with their shape
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Serving Pieces
Materials
Silver
TETARD FRERES MENAGERE 187 PIECES sterling silver 1930S
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
12 fish forks
11 fish knives,
12 cake forks
12 ice cream spoons,
2 sauce spoons, 1 salad fork, 1
Category
Early 20th Century French Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Solid silver cutlery set 187 pieces “Versailles” model by TETARD Frères.
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
mocha spoons 10 cm
12 cake forks 14 cm
12 ice cream spoons 12 cm
12 tea spoons 12 cm
SERVING PIECES
Category
20th Century French Serving Pieces
Materials
Silver
Louis XV by Whiting Sterling Silver Flatware Set for Eight Service 90 Pieces
By Whiting Manufacturing Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
spoons, 5 1/4",
eight gumbo soup spoons, 6 3/4",
eight ice cream spoons, 5 1/8",
eight blunt melon
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
George and Martha by Westmorland Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 87pc
By Westmorland
Located in Big Bend, WI
"
8 Ice Cream Spoons, fancy original w/Wallace hallmarks, 5 1/2"
1 Gravy Ladle, 7 1/4"
1 Serving
Category
Mid-20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Louis XV by Whiting Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 70 Pieces
By Whiting Manufacturing Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
demitasse spoons, 3 7/8"
8 coffee spoons, 5 3/8"
8 ice cream spoons, 5 1/8"
1 gravy ladle, 7 1/8"
1
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Bittersweet by Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 53 Pcs Dinner
By Georg Jensen
Located in Big Bend, WI
, 6",
six ice cream spoons, 5 1/4",
one gravy ladle, 7 5/8",
one serving spoon, 8",
one pickle
Category
Mid-20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Fidelio by Christofle France Silverplate Flatware Service 12 Set 136 pcs Dinner
By Christofle
Located in Big Bend, WI
Knives, 8 7/8"
12 Hollow Handle Fish Forks, 7 3/4"
12 Ice Cream Spoons, 5 1/4"
12 Large Dinner Spoons, 8
Category
20th Century French Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Vintage Classic Home Cutlery Box from, Mid-20th Century
Located in Beirut, LB
small forks , 12 big and 12 small spoons, 12 fish knives, 12 fish forks, 12 dessert spoons, 12 ice cream
Category
Vintage 1930s French Mid-Century Modern Knife Boxes
Materials
Silver Leaf
Marquise by Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service 80 Pcs Dinner
By Paulding Farnham., Tiffany & Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
forks, 6",
eight demitasse spoons, 4 3/4",
eight ice cream spoons, 5 3/4",
eight gumbo soup spoons, 8
Category
Early 20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
137-Piece Set Silver Plated Tableware - Christofle - Rubans Croisés - Complete
By Christofle
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
spoons 17 cm
- 12 fish knives 21,5 cm
- 12 fish forks 19 cm
- 12 ice cream spoons 13 cm
- 12 small
Category
Vintage 1980s French Louis XVI Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
H 9.45 in W 0.79 in D 0.79 in
Ornamental #19 by Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 129 Pc Grape
By Georg Jensen
Located in Big Bend, WI
knives, 7 5/8",
eight teaspoons, 5 1/2",
eight ice cream spoons, 6 1/2",
ten luncheon forks, 7 1/8
Category
Early 20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Number 10 Ten by Dominick and Haff Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 126 Pcs
By Dominick and Haff Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
, flowers in bowl, 9"
7 Chocolate spoons, gold-washed, 4 1/8"
8 Ice cream spoons, 5 1/2"
1 Jelly knife, 7 3
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Louis XV Rocaille by Boulenger French Silver Plate Flatware Service Set, 160 Pcs
By Charles Boulenger
Located in Big Bend, WI
ice cream spoons, 5 1/2"
12 fish knives, 8"
12 fish forks, 3-tine, 7 1/2"
12 large dinner spoons, 8 3
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
French Gilded Flatware Called "Bien Aimée" 180 Pieces Chambly Mid 20th
By CHAMBLY
Located in Paris, FR
snail forks
12 tea spoons
12 coffee spoons
12 ice cream spoons
1 ladle
1 pickles fork
1 serving flat
Category
Vintage 1950s French Romantic Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
H 11.82 in W 13.78 in D 15.75 in
American Beauty by Shiebler Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 135 pc Din
By George W. Shiebler & Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
Soup Spoons, 7"
12 Fish Forks, 3-tine, 7"
12 Ice Cream Spoon, gold-washed, fluted, 5 1/2"
1 Cold Meat
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Joubert by Christofle France Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set 59 pieces
By Christofle
Located in Big Bend, WI
/4"
6 Ice Cream Spoons, 5"
1 Gravy Ladle, 6 7/8"
1 Pie Server w/stainless blade, 10 3/4"
1 Vegetable
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
La Rochelle by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 137 pc Dinner
By International Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Cocktail Forks, 5 1/2"
12 Gumbo Soup Spoons, 6 3/4"
12 Parfait Spoons, 6 3/8"
12 Ice Cream Spoons, design
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 18 in W 18 in D 18 in
Number 10 Ten by Dominick & Haff Sterling Silver Flatware Set 126 Pieces
By Dominick and Haff Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
8 1/4".
One berry spoon, flowers in bowl 9".
Seven gold-washed chocolate spoons 4 1/8.
Eight ice
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Regal Vienna Vermeil Flatware Silver Service for 18 Guest in Campaign Chest
Located in Charleston, SC
bouillon spoons
18 entrée forks 18 meat knives 18 dessert spoons
18 oyster forks 18 butter knives 18 ice
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Vermeil
H 36 in W 21.25 in D 15.25 in
1950s Ice Cream Dipper Aluminum Spoon
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage Ice Cream Aluminum Spoon
8 L x 2.5 W x .63
Original vintage
Refer to images
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Aluminum
Moresque by Wendt Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 10 Service 82 Pieces Rare
By John Wendt
Located in Big Bend, WI
, 7"
10 teaspoons, 6"
10 place soup spoons, 7"
10 dinner spoons, 8 3/4"
8 ice cream spoons, gold
Category
Antique 19th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Lauzun by Puiforcat Sterling Silver Flatware Set French 77 Pcs with Fitted Box
By Jean Puiforcat
Located in Big Bend, WI
forks, 3-tine, 5 1/2".
Six coffee spoons, 4 1/8".
Seven dinner spoons, 8 1/4".
Six ice cream spoons
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Austrian 800 Alfred Pollack Silver Flatware Set Service Fitted Box 115 Pieces
By Roland Rainer Emil & Alfred Pollack
Located in Big Bend, WI
gold washed ice cream spoons, 5 5/8",
four gold washed salt spoons, 2 3/4",
one soup ladle, 14
Category
Antique 19th Century Tableware
Materials
Silver
Baroque Aka Barock by Koch & Bergfeld Germany 800 Silver Flatware Set Service
By Koch & Bergfeld
Located in Big Bend, WI
",
ten demitasse spoons, 4 1/8",
11 fish forks, 7",
12 fish knives, 8 1/2",
nine ice cream spoons, 5 5
Category
Antique 19th Century German Tableware
Materials
Silver
Baronial Old by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service, 144 Pieces
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
ice cream spoons, gold-washed, 5".
Five citrus spoons, gold-washed, 5 3/4".
Nine dessert forks, 5 3
Category
Antique 1890s American Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
America by Christofle Silverplate Flatware Service Dinner Set Estate 154 Pcs
By Christofle
Located in Big Bend, WI
Forks, 3-tine, 6"
12 Fish Fork, 7"
12 Fish Knives, 8 1/4"
12 Ice Cream Spoons, 5"
1 Gravy Ladle, 7"
1
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver Plate
Lebolt Sterling Silver Flatware Set Hand-Wrought Chicago 72 Pcs Arts & Crafts
By Lebolt & Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
teaspoons, 5 7/8".
Eight bouillon soup spoons, 5 3/8".
Eight ice cream spoons, 5 3/8".
Eight demitasse
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
San Lorenzo by Tiffany and Co Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set 102 Pc Dinner
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
Spoons, 7 1/4"
12 Cocktail Forks, 6"
12 Bouillon Soup Spoons, 5 3/8"
12 Ice Cream Spoons, 5 5/8"
2
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Extensive Georg Jensen Rope Sterling Silverware Service
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
, 5 5/8" (14.5cm)
12 Bullion spoons, 5 5/8" (14.5cm)
12 Ice cream spoons, 5 5/8" (14.5cm)
18 Teaspoons
Category
Vintage 1920s Danish Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Tétard Frères Sterling Silver 160-Piece Flatware Set in Valios '?' Pattern
By Tetard Freres
Located in New York, NY
cocktail forks (4 5/8 in)
- 11 ice cream spoons (4 3/4 in)
- 12 snail forks (5 5/8 in)
Tétard
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Paris by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set Art Nouveau Cherubs 159 pcs Dinner
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
carving set,
one fish server, 12 1/2",
11 gold washed ice cream spoons, 5 5/8",
one soup ladle, 12 1/4
Category
Antique Early 1900s Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
1950s Vintage Ice Cream Scoop Shortening Spoon
By Farberware
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Midcentury Modern Ice Cream Scoop Shortening Scoop
8 long x 2.63 w x .75 d
Preowned vintage
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
German Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set for 12 Dinner 170 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
large dinner spoons, 7 7/8"
12 hollow handle butter spreaders, 6 5/8"
12 demitasse spoons, 4 1/4"
12 ice
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Exceptional 173-Piece Antique French Silver Service for 12 Persons by Tétard
By Tetard Freres
Located in London, GB
forks
12 fish knives
12 dessert forks
12 dessert knives
12 ice cream spoons
12 demitasse spoons
12 moka
Category
Early 20th Century French Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
H 12 in W 23.5 in D 17 in
Reeded Edge by Tiffany Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 255 Pcs Dinner Huge
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
"
18 ice cream spoons, 5 3/4"
18 grapefruit spoons, 5 1/2"
12 fish knives, hollow handle all-sterling
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Posen 800 Silver Flatware Set Service in original Fitted Chest 170 pcs Germany
By L. Posen
Located in Big Bend, WI
Dinner Spoons, 8 3/8"
18 Ice Cream Spoons, w/lightly gold washed bowls, 5 1/4"
18 Fish Forks, 7"
11 Fruit
Category
20th Century Serving Pieces
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Art Deco Puiforcat French 950 Sterling Silver Flatware Set Dinner Service 125 Pc
By Puiforcat
Located in Big Bend, WI
, 4 1/2"
5 pastry forks, 3-tine, 5 1/4"
11 ice cream spoons, 5"
5 fish knives, all-silver, 7 1/2"
1
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
French Henin & Cie 950 Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service France 165 Pieces
By Henin et Cie 1
Located in Big Bend, WI
with brite-cut blades, 8 3/4".
12 ice cream spoons, brite-cut, 4 7/8".
12 long lobster picks, 7 1/2
Category
Antique 1890s French Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Marie Antoinette by D'enfert French Silverplate Flatware Silverware Service Set
By Ravinet D' Enfert
Located in Big Bend, WI
Oyster Forks, 5 1/4"
11 Fish Knives, 8"
5 Fish Forks, 3-tine, 6 3/4"
5 Ice Cream Spoons, 5 5/8"
7
Category
Late 20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Imperial Queen by Whiting Sterling Silver Flatware 12 Set Service 189 Pcs Dinner
By Whiting Manufacturing Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
, large, 8 1/8"
12 grapefruit spoons, 5 3/8"
12 ice cream spoons, 5 1/4"
12 serving spoons/european-style
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Lady Washington by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 109 Pcs Dinner
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
")
12 ice cream spoons, 5 5/8"
6 sorbet spoons, fluted, gold-washed, 5 1/8"
2 nut picks, 4 3/4"
1
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 24 in W 24 in D 24 in
Etruscan by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set Dinner Service 142 pcs "L" Mono
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
ice cream spoons, gold-washed, wide bowl, 5 3/8",
1 gravy ladle, gold-washed, 7 1/4",
2 serving
Category
Early 20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Kenilworth by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 200 Pieces Huge
By International Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
server, 9 7/8",
12 grapefruit spoons, 5 3/4",
12 gumbo soup spoons, 6 5/8",
12 ice cream forks, 5 1/2",
1
Category
Antique 1880s Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Homag 90 German Silverplated Flatware Set 133 Pieces Service for 12 Vintage
Located in Big Bend, WI
Ice Cream Spoons, 5 1/4"
6 Fish Forks, 6 1/2"
6 Fish Knives, 7 3/4"
1 Preserve Spoon, 8"
1 Drink
Category
20th Century Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Massive German 800 Silver Flatware Service Set Dinner Empire Style 168 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
, 8 1/2"
12 fish knives, all-silver, bright-cut, 9"
11 fish forks, bright-cut, 7 1/2"
12 ice cream
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Silver
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Monte Napleone by Calegaro Buccellati Italy Sterling Silver Flatware Set 118 Pcs
By Calegaro
Located in Big Bend, WI
-sterling, 7 1/4"
12 Ice Cream Spoons, hollow handle all-sterling, 5 3/4"
2 Vegetable Serving Spoons
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Antique Daubree Silver Vermeil Ice Cream Shovels/Spoons In Presentation Case
By Alfred Daubrée
Located in New Orleans, LA
An exquisite antique French set of four silver vermeil ice cream shovels/spoons in a velvet lined
Category
Antique 1870s French Belle Époque Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Vermeil, Silver
H 6.5 in W 5.25 in D 1.375 in
French 950 Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 175 Pieces in Large Fitted Chest
Located in Big Bend, WI
-sterling, 8 1/4"
11 Dinner Spoons, 8 1/4"
11 Pastry Forks, 3-tine, 5 5/8"
11 Ice Cream Spoons, gold
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Anacapri by Clementi Buccellati Italy 800 Silver Flatware Set 165 Pcs Dinner
By Mario Buccellati
Located in Big Bend, WI
fish knives, flat handle all-sterling, 8",
12 ice cream spoons, 4 5/8",
11 demitasse spoons, 3 7/8
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Acanthus by Mappin & Webb Silverplated Flatware Set Service Dinner 328 Pieces
By Mappin & Webb
Located in Big Bend, WI
"
18 coffee spoons, 4 1/2"
24 fruit knives, 7 3/4"
17 fruit forks, 6 7/8"
17 ice cream spoons, gold
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
H 24 in W 24 in D 24 in
Meadow by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 176 pieces Dinner
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
Forks, 5 1/2"
12 Demitasse Spoons, gold-washed, 4 1/8"
12 Ice Cream Spoons, 5 3/8"
12 Pie Forks, 3-tine
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Precious Ice Cream Set, 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
brass.
The lot consist in six antique little spoon and a big one for serving ice cream.
Dimension
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Art Deco Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver, Brass
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Ice Cream Spoons For Sale on 1stDibs
Find a variety of ice cream spoons available on 1stDibs. Each of these unique ice cream spoons was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, silver and sterling silver. Ice cream spoons have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of ice cream spoons to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Art Deco, Mid-Century Modern and Scandinavian Modern ice cream spoons are of considerable interest.
How Much are Ice Cream Spoons?
Ice cream spoons can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $154, while the lowest priced sells for $75 and the highest can go for as much as $7,999.
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.
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