45 Piece Laufer Rosewood Handle Stainless Steel Flatware Service for Eight
By Lauffer
Located in Ferndale, MI
Fine large set of Lauffer Japan stainless steel flatware. Rosewood handles also in fine condition.
Stainless Steel
Lauffer Palisander Rosewood and Stainless Steel Flatware 57 Pieces
By Lauffer
Located in Atlanta, GA
Mid century modern Scandinavian design rosewood and stainless steel flatware set by Lauffer, made in Japan, circa 1960s. The 57 piece set contains 8 teaspoons, 10 tablespoons, 12 sal...
Stainless Steel
1970s Lauffer Japan Modern 4-Piece Flatware Set White & Stainless Steel
By Lauffer
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s Lauffer Japan Modern 4-piece Flatware Set White & Stainless Steel Dinner fork 7.63 x 1 Spoon 7.88 x 2 Small spoon 6.13 x 1.5 Knife 8.75 x 1 Preowned vintage condition See im...
Stainless Steel
1970s Modern Lauffer Japan 3-Piece Set Flatware White & Stainless Steel
By Lauffer
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Midcentury Modern Lauffer from Japan 3-piece Set Flatware White on Stainless Steel Maker stamped. 1 Dinner Fork 7.63 x 1 1 Knife 8.75 x 1 1 Soup Spoon 7.88 x 2 Preowned vintag...
Stainless Steel
Lauffer Vantage Service for 10 plus
By Lauffer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Lauffer Stainless Steel Flatware Set. Vantage Pattern Service for 10 plus 1 large Serving Spoon and extras! Most of this set is new and unused, still in plastic sleeves. Teaspoons...
Stainless Steel
Lauffer Rosewood Flatware Set/ Service for 8
By Lauffer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Lauffer flatware set dating to the 1960's, marked Japan.
Stainless Steel
4-Piece Set of Serving Utensils by Lauffer
By Lauffer
Located in Van Nuys, CA
4-piece serving utensils with hooked arms for hanging by Lauffer, stainless steel 18/8 Japan, and Holland.
Steel, Stainless Steel
Don Wallace "Magnum" Flatware Service for Twelve (60 pieces)
By Lauffer, Don Wallance
Located in New York, NY
Sixty pieces total, produced in Japan for the H.E. Lauffer Company, c. 1980. Each service consists of a dinner fork, salad fork, soup spoon, tea spoon, and knife.
Stainless Steel
Sold
H 0.5 in W 8.63 in D 0.88 in
Lauffer, Palisander & Stainless Steel 51 Piece Set of Flatware Japan
By Lauffer, Towle Silversmiths
Located in San Francisco, CA
Offered here is a Lauffer 51 piece set of flatware made in Japan Made of stainless steel with Palisander handles.
Stainless Steel
$1,100 / set
H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Set for 8 EKCO Eterna "Canoe Muffin" Mid-Century Danish Modern Flatware - 1960s
By EKCO
Located in St. Louis, MO
Classic Danish influenced Mid-Century sleek modernist designed stainless flatware / silverware set & serving pieces designed and sold by EKCO Products International and produced in J...
Stainless Steel
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
$1,500 / set
H 0.5 in W 0.75 in D 9.25 in
Twenty-Two Piece Set of Sterling Silver and Ebony "Contrast" Flatware by Lunt
By Lunt Silver
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous twenty-two piece set of sterling silver and ebony nylon "Contrast" flatware by Lunt Silver Co.., circa 1950s. The set is in very good vintage condition and is stamped on the...
Sterling Silver
$885 / set
H 7 in W 0.5 in D 0.5 in
Unusual Modernist 63 Piece Stainless Flatware Set, "Night & Day" Japan
By Jens Quistgaard
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual Modernist 63 piece Stainless Flatware Set. "night & day" JAPAN. Classic Mid-Century Modern. Place setting for 8. missing 3 dinner spoons. Extra forks, knives, spoons, Also mi...
Stainless Steel, Other
$5,960 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Crystal by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 54 Pcs Modern
By International Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Mid-Century Modern Crystal by International sterling silver flatware set of 54 pieces. This set includes: 12 knives, 9 1/4". 12 forks, 7 1/2". 12 salad forks, 7". 12 teaspoons, 6 1/...
Sterling Silver
Vintage Silver Cutlery Set for 12 people, Italy, 1960s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
This amazing set of 51 cutlery pieces in 800 silver plated is an authentic expression of the Italian silverware tradition. Made in Italy in the 1960s. Each piece is marked with the "...
Silver
$2,850 / set
H 11.5 in W 1 in D 0.25 in
Jens Quistgaard Fjord Flatware 72 Pieces Dansk Danish Modern Mid Century
By Jens Quistgaard, Dansk
Located in Atlanta, GA
Danish Modern "Fjord" Modernist Flatware Set, designed by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk in Denmark and produced in Germany, circa 1960s. The set contains a 5 piece set for 12 people with...
Stainless Steel
$914 / set
H 0.4 in W 1.58 in D 8.86 in
Danish Raadvad "Eton" Flatware Rosewood by Henning Nørgaard, 1960s, 43 Pieces
By Raadvad, Jens Quistgaard, Henning Norgaard
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Set of 43 pieces in excellent vintage condition. Set of Danish Modern flatware from the "Eton" series designed by Henning Nørgaard for RAADVAD. Each piece is made of stainless steel...
Steel
$1,195 / set
H 18 in W 14.75 in D 3.75 in
Mid-Century Modern 91 Piece Rosewood & Bronze Flatware Set by Jean Claude w Case
By Jean Claude Aujame
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and never used rosewood & bronze 91 pcs, service for eight with serving pcs. Great teak storage box with brass & rosewood handle. Truly a quality design and beautiful set. I...
Brass, Bronze
$1,200Sale Price|40% Off
H 2 in W 6 in D 6 in
Tias Eckhoff for Lundtofte Opus Stainless and Rosewood Flatware Cutlery set
By Tias Eckhoff
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tias Eckhoff for Lundtofte. Made in Denmark. A Large "Opus" Dinner Rosewood flatware cutlery set. Stainless steel and Rosewood. Circa 1960s. Marked on Knives. Beautiful Designed Flat...
Stainless Steel
Vintage Rosewood and Brass Flatware - 43 piece
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
A chic rosewood and brass flatware set! The design and palette feel architectural and high-style! A handsome serving set that makes you want to entertain! The dinner set could be pai...
Brass
$3,250 / set
H 8.25 in W 1 in D 0.5 in
Jens Quistgaard Dansk "Kongo" Flatware 30 Piece Set for Six Mid Century Modern
By Dansk, Jens Quistgaard
Located in Atlanta, GA
Mid century modernist "Kongo" flatware set designed by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk, Germany, 1960s. It is constructed of low maintenance stainless steel with black nylon handles, makin...
Stainless Steel
Mid-Century Modern Towle 31-Piece Sterling Silver Flatware Set
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Mid-Century Modern 31-piece sterling silver flatware set by Towle. Contour designed in 1950 by Robert J. King and patented by John Van Koert. This was the first American sterling fla...
Sterling Silver
$3,275 / set
H 10.5 in W 25.63 in D 15.5 in
Romance, Bijorn Windblad Rosenthal Silverplate Flatware for 12 with Case 79 Pcs
By Bijorn Winblad, Rosenthal
Located in St. Louis, MO
Romance by Bijorn Windblad for Rosenthal Studio-Linie Mid-Century Modern silver plate flatware for 12 with service pieces in original modernist Rosenthal Studio-Line case. The case h...
Steel
$28,816 / set
H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Art Deco Vienna Austria 800 Silver Flatware Set Service 165 Pieces Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Superb highest quality Art Deco Vienna Austria 800 silver flatware service - 165 pieces. This set includes: 10 dinner size knives, 10" 10 dinner size forks, heavy, 8 3/8" (impressi...
Silver
$2,160 / set
H 0.4 in Dm 0.4 in
Set for 8 Pers Including Serving Cutlery "Cheri" By Henning Seidelin for Frigast
By Frigast, Henning Seidelin
Located in Krefeld, DE
Incredible nice set of cutlery by danish Designer Henning Seidelin from the 1960s. The name of this model is "Cheri" and it is made by Frigast in Denmark. It's silver p...
Silver Plate
$2,600 / set
H 13.5 in W 9.5 in D 2.5 in
Arne Jacobsen 12 Place settings AJ Flatware Set 75pcs. A. Michelsen Denmark
By Arne Jacobsen
Located in Cincinnati, OH
Twelve six piece place setting set of AJ stainless steel flatware totaling 75 pieces including 12 large forks , 12 small forks , 12 soup spoons, 12 large spoons and 12 small spoons ....
Stainless Steel
$2,994 / set
H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Dax by Christofle France Silver Plated Flatware Set Service, 42 Pieces
By Christofle
Located in Big Bend, WI
Modern clean lines make this pattern forever timeless. Dinner size Dax by Christofle France silver plated flatware set, 42 pieces. This set includes: 6 dinner knives, 9 3/4" 6 dinn...
Sterling Silver
$7,950 / set
H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Blok, Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 6 Service 36 Pieces Dinner
By Georg Jensen
Located in Big Bend, WI
Superb "Blok" by Georg Jensen sterling silver dinner size flatware set, 36 pieces. This service includes: 6 dinner knives, long handle, 9" 6 dinner forks, 7 1/8" 6 salad forks, 6 3/...
Sterling Silver
Set of Dansk Stainless Flatware
By Dansk
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a nice set of Dansk flatware. The set consist of (8) teaspoons (8) tablespoons (8) knives . ...
Metal
Fabergé Silver Flatware Service
By Fabergé
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exceptional 77-piece complete service by Fabergé is a rare treasure from the world-renowned firm. Enclosed in its original oak chest, the exquisite service remains complete and ...
Silver
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
$4,200 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Designer Mixed Stainless Steel Flatware Set #1 Service 62 Pieces Modern Unused
Located in Big Bend, WI
Fabulous high quality Modern designer patterns in a unique mixed stainless steel flatware service for 12 - 62 pieces total. This set includes one 5-piece place setting (1 dinner ...
Stainless Steel
$4,200 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Designer Mixed Stainless Steel Flatware Set #4 Service 62 Pieces Modern Unused
Located in Big Bend, WI
Fabulous high quality Modern designer patterns in a unique mixed stainless steel flatware service for 12 - 62 pieces total. This set includes one 5-piece place setting (1 dinner ...
Stainless 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.
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