The Sultan's Garden Hand-Painted Ceramic Dinner Plates - Set of 6, Made in Italy
By Les Ottomans
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Elevate your table with The Sultan's Garden plate, a harmonious blend of artistry and elegance. The hand-painted border frames a delicate floral design, created with a hand-applied d...
Ceramic
Sultan Beyazit Ceramic Plate by Les Ottomans, Handmade in Italy
By Les Ottomans
Located in Firenze, IT
Ceramic plate representing Sultan Beyazit with digital ikat print for food and dishwasher use. Handmade in Italy.
Ceramic
Sultan Hurrem Ceramic Plate by Les Ottomans, Handmade in Italy
By Les Ottomans
Located in Firenze, IT
Ceramic plate representing Sultan Hurrem with digital Ikat print for food and dishwasher use. Handmade in Italy.
Ceramic
Sultan Selim III Ceramic Plate by Les Ottomans, Handmade in Italy
By Les Ottomans
Located in Firenze, IT
Ceramic plate representing Sultan Selim III with digital Ikat print for food and dishwasher use. Handmade in Italy.
Ceramic
Unavailable
H 0.79 in Dm 11.03 in
Sultan Abdulmecid I Ceramic Plate by Les Ottomans, Handmade in Italy
By Les Ottomans
Located in Firenze, IT
Ceramic plate representing Sultan Abdulmecid I with digital ikat print for food and dishwasher use. Handmade in Italy.
Ceramic
$377 / set
H 0.79 in Dm 6.7 in
Mix & Match, Six Contemporary Porcelain Bread Plates with Multicolored Flowers
By Francesca Colombo
Located in MILAN, IT
If you are looking for an unique tableware in order to make your lunch special and chic every day, this "Mix and Match" bread porcelain set of six is the perfect solution. It is an e...
Porcelain
$439Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 0.4 in Dm 11.03 in
Cabinet de Curiosités, Six Contemporary Decorated Porcelain Dinner Plates
By Vito Nesta
Located in Milano, Lombardia
The Cabinet de Curiosités collection takes inspiration from the rooms of the same name which in the sixteenth century collected objects and subjects of various kinds. In this collect...
Porcelain
$286 / set
H 0.79 in Dm 8.27 in
Costantinopoli by Vito Nesta for Les Ottomans, Set of 6 Dessert Plates #1
By Les Ottomans
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Elevate your dessert presentation with our set of 6 porcelain plates from the Costantinopoli collection, designed by the renowned Vito Nesta. Each plate features intricate designs in...
Porcelain
$357Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 1.19 in Dm 8.27 in
Cairo, Six Contemporary Porcelain Soup Plates with Decorative Design
By Vito Nesta
Located in Milano, Lombardia
A pensive Berber woman, depicted in black and white while she boasts her traditional headpiece and jewelry with an expression of proud strength on her face, is the protagonist of thi...
Porcelain
The Sultans Garden Hand-Painted Ceramic Dinner Plate, Made in Italy
By Bertrando Di Renzo
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Elevate your table with The Sultan's Garden plate, a harmonious blend of artistry and elegance. The hand-painted border frames a delicate floral design, created with a hand-applied d...
Ceramic
Saint Jacques Hand-Painted Salad Plates - Set of 4 Made in Italy
By Les Ottomans
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Enhance your summer entertaining with the elegant Ceramic Saint Jacques Plates. Expertly handcrafted and beautifully hand-painted in Italy, these plates feature distinctive scalloped...
Ceramic
$247Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 0.4 in Dm 6.3 in
Las Palmas, Six Contemporary Porcelain Bread Plates with Decorative Design
By Vito Nesta
Located in Milano, Lombardia
The Las Palmas Porcelain Collection owes its name to the city of Palmas, in Brazil. It is a true tribute to palm trees, whether it is their leaves, the whole plant, or even the lands...
Porcelain
The Sultans Garden Hand-Painted Ceramic Dinner Plate, Made in Italy
By Bertrando Di Renzo
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Elevate your table with The Sultan's Garden plate, a harmonious blend of artistry and elegance. The hand-painted border frames a delicate floral design, created with a hand-applied d...
Ceramic
The Sultans Garden Hand-Painted Ceramic Dinner Plate, Made in Italy
By Bertrando Di Renzo
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Elevate your table with The Sultan's Garden plate, a harmonious blend of artistry and elegance. The hand-painted border frames a delicate floral design, created with a hand-applied d...
Ceramic
$206 / set
H 1.19 in Dm 8.27 in
Botanica Hand-Painted Ceramic Dessert Plates - Set of 6, Made in Italy
By Bertrando Di Renzo
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Bring the beauty of nature to your table with our Botanical Plate Set, featuring a variety of unique designs. Each plate showcases a hand-painted border and a central botanical motif...
Ceramic
The Sultans Garden Hand-Painted Ceramic Dinner Plate, Made in Italy
By Bertrando Di Renzo
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Elevate your table with The Sultan's Garden plate, a harmonious blend of artistry and elegance. The hand-painted border frames a delicate floral design, created with a hand-applied d...
Ceramic
The Sultans Garden Hand-Painted Ceramic Dinner Plate, Made in Italy
By Bertrando Di Renzo
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Elevate your table with The Sultan's Garden plate, a harmonious blend of artistry and elegance. The hand-painted border frames a delicate floral design, created with a hand-applied d...
Ceramic
The Sultans Garden Hand-Painted Ceramic Dinner Plate, Made in Italy
By Bertrando Di Renzo
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Elevate your table with The Sultan's Garden plate, a harmonious blend of artistry and elegance. The hand-painted border frames a delicate floral design, created with a hand-applied d...
Ceramic
$274Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 0.4 in Dm 8.27 in
Cairo, Six Contemporary Porcelain Dessert Plates with Decorative Design
By Vito Nesta
Located in Milano, Lombardia
A pensive Berber woman, depicted in black and white while she boasts her traditional headpiece and jewelry with an expression of proud strength on her face, is the protagonist of thi...
Porcelain
Le Bois Hand-Painted Ceramic Dinner Plates - Set of 4
By Bertrando Di Renzo
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Where Italian craftsmanship meets the beauty of nature. The Le Bois collection features magnificent hand-painted ceramic plates that bring the charm of the outdoors to your table. A ...
Ceramic
$326 / set
H 1.19 in Dm 10.63 in
Botanica Hand-Painted Ceramic Dinner Plates - Set of 6, Made in Italy
By Bertrando Di Renzo
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Bring the beauty of nature to your table with our Botanical Plate Set, featuring a variety of unique designs. Each plate showcases a hand-painted border and a central botanical motif...
Ceramic
Gilt Iron Mirror with Geometric Design
Located in Buchanan, NY
This unique mid-century modern mirror hails from Spain in the 1950s, featuring a distinctive gilt iron and riveted frame. This piece can infuse a hint of industrial chic into your de...
Iron
"Perf" Sideboard in Varnished Steel by Moroso for Diesel
By Diesel Creative Team 1, Moroso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Perf" is a credenza, designed by Diesel Creative Team and manufactured by Moroso, in varnished steel black mat, with doors in varnished steel available in these colors: copper, blac...
Steel
Bunny Sterling Silver Sugar Container
By Fratelli Lisi
Located in Milan, IT
Sterling silver sugar bowl in the form of a small bucket, from which a curious bunny playfully peeks out. Entirely handcrafted by the artisan silversmith atelier Fratelli Lisi in Flo...
Sterling Silver
Amuneal's Collector's 1 Bay Shelving Unit
By Amuneal
Located in New York, NY
This single bay version of Amuneal’s Collector’s shelving unit features solid machined brass fittings and posts in a warm brass finish. The unit mounts to the floor and to the wall t...
Brass
Amuneal's Brass Pantry Cabinetry
By Amuneal
Located in New York, NY
Amuneal's Brass Pantry Cabinetry, part of our metal Kitchen Collection, is designed as a feature element for any space. The three doors on the upper cabinets are fabricated with a kn...
Brass
$2,782Sale Price|55% Off
H 40.95 in W 90.56 in D 27.56 in
Decorative and Architectural Biedermeier Sofa in Birch
Located in Kastrup, DK
Decorative and architectural Biedermeier sofa in birch, Copenhagen Denmark , 1820-1830. Upholstered with black fabric.
Birch, Fabric
$27,483 / set
H 29.53 in W 63.78 in D 63.78 in
Art Deco Dining Room Set by Mercier Freres, France, 1920s
By Mercier Freres
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Rare and stunning Art Deco dining-room set by Mercier Freres, dating from the 1920s, comprising a large, square, extendable table, eight chairs, a sideboard with top display cabinet,...
19th Century Antique Bentwood Twin Bed by Kohn, Vienna Secession
By Jacob & Josef Kohn
Located in Queens, NY
Bentwood (19/20th Century) maple stained twin size bed with double scroll center design (includes: headboard, footboard, rails).(paper label: JACOB JOSEP KOHN, WEIN). (Irregular size...
Bentwood
The Frog Sterling Silver Lighter
By Fratelli Lisi
Located in Milan, IT
Playful true to life silver frog that serves as a lighter other than being a decorative piece of artwork. Expertly handmade by the Florentine silversmiths, the Lisi Brothers, its rea...
Sterling Silver
Antique Louis XV Style French Sofa Canapé
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Antique Louis XV style French sofa canapé. This is a perfect piece to restyle by maybe gilding or painting the gorgeous carved frame and reupholstering.
Upholstery, Wood
Jar Paris Volume I-II Book Collection
Located in New York, NY
"The Cartier of our time." —Christies. "Exquisitely refined creations. Rosenthal made jewellery modern but infused it with the timelessness of perfection." —Telegraph. "The...
Paper
Le Corbusier Le Grand Book
Located in New York, NY
A spectacular visual biography of the life and work of Le Corbusier, one of the 20th century's most influential architects A decade after its first publication, the bestselling monog...
Paper
Decorative Malachite Box with Brass Hinge, 4"
Located in New York, NY
Malachite Box with Brass Hinge A handsome decorative box crafted from richly figured malachite sourced from the Congo, a region renowned for producing exceptional examples of the mi...
Malachite
$15,079 / item
H 72 in W 65 in D 24 in
Amuneal’s Collector's Hanging 2 Bay Brass and Glass Shelving Unit
By Amuneal
Located in New York, NY
This Wall Hanging Brass and Glass Shelving Unit is part of Amuneal’s Collector’s Shelving System and features our precision machined brass fittings and tubes in a hand applied warm b...
Brass
$4,850
H 4.25 in W 12.13 in D 3.13 in
Large Japonisme Moser-Type Bronze Mounted & Enameled Blue Glass Casket Box
By Moser Glassworks
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A large and very fine 19th century enameled glass casket or glove box. Typical of the enamel treatments by Ludwig Moser and reminiscent of Baccarat's Japonisme works. Likely B...
Enamel
Amuneal's Collector’s Wardrobe + Vanity 4 Bay Unit
By Amuneal
Located in New York, NY
Four bays of Amuneal’s collector’s shelving system is used to create this modular wardrobe unit with silvered oak shelves, dresser, vanity table and mirror. The precision design and ...
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.