Large Faux Tortoiseshell Lucite Serving Tray in the style of Christian Dior, 70s
By Christian Dior, Dior Home
Located in Roma, IT
We are pleased to offer for sale this impressive oversized serving tray in faux tortoiseshell Lucite, a striking statement piece that is sure to become a focal point in any interior....
Metal, Silver Plate
Large Staggered Lucite Tray And Chrome Table Lamp
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
This striking large-scale table lamp pairs clean modern lines with functional design, featuring a polished chrome frame accented by staggered tiers of clear lucite trays.
Lucite
Large Butler Serving Barware Tray Lucite and Rattan, circa 1970
By Studio Italia Design
Located in Atlanta, GA
The substantial, large oval shape features raised edges constructed from two layers of clear Lucite, a layer of rattan, wicker, or cane work, and geometric braiding.
Wicker, Cane, Rattan, Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
Lucite and Brass Tortoise shell Large Tray, Italy, Mid-Century Moderne
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Lucite and brass tortoise shell large tray, Italy, mid-century moderne.
Brass
Midcentury Large Tortoiseshell Effect Lucite and Brass Serving Tray, Italy 1970s
By Guzzini
Located in Roma, IT
Marvelous midcentury large octagonal serving tray in a charming tortoiseshell effect lucite and brass.
Brass
Midcentury Large Tortoiseshell Effect Lucite and Brass Serving Tray, Italy 1970s
By Guzzini
Located in Roma, IT
Marvelous midcentury large serving tray in a gorgeous tortoiseshell effect lucite with brass handles.
Brass
Willy Rizzo Large Tortoiseshell Effect Lucite and Brass Serving Tray, Italy 1970
By Willy Rizzo, Christian Dior
Located in Roma, IT
Marvelous large serving tray in gorgeous tortoiseshell-effect lucite with brass handles.
Metal, Brass
Christian Dior Tortoiseshell Lucite Serving Tray or Large Vide-Poche, Italy 1970
By Christian Dior
Located in Roma, IT
A fantastic tray that can be used as stylish centerpiece, serving tray or as large vide-poche to amaze your guests.
Chrome
Large Rectangular Serving Tray Lucite Ice Effect Willy Rizzo Style, Italy, 1980s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Rome, IT
Amazing rectangular large serving tray in lucite ice effect whit metal handles in the style of Willy Rizzo.
Metal, Nickel
Large Tortoiseshell Effect Lucite and Brass Serving Tray by Guzzini, Italy 1970
By Christian Dior, Guzzini
Located in Roma, IT
Mid-century tray in a gorgeous tortoiseshell effect lucite and brass. This charming rectangular tray, clearly in the style of Christian Dior, was produced in Italy during the 1970s b...
Metal, Brass
$927Sale Price|20% Off
Midcentury Large Round GreenBakelite and Steel Italian Round Serving Tray, 1980s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful mid-century emerald green bakelite serving piece. This wonderful piece is based on a drawing in the style of Willy Rizzo and was made in Italy during the 1980s. It is a...
Metal, Steel, Stainless Steel
Large Art Deco Lucite and Mirror Tray
Located in Chicago, IL
Magnificent Art Deco tray crafted of chunky lucite and mirror with decorative handles.
Mirror, Lucite
Exquisite Large Dorothy Thrope Etched Glass and Lucite Tray
By Dorothy Thorpe
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a really beautiful oval Dorothy Thorpe "Bird of Paradise" tray. The glass design was produced by a five layered etching process, unique to Dorothy Thorpe. It is signed with t...
Glass, Lucite
Large Charles Hollis Jones Lucite and Brass Bar Table
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Berlin, BE
Large Hollywood Regency bar table in excellent condition. Table top is formed like a tray.
Brass
French Tortoiseshell Lucite & Brass Large Octagon Serving Tray, 1970s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Just arrived, this wonderful large French Tortoiseshell Lucite & Brass Large Tray by Alpac Creations, 1970s.
Brass
Large Tortoise Centerpiece Tray in Lucite, Mid-Century Modern
Located in Rome, IT
Huge centerpiece made of Lucite in an elegant tortoise model that matches perfectly with his wavy shape.
Lucite
Sold
H 1.78 in Dm 20.48 in
Modernist Large Round Butler Barware Serving Tray Tortoiseshell Lucite & Chrome
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant extra large vintage modernist Lucite and chrome serving tray.
Chrome
Sold
H 1 in W 21.25 in D 21.25 in
Hollywood Regency Tortoiseshell Lucite & Brass Large Display Tray, 1970's
Located in London, GB
Hollywood Regency Tortoiseshell Lucite & Brass Large Display Tray, Franca c. 1970s in the style of Christian Dior Home.
Brass
Sold
H 2.56 in W 25.79 in D 22.05 in
Large Serving Tray Lucite Ice Effect Willy Rizzo Style, Italy, 1970s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Rome, IT
Amazing large serving tray or centerpiece in lucite ice effect in the style of Willy Rizzo.
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
Sold
H 2.5 in W 23.5 in D 14 in
Italian Lucite Tortoiseshell & Brass Rim Serving Large Tray by Guzzini, 1970
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Just arrived from Italy, this Mid-century tray in a gorgeous Tortoiseshell lucite and Brass. This charming rectangular tray, clearly is in the style of Christian Dior, it was produ...
Brass
Sold
H 1.58 in W 25.2 in D 16.54 in
Large Mid-Century Christian Dior Style Brass, Lucite and Rattan Serving Tray
By Christian Dior
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
Large and stylish Mid-Century serving tray comprised of a large sheet of Lucite with embedded rattan/cane work in a faux bamboo brass frame possibly supplied by Christian Dior Home, ...
Brass
Italian Lucite, Cane and Brass Serving Tray by Gabriella Crespi
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Large lucite serving tray cleverly encasing woven cane with brass trim.
Brass
Vintage Textural Crushed Lucite and Chrome Serving Tray or Barware
Located in North Miami, FL
This amazing large vintage Lucite tray looks like cracked ice/ crinkled Lucite and is banded by chrome exterior.
Chrome
Large Serving Tray for Christian Dior Home Collection
By Christian Dior
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Serving tray, with tortoise Lucite and chrome for Christian Dior home collection. Platter.
Chrome
Mid Century Large Lucite Butlers Tray
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A large clear lucite butlers tray with chromed metal details, thick lucite legs and frosted tray.
Sold
H 1.19 in W 21.66 in D 21.66 in L 1.19 in
Large Lucite and Brass Tray from the Dior Home collection, 1970s
Located in Palermo, IT
Large Lucite and brass tray from the Dior Home collection, 1970s Octagonal shape.
Brass
Lucite and Rattan Large Square Tray
By Dior Home
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
Square serving tray in Lucite in the manner of Christian Dior Home, with capsuled blonde rattan surrounded by a metal silver frame and in very good condition.
Metal
French Large Tortoiseshell Lucite & Brass Rim Octagon Serving Tray
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Just arrived, this wonderful large French Tortoiseshell Lucite & Brass Large Tray by Alpac Creations, 1970s.isoctagon and the dimensions are 24" by 18".
Brass
Large Oval Tray in Lucite Tortoise and Brass, Italy
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
Vintage serving tray made in Italy in Lucite with tortoise pattern and brass handles. Very good condition with minor scratching.
Brass
Sold
H 2.56 in W 26.38 in D 22.45 in
Large Serving Tray or Centerpiece Lucite Faux Tortoiseshell, Italy 1970s
By Christian Dior
Located in Rome, IT
Amazing large serving tray or centerpiece in lucite faux tortoiseshell effect in the style of Christian Dior.
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
Sold
H 2.56 in W 26.38 in D 22.45 in
Large Serving Tray or Centerpiece Lucite Faux Tortoiseshell, Italy 1970s
By Christian Dior, Team Guzzini, Willy Rizzo
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing large serving tray or centerpiece in lucite faux tortoiseshell effect in the style of Christian Dior.
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
Sold
H 1.78 in W 27.56 in D 25.99 in
Midcentury Italian Lucite Large Serving Tray with Tortoiseshell Effect, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful and very large midcentury lucite tray with a fantastic tortoiseshell effect.
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
Sold
H 2.96 in W 20.87 in D 13 in
Willy Rizzo Large Tortoiseshell Lucite & Brass Serving Tray, Italy, 1970s
By Christian Dior, Willy Rizzo
Located in Roma, IT
Marvelous large mid-century tray in tortoiseshell lucite and solid brass.
Brass
Large Jacques Tray in Smoke Lucite and Nickel
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
Clearly cool. Our Jacques collection is the perfect blend of simplicity and glamour, modern and traditional. Corral your prized possessions without crowding your space. Our large Jac...
Nickel
Large Jacques Tray in Smoke Lucite and Nickel
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
Clearly cool. Our Jacques collection is the perfect blend of simplicity and glamour, modern and traditional. Corral your prized possessions without crowding your space. Our large Jac...
Nickel
Large Jacques Tray in Clear Lucite and Brass
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
Clearly cool. Our Jacques collection is the perfect blend of simplicity and glamour, modern and traditional. Corral your prized possessions without crowding your space. Available in ...
Brass
Sold
H 1.78 in W 23.63 in D 13.59 in
Dior Large Serving Tray in Tortoiseshell Effect Lucite and Burl, Italy, 1970s
By Willy Rizzo, Christian Dior
Located in Roma, IT
Marvelous large serving tray made in a charming combination of tortoiseshell-effect lucite and burl wood.
Lucite, Plexiglass, Burl
Sold
H 1.58 in W 23.63 in D 13.78 in
Large Tortoiseshell Effect Lucite and Brass Serving Tray by Guzzini, Italy 1970
By Christian Dior, Guzzini
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning large mid-century tray in tortoiseshell effect lucite and brass.
Metal, Brass
Sold
H 1.19 in W 23.63 in D 18.9 in
Willy Rizzo MidCentury Lucite, Brass Large Serving Tray for Christian Dior 1970s
By Christian Dior, Willy Rizzo
Located in Roma, IT
Marvellous midcentury octagonal large serving tray in lucite and brass. This item was made in Italy during the 1970s and its design is attributed to Willy Rizzo for a Christian Dior ...
Metal, Brass
Sold
H 1.19 in W 22.05 in D 18.31 in
Large Serving Tray in Christian Dior Style, Lucite, Cane Webbing and Chrome, 70s
By Christian Dior, Dior Home
Located in Roma, IT
We are pleased to offer this stunning, large serving tray that perfectly captures the glamorous, ultra-chic European style of the 1970s.
Chrome
Sold
H 1.97 in W 13.39 in D 23.23 in
Midcentury Modern Italian Lucite and Brass Oval Serving Tray, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful and very large midcentury lucite tray with a fantastic tortoiseshell effect.
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
Large Art Deco Modernist Tray with Geometric Design
Located in Devon, England
This tray is a real rare find, not only because of its design but also its condition and size. Art Deco with a strong geometric design to the glass and dating to the 1930s. The chrom...
Chrome
Sold
H 0.99 in W 21.66 in D 21.66 in
Large Faux Tortoiseshell Tray with Chrome Edging Attributed to Christian Dior
By Christian Dior
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
Good large octagonal chic faux tortoiseshell Lucite tray with chrome edging attributed to Christian Dior Home 1970s
Lucite
Clear Italian Large Lucite Tray with Embedded Screen
Located in Stamford, CT
Lucite tray with embedded screen and two handles labeled Spisani, Stellata Ferrara Italy. Great for ottoman!
Wire
Large Lucite Lazy Susan Snack Tray
Located in Miami, FL
In amazing vintage condition - very clear and swivels perfectly. THICK lucite, a sculpture piece for any table or bar display.
21st Century Custom Made Lucite Cut Out Handle Large Square Tray
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
21st century Modern custom made in the style of Alexandra Von Furstenberg, neon pink and clear large, cut-out handle Lucite tray. This well constructed Lucite tray has been fabricate...
Lucite
Amazing Mid-Century Modern Lucite Serving Tray, Italy, 1970s
Located in Catania, IT
Amazing large Lucite serving tray with eclectic decorations depicting floral motifs and Cherubs in Borocco style, made in Italy, 1970s.
Lucite
$676
H 2.37 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in
Italian MidCentury Serving Tray Basket in Lucite, Rattan and Brass, 1970
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Italian MidCentury Serving Tray Basket in Lucite, Rattan and Brass, 1970 Gorgeous serving tray or basket, in the shape of a shell, made of Lucite, rattan and brass. Made in Italy in ...
Brass
$405
H 1.19 in W 15.36 in D 10.63 in
1970s Vintage Lucite Tray with Faux Tortoise Pattern and Brass Rim
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
Glam rectangular tray in plexiglass/Lucite with tortoise pattern in brown and with a solid brass rim around.
Brass
Lucite and Chrome Table Lamp by Charles Hollis Jones
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Rare 1970’s Lucite Lamp and polished chrome table lamp by American renowned designer Charles Hollis Jones. New vanilla linen shade and newly rewired. Wire for US. It takes two 75...
Chrome
Vintage Serving Tray in Lucite Tortoise and Brass, Italy
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
Italian oval vintage serving tray in Lucite with tortoise pattern and brass handles. Very good condition with minor scratches.
Brass
$2,667
H 19.69 in W 10.24 in D 20.87 in
Nesting Table in Faux Tortoiseshell Curved Lucite attributable to Dior Home, 70s
By Dior Home
Located in Roma, IT
We are pleased to offer for sale a rare set of 1970s faux tortoiseshell Lucite nesting tables, attributed to Dior Home. Dating from the 1970s to the early 1980s, this elegant and hig...
Lucite, Acrylic
$1,800
H 29.5 in W 7 in D 7 in
Mid-Century Modern Stacked Lucite Skyscraper Table Lamp with Nickel Fittings
Located in New York, NY
This chic and sophisticated Lucite skyscraper style table lamp was realized in the United States circa 1970. Translucent stacked Lucite panels- alternating with frosted bands in the ...
Lucite
$950
H 1.58 in W 23.23 in D 19.3 in
Dior Rectangular Tortoiseshell Effect Lucite Serving Tray, Italy 1970s
By Dior Home
Located in Roma, IT
Marvelous Mid-Century serving tray fully made of vibrant tortoiseshell Lucite with a chrome frame. This incredibly elegant piece was designed by Dior Home and produced in Italy durin...
Chrome
$400
H 1.25 in W 15.75 in D 11.5 in
Hollywood Regency Art Deco French Brass & Tortoise Shell Cocktail Serving Tray
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful brass and faux tortoiseshell tray features a classic and elegant Hollywood Regency/Art Deco design. Square rod sides with round ball feet and a semi translucent bottom. Mea...
Brass
$1,101
H 2.76 in W 15.95 in D 15.95 in
Serving Tray Lucite Faux Tortoiseshell & Brass Christian Dior Style, Italy 1970s
By Dior Home, Christian Dior, Willy Rizzo, Team Guzzini
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing squared serving tray or centerpiece in lucite faux tortoiseshell effect and brass in the style of Christian Dior Home. Made in Italy in the 1970s. It's an iconic...
Metal, Brass
$649Sale Price|20% Off
H 12.8 in W 16.74 in D 1.19 in
Midcentury Tortoiseshell Plexiglass Italian Serving Tray after Willy Rizzo 1970s
By Willy Rizzo, Christian Dior
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful midcentury piece of serveware, produced in Italy during the 1970s. It is a rectangular design attributed to Willy Rizzo for a Christian Dior production. It is iconic tor...
Metal
Mid-Century Large Table Lamp in Lucite and Steel, Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Marvelous Mid-Century table lamp made of a single block of clear lucite and chromed steel. This stunning lamp was made in Italy during the 1970s. In fabulous conditions, with no chi...
Brass
$800
H 0.79 in W 14.18 in D 8.67 in
Mid Century Modern Tray in Christian Dior Style, Lucite, Brass & Cane Webbing
By Dior Home
Located in Roma, IT
We offer you a stunnig tray that fully expresses the glamorous and super chic European style of the 70s. Made in Italy or France, this splendid piece is attributable to the Christian...
Brass
$1,136
H 1.19 in W 21.07 in D 16.34 in
Dior Rectangular Tortoiseshell Effect Lucite and Brass Serving Tray, Italy 1970s
By Dior Home
Located in Roma, IT
Spectacular midcentury serving tray in an incredibly charming tortoiseshell effect lucite and brass. This incredibly stylish piece was designed by Dior Home and produced in Italy dur...
Brass
$603
H 0.99 in W 13.39 in D 9.45 in
Serving Tray Lucite Tortoiseshell & Chrome Christian Dior Style, Italy, 1970s
By Willy Rizzo, Christian Dior
Located in Rome, IT
1970s Rectangular serving tray centerpiece in tortoiseshell-effect lucite and chrome borders in the style of Christian Dior Home, made in Italy 1970s.
Metal, Chrome
$579
H 1.58 in W 15.36 in D 9.85 in
Midcentury Serving Tray in Lucite and Chrome Willy Rizzo Style, Italy 1970s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing rectangular serving tray in lucite ice effect and chrome in the style of Willy Rizzo. Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Metal, Chrome
$487
H 1.38 in W 9.85 in D 9.85 in
Dior Style Octagonal Tortoiseshell Effect Lucite Serving Tray, Italy, 1970s
By Guzzini
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning mid-century octagonal serving tray entirely crafted from a single piece of tortoiseshell-effect lucite. This elegant and unique piece was produced in Italy during the 1970s ...
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
$15,439 / item
H 32.68 in W 110.24 in D 40.56 in
Art Deco Sofa by Munna Design Studio with Velvet Upholstery
By Munna Design Studio
Located in New York, NY
This sofa features a wonderfully elegant fan-shaped motif, with its accentuated curvy lines with decadent and lavish finish. The feminine curves are ravishingly enhanced by the diffe...
Velvet
Pair of Modern Walnut Side Tables
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Pacific walnut side table, the square top with rounded corners and a reeded edge above a similar under tier, on bobbin turned legs. Dimensions: 26" W x 26" D x 28.5" H.
Wood
Set of 12 English Raised Gilt Porcelain Dinner Service Plates
By Royal Worcester
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A regal set of 12 elaborately gild service plates, by Royal Worcester. The set with delicate broad gilt borders with a white porcelain background. The mark on the back from 1950.
Porcelain
$60,000
H 12 in W 14 in D 7 in
Magnificent French Antique Porcelain 116-Piece Dinner Set, 19th Century
Located in Montreal, Quebec
116 Pieces A magnificent French Antique porcelain 116-piece dinner set, 19th century, with burgundy and gold accents. This set is exceptionnal both in its beauty, its state of con...
Porcelain
$1,920Sale Price / set|32% Off
H 0.79 in W 15.16 in D 12.01 in
Limoges Bernardaud 62 Pieces Fine Faience Dinner Service
By Bernardaud
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
Exquisite fine cream faience tableware set adorned with scattered roses and gold trim. The set consists of 62 pieces and would be ideal for casual dining, or would make an eyecatchin...
Faience, Paint
Meissen Porcelain Dinnerware Service for 12 People
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Beautiful German Meissen dinnerware service for twelve people with serving pieces. The dinnerware service is in great condition. Just exquisite & very rare to find a complete service...
Gold
Fabergé Silver Service
By Fabergé
Located in New Orleans, LA
This extraordinary 128-piece service by Fabergé is a rare treasure in more ways than one. Enclosed in its original oak chest, the exquisite service remains complete and in pristine c...
Silver
$204,831Sale Price|24% Off
H 53.125 in W 43.25 in
Portrait of Anne, Lady Russell, later Countess of Bedford
By Anthony van Dyck
Located in London, GB
A three-quarter length portrait of Anne, Lady Russell, later Countess of Bedford (1615-1684), in a blue dress. Attributed to Sir Anthony Van Dyck. Anne Carr, Lady Russell, an estee...
Oil
Antique Meissen 68-Piece Floral Dinner Service
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in London, GB
Antique Meissen 68-piece floral dinner service German, c. 1900 Largest serving dish: Height 6cm, width 52.5cm, depth 37.5cm Square salad bowl: Height 9.5cm, width 22cm, depth 22cm...
Porcelain
$24,000 / set
H 36 in Dm 23 in
Large Pair of Pagoda Chinoiserie Gilt Bronze Lanterns, Mid-Century Modern
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Large pair of Pagoda Chinoiserie gilt bronze lanterns, Mid-Century Modern. Exceptionally decorative and beautiful, each lantern has a pair of candle holders accessible through a hin...
Bronze
$36,000
H 10 in Dm 13.75 in
Dinner Service, 86 Piece, Flow Blue and White, Classic Onion Meissen Pattern
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Montreal, Quebec
86 piece dinner service with the marking: "Original ZWIEBELMUSTER, Czechoslovakia", in the Classic Blue Onion, Meissen Pattern, comprising: 24 dinner plates, 9.5" diameter 12...
Porcelain
Arguably the world’s most ubiquitous man-made material, plastic has impacted nearly every industry. In contemporary spaces, new and vintage plastic furniture is quite popular and its use pairs well with a range of design styles.
From the Italian lighting artisans at Fontana Arte to venturesome Scandinavian modernists such as Verner Panton, who created groundbreaking interiors as much as he did seating — see his revolutionary Panton chair — to contemporary multidisciplinary artists like Faye Toogood, furniture designers have been pushing the boundaries of plastic forever.
When The Graduate's Mr. McGuire proclaimed, “There’s a great future in plastics,” it was more than a laugh line. The iconic quote is an allusion both to society’s reliance on and its love affair with plastic. Before the material became an integral part of our lives — used in everything from clothing to storage to beauty and beyond — people relied on earthly elements for manufacturing, a process as time-consuming as it was costly.
Soon after American inventor John Wesley Hyatt created celluloid, which could mimic luxury products like tortoiseshell and ivory, production hit fever pitch, and the floodgates opened for others to explore plastic’s full potential. The material altered the history of design — mid-century modern legends Charles and Ray Eames, Joe Colombo and Eero Saarinen regularly experimented with plastics in the development of tables and chairs, and today plastic furnishings and decorative objects are seen as often indoors as they are outside.
Find vintage plastic lounge chairs, outdoor furniture, lighting and more on 1stDibs.
Your dining room table is a place where stories are shared and personalities shine — why not treat yourself and your guests to the finest antique and vintage glass, silver, ceramics and serveware for your meals?
Just like the people who sit around your table, your serveware has its own stories and will help you create new memories with your friends and loved ones. From ceramic pottery to glass vases, set your table with serving pieces that add even more personality, color and texture to your dining experience.
Invite serveware from around the world to join your table settings. For special occasions, dress up your plates with a striking Imari charger from 19th-century Japan or incorporate Richard Ginori’s Italian porcelain plates into your dining experience. Celebrate the English ritual of afternoon tea with a Japanese tea set and an antique Victorian kettle. No matter how big or small your dining area is, there is room for the stories of many cultures and varied histories, and there are plenty of ways to add pizzazz to your meals.
Add different textures and colors to your table with dinner plates and pitchers of ceramic and silver or a porcelain lidded tureen, a serving dish with side handles that is often used for soups. Although porcelain and ceramic are both made in a kiln, porcelain is made with more refined clay and is more durable than ceramic because it is denser. The latter is ideal for statement pieces — your tall mid-century modern ceramic vase is a guaranteed conversation starter. And while your earthenware or stoneware is maybe better suited to everyday lunches as opposed to the fine bone china you’ve reserved for a holiday meal, handcrafted studio pottery coffee mugs can still be a rich expression of your personal style.
“My motto is ‘Have fun with it,’” says author and celebrated hostess Stephanie Booth Shafran. “It’s yin and yang, high and low, Crate & Barrel with Christofle silver. I like to mix it up — sometimes in the dining room, sometimes on the kitchen banquette, sometimes in the loggia. It transports your guests and makes them feel more comfortable and relaxed.”
Introduce elegance at supper with silver, such as a platter from celebrated Massachusetts silversmith manufacturer Reed and Barton or a regal copper-finish flatware set designed by International Silver Company, another New England company that was incorporated in Meriden, Connecticut, in 1898. By then, Meriden had already earned the nickname “Silver City” for its position as a major hub of silver manufacturing.
At the bar, try a vintage wine cooler to keep bottles cool before serving or an Art Deco decanter and whiskey set for after-dinner drinks — there are many possibilities and no wrong answers for tableware, barware and serveware. Explore an expansive collection of antique and vintage glass, ceramics, silver and serveware today on 1stDibs.
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After synthetic dyes changed fashion, home goods and printed matter, it was only a matter of time till glass caught up.
Faye Toogood and John Pawson are among the list of plate designers.
Top interior designers show — and tell — us how to create delectable spaces for hosting dinner parties.
Perhaps best known as a Revolutionary War hero, Revere was also an accomplished silversmith, and this pot is now available on 1stDibs.
Clever objects like these make feasting even more festive.
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Glass slippers might be the stuff of fairytales, but glass handbags? Artist Joshua Raiffe has made them a reality, and they're far less delicate than you might imagine, but just as dreamy.