Midcentury Tableware
20th Century Danish Modern Tableware
Wood
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Metal
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Bronze
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Stainless Steel
2010s Chinese Books
Paper
Vintage 1930s Tableware
Wood
Vintage 1960s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Wood
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Marble
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Plastic
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Metal
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Tableware
Brass
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Tableware
Teak
20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Plastic
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Tableware
Gold
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Metal
Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Metal
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Ceramic
Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Brass
Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Brass
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Metal
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Ceramic
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Stainless Steel
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Blown Glass
Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Iron
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Silver Plate
Mid-20th Century English Tableware
Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century European Barware
Crystal
Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Ceramic
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Ceramic, Walnut
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Ceramic
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Teak
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Barware
Crystal
20th Century German Brutalist Tableware
Metal
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Fabric
Vintage 1960s Platters and Serveware
Mercury Glass
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Plastic, Wood
Vintage 1960s French Art Deco Dinner Plates
Ceramic, Stoneware
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Lucite
20th Century Modern Tableware
Sterling Silver
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Lucite
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Stainless Steel
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Wood
Mid-20th Century Tableware
Porcelain
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century French Tableware
Faience, Majolica
20th Century Tableware
Sterling Silver, Stainless Steel
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Teak
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Wood, Walnut
20th Century Modern Tableware
Sterling Silver
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Midcentury Tableware For Sale on 1stDibs
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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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