Du Maurier Gold by Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 48 Pieces
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
Gorgeous Du Maurier Gold by Oneida Sterling Silver flatware set - 48 pieces. This set is vermeil - completely gold washed over sterling silver.
Sterling Silver
Young Love by Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 51 Pieces
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
Young Love by Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware set - 51 pieces. This set includes: 8 Knives, 9" 8 Forks, 7 1/2" 8 Salad Forks, 6 1/2" 8 Teaspoons, 6 1/8" 8 Cream Soup Spoons, 6 1/2" ...
Sterling Silver
Virginian by Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 92 Pieces
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
Exquisite "Virginian" by Oneida sterling silver flatware set, 92 pieces. This set includes: 12 knives, 9" 12 forks, 7 1/8" 12 salad forks, 6 1/4" 12 teaspoons, 6" 12 flat handle but...
Sterling Silver
Lasting Spring by Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware Set For 8 Service 44 Pieces
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
Lasting Spring by Oneida sterling silver flatware set, 44 Pieces. This set includes: 8 knives, 8 7/8" 8 forks, 7 1/8" 8 salad forks, 6 5/8" 8 teaspoons, 6 1/8" 8 hollow handle butte...
Sterling Silver
Virginian by Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 6 Service 35 Pieces Vintage
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
Virginian by Oneida sterling silver flatware set, 35 pieces. Great starter set!
Sterling Silver
Stanton Hall by Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 35 Pcs Dinner
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
Dinner size Stanton hall by Oneida Sterling silver flatware set, 35 pieces. This set includes: 8 dinner size knives, 9 1/2" 8 dinner size forks, 7 7/8" 8 salad forks, 6 5/8" 8 teasp...
Sterling Silver
Lasting Spring by Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 63 Pieces
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
Lasting spring by Oneida sterling silver flatware set - 63 pieces. This pattern has a simple, timeless, mid-century modern design.
Sterling Silver
Silver Rose by Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 80 Pieces
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
Lovely Silver Rose by Oneida sterling silver flatware set of 80 pieces.
Sterling Silver
Flower Lane by Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 39 pieces
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
Flower lane by Oneida sterling silver flatware set with pierced handle, 39 pieces.
Sterling Silver
Damask Rose by Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 48 Pieces
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
Damask Rose by Oneida sterling silver flatware set, 48 piece set.
Sterling Silver
Sentimental by Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 45 Pcs Modern
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
Sentimental by Oneida sterling silver flatware set, 45 Pieces. The flowing quality of the silver is expressed in this Mid-Century Modern design.
Sterling Silver
Satin Beauty by Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 55 Pieces
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
Satin beauty by Oneida sterling silver flatware set with satin finish, 55 pieces.
Sterling Silver
Damask Rose by Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 52 Pieces
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
Damask Rose by Oneida sterling silver flatware set, 52 pieces. This set includes: 12 knives, 8 3/4", 12 forks, 7 1/8", 12 salad forks, 6 1/2", 12 teaspoons, 6 1/8", one gravy l...
Sterling Silver
Damask Rose by Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware Set For 12 Service 69 Pcs
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
Large Damask Rose by Oneida Sterling Silver flatware set, 69 piece set.
Sterling Silver
Damask Rose by Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 53 Pieces Place Size
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
Beautiful Damask Rose by Oneida Sterling Silver Place Size flatware set, 53 pieces.
Sterling Silver
Heiress by Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware Service For 8 Set 42 Pcs Grille Size
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
Stunning HEIRESS BY ONEIDA Sterling Silver GRILLE SIZE flatware set - 42 pieces.
Sterling Silver
Sentimental by Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware Set For 8 Service 44 Pieces
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
SENTIMENTAL BY ONEIDA circa 1960 sterling silver Flatware set - 44 Pieces.
Sterling Silver
Afterglow by Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service Lunch 60 Pcs
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
Eight knives, 8 3/4", eight forks, 7 1/8", eight salad forks, 6 7/8", eight teaspoons, 6", eight cream soup spoons, 7 1/2", eight flat handle butter spreaders, 5 3/4", eight ic...
Sterling Silver
Damask Rose by Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 57 Pieces Place Size
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
Damask Rose by Oneida sterling silver place size flatware set, 57 piece set.
Sterling Silver
Belle Rose by Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 6 Service 31 Pieces
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
Belle Rose by Oneida, featuring beautiful flower design, sterling silver flatware set - 31 pieces.
Sterling Silver
Afterglow by Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 18 Service 94 Pieces Huge!
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
18 knives, 8 3/4". 18 forks, 7 1/8". 18 salad forks, 6 7/8". 18 teaspoons, 6". 18 cream soup spoons, 6 1/2". One gravy ladle, 6 3/8". One serving spoon, 8 1/8". One cold meat fork, 8...
Sterling Silver
Brahms by Oneida Stainless Steel Flatware Set for 12 Service 68 pieces
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
Brahms by Oneida estate Stainless Steel Flatware set, 68 pieces. This set includes: 12 Dinner Knives, 9 1/4" 12 Forks, 7 1/2" 12 Salad Forks, 7" 12 Teaspoons, 6" 12 Place Soup Spoon...
Stainless Steel
Berkley Square by Community Oneida Silver Plate Flatware Set Service 68 Pieces
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
Grille size Berkley square by community Oneida circa 1935 silver plate flatware set, 68 pieces. Grille size knives and forks have elongated handles and short blades/tines. This set i...
Sterling Silver
Du Maurier by Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 32 Pieces
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
Stunning Du Maurier by Oneida sterling silver flatware set, 32 pieces. This set includes: 8 knives, 9 1/4" 8 forks, 7 3/8" 8 salad forks, 6 5/8" 8 teaspoons, 6" Includes bonus bran...
Sterling Silver
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.