Onslow by Marshall Fields Sterling Silver Flatware Set 10 Service 55 Pcs Dinner
By Marshall Fields
Located in Big Bend, WI
Superb Onslow by Marshall Fields (retailer) English sterling silver Flatware set, 55 pieces.
Sterling Silver
Onslow by Marshall Fields Sterling Silver Flatware Set Ten Service 55 Pcs Dinner
By Marshall Fields
Located in Big Bend, WI
Superb Onslow by Marshall Fields (retailer) English sterling silver flatware set of 55 pieces.
Sterling Silver
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Onslow for Marshall Fields Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 58 Pcs Dinner
By Marshall Fields
Located in Big Bend, WI
Onslow for Marshall Fields (English) sterling silver flatware set with date marks for the year 1953, 58 pieces.
Sterling Silver
Sold
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Onslow by Marshall Fields Sterling Silver Flatware Set 10 Service 75 Pcs Dinner
By Marshall Fields
Located in Big Bend, WI
Onslow by Marshall Fields (retailer) English sterling silver Flatware set, 75 pieces.
Sterling Silver
$5,950 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Normandie by Wallace Sterling Silver Flatware Set for Eight Service 52 Pieces
By Wallace Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
Beautiful Normandie by Wallace sterling silver flatware set, 52 pieces. This set includes: Eight knives, 8 3/4". Eight forks, 7 1/4". Eight salad forks, 6 3/8". Eight teaspoons, 6 1...
Sterling Silver
$5,862 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Royal Windsor by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for Eight Service 53 Pieces
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
Beautiful Royal Windsor by Towle sterling silver Flatware set, 53 pieces. This set includes: 8 Knives 8 3/4", 8 Forks 7 3/8", 8 Salad Forks 6 5/8", 8 Teaspoons 6", 8 Flat Handle ...
Sterling Silver
$6,183 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
French Provincial by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 50 Pieces
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
A blend of three design motifs gives this pattern a distinctive feeling of richness tempered with informal simplicity. Introduced in 1948, the traditional fiddle-shaped outline has b...
Sterling Silver
$7,207 / set
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Marlborough by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 47 Pcs Dinner
By Reed & Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
Marlborough by Reed & Barton dinner size sterling silver flatware set, 47 pieces. This set includes: Eight dinner size knives, 9 5/8". Eight dinner size forks, 7 3/4". Eight salad f...
Sterling Silver
$7,950 / set
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Lady Claire by Stieff Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 66 pieces
By The Stieff Co. 1
Located in Big Bend, WI
Lady Claire by Stieff bright-cut Sterling Silver Flatware set - 66 pieces. This set includes: 12 Knives w/stainless Modern blades, 9" 12 Forks, 7 1/4" 12 Salad Forks, 6" 12 Teas...
Sterling Silver
$6,894 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
George & Martha by Westmorland Sterling Silver Flatware Set of 12 Service 62 Pcs
By Westmorland
Located in Big Bend, WI
George & Martha by Westmorland sterling silver flatware set of 62 pieces. This pattern has a Classic, timeless design! This set includes: 12 knives, 9 1/8". 12 forks, 7". 12 salad f...
Sterling Silver
$6,930 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Fleetwood by Manchester Sterling Silver Flatware Service 12 Set of 60 Pieces
By Manchester Silver Co. & S. S.
Located in Big Bend, WI
Fleetwood by Manchester sterling silver flatware set of 60 pieces. This set includes: 12 knives, 8 3/4". 12 forks, 7". 12 salad forks, 6". 12 teaspoons, 5 7/8". 12 cream soup spoons...
Sterling Silver
$16,500 / set
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William & Mary by Lunt Sterling Silver Flatware Set of 12 Service Huge
By Lunt Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Huge William & Mary by Lunt sterling silver flatware set of 140 Pieces. This set includes: 12 dinner size knives, 9 1/2". 12 dinner size forks, 7 5/8". 12 knives, 8 7/8". 12 forks, ...
Sterling Silver
$9,500 / set
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Rose by Kirk Sterling Silver Dinner Size Flatware Set for 12 Service 86 Pieces
By Kirk-Stieff
Located in Big Bend, WI
Beautiful Rose by Kirk sterling silver dinner size flatware set of 86 pieces. This set has the large dinner knives and forks and is wonderfully heavy. This set includes: 12 dinner s...
Sterling Silver
$4,759 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Foxhall by Watson Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service for 8 - 43 Pieces
By Watson Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Foxhall by Watson sterling silver flatware set, 43 pieces. This set includes: Eight knives, 9". Eight forks, 7 1/8". Eight salad forks, 6 1/4". Eight teaspoons, 5 7/8". Eight hollow...
Sterling Silver
$8,900 / set
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Debussy by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 66 Pieces
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
Debussy by Towle sterling silver Flatware set, 66 pieces. This set includes: 12 knives, 9" 12 forks, 7 1/2" 12 salad forks, 6 1/2" 12 teaspoons, 6" 12 place soup spoons, 6 5/8" 1 se...
Sterling Silver
$8,700 / set
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Debussy by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service, 67 Pieces
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
Beautiful Debussy by Towle sterling silver flatware set of 67 pieces. This set includes: 12 knives, 9". 12 forks, 7 1/2". 12 salad forks, 6 1/2". 12 teaspoons, 6". 12 butter spreade...
Sterling Silver
$6,040 / set
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El Grandee by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service Luncheon 48 Pieces
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
El Grandee by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set - 48 Pieces. This set includes: 8 KNIVES, 9", 8 FORKS, 7 1/2", 8 SALAD FORKS, 6 3/4", 8 TEASPOONS, 6", 8 PLACE SOUP SPOONS, 6 ...
Sterling Silver
$3,905 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Madeira by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 8 Set 32 Pieces
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
Madeira by Towle sterling silver flatware set - 32 pieces. This set includes: 8 knives, 9" 8 forks, 7 3/8" 8 salad forks, 6 1/2" 8 teaspoons, 5 7/8" Includes bonus brand new storag...
Sterling Silver
$6,311 / set
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Hampton Court by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 60 Pieces
By Reed & Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
Beautiful Hampton Court by Reed & Barton sterling silver Flatware set - 60 pieces. This set includes: 12 knives, 9 1/8" 12 forks, 7 1/2" 12 salad forks, 6 5/8" 12 teaspoons, 6" 12 p...
Sterling Silver
$6,197 / set
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Melrose by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 51 Pieces
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
Melrose by Gorham sterling silver flatware set - 51 pieces. This set includes: 8 knives, 8 7/8" 8 forks, 7 1/4" 8 salad forks, 6 5/8" 8 teaspoons, 6" 8 cocktail forks, 5 1/2" 8 demi...
Sterling Silver
$95,950 / set
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Chrysanthemum Tiffany Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 255 pcs Fitted Chest
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
Chrysanthemum (c1880) originally called Indian Chrysanthemum .Tiffany's luxurious Chrysanthemum silver was designed in 1880 by Charles Grosjean. With its flowing curves, swirling ve...
Sterling Silver
$9,850
H 18 in W 24 in D 24 in
A Fine Early 20th Century 152 Piece Austrian Flatware Set by Berndorf Alpacca
By Berndorfer Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine Early 20th Century 152 Piece Austrian Dinnerware Flatware Set by Berndorfer Metallwaaren-Fabrik, stamped 'Berndorf Alpacca', The Neoclassical Revival style set of Alpacca flat...
Alpaca, Wood
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
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
Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Service, 764 Pieces
By Gorham
Located in New Orleans, LA
This monumental American sterling silver flatware service by Gorham epitomizes the stately glamour of turn-of-the-century dining. A total of 705 pieces in the beloved Versailles patt...
Sterling Silver
$42,500 / set
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Hyperion by Whiting Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 193 pc Lg Vintage Chest
By Whiting Manufacturing Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
With its ornate swirling rococo motifs and blossoming flowers, Hyperion by Whiting is characteristic of the Victorian period. This rare early sumptuous American pattern was patented ...
Sterling Silver
$19,500 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Onslow by Tuttle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 134 Pcs Dinner
By Tuttle Silver Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
Onslow is finely crafted of heavier weight sterling silver. Impressive in the hand with dramatic pistol handles it is perfect for traditional to transitional tablescapes. This versat...
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.