$15,511 / set
H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Pointed Antique Engraved Dominick & Haff Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set
By Dominick and Haff Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Beautiful pointed antique engraved by Dominick & Haff huge dinner & luncheon sterling silver
Sterling Silver
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H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Pointed Antique, R & B D & H Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 135 Pcs Dinner
By Dominick and Haff Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Dinner and Luncheon size pointed antique by Reed & Barton / Dominick & Haff sterling silver
Sterling Silver
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H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Pointed Antique by R&B/D&H Sterling Silver Flatware Dinner Set Service 65 Pcs
By Dominick and Haff Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Pointed antique by R&B/D&H dinner size sterling silver flatware set - 65 pieces. This set includes
Sterling Silver
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H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Pointed Antique by D&H / R&B Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service with R&B Stamp
By Dominick and Haff Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Pointed antique by D&H / R&B sterling silver flatware set, most with Reed & Barton back stamp, 51
Sterling Silver
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H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Pointed Antique by R&B D&H Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 90 Pcs Dinner
By Dominick & Haff, Reed & Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
Incredible dinner size pointed antique by Reed & Barton / Dominick & Haff sterling silver flatware
Sterling Silver
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H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Pointed Antique by Dominick and Haff Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 72 Pcs
By Dominick & Haff
Located in Big Bend, WI
Pointed Antique by Dominick and Haff sterling silver Flatware set, 72 pieces. This set includes
Sterling Silver
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H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Pointed Antique by Dominick and Haff Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 77 Pcs
By Reed & Barton, Dominick and Haff Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Pointed antique by Dominick & Haff / Reed & Barton sterling silver flatware set, 77 pieces. This
Sterling Silver
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H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Pointed Antique by R&B/D& H Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set Service 57 Pcs
By Dominick and Haff Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Pointed Antique by Dominick & Haff Sterling Silver flatware set, 57 pieces. This set includes
Sterling Silver
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H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Pointed Antique by R&B D&H Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service, 32 Pieces
By Dominick & Haff, Reed & Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
Heirloom quality pointed antique by Reed & Barton / Dominick & half sterling silver flatware set
Sterling Silver
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H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Pointed Antique by R&B D&H Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 90 Pcs Dinner
By Reed & Barton, Dominick and Haff Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Incredible dinner size pointed antique by Reed & Barton / Dominick & Haff sterling silver flatware
Sterling Silver
Reed & Barton Antique Pointed 87 Sterling Silver 5 Pc Tea/Coffee Set
Located in Surfside, FL
Reed & Barton Antique Pointed Sterling silver 5 pieces Tea/Coffee Set. Teapot 8 x 9 3/4"- Coffee
Sterling Silver
Highclere Castle Jewellery Box
By LINLEY London
Located in London, GB
Over the years, British design company Linley has developed expertise in creating scaled versions of famous architectural buildings including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the R...
Maple
$306,051 / set
H 75 in Dm 29 in
Monumental Pair of Louis XV Style Ormolu and Crystal Girandoles by Baccarat
By Baccarat
Located in London, GB
A magnificent pair of Louis XV style Ormolu and crystal girandoles Probably by Baccarat Constructed from finely cast and chased ormolu, the imposing floor candelabra—almost 2-me...
Crystal, Ormolu
Lenox "Castle Garden" Dinner Plates/Service for 12
By Lenox's Ceramic Art Company
Located in Malibu, CA
Classic Lenox china pattern “castle garden” from the 1970's in shades of pink, yellow, green on ivory background. This stunning pattern has since been discontinued by Lenox. Gold ba...
Porcelain
$8,900 / set
H 5 in W 7 in D 10 in
Complete English Porcelain Dinner Service For 12 People With Coffee/Tea Service
By Coalport Porcelain
Located in Tarry Town, NY
English Coalport Cobalt Ground Porcelain Dinner Service with tea and coffee service for Twelve / with tableware serving Pieces. 10 piece place setting Maker's mark undersigned .Each...
Gold
$976,800
H 15 in W 39 in D 34 in
Tiffany & Company, George Paulding Farnham, A Rare, Lavish Silver Centerpiece
By Tiffany & Co., Paulding Farnham.
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
Tiffany & Company and George Paulding Farnham, A rare, lavish and monumental sterling silver centerpiece with original mirrored-glass sterling silver plateau, circa 1900. Museum...
Sterling Silver
$187,500
H 102 in W 84.5 in D 22.5 in
Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet
Located in Houston, TX
Large-scale 19th century English display cabinet executed in the Chinoiserie tradition. Constructed in carved mahogany and conceived as a tripartite architectural façade, each glazed...
Glass, Mahogany
Fabergé Style Bejewelled and Enamelled Gold Egg by Asprey
By Asprey International Limited, Garrard & Co. Ltd.
Located in London, GB
This exceptional, 18 carat gold Easter egg was crafted by the famous London-based royal jewellers, Asprey & Co. The piece was then retailed by Garrard & Co, who once worked i...
Gold
Terrestrial Globe by W. & A.K. Johnston
By W. & A.K. Johnston
Located in New Orleans, LA
Measuring a monumental 30 inches in diameter, this impressive globe was crafted by the renowned firm W. & A.K. Johnston. Founded in 1825, the Johnston firm is considered the fore...
Brass
Extensive Augarten Porcelain Dinner, Coffee and Tea Service, circa 1935
Located in New York, NY
Special commission from the factory for the Brucknerstift St. Florian, a seminary located on the outskirts of Vienna. Blue crowned Bindenshield and Wien Mark, iron-red printed hash m...
Porcelain
Large George iv Silver Sideboard Dish, Made by Joseph Angell II, 1828
By Joseph Angell II
Located in London, GB
A large George IV silver sideboard dish, made by Joseph Angell II, 1828 English, early 19th century Diameter 75cm, depth 10cm This magnificent silver sideboard dish was made by ...
Sterling Silver
Gorham Sterling Silver Sixty-Two Piece Flatware Service
By Gorham
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Gorham Sterling Silver Sixty-Two Piece Flatware Service. Marked, Pat. 1895, Sterling. In the Chantilly pattern. A service for eight, comprising, eight dinner knives, eight Dinner fo...
Silver
$238,039
H 115.5 in W 62 in D 10 in
19th Century George III Style Carved Mirror after a design by Thomas Johnson
By Thomas Johnson, London 1
Located in London, GB
A George III style carved giltwood mirror After a design by Thomas Johnson Of grandiose proportions, the central oval glass plate built up in a concentric arrangement of mercury ...
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
$118,641 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Olympian by Tiffany and Co Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 252 Pc Dinner
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
The incredible multi-motif Olympian pattern, which was introduced by Tiffany & Co. in 1878, is the most elaborate and complex of all Tiffany flatware designs. Each piece of Olympian ...
Sterling Silver
$74,812 / set
H 10.63 in W 17.72 in D 10.24 in
Edwardian Silver Centrepiece Suite by Horace Woodward & Co. London
By Horace Woodward & Co. Ltd.
Located in London, GB
Edwardian silver centrepiece suite by Horace Woodward & Co. London English, 1905 Epergne: Height 27cm, width 45cm, depth 26cm Smaller comports: Height 13cm, diameter 14cm This ...
Silver
$1,110,026
H 83.86 in W 45.28 in D 83.86 in
A pair of Spanish-colonial Viceregal mother-of-pearl inlaid bureau-cabinets
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Viceroyalty of Peru, Lima, 18th century, circa 1720-1760 Each with a moulded giltwood cornice and on a foliate carved giltwood base, possibly later and English. The cabinets, with s...
Mother-of-Pearl, Teak
Expanding Jupe Dining Table by Johnstone and Jeanes
By Robert Jupe
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exceptionally rare circular expanding dining table was designed by Robert Jupe and crafted by the English cabinetmakers Johnstone & Jeanes, successors to Johnstone, Jupe &am...
Mahogany
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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