$9,500 / 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 flatware set - 119 pieces.
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 flatware set, 135 pieces.
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.
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 pieces.
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 set, 90 pieces, with tons of servers!
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.
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 Dominick and Haff Silver, Reed & Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
Pointed antique by Dominick & Haff / Reed & Barton sterling silver flatware set, 77 pieces.
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.
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, 32 pieces.
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 and Haff Silver, Reed & Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
Incredible dinner size pointed antique by Reed & Barton / Dominick & Haff sterling silver flatware set, 90 pieces with tons of servers!
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 Pot 9 x 10"- Creamer 5 1/4 x 4- Sugar 6 x 3 3/4"- Waste 6 1/2 x 5". All measurements ...
Sterling Silver
$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
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
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
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
Vintage Sterling Silver Cutlery Set for Twelve Persons
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, comprehensive vintage Elizabeth II English sterling silver straight Bright Cut Old English pattern canteen of cutlery for twelve persons; an addi...
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
$79,500 / 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
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
$8,500 / set
H 1 in W 10.5 in D 10.5 in
A Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Dinner Service 19th/20th Century Kings pattern....
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in Buchanan, MI
A Royal Crown Derby Porcelain/ironstone Assembled Dinner Service 19th/20th Century Kings pattern, in slight variations throughout, comprising: 12 dinner plates 11 luncheon plates 12 ...
Porcelain
$45,500 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Thread Edge by James Robinson Sterling Silver Flatware Dinner Service 191 Pieces
By James Robinson 1
Located in Big Bend, WI
James Robinson For 70 years, James Robinson has been selling exquisite handmade sterling silver flatware in Sheffield, England. Today, the silver is still made in the traditional wa...
Sterling Silver
$75,224 / 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
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
$239,350
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
$15,950 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Prelude by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set Dinner Service 145 Pieces
By International Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Huge and impressive prelude by International Sterling Silver flatware set - 145 pieces. This set includes: 12 dinner knives, 9 5/8" 12 dinner forks, 8" 12 luncheon knives, 9 1/4" 1...
Sterling Silver
$68,000Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 33.5 in W 38.25 in D 20.25 in
Louis XVI Sterling Silver Gilt Canteen In Louis XV Ormolu Kingwood Vitrine 105pc
By Cardeilhac, Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener
Located in Germantown, MD
French Louis XVI Style Crested Gilt-Silver Assembled Flat Table Service in a Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Kingwood Fitted Vitrine cabinet. Enjoy one the greatest combination of top ...
Sterling Silver, Ormolu
$27,000
H 27.5 in W 17.5 in D 20.5 in
19th Century Christofle Silvered Epergne Centerpiece with Baccarat Glass, France
By Baccarat, Christofle
Located in North Miami, FL
Late 19th century Christofle Rococo Revival silvered metal large decorative epergne centerpiece of reclining child with Baccarat cut crystal compote bowls, France By: Baccarat, Chri...
Crystal, Metal, Silver, Silver Plate, Bronze, Copper
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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