Prelude by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 24 Pieces
By International Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Prelude by International sterling silver flatware set service 24 Pieces Slender and graceful
Sterling Silver
Prelude by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 50 Pieces
By International Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Prelude by International sterling silver flatware set. This set includes: Eight knives, 9 1/4
Sterling Silver
Prelude by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service 40 pieces
By International Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
sterling silver Flatware set, 40 pieces. This set includes: 8 Knives, 9 1/4" 8 Forks, 7 1/4" 8 Salad Forks
Sterling Silver
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
Sterling Silver
Prelude by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 32 Pieces
By International Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Prelude by international sterling silver flatware set, 32 pieces. This set includes: eight knives
Sterling Silver
Prelude by International Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set of 30 Pieces
By International Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Prelude by International sterling silver flatware set of 30 pieces. This set includes: Six knives
Sterling Silver
Prelude by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 18 Service 142-Pc Huge
By International Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Huge service for 18 in the pattern Prelude by International sterling silver flatware set of 142
Sterling Silver
Prelude by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 48 Pcs
By International Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Prelude by international sterling silver flatware set 48 pieces. This set includes: 12 knives, 9 1
Sterling Silver
Prelude by International Sterling Silver Flatware Service For 12 Set 60 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
meal. Heirloom quality "Prelude" by International Sterling Silver flatware set - 60 pieces. This set
Sterling Silver
Prelude by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 82 Pcs Dinner
By International Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Dinner size prelude by International Sterling silver flatware set, 82 pieces. This set includes
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Prelude by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set For 8 Service 45 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
meal. PRELUDE BY INTERNATIONAL sterling silver Flatware set, 45 pieces. This set includes: 8 Knives
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Prelude by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 76 Pc Dinner
By International Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Impressive Prelude by International sterling silver Flatware set - 76 pieces. This set includes
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Prelude by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 114 pieces
By International Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Prelude by International sterling silver flatware set, 114 pieces. This set includes: 12 knives
Sterling Silver
Prelude Gold by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service Vermeil 48 Pc
By International Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Prelude Gold by International sterling silver flatware set of 48 pieces. This set is vermeil
Sterling Silver
Northern Lights International Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 121 Pc Dinner
By International Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
: Monumental Dinner and Luncheon Size glossy finish Northern Lights by International sterling silver post-war
Sterling Silver
Northern Lights International Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 43 Pc Dinner
By International Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Dinner size matte finish Northern lights by International sterling silver post-war Scandinavian
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H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Prelude by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 45 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
meal. Prelude by International sterling silver flatware set of 45 pieces. This set includes
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Prelude by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service 40 Pieces
By International Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Prelude by international sterling silver flatware set, 40 pieces. This set includes: eight knives
Sterling Silver
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H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Prelude by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set For 8 Service 80 Pieces
By International Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
meal. PRELUDE BY INTERNATIONAL sterling silver Flatware set, 80 pieces. This set includes: 8 Knives
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H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Prelude by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 80 Pieces
By International Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
meal. Prelude by International sterling silver flatware set of 80 pieces. This set includes: Eight
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H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Prelude by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 40 Pieces
By International Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Prelude by International sterling silver flatware set of 40 pieces. This set includes: Eight knives
Sterling Silver
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H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Prelude by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 24 Pieces
By International Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
meal. Prelude by international sterling silver 24 peices of flatware set. This set includes: Six
Sterling Silver
Prelude Sterling Silver Flatware Set, Patented in 1939 by International
Located in Surfside, FL
PRELUDE sterling silver flatware set, patented in 1939 by International. 5 place setting for 12
Sterling Silver
$1,920Sale Price / set|50% Off
Vintage Limoges Porcelain Dinnerware Set - 80 Pieces
By Limoges
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This exquisite vintage dinnerware set, likely crafted in fine Limoges porcelain, features delicate floral patterns and gold accents. Each piece is signed “France,” a hallmark of its ...
Porcelain
$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
Chantilly Sterling Silver Flatware by Gorham, Service for Twelve
By Henry Birks
Located in Bronx, NY
This vintage stylish sterling silver service for twelve is designed in the Chantilly pattern, by Gorham. The signature is found in a groove on the back of each handle & dates the...
Sterling Silver, Stainless Steel
Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Tableware Dinner Service, Denmark 1961
By Royal Copenhagen
Located in Delft, NL
Royal Copenhagen porcelain tableware dinner service, Denmark 1961 A Royal Copenhagen porcelain dinner service with pattern number 595, the floral golden basket Flowers in the ce...
Porcelain
$2,377 / set
H 7.29 in W 1.38 in D 0.99 in
19th Century French Silver Vermeil Flatware Dessert Set for Six, 18 Pieces
Located in Madrid, ES
This charming 19th century French 18-piece cased dessert silverware / flatware set, with its unique, slightly grotesque satyr mask motif and warm vermeil gold tone, carries an intere...
Vermeil, Silver
$5,827 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Queen's Lace by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 51 Pieces
By International Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Lovely QUEENS LACE BY INTERNATIONAL sterling silver Flatware set - 51 Pieces. This set includes: 12 KNIVES, 9 1/8" 12 FORKS, 7 1/4" 12 SALAD FORKS, 6 1/2" 12 TEASPOONS, 6" 1 SERVING...
Sterling Silver
$39,628 / set
H 14.96 in W 21.25 in D 16.14 in
Koch Bergfeld Silver 800 Cutlery Baroque Design 264-Pieces Bremen Germany 1900
By Koch & Bergfeld
Located in Vienna, AT
Silver 264-piece flatware (cutlery set) for 18 persons, Made by Koch & Bergfeld, Germany / Bremen, circa 1900 Gorgeous German cutlery set / flatware / dinnerware consisting of 2...
Silver
$95,950 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
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
$347,200
H 68 in W 55 in
A Magnificent Pair of French Royal Paintings "Aurora and Diana" "Night and Day"
Located in Queens, NY
Jacques-Francois Delyen (1684-1761), Court Painter of King Louis XV. A Magnificent Pair of Palatial "French Royal" Allegorical Paintings "Aurora and Diana" "Night and Day" A truly ...
Oil
Large English Porcelain Dinner Service, Minton, circa 1845
Located in New York, NY
With a soft turquoise ground, painted with a fine spray of flowers, with gilt scroll and dash borders. Comprising pair of covered tureens and stands, pair of vegetable tureens, well ...
Porcelain
Fabergé Silver Flatware Service
By Fabergé
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exceptional 77-piece complete service by Fabergé is a rare treasure from the world-renowned firm. Enclosed in its original oak chest, the exquisite service remains complete and ...
Silver
$36,000
H 10 in Dm 13.75 in
Dinner Service, 86 Piece, Flow Blue and White, Classic Onion Meissen Pattern
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Montreal, Quebec
86 piece dinner service with the marking: "Original ZWIEBELMUSTER, Czechoslovakia", in the Classic Blue Onion, Meissen Pattern, comprising: 24 dinner plates, 9.5" diameter 12...
Porcelain
"Old Paris” Porcelain Dinner Service, 19th Century, France
By Old Paris
Located in Delft, NL
“Old Paris” porcelain dinner service 188 pieces tableware (200 parts) 19th century French porcelain. Beautiful white porcelain with blue and gold painted border and in the c...
Porcelain
$6,275 / set
H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Angelique by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service, 55 Pieces
By International Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Stunning Angelique by International sterling silver flatware set, 55 pieces. This set includes: Eight knives, 9 1/4". Eight forks, 7 1/4". Eight salad forks, 6 5/8". Eight teaspoons...
Sterling Silver
$85,000 / set
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
$5,975 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Trousseau by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 45 Pieces
By International Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Trousseau by International Sterling silver flatware set - 45 pieces. This set includes: 8 knives, 9 1/8" 8 forks, 7 1/4" 8 salad forks, 6 1/2" 8 teaspoons, 6" 8 cream soup spoons, ...
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.