$12,196 / set
H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Spanish Baroque by Reed and Barton Sterling Silver Dinner Flatware Service 8 Set
By Reed & Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
Reed & Barton’s Spanish Baroque is emblematic of the Baroque period with exquisite ornate detail, a
Sterling Silver
$16,964 / set
H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Spanish Baroque Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 64 Pc Dinner
By Reed & Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
individual plastic sleeves prior to shipping. Stunning! 100% satisfaction guaranteed! Reed & Barton
Sterling Silver
$16,077 / set
H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Spanish Baroque by Reed and Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service Dinner
By Reed & Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
Spanish Baroque by Reed & Barton sterling silver Dinner Size Flatware set, 67 pieces. Large and
Sterling Silver
$7,508 / set
H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Spanish Baroque by Reed and Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set 44 Pc New
By Reed & Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
Spanish Baroque by Reed & Barton sterling silver flatware set of 44 pieces. This set includes
Sterling Silver
$7,871 / set
H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Spanish Baroque by Reed and Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 47 Pc
By Reed & Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
Spanish Baroque by Reed & Barton sterling silver flatware set - 47 Pieces. This set includes
Sterling Silver
$6,197 / set
H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Spanish Baroque Gold by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 32 Pc
By Reed & Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
Spanish Baroque gold by Reed & Barton sterling silver flatware set - 32 pieces. This set is vermeil
Sterling Silver
$9,091 / set
H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Spanish Baroque by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Service 12 Set 52 Pcs
By Reed & Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
Spanish Baroque by Reed & Barton sterling silver flatware set 52 pieces. This set includes: 12
Sterling Silver
$4,172 / set
H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Spanish Baroque by Reed and Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service 32 Pcs
By Reed & Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
Spanish Baroque by Reed and Barton sterling silver flatware set, 32 pieces. This set includes
Sterling Silver
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H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Spanish Baroque by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 59 Pcs New
By Reed & Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
New, unused Spanish baroque by Reed & Barton sterling silver flatware set, 59 pieces. This set
Sterling Silver
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H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Spanish Baroque by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 56 Pieces
By Reed & Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
Spanish Baroque by Reed & Barton sterling silver flatware set of 56 pieces. This set includes: 12
Sterling Silver
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H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Spanish Baroque by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 26 Pcs
By Reed & Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
Spanish Baroque by Reed & Barton sterling silver flatware set, 26 pieces. Great starter set! This
Sterling Silver
Spanish Baroque by Reed and Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set 35 Pc New
By Reed & Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
Spanish baroque by Reed & Barton sterling silver flatware set of 35 pieces. This set includes
Sterling Silver
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H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Spanish Baroque by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service 45 Pcs
By Reed & Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
Spanish Baroque by Reed & Barton sterling silver flatware set, 45 pieces. This set includes
Sterling Silver
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Spanish Baroque by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver 8 Place Soups 6 3/4" Unused
By Reed & Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
Spanish Baroque by Reed & Barton sterling silver: eight place soup spoons, 6 3/4" Excellent new
Sterling Silver
$13,083 / set
H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Queen's Lace by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 82 Pcs Dinner
By International Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Dinner size Queen's Lace by International sterling silver flatware set of 82 pieces. This set includes: 12 dinner size knives, 9 1/2", 12 dinner size forks, 7 5/8", 12 salad fork...
Sterling Silver
$1,160Sale Price / set|27% Off
H 96 in W 36 in D 0.1 in
Chinoiserie Panel Hand Painted Wallpaper on Gold Metallic, Accept Custom Size
Located in Wuxi, 32
If you love the look of De Gournay wallpaper but not the price, this is for you. The colorways in this sections present our latest colorways, which can be applied to any designs and...
Gold Leaf
$10,101 / item
H 30.71 in W 29.14 in D 41.74 in
Saddle Old Brown Armchair in Genuine Vintage Brown Leather
Located in Paris, FR
Armchair saddle old brown with wooden structure in vintage brown leather with stirrups and handcrafted leather.
Leather, Wood
Chinoiserie Pagoda
By Renzo Mongiardino
Located in New York, NY
Chinoiserie pagoda. Very decorative Italian painted plaster and wood three-tiered pagoda alla Mongiardino emanating from marine inspired grotto base with four masks issuing water in...
Gesso, Shell, Wood
Vladimir Kagan Burl Wood Wall Unit Cabinet Sideboard
By Milo Baughman, Vladimir Kagan
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice Mid-Century Modern burl wood liquor cabinet bar, display cabinet or sideboard by V. Kagan. Measures: 8' Tall.
Gilded Peacock Sculpture in Porcelain and Crystal
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture gilded peacock handmade in precious porcelain one by one, feather by feather. Each feather is unique. Made with shiny porcelain, hand-painted with 24-karat gold and preciou...
Crystal, Gold Plate, Brass
$2,695
H 82 in W 36 in D 18.5 in
Henredon Georgian Walnut Drop Front Secretary Desk With Bookcase Hutch
By Henredon
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful Georgian or Queen Anne style bureau with drop front secretary desk and bookcase hutch top By Henredon USA, Circa 1980s Gorgeous figured walnut, with original bra...
Brass
English Chippendale Mahogany Four-Poster Bed, Circa 1770
Located in Charleston, SC
English Chippendale mahogany and deil four-poster bed with decorative bulbous, fluted and acanthus carved post, terminating on squared plinths with Marlboro feet. Bed is queen-size w...
Vintage Asian Chinoiserie Secretary Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The Vintage Asian Chinoiserie Secretary Desk blends American style with Eastern elegance, featuring intricate Chinoiserie detailing and exquisite craftsmanship. This versatile desk a...
Upholstery, Glass, Wood
Chinoiserie Display Cabinet, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
19th century chinoiserie display cabinet with glass shelves, two hidden drawers, and opening to two bottom doors.
Wood
$500Sale Price|20% Off
H 14 in W 10.75 in D 7.75 in
Vintage Chinese Jade & Quartz Bonsai Tree Sculpture
Located in Plainview, NY
A vintage Chinese Jade and Quartz bonsai tree. Delicately crafted, this bonsai tree boasts beautiful and colorful leaves and petals.The flowers are made on bendable wrapped wires and...
Jade, Quartz
Hand Carved, Louis XV Style Sofa Made By La Maison London
By La Maison London
Located in London, Park Royal
Louis XV style, hand-carved, curved back, freestanding, sofa. Hand finished in antique white and lightly distressed. Upholstered in a Lelievre, damask, fabric with deep filled, feath...
Hardwood
$3,750
H 87.8 in W 53.55 in D 0.08 in
Antique Suzani with Zoomorphic Design Elements, Bukhara Uzbekistan, Late 19th C
Located in Istanbul, TR
A suzani with muted colors and unusual design elements especially with mythical birds. It has some ware due to age and use but nothing to hurt the eye.
Silk
Unavailable|$152,000
H 53.15 in W 37.01 in D 21.66 in
Paul Evans for Paul Evans Studio Early and Rare Loop Cabinet in Copper
By Paul Evans
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Paul Evans for Paul Evans Studio, ‘Loop’ wall-mounted cabinet, welded copper with applied verdigris patina, steel, brass, painted wood, United States, circa 1968 Made around 1968, t...
Brass, Copper, Steel
Art Deco J.E. Caldwell Table Clock
By J.E. Caldwell & Co.
Located in New Orleans, LA
This luxurious and rare table clock is the essence of Art Deco style. Retailed at the renowned J. E. Caldwell & Co., this exceptional timepiece is comprised of a French clock mov...
Enamel
$976,800
H 15 in W 39 in D 34 in
Tiffany & Company, George Paulding Farnham, A Rare, Lavish Silver Centerpiece
By Paulding Farnham., Tiffany & Co.
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
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.