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20th Century French Set of Twelve Gold-Plated Ice-cream Spoons
Located in Sofia, BG
Twelve long ice-cream spoons with nice small balls on the top.
Perfect condition.
France, circa
Category
Mid-20th Century French Serving Pieces
Materials
Metal
Number 10 Ten by Dominick and Haff Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 126 Pcs
By Dominick and Haff Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
, flowers in bowl, 9"
7 Chocolate spoons, gold-washed, 4 1/8"
8 Ice cream spoons, 5 1/2"
1 Jelly knife, 7 3
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Edwardian Period Continental Silver (.800) Parcel Gilt Ice Cream/Dessert Set
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian Period, Continental silver (.800), parcel gilt ice cream /dessert set, Germany, ca. 1910
Category
Vintage 1910s German Edwardian Serving Pieces
Materials
Gold, Sterling Silver
Number 10 Ten by Dominick & Haff Sterling Silver Flatware Set 126 Pieces
By Dominick and Haff Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
8 1/4".
One berry spoon, flowers in bowl 9".
Seven gold-washed chocolate spoons 4 1/8.
Eight ice
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Athene by Amston Vermeil Gold Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 171 pc Dinner
By Amston Silver Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
Monumental Dinner and Luncheon size Athene by Amston Gold Vermeil Sterling silver Flatware set for
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Fontaine by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set, Fitted Box, 125 Pieces
By International Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
".
12 teaspoons, 6".
12 bouillon soup spoons, 5 3/8".
12 demitasse spoons gold-washed, 4 1/8".
12 ice
Category
Vintage 1920s Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Charles II by Lunt Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 174 Pieces Dinner
By Lunt Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Spoons, 7 1/4"
12 Bouillon Spoons, 5 1/8"
12 Demitasse Spoons, gold-washed, 4 1/4"
12 Ice Cream Forks
Category
Vintage 1930s Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Iris & New Art by Durgin Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service Nouveau 167 Pieces
By Durgin Silver Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
ICE CREAM FORKS, GOLD-WASHED, 5 3/4"
1 SUGAR SPOON, GOLD-WASHED, 6 1/4"
1 BERRY SPOON, GOLD-WASHED
Category
Mid-20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Madame Royale by Durgin Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 148 Pieces
By Durgin Silver Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
/serving spoons, 8 1/4"
1 gravy ladle, 7 3/4"
2 sugar spoons, gold-washed, 6 1/8"
1 pickle fork, 2-tine, 5
Category
20th Century American Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Chrysanthemum by Durgin Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 126 Pieces
By Durgin Silver Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
"
12 Luncheon/dessert forks, 7"
12 Ice Cream forks, gold-washed, 5 3/4"
12 Teaspoons, 5 3/4"
12
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Wellington by Durgin Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 146 Pieces
By Durgin Silver Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
",
12 cream soup spoons, 5 5/8",
12 iced tea spoons, 8 1/4",
12 grapefruit spoons, gold-washed, 5 3/4
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique German Solid Silver Icecream Server & Spoons in Rococo Style - c.1900
Located in London, GB
We are delighted to offer this beautiful set of solid silver gilt German ice cream server/spoons
Category
Early 20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
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H 9.06 in Dm 2.49 in
Persian by Tiffany and Co Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 58 pieces
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
teaspoons, 6 1/8"
6 flat handle butter spreaders, 6"
6 cocktail forks, 6 3/8"
6 ice cream/sorbet spoons, 5 3
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
San Lorenzo by Tiffany and Co Sterling Silver Flatware 12 Set Service 221 Pcs
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
- 4 o'clock spoons, 5",
12 ice cream forks, gold-washed, 5 5/8",
12 ice cream forks, 5 1/8",
four
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
San Lorenzo by Tiffany and Co Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set 102 Pc Dinner
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
Spoons, 7 1/4"
12 Cocktail Forks, 6"
12 Bouillon Soup Spoons, 5 3/8"
12 Ice Cream Spoons, 5 5/8"
2
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Windham by Tiffany and Co Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set 186 Pcs Dinner
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
Soup Spoons, 6 3/4"
12 Flat Handle Butter Spreaders, 6"
12 Cocktail Forks, 6"
12 Iced Tea Spoons, 7
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
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
/2"
12 Demitasse Spoons, 4"
12 Grapefruit Spoons, 5 3/4"
12 Ice Cream Spoons, spade shape, 6"
12
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Imperial Chrysanthemum Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 416 Pc Chest
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
-tine, gold-washed, 5 3/4"
12 fish forks, 6 5/8"
12 ice cream forks, gold-washed, 4 3/4"
12 lobster
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Austrian 800 Alfred Pollack Silver Flatware Set Service Fitted Box 115 Pieces
By Roland Rainer Emil & Alfred Pollack
Located in Big Bend, WI
gold washed ice cream spoons, 5 5/8",
four gold washed salt spoons, 2 3/4",
one soup ladle, 14
Category
Antique 19th Century Tableware
Materials
Silver
Large Buccellati Rigato Pattern Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 12
By Buccellati
Located in Philadelphia, PA
(7", SF)
12 Teaspoons (6")
12 Soup Spoons (6 1/2")
12 Ice Cream Spoons (4 7/8")
12 French Knife Large
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Massive German 800 Silver Flatware Service Set Dinner Empire Style 168 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
, 8 1/2"
12 fish knives, all-silver, bright-cut, 9"
11 fish forks, bright-cut, 7 1/2"
12 ice cream
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Silver
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Covington Hammered by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 165 Pcs
By Gorham
Located in Big Bend, WI
Soup Spoons, 6 5/8"
12 Iced Tea Spoons, 7 3/8"
12 Demitasse Spoons, gold-washed, 4"
12 Ice Cream Forks
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Deco Vienna Austria 800 Silver Flatware Set Service 165 Pieces Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
spoons, 3 7/8"
10 ice cream shovels, gold-washed, 5 1/8"
10 sherbet spoons, gold-washed, 5 5/8"
10 large
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Silver
Cambridge by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 12 Set 310 Pieces
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
spoons, 5"
12 grapefruit spoons, 5 3/4"
12 coffee spoons, 5 3/8"
12 ice cream spoons, gold-washed, 5 1
Category
Early 20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Filet Coquille AKA Shell by Aucoc French 950 Silver Flatware Set Service
Located in Big Bend, WI
"
1 Ice Cream Serving Spoon w/light vermeil, 9 1/2"
1 Berry Spoon, shell bowl, 8 1/2"
1 Pea Spoon
Category
Antique 1850s French Tableware
Materials
Silver
Moresque by Wendt Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 10 Service 82 Pieces Rare
By John Wendt
Located in Big Bend, WI
, 7"
10 teaspoons, 6"
10 place soup spoons, 7"
10 dinner spoons, 8 3/4"
8 ice cream spoons, gold
Category
Antique 19th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Keller - 198pc Antique French Sterling Silver & Vermeil Flatware Set + Chest
By Gustave Keller Freres
Located in Wilmington, DE
. 33 grams
12 Tea / Coffee Spoons in Vermeil 12.80 cm. 23 grams
12 Ice Cream Spoons in Vermeil 14.20 cm
Category
Antique 1890s French Gothic Revival Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver
Indian by Whiting Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 66 Pieces Dinner Early
By Whiting Manufacturing Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
spoons, 8 1/4"
6 ice cream forks, 5 5/8"
6 coffee spoons, gold-washed, 4 1/2"
1 gravy ladle, 7 1/4"
1
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Chesterfield by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service 117 Pcs B Monogram
By Gorham
Located in Big Bend, WI
soup spoons, 5"
8 grapefruit spoons, gold-washed, 5 3/4"
8 ice cream forks, gold-washed, 5 1/2"
8
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Baronial Old by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service, 144 Pieces
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
ice cream spoons, gold-washed, 5".
Five citrus spoons, gold-washed, 5 3/4".
Nine dessert forks, 5 3
Category
Antique 1890s American Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Weymouth by Gorham Sterling Silver Dinner Flatware Set for 8 Service 100 Pieces
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
"
8 Demitasse spoons, 4"
8 Chocolate spoons, 4 1/2"
8 Gumbo soup spoons, 7 5/8"
8 Ice Cream forks
Category
Mid-20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Colonial by Tiffany Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 184 Pcs Fitted Chest
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
, 4 5/8"
12 ice cream spoons, gold-washed, 5 1/4"
4 serving spoons, 8 1/2"
2 pierced serving spoons
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Imperial Queen by Whiting Sterling Silver Flatware 12 Set Service 189 Pcs Dinner
By Whiting Manufacturing Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
, large, 8 1/8"
12 grapefruit spoons, 5 3/8"
12 ice cream spoons, 5 1/4"
12 serving spoons/european-style
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Jarosinski Austrian 800 Silver Flatware Set Service 211 Pieces with Bow & Ribbon
Located in Big Bend, WI
all-silver, gold-washed, 8 1/2"
2 Serving Forks, 2-tine, 7 3/4"
1 Ice Cream Server, hollow handle
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Silver
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Angelo by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 75 pcs Dinner
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
Teaspoons, 6 3/8"
6 Coffee Spoons, 5 1/4"
5 Serving Spoons, 8 7/8"
1 Ice Cream Hatchet, 11 5/8"
1 Oyster
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Saint James by Tiffany & Co Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Dinner 83 Pieces
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
spoons, gold-washed, 5 1/2"
8 ice cream forks, fluted, gold-washed, 5 1/2"
8 large gumbo soup spoons, 7 3
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
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
Forks, 6"
12 Demitasse Spoons, gold-washed, 4 1/4"
12 Terrapin Forks, 5 3/4"
12 Large Dinner Spoons
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
La Splendide by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set 123 Pc Dinner
By Reed & Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
buffet fork, hand pierced, 9 1/4"
1 sugar spoon, 6 1/8"
1 fish server gold-washed, pierced, 10 7/8"
1 ice
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Old French by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 102 Pcs Dinner
By Gorham
Located in Big Bend, WI
7/8"
12 Cream Soup Spoons, 6 3/8"
12 Flat Handle Butter Spreaders, 5 3/4"
12 Iced Tea Spoons, 7 1
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
King George by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 85 Pcs Dinner
By Gorham
Located in Big Bend, WI
, gold-washed, 4 1/4"
8 fish knives, flat handle all-sterling, 8"
8 ice cream forks, gold-washed, 4 3/4
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Bird by Wendt Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 72 pieces Audubon
By John Wendt
Located in Big Bend, WI
Spoons/Serving spoons, 8 1/2"
8 Ice Cream Spoons, gold-washed, 6"
8 4 O'clock Spoons
1 Gravy Ladle, 7"
1
Category
Antique 19th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Austrian 800 Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service Massive 146 Pieces, Beautiful
Located in Big Bend, WI
shovel shaped ice cream forks, 5 3/8"
•1 ice tong, 6"
•1 salt spoon master shovel shape, 3 5/8"
•11 gold
Category
Antique 19th Century Tableware
Materials
Silver
H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Louis XV by Whiting Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 70 Pieces
By Whiting Manufacturing Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
demitasse spoons, 3 7/8"
8 coffee spoons, 5 3/8"
8 ice cream spoons, 5 1/8"
1 gravy ladle, 7 1/8"
1
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Wolfers - 256pc. 835 Silver Belgium Flatware Set, 23 Serving Pieces + Cabinet
By Wolfers Frères
Located in Wilmington, DE
Coffee Spoons 11.20 cm. 18 grams
12 Ice Cream Spoons 13.20 cm. 28 grams
21 Cake Forks 14.00 cm
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Belgian Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Persian by Tiffany Sterling Silver Flatware Set of Service 92 Pieces
By Tiffany & Co., Edward C. Moore
Located in Big Bend, WI
Serving spoons, 8 1/2"
1 Salad set, gold-washed, 9 5/8"
1 Pea spoon, gold-washed, 8 1/2"
1 Ice cream
Category
Antique 1870s American Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Chrysanthemum by Durgin Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 300 Pieces Massive
By Durgin-Gorham 1
Located in Big Bend, WI
grapefruit spoons, 5 7/8".
12 gumbo soup spoons, 5 7/8".
One gold-washed ice cream slice, 11 1/2".
One meat
Category
Antique 1890s American Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Antique Victorian Solid Silver Gilt 6 Teaspoons Vine Design Charles Boyton, 1883
Located in London, GB
spoon is gilt with a rich gold tone which not only fabulously accents its surrounding wares but protects
Category
Antique 19th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
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H 5.32 in Dm 1.19 in
Old Colonial by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for Eight Service 100 Pieces
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
, 5 7/8"
Eight strawberry forks, 5"
Eight ice cream forks, pierced, 5 1/4"
Eight chocolate spoons
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Puiforcat (Hermes) - 169pc. French 950 Sterling Silver Flatware Set (Noailles)
By Puiforcat
Located in Wilmington, DE
Fish , 18.00 cm. , 62 grams;
11 Ice Cream Spoons, 13.70 cm., 35 grams;
12 Cake Forks, 13.40 cm., 34
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Portsmouth by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 144 pcs Dinner
By Gorham
Located in Big Bend, WI
Spreaders, 5 3/4"
12 Cocktail Forks, 5 1/2"
12 Demitasse Spoons, 4 1/4"
12 Gumbo Soup Spoons, 6 3/4"
12 Ice
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Cluny by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Service Massive Set with Vintage Chest
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
servers, brite-cut blade, 11 1/2"
1 ice cream slice, 10 3/4"
1 soup ladle, brite-cut, gold-washed, 12 1/4
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Florentine by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Service with Provenance 426 Pieces
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
demitasse spoons, gold-washed, 4 1/4"
12 gumbo soup spoons, 6 7/8"
12 iced tea spoons, 8 1/4"
12 bouillon
Category
Early 20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Norman Plain by Shreve Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 267 Pieces Dinner
By Shreve & Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
"
15 Flat Handle Butter Spreaders, 6 1/8"
15 Ice Cream Forks, 5"
12 Bouillon Soup Spoons, 4 7/8"
12
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Savary - 277pc. Antique French Sterling Silver Flatware Set, 26 Serving Pieces.
By Savary Paris 1
Located in Wilmington, DE
cm. 65 grams
18 Oyster Forks 12.50 cm. 33 grams
18 Cake Forks 14.40 cm. 29 grams
17 Ice Cream Spoons
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Noailles by Puiforcat French 950 Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 231 Pieces
By Jean Puiforcat
Located in Big Bend, WI
soup ladle, 10",
one berry/strawberry spoon, 8 3/4",
one ice cream server, 9 5/8",
one small ice
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Puiforcat (Hermes) - 170pc. French Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Flatware Set
By Odiot
Located in Wilmington, DE
Luncheon / Dessert Spoons 18.70 cm. 55 grams
18 Dessert Knives - Sterling Silver Blades 20.20 cm. 52 grams
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Paris by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 76 pieces Cherubs
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
Bouillon Soup Spoons, 5 3/8"
8 Ice Cream Forks, gold-washed, 5 3/8"
1 Gravy Ladle, 7"
2 Serving Spoons, 8 1
Category
Antique 1890s American Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Henin Freres - 9 Antique French 950 Sterling Silver Flatware Serving Pieces
By Henin et Cie 1
Located in Wilmington, DE
. The use of the finest materials, including sterling silver and gold, further enhances the luxurious
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Bonnescoeur - 178pc. Antique French 950 Sterling Silver Flatware Set + Cabinet
By Edmond Bonnescoeur
Located in Wilmington, DE
Forks 14.20 cm. 33 grams
12 Ice Cream Spoons 13.30 cm. 30 grams
12 Oyster Forks 12.80 cm. 27
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Sterling Silver
Materials
Vermeil, Sterling Silver
San Lorenzo, Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Flatware Set 340 Pcs in Fitted Chest
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
ice cream forks, original, gold-washed, 5 5/8"
12 pastry forks, 6"
12 terrapin forks, 5 1/8"
9
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
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Silver And Gold Ice Cream Spoons For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of silver and gold ice cream spoons is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique silver and gold ice cream spoons was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, silver and sterling silver. Silver and gold ice cream spoons have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Silver and gold ice cream spoons bearing Neoclassical or Empire hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Silver and gold ice cream spoons have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Tiffany & Co., Emile Puiforcat and Tetard Freres are consistently popular.
How Much are Silver And Gold Ice Cream Spoons?
Prices for silver and gold ice cream spoons can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, silver and gold ice cream spoons begin at $89 and can go as high as $1,739, while the average can fetch as much as $783.
Finding the Right tableware for You
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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