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Charles II Antique English Silver Tankard
Charles II Antique English Silver Tankard

Charles II Antique English Silver Tankard

Located in New York, NY

London, 1680, maker's mark WH. A large Charles II tankard engraved with the arms of Drew.

Category

Antique 1680s English Charles II Sterling Silver

Solid Silver Tankard Lisbon Portugal 1920
Solid Silver Tankard Lisbon Portugal 1920

Solid Silver Tankard Lisbon Portugal 1920

Located in London, GB

A magnificent solid silver lidded tankard with wonderful detailing of mythical sea creatures.

Category

Vintage 1920s Portuguese Aesthetic Movement Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Ivory and Silver Tankard
Ivory and Silver Tankard

Ivory and Silver Tankard

Located in New York, NY

A rare ivory tankard with silver trim fittings made in London.

Category

Antique 19th Century English Decorative Objects

Materials

Silver

Exceptional Charles II Style Sterling Silver Tankard
Exceptional Charles II Style Sterling Silver Tankard

Exceptional Charles II Style Sterling Silver Tankard

By Richard Comyns

Located in New York, NY

An exceptional quality, hand-hammered 20th century copy of a Charles II, 17th century lidded tankard. Great gift item or presentation piece Made by Richard Comyns, London, 1956.

Category

20th Century English Charles II Barware

Materials

Sterling Silver

19th Century European Baroque Style Silver Tankard
19th Century European Baroque Style Silver Tankard

19th Century European Baroque Style Silver Tankard

Located in Essex, MA

An elaborate, sculptural European silver repoussé covered tankard, the interior washed with gold.

Category

Antique 19th Century European Barware

Materials

Silver

Extra Large Leather and Sterling Silver Tankard
Extra Large Leather and Sterling Silver Tankard

Extra Large Leather and Sterling Silver Tankard

Located in New York, NY

Extra large leather tankard with sterling silver fittings, hallmarked Chester, 1926.

Category

Early 20th Century English Barware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Georgian Sterling Silver Tankard London, 1742
Antique Georgian Sterling Silver Tankard London, 1742

Antique Georgian Sterling Silver Tankard London, 1742

By Samuel Wood

Located in London, GB

Magnificent Georgian 18th century lidded tankard of baluster form, with girdle and applied S-scroll handle with foliate thumb piece attached to a high domed cover. Weight 954 grams.

Category

Antique 1740s British George II Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Sterling silver tankard by Bigelow, Kennard & Co.
Sterling silver tankard by Bigelow, Kennard & Co.

Sterling silver tankard by Bigelow, Kennard & Co.

Located in London, GB

A magnificent and unique, Sterling silver flagon of maritime interest, the main body of ‘barrel’ form, the front and sides with applied naval motifs, and seashells with a handle of ...

Category

Early 20th Century American Barware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Hammered Silver Tankard By H G Murphy Dated 1934 Assayed In London
Hammered Silver Tankard By H G Murphy Dated 1934 Assayed In London

Hammered Silver Tankard By H G Murphy Dated 1934 Assayed In London

Located in London, GB

Hammered Silver Tankard By H G Murphy Dated 1934 Assayed In London This hammered silver mug is typical of the very unusual style of the above maker, especially the striated ear shape...

Category

Vintage 1930s English Arts and Crafts Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

George II Antique Sterling Silver Tankard and Cover Fuller White
George II Antique Sterling Silver Tankard and Cover Fuller White

George II Antique Sterling Silver Tankard and Cover Fuller White

Located in 53-64 Chancery Lane, London

A beautiful tapered cylindrical tankard and cover with domed hinged lid and scroll handle. The tankard has a lower applied wire to the body for highlights and an elegant lower skirt ...

Category

Antique 1750s British Barware

Antique George I Sterling Silver Tankard & Cover London 1715 Humphrey Payne
Antique George I Sterling Silver Tankard & Cover London 1715 Humphrey Payne

Antique George I Sterling Silver Tankard & Cover London 1715 Humphrey Payne

Located in 53-64 Chancery Lane, London

A splendid early Georgian domed lid cylindrical tankard with a stylish lower mid sectioned girdle for decoration. The handle is scroll in design and there is an ornate thumb piece at...

Category

Antique 1710s British Barware

Sterling Britannia Silver Queen Anne Tankard London 1707
Sterling Britannia Silver Queen Anne Tankard London 1707

Sterling Britannia Silver Queen Anne Tankard London 1707

By John Fawdery

Located in London, GB

A magnificent antique Queen Anne Britannia Standard silver Tankard with a flat topped hinged lid. Of tapering cylindrical form with spreading footing an S scroll handle.

Category

Antique 18th Century British Queen Anne Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Sterling Silver Champagne Tankards with Glass Bottoms, 1939
Sterling Silver Champagne Tankards with Glass Bottoms, 1939

Sterling Silver Champagne Tankards with Glass Bottoms, 1939

Located in London, GB

A set of six unusual and perfectly proportioned Sterling silver Champagne tankards, each of approximately half-pint capacity, with a tapered body and swept handle, each tankard with ...

Category

Vintage 1930s British Other Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

18th Century Antique George III Sterling Silver Lidded Tankard Lond 1787 T Laver
18th Century Antique George III Sterling Silver Lidded Tankard Lond 1787 T Laver

18th Century Antique George III Sterling Silver Lidded Tankard Lond 1787 T Laver

By Thomas L. Mott

Located in 53-64 Chancery Lane, London

A stunning quality straight sided tapering form silver tankard decorated with three bands of reeding which alternates plain formed silver for decorative contrast to the body.

Category

Antique 1780s British George III More Dining and Entertaining

Materials

Sterling Silver

Georg Jensen Tankard by Oscar Gundlach-Pedersen, no. 566 Very Rare
Georg Jensen Tankard by Oscar Gundlach-Pedersen, no. 566 Very Rare

Georg Jensen Tankard by Oscar Gundlach-Pedersen, no. 566 Very Rare

By Oscar Gundlach-Pedersen

Located in San Francisco, CA

Rare Georg Jensen Lidded sterling silver tankard with shell-topped handle. Beautiful hand-hammering visible.

Category

Early 20th Century Danish Barware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Silver Pint Tankard
Antique Silver Pint Tankard

Antique Silver Pint Tankard

By Walter Brind

Located in London, GB

A very good quality Georgian baluster silver 'pint' tankard with decorative handle and thumb piece with gilded interior and engraved crest.

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

Massive and Heavy Sterling Silver 'Lion' Tankards
Massive and Heavy Sterling Silver 'Lion' Tankards

Massive and Heavy Sterling Silver 'Lion' Tankards

By Lambert Coventry ST London 1

Located in London, GB

The bodies of each tankard with slightly tapered sides and a spread foot and heavy scrolled handles with substantial silver hinges.

Category

Vintage 1910s British William and Mary Barware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Late 19th Century Austrian/Hungarian Silver Lidded Tankard
Late 19th Century Austrian/Hungarian Silver Lidded Tankard

Late 19th Century Austrian/Hungarian Silver Lidded Tankard

Located in Umberleigh, Devon

A late 19th century, Austrian/Hungarian, cut-glass and silver lidded tankard. Marked on the lid and hinge with the number 13, which stands for 812.5 parts silver.

Category

Antique 1890s Austrian Glass

Materials

Silver

1878 Reed & Barton Aesthetic Period Silver Plate Tankard
1878 Reed & Barton Aesthetic Period Silver Plate Tankard

1878 Reed & Barton Aesthetic Period Silver Plate Tankard

By Reed & Barton

Located in Raleigh, NC

19th century silver plate ceramic lined Tankard from 1878. Crafted during the Aesthetics period, it is hand chased with a tropical paradise scene.

Category

Antique 1870s North American Aesthetic Movement Barware

Materials

Silver Plate

Silverplate Tankard
Silverplate Tankard

Silverplate Tankard

Located in Southampton, NY

Beautiful Tankard, Silverplate, Incredible pattern. France 1880

Category

Antique 19th Century French Sheffield and Silverplate

Materials

Silver Plate

Bohemian Spa glass tankard, silver mounts, d. 1860.
Bohemian Spa glass tankard, silver mounts, d. 1860.

Bohemian Spa glass tankard, silver mounts, d. 1860.

By Bohemia

Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire

A Bohemian ruby flashed Spa glass tankard, with silver mounts, dated 1860. The large tankard engraved with panels of various buildings in German Spa towns, alternating with roundels.

Category

Antique 1860s German Victorian Glass

Materials

Glass

James I Antique Silver Gilt Serpentine Tankard
James I Antique Silver Gilt Serpentine Tankard

James I Antique Silver Gilt Serpentine Tankard

Located in New York, NY

For as Ellenor Alcorn, in the catalog of the English silver at the Boston MFA, points out: "Ancient architectural fragments or pieces of sculpture, excavated during the Renaissance, ...

Category

Antique 17th Century English Sterling Silver

Solid Silver Sterling Georgian Lidded Tankard London 1795 Bateman
Solid Silver Sterling Georgian Lidded Tankard London 1795 Bateman

Solid Silver Sterling Georgian Lidded Tankard London 1795 Bateman

By Peter and Ann Bateman

Located in London, GB

A magnificent Solid sterling silver George III tankard by quality Silversmiths Peter and Ann Bateman, son and daughter-in- law of Hester, who carried on the business after her death.

Category

Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

19th Century Silver Plated Quart Lidded Tankard, circa 1870
19th Century Silver Plated Quart Lidded Tankard, circa 1870

19th Century Silver Plated Quart Lidded Tankard, circa 1870

Located in London, GB

Bacchanalian silver plated quart lidded tankard. Embossed with cherubs, birds, ram's heads, griffins and grape and vine leaves in high relief.

Category

Antique 1870s French Rococo Revival Sheffield and Silverplate

Materials

Silver Plate

George III Sterling Silver Lidded Tankard, London 1786, Hester Bateman
George III Sterling Silver Lidded Tankard, London 1786, Hester Bateman

George III Sterling Silver Lidded Tankard, London 1786, Hester Bateman

Located in 53-64 Chancery Lane, London

A highly collectable tapered cylindrical tankard sitting on a plain skirt foot with open-work chair back thumb piece to the domed hinged lid. The tankard has a beautiful contemporary...

Category

Antique 1780s Great Britain (UK) Sterling Silver

Charles II Antique Sterling Silver Lidded Tankard Maker Rm Conjoined
Charles II Antique Sterling Silver Lidded Tankard Maker Rm Conjoined

Charles II Antique Sterling Silver Lidded Tankard Maker Rm Conjoined

Located in 53-64 Chancery Lane, London

A very rare example of a highly collectable 17th century tankard. The tankard is cylindrical in design with upper and lower bands of reed engraving for decoration on the body. The ce...

Category

Antique 1670s Great Britain (UK) Sterling Silver

Antique George 111 Silver Quart Tankard Dated 1779 Jasper Kelly London
Antique George 111 Silver Quart Tankard Dated 1779 Jasper Kelly London

Antique George 111 Silver Quart Tankard Dated 1779 Jasper Kelly London

Located in London, GB

Antique George 111 Silver Quart Tankard Dated 1779 Jasper Kelly London Heavy quality bellied tankard, weighing 21.5 troy ounces

Category

Antique 1770s English George III Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique George 111 Silver Pint Tankard Dated 1780 John Sidaway London
Antique George 111 Silver Pint Tankard Dated 1780 John Sidaway London

Antique George 111 Silver Pint Tankard Dated 1780 John Sidaway London

Located in London, GB

Antique George 111 Silver Pint Tankard Dated 1780 John Sidaway London Nice heavy quality period bellied tankard.

Category

Antique 1780s English George III Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Arts & Crafts Liberty & Co Silver Child's Tankard Dated 1923 Birmingham
Antique Arts & Crafts Liberty & Co Silver Child's Tankard Dated 1923 Birmingham

Antique Arts & Crafts Liberty & Co Silver Child's Tankard Dated 1923 Birmingham

By Liberty & Co.

Located in London, GB

Antique Arts & Crafts Liberty & Co Silver Child's Tankard Dated 1923 Birmingham Beautifully crafted with hand hammering with a leaf type garland around the top of the tankard.

Category

Vintage 1920s English Arts and Crafts Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Polychrome Delft Tankard
Polychrome Delft Tankard

Polychrome Delft Tankard

Located in Encinitas, CA

Rare Polychrome delft tankard.

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Dutch Pitchers

Materials

Ceramic

Victorian Novelty Silver Arts & Crafts Style Vessel Tankard Pin Cushion, 1893
Victorian Novelty Silver Arts & Crafts Style Vessel Tankard Pin Cushion, 1893

Victorian Novelty Silver Arts & Crafts Style Vessel Tankard Pin Cushion, 1893

By Cornelius Desormeaux Saunders and James Francis Hollings Shepherd

Located in Sittingbourne, Kent

A very unusual Victorian novelty silver Pin cushion made in the form of an Arts & Crafts style vessel or tankard standing on four feet, velvet covered cushions on five sides.

Category

Antique 1890s English Victorian Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

Scandinavian peg tankard
Scandinavian peg tankard

Scandinavian peg tankard

Located in Derbyshire, GB

Drinking vessel in wood. Scandinavia.

Category

Antique 19th Century Swedish Pitchers

Materials

Wood

Chinese Export Mamdarin pattern tankard
Chinese Export Mamdarin pattern tankard

Chinese Export Mamdarin pattern tankard

Located in Tacoma, WA

A fine barrel form 18th century Chinese Export Mandarin pattern tankard with silver shaped handle in exquisite enamelling and detail

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Barware

Faience Tankard with Bird

Faience Tankard with Bird

Located in Great Barrington, MA

Hanoverian tankard dated 1803 with polychrome cartouche with perching bird, surrounded by sponged manganese decoration. Blue banding at top and bottom. Pewter base and hinged lid. An...

Category

Antique Early 18th Century German Baroque Delft and Faience

Materials

Pewter

Erik Gronborg Tankard c.1970
Erik Gronborg Tankard c.1970

Erik Gronborg Tankard c.1970

By Erik Gronborg

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Luster glaze tankard with reclining nude by Erik Gronborg c.1970. Deaccession Number 77.257 from Museum of Contemporary Art, Palm Beach Florida Formerly from the Lannan Foundation.

Category

Vintage 1970s American Ceramics

18th Century German Faience Tankard
18th Century German Faience Tankard

18th Century German Faience Tankard

By Augustus John

Located in New York, NY

An 18th century German blue and manganese Faience tankard decorated with a crowned basket of flowers with pewter cover marked on the underside  "Aug. John" Dresden, circa 1740.

Category

Antique 1740s German Rococo Pitchers

Materials

Faience

Large Victorian American Brilliant Cut Glass Tankard
Large Victorian American Brilliant Cut Glass Tankard

Large Victorian American Brilliant Cut Glass Tankard

Located in Newport, NH

Description: Large Victorian era American brilliant cut tankard with fancy cut designs and an applied handle. Age: circa 1837-1901 Size: Approximately 14 + 1/8 inches tall by 7...

Category

Antique 1890s American Victorian Glass

Materials

Cut Glass

English Delftware Pottery Tankard, Probably Brislington
English Delftware Pottery Tankard, Probably Brislington

English Delftware Pottery Tankard, Probably Brislington

Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE

Antique late 17th century period English delftware tankard decorated in chinoiserie style in cobalt blue and manganese. The decoration of the figure, the rocks and trees is very well...

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Pitchers

First Period Worcester Porcelain Tankard
First Period Worcester Porcelain Tankard

First Period Worcester Porcelain Tankard

By Royal Worcester

Located in New York, NY

A rare and fine First period Worcester porcelain blue and white tankard painted in the "Long Eliza" pattern with cracked ice background, crescent mark

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Norwegian Florally Decorated Ceremonial Lion Tankard
Norwegian Florally Decorated Ceremonial Lion Tankard

Norwegian Florally Decorated Ceremonial Lion Tankard

Located in London, GB

Solid Hand Carved and Turned Burr Birchwood With Exceptional Carved Floral and Foliate Motifs to the Body Lion Carved Details to the Lid, Finial and Feet Branded with the Initials...

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Norwegian Barware

A Pair of German Green Glass Tankards
A Pair of German Green Glass Tankards

A Pair of German Green Glass Tankards

Located in New York, NY

Of cylindrical form with a frieze of concentric lines and a scrolled fluted handle.

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Glass

Materials

Glass

Hapsburg Empire (Portuguese) Pewter-Mounted Faience Tankard
Hapsburg Empire (Portuguese) Pewter-Mounted Faience Tankard

Hapsburg Empire (Portuguese) Pewter-Mounted Faience Tankard

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Hapsburg Empire (Portuguese) Pewter-Mounted Pottery Tankard. Faience tankard or stein with pewter mounts and lid, the green body decorated with applied pottery sprigs of Christian i...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Portuguese Baroque Ceramics

Swedish Pewter Tankard with "1878 PP" mark.
Swedish Pewter Tankard with "1878 PP" mark.

Swedish Pewter Tankard with "1878 PP" mark.

Located in Washington Depot, CT

19th C. Swedish Pewter tankard with "1878 PP" mark.

Category

Antique 19th Century Swedish Pitchers

Materials

Pewter

C.1790 Pair Of Chinese Export Tankards
C.1790 Pair Of Chinese Export Tankards

C.1790 Pair Of Chinese Export Tankards

Located in Atlanta, GA

C.1790 Pair Of Chinese Export Tankards An Atlanta Resource For Fine Antiques We Have A Very Large Inventory On Our Website To Visit Go To Www.Parcmonceau.Com

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Porcelain

Rare 18th Century Norwegian Burl Wood Tankard
Rare 18th Century Norwegian Burl Wood Tankard

Rare 18th Century Norwegian Burl Wood Tankard

Located in San Francisco, CA

A rare 17th / 18th century Norwegian burl-wood tankard with carved handle, hinged lid, heraldic lion and footed base. Overall with excellent wear and surface patina. Dimensions: ...

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Norwegian Barware

Materials

Burl

Early 18th Century Norwegian Burr Birchwood Peg Tankard
Early 18th Century Norwegian Burr Birchwood Peg Tankard

Early 18th Century Norwegian Burr Birchwood Peg Tankard

Located in Sutton Coldfield, GB

Norwegian Ceremonial ‘Lion’ Peg Tankards: These tankards were made of silver as well as finely figured wood and the earliest date to the 17th century.

Category

Antique Early 18th Century Norwegian Pitchers

Materials

Birch

Antique Mortlake London Stoneware Tankard, Early 19th Century
Antique Mortlake London Stoneware Tankard, Early 19th Century

Antique Mortlake London Stoneware Tankard, Early 19th Century

Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE

A fine Mortlake London tankard with an original white metal band at the rim. The tankard has a central panel of the "Punch Party" with various other sprigs of two riders,hounds chas...

Category

Antique 19th Century English Pottery

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware, Pottery, Stoneware

Underglaze painted blue Lord Rodney commemorative pottery tankard...
Underglaze painted blue Lord Rodney commemorative pottery tankard...

Underglaze painted blue Lord Rodney commemorative pottery tankard...

Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE

Underglaze painted blue Lord Rodney commemorative pottery tankard also named and dated 1781. A rare tankard decorated in underglaze blue. This rare piece is decorated with a naiv...

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Pottery

Fine and Important Carved Ceremonial Peg Tankard
Fine and Important Carved Ceremonial Peg Tankard

Fine and Important Carved Ceremonial Peg Tankard

Located in London, GB

With Comprehensive Trailing Foliate and Floral Decoration Raised on Carved Melon Feet Solid Specimen Burr Birchwood Norwegian, Telemark Region, c1760 Literature: Comparative...

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Barware

Antique Delft Pottery Tankard Dutch 18th century period
Antique Delft Pottery Tankard Dutch 18th century period

Antique Delft Pottery Tankard Dutch 18th century period

Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE

Antique Delft pottery tin glaze tankard decorated vibrantly in blue with a bird and foliage decoration. Mid 18th century Holland.

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Dutch Pitchers

Mochaware Pottery Tankard Earth-worm Pattern
Mochaware Pottery Tankard Earth-worm Pattern

Mochaware Pottery Tankard Earth-worm Pattern

Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE

A good example of a mochaware tavern tankard decorated on the blue ground with the "earth-worm" pattern.

Category

Antique 19th Century English More Dining and Entertaining

English Creamware Pottery Tankard with Inscription Rodney for Ever
English Creamware Pottery Tankard with Inscription Rodney for Ever

English Creamware Pottery Tankard with Inscription Rodney for Ever

Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE

English creamware pottery tankard with flowers and foliage enameled decoration and inscribed "Rodney for ever".

Category

Antique Late 18th Century English Barware

Nelson Commemorative pottery tankard in underglaze blue and white.
Nelson Commemorative pottery tankard in underglaze blue and white.

Nelson Commemorative pottery tankard in underglaze blue and white.

Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE

Antique Stafforfshire pottery underglaze blue and white transfer decorated tankard commemorating, Nelson, HMS Victory,Nelson's Victories and decorations.

Category

Antique 19th Century English Pottery

Imari Decorated Tankard, Bow Porcelain Factory, circa 1753
Imari Decorated Tankard, Bow Porcelain Factory, circa 1753

Imari Decorated Tankard, Bow Porcelain Factory, circa 1753

By Bow Porcelain

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

One and-a-half pint mug of baluster form with flared base and large strap-handle with heart-shaped terminal. Painted after the Imari with an oriental garden. Prov: Taylor Collecti...

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century English Chinoiserie Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

English Pewter Tankard 1/2 Liter Stein Farmiloe
English Pewter Tankard 1/2 Liter Stein Farmiloe

English Pewter Tankard 1/2 Liter Stein Farmiloe

Located in Newberry, SC

Comment:

Nice patina and weight makes this one a great addition to your collection!

Origin:

England

Date:

1930

Category

Vintage 1930s English Tableware

Materials

Pewter

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Silver Tankards For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of silver tankards is available at 1stDibs. The range of distinct silver tankards — often made from metal, silver and sterling silver — can elevate any home. Silver tankards have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Georgian, Victorian and Baroque silver tankards are consistently popular styles. Many silver tankards are appealing in their simplicity, but Bow Porcelain, Elkington & Co. and Arval Argenti Valenza produced popular silver tankards that are worth a look.

How Much are Silver Tankards?

Silver tankards can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $3,228, while the lowest priced sells for $53 and the highest can go for as much as $95,000.

Finding the Right Serveware, Ceramics, Silver And Glass for You

Your dining room table is a place where stories are shared and personalities shine — why not treat yourself and your guests to the finest antique and vintage glass, silver, ceramics and serveware for your meals?

Just like the people who sit around your table, your serveware has its own stories and will help you create new memories with your friends and loved ones. From ceramic pottery to glass vases, set your table with serving pieces that add even more personality, color and texture to your dining experience.

Invite serveware from around the world to join your table settings. For special occasions, dress up your plates with a striking Imari charger from 19th-century Japan or incorporate Richard Ginori’s Italian porcelain plates into your dining experience. Celebrate the English ritual of afternoon tea with a Japanese tea set and an antique Victorian kettle. No matter how big or small your dining area is, there is room for the stories of many cultures and varied histories, and there are plenty of ways to add pizzazz to your meals.

Add different textures and colors to your table with dinner plates and pitchers of ceramic and silver or a porcelain lidded tureen, a serving dish with side handles that is often used for soups. Although porcelain and ceramic are both made in a kiln, porcelain is made with more refined clay and is more durable than ceramic because it is denser. The latter is ideal for statement pieces — your tall mid-century modern ceramic vase is a guaranteed conversation starter. And while your earthenware or stoneware is maybe better suited to everyday lunches as opposed to the fine bone china you’ve reserved for a holiday meal, handcrafted studio pottery coffee mugs can still be a rich expression of your personal style.

“My motto is ‘Have fun with it,’” says author and celebrated hostess Stephanie Booth Shafran. “It’s yin and yang, high and low, Crate & Barrel with Christofle silver. I like to mix it up — sometimes in the dining room, sometimes on the kitchen banquette, sometimes in the loggia. It transports your guests and makes them feel more comfortable and relaxed.”

Introduce elegance at supper with silver, such as a platter from celebrated Massachusetts silversmith manufacturer Reed and Barton or a regal copper-finish flatware set designed by International Silver Company, another New England company that was incorporated in Meriden, Connecticut, in 1898. By then, Meriden had already earned the nickname “Silver City” for its position as a major hub of silver manufacturing.

At the bar, try a vintage wine cooler to keep bottles cool before serving or an Art Deco decanter and whiskey set for after-dinner drinks — there are many possibilities and no wrong answers for tableware, barware and serveware. Explore an expansive collection of antique and vintage glass, ceramics, silver and serveware today on 1stDibs.

Questions About Silver Tankards
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    There are a few different stories around why tankards have glass bottoms. One is that it’s to let the drinker better inspect their drink and its clarity. Another is that it allowed them to see whether a bar fight was about to happen, even when they were sipping. Browse a range of antique and contemporary tankards on 1stDibs.