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Vintage150 Piece Canteen-12 Place Sterling Silver Cutlery Set by Carrs 2004
Located in London, GB
An Elizabeth II, 150 piece 12 Place Setting Sterling Silver Table-Service, by Carrs of Sheffield
Category
Early 2000s English Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 12.6 in W 21.26 in D 18.12 in
Baronial by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set of 8 Service 40 Pcs Place
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
and spoons are pierced. This set includes:
8 Place Knives, 9 1/8"
8 Place Forks, 7 3/8"
8 Salad
Category
Antique 1890s American Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Fairfax by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 98 Pieces Place Size
By Gorham
Located in Big Bend, WI
Forks, 7 3/8"
12 Place Size Salad Forks, 6 1/2"
12 Teaspoons, 5 7/8"
12 Cream Soup Spoons, 6 1/4"
12
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Buttercup by Gorham Sterling Silver 12 Service Flatware Set Place Size 113 Pcs
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
Monumental place size Buttercup by Gorham sterling silver flatware set - 113 pieces. This set
Category
Antique 1890s Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
161 Pc, “Lily” Whiting Sterling Silver Flatware Service 5 Place Setting for 18
By International Silver, Gorham Manufacturing Company, Frank M. Whiting & Company
Located in Atlanta, GA
Cellar Shell Spoons 3.375” (Sterling mark)
3 - Olive or Pickle Forks 6” (1 Whiting patent applied for
Category
20th Century American Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 15 in W 15 in D 15 in
Buttercup by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 12 Set 113 pcs Place Sz
By Gorham
Located in Big Bend, WI
place size Buttercup by Gorham sterling silver Flatware set - 113 pieces. This set includes:
12 Place
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Fairfax by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 42 Pcs Place Size
By Gorham
Located in Big Bend, WI
, molded lines and classic simplicity of the Sheraton style.
Place size Fairfax by Gorham sterling
Category
Mid-20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Fairfax by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service Place Size 60 Pcs New
By Gorham
Located in Big Bend, WI
, 7 3/8"
12 Place Salad Forks, 6 1/2"
12 Teaspoons, 5 3/4"
12 Place Soup Spoons, 6 3/4"
Includes
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Buttercup by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 12 Set 67 Pc Place Size
By Gorham
Located in Big Bend, WI
Buttercup by Gorham sterling silver Flatware set - 67 pieces. This set includes:
12 Place Size Knives, 9"
12
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Lady Sterling by Weidlich Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 72 Pieces Dinner
By Weidlich Bros. Mfg. Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
/8"
12 Teaspoons, 5 3/4"
12 Place Soup Spoons, 7 1/8"
1 Gravy Ladle, 7"
1 Serving Spoon, 8 1/4
Category
Vintage 1920s American Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Set of 6 Art Deco Silver Coffee Spoons With Tri-Colour Enamel, Elkington, 1936
By Elkington & Co.
Located in London, GB
Set of 6 Art Deco silver coffee spoons with tri-color Enamel, Elkington & Co. Birmingham 1936
The
Category
Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 3.75 in W 0.79 in D 0.2 in
Trifid by Crichton English Sterling Silver Flatware Set Dinner 154 pieces
By Crichton Co., Ltd
Located in Big Bend, WI
/2"
12 Salad Forks, 3-tine, 6 1/2"
12 Teaspoons, 5 3/4"
12 Place Soup/Dessert Spoons, 6 3/4"
10
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Eighteen Ten 1810 by International Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set 156
By International Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Teaspoons, 6"
18 Cream Soup Spoons, 6 1/8"
18 Place Soup Spoons, 7 1/2"
18 Hollow Handle Butter Spreaders, 5
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Flatware Set, Francis 1st Total 95 Pcs
By Reed & Barton
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A large set of Reed and Barton Sterling Silver Flatware service for 12 with double teaspoons, plus
Category
Mid-20th Century American Baroque Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Copley by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set 89 Pieces
By Reed & Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
Knives, 8 3/4"
12 Forks, 7 1/4"
12 Salad Forks, 6 1/4"
12 Teaspoons, 5 3/4"
12 Place Soup Spoons, 7 1/4
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Lines by Contempra House Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 66 pcs
By Contempra House
Located in Big Bend, WI
Place Soup Spoons, 7 1/4"
8 Hollow Handle Butter Spreaders, 6 1/2"
8 Cocktail Forks, 6 1/4"
8 Bouillon
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Fontainebleau by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 102 pcs Dinner
By Gorham
Located in Big Bend, WI
Teaspoons, 5 3/4"
12 Cocktail Forks, bright-cut, 6"
12 Large Dinner/Serving Spoons, 8 1/8"
8 Place Soup
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Angelique by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 18 Service
By International Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Monumental Angelique by International sterling silver flatware set for 18, 114 pieces. This set
Category
Vintage 1950s Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Art Deco Sterling Silver Three-Piece Christening Set
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George VI English sterling silver christening set in
Category
Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Trifid by Crichton English Sterling Silver Flatware Set Dinner 152 Pieces
By Crichton Co., Ltd
Located in Big Bend, WI
-tine, 6 1/2"
12 Teaspoons, 5 3/4" (2 have some damage)
11 Place Soup/Dessert Spoons, 6 3/4"
12
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Craftsman by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set For 12 Service 67 Pieces
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
1/2"
12 TEASPOONS, 6"
12 PLACE SOUP SPOONS, 7"
2 SERVING SPOONS, 8 1/2"
1 SUGAR SPOON, 6"
1 FLAT
Category
Vintage 1930s Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Craftsman by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 65 pieces
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
/8"
12 Salad Forks, 6 1/2"
12 Teaspoons, 6"
12 Place Soup Spoons, 7"
1 Gravy Ladle, 6 1/2"
2 Serving
Category
Vintage 1930s Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Dutch Silver Lettuce Place Setting by J.H. Eversbag & D. Van Outvoorst 1884/86
Located in Delft, NL
Dutch silver lettuce place setting by J.H. Eversbag & D. van Outvoorst 1884/86
Fork and spoon to
Category
Antique 19th Century Dutch Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
H 1.19 in W 10.24 in D 2.17 in
Empire Italy Sterling Silver Flatware Set 71 Pieces Dinner Size Italian
By Schiavon, Wallace Brothers
Located in Big Bend, WI
, 7"
10 Teaspoons, 5 3/4"
10 Place Soup/Dinner Spoons, 7 1/4"
8 Dessert Spoons, 6 3/4"
10 Iced Tea
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Donatello by Stancampiano Italy Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service Dinner
By Stancampiano
Located in Big Bend, WI
teaspoons, 5 7/8"
12 cocktail forks, 5"
12 pastry forks, 3-tine, 5 1/2"
12 dinner spoons, 7 3/4"
8 place
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pointed Antique Engraved Dominick & Haff Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set
By Dominick and Haff Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
place soup spoons, 7 1/4".
12 flat handle butter spreaders, 5 3/4".
12 gumbo soup spoons, 7".
Six
Category
Antique 1890s Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Quintessence by Lunt Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 63 pieces
By Lunt Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Forks, 7 1/2"
12 Salad Forks, 6 1/2"
12 Teaspoons, 6"
12 Place Soup Spoons, 6 3/4"
1 Serving Spoon, 8 5
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Radiant by Whiting Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 63 Pieces Total
By Whiting Manufacturing Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
Forks, 6 7/8"
12 Salad Forks, 6"
12 Teaspoons, 5 3/4"
12 Place Soup Spoons, 6 3/4"
1 Flat Handle
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Radiant by Whiting Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 53 pieces
By Whiting Manufacturing Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
Teaspoons, 5 3/4"
8 Place Soup Spoons, 6 3/4"
8 Large Dinner Spoons, 8"
1 Flat Handle Master Butter, 7"
1
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Malvern by Lunt Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 12 Set 81 pieces
By Lunt Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
3/4"
12 Forks, 7 3/8"
12 Salad Forks, 6 1/2"
12 Teaspoons, 5 3/4"
12 Place Soup Spoons, 6 7/8"
12
Category
Vintage 1970s Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Rare Pair of George I Britannia Silver .958 Fine Table Spoons, London 1719
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
silver which is greater than sterling silver which has a silver content of .925 parts pure silver.
The
Category
Antique Early 18th Century English George I Sterling Silver
Materials
Britannia Standard Silver
H 0.75 in W 7.75 in D 1.5 in
Hepplewhite by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 42 pcs Dinner
By Reed & Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
"
8 Salad Forks, 6"
8 Teaspoons, 5 3/4"
8 Place Soup Spoons, 7 1/8"
1 Cold Meat Fork, 7 5/8"
1 Sugar
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Arlington by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 50 Pieces Multi-Motif
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
"
16 Dinner Forks, 7 1/2"
8 Teaspoons, 6 1/8"
8 Place Soup Spoons, 7"
8 Dinner Spoon, 8 1/8"
1
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Craftsman by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 46 Pieces
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
/8"
8 Salad Forks, 6 1/2"
8 Teaspoons, 6"
8 Place Soup Spoons, 7"
1 Serving Spoon, 8 1/2"
1
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Andante by Gorham Sterling Silver Set for 12 Service 77 Pieces
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
/8"
12 Forks, 7 1/4"
12 Salad Forks, 6 3/4"
12 Teaspoons, 6"
12 Place Soup Spoons, 6 3/8"
12 Hollow
Category
Vintage 1960s Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Renaissance Scroll by Reed and Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set 46 pieces
By Reed & Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
Renaissance Scroll by Reed and Barton, circa 1969, Sterling Silver Flatware set - 46 pieces. This
Category
Vintage 1940s Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique English Sterling Silver Set of Cutlery / Flatware Fiddle Thread & Shell
By George Jackson & David Fullerton
Located in London, London
A boxed Single Maker, Singe Year set of Antique, Sterling Silver Fiddle, Thread & Shell Pattern
Category
Antique 1890s English Victorian Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 6.7 in W 17.72 in D 13.39 in
Rapallo by Lunt Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 12 Set 77 Pieces
By Lunt Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Forks, 7 3/8"
12 Salad Forks, 6 5/8"
12 Teaspoons, 6"
12 Place Soup Spoons, 6 3/4"
12 Hollow Handle
Category
Vintage 1960s Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Hepplewhite by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 169 Pc Dinner
By Reed & Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
/4"
12 Place Soup Spoons, 7 1/8"
12 Gumbo Soup Spoons, 7"
12 Flat Handle Butter Spreaders, 5 5/8
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Feather Edge by James Robinson Sterling Silver Flatware Dinner Service 87 pieces
By James Robinson 1
Located in Big Bend, WI
"
11 Teaspoons, 5 3/4"
12 Place Soup/Dessert Spoons, 7"
11 Hollow Handle Butter Spreaders, all-sterling
Category
20th Century English Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Williamsburg Shell by Stieff Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 84 pcs Dinner
By The Stieff Co. 1
Located in Big Bend, WI
Dinner Size Forks, 7 1/2"
12 Salad Forks, 6 1/2"
12 Teaspoons, 6"
12 Place Soup Spoons, 6 3/4"
12 Hollow
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Monte Napleone by Calegaro Buccellati Italy Sterling Silver Flatware Set 118 Pcs
By Calegaro
Located in Big Bend, WI
/8"
12 Place Soup Spoons, hollow handle all-sterling, 11 - 7 1/2", 1 - 7"
12 Large Round Soup
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Antique English Sterling Silver Canteen of Cutlery, Fiddle Thread & Shell
By George Jackson & David Fullerton
Located in London, London
A boxed single maker set of Antique Sterling Silver Fiddle, Thread & Shell Pattern Flatware
Category
Antique 1890s English Regency Revival Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 5.52 in W 17.72 in D 13.39 in
Raleigh by Alvin Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 76 pcs Beaded Dinner
By Alvin Silver Manufacturing Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
, 6 3/4"
12 Teaspoons, 5 3/4"
12 Place Soup Spoons, 7"
12 Gumbo Soup Spoons, 7"
1 Serving Spoon, 8 3/8
Category
Antique Early 1900s Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Provence by Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 87 pcs Luncheon
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
Forks, 6 7/8"
12 Salad Forks, 6 5/8"
12 Teaspoons, 6"
12 Place Soup Spoons, 7 1/8"
12 Flat Handle Butter
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Tulip by A. Michelsen Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 96 pieces Modern
By Anton Michelsen
Located in Big Bend, WI
"
12 Teaspoons, 6 1/4"
12 Place Soup Spoons, 7"
12 Hollow Handle Butter Spreaders, 7"
12 Grapefruit
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Golden La Strada by International Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set 60 pieces
By International Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
, 6 1/4"
12 Place Soup Spoons, 7"
Includes bonus brand new storage chest - styles vary.
Excellent
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Mazarin by Dominick & Haff Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 103 Pcs Dinner
By Dominick and Haff Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
"
12 Luncheon/Dessert Forks, 7"
12 Teaspoons, 6"
12 Place Soup Spoons, 7 1/8"
12 Flat Handle Butter
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Early Colonial by Lunt Sterling Silver Flatware Set For 6 Service 36 Pieces
By Lunt Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Knives, 9 1/8"
6 Forks, 7 5/8"
6 Salad Forks, 6 3/8"
6 Teaspoons, 6 1/8"
6 Place Soup Spoons, 7 1/4"
1
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Eloquence by Lunt Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 58 pieces New
By Lunt Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
3/8"
8 Teaspoons, 6"
8 Place Soup Spoons, 6 1/2"
8 Hollow Handle Butter Spreaders, 6 1/4"
8 Steak
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Orleans by Watson Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service Dinner Size Rare
By Watson Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Beautiful Orleans by Watson sterling silver flatware set of dinner size 56 pieces. This scarce
Category
Vintage 1910s Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Silver Thread by Hingelberg Danish Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 63 pcs
By Frantz Hingelberg
Located in Big Bend, WI
Teaspoons, 6 1/4"
12 Place Soup Spoons, 6 1/2"
1 Gravy Ladle, 7 1/2"
1 Serving Spoon, 8 3/8"
1 Cold Meat
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Georg Jensen Art Deco Mayan Sterling Silverware Service for 12
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
A complete Sterling silver Georg Jensen Mayan Pattern silverware service for twelve persons. The
Category
Vintage 1940s Danish Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mazarin by Dominick & Haff Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service, 119 Pieces
By Dominick and Haff Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
, 8 1/2".
12 regular forks, 7".
11 salad forks, 5 1/2".
12 teaspoons, 6".
12 place soup spoons, 7
Category
Antique 1890s Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Grande Renaissance Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 79 pcs
By Reed & Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
Grande Renaissance by Reed and Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set - 79 pieces. This set includes
Category
Vintage 1960s American Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Classic Bouquet by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 65 pieces
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
Place Size Forks, 7 1/2"
12 Salad Forks, 6 7/8"
12 Teaspoons, 6"
12 Place Soup Spoons, 6 5/8"
1 Gravy
Category
Vintage 1970s Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Dolly Madison by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set 58 pieces Dinner
By Gorham
Located in Big Bend, WI
Dinner Size Dolly Madison by Gorham circa 1929 Sterling Silver Flatware set - 58 pieces. This
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Golden Scroll by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 34 Pieces
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
Beautiful Golden Scroll by Gorham sterling silver flatware set of 34 pieces. This set includes
Category
Vintage 1970s Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Grape by Whiting Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 84 Pieces Early
By Whiting Manufacturing Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
teaspoons, 6"
8 demitasse spoons, 4"
6 place soup spoons, 7"
6 large dinner spoons, 8 1/2"
6 bouillon
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Palatina by Wallace Sterling Silver Flatware Service 10 Set 50 Pcs Dinner
By Wallace Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
Dinner Size Forks, 8 1/8"
10 Salad Forks, 7"
10 Teaspoons, 6"
10 Place Soup Spoons, 7".
Includes
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
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Sterling Place Spoons For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of sterling place spoons is available at 1stDibs. The range of distinct sterling place spoons — often made from metal, silver and sterling silver — can elevate any home. There are 1866 antique and vintage sterling place spoons for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 13 modern editions to choose from as well. There are all kinds of sterling place spoons available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. mid-century modern, Art Nouveau and Scandinavian Modern sterling place spoons are consistently popular styles. Many sterling place spoons are appealing in their simplicity, but Tiffany & Co., Gorham Manufacturing Company and Towle Silversmiths produced popular sterling place spoons that are worth a look.
How Much are Sterling Place Spoons?
Prices for sterling place spoons start at $65 and top out at $129,000 with the average selling for $5,960.
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.
Questions About Sterling Place Spoons
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021What a sterling spoon is worth is going to depend on condition as well as rarity, age, design quality and more. Sterling silver spoons can be sold for anywhere from $5 to $2,500. Find a collection of antique and vintage sterling spoons on 1stDibs today.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A sterling silver spoon is mostly fine silver, but not quite solid silver. Sterling silver is an alloyed form of silver, and is 92.5% fine silver and 7.5% copper. You can shop a collection of authentic sterling silver items from some of the worlds top dealers on 1stDibs.
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