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Antique Sheffield Reproduction Silver Plated Serving Tray with Grapes & Leaves
Antique Sheffield Reproduction Silver Plated Serving Tray with Grapes & Leaves

Antique Sheffield Reproduction Silver Plated Serving Tray with Grapes & Leaves

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

The tray is clearly signed "Sheffield Reproduction" on the back with a stylized tankard hallmark.

Category

Early 20th Century English Victorian Sheffield and Silverplate

Materials

Silver Plate

Petite English Pewter Barroom Half Gill Measuring Cup
Petite English Pewter Barroom Half Gill Measuring Cup

Petite English Pewter Barroom Half Gill Measuring Cup

Located in Sheffield, MA

The antique pewter cup in the style of a baluster tankard has imprinted twice on the rim "Half Gill."

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Georgian Barware

Materials

Pewter

Chinese Export Famille Rose Porcelain Mug
Chinese Export Famille Rose Porcelain Mug

Chinese Export Famille Rose Porcelain Mug

Located in London, by appointment only

A Chinese export famille rose tankard having a straw weave replacement handle and decorated with rocks and flowers of bold design.

Category

Antique 1750s Chinese Chinese Export Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century French Art Nouveau Stoneware Cider Pitcher with Satyr Handle
19th Century French Art Nouveau Stoneware Cider Pitcher with Satyr Handle

19th Century French Art Nouveau Stoneware Cider Pitcher with Satyr Handle

Located in Haarlem, NL

What I do know is that I liked this high tankard straightaway when I spotted this on an antiques fair here in the Netherlands because of its pretty colours, elegant high shape and be...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Pitchers

Materials

Stoneware

Italian Brass Barware
Italian Brass Barware

Italian Brass Barware

Located in Hanover, MA

A stylish set of brass Italian bar ware including four tankards with applied crest, shaker, pitcher and revolving stand with cork screw, bottle opener, double shot measure and spoon.

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Barware

Materials

Brass

Antique Lidded Continental Enamel Painted Milk Glass (Milchglas) Beer Stein
Antique Lidded Continental Enamel Painted Milk Glass (Milchglas) Beer Stein

Antique Lidded Continental Enamel Painted Milk Glass (Milchglas) Beer Stein

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Simply a wonderful early Milchglas lidded tankard or stein! Date: Late 18th or Early 19th Century Overall Condition: It is in overall good, as-pictured, used estate condition with ...

Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Biedermeier Glass

Materials

Enamel

Chinese Export Silver Mug
Chinese Export Silver Mug

Chinese Export Silver Mug

By Leeching

Located in London, GB

Leeching was one of the most important retailers in Canton after the 1st Opium War, and some of the finest mugs and tankards were supplied by the firm. Often the only mark on Leechin...

Category

Antique 1870s Chinese Chinese Export Metalwork

Materials

Silver

Large Impressive Antique Water Pitcher
Large Impressive Antique Water Pitcher

Large Impressive Antique Water Pitcher

Located in Sheffield, MA

The jug in the shape of a tankard was once silver-plated but is now highly tarnished but adding to it, greater overall character and interest.

Category

Antique 19th Century American Victorian Pitchers

Materials

Metal

Antique Silver Plated Water or Lemonade Tipping Pot Set with Glass and Stand
Antique Silver Plated Water or Lemonade Tipping Pot Set with Glass and Stand

Antique Silver Plated Water or Lemonade Tipping Pot Set with Glass and Stand

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

The stand is clearly hallmarked "Toronto Silver Plate Co." on the underside of the platform, and the goblet is hallmarked with a tankard.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century North American High Victorian Sheffield and Si...

Materials

Metal

19th Century Pair of Polish/German Stoneware Figures
19th Century Pair of Polish/German Stoneware Figures

19th Century Pair of Polish/German Stoneware Figures

Located in Dallas, TX

Pitchers, mugs, and tankards were the most commonly produced works.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Polish High Victorian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Pottery

Antique Tiffany Victorian Georgian Sterling Silver Tankard
Antique Tiffany Victorian Georgian Sterling Silver Tankard

Antique Tiffany Victorian Georgian Sterling Silver Tankard

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in New York, NY

Victorian Georgian sterling silver tankard. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1884.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Barware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Horse Race Tankard with German Imperial Association
Antique Horse Race Tankard with German Imperial Association

Antique Horse Race Tankard with German Imperial Association

Located in New York, NY

Equestrian-themed silver tankard with German imperial association, ca 1875.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Victorian Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

Peter & Ann Bateman English Georgian Sterling Silver Tankard, 1794
Peter & Ann Bateman English Georgian Sterling Silver Tankard, 1794

Peter & Ann Bateman English Georgian Sterling Silver Tankard, 1794

By Peter and Ann Bateman

Located in New York, NY

George III sterling silver tankard. Made by Peter & Ann Bateman in London in 1794.

Category

Antique 1790s British Georgian Barware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Rare Tiffany Victorian Classical Repousse Sterling Silver Tankard Pitcher
Rare Tiffany Victorian Classical Repousse Sterling Silver Tankard Pitcher

Rare Tiffany Victorian Classical Repousse Sterling Silver Tankard Pitcher

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in New York, NY

Rare Victorian Classical sterling silver tankard pitcher. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1875.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Pitchers

Materials

Sterling Silver

Georgian Silver Tankard
Georgian Silver Tankard

Georgian Silver Tankard

Unavailable|$3,532

Georgian Silver Tankard

Located in Palermo, IT

A George II English silver tankard with cover tapering cylindrical, on molded foot, the plain body with applied border, plain scroll handle.

Category

Antique 1740s English George II Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

AUSTRIAN FAIENCE TANKARD

AUSTRIAN FAIENCE TANKARD

Unavailable|$2,900

AUSTRIAN FAIENCE TANKARD

Located in San Francisco, CA

fitted with a pewter lid and decorated with a proverb (translated “I love the tankard in general, when it is always full with beer”) in a central cartouche surrounded by a purple spo...

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Austrian Delft and Faience

Materials

Pewter

Stafford Frog Tankard
Stafford Frog Tankard

Stafford Frog Tankard

Unavailable|$440

Stafford Frog Tankard

Located in Leeds, GB

Tankard of waisted cylindrical form with relief moulded naively decorated figures.

Category

Antique 19th Century English Ceramics

Burr Birch Peg Tankard
Burr Birch Peg Tankard

Burr Birch Peg Tankard

Unavailable|$2,661

Burr Birch Peg Tankard

Located in London, GB

Ceremonial peg tankards of silver and wood have been used since the 17th century.

Category

Antique 1750s Norwegian More Dining and Entertaining

George III Silver Tankard
George III Silver Tankard

George III Silver Tankard

Unavailable|$4,600

George III Silver Tankard

Located in Vancouver, BC

A fine quality and exceptionally heavy George III silver tankard by Henry Nutting (or possibly Hannah Northcote), hallmarked London, 1801.

Category

Antique Early 1800s English Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Scandinavian Silver Tankard, 1650
Scandinavian Silver Tankard, 1650

Scandinavian Silver Tankard, 1650

Located in GB

A Scandinavian silver tankard, Norwegian or Danish, maker’s mark only I intersecting S, perhaps Johan Schluter of Bergen, circa 1650 on three pomegranate feet, chased with scroll fol...

Category

Antique 17th Century Scandinavian Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

English Victorian Silver Plate Tankard
English Victorian Silver Plate Tankard

English Victorian Silver Plate Tankard

Located in Southampton, NY

English Victorian silver plate tankard with decorative engraved belted cartouche having the initials Q H.

Category

Antique 1860s English Victorian Sheffield and Silverplate

Materials

Copper, Silver Plate

George III Sterling Silver Tankard
George III Sterling Silver Tankard

George III Sterling Silver Tankard

Located in Vancouver, BC

George III sterling silver tankard by Samuel Godbehere & Edward Wigan, London, 1791.

Category

Antique 1790s English Sterling Silver

Edwardian Silver Tankard, London, 1902
Edwardian Silver Tankard, London, 1902

Edwardian Silver Tankard, London, 1902

By Henry Stratford Ltd. 1

Located in Umberleigh, Devon

A heavy English Edwardian silver tankard in the Georgian style. Hallmarked London 1902 and marked 'H.S' for the maker Henry Stratford, 92 Hardwood Street, Sheffield.

Category

Antique Early 1900s European Edwardian Barware

Materials

Silver

Sheffield England Classic Engraved Pewter Tankard
Sheffield England Classic Engraved Pewter Tankard

Sheffield England Classic Engraved Pewter Tankard

By Sheffield Silver Co.

Located in Cookeville, TN

This Sheffield tankard is accented by a scrolling handle on the side.

Category

Vintage 1980s English Art Deco Barware

Materials

Pewter

Oomersee Mawji Antique Indian Silver Tankard
Oomersee Mawji Antique Indian Silver Tankard

Oomersee Mawji Antique Indian Silver Tankard

By Oomersee Mawjee

Located in London, GB

A very good Kutch silver tankard with a well modelled snake scroll handle.

Category

Antique 1880s Indian Raj Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

Chinese Export blue and white tankard
Chinese Export blue and white tankard

Chinese Export blue and white tankard

Located in New York, NY

A very good quality Chinese export blue and white tankard Ca 1800

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Porcelain

A Rare Signed Adams Jasper Tankard
A Rare Signed Adams Jasper Tankard

A Rare Signed Adams Jasper Tankard

By Ansel Adams

Located in New York, NY

A rare signed Adams powder blue and white jasper tankard decorated with classical figures

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Barware

Materials

Porcelain

Antique English Sterling Silver Lidded Tankard
Antique English Sterling Silver Lidded Tankard

Antique English Sterling Silver Lidded Tankard

By William Cripps

Located in London, GB

A large Geo III silver baluster tankard with applied girdle scroll handle, open chair back thumb piece and domed cover.

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century English Barware

French Majolica Harvest Tankard, circa 1900
French Majolica Harvest Tankard, circa 1900

French Majolica Harvest Tankard, circa 1900

Located in Umberleigh, Devon

A lovely French Majolica harvest tankard. It has a barrel shaped body with branch handle which has strawberries winding around and leading onto the main body which has wheat sheath d...

Category

Antique Early 1900s European Ceramics

George I Antique English Silver Tankard

George I Antique English Silver Tankard

By Richard Bayley

Located in New York, NY

Cylindrical with molded foot and midband, “S” shaped handle and domed cover, engraved on front with mirror cipher RSM above a later coat of arms, engraved under base with scratch wei...

Category

Antique 1720s English George I Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

Silver Gilt Renaissance Tankard, German, circa 1600
Silver Gilt Renaissance Tankard, German, circa 1600

Silver Gilt Renaissance Tankard, German, circa 1600

Located in GB

A silver gilt Renaissance tankard, German, unmarked circa 1600, original fire gilding, the small size of the tankard suggests it was made for a lady, it stands at 16 cm in height to ...

Category

Antique 16th Century German Renaissance Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

Large Tankard, Worcester, circa 1770, Later Decorated
Large Tankard, Worcester, circa 1770, Later Decorated

Large Tankard, Worcester, circa 1770, Later Decorated

By 1st Period Worcester Dr. Wall

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

A fine, large 18th century tankard, redecorated in the 19th century with a scene of hare coursing.

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century English Neoclassical Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Rare Copper and Monel Tankard, circa 1895
Rare Copper and Monel Tankard, circa 1895

Rare Copper and Monel Tankard, circa 1895

By Alois Aufrichtig

Located in Ambler, PA

Very rare copper and monel tankard Signed Alois Aufrichtig (Austrian) circa 1895 Alois Aufrichtig died in 1912, St.

Category

Antique 1890s Austrian More Dining and Entertaining

Materials

Copper

TWO  FRENCH POLYCHROMED FAIENCE POTTERY FIGURAL TANKARDS
TWO  FRENCH POLYCHROMED FAIENCE POTTERY FIGURAL TANKARDS

TWO FRENCH POLYCHROMED FAIENCE POTTERY FIGURAL TANKARDS

Located in San Francisco, CA

Each capacious tankard of figural form with open cap; one, a TWO MIRTHFUL FRENCH POLYCHROMED FAIENCE FIGURAL TANKARDS WITH STRAP HANDLES. standing, laughing woman adorned with a cros...

Category

Antique 19th Century French Figurative Sculptures

18th Century Silver Tankard William Caldecott, 1765
18th Century Silver Tankard William Caldecott, 1765

18th Century Silver Tankard William Caldecott, 1765

By William Caldecott

Located in Brighton, GB

Silver tankard by William Caldecott The relief depicts a very detailed hunting scene including pointer dogs and men with guns in woodland.

Category

Antique Late 18th Century English George II Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

Tankard with Famille Rose Decoration, Bow C5145
Tankard with Famille Rose Decoration, Bow C5145

Tankard with Famille Rose Decoration, Bow C5145

By Bow Porcelain

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

Baluster-shaped tankard, decorated with a pattern taken form the Chinese, in the famille rose-verte palette.

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century English Chinoiserie Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Victorian Half Pint Silver Tankard, London 1864
Victorian Half Pint Silver Tankard, London 1864

Victorian Half Pint Silver Tankard, London 1864

By Mappin Brothers

Located in Umberleigh, Devon

A lovely English Early Victorian half pint silver tankard with engine turned decoration, scroll handle and engraved decoration to top and bottom.

Category

Antique 1860s European Victorian Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

Rococo Chinese Export St. James Armorial Tankard
Rococo Chinese Export St. James Armorial Tankard

Rococo Chinese Export St. James Armorial Tankard

Located in Quechee, VT

This hand-painted famille-rose and gold porcelain tankard has a Western armorial shield with three scallop shells of Saint-James around a white chevron on a blue field beneath a stag.

Category

Antique 1740s Chinese Rococo Ceramics

Materials

Enamel

Scandinavian Silver Tankard (1650	Norway or Danish)
Scandinavian Silver Tankard (1650	Norway or Danish)

Scandinavian Silver Tankard (1650 Norway or Danish)

Located in Bewdley, Worcestershire

A Scandinavian Silver Tankard, Norwegian or Danish, maker’s mark only I intersecting S, perhaps Johan Schluter of Bergen, c.1650 on three pomegranate feet, chased with scroll foliage...

Category

Antique Early 17th Century Danish Pitchers

Materials

Silver

Late Victorian Hunting Racing Themed Tankard Beaker Set
Late Victorian Hunting Racing Themed Tankard Beaker Set

Late Victorian Hunting Racing Themed Tankard Beaker Set

Located in London, GB

with unusually bright Horn body to the tankard and beakers. Height of tankard: 9.5 inches Height of beakers: 6 inches.

Category

Antique 1880s British Late Victorian Barware

Materials

Silver

Silverplate Classical Style Presentation Trophy/Tankard by WMF
Silverplate Classical Style Presentation Trophy/Tankard by WMF

Silverplate Classical Style Presentation Trophy/Tankard by WMF

By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik

Located in MC Leansville, NC

This extraordinary vessel is a silver-plated trophy/tankard in a highly stylized Art Nouveau form with strong neoclassical influence.

Category

Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Sheffield and Silverplate

Materials

Silver Plate

English William IV Pewter Tankard, Marked, circa 1830
English William IV Pewter Tankard, Marked, circa 1830

English William IV Pewter Tankard, Marked, circa 1830

Located in Atlanta, GA

English William IV pewter tankard, marked, circa 1830.

Category

Antique 1830s English William IV Serving Pieces

Materials

Pewter

American Copper and Brass Barrel Tankard, circa 1875
American Copper and Brass Barrel Tankard, circa 1875

American Copper and Brass Barrel Tankard, circa 1875

Located in Ambler, PA

American copper and brass barrel tankard, circa 1875 Dovetailed. Measures: Height 8 3/4?

Category

Antique 1870s American Pitchers

Materials

Brass, Copper

Set of 3 Stamped 18th Century Silver Tankards
Set of 3 Stamped 18th Century Silver Tankards

Set of 3 Stamped 18th Century Silver Tankards

Located in Los Angeles, CA

The handles are beautifully sculpted as are the bodies of the tankards. The flared foot is well proportioned. These are possibly pewter under silver.

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

William & Mary Lady's Size Silver Flat-Lidded Tankard
William & Mary Lady's Size Silver Flat-Lidded Tankard

William & Mary Lady's Size Silver Flat-Lidded Tankard

By William Andrews

Located in Bewdley, Worcestershire

A rare ‘lady’s size’ silver flat-lidded tankard; London 1699; the maker William Andrews. As well as the maker’s mark, the handle has pinpricked initials I over V followed by conjoine...

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

Set Of Three Graduated Pewter Tankards, James Yates
Set Of Three Graduated Pewter Tankards, James Yates

Set Of Three Graduated Pewter Tankards, James Yates

By James Yates

Located in Woodbury, CT

Set of three 19th c. English tankards. All bearing the touchmarks of James Yates 1860-1890, Birmingham England.

Category

Antique 19th Century English Tableware

Materials

Pewter

Victorian Oak and Silver Plated Tankard, circa 1890
Victorian Oak and Silver Plated Tankard, circa 1890

Victorian Oak and Silver Plated Tankard, circa 1890

Located in Umberleigh, Devon

A good English Victorian oak and silver plated tri handled tankard, oak with silver plated interior and banding and shield vacant cartouche.

Category

Antique 1890s English Victorian Sheffield and Silverplate

Materials

Silver Plate

19th Century Victorian Silver Pint Tankard, London, 1881
19th Century Victorian Silver Pint Tankard, London, 1881

19th Century Victorian Silver Pint Tankard, London, 1881

By Thomas Bradbury & Sons Ltd.

Located in Umberleigh, Devon

A good English Victorian silver pint tankard with lovely engraved decoration. Hallmarked London 1881 and marked 'T B J H' for the maker Thomas Bradbury & Sons.

Category

Antique 1880s Great Britain (UK) Victorian More Dining and Entertaining

Materials

Silver

Cut And Engraved Glass Tankard - Red lazure - 19th Century
Cut And Engraved Glass Tankard - Red lazure - 19th Century

Cut And Engraved Glass Tankard - Red lazure - 19th Century

Located in Nový Bor, CZ

A beautiful glass and cut tankard, decorated with red lazure and engraved symbolism.

Category

Antique 19th Century Glass

Materials

Glass

Cut And Engraved Glass Tankard - Red lazure - 19th Century
Cut And Engraved Glass Tankard - Red lazure - 19th Century

Cut And Engraved Glass Tankard - Red lazure - 19th Century

Located in Nový Bor, CZ

A beautiful glass and cut tankard, decorated with red lazure and engraved symbolism.

Category

Antique 19th Century Glass

Materials

Glass, Cut Glass

George II Antique English Sterling Silver mug / tankard
George II Antique English Sterling Silver mug / tankard

George II Antique English Sterling Silver mug / tankard

By Thomas Whipham I

Located in London, GB

A very good quality George II half pint Sterling silver mug

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century British Barware

Antique English Hall Marked Silver Tankard with Engraved Decoration
Antique English Hall Marked Silver Tankard with Engraved Decoration

Antique English Hall Marked Silver Tankard with Engraved Decoration

Located in GB

This high quality hall marked silver tankard was made in Sheffield 1901/2. It has good proportions and weight and has bold raised and engraved floral and foliate decoration to both ...

Category

Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

Pablo Picasso Madoura Ceramic Turned Pitcher Face Tankard, 1959
Pablo Picasso Madoura Ceramic Turned Pitcher Face Tankard, 1959

Pablo Picasso Madoura Ceramic Turned Pitcher Face Tankard, 1959

By Pablo Picasso, Madoura

Located in Brussels, BE

Pablo Picasso turned ceramic face tankard. White earthenware clay, oxides and white decoration.

Category

Vintage 1950s French Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

19th Century Victorian Silver Plated Pint Tankard, circa 1890
19th Century Victorian Silver Plated Pint Tankard, circa 1890

19th Century Victorian Silver Plated Pint Tankard, circa 1890

By Thomas Wilkinson & Sons

Located in Umberleigh, Devon

A good quality English Victorian silver plated pint tankard with fluted decoration to bottom half, circa 1890 and marked 'T.W' for the maker Thomas Wilkinson & Sons, Pelican Works, S...

Category

Antique 1890s Great Britain (UK) Victorian Sheffield and Silverplate

Materials

Silver Plate

Staffordshire Pottery Commemorative Tankard of Lord Rodney, 18th Century
Staffordshire Pottery Commemorative Tankard of Lord Rodney, 18th Century

Staffordshire Pottery Commemorative Tankard of Lord Rodney, 18th Century

Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE

A rare version of a Lord Rodney commemorative tankard with a pearlware glaze. This quality piece has a relief molded border depicting a flag, cannons, sword and an anchor, the handle...

Category

Antique 1790s English Pottery

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Meissen Tankard Painted with Rich Gold-Ornaments, rd 1740
Meissen Tankard Painted with Rich Gold-Ornaments, rd 1740

Meissen Tankard Painted with Rich Gold-Ornaments, rd 1740

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Weinheim, DE

This dating matches also with the style of the coloured flowers on the tankard's back side. 1739 / 40 is the point in time where the 'indianische Blumen' merge to 'Deutsche Blumen' a...

Category

Antique 18th Century German Baroque Jars

Materials

Porcelain

George II Sterling Silver Lidded Tankard with Spout London 1744
George II Sterling Silver Lidded Tankard with Spout London 1744

George II Sterling Silver Lidded Tankard with Spout London 1744

Located in London, GB

A fine quality chased silver Georgian quart tankard embellished with beautiful floral and shell motifs which is magnificently set on a matt background and highlighted with scallop su...

Category

Antique 1740s British George II Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

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Tankards For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of tankards is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique tankards was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, silver and sterling silver. Tankards have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Tankards bearing Georgian or Victorian hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Many tankards are appealing in their simplicity, but Bow Porcelain, Elkington & Co. and Arval Argenti Valenza produced popular tankards that are worth a look.

How Much are Tankards?

Tankards can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $3,037, 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 Tankards
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Tankards were widely used for drinking ales. They were widely used in Germany, Great Britain and in the Scandinavian countries. Metal tankards generally had a glass bottom, and legend has it, this was designed as a way to avoid conscription. If the drinker saw a coin in the bottom of the glass, they would refuse the drink, thus avoiding conscription. You’ll find a variety of tankards from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 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.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A German tankard is called a stein. The word is a shortened form of the German word Steinkrug, which means "stone jug." Many steins have hinged lids that help keep the beer inside fresh between sips. You'll find a selection of antique and vintage steins on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Before ceramics were common for household goods, pewter was the material of choice for tankards. The earliest pewter tankards date back to the mid-17th century. Pewter was a practical choice, especially for pubs, because it was durable and inexpensive. It was also very easy to care for, in fact, dented mugs can even be reshaped. It should be noted that older pewter was made using lead, which is poisonous, but today’s pewter is lead-free. Shop a collection of tankards from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.