Lafayette Engraved by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 110 Pieces
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
Beautiful Lafayette Engraved by Towle sterling silver flatware set of 110 pieces.
Sterling Silver
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Lafayette by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 96 Pieces Dinner
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
Timeless and unadorned dinner size Lafayette by Towle sterling silver flatware set, 96 pieces.
Sterling Silver
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Lafayette by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 133 Pc New Unused
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
Superb unused Lafayette by Towle sterling silver flatware set, 133 pieces.
Sterling Silver
Lafayette by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for Eight Service 52 Pieces
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
Lafayette by Towle sterling silver flatware set of 52 pieces.
Sterling Silver
$14,137 / set
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King Richard by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 98 Pieces
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
Impressive King Richard by Towle sterling silver flatware set - 98 pieces. This set includes: 12 knives, 8 7/8" 12 forks, 7 3/8" 12 salad forks, 6 5/8" 12 teaspoons, 6" 12 cream sou...
Sterling Silver
King Richard by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set of 24
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
Named for the Richard the Lion Hearted, this pattern was inspired by the rich architectural decoration of old English mansions. Introduced in 1932, the design appears to be deeply ca...
Sterling Silver
$7,950 / set
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King Richard by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 60 Pcs Dinner Size
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
Dinner Size King Richard by Towle sterling silver flatware set of 60 pieces. This set includes: 12 dinner size knives, french blades, 9 7/8" 12 dinner size forks, 7 7/8" 12 salad fo...
Sterling Silver
$9,523 / set
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Candlelight by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service Luncheon 73 Pcs
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
12 knives, 8 5/8". 12 forks, 7 1/4". 12 salad forks, 6 1/2". 12 teaspoons, 6". 12 cream soup spoons, 6 1/4". 12 flat handle butter spreaders, 5 7/8". One flat handle master butter, 6...
Sterling Silver
$6,006 / set
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French Provincial by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service Dinner, 51-Pcs
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
Eight dinner knives 9 5/8", eight dinner forks 7 5/8", eight salad forks 6 1/4", eight teaspoons 5 7/8", eight flat handle butter spreaders 6", one gravy ladle 6 3/4", two serving...
Sterling Silver
$11,863 / set
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Louis XIV by Towle Sterling Silver Dinner Flatware Set for 8 Service 78 Pieces
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
Louis XIV by Towle dinner size sterling silver flatware set of 78 pieces. This set includes: Eight dinner size knives, 9 1/2", eight dinner size forks, 7 7/8", eight salad forks,...
Sterling Silver
$5,694 / set
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French Provincial by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service 52 Pieces
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
French Provincial by Towle sterling silver flatware set of 52 pieces. This set includes: Eight knives, 8 7/8", eight forks, 7 1/8", eight salad forks, 6 1/4", eight teaspoons, 5...
Sterling Silver
$11,420 / set
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Legato by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 82 Pieces
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
"LEGATO" by Towle sterling silver flatware set, 82 pieces. This set includes: 12 knives, 9 1/8" 12 forks, 7 1/2" 12 salad forks, 6 1/2" 12 teaspoons, 6" 12 place soup spoons, 6 1/2"...
Sterling Silver
$12,751 / set
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Esplanade by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 92 Pieces
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
Esplanade by Towle sterling silver flatware set of 92 pieces. This set includes: 12 knives, 8 7/8" 12 forks, 7 1/4" 12 salad forks, 6 1/2" 12 teaspoons, 6" 12 place soup spoons, 6 3...
Sterling Silver
$11,357 / set
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Legato by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 93 pieces
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
Legato by Towle sterling silver Flatware set, 93 pieces. This set includes: 12 Knives, modern, 9", 12 Forks, 7 1/2", 12 Salad Forks, 6 3/8", 12 Teaspoons, 5 7/8", 12 Hollow Han...
Sterling Silver
$6,263 / set
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Candlelight by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 50 Pieces
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
Candlelight by Towle sterling silver flatware set of 50 pieces. This set includes: eight knives, 8 3/4", eight forks, 7 1/4", eight salad forks, 6 1/2", eight teaspoons, 6", eig...
Sterling Silver
Chippendale by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 48 Pieces
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
Chippendale by Towle sterling silver flatware set - 48 pieces. This set includes: eight knives, 8 3/4", eight forks, 7 1/4", eight salad forks, 6 5/8", eight teaspoons, 6 1/8", ...
Sterling Silver
$14,850 / set
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Silver Flutes by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 18 Service 122 Pieces
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
Monumental silver flutes by Towle sterling silver flatware set for 18, 122 pieces. Perfect for entertaining a large group! This set includes: 18 knives, 8 7/8", 18 forks, 7 3/8", ...
Sterling Silver
$13,900 / set
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King Richard by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 87 Pcs Dinner Size
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
Named for King Richard I of England. Described as truly a royal pattern with regal dignity drawn from the romantic background of the pomp and pageantry of Richard the Lion-hearted an...
Sterling Silver
$6,558 / set
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D'Orleans by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 55 Pieces
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
D'Orleans by Towle sterling silver flatware set - 55 pieces. This set includes 8 knives, 9 3/8" 8 forks, 7 1/4" 8 salad forks, 6" 8 teaspoons, 6" 8 flat handle butter spreaders, 6" ...
Sterling Silver
$4,975 / set
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Laureate by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 45 pieces
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
Laureate by Towle sterling silver Flatware set - 45 pieces. This set includes: 8 knives, 8 7/8" 8 forks, 7 3/8" 8 salad forks, 6 5/8" 8 teaspoons, 6 1/8" 8 place soup spoons, 7" 1 g...
Sterling Silver
Elegant Crystalline Glaze Porcelain Vase, University City, Taxile Doat
By Taxile Doat
Located in Riverdale, NY
Elegant thrown porcelain vase with an expansive and vibrant aquamarine crystalline glaze on a sand colored base by master French ceramist Taxile Doat, from the University City Porcel...
Porcelain
Fabergé Silver Flatware Service
By Fabergé
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exceptional 77-piece complete service by Fabergé is a rare treasure from the world-renowned firm. Enclosed in its original oak chest, the exquisite service remains complete and ...
Silver
$9,120Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 11.38 in W 9.13 in D 3.63 in
Antique Tiffany Edwardian Classical 5-Piece Coffee & Tea Set
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian Classical sterling silver coffee and tea set. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1910. This set comprises 5 pieces: Coffeepot, teapot, creamer, sugar, and waste bowl. Ta...
Sterling Silver
$18,450 / set
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Saratoga by Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 91 pieces
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
Saratoga by Tiffany - Sterling Issue Date: 1870 Formerly this pattern was called King and then Cook, renamed Saratoga in 1956. Designer: Edward C. Moore. Fabulous Saratoga by Tiffan...
Sterling Silver
$88,691 / set
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Olympian by Tiffany and Co Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 139 pc Dinner
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
The incredible multi-motif Olympian pattern, which was introduced by Tiffany & Co. in 1878, is the most elaborate and complex of all Tiffany flatware designs. Each piece of Olympian ...
Sterling Silver
$24,226 / set
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Robert Bruce by Graff, W & D Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set 85 Pcs Dinner
By Graff, Washbourne & Dunn
Located in Big Bend, WI
Rare Robert Bruce by Graff, Washbourne & Dunn sterling silver flatware set of 85 piece, circa 1910. This set includes: 12 dinner size knives, 9 7/8". 12 dinner size forks, 8 1/4". 1...
Sterling Silver
$12,450 / set
H 12 in W 9.13 in D 9.88 in
Geo C. Shreve & Co. Sterling Silver Tea and Coffee Set, Circa 1920
By Shreve & Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very finely chased sterling silver six piece tea and coffee service by Geo C. Shreve & Co. Each finely embellished silver piece chased with floral and scrolled decorations. Com...
Sterling Silver
Gorham Sterling Silver Sixty-Two Piece Flatware Service
By Gorham
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Gorham Sterling Silver Sixty-Two Piece Flatware Service. Marked, Pat. 1895, Sterling. In the Chantilly pattern. A service for eight, comprising, eight dinner knives, eight Dinner fo...
Silver
$9,424 / set
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Valencia by International Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 12
By International Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Valencia by International sterling silver flatware set of 71 pieces. This set includes: 12 knives, 9". 12 forks, 7 1/2". 12 salad forks, 6 7/8". 12 teaspoons, 6 3/8". 12 place soup ...
Sterling Silver
$4,026 / set
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Antique Victorian Sterling Silver and Mother of Pearl Fruit/Dessert Service
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver and mother of pearl fruit/dessert cutlery set for twelve persons - boxed; an addition to our antique fla...
Sterling Silver
$42,122 / set
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Olympian by Tiffany and Co Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service, 74 pieces
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
The incredible multi-motif Olympian pattern, which was introduced by Tiffany & Co. in 1878, is the most elaborate and complex of all Tiffany flatware designs. Each piece of Olympian ...
Sterling Silver
$34,372 / set
H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Kenilworth by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 200 Pieces Huge
By International Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Massive Kenilworth by International Sterling silver flatware set - 200 pieces including: 12 dinner knives, 9 1/2", 12 dinner forks, 7 3/8", 12 regular knives, 8 1/2", 12 regular fo...
Sterling Silver
$16,500 / item
H 9.5 in W 11 in D 6 in
Antique American "Whartenby & Bumm" Coin Silver 5 Piece Tea & Coffee Set Ca 1817
Located in New Orleans, LA
Rare antique American (.900) coin silver 5-piece tea and coffee service hallmarked "Whartenby & Bumm" of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Circa 1816-1818. Thomas Whartenby and Peter Bumm...
Sterling Silver
Val Saint Lambert colored cut-to clear crystal wine set, signed
By Val Saint Lambert
Located in Delft, NL
Val Saint Lambert colored cut-to clear crystal wine set, signed A set of a decanter with six wine glasses in the colors from olive green to emerald green, pink, and blue cut to clea...
Crystal
$15,550 / set
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Medici Old by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Dinner Service 75 pcs
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
Rare Medici Old by Gorham sterling silver Flatware set - 75 pieces. This set includes: 12 Dinner Knives, 9 3/4" 12 Dinner Forks, 7 1/2" 12 Regular Knives, blunt, 8 3/8" 12 Luncheon/...
Sterling Silver
Victorian Sterling Silver Flatware Set by Mappin Brothers
By Mappin Brothers
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian sterling silver flatware service for twelve persons; an addition to our diverse silver cutlery collection. The pieces of this e...
Sterling Silver
While it isn’t always top of mind for some, antique and vintage tableware can enhance even the most informal meal. It has been an intimate part of how we’ve interacted with our food for millennia.
Tableware has played a basic but important role in everyday life. Ancient Egyptians used spoons (which are classified as flatware) made of ivory and wood, while Greeks and Romans, who gathered for banquets involving big meals and entertainment, ate with forks and knives. At the beginning of the 17th century, however, forks were still uncommon in American homes. Over time, tableware has thankfully evolved and today includes increasingly valuable implements.
Tableware refers to the tools people use to set the table, including serving pieces, dinner plates and more. It encompasses everything from the intricate and elaborate to the austere and functional, yet are all what industrial product designer Jasper Morrison might call “Super Normal” — anonymous objects that are too useful to be considered banal.
There are four general categories of tableware — serveware, dinnerware, drinkware and, lastly, flatware, which is commonly referred to as silverware or cutlery. Serveware includes serving bowls, platters, gravy boats, casserole pans and ladles. Most tableware is practical, but it can also be decorative. And decorative objects count as tableware too. Even though they don’t fit squarely into one of the four categories, vases, statues and floral arrangements are traditional centerpieces.
Drinkware appropriately refers to the vessels we use for our beverages — mugs, cups and glasses. There is a good deal of variety that falls under this broad term. For example, your cheerful home bar or mid-century modern bar cart might be outfitted with a full range of vintage barware, which might include pilsner glasses and tumblers. Specialty cocktails are often served in these custom glasses, but they’re still a type of drinkware.
Every meal should be special — even if you’re using earthenware or stoneware for a casual lunch — but perhaps you’re hosting a dinner party to mark a specific event. The right high-quality tableware can bring a touch of luxury to your cuisine. Young couples, for example, traditionally add “fine china,” or porcelain, to their wedding registry as a commemoration of their union and likely wouldn’t turn down exquisite silver made by Tiffany & Co. or Georg Jensen.
It’s important to remember, however, that when you’re setting the dining room table to have fun with it. Just as you might mix and match your dining chairs, don’t be afraid to mix new and old or high and low with your tableware. On 1stDibs, find an extraordinary range of vintage and antique tableware to help elevate your meal as well as the mood and atmosphere of your entire dining room.