Victorian Tantalus
Antique 1870s Victorian Crystal Serveware
Early 20th Century British Victorian Crystal Serveware
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Barware
Oak
Antique 1890s English Barware
Silver
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Glass
Silver
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Crystal Serveware
Silver
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Crystal Serveware
Silver
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Ceramics
Pottery, Wicker
Antique 1860s English Victorian Sheffield and Silverplate
Silver Plate
Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Sheffield and Silverplate
Sheffield Plate
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Barware
Metal
Antique 1880s Desk Sets
Crystal, Silver Plate
Antique 1880s Victorian Decorative Boxes
Crystal
Antique 1860s British Victorian Glass
Cut Glass
Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Decorative Boxes
Brass
Antique 1890s British Victorian Barware
Crystal, Silver Plate, Brass
Early 20th Century English Late Victorian Barware
Crystal, Metal
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Barware
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century European Black Forest Barware
Crystal, Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Sheffield and Silverplate
Silver Plate
Antique 1880s Late Victorian Crystal Serveware
Brass
Antique 1880s English Late Victorian Barware
Silver Plate
Antique 1870s English Victorian Sheffield and Silverplate
Silver Plate
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Barware
Crystal, Silver Plate
Vintage 1920s Austrian Jugendstil Barware
Silver Plate
Antique 1870s English Late Victorian Barware
Antique 1880s English Victorian Barware
Sheffield Plate
Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Crystal Serveware
Crystal, Brass
Antique 1890s French High Victorian Dry Bars
Crystal, Brass
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Glass
Glass
Antique Late 19th Century English Barware
Silver
Early 20th Century British Victorian Barware
Silver Plate
Antique 1860s English Late Victorian Pitchers and Decanters
Silver Plate
Early 20th Century British Games
Mahogany, Cedar
Antique Late 19th Century English High Victorian Jewelry Boxes
Brass
Antique 1890s English Late Victorian Sheffield and Silverplate
Silver Plate
Antique 1890s English Late Victorian Barware
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century English Glass
Oak
Antique 1880s European Victorian Glass
Cut Glass, Oak
Antique 1870s European High Victorian Crystal Serveware
Crystal
Antique Late 19th Century Early Victorian Barware
Silver Plate, Sterling Silver
Antique 19th Century English Barware
Sheffield Plate
Antique 1890s British Late Victorian Barware
Silver Plate
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Barware
Crystal, Metal, Brass
Antique 1870s English Victorian Sheffield and Silverplate
Silver Plate
Antique 1890s English Late Victorian Barware
Silver Plate
Antique Mid-19th Century English Late Victorian Barware
Silver Plate
Antique 19th Century English Boxes
Antique 1880s English Victorian Glass
Silver Plate
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Glass
Cut Glass, Oak
Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Barware
Silver, Brass
Antique 19th Century British Victorian More Dining and Entertaining
Oak
Antique Early 19th Century Victorian Glass
Glass, Oak
Antique 1880s English Victorian Barware
Brass
Antique 1880s English Victorian Sheffield and Silverplate
Silver Plate
Antique 1870s English Victorian Sheffield and Silverplate
Crystal, Silver Plate
Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Barware
Silver Plate
Antique 1880s English Victorian More Desk Accessories
Crystal, Silver Plate
Antique 1890s English Victorian Glass
Crystal, Brass
Antique 1880s English Victorian Sheffield and Silverplate
Silver Plate
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Finding the Right dining-entertaining 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.