$2,726 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
American Colonial by Oneida Stainless Steel Flatware Service Set 52 pieces
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
Like-new American Colonial by Oneida Stainless Steel Flatware set - 52 pieces. This set includes
Stainless Steel
$1,620 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Brahms by Oneida Stainless Steel Flatware Set for 12 Service 68 pieces
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
Brahms by Oneida estate Stainless Steel Flatware set, 68 pieces. This set includes: 12 Dinner
Stainless Steel
$1,699 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Paul Revere by Oneida Stainless Steel Flatware Service for 12 Set 76 pieces
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
Paul Revere by Oneida estate Stainless Steel flatware set - 76 pieces. This set includes: 12
Stainless Steel
Brahms by Oneida Stainless Steel Flatware Set for 8 Service 43 pieces
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
Brahms by Oneida Stainless Steel Flatware set, 43 pieces. This set includes: 8 Knives, 9 1/8" 8
Stainless Steel
Sold
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Michelangelo by Oneida Stainless Steel Flatware Set for 12 Service 72 Pieces
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
Michelangelo by Oneida stainless steel flatware set, 72 pieces. This set includes: 12 Knives, 9
Stainless Steel
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H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Michelangelo by Oneida Stainless Steel Flatware Set for 8 Service 55 Pcs Estate
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
Michelangelo by Oneida stainless steel flatware set, 55 pieces. This is one of our best selling
Stainless Steel
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H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Entwine by Oneida Stainless Steel Flatware set 40 pcs Modern IN BOOK New Modern
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
innovative flatware, featured in their book. Unused Entwine by Oneida Stainless Steel Flatware set - 40
Stainless Steel
Sold
H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Michelangelo by Oneida Stainless Steel Flatware Set Service 53 Pieces Estate Set
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
Michelangelo by Oneida Stainless steel estate flatware set of 53 pieces. This set includes: Eight
Stainless Steel
Sold
H 8 in W 12 in D 18 in
74 Pc Vintage Oneida Golden Juilliard Stainless & Gold Flatware Set Serves 12
By Oneida
Located in Dayton, OH
Oneida Golden Julliard, (stainless and gold accent), circa 1990s. Includes a Mahogany case with
Stainless Steel
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H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Silver Shell by Community Oneida Silverplate Flatware Set Service 89 Pieces
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
Silver Shell by Community Oneida Silverplate Flatware set - 89 Pieces. This set includes: 12 Dinner
Stainless Steel
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H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Michelangelo by Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 56 pieces
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
Michelangelo by Oneida sterling silver Flatware set, 56 pieces. This set includes: 12 Knives, 9
Stainless Steel
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H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Spanish Court by Oneida Stainless Steel Flatware Set for 12 Service 96 pieces
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
Spanish Court by Oneida stainless steel flatware set with black accent textured handles. This 96
Stainless Steel
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H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Kennett Square by Oneida Stainless Steel Flatware Service for 12 Set 83 Pcs
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
Kennett Square by Oneida stainless steel flatware set of 83 pieces. This scarce set includes: 12
Sterling Silver
Michelangelo by Oneida Stainless Steel Flatware Set Service 84 Pieces
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
Best seller! Michelangelo by Oneida estate stainless steel flatware set, 84 pieces. This set
Stainless Steel
Midcentury Oneida Satinique Stainless Sixty Piece Flatware Set
By Oneida
Located in Sacramento, CA
Mid-Century Modern sixty piece Satinique stainless flatware set by Oneida. Set includes case
Stainless Steel
$11,029
H 40.16 in Dm 25.6 in
Original white leather ‘Dilly Dally’ Vanity by Luigi Massoni Italy c1968
By Luigi Massoni, Poltrona Frau
Located in London, GB
Original vanity table, model 'Dilly Dally' designed by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau Italy c1968. Upholstered in original ivory white leather. Comprises a chair on castors whic...
Metal
Great 18 Palmette Shallow Flush Ceiling Mount, Murano
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Here the larger version of the successful 12 leaves compact palmette ceiling fixture. This group of shallow ceiling mount Murano chandelier was first designed for a luxury yacht low...
Metal
Rosso Wall Mirror
By Specchi Veneziani
Located in Milan, IT
Venetian mirror made in the strictest Murano tradition. Assembled with crystal/gold and red elements handmade in the Murano furnaces. Wooden frame with a natural finish.
Glass
$8,421 / set
H 43.31 in W 71.66 in D 29.53 in
Seating Set of Baroque Sofa and Two Armchairs, Budapest, 1870s
Located in Budapest, HU
Beautiful baroque seating set consisting of a sofa and two armchairs. Extraordinary workmanship of the woods made according to the canons of the time. Measures sofa: Depth 75 cm,...
Velvet, Wood
$1,155Sale Price / item|30% Off
H 16.1 in Dm 11.5 in
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
Textile
Set of 108 ceramic tiles by Roger Capron, France - 1970s
By Roger Capron
Located in Berlin, DE
Set of 108 tiles by Roger Capron, France - 1970s.
Ceramic
Louis XV Period Bergere in Chinoiserie Toile
Located in Pembroke, MA
A generous French Louis XV period armchair or bergere (Circa 1760), newly-upholstered in Scalamandre green and white Chinoiserie pattered toile fabric, with separate down-stuffed sea...
Beech, Paint
$1,022,620
H 82.68 in Dm 76.78 in
Exceptional Crystal and Bronze Chandelier, L-A Marquis, France, C. 1860
By Maison Marquis
Located in PARIS, FR
This very important 96-lights chandelier made entirely in chiseled and gilded bronze in the Renaissance style, is composed at the lower part of six large sets of ten light-arms, ador...
Crystal, Bronze
$18,300Sale Price|23% Off
H 39.5 in W 53 in D 25 in
Important Maison Jansen Velvet and Gilt Canapé, c. 1930s, Signed
By Maison Jansen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful Maison Jansen settee in emerald green velvet and gilt frame, signed underneath with remnants of Jansen stamp. Incredible collectors piece, with exquisite detail and craft...
Wood, Velvet
$1,750
H 15 in W 12 in D 2 in
Nocturnal Nature: Painted Cyanotype Still Life of Hibiscus and Rose on Indigo
By Julia Whitney Barnes
Located in Hudson, NY
Hand-painted cyanotype still life of pink flowers on indigo with custom frame Nocturnal Nature (Double Hibiscus, Rose) — painted cyanotype by Julia Whitney Barnes 2024 watercolor, go...
India Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
$26,500Sale Price / set|30% Off
H 32 in W 19.5 in D 20.5 in
Sergio Rodrigues for Oca Jacaranda & Leather Cantu Chairs, c 1959 Brazil, Signed
By OCA Brazil, Sergio Rodrigues
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An important set of six (6) Jacaranda Rosewood 'Cantu' dining chairs by Sergio Rodrigues for Oca Arquitetura e Interiores in original leather, signed with labels and Brazilian tax st...
Granite
Pair of Paul McCobb Cabinets
By Paul McCobb
Located in Huntington, NY
A pair of Paul McCobb Cabinets, planner group Maple frame with Chromed metal door pulls, white laminated back panels With one adjustable height shelf.
Chrome
Pair of Chinese Cloisonné Birds or Quails
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Pair of life size Chinese cloisonné or enamel on copper birds decorated with elaborate floral designs, having brass crests, beaks, and feet and removable wings.
Copper
$14,394 / set
H 24 in W 24 in D 24 in
Acanthus by Mappin & Webb Silverplated Flatware Set Service Dinner 328 Pieces
By Mappin & Webb
Located in Big Bend, WI
Mappin & Webb is a true British treasure with over 241 years of tradition and historical significance in the world of silver and jewelry. Renowned for combining timeless craftsmanshi...
Silver Plate
Massive Mission Oak c. 1920's Sofa Large Bench Sette Loveseat Couch
By Gustav Stickley
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Massive tall back and sides Arts & Crafts mission oak bench settee signed Stickley. Even arm early 1900s design.
Oak
Nils Landberg Red Tulpanglas, Orrefors Glassworks, 1957
By Nils Landberg, Orrefors
Located in New York, NY
Mid Century glass artist Nils Landberg's Red Tulpanglas designed in 1956, produced in 1957 by Orrefors glassworks. The delicately tinted glasses are blown as a single piece and incis...
Blown Glass
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.