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Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass For Sale
Mid Century Five Petal Flower Gucci Style Ashtray or Catch-all C1960s Italy
Located in Trensacq, FR
Fabulous Gucci style floral ashtray C1960s Italy. Beautifully sculptured and cleverly designed piece that sheds its petals to become five individual ashtrays. A gorgeous addition t...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Metal, Brass, Nickel

Silver Plated and Glass Honey Pot Bee by Mappin & Webb, England, circa 1900
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Silver Plated and Glass Honey Pot Bee by Mappin & Webb, England, circa 1900.
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Early 20th Century English Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Silver Plate

Blue And White Chinese Chargers A Pair
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of very pretty 21st century blue and white Chinese chargers with a floral design and scalloped edge.
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Early 2000s Chinese Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

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 ...
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Early 1900s English Victorian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Sterling Silver

Vintage Engraved Brass Cup/Mug
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Add a touch of timeless elegance to your collection with this vintage engraved brass mug. Featuring intricate engravings and a rich brass finish, this beautifully crafted piece can b...
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Early 20th Century Indian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Brass

Y2k New Years Millenium Cheese Knives/Spreaders - Set of 4
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Celebrate in style with this Y2K New Year's Millennium cheese knives and spreaders set. Featuring four unique pieces, this set is perfect for adding a festive touch to your party spr...
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1990s Unknown Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Stainless Steel

Vintage Plastic Cocktail Forks With Containers (42 Forks) - a Pair
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Serve your appetizers in retro style with this set of vintage plastic cocktail forks and matching containers. Featuring 42 colorful forks, this set is both functional and fun, adding...
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1980s Unknown Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Plastic

Vintage Wooden Chest With Coasters by Knobler - Set of 8
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Add a touch of rustic charm to your entertaining with this vintage wooden chest by Knobler, complete with a set of 8 coasters. The beautifully crafted chest features intricate detail...
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1980s Taiwanese Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Cork

Vintage Egyptian Camel Cartoon Table Coasters - Set of 5
Located in Delray Beach, FL
These vintage Egyptian camel cartoon coasters bring a playful touch to your table settings. The set of five features vibrant and whimsical camel illustr...
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1970s Unknown Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Wood

Vintage Florentine Hand Designed Salt Shaker and Pepper Grinder - a Pair
Located in Delray Beach, FL
This vintage Florentine salt shaker and pepper grinder set features elegant hand-designed detailing. The ornate gold and white finish adds a touch of European sophistication to any d...
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1980s Unknown Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Metal

Vintage Israeli Brass “12 Tribes” “Shalom” Tableware Ornaments – a Pair
Located in Delray Beach, FL
This pair of vintage Israeli brass 12 Tribes tableware ornaments features intricate engravings representing the 12 Tribes of Israel and the word "Shalom." These unique pieces make a ...
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1970s Israeli Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Brass

Hand Carved Wooden Camel Salt and Pepper Shakers - 3 Pieces
Located in Delray Beach, FL
These vintage hand-carved wooden camel shakers add a unique touch to any dining table. Featuring intricate detailing, they serve as both a practical and decorative addition to your c...
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1980s Unknown Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Wood

Ashtray Metal Table Carved Flower Petals Lily 1960's Mid Century Modern
Located in Wayne, NJ
Ashtray metal table carved flower petals with 6 removable petals that serve as individual ashtrays when you receive company. A very elegant and interesting article which is a great c...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Metal

Large Giovanni Desimone Mid-Century Modern Italian Ceramic Fish Platter Tray
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Giovanni Desimone Italian made ceramic platter with hand painted large yellow fish. This particular platter seems to be quite rare. Giovanni DeSimone (1931-1999) was an Italian cera...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic, Paint

Herbert Krenchel Krenit 4 bowl set first edition by Torben Orskov Denmark
Located in Biella, IT
Herbert Krenchel Krenit 4 bowl set first edition by Torben Orskov Denmark. first edit in metal enameled inside , gold medal triennale Milano '54 , m...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Metal

Art Moderne creamer and sugar/ tray/ silverplate & catalin by Sheets-Rockford
By Sheets-Rockford Silver Co.
Located in Buffalo, NY
Sheets-Rockford Silver Plate Co. Stunning Art Moderne creamer and sugar with tray USA, c. 1928 silver plate, catalin Has NOT been polished....
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1920s Art Deco Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Silver Plate

Peter & Jonathan Bateman English Georgian Neoclassical Teapot, 1790
By Peter & Jonathan Bateman
Located in New York, NY
George III sterling silver teapot. Made by Peter and Jonathan Bateman in London in London in 1790. Oval bowl with diagonal spout; cover hinged and dom...
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1790s British Neoclassical Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

Martini double cocktail cup four glasses deco' first edit original years '30
Located in Biella, IT
Martini double cocktail cup four glasses deco' first edit original years '30 very rareand extremely elegant set of four Martini extra size cup in perfect condition Martini is a Italy brand During Prohibition in the United States (1920–1933) the relative ease of illegal gin manufacture led to the martini's rise as the locally predominant cocktail. With the repeal of Prohibition, and the ready availability of quality gin, the drink became progressively drier. In the 1970s and 1980s, the martini came to be seen as old-fashioned and was replaced by more intricate cocktails and wine spritzers, but the mid-1990s saw a resurgence in the drink and numerous new versions.[2] Martinis are often used in art to symbolise joy and closure.[34] The fictional British Secret Service agent James Bond is famously known for ordering a "vodka martini, shaken, not stirred".[35] The phrase first appears, yet without the specification for "vodka", in the fourth book of the Bond novel series by Ian Fleming in Diamonds Are Forever (1956), but the Bond character is not the one that says it.[36] A variation of the phrase is uttered by the villain Dr. Julius No, in the first Bond film, Dr. No (1962), but again, Bond is not the character who says it.[36] In Casino Royale, Fleming invented the Vesper martini, with gin, vodka, and Kina Lillet. It was first uttered by the Bond character himself (Sean Connery), in its entirety, in the third Bond film, Goldfinger (1964).[36] On the American television show I Dream of Jeannie...
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Crystal

Oil and vinegar set in metal by Lino Sabattini for Christofle, 1950s
Located in PARIS, FR
Oil and vinegar server in silver-plate by Lino Sabattini for the renowned silversmithing house Christofle. Silversmith hallmarks under the base. Light signs of use, overall good cond...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Silver Plate

Perles" Champagne Bucket in Metal, Christofle, 1960s
Located in PARIS, FR
Silver-Plated Metal Champagne Bucket, Gallia Collection by the renowned silversmith Christofle. Featuring two delicate beaded borders and looped handles, hallmarked on the underside....
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Metal

"Lion" Champagne Bucket in Metal, 1970s
Located in PARIS, FR
Silver-Plated Metal Champagne Bucket with Two Lion Head Handles. French craftsmanship from the 1970s. Light surface scratches, minor oxidation spots at the base, overall in beautiful...
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Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Silver Plate

Set of 6 1857 English Sterling Silver Fiddleback Luncheon Forks
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
1857 Set of 6 London Sterling Silver Fiddleback Luncheon Forks. Later monogram "G". Made by George Angell. 8.75 troy oz. 6 7/8" x 7/8" x 5/8" h.
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1850s German Neoclassical Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

Daisy Makeig-Jones Fairyland Wedgwood Lustre Vase
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A Wedgwood Fairyland lustre vase designed by Daisy Makeig-Jones ca. 1920 and decorated with the 'Castle on a Road' pattern. Daisy Makeig-Jones is best known for the Fairyland Lustre...
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1920s English Art Nouveau Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic, Luster, Porcelain

Table Center Plate, Jean Luce, Art deco, 1930s
Located in PARIS, FR
Table Center Plate by Jean Luce, in the art deco style of the 1930s. Made of thick rectangular beveled glass. Features a reflective mirrored base and geometric engravings with an opa...
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Mid-20th Century Art Deco Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Glass

Pablo Picasso, Petite chouette, Pichet tourné, 1949.
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Pablo Picasso, Petite chouette, 1949 Pichet tourné H.14 cm. Larg. 13 cm R.A terre de faience blanche, décor aux engobes, intérieur couverte, Beige, vert, noir, bleu Tiré à 200 exem...
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1940s French Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Art Nouveau Silver Jardinière In Navette Form, Hermann Schrader Germany, Ca 1907
Located in Vienna, AT
Elegant silver jardinière in the shape of a small boat standing on four rocaille feet that project downwards, the vessel in the middle section with a horizontal band of lamellas that...
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Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Silver

'Capriccio' Boy on Ibex, Large Porcelain Group, Rosenthal Selb Germany, Mid-20th
Located in Vienna, AT
Admirable Art Nouveau Group of Figures by Rosenthal: Naked faun-like boy sitting on the back of an ibex, straining his upper body backwards and supporting himself with both arms on t...
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Mid-20th Century German Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Art Nouveau Flower Bowl With Violet Decor, Daum Nancy, France, ca 1910
By Daum
Located in Vienna, AT
Round bowl with a quatrefoil-shaped indented mouth rim, colourless glass with flaky white and cobalt blue coloured powder fusions, etched violet decoration painted with coloured enam...
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1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Glass

Large Royal Vienna Picture Plate 'The Triumph Of Venus' After F. Boucher, c 1890
Located in Vienna, AT
Large, lavishly decorated porcelain plate: the centre of the plate is completely filled by a finely painted polychrome image, framed by a broad band of gold-painted palmettes: accord...
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1890s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Impressive Art Nouveau Centerpiece / Flower Dish by WMF Superb Example Faultless
Located in London, GB
Impressive Art Nouveau Centrepiece / flower dish with original glass liner By WMF, Württembergische Metallwaren Fabrik. Stamped marks: WMF mark and numbered 331 on the base. Ori...
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Early 20th Century Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Silver Plate

Daisy Makeig-Jones Wedgwood Blue Lustre Hummingbird Decorative Bowl
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A Wedgwood blue lustre bowl decorated with hummingbirds, designed by Daisy Makeig-Jones circa 1920. Daisy Makeig-Jones’s lustreware provided respite from the horrors of World War I...
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1920s English Art Deco Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Daisy Makeig-Jones Wedgwood Ruby Lustre Decorative Bowl
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A Wedgwood ruby lustre bowl decorated with gilded butterflies, designed by Daisy Makeig-Jones circa 1915. Delicately gilded butterflies decorate this bowl's exterior atop a deep ru...
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1910s English Art Deco Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Daisy Makeig-Jones Wedgwood Brown Lustre Miniature Bowl
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A small Wedgwood brown lustre bowl decorated with gilded butterflies, designed by Daisy Makeig-Jones circa 1915. Delicately gilded butterflies decorat...
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1910s English Art Deco Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Daisy Makeig-Jones Wedgwood Orange Lustre Miniature Bowl
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A small Wedgwood orange lustre bowl decorated with objects from the Hundred Antiquities, designed by Daisy Makeig-Jones circa 1915. Like many English designers before her, Wedgwood...
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1910s English Art Deco Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

Kings Pattern Cut Glass Punch Bowl by Hawkes
Located in New Orleans, LA
Regal in shape and stature, this stunning cut glass two-piece punch bowl by T.G. Hawkes & Co. exhibits the brilliant Kings pattern. Unsurpassed in both beauty and clarity, the Kings ...
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Early 20th Century American Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Glass

Vintage Gold Plated Cutlery 90 pcs Set by RSG Rostfrei Solingen Germany 1970
Located in Sofia, BG
Exceptional vintage cutlery set of 90 pcs. created by RSG Rostfrei Solingen, in stainless steel and 23k gold plating. All pieces have a delicate decoration on both sides of the handl...
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Mid-20th Century German Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Stainless Steel

Ice Bucket 1950-1960 Design.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Ice bucket 1950-1960 design. Silver-plated metal ice bucket, signed, 20th century, 1950-1960 design. H: 23cm, D: 15cm
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Metal

DOULTON BURSLEM 19th CENTURY Cobalt Blue-Gold Leaf Large Punchbowl-Centerpiece
Located in Glenford, NY
Very Fine Rare 19th Century DOULTON Cobalt Blue with Gold Leaf overlay large floral Centerpiece - Footed Punchbowl in excellent condition. Manufactured when Doulton was in Burslem, E...
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1880s English Victorian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

Meissen Porcelain Fall Figural Group
Located in New Orleans, LA
A pair of putti holding symbols of the harvest adorn this Meissen porcelain figural group entitled Fall. Part of the company's Seasons series, these charming characters rest upon a r...
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19th Century German Rococo Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Tiffany & Co. Silver Serving Dish
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exceptional two-handled serving bowl by Tiffany & Co. commemorates the marriage of Elizabeth Beirne McFarland and Randolph Barksdale, a prominent Virginia family, on May 26, 185...
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19th Century American Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Napkin Rings
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive set of six antique Victorian English sterling silver napkin rings - boxed; an addition to our dining silverware collection. This exceptional set ...
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1870s English Victorian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Sterling Silver

Elsa Peretti For Tiffany & Company Small Putty Matte Glazed Pitcher
Located in Doraville, GA
A small water pitcher designed by Elsa Peretti in the 1960’s - 1970’s for Tiffany & Company. The pitcher has a matte putty tinted outer glaze and a shiny cream colored glaze on the i...
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1960s Italian Organic Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ceramic

Edwin and Mary Scheier Early Studio Pottery Decorated Charger
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Decorated charger by celebrated studio pottery artists Edwin & Mary Scheier. The work is in excellent condition with no damage and features two sgrafitto figures. Inscribed on the bo...
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1950s Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Clay

Antique Mother Of Pearl + Sterling Silver Flatware Set of 6
Located in Pasadena, CA
We are loving this elegant set of antique mother of pearl, sterling and silver plate flatware. This set includes knives, dinner forks and dessert forks with beautiful Mother Of Pearl...
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20th Century Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Silver Plate, Sterling Silver

Schott Zwiesel Crystal Pair Double Old-Fashioned Rocks Glasses
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Schott Zwiesel German made Double Old-fashioned Rocks Glass Tritan Crystal Cocktail Glass Set of two 3.75 h x 3.75 diameter Preowned vintage condition
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Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Crystal

Ceramic Vase - 1950's - France - Gilbert Valentin & Les Archanges
Located in Antwerpen, BE
Ceramic vase by Gilbert Valentin, Vallauris made in Les Archanges, France, in the 1950s. Les Archanges was the name of the workshop created by Gilbert Valentin and his wife Lilette i...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ceramic

Group of Eight Enamel Table Items
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Group of Eight Enamel Table Items Comprising, a peacock, two frames, four pineapples, and a covered-feathered box. Height of the largest pineapple 6.75 in. (17.14 cm.) Condition Rep...
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20th Century Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Enamel

Royal Copenhagen Model 684 Classic Blue Fluted Teapot.
Located in Lejre, DK
This teapot is model 684, which features the traditional, hand-painted blue design. The pattern is very characteristic of Royal Copenhagen’s blue-painted porcelain, known as "Blue Fl...
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1930s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Art Nouveau Silver Centerpiece, Jardinière With Glass Insert, Vienna Circa 1900
Located in Vienna, AT
Elegant silver centrepiece in the strict Viennese Secession style in an oval basic shape, curved and geometric elements overlapping each other, handles curved upwards in length, form...
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Silver

Meissen Rococo Group 'The Decisive Choice' by J.C. Schoenheit, around 1870
Located in Vienna, AT
Elaborate large porcelain group of the 19th century: In the centre of the group of three, the chosen one, with a feathered hat and a flower garland around her hips, which also encirc...
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Mid-19th Century German Rococo Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Tall Art Nouveau Silver Centerpiece With Glass Bowl, F. Schlesinger Vienna, 1900
Located in Vienna, AT
Elegant silver centerpiece on a tall, round, fluted, tiered base on four divided feet with floral decoration, with elongated radial and alternating small diamond-shaped perforations ...
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Silver

Pair Of 6-Flame Art Nouveau Silver Candelabra With Caryatids, Vienna, Ca 1890
Located in Vienna, AT
A pair of tall festive silver candelabra on a stepped funnel-shaped stand, based on four lion feet with volute and foliate decoration, radial pleated decoration to the lower rim, the fluting and cone of the foot of plain design with two applied oval panels to the front and back, framed by elaborate volute and floral decoration, on a round, domed disc, in the centre a fully sculpted caryatid in an ancient Greek dress...
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1880s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Silver

Superb Quality 19th Century Bronze and Crystal Three Piece Garniture By Baccarat
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Very Rare and Superb Quality Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Cut Crystal Three Piece Garniture De Table by Baccarat Compagnie des Cristalleries de Baccarat – Bronze Possibly Cas...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu

Kosta Boda "Kosmos" Glass Pitcher Signed by Ann Wahlström – Scandinavian Art
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This stunning glass pitcher, part of the "Kosmos" series by Kosta Boda, is designed and signed by acclaimed Swedish artist Ann Wahlström. The pitcher boasts a unique, ribbed pattern ...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass

Antique Victorian Solid Silver Mug Abercorn/Pineapple Design - 1868
Located in London, GB
We are delighted to offer this beautiful and decorative Victorian solid silver mug cup made in London by Martin, Hall & Co 1868. This piece is a fabulous example of a modestly size...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Victorian Solid Silver Card Case Exquisite Engravings - 1844
Located in London, GB
We are delighted to offer this exceptionally fine and exquisite Victorian solid silver card case with marks for Wheeler & Cronin, Birmingham 1844. This card case presents some of t...
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19th Century Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Solid Silver Gilt Heart Shaped Box/Vinaigrette- 18th Century
Located in London, GB
We are delighted to offer this enchanting 18thc. solid silver gilt heart-shaped box made likely of German origin. An almost (if not) identical piece is in the Victoria & Albert Mus...
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18th Century Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Silver

Antique Georgian Solid Silver Gilt Dish/Salt Pair - Barnard 1814
Located in London, GB
We are delighted to offer this spectacular and unusual pair of Georgian solid silver dishes made in London by Rebecca Emes & Edward Barnard I 1814. In spite of their compact and m...
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Early 19th Century Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique and Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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.

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