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Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass For Sale
Plates Platters Serveware Set of 3 Solid Green Onyx Marble Hand-carved Italy
Located in Ancona, Marche
Hand carved presentation plates in Green Onyx. Multiple use as plates, platters and placers. Dimensions: Small - L 24 W 20 H 1.8 cm, Medium - L 30 W 28 H 1.8 cm and Big - L 36 W 35 H...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Onyx

Centrepiece in Marble by Arthur Arbesser, Made in Italy
Located in Milan, IT
Centerpiece in Nero Marquinia, Rosso Levanto, Bianco Michelangelo, Arabescato Vagli Filo Rosso, Verde Guatemala and Blu Sodalite marbles. Size: 36 x 12 cm 14.2 x 4.7 in, smooth finis...
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2010s Italian Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Marble

Midcentury Dorothy Thorpe Silver Band Barware 20 Piece Set
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Vintage set of authentic Dorothy Thorpe silver band bar glasses and ice bowl. Included are: 8ea 3" roly poly glasses 7ea. 3" rocks glasses 4ea. 4-1/2" rocks glasses 1ea. 11" ice...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Glass

Art Deco Style Sterling Silver Engine-Turned Footed Table Box with Hinged Lid
By Jay Richard Attenborough & Co. Ltd. 1
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco style, engine-turned, footed table box with hinged lid, Birmingham, England, year-hallmarked for 1960, Jay Richard Attenborough and Co., Ltd. - makers. Measures 6 1/2 inches...
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1960s English Art Deco Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

Hervé Van der Straeten, Oval Bronze Coupe, France, 2009
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary patinated and gilt bronze coupe by Hervé van der Straeten. Stamped: HV.
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21st Century and Contemporary French Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Bronze

Large Flow Round Contemporary Carved Walnut Ebonized Tray / Board
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large flow round contemporary ebonized serving board by Vincent Pocsik Carved walnut cutting board with ebonized finish. Natural food safe oil and wax finish. Vincent Pocsi...
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2010s American Organic Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Walnut

Black Ceramic "Bear Paw" Ashtray by Georges Jouve, France 20th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic "bear paw" ashtray Georges Jouve (1910-1964) Enamelled ceramic, circa 1951 Signed with alpha sign.
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Oranges Strawberries Majolica Ceramic Dinnerware Dessert Serving Set for Six
Located in Barcelona, ES
A beautiful glazed ceramic hand painted serving set, France, 1930s-1940s Set includes 6 dishes and a large serving tray with handles at both sides. All hand painted with oranges an...
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20th Century French Art Deco Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

Gunnar Nylund, Large Decorative Ceramic Vase, Scandinavian Modern
Located in Stockholm, SE
Large ceramic vase by Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand, Sweden Mid-1900s. Beautiful dark glaze. Signed. In good condition, few smaller signs of age and wear.
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Boxed Georg Jensen Fish Service 55 for Twelve with Matching Serving Set
Located in Hellerup, DK
A sterling silver fish service for twelve with matching serving set, in the Georg Jensen silverware pattern #55, design by Georg Jensen from circa 1914. The handles are two fish entw...
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1990s Danish Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

Georg Jensen Acorn Sterling Silver Set with 104 Pieces
Located in New York, NY
Acorn sterling silver dinner set. Made by Georg Jensen in Copenhagen. This set comprises 104 pieces (dimensions in inches): Forks: 12 dinner forks (7 3/4), 12 salad forks (6 5/8),...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

Set of Wooden Nesting Bowls by Mike Mahoney
Located in Dallas, TX
A set of six burled maple nesting bowls by craftsman Mike Mahoney.
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Early 2000s Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Burl

1950s MCM Federal Glass Fantasy Black & 22 Karat Gold Manhattan Glasses Set 10
Located in Topeka, KS
Lovely vintage MCM or Mid-Century Modern Federal Glass Company “Fantasy” black and 22 Karat gold Manhattan glasses, set of ten. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that these are vi...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Gold

Albrizzi Faceted Lucite Swivel Top Ice Bucket with Neon Green Infusion
Located in East Hampton, NY
This faceted acrylic box with swivel top is a perfect decorative bowl or candy dish! Made in Italy by Alessandro Albrizzi.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Acrylic

Blue Sevres France Set of Porcelain, 5 Pieces, Flowers, for a Dressing Table
Located in Valladolid, ES
Gorgheous and very refined set of 5-pieces porcelain, hand painted dressing table set, made in France by the House of Sèvres in the Napoleon III style. The set consists of a large bo...
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1880s French Napoleon III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Gold Leaf

Loetz Silberiris Art Nouveau Iridescent Silver Overlay Vase
Located in New York, NY
Turn-of-the-century Silberiris glass vase by Loetz with engraved silver overlay. Ovoid with flared rim in silver collar. Overlay in form of open and stylized leaf band and c-scroll n...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Silver

Large Palissy Ware Platter, 19th Century
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Large and elaborate Palissy ware platter, attributed to the factory of Victor and Achille Barbizet. The long fish, probably a pike, surrounded by plants, insects and amphibians. Plan...
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Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Majolica

Plates Platters Serveware Set of 3 Orange Amber Onyx White Marble Hand-carved
Located in Ancona, Marche
Hand carved presentation plates in orange onyx, amber onyx and Calacatta marble. Multiple use as plates, platters and placers. Dimensions: Small L 24, W 20, H 1.8 cm, medium L 30, W ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Marble

Georgian Mahogany Pair of Knife Boxes
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Good Quality, 18th century, George III Period, Mahogany Pair Of Knife, Or Cutlery, Boxes Of Typical Shape With Serpentine Fronts And Superbly Figured, Inlaid And Crossbanded S...
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Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Mahogany

Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver Thermometer by Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century Modern-Period, sterling silver thermometer in working condition, Tiffany and Company, New York, circa 1950s. Works are made by the Honeywell Company. Measures 2 3/4 inche...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Metal, Sterling Silver

Silver Plated Art Deco Serving Trolley
Located in London, GB
A fine example of a silver plated Art Deco serving trolley, likely manufactured by Drakes of London, with fitted interior, provision for heaters and plate stand, circa 1930s.
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1930s British Art Deco Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Silver Plate

Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg, 'The Argenta Series' Vase, Sweden, circa 1930s
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful piece is part of the artist's Argenta Series, produced for the Gustavsberg Factory, which first won him major success. The series includes everything from ashtrays to ...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Art Deco Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Silver

Large Rookwood Art Nouveau Craftsman Silver Overlay Urn Vase
By Matthew Andrew Daly, Spaulding & Company, Rookwood Pottery Co.
Located in New York, NY
Large Art Nouveau Craftsman glazed earthenware vase. Made by Rookwood Pottery in Cincinnati in 1892. Ovoid with silver bracket handles. Shaded orange chrysanthemums emerging from umb...
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1890s American American Craftsman Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Silver

Antique Japanese Meiji Silver Dragon Box
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Meiji silver box, circa 1890. Round; gently curved sides applied with wraparound dragon—a scaly, spikey beast that chases its tail. A second coiled on cover top. Spot-hammer...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Silver

18th Century Worcester Blind Earl Porcelain Dish
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A Worcester Blind Earl porcelain plate made circa 1770 with beautifully enamelled decoration of butterflies and insects among raised leaf and rosebud decoration, set within a delicat...
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1770s English Rococo Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Extensive Georg Jensen Beaded Silver Set
Located in Hellerup, DK
An early and extensive Georg Jensen Beaded silverware service, designed by Georg Jensen in 1916. This is one of the most extensive sets we have had including 49 serving pieces, many ...
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1910s Danish Art Nouveau Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

"Hand Mirror w/ Dolphin Motif," Rare Art Deco Sterling Silver by Nielsen/Jensen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An iconic Art Deco design, crafted in sterling silver by Harald Nielsen for George Jensen -- arguably the most renowned silversmith in the world at the time -- this hand mirror featu...
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1920s Danish Art Deco Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Silver

1960s Salviati Quadruple Sommerso Purple Vase
Located in Roma, IT
Salviati is one of the World's most renowned glass blowing furnaces in Venice. It was founded in 1859 and has since then produced some of the most desirable pieces of Murano glass. T...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass

Vintage Hexagonal Lucite Ice Bucket w/ Swivel Top by Albrizzi
Located in East Hampton, NY
This very large scale acrylic ice bucket/ wine chiller by Alessandro Albrizzi in a chic lime green infusion with swivel top.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Acrylic

Royal Copenhagen Ichthyological Porcelain Part Dinner 'Fish-Service'
Located in London, GB
A Royal Copenhagen Ichthyological porcelain part dinner 'fish-service' Danish, 20th century Plates: height 2cm, diameter 24cm Long dish: height 5cm, width 60cm, depth 24cm Cons...
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20th Century Danish Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Murano Corroded Glass Bottle Cobalt Blue Mid-century Italian Design Seguso
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Murano corroded glass bottle cobalt blue midcentury Italian Design.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Murano Glass

French Ceramic Cups by Gustave Reynaud, Set of Four
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful painted ceramic cup set from France, 1950s. Curved with hand painted flower motif in blue and grey coloring. Made by French ceramic artist Gustave Reynaud. Sold as a set of...
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1950s French Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Mario Buccellati Vintage 800, Italian Silver Duckling Figurine
Located in Braintree, GB
Mario Buccellati vintage 800. Italian silver duckling figurine. Made Italy, Milano, Ca.1930's Fully Hallmarked. The furry duckling figurin...
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1930s Italian Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Silver

Elizabeth II Commemorative Coronation and Accession Goblet
By Thomas Goode
Located in New Orleans, LA
This impressive engraved goblet was created to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the throne of England and coronation. Crafted by Thomas Goode & Co. around the coronation o...
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20th Century English Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Silver

Matteo Thun Memphis Original 1982 Design Teapot
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
An original 1980s Memphis style porcelain teapot, designed by Matteo Thun in 1982. Memphis Milano formed in the 1980s as a response to the Stark minimalism of the previous decade....
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Matteo Thun Memphis Original 1982 Design Vase
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
This Matteo Thun Vase was created in the 1980s Memphis style. The porcelain vase’s exaggerated size and details point to the movement’s irreverence for traditional, or even functiona...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Spanish Large Granada Fajalauza "Lebrillo" Ceramic Bowl
Located in Marbella, ES
19th Century Spanish Large Granada Fajalauza "Lebrillo" ceramic bowl.
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19th Century Spanish Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Charles Catteau for Boch La Louvière, Art Deco Ceramic Vase, Belgium, 1925
Located in New York, NY
This vase displays Catteau's design number D.1009, featuring birds against stylized foliage resting on fields of markedly geometric shape. The physical form of the vase differs from ...
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Early 20th Century Belgian Art Deco Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Stoneware

Large Antique Brightly Polished Pewter Charger, circa.1750
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful highly polished pewter charger. Measures: (20 inches). Amazing distressed patina English, Mid-18th Century. Most likely, London The pewter has been polished to its...
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Mid-18th Century English Baroque Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Pewter

Midcentury Tiffany Sterling Silver "Porthole" Picture Frame
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury, sterling silver "porthole" shaped picture frame, Tiffany & Co., Italy, circa 1950s. Heavy gauge of sterling silver weighs @2.3 troy ounces (including backing). @2 1/2" di...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

Ceramic Vase by Pedro Garcia de Diego for Ciboure Pottery, France, circa 1955
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful ceramic from Ciboure Pottery, this piece was executed by Garcia de Diego, and features a repeating pattern of abstract designs in variou...
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Mid-20th Century French Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Royal Copenhagen Gilded Age Bisque Plaques with Carved Wood Frames
Located in Miami, FL
A pair of large porcelain plaques in their original carved gilt frames. Marked on verso, date to late 19th century. Plaques without the frames are 10.5” in diameter.
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1870s Danish Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain, Wood

Brutalist Wine Rack in Wrought Iron and Wood, 1960s
Located in Tilburg, NL
Brutalist wine rack in wrought iron and wood 1960s. This is a wine rack in wrought iron and wood with a very distinct Brutalist design. The the warm wood and the wrought iron do c...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Brutalist Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Wrought Iron

Large Silver Centerpiece Orig, Glass Bowl, Koch & Bergfeld, Germany
Located in Vienna, AT
Large festive silver centerpiece on a wide foot, supported by four feet with double lion paws and volute decoration, the lower edge bordered by a surrounding band with chased acanthu...
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Late 19th Century German Late Victorian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Silver

American Edwardian Classical Sterling Silver Oval Picture Frame
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian Classical sterling silver picture frame. Made by Mauser in New York, circa 1900. Oval window in flat surround on open triangular supports. Engraved leafing scrolls and pend...
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Early 20th Century American Edwardian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

Raffaele Fusco 21th Century Wall Sculpture Centerpieces Handcrafted Decoration
Located in Zürich, CH
When Raffaele Fusco, Designer and Artist of each of his pieces, introduced the works entitled "Cu" into his collections, i.e. the initials of copper on the table of elements, he thou...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Copper

Large Antique Brightly Polished Pewter Charger, circa 1750
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful highly polished pewter charger. Measures: (22 inches). Amazing distressed patina Provenance: Bowood House, Near Bath, Wiltshire, England English, Mid-18th Century....
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Mid-18th Century English Baroque Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Pewter

Doulton Stoneware Jar and Cover in Form of an Owl, Marked for Mark V. Marshall
Located in Downingtown, PA
Doulton stoneware jar and cover in form of an owl, Marked for Mark V. Marshall, Dated 1883. A striking tobacco jar and cover in the form of an owl with diamond pattern designs acoss the body and eyes like daisy's. Dimensions: 7 1/2 inches high (19.05cm) high See Wiener Museum of Decorative Arts, "What a Hoot Newsletter, July 16,2022By Louise Irvine, "A Parliament of Owls In Victorian times, owls were popular as functional items for gentlemen’s studies, including tobacco jars, match holders, jugs and lamps. Doulton artist, Mark V. Marshall, created stylized stoneware jars with swivel heads referencing the owl’s uncanny ability to rotate its head to 270 degrees left or right. Marshall worked originally with the Martin Brothers who made several owl jars as part of their range of anthropomorphic birds. Robert Wallace Martin’s character birds with removable heads in turn inspired British studio potters, Andrew Hull and David Burnham Smith." Mark V. Marshall (1842-1913) Mark V. Marshall: Defining the Original ......Marshall, like George Tinworth, trained at the Lambeth School of Art. From there, he went on to work at a local stonemasons yard. Here, he carved decorations for neo-gothic churches. For a brief period, he worked for the Martin Brothers, art potters whose London workshop represented the changes from Victorian to more modern ceramics. They specialized in eccentric designs and were known for their famous birds. These early experiences shaped Marshall’s taste for weird and wonderful Doulton designs, like his reptiles and dragons which circle his vases, and the grotesque masks which embellish his jugs. It was during this period that his unique style of fantastic animals, sometimes half hidden in foliage, established a pattern of decorative art for him. Indeed, many of his pieces bring to mind the medieval cathedral builders and their stone and wooden carvings of imaginary animals and caricatures of people. His work includes one example where a strange dragon-like creature climbs around the vase with its young ones hiding in the foliage. Doulton Marshall joined Doulton in 1874, and he brought his very personal style with him. His early vases (and there are many of them) tend to have fanciful animals sculpted in high relief perhaps hiding amongst the leaves. But he was influenced by the recent discoveries made at the time – eg by Charles Darwin, who had published his “Origin of the Species” in 1859. He, too, was fascinated by the relationship between animals and humans. He produced items showing animals dressed as humans, such as the two fully-dressed rabbits facing opposite ways on opposite sides of a container in his “The Waning of the Honeymoon”. He also drew on literature, notably Edward Lear and Lewis Carroll. He produced stoneware pieces inspired by Tenniel’s illustration for Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass...
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1880s English Arts and Crafts Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Pottery, Stoneware

Mid-Century Culver Ltd. Prado Bar Glasses Set Martini
Located in Las Vegas, NV
1960's Martini set by Culver ltd. "Prado" series. This set looks never used. Perfect for display or use. Careful, thoughtful packing included with purc...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Glass

Eric Astoul, Ceramic Sculpture, Striée, La Borne, France, 2012
Located in New York, NY
Unique piece Signed: Astoul. Master ceramicist Eric Astoul created this piece as part of a series inspired by both modern and ancient stoneware, which, with its rough firing, fli...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Stoneware

Red Fat Lava Horses Vase by Scheurich, Western Germany, 1960s
Located in Antwerp, BE
1960s Red Fat Lava vase with horses. This Western Germany Art Pottery Vase by Scheurich has the color red with dark brown, black horses on. The design is embossed or with relief on this vintage red...
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Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Postmodern Taste Setter Sigma 1980s Sottsass Memphis Style Ice Bucket
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Post-modern lidded ice bucket with removable plastic liner in the style of Ettore Sottsass of the famous Memphis Design Group of Italy. This item was manufactured by Taste Setter Sig...
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1980s Japanese Post-Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Plastic, Wood, Lacquer

Vintage Lucite Faceted Swivel Top Candy Dish with Neon Infusion
Located in East Hampton, NY
This faceted acrylic box with swivel top is a perfect decorative bowl or candy dish!
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Acrylic

Royal Worcester Porcelain Potpourri Vase or Urn with Hadley Roses, 1923
Located in London, GB
This is a very fine small potpourri vase and cover made by Royal Worcester in 1923. The urn has a blush ivory ground with exceptionally beautiful hand painted Hadley roses. Potpourr...
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1920s English Edwardian Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Rare Vintage Sugary Bowl, Cut Crystal Glass, Bohemia in the, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
Made of crystal glass Re-polished Good Original condition.
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1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Crystal

Edwardian Sterling Silver & Mahogany Cocktail Tray
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian sterling silver & mahogany cocktail tray. With fan Medalion central inlay. Silver & wood Polished. In great shape, great as gift.
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Silver

Italian Handmade Murano Glass Blue Vase, 1960s
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Unique blue and white stripes Murano vase or centrepiece. During this period, Italian glassmakers were at the forefront of the modernist movement in glass design, creating pieces t...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Art Glass, Murano Glass

Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Mug, Mappin & Webb, 1905
Located in Glasgow, GB
An Edwardian sterling silver mug in the Art Nouveau style. The mug is of planished and double ogee banded beaker form, with a spreading foot, the bisecting pierced handle is of an na...
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Early 1900s British Art Nouveau 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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