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Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass For Sale
Italian Murano Champagne Coupe Glasses, Vincenzo Nason & Cie, Italy 1990s
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful pair of Italian Murano blue cocktail or Champagne coupe glasses by Vincenzo Nason & Cie, Minimalist period, circa late-20th century...
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Late 20th Century Italian Minimalist Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Glass, Murano Glass

Large 1960's German Sculptural Glass Ashtray
Located in New York, NY
1960's German textured glass cigar ashtray with mottled glass around top and surrounding perimeter. where bowl looks as if floating in space. The bottom of the piece has a square ge...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Art Glass

Original classic Ceramic Pitcher, Italy 1970s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Beautiful classic ceramic pitcher made in Italy in the 1970s. The vintage pitcher has the original manufacturer's label. The pottery jug is in g...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

French Neoclassical Style Silver Plated Champagne Cooler
Located in Houston, TX
French Neoclassical Style Silver Plated Champagne Cooler. Offered is a lovely French Neoclassical style silver plated champagne / wine cooler or ice bucket. This beautifully detaile...
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1920s French Neoclassical Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Silver Plate

Mid-Century French Decorative Pitcher / Vase by Jacques Blin
Located in London, GB
Vintage French ceramic decorative pitcher / decanter / vase (circa 1950s) by Jacques Blin. The vase is in a subtle blue hue covered in Blin's trademark misty glaze. It is decorated w...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Mid Century Berlin Tiergarten from Rosenthal China Modern Tea Pot Germany 1959
Located in Miami, FL
From 1959 Tea Pot by Rosenthal Germany with pattern named after the famous Tiergarten in Berlin. Slick designed form and simple decoration. Under the flared rim, a band of stilized ...
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1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ceramic, Porcelain

Bohemia Loetz Art Nouveau Twisted Dephi Glass Vase 1899
Located in Worcester Park, GB
A large Loetz Delphi pattern vase in green with a bulbus near spherical top with a large opening over a round base with a typical Loetz twist to the body. Finely iridised a classic L...
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1890s Czech Art Nouveau Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Art Glass

Lino Sabattini Style Folded Brushed Steel Modernist Serving Set, 1970s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Minimalist and sculptural six-piece serving set in the style of Italian designer Lino Sabattini, known for his refined metalwork and innovative tableware. Crafted from brushed steel ...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Minimalist Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Steel

Vintage Scandinavian Cubic Cigarette Table Lighter in Teak
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Simplistically made cigar/cigarette table lighter in solid teak and chrome-plated metal. Made in Scandinavia during the 1960s from excess furni...
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1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Teak

French Majolica Daisy Plate Orchies, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica daisy plate Orchies unsigned, circa 1890.
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1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

18th-century Derby Porcelain Footed Strawberry Tureen and Cover
Located in Downingtown, PA
Fanciful Fruit: English Derby Porcelain Strawberry Tureen and Cover This is an exceptionally charming and highly decorative example of English soft-paste porcelain, identified as a ...
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1760s English Rococo Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Antique Guatemalan Majolica Bowls
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These are sold separately. Please refer to which piece you are interested in at purchase. Early 20th c Majolica bowls from Guatemala. Great colors. Diameter varies from about 5.5 inc...
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Early 20th Century Guatemalan Spanish Colonial Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Majolica

Steuben signed Gold Aurene and Green Link Chain Ornament 1925 - Frederick Carder
Located in Worcester Park, GB
Amazing fully signed gold aurene bowl/vase with green chain decoration by Frederick Carder for Steuben dating to 1925. It is decorated with an green link chain line around the body a...
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1920s American Art Nouveau Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Art Glass

Majolica Chesnut Leaf Plate Sarreguemines, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica chesnut leaf plate Sarreguemines, circa 1890.
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1890s French Rustic Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

French Moustiers Hand-Painted Faience Dinner Service with Blue Bird Motif
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This exquisite Moustiers faience dinnerware set is a true celebration of traditional French craftsmanship. Hand-painted in delicate shades of blue o...
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20th Century French Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ceramic, Faience, Paint

Travertine Pet Bowl Set Rectangle
Located in Eindhoven, NB
Unique and Stunning Pet bowl made of travertine stone. Expertly crafted and finished by hand, our travertine bowls are a study in sculptural simplicity. Natural variations in the sto...
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2010s Dutch Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Travertine

Set of Two Limoges France Oyster Plate French Vintage Porcelain
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A set of 2 vintage French oyster plates. Each oyster plate features 6 wells for oysters. They are marked at the back. Nice addition to you...
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Early 20th Century French Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Tiffany & Co. Glass Pitcher
Located in New York, NY
Tiffany & Co. glass pitcher. Classic American glass pitcher in the iconic Tiffany Bundle shape, United States, late 20th century. Dimensions: approximately 7" diameter x 6" H.
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20th Century American Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Glass

19th Century Majolica Oyster Plate Wasmuel
Located in Austin, TX
19th-Century Majolica oyster plate Wasmuel (Belgium) decorated with flowers.
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1880s Belgian Aesthetic Movement Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Large Antique Brightly Polished Pewter Chargers, 20 Inches Diameter. C.1750
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful highly polished pewter chargers. Measure: (20.5 inches). English, mid 18th century. Most likely, London Some showing traces of the touchmarks similar to hallmarks on silv...
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Mid-18th Century English Baroque Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Pewter

Monkey Band NINE-Piece Set Porcelain figurines by Sitzendorf , Circa 1910
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
These are a beautiful set of NINE porcelain Monkey Figures or Figurines all playing in a Band made by Sitzendorf, Germany, circa 1910. What makes these figures special is the excell...
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Early 20th Century German Baroque Revival Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Cut Crystal and Sterling Silver Hip Flask Dated 1900 Asprey
Located in London, GB
This elegant antique cut glass and sterling silver hip flask bears makers marks for the silversmith  Asprey & Co, England and the date mark for 1900. It features a classic oval ...
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Early 1900s Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Silver

Art Deco Amber Glass Decanter Bottle, vintage Austria 1930s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A really beautiful colored Art Deco decanter bottle with a wonderful glass stopper. In very good condition with no chips, with signs of use at the inside. A real collectors item for ...
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1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Art Glass

Japanese Yellow and Black Chinoiserie Style Porcelain Charger Plate 1930s
Located in Glasgow, GB
A large Japanese export 15" Chinoiserie-style porcelain charger plate, crafted in Japan around the 1930s. Stamped to its underside with a red insignia reading "foreign," a mark gener...
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1930s Japanese Chinoiserie Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Enamel

French Faience Oyster Plate Henriot Quimper, circa 1930
Located in Austin, TX
French faience oyster plate signed Henriot Quimper, circa 1930.
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1930s French Rustic Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Faience

19th Century, French Green Glazed Terracotta Jug or Water Cruche
Located in Buisson, FR
Great authentic piece of pottery from the Provence. Unique and rare glaze. Beautiful weathered. Chips and imperfections help authenticate this water cruche as it was a utilitarian ty...
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19th Century French French Provincial Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Terracotta

Black Forest Crystal Latern Hand Blown Hunting Decor Sofina Boutique Kitzbühel
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
Hand blown crystal latern in green glass from Bavaria. The decor is hand blown and hands-free engraved by glass artists all around with a hunting scene with trees all around in the s...
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2010s German Black Forest Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Crystal

Set 15 English Antique Dinner Plates Soup Dishes & One Platter Circa 1860
Located in Katonah, NY
This set of nine dinner plates, six matching soup dishes, and a platter painted in Spode's "Peacock" pattern was made by Copeland Spode circa 1860. The "Peacock" pattern was first made by Spode circa 1820. The pattern features two peacocks...
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Late 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ironstone

Armadillo Sterling Silver Lighter
Located in Milan, IT
Playful true-to-life silver armadillo that serves as a lighter other than being a decorative artwork in its own right. Expertly made by the Florentine...
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2010s Italian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

Rosso Levanto Marble Narrow Bowl
Located in Eindhoven, NB
Introducing our exquisite Rosso Levanto Marble Bowl, a fusion of elegance and functionality. Crafted from luxurious Rosso Levanto marble, this stunning bowl is a testament to timeles...
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2010s Dutch Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Marble

Mid Century Murano Orange Glass Bowl Ashtray, Italy, 1970s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
This original vintage glass ash tray bowl element was designed and produced in the 1970s in Lombardia, Italy. It is made in Sommerso Technique and has a fantastic faceted form. The v...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Glass, Murano Glass

Onyx Narrow Bowl
Located in Eindhoven, NB
Introducing our exquisite Onyx Bowl, a fusion of elegance and functionality. Crafted from luxurious onyx stone, this stunning bowl is a testament to timeless beauty and sophisticatio...
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2010s Dutch Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Marble

Onyx Narrow Bowl
Onyx Narrow Bowl
$432 / item
Sculptural Ceramic White Kawa Vase 3/set, Tactile, Tall, Leather-cast Porcelain
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A set of 3 tactile and organic porcelain vases with leather textured exterior surface and clear glazed interior. As a result of the production process each item is one-of-a-kind. Set...
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2010s American Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Porcelain

Georgian Rummer Drinking Glass Hand Blown with Square Foot, English circa 1790
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good English "RUMMER" Drinking Glass, which were originally drinking glasses used in English taverns in the late 18th and early 19...
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Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Glass

Mid Century Crystal Orange Artistic Glass Ashtray Bowl, Italy, 1970s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
This original vintage glass element was designed and produced in the 1970s in Lombardia, Italy. It is made in Sommerso Technique and has a fantastic faceted form. The vibrant color m...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Crystal

Set of Three, Fin Trivet from Souda, Gold, in Stock
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This listing is for 3 Fin Trivets from Souda. Each one is packaged individually. Made using a manufacturing process utilized for railways, medical devices, and electronics, the Fin ...
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2010s Chinese Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Fornasetti Egocentrismo Porcelain Geometric Op Art Plates, Six Plates
Located in Downingtown, PA
Fornasetti Egocentrismo Porcelain Geometric Op Art Plates, Six Plates 1990s The Piero Fornasetti six circular plates in black and white have geometric op-art patterns named " Egocentrismo". They are numbered 1,2,2,3,4 and 5. Dimensions: 10 1/4 inches Diameter x 1 inch high (26cm diameter). Mark: Marks and inscriptions: A hand holding a brush dipped in paint and 'EGOCENTRISMO'/ 'FORNASETTI - MILANO, MADE IN ITALY' over a green back stamp- Eschenbach below a crown and below Bavaria Germany and three stars- all in underglaze green. Condition. Two with some rubbing. One of the most interesting elements of Fornasetti's practice is his aesthetic dedication to figuration and fantasy. What makes the set of "Egocentrismo" so special is that the pattern is entirely abstract! A true anomaly from Fornasetti's massive body of work, this motif reminds us how experimental and creative he was. Clearly influenced by both historical decorative motifs, Op art and Italian design. (For example Egocentrismo #4 is a variation of a pattern often used by Gio Ponti) Reference: Fornasetti: The Complete Universe, page 617, # 172-173. Originally a set of six plates named Egcentrismo (Egocentralism). Example in V & A, London (Museum # C.66-1985) "Hard paste porcelain plate, without edge rim but with foot rim. Black printed decoration in 'op-art' style; view down a chequer board cylinder with a black circle at the centre. Place of Origin: Milan, Italy (designed) Date: 1950-1960 (designed) Artist/maker: Fornasetti, Piero, born 1913 - died 1988...
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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

German ANRI Wood Carved Gnome Dwarf Figure Toothpick Holder Stand, vintage 1920s
By ANRI
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Adorable wood carved and hand colored toothpick holder or stand made in the 1920s - 1930s or older. Ideal decoration for any table or bar. Great idea to surprise your guests or a ver...
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1920s German Folk Art Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Wood

Vintage Executive Whiskey Decanter, English, Cut Crystal Glass, Spirit Vessel
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage executive whiskey decanter. An English, cut crystal glass spirit vessel, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1990. Bold form with appealing crystal finish Disp...
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Late 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Cut Glass

French Majolica Oyster Plate Saint Clement, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica oyster plate Saint Clement circa 1890.  
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1890s French French Provincial Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Pair Of Mexican Talavera Poblana Pottery Blue And White Vases With Iron Stands
Located in Essex, MA
Circular baluster form with later copper liners. With central vignette with blue foliage decoration. Wrought iron bases. Note: Talavera Poblana is a historic artisanal, tin glazed ea...
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Mid-18th Century Mexican Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Wrought Iron, Copper

Silver Plated Set Fish Knifes & Forks for 12 people, Sheffield England, 1910s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
This amazing set of 24 cutlery pieces. Fish Knifes & Forks for 12 people made in Sheffield, England in the 1910s. The original box. The antique set has the original manufacturer's la...
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Early 20th Century British Victorian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Silver Plate

French, Terracotta Jar Brown Glaze, Late 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
French terracotta jar. Traditional large earthenware pottery jar from South West France with brown glaze. This vessel was used from the 19th to the mid-20th century to conserve food....
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Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Terracotta

American Modern Ceramic Celery Tray by Russel Wright for Steubenville, c.1945
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
American Modern Ceramic Celery Tray by Russel Wright for Steubenville, c.1945.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Spode Antique Printed and Over-Painted Cabinet Plate Dated 1914
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A good quality antique English Spode porcelain cabinet plate decorated with a chinoiserie landscape of two exotic birds perched on a flowering prunus tree dated 1914. The small sized...
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1910s English Chinoiserie Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

50 Mini Christmas Vintage European Ornaments Figurines
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Set of 50 mini Christmas European ornaments figurines, made in an old European tradition.
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1970s German French Provincial Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Blown Glass

French, Terracotta Confit Pot Yellow Glaze, Late 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
French terracotta confit pot. Traditional large earthenware pottery confit pot from South West France with yellow glaze. This vessel was used from the 19th to the mid-20th century to...
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Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Terracotta

Exceptional Quality Pink Triple Overlay Enameled Bohemian Glass Cake Stand
Located in Long Island City, NY
Exceptional Quality Pink Triple Overlay Enameled Bohemian Glass Cake Stand Centerpiece, 19th century. Made for the Ottoman Islamic market. Fantastic de...
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19th Century Unknown Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Enamel

French Majolica Oyster Plate Sarreguemines, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica oyster plate Sarreguemines, circa 1890. 6 Shells and space for the lemon on the center.
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1890s French French Provincial Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

William IVth John Ridgway large ironstone Dinner Plate Pattern 5053, Circa 1835
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very decorative, Imperial Stone China (ironstone), large Dinner Plate by John Ridgway, dating to the William IVth period of the 19th cen...
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Mid-19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ironstone

Large Handmade French/Belgian Three Tier Dessert Stand, 1940's
Located in Balen, BE
Handmade Farmhouse Metal Serving / Cake Stand – Possibly French or Belgian, Early 20th Century Charming Folk Art with Galvanised Sheet Metal Detailing This unique handmade serving o...
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1940s Belgian Folk Art Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Metal, Wrought Iron

The Castaways Hotel Yellow Glass Ashtray
Located in Bradenton, FL
A yellow glass ashtray from The Castaways Hotel, a hotel and casino in Paradise, Las Vegas, Nevada. The center is printed with a green circle bran...
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Mid-20th Century American Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Glass

St. Bernard Dog Chocolate Mold De Haeck Gent-Gand, Vintage, Belgium
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A gorgeous chocolate mold. Made of metal, marked De Haeck Gent-Gand. Beautiful and ready to use or display, with nice patina. The 1890s to 1920s were the golden age of Chocolate production and consumption throughout Europe. Many cities and towns had competing chocolate shops with wonderful window displays filled with intricate, molded solid chocolate figures to entice hungry passersby. By this time, they had perfected the art of molding chocolate by using metal molds. The most known and best Manufactory for this kind of molds was the famous Anton Reiche...
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1960s Belgian Folk Art Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Metal

Dutch Silver tray by Begeer, Utrecht 1916-1921
Located in Delft, NL
Dutch Silver tray by Begeer, Utrecht 1916-1921 An oval silver tray with double filet edge by C.J. Begeer, Utrecht with 830/000 purity of silver. Dutch silver hallmarked with 830. Th...
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Early 20th Century Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Silver

Six Cups with Saucers, Theresienthal, Bohemia c. 1900
Located in Stockholm, SE
An exceedingly rare set of six cups with saucers, whose beauty captures both the eye and the imagination. The hand-blown opaline glass cups are shaped as delicate tulip blossoms, the...
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Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Enamel

Casa Cubista Cabana Pink Striped Terracotta Salad Plates
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This luxurious terracotta dinnerware is handmade from ceramic with fair trade and locally sourced materials from Europe. Each piece is crafted with meticulous attention to detail for...
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2010s Portuguese Rustic Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Large 20th century floor abstract green woman ceramic sculpture circa 1960 72 cm
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
France - Unique handmade piece Large floor abstract woman ceramic sculpture Green ceramic colors Original perfect condition Circa 1960 Height 72 cm Large 24 cm Depth 13 cm
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Black Marble Narrow Bowl
Located in Eindhoven, NB
Introducing our exquisite black marble narrow bowl, a fusion of elegance and functionality. Crafted from luxurious black marble with, this stunning bowl is a testament to timeless be...
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2010s Dutch Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Marble

Arles White Leather & Rattan Thermal Carafe
Located in Milan, IT
A well-received housewarming gift, this splendid thermal carafe boasts a timeless and versatile charm that will effortlessly complete any kitchenware collection. Almost entirely cove...
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2010s Italian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Leather

Fin Trivet from Souda, Black, in Stock
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Made using a manufacturing process utilized for railways, medical devices, and electronics, the Fin Trivets bring an Industrial touch to your tabletop....
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2010s Chinese Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Aluminum, Metal

Fin Trivet from Souda, Black, in Stock
Fin Trivet from Souda, Black, in Stock
$21 Sale Price / item
65% Off

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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