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Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass For Sale
Period: Mid-20th Century
Period: 1930s
Murano Black White Stripes Italian Art Glass Sculptural Fazzoletto Flower Vase
By Dino Martens, Venini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and large, vintage Murano hand blown white and black Italian art glass fazzoletto flower vase. Created in the manner of Dino Martens and the Venini company. The vase has ba...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Mid Century Six Petal Flower Cocktail Ashtray C1950 France
Located in Trensacq, FR
Charming modular cocktail ashtray from 1950s France. A cleverly designed stemmed flower that sheds its petals to become six individual ashtrays. A gorgeous addition to any cocktail...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal, Brass, Nickel
Gucci Silver Horse Stirrup Cup
By Gucci
Located in New York, NY
Gucci silver horse stirrup cup. Vintage Italian silverplate horse head stirrup cup with gold wash to interior of cup with stamps for Gucci and Italy, and...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver Plate
Cartier Sterling Silver Traditional Revere Bowl
By Cartier
Located in New York, NY
Traditional sterling silver Revere bowl. Retailed by Cartier in New York. Tapering sides with flared rim and curved bottom; stepped foot. Fully marked including retailer’s stamp, no....
Category
Mid-20th Century American American Colonial Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Deco Val Saint-Lambert Green Crystal Vase Cut-to-clear, 1950s
Located in Verviers, BE
Val Saint Lambert green crystal vase cut-to-clear, 1950s.
by Val Saint-Lambert.
Beautiful Val Saint-Lambert hexagonal crystal vases, handcut-to-clear, the glass is thick, deeply ...
Category
1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal
Set of 12 Minton Gold Rimmed Porcelain Ball Dinner Plates
By Minton
Located in Great Barrington, MA
One of Minton's most popular patterns is named "Porcelain Ball” which features a large diameter plate bordered by a gold and white floral decoratio...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Val Saint Lambert Large Light' Clear Crystal Glass Table Lamp
Located in Verviers, BE
This simple yet graceful Cleare table lamp is in large size, 23 inches excluding the lamp-fitting and shade. The colored core in Classic Val Saint Lambert tint, has been given a thic...
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal
Arthur Andersson, Mid-Century Stoneware Vase, Sweden, C. 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Created by the Swedish ceramist Arthur Andersson in the middle of the 20th century, these voluminous vases are noteworthy for their formal symmetry and their banded designs, which of...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stoneware
Arthur Andersson, Mid-Century Stoneware Vase, Sweden, C. 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Created by the Swedish ceramist Arthur Andersson in the middle of the 20th century, these voluminous vases are noteworthy for their formal symmetry and their banded designs, which of...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stoneware
Arthur Andersson, Mid-Century Stoneware Vase, Sweden, c. 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Created by the Swedish ceramist Arthur Andersson in the middle of the 20th century, these voluminous vases are noteworthy for their formal symmetry and their banded designs, which of...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stoneware
Large Higgins Rondelay
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rare five-color glass panel screen in wood frame by Michael and Frances Higgins. Great modern design in neutral brown, orange and yellow tones, with...
Category
1950s American Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Ermanno Nason for Vetreria Cenedese, Rare Glass Orientalist Teapot, Italy, 1964
Located in New York, NY
Provenance:
Archive of Cenedese glassworks, Murano, Italy.
Ermanno Nason designed this beautiful teapot for Vetreria Gino Cenedese in 1964. It is composed of a milky, opaque glas...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Art Deco Val Saint Lambert Crystal Vase Cut to Clear, Signed
Located in Verviers, BE
Val Saint Lambert crystal vase cut to clear, signed
Beautiful Val Saint Lambert circular crystal vase, hand-cut-to-clear,
the glass is thick, deeply and evenly cut,
Origin: Belg...
Category
1930s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal
Murano Blue White and Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Seashell Dish Ring Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown blue, white and gold flecks art glass seashell bowl / sculpture. Created in the manner of the Barovier e Toso Company. It is profusely covered in ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Gold Leaf
Murano Venetian Vintage Glass Mouse Figure, 1950s-1960s
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A delightful vintage Italian Murano novelty glass mouse figure standing wearing a long 'robe' in red cased in amber glass with a large white button with la...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Val Saint Lambert 'Twisted Light' Crystal Table Lamp, Belgium 1950s
Located in Verviers, BE
This simple yet graceful table lamp is in size; 39 cm excluding the shade.
The colored core in Classic Val Saint Lambert tint, has been given a thick Sommerso (clear crystal casing) ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal
Mid-20th Century French Louis Roederer Silver Plate Champagne Bucket
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This French silver plate champagne bucket from the mid-20th century is marked on both sides Louis Roederer, Fonde en 1776, the name of the renowned champagne producer and the year of...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver Plate
1960s Hand Painted 22-Karat Bamboo Rocks Glasses, Set of 3 Old Fashioned Barware
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Midcentury metallic 22-Karat Hand Painted Bamboo Rocks Glasses, Set of 3, circa 1965.
Vintage Set of 22-karat gold hand painted bambu pattern rocks glasses by the Imperial Glass Comp...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Glamorous Dorothy Thorpe 10 Piece set Gold Fleck Wine Glasses - Stemware Barware
Located in St. Louis, MO
Glamourous Hollywood Regency 10 piece barware wine glassware set with gold fleck by Dorothy Thorpe. The ten wine glasses are in fine vintage condition, no chips. Some have more gold...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Rare Russel Wright Spun Aluminum and Cork Tankards / Mugs Set '8'
Located in Buffalo, NY
Seldom seen set of 8 Spun Aluminum and Cork Tankards / Mugs designed by Russel Wright.. Beautiful original condition, All retain Impressed Russel Wright st...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Aluminum
Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver Set of Cordial/Liqueur Goblets
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century Modern, sterling silver set of six (6) cordial glasses, Baldwin and Miller Co., Indianapolis, Indiana, circa 1950s. Each glass measures a little under 3 inches high x 1 1...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sainte-Radegonde French Art Deco Ceramic Pigeons 1935
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco antelope couple sculpture by Charles LEMANCEAU at Sainte-Radegonde, France, 1930. Illustrated in the Sainte-Radegonde catalogue, page #8 (see photo). Measures: Width:...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Violet Purple Glass Vase, 20th Century, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
A stunning purple small vase with geometric design, made by one of the many glass manufacturers based in the region of Empoli, Italy. Has "Made in Italy" embossed on the base. Would ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Complete English Porcelain Dinner Service For 12 People With Coffee/Tea Service
Located in Tarry Town, NY
English Coalport Cobalt Ground Porcelain Dinner Service with tea and coffee service for Twelve / with tableware serving Pieces. 10 piece place setting Maker's mark undersigned .Each...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Gold
French Faience Plates in Clery Pattern by Longchamp, C. 1930's- Set of 8
By Longchamp
Located in Ross, CA
French faience plate set hand painted with birds and flowers, made in the 1930's in France by Longchamp. They are hand painted so all slightly diffe...
Category
1930s French French Provincial Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Faience
Christofle Ice Bucket
By Christofle
Located in New York, NY
A small Christofle Ice Bucket from the Normondie collection.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver Plate
Grande Baroque by Wallace Sterling Silver Flatware Service 8 Set Gold Vermeil
Located in Big Bend, WI
Grande Baroque by Wallace Sterling Silver flatware set - 32 pieces. Gold flatware is on trend and makes a bold state...
Category
Mid-20th Century Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Midcentury Barware Rocks Glasses 1960s Gold Presidential Coins
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Midcentury vintage Set of 7 pieces 5-ounce rocks glasses 1960s gold printed presidential coins.
Cera 22-karat gold signed glassware barware.
Gold and black coin design.
The glasses f...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Glazed stoneware bowl by Axel Salto
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Bowl in glazed stoneware. Designed in 1944, executed in 1945. Model 20566. Signed. Axel Salto for Royal Copenhagen.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Carl Auböck Ashtray "Marked by Auböck"
Located in Wien, AT
Carl Auböck ashtray "Marked by Auböck"
Original condition.
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
Italian Art glass CENEDESE SIGNED VASE C.1955
By Cenedese
Located in Stourbridge, GB
A beautiful Italian Signed Cenedese vase dating to around 1955. Perfect technique and no issues at all. The vase is in perfect original condition and measures 36.5cm in overall heigh...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass
1962 Seattle World's Fair Space Needle Table Lighter in Chrome
Located in San Diego, CA
A really cool 1962 Seattle World's Fair "Space Needle" table lighter in chrome. The lighter is in good vintage condition with some minor pitting and measu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Chrome
Regency Brass & Bakelite Eight Piece Cocktail Bar Tool Set by Maxwell Phillips
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool and extremely well made Hollywood Regency brass, stainless steel and bakelite eight piece cocktail bar tool set by Maxwell Phillips, cir...
Category
Mid-20th Century Hong Kong Hollywood Regency Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stainless Steel, Brass
Wedgwood Porcelain Tableware Dinner Service For 12 People
By Wedgwood
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Beautiful Wedgwood porcelain tableware dinner service for twelve people with coffee serving set with hand painted design details. The service is in great condition. Maker's mark undersigned. Include 87 pieces all-together. 12 dinner plate 10 3/4" D. 12 Salad plate...
Category
1960s English Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Gold
Set of Vintage Fish Service Plates in Bavarian Porcelain with Japanese decor
Located in Roma, IT
Fine Porcelain and Koi Carp dart in every direction on six different plates, not counting the serving plate.
Don't be fooled by the Japanese decoration of these vintage plates becau...
Category
1960s German Anglo-Japanese Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 10 Wine Glasses, Mid 20th Century
Located in Lučenec, SK
A beautiful and one of a kind set of 10 wine glasses. These were a part of a prototype production run, we were able to save these 10 pieces as t...
Category
1960s Italian Art Deco Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass
1960s Round Teak Salt Pepper Shaker Set Scandinavian Modern
By Dansk
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Round Teak Salt Pepper Shaker Set- Mid Century Modern Scandinavian
3.75 x 1.75 in diameter
Original preowned vintage condition unrestored
...
Category
1960s Scandinavian Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Teak
C.1950's Théodore Haviland "Gold Encrusted Hearts" 21pc Porcelain Dinnerware Set
Located in Thiensville, WI
C.1940's - 1950's Théodore Haviland "Milford" "gold encrusted hearts" 21pc porcelain dinnerware set.
This beautiful dinnerware set comes w...
Category
1950s American American Classical Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Table Box Sterling Silver Striped Paillons in pure Gold and flowers Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Round table box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fired enamels, with “paillons” in pure gold on the upper circle, fine floral miniature fired enamelled by the painter Ren...
Category
1960s Italian Napoleon III Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold
Waldorf Astoria Hotel Silver Plated Beass Serving Tray
Located in New York, NY
1931 silver plated over brass Art Deco oval serving tray. We understand these were re-silver plated in 1954. Original Waldorf Astoria partridge and h...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
Solid Teak Massive Double Sided Butcher Block Cutting Board Danish Modern
Located in San Diego, CA
Solid teak double-sided cutting board. with rounded corners and side handles one side can be used for meat cutting the other flat side for crackers and ch...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Teak
Precious 6 Wine Glasses Gold Crystal Faceted Stemware Josephinenhuette Moser
Located in Nierstein am Rhein, DE
Gorgeous 20th century handcrafted faceted crystal glass set with 24-carat gold rim made by Josephinenhütte Moser circa 1960-1970 and very in the style of the exclusive French company Baccarat or Saint Louis thistle...
Category
1960s German Hollywood Regency Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal
Hedgehog Metal Bowls Object or Ashtray Set in the Style of Artist Walter Bosse
By Walter Bosse
Located in New York, NY
A set of five (5) stackable Hedgehog metal bowls, ashtrays, or decorative object, in the style of artist Walter Bosse, Midcentury Modern design period, circa mid-20th century, Europe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal
Piero Fornasetti Ashtray, Black and Gilt Compass Rose, Milano, Italy, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Piero Fornasetti ashtray, black and gilt compass rose, Milano, Italy, 1950s. An everyday object combining function with refined exclusivity and artistic detailing. Placing this ashtr...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Fine Midcentury Tapio Wirkkala Rosenthal Coffee Set Gilt White Porcelain 1960s
Located in Nierstein am Rhein, DE
Fine and exquisite Tapio Wirkkala for Rosenthal studio-linie gilt white porcelain coffee set for 6 persons, Germany around 1960s to 1970s. This set belongs to the cabinet pieces so r...
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Tea Pot by Gordon and Jane Martz
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
The Gordon and Jane Martz ceramic tea pot is a stunning piece of functional art that seamlessly combines form and function. Handcrafted by the renowned American ceramicists, Gordon a...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Val Saint Lambert Sommerso Technique Twisted Light Crystal Table Lamp Signed
Located in Verviers, BE
Val Saint-Lambert Signed
This simple yet graceful green table lamp is in small size; 27 cm excluding the shade. The colored core in Classic Val Saint-Lambert tint has been given a thick Sommerso (clear crystal casing) so that the object appears delicate whilst remaining solid and stable as a lamp base. The twist on the external surface gives an entrancing optical effect as you pass it.
Weight crystal 1.7 Kg
It is excellent condition and in full working order having also
been re-wired and provided with new fittings E27
And safe for immediate usage in the World
Important: The lampshade is included in photos for illustration purposes only but cannot be shipped and does not form part of the lot!
Produced between 1955 and 1965, it was handmade from top-quality lead crystal by Val Saint Lambert (the main Belgian crystal glassware manufacturer, founded in 1826 and based near Liege.)
Our collection includes these VSL lamps...
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal
Carstens 1950s Vintage Midcentury Turquoise Black & Gold West German Vase
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Beautiful vintage midcentury West German vessel or vase by Carstens Tonnieshof made post war circa 1950s with a turquoise blue and black glaze with gold details and white lines of dr...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Normandie by Wallace Sterling Silver Flatware Set for Eight Service 52 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Beautiful Normandie by Wallace sterling silver flatware set, 52 pieces. This set includes:
Eight knives, 8 3/4".
Eight forks, 7 1/4".
Eight salad forks, 6 3/8".
Eight teaspoons, 6 1...
Category
1930s American Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Roger Capron - Vintage Ceramic Footed Serving Dish
By Roger Capron
Located in Stratford, CT
Vintage Ceramic Footed Serving Dish by Roger Capron - Vallauris, France
Roger Capron was in influential French ceramicist, known for his tiled tab...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Cenedese Murano Orange White Silver Flecks Italian Art Glass Fish Aquarium Block
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown double fish Italian art glass aquarium sculpture. Documented to the Cenedese Company, and attributed to designer Alfredo Barbini. The fish have wh...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Russel Wright "Oceana" Serving Bowl
Located in Hanover, MA
Russel Wright "Oceana" sculptural serving bowl circa 1938 produced by Klise Woodworking Company, Grand Rapids, MI. Hazelwood in the form of deep-sea fauna.
This particular one had a...
Category
1930s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Maple
Mid-Century Coffee and Tea Set
Located in Pasadena, CA
Mid-Century coffee set with coffee pot, tea pot, cream and sugar. Newly polished silver plate over brass. Bottom of coffee pot is stamped "silver plate."
Coffee pot measurements: ...
Category
1950s Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Fratelli Toso Murano Rainbow Color Swirl Italian Art Glass Flower Twist Rim Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful large Murano hand blown rainbow color swirls over white Italian art glass flower vase with scissor cut rim. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company, in the "Apparenza" desi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Glass
New / Old Stock Inlaid Wood "Floral" Tray by Couroc California
Located in San Diego, CA
Super cool brand new / old stock inlaid wood "flora" tray handcrafted by Couroc California, circa 1970s. The tray is in brand new condition in original packaging with original brochu...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Resin, Wood
Trompe l'Oeil Italian Majolica Mid 20th Century Porcelain Canister with Walnuts
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Trompe l'Oeil Porcelain Canister depicting a stack of 29 plates with walnuts on top plate, circa 1960s. This vintage item is signed on the bottom: Mancioli - Italy. It is alm...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
Bohemian 'Pique Fleurs' Vase, Bright Green Crystal Cut-to-Clear, with Grille
By Bohemia
Located in Verviers, BE
Vibrant, meadow-green cased-crystal glass vase in the Bohemian style with cut-to-clear decoration of palms and trellis. This design for vases is often called 'Pique fleurs' or 'rose-...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal
Mid-century Modern Vintage Swedish Scandinavian Clear Glass Contour Vase, 1950s
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This glass vase from the Contour series was designed by Vicke Lindstrand for the Swedish glassworks Kosta Glasbruk during the 1950s. It is made of high quality clear crystal glass wi...
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
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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