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Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass For Sale
Louis Comfort Tiffany, Favrile Art Glass Goblet LCT Marked
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite iridescent glass goblet measuring 7.5" h x 3.25" w, by Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848–1933), is a remarkable example of Favrile glass, the innovative hand-blown art glass...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Art Glass

Midcentury Willy Rizzo Chrome and Brass Vide-Poche, Italy, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Gorgeous Vide-Poche fully made in chrome and brass. This fantastic piece was designed in Italy during the 1970s and is attributed to a Willy Rizzo production. This lovely decorati...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Metal, Chrome, Brass

Large Vase Richard Ginori Art Nouveau 1910 Italy Poppies
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Large vase Richard Ginori Art Nouveau 1910 Italy Poppies.
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1910s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

German Art Glass Bull Whiskey Decanter Sculpture
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Whiskey Bull Shaped Glass Decanter, early 1930's Germany The Bull Is a God to a great many ancient cultures. This powerful creature is related to the masculinity, strength, the sun...
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Early 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Art Glass, Cork

1960s, Stunning Alabaster Smoking Set by Romano Bianchi
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Gorgeous alabaster smoking set by Romano Bianchi with ashtray, box and table lighter, everything is handmade carved. Made in Italy. This smoking set is in excellent condition. ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Alabaster

1930s Silver Plated Champagne Bucket, "Gallia" Collection by Christofle
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This exquisite silver-plated champagne bucket, crafted by Christofle as part of their esteemed Gallia collection, epitomizes timeless elegance and sophistication. Designed in the cov...
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Early 20th Century Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Silver Plate

French Majolica Shrimp Plate Choisy Le Roi Circa 1930
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica Shrimp Plate HB Choisy Le Roi Circa 1930. The manufacture of Choisy le Roi was one of the most important manufacture at the end of 19th century, they produced very hi...
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1930s French Country Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

Vienna 19th Century Porcelain Cup and Saucer
Located in Newark, England
Decorated with a Female Portrait From our Ceramics collection, we are pleased to offer this Vienna Cup and Saucer. The Vienna Cup and Saucer with a brown iridescent glaze decorated ...
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Late 19th Century Austrian High Victorian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Yellow Majolica Rope Pitcher Saint Clement, Circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
Yellow Majolica Rope Pitcher Saint Clement, Circa 1950.
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Art Deco Enamel Juicer
Located in Riverdale, NY
Art Deco Enameled Juicer from the 1940's. Machine age design with red enamel base. Fruit is placed in cavity and lever pulls down to squeeze out juice. Juice-O-Mat. 1940's USA. 8" h...
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Metal

Lot of 6 Brutalist Coasters by Art3, 1970
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Very nice set of 6 Brutalist coasters by art3, designed and produced in Spain in the 1970s. bronze and aluminum objects, protected bottom. Rare desi...
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1970s Spanish Hollywood Regency Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Aluminum, Brass, Bronze

Portuguese Majolica Ceramic Duck Tureen Centerpiece, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
A cool majolica glazed ceramic duck figure tureen in brown and cream colors with accents of black, green and yellow. Portugal, 1960s. Manufactured by E.Subtil Portugal and marked on the base. Use it to serve duck foie gras...
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20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Majolica, Pottery, 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

Set of Chalten Rectangular Oven Trays, Wood & Alpaca Silver Oven Trays
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Dimensions : 43 x 31 x 4 cm // 17" x 12" x 1.9" 32 x 22 x 5,5 cm // 12.75” x 8.5” x 2” 41 x 26,5 x 5,5 cm // 16" x 10.5" x 2” 49 x 34,5 x 5,5 cm // 19” x 13.5” x 2” Inspired b...
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2010s Argentine Organic Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Metal

Pair Large Blue and White Jars Japan Meiji Period, Circa 1880
Located in Katonah, NY
This pair of large jars has refined blue and white hand-painted decoration that showcases a songbird perched on a flowering tree. Above, two birds are depicted in flight. The jars ar...
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Late 19th Century Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

800 Silver Cutlery Set, Italy, 1980s
Located in Palermo, IT
800 Silver cutlery set, Italy, 1980s. Composed of 23 pieces, six forks, six spoons, six knives, ladle, large fork and spoon, two serving pieces. A...
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1980s Italian Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Silver

800 Silver Cutlery Set, Italy, 1980s
800 Silver Cutlery Set, Italy, 1980s
$2,660 Sale Price / set
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19th Century Empire Amphora Vases in Gilded Porcelain with Handles of Swans
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
We present this fantastic pair of porcelain amphora vases, Empire period, first half of the 19th century. The two vases are characterized by a rich decoration. The attention is certa...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Spode New Stone China Dinner Service Eighty Four Pieces, Pattern #3504
Located in Downingtown, PA
Spode New Stone China Dinner Service- Eighty Four Pieces, Pattern #3504, Circa 1820 The service is decorated in an Imari pattern in iron red light and...
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ironstone, Ceramic

Antique Paris Porcelain Lantern Night Light, End 19th Century
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Old Paris porcelain lantern night-light, ca.1890. Paris porcelain lantern representing cupid with a garland of flowers. Measures: Height: 18"(46cm), diameter : 5.9"(15cm). Height of ...
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1890s French Napoleon III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Brass

New Modern Centrepiece in Green Guatemala Marble, creator Ivan Colominas
Located in Milan, IT
Sculptural, bright white, well-defined and multi-fold. Colominas has created a table service inspired by Angelo Mangiarotti’s soft lines, exalting the shape and structure of objects ...
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2010s Italian Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Marble

Medusa Marinara - Peter Norton Christmas Gift by Vik Muniz
Located in Soquel, CA
Medusa Marinara - Peter Norton Christmas Gift by Vik Muniz Every year since 1988, technology entrepreneur and avid collector Peter Norton commissioned an artist to create an origina...
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1990s French Arts and Crafts Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

English stoneware tea pot by Castleford, c. 1810
By Castleford Pottery
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Castleford smear glaze feldspathic stoneware covered tea pot with cobalt blue enamel striping and applied Classical decoration throughout. English, circa 1810.
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Early 19th Century British Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Stoneware

French Faience Plate Model "Callot" Longchamp Circa 1920
Located in Austin, TX
French Faience Plate Model "Callot" Longchamp Circa 1920. Inspired by Jacques Callot Jacques Callot (French c.?1592 – 1635) etchings. He made more than 1,400 etchings that chronicl...
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1920s French Renaissance Revival Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Faience

Amazing Early 19C Davenport Longport Imari China Dinner Service
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING an AMAZING, EXTREMELY RARE and EXTENSIVE Early 19C Davenport Longport Imari China Dinner Service from circa 1805-1820. HIGH REGENCY PERI...
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of French Poterie Milon S Dieulefit Green Glazed Plates
By Poterie Milon S
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
These Dieulefit plates from are a beautiful example of traditional French pottery. Slightly scalloped edges add a touch of refined elegance and the cheery, iconic green glaze makes f...
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20th Century French French Provincial Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Faience

Antique Bottle CAP Openers in Brass, Set of 3
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Characterfull lot of 3 bottle openers. One of an elderly man with glasses, one with a court jester and one with an erotic depiction. Measurements: H: 12, 8.5, 8,5 cm.
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1920s European High Victorian Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Brass

Green Marble and Wood Cheese Board with 5 Stainless Steel Knives
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-783 Green marble cheese board with drawer containing 5 stainless steel knives Marble is removable for cleaning.
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1970s Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Marble, Stainless Steel

Victorian Neoclassical-Style Sterling Silver Corinthian Column Candlesticks
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful pair of Victorian Period, neoclassical-style, sterling silver Corinthian column candlesticks, made in the city of Sheffield, England, year-hallmarked for 1898, Hawksworth, ...
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1890s English Neoclassical Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

Soupière Boch la Louvière série "Kimono" en faïence Belgique 1970 Mid Century
Located in London, England
Cette soupière en faïence de Boch La Louvière, modèle Kimono, est un véritable trésor pour les amateurs de faïence. Rare à dénicher, elle se distingue par son élégance et son charme ...
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Faience

Paris Porcelain Teacup and Saucer Depicting Empress Josephine
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
An exquisite teacup and saucer in Sèvres style Old Paris Porcelain, depicting the Empress Josephine in ornate dress and wearing her crown. Dating from the early 19th century First Em...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

18th Century Staffordshire Creamware Cauliflower Tea Caddy
By William Greatbatch
Located in Downingtown, PA
18th Century Staffordshire Creamware Cauliflower Tea Caddy, Probably by William Greatbach/ Josiah Wedgwood Lead-glazed earthenware, Circa 1765 The molded creamware tea caddy has an ...
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1760s English Georgian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Creamware, Pottery

Antique silver plated coffee pot by Christofle, France, 19th century
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Antique silver plated coffee pot by Christofle made in France, 19th century. Christofle France is a legendary French brand founded in ...
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Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Silver

Majolica Palissy Portuguese Crab Wall Platter, circa 1940
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica faience Palissy Portuguese crab platter circa 1940. Decorated with mussels and shells, Caldas da Rainha. 9.8 inches diameter. Hairline on the back.  
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1940s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Mid-Century Vintage Transparent and Green Crystal Vase, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Vintage glass in good original condition. The vase looks like it has just been taken out of the box. One defect on the top of the vase. Only one unique piece. Crystal glass.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Crystal

Baccarat Crystal Champagne Flutes, Set of 8
Located in Miami, FL
A truly elegant and fine quality Baccarat crystal champagne flutes, set of 8 still available. Beautiful details that will enhance any table and delight your guests. Designed by Valer...
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20th Century French Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Crystal

12 Coral Pattern Marble Service Plates by Villeroy & Boch
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Set of 12 Villeroy & Boch ‘Luxembourg’ Coral Marble Pattern Service Plates, Late 20th Century A striking and rare set of twelve porcelain service plates by Villeroy & Boch, each dec...
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Early 2000s German Grand Tour Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

20th Century Italian Murano Artistic Glass Tall Vase, 1960s
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Refined Italian tall vase in Murano art glass, 1960s. This vase is characterized by a particular design shape. The vase is of high artistic quality made with the blown glass techniqu...
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1960s Italian Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Murano Glass

Set of 6 Green Overlay Baccarat Crystal glasses, 1 Decanter, Saint Louis
Located in Rijssen, NL
Luxury at its finest, set of 6 high-end glasses by Baccarat and 1 carafe by Saint Lois in green double-layered crystal with a beautiful carved decor. 1. Wine glasses Baccarat: H 7.6...
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1940s French Art Nouveau Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Crystal

18th Century Antique Dutch Delft Faience Lidded Tureen
Located in Pearland, TX
A superb antique Dutch Delft faience lidded soup tureen. Maker's mark on reverse featuring an axe or hatchet, denoting it's factory, De Porceleyne Bijl (The Porcelain Axe), active 16...
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18th Century Dutch Louis XV Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Porcelain Costantinople 2 Set of 2 Dessert Plates by Les Ottomans
Located in Milan, IT
The sense of gracious movement and delicate color combination of this stunning set will enliven any home, bringing to the table a refined and dream-like ambiance. The set comprises t...
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2010s Italian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Pietra Tray Antico by Greg Natale
Located in Sydney,, NSW
Carved from one of four types of authentic marble, the Pietra Tray presents a playful fusion of classic materials and modern design. With a subtle asymmetry and free-form shape, this...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Marble

Tortoiseshell Murano Glass & Brass Decanter, Attributed to Barovier Toso
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Tortoiseshell Murano glass & brass decanter, attributed to Barovier Toso. Italy, 1950s A beautiful example, fitted with its original 2-inch cast brass and cork stopper, the bottle is hand blown in a deep rich earth tones to resemble tortoise shell. This work is highly detailed, with the applied Murnao glass...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Brass

Dragon Pool, Contemporary Porcelain Vase with Decorative Design by Vito Nesta
Located in Milano, Lombardia
The Classic design of this porcelain vase comes back to life with retro decorations with a contemporary flavor. Black Dragon Pool is inspired by the h...
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2010s Italian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Plate Platter Serveware Pink Onyx Marble Hand-carved Collectible Design Italy
Located in Ancona, Marche
Hand carved presentation plate from Pink onyx. Multiple use as plates, platters and placers. The polished finishing underlines the transparency of the onyx making this a very preciou...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Onyx

Acanthus Leaf Green Glazed English Majolica Pedestal Vide-Poche
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A green majolica glazed pedestal vide-poche with an acanthus leaf pattern, England circa 1875-1880. French for ’empty pockets’, the vide-poche is a small bowl or container kept in...
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Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Earthenware

Antique "Safe" Cast Iron and Wood Cheese Wedge Cutter c.1900
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT An antique "Safe" cheese wedge cutter with sharp steel metal cleaver, round wooden base and metal scale. A metal lever turns the wooden wheel in pr...
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Early 20th Century Industrial Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Steel, Iron

Maharam Pattern Porcelain Cup by Scholten & Baijings
Located in New York, NY
Pattern Porcelain Cup by Scholten & Baijings 002 Petal Porcelain with Grid textile graphic. Matte exterior with gloss interior. Made in japan by 1616 / arita Japan. Dishwasher safe....
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Set of 6 Murano Art Glass Tumblers, Mezzo Ritorto hues of blue and red, Signed
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Set of six Murano glass tumbler glasses made A Canne, in a great combination of hues of blue and a red. The mezzo ritorto pattern is a special feature of this design. The traditiona...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Murano Glass

Chinese Porcelain large Plate or Dish Celadon Famille Rose hand painted, Ca 1820
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good Chinese Export, (Canton) large porcelain plate or dish, all hand painted with a light green celadon glaze, which we date to the early 19th century, circa 1820, of the Qing dynasty. A feature of this plate is its size, having a large dinner plate diameter of nearly 10 inches, as the majority of plates of this type have a much smaller diameter . The plate has a light green, Celadon ground glaze with beautifully hand painted decoration, in over-glaze poly-chrome enamels of the Famille-Rose palette, featuring a bird, butterflies, fruits and flowers. The rim is hand painted in a café-au-lait light brown finish. There is an under-glaze, cobalt blue square seal mark, hand painted to the base. Overall a very good large example of a beautiful Chinese hand painted plate...
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Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Valle Mini Large Silver Alpaca & Cream Onyx Stone Tray
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
This family is inspired by the forms and figures shaped by the wind of the Moon Valley (in the province of San Juan, in the North of Argentina). It comes from this magical and inspir...
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2010s Argentine Organic Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Stone, Onyx, Metal

Valle Square Small Silver Alpaca & Cream Onyx Stone Bar Tray
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
This family is inspired by the forms and figures shaped by the wind of the Moon Valley (in the province of San Juan, in the North of Argentina). It comes from this magical and inspir...
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2010s South American Organic Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Stone, Onyx, Metal

Giulio Radi Hand-Blown Glass Vase with Murrhines and Silver Foil ca. 1950
Located in New York, NY
Hand-blown glass vase in amber glass with blue and red murrhines and silver foil from the Reazioni Policrome Series by Giulio Radi for Arte Vetraria Muranese, Murano Italy, ca 1950. ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Foil

Art Deco Modernist Silver Plate Decorative Bowl Centerpiece, circa 1930
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning Art Deco polished silver plate pedestal bowl, centerpiece, or serving bowl was designed by Silversmith Francois Frionnet, Paris, circa 1930. The modernist design, featu...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Metal, Silver Plate

Large Rustic XXth Century Design Brown and Grey Ceramic Pitcher Lohoff La Borne
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Lohoff (Montreau Lohoff) Realised in La Borne circa 1960. Large stoneware ceramic pitcher. Unique handmade piece. Signed under the base. Original perfect condition. ...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Le Volte Celesti, Contemporary Decorated Porcelain Tray Design by Vito Nesta
Located in Milano, Lombardia
This 28x38cm oval tray is part of Le Volte Celesti collection by Grand Tour by Vito Nesta. The classic and versatile shape is a must-have inside any home to embellish a table or beautify a wall. This tray is embellished with antique vault...
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2010s Italian Other Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Handbuilt Organic Modern Ceramic Moon Vase with Lava Glaze
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Handbuilt organic modern moon vase made from a groggy clay body covered layers of glossy and matte white glaze, and a heavily textured lava glaze. Each vase is made by hand in our Br...
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2010s American Minimalist Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Black & White Round Spheral Vase Domino, Stig Lindberg, Gustavsberg, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
A lovely spheral vase in porcelain designed by Stig Lindberg at Gustavsberg. It is 9.5 cm in diameter. It is in excellent condition and one of the most iconically designs from the 19...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Contemporary Hand Blown Alchemica Martini Glass Cocktail Bar Bubbles Joyful
Located in Camisano Vicentino, IT
Introducing the Alchemica Martini Glass, a breathtaking hand-blown creation by the talented Simone Crestani. This stunning glass is a standout piece from the imaginative Alchemica Collection...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Glass

Large Gold Porcelain Tureen and Gold Platter by Camille Le Tallec
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
Vintage French Sèvres Porcelain Soup Tureen and Platter by Le Tallec, Paris This exquisite French porcelain soup tureen and platter is a stunning example of mid-century craftsmanship...
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20th Century French Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

37-Piece Gien Faience Corne D'Abondance Dinnerware, Midcentury
Located in valatie, NY
37-piece Gien Faience Corne D'Abondance dinnerware (Horn of Plenty or Abundance), circa 1950. French dinnerware decorated in French blue, burgundy, yellow...
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20th Century French Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Faience

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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