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Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass For Sale
19th Century Viennese Porcelain Figural Cherub Jardinière or Centrepiece Bowl
Located in Vigonza, Padua
This item is a big 19th century Viennese porcelain centerpiece bowl or jardinière beautifully enameled in rich colors with floral sprays and gilt highlights. This stunning Rococo pie...
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Mid-19th Century Austrian Rococo Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

Pink Marble Cake Stand
Located in Eindhoven, NB
Put your delectable desserts on a pedestal with this gorgeous marble cake stand from Kiwano. Hand crafted by Turkish artisans, this stylish display w...
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2010s Dutch Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Marble

"Life Undersea", Rare Art Deco Plate w/ Fish and Starfish by Winter for Cowan
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rare survivor from a fleeting moment in Cowan Pottery's history, before it closed at the onset of the Great Depression, this plate designed by Thelma Frazier Winter...
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1920s American Art Deco Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ceramic

Set of 4 1950’s Scandinavian red wine glasses by Monica Bratt
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Set of 4 1950's Scandinavian red wine glasses by Monica Bratt circa 1950. Monica bratt (1913-1961) was a swedish artist who worked mainly in glassware at the reijmyre glassworks. S...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Glass

Exclusive Set of 6 Murano Tumblers, Burnt Orange Zanfirico over White, Cenedese
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Special and exclusive full set of 6 Murano tumblers, Made and Signed by Cenedese. The pattern of these glasses is a special technique used also by Venin...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Ceramic Traditional Hand Painted Plate by Catalan Artist Puigdemont, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
Ceramic decorative hand painted plate artwork. Manufactured by Catalan artist Puigdemont, circa 1960. In original condition, with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving a...
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1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Fornasetti Themes & Variations Gold Plate, Tema E Variazioni, Pattern Number 96
Located in Downingtown, PA
Fornasetti Themes & Variations gold plate, butterfly, Tema E Variazioni, Pattern number 96, Atelier Fornasetti. A variation of Fornasetti's Tema E...
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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Cerro Rectangular Medium Tray, Cream Bone & Alpaca Silver
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Not everything is organic in northern Argentinean hills. As we cast our eyes on the landscapes, we also find geometry that makes us travel with our imagination. Mini square, rectangu...
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2010s Argentine Organic Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Metal

Midcentury Modern German Blue & White Porcelain Coffee or Tea Set by Rosenthal
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful German porcelain coffee or tea cup set, with creamer and sugar, in white with touches of gold and blue. Set includes six cups, one creamer and one sugar bowl with lid, al...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Brown Mid Century Rustic Stoneware Ceramic Pitcher by Rouillard 1975 La Borne
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Rouillard Unique handmade mid XXth century ceramic pitcher Original brown stoneware ceramic color Signed under the base Original perfect condition Measures: Height 21 ...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

GUIDO GAMBONE, VIETRI, Monumental Glazed Ceramic Vessel, Italy, Circa 1950's
Located in Chatham, ON
GUIDO GAMBONE - VIETRI - Rare Mid Century monumental studio ceramic vessel / jug - hand painted - thick, frothy, gritty glaze (sand added in production) - signed with a donkey and VI...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Waterford Vintage Colleen Hock Wine Glasses
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage pair of hock wine glasses was made by Waterford in Colleen pattern. Colleen is characterized by subtle, ornate patterns, featuring intersecting and broad vertical cuts, that...
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Late 20th Century Irish Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Crystal

Set of 8 Revere Silversmiths Sterling Silver Goblets 6.25" Pattern #228
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite set of eight sterling silver goblets, crafted by the renowned Revere Silversmith Company, exemplifies the elegance and refinement associated with early to mid-20th-cen...
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20th Century American Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

Art Deco Polar Bear Chromed Metal Figural Cocktail Shaker 1980s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Art Deco Polar Bear Form Chromed Metal Figural Cocktail Shaker 1980s. Late 20th century Figural Art Deco Chromed Stainless Steel Polar Bear form Cocktail Shaker. An Art Deco-style stainless figural cocktail shaker, in the form of a polar bear. Stainless cocktail shaker in the form of a Bear, after the Napier Art Deco model, c. 1930s. This cocktail shaker is made in the form of a polar bear after the famous design by Emile Schuelke. This example probably dates to the later part of the 20th century circa 1980s. Vintage stainless polar bear cocktail shaker...
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Late 20th Century American Art Deco Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Aluminum, Chrome

Set Of Seven Antique French Porcelain Oyster Plates
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Set of 7 early antique Limoges French hand painted oyster plates. The plates with 6 pink and yellow hued compartments with a blue center well with gold trim for sauce. The plates are...
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Early 20th Century French Hollywood Regency Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Set of Six Malachite Plates
Located in New York, NY
Set of six malachite plates. Six dinner plates in green faux marble / malachite by Grazia Deruta pottery for Henri Bendel. Italy, 20th century. Dimensio...
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20th Century Italian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Pottery

Danish Modern Teak Puffer Fish Coaster Set by Ernst Henriksen
Located in San Diego, CA
A classic and very hard to find Danish modern teak puffer fish coaster set by Ernst Henriksen, circa 1960s. The set has eight coaster sections that are sec...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Brass

South of France Provencal Oil Jar Terracotta with Green Glaze, 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
Terracotta jar with green glaze. This kind of pitcher was used to retain oil. Typical of those objects of the French provincial life of past centuries where it was necessary to have...
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Mid-19th Century French French Provincial Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Terracotta

Large Antique Worcester Porcelain Cup & Saucer England Circa 1820
Located in Katonah, NY
This large cup and saucer were hand-painted by Flight Barr and Barr Worcester at the Worcester Porcelain factory around 1820. The vibrant blue ground features an extraordinary shade ...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

Art Deco Val Saint Lambert Small Crystal Vase Cut-to-clear, 1950s
Located in Verviers, BE
Art Deco Val Saint Lambert Signed Small Crystal Vase Cut-to-clear, 1950s Beautiful Val Saint-Lambert crystal vases, handcut-to-clear, the glass i...
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1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Crystal

Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Cruet Set 1067
Located in Hellerup, DK
A rare Georg Jensen Mid-Century sterling silver cruet set, design #1067 by Søren Georg Jensen. This set features a large mustard pot with blue en...
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Late 20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Silver, Sterling Silver

Murano Vetrerie Artistiche Cirillo Maschio 1930s Red Italian Art Deco Glass Vase
By Cirillo Maschio, Giuseppe Chiacigh
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, and rare, Murano hand blown rich ruby red layered Italian Art Deco glass flower vase. Created by Giuseppe Chiacigh, Italian painter and designer, for Vetrerie Artistiche C...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Glass

Samson French Porcelain Chinese Style Triangular Lidded Teacaddy
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine French Chinese Qianlong (18th century) style porcelain teacaddy and cover attributed to Samson of Paris and dating from the 19th century. The tea caddy is beautifully mad...
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19th Century French Qing Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

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

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Metal, Chrome, Brass

Venini Fulvio Bianconi Murano Pink Incamiciato Italian Art Glass Fazzoletto Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Gorgeous and very large, vintage Murano hand blown pink, opaline white and gold flecks Italian art glass sculptural handkerchief Fazzoletto flower vase. Documented to designer Fulvio...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Gold Leaf

19th Century English Green Majolica Cucumber Platter
Located in Austin, TX
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1890s Czech Country Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Set of Traditional Belgium Vintage ceramic Vase and its Bowl, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of Traditional Belgium Vintage ceramic Vase and its bowl. Made in Belgium circa 1940. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful...
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1940s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Majolica Gray Butterfly Plate Josef Steidl Znaim, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica butterfly plate Josef Steidl Znaim, circa 1890.
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1890s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ceramic

Jean Lucrat French Mid-Century Art Pottery Plate with a Bird on a Branch
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish mid-century French art pottery plate by renowned artist Jean Lurçat (French, 1892-1966) and dating from around 1955. While Jean Lurçat did an apprenticeship as a painter ...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ceramic

Pair of Salviati Engraved Venetian / Murano Glass Wine Goblets or Stems
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine pair of vintage Venetian glass wine stems or goblets. Attributed to Salviati. In clear glass with a light blue suppressed ball knops with small applied prunts, fluted baluse...
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Early 20th Century Italian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Glass, Art Glass

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

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Ceramic

Sterling Silver Kirk Repose Serving Pieces / 7 Pieces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
5.25 x 1 x 2 ( x2) flora spoons 6.5 x 1.5 x 1.5 ladle 6 x 1.5 x 1.5 shell floral spoon large 2x 5.5 x 1 shell floral spoon median 1.5 x 3.5 x 1 shell floral spoon small 6.5 x 1...
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Early 20th Century American Other Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Sterling Silver

Set Six English Solid Sterling Silver Cocktail Sticks - 1928
Located in Bath, GB
A fabulous and unusual set of six solid silver cocktail sticks, each featuring a Cockerel terminal and hallmarked on the underside for Sheffield 1928 together with the makers mark fo...
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1920s British Art Deco Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

Dotty Dinner Plates (Set of Four)
Located in London, GB
Rustic and full of charm, our Dotty collection is handmade in Southern Italy. Inspired by an antique terracotta fragment found by Louise on her travels, shop the full dinnerware coll...
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2010s Italian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ceramic

Vide Poche or Ashtray, in Glass, Geometrical Patterns, France circa 1960
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This vide poche or ashtray in in Glass. It has been done circa 1970, in France.
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1970s French Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Art Glass

French 1850s Majolica Asparagus Plate with Scalloped Edge, Three Available
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Napoleon III period majolica asparagus plate from the mid-19th century, with scalloped edge, turquoise and chartreuse style tones. We currently have three plates available, priced and sold individually. Created in France at the beginning of the reign of Emperor Napoleon III, each of these three majolica plates features four asparagus with purple heads, resting on a luscious green leaf. A turquoise scalloped edge surrounds a chartreuse toned wicker style ring. With their elegant decor...
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Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Majolica

Ginori 19th Century Italian Renaissance Style Big Majolica Vase
Located in Brescia, IT
Big Majolica vase Ginori Italy, 1850-1890 Very good codiction Difetto di cottura sotto la base (vedere fotografia)
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Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Majolica

Hand painted ceramic wall art by Juliette Belarti 1060s
Located in Antwerpen, Antwerp
Hand painted ceramic by Juliette Belarti. This wall sculpture is made from hand painted ceramic tiles. Beautiful colors and a minimalistic black iron frame. Stands in a good condition.
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1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Iron

Set of Ten Pink Bird Plates
Located in New York, NY
Set of ten pink bird plates. Ten pink rimmed and floral banded chinoiserie style dinner plates centering on a pair of exotic colored pheasants in a landscape...
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Mid-20th Century English Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Georgian Sterling Silver 18th century Candlesticks 1780 John Younge
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Georgian Sterling Silver 18th century Candlesticks Hallmarked Sheffield 1780 by John Younge and Co. The Candlesticks in Neoclassical style on square step bases with bead borders risi...
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18th Century English George III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Sterling Silver

French Green Glazed Terracotta Pottery Vase or Cache Pot
Located in Winter Park, FL
A terracotta earthenware pot from the Southwest of France with mottled green glaze. Minor chips and some rough unglazed patches. These ordinary earthenware vessels were once used dai...
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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Terracotta

Majolica Vine Leaves Plate Sarreguemines, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica vine leaves plate signed Sarreguemines, circa 1890.
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1890s French Country Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ceramic, Faience

Silver Plate Handkerchief Wine Cooler Champagne Bottle Ice Bucket
Located in Atlanta, GA
Make a bold statement with this stunning mid-century modern silver plate wine cooler or champagne ice bucket, expertly crafted in France circa 1960. A true conversation piece, this u...
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1960s French Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Silver Plate

Space Age Ashtray, Ceramic, Mexico, circa 1970
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1970, We offer this Space Age Ashtray, Made in Ceramic and steel in México.
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1970s Mexican Other Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ceramic

Japanese 19th Century Scalloped Imari Porcelain Dish or Charger
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Japanese Dish or Charger, made in Japan at the beginning of the 19th century. With beautiful colors in red blue and white. The Item is in good condition.
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19th Century Japanese Chinese Export Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

French Majolica Grape Leaves Plate Onnaing, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica grape leaves plate Onnaing, circa 1900.
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Early 1900s French Country Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

Set of 6 Louis XVI style sterling silver knives, 19th century
Located in GRENOBLE, FR
A fine set of 6 fruit knives, sterling silver blades, caps and collars, ebony handle. The caps and collars are very finely chiseled : cornucopia, leaves and roses. The blades bear th...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Sterling Silver

Richard Ginori Italian Rococo Blue White Porcelain Coffee Espresso Cup
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful Italian blue and white porcelain coffee espresso cup, in the Rococo style, by designer, Richard Ginori, circa early to mid-20th century, Italy. This demitasse cup is whit...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

CR Ashbee Guild of Handicrafts Set of Four Silver Plated Meat Covers & One Other
Located in London, GB
C R Ashbee and made by the Guild of Handicrafts. A set of four Classic silver plated meat covers with wirework handles, rolled edges and an applied triangle to each one for hanging o...
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20th Century English Arts and Crafts Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Silver Plate

New Modern Cigarettes and Cigar Ashtray in Black Marble, creator Chiossi Stock
Located in Milan, IT
Tuscan sculptor Michele Chiossi, has found in marble a medium to describe modernity with its myths and symbols, creating the Contemporary collection. An emoji can be a tray; an emoji heart, not necessarily pierced by an arrow, can be a place of creativity in the kitchen, a chopping board or a working surface; a dash; a zigzag; granting the marble a moment of levity, becoming vertical in a vase; reflecting an ideal image of ourselves. Unique objects to be experienced as a couple, to gift to friends, jewels of our daily lives. Time and smoke pass, ashtrays remain. As everlasting as marble, as elegant as a concentric circle of smoke spreading through the air. Chiossi revisits the most Classic of living room...
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2010s Italian Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Marble

Georg Jensen Annual Spoons Gilt Sterling Silver with Enamel, Set of 10
Located in Bochum, NRW
Annual spoons 1980-1989 in original box, designed by Annelise Björner, edited by Georg Jensen. Annual spoons series began in 1971. Each spoon is crafted in sterling silver, then gold...
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1980s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Sterling Silver

9 Adam Tihany For Le Cirque Restaurant Bernardaud Limoges Dinner Plates
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Custom Bernardaud Limoges porcelain dinner plates for Le Cirque designed by Adam H. Tihany, made in France. The plates decorated with big tops, flags, colorful balls, ring master and...
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20th Century French Hollywood Regency Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

Japanese Lithophane Geisha porcelain coffee set of 5, 1950s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Beautiful coffee set for 5 people. Marking: under glaze black stamp in the form of a hieroglyph. Dating: Japan, 1950s. At the bottom of the cups is a lithophane with a portrait of a ...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

French Saint Clément Majolica Oyster Plates , 1960s, Set of 6
Located in ASNIÈRES-SUR-SEINE, FR
Oyster plates are a great classic of French majolica. This heavy sturdy thick potted plates are decorated with 6 oyster shell shaped wells and shaped center for lemon or sauce. Can ...
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1960s French French Provincial Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ceramic

Antique Silver Plate Floral Mirror Plateau Tray, circa 1920
Located in Pearland, TX
A lovely antique silverplate mirror plateau, circa 1920. No maker's mark. This beautiful plateau has an ornate floral design in a lovely silver patina and retains the original bevele...
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Early 20th Century American Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Silver Plate

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
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Set of Four Napoleon Brandy/Cognac Snifters with Silver Plated Brandy Warmer
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Set of four Napoleon brandy or cognac snifters. The classic Napoleon letter “N” surrounded by a classical laurel wreath. The letter N, laurel wreath a...
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1980s French Napoleon III Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Gold Leaf

Polpo Martini Glass by Simone Crestani
Located in Milan, IT
Part of the Polpo Collection, the Polpo Martini Glass features the mesmerizing elegance of an octopus, seemingly climbing the glass stem. Crafted with remarkable precision, this piec...
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2010s Italian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Glass

Midcentury Ceramic Vase by Carl-Harry Stålhane for Rörstrand, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Wonderful vase made in Sweden 1950s at Rörstrand and designed by Carl-Harry Stålhane. The vase has beautiful Rounded bottom with a small top, the lines and a glaze are something spe...
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1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

1960s Dansk Brass Stainless Cheese Slicer Japan
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Dansk Modernist design Brass Stainless Cheese Slicer Japan 1.25 h x 8.13 long x 2.75 Preowned vintage, refer to images.
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1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Brass, Stainless Steel

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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