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Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass For Sale
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Period: Early 1900s
Quality Antique Silver Plated Four Egg Cruet by G.R. Collis, London
Located in Bath, GB
A beautiful quality late Victorian or Edwardian basket weave silver plated egg cruet for four. Four removable egg cups and four egg spoons. ...
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Early 1900s English Late Victorian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Silver Plate

Set of 4 Sterling Silver Coffee Spoons by Hester Bateman, London, c.1775
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Set of 4 sterling silver coffee spoons by Hester Bateman, London, c.1775. Attractive engraving repeats on the back as well. These are a design well known in her silver. They only hav...
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1770s English Georgian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

Gustavian silver spoon by Arvid Floberg dated 1785 with baronial coat of arms
Located in Knivsta, SE
Gustavian silver spoon by Arvid Floberg (1730-1804), Stockholm, Sweden dated 1785(C2) with baronial coat of arms. Rare and of extremely high quality. Simple beauty. Wear consistent ...
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1780s Swedish Gustavian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Silver

A Chinese famille rose plate Yongzheng period
Located in Dallas, TX
A Chinese famille rose plate. Yongzheng period Decorated in the famille rose palette with peonies and other flowers. Country: China Period : Yongzh...
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1730s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Assembled Set of 4 Sterling Silver Coffee Spoons by the Bateman Family
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Assembled set of 4 coffee sterling spoons by the Bateman family, London, 1795 & 1800. Two are by Peter, Ann & William in 1800 and 2 are by Peter & Ann in 1795. All monograms are "SL"...
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1790s English Georgian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Sterling Silver

Rare Edwardian Sterling Silver Strawberry Serving Dish - Hallmarked in 1908
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1908 by Coles & Fryer, this charming, and rare to find, Edwardian, Antique Sterling Silver Strawberry Dish, features a shaped reeded border, a removable s...
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

Große Prunkschale aus Glas mit geschliffenen Tiermotiven 38cm
Located in Aachen, DE
Große prächtige Obstschale mit umfänglich eingeschliffenen Motiven der Flora und Fauna (Hirsche, Hund, Hase, Bäume, Sträucher). Das Schliffbild ist deutlich (!) detaillierter / fein...
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Early 1900s German Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Glass

Floral jugendstil centerpiece with original opaline glass shade vienna 1908
Located in Wien, AT
Floral jugendstil centerpiece with original opaline glass shade vienna 1908 Brass polished and stove enameled
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Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Brass

Set of 5 Sterling Silver Coffee Spoons by Peter & Ann Bateman
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Set of 5 sterling silver coffee spoons by Peter & Ann Bateman, London, 1796. Georgian neoclassical design. Peter was Hester's son & Ann was the widow of her other son Jonathan. Engra...
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1790s English Georgian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

1784 George III Period Sterling Silver Basting Spoon
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
London, 1784, Old English Engraved sterling silver basting spoon. George III period by John Lamb (2nd mark of 1782) working 29 Fetter Lane. Monogram "R". Very good, crisp condition. ...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

Circa 1770 Delft Blue & White Plate
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1770 Delft blue & white plate. Central handled & footed basket vase overflowing with flowers, surrounded by alternating repetive floral vases & naturalistic motifs. Frits comme...
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1770s Dutch Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Sterling Silver Old English Basting Spoon by Hester Bateman, 1785, London
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Sterling silver Old English basting spoon by Hester Bateman, 1785, London. Perhaps the most famous female silversmith for collectors. Family Crest of a hawk over a monogram (indistin...
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1780s English Georgian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Persian Jar 10th-14th century
Located in PARIS, FR
Four handle jar Turquoise glazed earthenware storage jars of this type are an ancient form in the Gulf region. Technical studies have now established ...
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15th Century and Earlier Persian Islamic Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Terracotta

Sterling Silver Rocco Platter
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is sterling silver oblong platter by William Durgin Silver. An exceptional example of Rocco style, this antique piece has a rich and elaborate design along the fluted ...
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Early 1900s American Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

18th Century European Charger
Located in Ross, CA
Simply painted European charger / plate / platter from the 18th century, likely Spanish. The tin-glazed, hand painted plate is decorated with blue and orange flowers surrounded by gr...
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Late 18th Century Spanish Country Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Chelsea Porcelain Dessert Plate
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Chelsea porcelain botanical plate Date : c1760 Period : George II / George III Marks : Brown anchor Origin : Chelsea, England Colour :Polychrome Pattern : Enamelled with l...
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Mid-18th Century George III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Late Victorian Austrian Bronze Art Nouveau Pitcher
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Circa 1900 Jugendstil style/Art Nouveau, pewter pitcher featuring a scrolling design on on each side with an slightly geometric handle. Its slender design fits well in late Victorian...
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Early 1900s American Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Pewter

Pair of 18th Century Chinese Export Famille Rose Sauce Tureens
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Chinese Export Famille Rose porcelain sauce tureens, each having a unique cover design and matching platters. They depict beautiful flower motif and red boar head handles. Ma...
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Late 18th Century English Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Spanish Azulejo Tile Arista y Cuenca - Toledo 16th century
Located in DELFT, NL
Early Arista y cuenca tile made in Toledo. Tile decorated in renaissance with stylized flowers was probably made between 1550 and 1575.
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16th Century Spanish Renaissance Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Earthenware

Japanese antique pottery bowl/17th century - 18th century/Karatsu "Katakuchi" bo
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Karatsu is a historic kiln located in Saga prefecture during the Momoyama period (1573~). The location of the Karatsu kiln is indicated by a red circle in the photo. This is a "katak...
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17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Pottery

Antique Old Sheffield Silver Plated Tray George III 1780s
Located in London, GB
This is a superb antique English Old Sheffield Silver Plate tray Circa 1780 in date. This rectangular Old Shefield tray features a deep set, decorative gadrooned border with elegant...
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1780s George III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Silver Plate

18th Century French Blue and White Hand Painted Faience Delft Vase
Located in Dallas, TX
This important antique vase was crafted in France, circa 1780. Octagonal in shape with gadrooned body style and a tall neck, the elegant potiche features a hand painted medallion dep...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XV Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

Lead Crystal cut Glass Mallet Decanter Three Neck Rings lozenge stopper, Ca 1790
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good, beautifully proportioned, crystal cut lead glass Spirit Decanter with a mallet shape and three flat cut neck rings, with its original lozenge stopper, circa 1790. This decanter is really well proportioned and elegant, with the mallet taper shape, which first appeared in the George 111rd period from circa 1765. It has three spaced flat cut neck rings, which give a very good grip when pouring. The body has vertical fluting around the shoulder and a herringbone fringe of finer cuts around the base. This decanter has its original lozenge cut stopper and is a very good fit to the decanter. The decanter is made from Lead glass with a soft grey color. This is a spirit or small wine decanter size having a Volume of about 500ml. Overall, a late 18th century, very elegant, Georgian lead...
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Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Cut Glass

Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver Pepper Grinders (1905)
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive pair of antique Edwardian English sterling silver pepper grinders - boxed; an addition to our collectable silver collection. These exceptional antique sterling silver pepper grinders have a circular baluster shaped form. The surface of each pepper is plain and the lower portion is embellished with a contemporary bright cut engraved crest depicting out of a ducal coronet a horse's head*. These impressive silver peppers retain the original hallmarked circular rounded covers, each surmounted by the functional sterling silver finial; this allows access to permit the grinder to be filled. The underside of each grinder retains the original serrated grille and horizontal securing bar. These exceptional Edwardian peppers are fitted to the original presentation box, with a satin and velvet lined interior and securing with a push fit catch; this box is a fine feature of the pair of peppers. The interior of the box bears the retailer's mark 'Gowland Bros, 48 Cornhill'. These exceptional antique peppers are the finest of their type you could hope to acquire. * This heraldic marking pertains to the Partridge family...
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Early 1900s Edwardian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

Imari Pavilion Pattern Blue and White Tea Set c 1725, Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Re
Located in seoul, KR
The "Imari Pavilion pattern" refers to a decoration pattern found on porcelains made during this period, influenced by Japanese Imari ware. Imari porcelain, produced in the Arita reg...
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1720s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

1792 George III Period Sterling Silver Basting Spoon
By William R. Sutton
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
London, 1792, sterling silver Old English basting spoon. George III period by William Sutton of Cheapside. Monogram "WDB". Very good condition with little wear. 3.25 troy oz. 11.75" ...
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1790s English George III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

Maiolica Pitcher Antonio Maria Coppellotti Manufacture, Lodi, Circa 1735
By Antonio Maria Coppellotti
Located in Milano, IT
Majolica pitcher Antonio Maria Coppellotti Manufacture Lodi, circa 1735 Majolica decorated in cobalt blue monochrome It measures 7.36 in hight x 8.07 x 4.52 (h 18.7 cm x 20.5 x 11.5...
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1730s Italian Baroque Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Maiolica

1782 George III Period Sterling Silver Tablespoon by Hester Bateman
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Sterling silver tablespoon by Hester Bateman, London, 1782. George III period Old English Engraved pattern. The bright cutting is superb. The crest has been erased. 2.50 troy oz. 9.5...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique 20th Century Silver Plated Serving Tray, James Dixon & Sons c.1900
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early 20th Century silver plated large oval serving tray, featuring a Greek key border and intricately turned handles. Crafted by the renowned silversmiths James Dixon & Sons...
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Early 1900s British Other Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Silver Plate

17th Century Dutch Delft Tile in Chinese Wanli Style with bird
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
The Netherlands Circa 1620 – 1640 A blue and white Dutch tile with a decoration of a Chinese garden with a bird on a rock. Influenced by the Chinese porcelain from the Wanli Period....
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1620s Dutch Baroque Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

Trio in "Marriage" pattern. Worcester C1770.
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A fine trio in soft-paste porcelain, decorated with the Marriage pattern. The pattern is so-called as it carriers a bow and arrow hidden in the flowers, symbolic of love. A variatio...
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Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

18th Century Delft Charger
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A Charger with musician. With many repairs.
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18th Century Dutch Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Delft

18th Century Chinoiserie Delft Charger
Located in Charlottesville, VA
This polychrome Delft Charger is so pretty. Even with its imperfections.
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18th Century Dutch Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Delft or Hanau- Wanli style dish, late 17th century
Located in DELFT, NL
Rare second half 17th century Blue Delftware platter with Chinese kraak style decoration of a garden with 3 Chinese persons. Border decoration in panels. Flower vines in four small p...
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Late 17th Century Dutch Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Earthenware, Delft, Faience

Antique George II Scottish Sterling Silver Teapot 1748 Edinburgh Scotland
By James Mitchell
Located in London, GB
A beautiful Antique George II Scottish Silver Teapot in a classic round bullet shape. This Georgian Teapot is decorated with an lovely engraved design of floral and scroll patterns surrounding a pair of cartouches. Made in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1748 by James Mitchell. Approx. Weight - 724g / 23.28oz Approx.Length - 23.5cm Approx. Width - 12.3cm Approx. Height - 15cm This Teapot has full Scottish Hallmarks. This George II Teapot...
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18th Century Scottish George II Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Queen Anne Set of Four Salts 1714 Trencher Salt Pots 18th Century
Located in London, GB
A set of 4 Antique Queen Anne Silver Salts. The early 18th Century Salts are in a classic round trencher shape and each has a small crest of a bird engraved on the side. Made in Lon...
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Early 18th Century English Queen Anne Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

1793 Sterling Silver Cream Jug by Hester Bateman
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Sterling silver cream jug by Hester Bateman, 1793, London. Handsome with fluted body & acanthus leaf scrolled handle. Here we see the family mark (Hester & Son) for date used on thei...
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Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

German Majolica Swallows Plate, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
German majolica aqua plate with birds swallow and insect circa 1900.
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Early 1900s German Aesthetic Movement Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Antique George I Silver Bleeding Bowl Porringer 1717 Britannia Std
By David Willaume I
Located in London, GB
A traditional Antique George I Britannia Silver Bleeding Bowl with a bellied round body and an impressive pierced handle. The Handle is engraved with the initials MG. Made in London...
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18th Century English George I Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Silver, Britannia Standard Silver

Gorham Sterling Silver Cut Glass 1903 Bowl in Art Nouveau Style
Located in New York, NY
Gorham sterling silver and cut glass (in the diamond pattern) bowl from 1903 and in Art Nouveau style, the rim beautifully adorned with varied floral motifs. This exquisitely well-cr...
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Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Antique Tiles with Sun and Asbtract Decoration
Located in Leuven , BE
A 6 antique earthenware tiles set evoking a delicate sun-shaped figure surrounded by abstract shapes. A beautiful decorative set that can be used on a chimney or a wall - one of many...
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15th Century and Earlier Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Earthenware

Polychrome Dutch Delft Dish Hand Painted with Country Scene Circa 1780
Located in Katonah, NY
This is an 18th-century Dutch Delft pancake plate hand painted circa 1780. The artist used the polychrome colors moss green, red, blue, and manganese brown to create a lovely paintin...
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1780s Dutch Rococo Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Delft

Two wall vases, Corucopia shape. England C1765
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Two wall vases from the same mold, but with slightly different colouring. They make a good pair. Modelled in the form of a cornucopia, they symbolise plenty. Attributed in a general...
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Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Creamware

Chinese Export Porcelain Underglaze Blue Botanical Circular Dish
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese Export Porcelain Underglaze Blue Botanical Circular Dish, Circa 1775 This Chinese Export circular dish exemplifies the underglaze blue and white technique popular during the...
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1770s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver Fruit Dishes
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive pair of antique Edwardian English sterling silver dishes; an addition to our silver tableware collection. These exceptional antique silver dishes...
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

1796 Set of 4 Sterling Silver Tablespoons by John Langlands II
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Set of 4 sterling silver tablespoons by John Langlands II, Newcastle, 1796, England. Handsome & rarely found. Old English pattern. Crisply pointed bowls. Possible monogram erasure. A...
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Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

Emile Galle Potery Art nouveau
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Emile Galle Potery Art nouveau Plate and cup in artistic ceramic Rare set to see Art nouveau style Circa 1900 Origin France Decorated with leaves, flowers and insects, it also has wr...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver 1908 Child Mug in Art Deco Style
Located in New York, NY
Tiffany & Co. sterling silver child mug in pattern number 17270 from 1908 in Art Deco style with an elegant, geometric design, and with special hand work. It measures 2 2/3'' in heig...
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Early 1900s American Art Deco Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

17th Century Dutch Delft Tile with decoration of a Goat
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
The Netherlands Rotterdam Circa 1625 – 1650 A blue and white so-called candelabra or baluster tile with the decoration of a goat. It looks like a heavy rain cloud is on its way! Thi...
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1630s Dutch Baroque Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

Pair Antique Georgian Round Silver Salvers Waiters 1767
Located in London, GB
A pair of Antique George III Sterling Silver Salves each with a shaped shell border and with a crest engraved on the centre. Each Georgian Salver stands on 2 hoof feet. Made in Lond...
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18th Century English Georgian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

Delft - Chinoiserie dish with floral basket, second half 18th century
Located in DELFT, NL
Mid 18th century Blue Delftware platter with Chinoiserie decoration of a flowering basket amidst floral sprigs Beautiful border decoration of rich foliage, flowers and scrollwork. Un...
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Mid-18th Century Dutch Chinoiserie Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Earthenware, Delft, Faience

Group of Wedgwood Feather Edge Creamware / Pearlware
Located in Dallas, TX
a handsome 25 piece group of feather edge creamware / pearlware with impressed Wedgwood mark, group includes a tureen with lid, several oval platters, and several sizes of plates. En...
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Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Royal Copenhagen. Three antique, very early Blue Fluted plate and platters.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen. Three antique and very early Blue Fluted Plain and Blue Fluted Full Lace plate and platters. Early 1800s. Marked with three blue waves. All pieces with chips and h...
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Early 18th Century Danish Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

French Legras Art Nouveau Green pink cameo glass vase
Located in Valladolid, ES
Gorgeous Vase; France, 19th century. Cameo glass. Signed Legras. Measurements: 12cm. x 4 cm This vase, with a unique design, is made of cameo glass, which consists of making a piece ...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Art Glass

Delft - Wanli style dish, first half 18th century
Located in DELFT, NL
Rare early 18th century Blue Delftware platter with Chinese kraak style decoration of a duck in a marsh landscape with peonies and clouds in a centre hexagonal medallion. On the side...
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Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Earthenware, Delft, Faience

Émile Gallé Art Nouveau Cameo Vase With Hydrangea Decor, Nancy France 1906/14
Located in Vienna, AT
Vase in the shape of a beaker with a straight wall and flush stand, colourless glass with reddish-yellow coloured powder fusions, overlay in moss green and violet on the outside, hyd...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Glass

Antique Louis Kuppenheim Silver Cat Kitten Compact Mirror
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
A magnificent antique German solid silver Minaudière adorned with a silver cat engraved in deep relief on the front of the case, with the back of the cat on the back cover. The cat i...
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Early 1900s German Other Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

18th Century Delft Chinoiserie Charger
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a good example of a mid-18th century Delft charger in a chinoiserie hand-painted pattern. The pottery is hand-painted in a traditional blue and white chinoiserie scene featur...
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Mid-18th Century Dutch Chinoiserie Antique 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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