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Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Period: 18th Century
Victorian Era Anglo-Indian Ashtray or Vide Poche in Ebony
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Victorian era Anglo-Indian ashtray or vide poche in ebony.
Category
1850s Indian Victorian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ebony
Large English Silver Plated Holding Top / Cut Glass Claret Jug / Pitcher
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Introduce a touch of 19th-century elegance to your table or bar with this exquisite English Silver Plate and Cut Glass Claret Jug from the mid-19th century. The pitcher, designed in ...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver Plate
19th Century Dinner Service for 12 in Fine Limoges Porcelain with Gilded Rim
By Limoges
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A superb 50-piece dinner service in delicate white Limoges porcelain, each piece edged with a fine rim of gilt, and bearing the elaborately formed monogramme 'DP'.
Lids and handles ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Waterloo-Era Paul Storr Georgian Regency Covered Serving Dishes, 1815
By Paul Storr
Located in New York, NY
Pair of George III sterling silver covered serving dishes. Made by Paul Storr in London in 1815.
Each: Rectangular bowl with tapering sides and lobed corners; cover raised and lobed...
Category
1810s British George III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Victorian Silver & Glass Hip Flask, Rattan Grip by William Schofield London 1874
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Elegant Victorian Sterling Silver and Glass Hip Flask With Woven Rattan Grip.
Flask Has A Gilt Washed Removable Cup To Drink From & A Solid Silver Topped Cork Stopper to Lid
By 19...
Category
19th Century British High Victorian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver
Unique 19th Century English Tantalus Set-Petite Size
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century English tantalus set in a rare petite size. A tantalus is a decorative container, typically made of wood and metal. designed to securely...
Category
Early 1800s Late Victorian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal, Metal
Antique Royal Vienna Handpainted Porcelain Cabinet Plate Greek Goddess Daphne
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique Austrian Royal Vienna handpainted & gilded porcelain cabinet plate, circa 1890.
The plate is very finely decorated with a central handpainted scene of the goddess Daph...
Category
1890s Austrian Neoclassical Revival Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Primitive Antique Painted Wooden Cutlery Caddy Decorative Tray
Located in Forney, TX
A charming primitive antique green paint decorated wood utensil holder - knife box - small tool tray with beautifully aged warm rustic distressed patina!
Hand-crafted of reclaimed wood, rectangular shaped divided tray...
Category
19th Century American Country Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Reclaimed Wood
Majolica Flowers Platter Sarreguemines Circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica Flowers Platter Sarreguemines Circa 1880.
Category
1880s French Rustic Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 15 Cut Crystal Champagne Flutes 19th Century
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A set of 15 opulent French antique Champagne flutes, dating from the early 19thcentury, and crafted from fine quality, heavy cut crystal.
Each...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal
Samson French Porcelain Chinese Style Triangular Lidded Teacaddy
By Samson & Cie
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...
Category
19th Century French Qing Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Loetz Witwe Glass Vase Crete Phaenomen 6893, Bohemia, circa 1898
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Fantastic Loetz Witwe glass vase with the decoration Crete Phaenomen 6893 made in the famous workshops in Klostermuehle/ Bohemia, circa 1898. This rare exe...
Category
Late 19th Century Czech Art Nouveau Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
French White and Gold Pierced Porcelain Compote Basket Tazza
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful French oval white and gold pierced Paris Porcelain compote basket tazza bowl in the Empire style, circa late 19th century, France...
Category
Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
19th C. English Mason’s Ironstone Imari Style Deep Blue Bowl with Gilt Flowers
Located in Vero Beach, FL
19th Century English Mason’s ironstone imari style deep blue bowl with gilt flower decoration.
Superb ironstone bowl hand painted with bold e...
Category
19th Century English Other Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ironstone
Minton Majolica Oyster Plate, Mottled Leopard Spots, English, Dated 1871
By Minton
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Minton Majolica Oyster Plate, the relief-molded dish with six wells glazed in mottled leopard spots of green and dark brown, each well separated by shells and seaweed, the center wel...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Majolica
French Majolica Cat with Mandolin Pitcher with Blue Ribbon, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica cat with mandolin pitcher with blue ribbon, circa 1890.
Category
1890s French French Provincial Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Early Tiffany Sterling Silver Greek Revival Classical Kylix Compote
Located in New York, NY
This magnificent Greek Revival sterling silver footed bowl, crafted by the renowned silversmiths Grosjean & Woodward for Tiffany & Co., epitomizes the grandeur of 19th-century Americ...
Category
1860s American Greek Revival Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
18th Century Rare Terracotta Hand Carved French Biot Pot
Located in Miami, FL
This fabulous handmade terracotta pot originated in the Provençal town of Biot and was used to store olive oil. In perfect condition, the photos show the pot in sunlight.
These pots ...
Category
1780s French Baroque Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Terracotta
French Majolica Flowers and Insects Basket, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Antique French majolica basket with flowers and butterfly, bug, and insect accents, circa 1880. No maker's mark. Some chips.
Category
1880s British Aesthetic Movement Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Majolica
Exceptional 13 Pc, Porcelain Seafood Service by Haviland Limoges Circa. 1890
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite seafood service set, produced by the renowned Haviland & Co. of Limoges, France, dates from 1888 to 1896. Known for their unparalleled porcelain quality and artistic h...
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Majolica Lilac Pitcher Onnaing
By Onnaing
Located in Austin, TX
19th century Majolica lilac pitcher signed Onnaing.
Category
1890s French Rustic Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
George Jones Majolica Strawberry Server Mounted by a Bird, English, circa 1870
By George Jones
Located in Banner Elk, NC
George Jones Majolica Strawberry Server, ca. 1870, the trefoil dish naturalistically moldelled with blossoming strawberry plants and ferns on a turquoise and rustic ground, surmounte...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Majolica
19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted / Cut Glass Empire Style Centerpiece
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Step into the splendor of the 19th century with this exceptional Empire-style tableware centerpiece, a captivating union of gilt bronze mounts and cut glass that epitomizes the opule...
Category
1880s French Empire Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of Austrian Royal Vienna Porcelain Encrusted Floral Vases
Located in Soquel, CA
Pair of exquisite 19th century Royal Vienna porcelain vases. A fine example of the Neo-Classical Austrian style, these vases are decorated with an ornate garden floral motif. Encrusted with sculptural bunches of pink and yellow roses, and painted with tiny bees, butterflies, and gold accents.
The Royal Vienna mark (Bindenschild, or shield) appears on the base of each vase in blue.
Each vase measures 7"H x 4"W x 4"D.
History of The Royal Vienna Porcelain Factory:
The Royal Vienna Porcelain factory was founded in 1717 by Claudius Innocentius Du Paquier...
Category
19th Century Austrian Neoclassical Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Antique French Bacarrat Ormolu with Glass Tantalus Cave a Liqueur 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an exquisite antique French Napoleon III Bacarrat ormolu and glass Cave a Liqueur, or tantalus, circa 1860 in date.
The Cave a Liqueur features an ormolu case with glass panels and an 'up and over' lid enclosing a gilt bronze frame containing sixteen small glasses and four decanters with stoppers, on all on finely cast paw feet. One decanter with a Bacarrat label to the underside
The glasses and decanters are beautifully engraved with geometric decoration.
As seen in the upcoming Ridley Scott historical film Napoleon.
It is an absolutely superb set which is sure to attract a lot of attention.
Condition:
In really excellent condition with no damage, please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 29 x width 37 x depth 30
Dimensions in inches:
Height 11 inches x width 1 foot, 3 inches x depth 1 foot
Baccarat
In 1764 King Louis XV of France gave permission to found a glassworks in the town of Baccarat in the Lorraine region in eastern France to Prince Bishop Cardinal Louis-Joseph de Laval...
Category
1860s French Napoleon III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ormolu
12 Tall Elegant Raised Gilt Encrusted Antique Wine Glasses. Circa 1880's
By Moser
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and elegant set of 12 wine goblets from the last quarter 19th century. They are tall measuring eight and one half inches and feature an elaborate blown stem with lovely r...
Category
1880s Czech Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal, Gold
French Majolica Parakeets Plate Salins, circa 1890
By Salins
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica plate two parakeets with oranges Salins, circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
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 ...
Category
1760s English Georgian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Creamware, Pottery
Small 19th Century Majolica Palissy Fish Wall Platter
Located in Austin, TX
Rare small Palissy platter with a fish, lizard, butterfly, ivy leaves attributed to Thomas Sergent.
Category
1880s French Victorian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Sterling Silver “Repousse” Mirror
By Kirk & Son
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is a sterling silver hand mirror in the “Repousse” pattern by S. Kirk and Sons. Designed and manufactured in the late nineteenth century, “Repousse” soon became the mo...
Category
1890s American Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Lided Powder Jars Collection of Five
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Measurements are as follows from left to right and center piece being last in measurements. Sterling silver lided cut glass jars.
4.5 x 4 , 3.5...
Category
Late 19th Century American Other Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
French Art Nouveau Emile Galle Cameo Glass Vase -wild flowers C1899
By Émile Gallé
Located in Worcester Park, GB
Super early Emile Galle three colour cameo vase in the unusual combination of orange and yellow and pink featuring unusual wild flowers in bloom with a great early signature circa 18...
Category
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass
19th Century Minton White Majolica Oyster Plate
By Minton
Located in Austin, TX
19th century Minton white Majolica oyster plate.
Dated 1880.
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Grand Elkington Silver Plate Entree / Chafing Dish, 1853
Located in Bath, GB
About as grand as they get, this is a rare early Victorian silver plated Entree / Chafing dish in silver plate by the top-notch silversmith, Elkington Mas...
Category
1850s British Early Victorian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Hawkes School Brilliant Cut Glass Water Pitcher C1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Brilliant Cut Glass Water Pitcher in the Manner of Hawkes C1890
Measures - 10" x 7" x 4 3/4"
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Cut Glass
19th Century English Regency Papier-mâché Chinoiserie Japanned Tray
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a 19th century Regency papier-mâché chinoiserie tray. In addition to the lovely pen-work, it has mother of pearl inlay. It is not marked. Lite and general wear.
Category
Late 19th Century English Regency Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Wood
Creil Et Montereau Ironstone Terre De Fer Red ‘Tournesol’ Sunflower Dinner Plate
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From Creil and Montereau Faïenceries, a Terre de Fer ironstone plate in the Sunflower pattern called ‘Tournesol’, France, circa 1895 – 1900.
The Art No...
Category
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ironstone
Set of Eight Meissen Dessert Plates Each Painted with a Different Flower Bouquet
Located in Boston, MA
I want to offer you this beautiful set of eight Meissen dessert plates. Each plate is painted with a different central flower bouquet. Inside th...
Category
1890s German Romantic Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
French Majolica Asparagus Plate Fives Lille, circa 1890
By Fives-Lille
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica asparagus plate Fives Lille, circa 1890.
Decorated with an artichoke and a mask with leaves.
Category
1890s French Country Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
French Majolica Oyster Plate Salins, circa 1890
By Salins
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica oyster plate with seaweeds Salins (East of France) circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Victorian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Delft - Chinoiserie dish with floral basket, second half 18th century
By Delft
Located in DELFT, NL
Mid 18th century Blue Delftware platter with Daniel Marot style decoration of a shield amidst flowers and foliage scrolls within a decagon.
Beautiful border decoration in rich blue ...
Category
Mid-18th Century Dutch Chinoiserie Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Earthenware, Delft, Faience
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...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Majolica
Aesthetic Movement Sterling Silver Calling/Business Card Case by George Unite
By George Unite
Located in New York, NY
Aesthetic Movement, sterling silver calling card/business card case in original, velvet lined leather box, London, year-hallmarked for 1860, George ...
Category
1860s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Tiffany & Co. American Sterling Silver Toast Rack, Circa 1870
Located in Braintree, GB
An exceptional and early example of Tiffany & Co.'s fine silver craftsmanship, this elegant toast rack dates to the 1870s. Crafted in the United States in solid sterling silver, the ...
Category
1870s American Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver
English Majolica Greenware Acorn Oak Leaf Twig Handled Deep Dish Server
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Majolica green glazed leaf pattern deep server, England, circa 1870.
A serrate edged rectangular platter with open work twig form double handles. Beautiful mold work showing four ...
Category
Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Earthenware
Sterling Silver Aesthetic Movement Mug/Cup by Wood & Hughes
Located in New York, NY
Sterling silver Aesthetic Movement mug/cup on pedestal base, New York, Ca. 1875, Wood and Hughes - makers. Lovely etched designs on mug. Handle is in the form of a swan (its long nec...
Category
1870s American Aesthetic Movement Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Late 19th C. Set of 5 Crystal Hollow Stem Champagne Coupes
Located in Louisville, KY
These particularly unusual hollow stem crystal champagne coupes are a reflection of a time when the smallest details mattered. Imagine standing around a roaring fireplace on New Year...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal
Wedgwood Majolica Dish with Strawberries on a Cobalt Ground, 1870, 12 Available
By Wedgwood
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Wedgwood Majolica Strawberry dish, naturalistically relief-modeled with strawberries, leaves, and blossoms, the lip with strawberry leaves and...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Majolica
Antique majolica plate with floral design from Rörstrand, 1880s
Located in Uppsala , SE
Rare antique item from Rörstrand.
The Rörstrand company has produced ceramics for nearly 300 years and is one of Sweden’s oldest industries. The Swedish Porcelain Works was founded i...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Art Nouveau Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Glass Perfume Bottle with Mary Gregory White Enameled Boy, circa 1900
By Mary Gregory
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful clear glass perfume or scent bottle with "Mary Gregory" white enameled decoration of a boy playing. We date this piece to circa 1900 and probably made in Bohemia,...
Category
Late 19th Century Czech Victorian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Johannes van Lockhorst, Delft polychrome plate - early 18th century
By Delft
Located in DELFT, NL
Rare early 18th century Delftware plate with rare chinoiserie decoration in blue and iron-red.
Marked IvL for Johannes and Margaretha van Lockhorst-van der Gucht, owners of De Klaauw...
Category
Early 18th Century Dutch Chinoiserie Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Earthenware, Delft, Faience
18th Century French Pitcher For Olive Oil
Located in Ongar, GB
A lovely rare late 18th century French ironstone pitcher for olive oil, HUILE D' OLIVE. A beautiful and quite a rare piece as I've never seen another for olive oil. The glaze is crac...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ironstone
Antique Cobalt Blue Sevres Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamp, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning large antique French Sevres cobalt blue hand painted porcelain and ormolu-mounted vase circa 1880 in date, later converted into a lamp.
The vase shaped porcelai...
Category
1880s French Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ormolu
Art-Nouveau Dutch Silver Small Basket by Cornelis van Baaren, 1899
Located in Delft, NL
Dutch Silver small basket by Cornelis van Baaren, 1899
An Art-Nouveau silver basket with a motif of swans with water lilies
Dutch Hall marks,
Lion 2, 835/1000
Master sign of ...
Category
Late 19th Century Dutch Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver
Antique French Glazed Terracotta Water Spout Jug - Authentic Southern France
Located in London, GB
Antique French Glazed Terracotta Water Spout Jug - Authentic Southern France
This rare antique French glazed terracotta water spout handle jug is a unique and authentic piece from ...
Category
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Clay
Late 17th Century German Silver Beaker
Located in Firenze, IT
SHIPPING POLICY:
No additional costs will be added to this order.
Shipping costs will be totally covered by the seller (customs duties included).
Maker's mark unidentified, Nürnber...
Category
1690s German Baroque Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver
Large Antique American Sterling Silver Tiffany & Co Handled Repoussé Basket 1890
Located in Portland, OR
A fine & large antique American Victorian Classical solid sterling silver engraved & Repoussé handled basket, circa 1890. Retailed by Tiffany & Co., New York.
This very beautiful la...
Category
1890s American Victorian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georgian Mason's Ironstone Dinner Plate in Chinese Dragon Ptn, circa 1818
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is an early Mason's ironstone pottery Dinner Plate in the rare blue and white Chinese Dragon pattern, circa 1818.
The plate is circular with a notched indented rim.
This plate is decorated in one of the rare patterns called "Chinese Dragon" as documented on page 116 of "A Guide to Mason's Patent Ironstone Patterns, c 1813 to c 1848," published by The Masons Collectors' Club. The pattern is transfer printed under-glaze in different shades of Cobalt Blue.
The base of the plate has a large crown blue...
Category
Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ironstone
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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