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Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass For Sale
Style: Art Deco
Style: Empire
Art Deco Sterling Filigree Candy Basket
Located in Sheffield, MA
The Art Deco bon candy basket has a filigree band and is stamped "Sterling".  
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Sterling Silver

Vintage Art Deco Silver Plated Cocktail Shaker - Switzerland c.1930
Located in Bath, GB
Made for the Restaurant de L'Aerogare in Geneva, Switzerland during the most glamourous years of travel during the 1930's / 1940's. This Art Deco silver plate...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Silver Plate

1930s Rare Topaz Hand Blown Spherical Vase, Signed by Daum Nancy France
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
This elegant topaz and museum quality French Art Deco hand blown glass vase by the studio Daum is designed with vertically equidistant repeating bands tapered to a 2.5" neck. This sp...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Art Glass, Blown Glass

Clear Art Deco Cake Stand Pressed Glass Vintage Cake Stand SIV Deposé
Located in Poperinge, BE
Beautiful art deco cake stand, cake stand in clear pressed glass with wavy and star pattern, this has glass threads and air bubbles in the glass, a...
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1930s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Glass

Gio Ponti Teacups and Saucers for Ginori, Il Circo
Located in Riverdale, NY
Set of 4 Il Circo (circus) tea cups and saucers from the mid 1930's Italy designed by Gio Ponti for Ginori. Each decorated with a charming Modernist figure of...
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

1920s England by Reid & Son Antique Silver and Mother of Pearl Cutlery Flatware
Located in Brescia, IT
Silver Flatware, England 1920s A set of 12 knives and 12 forks with real mother of pearl handles. Original wooden box. Knife 20 cm. Fork 16 cm Exce...
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1920s English Art Deco Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Silver

René Lalique (1860-1945), France. Rare, early figure in clear art glass. Rabbit
Located in Copenhagen, DK
René Lalique (1860-1945), France. Rare and early figure in clear art glass. Rabbit. 1920s. Measures: 5.5 x 4.5 cm. In excellent condition. Signed.
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Art Glass

Set of 9 Topaz Floral Etched Glass Waterfall Stem Champagne & Cordial Glasses
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 9 Art Deco-style American cocktail glasses, comprised of 5 champagne/cocktail glasses and 4 smaller cordial glasses, all with floral etched topaz glass bowls and waterfall ste...
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Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Glass

Early 20th Century Large French Art Deco Butcher Block Table
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
Large French Art Deco butcher's block from the 1920s. Made of solid beech wood. The base section stands on 6 slightly stepped square legs with a high frame and 2 large drawers. The...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Beech

Art Deco Platter, Tray, Brass, and White Wood, Handles and Mirror, France, 1930
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Platter otr tray in white lacquered wood and brass. It is typical of the Art Deco period, of the 1930s in France. It is a very beautiful model from that period, rectangular, with woo...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Brass

English Sterling Silver and Crocodile Skin Hip Flask, 1929
Located in Bath, GB
A handsome English sterling silver hip or liquor flask made from sterling silver and the upper half wrapped in Crocodile skin with a lovely cognac color with a good patina. The co...
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1920s English Art Deco Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Gres Keramis ceramic ball vase
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Ceramic ball vase from the 1940s by Belgian manufacturer Grès Keramis. Attractive vase decorated with a frieze of white hydrangeas and foliage in shades of green and brown. Very fine...
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1940s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ceramic

Muller Freres Large Sparrows Frosted Glass Vase, 1920
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Large Art Deco frosted glass vase by Muller Frères (Luneville), France, ca.1920. 21 sparrows in trees. Slight blue patina in places to accentuate the reliefs. Measures: Height : 11.1...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Glass

Val Saint Lambert Crystal Vase Charles Graffart Cut to Clear Signed
Located in Verviers, BE
Val Saint Lambert vase Charles Graffart, catalogue, 1950s. Beautiful signed Val Saint Lambert circular crystal vase, handcut-to-clear, the glass is thick, deeply and evenly cut, Sig...
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1950s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Crystal

Art Deco Cobalt Blue Cocktail Shaker with Classic Recipes
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Art Deco Cobalt Blue Cocktail Shaker with Classic Recipes for Bronx, Martini, Alexander, Sidecar, Dubonnet, Bacardi, and Manhattan in white enamel.
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Chrome

Oliver Hemming Nio espresso coffee maker, large size, 9 cup
Located in Bristol, GB
Modernist art deco style stainless steel coffee pot by Oliver Hemming, part of the Nio range. Dating from the early 2000s. No longer in production. St...
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Early 2000s Art Deco Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Chrome

Art Deco Large Geometric Cocktail Tray, France, circa 1930
Located in Devon, England
Totally authentic 1930s Art Deco drinks tray originating from France. These trays are becoming like chickens teeth, extremely difficult to source and in good condition so we were del...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Wood, Lacquer, Paint, Glass

Iconic Art Deco Inlaid New York Bar Cabinet
Located in Riverdale, NY
Amazing Art Deco New York dry bar cabinet inlaid with exotic woods with a skyline view of NY from the New Jersey side. Exotic woods in different tones are used to depict the booming skyline as well as a pair of black steamer ships coming into port and a barge centered in the middle of the doors. Floating above are symbols of a party time New York filled with renewed promise, a top hat, cocktail glass, masquerade ball mask...
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1930s North American Art Deco Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Wood

Art Deco Ceramic Candleholders Designed by Arthur Percy for Gefle, Sweden, 1920s
Located in Bochum, NRW
Museum items, very rare pair of ceramic candle holders designed by Arthur Percy, manufactured by Gefle. Made in Sweden in the 1920s. Sim...
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1920s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ceramic

Fine Estate Baccarat Crystal Empire Style Jonzac Decanter
Located in New York, NY
Fine estate Baccarat decanter in the rare Jonzac pattern which pairs beautifully with Empire and Harcourt patterns- the stopper is identical to Harcourt an...
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20th Century French Empire Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Crystal

1950s Luc Lanel Style Art Deco Silver Plated French Wine Cooler
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A silver plated champagne bucket designed and manufactured in France in the Fifties, it's in good conditions overall, silver plate is in original patina and provides a luxurious fini...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Silver Plate

Pierre Gire (1901-1984), aka Pierre d'Avesn. Art Deco bowl in clear art glass.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Pierre Gire (1901-1984), aka Pierre d'Avesn. Art Deco bowl in clear art glass. 1930s / 40s. Measures: 18.5 x 9 cm. In excellent condition. Stamped. Pierre Gire (1901-1984), aka Pie...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Art Glass

SIX Royal Doulton Pottery Side Plates in Lynn Art Deco Pattern, circa 1930
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
These are a good set of six side or salad plates decorated in the "LYNN" Art Deco pattern and made by Royal Doulton, England in the early 1930s. The plates are circular and made f...
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Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Pottery

Vintage French G H Mumm Cordon Rouge Reims Champagne Ice Bucket Cooler
Located in North Hollywood, CA
An aluminum 1970s champagne ice bucket cooler manufactured in France for the "G H MUMM Reims Champagne". Great midcentury French Vintage G.H. Mumm Reims Cordon Rouge Champagne Bucket...
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1960s French Art Deco Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Aluminum

"Orly" Cutlery Set 89 Pieces, Lino Sabattini Christofle 1957, Silver Plated
Located in NANTES, FR
"Orly" cutlery set 124 pieces, Lino Sabattini Christofle 1957, Silver Plated" Magnificent cutlery set, Orly model, creation by Lino Sabattini for Christofle, with 89 pieces for twel...
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1950s French Art Deco Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Silver Plate

Large, Art Deco, Sterling Silver-Mounted Threaded Crystal Match Striker
Located in New York, NY
Large, Art Deco, sterling silver-mounted threaded crystal match striker, London, 1931, Henry Perkins and Sons - makers. Measures 2 3/4 inches high x 3 1/2 inches in diameter. Dark sp...
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1930s English Art Deco Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Crystal, Sterling Silver

Large Smart French Art Deco Cocktail Shaker c.1930
Located in Bath, GB
A striking example of a vintage Art Deco Cocktail Shaker and an impressive size towering 10" tall. Just back from our silversmith's workshop where it has been professionally cleaned...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Silver Plate

Jens Sigsgaard, Denmark, Coffee Service, Silver, 1930s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Jens Sigsgaard, Denmark, coffee service, silver, 1930s. In perfect condition. Stamped. (.830) Measures: 22 cm. Weight: 1200 grams.
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1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

"Frieze of Goats, " Important 1930s Pitcher by I.C.S., Likely by Gambone
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This stunning, important pitcher by Industria Ceramica Salernita (I.C.S.), featuring a parade of goats in bubbly, volcanic glazes, was likely designed in the late 1930s when Guido Ga...
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ceramic

Cartier, English-Made Art Deco Sterling Silver Box, 1944
Located in Bath, GB
A magnificent and highly collectable box by the famous house of Cartier, this piece made in England, fully hallmarked for London 1944 together with the initials for Jacques Cartier. ...
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1940s English Art Deco Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Sterling Silver

art deco glass rosé colored Bohemian Fruit Bowl ar. 1930
Located in Landshut, BY
art deco rosé colored glas Bohemian Bowl
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1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Stained Glass

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

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Porcelain

Modernist Art Deco Silver Plate Cocktail Cordial Cups or Shot Glasses, 6 pieces
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant Art Deco silver plate barware serving set was crafted in France in the 1940s by Silversmith Fabiora, Paris. The bar set consists of six silver plate cocktail cordial cup...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Metal, Silver Plate

Rare Huge Lalique "Stars" Dans la Nuit Post-War Factice Perfume Bottle
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Designed by the world-renowned Rene Lalique (1860-1945), the Dans La Nuit perfume bottle (also known as the "Stars" bottle) is made of frosted and blue stained glass with a pressed-g...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Crystal

Sarreguemines Art Deco Crackle Glaze Ceramic Lady, 1920
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco crackle glaze ceramic lady, France, 1920s. Measures: Height: 9"(23cm), Width : 7.6"(19.4cm), Depth: 6.7"(17cm). Intaglio stamp "Sarreguemi...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ceramic

Art Deco Blonde Bird's-Eye Maple Cocktail Cabinet Dry Bar, English, circa 1930s
Located in Devon, England
This hugely stylish Art Deco cocktail drinks cabinet is a fantastic piece of Art Deco furniture and it's internal features prove to be an incredibly appealing feature. The beautifull...
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Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Mirror, Bakelite, Birdseye Maple

Tea and Coffee Set by Alfred Lanternier Limoges Porcelain Circa 1920 27 Pieces
Located in Crespières, FR
Tea and Coffee Set by Alfred Lanternier Limoges Porcelain Circa 1920 27 Pieces It is the Indian Ferns model, Fougères Indiennes in French, dating between 1919 and 1929 which we can tell from A. Lanternier & Co Limoges with the red star marks on all pieces. The set comprises twenty seven pieces composed of eight coffee cups and saucers, four large coffee or tea cups and saucers, tea pot, milk jug and sugar pot. Shiny and transparent white porcelain with outstanding workmanship on the forms of all pieces of the set. The relief of the whole surface of the thin plates is remarkable. This server ware is a real gem of the luxury porcelain that Alfred Lanternier was renown for worldwide in high society and royal courts. A. Lanternier won a Gold Medal in 1925 at the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts, and this set was produced during that era. François Frédéric Lanternier...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

Art Deco Silver-Plated Miniature Cocktail Shaker with Picks and Drink Markers
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This absolutely rare Art Deco piece features a miniature silver-plated cocktail shaker that conceals a playful set of colorful cocktail picks and drink markers, resembling mini bottl...
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1930s German Art Deco Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Silver Plate

1960s USSR Salt Pepper Shaker Set Soviet Riga
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Vintage USSR Soviet Salt Pepper Mustard Pot Serving Set RIGA Made in the former USSR plastic and metal 4 h x 6 w x 5.13 d Preowned vintage unrestored condition fading chipping ...
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1960s Latvian Art Deco Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Metal

1930´s Art Deco Butcher Block Table
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
A 1930´s butcher's block in Art Deco style. Made of solid beech wood. Since the Middle Ages, the profession of butcher has been one of the most respected and lucrative occupations....
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1930s European Art Deco Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Beech, Pine

Leune French Art Deco Hand-Enameled Art Glass Vase with Chestnuts
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine French Art Deco glass vase hand-enameled art glass vase decorated with Chestnut stems and dating from around 1930. This stylish vase is molded in frosted glass and hand applie...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Art Glass

Drinks Decanter Set in Pink and Clear Cut Crystal and Silver
Located in Barcelona, ES
Unmatching pair of Art Deco cut crystal and silver decanters with stoppers. Spain, 1930-1950s These spirits /drinks decanters are finely executed in cle...
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20th Century Spanish Art Deco Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Crystal, Silver

Antique French Art Deco Glass & Iron Vase Charles Schneider Edgar Brandt 1920
Located in Portland, OR
A very good large antique Art Deco French Art Glass vase, by Charles Schneider & ironwork by Edgar Brandt, circa 1920. The glass vase was blown into a hand-forged iron armature, the ...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Iron

Ballpoint Pen Modern Contemporary Style Blue Enamel Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Ballpoint Pen cylindrical for large Desk. Ballpoint Pen in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated 24carats. Ballpoint Pen with translucent fired enamels on guilloché Modern Contemporar...
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Early 2000s Italian Art Deco Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold Plate

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

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Metal, Silver Plate

Odetta Quimper French Art Deco Stoneware Vase, 1920
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco vase by ODETTA , Faïencerie de la Grande Maison HB Quimper, France, 1920s. Stoneware. Shape #454, Decor #1088. Shape label of HB Quimper Grande Maison. This model is ...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Stoneware

Art Deco Chrome and Macassar Wood Chopstick Knife Rests, 12 pieces in box
Located in Atlanta, GA
This lovely Art Deco ensemble of twelve Macassar wood and chromed metal knife or chopstick rest was crafted in France circa 1930. The tableware serving pieces feature a modernist sha...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Metal, Chrome

Set Salt and Pepper Sterling Silver gilt guilloche enamel, Art Deco 1920s Norway
Located in Wien, AT
Beautiful set of a salt and a pepper shaker, with guilloche enamel, made in the 1920s to 30s in Oslo, Norway (hallmarked). The two-tone design of this set is exceptional. The shaker...
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1920s Norwegian Art Deco Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Crystal, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Pair of Meissen Snake Handled Vases 19th Century
Located in Hudson, NY
A large and decorative pair of Meissen porcelain vases, of ancient Roman krater form, with handles shaped as entwined serpents. Highly ornamental, these vases represent an interesti...
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Early 19th Century German Empire Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Gold Leaf

Gio Ponti for Christofle Cornucopia Candelabrum
Located in Hanover, MA
Silver plate two light candelabrum designed in 1928 by Gio Ponti for Christofle, re-issued circa 1980's. Retains original Christofle box and pair of original clear glass bobeche. We ...
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1980s French Art Deco Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Silver Plate

Minton for Tiffany & Co. Porcelain Dessert Plates with Gold Gilt Rims, Twelve
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous set of twelve Art Deco dessert plates with gold gilt border By Minton for Tiffany & Co. England, Circa 1930s Measures: 9"W x 9"D...
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1930s English Art Deco Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

84-Piece Set Silver-plated Tableware - Christofle - Art Deco
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful set of silver plated tableware, complete for 12 persons, made by the French brand Christofle. The set dates from circa 1930 and is nicely designed in Art Deco style. The...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Silver Plate

Picture Frame vertical lines Art Deco style Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Picture Frame vertical lines Art Decois in 925/1000 sterling silver. Picture Frame vertical lines Art Deco has white fired enamels on guilloché. Picture Frame vertical lines has two...
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1980s Italian Art Deco Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Asprey, London, Large 1 1/2 Pint Cobbler Cocktail Shaker c.1930
Located in Bath, GB
A handsome and very striking large silver plated cocktail shaker by the creme de la creme of silversmith's / retailers; Asprey of London. The underside is fully marked for Asprey & ...
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1930s British Art Deco Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Silver Plate

French Art Deco Horn, Bakelite & Silver Plate Salad Servers, a Cased Set of Two
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A French Art Deco styled salad serving set made of natural horn, Bakelite, and silver plate, circa 1920s. Found in une vente de Maison de Maitre in Vouvent, the Vendée region of Fr...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Silver Plate

TIFFANY & CO. 1920 Art Deco Perfume Flask Bottle In Solid 925 Sterling Silver
Located in Miami, FL
Perfume flask bottle by Tiffany & Co. Beautiful, sleek and elegant carry-on perfume bottle from the art deco period, circa 1920. This model was designed and crafted at the Tiffany & Co. studios in New York city in solid sterling silver...
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1920s American Art Deco Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Silver, Sterling Silver

1930s Art Deco Chrome Cocktail Shaker with Six Glasses on Gyroscopic Caddy Stand
Located in St. Louis, MO
Fabulous period all original Art Deco or Machine Age Cocktail set barware set, consisting of tall etched glass cocktail shaker with chrome lid, matching etched drinking glasses...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Chrome

Art Deco Wilhelm Kåge Gustavsberg Argenta Large Plate, Sweden
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
This wonderful very large and rare Art Deco plate made in Sweden 1930s at Gustavsberg factory, was designed by Wilhelm Kåge. The name Argenta comes from the Latin Argentum and indica...
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1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Silver

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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