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Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Period: 18th Century
Green Majolica Strawberry Dessert Plate, English, ca. 1880
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Green Majolica strawberry dessert plate, English, molded with strawberries and strawberry leaves, English, ca. 1880.
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Majolica

English Victorian Majolica Fish Pitcher Circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
English Victorian Majolica fish pitcher circa 1880. H / 9.8 inches.
Category

1880s English Victorian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Victorian Silver-Plated Serving Tray by Collis & Co.
Located in London, GB
Antique Silver-Plated Serving Tray by Collis & Co. circa 1860. Stylish octagonal form with a crisply cast reeded edge and handles, mounted with acanthus leaf decoration. The surface...
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19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Silver Plate

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

French Majolica Parakeets Plate Salins, circa 1890
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

French Majolica Oyster Plate Sarreguemines, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica oyster plate Sarreguemines, circa 1890. 6 Shells and space for the lemon on the center.
Category

1890s French French Provincial Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Delft - Pair of blue floral Delfware platters - 18th century
Located in DELFT, NL
Good pair of 18th century Dutch Delft Blue dishes decorated with a beautiful central flower arrangement of a tulip and a peony and foliage. The borders richly adorned with foliage sc...
Category

18th Century Dutch Chinoiserie Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Earthenware, Delft, Faience

French Faience Oyster Plate Saint Clement, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Faience oyster signed plate Saint Clement, circa 1890. Rustic, Country style.
Category

1890s French Country Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Faience

Pair of 19th Century Japanese Imari Porcelain Vases
Located in Pearland, TX
A gorgeous pair of 19th-Century Japanese Imari porcelain vases. These fine vases have a lovely shape and hand painted floral design in the traditional Imari...
Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

French Art Deco Silver plated brass Ice Bucket, 1900s
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1900 / Ice Bucket / silver plated brass / Mid-Century / Art Deco Elegant wine cooler or ice bucket made in France around. Crafted in silver plated brass with very nice pati...
Category

Early 19th Century French Art Deco Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Brass

English Ironstone Chinoiserie Platter, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
English ironstone platter circa 1890. Chinoiserie or Imari style, decorated with flowers.
Category

1890s English Chinoiserie Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Pink Border Hand Painted Paris Porcelain Rabbit Hunt and Dog Scene Plate
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A wonderful antique 19th century Paris porcelain plate. With a hand painted scene of a rabbit hunt in a bucolic landscape. Three greyhounds or whippets ...
Category

19th Century French Beaux Arts Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

19thc Royal Crown Derby Demitasse Service for Eight Chinoiserie Imari Pattern
Located in Savannah, GA
19th century Royal Crown Derby demitasse service, Imari pattern #198, in classical Japanese chinoiserie taste having a beautiful painted Imari palett...
Category

1880s English Chinoiserie Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Silver Sugar box, Vienna 1867-1872
Located in Delft, NL
Silver Sugar box, Vienna 1867-1872 An Austrian-Hungary silver sugar box with hinged lid. On the lid a rose with leaves as knob. A rectangular box with beautiful round scalloped body...
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19th Century Austrian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Silver

French 19th Century Floral 102 Piece Dinner Service
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A wonderful collection of 102 pieces of transferware dinner service from Paris, France. Stamped on the bottom of each piece is 'Chapelle Paris Medaille 1844, 19 Boult des Italians. ...
Category

19th Century French Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

William IVth John Ridgway large ironstone Dinner Plate Pattern 5053, Circa 1835
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very decorative, Imperial Stone China (ironstone), large Dinner Plate by John Ridgway, dating to the William IVth period of the 19th cen...
Category

Mid-19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ironstone

19th Century, French Yellow Glazed Earthenware Water Jug
Located in Buisson, FR
Great authentic and rare piece of pottery from the Provence. Beautiful weathered and an amazing color. Imperfections help authenticate this water cruche as it was an utilitarian type...
Category

19th Century French French Provincial Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Earthenware

Antique Cut Glass Jar
Located in Ipswich, GB
For sale is this mid 19th Century antique cut glass jar with original cut glass lid surmounted by a fluted knop finial having all over etched foliate deco...
Category

Early 19th Century Early Victorian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Cut Glass

Fine Antique Framed Pair Indian Kama Sutra paintings Asian art Interior Design
Located in London, GB
Fine Antique Framed Pair of Indian Kama Sutra paintings A Fine Pair of Indian paintings featuring scenes from the Kama Sutra finely painted in...
Category

Early 19th Century Indian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Paper

Set of Sterling Silver Petit Fours Cutlery, 19th Century
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
An ornate boxed set of silver cutlery for the serving of desserts or petits fours, comprising a three-pronged fork and a flat-edged spoon. Highly decorative, they date from the late ...
Category

19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

Loetz Green Glass Vase with Alvin Sterling Silver Overlay
Located in Miami, FL
A fine quality Art Nouveau style art glass vase, by Loetz the historic glass maker from the municipality of Austria featuring Alvin Sterling Silver overlay. Overlay in form of open and horizontal patterns with stylized leaves and scrollwork. A great find, handcrafted vase skillfully made using centuries old techniques of art glass works from the world-renowned maker, Loetz. Simply stunning this Art Nouveau glass vase with Alvin Sterling Silver overlay by Loetz would enhance any shelf, table, nightstand or countertop. This is a rare antique Loetz Green Glass...
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Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

Pair of Original Antique Victorian Sitzendorf Figures
Located in Suffolk, GB
Pair of original antique Victorian Sitzendorf figures Pair of original antique Victorian Sitzendorf figures of a gentleman reclining on a tree stump pruning roses, the lady also se...
Category

19th Century European Victorian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Japanese Plate Kutaniyaki 1950s
Located in Paris, FR
This is Kutani 1950th Century. This plate was made with porcelain, style of kutaniyaki. It is a traditional craft of ceramics with overglaze painting and was born in the early Edo period. Kutani ware...
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Jug in Pottery Beautiful Old Patina, France 18th Century, Quimper HR
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This Jug has a great old Patina. It is from France made in the 18th Century. The material is Pottery and the condtion is Fair. the decor is "fleur de Lys".
Category

18th Century French French Provincial Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Pottery

Antique Imperial Russian Silver Gilt Cloisonne Enamel Sugar tongs Moscow 1890
Located in Portland, OR
Antique pair of Imperial Russian silver-gilt cloisonne sugar tongs, Moscow, circa 1890. A very attractive pair of Russian silver and enamel sugar tongs, elegantly decorated with mult...
Category

1890s Russian Belle Époque Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Silver, Enamel

Belgian Battenberg Lace Tablecloth
Located in Sharon, CT
A beautiful large 116x58" Cotton Lace 'Battenberg' Tablecloth.
Category

Late 19th Century Belgian Late Victorian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Cotton

Spode Creamware Dessert Service, Avocado Green, Chinoiserie, Regency, 1814
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful Spode creamware dessert service made in 1814, which was the Regency era. The service is decorated in a printed and hand-colored Chi...
Category

1810s English Regency Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Creamware

19th Century French L'Alfénide Christofle Halphen Sterling Silverware and Ladel
By Alfenide, Christofle
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Turn of the Century L'Alfénide Christofle/Charles Halphen Sterling Silverware Serveware Set of Three Spoons and Four Fork, and 1 Ladel. Alfénide, utilized by Manufacture de L'Alfénide between 1890 and 1920, embodies the style of Louis XV, infused with influences from both Pompadour and Rococo aesthetics. The hallmark of Halphen goat underwent a slight alteration during this period. The initials "C" and "H" were removed, replaced instead by the digits "8" and "4" on the left and right sides respectively. This alteration resulted in the number "84," indicating that 84 grams...
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Early 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

New Hall Hybrid Hard Paste Teacup, Palm Tree patt. 484, Georgian ca 1810
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful teacup and saucer made by New Hall around the year 1810. The set is decorated in the very desired but rare palm tree pattern with the number 484. We also have a ...
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1810s English Regency Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

French Majolica Oyster Plate Saint Clement, circa 1940
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica oyster plate Saint Clement, circa 1940.
Category

1890s French French Provincial Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Strasbourg Faience Floral Plate
Located in New York, NY
Strasbourg faience floral plate. Antique faience plate with large floral bouquets and lobed rims with further floral sprays and insects; with blue u...
Category

Mid-18th Century French Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Faience

19th Century Tantalus Whiskey Cellar
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Lovely 19th century oak tantalus whisky cellar. Very beautiful and decorative light oak object composed of three crystal decanteners with their stoppers placed in a wooden lockable ...
Category

19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Oak

Framed Antique 17th-Century Dutch Delft Floral Aigrette Tile
Located in Pearland, TX
A superb antique Dutch Delft hand painted floral aigrette decorative tile in a custom oak frame made in the city of Haarlem, circa 1650. This lovely tile depicts a floral and feather...
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17th Century Dutch Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Delft

Antique Japanese Meiji Period Cloissoné Charger, Bowl or Platter
Located in Miami, FL
Antique Japanese Meiji Cloisonne Charger, Bowl or Platter, Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Cloisonne Charger A fine Japanese Meiji style charger, platter or bowl. This large clois...
Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Copper, Enamel

English Sterling Hand Mirror, Birmingham, 1899
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
English Sterling Hand Mirror, Birmingham, 1899 Indulge in the luxurious charm of late 19th century elegance with this beautiful English sterling ...
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Late 19th Century English High Victorian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

Delft - Jug in Blue Delftware with 'Chinese' decor and silver lid, ca 1700
Located in DELFT, NL
Pear-shaped jug, decorated in the Chinese transition style depicting figures in an oriental landscape. Silver cover depicting putti. Provenance: Ex-collection of Dionydia Wilhemina...
Category

Mid-18th Century Baroque Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Pewter

Christofle Silver Plated Napoleonic Bottle Opener
Located in New York, NY
Christofle silver plate Napoleonic bottle opener. Silver bottle opener of circular point form with raised bust of napoleon in profile (Napoleon...
Category

19th Century French Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Silver Plate

English Majolica Grapes Plate Samuel Alcock Circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
English Majolica grapes plate signed Samuel Alcock Circa 1880 Rare plate decorated with grapes and strawberries.
Category

1850s English Victorian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Seal Peppers (1882)
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, and rare pair of antique Victorian English sterling silver seal peppers; an addition to our 19th century novelty silver cruets/condiments collect...
Category

1880s English Victorian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

Creil Fine Creamware Dish
Located in Downingtown, PA
Creil Faience Fine Creamware Dish, Circa 1800-20 This charming French creamware dish is decorated with a molded design of bullrushes encircling the dish. The crisp design display...
Category

Early 19th Century French Regency Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Creamware, Pottery

Creil  Fine Creamware Dish
Creil  Fine Creamware Dish
$280 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Palissy Snake & Cabbage Majolica Teapot for Restoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Rare antique Palissy majolica teapot with sinuous snake spout and curling tail handle. The snake emitting from a leafy cabbage head and surmounted on a round tiered base. Made in Por...
Category

19th Century Portuguese Art Nouveau Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Mid-18th Century Cordial Wine Glass Hand Blown Cotton Twist Stem, English C 1765
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good hand blown, English, mid-Georgian, Cordial drinking glass with a double series opaque twist (DSOT) stem, dating from the middle of the 18th century, circa 1765. These...
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Mid-18th Century English George III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Glass

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

Materials

Porcelain

Antique English "Adams & Bromley" Porcelain Fish-Heads Oyster Plate, Circa 1880.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Rare Antique English "Adams & Bromley" Majolica Porcelain Fish-Heads with Large Cracker Well Design Oyster Plate, Circa 1880.
Category

Late 19th Century English Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Majolica, Porcelain

Antique 19th Century French Set of Four Copper Pans
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique 19th century French set of four copper pans of circular form having a tempered copper base, iron handles with copper rivets and hanging holes. They are heavier than the aver...
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19th Century French Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Copper

Antique French Guillotine Cheese Slicer
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Very rare and unusual French cheese slicer. Made in the style of a guillotine.
Category

19th Century French Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Marble, Metal

19th Century Spongeware Salt Crock with Bail Handle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine example of unusual spongeware is in good condition with the original metal handle. The lid is also original to the piece.
Category

Late 19th Century American Country Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Pottery

18th-Century English Pottery Pebbled Pearlware Bough Pots, Wood Family
By Ralph Wood Pottery
Located in Downingtown, PA
The pair of bough pots, attributed to the Ralph Wood Pottery, have a fixed pierced top with a blue band around the upper rim and the front panel wit...
Category

Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Pearlware, Pottery

English 19th Century Japanned Lacquer Tray
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A stunning papier mache tray from England, 19th century, with “Japanned” black lacquer and parcel gilt illustrations covering the surface. The tray is glowing from the intricate depi...
Category

19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Lacquer, Paint, Paper

English silver tray, raised on three paw feet by Gibson and Langman, 1898
Located in Delft, NL
English silver tray, raised on three paw feet by Gibson and Langman, 1898 A round silver tray with shells on the rim between scrolls, rising diagonally with a cartouche relief, rais...
Category

Late 19th Century English Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Silver

19th Century Tole Samovar
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A beautiful tole water heater in a lovely color.
Category

19th Century British Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Metal

Derby Porcelain Coffee Cup, Artichoke Pattern in Turquoise, Georgian ca 1785
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful coffee cup and saucer made by Derby in about 1785. The set has the distinctive "artichoke" moulding and a bright turquoise ground with the white artichoke surface...
Category

1780s English George III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Irish Tipperary Waterford Glass Cut Crystal Georgian Centerpiece Bowl 18
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An impressive George II hand cut full led Irish Crystal Pedestal “Kettle Drum” Bowl of circular outline and unusually large proportions. Made by the Old Waterford Glass Company, County Tipperary in Ireland. Late Eighteenth, early Nineteenth Century. The heavy gauge circular wavy cut rim with a band of richly cut diamond and chevron cut pattern. The lower bowl area with scale cut detailing, raised on a single ring socle stem above a square thick spreading pedestal, underneath with “lemon squeeze” foot detail. Condition: Good untouched condition with no losses, except for one tight short crack, see two images which clearly show this imperfection, wonderful age wear underneath base. Typically unmarked as Georgian pieces were not. *Stunning and rare example of a piece of Irish Georgian History. The asking price reflects the imperfection. Wonderful rare “grey” tint to crystal, so typical of Eighteenth-Century Irish pieces. Diameter: (top rim, an impressive) 9” (23cm). Height: 8.25" (21cm). Depth: (square base) 3.5" (9cm). Location: Dublin City, Ireland. Affordable fixed charge Worldwide Store to door shipping. The history of Irish Hand Cut Crystal goes back to the late 17th century. George Ravenscroft started the tradition in 1676. The glassmaker added lead oxide to the silicates that make up the molten glass. The process achieved a softness that allowed the glass to be blown and carved while remaining hard and clear as it cooled. The first crystal factory in Ireland opened in County Tyrone in 1771. The Creation of Waterford Crystal The Waterford Crystal we know today back in 1783 with George and William Penrose. Their vision was to “create the finest quality crystal for drinking vessels and decorative objects of beauty for the home.” The Penrose brothers sought the expertise of renowned glassmaker John Hill in 1785. Hill that began the process of polishing the glass to give the unique Waterford Crystal shine now known the world over. Hill left Waterford in 1788 after a major disagreement with the Penrose brothers. Waterford cut glass...
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18th Century Irish Georgian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Crystal

19th Century French Terracotta Confit Pot
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French earthenware confit pot with traditional green glaze and pale yellow interior. Nice old patina. Chips and losses to glaze. These ordinary earthenware vessels wer...
Category

19th Century European French Provincial Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Terracotta

19th Century French Copper Pot with Lid
Located in Houston, TX
19th century French copper pot with lid. Beautiful 19th century French Provincial copper cooking pot with original lid. This French piece has not b...
Category

19th Century French French Provincial Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Copper

Antique Solid Silver Cigar Case with Indian Army Interest Hand Engraved c.1890
Located in London, GB
We are delighted to offer this exceptionally engraved and interesting antique solid silver cigar case made c.1890. The cigar case is made from a good gauge of silver and is unmarke...
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19th Century Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Silver

Mason's Ironstone Lidded Dish or Bowl in Flying Bird Pattern, circa 1890
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a rare ironstone lidded dish or bowl in a rare shape, hand enameled in the Flying Bird pattern, made by Mason's Ironstone of Lane Delph, Staffordshire, England, during the la...
Category

Late 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ironstone

Pair Of George III Style Brass Mounted Carved Mahogany Cellarettes
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A pair of mahogany George III style brass mounted urn form cellarettes with lead lined interior. The urns surmounted by detachable lids with brass acorn form finials. The urns with c...
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19th Century English George III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Brass, Lead

Kayser Zinn, Fein Zinn Late 19th Century Pewter Tankard and Cup
Located in Lomita, CA
The Fein Zinn and Kayserzinn set is handcrafted pewter. The vintage Fein Zinn pewter tankard and cup is probably late 19th Century. Of circular section wi...
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Late 19th Century German Art Nouveau Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Pewter

Royal Vienna Porcelain Covered Pitcher & Underplate Hector and Paris, Circa 1830
Located in Atlanta, GA
A superb and richly decorated early 19th-century Royal Vienna porcelain covered pitcher and matching underplate, finely executed in the neoclassical taste with lavish gilding and pol...
Category

Early 19th Century Austrian Neoclassical Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

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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