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Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass For Sale
Style: Tribal
Style: Baroque
Porcelain Dragon, Handmade in Italy, Handcrafted Design 2021
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Our artisan's pieces are a dream come true, as in Dragon Trainers. This ceramic piece is completely hand-crafted and painted with love and care.  
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2010s Italian Baroque Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ceramic

Large Silver Oval Long Plate Holland, in Silver 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Large silver oval long plate Holland, in silver 19th century with wavy edge, with reserves of classic figures and plant elements. With silver marks 'CO MO...
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19th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Silver

'Goose Bike' silver coffee maker Portuguese, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
'Goose Bike' silver coffee maker. Portuguese, 19th century. in silver with relief decoration with plant and zoomorphic elements on the claw feet ...
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19th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Silver

Dutch Delft Blue and White ceramic Chinoiserie Plaque. 1740-1760
Located in Verviers, BE
Blue and white chinoiserie plaque. Delft, 1740-1760. The oval blue and white plaque has a molded rim with four raised, oval cartouches. At the to...
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Mid-18th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ceramic, Faience

18th Century Polychrome Delft Oil and Vinegar Stand
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
18th century polychrome Delft oil and vinegar stand in Imari flower decorations.
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Mid-18th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Delft

Dutch Delft, 1740-1760, Biblical ceramic Plaque with Moses and the Bronze Snake
Located in Verviers, BE
Biblical plaque with Moses and the bronze snake in blue and white and yellow. Delft, 1740-1760. The lozenge-shaped plaque has a molded and raised rim made up of scalloped ribbons alternating with shells. The plaque is painted with the biblical theme of Moses and the bronze snake. The painting is executed in blue, with only the bronze snake on the pole and three poisonous snakes on the ground accentuated in yellow. In the foreground the Numbers bible book reference ‘Num. 21 Vs 9’ is reserved in a small cartouche. The biblical story is at both sides bordered on either side by floral ornamentation and shells. The scalloped ribbons are painted with foliate scrolls. Two holes for suspension are pierced just below the upper shell. The reverse is glazed. In the story of the Old Testament, Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt...
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Mid-18th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ceramic, Faience

Portuguese Silver Tea and Coffee Service 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Portuguese silver tea and coffee service 19th Century composed of, teapot, coffee maker, milk jug and sugar bowl. Body profusely decorated wi...
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19th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Silver

Porcelain Plaque Painted with Mary Magdalene by K.P.M
Located in London, GB
Porcelain plaque painted with Mary Magdalene by K.P.M. German, circa 1900 Measures: Frame: Height 32.5cm, width 26.5cm, depth 3cm Plaque: Height 25.5cm, width 19cm, depth 0.5cm ...
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Early 1900s German Baroque Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain, Giltwood

18th Century Portuguese " Azulejos " Virgin Wedding "
Located in Madrid, ES
18th century Portuguese " Virgin wedding " Measures: 154cm x 140 cm 110 tiles Important note: This panel is with the tiles restored 18th century. The panel is delivered as if ...
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18th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ceramic

18th Century Portuguese " Azulejos " Cityside"
Located in Madrid, ES
18th century Portuguese "Citywide " Measures: 168cm x 126 cm 108 tiles Important note: This panel is with the tiles restored 18th century. The panel is delivered as if it were...
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18th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ceramic

18th Century Portuguese " Azulejos " Saint Antony"
Located in Madrid, ES
18th Century Portuguese " Saint Antony " Measures: 266 cm x 168 cm Important note: This panel is with the tiles restored 18th century. The panel i...
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18th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ceramic

Important Pair of Silver Skirt Candlesticks English Import 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Important Pair of Silver Skirt Candlesticks English Import of the 3rd quarter of the 18th century , with baluster-shaped shank, with relief gouged decora...
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18th Century English Baroque Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Silver

18th Century Venetian Opal Glass Dish
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A Venetian opal glass plate from the early 18th century with stunning luminescent qualities. An epitome of Renaissance and Baroque Venetian cult...
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Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Glass

19th Century Meissen Porcelain Ceramic Small Jardiniere Wall Decoration Green
Located in Valladolid, ES
Very cute small jardiniere to hang in the wall. In Meissen Germany porcelain, circa 1840, Excellent quality. Model snowball, the little bird and the ...
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1840s Austrian Baroque Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

18th Century Portuguese " Azulejos " Saint Antony"
Located in Madrid, ES
18th Century Portuguese "Saint Antony" Measures: 266 cm x 210 cm Important note: This panel is with the tiles restored 18th century. The panel is ...
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18th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ceramic

Dutch Delft Blue and White ceramic Chinoiserie Plaque 1740-1760 Delftware
Located in Verviers, BE
Blue and white chinoiserie plaque. Delft, 1740-1760. This octagonal plaque has a thin, straight, upright rim with indented accolade-shaped corner...
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Mid-18th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ceramic, Faience

Italy Late 18th Century Porcelain Richard Ginori Doccia Soup Bowl
Located in Brescia, IT
This very fine soup bowl is a piece of the production of the Italian factory Richard Ginori Doccia. It is a timeless piece rich of beauty and elegance, ...
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Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

Upside Down Alice in Wonderland Bowl, Handmade in Italy, Handcrafted Design 2021
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Our artisan's pieces are a dream come true, as in Alice in Wonderland. This ceramic piece is completely hand-crafted and painted with love and care. Each piece can be bought separ...
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2010s Italian Baroque Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Italy 18th Century Richard Ginori Porcelain Covered Cup or Sugar Bowl
Located in Brescia, IT
This fine and elegant covered cup in Baroque style, is a piece hand made by the well known Italian factory Richard Ginori in Doccia. The set is composed by two pieces: the cup and th...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

Polychrome Imari Cooler, Delft, 1713-1735, Mark: Ar for Adriaan Van Rijsselbergh
Located in Verviers, BE
Polychrome Imari cooler. Delft, 1713-1735 Mark: AR Painter: Adriaan van Rijsselbergh This oval ribbed cooler stands on three pyramid-shaped feet and is painted in a six-coloure...
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Early 18th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ceramic, Faience

18th Century Portuguese "Azulejos" Countryside"
Located in Madrid, ES
18th century Portuguese "Troubadour" Measures: 252cm x 86 cm 108 tiles Important note: This panel is with the tiles restored 18th century. The panel is delivered as if it were...
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18th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ceramic

Italy Late 18th Century Richard Ginori Porcelain Soup Bowl with Floral Decor
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a soup bowl in a smaller size as usual, it was a special sized for fine foods. This is a piece of the production of the Italian factory Richard Ginori Doccia...
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Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

Italy 18th Century Richard Ginori Porcelain Sugar Bowl with Cover
Located in Brescia, IT
This fine and elegant sugar bowl in neoclassical style is a piece handmade by the well known Italian factory Richard Ginori in Doccia. The set is composed by three pieces: the sugar ...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

18th Century Portuguese " Azulejos " Prayer"
Located in Madrid, ES
18th century Portuguese "Prayer " Measures: 182cm x 182 cm 108 tiles Important note: This panel is with the tiles restored 18th century. The panel is delivered as if it were a...
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18th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ceramic

18th Century Portuguese "Azulejos" Lady "Vase"
Located in Madrid, ES
18th century Portuguese "Lady " Measures: 262 cm x 170 cm 228 tiles Important note: This panel is with the tiles restored 18th century. The panel is delivered as if it were a ...
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18th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ceramic

Andrianna Shamaris Large Wood and Coconut Shell Antique Ladle
Located in New York, NY
A unique wooden ladle with a half coconut shell attached, originally used for serving soup. We added the shell inlay to the long wooden handles. Perfect p...
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Early 20th Century Tribal Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Wood, Reclaimed Wood, Shell, Coconut

18th Century Portuguese "Azulejos" Panel "Vase"
Located in Madrid, ES
18th century Portuguese "Vase" Measures: 131cm x 131cm 110 tiles Important note: This panel is with the tiles restored 18th century. The panel is delivered as if it were a pai...
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18th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ceramic

Pair of Elegant Silver 925 Candle Holders, London, England, 20th Century
Located in Vienna, AT
Pair of silver candle holders on a sweeping, oval-cloud-shaped base, framed and profiled segments pulled up in the middle and converging to form a grooved ring...
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Late 20th Century English Baroque Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Silver

18th Century Portuguese "Azulejos" Troubadour"
Located in Madrid, ES
18th century Portuguese "Troubadour " Measures: 140cm x 108 cm 80 tiles Important note: This panel is with the tiles restored 18th century. The panel is delivered as if it wer...
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18th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ceramic

William Huton & Sons Sheffield Silver Plate Warmer
Located in Toledo, OH
William Huton & Sons Sheffield silver plate warmer. Hallmarks on the bottom. Very nice condition. Dimensions: 9" depth x 14" W x 9" H.
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20th Century European Baroque Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Sheffield Plate

20th Century Italian Solid Silver Set of 6 Vodka Beakers
Located in VALENZA, IT
20th century Italian solid 800 silver set of 6 vodka beakers, copy of Russian vodka beakers made in Moscow at the end of 1600. The originals are in the...
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1980s Italian Baroque Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Silver

Baroque Victorian Antique Sterling Silver Tray, Incredible Cast Border, 1871
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Edinburgh in 1871 by Mackay & Chisholm, this wonderful, Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver Tray, is Baroque in style, featur...
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1870s Scottish Baroque Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Sterling Silver

20th Century Italian Solid Silver Jewelery Box Baroque Style
Located in VALENZA, IT
Jewelery box in solid 800 silver in Baroque style. This box was made by faithfully and perfectly copying the fashion jewelry boxes in the noble houses and villas in Italy in the 18t...
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Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Agate, Silver

18th Century Portuguese " Azulejos " Saint Antony "
Located in Madrid, ES
18th century Portuguese " Virgin wedding " Measures: 196cm x 168 cm 168 tiles Important note: This panel is with the tiles restored 18th century. The panel is delivered as if ...
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18th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ceramic

Large Blue and White Dish with Flower Vase, Delft, 1665-1675
Located in Verviers, BE
Blue and white dish with flower vase. Delft, 1665-1675 The blue and white dish has a wide, spreading rim and is painted in the centre with a vase ...
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Late 17th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ceramic, Delft, Faience

Meissen Mid-19thCentury Golden Porcelain Covered Cup Multicolors Flower Drawings
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a small Meissen masterpiece of craftsmanship: the fine porcelain is designed with floral and natural scenes, rich in detail. A piece for refined collectors or useful to star...
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Mid-19th Century Austrian Baroque Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Woven Fiber Purple Floral Motif Placemats, Set of Four
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Set of four woven placemats in purple. A fabulous addition to any brunch, dinner, or dinner party. Woven from natural fiber, each piece features a wove...
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20th Century Southeast Asian Tribal Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Bamboo, Thread

18th Century Italian Baroque Gilded Ewer Repoussé Copper Liturgical Pitcher
Located in Milan, IT
A stunning Italian gilt copper ewer dating back to 18th century with a circular body featuring a quadripartite decoration defined by the repoussé of a double vertical ribbed frame that frames tableaux decorated with floral scrolls; the background of these sections is finely dotted by chisel tool to underline a very pleasant relief to the embossed parts thanks to the burnishing. An excellent and unique hand-made pitcher, selected in a private collection of Northern Italy. This rare golden jug was created to serve wine during the Eucharistic celebration, the Christian liturgical practice. it is an Italian work of art that dates back to 1700, with a wonderful fire gilding, for collectors. In good age related condition regardless of a small dent in the middle part of the body, consistent with the eighteenth-century dating. The cast handle takes up the motif of the volutes present on the body of the ewer. The spout is closed by a hinged lid with a small floral knob, with minimal deformations near the hinge compromising its perfect closure. In the upper part, there are welding signs...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Copper

20th Century Italian Solid Silver Baroque Style Carafe
Located in VALENZA, IT
Gorgeous jug in solid 800 silver in Italian Baroque style. Completely handmade, it has a sinuous body, shaped and embossed with torchon motifs. The "mouth" of the carafe is also sh...
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1990s Italian Baroque Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Silver

Porcelain Snuff Box, Samson, Paris, circa 1950
Located in Belmont, MA
Pretty little snuff box with hand painted flower and armorial decor, made by Samson, Paris, circa 1950. The snuff box is made in the style of the German porcelain manufacturer Meisse...
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Mid-20th Century French Baroque Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

Fine Pewter Chocolate Pot, Continental, Likely Dutch Late 18th Century
Located in Hallowell, US
Full scale chocolate pot, with domed cover and wooden feet. Original tap which appears to be brass. A wonderful collectors grade object.
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18th Century Belgian Baroque Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Pewter

Italy Richard Ginori 18th Century Porcelain Sauce Terrin Floral Drawings
Located in Brescia, IT
This elegant sauce terrin was handmade by the well known Italian factory Doccia, in the circa 1750. The Doccia products are pieces to collect. This sauce terrin with floral drawings...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

Dresden Porcelain Place Card Holders
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Set of 12 porcelain Dresden place card holders. With hand-painted flowers and gold trim.
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Mid-19th Century European Baroque Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

Silver Mounted Coconut Goblet, England, 1860-1880
Located in Kastrup, DK
English confectionery Goblet or cup featuring the shell of a coconut mounted into silver. In original untouched and superb condition. If desired, we offer to polish the silver pa...
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Late 19th Century English Baroque Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Silver

Reed and Barton Francis I Sterling Salad Set
Located in Stockton, NJ
Reed and Barton Francis I sterling silver and enamel salad set. Fork measures 9.5" H x 2.75" W x 1.25" D and spoon measures 9.5" H x 3" W x 1...
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Mid-20th Century North American Baroque Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Sterling Silver, Enamel

18th Century Portuguese "Azulejos" Panel "Hunting Scene"
Located in Madrid, ES
18th century Portuguese " Azulejos " Hunting Scene" Measures: 100cm x 82cm 42 tiles Important note: This panel is with the tiles restored 18th century. The panel is delivered ...
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18th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ceramic

Italy Richard Ginori Early 18th Century Porcelain Vase
Located in Brescia, IT
This elegant vase was produced by Richard Ginori porcelain manufacturer in Doccia, Italy, in the 1730 Not easy to find this model so fine and elegant with its country flowers in pin...
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Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

Italy 18th Century Italy Richard Ginori Doccia Pair of Porcelain Sauce Bowls
Located in Brescia, IT
This is an elegant pair of porcelain sauce bowls with floral drawings in red and blue. It is beautiful for a table dressing or to collect. The production of this well known Italian...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

18th Century Tin Glazed Dutch Delft Pottery Blue and White Vase or Jar
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very fine 18th century Dutch Delft pottery vase or jar. Of typical vasiform shape with medium and deep blue Chinoiserie landscape decoration, dot border to the top rim, and swag...
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18th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Delft

Vintage Moroccan Pottery Yellow Vase
Located in Plainview, NY
With its intriguing cone-shaped design, absorbing rustic colors of yellow, orange and black, and an elaborately ornate pattern, this visually potent handcrafted vintage vase is the i...
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1990s Moroccan Tribal Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Pottery

18th Century Portuguese "Azulejo " Panel "Hunting Scene"
Located in Madrid, ES
18th century Portuguese " Azulejos " Hunting Scene" Measures: 100cm x 88cm 49 tiles Important note: This panel is with the tiles restored 18th century. The panel is delivered...
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18th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ceramic

Koch Bergfeld Silver 800 Cutlery Baroque Design 264-Pieces Bremen Germany 1900
Located in Vienna, AT
Silver 264-piece flatware (cutlery set) for 18 persons, Made by Koch & Bergfeld, Germany / Bremen, circa 1900 Gorgeous German cutlery set / flatware / dinnerware consisting of 264 pieces. Most elegant design = Baroque FORM & engraved initials HG. Additionally, this cutlery set is kept in Gorgeous wooden chest made of oakwood (refurbished by hand): Two doors - having lock and key - are existing at front side / additionally, a hinged platter which is upholstered at inner side is attached to chest's upper side. Inside there are five drawers with knobs visible, all of them well-equipped with finest interior decoration (interior design) presenting this flatware set's parts in most elegant manner. This cutlery set / flatware consists of following parts: 18 dinner knives. 18 dinner forks. 18 soup spoons. 18 appetizer knives. 18 appetizer forks. 18 appetizer spoons. 18 coffee (dessert) spoons. 18 ice-cream spoons. 18 fish knives. 18 fish forks. 18 cake forks. 18 mocha spoons. 18 forks for fruits. 18 knives for fruits. Three napkin rings. Two sugar tongs. One small carving fork. One knife for butter. One fork for cheese. One fork for cake. Two forks for meat...
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Early 1900s German Baroque Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Silver

Fischer Vilmos Floral Decorated Porcelain Eggcup, circa 1890
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and finely made antique Hungarian porcelain eggcup hand decorated with a raised carnation like flower set against a white ground within a very busy and detailed floral surround on a swirl pattern base with gilded highlights. This finely made eggcup has a further swirl pattern in gilding on a chocolate ground applied around the inside edge and is signed Fischer Vilmos...
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1890s Hungarian Baroque Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

Late 19th-Early 20th Century Tribal Terracotta Bottle, Djenne Area, Mali
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th-Early 20th century tribal terracotta bottle, Djenne Area, Mali A handsome terracotta bottle from the Djenne area of Mali with incised geometric patterns on the globular ...
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Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Terracotta

17th Century Portuguese "Azulejos" Panel "Vase"
Located in Madrid, ES
17th Century Portuguese " Vase " Measures: 73cm x 87cm 30 tiles Important note: This panel is with the tiles restored 17th century. The panel is delivered as if it were a pai...
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17th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ceramic

20th Century Five-Piece Silver Plate Tea and Coffee Service
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful early 20th century French or other European nation five-piece tea and coffee service, comprised of a coffee and teapot, covered sugar bowl, creamer all on a impressively si...
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Early 20th Century French Baroque Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Silver Plate

S. Kirk & Sons Sterling Silver Repose Platter
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine handcrafted sterling silver and heavy weight floral repose round serving platter is signed on the base and marked "STERLING". The condition is very fine and well handcrafted.
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Mid-20th Century American Baroque Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

Italy Richard Ginori Late 18th Century Porcelain Tray Underplate
Located in Brescia, IT
This elegant and glamorous porcelain tray ispainted with one of the most iconic decor of Richard Ginori in red and blue. This kind of decor inspired by Oriental thought is called ...
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Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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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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