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Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass For Sale
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Style: Louis XVI
Large Ceramic Wall Panel Giovanni De Simone 1960 Sicilian Art Picasso
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Large ceramic wall panel Giovanni De Simone 1960 Sicilian Art Picasso Horse Rider.
In his hometown he founded his own workshop "Maioliche d'Arte De Simo...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Emilia Castillo Set of Eight Silver Plate Goblets with Toucans
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Standout set of eight vintage goblets or wine glasses handcrafted in silver plate over hammered copper in classic form and featuring stone clad toucans perched over the twisted stems...
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver Plate, Copper
Set of Vintage Michelin Man Tiles, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
Embark on a journey of vintage charm with this exceptional set of tiles, featuring the iconic Michelin Man in a vibrant blue centerpiece, surrounded by original yellow tiles. Crafted...
Category
1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Trophy Cup Worn Silver Plated Champagne Chiller Ice Bucket by Bristol
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Distressed Trophy Cup Silver Plated Champagne Chiller Ice Bucket by Bristol. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 10" H x 10.5" W x 10" D.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver Plate
Schäffenacker Floor Vase Green White, 1960s
Located in Munich, DE
Monumental green and white glazed ceramic stoneware floor vase from the Artist Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker, Germany, 1960s. Stunning piece with artist mark.
Measures: H 57 x 23 D...
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stoneware
1970s Mid-Century Modern Silver Plated French Set of Wine Cooler and Ice Bucket
By Christofle
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A set of french vintage barware composed by an ice bucket and wine cooler. They are hall marked on the bottom and in very good conditions overall. The height of ice bucket is 14 cm. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver Plate
Barbini Murano Pink Blue Gold Flecks Bubbles Italian Art Glass Bowl Ashtray
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown blue over pink, white, gold flecks and controlled bubbles Italian art glass decorative bowl / ashtray / vide-poche. Documented to designer Alfredo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Gold Leaf
Large Fused Art Glass Atomic Age Tray by Michael & Frances Higgins
Located in San Diego, CA
Large fused art glass atomic age round tray by Michael & Frances Higgins, circa 1950s. The piece is executed in the fused glass technique by the Higgins Studio and has a great atomic...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Item of a Fig by Martinuzzi for Venini, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1930s.
This fig is made by Napoleone Martinuzzi for Venini in Murano glass.
This item might show slight traces of use since it's vintage as a chip on the top, but it ...
Category
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Ceramic and Metal Decanter Italy Riprod Vietata Art 2598
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage ceramic decanter with highly detailed metal base, top, and handle was made in Italy in 1960s. It is decorated with reliefs of grapes on wines framing a pastoral scene, and i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal
Vintage Murano Glass Ashtray, Optic Swirl & Bullicante (controlled bubbles)
Located in Warrenton, OR
Vintage Murano Glass Ashtray, Optic Swirl & Bullicante (controlled bubbles)
Excellent vintage condition. No chips or cracks.
Measures about 5 x 2 inches.
Measurements are approxima...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Black & White Marble Ashtray by Sergio Asti
By Sergio Asti
Located in San Diego, CA
Stunning black and white marble ashtray by Sergio Asti, circa 1960s. This beautiful piece is in great vintage condition with no cracks or chips and measures 4.25"D x 1.25"H. #3645
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Marble
Dino Rosin Large Murano Chalcedony Glass nude male Adonis Sculpture Signed
By Dino Rosin
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Dino Rosin Large Murano Chalcedony Glass nude male Adonis Sculpture Signed By the artist.
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
solid silver wine cooler and ice bucket mid century Italian
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
solid silver wine cooler and ice bucket mid century Italian double wine cooler Mid century styleirca 1960
Origin Italy
Solid 800 silver punch also has the manufacturer's stamp
Perfec...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver
Occupied Japan Porcelain Lobster Cabbage Leaf Sugar Bowl Jam Condiment Dish 6"
Located in Dayton, OH
Early 20th century porcelain sugar bowl /jam jar / condiment dish featuring cabbage / lettuce leaves forming the base and lid, glazed in green and brown, with a red lobster perched o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Set of Vintage Michelin Man Tiles, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
Embark on a journey of vintage charm with this exceptional set of tiles, featuring the iconic Michelin Man in a vibrant blue centerpiece, surrounded by original yellow tiles. Crafted...
Category
1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Glass Vase, circa 1930
Located in Barcelona, ES
Glass jug, circa 1930
Manufactured in Spain.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
Material:
Glass
Dimensions:
D 9 cm
...
Category
1930s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Sterling Silver Sciarrotta Bowl
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is an oval Mid-Century bowl by the world famous Alfredo Sciarrotta.
Sciarrotta's work is characterized by a sleek and simple style, and many of his smaller pieces fea...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set of Vintage Michelin Man Tiles, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
Embark on a journey of vintage charm with this exceptional set of tiles, featuring the iconic Michelin Man in a vibrant blue centerpiece, surrounded by original yellow tiles. Crafted...
Category
1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi Ceramic Covered Vase, Italy
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in San Francisco, CA
Bitossi ceramic textured vase or jar with matching lid. Interesting design not often seen in Rimini blue with darker blue trim. A few age appropriate minor chips that don't detract f...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Millefiori Vase, Fratelli Toso Murano ca. 1920s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Millefiori Vase, Fratelli Toso Murano ca. 1920s
Item e7091
An antique millefiori murrine glass vase manufactured by Vetreria Fratelli Toso, Murano around 1920. Made of polych...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
Roger Capron Panel with 5 Ceramic Tiles - FISH 3
By Roger Capron
Located in Stratford, CT
Playful and whimsical, Capron’s art panels are the most sought after, as editions were small, and in some cases not more than a few, or by special commission. Some are rough and mat...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
French Majolica Oyster Marcel Guillot, circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
Large French Majolica oyster signed Marcel Guillot, circa 1950.
10.5 diameter.
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Set of 8 Mid-Century Imperial Glass Company Bamboo Rocks Glasses with 22K Gold
Located in Chicago, IL
Rare set of 8 rocks glasses from Imperial Glass (Bellaire, OH). They are in very good condition with minimal loss close to the rim on a few glasses (see close up images). 22-karat go...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
MidCentury Vintage Artistic Glass Orange Vase, Tarnowiec, Sulczan, Europe, 1970s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Vase made in the Tarnowiec Glassworks located in Poland,
designed by J. Słuczan-Orkusz.
Soda glass, mass-colored, hand-formed.
Vintage product from 1970s
Dimensions: height 17 cm...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage Midcentury Crystal Cigar Ashtray (France)
Located in San Diego, CA
Absolutely gorgeous mid-century French crystal cigar ashtray, circa 1960s. Not only versatile as a vide-poche or trinket dish but stylish and beautiful. Clean modernist lines that w...
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal
Blue and Silver Murano Glass Ashtray or Catch-all Bowl
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage light blue, silver and gold Murano glass decorative bowl, vide-poche or cigar ashtray by Barovier e Toso. Venetian hand blown turquoise and clear glass with controlled bubble...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Spanish Terracotta Jug or Pitcher with Bas-Relief Christian Symboles, Midcentury
Located in Labrit, Landes
Terracotta jug with yellow glaze. This kind of pitcher is used to keep the water fresh.
Made circa 1950, in a traditionnal style, in Astudillo, Spain, with the sentence "recuerdo d...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Terracotta
Antique Murrine Vase with Handles, Fratelli Toso Murano ca. 1920s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Murrine Vase with Handles, Fratelli Toso Murano ca. 1920s
Item e7093
A large murrine glass vase manufactured by Vetreria Fratelli Toso, Murano around 1920. Made of polychrome...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Murrine, Murano Glass
Axel Salto for Royal Copenhagen, Budding Vase, model 20708, 1st quality
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Axel Salto, Budding Vase, circa 1968 for Royal Copenhagen
Stoneware with green/brown Solfatara glaze, incised signature, painted with model number 20708 and manufacturer's mark [Den...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stoneware
1960s Dansk International Modern Teak Serving Bowl Thailand
By Dansk
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Dansk International Large Modern Teak Salad Serving Bowl
Thailand
Maker stamped
6 h x 16.25
Preowned vintage
Refer to photos for condition.
Category
1960s Thai Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Teak
Very Large Onion Vase in Marbled Glass by Joska with Label, Germany, 1960s
Located in Verviers, BE
Very large onion vase in marbled glass by Joska with label, Germany, 1960s
Measure: Very large 72 cm x 27 cm.
Photography fails to capture the simple el...
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Ceramic Vase by Gerard Brossard
Located in Long Island City, NY
Ceramic Vase by Gerard Brossard with partially glazed, grooved body and flared neck. Signed on the underside.
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Clay
Wine Bucket by Christian Dior
Located in Long Island City, NY
Wine Bucket by Christian Dior in pewter with a balustor form with a lion mask and ring handles. Stamped on the underside "Made in Belgium for Christian Dior
Category
20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Pewter
California Originals Ewer Vase Mid-Century Modern
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Bright and distinct ewer vase was made by California Originals pottery in 1950s-1960s. It is decorated with intense multicolored drip glaze in red and yellow palette on black backgr...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Bohemian Glass Decanter Set - Set of 7 Pieces
Located in Vallejo, CA
A vintage Bohemian crystal decanter set. Includes 1 large decanter with a stopper and 6 cordials. Each piece has a lovely smokey gray color to the glass and is decorated in metallic ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Rattan and Brass Round Centerpiece with Faux Bamboo Rim, Italy, 1970s
Located in Barcelona, ES
MDM Basket Centerpiece Tray in Rattan with Faux Bamboo Rim
Eye-catching Mid-Century Modern decorative rattan faux bamboo brass centerpiece / tray. Handcrafted in Italy, 1970s.
Round ...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
1950s Century Silver Seal Hammered Aluminum Dutch Oven Roaster
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Century Silver Seal Hammered Aluminum Dutch Oven Roaster
6.5 h x 10 w x 8 diameter
Preowned original vintage
Refer to images provided
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Aluminum
1950s Royal Holland Sculptural Pewter Carafe Coffee Pot KMD
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Royal Holland KMD Pewter Pitcher Carafe Coffee Pot
10 h x 5 diameter x 7.75 d
Original vintage unrestored
Not original lid
Refer to images.
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Pewter
Large Murano Art Glass Vase in Green Pulegoso Glass with Ribbed Design Scalloped
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Large Murano Art Glass Vase in green Pulegoso glass with ribbed design scalloped Top. The vase is very tall for the era and stands alone.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
M.A. Hadley Pottery Set of 6 Dinner Plates, Bouquet Blue and White
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Set of 6 dinner plates was had thrown and hand painted by Hadley Pottery in Louisville, Kentucky, in Bouquet pattern. The pattern consists of a stylized basket with blue dots/flower...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Massive 1970s Blenko 'Caribbean Blue' Brutalist Ashtray
By Blenko Glass
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Massive 1970s Blenko 'Caribbean Blue' Brutalist Ashtray
USA, circa 1970s
Transport yourself to the vibrant era of the 1970s with this striking piece of Blenko craftsmanship: a mass...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Enamel Centerpiece
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and most uniquely shaped French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and enamel centerpiece. The centerpiece is raised by three elegant scrolled ormolu supports, with fine foliate designs and a circular stretcher with beautiful floral rosettes. The supports lead up to striking and richly chased panther heads encasing the green enameled bowl...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Enamel, Ormolu
Pair of Cutting or Charcuterie Boards in Teak
By Finn Juhl
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of cutting or charcuterie boards in teak. They both have the original straps for hanging. They appear to be unused. Made in Denmark.
Each board measures: 15.75x 5.75 x.75
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Teak
ARTIST SIGNED Mdina 'Ming' Eric Dobson 1975 Glass Globe Vase
By Mdina
Located in Bolton, GB
A wonderful large and heavy (1.4kg unpacked) green Maltese glass 'globe' vase in a striped variation of the Ming pattern. Made at Mdina Glass by Eric Dobson, fully signed with artist...
Category
1970s Maltese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Porcelain Salt and Pepper shakers with Hand-Painted Errants by Bing & Grondahl
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A organically shaped set of porcelain shakers called Erantis or Errant by Bing & Grondahl, Denmark. They feature Hand-painted errant flowers and gold glaze. Fully marked, original an...
Category
1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Roger Capron Panel with 5 Ceramic Tiles - BIRD
By Roger Capron
Located in Stratford, CT
Playful and whimsical, Capron’s art panels are the most sought after, as editions were small, and in some cases not more than a few, or by special commission. Some are rough and mat...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
MCM Set of Three Glasses Highball Barware Bubble Bottom
By Iittala
Located in Chula Vista, CA
MCM Glasses Barware Tumbler Highball Bottom Bubble design
6.13 h x 2.75 diameter
Preowned vintage
Refer to images
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
20th Century Borzoi Dog Sculpture, Poland, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Painted ceramic, very good original vintage condition. No damages or cracks. Beautiful and unique decorative sculpture. Borzoi Dog Sculpture was produced in Poland. Only one dog avai...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Murano Barbini Sommerso Baby Blue White Art Glass Bowl
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching baby blue and white handblown Murano Italian art glass bowl or ashtray with folded rim. Attributed to designer Alfredo Barbini.
This asymmetric and biomorphic bowl has ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
Goldsmith Boin Taburet - Set Of 19 Parts Decoration Of Table In Vermeil
By Boin-Taburet
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This set consists of:
• 1 large, mostly oval mirror-bottomed on an oak parquet floor surrounded by an ingot mold decorated with strong nets and staples, and placed on ball feet. Dim...
Category
Late 19th Century European Louis XVI Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Vermeil
French Vallauris Biomorphic Fat Lava Candelabra in The Manner of Georges Jouve
Located in Valencia, VC
Vallauris biomorphic Fat Lava ceramic chandelier in the manner of Georges Jouve - south France, circa the 1960s
Measurements:
H. 16cm (6.5")
W. 17cm (6.75")
D. 8cm (3.25")
Signed:...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Peter & Denise Orlando, Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Tea Set 1960s, Era Capron
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
Peter & Denise Orlando, Mid-Century Modern ceramic tea set 1960s, Era Capron
Free form Ceramic cups and under cups by Peter and Denise Orlando, France 1960s.
Glazed in grey with ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Enamel
Italian Art Pottery Coffee Mug Striped Rainbow Color
By DeSimone
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Italian rainbow coffee mug
stamped Italy
colorful art pottery
4.5 h x 4.75 d x 3.25
Original vintage
Refer to images for condition
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Pottery
MCM Walnut Handled Wine Opener / Corkscrew
Located in San Diego, CA
MCM walnut handled wine opener / corkscrew, circa 1970s. The piece is in very good condition and measures 3.75"W x 5"D x 1.25"H. #3646
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal
Complete Set of 8 Mid-Century Square Solid Teak Coasters in Caddy 1960s
Located in Hawthorne, CA
Set of eight (8) solid teak coasters with caddy. Carved ripple pattern catches condensation and prevents glasses from getting stuck to the coaster. Wood has been conditioned, light w...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Teak
SIGNED Oball Murano Red, Green & Yellow Sommerso Glass Vase
Located in Bolton, GB
Here is a wonderful Venetian glass organic shaped vase. Made on the island of Murano, near Venice, Italy, by the Oball glassworks, signed to base Oball, Murano. In a stunning combina...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Henning Koppel 'Blue' Marmelade & Sugar Bowl in Porcelain & Bamboo
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Important design by Henning Koppel previously exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. This set consist sugar bowl and an elegant lidded marmelade jar with rare handle in h...
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern 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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