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Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass For Sale
Style: Georgian
Style: Rustic
19th Century Portuguese Palissy Majolica Pumpkin Mustard Pot
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Portuguese Majolica Pumpkin Mustard Pot signed A.Cunha Caldas da Rainha. H / 4 inches , Diameter / 4.5 inches.
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1890s Portuguese Rustic Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

George VI Period Sterling Silver Footed Salver/Tray By Emile Viner
Located in New York, NY
George VI Period, sterling silver footed salver/tray (in the George III Style), Sheffield, England, year-hallmarked for 1945, Emile Viner - maker. Scalloped border. Measures 8 inches...
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1940s English George III Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Sterling Silver

Mason´s Ironstone Hand Decorated China Jug, England Mid 20th C.
Located in Valencia, VC
Add a touch of timeless elegance to your table with this pristine Mason's Ironstone custard jug, hand-decorated in the beloved early 19th-century Mandalay pattern. The vibrant colo...
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Mid-20th Century English Georgian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ironstone

Barrel Ice Bucket Champagne Wine Cooler in Copper and Iron
Located in Barcelona, ES
Hand forged copper and iron barrel shaped wine cooler, Spain, 1940s Eyecatching barrel copper ice bucket with iron braces and ring handles at both sides. The copper ice container is...
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20th Century Spanish Rustic Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Wrought Iron, Copper, Iron

Rare Majolica Butterfly Butter Pat Fives Lille circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Rare Majolica Butterfly Butter Pat Fives Lille circa 1900.  
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Early 1900s English Rustic Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

19th Century Large Majolica Cabbage Leaf Platter U&C Sarreguemines
Located in Austin, TX
19th century large Majolica cabbage leaf platter signed U&C Sarreguemines.
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1890s French Rustic Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

French Majolica Pink Flowers Salins, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Lovely French Majolica plate pink flowers on a blue basket weave, circa 1880 attributed to Salins.
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1890s French Rustic Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Huge William Yeoward Athena Crystal Wine Stem or Water Goblet
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Priced Each. Huge William Yeoward Athena Crystal Wine Stem or Water Goblet.
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Early 2000s British Georgian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Crystal

German Majolica Leaves & Flowers Plate circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
German Majolica Leaves & Flowers Plate Circa 1900.
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Early 1900s German Rustic Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Antique 1782 Sterling Silver Locking Tea Caddy
By William Vincent
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Georgian English sterling silver locking tea caddy; an addition to our silver teaware collection. This exceptional antique George III sterling silver locking tea caddy has an oval, serpentine shaped form. The body of this Georgian silver tea caddy...
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18th Century English George III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

Rare Belgium Majolica Asparagus Plate Wasmuel, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Rare belgium Majolica asparagus plate Wasmuel, circa 1880. Napkin trompe l'oeil.
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Late 19th Century Belgian Rustic Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

Very Rare Masons Ironstone Miniature Coffee Pot in Gold Rose Japan ptn, Ca 1820
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very rare Mason's ironstone miniature Coffee Pot in the Gold Rose Japan gilded pattern, which we date to circa 1820. Miniature or toy items of Masons ironstone are hard to...
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ironstone

Antique Regency Inlaid Rosewood Silver Perfume Bottle Box Dressing Set 1824
Located in Portland, OR
A fine quality and handsome George IV/Regency inlaid rosewood dressing box, with the original sterling silver and glass fitted contents, London, 1824. The box having a lift-up hinged lid, finely inlaid with brass and bone marquetry of floral garlands & swags, the front having twin locking doors with corresponding inlay. Both the top, base and door panels have 'Dutch Ripple' molding and at each corner a hand-turned 'Barley Twist' column, both to the front and rear. The interior of the box also having inlaid satinwood stringing and three fitted compartments each with an etched crystal container...
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1820s English George IV Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Crystal, Brass, Silver

Majolica Chesnut Leaf Plate Sarreguemines, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica chesnut leaf plate Sarreguemines, circa 1890.
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1890s French Rustic Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Incredible dining table suite of tureens made in London in 1829 by William Reid
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1829 by William Ker Reid, this incredible, George IV period, Antique Sterling Silver Dining Table Suite of Soup & Sauce Tureens, is ornate in design, with hig...
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1820s English George IV Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

German Majolica Flowers & Leaves Plate Zell circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
German Majolica Flowers & Leaves Plate Zell circa 1900.
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Early 1900s German Rustic Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

John Rose Coalport Plate, Abundant Flowers, T. Baxter Studio, ca 1805 (1)
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning and extremely rare plate made by Coalport around the year 1805, and decorated in the London studio of Thomas Baxter. We have one more of these plates in stock, pl...
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Early 1800s English George III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

International Sterling Silver Tray with Georgian Piecrust Rim
Located in New York, NY
Large Georgian-style sterling silver tray. Made by International in Meriden, Conn. Round with curved and tapering sides, and flat ogee piecrust rim. Fully marked including maker’s st...
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Mid-20th Century American Georgian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

Majolica Strawberries Plate Sarreguemines, Circa 1870
Located in Austin, TX
Rare Majolica strawberries plate signed Sarreguemines, circa 1870. Rare chocolate color. 7 plates available individually.
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1870s French Rustic Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Worcester Pierced Porcelain Basket, Blue Scale Japanese Kakiemon, circa 1765
Located in London, GB
This is a rare and beautiful porcelain basket made by Worcester circa 1765 in their 1st or "Dr Wall" period. These baskets were used for dinners or desserts to serve fruit or bread. The basket is decorated in the famous "blue scale" ground with very fine Japanese Kakiemon...
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1760s English George III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Antique English Georgian Reticulated Pierced Serpentine Wine Bottle Coaster
Located in Dayton, OH
Large antique English Georgian (George III) wine bottle coaster featuring serpentine form with neoclassical styling, pierced / reticulated deisgn, cork inner and felt lined bottom. 2...
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Late 18th Century George III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

Large and Heavy Gorham Chippendale Sterling Silver Serving Tray
Located in New York, NY
Chippendale sterling silver serving tray. Made by Gorham in Providence in 1944. Round with flat curvilinear ogee rim. A large and heavy piece in this pattern. Fully marked including ...
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1940s American Georgian Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

1763 Pair of George III Sterling Silver Candlesticks by William Cafe, English
Located in North Miami, FL
Introducing an exceptional pair of George III sterling silver candlesticks, meticulously created in 1763 by the skilled silversmith William Café. These candlesticks stand as a testam...
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18th Century English George III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

Georgian 'George II' Sterling Silver Stuffing Spoon Dated 1738
Located in New York, NY
Georgian (George II), sterling silver stuffing spoon, London, year-hallmarked for 1738, Thomas Whipham - maker. Measures 11 inches long x 2 inches deep ...
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1730s English George II Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique English Sheffield Georgian Regency Silver Plate & Mahogany Wine Coaster
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique English Sheffield Georgian Regency silver plate and mahogany wine coaster. Item features pierce decorated sides, mahogany interior, marke...
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Mid-20th Century English Georgian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Silver Plate

Antique 19th Century Chamberlain Worcester Quails Patter Porcelain Cup & Saucer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique English porcelain cup & saucer. In the Quail pattern. By Chamberlain Worcester. With painted green, blue, and red painte...
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

1805 Sterling Silver Stuffing Spoon by Eley & Fearn
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
1805 sterling silver stuffing spoon by Eley & Fearn, London. George III period, fiddleback pattern, by William Eley & William Fearn. Monogram "JEW". Good condition. Provenance: Marhs...
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Early 1800s English George III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

Derby Porcelain Works Leaf Pattern Lidded Sucrier and Stand
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish English Georgian porcelain lidded twin handled sucrier and stand decorated in a leaf pattern by Derby Porcelain Works and dating from around 1820. The rounded shaped rectan...
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1820s English George III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Antique George III Quality Copper Kettle
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique George III quality copper kettle having a quality antique George III copper kettle with a shaped handle and spout lift of lid Measures: ...
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Early 1800s English George III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Copper

French Blue Majolica Plate with Yellow Flowers Circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Blue Majolica Plate with Yellow Flowers Circa 1890.
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1890s French Rustic Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

19th Century Majolica Asparagus Plate with Iris Longchamp, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Rare Majolica asparagus plate with iris signed Longchamp, circa 1890.      
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1890s French Rustic Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

French 19th Century Beech Chopping Block
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This chopping block of solid beech plank features an improvised handle of hand-carved, cylindrical dowel fixed to the top with a metal nail. Clear preference to use one side of the b...
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19th Century French Rustic Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Beech

Wedgwood Yellow Pottery Nautilus Sea Shell Sauce Tureen, Cover & Stand
Located in Downingtown, PA
Wedgwood Nautilus sauce Tureen, cover & stand with Rare Yellow Color, Circa 1790 The Wedgwood pearlware pottery sauce tureen, cover & stand is paint...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Pearlware, Pottery

Majolica Bison Tureen Caugant, circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica bison tureen signed Michel Caugant, circa 1950.
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1950s French Rustic Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Porcelain Dish Blue & Gold English 18th Century Circa 1780
Located in Katonah, NY
This exquisite late 18th-century dish features several elements that make it so full of life. First is the splendid hand-painted goldwork. This gilding enlivens the dish with its ha...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

English Silverplated Figural Double Wine Trolley
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
English silverplated figural double wine trolley England, 1900s  Exquisite English silverplated figural double wine trolley, originating from the 1900s in England. This elegant piece boasts intricate workmanship and timeless charm. Measuring 21.5 inches wide and 5 inches high, it features supporting putto figures on each side, standing at 7.5 inches tall, enhancing its classical allure. The trolley includes wood wine coasters...
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Early 20th Century English Georgian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Silver Plate

Late Georgian Derby Desert Dish Heart Shaped Porcelain Gilded Ptn, Circa 1825
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful porcelain heart shaped Desert dish, hand painted and gilded in a sprig pattern, made by the Derby factory, in the late Georgian period, circa 1825. This dish has been hand decorated in a French influenced "Chantilly" pattern consisting of scattered sprigs painted in green and gold, with further rich hand gilding around the rim. The dish has the printed Derby Crown mark, in red together with the "D" below. A similar shaped Derby heart shaped dish...
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Antique George III Sterling Silver Wine Cooler
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A magnificent, fine and impressive antique Georgian English sterling silver wine cooler made by Henry Chawner; an addition to our antique wine and drink related silverware collection This magnificent antique George III sterling silver wine cooler has a circular rounded form onto a shaped circular spreading foot. The surface of the cooler is embellished with exceptional chased floral and scrolling foliate decoration, all on a matte background. The decoration to the body incorporates a large scroll bordered cartouche to either side, each ornamented with a contemporary engraved coat of arms depicting firstly a chevron charged with three lions passant guardant, secondly in chief three cross-crosslet and to the base a lion passant. This antique wine cooler is fitted with an exceptional pair of cast silver handles realistically modelled in the form of an eagle with raised wings, perched on a large scrolling leaf design. This impressive cooler is supported by a cast circular shaped spreading foot embellished with further floral and foliate decoration, accented with a large scrolling border to the rim. This exceptional Georgian wine cooler retains the original, hallmarked detachable liner and push fit cover. The cast sterling silver torus-shaped cover is ornamented with large floral and foliate designs, with an opposing scrolling border paralleling the shaped rim. The surface of the lining is plain and unembellished, apart from the featured hallmarks. This magnificent antique silver wine cooler...
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1810s British George III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

Vintage Gucci Silverplate Animal Cups Signed Italy, 1970s
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Set of four silver plated animal heads animals, goblets, cups, made in Italy. signed: Gucci, ITALY. The set includes 2 wild boars, 1 horse and 1 fox. The fox's ...
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1970s Italian Georgian Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Silver, Silver Plate

18th Century Derby Porcelain Vase with May Blossom Decoration
Located in Downingtown, PA
Derby Porcelain Shaped Vase with May Blossom Decoration, circa 1770-1775 The four-sided shaped Baluster vase and cover with square-shaped neck and foot is designed with a design of multiple applied tightly packed May blossoms or Mayflowers (Schneeballen) with yellow stamen and a tint of aqua blue to the edge of each flower while the ground behind has a light purple wash creating a stunning effect after the Meissen Schneeballen...
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1770s English Georgian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Italy 19th Century Tuscany Kitchen Copper Water Kettle Pot
Located in Brescia, IT
This is an original artcrafted piece made in Florence Tuscany, Italy in the circa 1890. There is the Florentine lily engraved. The copper kettle shows ...
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Late 19th Century Italian Rustic Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Brass, Copper

Georgian Davenport Ironstone Desert Plate in Rare Pattern 85, Circa 1815
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good, late Georgian Ironstone Desert plate decorated in a rare pattern No.85, manufactured by the English Davenport factory, which was sit...
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ironstone

Georgian Spode Desert Plate or Dish Porcelain in Dolls House Prn 488, Ca 1807
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good early English Spode porcelain plate or dish hand painted in the Doll's House pattern, Number 488 and dating to the George 111rd period, very early in the 19th century, circa 1805 to 1810. The plate is well potted and raised on a low foot. It is well hand painted in burnt orange and cobalt blue enamels in the Doll's House Pattern, No. 488, recorded in 1804. The plate also has a continuous hand painted border pattern to the rim. This pattern is illustrated on a Spode meat dish...
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Pearlware Mug with Rare Yellow Slip Ground and Heart Decoration
Located in Downingtown, PA
Pearlware Mug with Yellow Slip Ground and Heart Decoration, Circa 1780 The English slip-decorated yellow ground tankard or mug is unusually painted with...
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1780s English Georgian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Pearlware, Pottery

Liverpool or Irish Delftware Massive Chinoiserie Blue & White Dish
By Dublin Delftware Pottery
Located in Downingtown, PA
Delftware Blue & White Chinoiserie dish, Irish (Dublin) or Liverpool, 1745-65 The rectangular British Delftware underglaze Blue Dish with canted corners and of large size is pai...
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Mid-18th Century Georgian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Delft, Faience

Casa Cubista Cabana Blue Striped Terracotta Dinner Plates
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This luxurious terracotta dinnerware is handmade from ceramic with fair trade and locally sourced materials from Europe. Each piece is crafted with meticulous attention to detail for...
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2010s Portuguese Rustic Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

20th Century Sterling Silver Box George III° Style
Located in VALENZA, IT
Handmade George III style oblong box in sterling silver. On the body of the box typical lines with fluted. The lid has the same design but embossed. The han...
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1990s Italian George III Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

Mexican Burnished Clay Folk Art Ancient Pre-Hispanic Handmade Vase with Handles
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
In the heart of the Sierra Norte Mountains in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico, the settlers found that this "cold place" gave them a very special gift, clay, with which they could use to create their household goods. One of the most famous artisans of this region is Silvia Martínez Díaz...
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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Rustic Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic, Clay

Antique Georgian English Sterling Silver Salver
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Georgian English sterling silver salver; an addition to our dining silverware collection. ...
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1720s English George II Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Ceramic Handmade Dipped Terracotta & White Rectangular Cheese Board Platter
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Handmade and hand painted ceramics from one of the mother countries, Portugal, these beautiful pieces for your table will add a modern and graphic touch and are perfect to mix and ma...
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2010s Portuguese Rustic Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Terracotta

Paul Stor 1799 Antique Twelve Sterling Silver Plates
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A magnificent, fine and impressive set of 12 antique Georgian English sterling silver plates made by Paul Storr; an addition to our range of collectable dining silverware This magnificent set of 12 antique George III sterling silver plates has a plain circular form. The raised border is embellished with an impressive bright cut engraved crest of an arm in armour embowed, holding in the hand a scythe in bend Dexter. Each antique plate is ornamented with a fine and impressive gadroon decorated border to the rim. The circular well of each plate is plain and unembellished. The underside of each plate retains the silversmith’s centre punch mark. These exceptional Georgian plates were crafted by one of the most famous and revered London silversmiths Paul Storr. The surface of each plate has a fine color and patination. Patination or patina is a subtle coloration or tarnish which forms on the surface of some metals, produced by oxidation or other chemical processes. A good patina proffers an aesthetically pleasing look. Condition These antique silver Paul Storr...
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1770s English George III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

George III Sterling Silver Novelty Bag Vinaigrette, circa 1815
Located in Glasgow, GB
A George III sterling silver Vinaigrette by the silversmith Lawrence & Co, Birmingham, circa 1815. The Vinaigrette is of novelty bag form, with textured fo...
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1810s British George III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

Georgian Mason's Ironstone Serving Dish in Oriental Pheasant Pattern, Ca 1820
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very decorative serving dish or tray by Mason's Ironstone, Lane Delph, England in the Oriental Pheasant pattern, dating to the very early p...
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ironstone

Antique Late 18th Century Caughley English Soft-Paste Porcelain Serving Bowl
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique English soft-paste porcelain bowl. By Caughley. With a white ground and blue underglaze floral decoration throughout. Marked to the base with Caughley's maker's mar...
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Late 18th Century British George III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain, Ceramic

A George III Sterling Silver Domed Lidded Quart Tankard London, 1766
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A George III Sterling Silver Domed Lidded Quart Tankard London, 1766 Additional information: Date : Hallmarked in London 1765 For I*M ( John Muns, Ja...
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18th Century English George III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

Marvelous 19th Century Indian Marble Platter
Located in Chicago, IL
A marvelous 19th century Indian carved orange marble platter with a short handle, and a beautiful black vein, and a well-worn finish. Perfect on an ottoman, or on your kitchen island!
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19th Century Indian Rustic Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Marble

Italy Mid-18th Century Pair of Ceramic Carafes in White and Blue for Pharmacy
Located in Brescia, IT
In the past, this pair of beautiful ceramics carafes, was utilized in a Pharmacy to contain erbs and spices infusions. The carafes shows all signs of the time, but they remain a pai...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Rustic Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

19th Century Austrian Majolica Pumpkin & Corn Tureen
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Austrian Majolica Pumpkin & Corn Tureen.
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1890s Austrian Rustic Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

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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