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Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Period: 18th Century
Cup & Saucer decorated with bluebells. Nantgarw C1815.
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A particularly pleasing and restrained form of decoration for this period, which allows the beauty of the porcelain to be clearly seen. Nantgarw porcelain is particularly fine, and ...
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1810s Welsh Neoclassical Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Allegorical Group 'The Agriculture', by M.V. Acier, Germany, Ca 1870
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent Meissen porcelain group of the 19th century. Very large depiction of the allegory of agriculture grouped around an apple tree: in the foreground an elderly man chopping woo...
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Late 19th Century German Baroque Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Arthur & Bond Japanese Meiji Art Nouveau Silver Bamboo & Iris Tea Tray
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Meiji Art Nouveau silver tea tray, ca 1890. Retailed by Arthur & Bond in Yokohama. Lobed oval. Well stippled and engraved with shaded interlaced monogram. Upturned c-scroll ...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Art Nouveau Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Silver

Art Nouveau D'Argental Cameo Glass Vase with Venice Landscape
Located in Bochum, NRW
A wonderful D'Argental cameo art glass vase, France, late 19th century. San Giorgio Island scene with gondola and Palazzo San Giorgio in the background. Milky glass with shades of or...
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Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Art Glass

Longwy - Large Renaissance Model Dish
Located in Beaune, FR
Large Renaissance model dish or plate with floral decoration on a royal blue background signed on the reverse "Émaux de Longwy - Decor by MP Chevallier - France". It is in perfect co...
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19th Century French Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Derby Porcelain Botanical Dessert Plate Pattern 216 with Chalcedonian Lily
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Botanical themes became a firm favourite at Derby when copies of Curtis's Botanical Magazine arrived in 1791. Some years later the factory also purchased a a copy of water colourist ...
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

A Warwick Jug - A rare Victorian sterling silver example - London 1853 R Hennell
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1853 by Robert Hennell III, this stunning, Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver Jug, is a very rare example modelled ...
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1850s English Classical Roman Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

Jean Baptiste Greuze Blue Vincennes Porcelain Platter, 18th Century
By Jean-Baptiste Greuze, Vincennes Porcelain Manufactory
Located in Lisbon, PT
A large round platter platter of Limoges porcelain with gold decoration, delicate arabesques and flowers and a woman in the center painted after the artist Jean-Baptiste Greuze (Tour...
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18th Century French Baroque Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Rare Philip Christian (Liverpool) Lamprey Handle Cream Boat, c1775
By Philip Christian
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Rare Philip Christian (Liverpool) Lamprey Handle Cream Boat, c1775 Additional information: Date : c.1775 Period : George III Marks : None Origin : Liverpool, England Colour : Polychrome Pattern : Floral sprays Features : Moulded lambrequin and shells on helmet-shape body, lamprey handle (with distinctive caudal fin), pedestal foot Condition : Excellent, no chips or cracks. There is some wear to the enamels Restoration : None Dimensions : L 11.9 x H 8.5 cm Note : Although the lamprey may seem to be a peculiar choice for the basis of a jug handle...
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18th Century English George III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Oil by Luis Taberner Y Montalvo on Porcelain, 19th Century
By Luis Taberner y Montalvo
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Wonderful work of the great master Luis Taberner y Montalvo (1844 - 1900). This is one of the last works by the artist from Madrid who died just 4 years after painting it. Both for i...
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19th Century Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

French Majolica Oyster Plate Choisy-le-Roi, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica oyster plate signed Hippolyte Boulenger Choisy-le-Roi. The six pink wells are surrounded by green seaweeds.
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1880s French Victorian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Georgian Silver Gravy Ladle
By William Sumner
Located in Folkestone, GB
George III silver gravy ladle, London 1803 by William Sumner. 195 grams.
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Silver

Creil et Montereau Faïence Flora Muguet Lily of the Valley Rimmed Soup Plate
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From Creil et Montereau, a Provencal faïence rimmed soup plate in the Flora Muguet pattern, circa 1840-1876. Muguet or muguet-du-bois translates fro...
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Mid-19th Century French French Provincial Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Earthenware

Rare French Majolica Artichoke Plate Longchamp, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Rare French Majolica artichoke plate signed Longchamp, circa 1890. 4 plates are available.
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1890s French Rustic Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

French Majolica Asparagus Plate Orchies, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica asparagus plate Orchies, circa 1890. 8 plates are available.
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1890s French Country Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Victorian 1878 Sterling Silver Champagne Bottle Pepper
By John Harrison & Co. Ltd. 1
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver novelty pepper Shaker in the form of a champagne bottle; an addition to our silver cruets/condiments collection. This exceptional antique Victorian sterling silver pepper has a cylindrical shaped form realistically modelled in the form of a champagne bottle. The lower cylindrical portion of the body is embellished with the contemporary bright cut engraved Roman numerals 'XXIX' - 29. The pepper is fitted with the original hallmarked push fit cover modelled in the form of a foil capped champagne cork embellished with pierced 'pepper' holes subdivided by an integrated wire muselet/wirehood indentation design. The underside of this impressive sterling silver pepper bears the retailer's mark 'Jones, London & Paris'. Condition This antique pepper...
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1870s Great Britain (UK) Victorian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

Hexagonal Chinese Silver Salt Cellar, Cumwo, Hong Kong, circa 1890
Located in London, GB
Hexagonal Chinese silver salt cellar, Cumwo, Hong Kong, circa 1890. Depicting bamboo, Prunus blossom and Chinese Iris. Heavy quality with original clea...
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1890s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

2 Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Bowls from the Ship Wrecked "Tek Sing"
Located in Palm Beach, FL
In 1822 the Chinese Junk "Tek Sing" or true star sank in the south China sea, where the ship and its cargo remained until salvaged in 1999. These antique blue...
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Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Ormolu-Mounted, Cut Glass Candlesticks with Matching Comport
Located in Steyning, West sussex
A superb quality pair of ormolu mounted cut glass candlesticks with a matching comport the finely chased ormolu bases surmounted with a lapidary cut glass dome the central lapidary c...
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ormolu

Coalport Slop Bowl, Moss Green, Gilt and Flowers, patt. 967, Regency ca 1820
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful slop bowl made by Coalport around the year 1820. The bowl has a gadrooned rim, a deep moss green ground with a gilt trellis pattern, and beautiful hand painted fl...
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1820s English Regency Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Edward Smith Sterling Silver Vinaigrette Birmingham
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Edward Smith Sterling Silver Vinaigrette Date : Hallmarked in Birmingham 1857 For Edward Smith Period : Victoria Origin : Birmingham England Decoration : Broadly ovoid peta...
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Silver

Early 19th Century Pearlware Dinner Plate Blue and White, Staffordshire
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful early plate in a printed blue and white chinoiserie pattern and made of a type of earthenware pottery called pearlware, in the very early 19th century, by one of ...
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Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Pearlware

Christopher Dresser Watcombe Aesthetic Movement Twin Handled Persian Taste Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual Aesthetic Movement flow glaze twin handled vase in the ‘Persian Taste’ by renowned British designer Christopher Dresser (British, 1834 – 1904) for Watcombe Torquay...
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1880s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Earthenware

Chinese Porcelain Plate with Dragon Decoration "Famille Verte" 18th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very beautiful porcelain plate of the green family with dragon decoration in the 18th century. The decoration is finely executed by hand, we see a green and golden dragon, with friez...
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18th Century Chinese Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

18th Century European Charger
Located in Ross, CA
Simply painted European charger / plate / platter from the 18th century, likely Spanish. The tin-glazed, hand painted plate is decorated with blue and orange flowers surrounded by gr...
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Late 18th Century Spanish Country Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Antique French Confit Pot from Provence with Hairline Crack Decorative Only
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique 19th century French Confit Pot with their famous Mustard-Yellow French Glaze from the South of France. The French Confit Pots were used to store or preserve cooked food and w...
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1890s French Country Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Pottery

Georgian Mason's Ironstone Small Platter (B) in Basket Japan Pattern, Ca 1818
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is an early Mason's Ironstone pottery small rectangular platter, hand painted in the very decorative basket Japan pattern, produced by the Mason's factory at Lane Delph, Staffor...
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ironstone

Set of 12 Tiffany Wave Edge Sterling Silver Butter Pats
Located in New York, NY
Set of 12 Wave Edge sterling silver butter pats. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Each: Round well engraved with interlaced script monogram. Embossed rim with reeded and overlappin...
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Late 19th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

Cluny by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Service Massive Set with Vintage Chest
Located in Big Bend, WI
The academic nature in which designer Antione Heller looked to the past for inspiration also stems from the Beaux Arts movement. Cluny takes its name and inspiration from a real plac...
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Late 19th Century Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique William IV Sterling Silver Flat-Chased Waiter Tray London 1831
Located in Norwich, GB
Antique William IV sterling silver flat-chased waiter, hallmarked London, 1831, by makers Edward, Edward Jr, John and W. Barnard. The decorative waiter has a scroll and foliate cast...
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19th Century English William IV Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Wedgwood Majolica Tortoise and Daisy Design C. 1871 & 1872- Set of 2
Located in Ross, CA
Set of two antique majolica plates by Wedgwood in England in 1871 and 1872. The ceramic plates have a molted tortoise shell design in the center surrounded by a ring of daisies, sepa...
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1870s English Victorian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

4 Antique Ornate Pierced & Twisted Sugar Coffee Tea Demitasse Spoons 26g
By Campbell Metcalf Silver 1
Located in Dayton, OH
Lot of 4 antique sterling silver coffee / sugar spoons with scallop shell design on the bowls, twisted handles, and pierced / reticulated handles. One by Campbell-Metcalf Silver Co. ...
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Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

Sterling Silver George III Period (1765) Hoof-Footed Salver/Tray
Located in New York, NY
Sterling silver, George III Period, hoof-footed salver, London, England, year-hallmarked for 1765, Ebenezer Coker - maker. Scroll and shell designed border. Measures almost 6 3/4 in...
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1760s English George III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

English Aesthetic Silver-Plate And Blown Glass Bridal Bowl
Located in New Orleans, LA
Stunning and unusual, rare English Aesthetic period silver plate and hand blown, hand painted with bell flowers, glass bridal bowl, having a perching bird with open beak under a cano...
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1880s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Silver Plate

Festive English Victorian Sterling Silver Baby Cup, 1887
Located in New York, NY
Victorian sterling silver baby cup. Made by John Aldwinckle & Thomas Slater in London in 1887. Straight and gently upward tapering sides and c-scroll handle. Ornamental borders engra...
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1880s British Victorian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique French Confit Pot Hand-Thrown in the Classic Mustard Glaze No Repairs
Located in Chicago, IL
French chefs already know what a Confit Pot is, but for everyone else who may not, the Yellow-Mustard glazed Confit Pots were used for meat and foul preservation. Prior to refrigerat...
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1890s French Country Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Pottery

Antique English Sterling Silver Circular Salver Tray Robert Harper London 1859
Located in Norwich, GB
Antique Victorian sterling silver salver, hallmarked in London by Robert Harper in 1859. The salver has a pie crust edge with scroll and shell border, raised on three cast scrolled ...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver, Silver

Circa 1897 Queen Victoria's Commemorative Large Cup & Saucer
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Circa 1897 Queen Victoria's Commemorative Large Cup & Saucer
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Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Set Eight Blue and White Delft Chargers Hand Painted Netherlands Ca. 1780-1820
Located in Katonah, NY
This set of eight blue and white Delft chargers was made at De Vergulde Bloempot and De Klaaw in the Netherlands between 1780 and 1820. They feature the gorgeous "Peacock" pattern, o...
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Early 1800s Dutch Rococo Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Delft

Derby Porcelain Botanical Dessert Plate Pattern 216 with Wood Night Shade
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Derby porcelain botanical plate Date : c1800 Period : George III Marks : Derby crown and crossed swords along with pattern number 216. Solarum Dulcamara / Wood Night Shade...
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Pair 18th C. Meissen Porcelain Covered Tureens w/ 19th C. French Ormolu Mounts
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of 18th Century Meissen Porcelain Marcolini Period Covered Tureens with 19th Century French Ormolu Mounts. These tureens show the combination of iconic French and German porc...
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19th Century German Louis XVI Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Bronze

Antique English Victorian Classical Sterling Silver Biscuit Jar, 1872
Located in New York, NY
Victorian Classical sterling silver biscuit jar. Made by Henry Holland in London in 1872. Drum form; cover flat and hinged with vasiform finial. Engraved stylized floral ornament and...
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1870s British Victorian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Gorham American Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Ice Cream Slice
Located in New York, NY
Art Nouveau sterling silver ice cream slice. Made by Gorham in Providence, ca 1890. Flat and tapering handle with upturned Hanoverian terminal and reeded band shoulder. Shaped and fl...
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Late 19th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

Jean Granvigne - 20 Antique French Art Nouveau Sterling Serving Pieces - 1890s
By J. Granvigne
Located in Wilmington, DE
Direct from Paris, a Magnificent Set of 20 Louis XVI Flatware Serving Pieces in French 950 Sterling Silver by Internationally Known French Silversmith "Jean Granvigne", Stunning Luxu...
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Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Vermeil, Sterling Silver

Chelsea Porcelain Dessert Plate
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Chelsea porcelain botanical plate Date : c1760 Period : George II / George III Marks : Brown anchor Origin : Chelsea, England Colour :Polychrome Pattern : Enamelled with l...
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Mid-18th Century English George II Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Boin-Taburet: 6pc. Antique French 950 Sterling Silver Tea Set - Like New!
Located in Wilmington, DE
Direct from a Private Mansion in Paris, A Stunning 6pc., 19th Century 950 Sterling Silver Louis XVI Tea Set by Premier French Silversmith "Boin Taburet", An Ultra Luxurious Addition ...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Silver Plate, Sterling Silver

Derby Porcelain Botanical Dessert Plate Pattern 216 with Rose Mallow
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Botanical themes became a firm favourite at Derby when copies of Curtis's Botanical Magazine arrived in 1791. Some years later the factory also purchased a a copy of water colourist ...
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Tunbridge Ware Stationery Box Eridge Castle
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Tunbridge ware stationery box Date : c1850 Period : Victoria Origin : Tunbridge Wells, Kent Decoration : Central mosic of Eridge Castle within a naturalistic border. Front ...
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Wood

Antique Gorham Aesthetic Sterling Silver Olive Spoon with Pick
Located in New York, NY
Aesthetic sterling silver olive spoon. Made by Gorham in Providence, ca 1885. Cast stem with entwined leaf and olive. Shallow and pierced bowl with engraved leaves. At other end pick...
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Late 19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

Worcester Porcelain Deep Plate, Aesop Fable Horse and Donkey, ca 1780
Located in London, GB
This is a very rare deep plate made by Worcester around 1780. The plate has a basket weave rim and a very charming image of the Aesop fable of the horse and the donkey in the centre....
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1780s English George III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

A Large 19th Century Vienna Porcelain Vase w/ Ormolu Mount, Signed Wagner
Located in New York, NY
A Monumental and Beautifully Enameled 360 Degree Decorated 19th Century Vienna Porcelain Vase with Ormolu Mount, Signed Wagner. The ...
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19th Century Austrian Louis XVI Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Bronze

Blue and White Delft Charger Hand Painted 18th Century Circa 1770
Located in Katonah, NY
Painted in the center with a vase filled with a lush bouquet of flowers. The border is painted with six foliate scroll panels, each with a vase filled with fruits alternated by blue ...
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1770s Dutch Rococo Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Delft

Domed Foot Gadrooned Engraved Georgian Glass Tankard c1780
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Gadrooned and engraved Georgian glass tankard Period : George III - c1780 and perhaps a little earlier Origin : England Colour : Clear Bowl : Baluster shape with trailed th...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Glass, Blown Glass

Worcester Porcelain Deep Plate, Aesop Fable Three Foxes, ca 1780
Located in London, GB
This is a very rare deep plate made by Worcester around 1780. The plate has a basket weave rim and a very charming image of an Aesop fable of three foxes coversing under a large tree...
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1780s English George III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Delft - Wanli style dish, first half 18th century
Located in DELFT, NL
Rare early 18th century Blue Delftware platter with Chinese kraak style decoration of a duck in a marsh landscape with peonies and clouds in a centre hexagonal medallion. On the side...
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Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Earthenware, Delft, Faience

Porcelaine de Paris - Ajour Centerpiece Coupe
Located in DELFT, NL
Gilt Porcelaine de Paris Openwork Coupe Centerpiece to be placed centrally on the table, for fruit or flowers. Empire Style. French, 19th century center basket, rond form with reticu...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Large Mythological Meissen Group 'Triumph Of Venus', by J.J. Kaendler, c. 1870
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare and excellent porcelain sculpture: Depiction of Venus, the Roman goddess of love and beauty (Greek: Aphrodite), as a young woman with her hair tied back at the nape of her neck,...
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Mid-19th Century German Baroque Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Savona - Armorial plate 18th century, Lanterna mark
Located in DELFT, NL
A Savona plate with blue decor. On the front a heraldic coat of arms - divided into two, on the right three mountains and a pontifical cross, on the left a climbing lion- within bord...
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18th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Earthenware, Faience, Maiolica

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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