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Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass For Sale
Period: Late 18th Century
American Copper and Wrought Iron Plantation Cauldron on Stand, Circa 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
American copper and wrought iron plantation cauldron with original iron folding handle supported by circular fitted three leg stand with stylized splay...
Category
1780s American American Colonial Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Copper, Wrought Iron
Dr Wall First Period Worcester Sugar Box England Circa 1775
Located in Katonah, NY
This 18th-century First Period Worcester Porcelain sugar box was hand painted featuring beautiful swags painted with green leaves, purple berries, and two-tone blue and yellow apples...
Category
Late 18th Century English Rococo Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Black basalt figure of Bacchus. Wedgwood C1780.
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Exceptionally rare early figure of Bacchus in black basalt. The mixed-case mark places this figure between 1780 and 1785.
He is portrayed in typical style, his head garlanded with grapes and with a wine cup to his lips.
Bacchus, also known as Dionysus in Greek mythology, is the enigmatic god of wine, fertility, and ritual madness. He symbolizes freedom, ecstasy, and the blurring of societal norms through his rituals and festivities. Bacchus is often depicted in myths as a deity who challenges the status quo, promoting an atmosphere where conventional rules do not apply, and his followers are liberated from their everyday constraints.
Born from Zeus and the mortal Semele, Bacchus is unique among gods, bridging the divide between the divine and the human. His followers included the wild and ecstatic maenads, female devotees who often reached states of divine frenzy, and the satyrs, mischievous half-man, half-goat beings. The worship of Bacchus was marked by theatrical processions, dances, and plays, reflecting his patronage of the theater and the dramatic arts.
Bacchus’s mythology...
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1780s English Neoclassical Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stoneware
Derby Porcelain Tea Service, Artichoke Pattern in Turquoise, ca 1785
By Derby
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful and extremely rare tea service made by Derby in about 1785. The set has the distinctive "artichoke" moulding and a bright turquoise ground with the white artichok...
Category
1780s English George III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Ten French Porcelain Dishes 18th Century Made Circa 1780
By Clignancourt Porcelain
Located in Katonah, NY
Made by Clignancourt Porcelain**, a factory with royal patronage in France in the 18th century, this set of dishes is painted in the most exquisite raspberry color, decorated with go...
Category
Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Dutch Delft Hand Painted Imari Dishes 18th Century Circa 1780
Located in Katonah, NY
These Dutch pancake plates are adorned with a beautiful hand-painted scene in bold Imari colors of cobalt blue and iron red, enhanced by forest green and bright yellow, which replace...
Category
Late 18th Century Dutch Rococo Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Delft
Pair Dutch Delft Dishes Hand Painted 18th Century Celebrating the Dutch Republic
Located in Katonah, NY
This pair of Delft dishes was hand-painted in the Netherlands in the 18th century, circa 1780.
We see a lion and the motto Nu Rust ik Veilig, "Now I Rest Safe."
The lion is a symbol...
Category
Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Delft
Three First Period Worcester Brocade Pattern Dishes England circa 1775
Located in Katonah, NY
Known as the "Brocade" pattern, the design on these exquisite eighteenth-century dishes is complicated yet delicate. The inspiration for this pattern comes from seventeenth-century J...
Category
1770s Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Georgian Brass Ice Bucket
Located in Altrincham, GB
Georgian Brass Ring Bound Pale Ice Bucket - Late 18thC - 10.5"w x 9"d x 9"h
Category
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
Chelsea-Derby Chocolate Cup Set, Gilt Stripes, Puce Flowers, Rococo 1770-1775
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful chocolate cup set made by Chelsea-Derby between 1770 and 1775, which was the Rococo era. The set consists of a cup, a saucer and a cover, and is decorated in a st...
Category
1770s English Rococo Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Brightly Polished Pewter Plate, English, C.1800
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Lovely highly polished pewter plate.
Evidence of a rubbed touchmark on the underside. London maker
The pewter has been polished to its original shine to imitate polished silver. It...
Category
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Pewter
Flight & Barr Porcelain Teacup Trio, Brown and Gilt Pattern, Georgian, 1792-1804
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful "true trio" consisting of a teacup, a coffee cup and a saucer, made by Flight & Barr between 1792 and 1804. The items are decorated with a sohpisticated abstract-looking pattern of brown and gilt daisies playfully trailing between brown half circles set in a gilt band.
In the late 18th and early 19th century cups and saucers...
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1790s English George III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Famille Rose Bowl with Bird & Butterfly Decoration, Chinese Export ca. 1780
Located in Atlanta, GA
Famille Rose Bowl with Bird & Butterfly Decoration, Chinese Export ca. 1780
Category
1780s Chinese Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Group of Wedgwood Feather Edge Creamware / Pearlware
By Wedgwood
Located in Dallas, TX
a handsome 25 piece group of feather edge creamware / pearlware with impressed Wedgwood mark, group includes a tureen with lid, several oval platters, and several sizes of plates. En...
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Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 3 Antique Brightly Polished Pewter Plates, English, C.1800
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Lovely highly polished pewter plates.
All three with London touchmarks on the underside. One with ownership inscription on the front.
The pewter has been polished to its original s...
Category
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Pewter
1890's French Neoclassic Repoussé Sterling Silver Serving Meat Fork and Knife
Located in Van Nuys, CA
The Neoclassical style, originating in the late 18th century, was marked by a return to classical principles of order, symmetry, and simplicity, inspired by ancient Greek and Roman a...
Category
Late 18th Century Neoclassical Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair Worcester Dr Wall Chestnut Baskets And Lids
Located in Maidstone, GB
Pair Worcester First Period / Dr Wall chestnut baskets and lids. circa 1780. Blue underglaze porcelain, the body incised with honeycomb pattern and decorated with fleur de lis, loop ...
Category
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Tea Pot
Located in New York, NY
An antique Japanese Meiji Era lidded copper tea pot. Circa: late 18th century to early 19th century. The body of the ware is adorned with impressed medallions. The lid of the pot is ...
Category
Late 18th Century Japanese Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Enamel, Copper
Matthew Boulton Boulton was not a "goldsmith" or a "silversmith" in the accept
Located in London, GB
This is an elegant antique English Old Sheffield plate silver on copper ice bucket or wine cooler, circa 1790 in date, and bearing the sunburst makers marks of the world renowned sil...
Category
1790s Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver Plate
Royal Copenhagen. "Turkish coffee cup" in porcelain. Museum quality, late 18th C
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen. "Turkish coffee cup" in hand-painted porcelain.
Museum quality.
Late 18th century.
In excellent condition.
Marked.
First factory quality.
Dimensions: 6.5 x 4 cm.
S...
Category
Late 18th Century Danish Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Royal Copenhagen. "Turkish coffee cup" in hand-painted porcelain. Late 18th C.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen. "Turkish coffee cup" in hand-painted porcelain.
Museum quality.
Late 18th century.
In excellent condition.
Marked.
First factory quality.
Dimensions: 6.5 x 4 cm.
S...
Category
Late 18th Century Danish Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Royal Copenhagen. "Turkish coffee cup" in hand-painted porcelain. Museum quality
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen. "Turkish coffee cup" in hand-painted porcelain.
Museum quality.
Late 18th century.
In excellent condition.
Marked.
First factory quality.
Dimensions: 6.5 x 4 cm.
S...
Category
Late 18th Century Danish Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Large 18th - 19th Century Scandinavian Silver Spoon
Located in San Francisco, CA
Large 18th - 19th Century Scandinavian Silver Spoon
16" x 4"
Category
Late 18th Century Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Vieux Paris Platters, France, Circa:1790
Located in Alexandria, VA
This pair of beautiful Old Paris serving platters are late rococo design with charming floral sprig decoration and bright white backgrounds. Perfect either for hanging on a wall or d...
Category
Late 18th Century French Rococo Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Georgian Silver Filigree Bougie Box Chamberstick Candlestick 1780
Located in Portland, OR
An rare Georgian sterling silver filigree bougie box, chamberstick, circa 1780.
A "bougie box" was a cylindrical container holding a coiled wax taper, mostly used for light often as...
Category
1780s Georgian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Worcester Barr Period Porcelain Coffee Cup in Royal Lily pattern, circa 1800
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good hard paste porcelain early Coffee Can or cup with a loop handle, hand decorated in the Royal Lily pattern by Worcester during the Barr period, fully marked to the...
Category
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Dr Wall First Period Worcester Sugar Box 18th Century Circa 1775
Located in Katonah, NY
This is a hand-painted First-Period Worcester Porcelain sugar box from the 18th century.
The lively floral design is painted in green, blue, purple, and gilt.
We see purple stems and...
Category
Late 18th Century George III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Derby Porcelain Tea Bowl, Artichoke Pattern in Turquoise, Georgian ca 1785
By Derby
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful tea bowl and saucer made by Derby in about 1785. The set has the distinctive "artichoke" moulding and a bright turquoise ground with the white artichoke surface ...
Category
1780s English George III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Brightly Polished Pewter Plate With An Armorial, English, C.1800
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Lovely highly polished pewter plate.
With hand and fleur de lys armorial
Evidence of a rubbed touchmark on the underside. London maker
The pewter has been polished to its original...
Category
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Pewter
Urbino Ceramic Plate end 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Urbino Ceramic Plate end 18th Century
Ceramic plate from Urbino, King Solomon honors the Queen of Sheba, painted in multicolor, glazed,
31 cm diameter
good condition
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Brightly Polished Pewter Plate With An Armorial, English, C.1800
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Lovely highly polished pewter plate.
With an elk armorial
Evidence of a rubbed touchmark on the underside. London maker
The pewter has been polished to its original shine to imita...
Category
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Pewter
English Painted Orange-ground Creamware Teapot and Cover
Located in Downingtown, PA
English Painted Orange-ground Creamware Teapot and Cover,
Circa 1780
The rust-orange ground has incised markings to imitate leaves for the green and yellow flower heads found betwee...
Category
1780s George III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Creamware, Pottery
English Inlaid Agate Teapot and Cover with Lion Finial
Located in Downingtown, PA
Staffordshire Pearlware Inlaid Agate Teapot and Cover with Lion Finial,
Attributed to the Ralph Wood Family,
Circa 1780
The squat oval pearlware pottery ...
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Late 18th Century George III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Pearlware, Pottery
William Plummer 1780s Georgian Sterling Silver Candle Snuffer / Pen Tray
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An excellent, fine and impressive antique Georgian English sterling silver candle snuffer / pen tray; an addition to our 18th century silverware collection.
This exceptional antique Georgian sterling silver candle snuffer tray has a navette shaped form.
The surface of this antique silver snuffer/pen tray is ornamented with a contemporary bright cut engraved crest depicting a centaur regardant holding and arrow on a bended bow, above the bright cut engraved initials 'WIL'.
The outer circumference of the surface is encompassed with an undulating wriggle work decorated border.
The raised rounded sides of the tray are embellished with pierced decorated urn designs conjoined by suspended bright cut engraved festoon ornamentation further accented with undulating pin struck decoration.
The tray is further embellished with an applied bead decorated border to the rim.
Either end of the tray incorporates an impressive pierced and applied scrolling leaf decorated handle accented with a pendant drop design to the inner surface.
This exceptional tray was crafted by the London silversmith William Plummer who is known for his work with pierced decoration.
The centaur in this stance is also a depiction of Sagittarius (otherwise known as Arcitenens), one of the twelve signs of the Zodiac.
Condition
This antique silver candle snuffer...
Category
1780s English George III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair Antique 18th Century Dutch Delft Blue & White Porcelain Chargers Circa 1780
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair Antique 18th Century Dutch Delft Blue & White Porcelain Chargers, Circa 1780.
Category
Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Afternoon Tea Set, English, Bone China, Cup & Saucer, Plate, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique two-person afternoon tea set. An English, bone China cup and saucer, sandwich and cake plate duo, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900.
Pleasingly dec...
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Late 18th Century British Victorian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Antique 18th Century Dutch Delft Blue & White Porcelain Chargers Circa 1780
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair Antique 18th Century Dutch Delft Blue and White Porcelain Chargers, Circa 1780.
Category
Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Delft - Pair of plates - Late 18th century
By Delft
Located in DELFT, NL
Pair of late 18th century Delftware plates with 'boerendelft' decoration.
Border adorned with foliage scrolls.
unmarked
Condition: One in good condition, other with hairline and re...
Category
Late 18th Century Dutch Chinoiserie Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Earthenware, Delft, Faience
Early Coffee Cup Blue and White Boy on a Buffalo Ptn probably Spode, circa 1790
By Josiah Spode
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good, very early, rare blue and white coffee cup in the "Boy on a Buffalo" pattern, probably from the factory of Josiah Spode, stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England, made...
Category
Late 18th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Earthenware
Delft - Pair of neoclassical chinoiserie plates - Late 18th century
By Delft
Located in DELFT, NL
Excellent pair of late 18th century Delftware plates with fine decoration of a flowering basket
Border adorned with foliage scrolls.
unmarked
Category
Late 18th Century Dutch Chinoiserie Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Earthenware, Delft, Faience
West Country George III silver Spoon Thomas Eustace Exeter 1778.
Located in Toronto, Ontario
West Country George III silver Spoon Thomas Eustace, Exeter 1778. Old English Feather Edge pattern, engraved crest of a fox. Length: 8.75 inch...
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1770s English George III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Chinese Export Porcelain Famille Rose Sauce Tureens, Covers & Stands
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese Export Porcelain Famille Rose Sauce Tureens, Covers & Stands,
A Pair,
Circa 1775
The pair of Chinese Export porcelain sauce tureens are of a shaped rectangular form and are ...
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1770s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Circa 1780-1800 Chinese Export Blue Canton Covered Posset Pot
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1780-1800 covered posset pot, Blue Canton, Chinese export. Double entwined handled. Porcelain. Very good condition & decoration. While the earliest pots had a spout, this form ...
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1780s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Circa 1780-1800 Tureen with Associated Stand, Blue Canton, Chinese Export
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1780-1800 tureen with associated stand, Blue Canton, Chinese export. Boar's head handled tureen (lacks cover). Particularly well painted. Porcelain. Old chip to stand & tureen....
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Late 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
18th Century Ceramic Delft Wall Plate
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful 18th century Delft ceramic wall plate. Decorated with flowers.
The plate is not marked, maker unknown.
The plate is in good condition with signs of use, some wear at th...
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1780s Dutch Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
18th century Norwegian carved kasa ale cup
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Good quality Norwegian horse head ale bowl known as a kasa/kuksa.
Dated on the base 1773, with makers marks.
Hand carved decoration, with original polychrome paint.
Evidence of ol...
Category
Late 18th Century Norwegian Folk Art Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Pine, Paint
Georgian Rummer Drinking Glass moulded & engraved, English Circa 1790
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good English "RUMMER" Drinking Glass, which were originally drinking glasses used in English taverns in the late 18th and early 19th century.
The glass is made from h...
Category
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Neoclassical Sterling Silver Pair Of Wine Coasters - London 1799
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1799 by Robert & David Hennell, this very handsome pair of George III period, Antique Sterling Silver Wine Coasters, feature plain sides, reed borders, and si...
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1790s English Neoclassical Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Set Georgian Dining Silver Cutlery William Tuite Garrard Co London 1788
Located in Portland, OR
A fine set of antique aristocratic Georgian dining sterling silver cutlery (110 pieces & silver weight 288 Troy ounces) by William Tuite & retailed by Garrard & Co, London, 1788.
Th...
Category
1780s English Georgian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique Brightly Polished Pewter Plate, English, C.1800
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Lovely highly polished pewter plate.
Evidence of a rubbed touchmark on the underside. Shown in the last image.
The pewter has been polished to its original shine to imitate polishe...
Category
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Pewter
Set of 4 Sterling Silver Coffee Spoons by Hester Bateman
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Set of 4 Hester Bateman sterling silver coffee spoons, London, 1786. Old English pattern. Full sterling hallmarks. Light rubbing of some marks. Monogram "OWH". Tips with unusual wear...
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1780s English Georgian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Hester Bateman - Rare Neoclassical Saffron Pot - London 1782
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1782 by Hester Bateman, this charming and very rare, George III period, Antique Sterling Silver Saffron Pot, stands on four feet, and features Neoclassical st...
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1780s English Neoclassical Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Gustavian silver spoon by Arvid Floberg dated 1785 with baronial coat of arms
Located in Knivsta, SE
Gustavian silver spoon by Arvid Floberg (1730-1804), Stockholm, Sweden dated 1785(C2) with baronial coat of arms. Rare and of extremely high quality. Simple beauty.
Wear consistent ...
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1780s Swedish Gustavian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver
Assembled Set of 4 Sterling Silver Coffee Spoons by the Bateman Family
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Assembled set of 4 coffee sterling spoons by the Bateman family, London, 1795 & 1800. Two are by Peter, Ann & William in 1800 and 2 are by Peter & Ann in 1795. All monograms are "SL"...
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1790s English Georgian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Flight Worcester Teapot Set, Monochrome Print "Ruins" Pattern, Georgian ca 1790
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful set of a teapot, a sucrier with cover, and a plate made by Worcester in its Flight period, around 1790. You can tell from the generous size of the teapot that it ...
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1790s English George III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 5 Sterling Silver Coffee Spoons by Peter & Ann Bateman
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Set of 5 sterling silver coffee spoons by Peter & Ann Bateman, London, 1796. Georgian neoclassical design. Peter was Hester's son & Ann was the widow of her other son Jonathan. Engra...
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1790s English Georgian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
18th-century wax seal fob/ pendant with Latin phrase ' In God we trust '
Located in Braintree, GB
Introducing a remarkable piece: the Hester Bateman Georgian Silver Wax Seal. Adorned with the distinguished lion passant and HB markings, this seal stands at a height of 2.5 cm with ...
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1780s British Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver
Circa 1770 Delft Blue & White Plate
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1770 Delft blue & white plate. Central handled & footed basket vase overflowing with flowers, surrounded by alternating repetive floral vases & naturalistic motifs. Frits comme...
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1770s Dutch 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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