Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass For Sale
Period: 1950s
Color: Blue
Melamine Bowl by Irving Harper
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A molded sea foam blue melamine bowl in the Florence pattern from the Prolon series designed for George Nelson and Associates.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Plastic
Model 'I-400' Straight Bird Bottle by Timo Sarpaneva for Iittala, Finland, 1956
Located in Steenwijk, NL
A design by Timo Sarpaneva from 1956. It was in production from 1957-1966. This specific bottle is engraved "T Sarpaneva 2500".
This deep blue version is a more rare color to find a...
Category
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Guido Gambone Blue Glazed Ceramic Vase Donkey Mark
Located in Munich, DE
Very colorful Guido Gambone ceramic vase with geometric underglaze painting in yellow, orange red, black on blue textured background, signed with GAMBONE and the donkey mark.
Litera...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
A ceramic catch-all tray from France KERAMOS 1950s.
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
Tray or bowl from the Keramos manufacture in Sèvres, France. Beautiful white and green enamel. Perfect condition
Category
1950s European Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
San Polo Italian Ceramic Decorative Wall Plate, 1950s
By San Polo
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
San Polo Italian ceramic decorative wall plate, 1950s.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Wilhelm Kage, Gustavsberg 1952 Argenta Ceramic Floral Centrepiece Applied Silver
By Wilhelm Kage
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Floral round stoneware centrepiece Argenta platter by Wilhelm Kage for Gustavsberg
Applied silver floral central decoration of spring flowers and foliage.
Interesting folly: Kage ha...
Category
1950s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver
Rare Carl-Harry Stålhane Blue Stoneware Vase in Harfur Glaze, Rörstrand, 1950s
Located in The Hague, NL
This rare stoneware vase was designed by Carl-Harry Stålhane and produced by Rörstrand in Sweden. The unique vase is finished in a blue harfur glaze which was entirely applied by han...
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Cast Stone
Set of 4 Löja Earthenware Plates by Stig Lindberg
Located in Berlin, BE
Swedish designer, ceramist, illustrator and painter Stig Lindberg (1916 - 1982) was one of his country's most famous artists from the late 1930s to the 1970s, the "Golden Age" of Sca...
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Earthenware
Robert Picault Ceramic Vallauris France Ceramic Platter, Mid-Century
Located in Lège Cap Ferret, FR
Robert Picault (1919 - 2000)
French ceramist in Vallauris
Robert Picault has contributed to the revival of culinary ceramics by updating traditional local forms decorated with lines and geometric designs.
His identity style has been a great success and continues to decorate the table today. His personal pieces are sought after by art collectors.
A former student of the School of Applied Arts in Paris, Robert Picault arrived in Vallauris in 1946. He created with his school friends Roger Capron (1922-2006) and Jean Derval (1925-2010), the Callis workshop.
In this village of a hundred potters, they met the neighboring ceramists André Baud, the 4 potters and among others the Madoura workshop, where he frequented the famous painter Picasso from 1949 to 1955. He also became friends with Jean Cocteau, Fernand Léger, Louis Aragon...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Set of Twelve Majolica Vegetables Knife Rests Vallauris, circa 1950
By Vallauris
Located in London, GB
The original pottery of Vallauris is traditional culinary ceramics likely created during the Roman era thanks to nearby clay deposits.
From the 16th-century, Italian families from...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Robert Picault Ceramic Vallauris France Ceramic Platter Mid Century
Located in Lège Cap Ferret, FR
Robert Picault (1919 - 2000)
French ceramist in Vallauris
Robert Picault has contributed to the revival of culinary ceramics by updating traditional local forms decorated with lines and geometric designs.
His identity style has been a great success and continues to decorate the table today. His personal pieces are sought after by art collectors.
A former student of the School of Applied Arts in Paris, Robert Picault arrived in Vallauris in 1946. He created with his school friends Roger Capron (1922-2006) and Jean Derval (1925-2010), the Callis workshop.
In this village of a hundred potters, they met the neighboring ceramists André Baud, the 4 potters and among others the Madoura workshop, where he frequented the famous painter Picasso from 1949 to 1955. He also became friends with Jean Cocteau, Fernand Léger, Louis Aragon...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Five Turqoise Opalino Bowls by Paolo Venini, Murano circa 1950
By Paolo Venini, Venini
Located in London, GB
Five small turquoise opaline hand blown bowls by Paolo Venini (1895-1959) circa 1950 for Venini, opaque glass, acid stamp to each 'Venini Murano Italia'.
Dimensons; each height 1 1/...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Opaline Glass
1950s Blue Glass Bartender Large Cocktail Shaker
Located in Stamford, CT
Large glass bartenders guide cocktail shaker. Blue glass with various printed cocktail recipes. Polished chrome lid with attached muddler. No makers mark or signature.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal
Murano Corroded Glass Bottle Cobalt Blue Mid-century Italian Design Seguso
By Seguso
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Murano corroded glass bottle cobalt blue midcentury Italian Design.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Danish Blue Glass Vase by Per Lütken for Holmegaard, circa 1950
By Per Lütken
Located in Brussels, BE
Vase by Per Lütken for Holmegaard , circa 1950, Denmark.
"Labrador" model, aqua blue glass designed in 1958.
Etched in the bottom Holmegaard, D, number 16912.
Dimensions: 13 cm ...
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Painted Ceramic Box, Lenci Turin Manufactory, Late 1950s
By Lenci
Located in Vicenza, VI
Box made of ceramic by the Lenci Manufactory in Turin, around the late 1950s and early 1960s.
The box in question is is cubic in shape and features a lid with a figurative knob, a...
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Enamel
1950s Italian Murano Blue Cased Glass Ormolu Set in Veritable Opaline de Murano
Located in Haarlem, NL
1950s set of three blue opaline glass items. Made in Italy
The bright blue milk, opaline or cased glass is heavy and thick, all items have a decorative orm...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
Ceramic Vase by Gunnar Nylund, Scandinavian, Green Vase, "Charmotte", C 1950
Located in New York, NY
Decorative green ceramic vase by Gunnar Nylund, Gustavsberg, Sweden, circa 1950.
This is the large size of three vases called "Charmotte".
The surface is a very beautiful "ruff" ce...
Category
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Gambone Style Ceramic Crackled Glass Fritte Turquoise, Green Brown Bowl Vintage
By Guido Gambone, Bitossi
Located in North Miami, FL
This fabulous Dutch Mid-Century Modern ceramic bowl with crackled glass fritte in the center is a very obscure and rare bowl marked Holland on the bottom. It is very much in the styl...
Category
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Glass
Large Turquoise Stoneware Cup Dish Signed by Stig Lindberg for Gustavsberg
Located in Paris, FR
Stig Lindberg, (1916-1982)
Large Stoneware Cup for Gustavsberg studio, 1950s, Sweden
Signed.
Category
1950s Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Vallaurice France Turquoise Glaze Ceramic Table Lamp Pottery Folk Art French
By Vallauris
Located in Miami, FL
Stunning handmade French Country turquoise glazed ceramic table lamp from Vallauris (village on the French Riviera where Picasso, Matisse, Jean Marais were working).
Will be rewired...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Ashtray 1950 Crystal
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Crystal
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal.
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1950s Italian Space Age Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal
Danish Modern Per Lutken Flamingo Series Teardrop Glass Vessel for Holmegaard
Located in Miami, FL
Elegant shaped Danish Modern vessel from the 1950s designed by Per Lutken for the Holmegaard glass factory in Denmark. This asymmetrical handmade teardrop shaped form was part of the...
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Glazed Ceramic Vase/Polish, Toni Furlan, 1954
Located in Vicenza, VI
The vase in question can be called a "polyvase" because of the presence of several slits with different shapes and mouths. The vase is characterized by a particular organic and animated form, accentuated even more by the finish of different polychrome glazes in shades of blue, white and blue which seem to have been poured over...
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1950s Italian Organic Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Cobalt Blue Glass Jars, Mouthblown
Located in Hook, Hampshire
Cobalt Blue Glass Jars – Mouthblown
Cobalt Blue Glass Jars – Mouth blown. These are contemporary vases made for us in Hungary. They are heavy thick glas...
Category
1950s Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Mid-Century French Decorative Pitcher / Vase by Jacques Blin
By Jacques Blin
Located in London, GB
Vintage French ceramic decorative pitcher / decanter / vase (circa 1950s) by Jacques Blin. The vase is in a subtle blue hue covered in Blin's trademark misty glaze. It is decorated w...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Paolo Venini Murano Signed Blue Inciso Technique Italian Art Glass Flower Vase
By Venini, Paolo Venini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso blue and peachy color Italian art glass flower vase. Designed by Paolo Venini, circa 1955 for Venini e. Co. The vase has an elegant taper...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
Large, Heavy Blue and Teal Sommerso Murano Art Glass Vase
Located in Kansas City, MO
Murano Sommerso blown glass vase. Thick and heavy, beautiful blue and teal / green colors. Tiny flea bites along the bottom edge and scratches to the underside.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Vallauris Blue Ceramic Pitcher from the 1950s
By Vallauris
Located in Milano, MI
Ceramic jug with a sculpture of a woman, created by Vallauris in the 1950s.
Measures: Ø 48 cm, H 19 cm
Very good conditions.
Category
1950s French Art Nouveau Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Signed Pol Chambost Leaf Ceramic Vide-Poche, circa 1950, France
By Pol Chambost
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-century Pol Chambost vide-poche, circa 1950, France.
Leaf form. Blue-green, white and black enamelled earthenware.
Signed underneath with Pol Chambost monogram, made in France,...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Polia Pillin Ceramic / Pottery Bowl/Plate, Signed
By Polia Pillin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful ceramic plate painting, by the very well known, Los Angeles artist Polia Pillin.
Category
1950s American Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century French Ceramic Dish Robert Picault Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-Century French Ceramic Dish signed Robert Picault (Vallauris).
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Stig Lindberg Gustavsberg Vintage Signed Ceramic Tray or Dish Desk Accessory
Located in North Miami, FL
This vintage chic Swedish Mid-Century Modern hallmarked Stig Lindberg glazed ceramic tray, dish or desk accessory is hallmarked in 2 places with numbers; Gustavsberg Sweden with a sy...
Category
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Barovier & Toso Opal Turquoise Glass Bottle Flacone with Stopper, 1950
Located in Paris, IDF
Rare Barovier & toso opal glass bottle designed in the 1950s. This beautiful flaconne Murano piece has a really eye-catching colour and presence, with turquoise opal glass with milky white opal...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano Glass, Opaline Glass
Fulvio Bianconi Pezzato Vase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Fulvio Bianconi Pezzato Vase model #4338 as shown in the
catolgo rosso,folio 111.
A beautiful example of the Parigi Variant,show casing red,blue straw ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Vintage Teal Murano Glass Cornucopia Vase by Archimede Seguso, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1950s.
Made in Murano glass.
It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considered as in excellent original condition and ready...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Midcentury Modern Pair of Sven Palmqvist Orrefors Heavy Crystal Vases Clear Blue
By Orrefors
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Orrefors heavy dropped formed blue vase and one large rounded heavy vase designed by Sven Palmqvist.
Wonderful glass with exceptional blue color that collaborates with the clear gl...
Category
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass
1950s Gorgeous Ice Bucket in Blue Parchment and Brass by Aldo Tura
By Aldo Tura
Located in Milan, IT
1950s gorgeous ice bucket in blue parchment and brass by Aldo Tura in excellent condition.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Leather
Salviati, Murano Sommerso Glass, Blue Cobalt and Uranium Giraffe Sculpture
By Salviati
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is part of a series called " Zoo" beautiful animals in sommerso glass .In black light you can see light uranium green glass .
Category
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
20th Century Italian Murano Artistic Glass Vase, 1950s, Handkerchief Model
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Refined artistic glass vase, Italy, production 1950s Murano. Not signed. Typical model called a handkerchief in the shade of blue. Small object but therefore very precious to be incl...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Fontana Arte Ashtray/Centerpiece/Glass, 1950, Italy
By Fontana Arte
Located in Milano, IT
Fontana Arte.
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Vibrant Cobalt Blue Glasses by Carlo Moretti for Empoli
Located in Atlanta, GA
Vibrant set of cobalt blue glasses, designed by Carlo Moretti for Empoli, Italy, circa 1950s. The set consists of 22 glasses, 12 larger glasses measuring 5....
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Italian Sculpture Bird Bitossi Design 1960 Black and Blu Ceramic
By Bitossi
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Italian sculpture bird Bitossi Design 1960 black and blu ceramic.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century French Black & Green Majolica Oyster, circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
French black & green majolica oyster, circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Fulvio Bianconi Venini Model 4319 Patchwork Pezzato Vase Murano, Italy, 1950’s
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Large Venini Pezzato vase model 4319 designed by Fulvio Bianconi circa 1950’s. Vase retains its original acid signature Venini Murano Italia.
...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Blue Zoomorphic Ceramic Mid-Century French Vase by Jacques Blin 'circa 1950s'
By Jacques Blin
Located in London, GB
Blue ceramic decorative vase (circa 1950s) by French ceramicist, Jacques Blin. The vase is in a subdued blue in Blin's trademark misty glaze. It is decorated with a frieze of stylise...
Category
1950s French Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Bjørn Wiinblad, Denmark, Unique Miniature Bowl, 1951
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Bjørn Wiinblad (1918-2006), Denmark.
Unique miniature bowl in glazed ceramics with a hand-painted female face.
Dated 1951.
Measures: 5.5 x 4.5 x 2.7 cm.
In excellent condition....
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
1950s de Carl-Harry Stålhane ''Raindrop'' Enameled Stoneware Vase
Located in Madrid, ES
Raindrop Enameled Stoneware Vase by Carl-Harry Stålhane for Rörstrand. Sweden, 1950s.
Very good condition. vintage product without defects.
Category
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stoneware
Midcentury Modern Set of 3Ceramic Vases Rörstrand Gunnar Nylund, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Three wonderful vases from Rörstrand and maker, designer Gunnar Nylund. Made in Sweden in the midcentury. Beautiful, glazed vases with wonderful curves. The craftsmanship on these va...
Category
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Ashtray by Zelezno Borske Sklo, 1960's
Located in Praha, CZ
-Good original condition
-Metallurgical glass.
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Large Majolica Palissy Crab Wall Platter Vallauris, circa 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Large Majolica Palissy crab wall platter Vallauris, circa 1950.
A very large crab on the center on a deep blue background, few fishs and seaweeds.
Category
1950s French Rustic Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Midcentury Modern Set of 3 Rörstrand Ritzi Vases and Bowl Gunnar Nylund
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Wonderful blue glaze on these 2 vases and bowl from Rörstrand Sweden, designed by Gunnar Nylund in the 1950s.
They are all in good vintage condition.
Dimensions: Large vase H ...
Category
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Fulvio Bianconi, "Pezzato" Glass Vase, 1951
Located in Paris, FR
Fulvio Bianconi
"Pezzato" Glass Vase, 1951
Venini Murano green blue red vase
Marked: Venini
H : 28 cm (11")
Overall Very good condition
The "Pezzato" (Patchwork) series took Bianco...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Piero Fornasetti Astronomici Plate, #4 in Series
Located in Downingtown, PA
Astronomici means Astronomics. This is a rare pattern in black and white with gold highlights.
Mark: A moon and sun within a circle with smiling faces with scattered stars and th...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Freeform Fontana Arte 1950s Glass Ashtray
By Fontana Arte
Located in Milan, IT
Freeform Fontana Arte 1950s glass ashtray.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
A.V.E.M. Hand Blown Glass with Blue Glass Fragments and Hole, 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Hand blown glass vase with blue glass fragments, iridized with hole in the middle, by Arte Vetraria Muranese (A.V.E.M.), Murano Italy 1950's. The visual effects of the glass fragment...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Bell Southwest Bell Trading Post Turquoise and Sterling Silver Ring
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Vintage Southwest style bell trading post ring with a sterling silver band and a large turquoise stone.
Ring size 10.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Carl-Harry Stålhane, Rörstrand, Modern, Abstract Turquoise Bowl - Scandinavian
Located in Stockholm, SE
A large turquoise Midcentury Swedish bowl in stoneware by Rörstrand, designed by Carl-Harry Stålhane at Rörstrand. The bowl is 19,5 cm in diameter and in mint condition.
Carl-Harry ...
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stoneware
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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