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Tableware For Sale
Color: Silver
Golden Caviar by Black Starr & Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 99 Pc
Located in Big Bend, WI
Looking for a unique flatware set with a fabulous modern design? We have never seen this pattern before - likely was a one-of-a-kind, custom order!
H...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Silver Iris by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 6 Service 36 Pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
Silver Iris by International sterling silver pierced handle flatware set - 36 pieces. Great starter set! This set includes:
6 ...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Neoclassical Antique Sterling Silver Goblet - London 1799 - P. A. & W. Bateman
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1799 by Peter, Anne & William Bateman, this very attractive, George III, Antique Sterling Silver Goblet, features brighcut engraved decoration, a gilt interio...
Category
1790s English Neoclassical Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Christofle Made in Argentina Silverplate Flatware Service 12 Set 89 Pieces
By Christofle
Located in Big Bend, WI
With a dedication to perfection and quality, Christofle flatware creations unite craftsmanship and modern technique, resulting in flatware to be handed down through generations.
Gorgeous unknown pattern made in Argentina...
Category
20th Century Argentine Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
Edward & John Barnard Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Mustard Pot
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver mustard pot made by Edward & John Barnard; an addition to our silver cruets/condiments collection.
This exceptional antique Victorian sterling silver mustard pot has a plain cylindrical form.
The body of the mustard pot is embellished with pierced interlacing scrolling leaf designs.
The upper and lower rim of this sterling mustard pot is ornamented with an applied bead decorated border.
This fine mustard pot retains the original hallmarked hinged domed cover surmounted with an impressive interlacing tri-lobed thumbpiece.
This antique piece is fitted with an opposing scroll handle ornamented with a plain scrolling thumbpiece.
The mustard pot retains the original removable blue glass liner.
Full hallmarks struck to the underside of the body and part hallmarks to the interior of cover are all very clear; the maker's mark to the interior of the cover have wear in keeping with age.
Condition
This antique silver...
Category
1850s English Victorian Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Ottoman Style Silver Ewer and Basin
Located in London, GB
This silver ewer and basin, originally designed for handwashing before meals and for important occasions, is a beautiful piece of Turkish craftsmanship,...
Category
20th Century Turkish Islamic Tableware
Materials
Silver
Dutch Oval Silver Tray by W. Brehm, 1920
Located in Delft, NL
Dutch oval silver tray by W. Brehm, 1920.
An oval silver tray with raised edge, decorated and openwork with leaf motif and on the edge with pearl ...
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Tableware
Materials
Silver
Miley Busiek Frost Bronze Bald Eagle Figurine "Together A New Beginning" '#6972'
Located in Big Bend, WI
Miley Busiek Frost
Spectacular Miley Busiek Frost bronze bald eagle figurine "Together A New Beginning" given out by Ronald Reagan, circa 1980. Th...
Category
1980s American Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Chippendale by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 60 Pcs Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Dinner size Chippendale by Towle sterling silver flatware set - 60 pieces. This set includes:
12 dinner size knives, 9 5/8"
12 dinner size forks, 7 3/4"
12 salad forks, 6 5/8"
12 teaspoons, 6"
12 cream soup spoons, 6 3/8"
Includes bonus brand new storage chest - styles vary.
Excellent condition, with no monograms. This set will be beautifully professionally polished and sealed in individual plastic sleeves prior to shipping.
Inspired by the master designer, this delicate pattern mimics the graceful, curving leg of an 18th century Chippendale chair...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Britannia Standard Silver Pair of Kitchen Peppers, London 1930, George I Style
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1930 by Heming & Co. Ltd., this handsome pair of Brittania Standard Silver Kitchen Peppers, are a faithful reproduction of a Geo...
Category
1930s English George I Vintage Tableware
Materials
Britannia Standard Silver
Brocade by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 53 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Brocade by international sterling silver Flatware set - 53 Pieces. This set includes:
8 knives, 9 1/4"
8 forks, 7 3/8"
8 salad forks, 6 1/2"
8 teaspoons, 6"
8 hollow handle butter sp...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Hannah Hull by Tuttle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 115 pcs Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
The unadorned Hannah Hull pattern, known for its simple, clean lines, was inspired by old colonial design and was first introduced by Tuttle in 1927.
Monumental Dinner and Luncheon s...
Category
Late 20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
English Georgian Silver on Copper Candelabra Pair 15" x 15" (#5946)
Located in Big Bend, WI
Wonderful English Georgian silver on copper candelabra pair, circa 1790 (maker unknown). The pieces measure 15" x 15". They are not monogrammed and are being offered as-is with some ...
Category
Early 20th Century Georgian Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver Commemorative Tray
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, rare antique Edwardian English sterling silver commemorative tray; an addition to our silver tray collection
This exceptional antique Edwardian sterling silver tray has a rectangular form with rounded corners.
The surface of this sterling silver serving tray is embellished with impressive and rare commemorative engraved decoration incorporating two large portraits of King Edward VII and Princess Alexandra.
The surface is further embellished with four engraved scenes of the Royal family homes, in addition to a large central Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom, above the motto 'Dieu et mon droit ' - God and my right; this is the motto of the Monarch of the United Kingdom.
The raised rounded border of this antique silver tray is ornamented with applied gadroon decoration to the rim.
This antique silver tray is fitted with a fine pair of cast sterling silver scrolling brackets handles, each featuring a turned painted wood handpiece.
The tray is supported by four impressive mound style feet.
Condition
This antique sterling silver serving tray...
Category
Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Lily of the Valley by Whiting Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set 98 Pcs Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Art Nouveau lily of the valley by Whiting, circa 1885, sterling silver Flatware set - 98 Pieces. This set includes:
8 knives, mother of...
Category
19th Century Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Small Cream Jug with Scenes
Located in Braintree, GB
Antique Victorian sterling silver small cream jug with scenes.
Made in England, Ca.1870's
Maker: Maker's mark is partially faded.
Approx. Dimensions -
Diameter x height: 6....
Category
1870s British Victorian Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver
George II Period Sterling Silver 'Ladies' Tankard, London 1733 Richard Burcombe
By Richard Burcombe
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1733 by Richard Burcombe, this very handsome, George II period, Antique Sterling Silver 'Ladies' Tankard, is plain in style with a domed top.
The tankard ...
Category
1730s English George II Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Modernist Sterling Silver 3-Piece Tea or Coffee Service by Peter Lunn, London
Located in Shippensburg, PA
MODERNIST 3-PIECE STERLING SILVER TEA SERVICE BY PETER LUNN
Hallmarked PML to each underside; circa 1979
Item # 011FRP21Z
A very fine sterling silver tea service by silversmith Pet...
Category
1970s British Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique German Sterling Silver Card and Menu Holders
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive pair of antique German cast sterling silver card/menu holders; an addition to our animal related silverware collection.
These exceptional German cast sterling silver menu holders have been realistically modelled in the form of two figures in period, 18th century attire.
The surface of one piece is embellished with a gentleman figure raising a filled glass, stood in front of a balustrade with an array of floral and fruit ornamentation around a bottle and further glasses.
The second holder is modelled in the form of a maiden walking down some stairs carrying a tea tray.
These antique silver menu holders...
Category
Early 1900s German Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Novelty Glass & Sterling Silver Claret Jug - Walrus - Philip John Cassidy 1995
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1995 by Philip John Cassidy, this charming Sterling Silver Claret Jug, is modelled to look like a walrus.
The claret jug measures 6.5"(16.5cm) tall, by 12.2...
Category
1990s English Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Lark by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 40 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
The Mid-Century Modern "Lark" pattern was designed by world renowned designer John Prip in the year 1960.
John Prip (1922-2009) was a master metalsmith known for setting standards o...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver N’tillat Yadaiyim Cup
Located in Brooklyn, NY
We are happy to offer you this sterling silver washing cup (n’tillat yadaiyim in Hebrew). It is used to wash the hands before eating bread and praying. Thi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Wong Shing Chinese Export Sterling Silver Tea Set 3pc c.1840-1870 '#6462'
Located in Big Bend, WI
Wong Shing
Gorgeous Wong Shing Chinese Export sterling silver three-piece tea set, circa 1840-1870. This set includes:
1 - Tea Pot: Measures 7" tall x...
Category
20th Century Chinese Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Cannon Handle by Boin-Taburet French 950 Silver Flatware Set Service Paris 22 Pc
By Boin-Taburet
Located in Big Bend, WI
Boin-Taburet was established in 1873 by George Boin and the jeweller Emile Taburet. The firm was credited for the revival of interest in Louis XV style silver-work in Paris in the la...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Silver
Ausrian Flatware, Cutlery Set by Berndorf by Philipp Häusler
Located in Vienna, AT
Austrian high-quality flatware silver plated by Berndorf, former Krupp Company from the 1960s. The cutlery has a handle with a very interesting geometric decor. Used but in excellent...
Category
1980s Austrian Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Steel, Silver
Woodlily by Frank Smith Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 53 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Woodlily (Glossy finish) by Frank Smith sterling silver flatware set, 53 pieces. This graceful pattern features a stylized leaf and openwork at the top of the handle around the stem,...
Category
1940s American Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Guildhall by Reed and Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service 49 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Heirloom quality Guildhall by Reed and Barton sterling silver Flatware set, 49 pieces. This set includes:
8 Knives, 8 3/4"
...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Silver-Plated Stepped Up at Deco Cockatail Shaker
Located in Oakland, CA
Art Deco Cocktail Shaker has the stepped-up design that evokes the feeling of the Chrysler Building, or Flash Gordon, or rocket ships, and of so many “futuristic” designs from that p...
Category
1930s Argentine Art Deco Vintage Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
King George by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 85 Pcs Dinner
By Gorham
Located in Big Bend, WI
Dinner size King George by Gorham sterling silver flatware set - 85 pieces. This set includes:
8 dinner size knives, 9 5/8"
8 dinner size forks, 7 3/4"
8 luncheon/dessert forks, 7"
...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vendome Arcantia Christofle Silverplate Flatware Set 12 Service 67 Pieces Dinner
By Christofle
Located in Big Bend, WI
Outstanding dinner size Vendome Arcantia by Christofle France silver plated flatware set, 67 pieces. This pattern features the same shell motif that adorned the ceremonial silverware used...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
Harald Nielsen for Georg Jensen, a Set of Six Cocktail Glasses & Cocktail Picks
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Harald Nielsen for Georg Jensen.
A set of six cocktail glasses and six cocktail picks in hammered sterling silver.
Design 479 A and 68 A.
In very good condition.
Stamped.
The c...
Category
20th Century Danish Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Eloquence by Lunt Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set 74 Pieces Dinner
By Lunt Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Eloquence by Lunt sterling silver dinner size flatware set - 74 pieces. This set includes:
12 dinner size knives, 9 3/4"
12 dinner size forks, 7 3/4...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Federal Cotillion by Fr. Smith Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 62 Pc Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Federal Cotillion, a stately flatware design rich with ornamentation graces this uniquely shaped pattern. Federal Cotillion features intricate shell ...
Category
Early 20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Broom Corn by Tiffany & Co Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 62 Pcs Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Tiffany & Co. is one of the most prominent purveyors of luxury goods in the United States, and has long been an important arbiter of style in the design of diamond engagement rings. A young Franklin Delano Roosevelt proposed to his future wife, Eleanor, with a Tiffany ring in 1904. Vanderbilts, Whitneys, Astors and members of the Russian imperial family all wore Tiffany & Co. jewels. And Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis preferred Tiffany china...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Large Sterling Silver Flat Top Tankard, Sheffield 1928, T. Bradbury & Sons
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Sheffield in 1928 by Thomas Bradbury & Sons, this handsome, Sterling Silver Tankard, is straight sided, with reed detailing and a flat top.
The tankard measures 6.5...
Category
1920s English Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sonja by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 52 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Exquisite Sonja by International, circa 1937, sterling silver flatware set with modern design, 52 pieces. This set includes:
12 knives, 9 1/8"
12 forks, 7"
12 salad forks, 6"
12...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Grenada Gold Old Newbury Crafters Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 67 Pc Din
Located in Big Bend, WI
Old Newbury Crafters silver is genuinely hand-made and wonderfully heavy, the machine cannot match the quality, durability, look and feel of handmade silver. The subtle hammered fini...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Allan Adler Sterling Silver Water Pitcher with Pierced Base Mid-Century
Located in Big Bend, WI
Allan Adler
Marvelous Allan Adler sterling silver Mid-Century Modern water pitcher with pierced base. This pitcher measures 9" tall x 8 1/2" an...
Category
20th Century American Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Circular Glass Jam/Conserve Pot/Jar with Silver Lid
Located in Folkestone, GB
Edwardian cut glass jam pot with engraved silver lid. Sheffield, 1902 by Atkin Brothers.
Measure: Height including finial is 7cms.
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver
19th Century Rare Chinese Export Solid Silver & Enamel Bowl, Wang Hing, c.1890
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
19th Century Extremely Rare Chinese export silver & enamel finger bowl, the sides are applied with shaded enamels, depicting blooming chrysanthemu...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Fontainebleau by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 74 Pcs Multi-Motif
By Gorham
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. This multi-motif, figural pattern features French fig...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Cloister by Marthinsen Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set 92 Pcs Norway Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Scarce Cloister by Marthinsen, Norwegian, pierced handle Sterling Silver flatware set - 92 pieces. This set includes:
12 dinner knives, 9 1/8"
12 dinner forks, 7 3/4"
12 salad for...
Category
20th Century Norwegian Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Adie English Sterling Silver 1954 Lighthouse Coffee Pot in Queen Anne Style
Located in New York, NY
Adie Brothers, English, sterling silver lighthouse coffee pot from 1954. It measures 11 1/2'' in height by 8 3/4'' from handle to spout by 5'' in diameter at the base, weighs 36.9 tr...
Category
1950s English Queen Anne Vintage Tableware
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Jubilee by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service 56 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Jubilee by Reed & Baron sterling silver flatware set - 56 Pieces. This set includes:
8 Knives, 8 7/8"
8 Forks, 7 1/4"
8 Salad Forks, 6 3/8"
8 Teaspoons, 6"
8 Cream Soup Spoons...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set of 6, Antique Tea Spoons, English, Silver, Hallmark, London, Victorian, 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a set of 6 antique tea spoons. An English, silver cutlery case with tongs, hallmarked in the late Victorian period, 1900.
Beautifully pre...
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver
Tiffany Sterling Salt Shakers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is a set of Mid-Century sterling silver salt shakers. True to the Mid-Century style of less-is-more, these shakers are simple and unadorned; ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Michele by Wallace Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 48 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Michele by Wallace, circa 1968, sterling silver flatware set - 48 pieces. This pattern features a modern, slender, pointed handle with a fine lace-like border of design. This set inc...
Category
1960s Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Violet by Wallace Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 12 Set 48 Pcs No Monogram
Located in Big Bend, WI
Violet by Wallace sterling silver flatware set - 48 pieces. This set includes:
12 Knives, 8 3/4"
12 Forks, 7 1/8"
12 Salad forks, 6 1/4"
12 Teaspoons...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Elkington & Co. Silverplate Charger by Morel-Ladeuil
Located in New Orleans, LA
An important antique silverplate charger created by Elkington & Co., based on a sculpture by French artist Morel Ladeuil. Cast by one of the most significant and highly respected English silver firms in history, the classically-designed repoussé form displays an intimate scene of a lady being dressed by her attendants. Surrounded by a border of Greek anthemions and supported its elm and mahogany solid wood frame, this plaque is a tour-de-force of silver plate artistry.
Elkington & Co. patented the first commercial electroplating process and held Royal Warrants for Queen Victoria, King Edward VI...
Category
19th Century English Other Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
Copley by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set 89 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Stunning Copley by Reed & Barton sterling silver Flatware set - 89 Pieces. This set includes:
12 Knives, 8 3/4"
12 Forks, 7 1/4"
12 Salad Forks, 6 1/4"
12 Teaspoons, 5 3/4"
12 Place ...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
1910s Crichton Brothers Sterling Silver Coffee Pot
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver side handled coffee pot made by Crichton Brothers; an addition to our silver teaware collection
This exceptional antique sterling silver coffee pot has a plain tapering cylindrical form on to a circular collet foot, in the form of an oil can.
The surface of this fine example of antique silverware is plain and unembellished, with an applied moulded border to the upper rim.
The coffee pot is fitted with a conical shaped hallmarked cover surmounted with a sterling silver tiered...
Category
1910s English Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Very Rare Matched Collection of 6 Sterling Silver Fox Head Stirrup Cups
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1904, 1927, 1930 and 1936 and Chester in 1909 by Berthold Muller, Adolph Barsach Davis, L. Neresheimer & Co. & Israel Segalov, this charming, matched collection of 6 Antique Sterling Silver Stirrup Cups, all feature fox head stands...
Category
Early 20th Century English Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Craftsman by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 82 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Stately in perfect proportion, this design is an elegant execution of form and function. Very unassuming in appearance yet every bit as formal as our other patterns, Craftsman's unadorned surface displays the magnificence of high quality sterling silver to its fullest.
Craftsman by Towle sterling silver flatware set, 82 pieces. This set includes:
8 knives, 8 3/4"
8 forks, 7 3/8"
8 salad forks, 6 1/2"
8 teaspoons, 6"
8 cream soup spoon 6 1/2"
8 flat handle butter spreaders, 5 7/8"
8 cocktail forks, 5 5/8"
8 iced tea spoons, 7 7/8"
8 melon spoons, flat bowls...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th Century Silver Caddy Spoon with Foliate Engraving, Birmingham, 1846 - 7
Located in Central England, GB
An antique early Victorian silver caddy spoon with a rectangular bowl with Foliate Engraving.
This superb rare early Victorian silver caddy spoon had an ornate embossed handle and a rectangular bowl with re-entrant corners. The bowl is finely detailed with engraved Lillies and foliage further enhanced with boarders and corner decoration. Hallmarked Birmingham 1846-7.
The makers mark for George Unite who was noted as a quality maker of small silver items...
Category
19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver
Savannah by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 16 Set 104 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Savannah by Reed & Barton sterling silver flatware set - 104 pieces. This large set includes:
16 knives, 9 1/8"
16 forks, 7 3/8
16 salad forks, 6 1/4"
16 teaspoons, 6"
16 place soup...
Category
1960s American Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Irish Rib by James Robinson Sterling Silver Flatware Dinner Service 8 Set 88 Pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
Irish rib bY James Robinson
For 70 years, James Robinson has been selling exquisite handmade sterling silver flatware in Sheffield...
Category
20th Century English Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Victorian Sterling Flatware set for Twelve by George Adams c1869 London
By George Adams
Located in Litchfield, CT
Circa 1869, Sterling, by George Adams, London, England. This fabulous complete set for twelve by George Adams, renowned London Silversmith, is in the clas...
Category
1860s British Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Parthenon by Reed & Barton Silverplate Flatware Set for 8 Service 46 Pieces New
Located in Big Bend, WI
Unused Parthenon by Reed & Barton Silverplate Flatware set, 46 pieces. This set includes:
8 Knives, 9"
8 Forks, 7 5/8"
8 Salad Forks, 6 1/2"
8 Teaspoons, 6 1/8"
8 Place Soup Spoons,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique and Vintage Tableware
While it isn’t always top of mind for some, antique and vintage tableware can enhance even the most informal meal. It has been an intimate part of how we’ve interacted with our food for millennia.
Tableware has played a basic but important role in everyday life. Ancient Egyptians used spoons (which are classified as flatware) made of ivory and wood, while Greeks and Romans, who gathered for banquets involving big meals and entertainment, ate with forks and knives. At the beginning of the 17th century, however, forks were still uncommon in American homes. Over time, tableware has thankfully evolved and today includes increasingly valuable implements.
Tableware refers to the tools people use to set the table, including serving pieces, dinner plates and more. It encompasses everything from the intricate and elaborate to the austere and functional, yet are all what industrial product designer Jasper Morrison might call “Super Normal” — anonymous objects that are too useful to be considered banal.
There are four general categories of tableware — serveware, dinnerware, drinkware and, lastly, flatware, which is commonly referred to as silverware or cutlery. Serveware includes serving bowls, platters, gravy boats, casserole pans and ladles. Most tableware is practical, but it can also be decorative. And decorative objects count as tableware too. Even though they don’t fit squarely into one of the four categories, vases, statues and floral arrangements are traditional centerpieces.
Drinkware appropriately refers to the vessels we use for our beverages — mugs, cups and glasses. There is a good deal of variety that falls under this broad term. For example, your cheerful home bar or mid-century modern bar cart might be outfitted with a full range of vintage barware, which might include pilsner glasses and tumblers. Specialty cocktails are often served in these custom glasses, but they’re still a type of drinkware.
Every meal should be special — even if you’re using earthenware or stoneware for a casual lunch — but perhaps you’re hosting a dinner party to mark a specific event. The right high-quality tableware can bring a touch of luxury to your cuisine. Young couples, for example, traditionally add “fine china,” or porcelain, to their wedding registry as a commemoration of their union and likely wouldn’t turn down exquisite silver made by Tiffany & Co. or Georg Jensen.
It’s important to remember, however, that when you’re setting the dining room table to have fun with it. Just as you might mix and match your dining chairs, don’t be afraid to mix new and old or high and low with your tableware. On 1stDibs, find an extraordinary range of vintage and antique tableware to help elevate your meal as well as the mood and atmosphere of your entire dining room.
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