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Tableware For Sale
Creator: Reed & Barton
Creator: Amboss Austria
“Vienna Modern” Flatware Design by Helmut Adler for Amboss Austria 59pc Set
Located in San Francisco, CA
Offered here is a 59 piece set of “Vienna Modern” flatware Design by Helmut Adler for Amboss Austria
8 place settings, plus serving spoon, serving fork, ...
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Boxed Amboss Mid-Century 6 Knives And 6 Forks, Flatware Cutlery, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A set of six small modernist forks and knives in their original boxes. Executed in the 1950s by Amboss Austria. Made of stainless steel with beautiful teak wooden handles. Originally produced as fruit knives and forks...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Ashmont by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 66 Pcs Dinner New
Located in Big Bend, WI
Ashmont by Reed & Barton is a sleek and heavy sterling silver flatware pattern with elegant linear fluting, providing a timeless eleg...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Amboss Austria 2050 Flatware Cutlery for Six by Helmut Alder, 34 pcs., 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
Beautiful modernist flatware from Austria, model 2050, designed by Helmut Alder, executed by Amboss Austria in the 1950s. High-quality flatware, made of brushed and polished stainless steel.
For six persons, consists of six big spoons...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Grande Renaissance by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware 12 Set 51 Pcs New
Located in Big Bend, WI
New, unused Grande Renaissance by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver flatware set - 51 pieces. This set includes:
12 knives, 9"
12 forks, 7 3/8"
12 salad forks, 6 3/8"
12 teaspoons,...
Category
1960s American Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Savannah by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set 98 Pieces New
Located in Big Bend, WI
Unused Savannah by Reed & Barton sterling silver flatware set - 98 pieces. This pattern is elegant and timeless. This set includes:
18 knives, 9 1/8"
18 forks, 7 3/8
18 salad fo...
Category
1960s American Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Romaine by Reed and Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 12 Dinner 64 Pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
Dinner size Romaine by Reed and Barton, circa 1933, sterling silver flatware set - 64 pieces. This set includes:
12 Dinner Size Knives, 9 3/4"
12 Dinner Size Forks, 7 3/4"
12 ...
Category
Early 20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Woodwind by Reed & Barton R&B Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 66 Pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
Stunning woodwind by Reed & Barton sterling silver flatware set, 66 pieces. This set includes:
12 Knives, 9"
12 Forks, 7 1/2"
12 Salad Forks, 6 1/2"
12 Teaspoons, 6 1/8"
12 Pl...
Category
Late 20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Tara by Reed and Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 55 pcs New Unused
Located in Big Bend, WI
Unused Tara by Reed and Barton sterling silver Flatware set, 55 pieces. This set includes:
12 Knives, 9 1/8"
12 Forks, 7 3/8"
12 Salad Forks, ...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Elegante by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 102 Pcs Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Outstanding monumental dinner and Luncheon Elegante by Reed and Barton sterling silver Flatware set, 102 pieces. This set includes:
12 dinner size knives, blunt, 10"
12 dinner si...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Gio Ponti Diamond Stainless Steel Flatware Four Spoon Set by Reed & Barton, 1958
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Modern vintage Italian designer Gio Ponti diamond stainless steel four spoon set for Reed & Barton 1958
Maker label stamped.
Measures: 6" L x 1 1/2" W x 1/2" H
Original preowned c...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Autumn Leaves by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 65 pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
Stunning Autumn Leaves by Reed & Barton sterling silver flatware set - 65 pieces. This set includes:
12 Knives, 9"
12 Forks, 7 1/2"
12 Salad Forks, 6 3/4"
12 Teaspoons, 6"
12 Place ...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Rose Cascade by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Service 12 Set 67 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Gorgeous Rose Cascade by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver flatware set - 67 pieces. This set includes:
12 Knives, 9 1/8"
12 Forks, 7 1/4"
12 Salad F...
Category
1950s Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Lark by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware 12 Set 68 Pcs Mid-Century Modern
Located in Big Bend, WI
Mid-Century Modern Lark By Reed & Barton sterling silver Flatware set - 48 Pieces. Designed by John Prip. John Prip (1922-2009) was a master metalsmith known for setting standards of...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Priscilla by Manchester Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set 37 Pieces Scarce
Located in Big Bend, WI
Scarce Arts & Crafts Priscilla by Manchester c1932 Sterling Silver flatware set with hammered design - 37 pieces. This set includes:
4 Dinner Size Knives, 9 7/8"
4 Dinner Size Fo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Lark by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware 18 Set 115 Pcs Mid-Century Modern
Located in Big Bend, WI
Monumental Mid-Century Modern lark by Reed & Barton sterling silver Flatware set - 115 pieces. Designed by John Prip. This set includes:
18 knives, 9"
18 forks, 7 5/8"
18 salad ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Eighteenth Century by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 65 New
Located in Big Bend, WI
New eighteenth century by Reed & Barton sterling silver flatware set, 65 pieces. This set includes:
12 knives, 9"
12 forks, 7 1/2"
12 salad forks, 6 1/4"
12 teaspoons, 6"
12 p...
Category
Late 20th Century North American Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Savannah by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 12 Set 60 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Savannah by Reed & Barton sterling silver flatware set - 60 pieces. This pattern is elegant and timeless. This set includes:
12 knives, 9 1/8"
12 forks, 7 3/8
12 salad forks, 6 1/4"...
Category
1960s American Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Guildhall by Reed and Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 76 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Heirloom quality Guildhall by Reed and Barton sterling silver flatware set, 76 pieces. This set includes:
12 Knives, 9"
12 Forks, 7"
12 Salad forks, 6"
12 Teaspoons, 6"
12 Cre...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Carl Aubock for Amboss 30 Piece Flatware Set
Located in Atlanta, GA
Moderniststainless steel flatware set, designed by Carl Aubock for Amboss, Austria, circa 1960s. This is a 5 piece set for 6 guests, 30 pieces total. It is constructed of dishwasher ...
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
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
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
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
Cutlery Set by Helmut Alder for Amboss Model 2070, 32 Pieces, 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
This cutlery (model 2070) consist of 32 pieces.
Designed by Helmut Alder, produced by "Amboss Neuzeughammer Steyr" Austria in the 1960s.
High quality stainless steel cutlery.
He...
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
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
Romaine by Reed and Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 12 Dinner 198 Pc
Located in Big Bend, WI
Monumental Romaine by Reed and Barton circa 1933 Sterling Silver flatware set - 198 pieces. This set includes:
12 dinner size knives, 9 3/4"
12 dinner size forks, 7 3/4"
12 regular...
Category
Early 20th Century 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
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
Diadem by Reed and Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 79 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
In the year 1967, famed Reed & Barton designer John Prip's "Diadem" pattern was introduced. This Mid-Century Modern pattern was accented with a band of the most traditional silver or...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Cameo by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 62 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Beautiful cameo by Reed & Barton sterling silver flatware set, 62 pieces. This set includes:
12 knives, 9"
12 forks, 7 1/2"
12 salad forks, 6 5/8"
12 teaspoons, 6 1/8"
12 place soup...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Burgundy by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 150 Pcs Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Monumental burgundy by Reed & Barton sterling silver flatware set, 150 pieces. This set includes:
12 dinner size knives, 9 5/8"
12 dinner size forks, 7 3/4"
12 regular knives, 9 1/4"
12 regular forks, 7 1/4"
12 salad forks, 6 5/8"
12 teaspoons, 5 7/8"
12 cream soup spoons, 6 1/4"
12 flat handle butter spreaders, 5 7/8'
12 iced tea spoons, 7 5/8"
12 demitasse spoons, 4 3/8"
1 gravy ladle, 6 5/8"
2 serving spoons, 8 3/8"
1 large cold meat fork, pierced, 9"
1 cold meat fork, pierced, 7 7/8"
1 sugar spoon, shell bowl, 6 1/4"
1 flat handle master butter knife, 7"
1 pickle fork, 3-tine, 5 7/8"
1 tomato server, pierced, 8 1/4"
1 salad serving set, all-sterling, 9 1/4"
1 pie server w/stainless blade, 10 1/4"
1 sauce ladle, 5 3/8"
1 jelly server, 6 1/4"
1 steak carving set, 2-pc, 10 1/4" & 8 3/4"
1 cheese server w/stainless blade, 6 3/4"
1 sugar tong, 4 1/4"
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. Exceptional!
Drawing inspiration from the French Renaissance...
Category
1940s Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Amboss Austria Mid-Century Flatware for Six by Helmut Alder, 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
Beautiful modernist flatware cutlery originating from Austria, Model 2200. Design by Helmut Alder and manufactured by Amboss Austria during the 1960s. This high-quality flatware set ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Da Vinci Eng by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set 78 Pcs Modern
Located in Big Bend, WI
Da Vinci Engraved by Reed & Barton, circa 1967, Sterling Silver flatware set - 78 pieces. This set includes:
12 knives, 9 1/8"
12 forks, 7 1/2"
12 salad forks, 7"
12 teaspoons, 6 ...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Da Vinci by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Service 12 Set 50 Pcs Modern
Located in Big Bend, WI
Da Vinci by Reed & Barton, circa 1967, sterling silver flatware set - 50 pieces. This set includes:
12 Knives, 9 1/8"
12 Forks, 7 1/2"
12 Salad Forks, 7"
12 Teaspoons, 6 1/8"
1 Se...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
French Renaissance by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Service 59 Pcs Rare
Located in Big Bend, WI
French Renaissance by Reed and Barton sterling silver flatware set, 59 pieces, including rare serving pieces. This set includes:
8 knives, narrow handle, 9"
8 forks, 7 1/8"
8 salad ...
Category
1940s Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
EL Greco by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 12 Set 65 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Beautiful El Greco by Reed & Barton sterling silver service of 65 pieces. This set includes:
12 knives, 9 1/2".
12 forks, 7 1/2".
12 salad forks, 6 1/2".
12 teaspoons, 6".
12 hollow...
Category
1970s American Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Woodwind by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 44 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Woodwind by Reed & Barton sterling silver flatware set - 44 pieces. This set includes:
8 knives, 9"
8 forks, 7 1/2"
8 salad forks, 6 1/2"
8 teaspoons, 6 1/8"
8 place soup spoo...
Category
Late 20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Silver Wheat by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 80 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Silver wheat by Reed & Barton sterling silver flatware set, 80 pieces. This set includes:
12 knives, 8 3/4".
12 forks, 7 3/8".
12 salad forks, 6 5/8".
12 teaspoons, 6 1/8".
12 cream...
Category
1950s American Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Rose Cascade by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set 81 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Rose Cascade by Reed & Barton sterling silver flatware set - 81 pieces. This set includes:
12 knives, 9 1/8"
12 forks, 7 1/4"
12 salad forks, 6 1/2"
12 t...
Category
1950s Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Ashmont Gold by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 36 Pcs Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
The Ashmont Gold sterling silver pattern was introduced by Reed & Barton in the year 1991. It is heavy weight and has a gold accent around the neck of a fluted handle.
Dinner Size G...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Florentine Lace by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Service 8 Set 59 Pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
Beautiful Florentine Lace by Reed & Barton sterling silver dinner and luncheon size flatware set of 59 pieces. This set includes:
8 dinner size knives, 9 1/2"
8 dinner size forks, 7...
Category
1950s Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Silver Sculpture by Reed and Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 70 Pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
Large silver sculpture by Reed and Barton sterling silver flatware set of 70 pieces. (See photo of Reed & Barton's 1954 advertisement, as illustrated in Modernism in American Silver ...
Category
1970s Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Da Vinci by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set 50 Pcs Modern
Located in Big Bend, WI
Da Vinci by Reed & Barton circa 1967 Sterling Silver flatware set - 50 pieces. This set includes:
8 Knives, 9 1/8"
8 Forks, 7 1/2"
8 Salad Forks, 7"
8 Teaspoons, 6 1/8"
8 Place Soup...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Amboss Austria Kitchen Utensil Set, Designed by Janos Meglk
Located in Vienna, Austria
A nice set of kitchen utensils designed by Janos Meglk for Amboss Austria. These instruments have been used but are in very good condition.
There are f...
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Metal
Marlborough by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service Dinner 85 Pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
Exceptional dinner and luncheon size Marlborough by Reed & Barton sterling silver flatware set, 85 pieces. This set includes:
8 dinner knives with stainless blunt blades, 10"
8 dinn...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
1958Italian Gio Ponti Flatware Sculptural Diamond Single Spoon by Reed & Barton
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Italian Gio Ponti 1958 design flatware stainless steel sculptural diamond single spoon by Reed & Barton.
Maker stamped
Measures: 6" L x 1 1/2" W x 1/2" H
Original preowned vintage it...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Francis I Older by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service 87-Pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
Beautiful Old mark FRANCIS I BY REED & BARTON Sterling Silver flatware set - 87 pieces. This set includes:
8 KNIVES, FRENCH BLADES, 9 1/4"
8 FORKS (HEAVY), 7 1/4"
8 SALAD FORKS, 6 ...
Category
Early 20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Florentine Lace by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 140 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Beautiful Florentine Lace by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Dinner and Luncheon Size flatware set, 152 pieces. This pattern features a stunning pieced h...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Diadem by Reed and Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 6 Service 24 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Diadem by Reed & Barton sterling silver flatware set, 24 pieces. This set includes:
6 knives, 8 3/4"
6 forks, 7 3/8"
6 salad forks, 6 1/2"
6 teaspoons, 6"
Includes bonus brand new ...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Lark by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 50 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Lark by Reed & Barton sterling silver flatware set, 50 pieces. This set includes:
8 knives, 9"
8 forks, 7 5/8"
8 salad forks, 7"
8 teaspoons, 6 1/4"
8 hollow handle butter spreaders...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Cutlery by Helmut Alder for Amboss Model 2070
Located in Vienna, AT
Cutlery, model 2070, designed by Helmut Alder, produced by "Amboss Neuzeughammer Steyr" Austria in the 1960s. High quality stainless steel cutlery.
For six people, consists of six l...
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Carl Auböck Neptune Fish Bottle Opener, Leather & Steel by Amboss Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful fish-shaped mid-century bottle opener, made of stainless steel, covered with dark-brown tan leather. Model #4687, designed in 1995 by Carl Auböck, Vienna. Executed by Amb...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Silver Wheat by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 59 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Silver wheat by Reed & Barton sterling silver flatware set, 59 pieces. This set includes:
8 knives, 8 3/4"
8 forks, 7 3/8"
8 salad forks, 6 5/8"
8 teaspoons, 6 1/8"
8 cream soup spo...
Category
Early 20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage, Horn Handle, Corkscrew from Amboss Austria, Chrome-Plated, 1950s
Located in Vienna, Austria
A vintage corkscrew from Amboss Austria, from the early 1950s. The handle is made from the tip of a deer antler
and held in place with a pin which g...
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Metal
Louis XV Reed & Barton Silver Flatware Set
Located in New York, NY
French "Francis 1st pattern" 1920s sterling silver flatware dinner service set for 18 with a rococo floral design in a mahogany case. 250 pieces. (REED & B...
Category
Early 20th Century French Baroque Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver, Brass
Sterling “Rum” Liquor Label
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This liquor label is crafted of sterling silver, with the word "Rum" engraved on the front. The perfect tag to put on your favorite decanter or Rum bottle! ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Francis I by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set of Old Mark 86 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Often called America's most glorious sterling silver flatware pattern, Francis I is a true work of art. Each piece's central decoration represents a different cluster of fruit and fl...
Category
Early 20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Fleetwood by Manchester Sterling Silver Flatware Service 8 Set 62 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Fleetwood by Manchester sterling silver flatware set - 62 pieces. This set includes:
8 knives, 9"
8 forks, 7"
8 salad forks, 6"
8 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
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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