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Tableware For Sale
Creator: Oneida
Creator: Amboss Austria
Silver Rose by Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 80 Pieces
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
Lovely Silver Rose by Oneida sterling silver flatware set of 80 pieces. This set includes:
12 knives, 8 5/8"
12 forks, 7 1/2"
12 salad, 6 5/8"
1...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Unused Waldorf Astoria Hotel Art Deco 8 Fish Knife Set
By Oneida
Located in New York, NY
Sourced from the NYC Waldorf Astoria Hotel on Park Ave in NYC, NY. This set of 8 new old stock was stock on hand to be used as replacements if needed before the Hotel closed down. Silver plated steel with the famous Art...
Category
2010s American Art Deco Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate, Steel
Boxed Helmut Alder Amboss 2050 Flatware Cutlery for Six, 30 pcs., Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
Beautiful Mid-century flatware, 2050 series, designed by Helmut Alder, executed by Amboss Austria in the 1950s. High-quality flatware, made of solid, brushed and polished stainless s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
ONEIDA COMMUNITY Coronation Hampton Court 49 pieces tablewear for 6 person
By Oneida
Located in Weiningen, CH
ONEIDA COMMUNITY Coronation Hampton Court 49 pieces table wear for 6 person plus a lot of serving pieces
6 knifes
6 spoons , tea spoons , mocha sp...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
Brahms by Oneida Stainless Steel Flatware Set for 8 Service 43 pieces
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
Brahms by Oneida Stainless Steel Flatware set, 43 pieces. This set includes:
8 Knives, 9 1/8"
8 Forks, 7 1/4"
8 Salad Forks, 6 3/4"
8 Teaspoons, 6"
8 Place Soup Spoons, 6 7/8"
1 Pie...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Amboss Austria Mid-Century Flatware Cutlery with Antler Handles for Six Persons
Located in Vienna, AT
A set of modernist flatware for six persons. Consisting of 18 pieces, spoons, forks and knives. Executed in the 1960s by Amboss Austria. Made of stain...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Satin Beauty by Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 52 pieces
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
Satin Beauty by Oneida sterling silver Flatware set with satin finish, 52 pieces. This set includes:
12 Knives, 8 7/8"
12 Forks, 7 1/4"
12 Salad Forks, 6 1/2"
12 Teaspoons, 6 1/4"
1...
Category
Late 20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Two Amboss 1050 Snack Board Fork and Knife Sets, Austria, 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
Up to two charming country house style snack sets from the 1960s, consisting of a cutting board and forks and knives. Designed and executed by Amboss Neuzeughammer Austria, who colla...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
King Cedric by Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware Service For 8 Set 48 Pieces
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
King Cedric by Oneida sterling silver flatware set - 48 pieces. This set includes:
8 Knives, 8 7/8"
8 Forks, 7 1/4"
8 Salad Forks, 6 1/4"
8 Teaspoons, 6 1/8"
8 Cream Soup Spoons, 6 ...
Category
1940s American Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
3 Amboss Party Palette & Spork Sets, Plate & Spoon & Fork, Austria, 1970s
Located in Vienna, AT
Up to three very nice stackable party sets, „Partypalette“, model K70, consisting of square plates plus spork, a combination of spoon and fork (Göffel). Designed by Ernst Otto Loewe,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Entwine by Oneida Stainless Steel Flatware set 40 pcs Modern IN BOOK New Modern
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
Entwine by Oneida
An example of this pattern is pictured in the hardcover book “Flatware that's not flat: Design and Production of innovative Table cutlery, 1890-2015” By William P. Hood Jr. & Phil Dreis. Illustrated on page 730.
This set is from the authors' incredible lifetime collection of innovative flatware, featured in their book.
Unused Entwine by Oneida Stainless Steel Flatware...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Carl Auböck 2060 Flatware, 42 pcs., Complete For 6 Persons, Amboss Austria, 1950
Located in Vienna, AT
A comprehensive set of midcentury flatware from the 1950s, the award-winning model 2060, designed by Carl Aubock and executed by Amboss Neuzeug Au...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Up to 7 Midcentury Party Spork (Spoon & Fork) Flatware Göffel by Amboss Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
Up to 7 identical party sporks (a smart combination of a spoon and a fork) from the 1960s. Model „Göffel“, award-winning design by Ernst Otto Loewe and K.H. Hoelscher, executed by Am...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Steel, Stainless Steel, Chrome
Du Maurier Gold by Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 48 Pieces
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
Gorgeous Du Maurier Gold by Oneida Sterling Silver flatware set - 48 pieces. This set is vermeil - completely gold washed over sterling silver. This set includes:
12 Knives w/stai...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Louisiana by Community Oneida Stainless Steel Flatware Set Service 80 Pieces
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
Louisiana by Community Oneida estate Stainless Steel Flatware set - 80 Pieces. This set includes:
12 Knives, 9 1/4"
12 Forks, 7 3/8"
12 Salad Forks, 6 7/8"
24 Teaspoons, 6 1/...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Botticelli by Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 63 Pieces
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
Stunning Botticelli by Oneida sterling silver flatware set, 63 pieces. This set includes:
12 Knives, 9 1/2"
12 Forks, 7 1/2"
12 Sa...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Michelangelo by Oneida Stainless Steel Flatware Set for 12 Service 69 pieces
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
Michelangelo by Oneida Stainless Steel Flatware set, 69 pieces. This set includes:
12 Knives, 9"
12 Forks, 7 1/4"
12 Salad Forks, ...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Botticelli by Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 32 Pieces
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
Botticelli by Oneida sterling silver flatware set, 32 pieces. This set includes:
8 Knives, 9 1/2"
8 Forks, 7 1/2"
8 Salad Forks, 6 5/8"
8 Teaspoons, 6"
Includes bonus brand-...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Amboss Austria 2050 Modernist Flatware Cutlery for Six by Helmut Alder, 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 6 big spoons...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
János Megyik for Amboss Avant-Garde Flatware Service for 12
Located in Westfield, NJ
Rare János Megyik for Amboss avant-garde flatware service for 12. Each service includes 5 utensils: dinner fork, salad / dessert fork, dinner / soup spoon, tea spoon and dinner knife. Each utensil is stamped and marked. Great vintage condition with minimal wear and tear consistent with age and history. Complete set has been cleaned and disinfected. A total of 63 pieces are included in this set.
Dinner knife measurements: 8.5” long x 1” wide.
Dinner fork measurements: 7.5” long x 1.5.
Salad/dessert fork measurements: 5.75” long x 1” wide.
Dinner spoon measurements: 7.5” long x 1.5” wide
Tea spoon measurements: 5.75” long x 1” wide
Meat fork measurements: 7.5” long x 1.25” wide
Paring knife...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Bauhaus Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
“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
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
Dover by Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 53 Pieces
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
Dover by Oneida sterling silver flatware set, 53 pieces. This set includes:
12 knives, 9"
12 forks, 7 1/4"
12 salad forks, 6 1/2"
12 teaspoons, 6"
1 gravy ladle, 6 3/8"
1 serving sp...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Venetian Scroll by Heirloom Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 74 Pcs
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
Venetian Scroll by Heirloom-Oneida sterling silver flatware set - 74 pieces. This set includes:
12 knives, 9 1/8"
12 forks, 7 1/4"
12 salad forks, 6 5/8"
12 teaspoons, 6"
12 place ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
American Colonial by Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 40 Pieces
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
American Colonial by Oneida, circa 1975, sterling silver Flatware set, 40 pieces. This scarce pattern features a classic fiddle shape design and wonderful pistol grip knife handles...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Stanton Hall by Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 35 Pcs Dinner
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
Dinner size Stanton hall by Oneida Sterling silver flatware set, 35 pieces. This set includes:
8 dinner size knives, 9 1/2"
8 dinner size forks, 7 7/8"
8...
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
Mediterranea by Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 64 Pieces
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
Mediterranea by Oneida sterling silver flatware set, 64 pieces. This set includes:
12 knives, 9 1/8".
12 forks, 7 1/4".
12 salad forks, 6 5/8".
12 teaspoons, 6 1/2".
12 cream soup s...
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
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
Mediterranea by Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware Service for Eight Set 54 Pieces
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
Exquisite Mediterranea by Oneida sterling silver Flatware set - 54 pieces.This set includes:
8 Knives, 9 1/8"
8 Forks, 7 1/4"
8 Salad Forks, pierced, 6 5/8"
8 Teaspoons, 6 1/2"
8 Pl...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Heiress by Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 60 Pieces
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
"Heiress" by Oneida sterling silver flatware set, 60 pieces. This set includes:
8 knives, 9 1/4"
8 forks, 7 1/4"
8 salad forks, 6 1/4"
8 teaspoons, 6"
8 cream soup spoons, 6 1/8"
8 ...
Category
20th Century 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
Virginian by Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 92 Pieces
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
Exquisite "Virginian" by Oneida sterling silver flatware set, 92 pieces. This set includes:
12 knives, 9"
12 forks, 7 1/8"
12 salad forks, 6 1/4"
12 teaspoons, 6"
12 flat handle but...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vivant by Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 47 Pieces Modern
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
Vivant By Oneida sterling silver Flatware set - 47 pieces. This set includes:
8 knives, 9"
8 forks, 7 1/2"
8 salad forks, 7"
8 teaspoons, 6 1/4"
8 place soup spoons, 6 1/2"
2 servi...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Flower Lane by Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 79 Pcs New Unused
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
Unused flower Lane by Oneida sterling silver flatware set, 79 pieces. This set includes:
12 knives, 9 1/8"
12 forks, 7 3/8"
12 salad forks, 6 5/8"
12 teaspoons, 6"
12 place so...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Engagement by Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 64 Pieces
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
Engagement by Oneida sterling silver flatware set of 64 pieces. This set includes:
12 knives, 8 7/8".1
12 forks, 7 1/8".
12 salad fork...
Category
1950s American Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
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
Du Maurier by Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 32 Pieces
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
Stunning Du Maurier by Oneida sterling silver flatware set, 32 pieces. This set includes:
8 knives, 9 1/4"
8 forks, 7 3/8"
8 salad forks, 6 5/8"
8 teaspoons, 6"
Includes bonus bran...
Category
Mid-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
Heiress by Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 51 Pieces
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
Heiress by Oneida sterling silver flatware set - 51 pieces. This set includes:
12 knives, 9 1/4"
12 forks, 7 1/4"
12 salad forks, 6 1/4"
12 teaspoons, 6"
1 gravy ladle, 6 1/2"
1 ser...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Damask Rose by Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 24 Service, 188 Pieces
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
Monumental damask rose by Oneida sterling silver flatware set, 188 pieces. This set includes:
24 knives, 8 3/4"
24 forks, 7 1/8"
24 salad forks, 6 1/2"
24 teaspoons, 6"
24 cream sou...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Amboss Cutlery Model 3000 Attributed to Helmut Alder
Located in Vienna, AT
Made by Alois Weichselbaumer company later Amboss in the 1950s.
Model 3000 stainless steel with rosewood handle with brass rivets.
Set of 18:
Six knives,
six spoons,
six forks.
...
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
Lasting Spring by Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service 46 Pieces Dinner
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
Scarce dinner size lasting spring by Oneida sterling silver flatware set, 46 pieces. This pattern has a timeless, Mid-Century Modern design. This set in...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Lasting Spring by Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware Set For 8 Service 44 Pieces
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
Lasting Spring by Oneida sterling silver flatware set, 44 Pieces. This set includes:
8 knives, 8 7/8"
8 forks, 7 1/8"
8 salad forks, 6 5/8"
8 teaspoons...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mansion House by Heirloom Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service 71 Pcs
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
Exquisite Mansion House by Heirloom-Oneida sterling silver Flatware set - 71 pieces. This set includes:
8 knives, 8 7/8"
8 forks, 7 1/8"
8 salad forks, 6 1/2"
8 teaspoons, 6 1/8"
8...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Belle Rose by Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 6 Service 31 Pieces
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
Belle Rose by Oneida, featuring beautiful flower design, sterling silver flatware set - 31 pieces. This set includes:
six knives, 9",
six forks, 7 1/2",
six salad forks, 7",
six ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
NYC Waldorf Astoria Hotel Fish Flatware Set Art Deco 8 Piece
By Oneida
Located in New York, NY
1990s silver plated steel eight piece used fish knife and fork set. Made by Oneida. This item is original to the NYC Waldorf Astoria Hotel Towe...
Category
1990s Art Deco Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate, Steel
Virginian by Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 60 Pieces
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
Exquisite "Virginian by Oneida" sterling silver flatware set, 60 pieces. This set includes:
12 knives, 9"
12 forks, 7 1/8"
12 salad forks, 6 1/4"
12 teaspoons, 6"
12 flat handle but...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Amboss 1050 "Bacon Cutlery"
Located in Vienna, AT
This rustic cutlery consist of 18 pieces and was made in rosewood and stainless steel and was the most expensive model of the company Amboss.
Neuzeug from the 1950s
Diamention kn...
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Martinique by Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 51 Pieces
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
Beautiful Martinique by Oneida sterling silver flatware set, 51 pieces. This set includes:
12 knives, 9".
12 forks, 7 1/4".
12 salad forks, 6 1/2".
12 teaspoons, 6".
One serving spo...
Category
1960s Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Amboss 2090 Cutlery by Helmut Alder
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare complete cutlery designed by Helmut Alder for Amboss in 1963, stainless steel, each part punctured, altogether 30 parts each six pieces.
Good original condition.
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
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
Afterglow by Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service Lunch 60 Pcs
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
Eight knives, 8 3/4",
eight forks, 7 1/8",
eight salad forks, 6 7/8",
eight teaspoons, 6",
eight cream soup spoons, 7 1/2",
eight flat handle butter spreaders, 5 3/4",
eight ic...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Boxed Amboss 2050 Carving Knives and Fork by Helmut Alder, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful midcentury Austrian carving set, consisting of caring knive, a meat knive and a fork in its original award-winning handmade wooden box. Out of the 2050 series, designed b...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Steel, Stainless Steel
King Cedric by Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware Service For 12 Set 80 Pieces
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
Beautiful King Cedric by Oneida Sterling silver flatware set - 80 pieces. This set includes:
12 KNIVES, 8 7/8",
12 FORKS, 7 1/4",
12 SALAD FORKS, 6 1/4...
Category
1940s Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Afterglow by Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 78 Pieces
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
Large Afterglow by Oneida sterling silver Flatware set for 12 - 78 Pieces. This set includes:
12 knives, 8 3/4".
12 forks, 7 1/8".
12 salad forks, 6 7/8".
12 teaspoons, 6".
12 flat ...
Category
1950s Vintage 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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