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Tableware For Sale
Creator: Towle Silversmiths
Creator: Amboss Austria
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

Old Colonial by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 64 pcs Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Lavishly decorated, Old Colonial's graceful curves descend along a beaded handle and meet a fluted bowl. Representing the height of the silversmiths craft, Old Colonial is a peerless...
Category

20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Craftsman by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 65 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 unad...
Category

1930s Vintage Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Craftsman by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set For 8 Service 48 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 unad...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Antique Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Craftsman by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set For 12 Service 67 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 unad...
Category

1930s Vintage Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Craftsman by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set For 8 Service 47 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 unad...
Category

Mid-20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

King Richard by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set For 8 Service 40 Pieces New
Located in Big Bend, WI
Named for the Richard the Lion Hearted, this pattern was inspired by the rich architectural decoration of old English mansions. Introduced in 1932, the design appears to be deeply ca...
Category

Mid-20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Chippendale by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set 6 Service Luncheon 24 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Chippendale by towle sterling silver flatware set - 24 pieces. Great starter set! This set includes: six knives, 8 3/4", six forks, 7 ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

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

Sterling Flatware, Service for 12/5 Piece Setting
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This gorgeous set of sterling silver flatware by Towle Silversmiths is up for sale. The design has a Gothic look and with a curved bo...
Category

2010s American Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Celtic Weave Gold by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service 40 pcs Irish
Located in Big Bend, WI
Celtic Weave Gold is one of the truly unique patterns in sterling silver flatware, with its braided Irish Celtic knot work at the end of each handle, with gold accent. Exquisite Ce...
Category

20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Chippendale by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 68 Pcs Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Inspired by the master designer, this delicate pattern mimics the graceful, curving leg of an 18th century Chippendale chair. Introduced...
Category

20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Chippendale Gold by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set 6 Vermeil 24 Pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
Chippendale gold by Towle sterling silver flatware set - 24 pieces. Gold flatware is on trend and makes a bold statement on your table. This set is vermeil (completely gold-washed) a...
Category

20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Craftsman by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 46 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Craftsman by Towle sterling silver flatware set, 46 pieces. This set includes: 8 knives, 8 5/8" 8 forks, 7 3/8" 8 salad forks, 6 1/2" 8 teaspoons, ...
Category

20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Candlelight by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service Luncheon 36 Pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
Eight knives, 8 1/2". Eight forks, 7 1/4". Eight salad forks, 6 1/2". Eight teaspoons, 6". One serving spoon, 8 5/8". One sugar spoon, 6". One hollow handle master butter knife, 6 3/4". One pie server, 10 1/2". Includes bonus brand new storage chest - styles vary. Excellent condition, not monogrammed. Set will be professionally polished and sealed in individual plastic sleeves prior to shipping 100% satisfaction guaranteed! A striking effect of plain sterling contrasted with rich ornamentation. No other pattern has the allure of a raised ribbon of silver laid over a rich decorative background. Candlelight stands alone among exquisite sterling flatware patterns...
Category

Mid-20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Fontana by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 8 Set 48 Pcs Dinner Size
Located in Big Bend, WI
Fontana by Towle sterling silver dinner size flatware set - 48 pieces. This set includes: eight dinner size knives, 9 3/4", eight dinner size forks, 7 5/8", eight salad forks, 6 ...
Category

1950s American Vintage Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Sterling Silver Flatware Set / 80 Pieces
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is a complete set -- service for 16 -- sterling silver flatware by Towle Silversmiths. First introduced in 1939, this p...
Category

1930s American Vintage Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

El Grandee by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Service, 12 Set Vermeil Gold 48 Pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
El Grandee Gold by Towle Sterling Silver flatware set - 48 pieces. Gold flatware is on trend and makes a bold statement on your table, especially when paired with gold rimmed china...
Category

Mid-20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Benjamin Ben Franklin by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service 43 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Benjamin Franklin by Towle sterling silver flatware set, 43 pieces. This set includes: Eight knives, 9", eight forks, 7 1/8", eight salad forks, 6 3/8", eight teaspoons, 6", ei...
Category

20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Virginia Carvel by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 53 pc No Mono
Located in Big Bend, WI
Virginia Carvel by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware set - 53 pieces. This set includes: 12 Knives, 8 7/8" 12 Forks, 7 1/4" 12 Salad Forks, 6 1/4" 12 Teaspoons, 6" 2 Serving Spoons, 8 ...
Category

20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Old English by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 34 pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Old English by Towle sterling silver Flatware set, 34ieces. This set includes: 8 Regular Knives, 8 3/4" 8 Regular Forks, 7" 8 Salad Forks, pierced, 5 3/4" 8 Teaspoons, 5 3/4" 1 Serv...
Category

Late 19th Century Antique Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Queen Elizabeth I by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service 32 pcs Unused
Located in Big Bend, WI
The golden age of royal splendor and prosperity during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I inspired this pattern, introduced in 1970. With a stem of perfectly proportioned curving arcs an...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Carpenter Hall by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 79 pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Carpenter Hall by Towle sterling silver Flatware set - 79 pieces. All of the pieces in this pattern are made with hollow, shaped, sterling handles. This...
Category

20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Margaux by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 51 pcs Dinner Grapes
Located in Big Bend, WI
Scarce Dinner Size Margaux by Towle sterling silver grape motif Flatware set, 51 pieces. This set includes: 12 Dinner Size Knives, 9 3/8" 12 Dinner S...
Category

Late 20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

King Richard by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 98 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Impressive King Richard by Towle sterling silver flatware set - 98 pieces. This set includes: 12 knives, 8 7/8" 12 forks, 7 3/8" 12 salad forks, 6 5/8" 12 teaspoons, 6" 12 cream sou...
Category

Mid-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

Craftsman by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 40 pcs New Unused
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 unad...
Category

20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Loop by Towle Crate & Barrel Stainless Steel Flatware set 30 pcs Modern Unused
Located in Big Bend, WI
Unused Modern Loop by Towle for Crate & Barrel Stainless Steel Flatware set - 30 pieces. This set includes: 6 Dinner Knives, 9 1/8" 6 Dinner Forks, 7 7/8" 6 Salad Forks, 6 3/4" 6 Tea...
Category

20th Century Tableware

Materials

Stainless Steel

Craftsman by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 48 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...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Antique Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Carpenter Hall by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 60 pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Carpenter Hall by Towle sterling silver Flatware set - 60 pieces. All of the pieces in this pattern are made with hollow, shaped, sterling handles. This...
Category

20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Esplanade Gold by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 91 pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
This outstanding pattern is named Esplanade, derived from a French word meaning a long, open, level area, typically beside the sea, along which people may walk for pleasure. This sen...
Category

20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

1690 Sixteen Ninety by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 48 pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
From its beginnings on the banks of the Merrimack River in 1690, Towle Silversmiths has maintained an enduring tradition of fine craftsmanship in sterling silver and stainless steel ...
Category

20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

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...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Stainless Steel

Silver Plumes by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 49 pcs Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Dinner Size Silver Plumes by Towle sterling silver Flatware set, 49 pieces. This set includes: 8 Dinner Size Knives, 9 1/2" 8 Dinner Size Forks, 8" 8 Salad Forks, 6 3/4" 8 Teaspoons...
Category

Mid-20th Century American 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

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

Sculptured Rose by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set 6 Service 24 pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Exquisite Sculptured Rose by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware set - 24 pieces. This set includes: 6 Knives, 9 1/8" 6 Forks, 7 1/2" 6 Salad Forks, 6 5/8" 6 Teaspoons, 6" Includes BONU...
Category

Mid-20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

10 Antique Assorted Sterling Silver Twisted Scalloped Serving Spoons 184g
Located in Dayton, OH
Lot of 10 antique sterling and one 800 silver sugar / tea spoons in a variety of styles and designs including shell bowls, twisted handles, floral motifs and one enameled. Makers inc...
Category

Early 20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Rambler Rose by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Dinner Service 148 Pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
The pattern Rambler Rose features a trellis of "rambling roses" down the center of the handle. This pattern was first introduced by Towle in the year 1937. Monumental Rambler Rose...
Category

20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Debussy by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 101 Pcs Dinner Size
Located in Big Bend, WI
Debussy made by Towle is a very graceful sterling flatware pattern inspired by the famous French composer, Achille-Claude Debussy, for whom it was named...
Category

20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Legato by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 60 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
The traditional curves and contours of Legato are restrained by a modern touch emphasizing the graceful handle of this pattern. The rich and precise ornamentation on the edges of Leg...
Category

20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

King Richard by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 87 Pcs Dinner Size
Located in Big Bend, WI
Named for King Richard I of England. Described as truly a royal pattern with regal dignity drawn from the romantic background of the pomp and pageantry of Richard the Lion-hearted an...
Category

Mid-20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Charlemagne by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 12 Set 76 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Superb Charlemagne by Towle Sterling Silver flatware set - 76 pieces. This set includes: 12 Knives, 9" 12 Forks, 7 1/2" 12 Salad Forks, 6 3/4" 12 Teaspoons, 6" 12 Place Soup Spo...
Category

1960s American Vintage Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Grand Duchess Gold by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 60 Pc Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
A gently tapered handle leads to a quiet work of rosettes and scrollwork, emphasizing the detail of this pattern. The oval mirror in the center of the handle acknowledges the vanity ...
Category

20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Craftsman by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 46 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 unad...
Category

20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Petit Point by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 79 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Petit Point by Towle c1957 Sterling Silver Flatware set - 79 pieces. This set includes: 12 Knives, 8 7/8" 12 Forks, 7 1/8" 12 Salad Forks, 6 3/8" 12 Teaspoons, 5 7/8" 12 Place...
Category

1960s Vintage Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Peachtree Manor by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 52 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Lovely Peachtree Manor by Towle circa 1956 Silver Flatware set, 52 pieces. This set includes: 8 Knives, 9" 8 Forks, 7 1/4" 8 Salad Forks, 6 3/8" 8 Teaspoons, 5 7/8" 8 Place So...
Category

1950s American Vintage Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Silver Plumes by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 97 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Lovely Silver Plumes by Towle sterling silver Flatware set, 97 pieces. This set includes: 8 Knives, 8 3/4" 8 Forks, 7 1/4" 8 Salad Forks, 6 3/4" 8 Teaspoons, 6 1/8" 8 Cream So...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

4 Antique Baroque Reticulated Sterling Silver 925 Souvenir Tea Spoons 75g 6"
Located in Dayton, OH
"Lot of four antique sterling silver souvenir tea spoons – The Montezuma, Las Vegas Hot Springs by Alvin Sterling, Whiting Manufacturing Imperial Queen pattern (introduced 1893) with monogram, Wisconsin Dells, Hornets Nest by Lunt Silversmiths, and Granford engraved Georgian pattern (first produced 1898) by Towle Silversmiths. ""The Alvin Corporation was founded by Wm. H. Jamoneau in 1886 as Alvin Mfg Co in Irvington, New Jersey. The firm changed to Alvin-Beiderhase Co (c. 1893) under the management of Wm. H. Jamoneau, Henry H. Leibe and George B. Beiderhase moving in 1895 to Sag Harbour, Long Island. In 1897 Alvin-Beiderhase Co, maker of Official World Fair souvenir spoons for 1893-94 Chicago Columbian Exposition, was purchased by Joseph Fahys & Co (watch-case manufacturer) operating as a branch until 1910. In 1919 the name changed to Alvin Silver Co until 1928 when assets, dies and patterns were purchased by Gorham Corporation operating in Providence plant as a separated division of Gorham under the name of Alvin Corporation."" ""Whiting Manufacturing Co traces its origin to the firm Tifft & Whiting formed in 1840 by Albert C. Tifft and William Dean Whiting. After the retirement of Tifft the firm changed to Whiting & Gooding (& Co) in 1853, Whiting Fessenden & Cowan (1858), Tifft Whiting & Co (1859, re-entering of Tifft), Whiting Cowan & Bowen (1864) until its forming as Whiting Manufacturing Co in 1866. The factory, located in North Attleboro, Massachusetts, was destroyed by a fire in 1875. What was salvaged by the ruins was acquired by F, Jones and the production transferred to New York combining its manufacturing operations and offices into one building at 692-694 Broadway at Fourth Street. The company was purchased by Gorham in 1924 and the production transferred to Providence, Rhode Island. Whiting had relatively small production output but produced exceptional handmade silverware in relatively small quantities. The Company's most famous and important designer was Charles Osborne. In the 1880's he worked for Tiffany for a period of time before returning to Whiting. His designs are some of the most important of the American aesthetic movement. From 1905 to 1924 the firm marked its production with date symbols. Whiting was absorbed by Gorham in 1926."" ""Lunt Silversmiths began its activity and was incorporated in Greenfield, MA in 1902 as Rogers, Lunt & Bowlen Company. The firm succeeded to A. F. Towle & Son Co purchasing its tools, machinery, trademarks and good-will. The business was managed by George E. Rogers (1849-1915, President and major investor), George Colby Lunt (Treasurer and General Manager) and William Caldwell Bowlen (1868-1934, Vice President and supervisor of manufacturing until his retirement in 1929). George C. Lunt and William C. Bowlen were both qualified members of the staff of the defunct Towle's factory. The company would become a celebrated domestic designer and producer of flatware, hollowware, and giftware for generations to come remaining in Lunt family hands for more than 100 years, making it the oldest continuously operating family-owned silver company in the United States. On April 4, 1912 the RLB trademark obtained the U.S. federal registration under the serial number of 71062653. In 1935 Rogers, Lunt & Bowlen Company's name was shortened to Lunt Silversmiths. In 1957 Lunt Silversmiths acquired King Silver Co and its subsidiary Richard Dimes Company of South Boston, Ma. Lunt Silversmiths had in its inventory a wide array of flatware patterns as Alexandra, American Directoire, American Victorian, Belle...
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Early 20th Century Baroque Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Arlington by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 50 Pieces Multi-Motif
Located in Big Bend, WI
Rare multi-motif floral Arlington by Towle c1884 sterling silver Flatware set - 50 Pieces (including 8 Mother of Pearl handle knives). T...
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20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Debussy by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 39 Pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
Debussy by Towle sterling silver flatware set, 39 pieces. This set includes: 8 Knives, 9" 8 Forks, 7 1/2" 8 Salad Forks, 6 1/2" 8 Teaspoons, 6" 1 Serving Spoon, 8 3/4" 1 Pier...
Category

20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Contessina by Towle Sterling Silver Floral Flatware Set for 12 Service 67 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Contessina by Towle, circa 1965, floral repousse sterling silver Flatware set - 67 Pieces. This set includes: 12 Knives, 9" 12 Forks, 7 3/8" 12 Salad Forks, 6 5/8" 12 Teaspoons...
Category

20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

King Richard by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 108 Pc Dinner Size
Located in Big Bend, WI
Named for King Richard I of England. Described as truly a royal pattern with regal dignity drawn from the romantic background of the pomp and pageantry of Richard the Lion-hearted an...
Category

Mid-20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Seville by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set 49 Pieces Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Exquisite dinner size Seville by Towle sterling silver flatware set - 49 pieces. Great starter set! This set includes: 6 Dinner Size Knives, 9 1/2" 6 Dinner Size Forks, 7 5/8" 6...
Category

20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Old Master by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 56 Pieces Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
This graceful pattern designed by master silversmith Harold E. Nock is styled in the Old Victorian tradition, with refined lines and a restrained decoration popular in the early Victorian era. Introduced in 1942, it features a distinctive violin-shaped handle, a crown of curling leaves, a center rosette with tapering tendrils, and scrolls and flutes along the handle. The classic design is exceptionally versatile, suiting many styles of dcor and any dining occasion from family meals to holiday celebrations. New, Never used dinner size old master...
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20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Old Mirror by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 89 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Old mirror by Towle sterling silver flatware set - 89 pieces. This set includes: 12 Knives, 9" 12 Forks, 7 1/8" 12 Salad Forks, 6 3/8" 12 Teaspoons, 6" 12 Cream Soup Spoons, 6...
Category

1940s Vintage Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Virginia Lee by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 72 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Virginia Lee by Towle, circa 1920, sterling silver Flatware set - 72 pieces. This scarce set includes: 8 Regular Knives, 8 3/4" 8 Regular Forks, 7 1...
Category

20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

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...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Bauhaus Tableware

Materials

Stainless Steel

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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