Tableware
273
2
to
272
3
275
275
275
6
3
3
1
1
1
1
36
236
2
16
115
17
2
1
2
10
6
15
16
4
1
275
275
271
3
1
40
40
3
2
1
8
287
273
269
219
Tableware For Sale
Creator: Gorham Manufacturing Company
Creator: Emile Puiforcat
Greenbrier by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for Eight Service Dinner Size
Located in Big Bend, WI
Greenbrier by Gorham sterling silver dinner size flatware set of 54 pieces. This set includes:
Eight dinner size knives, 9 1/2".
Eight dinner siz...
Category
1930s American Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Cluny by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Service Massive Set with Vintage Chest
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. Cluny takes its name and inspiration from a real plac...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
La Scala by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 12 Set 60 pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
La Scala by Gorham sterling silver flatware set - 60 pieces. This set includes:
12 knives, 9"
12 forks, 7 1/2"
12 salad forks, 6 1/2"
12 teaspoons, 6 1/4"
12 place soup spoons, 6 5/8"
Includes bonus brand new storage chest - styles vary.
Excellent condition, with no monograms. This set will be beautifully professionally polished prior to shipping.
Inspired by the famed Italian opera house, Gorham La...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Golden Scroll by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set Place Size Service 48 Pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
Golden scroll by Gorham sterling silver flatware set, 48 pieces. This set includes: 12 place knives, 9 1/8", 12 place forks, 7 3/8", 12 salad forks, 7", ...
Category
Late 20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Buttercup by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 12 Set 78 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Buttercup by Gorham 78 piece sterling silver flatware set. This set includes:
12 knives, 8 3/4".
12 forks, 7".
12 salad forks, 6 1/4".
12 teaspoon...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sovereign Hispana by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set Eight Service 49 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
This pattern was produced from 1968-1992. The handle is pierced with an attractive Danish style crown design reminiscent of the pattern Acorn by Georg Jensen. This pattern is heavy and well made. This set is unused, still in the factory sleeves!
New Sovereign Hispana...
Category
1960s American Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Louis XV by Gorham Whiting Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 76 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Louis XV by Gorham-Whiting sterling silver flatware set of 76 pieces.
This set includes:
12 knives, 8 3/4".
12 forks, 7".
12 salad forks, fancy, 6 3/4".
12 teaspoons, 5 3/4".
12...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Chantilly by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service Luncheon, 110 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
12 knives 8 7/8",
12 forks 7",
12 salad forks 6 1/2",
12 teaspoons 5 3/4",
12 cream soup spoons 6 1/8",
12 iced tea spoons 7 5/8",
12 demitasse spoons 4",
12 coffee spoons 5 3...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Cluny by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 60 pieces Dinner
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. Cluny takes its name and inspiration from a real plac...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Imperial Chrysanthemum Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 105 Pc Chest
Located in Big Bend, WI
Superb monumental dinner & luncheon size imperial Chrysanthemum by Gorham sterling silver flatware set, 105 pieces. This set includes:...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Gorham Aesthetic Sterling Silver Olive Spoon with Pick
Located in New York, NY
Aesthetic sterling silver olive spoon. Made by Gorham in Providence, ca 1885. Cast stem with entwined leaf and olive. Shallow and pierced bowl with engraved leaves. At other end pick...
Category
Late 19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Coligni by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 144 pc Dinner Multi motif
Located in Big Bend, WI
Rare Dinner and Luncheon size Coligni by Gorham sterling silver figural multi-motif Flatware set - 144 pieces. This pattern was designed by renowned artist Antoine Heller, and introd...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set of 3 Gorham Japonesque Mixed Metal & Hand Hammered Ladles
Located in New York, NY
Three Japonesque sterling silver ladles. Made by Gorham in Providence, ca 1885. Each: Curved and tapering handle; round and lobed bowl with small lip spout; bowl interior gilt washed...
Category
Late 19th Century American Japonisme Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver, Copper
Lyric by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 12 Set 69 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Heirloom quality Lyric by Gorham sterling silver flatware set of 69 pieces. This set includes:
12 knives, 8 7/8"
12 forks, 7 1/4"
12 salad forks, 6 1/...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Classic Bouquet by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 65 pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Classic Bouquet by Gorham sterling silver Flatware set, 65 pieces. The handle design is a bouquet of flowers with pierced and beaded detailing. This set includes:
12 Place Size Kniv...
Category
1970s Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Gorham Imperial Chrysanthemum Sterling Silver Soup Ladle
Located in New York, NY
Imperial Chrysanthemum sterling silver soup ladle. Made by Gorham in Providence, ca 1900. Tapering stem with waisted terminal and lobed round bowl. Dense ornament with flowers and le...
Category
Late 19th Century American Japonisme Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Emile Puiforcat French Sterling Silver Gravy Sauce Boat & Underplate in Art Deco
Located in New York, NY
Emile Puiforcat, French 0.950 (higher purity than sterling) silver gravy sauce boat on an underplate, in Art Deco Style with an elegant, geometric design, the rims adorned with geome...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Tableware
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Angelo by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 75 pcs Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Exceedingly rare Dinner and Luncheon size Angelo by Gorham, circa 1870, sterling silver Flatware set - 75 pieces. This pattern features unusual, shaped, hollow handles. This set incl...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Meadow by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 65 pieces Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Dinner Size Meadow by Gorham sterling silver Flatware set - 65 pieces.
This multi-motif pattern features various finely detailed scenes of flowers, cattails, clover, grasses, and fo...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Gorham Bird’s Nest Sterling Silver Egg Spoon
Located in New York, NY
Bird’s Nest sterling silver egg spoon. Made by Gorham in Providence, ca 1880. Leafing twig stem and nest terminal lain with 3 eggs. Bowl elongated ...
Category
Late 19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Marguerite by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 10 Service 53 pcs Floral
Located in Big Bend, WI
Beautiful Marguerite by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware set with daisy flower motif - 53 pieces. This set includes:
10 Knives with Blunt blades, 8 1/2"
10 Forks, 6 7/8"
10 Salad For...
Category
20th Century American Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Paris by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 76 pieces Cherubs
Located in Big Bend, WI
Gorgeous Paris by Gorham Sterling Silver flatware set, 76 pieces. Paris is an Art Nouveau style multi-motif pattern with two full figure cherubs facing each other with a floral arran...
Category
1890s American Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Grecian by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Service Rare circa 1861 Early 149 pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
Superb Grecian by Gorham, circa 1861, sterling silver Flatware set - 149 pieces. This is an incredibly scarce early Gorham pattern and is the largest group of this pattern that we have had available in 60 years in the silver business!
This service includes:
12 Dinner Knives, all-sterling, 8 1/4"
12 Dinner Forks, 7 1/2"
10 Luncheon/Dessert Knives, all-sterling, 7 1/4"
12 Luncheon Forks, 6 3/4"
12 Salad Forks, 8 - 6" & 4 - 5 1/2"
12 Teaspoons, 5 7/8"
8 Place Soup Spoons, 7"
8 Dinner Spoons, 8 1/4"
8 Dessert Forks, 6"
12 Egg Spoons, 4 3/4"
12 Orange Spoons, 4 3/4"
12 Nut Picks, 4 3/4"
1 Sugar Spoon, 6"
1 Flat Handle Master Butter, bright-cut, engraved, 7 3/8"
1 Oyster Server, 9 1/4"
1 Ice Tong, 6 1/4"
1 Soup Ladle, gold-washed, 11 7/8"
1 Large Soup Ladle, pointed, 13 3/4"
1 Sardine Fork, bright-cut, 5 1/2"
1 Pickle knife, bright-cut, 6 3/4"
1 Cheese Knife w/pick, bright-cut, 7 1/4"
1 Olive Spoon, 6"
1 Mustard Ladle, gold-washed, 5 1/4"
1 Master Salt Spoon, 3 3/4"
1 Sugar Sifter, 7 1/8"
1 Bouillon Ladle, 11"
1 Cheese Scoop, large, 8 1/4"
1 Berry Spoon, fluted, 8 1/2"
1 Preserve Spoon, 6 7/8"
1 Buckwheat...
Category
1890s American Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Edgemont Gold by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service 49 pcs Dinner New
Located in Big Bend, WI
Originally issued in 1987, Edgemont Gold by Gorham has symmetrical flutes that adorn the end of the flatware, flaring in an unmistakable pattern.
Unused Edgemont Gold Accent by Gorh...
Category
Late 20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Medici by Gorham (1971) Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 32 pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Sparkling lace-like scrolls of deeply carved sterling link together to create a magnificent movement of intricate detail. Medici achieves balance between the pure lines of the column...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Medici New by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 72 Pieces Dinner Size
Located in Big Bend, WI
Sparkling lace-like scrolls of deeply carved sterling link together to create a magnificent movement of intricate detail. Medici achieves balance between the pure lines of the column...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Newport Scroll by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 69 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Gracefully curved lines distinguish Newport Scroll. The gently flared ends of each handle add a unique and interesting element to any table setting.
Newport Scroll by Gorham sterlin...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
King Edward by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set Dinner Service 42 Pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
King Edward by Gorham Sterling Silver dinner size flatware set, 42 pieces. This set includes:
8 Dinner Size Knives, 9 5/8"
8 Dinner Size Forks, 7 3/4"
8 Salad Forks, 6 1/8"
8 T...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Newport Scroll by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 45 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Gracefully curved lines distinguish Newport Scroll. The gently flared ends of each handle add a unique and interesting element to any table setting.
Newport Scroll by Gorham sterlin...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Secret Garden by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 47 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Secret Garden by Gorham sterling silver Flatware set, 47 pieces. This service includes:
8 Knives, 9 1/4"
8 Forks, 7 1/2"
8 Salad Forks, 6 1/2"
8 Teaspoons, 6"
8 Place Soup Spoons, 7...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Lyric by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 8 Set 46 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Lyric by Gorham sterling silver Flatware set - 46 pieces. This set includes:
8 Knives, 8 7/8"
8 Forks, 7 1/4"
8 Salad Forks, 6 1/2"
8 Teaspoons, 6"
8 Cream Soup Spoons, 6 1/4"
1 Gra...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Decor by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 41 Pcs Dinner Size
Located in Big Bend, WI
Large and heavy dinner size Decor by Gorham sterling silver flatware set - 41 pieces. This set includes:
8 Dinner Size Knives, 9 5/8"
8 Dinner Size Forks, 7 3/4"
8 Salad Forks, ...
Category
1950s Rococo Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Baronial by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set of 8 Service 40 Pcs Place
Located in Big Bend, WI
Baronial by Gorham, circa 1973, sterling silver flatware set - 40 pieces. The handles of the forks and spoons are pierced. This set includes:
8 Place Knives, 9 1/8"
8 Place Forks...
Category
1890s American Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Rose Tiara by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 65 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
In 1963 Gorham's skilled designers created a timeless beauty with Rose Tiara. With graceful curves and a delicate rose at the tip of the handle, Rose Tiara adds the perfect finishing...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Luxembourg by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service 48 Pcs Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Dinner size Luxembourg by Gorham sterling silver flatware set - 48 pieces. This set includes:
8 dinner size knives, with blunt plated blades, 9 5/8"
8 dinner size forks, 7 5/8"
8 ...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Classic Bouquet by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 56 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Classic Bouquet by Gorham sterling silver Flatware set, 56 pieces. The handle design is a bouquet of flowers with pierced and beaded detailing. This se...
Category
1970s Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
La Scala by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 12 Set 79 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Inspired by the famed Italian opera house, Gorham La Scala features a scalloped tip with a floral and scroll edge, a pierced handle, and a central rose...
Category
1960s Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Governor's Lady by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 6 Set 36 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Governor's Lady by Gorham, introduced in the year 1937, sterling silver Flatware set - 36 pieces. Great starter set! This set includes:
6 Knives, 9"
6 Forks, 7 1/8"
6 Salad Fo...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
4 Antique Sterling Souvenir Spoons Gorham Lunt Mechanics Missouri Columbia
Located in Dayton, OH
"Lot of four antique 19th century sterling silver souvenir spoons of Columbia, Missouri representing the University of Missouri, Read Hall (of the) Uni...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sea Rose by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set For 8 Service 40 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Beautiful Sea Rose By Gorham sterling silver Flatware set, 63 pieces. This pattern has a flowing modern design and was designed by Richard L. Huggins in the year 1958. This set inclu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
English Gadroon by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service 40 Pcs Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Gorgeous Dinner Size English Gadroon by Gorham sterling silver Flatware set, 40 pieces. This set includes:
8 Dinner Size Knives, 9 1/2"
8 Dinner Size Forks, 7 5/8"
8 Salad Forks...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Medici Golden Accent by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 50 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Sparkling lace-like scrolls of deeply carved sterling link together to create a magnificent movement of intricate detail. Golden Medici achieves balance between the pure lines of the column and the complex decoration. Retired pattern. This pattern sets a truly beautiful table!
Golden Medici by Gorham...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Violet by Whiting-Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 34 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Violet by Whiting-Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware set - 34 pieces. This set includes:
8 Knives, with French Stainless blades, 9"
8 Forks, 6 3/4"
8 Salad Forks, 4-tine, with leaf...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Versailles by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Service 12 Set 178 Pieces Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
The Versailles pattern was created by the French sculptor, Antoine Heller, who was inspired by the murals in the Palace of Versailles. It is a multi-motif pattern from 1888 and each ...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Shamrock V by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set 66 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Scarce Art Deco Shamrock V by Gorham sterling silver flatware set - 66 pieces. This pattern was the official pattern of the US Navy and was used on battlesh...
Category
1930s American Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
La Scala Gold by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Service 8 Set Vermeil 58 Pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
La Scala Gold by Gorham Sterling Silver flatware set - 58 pieces. This set is vermeil (completely gold-washed) and includes:
8 Knives, 9"
8 Forks, 7 1/2"
8 Salad Forks, 6 1/2"
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Rondo by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 93 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Monumental Rondo by Gorham sterling silver Flatware set, 93 pieces, including many serving pieces. This set includes:
12 Knives, 8 7/8"
12 Forks, 7...
Category
1950s American Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
La Scala by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 12 Set 54 Pcs New
Located in Big Bend, WI
Unused La Scala by Gorham sterling silver flatware set - 54 pieces. This set includes:
12 Knives, 9 1/8"
12 Forks, 7 1/2"
12 Salad Forks, 6 1/2"
12 Teaspoons, 6 1/4"
1 Gravy L...
Category
1960s Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Baronial Old by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 120 pc Lion Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Outstanding Dinner & Luncheon Size Old Baronial by Gorham sterling silver Flatware set with lion motif, 120 pieces. This set includes:
12 Dinner Size Knives, 9 3/4"
12 Dinner Size F...
Category
1890s American Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Chantilly by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 90 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Chantilly by Gorham sterling silver flatware set of 90 pieces. This set includes:
12 knives, 8 3/4",
12 forks, 7",
12 ...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Lyric by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 79 Pcs Dinner Size
Located in Big Bend, WI
Dinner size Lyric by Gorham sterling silver flatware set, 79 pieces. This set includes:
12 dinner size knives, 9 5/8"
12 dinner size forks, 7 7/8"
12 salad forks, 6 1/2"
12 tea...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Shamrock V by Gorham Sterling Silver Coffee Set 5pc (#5093)
Located in Big Bend, WI
Shamrock V by Gorham
Gorgeous Shamrock V by Gorham sterling silver five-piece coffee set. This set includes:
1 - Coffee Pot: Marked #A41501, measures 10 1...
Category
1930s American Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Florentine by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Service with Provenance 426 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Monumental figural Florentine by Gorham sterling silver Flatware set - 426 pieces. This pattern was designed by William C...
Category
Early 20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Melrose by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 60 Pcs Dinner Size
Located in Big Bend, WI
Inspired by carvings from the Melrose Mansion of Natchez, Mississippi, this pattern possesses unusual boldness and depth. Melrose has elegant curves and intricate detailing along the...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Lyric by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 6 Set 24 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Lyric by Gorham sterling silver Flatware set - 24 Pieces. Great starter set! This set includes:
6 Knives, 8 7/8"
6 Forks, 7 1/4"
6 Salad Forks, ...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Edgemont Gold by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set For 12 Service 52 pc Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Originally issued in 1987, Edgemont Gold by Gorham has symmetrical flutes that adorn the end of the flatware, flaring in an unmistakable pattern.
Edgemont Gold Accent by Gorham St...
Category
Late 20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Decor by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 51 Pcs Dinner Size
Located in Big Bend, WI
Large and heavy Dinner Size Decor by Gorham sterling silver flatware set - 51 pieces. This set includes:
12 Dinner Size Knives, 9 5/8"
12 Dinner Size Forks, 7 3/4"
12 Salad Forks, 6...
Category
1950s Rococo Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
La Scala by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Service For 8 Set 41 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
For a dramatic statement, this glamorous pattern brings three-dimensional opulence to your table. Introduced in 1964, the finely tooled design incorporates deeply carved borders with lavish scrollwork enhanced by intermittent floral details and a striking rosette crowning the neck. Significant weight and uncompromising craftsmanship lend a luxurious note to traditional and formal settings to wow your guests and provide the ultimate finishing touch to all of your meals.
LA SCALA BY GORHAM...
Category
1960s 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.
Recently Viewed
View AllMore Ways To Browse
Antique Tiffany Flatware
Large Tea Spoon
Large Salad Serving Bowl
Dinner Services For Six
Silver Fish Cutlery
Set Of 6 Silver Plated Spoons
Antique Fish Knives
China Service 12
Antique Demitasse Set
Antique Demitasse Sets
Tableware Service Porcelain
Dinner Trays
Antique Silver Fish Knives
Vintage Dessert Bowls
Oil Vinegar
Antique Tiffany Sterling Silver Flatware
Silver Plated Soup Ladles
Gold Silver Fruit Set