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Tableware For Sale
Period: Late 20th Century
Period: 1950s
Vintage Hybrid Fork-Knives in Brass and Resin, Eskildtuna, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Rare complete set of so-called fork-knives in brass and black resin. The third spike of the fork doubles as a knife. The original intension was in regards to consuming cake and pastr...
Category
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Brass
Contour by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 64 Pieces, Modern
Located in Big Bend, WI
Stunning Contour by Towle sterling silver flatware set of 64 pieces. This set includes:
Eight knives, 8 3/4".
Eight forks, 7 5/8".
Eight sal...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Silver Plated Sauce Bowl Made by Christofle Model Malmaison
By Christofle
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful silver plated sauce bowl with fixed saucer by the French brand Christofle. This bowl is from the Malmaison series. The bowl looks like it has hardly been used, it is in top...
Category
1990s French Empire Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
Large Carved Olive Wood Fruit basket 1970s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Large Carved Olive Wood Fruit basket Standing on my dining table for the Moment. Great looking table piece .Beautiful grain in the Wood Like a ar...
Category
1970s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Olive
Buccellati Sterling Silver Asparagus Tongs in Classical Parma Pattern
By Buccellati
Located in New York, NY
Parma sterling silver aspargus tongs. U-form; one blade fluted and one open. Rectangular frame. Stems and terminals reeded. Marked “Buccellati Sterling Italy”. Weight: 6.7 troy ounces.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Handcrafted Six Napkin Rings in Natural Capiz Pearl Shell
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Set of six napkin rings in natural capiz pearl in flower shape.
Luminous, beautiful pearl shell color.
vintage set of 6 flower shaped made of natural semi iridescent capiz shell.
Due...
Category
1970s Philippine Bohemian Vintage Tableware
Materials
Shell
Gense, Sweden. Fish cutlery for six people. Stainless steel.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Gense, Sweden.
Fish cutlery for six people consisting of six knives and six forks.
Stainless steel.
Late 20th century.
In perfect condition. Like new.
Knife: L 20.0 cm.
Fork: L 20.0 cm.
Category
Late 20th Century Swedish Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Bjørn Wiinblad for Rosenthal, Lotus Porcelain Service, Twelve Plates
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Bjørn Wiinblad for Rosenthal. Lotus porcelain service.
Twelve plates decorated with pink lotus leaves. 1980s.
Diameter: 17 cm.
In excellent conditi...
Category
1980s German Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Set of Six Capodimonte Porcelain Tea /Coffee Cups with Floral Motifs, Italy
By Capodimonte
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1950s.
This set is made in Capodimonte porcelain and features hand painted floral motifs and golden edges.
They are vintage therefore they might show slight traces of ...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Golden Murano Glass Bottle by Carlo Moretti from the 1970s
Located in Milano, MI
Murano glass bottle with gold inserts, made by Carlo Moretti in the 70s.
Measures: Ø cm 5, H cm 23
Carlo Nason, born in Murano in 1935 from one of the oldest glassmaking families on the island, he was a great master glassmaker. He grew up attending the glass masters who work in the family furnace, appropriating the most refined techniques of glass art, demonstrating an innovative and planning attitude that he employed in the field of design, but referring to tradition.
In 1925 the Nason Moretti company was founded by the Nasone brothers, specializing in the production of furnishing accessories and tableware, where the mastery of the most refined Murano techniques is integrated with a modern vision and careful chromatic research.
In 1955 Umberto Nason created an innovative project of two-tone bowls and glasses that earned him the Compasso d'Oro award. In the 1960s, with the second generation of the family, there was a great development of the company which still maintained its characteristic vocation for experimentation. In the 1980s he looked at lighting with postmodern reinterpretations of designed lights, with the Carlo Moretti Studio line and the series of collectible goblets and glasses.
Since the 1990s, the business has focused on new collections conceived in a modern and design-oriented key. Carlo Moretti of Venice, founded by Carlo in 1958 in Murano, passed to new ownership in 2013, but it is still an important company today due to its constant relationship with design. The company is known for the beauty and elegance of Murano glass, arriving not only in the tables of the most important families, but also in the modern tables of today. Worked with ancient and secret techniques, Nason Moretti glasses...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Murano Glass
Vereco, France. Set of six soup bowls in smoked art glass. 1970s.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Vereco, France. A set of six soup bowls in smoked art glass.
1970s.
Marked.
Perfect condition.
Dimensions: D 18.5 cm.
Category
1970s French Vintage Tableware
Materials
Glass
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
Tudor Scroll by Birks Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 140 pieces Dinner
By Henry Birks
Located in Big Bend, WI
Monumental Tudor Scroll by Birks Canada sterling silver Flatware set with bright-cut design, 140 pieces. This set includes:
12 Large Dinner Knives, 10 1/8"
12 Large Dinner Forks, 8...
Category
Late 20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Exstraordinary Water Can Brass, Around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Exstraordinary Water can brass, around 1950s
Polished and stove enameled.
Wicker.
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Brass
Fontana by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 8 Set 40 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Fontana by Towle sterling silver flatware set - 40 pieces. This set includes:
Eight knives, 9"
Eight forks, 7 1/4"
Eight salad forks, 6 1/2"
Eight te...
Category
1950s Unknown Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Bone China Royal Doulton Rhodes Saucer with Pink and Blue Shell Design, England
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A beautiful crisp white bone china saucer with a sea shell design around the rim. It has a crisp white center, and a hand painted gold rim. Light pink s...
Category
1980s English Late Victorian Vintage Tableware
Materials
Gold
Brass Coaster vienna around 1970s
Located in Wien, AT
Brass Coaster vienna around 1970s
Only polished
Category
1970s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Brass
Fürstenberg West Germany Porcelain Service from the 1950s-1960s
Located in Opole, PL
We present you a diner-coffee service for 12 people with a signature of the Fürstenberg West Germany manufactury from the 1950s/1960s.
The ...
Category
Late 20th Century German Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
20th Century Italian Solid Silver Tray on Silver Stand
Located in VALENZA, IT
Oval tray with handles and hand-pierced edge with leaf motif.
The tray is completely handmade. The handles are in silver with fusion processing that take up the leaf design.
The so...
Category
1990s Italian Other Tableware
Materials
Silver
Scandinavian glass designer. Set of four plates in smoke-coloured art glass.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Scandinavian glass designer. A set of four plates in smoke-coloured art glass. Square indentation in the plate.
Handmade with visible bubbles in the glass.
Circa 1970s.
Perfect condi...
Category
1970s Scandinavian Vintage Tableware
Materials
Art Glass
Decorative Brass Trivet in Starfish Motif by David Marshall 'circa 1990s'
Located in London, GB
Brass trivet by David Marshall (circa 1990s). This piece is weighty, elegantly rugged, beautifully trodden and in the form of a starfish. It looks like it has had a rough life and th...
Category
1990s Spanish Tableware
Materials
Brass
Los Castillo Azurite Sugar Bowl Mexican Modern Studio Craft Taxco Silver Jewlery
By Los Castillo
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Silver-plated spherical lidded sugar with mosaic Azurite and Malachite handle. Azurite is a soft, deep blue copper mineral produced by weathering of copper ore...
Category
1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
Flatware, Cutlery Set by Berndorf Model 9100, Charleston
Located in Vienna, AT
Austrian high quality flatware by Berndorf, former Krupp company, model 9100 Charleston from the 1970s. The cutlery has handle with very interesting geometric decor. Used but in exce...
Category
1970s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Pair of French Ceramic Spoon Rest Vessels by Robert Picault
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Robert Picault french ceramic vessels
Vallauris France, circa 1950’s
Can be used as a spoon rest, ashtray, catch all or key dish
Vibrant pattern, color, ...
Category
1950s French Vintage Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Nedda El-Asmar for Gense. Appetize, dinner service for four people
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Appetize, Nedda El-Asmar for Gense, Sweden.
Dinner service for four people, consisting of four dinner knives, four dinner forks, and four dinner spoons.
Late 20th century.
In perfect...
Category
Late 20th Century Swedish Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Paloma Picasso for Villeroy & Boch, 11 "My Way" Porcelain Coffee Cups & Saucers
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Paloma Picasso for Villeroy & Boch. 11 "My way" porcelain coffee cups with saucers. Colorful decoration. 1990s.
The cup measures: 7.5 x 6.8 cm.
Saucer diameter: 15 cm.
In excellen...
Category
1990s German Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 5 Small Plate or Coasters in Porcelain by Piero Fornasetti, Italy 1950s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury a set of five beautiful black and white small plates or coasters in porcelain displaying drawn animals with money (snail, dog, hen, turtl...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
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
1980s Ice Bucket in the style of the Memphis Movement by Georges Briard USA
Located in London, GB
This 1980s square ice bucket made in Japan was designed by American designer Georges Briard.
This design is inspired by the Pop Art movement but also the Memphis movement. Founded in...
Category
1980s Japanese Post-Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Aluminum
Brass, copper watering can vienna around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Brass, copper watering can vienna around 1950s
Polished and stove enameled
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Brass, Copper
Vintage Wood Sculpted Round Salt and Pepper Shaker Set
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and unique set of salt and pepper shakers. This pair is handmade in polished finished wood that shows beautiful grain. Each piece has fine details such as the "S" and "P" p...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Wood
Murano Card Holder Signed La Murrina from the 1970s
By La Murrina
Located in Milano, MI
Murano card holder signed La Murrina, 1970s
Measures: Ø 18 cm H 15 cm.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Murano Glass
1950s Pair of Baccarat Crystal Wine Bottle Plates with Case
By Baccarat
Located in Marbella, ES
Pair of Baccarat Crystal Wine Bottle Plates with Case
Category
1950s French Vintage Tableware
Materials
Glass
Enamel and Brass Red , Green Apple and Pear Object Sculptures Set Of 6 Vintage
Located in North Miami, FL
This lovely set of 6 enameled and brass apple and pear object sculptures makes for great entertaining and table settings. They are vintage from th...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Arcoroc, France. Set of four octagonal plates in black glass.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Arcoroc, France
A set of four octagonal plates in black glass.
1970s/80s.
Marked.
Perfect condition.
Dimensions: Diameter 21.5 cm x Height 2.1 cm.
Category
1970s French Vintage Tableware
Materials
Glass
Old Pepper Mill in Olive Wood, Circa 1970, France
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This Pepper Mill has a great Patina, it has been made in olive Wood, in France, Circa 1970.
It's color is Brown, and it is working, you can use it.
Category
1970s French French Provincial Vintage Tableware
Materials
Brass
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica Bouillon Cup with Saucer in Hand Painted Porcelain
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica bouillon cup with saucer in hand-painted porcelain with branch-shaped handles, flowers and gold decoration.
PROVENANCE: VALDEMARS CASTLE
Model number...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
A set of 11 pewter napkin rings with sculpted shells, 1975
By Metzke
Located in View Park, CA
A set of 11 pewter napkin rings ft shells and sand-dollars, 1975. Pick up in central west Los Angeles or we ship worldwide.
Each ring measures appr...
Category
1970s North American Brutalist Vintage Tableware
Materials
Pewter
Meissen Porcelain Candlestick Holder Ornate Yellow Dragon
Located in Delft, NL
Meissen Porcelain candlestick holder ornate yellow Dragon
Meissen Porcelain ornate yellow Dragon candlestick holder. The rims and pattern...
Category
Late 20th Century German Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Royal Copenhagen Gray Magnolia, Complete Coffee Service for 12 People
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen Gray Magnolia. Complete coffee service for 12 people in porcelain, late 20th century.
Consisting of 12 coffee cups with saucers, 12 plates and coffee pot.
The coff...
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
French Silver and Gold Tea or Coffee Spoons with Cake Server
Located in Vienna, AT
French silver 18-karat gold tea coffee spoons set 12 pieces and cake server.
The set has a fantastic foliage and flowers motif. 18-karat gold, no mo...
Category
1950s French Vintage Tableware
Materials
Gold, Silver
Vintage Israeli Brass “12 Tribes” “Shalom” Tableware Ornaments – a Pair
Located in Delray Beach, FL
This pair of vintage Israeli brass 12 Tribes tableware ornaments features intricate engravings representing the 12 Tribes of Israel and the word "Shalom." These unique pieces make a ...
Category
1970s Israeli Vintage Tableware
Materials
Brass
Chicken cutter vienna around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Chicken cutter vienna around 1950s
Original condition
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Steel
Copper Coffee Pot with Bamboo Handle Around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Copper coffee pot with bamboo handle around 1950s
Original condition.
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Brass, Copper
Rosenthal, a Set of Six Christmas Plates in Porcelain with Christmas Motifs
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Rosenthal, a set of six Christmas plates in porcelain decorated with Christmas motifs. Burgundy with gold decorated border.
circa 1980s.
Marked.
Perfect condition.
Dimensions: D ...
Category
1980s German Vintage Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Vereco, France, a Set of Eight Water Glasses in Blue Art Glass, Approx, 1970s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Vereco, France, a set of eight water glasses in blue art glass.
Approx. 1970s.
In perfect condition.
Marked.
Dimensions: H 9.0 x D 7.5 cm.
Category
1970s French Vintage Tableware
Materials
Art Glass
Red Green Floral Hibiscus Handstitched Crocheted Linen Tablecloth Table Runner
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
White table cloth or table runner with handstitched floral embroidery. The piece features bright red hibiscus flowers with greenery. Edges are handstitche...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Cotton, Linen, Yarn
Bridal Veil by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set, 12 Service, 79 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Bridal Veil by International sterling silver flatware set, 79 pieces. This set includes:
12 knives, 9 1/4".
12 forks, 7 1/4".
12 salad forks, 6 1/2".
12 teaspoons, 6".
12 cream soup...
Category
1950s American Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Palm Beach by Buccellati Sterling Silver Flatware Set of 8 Service 93 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Superbly crafted Palm Beach by Buccellati sterling silver flatware set with many servers.
This large 93 piece sterling silver Palm beach by Buccellati set includes:
8 KNIVES, 8 1/4",
8 FORKS, 7 3/8",
8 SALAD FORKS, 6 3/4",
8 TEASPOONS, 5 1/2",
8 PLACE SOUP SPOONS, 6 7/8",
8 FLAT HANDLE BUTTER SPREADERS, 5 1/4",
8 DEMITASSE SPOONS, 4 1/8",
8 OYSTER FORKS, 5 1/2",
8 PASTRY FORKS, 3-TINE, 5 3/4",
4 SERVING SPOONS, 8 1/8",
1 SALAD TONGS...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Gien, France, Two Savane Porcelain Plates with Hand-Painted Exotic Birds
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Gien, France. Two Savane porcelain plates with hand-painted exotic birds.
Late 20th century.
Diameter: 22 cm.
In excellent condition.
Stamped.
Category
Late 20th Century French Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Midcentury tableware designed by Gabriella Crespi, Italy
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Tableware designed by Gabriella Crespi
Pair of golden brass tableware designed by Gabriella Crespi.
Recorded by Archivio Gabriella Crespi, Milan.
Signed
Italy 1970s
D: 16 cm H: 2 ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Brass
Massimo Vignelli for Heller, Italy, a Set of 6 Plates in Yellow Melamine
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Massimo Vignelli for Heller, Italy.
A set of 6 plates in yellow melamine.
1970/80s.
Stackable.
In excellent condition.
Marked.
D 19,5 x H 2,0 cm.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Other
10 Vintage Cobalt Blue & Gold Rimmed Soup Bowls, Coalport England
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
From one of England's re known porcelain factories, Coalport, we have a set of 10 rimmed soup bowls. They feature a nice collar of cobalt blue and gold design . They are perfect for ...
Category
1970s British Vintage Tableware
Materials
Gold, Enamel
Gallo Design, Germany, Pamplona Coffee Pot, Sugar Bowl and Creamer
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Gallo Design, Germany. Pamplona coffee pot, sugar bowl and creamer.
Colorful decoration. Late 20th century.
The coffee pot measures: 25 x 17 cm.
The sugar bowl measures: 9.5 x 8....
Category
Late 20th Century German Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Holmegaard, two whiskey glasses in clear art glass.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Holmegaard, two whiskey glasses in clear art glass.
Heavy glass of high quality.
From the 1970s.
In perfect condition.
Dimensions: H 10.0 cm x D 7.5 cm.
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Tableware
Materials
Glass
Carving Set by Cini & Nils
Located in Sheffield, MA
A beautifully designed fork and knife carving set crafted from stainless steel by Cini & Nils, OPI Milano in original boxes.
Measure: Second piece: D 0.75", W 10".
Serving pieces.
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Serenity by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 72 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Serenity by International sterling silver flatware set, 72 pieces. This set includes:
Eight knives, 9 1/4",
eight forks, 7 1/8",
eight sa...
Category
Late 20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Debussy by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service, 67 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Beautiful Debussy by Towle sterling silver flatware set of 67 pieces. This set includes:
12 knives, 9".
12 forks, 7 1/2".
12 salad forks, 6 1/2".
12 ...
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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