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Tableware For Sale
Period: Mid-20th Century
Period: 1940s
Courtship by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 83 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
12 knives 9 1/8",
12 forks 7 1/4",
12 salad forks 6 3/8",
12 teaspoons 6",
12 cream soup spoons 6 3/8",
12 iced tea spoons 7 1/4",
One gravy ladle 6 1/2",
one serving spoon 8 1/...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Onslow Crichton English Sterling Silver Flatware Set Dessert in Box 36 pcs Gold
Located in Big Bend, WI
Onslow by Crichton Bros. (English) c1922 vermeil (completely gold-washed) Sterling Silver and green dyed faux bone handle Fruit and Dessert flatware set,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set of 4 Chinoiserie Yellow Hemp Placemats with Double Happiness, Philippines
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Vintage set of four hemp placemats with Chinese symbol at the bottom right. (We believe it to say “Double Happiness”, however we have not confirmed this...
Category
Mid-20th Century Philippine Folk Art Tableware
Materials
Hemp
Georg Jensen Denmark Acorn Sterling Silver Serving/Salad Fork
By Georg Jensen
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Georg Jensen sterling silver serving/salad fork in the Acorn pattern.
Marked: GJ STERLING DENMARK.
Measures 9 3/8" long, 2 1/4" wide at widest point.
Weighs 107g, 68.8dwt.
No mon...
Category
1930s English Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Hans Hansen Silverware Number 2, Set of Six Coffee Spoons in All Silver
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Hans Hansen silverware number 2. Set of six coffee spoons in all silver, 1937.
Measures: 10.5 cm.
Perfect condition.
Stamped.
Category
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Tableware
Royal Copenhagen, Royal Blue Flower Curved Tea Box with Gold Decoration
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen, Royal blue flower curved tea box with gold decoration.
Model no 10/1684.
First factory quality.
Perfect condition with no flaws.
Measuring: H 14.0 x D 9.5 cm.
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Just Andersen, Denmark, Art Deco Tin Coffee Pot with Wicker Handle
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Just Andersen (1884-1943), Denmark.
Art Deco tin coffee pot with wicker handle. 1940s.
Model number 2272.
Measures: 19.5 x 15.5 cm.
In excellent con...
Category
1940s Danish Art Deco Vintage Tableware
Materials
Tin
Kähler, Denmark, Large Teapot in Glazed Ceramics, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Kähler, Denmark. Large teapot in glazed ceramics. Beautiful glaze in sand shades. 1960s.
Measures: 28 x 15.5 cm.
Signed: HAK.
In excellent condition.
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Trousseau by International Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set Dinner 77 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Trousseau by International sterling silver flatware set dinner size of 77 pieces. This set includes:
12 dinner knives, 9 1/2".
12 dinner forks, 7 3/4".
12 salad forks, 6 1/2".
12 te...
Category
1930s Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
George and Martha by Westmorland Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service 38 Pcs
By Westmorland
Located in Big Bend, WI
GEORGE & MARTHA BY WESTMORLAND sterling silver Flatware set - 38 Pieces. This set includes:
8 KNIVES, 8 3/4"
8 FORKS, 7"
8 SALAD FORKS, 6"
8 TEASPOONS, 6"
1 GRAVY LADLE, 7 1/4"
1 S...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Blue glass and brass tray
Located in London, GB
Blue mirrored glass tray with brass elements
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Brass
Baccarat, France, a Set of Five Art Deco Knife Rests in Crystal Glass, 1930s-40s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Baccarat, France, a set of five Art Deco knife rests in crystal glass.
1930s-4010s.
In perfect condition.
Dimensions: L 9.0 x D 2.5 cm.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Tableware
Materials
Crystal
Red Metal and Brass "Hat" Ice Bucket
Located in Den Haag, NL
Red metal and brass "Hat" ice bucket.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Metal, Brass
Prelude by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 114 pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Prelude by International sterling silver flatware set, 114 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 so...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Confetti Royal Copenhagen / Aluminum Faience, Three Salt Shakers, Four Egg Cups
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Confetti Royal Copenhagen / aluminum faience. Three salt shakers and four egg cups in glazed faience. Burgundy, yellow and turquoise glaze.
...
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Faience
Set of 6 Estate English Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Demitasse Cups and Saucers.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Set of 6 Estate English Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Demitasse Cups and Saucers.
Cups: height - 2.5 inches, diameter - 2.5 inches
Saucers: he...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Royal Copenhagen Blue Flower Angular Sugar Bowl and Cream Jug, 1950s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen blue flower angular sugar bowl and cream jug. 1950s.
The sugar bowl measures: 17 x 9.5 cm.
In excellent condition.
2nd factory quality.
Model number 10/8563 and ...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Elkington & Co. Sterling Silver Teapot
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive vintage Elizabeth II English sterling silver teapot made in the George I style; an addition to the silver teaware collection.
This exceptional Elizabeth II English sterling silver teapot has a plain oval rounded form onto an oval domed spreading foot, in the Classic George I style.
The surface of this vintage silver teapot...
Category
1960s English George I Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Romance, Bijorn Windblad Rosenthal Silverplate Flatware for 12 with Case 79 Pcs
Located in St. Louis, MO
Romance by Bijorn Windblad for Rosenthal Studio-Linie Mid-Century Modern silver plate flatware for 12 with service pieces in original modernist Rosenth...
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Steel
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica fruit plate in openwork porcelain. Dated 1968
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica fruit plate in openwork porcelain with hand-painted rose hips and gold decoration. Model number 429/3584.
Dated 1968.
Diameter: 22.8 cm.
In excellent c...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Acorn by Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 102pc Gold Vermeil
By Georg Jensen
Located in Big Bend, WI
Gorgeous sterling silver stuns in this rich pattern that features a natural theme reminiscent of old world grace. A classic design yet with an understated touch, this pattern focuses...
Category
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
King Edward Gold by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Service 8 Set Vermeil 32 Pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
Add some luxe to your life with this fabulous King Edward Gold by Gorham Sterling Silver flatware set - 32 pieces. This set is vermeil (completely gold-washed) and includes:
8 Knives, 8 7/8",
8 Forks, 7 1/8",
8 Salad Forks, 6 1/8",
8 Teaspoons, 5 7/8"
Includes bonus brand new storage chest - styles vary.
Excellent condition, not monogrammed. This set has a beautiful gold finish.
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
Royal Copenhagen Blue Flower Curved Coffee Service for Twelve People, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen blue flower curved coffee service for twelve people. 1960s. Model number 10/1549.
Consisting of twelve coffee cups (10/1549) with saucers and twelve plates (10/1625...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Large Bohemian Vase Years 1950
Located in Madrid, ES
Large Bohemian vase years 1950
Bohemian vase from the 1950s in red glass with decorated flowers in relief perfect condition measurements: 50 cm in height and 25 cm in diameter.
Category
1950s Vintage Tableware
Materials
Glass
Walnut Table Sweeper #4264 Carl Auböck II
Located in London, GB
A walnut and horsehair table sweeper designed by Carl Auböck II during the late 1940s.
This walnut table sweeper is the height of elevated everyday elegance, and its materials and ...
Category
1940s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Walnut
Henning Koppel for Georg Jensen, Strata Sorbet Spoon, 25 Pieces in Stock
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Henning Koppel for Georg Jensen. Strata sorbet spoon in stainless steel and black plastic. 1960s-1970s. 25 pieces in stock.
Measures: Length 16.5 cm.
In very good condition.
Stamped.
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Cutleryr for 12 Persons in Solid Steel by Georg Jensen, Made in Denmark 1960s
Located in Lejre, DK
Cutlery for 12 persons in steel designed by Gundorph Albertus for Georg Jensen. Made in Denmark 1960s .
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Steel
Bright Pink Square Floral Midcentury Dinner Napkins - Set of 4
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A set of four bright pink floral dinner napkins.
Dimensions:
16.5" Square
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Fabric
Old Danish by Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 6 Service 32 Pieces
By Georg Jensen
Located in Big Bend, WI
Georg Jensen sterling silver cutlery set in the "Old Danish" pattern by Harald Nielsen - 32 total pieces. Great starter set! This ...
Category
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Green Earthenware Tea /Coffee Cups with Floral Motifs by Zaccagnini
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1940s.
This pair of cups are made in earthenware, which features lacquered hand-painted floral motifs.
They are vintage therefore they might show slight traces of use,...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Earthenware
Stig Lindberg for Gustavsberg. "Löja" plate. Hand-painted with fish motif, 1950s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Stig Lindberg for Gustavsberg. "Löja" plate. Hand-painted with a fish motif. Satirical illustration with Swedish text.
From the 1950s.
In good condition with minor wear to the paint....
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Three Royal Copenhagen Blue Flower Braided Coffee Cups with Saucers, 1950s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Three Royal Copenhagen blue flower Braided coffee cups with saucers. 1950s.
Model number 10/8261.
The cup measures: 8 x 6.8 cm.
Saucer diameter: 14.5 cm.
In excellent condition....
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Vallauris, France, Ceramic Coffee Service for Two Persons
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Vallauris, France, ceramic coffee service for two consisting of a total of seven parts. Luster glaze.
1960/70s.
In excellent condition.
Marked.
Coffee pot measures: H 22.0 x D (i...
Category
1960s French Vintage Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Danish Rosewood Table Crumb Brush Dust Pan Tray Bold Graphic Midcentury Design
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Laurids Lonborg bold, graphical design. Rare wood constructed brush, with a textured plastic molded pan.
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Rosewood
Pair of Sterling Salt Cellars
Located in Brooklyn, NY
We are happy to offer you this pair of sterling silver salt cellars in the “Spring Glory” pattern by International Silver. Each cellar has a handle with its signature design.
“Spring Glory” would go on to become one of the most popular patterns of all times in both flatware and hollowware— especially for International Silver! It’s Art Deco design and interesting floral motif compliment a variety of China and crystal...
Category
1940s American Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Stadt Meissen, Three Deep Plates, Blue Onion Pattern, 1930s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Stadt Meissen, three deep plates - Blue Onion pattern.
Hand-painted.
1930s.
Marked.
In perfect condition.
Dimensions: D 25.0 x H 4.5 cm.
Category
1930s German Vintage Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Italian Modernist Crumb Pan / Dust Pan in Teak and Brass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Teak dust/crumb pan in the manner of Carl Auböck (ca. 1960s, Italy).
Sculptural pan boasts rich teak color and vivid grain finished with a curved brass handle.
Excellent, vintage con...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Brass
Royal Windsor by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 24 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Royal Windsor by Towle sterling silver flatware set - 24 pieces. Great starter set! This set includes:
six knives, 8 3/4",
six forks, 7 3/8",
six sal...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Lalique-style. Set of nine glass plates designed with flower motifs
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Lalique-style. A set of nine glass plates designed with flower motifs in green glass.
Mouth-blown glass.
1930/40s.
Perfect condition.
Dimensions: D 18.0 cm.
Category
1930s French Vintage Tableware
Materials
Glass
Chinoiserie Mint Green Square Embroidered Pagoda Motif Cloth Dinner Napkins, 5
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A set of five chinoiserie mint green hand-stitched and embroidered table napkins. This set of mid-century table linens will be a fabulous addition to your next dinner or cocktail par...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Chinoiserie Tableware
Materials
Fabric
Service Orangeade style Roger Capron céramique blanche Vallauris 1950 vintage
By Roger Capron
Located in London, England
Ce service à orangeade en céramique dans le gout de Roger Capron, provenant de la French Riviera et daté des années 1950, incarne l'élégance vintage avec son design unique et ses dim...
Category
1950s French French Provincial Vintage Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Boho Glazed Ceramic Horse Salt and Pepper Shakers - a Pair
Located in west palm beach, FL
Add a touch of rustic charm to your table with this pair of Vintage Boho Glazed Ceramic Horse Salt and Pepper Shakers. Expertly crafted and hand-glazed, these unique shakers bring a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Lalique-style. Set of ten plates designed with flower motifs in purple glass
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Lalique-style. A set of ten glass plates designed with flower motifs in purple glass.
Mouth-blown glass.
1930/40s.
Perfect condition.
Dimensions: D 18.0 cm.
Category
1930s French Vintage Tableware
Materials
Glass
Capodimonte, Italy. Six porcelain table card holders shaped like water lilies
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Capodimonte, Italy, a set of six porcelain table card holders shaped like water lilies.
Hand-decorated. Overglaze finish.
Mid-20th century.
Marked.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Chinoiserie Embroidered Linen Placemat and Napkin Set in Blue and White Set of 4
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A beautiful set of four chinoiserie blue and white embroidered placemats and matching napkins. The edges of both the cloth napkins and cloth plac...
Category
Mid-20th Century Hong Kong Chinoiserie Tableware
Materials
Fabric, Linen, Thread
Painter Charles Sheeler designed Salt Pepper S+P Shaker Art Deco Machine Age
By Charles Sheeler
Located in Hyattsville, MD
1930s Amazing minimalist tall cube salt and pepper shakers, they hold simplistic light and shadows like his paintings. Really neat little things, and threaded caps to bottoms.
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Tableware
Materials
Aluminum
Rondo by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 52 Pieces Dinner Size
Located in Big Bend, WI
Dinner size Rondo by Gorham sterling silver flatware set of 52 pieces. This set includes:
Eight dinner size knives, 9 5/8".
Eight dinner size forks, 7...
Category
1950s American Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Homewood by Kirk Stieff Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 12 Set 99 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Lovely Homewood by Kirk Stieff sterling silver flatware set - 99 pieces. This set includes:
12 knives, 9".
12 forks, 7".
12 salad forks, 6".
12 teaspoons, 5 7/8".
12 cream soup spoo...
Category
1930s Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Ausrian Flatware, Cutlery Set by Berndorf
Located in Vienna, AT
Austrian high-quality flatware silver plated by Berndorf, former Krupp Company from the 1960s. The cutlery has a handle with a very interesting geometric decor. Used but in excellent...
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Silver, Steel
Exclusive Rosewood Box by Christen & Larsen – Vintage Elegance from the 1960s
Located in Lejre, DK
This beautiful box is meticulously crafted from genuine rosewood, giving it a warm and rich color with a natural sheen. Rosewood is known for its durability and beautiful grain patte...
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Maple, Rosewood
Just Andersen (1884-1943), Denmark. Art Deco tin coffee pot with wicker handle.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Just Andersen (1884-1943), Denmark.
Art Deco tin coffee pot with wicker handle. 1940s.
Model number 2758.
Measures: 20 x 19.5 cm.
In excellent condition with patina.
Stamped.
Category
1940s Danish Art Deco Vintage Tableware
Materials
Tin
Diaz-Costa Ceramic handpainted service, 18 pieces, circa 1960
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic dinner service colored drawings with gold and silver highlights, enameled decoration of fish and seabed, including dinner plates, small plates, soup plates, a salad bowl, and...
Category
1960s Spanish Arts and Crafts Vintage Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Italian Decorative Murano and Mirror Tray 1950
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Vintage Italian Decorative Murano and Mirror Tray from the 1950s is a captivating piece that marries the renowned Murano glass artistry with the functionality of a mirror tray. O...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Brass
Set of Serving Cutlery Designed by Tapio Wirkkala, Finland, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Set of serving cutlery designed by Tapio Wirkkala, Finland, 1950s.
A set of serving spoons and olive forks.
Measures: Forks:
L 26 cm/ 10 1/8"
Spoons...
Category
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Wood
Majolica Asparagus Serving Pieces
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Majolica lidded asparagus dish and tray. With stunning hand painted details on trap and dish. Tray features four asparagus bundles in corners, decorative leaves and flowers in the ce...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Six Mid-Century Modern Handpainted Plates by Piero Fornasetti, "Floralia", 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare Six Mid-Century Modern Handpainted Plates by Piero Fornasetti, "Floralia", 1950s.
Plate from the Floralia series by Pierro Fornasetti for his...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stoneware
Danish Mid-Century Modern Teak Seventeen Piece Lot with Three Pepper Mills
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Beautiful Danish teak wood serving set featuring three pepper mills, a serving tray, four coasters in a holder, four egg holders and four napkin holders. Dimensions are; Serving Tray...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Teak
Rosenthal Classic Coffee Service for 10 People in Porcelain with Blue Ribbon
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Rosenthal Classic coffee service for 10 people in porcelain with blue ribbon and flower decoration.
Mid-20th century.
Consisting of 10 coffee cups...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
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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