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Tableware For Sale
Period: Mid-20th Century
Period: 1970s
Marlborough by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 47 Pcs Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Marlborough by Reed & Barton dinner size sterling silver flatware set, 47 pieces. This set includes: Eight dinner size knives, 9 5/8". Eight dinner size forks, 7 3/4". Eight salad f...
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Mid-20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal Gold Lotus Silhouette Tableware, Service for 8
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal Gold Lotus Silhouette Tableware, Service for 8. Beautiful set of service for 8 includes: 7 Dinner Plates 8 Salad Plates 8...
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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

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...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware

Materials

Brass

Sterling Silver Tea Strainer & Bowl
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Attention fellow tea lovers this darling tea strainer is sterling silver! The crystal bowl also has a sterling silver rim with three feet and a paneled design. When you’re done using...
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1930s American Vintage Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Vintage Royal Danish Sterling Silver Flatware Set, 1939
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A Royal Danish sterling silver flatware set, 1939. This stunning flatware set features a variety of utensils in gorgeous vintage ...
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1930s Vintage Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Mid-Century Modern Set of 6 Piero Fornasetti Fish Plates, Italy, 1955
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Set of 6 Piero Fornasetti Fish Plates, Italy, 1955
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware

Materials

Ceramic

MCM Teak and Cork Peppermill
Located in San Diego, CA
A unique MCM teak and cork peppermill, circa 1970s. The piece is in very good vintage condition and measures 2.5"D x 7.5”H. Super unique piece! #3147
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Teak, Cork

King Cedric by Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware Service For 8 Set 48 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
King Cedric by Oneida sterling silver flatware set - 48 pieces. This set includes: 8 Knives, 8 7/8" 8 Forks, 7 1/4" 8 Salad Forks, 6 1/4" 8 Teaspoons, 6 1/8" 8 Cream Soup Spoons, 6 ...
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1940s American Vintage Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

45 Piece Laufer Rosewood Handle Stainless Steel Flatware Service for Eight
Located in Ferndale, MI
Fine large set of Lauffer Japan stainless steel flatware. Rosewood handles also in fine condition. Included are large spoon with larg...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Stainless Steel

Art Deco Streamlined Cocktail Shaker in Chrome with Black Bakelite Handles
Located in New York, NY
This Art Deco Streamlined Cocktail Shaker in Chrome is an excellent example of streamline design and materials from the era. The piece is rendered in a gorgeous polished chrome and p...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Tableware

Materials

Chrome

Figgjo Flint * pepper & salt shaker * Market * Turi Design * Norway * 60s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Figgjo Flint * pepper & salt shaker * Market * Turi Design * Norway * 60s * good condition . Very rare these, comes with there Original Teak lid . Design ...
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1960s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware

Materials

Ceramic

Set of 12 Tiffany French Limoges Dessert or Salad Plates
Located in Atlanta, GA
Set of 12 Tiffany French Limoges Dessert or Salad Plates, France, circa 1970s. Very graphic design! As seen in the first photo, there are 5 each of the ...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

Set of Eight Mid-Century Orange Lucite Napkin Rings or Holders, USA, circa 1960s
Located in Miami, FL
Set of eight Geometric Designed Mid-Century Modern napkin rings or napkin holders, rendered in orange acrylic lucite, square exterior shape with a circular central cut out for the na...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Lucite

Campanella da Tavola Piero Fornasetti Italia Anni '60
Located in Milano, IT
Campanella da tavola in porcellana con presa ad anello in ottone. Decoro con calendario e segni zodiacali trattenuti da due fasce in oro. All'interno marchio della manifattura.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware

Materials

Brass

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

xxl 51x36cm Metal and brass Tray element by Mathieu Matégot, France 1950
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Tray element with hole pattern Designer and Producer: Mathieu Mategot Origin: France Material: metal and brass Decade: 1950s Description: This original mid...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Metal

Set of Twelve French Vintage Oyster Plates from Salins France C1960
Located in Trensacq, FR
A set of a dozen French mid-century modern oyster plates in green, white and yellow glazed faience. Twelve stylish high-glazed platters, all in very good vintage condition with no ch...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

Colorful Set of Six Mid-Century Modern Glass Decanters by Empoli
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Very colorful and decorative set of six Italian glass decanters. There is one white decanter, one red, two brown and two blue ones. All carafes have a ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware

Materials

Glass

Georg Jensen Old Danish Sterling Silverware Set for 12
Located in Hellerup, DK
A complete vintage Georg Jensen Old Danish sterling silverware service for 12 persons. The Old Danish design was designed by Harald ...
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1940s Danish Art Deco Vintage Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Rattan Bottle Holder. French. Circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This unusual bottle holder is made of rattan. This is a French work. Circa 1970
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware

Materials

Rattan

Japanese porcelain bottle coaster, 1945-65
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Japanese coral red enameled porcelain bottle coaster, with standing edge and flaring scolloped rim, centering on a circular idealized landscape rendered in cobalt under glaze blue. J...
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Mid-20th Century Tableware

Materials

Ceramic

Caravel by Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set 42 pieces Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
The Caravel cutlery pattern has won numerous awards including the prestigious Der goldene Leffel (1963) where the jury praised Caravel for its brilliant functionalist expression, sty...
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Mid-20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

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.
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1970s French Vintage Tableware

Materials

Art Glass

Pink and Red Flowers Napkin Rings, Set of 12
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful set of 12 metal flowers napkin rings, 6 red and 6 pink. Gorgeous flower designs with motifs. See our collections of napkin rings in our l...
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1950s American Other Vintage Tableware

Materials

Metal

English Minton Porcelain Tableware Dinner Service / Twelve People
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Minton hand painted and decorated porcelain dinner service for twelve people. Made in England between 1948 -1970 "with impressed marks "Minton / china / 2-65" and pattern numbers in gold. Discontinued pattern. Green rim with hand painted floral interior setting in a white background with hand painted gilt gold design. Each piece is in excellent condition. The set include 12 dinner plates 12 bread and butter plates 12 compote dishes 12 coffee cups 12 coffee saucers...
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Mid-20th Century English Tableware

Materials

Gold

Toothpick holder walter bosse around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Toothpick holder walter bosse around 1950s Original condition
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware

Materials

Brass

Pesach "Seder" plate by Copeland Spode, England 1950s
Located in Milan, IT
Jewish Pesach "Seder" plate by Copeland Spode, England 1950s Fully signed
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1950s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

Marianne Denzel Salt And Pepper Menage Condiment Set, Berndorf, Austria, 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
A very stylish modernist cruet set from the 1960s. Designed by the German artist and designer Marianne Denzel, executed by Berndorf Austria. Consist of...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Stainless Steel

Pair of Meissen Porcelain Coffee Cups with Saucers
Located in Vilnius, LT
Pair of Meissen Porcelain coffee cups with saucers richly decorated with gold. Measures: Cup: h 5 x7.5 x 9 cm Saucer: 12 cm .
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Mid-20th Century German Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

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...
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Mid-20th Century American Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Airline Silverware Eastern Airlines Stainless Steel Flatware Set Modern 12 pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
Airline Silverware This set is from the authors' incredible lifetime collection of innovative flatware. “Flatware that's not flat: Design and Production of innovative Table cutlery, 1890-2015” By William P. Hood Jr. & Phil Dreis. (Not pictured in the book) Rare Eastern Airlines...
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Mid-20th Century Tableware

Materials

Stainless Steel

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

Materials

Stainless Steel

Fine And Rare Aldo Tura Cocktail Bar Set
Located in Antwerp, BE
Exceptional 4 piece bar set in lacquered goatskin by Aldo Tura. Set features 3 ice buckets and 1 pepper mill.brass finial and glass insulated liner.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Brass

Stig Lindberg, Gustavsberg. Set of four "Bodega" coffee cups with saucers
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Stig Lindberg for Gustavsberg, Sweden. A set of four "Bodega" stoneware coffee cups with saucers. Produced from 1972-1977. Perfect condition. Marked. Cup: 7.6 cm in diameter without...
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1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware

Materials

Ceramic

Nissen Denmark Pepper Mill Teak Integrated Salt Shaker Mid Century 1960s
Located in Basel, BS
Pepper mill with integrated salt shaker by Nissen, Denmark in the 1960s. Made of solid teak. The salt can be filled in on top, the pepper on the bottom. The stainless steel mill...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware

Materials

Teak

Iris by Durgin Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service Art Nouveau 98 Pieces Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
"New Art" - the name is a literal translation of the French "Art Nouveau" was introduced as a not-full-line pattern with four motifs: Iris, Easter Lily, Narcissus, & Orange Blossom. In 1900, one year after New Art was introduced, Durgin introduced the single motif full-line pattern "Iris", as a compliment to New Art. The 1905 New Art Catalog...
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Mid-20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Mid-Century Brazilian Modern Decorative Spoon in Brazilian Rosewood
Located in New York, NY
This mid-century modern decorative bowl is handcrafted with Brazilian rosewood (also known as jacaranda) and features clean lines with elegant curves. The wood has a deep, dark, and ...
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Wood

Jens Harald Quistgaard for Bing & Grøndahl, "Mexico", six dinner plates
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Jens Harald Quistgaard for Bing & Grøndahl, "Mexico" retro design, six dinner plates in stoneware. 1970s. Model number: 325 In excellent condition. Marked. First factory quality. Dim...
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1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware

Materials

Stoneware

Set of six glasses, 1950s, Mid-Century, Sights of Venice, Italy
Located in Wien, AT
Very nice set of six glasses with the representation of the main sights of Venice, Italy. The cups have a base in round shape of colorless glass with a golden ring, which then merges into a bulbous shape that has a rubin...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Glass

Copper Watering Can Around, 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Copper watering can around 1950s Polished and stove enameled.
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware

Materials

Copper

Suisse Langenthal Bowls
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Immerse yourself in the elegance of these vintage Suisse Langenthal bowls. This collection of four bowls embodies a striking modernist design, accentuated with captivating blue line ...
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Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Ceramic

Hans Hansen silverware, Arvesølv no. 7. Two Art Deco lunch forks in silver
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Hans Hansen silverware, Arvesølv no. 7. Two Art Deco lunch forks in Danish 830 silver. Marked. Dated 1938 + 1945. In excellent condition. Dimensions: L 16.3 cm. Our skilled Georg Jen...
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1940s Danish Art Deco Vintage Tableware

Materials

Silver

Jens Harald Quistgaard for Bing & Grøndahl, Colombia, ten cake plates.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Jens Harald Quistgaard for Bing & Grøndahl, Colombia, ten cake plates. Model number 306. Approx. 1970. First factory quality. Perfect condition. Marked. Dimensions: D 16.8 cm.
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1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware

Materials

Stoneware

Hong Kong silver, eight spoons with different motifs. 1930/40s.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Hong Kong silver, eight spoons with different motifs. 1930/40s. In excellent condition with minor signs of use. Marked. Longest spoon measures: 13.7 cm.
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1930s Hong Kong Vintage Tableware

Materials

Silver

Angelo Mangiarotti for Cristallerie Il Colle 1970s drinking set
Located in Parma, IT
Angelo Mangiarotti drinking service for Cristallerie Il Colle 1970s. Set of 6 low and 6 tall glasses and crystal ice box. In excellent condition. Dimensions: bucket diam 17 x h 11 c...
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1970s Italian Vintage Tableware

Materials

Crystal

Sheffield English Stag Antler Handled, Sterling Capped Carving Set, 3 Pcs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A three piece carving set with Stag Antler handles and Sterling Silver ferrules and end caps, Sheffield, England, circa mid 20th Century. Impressively sized, the set consists of a long carving knife, fork, and sharpening steel...
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Mid-20th Century English International Style Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver, Stainless Steel

Hans Hansen silverware no. 7. Two Art Deco table spoons in Danish 830 silver.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Hans Hansen silverware no. 7. Two Art Deco table spoons in Danish 830 silver. Dated 1933 + 1936. Length: L 17.3 cm. In excellent condition. Marked. Our skilled Georg Jensen silvers...
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1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Tableware

Materials

Silver

Set of Six Tiki Coconut and Capiz Shell Petite Bowls
Located in Ferndale, MI
This listing is for six Tiki coconut and capiz shell petite bowls. Handmade in the 1970s, each coconut shell has been lined with capiz shell, a thin almost translucent shell found in the Indo-Pacific. It is also known as the windowpane oyster and has been used as a glass substitute for generations. Being a natural product, these are environmentally friendly and a clean choice for your space. Perfect for a Tiki themed bar or beach themed tabletop for nuts, sauce, a single flower, or wedding favors...
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1970s Philippine Bohemian Vintage Tableware

Materials

Shell, Coconut

Tiffin Glass, Cut Crystal Sherry Glasses, Gold Rims, U.S.A., Circa 1950's
Located in Chatham, ON
Tiffin Glass - Finest quality set of five wheel cut crystal sherry or liqueur glasses - Art Nouveau style engraved florals to the 24K gold rims - gold d...
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Mid-20th Century American Renaissance Revival Tableware

Materials

Gold Leaf

Stig Lindberg for Gustavsberg. COQ, coffee set. Ca 1970s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Stig Lindberg for Gustavsberg. COQ, two coffee cups with saucers, cream jug and sugar bowl. Approx. 1970s. In perfect condition. Marked. Cup: H 6.0 x D 7.5 cm. without a handle. Sauc...
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1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage White Bisque Matt Porcelain Sea Horse Napkin Rings Set of 6
Located in North Miami, FL
This set of 6 vintage white bisque matt porcelain seahorse napkin rings are in their original box and were never used. They are hallmarked on the bottom Shafford Japan. Great for yo...
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1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

Jens Harald Quistgaard, Bing & Grøndahl, "Mexico" six coffee cups & saucers
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Jens Harald Quistgaard for Bing & Grøndahl, "Mexico" retro design, six coffee cups with saucers in stoneware. 1970s. Model number: 305 In excellent condition. Marked. First factory q...
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1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware

Materials

Stoneware

Normandie by Wallace Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 117 pcs Floral
Located in Big Bend, WI
Large Normandie by Wallace Silver Flatware set with rose and daisy design, 117 pieces. This set includes: 12 Knives, 8 1/2" 12 Forks, 7 1/4" 12 Salad Forks, 6 3/8" 12 Teaspoons, 6 1...
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1930s American Vintage Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Vintage 1950s Gold and White Ceramic Pitcher -Art-
Located in Foggia, FG
Vintage 1950s Gold and White Ceramic Pitcher -Art- Year: circa 1950 ceramic Materials: White and Gold Ceramic Condizioni: Eccellenti Measurements: Cm 20 H x cm 10 base diameter ...
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1950s Vintage Tableware

Materials

Ceramic

Mid-Century Set of Italian Dolphin Form Silver and Quartz Placeholders
Located in New York, NY
Set of eight (8) dolphin-form placecard holders in their original gift box by Eredi Mazzetti of Milan, Italy, circa 1960s. Each in good condition. A few have small chip losses at t...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Quartz, Silver

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

Materials

Steel, Stainless Steel, Chrome

6 Midcentury Pastel Daisy Porcelain Espresso Coffee Cups, Lilien, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A mokka set of six charming conical espresso coffee cups and saucers from the „Daisy“-series, made of thin, fine china in six differen...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

Two Small Rosenthal Bowls in Porcelain and Two Small Wooden Serving Boards
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Bjørn Wiinblad (1918-2006), Denmark. Raymond Peynet and Bela Bachem for Rosenthal. Two small Rosenthal bowls in porcelain and two small wooden serving boards. 1970/80s. In perfect...
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1970s Danish Vintage Tableware

Materials

Porcelain, Wood

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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