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Tableware For Sale
Arts & Crafts Folk Art Serving Tray with Hand Carved Geometric Motifs
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique Arts & Crafts serving tray in mint condition.
This museum quality and condition serving tray is another one of our recent great finds. The look and feel of this beautifully...
Category
20th Century European Arts and Crafts Tableware
Materials
Wood
Charming 1847 Victorian Sterling Silver Child’s Mug by J.C. Edington
Located in London, London
Delightfully ornate and steeped in Victorian charm, this sterling silver child’s mug was hallmarked in London in 1847 by renowned silversmith J.C. Edington. A superb example of 19th-...
Category
1840s English Victorian Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Delafosse by Christofle France Silver Plate Flatware Set 12 Service 137 Pieces
By Christofle
Located in Big Bend, WI
Delafosse by Christofle silver plated flatware set of 137 pieces. This set includes:
12 dinner size knives, 9 3/4",
12 dinner size forks, 8 5/8",
12 luncheon knives (some blade we...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
W.H. GRINDLEY & CO. - Daffodil - Two Victorian Ceramic Fruit Bowls - U.K. - 1882
Located in Chatham, ON
W. H. GRINDLEY & CO. - Daffodil - Set of two antique Victorian black transfer decorated fruit bowls - featuring whimsical prints to the center of each bowl with continuous printed bo...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Wedgwood, Rare Antique Transferware & Flow Blue Luncheon Set, U.K., C.1900
By Wedgwood
Located in Chatham, ON
Wedgwood - exceptional and rare antique brick red transferware and flow blue luncheon set for six - hand painted gilded borders and details - consisti...
Category
Early 20th Century British Victorian Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Richard Ginori Brown & Gold Trimmed Extensive Dinnerware Service Of 99 Pieces
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Richard Ginori extensive dinnerware service Contessa brown / gilt pattern dinnerware service . Pattern having a brown and double gilt gold trim decorated design on white porcelain. Service comprising twelve dinner plates, diameter 10 1/4 inches. twelve soup / pasta plates , twelve salad plate, thirty one small plates; fifteen coffee / tea cups, twelve small plates , two large oval serving chargers , two Round Covered tureen with two handled All in great condition, with only the faintest service wear, showing some negligible oxidation to the gold trim.
comprising in the service:
12 dinner plates
12 salad plates
31 small ice cream plates...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Gold
Seltmann Weiden Goldplated White Porcelain Dinnerware, Set of 82 Pieces
Located in Miami, FL
Offered are 82 pieces of the gold-plated rimmed porcelain "Annabell" pattern of Seltmann Weiden dinnerware.
18 Dinner Plates: 9.5" Diameter, 1" High
12 Butter Dishes: 2.325" Diame...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Beaux Arts Tableware
Materials
Gold Plate
The Sultans Garden Hand-Painted Ceramic Dinner Plate, Made in Italy
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Elevate your table with The Sultan's Garden plate, a harmonious blend of artistry and elegance. The hand-painted border frames a delicate floral design, created with a hand-applied d...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Country Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Spanish Hand Painted Polychromed Floral Tole Tray
Located in Barcelona, ES
Spanish hand-painted black metal decorative tole tray, 1930s
Victorian style Tole tray with polychrome hand-painted floral and bird motif on a black lacquered background.
Lovely to b...
Category
20th Century Spanish Victorian Tableware
Materials
Metal
Handcrafted Sterling Silver Artichoke Salt Shaker and Pepper Mill by Missiaglia
Located in New York, NY
Established in Venice in 1846, Missiaglia is one of the world's premier makers of the finest jewelry objects, as well as a select number of bespoke sterling silver tabletop accessori...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Flemish by Tiffany and Co Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 36 Pieces Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Tiffany's Flemish pattern was designed in 1911 and is a modification of the English Trifid End pattern of the eighteenth century. A gracefully simple d...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Commodore by Christofle France Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set 18 pc Dinner
By Christofle
Located in Big Bend, WI
Christofle French silver flatware has been crafted by master artisans since 1830. The revolutionary style and character of Christofle dinnerware comes from collaborations with ground...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Contemporary Set of 2 Bread Rim Plates Gold Hand Painted Porcelain Tableware
Located in Roma, RM
Michelangelo Collection is named after a hall of the Borghese Gallery in Rome and evokes the eternal beauty of Renaissance and Baroque art, underlined by the gold finishes.
Hand pa...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Gold
$149 Sale Price / set
20% Off
5-in-1 Drinking Glass set by Joe Colombo
By Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
5-in-1 Drinking Glass set by Joe Colombo, 1970
Italian industrial designer Joe Colombo pursued a career in painting and sculpture before he transiti...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Crystal
$417 / item
Original Early Signed Auböck Stainless Picnic or Fruit Knives (2)
Located in Vienna, AT
These two knives were made by Carl Aubock - designer/manufacturer.
They have a marking on the blade. They are made of stainless steel (also visible on the blade) and walnut wood, as...
Category
1930s Austrian Minimalist Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
St. Louis, France, Set of Seven Crystal Schnapps Glasses
Located in København, Copenhagen
St. Louis, France, set of seven schnapps glasses in crystal glass.
Faceted stem.
1930/40s.
Perfect condition.
Dimensions: H 9.0 x D 3.5 cm.
Category
1930s French Vintage Tableware
Materials
Crystal
Italy Richard Ginori Mid-18th Century Porcelain Coffee Pot Landscapes in Purple
Located in Brescia, IT
Italian Richard Ginori mid-18th century porcelain coffee or chocolate pot with landscapes.
This very elegant Richard Ginori porcelain coffee or chocolate pot was hand painted with...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
$3,820 Sale Price
20% Off
Dotty Mug in Terracotta, Ceramics
By Louise Roe
Located in London, GB
Rustic and full of charm, our Dotty collection is handmade in Southern Italy. Inspired by an antique terracotta fragment found by Louise on her travels, shop the full dinnerware coll...
Category
2010s Italian Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
$55 / item
Princess by Stieff Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service Repousse
Located in Big Bend, WI
Scarce Princess by Stieff hand chased high-relief repousse sterling silver Flatware set, 55 pieces (plus 8 Rose by Stieff Teaspoons). This set includes:
8 Knives, 8 3/4"
8 Forks, 7"...
Category
20th Century American Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Appetize by Nedda El-Asmar for Gense. Lunch service for six people.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Appetize, designed by Nedda El-Asmar for Gense, Sweden.
Lunch service for six people consisting of six lunch knives, six lunch forks, and six dessert spoons.
18 pieces in total.
Lat...
Category
Late 20th Century Swedish Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Vibrant Vintage Chinese Famille Rose Dinnerware Set - Set of 6
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Elevate your dining experience with this stunning vintage Chinese porcelain dinnerware set, featuring the iconic Famille Rose pattern...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Handpainted Persian Iron Tray Flowers
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
The magic of the Persian world reproduced by hand on this tray
The details of the flowers will enlighten your table.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Grand Tour Tableware
Materials
Iron
$149 / item
Carl Auböck Up to Three Midcentury Polished Brass Card Holder, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
*Actually up to three pieces available*
A beautiful card stand, made of polished brass, designed and executed in the 1950s by Carl Auböck, Austria. To be used for business cards, fol...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
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
Onslow by Tuttle Sterling Silver Flatware Set of 12 Service Dinner Impressive
Located in Big Bend, WI
Onslow is finely crafted of heavier weight sterling silver. Impressive in the hand with dramatic pistol handles it is perfect for traditional to transitional table-scapes. This versatile design will transform all of your meals into a special dining experience.
Fabulous vintage Onslow by Tuttle Sterling...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Georgian Cast Silver Candlesticks, London 1757 by John Cafe
By John Cafe
Located in Cornwall, GB
A very good pair of George III cast silver table candlesticks of shell and scroll decoration to a square shaped base. The stem with a circular knop and a fluted rectangular knop. Rop...
Category
1750s British George II Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Blossom Time by International Sterling Silver Flatware Service 8 Set 50 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Beautiful BLOSSOM TIME BY INTERNATIONAL sterling silver flatware set - 50 pieces. This set includes:
8 KNIVES, 9 1/8"
8 FORKS, 7 1/4"
8 SALAD FORKS, 6 1/2"
8 TEASPOONS, 6"
8 CREAM S...
Category
1950s Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Fish Serving Set in Ceramic, 1960s
Located in PARIS, FR
Ceramic Fish Serving Set, Langenthal, 1960s
Ceramic fish serving set made in Langenthal during the 1960s. The set includes a serving platter, a sauce boat with its matching spoon, an...
Category
1960s Vintage Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Late 19th Century 32-Piece Silver Dinner Set - Wolfers Bruxelles
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful antique silver cutlery set for 2 people, made by the Belgian silversmith Wolfers Brussels. This set is great to use for a luxurious and extensive romantic dinner for 2 pe...
Category
1880s Belle Époque Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver
Max Meder, Hand Carved Wooden Squirrel Brush & Pan, France, 1950s
By Max Meder
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Large mid-century wooden squirrel brush & pan by Max MEDER (Paris), France, 1950s. Squirrel eating a nut. Noble woods. Measures: Squirrel - Height: 6.7" (17cm), Width : 7.9"(20cm), D...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Wood
Split Bamboo Tray
Located in Bradenton, FL
A tray made of split bamboo. Large pieces at each end are carved with curved corners and cartouche shaped handles. The base of the tray is made with split pencil wood bamboo.
Category
Late 20th Century Bohemian Tableware
Materials
Bamboo
George and Martha by Westmorland Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 46 Pieces
By Westmorland
Located in Big Bend, WI
Beautiful George & Martha by Westmorland sterling silver Flatware set - 46 Pieces. This set includes:
8 knives, modern blades, 9"
8 forks, 7 1/8"
8 salad forks, 6"
8 teaspoons, 6"
8...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
21th Century Italian Queen Ann Style Cutlery set
Located in VALENZA, IT
800 silver cutlery set in Queen Anne style.
This style is characterized by the rope edge that outlines its unmistakable style.
Elegant on every table, from the most informal to the p...
Category
2010s Italian Queen Anne Tableware
Materials
Silver
$6,208 Sale Price
20% Off
Mix & Match, Six Contemporary Porcelain Dinner Plates with Flowers and Animals
Located in MILAN, IT
If you are looking for an unique tableware in order to make your dinner special and chic every day, this "Mix and Match" dinner porcelain set is the perfect solution. It is an explos...
Category
2010s Italian Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Warwick Cruet, George I Period, Antique Sterling Silver, London 1726 Bamford
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1726 by Thomas Bamford I, this magnificent, George I, Antique Sterling Silver Warwick Cruet, comprises two oil bottles, two pepper pots and a sugar caster, all fitted to a scroll detailed frame which stands on four cast shell...
Category
1720s English George I Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set of 2 Postmodern Flash One Series Milk and Sugar Pot by Dorothy Hafner, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern Flash One Series Milk and Sugar Pot by Dorothy Hafner for Rosenthal, 1980s, Set of 2, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1980 to 1989 This piece has an attribution mark.
A...
Category
20th Century German Post-Modern Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Old Master by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set For 6 Service 24 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Old Master brings together the finest in traditional Early Victorian design motifs with skillful artistry. The crown of leaves, the center rosette, scrollwork, flutes and the violin-...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
George III Period Antique Sterling Silver Tankard, London 1781 William Cox III
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1781 by William Cox III, this handsome, George III period, Antique Sterling Silver Tankard, is baluster shaped ...
Category
1780s English George III Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century Set of French Copper Lidded Pots, circa 1930
Located in Delft, NL
Early 20th century set of French copper lidded pots, circa 1930.
Set of 14 pieces copper cooking pots, French early 20th century Inside lined with...
Category
Early 20th Century French Tableware
Materials
Copper
Italian Contemporary Underplates "Banano Leaves" Ocean Colors, Set of 4
Located in Scandicci, Florence
This series of elegant and super stylish underplates are the result of the collaboration of Artecornici Design together with the designer Francesca Turchi.
There are many graphics d...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Tableware
Materials
Aluminum
$171 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Hand cut Crystal Saltshaker set Ambrosià (2-piece set: amber & dark gray)
Located in Glendale, CA
The Ambrosià Crystal Salt & Pepper Shakers are exquisite examples of hand-cut crystal craftsmanship, blending European artistry with timeless 20th century design. Crafted from high-q...
Category
2010s Modern Tableware
Materials
Crystal
$210 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Louis XVI by Cardeilhac France 950 Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set 122 Pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
Founded 1804. Maison Cardeilhac was founded by Antoine-Vital Cardeilhac in 1804 in Paris and specialized in fine silver cutlery and table ware.
During the 19th century the firm wa...
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Reeded Edge by Tiffany Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 255 Pcs Dinner Huge
Located in Big Bend, WI
Reeded Edge - This timeless pattern was introduced by Tiffany in the year 1937 and features a classic Queen Anne design with a stamped reeded border. The pieces are large, heavy, and have great balance.
Monumental Dinner and Luncheon Size "Reeded Edge" by Tiffany and Co. sterling silver Flatware set, 255 pieces. This set includes:
18 dinner size knives w/blunt stainless tiffany blades...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Grande Baroque by Wallace Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 48 Service 303 Pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
Massive Grande baroque by Wallace sterling silver flatware set for 48 - 303 pieces. This set includes:
48 knives, 8 7/8",
48 forks, 7 1/2",
48 salad forks, 6 5/8",
48 teaspoons,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Lava Tray Large, Volcanic Stone
Located in Zapopan, Jalisco
Volcanic stone is a witness to the power of nature: hand-polished by craftsmen with a millenary tradition, its unruly nature is transformed into a sensi...
Category
2010s Mexican Minimalist Tableware
Materials
Stone
$265 / item
19th Century Russian Silver Samovar
Located in London, GB
19th century Russian silver samovar
Russian, 1875
Height 42cm, width 28cm, depth 31cm
This elegant silver samovar was crafted by Russian craft...
Category
Late 19th Century Russian Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver
2 Antique Haviland Limoges Bread or Salad Plates for W.J. Pettee & Co. Oklahoma
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A pair of antique French porcelain bread plates with a floral decoration around the rims. This pair of dishes was made specifically for a store in downtown Oklahoma City. The store w...
Category
Early 20th Century French American Classical Tableware
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Paint
Early 20th Century 12-Service Stainless Metal Flatware 176 Pieces Set, France
Located in North Miami, FL
Early 20th century Art Nouveau 12-service stainless metal flatware 176 pieces set made in France imported to Argentina by Walser, Wald y Cia.
By: Walser, Wald y Cia. (importer)
Mate...
Category
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Tableware
Materials
Metal, Silver, Nickel
12 Coalport England Cups & 12 Saucers, 24 Pieces Green Hand Painted Florals
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A pretty green and floral tea cup set of 12 cups and 12 saucers from Coalport England in their signature batwing pattern. As this pattern was made for ...
Category
1920s British Vintage Tableware
Materials
Gold, Enamel
$1,462 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Biot, France, Two Wine Decanters and Four Glasses in Green Mouth-Blown Art Glass
Located in København, Copenhagen
Biot, France. Two wine decanters and four glasses in green mouth-blown art glass with inlaid bubbles.
Mid-20th century.
The decanter measures: 33 x 12.5 cm.
The glass measures: 8...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Art Glass
Louis Comfort Tiffany - Bowls Cups Plates Favril Glass
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Set of tablewares made in favril glass by Louis Comfort Tiffany in 1900.
Engraved "L.C.T" signature under each piece.
All pieces are in perfect condition. Very nice colors and qua...
Category
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Tableware
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Olympian by Tiffany and Co Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service, 74 pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
The incredible multi-motif Olympian pattern, which was introduced by Tiffany & Co. in 1878, is the most elaborate and complex of all Tiffany flatware designs. Each piece of Olympian ...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Dutch Silver tray by Begeer, Utrecht 1916-1921
By C.J. Begeer
Located in Delft, NL
Dutch Silver tray by Begeer, Utrecht 1916-1921
An oval silver tray with double filet edge by C.J. Begeer, Utrecht with 830/000 purity of silver. Dutch silver hallmarked with 830. Th...
Category
Early 20th Century Tableware
Materials
Silver
Fontenelle by Odiot France Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 105 Pcs Dinner
By Odiot
Located in Big Bend, WI
Outstanding dinner size fontenelle by Odiot France 950 sterling silver flatware set, 105 pieces. The forks in this set are particularly impressive and massively heavy. This fabulous cutlery service includes:
12 dinner size knives, 10 1/2"
12 dinner size forks, 8"
11 luncheon knives, 8 1/2"
12 luncheon forks, 7 1/4"
8 teaspoons, 5 3/4"
12 place soup spoons, 7 1/4"
12 cocktail/oyster forks, 5 1/4"
12 large dinner spoons, 8 3/8"
11 breakfast knives, 8"
1 caviar knife, hollow handle all-sterling, 8"
1 pierced sifting/straining spoon, hollow handle all-sterling, 7 5/8"
1 serving fork, 3-tine, hollow handle all-sterling, 8"
Includes bonus brand new storage chest - styles vary.
Excellent condition, with matching monogram on the reverse. This set will be beautifully professionally polished prior to shipping.
Superb set of flatware made by Odiot, the best of the best in silver French cutlery.
Napoleon and the splendor of Empire period marked the beginning of a glorious chapter for the House of Odiot. Directed by the extraordinarily talented Jean-Baptiste Claude, Jean Baptiste Gaspard's grandson, Odiot received many prestigious orders from the Emperor and his family, such as Napoleon's coronation sword and scepter, the magnificent cradle for the King of Rome, immense dinner services for Napoleon's mother, and his sister Pauline Borghèse...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Art Deco Aluminum and Macassar Wood Chopstick Knife Rests, 12 pieces in box
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant French Art Deco set of twelve chopsticks or knife rests is made of aluminum and Macassar wood. The modernist shape displays a waved metal flat stick bar and geometric ca...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Tableware
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Kings / Queens English Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 82 Pieces Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Early assembled Dinner Size Kings / Queens classic shell motif English sterling silver and silverplate (as notated) Flatware set, 82 pieces. This set includes:
12 Dinner Knives, 9 3...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
1929 Sterling Silver Water/Cordial Jug
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V sterling silver water/cordial jug; part of our dining silverware collection.
This exceptional, fine and impressive antique sterling silver jug...
Category
1920s British Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Tossa Jute Hand Braided Neutral Color Runner , Handmade By Artisans
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
Tossa Jute Table Runner is a slightly textured and weighted runner. Natural fiber jute has been used to breathe life in this neutral style of runner. The beauty of this runner is in ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Tableware
Materials
Jute
$79 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Set of Twelve 20th Century Solid Silver Shell Shape Place Holder
Located in VALENZA, IT
Elegant set consisting of 2 boxes containing 12 shell-shaped placeholders in solid 800 silver.
The placeholders were made with the casting technique and finely chiselled. The finish ...
Category
1990s Italian Baroque Tableware
Materials
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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