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Tableware For Sale
Art Deco Style Sterling Silver Canteen of Cutlery for Eight Persons
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive vintage Elizabeth II English sterling silver flatware service for eight persons; an addition to our canteen of cutlery collection.
The pieces of this exceptional vintage Elizabeth II straight sterling silver flatware set for eight persons have been crafted in the Glamis pattern.
The plain tapering surface of each handle is embellished with a convex ribbed design to the terminal.
This 20th century silver flatware set consists of 76 pieces:
Basic service:
8 table knives
8 table forks
8 table spoons
8 soup spoons
8 salad forks
8 dessert knives
8 dessert forks
8 dessert spoons
8 teaspoons
Additional pieces:
4 Serving spoons
The fundamental components of this vintage service have been crafted by the Sheffield silversmiths Cooper Brothers & Sons Ltd in 1956, apart from the table and dessert knives, which are replacements***.
This impressive vintage sterling silver canteen is supplied in felt cutlery rolls; which not only protect the items in storage but significantly reduce tarnishing.
"Straight" means all the pieces are made by the same maker in the same year.
Glamis pattern is a private design made by Copper Brothers & Sons Ltd.
Predominately all vintage silver canteens...
Category
1950s British Art Deco Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Silver cutlery set with carved wooden box (silversmith A.Cesa S.C., early 20th c
Located in bari, IT
Servizio di Posate in Argento (153 Pezzi) con Cofanetto in Legno Intagliato (Inizio XX Secolo)
Servizio da tavola e dessert completo, composto da 153 pezzi di posate in argento, cus...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Other Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver
10 Bing & Grøndahl Corinth Plates in Porcelain, 1970s
Located in København, Copenhagen
10 Bing & Grøndahl Corinth plates in porcelain.
1970s.
Measures: 16 x 2.3 cm.
In excellent condition.
Stamped.
2nd factory quality.
Category
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Gaetano Pesce Try-Tray Round Large Dark Ruby Acid Green
Located in barasso, IT
Try tray round - dark ruby, matt acid green
Tray in hard resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1998 for Fish Design collection.
Colours: Dark ruby, matt acid green
Dimensions: Ø 42 cm
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Tableware
Materials
Resin
Royal Danish, International Sterling Silver Flatware Set Eight Service Luncheon
Located in Big Bend, WI
Eight knives, 9"
eight forks, 7 1/8"
eight salad forks, 6 3/8"
eight teaspoons, 6 1/8"
eight butter spreaders, 6"
one gravy ladle, 6 1/2"
One serving spoon, 8 1/2"
One pierced servin...
Category
1930s American Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Cypress Sterling Silver Dessert Spoon 021
By Tias Eckhoff
Located in Hellerup, DK
Georg Jensen sterling silver dessert spoon, item 021 in the Cypress pattern, design #99 by Tias Eckhoff. Norwegian designer Tias Eckhoff’s Cypress was the winning design in a competi...
Category
20th Century Danish Modern Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Etruscan by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set Dinner Service 142 pcs "L" Mono
Located in Big Bend, WI
Etruscan by Gorham sterling silver flatware set of 142 pieces. This set includes:
12 dinner knives, 9 5/8",
12 dinner forks, 7 1/2",
12 luncheon knives, 8 1/2",
12 luncheon fork...
Category
Early 20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Burgundy by Reed and Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 36 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Eight knives, 8 3/4".
Eight forks, 7 1/8".
Eight salad forks, 6 3/8".
Eight teaspoons, 6".
One gravy ladle, 6 1/4".
One serving spoon, 8 1/4".
One pierced serving spoon, 8 1/4".
One cold meat fork, 8".
Includes bonus brand new storage chest - styles vary.
Excellent condition, with no monograms. This set will be beautifully professionally polished and sealed in individual plastic sleeves prior to shipping. Stunning!
100% satisfaction guaranteed!
Inspired by the French Renaissance, the Burgundy Sterling Silver...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Gaetano Pesce Set of 4 Table Mates Placemats Resin Pastel Pink Cherry
Located in barasso, IT
Table-Mates - matt pastel pink, cherry
Set of 4 placemats in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1998 for Fish Design collection.
Dimensions: L 50cm x H 38.5cm
Material: RESIN
T...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Tableware
Materials
Resin
20thC English Solid Silver Pair Of Pheasant Salt & Pepper Shakers, Asprey c.1970
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A superb 20th Century English solid silver pair of pheasant salt and pepper shakers. Modelled as male and female pheasants, each statue is naturalistic with accurate plumage and prop...
Category
20th Century British Other Tableware
Materials
Silver
Biedermeier Early 19th Century Nuremberg 13 Lot Silver Spoon Set of 6 in Case
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This is a 19th C. 1820s Nuremberg, Germany set of six spoons, in a old case (not original, but looks great for the Spoons).
All spoons are Hallmarked silver ...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver
Silver Godinger Chinoiserie Pagoda Salt and Pepper Shakers
By Godinger
Located in Elkhart, IN
A charming pair of silver plate salt & pepper shakers in the form of pagodas
By Godinger
Circa 1970s
Measures: 1.5"W x 1.5"D x 3.5"H.
Very good vintage condition.
Category
1970s American Chinoiserie Vintage Tableware
Materials
Silver
Orleans by Watson Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service Dinner Size Rare
Located in Big Bend, WI
Beautiful Orleans by Watson sterling silver flatware set of dinner size 56 pieces. This scarce, circa 1915, pattern is a lost art in sterling flatware! This set includes:
Eight dinn...
Category
1910s Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Kopenhagen Gold by Wmf 800 Silver Flatware Service 12 Dinner Set 178 pcs Modern
Located in Big Bend, WI
Monumental Kopenhagen Vermeil by WMF 800 German silver (completely gold-washed) flatware set - 178 pieces. This set has a clean modern design. This set include...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mappin & Webb Cutlery Set for 12 People, England, Early 20th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Mappin & Webb silver plate cutlery set for 12 people. England, early 20th century.
A total of 151 pieces:
12 large knifes, 12 large forks an...
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
Nambe Ceramic Tableware Set, 47 Pcs.
By Nambe
Located in Astoria, NY
Nambe Ceramic Tableware Set, all marked "nambe / microwave safe / dishwasher safe / Made in Germany" to underside, and comprising: fourteen (14) coffee mugs, six (6) bowls, six (6) b...
Category
20th Century German Minimalist Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
$850 / set
6 Bicchieri Smoke Joe Colombo per Arnolfo di Cambio altezza 12 cm.
Located in Milano, IT
6 Bicchieri Smoke Joe Colombo per Arnolfo di Cambio
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Glass
Early Georg Jensen Lily of the Valley Fish Knife in Silver, Six Knives Available
Located in København, Copenhagen
Early Georg Jensen Lily of the Valley fish knife in solid silver 830. Dated 1915-1930.
Six knives are available.
Measures: Length: 20.7 cm.
In excellent condition.
Stamped.
Our...
Category
1910s Danish Art Nouveau Vintage Tableware
Materials
Silver
Meissen Coffee & Dessert Set For 7 Persons, Bouquets, Blue Rim & Gold, Ca. 1860
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen coffee service, consisting of 24 parts: 1 coffee pot with lid, 1 cream jug, 1 lidded sugar bowl, 7 cups, 7 saucers, 7 dessert plates.
Sh...
Category
Late 19th Century German Baroque Antique Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Victorian Sterling Silver Fish Service for Eighteen Persons
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver Lily pattern fish cutlery set for eighteen persons - boxed; an addition to our dining silverware collection
This exceptional antique Victorian sterling silver flatware...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Fifty-Nine Piece Flatware Service
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Fifty-Nine Piece Flatware Service
Marked Reed and Barton, Sterling. Comprising, twelve dinner knives, eleven butter spreads, twelve dinner forks, twel...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Silver
George III Period Antique Sterling Silver Lidded Tankard, London, 1773
By John Kentenber
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1773 by John Kentenber, this handsome, George III period, Antique Sterling Silver Tankard, is plain in style, featuring reed borders throughout and a dome top...
Category
1770s English George III Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Gaetano Pesce Set of 4 Table Mates Placemats Resin Aqua Orange
Located in barasso, IT
Table-Mates - clear aqua, matt orange
Set of 4 placemats in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1998 for Fish Design collection.
Dimensions: L 50cm x H 38.5cm
Material: RESIN
Th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Tableware
Materials
Resin
Dinner set for 6 (12 pieces) Hand Painted Italian Faience Garofano Faenza
Located in London, GB
Hand painted dinner ware set with Garofano pattern (6 covers - 12 pieces: 6 soup bowls and 6 plates) hand-painted majolica from Faenza, Italy .
Created and decorated entirely by hand by master craftsmen from Faenza, Italy.
The set can be fully customised in terms of number of place settings and additional bespoke elements that can be added to complement the set: side dishes, serving plates, trays and many more.
Faenza, located between the Adriatic Sea and Bologna, is known as the “City of Ceramics.” The term faience is a French version of the town’s name.
Faience (majolica) production occurred in Faenza during the Middle Ages. In the 1500s, a week-long fair took place where local ceramic manufacturers set up stalls.
Faenza majolica was highly regarded among the wealthy, many of whom commissioned ceramic mastesr to create pieces featuring heraldry, hunting, and mythological designs. During the Renaissance, Faenza became well known for its “beautiful lady” plates...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Revival Tableware
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Faience
$2,340 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Service, 764 Pieces
By Gorham
Located in New Orleans, LA
This monumental American sterling silver flatware service by Gorham epitomizes the stately glamour of turn-of-the-century dining. A to...
Category
19th Century American Rococo Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Russian Silver Egg Cups
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive pair of antique Russian silver egg cups; an addition to our silver cruet and condiment collection.
These except...
Category
Early 1900s Russian Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver
Pair of Salt and Pepper Shakers in Patinated Brass Mid 20th Century
Located in Meer, VAN
Pair of Salt and Pepper Shakers in Patinated Brass Mid 20th Century.
Great pair of salt and pepper shakes in solid brass. These show a very nice classical design and gained a nice p...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
Rose Point by Wallace Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 41 Pcs Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Rose Point by Wallace dinner size sterling silver flatware set of 41 pieces. This set includes:
Eight dinner size knives, 9 3/4",
eight dinner size forks, 7 1/2",
eight salad forks, 6 3/8",
eight teaspoons, 6",
one gravy ladle, 6",
one serving spoon, 8 3/8",
one pierced serving spoon, 8 1/8"
one cold meat fork, 8 1/8",
one sugar spoon, 6 1/8",
one hollow handle master butter knife, 6 3/4",
one sauce ladle, 5 1/2",
one steak carving set, two-piece, 10 1/2" & 9 3/8".
Includes bonus brand new storage chest - styles vary.
Excellent condition, with no monograms. This set will be beautifully professionally polished and sealed in individual plastic sleeves prior to shipping. Stunning!
"Rose Point" - Inspired by the Venetian lace of the traditional rose point wedding veil...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
French Provincial by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 32 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
This set includes:
Eight knives, 8 7/8"
Eight forks, 7 1/8"
Eight salad Forks, 6 1/4"
Eight teaspoons, 5 7/8"
Includes bonus brand new storage chest - styles vary.
Excellent condi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Fin Trivet / Tray from Souda, Anodized Silver, in Stock
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Made using a manufacturing process utilized for railways, medical devices and electronics, the fin trivets bring an industrial touch to your tabletop. Both durable and multi-function...
Category
2010s Chinese Modern Tableware
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
$21 Sale Price / item
65% Off
Royal Danish by International Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set 62 Pcs Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Royal Danish by International dinner size sterling silver flatware set, 62 pieces. This set includes:
12 dinner knives, 9 3/4",
12 dinner forks, 7 3/4",
12 salad forks, 6 3/8",
...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Neoclassical Antique Sterling Silver Goblet - London 1799 - P. A. & W. Bateman
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1799 by Peter, Anne & William Bateman, this very attractive, George III, Antique Sterling Silver Goblet, features brighcut engraved decoration, a gilt interio...
Category
1790s English Neoclassical Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Magnificent French Antique Porcelain 116-Piece Dinner Set, 19th Century
Located in Montreal, Quebec
116 Pieces
A magnificent French Antique porcelain 116-piece dinner set, 19th century, with burgundy and gold accents.
This set is exceptionnal both in its beauty, its state of conservation, and the extraordinary range of pieces and serving pieces.
Set includes:
o 33 assiettes (8.75" diam)
o 13 shallow soup plates (8.5")
o 18 dessert plates (8.5")
o 9 saucers (5.25")
o 9 cups (2 " H x 3.5 x 4 )
o 12 cream jars with their lids "pots à crème...
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Rozu – Luxury Tray in Calacatta Viola Marble
Located in Porto, PT
The Rozu Tray is a sculptural interpretation of nature’s quiet elegance, where the handle mirrors the graceful arc of a carob pod, transforming organic inspiration into a refined wor...
Category
2010s Portuguese Organic Modern Tableware
Materials
Marble, Brass
19th Century French Silver Vermeil Flatware Dessert Set for Six, 18 Pieces
Located in Madrid, ES
This charming 19th century French 18-piece cased dessert silverware / flatware set, with its unique, slightly grotesque satyr mask motif and warm ve...
Category
19th Century French Antique Tableware
Materials
Vermeil, Silver
Flowers Golden Wood Lacquered Tray
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
There are many trays but very few are as beautiful as this golden lacquered tray
elegant with a 40s vibe but at the same time modern and contemporary
A unique piece for your table ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Tableware
Materials
Wood
$145 / item
Rock Handmade Ceramic Coffee Mugs - Set of 2 - Black & White Splatterware
By OWO Ceramics
Located in Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, AR
Beautifully handmade ceramic mugs designed to enhance the lovely experience of drinking well-made coffee.
Beautiful to look at and highly functional, each handmade pottery mug is in...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Tableware
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Clay
Shibori Dyed Parchment Serving Tray with Chinese Wood by Alexander Lamont
Located in Khet Bang Sue, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon
The Wing tray is a marriage of two beautiful natural materials - rawhide and chicken wing wood. The vibrantly-grained Chinese wood has been expertly carved i...
Category
2010s Thai Art Deco Tableware
Materials
Goatskin, Wood
Japanese Meiji Era Cloisonne Enamel Napking Ring
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese Meiji Era copper and enamel napkin ring. circa: late 19th century to early 20th century. The ware is enameled with polychrome floral, and foliage patterns made in...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Tableware
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Marlborough by Reed and Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service Dinner 40 Pc
Located in Big Bend, WI
Marlborough by Reed and Barton sterling silver flatware set - 40 pieces. This set includes:
Eight dinner size knives, 9 3/4",
eight dinner size forks, 7 3/4",
eight salad forks, ...
Category
Early 20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Orleans by Christofle France Silverplate Flatware Service 10 Set 60 Pcs Dinner
By Christofle
Located in Big Bend, WI
With a dedication to perfection and quality, Christofle flatware creations unite craftsmanship and modern technique, resulting in flatware to be ha...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
Rectangular Tray, Mediterranean Design by Robert Kuo, Handmade Cloisonne
By Robert Kuo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rectangular tray
Mediterranean design
Shades of blue
Glass enamel
Gold plated copper
Cloisonné
Limited edition
Each piece is individually crafted and is unique.
The cloison...
Category
2010s Tableware
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Modern Hand-Cut Crystal Ellipses Napkin Holder — Table Art Object
Located in Glendale, CA
Elevate your table with this artisan-crafted crystal napkin holder—a sculptural statement piece that blends modernist form with old-world precision. Expertly hand-cut from high-quali...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Crystal
New Modern Bowl in Red Levanto Marble creator Cristoforo Trapani Stock
Located in Milan, IT
From stellar kitchens to the table. The memory bowl is an ancestral reminder, a symbol of the vital relationship between people and food. As necessary as i...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Marble
Prelude by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 50 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Prelude by International sterling silver flatware set. This set includes:
Eight knives, 9 1/4",
eight forks, 7 1/4...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Han Bai Yu Stone Elevated Tray by Robert Kuo, Hand Carved, Limited Edition
By Robert Kuo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stone elevated tray
Han Bai Yu stone (White Marble)
Hand carved
Limited edition
Each individual stone vary in inclusions and color. Each piece is ind...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Minimalist Tableware
Materials
Stone
Spanish Silver Salt and Pepper Shakers in the Shape of Chicks, 1940s
Located in Delft, NL
Spanish Silver salt and pepper shakers in the shape of chicks, 1940s
Lovely chicks with their green eyes as shakers for salt and pepper
The tail of the chicks has a screw thread,...
Category
20th Century Spanish Tableware
Materials
Silver
Pair of English Salt Cellar with Glass Inserts in Blue
Located in København, Copenhagen
A pair of English salt cellar with glass inserts in blue of English silver plate.
Stamped, circa 1900.
Measures: 5 cm. x 4.5 cm.
In very good condition.
Category
Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Antique Tableware
Portmeirion Pottery Greek Key Espresso Coffee Service Susan Williams Ellis Desig
Located in Topeka, KS
Incredible vintage MCM (Mid-Century Modern) to Modern Portmeirion Pottery espresso coffee service with demitasse cups in black and gilded Greek Key...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Pfaltzgraff Pottery Lidded Onion Soup Au Gratin Casseroles, Set/6
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A set of six Mid-Century earthenware Onion Soup au Gratins, The Pfaltzgraff Pottery Company, circa 1950-1960.
Six oven proof individual casseroles with s...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stoneware
Joe Colombo style set of ten glasses 1970s
By Joe Colombo
Located in bari, IT
Set of ten worked and colored glass glasses in the style of 1970s Joe Colombo.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stained Glass
$483 Sale Price / set
20% Off
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
A boat-shaped silver bread basket by N.S. Gotlieb
Located in Delft, NL
A boat-shaped silver bread basket by N.S. Gotlieb
A boat-shaped silver bread basket with straight openwork bars, between diamond-shaped openwork, above which is a rim with an openwo...
Category
20th Century Dutch Tableware
Materials
Silver
Louis Comfort Tiffany Pastel Favrile Glass Dinnerware
Located in New Orleans, LA
Exuding the elegance of Art Nouveau design, this dinnerware service for 12 from Tiffany Studios is composed of pastel-hued, opalescent green ...
Category
20th Century American Art Nouveau Tableware
Materials
Glass
Royal Copenhagen, Salto Service, White, Salt and Pepper Shaker, 1960s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Royal Copenhagen. Salto service, White. Salt and pepper shaker. 1960s.
Largest measures: 7 x 5 cm.
In excellent condition.
Stamped.
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Art Nouveau Silver Plate Rose Pattern Serving Pastry Tongs Vintage, Germany
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful Art Nouveau 'Roses' serving tongs for salad, pastry, cake, fish or meat. This serving piece is in a rare and antique 'Rose' pattern design. Made of silver plated metal, i...
Category
20th Century German Art Nouveau Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
French Mid-Century Stone Coasters (Set of 6)
Located in London, GB
A set of natural stone circular drink place mats or coasters. Likely Agates.
France, c1970s.
A variety of colours and stone specimens.
All have a circular hole in the centre presu...
Category
1970s French Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stone
New Modern Centrepiece in Green Guatemala Marble Creator Ivan Colominas STOCK
Located in Milan, IT
Sculptural, bright white, well-defined and multi-fold. Colominas has created a table service inspired by Angelo Mangiarotti’s soft lines, exalting the shape and structure of objects ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Marble
Lovely quality antique Edwardian silver plated cake basket
Located in Ipswich, GB
Lovely quality antique Edwardian Silver Plated Cake Basket, having a quality shaped swing handle above a shaped cake basket with a moulded and embossed edge raised on a shaped base. ...
Category
Early 20th Century British Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
Southwestern Coasters by Otagiri - Set of 6
Located in Bradenton, FL
A set of six square lacquerware coasters with matching case by Otagiri of Japan. A southwestern scene is centered on the coasters which are edged in gold. Underneath reads “Design by...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Tableware
Materials
Plastic
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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