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Tableware For Sale
Antique Victorian 1850s Sterling Silver Goblet
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian sterling silver goblet, an addition to our wine and drinks related silverware collection.
This exceptional antique Victorian ...
Category
1850s English Victorian Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Italy Richard Ginori Mid-19th Century Porcelain Covered
Located in Brescia, IT
This beautiful covered cup was painted with grace and reproducing a variety of flowers, butterflies and natural elements very detailed. Golden profiles.
A joyful to look at it, a pie...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Pewter Sugar Jar and Creamer by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
Pewter Sugar Jar & Creamer made by Just Andersen in the 1920s. An exquisite set for a beautiful table.
* Set (3) of pewter lidded sugar jar and creamer on tray
* Designer: Just And...
Category
1920s Danish Art Deco Vintage Tableware
Materials
Pewter
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
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
Ibis by Boda Nova Stainless Steel Flatware set 19 pcs Modern IN BOOK Modern
By Boda Nova
Located in Big Bend, WI
Ibis by Boda Nova
An example of this pattern is pictured in the hardcover book “Flatware that's not flat: Design and Production of innovative Table cutlery, 1890-2015” By William P....
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Wedgwood Flow Blue Dinnerware
By Wedgewood
Located in South Salem, NY
Antique Wedgwood flow blue dinnerware set. Named for the soft blue fade of the color, circa 1860. Minor losses and chips to some pieces.
The se...
Category
19th Century British Antique Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
$1,080 / set
Edwardian Mother-of-Pearl Handled Silver Butter Knives, Set of Six
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
Set of six butter knives in original box with label Alexander Clark London. Made for Goldsmith and Silversmith. Hallmarks Alexander Clark and Co.
Handles in mother-of-pearl. Blades e...
Category
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Tableware
Materials
Silver
"Oak Ring Tray” Oak Minimalist Tray by Aparentment
Located in Terrassa, Catalonia
The oak ring tray is a minimalist style round shaped centerpiece made of treated Oak, manufactured according to traditional methods.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Minimalist Tableware
Materials
Oak
Bohemian Ruby Cut-Glass and Enameled Antique Decanter
Located in London, GB
The decanter with octagonal ring knoped neck and faceted body and surmounted with a conical stopper, the ruby colored glass decorated throughout with painted flower bouquets and gilt...
Category
Late 19th Century Czech Bohemian Antique Tableware
Materials
Glass
San Lorenzo by Tiffany and Co Sterling Silver Flatware Service 8 Set 52 pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Designed with an eye for balance and proportion, each piece of Tiffany & Co. flatware is a masterpiece of form and function. SAN LORENZO (c. 1916) San Lorenzo was introduced by Tiffa...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
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
1950s Solid Teak Danish Modern Rare XLarge Tray Designed by Quistgaard for Dansk
By Jens Quistgaard, Dansk
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful design on this large solid teak, a tray designed by Quistgaard for Dansk, circa the 1950s, great condition with raised edges, incredible craftsmanship. early stamp at the b...
Category
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Tableware
Materials
Teak
$220 Sale Price
20% Off
Milburn Rose by Westmorland Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service
By Westmorland
Located in Big Bend, WI
12 knives 9",
12 forks 7 1/4",
12 salad forks 6 3/8",
12 teaspoons 6",
12 demitasse spoons 4",
two serving spoons 8 1/4",
one cold meat fork 8",
one sugar spoon 5 3/4",
one berr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Coasters Set of Four in Blue Azul Macaubas Marble Handmade Italy
Located in Ancona, Marche
Set of 4 coasters in Azul Macaubas.
Thanks to their shape and size they can be used as exclusive presentation plates for finger food.
Dimensions: D 10, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Quartz
Queen Elizabeth I by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 49 pc New Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
The golden age of royal splendor and prosperity during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I inspired this pattern, introduced in 1970. With a stem of perfectly proportioned curving arcs an...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Large Collection of Silverware by Tétard Frères
Located in London, GB
A large collection of silverware by Tétard Frères
French, Early 20th century
Total weight: 29,400 grams
Measures: Large trays: height 2cm, width 50cm, depth 40cm
Small cups: height 5cm, diameter 5cm
This extensive collection of very fine silverware...
Category
Early 20th Century French Modern Tableware
Materials
Silver
$76,812 / set
Kingsley by Kirk Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 33 Pcs Mid-Century Modern
Located in Big Bend, WI
Mid-Century Modern "Kingsley" by Kirk sterling silver flatware set, 33 pieces. This pattern has a design of stylized flowers on modern, elongated handles. It was introduced by Kirk i...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Victorian sterling silver dessert service for 18 people made in 1873
By Henry Harrison
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Sheffield in 1873 by Henry Harrison, this striking, Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver Dessert Set, comprises 18 place settings, all with engine turned decoration and b...
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Marianne Westman for Rörstrand. Cutting board in stoneware. The Picknick series.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Marianne Westman for Rörstrand, Sweden.
Cutting board in stoneware from the Picknick series, hand-decorated with motifs of fruits, vegetables, and herbs in vibrant colors and a graph...
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stoneware
San Lorenzo by Tiffany and Co Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set 222 pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Designed with an eye for balance and proportion, each piece of Tiffany & Co. flatware is a masterpiece of form and function. SAN LORENZO (c. 1916) San Lorenzo was introduced by Tiffa...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling 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
Bronze Tray by Sven Larsson, 1950's
By Sven Larsson
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Bronze Tray by Sven Larsson, 1950's
Additional Information:
Material: Bronze
Style: Mid century, Scandinavian
Produced by Ystad metall in Sweden
Dimensions (W x D x H): 17.5 x 17.5 ...
Category
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Tableware
Materials
Bronze
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
Rare Victorian sterling silver spoon warmer - Rupert Favell London 1875
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1875 by Rupert Favell, this rare, Antique, Victorian Sterling Silver Spoon Warmer, is modelled as a Nautilus shell on a roc...
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Bysantium by Vera Wang Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 40 Pcs Dinner
By Vera Wang
Located in Big Bend, WI
Vera Wang silverware is made in a heavier sterling silver than standard patterns. The pieces are large and impressive Continental size.
Bysantium by Vera Wang sterling silver flat...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Centrepiece in Marble by Arthur Arbesser, Made in Italy, Made in Italy in Stock
Located in Milan, IT
Centerpiece in Nero Marquinia, Rosso Levanto, Bianco Michelangelo, Arabescato Vagli Filo Rosso, Verde Guatemala and Blu Sodalite marbles.
Size: 36 x 12 cm 14.2 x 4.7 in, smooth fini...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Marble
Vintage Silver Star Shaped Napkin rings - 4
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This striking set of four silver star-shaped napkin rings exudes mid-century charm and elegance. Crafted from silver-tone metal, each piece features a dimensional, five-point star de...
Category
Mid-20th Century Hong Kong American Colonial Tableware
Materials
Metal
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
Japanese Antique Copper Alloyr Tray / 1800-1900 / Gong / Wabi-Sabi Art
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
I bought a very attractive copper tray.
This is an item that was once used as a gong.
In other words, it was used as a percussion instrument.
It was also used in temples.
The materi...
Category
19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Tableware
Materials
Copper
Victorian Sterling Silver Flatware Set for Twelve
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A magnificent, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver straight Albert pattern flatware service for twelve persons made by William Eaton; an addition to our canteen of cutlery collection
The pieces of this exceptional, antique Victorian sterling silver straight* flatware service for 12 persons have been crafted in the Albert pattern.
The anterior and posterior surfaces of each rococo inspired, King's shape handle are embellished with scrolling leaf ornamentation.
The decoration to the anterior of each handle terminal incorporates a contemporary bright cut engraved crest depicting out of a mural crown a spear in pale and two palm branches in saltire**.
The heel and shoulders of each piece are embellished with further scrolling decoration.
This silver flatware service for 12 persons consists of 65 pieces:
Basic Service:
12 Table forks
12 Table spoons
12 Dessert forks
12 Dessert spoons
12 Teaspoons
Additional Pieces:
Pair of sauce ladles
Pair of salt spoons...
Category
1840s British Victorian Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Five Section Silver Metal ''Surtout De Table'' circa 1830
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A five section silver metal ''Surtout de Table'',
circa 1830.
Category
1830s French Antique Tableware
Materials
Bronze
Coaster or Christmas Tree Decoration White Marble Handmade Italy
Located in Ancona, Marche
This 'Winter wonderland Snowflake' coaster in White Marble, inspired by ice crystals, are the perfect tasteful gift for the winter and Christmas period.
Coaster in polished absolute crystalline white marble from Italy.
Thanks to their shape and size they can be used as coasters, bottle coasters, paperweight or even Christmas tree decoration...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Carrara Marble
Townhall by David Andersen 830 Silver Flatware Set Dinner Service 65 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Townhall by David Andersen .830 Danish silver flatware set, 65 pieces.
Name of pattern: Radhus med Vifte (translates to 'city hall with fan design)
This set includes:
8 dinner knive...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Silver
Salt and Pepper Shaker Set by Jonas Design
Located in Bochum, NRW
A particularly elegant salt and pepper set created by a contemporary designer with an appetite for the small and beautiful things in life.
Beauty is not only in large household items...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Organic Modern Tableware
Materials
Steel
Pair of Art Deco Silver Salt & Pepper Shakers
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Set of salt & pepper shakers in polished silver plate. This classic English pair of salt and pepper dispensers are marked on the bottom. Wonderful addition to add to your table for e...
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Tableware
Materials
Silver, Silver Plate
Delfino Stand
By Braganti
Located in Milan, IT
This magnificent stand can be displayed alone as centrepiece or it can support a dessert, or be paired with the Delfini caviar bowl to continue the neoclassical decorative theme of t...
Category
2010s Italian Tableware
Materials
Crystal, Silver
$12,450 / item
Romance of the Sea Wallace Sterling Silver Flatware Set Shell Motif Dinner 70 pc
Located in Big Bend, WI
The fascinating patterns created by the surging sea, and a stylized shell symbolizing Neptune's bounty inspired Romance of the Sea by Wallace Silversmiths. This pattern is wonderfull...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Onslow by Tuttle Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 12 Set 72 Pcs Dinner LBJ
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 versa...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Italian Vietri Glazed Ceramic Dinner Plates - Set of 6
By Vietri
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This vibrant set of six vintage dinner plates by the renowned house of Vietri is a stunning testament to Italian artisanal craftsmanship. Each plate is meticulously hand-painted with...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Other Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Gorham 19th Century Mixed Metal Tray
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Gorham Aesthetic Movement mixed metal tray. The tray is made of copper and brass with applied sterling silver metal ornaments in a Japanese-inspired style. It dates to 1881 confirmed...
Category
1880s American Aesthetic Movement Antique Tableware
Materials
Brass
Lion by Frank Smith Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 66 pcs Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Scarce Lion by Frank Smith circa 1980 sterling silver flatware set, 66 pieces. This fabulous figural pattern features a lions head handle with flowing mane on both sides as well as l...
Category
20th Century American Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Wedgwood by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service 32 pcs Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Wedgwood by International sterling silver flatware set, 32 pieces. This set includes:
eight dinner size knives, 9 5/8",
eight dinner size forks, 7 3/4",
eight salad forks, 6 1/4",
eight teaspoons, 5 7/8"
Includes bonus brand new storage chest - styles vary.
Excellent condition, with no monograms. This set will be beautifully professionally polished prior to shipping.
The beauty of classic tradition is captured in International’s Grecian motif Wedgewood pattern...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Beautiful Carl Aubock Cast-Iron Pepper Salt Mill with Peugeot Grinder, 1970s
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful and solid modernist pepper- or salt mill with Peugeot grinder, made of black-finished cast iron. Designed and executed by Carl Aubock in th...
Category
20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
Golden Winslow by Kirk Sterling Silver 12 Flatware Service Set 48 pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Unique among sterling patterns, Winslow harmoniously combines an unadorned center of sterling silver with an accent design along the border of each piece. Inspired by a pattern made ...
Category
20th Century American Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Chesterfield by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service 117 Pcs B Monogram
By Gorham
Located in Big Bend, WI
Monumental Chesterfield by Gorham circa 1908 sterling silver flatware set, 117 pieces. This set includes:
8 dinner size knives, blunt stainless replaced blades, 9 3/4"
8 dinner size...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Olympian by Tiffany and Co Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 252 Pc Dinner
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
Evil Eye Hand Embroidered White Placemat - Set of 2, Viya by Vikram Goyal
Located in Noida, DL
Evil Eye White Placemat - Set of 2 in Cotton Linen, Viya by Vikram Goyal
The collection reimagines a protective totem for your home in the form of hand-embroidered table linen– nega...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Tableware
Materials
Cotton, Linen
Charles Voltz Vallauris Pottery SET: Jug & Casserole typical low fired red glaze
By Charles Volton
Located in Landshut, BY
SET of 2
Charles Voltz (1923-1997) moved to Vallauris France in 1950, where he had a studio for many years. His ceramics was in the typical exuberant mid-century Vallauris style with colourful and often highly textured or patterned glazes.
Vallauris is an area in the Cote d’Azur region of south eastern France and has a long history of Artistic and Ceramics traditions, but is was in the 1950s when Vallauris experienced a new golden age after Picasso went to live in and influence the Arts & Crafts of Vallauris in the late 1940s (and where he stayed until 1955)
Picasso, along with Roger Capron were significant contributors to the profile of Ceramics in Vallauris, together other names such as Roger Collet, Gilbert Portanier, Jean Derval and Charles Voltz.
Design Period 1965 to 1975
Production Period late 1960s
Country of Manufacture France
H / height: 11cm both ~ Gew. / weight: 2950grs both
DM / diameter casserole : 13 cm ~ DM / diameter jug: 8 cm
MARKED: C. Voltz Vallauris...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Clay
$561 Sale Price / set
20% Off
A 130 Piece Set of Crown Staffordshire China "Birds of Paradise" Pattern 1950"s
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A rare collection of about 130 pieces of Staffordshire-England - Crown Fine Bone China - Birds of Paradise Pattern - #592627 - white and very light blue grey background with purple...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Vision by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 53 Pieces Modern
Located in Big Bend, WI
International sterling flatware in the pattern Vision designed by Ronald Hayes Pearson patented in 1961. This discontinued pattern features clean, Modernisn inspired lines and is fea...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set of Quality Antique Victorian Solid Silver Spoons and Sugar Tongs
Located in Suffolk, GB
Set of quality antique Victorian solid silver spoons and sugar tongs in their original leather box opening to reveal a set of six antique solid silver spoons...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver
Silver Rose by Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 80 Pieces
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
Lovely Silver Rose by Oneida sterling silver flatware set of 80 pieces. This set includes:
12 knives, 8 5/8"
12 forks, 7 1/2"
12 salad, 6 5/8"
1...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Important tableware China, circa 1950 / 1970
Located in Paris, FR
Large Chinese porcelain dinner service, circa 1950/1970, decorated with scenes of domestic life.
It has been used very little and is in perfect condition.
It consists of:
12 dinner plates, 12 soup plates, 12 dessert plates, 12 smaller plates, 12 bread plates, 6 presentation plates
2 vegetable dishes with lids, 1 soup tureen with lid, 1 salad bowl, 2 sauce boats, 1 butter dish, 4 ramekins
8 egg cups, 1 large round shallow dish, 1 large oval dish, 1 smaller oval dish, 12 coffee cups with saucers
11 teacups with saucers, 1 teapot, 1 coffee pot, 1 sugar bowl, 1 milk jug.
Each piece is in perfect condition and bears the Qianlong Nian Zhi...
Category
20th Century Chinese Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Sir Christopher by Wallace Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 65 Pcs Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Renowned royal architect Sir Christopher Wren was the inspiration for this ornate pattern introduced in 1936. The High English Renaissance styling and the concept of beauty as a whol...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Century by Tiffany and Co. Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 53 pcs Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Century (circa 1937) by Tiffany:
Century's clean, simple lines and “stepped” pattern typify the American Art Deco style of the 1930s and make it a favorite for contemporary settings...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
New Modern Centrepiece in Black Portoro 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 that characterise the exploration of one of the greatest pleasures afforded us, food.
Mmairo loves wining and dining, good food...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Marble
Summer Song Gold by Lunt Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 12 Set Vermeil
By Lunt Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Beautiful Summer Song by Lunt Sterling silver flatware set of 48 pieces. This set is vermeil (completely gold-washed) and includes:
12 knives, 9".
12 forks, 7 1/4".
12 salad forks, ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Tableware
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver
Spring Serenade by Lunt Sterling Silver Flatware Service For 8 Set 38 Pieces
By Lunt Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
SPRING SERENADE BY LUNT Sterling Silver flatware set - 38 pieces. This set includes:
8 KNIVES, 9 1/4"
8 FORKS, 7 1/4"
8 SALAD FORKS, 6 3/4"
8 TEASPOONS, 6"
1 SERVING SPOON, 8 1/8"
1...
Category
1950s Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Cambridge by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 12 Set 78 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Exquisite Cambridge by Gorham sterling silver flatware set - 78 pieces. This set includes:
12 knives, 8 3/4"
12 forks, 7"
12 salad forks, 6 1/4"
1...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique and Vintage Tableware
While it isn’t always top of mind for some, antique and vintage tableware can enhance even the most informal meal. It has been an intimate part of how we’ve interacted with our food for millennia.
Tableware has played a basic but important role in everyday life. Ancient Egyptians used spoons (which are classified as flatware) made of ivory and wood, while Greeks and Romans, who gathered for banquets involving big meals and entertainment, ate with forks and knives. At the beginning of the 17th century, however, forks were still uncommon in American homes. Over time, tableware has thankfully evolved and today includes increasingly valuable implements.
Tableware refers to the tools people use to set the table, including serving pieces, dinner plates and more. It encompasses everything from the intricate and elaborate to the austere and functional, yet are all what industrial product designer Jasper Morrison might call “Super Normal” — anonymous objects that are too useful to be considered banal.
There are four general categories of tableware — serveware, dinnerware, drinkware and, lastly, flatware, which is commonly referred to as silverware or cutlery. Serveware includes serving bowls, platters, gravy boats, casserole pans and ladles. Most tableware is practical, but it can also be decorative. And decorative objects count as tableware too. Even though they don’t fit squarely into one of the four categories, vases, statues and floral arrangements are traditional centerpieces.
Drinkware appropriately refers to the vessels we use for our beverages — mugs, cups and glasses. There is a good deal of variety that falls under this broad term. For example, your cheerful home bar or mid-century modern bar cart might be outfitted with a full range of vintage barware, which might include pilsner glasses and tumblers. Specialty cocktails are often served in these custom glasses, but they’re still a type of drinkware.
Every meal should be special — even if you’re using earthenware or stoneware for a casual lunch — but perhaps you’re hosting a dinner party to mark a specific event. The right high-quality tableware can bring a touch of luxury to your cuisine. Young couples, for example, traditionally add “fine china,” or porcelain, to their wedding registry as a commemoration of their union and likely wouldn’t turn down exquisite silver made by Tiffany & Co. or Georg Jensen.
It’s important to remember, however, that when you’re setting the dining room table to have fun with it. Just as you might mix and match your dining chairs, don’t be afraid to mix new and old or high and low with your tableware. On 1stDibs, find an extraordinary range of vintage and antique tableware to help elevate your meal as well as the mood and atmosphere of your entire dining room.
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