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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, ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tableware

Materials

Quartz

Grande Renaissance Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 83p Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Scarce dinner size Grande Renaissance by Reed and Barton sterling silver flatware set - 83 pieces. This set includes: 12 Dinner Size Knives, 9 3/...
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1960s American Vintage Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Staved Teak Bowl by Jens H. Quistgaard for Dansk Design, Denmark
Located in Hägersten, SE
Large bowl designed by Jens Harald Quistgaard. Produced in Denmark by Dansk during the 1950s. Made from solid staved teak. Good vintage condition with signs of usage and patina.
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1950s European Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware

Materials

Teak

1930s Venetian Mirrored Glass Tray with Silver Plate Handles
Located in Troy, MI
Venetian mirrored tray with thick, ridged glass frame around an etched mirror tray with silver plate handles at the sides, circa 1930s. Unknown Mu...
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Early 20th Century Italian Tableware

Materials

Silver Plate

Blue glass and brass tray
Located in London, GB
Blue mirrored glass tray with brass elements
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware

Materials

Brass

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...
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1910s Vintage Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Madeira by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 8 Set 32 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Madeira by Towle sterling silver flatware set - 32 pieces. This set includes: 8 knives, 9" 8 forks, 7 3/8" 8 salad forks, 6 1/2" 8 teaspoons, 5 7/8" Includes bonus brand new storag...
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20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Acid Etched Mixed Metals Figurative Mug by Gorham Marked Number 11
Located in Big Bend, WI
Gorham Mixed metals by Gorham mug rave aluminum with applied bronze beading, acid etched man on wood barrel holding a mug in each hand, acid etched hops, and acid etched grapes mark...
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20th Century Tableware

Materials

Metal

19th Century Copper Pot
Located in New York, NY
Hand-picked by buyers at Ann Morris Inc.
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1870s English Antique Tableware

Materials

Copper

Set of Sterling Silverware by Gorham, Etruscan Style, 1913
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Set of sterling silverware by Gorham, Etruscan style, 1913. Consisting of: 6 dinner forks (7 in.) 7 teaspoons (5 5/8 in.) 8 pie forks (6 1/4 in.) 12 round soup spoons...
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1910s Vintage Tableware

Materials

Silver

Mid Century Rhino Rhinoceros Silver Plate Novelty Wine Bottle Holder Stand, 1960
Located in London, GB
A mid 20th century silver plate double wine bottle holder in the shape of a rhinoceros, made in Spain c. 1960s. It is a most charming object, with the rhinoceros head...
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1960s Spanish Hollywood Regency Vintage Tableware

Materials

Silver Plate

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...
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Late 19th Century Antique Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

fferrone Contemporary Handcrafted Trivet of Anodized Aluminum
Located in Chicago, IL
Inspired by the sidewalk grates in Milan, the Milan Trivet is a piece of Italy at home. Functional as a pedestal for your serving dishes, and uniquely appealing as a piece of decor f...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Tableware

Materials

Aluminum

midcentury SCHRAMBERG MAIOLICA box Barbotine FISH TUREEN TERRINE handpainted
Located in Landshut, BY
midcentury SCHRAMBERG MAIOLICA Barbotine FISH TUREEN TERRINE handpainted Design Period 1955 to 1965 Production Period around 1960 Country of Manufacture Germany H / height: 11cm both ~ Gew. / weight: 2950grs DM / diameter casserole : 30 cm x 15cm x 11cm high ~ 19cm with its lid MARKED: Schramberger Majolikafabrik 5624 :-: fair condition with some very small chips (see photos) - Considering the sensitive material I would even say it is in good condition -- let´s call it charming vintage :-: To ensure a safe arrival, this item is packed in super-safe packaging. (up to 10 Kg) SMF SCHRAMBERG was originally founded in 1820 as Faist'sche Steingutfabrik by the stoneware expert Isidor Faist on the site of the abandoned Schramberg castle. By 1829, Faist and his factory had gained such a good reputation that Baron Ferdinand von Uechtritz became his partner under the new name of Steingut- und Majolikafabrik Uechtritz & Faist. With the Baron's financial support, the partners were able to build a new factory behind the castle, which dramatically increased production. By the 1860s, the company had a permanent workforce of 100 and an impressive number of almost 6,000 homeworkers (decorators, etc.), mainly children and women. From 1882, Faist began taking orders from Villeroy & Boch, who eventually bought the Schramberg pottery in 1883 and continued to operate it as a V&B subsidiary until the early 20th century. In 1911, several of the factory buildings had to be demolished to make way for the local railway, which drastically reduced production and caused Villeroy & Boch to lose interest in the site, which they sold to brothers Moritz and Leopold Meyer in 1912. It was the Meyers who introduced the "SMF" trademark and eventually gave the company its permanent name, Schramberger Majolika-Fabrik. In 1918 the company was transformed from a sole proprietorship to a limited liability company and the transformation was complete. The Meyer brothers were always on the lookout for new talent, and many famous artists joined the factory or contributed designs in the years that followed. Their decorative ceramics, stylized in vibrant colours, attracted much attention in the 1920s. Eva Stricker-Zeisel was a prominent designer for the company from 1928 to 1930. Her designs were strongly influenced by the Bauhaus movement and her modern form and decoration designs gave an avant-garde look to part of the production programme. As well as designing the shapes, Eva Zeisel also supplied the intended decorations for the pieces, although the decoration department often adapted her decorations to shapes for which they were not intended. They would even use them on shapes other than those designed by Zeisel and apply decors not designed by her to her shapes. This particularly happened with the very popular 'Mondrian' pattern, which often appeared on non-Zeisel shapes. The factory continued to produce Zeisel's designs for some time after her departure, but she sometimes felt that the designs were not exactly as she had intended. With the economic crisis of the early 1930s, the focus of production shifted to tableware and utilitarian ceramics, until the Nazis forced Moritz and Leopold Meyer to sell the factory in 1938 as part of the forced aryanisation of the German state. Both emigrated to England with their families during the war, but in 1949 Peter Meyer...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Maiolica

Decorative Bulldog Glazed Ceramic and Leather Sculpture Cookie Jar, 1960s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Decorative bulldog glazed ceramic and leather sculpture cookie jar, 1960s The head is Ceramic glazed the body ceramic and leather with paint. It can also function as Cookie Jar o...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware

Materials

Leather, Ceramic

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

Suisse Langenthal Bowls
Suisse Langenthal Bowls
$100 Sale Price / set
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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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tableware

Materials

Carrara Marble

Margrethe by Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 88 pc Modern Rare
Located in Big Bend, WI
The Margrethe pattern was designed by Rigmor Andersen in the year 1965. Its unadorned style and tapered squared handle is representative of the Mid-Century Modern period. This rare p...
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20th Century Scandinavian Modern Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Delfino Stand
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

Delfino Stand
Delfino Stand
$12,450 / item
Mushroom Handpainted in Italy square tray
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Italian craftsmanship meets Les-Ottomans in this beautifiul mushroom collection of handpainted plates The charme of the woods on your table in a un...
Category

2010s Italian Tableware

Materials

Ceramic

Mid Century olive oil and vinegar set designed and produced by Artek in the 1960
Located in Antwerpen, Antwerp
Mid Century olive oil and vinegar set designed and produced by Artek in the 1960s. Artek was founded in Helsinki in 1935 by four young idealists: Alvar and Aino Aalto, Maire Gullichs...
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1960s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware

Materials

Glass, Wood, Olive

19th Century Wedgwood Majolica Fish Heads Oyster Plate
Located in Winter Park, FL
A small 19th century English Wedgwood majolica oyster plate having six wells with green fish head motif surrounding a central white well...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Tableware

Materials

Majolica

Prelude by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set For 8 Service 45 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Slender and graceful, the smooth clean lines of this refined pattern are distinguished with deeply carved floral ornaments at the tip and neck. Raised borders along the fluted stem e...
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1930s Vintage Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Augusta Glasses Large - Set of four
Located in København K, DK
4 pieces handcrafted Venetian Glassware Made in Murano For a whimsical burst of colour and excitement to grace any table setting, perfect for serving water, wine or lemonade  The ...
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2010s Italian Tableware

Materials

Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Set of Three, Fin Trivet from Souda, Black, in Stock
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This listing is for 3 Fin Trivets from Souda. Each one is packaged individually. Made using a manufacturing process utilized for railways, medical devices, and electronics, the Fin ...
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2010s Chinese Modern Tableware

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Etruscan by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set For 12 Service 48 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Vintage Gorham sterling silver flatware set in the Etruscan pattern featuring an Art Deco style Greek Key design Although this pattern was released in 1913, one can see that it was a forerunner for the Art Deco designs that would follow it. ETRUSCAN BY GORHAM Sterling Silver flatware...
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Early 20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

The Black Collection Porcelain Salad Plate - Mix Set of 4
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Add a striking touch of exotic sophistication to your table setting with the Black Collection Porcelain Plate Set. This captivating set features four beautifully designed porcelain p...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

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

Materials

Iron

Aetna Works Mother of Pearl and Sterling Silver Collar Fruit Knives, Set of Four
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From Landers, Frary & Clark – Aetna Works, founded in New Britain, Connecticut, 1866, a set of four fruit and cheese knives. Mother of pearl handles are joined to plated blades b...
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19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Antique Tableware

Materials

Silver Plate, Sterling Silver

Cauldon set of 6 luncheon plates in H8413 pattern, 1904-1915
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Up for your consideration is the set of 6 luncheon plates made by Cauldon for Higgins & Seiter, New York. The plates are " in diameter and are in very good antique condition wit...
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Early 20th Century English Other Tableware

Materials

Gold

Quimper earthenware oil and vinegar cruet set, late 19th century
Located in SAINT-YRIEIX-SUR-CHARENTE, FR
Late 19th century to early 20th century Quimper earthenware oil and vinegar set, signed HB Quimper manufacture located in Brittany, France. It consists of a stand, two small carafes...
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1880s French Rustic Antique Tableware

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware

Antique Hand Made Cream Battenberg Tape Lace Table Runner Tablecloth
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A beautiful handmade lace cream table runner. Created from linen, the piece is framed by hand-made floral motif lace in a complimentary cream hue. A great way to add a touch of elega...
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20th Century English Victorian Tableware

Materials

Fabric, Thread

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...
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2010s Italian Modern Tableware

Materials

Marble

11 Royal Copenhagen Blue Flower Braided Cake Plates, Model Number 10/8092
Located in København, Copenhagen
11 Royal Copenhagen blue flower Braided cake plates. Model number 10/8092. Diameter: 16.2 cm. In excellent condition. Stamped. 1st factory quality.
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Mid-20th Century Danish Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

Italian silverware by Krupp Berndorf, 1950s
Located in Palermo, PA
Italian silverware by Krupp Berndorf, 1950s Dimensions: forks 2x1x22 cm. knives 2,5x1x25 cm. spoons 2x4x22 cm.
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware

Materials

Metal

Italian Red Goatskin Parchment Pepper Mill by Aldo Tura
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Fabulous 1970’s large red goatskin parchment pepper mill by Italian designer Aldo Tura. Constructed of wood covered with red dye goatskin and clear lacquer to protect it. In beaut...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware

Materials

Brass

Melrose by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 88 pcs Dinner Size
Located in Big Bend, WI
Inspired by carvings from the Melrose Mansion of Natchez, Mississippi, this pattern possesses unusual boldness and depth. Melrose has elegant curves and intricate detailing along the...
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20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Contemporary Silver Plated Lapis Lazuli Stone Milk Container by Natalia Criado
Located in Milan, IT
Pour your warm milk with grace and elegance using our milk lapis, a plated brass vessel crafted in italy with precision turning techniques. The exquisite stone handle in lapis lazuli...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Tableware

Materials

Stone, Silver Plate

Prelude by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 76 Pc Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Impressive Prelude by International sterling silver Flatware set - 76 pieces. This set includes: Measure: Eight dinner size knives, 9 5/8" Eight dinner size forks, 8" Eight regular ...
Category

20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Wave Edge by Tiffany and Co Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 63 pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Wave Edge was designed by Charles T. Grosjean, the renowned decorator of silver and introduced by Tiffany in 1884. The fanciful marine motif, graceful lines and stylized forms of Wav...
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20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Courtship by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 61 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Courtship by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set - 61 pieces. This set includes: 8 KNIVES, 9 1/8", 8 FORKS, 7 1/4", 8 SALAD FORKS, 6 3/8", 8 TEASPOONS, 6", 8 CREAM SOUP S...
Category

1930s Vintage Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Art Deco 1930's Butterscotch Bakelite Rabbit Napkin Holders Set of 8
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Charming and whimsical, this set of eight Art Deco Butterscotch Bakelite napkin rings features bunnies in a playful array of warm hues—from deep ...
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1960s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Tableware

Materials

Bakelite

Danish Teak Salad Utensils by Poul Knudsen
Located in Fraser, MI
Danish Teak Salad Utensil Set. Marked: Poul Knudsen Denmark
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1960s Vintage Tableware

Materials

Teak

Lino Sabattini stainless steel six coasters .
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nice collection of six Sabattini coasters in stainless steel. All marked with the standard Sabattini hallmark .
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Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Tableware

Materials

Stainless Steel

High Quality Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Gold Stone Charger Plate Bu
Located in Long Island City, NY
High Quality Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Gold Stone Charger Plate Butterflies A high quality Japanese, enamel charger or plate. The plate is adorned with polychrome imag...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Tableware

Materials

Enamel

Set of 6 Olive Wood Egg Cups, Hand-Carved 1960s French Folk Art
Located in ROUEN, Normandie
Set of 6 Olive Wood Egg Cups, Hand-Carved 1960s French Folk Art Charming set of six vintage French egg cups / French Folk Art Hand-carved in olive woo...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Wood, Olive

Black Marble Wine Bottle Stand
Located in Eindhoven, NB
Crafted from solid black Marble, this marble wine STAND carries any wine bottle in a stable, diagonal position. Fine wine deserves to be on display. Giving culinary festive moments a...
Category

2010s Modern Tableware

Materials

Marble

Little Flower Napkins (Set of 4)
Located in London, GB
Our Little Flower collection features a beautiful ditsy floral print. Hand-blocked by artisans onto 100% cotton, the napkins are edged with a chic scalloped border and come as a set ...
Category

2010s Italian Tableware

Materials

Cotton

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

Embassy Scroll Gold by Lunt Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 60 Pcs Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Embassy Scroll Gold by Lunt sterling silver flatware set of 60 pieces. This set includes: 12 dinner size knives, 9 1/4", 12 dinner size forks, 7 5/8"...
Category

20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Edward Charles Brown. Rare set of salt and pepper shakers shaped like owls.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Edward Charles Brown. Rare set of salt and pepper shakers shaped like owls with inserted red glass eyes. Hallmarked with master stamp ECB for Edward Charles Brown, as well as London ...
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1860s British Antique Tableware

Materials

Metal

Art Nouveau Silver Cutlery Set For 12 People In Original Case, Austria-Hungary
Located in Vienna, AT
Elegant cutlery set made of solid silver for twelve people consisting of 95 parts in original wooden box. Dateing: circa 1900 Material: Massive silver '800' Form type: Elegant, s...
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Tableware

Materials

Silver

Afterglow by Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 18 Service 94 Pieces Huge!
Located in Big Bend, WI
18 knives, 8 3/4". 18 forks, 7 1/8". 18 salad forks, 6 7/8". 18 teaspoons, 6". 18 cream soup spoons, 6 1/2". One gravy ladle, 6 3/8". One serving spoon, 8 1/8". One cold meat fork, 8...
Category

1950s Vintage Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Contemporary Silver Plated Ice Bucket Sculptural Feet Carved by Natalia Criado
Located in Milan, IT
Designed as part of a collection for the Venice Biennale, the Ice Cooler epitomizes Natalia Criado’s fusion of Colombian symbolism and Italian artistry. The "exotic" three feet that ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tableware

Materials

Brass, Silver Plate

Victorian Sterling Silver Cow Creamer
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver cow creamer; an addition to our 19th Century silverware collection. This exceptional antique Victorian sterling silver creamer has been realistically modelled in the form of a cow. The plain body of this antique silver creamer is embellished with details reproducing the fine definition of the cow's facial and anatomical features. The jug is fitted with a hinged cover, surmounted with an impressive cast and applied finial realistically modelled in the form of a fly. This impressive Victorian silver cow creamer is fitted with a loop handle, modelled in the form of the cow's tail. The hallmarks to the underside and hind leg of this cow creamer include: Maker's mark: SBL (Samuel Boyce (or Boaz) Landeck) British assay mark: Leopard head (London, England) Silver quality/purity mark: British lion passant mark, 930, Dutch lion rampant mark with 1st standard purity (minimum .934, 934/1000)* Export mark: Key mark intruding lion passant Additional mark: F (foreign manufacture mark) Such antique Dutch sterling silver examples are becoming increasingly difficult to locate. * The country of origin hallmarked this item with the standard mark 930/lion rampant mark and once imported into Britain the silver purity was tested and hallmarks struck reaffirming the silver is a minimum of sterling standard. Condition This antique 19th century cow creamer...
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1890s English Victorian Antique Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

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

Han Bai Yu Stone Elevated Tray by Robert Kuo, Hand Carved, Limited Edition
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

Shell & Thread by Tiffany Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 141 pcs Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Shell & Thread was first introduced by Tiffany in 1905. Its design is typical of patterns made in England during the long reign of King George III. The raised-border edges, which acc...
Category

20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Colonial Shell by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 77pc Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Scarce Dinner Size Colonial Shell by International Sterling Silver Flatware set - 77 pieces. This set includes: 12 dinner size knives, 9 7/8" 12 dinner size forks, 7 3/4" 12 luncheo...
Category

20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

New Modern Tray in White Michelangelo Marble, creator Ivan Colominas
Located in Milan, IT
An essential, minimalist tray that easily lends itself to multiple uses. At the table, in the kitchen, in the dining room. In simplicity is beauty. Size: 40 x 2.2 cm, smooth finishing, stain treatment compatible with food. Commercial name: Nysiros, Materia e Tavola Collection by Ivan Colominas, Spanish Designer. Also available in Black Marquina Marble. Made in Italy, hand finished. Mmairo loves wining and dining, good food and entertaining...
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2010s Italian Modern Tableware

Materials

Marble

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.