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Tableware For Sale
Aqua Organic Modern Handmade Small Soup Bowls, Set of 4
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Aqua ceramic small soup bowls, set of 4
For those that want a show stopping dinner set, these aqua blue and green glazed soup bowls are the perfect decor item to add to your collection. The surface of these elegant bowls has a subtle pattern from the careful application of teal glaze.
The soup bowls have a minimalist design. Perfect for any home with an elegant modernist vibe, or organic modern kitchen. This set of teal blue bowls...
Category
2010s Organic Modern Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Prelude by International Sterling Silver Flatware Service For 12 Set 60 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...
Category
1930s Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Koppel Salt & Pepper Shakers 1135
Located in Hellerup, DK
A pair of Georg Jensen sterling silver salt & pepper shakers, design #1135 by Henning Koppel from circa 1966. These are filled from the bottom, they are fitted with original rubber s...
Category
20th Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Sterling Silver Henry Chawner Brandy Pan
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine antique George III English sterling silver brandy pan made by Henry Chawner; an addition to our collection of Georgian silverware
Th...
Category
1810s English George III Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Dutch crystal lidded pots with silver knob, Amsterdam 1901-1903
Located in Delft, NL
Dutch crystal lidded pots with silver knob, Amsterdam 1901-1903
2 crystal lidded pots with diamond cut crystal. On the lid a silver knob, decorated with ...
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Tableware
Materials
Crystal, Silver
Big Art Deco Note Pad, circa 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Big Art Deco note pad, circa 1920s
Brass polished and stove enameled
Wood polished.
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Tableware
Materials
Brass
21st Century Saturno Serving Leather Tray with Chrome Handles Handmade in Italy
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
Luxury, refinement, and beauty.
Saturno collection is a set of trays crafted with a luxurious shagreen embossed effect, beautiful finished by satin brass or chrome handles with ma...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
Antique Meissen Blue Onion Sauce Bowl in Hand-Painted Porcelain, Late 19th C
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Antique Meissen blue onion sauce bowl in hand-painted porcelain. Late 19th century.
Measures: 22 x 14 x 8.5 cm.
In excellent condition.
Stamped.
3rd factory quality.
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
$320 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of 2 Latin American Folk Art Vintage Tea Spoons
By OWO Ceramics
Located in Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, AR
Handmade folk art vintage tea spoons. Featuring beautiful motifs inspired by the indigenous worldview and spirituality, these vintage folk art spoons embody Latin America’s rich cultural heritage.
The engraving details on the tea spoons are superb, showcasing intricate patterns and designs that are characteristic of Bolivian folklore art.
By seamlessly merging beauty, practicality, and history, these engraved...
Category
20th Century Bolivian Folk Art Tableware
Materials
Silver, Nickel
Circle of Style: Handwoven Rattan Placemats, 14.5"
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful set of six handcrafted rattan placemats, each featuring a distinctive outer ring design that surrounds the woven center. Measuring 14.5” in diameter, these placemats are ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Cambodian Tableware
Materials
Rattan
Secession brass bowl by Jutta Sika and Kolo Moser
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Secession brass bowl by Jutta Sika and Kolo Moser. Silverplated brass. Signed on the bottom by manufacturer W&G probably Wolkenstein & Glückseelig.
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Tableware
Materials
Brass
Joan of Arc by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service 64 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Inspired by the designs of the court of Louis XV, this sterling silver flatware pattern is as heroic and feminine as its namesake. Its traditional curves and contours are restrained by a modern touch, emphasizing the tapered slenderness of the graceful handles. The flatware's rococo scrolls and sculptured shell motif are delicately executed, while its ornamentation is rich and deep on both sides of each exquisite piece.
Huge Joan of Arc by International...
Category
1940s Louis XV Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Marbre Large Bowl in Brown, Marbled Pattern, Ceramics
By Louise Roe
Located in London, GB
Handcrafted in Bulgaria, our Marbre collection brings a rustic elegance to any table setting, with its dreamy marbled pattern. Available in blue, green and brown, the Marbre collecti...
Category
2010s Bulgarian Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Baronial Old by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 120 Pc Lion Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Monumental dinner and luncheon size old Baronial by Gorham sterling silver flatware set with lion motif, 120 pieces. This set includes:
12 dinner size knives, 9 3/4"
12 dinner size ...
Category
1890s American Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver Pig Salt and Pepper Shakers
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, rare antique Edwardian English sterling silver salt and pepper shakers modelled in the form of pigs - boxed; an addition to our collectable silver collection
These exceptional antique Edwardian sterling silver salt and pepper shakers are realistically modelled in the form of pigs.
These antique condiment shakers are embellished with embossed and chased decoration reproducing the details of the pigs' skin and anatomical features.
Each piece retains the original, hallmarked screw fit cover/stopper to the underside of the animal's torso.
The head of each pig is embellished with corresponding pierced 'salt and pepper' holes.
These fine examples of antique silverware are fitted to the original hinged leatherette box with satin and velvet lined interior and secures with a push fit catch.
Condition
These antique silver salt and pepper shakers...
Category
Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Rambler Rose by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Dinner Service 148 Pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
The pattern Rambler Rose features a trellis of "rambling roses" down the center of the handle. This pattern was first introduced by Towle in the year 1937.
Monumental Rambler Rose...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Coffee Service for 8, Ćmielów, Poland
Located in Chorzów, PL
This elegant coffee service for 8 was produced by the renowned Ćmielów porcelain factory in Poland, known for its fine craftsmanship and timeless designs...
Category
1980s Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
$265 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Antique English Sheffield Victorian Repousse Silver Plated Biscuit Warmer Box
By Sheffield
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique English Sheffield Victorian Scrolling Repousse Silver Plated Biscuit Warmer Box. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 10" H x 9" W x 4.5" D.
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Victorian Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
Jean Luce French Art Deco Sevres Dessert Group
By Jean Luce
Located in Sharon, CT
From the famous and much illustrated classic Sevres French Deco service. 4 larger plates 8" x 1". 8 smaller plates 6 1/2" x 5/8". 3 chowder bowls 2 13/16" x 4 x 5 1/2". and 1 cup 2 3...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 4 Georgian Chinoiserie Decorated Master Salts by John Edward Terrey & Co.
Located in valatie, NY
Set of four Georgian Chinoiserie decorated master salts by John Edward Terrey & Co., London. They are hallmarked 1825-1829. The inside of each is li...
Category
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
George III Antique Sterling Silver 'Quart' Mug by John King in 1771
By John King
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1771 by John King, this large and impressive Antique, George III, sterling silver 'quart' mug has an acanthus scroll handle. It measures 7"(17cm) tall with a ...
Category
1770s English George III Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Caribbean by Wallace Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 70 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Reminiscent of ocean waves, Caribbean by Wallace sterling silver flatware set, 70 pieces. This set includes:
8 knives, 9"
8 forks, 7 1/2"
8 salad forks, 6 3/8"
8 teaspoons, 6"
8 pla...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Baccarat, France. A complete set of twelve knife rests in original gift box.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Baccarat, France. A complete set of twelve knife rests in original gift box.
Mid-20th century.
Marked.
In excellent condition with a few minor chips.
Dimensions: L 9.0 x H 2.5 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Modern Tableware
Materials
Glass
$480 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Herend Hungary porcelain "Chinese Bouquet Apponyi Green" Large Vase
By Herend
Located in Delft, NL
Herend Hungary Porcelain "Chinese Bouquet Apponyi Green" large vase
The vase in fluted shape of 36 cm high with gold paint and relief at the top, made ...
Category
20th Century Hungarian Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
English Onslow by Worcester Sterling Silver Dinner Flatware Set Service 59 pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
English Onslow BY Worcester (England) sterling silver Dinner Size Flatware set - 59 pieces. This set includes:
8 Dinner Size Knives, pistol grip, 9 7/8"
8 Dinner Size Forks, 3-tine, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Hans Hansen, Cohr, and others. Five different knives in silver, 1940s-1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Hans Hansen, Cohr, and other Danish silversmiths.
Five different knives in 830 silver and sterling silver.
Classic and modernist design.
Including one "Old Danish".
Stainless steel b...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver, Silver, Stainless Steel
$240 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Juliana by Watson Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 57 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Lovely Juliana by Watson sterling silver flatware set of 57 pieces. This set includes:
Eight knives, 9".
Eight forks, 7 1/4".
Eight salad forks, 6 1...
Category
1930s Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Arthur Dixon, Birmingham Guild of Handicrafts, Arts & Crafts Copper & Brass Jug
Located in London, GB
Arthur Dixon, designed for Birmingham guild of handicrafts.
An Arts & Crafts copper and brass jug and lid with rat tail handle.
Stamped "B.G.H." on base
Beautiful original chocolate patina to the metal
Arthur Stansfield Dixon (1856-1929) was a founder of the Birmingham Guild of Handicraft’s. He was friends with William Morris, Charles Ashby, and Phillip Webb...
Category
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Tableware
Materials
Brass, Copper
Antique silver-plated brass ice box, 1940s
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Antique silver-plated brass ice box, Made in Italy, 1940s.
There are handcrafted ornaments at the base, including the small side handles. It retains the patina of the period, and we...
Category
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Tableware
Materials
Brass
Hepplewhite by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 129 Pc Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Monumental Dinner and Luncheon Size Hepplewhite by Reed & Barton sterling silver Flatware set, 129 pieces. This tailored, timeless pattern is a best seller. This set includes:
12 Di...
Category
Early 20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Silver Plate Modernist Sculptural Napkin Rings Set of 6 Vintage
Located in North Miami, FL
This set of six polished vintage silver plate sculptural napkin rings will set any table with elegance and modern elements. There are four of the same elliptical shape and two of ano...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
Raymond Loewy for Air France Concorde Set of 36 Circa's 1970
Located in Brussels, BE
This is original cutlery set of 36 brown pieces : 12 knifes, 12 spoons ,12 forks.
Created by designer Raymond Loewy for Air France. These are made of steel and brown plastic. Each piece is branded 'Air France'.
Raymond Loewy designed...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Metal, Stainless Steel
Dinner plate L'Escalier de Cristal, 19th "Grands Oiseaux"
Located in Paris, FR
Presenting the "Grands Oiseaux" plates, an exquisite piece from the renowned Escalier de Cristal, the definitive tableware store of the 19th century.
This hand-painted plate delicat...
Category
Late 19th Century French Japonisme Antique Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Try-Tray Medium Round Tray in Clear Purple, Matt Orange by Gaetano Pesce
Located in barasso, IT
Try tray round - Clear purple, matt orange
Tray in hard resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1998 for Fish Design collection.
Additional Info:
Material: Hard resin
Colours: Cle...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Tableware
Materials
Resin
Egg holder / Plum / set of 2 by Malwina Konopacka
Located in WARSZAWA, PL
The egg holder JULA complements the OKO / Design breakfast set. This small, colorful tableware piece will brighten up any breakfast! Selling in set of two.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Tableware
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Bus Demitasse Gold plated Cup with Saucer and Stirring Stick
By Zanetto
Located in Milan, IT
Gold plated with a glossy finish, this set is created with espresso in mind. The saucer and external surface of the cup are hammered to add an interesting texture to the set, while t...
Category
2010s Italian Tableware
Materials
Gold Plate
19th Century Silvered Bronze Vine Motif Wine Cradle / Decanting Machine
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Unusual late 19th century silvered bronze wine cradle or decanting machine designed as crossed grape vine with leaves and grapes. A central screw turns to control the tilt of the bot...
Category
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver, Bronze
Six Bing & Grøndahl Butterfly Deep Plates in Hand-Painted Porcelain
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Six Bing & Grøndahl Butterfly deep plates in hand-painted porcelain with gold rim. Model number 23. Mid-20th century.
Measures: 21 x 4 cm.
In excellent condition.
Stamped.
2nd Fa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
$352 Sale Price / set
20% Off
18th Century Sugar Bowl Scotland Silver
Located in Epfach, DE
18th Century Sugar Bowl Scotland Silver
This is an exquisite sugar bowl from 18th century Scotland. This elegant bowl rests on three curved feet and has a decorative lobed rim. A fi...
Category
1780s Scottish Baroque Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
$1,184 Sale Price
20% Off
Cinderella Serving Dishes, Porcelain Handmade in Italy, Handcrafted Design 2021
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Sometimes we all just need to have a little stress relief. We want to escape the ordinary days, made of work and pain.
Give yourself a little gift with those fabolous creations full of poetry and fairytales.
Our artist models every single detail with patience and love, to bring us back in a world made of dreams and feelings.
The collection recalls Alice in wonderland and Cinderella, taking us to a trip in our childhood, a world that lives silently inside, giving us the strength to always believe...
Category
2010s Italian Belle Époque Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
$208 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Set of 4 Table Mates Placemats in Clear Purple and Matt Orange by Gaetano Pesce
Located in barasso, IT
Table-Mates - clear purple, matt orange
Set of 4 placemats in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1998 for Fish Design collection.
Additional information:
Material: soft resin
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Tableware
Materials
Resin
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
Set of 6 French Golden Bronze knife rests by Daniel Podva, Série Rare Paris
Located in BELFORT, FR
Beautiful and unique set of six knife rests by french designer Daniel Podva, founder of Série Rare Paris, specialised in creating bronze lamps, accessories ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Organic Modern Tableware
Materials
Gold Plate, Bronze
Vereco, France, a Set of Six Deep Plates in Blue Art Glass, circa 1970s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Vereco, France, a set of six deep plates in blue art glass.
circa 1970s.
In perfect condition.
Marked.
Dimensions: D 20.5 x H 4.0 cm.
Category
1970s French Vintage Tableware
Materials
Art Glass
$288 Sale Price / set
20% Off
12 Art Deco Enameled Venetian Amethyst Coupe Glasses with Dancing Nude Ladies
Located in Stockholm, SE
12 Art Deco enameled Venetian amethyst glasses with gold foliate and latticework. Made in the 1930s, atttributed to Salviati, in Venice Italy these g...
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Tableware
Materials
Enamel
Copeland/Spode. Five deep plates in faience. With floral and bird motifs.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Copeland/Spode, England.
Five deep plates in faience.
Decorated with flower and bird motifs.
Approximately from the 1930s.
In perfect condition.
Marked.
Dimensions: D 24.5 cm x H 3.8...
Category
1930s British Vintage Tableware
Materials
Faience
$256 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Vintage Dorothy Thorpe Amber Lucite Twisted Pretzel Napkin Rings Set of Eight
Located in North Miami, FL
These iconic vintage set of 8 lucite Dorothy Thorpe twisted napkin rings are of the amber and Hermes orange color palette and the rarest ones and hardest color to find. They are call...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Lucite
Carl Aubock for Amboss 30 Piece Flatware Set
Located in Atlanta, GA
Moderniststainless steel flatware set, designed by Carl Aubock for Amboss, Austria, circa 1960s. This is a 5 piece set for 6 guests, 30 pieces total. It is constructed of dishwasher ...
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Faceted Flashed Cranberry Thumbprint Coupe Glasses, Set of 5
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A lovely set of flashed cranberry thumbprint coupe glasses. With bright cranberry pink rims trimmed with gold, this pretty set will be great for c...
Category
20th Century American Art Deco Tableware
Materials
Glass
$120 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Vintage Gold Decor Porcelain Floral Pattern Vase by Ouragan, Ulysse Paris, 1980
Located in Bastogne, BE
Vintage Porcelain floral pattern vase.
Ouragan - Ulysse Paris.
Floral decor using 24 k gold, with a stamp and signature on the vase.
...
Category
1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Dutch Silver Teapot
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Dutch silver teapot, an addition to our silver teaware collection.
This exceptional antique Dutch si...
Category
Early 1800s Dutch Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver
Modernist Brass and Cane Wire Cheese Slicer Knife by Penchoen Originals, 1960s
By Penchoen Originals
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Elegant, modernist wire cheese knife in solid brass with cane-wrapped handle designed by Penchoen Originals of Sturgis, Michigan. Often misattributed to either Tommi Parzinger or Car...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Brass, Wire
$240 Sale Price
20% Off
Printania by Christofle France Silverplate Flatware Service Set 106 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 handed down through generations.
R...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
Vintage Georg Jensen Blossom Ice Tongs 132
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
A pair of sterling silver ice tongs from Georg Jensen, featuring the Ornamental design #132. The handles are beautifully crafted in a blossom motif, attached to a pair of sterling scissors...
Category
1940s Danish Art Nouveau Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Horses Porcelain Dinner Plate by Vito Nesta for Les-Ottomans
By Vito Nesta
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Contemporary dinner plate 'Horses' designed by Vito Nesta for Les-Ottomans, a magical trip in an Ottoman world made of exotic animals and ch...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Other Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Set of Four Scandinavian Salt Spoons in Silver, 19th Century
Located in Copenhagen, DK
A set of four Scandinavian salt spoons in silver.
19th century.
Marked.
In excellent condition.
Longest dimensions: L 8.3 cm.
Category
19th Century Scandinavian Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver
$160 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Punch Bowl of Women Style: Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, 1900, WMF
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Punch bowl WMF
signature on the foot:
wmf
i/0 = Normal thickness of gilding or silver-plating, i.e. one gram of deposited silver spread over an area of one square decimetre.
Style:...
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Tableware
Materials
Metal
Set of 5 Korean Celadon Goryeo Knife Chopstick Rests, Flying Cranes & Clouds
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Set of 5 vintage ceramic or porcelain knife or chopstick rests features celadon colored glaze with traditional motifs of flying cranes and clouds, the "Thousand Cranes" design that ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Korean Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Ceramic, Celadon, Pottery
Georg Jensen Pyramid Sterling Silver Sauce Ladle Small 155
Located in Hellerup, DK
A rare curved sterling silver Georg Jensen small sauce ladle, item #155 in the Pyramid-pattern, design #15 by Harald Nielsen from 1926.
Dimensions:
- Measures 5 5/8" (15cm) in leng...
Category
1920s Danish Art Nouveau Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Massimo Vignelli for Heller, Italy, a Set of 4 Plates in Yellow Melamine
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Massimo Vignelli for Heller, Italy.
A set of 4 plates in yellow melamine.
1970/80s.
Stackable.
In excellent condition.
Marked.
D 19,5 x H 2,0 cm.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Other
$160 Sale Price / set
20% Off
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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