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Tableware For Sale
Hand-Painted Decorative Iron Tray - Fish
By Les Ottomans
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Make a bold statement with our hand-painted iron decorative tray, featuring fish on a dark background. Perfect for display, this tray adds a touch of the beach to any space. Intended...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
$145 / item
Hand-Painted Decorative Iron Tray - Seashell
By Les Ottomans
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Make a bold statement with our hand-painted iron decorative tray, featuring a seashell on a bright pink background. Perfect for display, this tray adds a touch of the beach to any sp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
$145 / item
Wedgwood Porcelain Tableware Dinner Service For 12 People
By Wedgwood
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Beautiful Wedgwood porcelain tableware dinner service for twelve people with coffee serving set with hand painted design details. The service is in great condition. Maker's mark undersigned. Include 87 pieces all-together. 12 dinner plate 10 3/4" D. 12 Salad plate...
Category
1960s English Vintage Tableware
Materials
Gold
Tulip Glass Carafe by Aldo Cibic
By Aldo Cibic
Located in Milan, IT
Carafe made in blown in a mold glass. The Tulip collection is a glassware family by Aldo Cibic, who designed these pieces walking the line between classical and postmodern design. Th...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Glass
$169 / item
French Pink Porcelain Art Deco Chinoiserie Coffee Tea Service for Six
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pink Porcelain gold gilt coffee set for six + sugar pot with lid. France, 1930-1940.
This set is comprised by 6 coffee or tea cups, 6 saucers and 1 sugar pot with handles.
Eye-catchi...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Tableware
Materials
Gold Leaf
$2,224 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Hand-Painted Decorative Iron Tray - Monkey
By Les Ottomans
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Add a touch of exotic elegance to your home with this hand-painted iron tray. Set against a sleek black background with gold accents, the design features a tropical palm tree and a m...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
$151 / item
Russian Gilt Silver and Cloisonné Enamel Salt and Spoon
Located in Norton, MA
FINE RUSSIAN ENAMELED SALT AND SPOON
Diameter of salt 2 1/16"x2 1/4" H, hallmarked.
Spoon, 2 7/8" L
54.8 grams
Category
19th Century Russian Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Grand Baroque Sterling Silver Flatware by Wallace - 32 Pieces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Grand Baroque sterling silver flatware by Wallace. 32 pieces consisting of 8 dinner forks, 8 dinner knives, 8 large spoons for soup or dessert, and 8 butter knifes. Perfect to use im...
Category
1970s American Baroque Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
French Limoges Gold Gilt Porcelain Coffee Tea Dessert Service for Six
By Limoges
Located in Barcelona, ES
Limoges Porcelain gold gilt coffee set + bread and butter plates for six. France, 1930s.
The set is comprised by 6 coffee or tea cups, 6 saucers...
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Revival Tableware
Materials
Gold Leaf
$1,924 Sale Price / set
20% Off
12 Haviland Vieux Paris Green, Cups, Saucers. and Dessert Plates, Limoges Paris
Located in Stockholm, SE
Haviland Vieux Paris by Georges Rouard
Haviland Vieux Paris, designed by the distinguished Georges Rouard, embodies the timeless elegance of Fren...
Category
Early 2000s French Romantic Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Cutlery Set by Helmut Alder for Amboss Model 2070, 32 Pieces, 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
This cutlery (model 2070) consist of 32 pieces.
Designed by Helmut Alder, produced by "Amboss Neuzeughammer Steyr" Austria in the 1960s.
High quality stainless steel cutlery.
He...
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Aldo Tura Goatskin Parchment & Brass Butler Crumber Crumb 3-Piece Set Italian
By Aldo Tura
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Here is an unusual crumber set by Aldo Tura of Italy. Typical of his use of materials, the three components are a mix of goatskin and brass. The goatskin on the covered handles and b...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
Antique Silver Albany Dessert Service London 1899 Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Antique silver albany dessert service London 1899 Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Sixteen-piece service (eight forks and 8 knives) plain blades and tines. Length of knives: 8 ¼ inches....
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
$1,150 Sale Price
23% Off
Crystal Set of Six Lausitzer Stem Glasses with Colored Overlay Cut to Clear
By Lausitzer
Located in Verviers, BE
Vintage set of six cuts to clear crystal stem glasses.
Clear demi crystal glass. Six sides facetted and toothed stem. The bowl with colored ...
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Crystal
Set of 21 Hand Painted Jockey Place Card Holders from "21" Club
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Wonderful set of 21 hand painted cast iron jockey place card holders from the Iconic "21" Club of NYC. Multicolored assortment. An exceptionally rare intact set. A true collector's gem.
Category
20th Century American Tableware
Materials
Iron
Primitive Antique Painted Wooden Cutlery Caddy Decorative Tray
Located in Forney, TX
A charming primitive antique green paint decorated wood utensil holder - knife box - small tool tray with beautifully aged warm rustic distressed patina!
Hand-crafted of reclaimed wood, rectangular shaped divided tray...
Category
19th Century American Country Antique Tableware
Materials
Reclaimed Wood
Brass & Rosewood Flatware Set for 6 Knives Forks Spoons 24 Pcs Silverware
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
Here is an elegant set of 24 pieces, a service for 6 - knives, forks and spoons, made of beautiful brass and rose wood handles. It will make a festive table decor and is perfect for ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
The Fishes - Hand-Painted Ceramic Platter / Tray - Small
By Les Ottomans
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Celebrate the beauty of the sea with The Fishes ceramic tray, hand-crafted and hand-painted in the shape of a fish. Featuring charming fish motifs rendered with expressive brushstrok...
Category
2010s Italian Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Emilia Castillo Pure Silver & Porcelain Frog Salt & Pepper Shakers, Taxco 1998
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A whimsical and collectible salt and pepper shaker set designed and handcrafted by Emilia Castillo in Taxco, Mexico. This charming duo depicts a mother frog and baby frog, each sculp...
Category
1990s Mexican Organic Modern Tableware
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Marly by Christofle France Silverplate Flatware Service 12 Set 90 pcs Dinner
By Christofle
Located in Big Bend, WI
Created in 1897, this pattern owes its name to the Marly Chateau built near Paris by Louis XIV. Marly is one of the most elaborately decorated patterns of the collection; the fine ch...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
Tjorn by Dansk Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service 50 Pieces Mid-Century Mod
By Dansk
Located in Big Bend, WI
The innovative and highly desirable flatware pattern "Tjorn" by Dansk was designed by Danish artist and designer Jens Quistgaard in 1959. It features striking Scandinavian modern des...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Gaetano Pesce Set of 4 Table Mates Placemats Resin Clear Grey Fuchsia
Located in barasso, IT
Table-Mates - Clear grey, matt fuchsia
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
Fornasetti Porcelain Musical Tableware, 5 Pcs.
By Fornasetti
Located in Astoria, NY
Collection of Five Fornasetti Porcelain Musical Instrument Tableware Pieces, comprising: (2) two "Instrumenti Musicali", plate and small dish, marked "Fornasetti Milano / Made in Ita...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
$1,450 / set
Columbia by 1847 Rogers Silverplate Flatware Set for 12 Service 104 pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
This exquisite and desirable pattern was designed for the Columbian Exposition held in Chicago in 1893. The nations of the world joined with America to celebrate the 400th anniversar...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Gijs Bakker Rare Candle Holder in Patinated Silver and Enamel for Keltum 1963
By Gijs Bakker
Located in Tilburg, NL
Gijs Bakker rare candle holder in patinated silver and enamel for Keltum. The Netherlands, 1963.
Wonderful and very rare candle holder by Gijs B...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Silver
Moser Champagne Glasses Art Nouveau Hand Blown, Lady Hamilton by Moser
Located in DE
These are 7 champagne glasses made from hand blown crystal by Moser in the ever popular Lady Hamilton glass cut.
This pattern is an example of the "papal" cut so called because it i...
Category
19th Century Czech Art Nouveau Antique Tableware
Materials
Crystal
Convallaria Majalis Wine Glass
Located in Milan, IT
This glass belongs to a collection of 21 unique pieces, each inspired by a different botanical species and reimagined by Simone Crestani from archival Fratelli Toso drawings. Shaped ...
Category
2010s Italian Tableware
Materials
Glass
$1,160 / item
Set of 12 Fine French Art Deco Silver Plated "Gallia" Knife Rests by Christofle
Located in Long Island City, NY
Set of 12 fine French Art Deco silver plated knife rests designed by Edouard-Marcel Sandoz for the Gallia collection of Christofle. All 12 animals are different.
Original case.
Aver...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
Mid-Century Swedish Koka Blue, Blau, Bla Series Coffee Pot, 1950s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Swedish Koka Blue, Blau, Bla Series Coffee Pot by Hertha Bengtson for Rörstrand, 1950s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1950 to 1959 This piece has an attribution mark....
Category
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Zaha Hadid x WMF - 5 piece cutlery set in presentation case - stainless steel
By Zaha Hadid
Located in LONDON, GB
Zaha Hadid (Iraqi/British, 1950-2016)
Five-Piece "Zaha" Cutlery Setting, designed 2007, WMF Group
Stainless steel
9-1/2 inches (24.1 cm) (longest, knife)
Inscription to knife (WMF Gr...
Category
Early 2000s German Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Service for 12 Stanley Roberts Tiburon Modern Stainless Bamboo Style Flatware
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Beautiful 68 piece, service for twelve, large set of Stanley Roberts stainless steel flatware in the Tiburon bamboo pattern. This set consists of 12 forks, 12 salad forks, 12 soup sp...
Category
1980s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
"Bombè" Carlo Alessi 1945 Italian Design Steel Metal Tea and Coffee Set
By Alessi, Carlo Alessi
Located in Brescia, IT
Carlo Alessi
1945 design, Made in Italy.
Stainless steel handles and knobs in applewood.
The set includes coffee pot, 2 tea pots, milk jug, sugar bowl and oval tray.
First edition with the old mark "Alfra...
Category
1940s Vintage Tableware
Materials
Metal, Brass
Napolean III French Turned Wood Ebonized Vinaigrier
Located in Waxahachie, TX
Napoleon the third 19th century turned wood oil and vinegar set, or vineagrier.
Set with two fluted crystal oil and vinegar pitchers.
Cut crystal stoppers.
Turned and ebonized stand....
Category
1870s French Victorian Antique Tableware
Materials
Crystal
$180 Sale Price
70% Off
Upside Down Alice in Wonderland Bowl, Handmade in Italy, Handcrafted Design 2021
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Our artisan's pieces are a dream come true, as in Alice in Wonderland.
This ceramic piece is completely hand-crafted and painted with love and care.
Each piece can be bought separ...
Category
2010s Italian Baroque Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
$498 Sale Price / item
25% Off
16 Gilt Encrusted Salad or Dessert Plates, Antique Custom Ordered English C 1910
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fantastic set of dessert or first course plates with a nice wide collar of 24 karat acid etched gold banding. The perfect size you always need more of. These versatile gold and whi...
Category
1910s European Vintage Tableware
Materials
Gold
Saratoga by Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 91 pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Saratoga by Tiffany - Sterling
Issue Date: 1870
Formerly this pattern was called King and then Cook, renamed Saratoga in 1956. Designer: Edward C. Moore.
Fabulous Saratoga by Tiffan...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Deco Cleaning Set Vienna 1920s
Located in Čelinac, BA
Art Deco Cleaning Set Vienna 1920s
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
$260 / set
Spanish Hand Painted Polychromed Floral Tole Tray
Located in Barcelona, ES
Spanish hand-painted black metal decorative tole tray, 1930s
Victorian style Tole tray with polychrome hand-painted floral and bird motif on a black lacquered background.
Lovely to b...
Category
20th Century Spanish Victorian Tableware
Materials
Metal
Set Of 6 Villeroy & Boch For Le Cirque Espresso Cup And Over-size Saucer
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A set of six Villeroy & Boch for Le Cirque porcelain cups and saucers decorated with yellow circus big tops flying red flags and scattered colorful balls with double blue trims. The ...
Category
20th Century Luxembourgish Hollywood Regency Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Fiore Mug in Cream, Ceramics
By Louise Roe
Located in London, GB
A warm, charming tabletop collection featuring our blue flower, a motif typical of Southern Italian ceramics. Handmade by our talented artisans, stock your kitchen with the full coll...
Category
2010s Italian Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
$50 / item
Carl Harry Stålhane for Rörstrand. Set of eight "Solöga" (Sun Eye) plates.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Carl Harry Stålhane (1920-1990) for Rörstrand, Sweden.
A set of eight "Solöga" (Sun Eye) plates in earthenware.
From the 1960s.
Marked.
Perfect condition. Appears unused.
First fact...
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Earthenware
Amboss Austria 2050 Flatware Cutlery for Six by Helmut Alder, 34 pcs., 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
Beautiful modernist flatware from Austria, model 2050, designed by Helmut Alder, executed by Amboss Austria in the 1950s. High-quality flatware, made of brushed and polished stainless steel.
For six persons, consists of six big spoons...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
12 Dinner Plates Antique Minton Cobalt Blue Raised Gilt Medallion Swag C. 1910
By Minton
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A classic and elegant set of 12 Minton England bone china dinner plates. This set features a nice deep collar of cobalt blue that is accented with raised tooled gilded swags and thei...
Category
1910s British Vintage Tableware
Materials
Gold, Enamel
$4,160 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Wilhelm Wagenfeld Mid-Century Max & Moritz Salt Pepper Twins Shakers, WMF, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A set of lovely modernist Bauhaus "Max & Moritz salt and pepper twins“ shakers, original vintage from the 1950s. Designed by Prof. Wilhelm Wagenfeld, executed by WMF Württembergische...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Silver Sugar box, Vienna 1867-1872
Located in Delft, NL
Silver Sugar box, Vienna 1867-1872
An Austrian-Hungary silver sugar box with hinged lid. On the lid a rose with leaves as knob. A rectangular box with beautiful round scalloped body...
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver
Rare Antique Chinese Qing Carved Coconut Bowl Tea Cup
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Chinese coconut carved shell pewter tea cup, likely from the Qing Dynasty. These cups were considered rare and valuable, with the Chinese believing tha...
Category
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Tableware
Materials
Coconut
Set of 12 Handmade Unique Goto Murano Drinking Glasses
Located in Murano, VE
The Murano Glass Goto collection brings a piece of authentic Italian art to your dining table. Hand-blown with artistic expertise, these glasses are inspired by the traditional Venet...
Category
2010s Italian Minimalist Tableware
Materials
Murano Glass
$561 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Set of 6 Green, Le Cirque N.Y. Custom Bernardaud Limoges Salad Plate
By Bernardaud
Located in Bridgeport, CT
From pasta primavera to world-renowned decadent desserts, Le Cirque's ubiquitous reputation for presenting its fine dining fare with whimsy and fun, landed it on the map of must-dine...
Category
20th Century French Hollywood Regency Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Fish Shaped Silver Plate Pepper Mill / Grinder by Tre Spade, Italy, c. 1960
Located in London, GB
A magnificent mid century whimsical silver plate and wood figural koi carp shaped pepper mill, made in Italy c. 1960.
Made by Tre Spade in Italy in the 1960s, this design is known ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
Old English Tipt by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service 37 Pcs Dinner
By Gorham
Located in Big Bend, WI
The Old English Tipt pattern was introduced by Gorham in the year 1870. It is a plain pattern with a straight tip, creating a simple, timeless, rectangular fiddle shaped design.
Dinner Size Old English Tipt by Gorham sterling silver...
Category
Late 20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Suzani Printed Cotton Tablecloth
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Add a touch of charm to your dining experience with our unique printed Suzani cotton tablecloth. Measuring 250x150cm, this tablecloth features intricate, vibrant patterns that celebr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Tableware
Materials
Cotton
$151 / item
75 Pc. Georg Jensen Caravel Sterling Silver Flatware Dinner Service for 12
By Georg Jensen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very fine 75-piece Georg Jensen sterling silver flatware set.
Designed by Henning Koppel.
In the Caravel pattern.
Set comprises:
12 Dinner Forks (7 3/8")
12 Salad Forks (6 1/2")
12 Tea Spoons (5 15/16")
12 Place Spoons...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set Of 6 Adam Tihany For Le Cirque Restaurant Villeroy & Boch 9" Soup Bowls
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Set of six oval porcelain soup bowls designed by Adam D. Tihany for Le Cirque and made by Villeroy & Boch. The bowls are decorated with yellow circus big tops flying red flags and sc...
Category
20th Century Luxembourgish Hollywood Regency Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Hand-Painted Decorative Iron Tray - Cheetah
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Make a bold statement with our hand-painted iron tray, featuring a striking cheetah design on a sleek black background. Perfect for adding a touch of wild elegance to coffee tables, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
$151 / item
Elephant Pink Handpainted Iron Tray
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Handpainted Elephant iron tray
this product is unique and handmade and can be used as a serving tray of just as a decorative item
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
$151 / item
British airways Metallia ice bucket
Located in Lugo, IT
Ice bucket made by Metallia for British Airways.
Available two tall ice buckets
Good condition
Thanks
Category
1960s English Art Deco Vintage Tableware
Materials
Metal, Sheffield Plate
$338 Sale Price
20% Off
Suzani Printed Cotton Tablecloth
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Add a touch of charm to your dining experience with our unique printed Suzani cotton tablecloth. Measuring 250x150cm, this tablecloth features intricate, vibrant patterns that celebr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Tableware
Materials
Cotton
$151 / item
A Fine Early 20th Century 152 Piece Austrian Flatware Set by Berndorf Alpacca
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine Early 20th Century 152 Piece Austrian Dinnerware Flatware Set by Berndorfer Metallwaaren-Fabrik, stamped 'Berndorf Alpacca', The Neoclassical Revival style set of Alpacca flatware comprising of:
12 Fish knives
12 Salad forks
12 Salad knives
12 Pasta spoons
12 Dessert spoons
12 Coffee spoons
12 Tea spoons
12 Ice-cream spoons
1 Ice thong
1 Soup ladle
1 Serving spoon
1 Salad spoon
1 Sauce/Gravy ladle
1 Meat carving knife
1 Meat carving fork
1 Salad fork
All inside its original lined wooden storage-traveling cabinet. (See all images). Circa: Vienna, 1900-1930.
The Alpacca alloy was developed in 1823 by the German chemist Dr. Ernst August Geitner (1783-1852). It was very similar in its appearance to silver, therefore, this new alloy was first called "Argentan". It consisted of 20% nickel, 55% copper and 25% zinc. The new silver-imitating alloy soon became very popular. The Gebrueder Henninger (Henninger Bros.) proposed a similar alloy (5-30% nickel, 45-70% copper and 8-45% zinc with trace amounts of lead, tin and iron) which they called "Neusilber". Later both Argentan and Neusilber were used under the trade name of Alpacca (or Alpakka). The great advantage of the use of Alpacca alloy as the base metal for silver plating is that the appearance of the objects does not change significantly with the wearing away of the silver layer and, unlike sterling silver, it does not require frequent polishing or cleaning due to tarnishing.
The earliest known Berndorf Alpacca mark (No.1) was introduced around 1880 and used until 1891. I found it on the bottom of a 30 cl teapot bearing the inscription KRIEAU, which corresponds to the "Wiener Krieau", the famous race course in Vienna. The mark No.1 represents an oval of 3.0 x 3.6 mm size bearing the lettering "BMF ALPACCA" (which means Berndorfer Metallwaaren Fabrik or Berndorf Metalware Factory) with the "M" and "F" letters being fused. Inside the oval there is a profile of a walking bear looking down. This mark is quite rare.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
- Ingrid Haslinger, Tafelkultur Marke Berndorf, Das Niederoesterreichische Erfolgsunternehmen Arthur Krupps (Ketterl Verlag, Wien, 1998), pp.1-174, (in German).
- Dedo von Kerssenbrock-Krosigk and Claudia Kanowski, Modern Art of Metallwork (Berlin: Broehan Museum, 2001), 1-598.
- Musterbuch ueber Tafelgeraete in Alpacca-Silber I, Alpacca-Silber II und Alpacca, Unversilbert (Berndorfer Haus, Berlin, 1928), pp.1-53, (in German).
- Waltraud Neuwirth, Bluehender Jugendstil Oesterreich, Band 2: Firmen und Marken [Art Nouveau in Blossom - Austria, Vol. 2: Companies and Marks]. Vienna: Selbstverlag Dr. Waltraud Neuwirth, 1991, 1-288 (in German).
- David N. Nikogosyan, 2008, Marks of Silverplated Hollowware...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Neoclassical Revival Antique Tableware
Materials
Alpaca, Wood
Hand-Painted Decorative Iron Tray - Giraffe
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Bring vibrant charm to your decor with our hand-painted iron tray, featuring a giraffe design on a teal blue background. Perfect for adding a playful yet sophisticated touch to coffe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
$151 / item
Coalport Starburst Aqua and Gold 5-Piece Place Service for 11 China Service
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Rare early 20th century coalport starburst China 5-piece place setting for 11 (58 pieces would be service for twelve except missing a cup and a medium ...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
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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