$45Sale Price / set|75% Off
Set of Three, Fin Trivet from Souda, Silver, 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 ...
Metal, Aluminum
$21Sale Price / item|65% Off
Fin Trivets from Souda, Gold, in Stock
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Made using a manufacturing process utilized for railways, medical devices, and electronics, the Fin Trivets bring an Industrial touch to your tabletop....
Metal, Aluminum
19th Century Dutch 36-piece Blue Onion tableware by Louis Regout Maastricht
By Louis Regout
Located in Delft, NL
19th Century Dutch 36-piece Blue Onion tableware by Louis Regout Maastricht A Dutch porcelain tableware, the well-known Blue Onion or Zwiebelmuster pattern by Louis Regout made betw...
Porcelain
"Brass", 21st Century Calacatta Oro Marble Cutlery Tray
Located in Cologna Veneta, IT
The Brass cutlery trays, entirely made of Calacatta Oro marble, are exclusive cutlery trays that can also be used as mini trays for sushi and sweets...
Marble, Carrara Marble
"Brass", 21st Century Calacatta Oro Marble Cutlery Holder with Brass
Located in Cologna Veneta, IT
The “Brass” cutlery holder, entirely made of Calacatta Oro marble, are exclusive cutlery holders embellished with a brass tab that runs along the object from one end to the other, gi...
Marble, Carrara Marble
Brass Underplate- 21st Century Calacatta Oro and Brass Hexagonal Underplate
Located in Cologna Veneta, IT
The “Brass” underplates, entirely made of Calacatta Oro marble, are exclusive underplates embellished with a brass tab that runs along the object from one end to the other, giving it...
Marble
Extensive Silver-Plate Table Service by English Firm Elkington
Located in London, GB
Extensive silver plate table service by English firm Elkington English, circa 1850 Size: Chest height 48cm, width 87cm, depth 59cm Mirrored base: Height 5.5cm, width 90cm, depth 37cm Small desert...
Silver Plate
Stoneware Trivet with Black Metallic Glaze by Danish Artist Christine Roland
Located in Æbelnæs, Stege
Grey stoneware trivet with chamotte and black metallic glaze hand build by Danish Artist Christine Roland. A one-of-a-kind decorative object.
Ceramic, Stoneware
Fontaine by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 61 pc Most L Mono
Located in Big Bend, WI
Beautiful Fontaine by International sterling silver Flatware set - 61 pieces. This set includes: 8 Knives, 9" 8 Forks, 7 1/4" 8 Salad Forks, 6 1/4" 16 Teaspoons, 6 1/8" 8 Flat Hand...
Sterling Silver
Midcentury tableware designed by Gabriella Crespi, Italy
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Tableware designed by Gabriella Crespi Pair of golden brass tableware designed by Gabriella Crespi. Recorded by Archivio Gabriella Crespi, Milan. Signed Italy 1970s D: 16 cm H: 2 ...
Brass
$622 / set
Lava Trays Set, Volcanic Stone
By Ana Saldaña, Caterina Moretti
Located in Zapopan, Jalisco
Volcanic stone is a witness to the power of nature: hand-polished by craftsmen with a millenary tradition, its unruly nature is transformed into a sensi...
Stone, Brass
Chrysanthemum Tiffany Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 255 pcs Fitted Chest
Located in Big Bend, WI
Chrysanthemum (c1880) originally called Indian Chrysanthemum .Tiffany's luxurious Chrysanthemum silver was designed in 1880 by Charles Grosjean. With its flowing curves, swirling ve...
Sterling Silver
$180Sale Price / set|20% Off
Set of 3 Enameled on Copper Purple Midcentury California Design Low Bowls
By Ellamarie & Jackson Woolley
Located in San Diego, CA
Nice set of 3 enameled on copper in purple circa 1960s, California design. Egg shape very cool atomic design.
Copper, Enamel
$479 / item
Myron Trivet, Black by Ivan Colominas
Located in Geneve, CH
Myron Trivet - Black by Ivan Colominas Materia e Tavola Collection Dimensions: 25 x 2 cm Materials: Nero Marquinia Also Available: Bianco Michelangelo / Bianco Carrara The col...
Marble
$748 / item
Polly Jean Small Tray by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Polly Jean small tray by Fakasaka Design Dimensions: W 19 cm D 9 cm H 2.5 cm Materials: dark bronze. Also available in polished and off white bronze fini...
Bronze
Set of 4 Tartan Placemats Light Pink, Matt Pink, Orange, White by Paola Navone
By Corsi Design Factory, Gaetano Pesce
Located in barasso, IT
Tartan placemat - Light pink, matt pink, orange, white Placemat in soft resin designed by Paola Navone in 2019 for One-More by Paola Navone collection. Additional Information: Mater...
Resin
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.
Perhaps best known as a Revolutionary War hero, Revere was also an accomplished silversmith, and this pot is now available on 1stDibs.
Clever objects like these make feasting even more festive.