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Tableware For Sale
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Style: Minimalist
Ben Seibel Jenfred Concentric Square Tray
Located in Garnerville, NY
Cast metal concentric square dish designed by Ben Seibel for Jenfred. Circa 1950. Seibel creates a nice optical maze of ever enlarging concentric squares. Good overall condition with...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Metal, Brass, Zinc
Set of Eight Mid-Century Orange Lucite Napkin Rings or Holders, USA, circa 1960s
Located in Miami, FL
Set of eight Geometric Designed Mid-Century Modern napkin rings or napkin holders, rendered in orange acrylic lucite, square exterior shape with a circular central cut out for the na...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Lucite
1970s Astonishing Oval Metal Tray By Piero Fornasetti. Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Astonishing oval metal tray by Piero Fornasetti. Made in Italy
It's in excellent condition and is signed at the bottom.
Dimension:
20,47" x 16,14" x 1,57 H inches
cm 52 x cm 41...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Metal
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver 65-Piece Old Danish Flatware Set for 8 Mid-Century
Located in New York, NY
Georg Jensen sterling silver flatware set in Old Danish pattern, in an elegant, Mid-Century Modern style, consisting of:
- a two-tine fork measuring 6 3/4'' in length
- a sauce ladle measuring 7 1/2'' in length
- a 2-piece salad server consisting of a fork and a spoon measuring 9'' in length
- 7 dinner forks measuring 7 3/4'' in length
- 7 salad forks measuring 7'' in length
- 8 dinner knives measuring 8 7/8'' in length
- 7 fruit children's knives measuring 6 5/8'' in length
- 8 demitasse spoons measuring 4 1/4'' in length
- 2 grapefruit spoons measuring 5 7/8'' in length
- 8 teaspoons measuring 5 3/4'' in length
- 14 dessert spoons, 6 measuring 6 1/8'' in length and 8 measuring 6 3/4'' in length
Total approximate silver weight including 1 ozt per knife is 90 troy ounces. Each piece bears hallmarks as shown.
Danish silversmith Georg Jensen (1866-1935) set up his own silver business in 1904 in Copenhagen. Jensen's training in metalsmithing -- along with his education in the fine arts -- allowed him to combine the two disciplines and revive the tradition of the artist craftsman. Soon, the beauty and quality of his creations caught the eye of the public and his success was assured. In 1912, expansion of his studio began in earnest. By 1917, he had built a workshop brimming with hundreds of employees. Jensen was awarded the Grand Prix at the world exhibition in Paris in 1925 and again in Barcelona in 1929. The sale of Jensen silver went really well and in the early 1930s there were Jensen shops in Paris, London, Berlin, Brussels, Geneva, Barcelona, Stockholm, St. Thomas, Buenos Aires and New York apart from the ones in Denmark. By his death in 1935, Georg Jensen was an international house of design where inspired artisans carried on a tradition of blending expert craftsmanship with forward-thinking design. In his obituary the New York Herald Tribune called him “the greatest silversmith of the last 300 years.”
Designed in 1947 by Harald Nielsen, the Old Danish pattern is a symbolic representation of Denmark’s occupation during World War II. The accentuated, clean lines of the double fluted pattern and the balanced distribution of weight symbolizes the spirit and proud resistance of the Danish nation. The Old Danish pattern has a long association with Danish royalty; King Christian X...
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Fornasetti salt and pepper shakers with an additional container
Located in London, GB
Set of three condiment containers. By Piero Fornasetti c 1950
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Viners ‘Love Story’ cutlery, Fish Eaters, stainless steel, 6 pairs, 12 pc, 1970s
By Viners 1
Located in London, GB
Viners, UK (manufacturer)
‘Love Story′ cutlery, Fish eaters, boxed set (12 pieces), 1970s
6 x forks, 6 x fish knives.
Stainless steel.
Original presentation box.
This set is from ...
Category
1970s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Midcentury Brazilian Modern Charcuterie Platter in Hardwood, Jean Gillon, 1960s
By Jean Gillon
Located in New York, NY
Available today, this Midcentury Brazilian Modern Charcuterie Platter in Hardwood by Jean Gillon, is gorgeous!
Handcrafted from hard rosewood (also known as Jacaranda), this charcut...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Hardwood
Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal Gold Lotus Silhouette Tableware, Service for 8
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal Gold Lotus Silhouette Tableware, Service for 8. Beautiful set of service for 8 includes:
7 Dinner Plates
8 Salad Plates
8...
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
American Mid Century Modern Solid Walnut & Burl Salt & Pepper Shakers Hand Craft
By Dansk
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful hand crafted salt & Pepper grinder set signed in solid walnut and burl beautiful finish and condition great lines and design , circa 1980's .
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Walnut, Burl
Pink Cabbage Glazed Ceramic Small Tureen or Bowl, Portugal, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
A lovely hand painted Majolica ceramic pink cabbage small tureen, sugar bowl or sauceboat with lid. Manufactured by Bordallo Pinheiro.
Portugal, 1960s
This eye-catching small cabbage tureen...
Category
Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Majolica, Pottery, Ceramic
Set of 4 Ceramic Napkin Ring Holders, Cognac
Located in Clermont, FL
A set of four ceramic napkin holders. In very good condition.
Makers engraving on each ring.
Category
1990s American Minimalist Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Modern Individual Butter Dish in Polished Stainless Steel Gold-Awarded Design
Located in Vila Nova Famalicão, PT
IRIS is a piece that presents butter in a surprising and sophisticated way because it takes the form of a flower.
Made in stainless steel 316 with great precision, this piece is laser-cut and laser-welded using the latest technologies but assembled and polished manually to perfection by experienced hands.
In April 2015, this butter dish won the “Golden A’ Design Award” in the “Bakeware, Tableware, Drinkware and Cookware Design” category. Back in July 2014, this object earned its first prize in the “Decoration Objects” category in POPs sponsored by the Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art.
Labor of love from Portugal.
Designer/Author - João Faria...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Minimalist Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Richard Ginori Burnt Orange Contessa Extensive Dinnerware Service Of 141 Pieces
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Richard Ginori extensive dinnerware service Contessa rust red pattern dinnerware service . Pattern having a burnt orange and double gilt gold and black trim decorated design on white...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Gold
Vintage 1970s Neiman Marcus Malachite Porcelain Plates 'Set of 10'
Located in San Diego, CA
Iconic set of porcelain china in malachite. This set of 10 includes 2 dinner plates, 4 salad plates and 4 dessert plates. 1970s glamour at your table. This china set is not only beautiful but chic and fashionable. The design in opulent green swirls maintains restraint in style with the 24-karat band around the perimeter of each plate. Each piece is signed under. Glamorous and unique and so Neiman Marcus.
2 Dinner Plates 12...
Category
1970s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Spratling Silver Salad Servers
Located in Montreal, QC
Spratling made numerous stylish items in his day and these salad servers are among that production. The deep brown and slightly redish wood contrasts subtilty with the sterling silver.
Category
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Two Amboss 1050 Snack Board Fork and Knife Sets, Austria, 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
Up to two charming country house style snack sets from the 1960s, consisting of a cutting board and forks and knives. Designed and executed by Amboss Neuzeughammer Austria, who colla...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
small yellow cube form wall unit element by Mathieu Matégot attrib., France 1950
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
wall unit element with hole pattern
Designer and Producer:
Mathieu Mategot attributed.
Origin:
France
Material:
metal
Decade:
1950s
Description:
This origi...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Metal
Six Silver Plate Dessert Forks with Server in Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A lovely set of 6 Silver Plate Dessert Forks with coordinating silver plate serving piece.
The set has a unique design and would be a com...
Category
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
Pair of MCM Teak Salt and Pepper Shakers with Box by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk
By Dansk, Jens Quistgaard
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of MCM teak salt and pepper shakers with original box by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk, circa 1970s. The set are in very good vintage co...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Teak
Mid Century Nordika Teak Danish Chargers or Plates 8
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Set of 8 teak chargers or plates circa late 1960s. Nordika out of Sweden. These all original examples are in excellent vintage condition. Beautiful grain. Price listed is for the set...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Teak
Tias Eckhoff Rosewood Flatware Cutlery set for 12 persons, Lundtofte 1960s
By Tias Eckhoff
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Iconic Scandinavian flatware dinner set for 12 persons. 12 dinner knives, 12 dinner forks and 12 soup spoons. Designed by Norwegian industrial de...
Category
1960s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
1960s 15 Piece Dinnerware in by Ingrid, Chicago
Located in San Gabriel, CA
Set of 15 vintage plastic dinnerware consisting of 7 dinner plates, 7 salad plates, and 5 bowls. Made of ABS.
Some signs of age and use, light scra...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Plastic
Mexican Modern Don Shoemaker Wood Trays
Located in San Diego, CA
Set of four serving trays or plates by Mexican Modernist Don Shoemaker, from his workshop in Señal Mexico.
Designer Don Shoemaker ( was born in Nebraska and studied at the Art Inst...
Category
1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Wood
Maison Jansen Attributed Gold Pineapple Dish, 1970s
Located in Hastings, GB
Maison Jansen attributed brass pineapple dish, 1970s
Large brass handcrafted brass dish with classic Jansen edging detail
Measures: 45cm length, 28cm wi...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
Max Meder, Hand Carved Wooden Squirrel Brush & Pan, France, 1950s
By Max Meder
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Large mid-century wooden squirrel brush & pan by Max MEDER (Paris), France, 1950s. Squirrel eating a nut. Noble woods. Measures: Squirrel - Height: 6.7...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Wood
Set of 5 Small Plate or Coasters in Porcelain by Piero Fornasetti, Italy 1950s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury a set of five beautiful black and white small plates or coasters in porcelain displaying drawn animals with money (snail, dog, hen, turtle, duck) by Piero Fornasetti.
Mad...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Christian Dior blond tortoiseshell oil and vinegar glass cruet, Italy 1960s
Located in Milan, IT
Christian Dior blond tortoiseshell oil and vinegar glass cruet, Italy 1960s
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Brass
Richard Ginori Brown & Gold Trimmed Extensive Dinnerware Service Of 99 Pieces
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Richard Ginori extensive dinnerware service Contessa brown / gilt pattern dinnerware service . Pattern having a brown and double gilt gold trim decorated design on white porcelain. Service comprising twelve dinner plates, diameter 10 1/4 inches. twelve soup / pasta plates , twelve salad plate, thirty one small plates; fifteen coffee / tea cups, twelve small plates , two large oval serving chargers , two Round Covered tureen with two handled All in great condition, with only the faintest service wear, showing some negligible oxidation to the gold trim.
comprising in the service:
12 dinner plates
12 salad plates
31 small ice cream plates...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Gold
Circa 1970s French Silver Plated Swan Knife Rests Set of Six
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1970s set of 6 silver plated swan knife rests, French. Elegant form. The swans look as thought they are floating on the water. 3" x 7/16" x 1.25" h. each.
Whitehall Antiques i...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
Diaz-Costa Ceramic handpainted service, 20 pieces, circa 1960
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic dinner service colored drawings with gold and silver highlights, enameled decoration of fish and seabed, including dinner plates, small plates, soup plates, a salad bowl, and...
Category
1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Modernist Lacquered Brass Pepper Mill and Salt Shaker, Italy, Original Box, 1960
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An exceptional quality, modernist salt and pepper set executed in lacquered, solid brass, made in Italy. In impeccable, unused condition and with original presentation box labeled, "...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Brass
Pipe holder by Hagenauer vienna around 1950s ( marked )
Located in Wien, AT
Pipe holder by Hagenauer vienna around 1950s
Marked on Bottom
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Brass
Adolph Tischler Nth Modernist Flatware Set
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Nth" Model stainless steel modernist flatware set, designed by Adolph Tischler, American, circa 1967. This is a six piece set for six people, 36 piece...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
LOVELY LIBERTY'S LONDON STYLE ASHBERRY PEWTER PEWTER PLATE WITH CABOCHON STONEs
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this this lovely vintage English Ashberry Pewter plate with Cabochon stones made in the Liberty's London styel
A good looking and highly decorativ...
Category
20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Pewter
Mexican Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 6 (36 Pieces) Mid-Century Modern Style
By Taxco
Located in New York, NY
Mexican, sterling silver flatware set, similar to Los Castillo or William Spratling in design and in quality, consisting of:
- 6 dinner knives, measuring 9 1/4'' in length
- 6 dinn...
Category
20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Carl Auböck Nutcracker, Austria, 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck nutcracker, Austria 1960s.
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Brass
Blue Yellow and Green Cotton Table Napkins - Set of 4
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A set of four square cotton dinner napkins with blue, yellow, and green stripes. A perfect way to add a pop of color to your next dinner party.
Dimensions:
15" x 15" Square
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Fabric
Crystal Mix Set of 6 Nachtmann Stem Glasses with Colored Overlay Cut to Clear
By Nachtmann
Located in Verviers, BE
Vintage mix set of 6 cut to clear crystal stem glasses.
With Tray Brass and Mirror. With age spots in mirror
Mix crystal (Bleikristall 24% Mu...
Category
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Mid Century olive oil and vinegar set designed and produced by Artek in the 1960
By Artek
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...
Category
1960s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Glass, Wood, Olive
Carl Auböck Neptune Fish Bottle Opener, Leather & Steel by Amboss Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful fish-shaped mid-century bottle opener, made of stainless steel, covered with dark-brown tan leather. Model #4687, designed in 1995 by Carl Auböck, Vienna. Executed by Amb...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Arthur Percy Sky Blue Opalescent Glass Cream and Sugar Set, Gullaskruf, 1950s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Swedish midcentury modern light blue glass milk and sugar set. Delicate sky blue tinted textured glass bowl from the Reffla series (re...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Napkin Holder, Vienna, 1960s
Located in Wien, AT
Napkin Holder, Vienna, 1960s
Original condition.
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Brass
12 Le Cirque N.Y. Villeroy & Boch 9" Soup Bowls Designed by Adam D. Tihany
By Adam Tihany
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 Luxembourgish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Rosenthal Design PLUS Flatware, 68 pcs., For 12 Persons, by Wolf Karnagel, 1970s
By Rosenthal
Located in Vienna, AT
A comprehensive set of midcentury flatware / cutlery from the 1970s. Out of the „Design Plus“ line, designed by Wolf Karnagel and executed by Rose...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Contrast by Lunt Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service Mid Century Modern 62 pcs
By Lunt Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Mid-Century Modern CONTRAST BY LUNT sterling silver with nylon handle Flatware set, designed by Nord Bowlen of Greenfeld, MA in 1956 - 62 pieces. This set includes:
12 Knives, 9 3/...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Carl Auböck Fish Bottle Opener Neptun Vienna Austria, 1950s
Located in Krefeld, DE
Carl Auböck steel and leather fish bottle opener circa late 1950s.
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Metal
Nissen Denmark Pepper Mill Teak Integrated Salt Shaker Mid Century 1960s
Located in Basel, BS
Pepper mill with integrated salt shaker by Nissen, Denmark in the 1960s.
Made of solid teak.
The salt can be filled in on top, the pepper on the bottom.
The stainless steel mill...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Teak
Figgjo Flint * pepper & salt shaker * Market * Turi Design * Norway * 60s
By Figgjo Flint
Located in Den Haag, NL
Figgjo Flint * pepper & salt shaker * Market * Turi Design * Norway * 60s * good condition . Very rare these, comes with there Original Teak lid . Design ...
Category
1960s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Stainless Steel Flatware by Villeroy and Boch, Model Avant Garde, Germany, 1971
Located in Amsterdam, NL
This rare set comes from the La Bomba picnic sets designed by Helen von Boch and Federigo Fabbrini. The set normally comes in a set of 4 ( 4x knife, spoon, fo...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Toothpick holder walter bosse around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Toothpick holder walter bosse around 1950s
Original condition
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Brass
45 Piece Laufer Rosewood Handle Stainless Steel Flatware Service for Eight
By Lauffer
Located in Ferndale, MI
Fine large set of Lauffer Japan stainless steel flatware. Rosewood handles also in fine condition. Included are large spoon with larg...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Rare Mathieu Matégot Rigitulle Black Perforated Serving Tray, France, 1950s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Rare Mathieu Matégot Rigitulle Black perforated and lacquered serving tray, France, 1950s. In very good original vintage condition
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Steel
Blown Glass organic modern Handmade Vase wabi sabi brutalist Sterling Silver cap
Located in Vilnius, LT
Product name: NAVAZI
Category: Lighting, Decoration
Type: Decoration, Floor lamp, Wall lamp, Pendant, Table lamp
Material: Ceramic/glass base, frosted glass, textile cable
Light sour...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Minimalist Tableware
Materials
Glass
Pierced Fruit Bowl, Celadon
Located in Oakland, CA
This bowl was thrown on a potter's wheel and hand pierced. Small holes are created when the piece was still wet. Each hole is then painstakingly enlarged once the clay is bone dry. It is fired with a white satin finish glaze. While it is lovely on its own it is also a functional bowl that is stunning filled with seasonal fruit...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Pottery, Ceramic
Lauffer Design 2 Don Wallance Service for 6 Stainless Flatware Germany 38 Pieces
By Don Wallance, Lauffer
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Beautiful 38 piece, service for six, stainless steel flatware set in the Design 2 pattern manufactured by Lauffer. Originally designed in 1956 by the American industrial designer Don...
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Murano Vasse Handcrafted with Melted Threads, 1960s
Located in Verviers, BE
Murano vasse handcrafted with melted threads.
Photography fails to capture the simple elegants of the vase
Size vase: 28 cm x 11.5 cm
Weight 1.8 Kg.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid-Century Modern Set of 6 Piero Fornasetti Fish Plates, Italy, 1955
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Set of 6 Piero Fornasetti Fish Plates, Italy, 1955
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Richard Nissen Pepper Mill Produced by Nissen in Denmark
Located in Akashi -Shi, Hyogo
Pepper mill designed by Richard Nissen. Produced by Nissen in Denmark.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Rosewood
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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