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Tableware For Sale
Antique English Sixteen-Piece Dessert Service by Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in London, GB
This splendid antique dessert service is impressive both for its beautiful design and its prestigious maker, Royal Crown Derby Porcelain, which was appointed the official royal porcelain manufacturer to Queen Victoria of England...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Sterling Silver Canteen of Cutlery for Twelve Persons
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, comprehensive vintage Elizabeth II English sterling silver straight Bright Cut Old English pattern canteen of cutlery for twelve persons; an addition to our silver flatware set...
Category
1970s British Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Randahl Pair of Sterling Silver Salt & Pepper Shakers in Arts & Crafts Style
By Randahl Shop
Located in New York, NY
Randahl pair of sterling silver salt and pepper shakers in Arts & Crafts style, one with a gilt top, with beaded motifs at the base. They measure 3 1/2'' in height by 1 2/3'' in diam...
Category
20th Century American Arts and Crafts Tableware
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Gio Ponti Italian Stainless Diamond Flatware Set Three Long Ice Tea Spoons 1958
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Gio Ponti Italian stainless diamond flatware set of three long ice tea spoons, 1958.
Measures: 7 1/2" L x 1 1/8" W x 1/2" H
Maker stamped. Italian Gio Ponti designer...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Set of Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Ornamental Serving, Design 42
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
A sterling silver Georg Jensen serving set, pierced handle with floral decoration, Ornamental design #42 by Georg Jensen from circa 1918.
Additional information:
Material: Sterling ...
Category
20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Chantilly by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 60 pcs Place Sz New
By Gorham
Located in Big Bend, WI
Finely crafted with the graceful elegance associated with 18th Century France, this stately pattern was first introduced in 1895. The intricate design is embellished with a cascade o...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Rhapsody New by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service 32 pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
A pleasing harmony of traditional design and fresh modern styling is reflected in Rhapsody. Sweeping asymmetrical curves, deeply sculpted, play upon each piece. This simple yet elegant pattern provides a lyrical accent for many crystal and china designs.
Lovely Rhapsody New...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Chrysanthemum by Durgin Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 135 pieces Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
One of Durgin's most popular and beautiful patterns is '"Chrysanthemum". The design is of leaves and chrysanthemum buds and blooms on the front. The back displays 2 chrysanthemums in...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Appetize, Nedda El-Asmar for Gense, Sweden. Dinner service for six people.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Appetize, Nedda El-Asmar for Gense, Sweden.
Dinner service for six people, consisting of six dinner knives, six dinner forks, and six dinner spoons.
Late 20th century.
In perfect con...
Category
Late 20th Century Swedish Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Hepplewhite by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 42 pcs Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Dinner Size Hepplewhite by Reed & Barton sterling silver Flatware set, 42 pieces. This tailored, timeless pattern is a best seller. This set includes:
8 Dinner Size Knives, 10"
8 Di...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Denby, Milnor Swedish Vista Ice Blue Low Tumbler Glasses by Bo Borgstrom
By Bo Borgstrom
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A set of six beautifully and ergonomically crafted low sized tumblers in Vista Ice Blue this color is really reminiscent of Scandinavia. Well balanced and nice feeling in your hands these are NOS ( new old stock ) still in the original packing and box with great graphics. Manufactured for Denby...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Glass
Georg Jensen Beaded Sterling Silver Lobster Pick 065
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
A sterling silver Georg Jensen lobster pick, item 065 in the Beaded pattern, design #7 by Georg Jensen from 1916.
Additional information:
Materia...
Category
20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Acorn Sterling Silver Carving Set 243
By Johan Rohde
Located in Hellerup, DK
A Georg Jensen sterling silver and stainless steel (blade & fork) two-piece carving set, set #243 in the Acorn pattern, flatware design #62 by Johan Rohde from 1915.
Additional info...
Category
20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Scandinavian Designer, Salt and Pepper Shaker in Glazed Faience, 1970s / 80s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Scandinavian designer. Salt and pepper shaker in glazed faience, 1970s / 80s.
Measures: 10 x 7.2 cm.
In excellent condition.
Category
1970s Unknown Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Faience
Incredible William IV period gilt sterling silver christening mug Barnards 1831
By Barnards
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1831 by Edward, Edward junior, John & William Barnard, this stunning, William IV period, Antique Sterling Silver Christening Mug, retains it's original gildin...
Category
1830s English William IV Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
1888 Sterling Rococo Demitasse Spoons Crowell Bailey Banks & Biddle, Set of 11
Located in Miami Beach, FL
11 antique Dominick & Haff Rococo Pattern Pat. 1888 demitasse / dessert spoons designed by Gilbert L. Crowell, Jr. Retailed by Bailey, Banks & Biddle. The spoons are beautifully deco...
Category
Late 19th Century Rococo Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
$460 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Vintage Georg Jensen Pyramid Napkin Ring 22C
Located in Hellerup, DK
A vintage sterling silver napkin ring in the Pyramid pattern, design #22C by Harald Nielsen. There were three sizes napkin ring produced, this is the smallest size.
Additional Infor...
Category
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Wedgwood Rosso Antico Egyptian Revival Teapot
By Wedgwood
Located in Sarasota, FL
Wedgwood Rosso Antico Egyptian Revival Teapot. The teapot surmounted by figural black crocodile finial, radiating ribbed lid, body decorated with Egypti...
Category
Early 19th Century English Egyptian Revival Antique Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 4 Pink Wicker Ceramic Dinner Plates Made in Italy
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Enhance your table setting with the charming Handpainted Ceramic Wicker Plates, skillfully crafted and beautifully painted by artisans in Italy. Featuring an intricate wicker-inspire...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Georg Jensen Cactus Sterling Silver Serving Spoon 102
Located in Hellerup, DK
A Georg Jensen cactus sterling silver and stainless steel bowl serving spoon, item 121 in the Cactus pattern, design #30 by Gundorph Albertus from 1930.
Additional information:
Mate...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
A 6 Place Canteen by Paul Storr, 1813-1817
By Paul Storr
Located in Cornwall, GB
A 6 place silver canteen by Paul Storr. Double struck in the fiddle, thread & shell pattern with diamond and shell heel. Engraved with a crest to the terminals. (see pictures for det...
Category
1810s English George III Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver, Silver
King Edward by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set 16 Service 96 pcs Place New
Located in Big Bend, WI
Monumental unused Place Size King Edward by Gorham sterling silver Flatware set, 96 pieces. This set includes:
The King Edward pattern lends a regal flair to your table décor. The i...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Gunvor Olin-Grönqvist for Arabia, "Cosmos", four lunch plates in stoneware
Located in København, Copenhagen
Gunvor Olin-Grönqvist for Arabia
"Cosmos", a set of four lunch plates in stoneware. Retro-style stoneware with green-brown glaze.
From the 1970s.
Marked.
In perfect condition.
First ...
Category
1970s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stoneware
Silver Masterpiece by International Sterling Flatware Set Service 47 pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Silver Masterpiece by International (pierced handle) sterling silver flatware set, 47 pieces. This set includes:
8 knives, 9 1/4"
8 forks...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Crusader by Old Newbury Crafters Sterling Silver Flatware 12 Set 81 pcs XL Size
Located in Big Bend, WI
Old Newbury Crafters silver is genuinely handmade and wonderfully heavy, the machine cannot match the quality, durability, look and feel of handmade silver. The hammered finish shows silver at its finest.
Outstanding extra-large European Size Crusader by Old Newbury Crafters, circa 1995, sterling silver flatware set - 81 pieces. It is hand wrought, hand hammered throughout, with thick gauge silver, and distinctive applied bolt/rivet detail in a 14th century medieval...
Category
Late 20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Two MCM Vintage White Italian Ceramic Cabbageware Plates from Italy - A Pair
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A pair of two rare white ceramic cabbageware plates. We often find these in green or pink. However, white is quite rare. This pair was made in Italy, and marked "Made in Italy" in black on the back. Each plate is round, with scalloped edges and wonderfully textured centers that resemble cabbage or lettuce leaves. Cabbageware first became popular with Dodie Thayer's iconic green Hollywood Regency...
Category
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Tableware
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
$120 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Richelieu by International Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 12 Set 92 Pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
Gorgeous Richelieu by International sterling silver flatware set - 92 pieces. This set includes:
12 knives, 9"
12 forks, 7 1/4"
12 salad forks, 6 1/2"
12 teaspoons, 6"
12 cream soup...
Category
1930s Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen, Viking, a salad set in 830 silver and horn.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Georg Jensen, Viking, a salad set in 830 silver and horn.
Stamped with the mark used between 1915-1932.
Dated 1929.
In excellent condition.
Dimensions: L 16.2 cm.
Category
1920s Danish Vintage Tableware
Materials
Silver
Scandinavian Modern Tray from Firma Svenskt Tenn, 1930s
Located in Stockholm, SE
A early tray attributed to Nils Fougstedt from Firma Svenskt Tenn in Stockholm, Sweden. Svenskt Tenn is today on of the most popular interior brands...
Category
1920s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Pewter
Lava Trays Set, Volcanic Stone
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...
Category
2010s Mexican Minimalist Tableware
Materials
Stone, Brass
$580 / set
Feather Edge by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set of 120 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Large feather edge (formerly known as "Dolly Madison Engraved") by Gorham sterling silver dinner size flatware set of 120 pieces. This set includes:
12 ...
Category
1920s Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Lily of the Valley Sugar Tongs 174
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
Sterling silver Georg Jensen sugar tongs, item 174 in the Lily of the Valley pattern, design #1 by Georg Jensen from 1913.
Additional informa...
Category
20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Gourmet by Villeroy & Boch Stainless Steel Flatware Set Service 131 Pcs in Book
Located in Big Bend, WI
Gourmet by Villeroy & Boch
An example of this pattern is pictured in the hardcover book “Flatware that's not flat: Design and Production of innovative Table cutlery, 1890-2015” By William P. Hood Jr. & Phil Dreis. Illustrated on page 426.
This set is from the authors' incredible lifetime collection of innovative flatware, featured in their book.
Gourmet - Introduced originally as Gourmet Stars. An avant-garde design with fifteen different piece types targeted to the hospitality trade. Circa 2010 (discontinued).
Large Gourmet by Villeroy & Boch stainless steel Flatware set - 131 pieces. This set includes:
12 Dinner Knives, #0065, 9 1/8"
12 Dinner Forks, #0050, 8"
12 Gourmet Forks, #0080, 7 5/8"
12 Teaspoons, #0160, 5 1/2"
12 Dessert Spoons, #0070, 6 3/4"
12 Dinner Spoons, #0040, 8"
12 Cocktail Forks, #0617, 4 3/4"
12 Iced Tea Spoons, #0600, 7 5/8"
11 Demitasse Spoons, #0180, 4 3/8"
12 Tasting Spoons...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
1932 René Lalique - Bowl Plate Dish Oeillets Opalescent Glass Carnations
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Bowl "Oeillet" (Carnations) made in opalescent glass by René Lalique in 1932.
Stamped signature.
Perfect condition. Very tiny scratches. Great opalescence.
height: 6 cm
diameter: ...
Category
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Tableware
Materials
Art Glass
Chinese Silversmith, Two Small Goblets Richly Decorated in Relief, Approx. 1900
Located in København, Copenhagen
Chinese silversmith. Two small goblets, richly decorated in relief with flowers and ornaments.
China, approx. 1900.
Stamped with Chinese characters.
In...
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver
21st Century Federico Peri Stilla Liquida Small Tumblers Murano Glass -6 pcs set
Located in Brembate di Sopra (BG), IT
Stilla, the Latin word for a drop of water. Liquid, transparent, perfect.
Federico Peri designed the Stilla Liquida glasses for Purho in spring 2024, tumblers with textured surface...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Murano Glass
Appetize, Nedda El-Asmar for Gense. Dinner service for four people.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Appetize, Nedda El-Asmar for Gense, Sweden.
Dinner service for four people, consisting of four dinner knives, four dinner forks, and four dinner spoons.
Late 20th century.
In perfect...
Category
Late 20th Century Swedish Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica Fruit Plate in Openwork Porcelain, Dated 1963
Located in København, Copenhagen
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica fruit plate in openwork porcelain with hand-painted berries and gold decoration. Model number 429/3584.
Dated 1963.
Measure: Diameter: 22.8 cm.
In e...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Regency Gilt and Patinated Bronze Ostrich Candlesticks, c1815
Located in valatie, NY
A pair of early 19th century Regency period gilt and patinated bronze candlesticks. Each has floral sprays with crystal lustres supported on gilt Ostrich shaped stems standing on cir...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Tableware
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Acorn Fish Fork 061
By Johan Rohde
Located in Hellerup, DK
Georg Jensen sterling silver fish fork, item #061 in the Acorn Pattern, design #62 by Johan Rohde from 1915.
Additional information:
Material: Sterling silver
Styles: Art Nouveau
Ha...
Category
20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Italian Bronze Mortar and Pestle, Original Patina, Italy, Pharmacy or Herbalist
Located in Roma, IT
Antique bronze mortar. Handmade with pestle. Original patina
Italian bronze mortar and pestle
Measures: Pestle height 7.5 in.
Category
Mid-19th Century European Grand Tour Antique Tableware
Materials
Bronze
Assortment of 5 Vintage Salt Pepper Mills Grinder Dansk Denmark Jens Quistgaard
Located in Chicago, IL
Assortment of 5 vintage salt pepper mills grinder Dansk Denmark Jens Quistgaard
1 Mill made in England. Not certain who designed this one.
The ot...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Wood
Large Cloisonné Enamel and Silver Kovsh
Located in London, GB
Large cloisonné enamel and silver kovsh
Russian, 20th Century
Height 20cm, width 25cm, depth 19cm
A symbol of Russian culture, a kovsh is a traditional drinking vessel, often used ...
Category
20th Century Russian Tableware
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Five Pieces of Silver Cutlery. Georg Jensen and Others.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Five pieces of silver cutlery. Georg Jensen and others.
Georg Jensen Acorn salad spoon, dinner fork, Cohr bottle opener, antique coffee spoon, D...
Category
20th Century Danish Tableware
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Wild Rose by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 79 Pcs Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
The sweetest flower, the Wild Rose, is captured beautifully in this lovely Victorian design. Precise hand-tooling creates nuances of light and reflection. Wild Rose brings the sereni...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
21st Century Dioniso Serving Tray with Coaster Holder Cover Handmade in Italy
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
Our Dioniso trays boast a classic round silhouette in genuine leather and featuring two coaster holders in metal with chrome finishing.
Available in ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Metal
20th Century Russian Solid Silver Dinner Service, Nikolai Kemper, circa 1900
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early 20th century Russian Empire extensive solid silver dinner service, large and of heavy gauge. Consisting; serving tray, two tureens,...
Category
20th Century Russian Tableware
Materials
Silver
Massimo Vignelli for Heller, Italy, a Set of 4 Plates in Yellow Melamine
Located in København, Copenhagen
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
Georg Jensen Acanthus Sterling Silver Cake Knife 196
By Johan Rohde
Located in Hellerup, DK
Sterling silver handle and stainless steel (blade) Georg Jensen cake knife, item #196 in the Acanthus pattern, design #180 by Johan Rohde from 1917.
...
Category
20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mushroom Ceramic Dinner Plate, Made in Italy
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Embrace the warmth of autumn with our ceramic plate from the Mushroom collection. Featuring a delicately hand-painted border and a hand-applied decal of a mushroom design, this plate...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Georg Jensen Akkeleje Sterling Silver Fish Knife 062
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
A rare Georg Jensen silver fish knife, item #062 in the Akkeleje pattern, design #77 by Georg Jensen from 1918. There is no English name for this pattern.
Additional information:
Ma...
Category
20th Century Art Nouveau Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Buttercup Gorham Sterling Silver Set 8 Silverware Service Place Size 32 Pcs New
Located in Big Bend, WI
New, unused Buttercup by Gorham sterling silver place size flatware set, 32 pieces. This set includes:
Eight place size knives, 9 1/4".
Eight place size forks, 7 1/2".
Eight place s...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Acorn Sterling Silver Salt Cellar 102
By Johan Rohde
Located in Hellerup, DK
A sterling silver Georg Jensen salt cellar with blue enamel lining, item 102 in the Acorn pattern, flatware design #62 by Johan Rohde from 1915.
Pl...
Category
20th Century Art Nouveau Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
French Art Deco Horn, Bakelite & Silver Plate Salad Servers, a Cased Set of Two
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A French Art Deco styled salad serving set made of natural horn, Bakelite, and silver plate, circa 1920s. Found in une vente de Maison de Maitre in Vouvent, the Vendée region of Fr...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
Colbert Coligny Puiforcat French Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 56 Pcs Dn
Located in Big Bend, WI
Jean Elysée Puiforcat was a French silversmith, sculptor and designer. Puiforcat is considered the "most important French Art Deco silversmith." ...
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Castilian by Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set 48 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Castilian by Tiffany & Co. sterling silver flatware set, 48 pieces. This set includes:
6 knives, pistol-grip handles, 9 1/8"
6 forks, 7"
6 salad forks, 6 3/4"
6 teaspoons, 6"
6 flat...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Romance, Bijorn Windblad Rosenthal Silverplate Flatware for 12 with Case 79 Pcs
Located in St. Louis, MO
Romance by Bijorn Windblad for Rosenthal Studio-Linie Mid-Century Modern silver plate flatware for 12 with service pieces in original modernist Rosenth...
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Steel
Antique English Sterling Silver Canteen of Cutlery / Flatware - Albert Pattern
By George Adams
Located in London, London
A single maker, mixed years set of antique, Victorian, sterling silver Albert pattern flatware, made in London by George Adams between 1846 and 1871.
Sold with modern Albert pattern sterling silver knives...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Legato by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 82 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
"LEGATO" by Towle sterling silver flatware set, 82 pieces. This set includes:
12 knives, 9 1/8"
12 forks, 7 1/2"
12 salad forks, 6 1/2"
12 teaspoons, 6"
12 place soup spoons, 6 1/2"...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Superb 20th Century Set Of Sixteen Solid Silver Menu Holders, Asprey & Co c.1990
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A late 20th Century solid silver set of sixteen menu holders, each holder modelled as either a gentleman's top hat & ladies dress hat. Presented in two boxes. Each menu holder is Hal...
Category
20th Century British Other Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
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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