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Tableware For Sale
Mushroom Handpainted in Italy square tray
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Italian craftsmanship meets Les-Ottomans in this beautifiul mushroom collection of handpainted plates
The charme of the woods on your table in a un...
Category
2010s Italian Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Old Lace by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 32 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Modest in appearance, yet stunning in your hand, Old Lace expresses a true sense of balance. The delicate contrast of an unadorned handle with an intricately detailed lace pattern border creates an aura of formality with its understated yet refined design. The perfect accent to any formal table setting...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Wild Rose by Watson Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 87 pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Superb Wild Rose by Watson, circa 1905, sterling silver Flatware set, 87 pieces. This rare Art Nouveau service displays fabulous crisp floral detai...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Butlers Pantry by Lenox Stainless Steel Flatware Set Service Large Size Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Modern and large European size Butlers Pantry by Lenox Stainless Steel Flatware set, 64 pieces. This set includes:
12 large dinner knives, 10"
12 large ...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
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
Villeroy & Boch, Luxemburg, Set of Five "Naif" Porcelain Plates
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Villeroy & Boch, Luxemburg, design Gérard Laplau.
A set of five "Naif" porcelain plates with motifs of families, villages and biblical scenes in a naïve...
Category
Late 20th Century Luxembourgish Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Rosenthal Classic Coffee Service for 10 People in Porcelain with Blue Ribbon
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Rosenthal Classic coffee service for 10 people in porcelain with blue ribbon and flower decoration.
Mid-20th century.
Consisting of 10 coffee cups...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Orleans by Christofle France Silverplate Flatware Service 10 Set 60 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 ha...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
Jens Quistgaard for Dansk "Odin" Service for Eight
By Jens Quistgaard, Dansk
Located in New York, NY
Jens Quistgaard Odin for Dansk Silverware, 40 pieces creating service for 8. This service was manufactured in three different countries, Germany, Kore...
Category
1960s Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Vintage Silver and Cristal Vase, Italy, Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Elegant Silver and Glass and Cristal realized by Italian manufacture in the mid-20th Century.
Weight: 0.8 Kg
Some minor stains, otherwise very good condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Tableware
Materials
Silver
Georg Jensen Bittersweet Sterling Silver Bottle Opener 271
Located in Hellerup, DK
Georg Jensen sterling silver and stainless short handled bottle opener, item 271 in the Bittersweet pattern, flatware design #79 by Gundorph Albertus from 1940. Bittersweet is the si...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Bernadotte Sterling Silver Salt Cellar Green Enamel 102-103
Located in Hellerup, DK
Georg Jensen sterling silver salt cellar with green enamel and salt spoon, items #102 & #103 in the Bernadotte pattern, design #9 by Sigvard Bernadotte from 1939.
Additional informa...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Georgian Red Tole Peinte or Toleware Teapot with Chinoiserie Decoration
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine georgian red tole paint or toleware teapot. This late 18th century piece is chinoiserie decorated throughout in gold and black on a red ground. A very rare form.
Height: circ...
Category
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Tableware
Materials
Tin
Polar Bowl Merlot & Viola By Greg Natale
By Greg Natale
Located in Sydney,, NSW
The Polar Bowl presents a symmetrical fusion of two contrasting marble pieces honed for a smooth, elegant finish. With a softness to their curved edge, these mini architectural creat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Tableware
Materials
Marble
Poppy by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 60 Pcs Dinner
By Gorham
Located in Big Bend, WI
Exquisite dinner size Poppy by Gorham sterling silver flatware set - 60 pieces. This set includes:
12 Dinner Size Knives, 9 5/8"
12 Dinner Size Forks...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Moulton by Old Newbury Crafters Sterling Silver Flatware 12 Set 62 Pieces Dinner
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 subtle hammered finis...
Category
1930s Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Swedish Pukeberg Clear Glass Place Knife Holders, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Set of four Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern art glass place knife rests / card holders manufactured by Pukeberg Sweden in the 1960s. Likely designed by Eva Englund. Smooth shell shap...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Tableware
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Modern Victorian by Lunt Sterling Silver Flatware Set For 8 Service 46 Pieces
By Lunt Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Lovely Modern Victorian by Lunt Sterling Silver Flatware set - 30 pieces. Great starter set! This set includes:
6 Knives, 8 3/4"
6 Forks, 7 1/4"
6 Salad Forks, 6 1/4"
6 Teaspoons, 5...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
WMF Butterfly Serviette Ring Art Nouveau, C.1906
Located in Toronto, Ontario
WMF Art Nouveau old silver pewter finish Butterfly Serviette Ring, circa 1906. The Ring of large pierced foliate design, centering a cartouche engraved Thure flanked on either side w...
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Tableware
Materials
Pewter
Richard Meier for Swid Powell Silver Plated Peppermill
Located in Hanover, MA
Hefty and well constructed pepper mill designed by uber architect Richard Meier for Swid Powell and produced in Italy, circa 1985.
Ref...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
Japanese Modern Pair Cocktail Fondue Forks Sculpted Stainless Steel & Rosewood
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Sculptural forks
Lovely Japanese pair of fondue cocktail server forks in stainless steel with tapered sculptural rosewood handles.
Stamped Japan stai...
Category
1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Summer Song Gold by Lunt Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 12 Set Vermeil
By Lunt Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Beautiful Summer Song by Lunt Sterling silver flatware set of 48 pieces. This set is vermeil (completely gold-washed) and includes:
12 knives, 9".
12 forks, 7 1/4".
12 salad forks, ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Tableware
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver
Hand Dyed Linen Table Runner, Gold Mustard & Indigo Blue Abstract Pattern
By ROUSSEAU
Located in New York, NY
Mustard gold linen table runner dyed with indigo in Pleat pattern. Sustainably hand-dyed and sewn in New York City. Runner measures approximately 18 x 72 inches. Each linen runner...
Category
2010s American Modern Tableware
Materials
Linen
Georg Jensen Beaded Complete 12 P. Service
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Georg Jensen Beaded complete 12 p. service.
12 knives, 12 forks, 12 tablespoons, 12 Coffee spoons in full silver, jam spoon, and serving spade.
Measures:...
Category
20th Century Danish Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
1926 René Lalique - Set Of 60 Glasses Ribeauvillé Glass Star Of David
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Set “Ribeauvillé” decorated with a Star of David made in clear glass by René Lalique in 1926.
“R.Lalique” signature under each glass.
Set for 15 people including:
- 15 champagne gla...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Tableware
Materials
Art Glass
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
Sigvard Bernadotte "Scanline" brass flatware. Four-person dinner set. 24 pieces.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Sigvard Bernadotte "Scanline" brass flatware.
Four-person dinner set. 24 pieces in total consisting of four dinner forks, four dinner knives, four table...
Category
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
10 Bing & Grøndahl Corinth Plates in Porcelain, 1970s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
10 Bing & Grøndahl Corinth plates in porcelain.
1970s.
Measures: 16 x 2.3 cm.
In excellent condition.
Stamped.
2nd factory quality.
Category
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Wood & Hughes Sterling Silver Zephyr Pattern Gravy or Sauce Ladles
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine pair of silver gravy or sauce ladles.
By Wood & Hughes.
In sterling silver.
In the Zephyr pattern.
Each ladle with a gilt bowl and raised geometric decoration to the hand...
Category
19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Fürstenberg, Germany. Porcelain coffee service for twelve people.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Fürstenberg, Germany. Porcelain coffee service for twelve people.
Romantic scenes and gold decoration. 1920s.
Consisting of twelve coffee cups with sauc...
Category
1920s German Vintage Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
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
Georg Jensen Beaded Sterling Silver Salt Spoon 104
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
A sterling silver Georg Jensen salt spoon, item #104 in the Beaded Pattern, design #7 by Georg Jensen from 1916.
Additional information:
Mate...
Category
20th Century Art Nouveau Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Ghidini 1961 Omini Napkin Holder 4 in Polished Brass by Stefano Giovannoni
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Napkin holder in brass
Omini is a family of products that plays on the inclusion and the relationship between the human figure with a series of monolithic objects from geometric and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
Grande Maison HB Quimper French Faïence Breton Figural Knife Rests, Set of Eight
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A scarce set of eight Porte Couteau, or knife rests, each signed HB Quimper, Grande Maison, de la Hubaudière or the HB factory. “H” for Hubaudière, the f...
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Tableware
Materials
Earthenware
Incredible Pair of Victorian Sterling Silver Claret Jugs Made in London in 1889
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1889 by Edgar Finley & Hugh Taylor, this stunning pair of Antique Sterling Silver Claret Jugs, are ornate in design, featuring wonderful decoration to the sil...
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sigvard Bernadotte "Scanline" brass flatware. Six dinner knives and forks
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Sigvard Bernadotte "Scanline" brass flatware.
Six dinner knives and six dinner forks.
Danish design from the 1960s/70s.
Marked: Scanline.
In excellent condition.
Knife: L 21.2 cm.
Fo...
Category
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
Italian Postmodern Kontessa Series Sugar Pot from Vev Vigano, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Italian Postmodern Kontessa Series Sugar Pot from Vev Vigano, 1980s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1980 to 1989 Official proof of authenticity such as vintage catalogs, designer ...
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
Collection of 80 Chinese Silver & Gilt Table Wares, 19th-20th Century
Located in Chicago, IL
This group of 80 silver and gilt table wares is a delightful selection of Chinese and Japanese export wares, comprised of 56 spoons, 2 sugar tongs, 6 butter spreaders, 7 lemon forks and 9 napkin rings. Nearly every piece is unique, decorated in an array of motifs and metalworking techniques, including repoussé, chasing, mold casting and engraving.
Amidst the cutlery are two stand-out spoons: a small spade carved from mother-of-pearl and a petite silver spoon inset with a green jadeite charm...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tableware
Materials
Gold Plate, Silver Plate, Silver
Meissen Dinner Set For 6 Persons, Rich Dragon Yellow With Red & Gold, 1924-34
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen Dining Set for 6 Persons
Decor: Rich dragon yellow - shaded red & gold, gold rim; fine, detailed overglaze painting
Shape: New cut-out
Decor number new: 321610
25 parts:
1 o...
Category
Early 20th Century German Baroque Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Six Very Heavy 19th C. British Sterling Silver Table Spoons / Serving Spoons
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very handsome and exceptionally heavy set of six William IV sterling silver table spoons / serving spoons in the King's Pattern.
All six...
Category
Mid-19th Century English William IV Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Six Unusual Rounded Square Porcelain Plates, 19th Century
By Carlsbad
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Six unusual rounded square porcelain plates, impressed mark for B&D Carlsbad, Bohemian, mid-19th century. With a wide border, striking hand painted floral decoration in deep burgundy...
Category
Mid-19th Century Czech Bohemian Antique Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Georg Jensen Acorn Sterling Silver Roast Meat Serving Fork, Large 142
By Johan Rohde
Located in Hellerup, DK
Georg Jensen sterling silver large size roasted meat serving fork #142 in the Acorn pattern, with handmade hollow handle, flatware design #62 by Joha...
Category
20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Silver Fruit Stand, taly, Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Silver Fruit Stand realized by italian manufacture in the mid-20th Century.
Very good condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Tableware
Materials
Silver
Fiddleback by Old Newbury Crafters Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 62 pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
Old Newbury Crafters silver is genuinely hand-made and wonderfully heavy, the machine cannot match the quality, durability, look and feel of handmade silver.
Superb 62 piece sterli...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Henning Koppel for Georg Jensen, Strata Sorbet Spoon, 25 Pieces in Stock
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Henning Koppel for Georg Jensen. Strata sorbet spoon in stainless steel and black plastic. 1960s-1970s. 25 pieces in stock.
Measures: Length 16.5 cm.
In very good condition.
Stamped.
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Antique German Silverplate Pickle Forks, set/2
Located in Malibu, CA
Antique German silverplate pickle forks, set of 2.
Category
Early 20th Century German French Provincial Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
French Provincial by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 50 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
A blend of three design motifs gives this pattern a distinctive feeling of richness tempered with informal simplicity. Introduced in 1948, the traditional fiddle-shaped outline has b...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Hand-Painted Decorative Iron Tray - Pink Crab
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Bring coastal charm to your space with our hand-painted iron tray, featuring a beautifully detailed blue crab design on a soft dusty pink background. Perfect for adding a playful yet...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
Antique English Georgian Sterling Silver 18-Piece Dessert Service, London 1801
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Georgian sterling silver 18-piece dessert service in case, Hallmarked "London, 1801." 18 Place settings, 36 Total Pieces.
Measurements:
Knives:
.13 inches high ...
Category
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Duo by Christofle Silverplate Flatware Service Set 119 pieces Dinner Modern
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.
Du...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
44 Piece Steuben Armorial Crest Crystal Service for, Antique, circa 1910
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A rare find of fine blown antique crystal service from one of Corning New York's storied firms, Steuben. Featuring a square base and a copper wheel engraved crest similar to the Gild...
Category
1910s American Edwardian Vintage Tableware
Materials
Crystal
Sterling Midcentury Flatware Set Service for 24/5 Piece Setting /120 Pieces
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wow, this is an incredible find. A sterling silver flatware set, service for 24, 5 piece setting in mint condition. This is midcentury at its finest. Look at the curvy shape of each piece; a modernist paradise. Each piece is tapered with the center being a tad bit wider than the top and bottom. This is not your grandmothers ornate and heavy looking flatware; this set is young and modern. Comes with a wooden flatware chest...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
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 Bottle Opener Long Handle 272
By Johan Rohde
Located in Hellerup, DK
A Georg Jensen sterling silver and stainless steel bottle opener, item 272 in the Acorn pattern, design #62 by Johan Rohde from 1915.
Additional i...
Category
20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Cutlery Rest Set in Multi
Located in Richmond, VA
A set of five cutlery rests in mixed stones: black onyx, pink rhodonite, onyx, leopardite, and blue dumortierite. Designed by Casa Shop and handcrafted in Perú.
Subtle variations in...
Category
2010s Tableware
Materials
Stone
Vintage Plastic Cocktail Forks With Containers (42 Forks) - a Pair
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Serve your appetizers in retro style with this set of vintage plastic cocktail forks and matching containers. Featuring 42 colorful forks, this set is both functional and fun, adding...
Category
1980s Unknown Vintage Tableware
Materials
Plastic
Onyx Wine Bottle Stand
Located in Eindhoven, NB
Put your wine on a style. Crafted entirely from travertine, this wine holder is a beautiful way to put your favorite wine bottle on a kitchen counter or table, and is striking enough...
Category
2010s Tableware
Materials
Onyx
Traces of Nature Teapot Set By André Fu Living
By André Fu
Located in Admiralty, HK
crafted from delicate limoges porcelain, each piece of tableware from ‘traces of nature’ collection is decorated with hand-painted lines, evoking individual memories of personally si...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Tableware
Materials
Gold
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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