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Hammered silver salt and pepper shakers
Hammered silver salt and pepper shakers

Hammered silver salt and pepper shakers

Located in Porto, PT

Description: Hammered silver salt and pepper shakers, elliptical shape, supported by two griffins and chestnut wood handles. Metal: Silver. Origin: Spanish. Mark: Unreadable. Weight:...

Category

20th Century European Tableware

Materials

Silver

Hand-Painted Ikat Iron Tray - Black Floral
Hand-Painted Ikat Iron Tray - Black Floral

Hand-Painted Ikat Iron Tray - Black Floral

By Bertrando Di Renzo

Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT

Bring artistic flair to your decor with our hand-painted iron tray, featuring a striking Ikat design. Perfect for adding color and character to coffee tables, shelves, or wall displa...

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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Grand Tour Tableware

Materials

Iron

Set of 6 Italian Vintage Decorated Plates Floral Motifs
Set of 6 Italian Vintage Decorated Plates Floral Motifs

Set of 6 Italian Vintage Decorated Plates Floral Motifs

Located in Frederiksberg C, DK

Set of 6 Italian vintage decorated plates Set of 6 Italian decorated vintage plates in different colours. Relief kind of ceramics with beautiful flowe...

Category

Late 20th Century Italian Tableware

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Meissen Porcelain Bowl with Hand-Painted Flowers and Insects
Antique Meissen Porcelain Bowl with Hand-Painted Flowers and Insects

Antique Meissen Porcelain Bowl with Hand-Painted Flowers and Insects

Located in København, Copenhagen

Antique Meissen porcelain bowl with hand-painted flowers and insects. 19th century. Measures: 26.5 x 19 x 4.5 cm. In excellent condition. Stamped. 1st factory quality.

Category

19th Century German Antique Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

George II period sterling silver tumbler cup made in London in 1756
George II period sterling silver tumbler cup made in London in 1756

George II period sterling silver tumbler cup made in London in 1756

By Francis Crump

Located in London, London

Hallmarked in London in 1756 by Francis Crump, this very handsome, George II Period, Antique, Sterling Silver Tumbler Cup, is of traditional form, and is engraved to both sides with ...

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1750s English George II Antique Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Silver Gondola Venice Cobalt Blue Silver Cruet, 19th Century
Silver Gondola Venice Cobalt Blue Silver Cruet, 19th Century

Silver Gondola Venice Cobalt Blue Silver Cruet, 19th Century

Located in Lisbon, PT

A Silver Cruet table Lombardo Veneto (Venice) set in finely pierced silver, decorated with caryatids form and fret patterns. Set consisting of oil cruet, salt, pepper, Venice gondol...

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19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Tableware

Materials

Crystal, Silver

Antique Sterling Silver Salts
Antique Sterling Silver Salts

Antique Sterling Silver Salts

By Samuel Hayne & Dudley Cater

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

An exceptional, fine and impressive pair of antique Victorian English cast sterling silver gilt salts; an addition to our silver cruet and condiment collection These exceptional antique Victorian sterling silver salts have been realistically modelled in the form of a seated mermaid holding a large shell. These cast antique silver salts...

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19th Century English Victorian Antique Tableware

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Art Deco Set Decanter and 6 Glasses Moser
Art Deco Set Decanter and 6 Glasses Moser

Art Deco Set Decanter and 6 Glasses Moser

Located in Kraków, Małopolska

I offer you a classic Art Deco set of a decanter and 6 glasses - produced in the 1930s in Karlsbad (today's Karlove Vary in the Czech Republic) in the prestigious Ludwik Moser crysta...

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1920s Czech Art Deco Vintage Tableware

Materials

Glass

Royal Copenhagen Blue Flower Curved Coffee Service for Twelve People, 1960s
Royal Copenhagen Blue Flower Curved Coffee Service for Twelve People, 1960s

Royal Copenhagen Blue Flower Curved Coffee Service for Twelve People, 1960s

Located in København, Copenhagen

Royal Copenhagen blue flower curved coffee service for twelve people. 1960s. Model number 10/8040. Consisting of twelve coffee cups (10/8040) with saucers and twelve plates (10/1626...

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1960s Danish Vintage Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

Medium Square Tray by Gisela Simas: Modern Form, Versatile Function
Medium Square Tray by Gisela Simas: Modern Form, Versatile Function

Medium Square Tray by Gisela Simas: Modern Form, Versatile Function

By Gisela Simas

Located in Petrópolis´, RJ

With its modernist-inspired edges and vibrant base, the Square tray was designed by Gisela Simas in 2014. Made of freijó wood and acrylic, this versatile piece transitions seamlessly...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Tableware

Materials

Wood

Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver Sugar Caster
Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver Sugar Caster

Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver Sugar Caster

By Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Ltd.

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Edwardian English sterling silver sugar caster; an addition to our silver teaware collection. This exceptional antique Edwardian sterling silver sugar caster has an octagonal panelled baluster shaped form onto an octagonal spreading domed foot. The surface of the caster is plain and unembellished. The rim of this impressive sugar caster is encompassed with an applied moulded border. This sterling silver sugar caster retains the original, fine and impressive hallmarked push fit cover, embellished with impressive pierced scrolling decoration in addition to an applied moulded border to the rim. The cover is surmounted by an impressive sterling silver tapering panelled finial, terminating with a ball motif. The underside of this antique sugar...

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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Tableware

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Meissen Tea Solitair, Bird & Insect Painting and Gold, Germany, Circa 1820
Meissen Tea Solitair, Bird & Insect Painting and Gold, Germany, Circa 1820

Meissen Tea Solitair, Bird & Insect Painting and Gold, Germany, Circa 1820

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Vienna, AT

Tea solitaire set of six pieces made of porcelain with a white background and elaborate overglaze painting and gold decoration. Quatrefoil presenter with a teapot, milk jug, sugar bo...

Category

1820s German Rococo Antique Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver Table Bell
Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver Table Bell

Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver Table Bell

By Ludwig Neresheimer

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Edwardian English sterling silver figural table bell; an addition to our range of ornamental silverware. This exceptional antique Edwardian cast sterling silver table bell...

Category

Early 1900s British Antique Tableware

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Empire B&G 10 p. Coffee Service, Bing and Grondahl, B&G No. 102
Empire B&G 10 p. Coffee Service, Bing and Grondahl, B&G No. 102

Empire B&G 10 p. Coffee Service, Bing and Grondahl, B&G No. 102

Located in København, Copenhagen

Empire B&G 10 p. Coffee service. Bing and Grondahl, B&G No. 102. Contents: 1.25 dl. Measures: 7.8 cm. x 6.2 cm Old No. 102. New No. 305. 1st. factory quality., in...

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20th Century Danish Empire Tableware

Foxy Blown Glass Carafe by Aldo Cibic
Foxy Blown Glass Carafe by Aldo Cibic

Foxy Blown Glass Carafe by Aldo Cibic

By Aldo Cibic

Located in Milan, IT

Foxy is a jug in blown borosilicate glass, designed by Aldo Cibic. The superior part is characterized by a sinuous crease in the glass. This detail is not just aesthetic, it's a func...

Category

2010s Italian Modern Tableware

Materials

Metal, Silver Plate

Antique George III Sterling Silver Cream Jug by Henry Chawner, 1791
Antique George III Sterling Silver Cream Jug by Henry Chawner, 1791

Antique George III Sterling Silver Cream Jug by Henry Chawner, 1791

By Henry Chawner

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

A fine and impressive, large antique George III English sterling silver cream jug made by Henry Chawner, an addition to our Georgian silver teaware collection. This fine antique George III sterling silver cream jug has an oval shaped form. The surface of the incurved panelled body is plain and embellished with a bright cut engraved oval carotuche to either side, one side bears the contemporary engraved initials' and the other remains vacant. The upper and lower rims are encompassed with applied reed decorated borders. This fine Georgian silver cream jug is fitted with a plain scrolling handle ornamented with applied moulded decoration. This impressive example of antique silverware was crafted by the renowned and collectable London silversmith Henry Chawner. Condition This antique silver cream jug...

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1790s English George III Antique Tableware

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Charlemagne by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 60 Pieces
Charlemagne by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 60 Pieces

Charlemagne by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 60 Pieces

By Towle Silversmiths

Located in Big Bend, WI

Charlemagne by Towle sterling silver flatware set of 60 pieces. This set includes: 12 knives, 9 1/8". 12 forks, 7 3/8". 12 salad forks, 6 3/4". 12 teaspoons, 6". 12 place soup spoon...

Category

1960s American Vintage Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

German Silver Basket with Blue Glass by Storck & Sinsheimer
German Silver Basket with Blue Glass by Storck & Sinsheimer

German Silver Basket with Blue Glass by Storck & Sinsheimer

Located in Delft, NL

German silver basket with blue glass by Storck & Sinsheimer An early 20th Century silver 800/1000 basket with movable handle and blue glass. Marked by Jacob Storck & Louis Sinshe...

Category

Early 20th Century German Tableware

Materials

Silver

Victorian Queen Anne Style Sterling Silver Three-Piece Tea Service
Victorian Queen Anne Style Sterling Silver Three-Piece Tea Service

Victorian Queen Anne Style Sterling Silver Three-Piece Tea Service

By Johnson, Walker & Tolhurst 1

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

A fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver three-piece tea set in the Queen Anne style; an addition to our silver teaware collection. This fine antique Victorian sterling silver three-piece tea service consists of a teapot, sugar bowl and cream jug / creamer. Each piece has a plain circular compressed form onto a plain circular collet foot. The lower portion of each item is embellished with embossed fluted decoration in the Queen Anne style. The surface of the upper portion of each piece is plain with an impressive applied gadroon decorated border to the waisted flared rim. The teapot is fitted with a flush hinged domed hallmarked cover, which also features fluted decoration; the flush hinge indicates the Fine quality of this service. The cover is surmounted by the original carved circular fluted painted wood and sterling silver finial, securing to the interior with a wing nut. This fine antique teapot is fitted with a swan necked spout ornamented with an impressive embossed singular leaf design to the underside. The teapot retains the original C-shape carved painted wood handle with a plain scrolling thumbpiece. The cream jug and sugar bowl have plain ribbed angular sterling silver handles. This impressive Queen Anne tea set was crafted by the London silversmiths Walter Walker...

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1890s English Queen Anne Antique Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver, Silver

Broom Corn by Tiffany & Co Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 62 Pcs Dinner
Broom Corn by Tiffany & Co Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 62 Pcs Dinner

Broom Corn by Tiffany & Co Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 62 Pcs Dinner

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in Big Bend, WI

Tiffany & Co. is one of the most prominent purveyors of luxury goods in the United States, and has long been an important arbiter of style in the design of diamond engagement rings. A young Franklin Delano Roosevelt proposed to his future wife, Eleanor, with a Tiffany ring in 1904. Vanderbilts, Whitneys, Astors and members of the Russian imperial family all wore Tiffany & Co. jewels. And Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis preferred Tiffany china...

Category

20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Olympian, Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 53 Pieces Dinner
Olympian, Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 53 Pieces Dinner

Olympian, Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 53 Pieces Dinner

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in Big Bend, WI

Superb Olympian by Tiffany & Co. sterling silver flatware set, 53 pieces. This set includes: 12 large dinner size knives with stainless blunt blades, 10 1/4" 12 dinner size forks, 7...

Category

20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Contrast by Lunt Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service Mid-Century Modern 40 Pcs
Contrast by Lunt Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service Mid-Century Modern 40 Pcs

Contrast by Lunt Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service Mid-Century Modern 40 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 - 40 pieces. This set includes: 8 Knives, 9 ...

Category

20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

A Paul Storr Silver 12 Place Canteen
A Paul Storr Silver 12 Place Canteen

A Paul Storr Silver 12 Place Canteen

By Paul Storr

Located in Cornwall, GB

A superb 12 place silver canteen by Paul Storr. Double struck in the fiddle, thread and shell pattern with diamond and shell heel. London, 1813-1817. Most engraved with Identical cre...

Category

1810s English George III Antique Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Alban Wine Glass Large - Set of four
Alban Wine Glass Large - Set of four

Alban Wine Glass Large - Set of four

By Akua Objects

Located in København K, DK

Mouth-blown and handmade Bohemian Glassware Made in Bohemia Ideal for wine lovers, or those who savor a glass of port or indulge in a rich dessert wine. The Alban collection was de...

Category

2010s Czech Tableware

Materials

Blown Glass

Colonial by Tiffany Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 179 Pcs Fitted Chest
Colonial by Tiffany Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 179 Pcs Fitted Chest

Colonial by Tiffany Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 179 Pcs Fitted Chest

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in Big Bend, WI

The pattern Colonial was introduced in 1895 but did not get patent until 1896. This contradicts the mark, as the dies were made with the anticipated patent date, and when it happened later than expected the expense to change it was too high. The pattern was discontinued in 1913. It was designed by Paulding Franham and was plain in comparison to his later designs. The handle is bordered by four bands which form a scroll with leaf, but the back is not an identical pattern, but similar. George Paulding Farnham (1859-1927) was born in New York City. His aunt married Charles T Cook, who assumed presidency of Tiffany after the death of Charles L Tiffany in 1902. Farnham attended Tiffany school and was trained by Edward C Moore and Charles Gosjean. He stayed with Tiffany and eventually became a board member in 1888 and in 1893 was appointed chief designer and head of jewelry later also assuming the role of artistic director of the silver department as well. His flatware designs were similar to jewelry designs, very ornate, elaborate, and in "beaux arts" tradition. He created six full sterling lines for Tiffany during his time, before leaving Tiffany in 1908. Outstanding COLONIAL BY TIFFANY & CO. sterling silver Flatware set in large vintage Tiffany fitted chest...

Category

20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Burgundy by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 54 Pcs
Burgundy by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 54 Pcs

Burgundy by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 54 Pcs

By Reed & Barton

Located in Big Bend, WI

Burgundy by Reed & Barton sterling silver flatware set - 54 pieces. This set includes: 12 knives, 8 1/2" 12 forks, 7 1/4" 12 salad forks, 6 3/4" 12 teaspoons, 6" One serving spoon, ...

Category

1940s Vintage Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Mushroom Handpainted in Italy Dinner Plate
Mushroom Handpainted in Italy Dinner Plate

Mushroom Handpainted in Italy Dinner Plate

By Bertrando Di Renzo

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 unique and special collection create...

Category

2010s Italian Tableware

Materials

Ceramic

Victorian James Parkes 1899 Sterling Silver Argyle
Victorian James Parkes 1899 Sterling Silver Argyle

Victorian James Parkes 1899 Sterling Silver Argyle

By James Parkes

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver argyle, an addition to our dining silverware collection This exceptional a...

Category

1890s Great Britain (UK) Victorian Antique Tableware

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Butter Dish with Glass Liner
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Butter Dish with Glass Liner

20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Butter Dish with Glass Liner

By Arval Argenti Valenza

Located in VALENZA, IT

Sterling silver butter dish. It is rectangular in shape with rounded corners, a neoclassical style border has been welded onto the edge of the tray. A liner has been placed in the tr...

Category

Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

L'Escalier de Cristal's Plate, 19th "Grands Oiseaux"
L'Escalier de Cristal's Plate, 19th "Grands Oiseaux"

L'Escalier de Cristal's Plate, 19th "Grands Oiseaux"

By L'Escalier de Cristal, Choisy-le-Roi

Located in Paris, FR

Presenting the "Grands Oiseaux" plates, an exquisite piece from the renowned Escalier de Cristal, the definitive tableware store of the 19th century. This hand-painted plate delicat...

Category

Late 19th Century French Japonisme Antique Tableware

Materials

Ceramic

Mushroom Handpainted in Italy Dinner Plate
Mushroom Handpainted in Italy Dinner Plate

Mushroom Handpainted in Italy Dinner Plate

By Bertrando Di Renzo

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 unique and special collection create...

Category

2010s Italian Tableware

Materials

Ceramic

Large and Very Rare Silver-Inlaid Antique Judaica Tray
Large and Very Rare Silver-Inlaid Antique Judaica Tray

Large and Very Rare Silver-Inlaid Antique Judaica Tray

Located in London, GB

A large and very rare silver-inlaid antique Judaica tray Jerusalem, c.1900 Height 2.5cm, diameter 62cm This large and remarkable work is a copper and silver-inlaid antique Jewish tray, featuring meticulous and exceptional metalwork, and was made in Jerusalem around the turn of the twentieth century. It features a twelve-fold repeating pictorial decoration, which is set between two circles, that of the central ring in which a large menorah...

Category

Early 1900s Israeli Modern Antique Tableware

Materials

Silver, Brass, Copper

Mushroom Handpainted in Italy Dessert Plate
Mushroom Handpainted in Italy Dessert Plate

Mushroom Handpainted in Italy Dessert Plate

By Bertrando Di Renzo

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

German Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set for 12 Dinner 170 Pieces
German Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set for 12 Dinner 170 Pieces

German Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set for 12 Dinner 170 Pieces

Located in Big Bend, WI

Outstanding monumental Sterling Silver German flatware set with timeless design - 170 pieces. This set includes: 12 dinner knives, 9 1/4" 12 dinner forks, 7 3/4" 12 luncheon/dessert knives, 7 3/4" 12 luncheon/dessert forks, 6 5/8" 12 salad forks, 6 7/8" 12 small teaspoons, 5 1/2" 12 place spoons...

Category

20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Silver toast rack with capacity for four units
Silver toast rack with capacity for four units

Silver toast rack with capacity for four units

Located in Porto, PT

Description: Silver toast holder with capacity for four units. Metal: Silver. Origin: English. Brand: Birmingham. Weight: 104.18 grams. Dimensions:...

Category

Early 20th Century European Tableware

Materials

Silver

Bougainville by Puiforcat Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 37 Pcs in Box
Bougainville by Puiforcat Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 37 Pcs in Box

Bougainville by Puiforcat Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 37 Pcs in Box

By Puiforcat

Located in Big Bend, WI

Exquisite Bougainville by Puiforcat France sterling silver flatware set, 37 pieces. This set includes: 12 dinner size forks, 8 3/8" 12 teaspoons, 5 1/2" 12 large dinner spoons, ...

Category

Late 19th Century Antique Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Randahl Pair of Sterling Silver Salt & Pepper Shakers in Arts & Crafts Style
Randahl Pair of Sterling Silver Salt & Pepper Shakers in Arts & Crafts Style

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

Bremer German 800 Silver Flatware Set 12 Service Luncheon "W" Mono 58 Pcs
Bremer German 800 Silver Flatware Set 12 Service Luncheon "W" Mono 58 Pcs

Bremer German 800 Silver Flatware Set 12 Service Luncheon "W" Mono 58 Pcs

Located in Big Bend, WI

Measures: 12 knives, 8 1/2". 12 forks, 7 1/4". 12 teaspoons, 5 1/2". 12 place soup spoons, 7 1/4". One large platter spoon, 10 3/4" •1 sugar sifter, 5 1/2". One gravy ladle, 7 3/8" •...

Category

19th Century Antique Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

'6' Dudson Virgin Atlantic Airways R Welch Porcelain Snack Appetizer Plates
'6' Dudson Virgin Atlantic Airways R Welch Porcelain Snack Appetizer Plates

'6' Dudson Virgin Atlantic Airways R Welch Porcelain Snack Appetizer Plates

Located in Lake Worth, FL

Set of (6) Dudson Virgin Atlantic Airways Porcelain Snack Plates by Robert Welch Very convenient, durable and wonderfully shaped. 9 1/2" x 5 1/4" ...

Category

1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

Paul Storr - sterling silver and cut glass cruet set made in 1799
Paul Storr - sterling silver and cut glass cruet set made in 1799

Paul Storr - sterling silver and cut glass cruet set made in 1799

By Paul Storr

Located in London, London

Hallmarked in London in 1799 by Paul Storr, this very handsome, George III, Antique Sterling Silver Cruet Set, comprises six bottles, all with silver mounts, and all fitted into a Ne...

Category

1790s English Neoclassical Antique Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Rina Menardi Handmade Ceramic Triangular Crackled Bowls
Rina Menardi Handmade Ceramic Triangular Crackled Bowls

Rina Menardi Handmade Ceramic Triangular Crackled Bowls

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Italian handmade ceramic bowls in crackled birch / grey and sand / tan by Rina Menardi. Priced individually. Available in solids and other colors. Sand color no longer available. M...

Category

2010s Italian Tableware

Materials

Ceramic

Monumental Clear Cut-Glass Covered Compote
Monumental Clear Cut-Glass Covered Compote

Monumental Clear Cut-Glass Covered Compote

Located in New York, NY

Monumental clear cut-glass covered compote, circa 1820. La Cristallerie de Vonêche (active 1802-30), Belgium. Glass, blown and cut. Measures: 17 3/8 i...

Category

Early 19th Century Belgian Neoclassical Antique Tableware

Materials

Blown Glass, Cut Glass

Heintz Arts & Crafts Sterling Silver on Bronze Tumblers, Set of Three
Heintz Arts & Crafts Sterling Silver on Bronze Tumblers, Set of Three

Heintz Arts & Crafts Sterling Silver on Bronze Tumblers, Set of Three

By Heintz Art Metal Shop

Located in South Bend, IN

A gorgeous set of three antique Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period sterling silver on bronze tumblers By Heintz Art Metal Shop USA, Early 20th Century Measures: Large - 3.13"W x 3....

Category

Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver, Bronze

Ars Ceramic Cake Stand - Watermelon
Ars Ceramic Cake Stand - Watermelon

Ars Ceramic Cake Stand - Watermelon

By Italica Ars

Located in Lugo, IT

Ceramic Ars cake stand, One defect Good condition. Thank you

Category

1970s Italian Modern Vintage Tableware

Materials

Ceramic

Fontainebleau by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 87 pc Dinner
Fontainebleau by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 87 pc Dinner

Fontainebleau by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 87 pc Dinner

By Gorham

Located in Big Bend, WI

The academic nature in which designer Antione Heller looked to the past for inspiration also stems from the Beaux Arts movement. This multi-motif, figural pattern features French fig...

Category

20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Ornate George IV period sterling silver egg cruet hallmarked in Edinburgh 1824
Ornate George IV period sterling silver egg cruet hallmarked in Edinburgh 1824

Ornate George IV period sterling silver egg cruet hallmarked in Edinburgh 1824

By James McKay

Located in London, London

Hallmarked in Edinburgh in 1824 by James Mckay, this wonderful, George IV period, Antique Sterling Silver Egg Cruet, is ornate in design, with 6 egg cups and spoons all with gilt int...

Category

1820s Scottish George IV Antique Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

SD Brower Albany New York Medallion Coin Silver Sauce Ladle
SD Brower Albany New York Medallion Coin Silver Sauce Ladle

SD Brower Albany New York Medallion Coin Silver Sauce Ladle

Located in New York, NY

Medallion coin silver sauce ladle. Made by SD Brower in Albany, ca 1860. Beaded and stippled oval inset with left-facing male profile and surmounted by scrolls and bead; tapering sup...

Category

Mid-19th Century American Neoclassical Antique Tableware

Materials

Silver

Pepper mill created by Alessandro Mendini in 1998 for Alessi.
Pepper mill created by Alessandro Mendini in 1998 for Alessi.

Pepper mill created by Alessandro Mendini in 1998 for Alessi.

By Alessandro Mendini, Alessi

Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR

Pepper mill created by Alessandro Mendini in 1998 for Alessi. Part of the Anna G collection, an ironic tribute to an authentic woman whose small smiling face has gained cult status o...

Category

1990s Italian Tableware

Materials

Steel

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.