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Tableware For Sale
"Oak Ring Tray” Oak Minimalist Tray by Aparentment
Located in Terrassa, Catalonia
The oak ring tray is a minimalist style round shaped centerpiece made of treated Oak, manufactured according to traditional methods.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Minimalist Tableware
Materials
Oak
Elephant Pink Handpainted Iron Tray
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Handpainted Elephant iron tray
this product is unique and handmade and can be used as a serving tray of just as a decorative item
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
$148 / item
12 Dinner Plates Antique Minton Cobalt Blue Raised Gilt Medallion Swag C. 1910
By Minton
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A classic and elegant set of 12 Minton England bone china dinner plates. This set features a nice deep collar of cobalt blue that is accented with raised tooled gilded swags and thei...
Category
1910s British Vintage Tableware
Materials
Gold, Enamel
$4,160 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Saratoga by Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 91 pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Saratoga by Tiffany - Sterling
Issue Date: 1870
Formerly this pattern was called King and then Cook, renamed Saratoga in 1956. Designer: Edward C. Moore.
Fabulous Saratoga by Tiffan...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Christofle Mid Century Fish Service Flatware Set & Serving Fork, Set of 22
By Christofle
Located in Ross, CA
Christofle fish service flatware set and serving fork designed by Lino Sebatti in France in the late 1950's/ early 1960's. The silverplated flatware i...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
$752 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Set of 6 Green, Le Cirque N.Y. Custom Bernardaud Limoges Salad Plate
By Bernardaud
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 French Hollywood Regency Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Coffee Set with Four Pieces and Tray
By Braganti
Located in Milan, IT
This sophisticated coffee set entirely made in silver will bring a touch of lavish elegance to any table. It is accompanied by an oval tray with rectangular ornate handles and a deli...
Category
2010s Italian Tableware
Materials
Silver
$60,720 / item
Antique 12-Place Fish Service by Hamilton-Laidlaw, Glasgow Circa 1877-1878
Located in Stamford, CT
12-Place Fish Service by Hamilton-Laidlaw, Glasgow Circa 1877-1878. Sterling with simulated bone handles. Unoriginal storage bags are included.
12 Fish forks each measure: 7” tall x...
Category
1870s Scottish Regency Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
$665 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Crystal Set of 6 Knittel with Label Stem Glasses with Overlay Cut to Clear
By Nachtmann
Located in Verviers, BE
Vintage with Label Knittel set of 6 cut to clear crystal stem glasses.
Mix crystal (Bleikristall 24% Mundgeblasen Handgeschliffen) glasses
Clear demi crystal glass. Side facetted an...
Category
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Crystal
Polar Coaster Merlot & Viola By Greg Natale
By Greg Natale
Located in Sydney,, NSW
The Polar Coaster presents a symmetrical fusion of two contrasting marble pieces honed for smooth elegance and finished with a black non-slip base. Simple and refined, each set is su...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Tableware
Materials
Marble
Walter Bosse Rooster Dinner Bell, 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Walter Bosse rooster dinner bell, 1950s
Original condition.
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Brass
21st Century Tea Box Organizer in Leather Handmade in Italy
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
For true infusions' lovers.
Elevate your tea-drinking ritual with a wooden box covered outside with genuine calf leather. Its inner walnut wood structure is divided inside by compar...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Arne Jacobsen AJ Flatware Set for 8
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Full Service for eight consisting of 8/ 8 piece place settings and 13 additional serving pieces.
Original fitted Mahogany Box
Original invoi...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Canteen of Cutlery Cabinet on Stand
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This exceptional canteen table is very elegant as it features a beautiful serpentine front shape. It is all flamed walnut, in a very warm golden color. It is a 2 sections piece of fu...
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Tableware
Materials
Elm, Walnut, Cut Glass
Hand-Painted Decorative Iron Tray - Cheetah
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Make a bold statement with our hand-painted iron tray, featuring a striking cheetah design on a sleek black background. Perfect for adding a touch of wild elegance to coffee tables, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
$148 / item
Hand-Painted Decorative Iron Tray - Yellow Zebra
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Bring vibrant charm to your decor with our hand-painted iron tray, featuring a striking zebra design on a bold yellow background. Perfect for adding a playful yet sophisticated touch...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
1890s Antique French Salins Creamware Cruet Set Oil and Vinegar Set- 3 Pieces
By Salins
Located in Waxahachie, TX
Antique French Salins Creamware Cruet Set Oil and Vinegar Set Circa 1890, Beautiful.
Unusual to find an original a set, in this condition and complete. This is truly a lovely piece ...
Category
1890s French Victorian Antique Tableware
Materials
Crystal
$192 Sale Price
44% Off
Tipì, Tidò, Lilì and Lulù Set for Dressing in Mouth Blown Glass by Mattero Cibic
By Matteo Cibic
Located in Milan, IT
Lilì and Lulù with Tipì and Tidì are a set of four pieces for dressing: Lilì and Lulù are two dispensers for oil and vinegar, Tipì and Tidò are salt and pepper shaker. This crowd of creatures is made in mouth blown glass with a grooved finishing. The creator of this elegant zoo is Matteo Cibic, who conceived Table Joy Collection...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Blown Glass
English King by Tiffany & Co Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 32 pcs Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
ENGLISH KING (c. 1885)
Patterns similar to our English King were first used in France and England late in the eighteenth century and have remained among the most popular styles for>...
Category
Early 20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Danish Teak Tray with Glass Bowls by Jens Harald Quistgaard, 1960s
Located in Asaa, DK
Vintage Danish teak tray with glass bowls by Jens Harald Quistgaard for IHQ Dansk Designs, 1960s.
Serving tray in solid teak with six green glass dishes...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Glass, Teak
"Danube" flatware by artist János Megyik, c. 1970, Service for 8
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Design 7000 or Danube flatware service for eight
by Janos Megyik, Artist, Hungary
by Georgian House, Japan
In excellent condition, I do not think it was ever used.
In original pla...
Category
1970s Japanese Bauhaus Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Milano by Buccellati Italy Silver Flatware Set Service 33 pcs Dinner
By Buccellati
Located in Big Bend, WI
Handcrafted in sterling silver and adorned with reeded borders and stylized rope accents, the Milano flatware collection is a fashionable update on traditional design. The house of B...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Wild Elegance: Blue Glass Salt Cellars with Hunt Game Place Card Holders
Located in New York, NY
This elegant set features six cobalt blue glass salt cellars, each topped with a silver metal lid adorned with intricately detailed hunting game motifs that double as place card hold...
Category
20th Century Italian Victorian Tableware
Materials
Metal
Massimo Materassi for Mas Italy coffee set 1984 Memphis Milano
By MAS Italia
Located in Antwerpen, Antwerp
Coffee set by Massimo Materassi designed for MAS Italy in 1984. Materassi graduated in 1979 at the University of Florence, Faculty of Architecture. After a b...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Six Meissen Bouillon Cups with Saucers in Porcelain with Flowers and Foliage
Located in København, Copenhagen
Six Meissen bouillon cups with saucers in porcelain with flowers and foliage in relief and gold decoration,
20th century.
The cup measures: 10.5 x 5 cm.
The saucer measures: 17 x ...
Category
20th Century German Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Old Master by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set For 12 Service 79 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Old Master brings together the finest in traditional Early Victorian design motifs with skillful artistry. The crown of leaves, the center rosette, scrollwork, flutes and the violin-...
Category
1940s Early Victorian Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Handcrafted Sterling Silver Artichoke Salt Shaker and Pepper Mill by Missiaglia
Located in New York, NY
Established in Venice in 1846, Missiaglia is one of the world's premier makers of the finest jewelry objects, as well as a select number of bespoke sterling silver tabletop accessori...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Butterfly Plate
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese Meiji period cloisonne enamel metal charger plate depicting butterfly images within floral designs. Features geometrical patterns to the border. The backside is adorned with a scrolling motif on a black ground with a central blue circle made in the cloisonne technique. Circa the early 20th century. Antique Japanese Plates...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Tableware
Materials
Enamel
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Cruet Set 1067
Located in Hellerup, DK
A rare Georg Jensen Mid-Century sterling silver cruet set, design #1067 by Søren Georg Jensen. This set features a large mustard pot with blue en...
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
$4,559 / set
Hand-Painted Decorative Iron Tray - Red Zebra
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Bring vibrant charm to your decor with our hand-painted iron tray, featuring a striking zebra design on a bold red background. Perfect for adding a playful yet sophisticated touch to...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
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
Bearn by Christofle France Stainless Steel Flatware Service Set 98 pcs Dinner
By Christofle
Located in Big Bend, WI
Bearn by Christofle France Stainless Steel Flatware set - 98 pieces. This set includes:
12 Dinner Size Forks, 8 1/4"
12 Knives, ebony handles, 8 1/4"
12 Luncheon Forks, 6 3/4"
12 Tea...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Buccellati Rigato Dinner & Lunch Set for 24 with 321 Pieces
By Buccellati
Located in New York, NY
Rigato sterling silver dinner and lunch set for 24. Made by Buccellati in Italy. This set comprises 321 pieces (dimensions in inches):
Forks: 24 dinner forks (8), 24 luncheon forks ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Scandinavian Glass Cake Plate Stand
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage Scandinavian Glass Cake Plate Stand, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1970 to 1979.
Additional information:
Materials: Glass
Item Type: Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
Dimens...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Glass
Antique 18Pc Mother of Pearl Sterling Silver Fork Knife Fish Flatware Cutlery
Located in Dayton, OH
Early 20th century set of mother of pearl handled 6 table knives, 6 forks, and 6 spreaders. Main set features silverplate blades and collars (blades marked with pseudo hallmark SMS),...
Category
Early 20th Century Tableware
Materials
Metal, Sterling Silver
$376 Sale Price / set
20% Off
A Fine Early 20th Century 152 Piece Austrian Flatware Set by Berndorf Alpacca
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine Early 20th Century 152 Piece Austrian Dinnerware Flatware Set by Berndorfer Metallwaaren-Fabrik, stamped 'Berndorf Alpacca', The Neoclassical Revival style set of Alpacca flatware comprising of:
12 Fish knives
12 Salad forks
12 Salad knives
12 Pasta spoons
12 Dessert spoons
12 Coffee spoons
12 Tea spoons
12 Ice-cream spoons
1 Ice thong
1 Soup ladle
1 Serving spoon
1 Salad spoon
1 Sauce/Gravy ladle
1 Meat carving knife
1 Meat carving fork
1 Salad fork
All inside its original lined wooden storage-traveling cabinet. (See all images). Circa: Vienna, 1900-1930.
The Alpacca alloy was developed in 1823 by the German chemist Dr. Ernst August Geitner (1783-1852). It was very similar in its appearance to silver, therefore, this new alloy was first called "Argentan". It consisted of 20% nickel, 55% copper and 25% zinc. The new silver-imitating alloy soon became very popular. The Gebrueder Henninger (Henninger Bros.) proposed a similar alloy (5-30% nickel, 45-70% copper and 8-45% zinc with trace amounts of lead, tin and iron) which they called "Neusilber". Later both Argentan and Neusilber were used under the trade name of Alpacca (or Alpakka). The great advantage of the use of Alpacca alloy as the base metal for silver plating is that the appearance of the objects does not change significantly with the wearing away of the silver layer and, unlike sterling silver, it does not require frequent polishing or cleaning due to tarnishing.
The earliest known Berndorf Alpacca mark (No.1) was introduced around 1880 and used until 1891. I found it on the bottom of a 30 cl teapot bearing the inscription KRIEAU, which corresponds to the "Wiener Krieau", the famous race course in Vienna. The mark No.1 represents an oval of 3.0 x 3.6 mm size bearing the lettering "BMF ALPACCA" (which means Berndorfer Metallwaaren Fabrik or Berndorf Metalware Factory) with the "M" and "F" letters being fused. Inside the oval there is a profile of a walking bear looking down. This mark is quite rare.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
- Ingrid Haslinger, Tafelkultur Marke Berndorf, Das Niederoesterreichische Erfolgsunternehmen Arthur Krupps (Ketterl Verlag, Wien, 1998), pp.1-174, (in German).
- Dedo von Kerssenbrock-Krosigk and Claudia Kanowski, Modern Art of Metallwork (Berlin: Broehan Museum, 2001), 1-598.
- Musterbuch ueber Tafelgeraete in Alpacca-Silber I, Alpacca-Silber II und Alpacca, Unversilbert (Berndorfer Haus, Berlin, 1928), pp.1-53, (in German).
- Waltraud Neuwirth, Bluehender Jugendstil Oesterreich, Band 2: Firmen und Marken [Art Nouveau in Blossom - Austria, Vol. 2: Companies and Marks]. Vienna: Selbstverlag Dr. Waltraud Neuwirth, 1991, 1-288 (in German).
- David N. Nikogosyan, 2008, Marks of Silverplated Hollowware...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Neoclassical Revival Antique Tableware
Materials
Alpaca, Wood
BOTERO Small Thermal Carafe - Amalfi Blue
Located in Torino, IT
The high-end thermal carafe is the result of a perfect balance of polished steel and leather, making it an impeccable choice for those seeking the ultimate in elegance. In addition, ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Metal, Steel, Stainless Steel
$438 / item
Hand-Painted Decorative Iron Tray - Cactus
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Make a bold statement with our hand-painted iron decorative tray. Perfect for display, this tray adds a touch of wild elegance and artistic flair to any space. Intended for decorativ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
$136 / item
Hepplewhite by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 129 Pc Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Monumental Dinner and Luncheon Size Hepplewhite by Reed & Barton sterling silver Flatware set, 129 pieces. This tailored, timeless pattern is a best seller. This set includes:
12 Di...
Category
Early 20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Aria by Christofle France Sterling Silver Flatware Service 12 Set 100 pcs in box
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.
Exc...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
White Ceramic Butterfly Motif Napkin Rings, Set of 4
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A set of four ceramic butterfly motif napkin rings. Fabulous for a spring table setting. Unsigned.
Measures: 2.75" tall
2" wide
1" deep.
Category
20th Century American American Classical Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
$40 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Set of 12 Handmade Unique Goto Murano Drinking Glasses
Located in Murano, VE
The Murano Glass Goto collection brings a piece of authentic Italian art to your dining table. Hand-blown with artistic expertise, these glasses are inspired by the traditional Venet...
Category
2010s Italian Minimalist Tableware
Materials
Murano Glass
$549 Sale Price / set
20% Off
69 Pc Pickard Floral Chintz Service for 10 Dinnerware China Set
By Pickard
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage 69 piece set of Pickard China dinnerware in the Floral Chintz pattern, featuring a scattered printed multicolor floral design and gilded edge. Service for 10. Set includes: L...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
$640 Sale Price / set
20% Off
1970s Space Age Ceramic Tableware Set 'La Boule' by Villeroy & Boch, Germany
Located in North Miami, FL
1970s Space Age avant-garde colorful ceramic tableware 19 pieces set 'La Boule' designed by Helen von Boch for Villeroy & Boch, Germany
By: Helen von Boch, Villeroy & Boch
Material:...
Category
1970s German Space Age Vintage Tableware
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Paint
21st Century Foscari Serving Leather Tray with Brass Handles Handmade in Italy
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
Foscari, here is one of the latest releases of Pinetti trays collection.
Available in a choice of chic shades, Foscari trays are a stylish accessory i...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
20th Century Italian Solid Silver Gallery Tray on Silver Stand
Located in VALENZA, IT
Rectangular barocco tray shaped with high edge and oval holes for handles. It has been placed on 4 small feet
The tray is completely handmade by Fantappiè e Castrucci
Silversmiths...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Tableware
Materials
Silver
$18,855 Sale Price
20% Off
Noritake Mentone Blue Gold and White Saucer
By Noritake
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A pretty porcelain white saucer with blue and gold detail by Noritake. This beautiful plate has a painted blue and gold rim with sprays of flowers in varying hues of blue at the center. Two gold decorative flourishes adorn the dish in between the blue bouquets.
Bottom Reads:
Noritake China...
Category
20th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Tableware
Materials
Gold
$20 Sale Price
20% Off
20th Century Italian Solid Silver Cutlery Set 101 Pieces "Cellini"
Located in VALENZA, IT
New complete cutlery set 101 pieces in solid silver "Seashell" CELLINI by Ricci Argenteria Alessandria - Italy.
The service is composed as follows:
N ° 36 Table...
Category
2010s Italian Other Tableware
Materials
Silver
Pair of Mid-19th Century Austrian Silver Candlesticks
Located in Delft, NL
A pair of mid-19th century Austrian silver candlesticks
An Austrian silver pair candlesticks with baluster columns on circular bases, floral borders and knobs
Silver Austrian Hal...
Category
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver
Golden Crown Baroque by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set 53 pieces Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Dinner size Golden Crown Baroque by Gorham sterling silver with gold accent Flatware set - 53 pieces. This pattern is large, heavy, and impressive. This set includes:
8 Dinner Knive...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Contemporary Woven Rattan Napkin Holder in Green
Located in Toronto, ON
Uplift your table with this stunning handwoven rattan napkin holder. Finely crafted by expert artisans, this piece showcases the classical technique of weaving in a modern way. From ...
Category
2010s Colombian Tableware
Materials
Rattan
Arne Jacobsen by Georg Jensen Stainless Steel Flatware Set Service 80 Pc. Estate
Located in Big Bend, WI
Arne Jacobsen by Georg Jensen stainless steel flatware set of 80 pieces. This set includes:
16 dinner knives, 8"
16 dinner forks, 8"
16 salad forks, 7 3/8"
16 teaspoons, 6 1/8...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Henry II by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 18 Service 278 pcs Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Monumental Henry II by Gorham sterling silver Flatware set, 240 pieces. This incredible pattern features a heavy weight and a figural griffin and gargoyle motif. This set includes:
...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Christian Dior Casablanca Dinnerware Set ~ 8 Place Settings / 40 pieces
Located in New York, NY
A set of 8 (eight) place settings (40 total pieces) in the signature Casablanca pattern by Christian Dior.
Features a white, gold and multicolor pattern with panther and palm tree motifs throughout, gilt accents throughout and brand stamp at undersides.
Includes the following 40 pieces:
8 dinner plates...
Category
1990s Japanese Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Albi by Christofle France Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 8 Set 87 pieces
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.
Th...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Denby, Milnor Swedish Vista Ice Blue Medium Tumbler Glasses by Bo Borgstrom
By Bo Borgstrom
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A set of six beautifully and ergonomically crafted medium 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
Vintage 144 pc. Set of Thai Nickel Bronze Flatware in Teak case
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is nice set of flatware from Thailand .The set is made of nickel bronze. It's 144 pieces and is service for 12. The flatware was made in the mid century period. The flatware ser...
Category
20th Century Thai Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Bronze, Nickel
Monkeys Porcelain Dinner Plate by Vito Nesta for Les-Ottomans
By Vito Nesta
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Contemporary dinner plate 'Monkeys' designed by Vito Nesta for Les-Ottomans, a magical trip in an Ottoman world made of exotic animals and c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Other Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Italian Telescopic Trivet with Ginkgo Leaf Motif
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
Refined Italian telescopic trivet from the mid-20th century, crafted in metal and adorned with a stylized ginkgo leaf motif. Often mistaken for bamboo due to its segmented structure,...
Category
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Tableware
Materials
Metal
Set of 12 Antique Silver Napkin Rings
By Arthur Harris
Located in London, GB
A set of twelve silver napkin rings by Arthur Harris, each of circular form with bold fluted and scroll decoration, and a vacant cartouche to the front. Presented in the original fit...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Tableware
Materials
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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