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Tableware For Sale
Period: 1960s
Period: Early 1900s
Vision by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 53 Pieces Modern
Located in Big Bend, WI
International sterling flatware in the pattern Vision designed by Ronald Hayes Pearson patented in 1961. This discontinued pattern features clean, Modernisn inspired lines and is fea...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Gense, Sweden, Set of Six Focus Seafood Cutlery in Stainless Steel
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Gense, Sweden, a set of six Focus seafood cutlery in stainless steel.
Modernist design.
Approx. 1960s.
Marked.
Perfect condition.
Dimensions: L 20...
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Saint Dunstan by Tiffany and Co. Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 96 pcs Din
Located in Big Bend, WI
Exceptional Saint Dunstan by Tiffany and Co. Sterling Silver Flatware set - 96 pieces. This pattern was introduced in the year 1909 and features a threaded edge handle with leaf acce...
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver Pig Salt and Pepper Shakers
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, rare antique Edwardian English sterling silver salt and pepper shakers modelled in the form of pigs - boxed; an addition to our collectable silver collection
These exceptional antique Edwardian sterling silver salt and pepper shakers are realistically modelled in the form of pigs.
These antique condiment shakers are embellished with embossed and chased decoration reproducing the details of the pigs' skin and anatomical features.
Each piece retains the original, hallmarked screw fit cover/stopper to the underside of the animal's torso.
The head of each pig is embellished with corresponding pierced 'salt and pepper' holes.
These fine examples of antique silverware are fitted to the original hinged leatherette box with satin and velvet lined interior and secures with a push fit catch.
Condition
These antique silver salt and pepper shakers...
Category
Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Big Vase , German, 1900 in Silver, Art Nouveau
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Signs: Hugo Leven
Hugo Leven studied at the Kunstgewerbeschule and then at the Düsseldorf Art Academy. For some time he worked in his father Louis Leven's studio, had numerous contac...
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Tableware
Materials
Metal
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 Edwardian Enamel and Sterling Silver Bird Menu / Card Holders (1909)
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive set of four antique Edwardian English sterling silver and enamel bird menu / card holders - boxed; an addition to our diverse dining silverware co...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Diaz-Costa Ceramic handpainted service, 18 pieces, circa 1960
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic dinner service colored drawings with gold and silver highlights, enameled decoration of fish and seabed, including dinner plates, small plates, soup plates, a salad bowl, and...
Category
1960s Spanish Arts and Crafts Vintage Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Raymond Loewy, ‘Charcoal’ coffee pot, Rosenthal - Continental China, 1960s
Located in London, GB
Raymond Loewy (USA, 1893-1986)
‘Charcoal’ coffee pot
Designed 1960, produced by Continental China, a division of Rosenthal, Germany
Ceramic.
Good condition with only minor rubbings ...
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Beautiful Gold Plated Mocha / Coffee Spoons by Tillander, Finland
By Ulla Tillander-Godenhielm
Located in Espoo, FI
Tillander gold plated silver mocha spoons with enamel coding (length 10 cm). These are the most beautiful mocha / coffee spoons available. Beautiful workmanship by Tillander Jewelry...
Category
1960s Finnish Vintage Tableware
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Vintage Elkington & Co. Sterling Silver Teapot
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive vintage Elizabeth II English sterling silver teapot made in the George I style; an addition to the silver teaware collection.
This exceptional Elizabeth II English sterling silver teapot has a plain oval rounded form onto an oval domed spreading foot, in the Classic George I style.
The surface of this vintage silver teapot...
Category
1960s English George I Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Danish Rosewood Table Crumb Brush Dust Pan Tray Bold Graphic Midcentury Design
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Laurids Lonborg bold, graphical design. Rare wood constructed brush, with a textured plastic molded pan.
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Rosewood
Cutleryr for 12 Persons in Solid Steel by Georg Jensen, Made in Denmark 1960s
Located in Lejre, DK
Cutlery for 12 persons in steel designed by Gundorph Albertus for Georg Jensen. Made in Denmark 1960s .
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Steel
Royal Copenhagen, Royal Blue Flower Curved Tea Box with Gold Decoration
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen, Royal blue flower curved tea box with gold decoration.
Model no 10/1684.
First factory quality.
Perfect condition with no flaws.
Measuring: H 14.0 x D 9.5 cm.
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Italian Modernist Crumb Pan / Dust Pan in Teak and Brass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Teak dust/crumb pan in the manner of Carl Auböck (ca. 1960s, Italy).
Sculptural pan boasts rich teak color and vivid grain finished with a curved brass handle.
Excellent, vintage con...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Brass
Birgit Krogh Organic Modern Pepper Mill in Teak & Beech for Richard Nissen
By Birgit Krogh
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A very rare pepper mill executed in organically shaped and tooled solid teak with beech accents. Designed by Birgit Krogh during the 1960s and made at Richard Nissen in Denmark. Supe...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Teak
Fox & Hound - novelty Edwardian sterling silver menu holders made in London 1909
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1909 and 1911 by William Hornby, this charming pair of Antique Sterling Silver Place Card Holders, are modelled as a fox and a hunting dog.
The dog measures ...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Henning Koppel for Georg Jensen, Strata Breakfast Fork, 20 Pieces in Stock
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Henning Koppel for Georg Jensen. Strata breakfast fork in stainless steel and black plastic. 1960s-1970s. 20 pieces in stock.
Measure: Length 17 cm.
In very good condition.
Stamped.
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Tiffany & Co. Antique Pair of American Sterling Silver Kitchen Peppers
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive pair of antique sterling silver kitchen peppers by Tiffany & Co; an addition to our silver cruet and condiments collection.
These exceptional American sterling silver kitchen antique peppers...
Category
Early 1900s American Edwardian Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Stig Lindberg for Gustavsberg. Set of eight "Dart" stoneware plates.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Stig Lindberg (1916–1982) for Gustavsberg.
A set of eight "Dart" stoneware plates. Hand-painted.
1960s.
Marked.
In perfect condition.
Dimensions: Diameter 19.5 cm.
Stig Lindberg wa...
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stoneware
Henning Koppel for Georg Jensen, Strata Sorbet Spoon, 24 Pieces in Stock
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Henning Koppel for Georg Jensen. Strata sorbet spoon in stainless steel and cream-colored plastic. 1960s-1970s. 24 pieces in stock.
Measure: Length 16.5 cm.
In very good condition....
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Secession sugar bowl by Jutta Sika and Kolo Moser by Argentor Wien
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Secession sugar bowl by Jutta Sika and Kolo Moser signed on the bottom with Argentor hallmark. Silverplated alpacca with blown glass insert.
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Tableware
Materials
Alpaca, Blown Glass
Cutleryr 12 Persons in Solid Bronze by Scanline, Made in Denmark 1960s
Located in Lejre, DK
Cutlery for 12 persons in solid bronze designed by Scanline. Made by Broste Denmark in the 1960s .
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Bronze
Stig Lindberg, Gustavsberg. Four "Dart" coffee cups and saucers and sugar bowl
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Stig Lindberg (1916–1982) for Gustavsberg.
A set of four "Dart" stoneware coffee cups and saucers, with a sugar bowl. Hand-painted.
1960s/1970s.
Partially marked.
In perfect conditi...
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stoneware
Florentine by Tiffany & Co Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 160 Pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
In 1847, Tiffany & Co. introduced its first sterling silver flatware pattern. The world quickly took notice. Since then their extensive collection of exclusive designs has come to sp...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Charles Voltz Vallauris Pottery SET: Jug & Casserole typical low fired red glaze
By Charles Volton
Located in Landshut, BY
SET of 2
Charles Voltz (1923-1997) moved to Vallauris France in 1950, where he had a studio for many years. His ceramics was in the typical exuberant mid-century Vallauris style with colourful and often highly textured or patterned glazes.
Vallauris is an area in the Cote d’Azur region of south eastern France and has a long history of Artistic and Ceramics traditions, but is was in the 1950s when Vallauris experienced a new golden age after Picasso went to live in and influence the Arts & Crafts of Vallauris in the late 1940s (and where he stayed until 1955)
Picasso, along with Roger Capron were significant contributors to the profile of Ceramics in Vallauris, together other names such as Roger Collet, Gilbert Portanier, Jean Derval and Charles Voltz.
Design Period 1965 to 1975
Production Period late 1960s
Country of Manufacture France
H / height: 11cm both ~ Gew. / weight: 2950grs both
DM / diameter casserole : 13 cm ~ DM / diameter jug: 8 cm
MARKED: C. Voltz Vallauris...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Clay
Champagne Cooler Style, Art Nouveau, Jugendstil, Liberty, Year: 1900, Signed Wmf
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Champagne cooler WMF
Style: Art Nouveau
year: 1900
Country: Germany
Materials: silver plated
Several of the WMF objects can be seen in museums
We have specialized in the sale...
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Tableware
Materials
Metal
Valencia by International Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 12
Located in Big Bend, WI
Valencia by International sterling silver flatware set of 71 pieces. This set includes:
12 knives, 9".
12 forks, 7 1/2".
12 salad forks, 6 7/8".
12 teaspoons, 6 3/8".
12 place soup ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Paris by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set Art Nouveau Cherubs 159 pcs Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Monumental Paris by Gorham, circa 1900, sterling silver flatware set, 159 pieces. The pattern "Paris" is an art nouveau style multi-motif pattern with...
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Blue glass and brass tray
Located in London, GB
Blue mirrored glass tray with brass elements
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Brass
Meissen Coffee Set For 6 Persons Diadem, Indian Border No. 129, 20th Century
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen Coffee & Dessert Set for 6 Persons:
Decor number 363610 - Diadem, Indian border No. 129 - light, colourful with copper tones, gold edge
23 parts:
1 Coffee pot with lid - H ...
Category
1960s German Other Vintage Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Ausrian Flatware, Cutlery Set by Berndorf
Located in Vienna, AT
Austrian high-quality flatware silver plated by Berndorf, former Krupp Company from the 1960s. The cutlery has a handle with a very interesting geometric decor. Used but in excellent...
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Silver, Steel
Exclusive Rosewood Box by Christen & Larsen – Vintage Elegance from the 1960s
Located in Lejre, DK
This beautiful box is meticulously crafted from genuine rosewood, giving it a warm and rich color with a natural sheen. Rosewood is known for its durability and beautiful grain patte...
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Maple, Rosewood
Italian Design, Six Water Glasses in Clear Art Glass with Gold Rim
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Italian design, six water glasses in clear art glass with gold rim.
Approx. 1960s/70s.
In perfect condition.
Marked.
Dimensions: H 9.0 x 7.5 cm.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Tableware
Materials
Art Glass
1900s Russian Silver Posy Holder
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Russian silver posy holder; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection.
This exceptional antique Russian silver posy holder has a knopped, conical shaped form onto three legs.
The surface of the holder has a frosted finish and is embellished with impressive engraved floral designs to the cylindrical portion.
The upper portion of the body is further ornamented with two applied bands of bead ornamentation.
This impressive Russian posy holder is supported by three hinged legs, each embellished with interlacing scrolling, paralleling engraved decoration.
The feet conjoin once closed to form a ball motif, emanating the knopped terminal to the body.
This antique posey holder...
Category
Early 1900s Russian Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver
Henning Koppel for Georg Jensen, Strata Dessert Spoon, 24 Pieces in Stock
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Henning Koppel for Georg Jensen. Strata dessert spoon in stainless steel and cream-colored plastic, 1960s-1970s. 24 pcs in stock.
Measures: Length 17.2 cm.
In very good condition.
...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Nils Kähler for Kähler, Ceramic Teapot with Blue Glazed Lid Knob
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Nils Kähler (1906-1979) for Kähler. Ceramic teapot with blue glazed lid knob.
1960s.
Measures: 23 x 10.5 cm.
Signed.
In very good condition. Light wear on the spout.
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Saint Dunstan by Tiffany and Co. Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 72 pcs Din
Located in Big Bend, WI
Incredible Dinner Size Saint Dunstan by Tiffany and Co. Sterling Silver Flatware set - 72 pieces. This set includes:
8 Dinner Knives, 10 1/4"
8 Dinner Forks, 7 3/4"
8 Regular Knives...
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Royal Copenhagen Blue Flower Curved Coffee Service for Twelve People, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
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...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Raija Uosikkinen for Arabia, Twelve Rare Pitsi Lunch Plates
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Raija Uosikkinen for Arabia. Twelve rare Pitsi lunch plates with floral decoration.
Dated 1967-1974.
Diameter: 21.5 cm.
In excellent condition.
S...
Category
1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Sterling Silver Repousse Salt Shakers
By Kirk & Son
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A pair of sterling silver salt shakers in the “Repousse” pattern by S. Kirk & Sons of Baltimore. “Repousse” is synonymous with S. Kirk & Sons; it is there...
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Hertha Bengtson for Rörstrand, Twelve Koka Cake Plates, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Hertha Bengtson (1917-1993) for Rörstrand.
Twelve Koka cake plates in glazed stoneware. 1960s.
Measure: Diameter: 17 cm.
In excellent condition.
Stamped.
For almost half a cent...
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stoneware
12 Coalport Green Raised Paste Gold & Hand Painted Bird Reserves & Named Birds
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This set of 12 Coalport 19th century dessert plates are the perfect solution to serving and enjoying the quality decoration of hand painted game birds. Each bird is named on the back...
Category
Early 1900s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Edwardian antique sterling silver bell made in London in 1906
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1906 by Holland, Aldwinckle & Slater, this handsome, Edwardian, Antique Sterling Silver Bell, is plain in design. The bell measures 3”(7.5cm) tall, by 2.75”(7...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Nouveau Shell with Handle by Albert Koehler
By AK & Cie
Located in Vienna, AT
Brass silvered with engraved thistle on the bottom made by Albert Koehler, circa 1900 in Vienna. Signed AK & Cie in the handle.
Excellent restored.
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Tableware
Materials
Brass
Gucci Italy Silver Plate and Black Metal Fish Place Card Holders
By Gucci
Located in Atlanta, GA
Dine in style with these luxury place-card holders designed by Gucci, Italy. The whimsical set of six pieces features a silver plate with a rounded pedestal base, silver plate metal ...
Category
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Rörstrand Coffee Service for Twelve People, Swedish Design, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Rörstrand coffee service for twelve people. Swedish design, 1960s.
Consisting of twelve coffee cups with saucers and twelve plates in glazed porcelai...
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
10 Royal Copenhagen Blue Flower Braided Coffee Cups with Saucers, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
10 Royal Copenhagen blue flower Braided coffee cups with saucers. 1960s. Model number 10/8261.
The cup measures: 8 x 6.8 cm.
Saucer diameter: 14.5 cm.
In excellent condition.
Sta...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Hertha Bengtson for Rörstrand, Eight Koka Lunch Plates
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Hertha Bengtson (1917-1993) for Rörstrand.
Eight Koka lunch plates in glazed stoneware. 1960s.
Diameter: 21 cm.
In excellent condition.
Stamped.
For almost half a century, Hert...
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stoneware
10 Royal Copenhagen Blue Flower Curved Coffee Cups with Saucers, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
10 Royal Copenhagen blue flower curved coffee cups with saucers. 1960s.
Model number 10/1549.
The cup measures: 7.5 x 6 cm.
Saucer diameter: 13 cm.
In excellent condition.
Stam...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Raija Uosikkinen for Arabia. 11 rare Pitsi side plates with floral decoration.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Raija Uosikkinen for Arabia.
11 rare Pitsi side plates with floral decoration. Dated 1967-1974.
Diameter: 17 cm.
In excellent condition.
Stamped.
Category
1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
8 Tiffany White and Gold Gilt Encrusted Dessert Plates, Antique English
By Minton
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Classic and elegant white and gold first course, dessert or salad plate by one of England's storied porcelain firms, Coalport England. This plate features a raised gilt encrusted f...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Tableware
Materials
Gold
Edwardian Novelty Sterling Silver Set Of 4 Pepper Grinders Modelled as Weights
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1903 by Joseph Braham, this charming set of 4, Antique Sterling Silver Pepper Grinders, are modelled as ...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Royal Copenhagen Golden Horns Coffee Service for 10 People, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen Golden Horns coffee service for 10 people. 1960s.
Consisting of 10 coffee cups with saucers, sugar bowl and creamer.
The cup measures...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Danish Mid-Century Modern Teak Seventeen Piece Lot with Three Pepper Mills
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Beautiful Danish teak wood serving set featuring three pepper mills, a serving tray, four coasters in a holder, four egg holders and four napkin holders. Dimensions are; Serving Tray...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Teak
Stylish antique Edwardian sterling silver claret jug by Heath & Middleton 1906
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1906 by Heath & Middleton, this stylish, Antique Sterling Silver Claret Jug, features a square glass body with tapering sides, and a plain silver mount and ha...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Royal Copenhagen Blue Flower Curved Coffee Service for Six People, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen blue flower curved coffee service for six people. 1960s. Model number 10/1549.
Consisting of six coffee cups (10/1549) with saucers and six plates (10/1625).
The c...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Royal Copenhagen Blue Flower Curved, Toothpick Holder, Tea Caddy and Butter Pads
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen blue flower curved. Toothpick holder, tea caddy and five butter pads in porcelain with flower decoration.
The tea caddy measures: 13.5 x 9 cm.
In excellent conditi...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
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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