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Tableware For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 1970s
Christian Dior Home Lucite, Rattan and Brass 6 Placemats or Chargers Set
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stylish tableware set of six placemats was designed for the Christian Dior Home Collection in the 1970s. The chargers have a rectangular shape with polished brass framing. The m...
Category
1970s French Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Metal, Brass
Marianne Westman for Rörstrand. "Maya" series. Four coffee cups and saucers.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Marianne Westman (1928-2017) for Rörstrand. From the "Maya" series.
Set of four coffee cups and saucers in stoneware.
From the 1970s.
Marked.
In perfect condition.
Dimensions: Cup -...
Category
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stoneware
Old English by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 34 pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Old English by Towle sterling silver Flatware set, 34ieces. This set includes:
8 Regular Knives, 8 3/4"
8 Regular Forks, 7"
8 Salad Forks, pierced, 5 3/4"
8 Teaspoons, 5 3/4"
1 Serv...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
ELKIN KNIGHT & BRIDGWOOD - Canton Views - Antique Dinner Plate - U.K. - C. 1830
Located in Chatham, ON
ELKIN KNIGHT & BRIDGWOOD - Canton Views - Rare antique transfer decorated ceramic dinner plate - blue and white - impressed factory stamp & transfer ...
Category
Early 19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Modern bottle holder, Italy, ca. 1970s
Located in Firenze, IT
Modern black plexiglass and brass bottle holder
Italy, 1970s
H 25.5 cm x 11.5 cm
Conditions: excellent consistent with age and use.
Category
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Tableware
Materials
Metal
French Mid-Century Stone Coasters (Set of 10)
Located in London, GB
A set of natural stone circular drink place mats or coasters. Likely Agates.
France, c1970s.
A variety of colours and stone specimens.
All have a circular hole in the centre presu...
Category
1970s French Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stone
Aage Rasmus Selsbo, Danish ceramic artist. Teapot and coffee pot in stoneware
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Aage Rasmus Selsbo (1926-1996), Danish ceramic artist.
Teapot and coffee pot in stoneware. Sleek Scandinavian design.
Approximately 1970.
Signed.
In perfect condition. Appears unused...
Category
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stoneware
Set 9 French Provincial dessert cheese Plates Luneville
By Luneville
Located in LA FERTÉ-SOUS-JOUARRE, FR
9 French Luneville faience transferware plates also known as assiette parlante or talking dish.
They come from the east of France.
They are marked on the underside with a red printed...
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Tableware
Materials
Faience
Sturbridge by Old Newbury Crafters Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 37 pc Dn
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 Dinner size 37 ...
Category
19th Century Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Victorian Sterling Silver Numbered Napkin Rings Set of Six
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive set of six individually numbered antique Victorian English sterling silver napkin rings; part of our silver dining collection.
This fine and impressive set of antique Victorian sterling silver napkin rings consists of six napkin rings, each with a circular rounded form.
The plain body of each antique silver napkin...
Category
1890s Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Russian Cutlery in a French Case, late 19th to early 20th Century
Located in Greding, DE
228-piece Russian dinner set for 24 persons in a blackened French cutlery box by Morel & Cie orfèves Bijouteries Rue N°9 St. Augustin à Paris for the Barons von Rothschild, Frankfurt...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver
Bing & Grøndahl, Tema, a creamer and a sugar bowl in stoneware. 1970s.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Bing & Grøndahl, Tema, a creamer and a sugar bowl in stoneware.
From the 1970s.
Marked.
In perfect condition.
Creamer: H 10.0 cm.
Sugar bowl: H 10.5 cm, including lid.
Category
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stoneware
Victorian Pairpoint Figural Silverplate Turtle Napkin Ring
Located in Riverdale, NY
Rare Victorian Pairpoint Figural Silverplate Napkin Ring. Beautifully modeled turtle holding the napkin ring made by the Pairpoint Co. New Bedford,...
Category
1890s American Late Victorian Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
Twelve Russian .875 Silver Gilt and Cloisonne Enamel Demitasse Spoons
Located in Norton, MA
Twelve Russian .875 Silver Gilt and Cloisonne Enamel Demitasse Spoons,
Moscow, 1896-1899, Gustav Klingert, maker, 84 zolotnik standard, the shaped bowl with cloisonnes against a turq...
Category
1880s Russian Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Pair Antique English Sterling Silver Muffineers / Salt & Pepper Shakers, Ca 1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair Antique English Sterling Silver Muffineers or Salt & Pepper Shakers, Circa 1880.
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Silver 925 Cutlery Set for 12 People Signed Bruckmann Germany Late 19th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Silver 925 Cutlery set for 12 people signed Bruckmann. Germany, late 19th century.
Complete for 12 people.
A total of 170 pieces:
12 large kni...
Category
Late 19th Century German Neoclassical Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver
Classic Bouquet by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 65 pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Classic Bouquet by Gorham sterling silver Flatware set, 65 pieces. The handle design is a bouquet of flowers with pierced and beaded detailing. This set includes:
12 Place Size Kniv...
Category
1970s Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Legacy of Elegance: 19th C. Japanese Cloisonné Enamel Plate Namikawa Yasuyuki
Located in New York, NY
Legacy of Elegance: 19th Century Japanese Cloisonné Enamel Plate Attributed to Namikawa Yasuyuki
This exquisite Japanese Cloisonné masterpiece, attributed to the skilled artisan Nam...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Tableware
Materials
Enamel
Bing & Grøndahl, "Tema", six coffee cups with saucers in stoneware. 1970s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Bing & Grøndahl, "Tema", a set of six coffee cups with saucers in stoneware.
Model 305.
From the 1970s.
Marked.
In perfect condition.
Cup: H 7.5 cm.
Category
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stoneware
Small Pair Of Antique Pistachio Nutcrackers, English, Brass, Georgian, C.1800
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small pair of antique pistachio nutcrackers. An English, brass hand tool, dating to the Georgian period, circa 1800.
Charmingly diminutive with appealing Georgian craftsmanship
Displaying a desirable aged patina and in good order commensurate with age
Quality brass presents light golden tones throughout
Accentuated with small foliate engravings and concentric banding
Notched grooves to the cracking plate aid purchase on the nut
This is a delightful pair of antique nutcrackers...
Category
Early 19th Century British Georgian Antique Tableware
Materials
Brass
Antique Charles Parker Co. No. 1000 Coffee Mill
Located in New York, NY
Antique Americana Charles Parker Company cast iron coffee grinder mill above one hardwood drawer, remnants of red and gilt paint, marked "No. 1000 ...
Category
19th Century American Craftsman Antique Tableware
Materials
Metal
Pair Antique Silver Repousse Salt and Pepper Shakers, Circa 1880's.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair Antique Silver Repousse Salt & Pepper Shakers, Circa 1880's.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver
Antique Gorham Imperial Chrysanthemum Sterling Silver Soup Ladle
Located in New York, NY
Imperial Chrysanthemum sterling silver soup ladle. Made by Gorham in Providence, ca 1900. Tapering stem with waisted terminal and lobed round bowl. Dense ornament with flowers and le...
Category
Late 19th Century American Japonisme Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Bing & Grøndahl, "Tema", set of six coffee cups with saucers in stoneware.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Bing & Grøndahl, "Tema", a set of six coffee cups with saucers in stoneware and a sugar bowl (model 302).
Model 305.
From the 1970s.
Marked.
In perfect condition.
Cup: H 7.5 cm.
Suga...
Category
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stoneware
Viners ‘Love Story’ cutlery, Fish Eaters, stainless steel, 6 pairs, 12 pc, 1970s
By Viners 1
Located in London, GB
Viners, UK (manufacturer)
‘Love Story′ cutlery, Fish eaters, boxed set (12 pieces), 1970s
6 x forks, 6 x fish knives.
Stainless steel.
Original presentation box.
This set is from ...
Category
1970s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Aage Rasmus Selsbo, Danish ceramic artist. Three-piece coffee service
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Aage Rasmus Selsbo (1926-1996), Danish ceramic artist.
A unique three-piece coffee service in stoneware with wooden saucers.
Sleek Scandinavian design.
Approximately 1970.
Signed.
I...
Category
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stoneware, Wood
c. 1835 Set of 6 Coin Silver Dinner Forks by R. & W. Wilson
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Set of 6 coin silver dinner forks in "King's" pattern by R. & W. Wilson, Philadelphia, circa 1835. Rarely found set by Robert & William Wilson, 1825-1846. Union shell heel to flat ba...
Category
Early 19th Century American Rococo Revival Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver
French Mid-Century Stone Coasters (Set of 8) (ref: 3)
Located in London, GB
A set of natural stone circular drink place mats or coasters. Likely Agates.
France, c1970s.
A variety of colours and stone specimens.
All have a circular hole in the centre presu...
Category
1970s French Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stone
French Mid-Century Stone Coasters (Set of 6)
Located in London, GB
A set of natural stone circular drink place mats or coasters. Likely Agates.
France, c1970s.
A variety of colours and stone specimens.
All have a circular hole in the centre presu...
Category
1970s French Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stone
Large Terra Major Speckled Bowl by David Cressey for AP
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large Speckled Bowl for Terra Major Gourmet Ware by David Cressey, Architectural Pottery, c. 1970's, USA
Glazed Stone White
H 7.5" x D 18.25"
FDV-L019
*Wear consistent with age an...
Category
1970s American Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stoneware
Large Terra Major Speckled Dish with Lid by David Cressey for AP
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large Speckled Dish with Lid for Terra Major Gourmet Ware by David Cressey, Architectural Pottery, c. 1970's, USA
Glazed Stone White
H 8.75" x D 17.75"
FDV-L022
*Wear consistent w...
Category
1970s American Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stoneware
Set of Twelve Sèvres Azure Blue Plates in Their Original Case, circa 1840
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A rare and decorative set of twelve Sèvres Azure blue plates in their original leather fitted case.
French, circa 1840.
Each plate with Sèvres mark to the reverse and Château des Tuileries.
This rare set of Sèvres...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
LARGE Arzberg Dinnerware Set Germany 70s | Vintage Dinnerware Set
By Arzberg
Located in Bastogne, BE
Set of coffee and dinner ware service vintage by Arzberg, 1970s. Germany.
White porcelain with relief stripes, dark blue lids and saucers.
It consists of:
1. Turin - (14 cm) - 2 pcs.
2. Bouillon bowls with saucers - 6 pcs.
3. Large salad bowl - (diameter 21 cm) - 1 pcs.
4. Medium salad bowl - (diameter 20 cm) - 2 pcs.
5. Candlesticks - (7 and 9 cm) - 2 pcs.
6. Fried eggs - (5 cm) - 2 pcs.
7. Gravy boat - (15 x 7 cm) - 1 pcs.
8. Serving oval dish - (33 x 21 cm) - 1 pcs.
9. Dinner plate - (20 cm) - 12 pcs.
10. Large dinner plate - (24 cm)- 6 pcs.
11. Deep soup plate - (21 cm) - 6 pcs.
12. Kettle - 3 pcs.
13. Tea pairs...
Category
1970s German Vintage Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Gunvor Olin-Grönqvist for Arabia. Rare "Cosmos" butter dish in stoneware
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Gunvor Olin-Grönqvist for Arabia.
A rare "Cosmos" butter dish in green-brown tones. Stoneware in a retro style.
From the 1970s.
Marked.
In perfect condition.
First factory quality.
D...
Category
1970s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stoneware
1970s Astonishing Oval Metal Tray By Piero Fornasetti. Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Astonishing oval metal tray by Piero Fornasetti. Made in Italy
It's in excellent condition and is signed at the bottom.
Dimension:
20,47" x 16,14" x 1,57 H inches
cm 52 x cm 41...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Metal
Antique Silver Salt Shaker Rococo Style, Pair of Decorative Pepper Shaker Sale
Located in Hampshire, GB
Antique valuable silver salt and pepper shaker or Decorative tableware pressed, cast and chased, gold gilding on the inside. Oval, domed body on shor...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Tableware
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Silver
American Coin Silver Fish Servers, circa 1830, by Gorham
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
American coin silver fish servers, circa 1830, by Miles Gorham. Fiddle, thread & shell design. Miles Gorham, New Haven, CT, 1756-1847. Marked with crown, G, lion passant & M.G. Engra...
Category
Mid-19th Century American American Classical Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver
Vintage German Sterling Silver Canteen of Cutlery for Twelve Persons
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive vintage German sterling silver Lotus pattern canteen of cutlery for twelve persons made by Rosenthal; an addition to our antique flatware sets...
Category
1970s British Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Silver Godinger Chinoiserie Pagoda Salt and Pepper Shakers
By Godinger
Located in Elkhart, IN
A charming pair of silver plate salt & pepper shakers in the form of pagodas
By Godinger
Circa 1970s
Measures: 1.5"W x 1.5"D x 3.5"H.
Very good vintage condition.
Category
1970s American Chinoiserie Vintage Tableware
Materials
Silver
Meissen, a Set of Three Deep Plates, Hand Painted, Blue Onion. Late 19th Century
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Meissen, a set of three deep plates, hand painted, Blue Onion.
Late 19th century.
In perfect condition.
Third factory quality.
Marked
Dimensions: D 23.4 x H 5.0 cm.
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Large Antique Japanese Meiji Cloisonne Plate 1900
Located in New York, NY
A large antique Japanese Meiji period cloisonne enamel metal charger plate depicting a multicolored picture of two birds hovering over graceful acacia branches on a pale yellow ground. Features a highly detailed polychrome border depicting cherry blossoms and red maple leaves and other floral motifs on a black ground. The backside is adorned with a swirl wavy motif made in the cloisonne technique and has a border decorated with stylized geometric patterns. Circa the late 19th or early 20th century. Antique Japanese Plates...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Tableware
Materials
Enamel
Knabstrup, Denmark. Stoneware teapot with gray and brown glaze tones.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Knabstrup, Denmark.
Stoneware teapot with gray and brown glaze tones.
From the 1970s.
Perfect condition.
Marked.
Dimensions: Height 14.0 cm x Diameter 22.5 cm (including handle and s...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stoneware
Angelo by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 75 pcs Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Exceedingly rare Dinner and Luncheon size Angelo by Gorham, circa 1870, sterling silver Flatware set - 75 pieces. This pattern features unusual, shaped, hollow handles. This set incl...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Gunvor Olin-Grönqvist for Arabia, "Cosmos", four lunch plates in stoneware
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Gunvor Olin-Grönqvist for Arabia
"Cosmos", a set of four lunch plates in stoneware. Retro-style stoneware with green-brown glaze.
From the 1970s.
Marked.
In perfect condition.
First ...
Category
1970s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stoneware
Large antique Victorian Ridgway & sons quality jug
Located in Ipswich, GB
Large antique Victorian Ridgway & Sons quality jug with a shaped handle to the back, decorated throughout with a medieval design of knights jousting standing on a circular base.
D...
Category
Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Gunvor Olin-Grönqvist for Arabia, "Cosmos", five lunch plates in stoneware
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Gunvor Olin-Grönqvist for Arabia
"Cosmos", a set of five lunch plates in stoneware.
Retro-style stoneware with green-brown glaze.
From the 1970s.
Marked.
In perfect condition.
First...
Category
1970s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stoneware
Gunvor Olin-Grönqvist for Arabia, "Cosmos" three deep plates.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Gunvor Olin-Grönqvist for Arabia, "Cosmos," three deep plates.
Stoneware in a retro style. Glazed in green-brown tones.
From the 1970s.
Marked.
In perfect condition.
First factory q...
Category
1970s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stoneware
Elegant 19th Century French Bronze and Crystal Centerpiece
Located in Madrid, ES
This exquisite centerpiece is a testament to the fine craftsmanship of 19th-century France. Crafted from gilded bronze and crystal, it exudes an air of timeless sophistication. The d...
Category
1820s Antique Tableware
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Jugendstil Silver Napkin Rings and Decorative Box by German Makers WMF
Located in North Miami, FL
Pair of early 20th century Jugendstil/Art Nouveau silver napkin rings and decorative box by german manufacturer Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik (WMF)
By: Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik (WMF)
Material: silver, wood, thread, velvet, cord, fabric, metal, silver plate
Technique: cast, gilt, patinated, polished, metalwork, silvered, plated
Dimensions: 5 in x 7.5 in x 3.5 in
Date: Late 19th Century, circa 1885
Style: Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Belle Époque, Arts and Crafts
Place of origin: Germany
This is a set of two napkin rings made of gilt, patinated and polished silver, with carved decoration. Both rings feature figures of young boys climbing up one side of the napkin holder. The edges of each piece show the markings 'WMF' (manufacturer's hallmark), 'I/O' (purity mark; in this case it means regular silver coating is used) and 'ig' (process of the silver; in this case it means it's gilt).
They come with a decorative box to rest the rings, made of wood lined with fabric inside and a velvet surface surrounded by an ornamental rope.
WMF is the abbreviation for Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik, which in English means Wurtemberg Metalware Factory. WMF was created in 1880 after the successful merger of two Wurtemberg foundries, the Geislingen factory and the Esslingen factory. The first foundry was commercially more successful, while the second one was using a more advanced technology of galvanic silver deposition. In 1881 the Esslingen factory was dismantled and its equipment was incorporated into the Geislingen foundry. During the next thirty years WMF experienced a period of rapid expansion, which lasted until the beginning of the World War in 1914.
The WMF silver-plated production made this period of time (1880-1914) is extremely popular among western antiques...
Category
1880s German Jugendstil Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver, Metal, Silver Plate
A Victorian Continental Silver Pepperette In The Form of An Owl With Glass Eyes
Located in High Wycombe, GB
A Continental Silver Pepper Peperette In The Form of An Owl With Glass Eyes.
A lovely 19th century (Victorian era) German silver pepperette or pounce pot (used to contain fine sand ...
Category
Mid-19th Century German Aesthetic Movement Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver
19th Century Japanese Imari Charger
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century Japanese Imari Charger
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Marianne Westman for Rörstrand. "Maya", a teapot and creamer.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Marianne Westman for Rörstrand, "Maya", a teapot and creamer.
Approximately from the 1970s.
Marked.
In perfect condition.
First factory quality.
Teapot: H 17.5 cm x D 21.0 cm includi...
Category
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
1970s Sidse Werner Danish Glass Bowl by Holmegaard
Located in Knebel, DK
1970s Sidse Werner Danish Glass Bowl by Holmegaard
The glass bowl is in very good condition and will be shipped without the candies on the last photo.
Category
1970s Danish Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Glass
Antique Italian Marble Centre Table
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
Originating from Italy, this antique marble centre table is over 200 years old, dating from the early 1800s. Perhaps it once graced the sunlit halls of a 19th century Italian villa, sitting elegantly alongside a decadent chaise. The design is exceptionally well balanced, made from quality Carrara marble with various coloured inlays. It features a hexagonal top framed with a scagliola inlay above a tapered pedestal base detailed with Sienna and dark green marbles. Simply timeless, this antique marble table...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Tableware
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
Marianne Westman for Rörstrand. "Maya", set of six coffee cups in stoneware
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Marianne Westman for Rörstrand
"Maya", a set of six coffee cups in stoneware with green-brown glaze.
Approximately from the 1970s.
Marked.
In perfect condition.
First factory quality...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stoneware
Marianne Westman for Rörstrand. "Maya", set of ten plates with green-toned glaze
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Marianne Westman for Rörstrand.
"Maya", a set of ten plates with green-toned glaze.
Approximately from the 1970s.
Marked.
In perfect condition.
First factory quality.
Diameter 19.0 cm.
Category
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Marianne Westman for Rörstrand, "Maya" set of four coffee cups in stoneware
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Marianne Westman for Rörstrand.
"Maya", a set of four coffee cups in stoneware with green-brown glaze.
Approximately from the 1970s.
Marked.
In perfect condition.
First factory quali...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stoneware
W.H. GRINDLEY & CO. - Daffodil - Two Victorian Ceramic Fruit Bowls - U.K. - 1882
Located in Chatham, ON
W. H. GRINDLEY & CO. - Daffodil - Set of two antique Victorian black transfer decorated fruit bowls - featuring whimsical prints to the center of each bowl with continuous printed bo...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
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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