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American Country Pine Butter Churn

American Country Pine Butter Churn

Located in Queens, NY

American Country (19th Century) pine butter churn on 4 legs with removable rounded top.

Category

19th Century American British Colonial Antique Tableware

Materials

Pine

Corteccia C10/Terracotta scura Decorative Bottle
Corteccia C10/Terracotta scura Decorative Bottle

Corteccia C10/Terracotta scura Decorative Bottle

By Paola Paronetto

Located in Milan, IT

This decorative bottle features an elegant tall silhouette with a sleek, modern design. Made from a unique paper clay material that integrates fibers into the clay base, it offers in...

Category

2010s Italian Tableware

Materials

Ceramic

Lovely quality antique Edwardian silver plate cruet set
Lovely quality antique Edwardian silver plate cruet set

Lovely quality antique Edwardian silver plate cruet set

Located in Ipswich, GB

Lovely quality antique Edwardian silver plate cruet set, having a quality antique Edwardian cruet set, with a circular shaped stand and a central silver plated circular carrying hand...

Category

Early 20th Century British Tableware

Materials

Silver Plate

Savannah by Reed and Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 12 Set 66 pcs
Savannah by Reed and Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 12 Set 66 pcs

Savannah by Reed and Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 12 Set 66 pcs

By Reed & Barton

Located in Big Bend, WI

Beautiful "Savannah" by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver flatware set - 66 pieces. This set includes: 12 Knives, 9 1/8" 12 Forks, 7 3/8" 12 Salad Forks, 6 1/4" 12 Teaspoons, 6" 12 Holl...

Category

1960s American Vintage Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

English Rose Redouté Placemats, Set of 6
English Rose Redouté Placemats, Set of 6

English Rose Redouté Placemats, Set of 6

Located in Bradenton, FL

A set of six English round melamine placemats made by Lady Clare, in the original box. Each placemat features a botanical illustration of a rose by Pierre-Joseph Redouté. Placemats a...

Category

1990s English Tableware

Materials

Felt, Plastic

Vintage Silver Cutlery Set (Fork, Spoon, Knife) in Presentatio, Mid-20th Century
Vintage Silver Cutlery Set (Fork, Spoon, Knife) in Presentatio, Mid-20th Century

Vintage Silver Cutlery Set (Fork, Spoon, Knife) in Presentatio, Mid-20th Century

Located in Roma, IT

A charming three-piece Italian child’s cutlery set, crafted in 800 silver, comprising a spoon, fork, and knife in an elegant neoclassical pattern with delicate beaded and gadrooned d...

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Tableware

Materials

Silver

Silver Godinger French Country Asparagus Salt and Pepper Shakers
Silver Godinger French Country Asparagus Salt and Pepper Shakers

Silver Godinger French Country Asparagus Salt and Pepper Shakers

By Godinger

Located in Elkhart, IN

A charming pair of French Country style silver plate salt & pepper shakers in the form of asparagus bundles By Godinger Circa 1980s Measures: 1.5"W x 1.5"D x 3.36"H. Very good vi...

Category

Late 20th Century American French Provincial Tableware

Materials

Silver

Mid-Century Modern Danish Space Age Milk Jug from Rosti, 1960s
Mid-Century Modern Danish Space Age Milk Jug from Rosti, 1960s

Mid-Century Modern Danish Space Age Milk Jug from Rosti, 1960s

Located in Hamburg, DE

Mid-Century Modern Danish Space Age Milk Jug from Rosti, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark. Additional information: Materials:...

Category

20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Plastic

Early 20th Century Old Sheffield Plate and Crystal Serving Piece
Early 20th Century Old Sheffield Plate and Crystal Serving Piece

Early 20th Century Old Sheffield Plate and Crystal Serving Piece

Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant

Beautiful silver plated server for pickles or jam. The stand is made of Sheffield plate, with markings on the bottom. The crystal pots are beautifully deco...

Category

Early 1900s British Victorian Antique Tableware

Materials

Crystal, Silver Plate

Los Castillo Mexican Silver and Precious Stone Sugar and Creamer
Los Castillo Mexican Silver and Precious Stone Sugar and Creamer

Los Castillo Mexican Silver and Precious Stone Sugar and Creamer

By Los Castillo

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A pair of Sugar and Creamer from Iconic Silversmith's Los Castillo, a remarkable artifact hailing from Mexico's artistic heritage of the 1970s. The pair are beautifully designed usin...

Category

20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Malachite, Silver Plate

Printania by Christofle France Silverplate Flatware Service Set 106 Pcs Dinner
Printania by Christofle France Silverplate Flatware Service Set 106 Pcs Dinner

Printania by Christofle France Silverplate Flatware Service Set 106 Pcs Dinner

By Christofle

Located in Big Bend, WI

With a dedication to perfection and quality, Christofle flatware creations unite craftsmanship and modern technique, resulting in flatware to be handed down through generations. R...

Category

20th Century Tableware

Materials

Silver Plate

Oval Rim Platter White Enamel Golden Edge Hand Painted Porcelain Made in Italy
Oval Rim Platter White Enamel Golden Edge Hand Painted Porcelain Made in Italy

Oval Rim Platter White Enamel Golden Edge Hand Painted Porcelain Made in Italy

By Coralla Maiuri

Located in Roma, RM

Michelangelo Bianco is an elegant tableware ideally suited for formal occasions and intimate events. Plates are decorated with a light beige enamel at the center. They feature a new,...

Category

2010s Italian Modern Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

German silver goblet by Theodor Julius Gunther, 1886-1906
German silver goblet by Theodor Julius Gunther, 1886-1906

German silver goblet by Theodor Julius Gunther, 1886-1906

Located in Delft, NL

German silver goblet by Theodor Julius Gunther, 1886-1906 The silver goblet was made by silversmith Theodor Julius Gunther- Robert Freund from Berlin. Theodor Gunther founded his company around 1808, but the German state silver mark was not introduced until 1886, so the goblet must date from after 1886. The company was succeeded by Robert Freund. The goblet, raised on a round foot, has a guilloché pattern all around and an oval medallion of an engraved belt...

Category

Late 19th Century Antique Tableware

Materials

Silver

Rubans by Christofle Silverplate Flatware Service Set 50 pcs France Bow & Ribbon
Rubans by Christofle Silverplate Flatware Service Set 50 pcs France Bow & Ribbon

Rubans by Christofle Silverplate Flatware Service Set 50 pcs France Bow & Ribbon

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. Crea...

Category

Early 20th Century French Tableware

Materials

Silver Plate

Charlemagne by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 12 Set 76 Pieces
Charlemagne by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 12 Set 76 Pieces

Charlemagne by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 12 Set 76 Pieces

By Towle Silversmiths

Located in Big Bend, WI

Superb Charlemagne by Towle Sterling Silver flatware set - 76 pieces. This set includes: 12 Knives, 9" 12 Forks, 7 1/2" 12 Salad Forks, 6 3/4" 12 Teaspoons, 6" 12 Place Soup Spo...

Category

1960s American Vintage Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Fontenelle by Odiot France Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 105 Pcs Dinner
Fontenelle by Odiot France Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 105 Pcs Dinner

Fontenelle by Odiot France Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 105 Pcs Dinner

By Odiot

Located in Big Bend, WI

Outstanding dinner size fontenelle by Odiot France 950 sterling silver flatware set, 105 pieces. The forks in this set are particularly impressive and massively heavy. This fabulous cutlery service includes: 12 dinner size knives, 10 1/2" 12 dinner size forks, 8" 11 luncheon knives, 8 1/2" 12 luncheon forks, 7 1/4" 8 teaspoons, 5 3/4" 12 place soup spoons, 7 1/4" 12 cocktail/oyster forks, 5 1/4" 12 large dinner spoons, 8 3/8" 11 breakfast knives, 8" 1 caviar knife, hollow handle all-sterling, 8" 1 pierced sifting/straining spoon, hollow handle all-sterling, 7 5/8" 1 serving fork, 3-tine, hollow handle all-sterling, 8" Includes bonus brand new storage chest - styles vary. Excellent condition, with matching monogram on the reverse. This set will be beautifully professionally polished prior to shipping. Superb set of flatware made by Odiot, the best of the best in silver French cutlery. Napoleon and the splendor of Empire period marked the beginning of a glorious chapter for the House of Odiot. Directed by the extraordinarily talented Jean-Baptiste Claude, Jean Baptiste Gaspard's grandson, Odiot received many prestigious orders from the Emperor and his family, such as Napoleon's coronation sword and scepter, the magnificent cradle for the King of Rome, immense dinner services for Napoleon's mother, and his sister Pauline Borghèse...

Category

20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Series of 6 Vintage Scandinavian Ceramic Cups by the Höganäs Keramik Factory
Series of 6 Vintage Scandinavian Ceramic Cups by the Höganäs Keramik Factory

Series of 6 Vintage Scandinavian Ceramic Cups by the Höganäs Keramik Factory

By Höganäs Keramik

Located in AIGNAN, FR

Series of 6 ceramic cups by the Swedish manufacturer Höganäs Keramik dating from the 70s. With their modern shape and mineral hue, this set will be perfect in a natural, refined a...

Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Tableware

Materials

Ceramic

William Ridgway English Staffordshire Transferware Platter, Flosculous Pattern
William Ridgway English Staffordshire Transferware Platter, Flosculous Pattern

William Ridgway English Staffordshire Transferware Platter, Flosculous Pattern

By William Ridgway

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A black on white transfer printed floral platter in the Flosculous pattern, William Ridgway & Co., Shelton, Hanley, Staffordshire England, circa 1830-1854. A gently scalloped black-printed platter in an unusual borderless pattern. Alternating floral sprays extend outward — from a three part scroll motif in the center — up the well and onto the rim of the plate. The term ‘flosculous’ means having flowerets or composite-flowered. This stylized pattern feels very modern. 19 in. L x 15.25 in. W x 1.75 in H A printed urn...

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Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Tableware

Materials

Earthenware

set of six Metal Animal Motif Knife Rests France 20th Century Art Deco
set of six Metal Animal Motif Knife Rests France 20th Century Art Deco

set of six Metal Animal Motif Knife Rests France 20th Century Art Deco

Located in Nuernberg, DE

A set of six beautiful figural flatware knife rests in the form of Animals and people, circa 1920s, France. Nice addition to every table or just for your collection. Tarnished and be...

Category

1920s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Tableware

Materials

Metal

WMF An Art Nouveau Silver Plated 123 Piece Cutlery Service for 12 places
WMF An Art Nouveau Silver Plated 123 Piece Cutlery Service for 12 places

WMF An Art Nouveau Silver Plated 123 Piece Cutlery Service for 12 places

WMF An Art Nouveau silver plated 123 piece cutlery service for 12 in the original cabinet with silver plated stylized mounts. Consisting of: - 12 large knives and 12 large forks. - 12 smaller knives and 12 smaller forks - 12 large spoons and 12 smaller spoons - 12 tea spoons - Ten knife rests - One carving knife and one carving fork - One large soup ladle - One large dessert serving spoon - One salad serving spoon - One salad serving spoon with forked spoon end. See Grotkamp-Schepers, Barbara and Sanger, Reinhard W. "Art Nouveau Knives...

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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Tableware

Materials

Silver Plate

Martinique by Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware Set for Six Service 26 Pieces
Martinique by Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware Set for Six Service 26 Pieces

Martinique by Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware Set for Six Service 26 Pieces

By Oneida

Located in Big Bend, WI

Beautifulc by Oneida Sterling Silver flatware set, 26 pieces. Great starter set! This set includes: Six knives, 9". Six forks, 7 1/4". Six salad forks, 6 1/2". Six teaspoons, 6". Si...

Category

1960s Vintage Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

English small silver shakers by John Gallimore, Sheffield, 1893
English small silver shakers by John Gallimore, Sheffield, 1893

English small silver shakers by John Gallimore, Sheffield, 1893

Located in Delft, NL

English small silver shakers by John Gallimore, Sheffield, 1893 A set of two very small "silver shakers" or silver spice shakers, often used to sprinkle spices such as salt, pepper,...

Category

Late 19th Century English Antique Tableware

Materials

Silver

19Thc Pewter Serving Spoons -10 Pcs. Set
19Thc Pewter Serving Spoons -10 Pcs. Set

19Thc Pewter Serving Spoons -10 Pcs. Set

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This complete set of ten pewter large spoons.The condition is very good.Very rare to find a complete set of matching pewter spoons.

Category

1860s American Adirondack Antique Tableware

Materials

Pewter

Folio Charcoal Black Cotton Table Napkin Handcrafted By Artisans ( set of 4 )
Folio Charcoal Black Cotton Table Napkin Handcrafted By Artisans ( set of 4 )

Folio Charcoal Black Cotton Table Napkin Handcrafted By Artisans ( set of 4 )

By Studio Variously

Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI

Folio Black table napkin is a unique modern artisanal napkin. Created artistically and ethically by artisans in India using shibori print technique, using only pure natural dyes. I...

Category

2010s Indian Modern Tableware

Materials

Cotton

Louvre by Wallace Sterling Silver Dinner Size Flatware Set Service 68 pcs in box
Louvre by Wallace Sterling Silver Dinner Size Flatware Set Service 68 pcs in box

Louvre by Wallace Sterling Silver Dinner Size Flatware Set Service 68 pcs in box

Located in Big Bend, WI

Rare Louvre by Wallace sterling silver flatware set, 68 pieces in vintage chest. This set includes: 12 Dinner Size Knives w/silverplated blunt blades, 9 5/8" 12 Forks, 7 1/4" 8 Tea...

Category

20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Japanese Meiji Cloisonne Enamel Napkin Rings
Antique Japanese Meiji Cloisonne Enamel Napkin Rings

Antique Japanese Meiji Cloisonne Enamel Napkin Rings

Located in Long Island City, NY

A pair of antique Japanese copper napkin rings with cloisonne enamel design. Late Meiji era, before 1912. Kyoto school. The items are decorated wit...

Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Tableware

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Set of Six California Pottery Ring Pattern Ceramic Tumblers by Bauer
Set of Six California Pottery Ring Pattern Ceramic Tumblers by Bauer

Set of Six California Pottery Ring Pattern Ceramic Tumblers by Bauer

By Bauer Pottery

Located in New York, NY

Rare set of six California pottery Ring pattern drinking glasses, by Bauer Pottery. This set includes three light turquoise, one medium turquoise, and two dark blue colored tumblers....

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Pottery

Royal Copenhagen Figural Ceramic Salt & Pepper Shakers
Royal Copenhagen Figural Ceramic Salt & Pepper Shakers

Royal Copenhagen Figural Ceramic Salt & Pepper Shakers

By Royal Copenhagen

Located in Northport, MI

Charming pair of Royal Copenhagen figural ceramic salt and pepper shakers, each modeled as a woman in traditional dress with stylized facial features and finely hand-painted detail. ...

Category

1960s Vintage Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

Rose by Kirk Sterling Silver Dinner Size Flatware Set for 12 Service 86 Pieces
Rose by Kirk Sterling Silver Dinner Size Flatware Set for 12 Service 86 Pieces

Rose by Kirk Sterling Silver Dinner Size Flatware Set for 12 Service 86 Pieces

By Kirk-Stieff

Located in Big Bend, WI

Beautiful Rose by Kirk sterling silver dinner size flatware set of 86 pieces. This set has the large dinner knives and forks and is wonderfully heavy. This set includes: 12 dinner s...

Category

20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Dutch silver mounted crystal-cut salt cellar set, 1921-1925
Dutch silver mounted crystal-cut salt cellar set, 1921-1925

Dutch silver mounted crystal-cut salt cellar set, 1921-1925

Located in Delft, NL

Dutch silver mounted crystal cut salt cellar set, 1921-1925 Dutch silver mounted crystal cut salt cellars with silver salt spoons by Bierenbroodpost, van der Starre & Mandersloot. T...

Category

Early 20th Century Dutch Tableware

Materials

Crystal, Silver

Parallel by Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service 64 pieces Dinner
Parallel by Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service 64 pieces Dinner

Parallel by Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service 64 pieces Dinner

By Georg Jensen

Located in Big Bend, WI

Georg Jensen Sterling Silver “Parallel” AKA “Relief” flatware. Designed by Oscar Gunlach-Pedersen, for Georg Jensen's Silversmithy 1931. Gunlach-Pedersen trained as a sculptor and ar...

Category

20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Carl Auböck Neptune Fish Bottle Opener, Leather & Steel by Amboss Austria, 1950s
Carl Auböck Neptune Fish Bottle Opener, Leather & Steel by Amboss Austria, 1950s

Carl Auböck Neptune Fish Bottle Opener, Leather & Steel by Amboss Austria, 1950s

By Werkstätte Carl Auböck

Located in Vienna, AT

A beautiful fish-shaped mid-century bottle opener, made of stainless steel, covered with dark-brown tan leather. Model #4687, designed in 1995 by Carl Auböck, Vienna. Executed by Amb...

Category

Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Stainless Steel

Coasters C009 Design, C011 Medival , C048 Track, C052 Ring & A097 Tray x 1 each
Coasters C009 Design, C011 Medival , C048 Track, C052 Ring & A097 Tray x 1 each

Coasters C009 Design, C011 Medival , C048 Track, C052 Ring & A097 Tray x 1 each

By David Marshall

Located in Benahavis, AN

The decorative Coasters and Tray were created by David Marshall , the items are made in Sand Cast solid brass and aluminium . Handmade mounted and finished in our foundry and worksh...

Category

2010s Spanish Brutalist Tableware

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

George II Cross Banded Mahogany Cutlery Box, circa 1760
George II Cross Banded Mahogany Cutlery Box, circa 1760

George II Cross Banded Mahogany Cutlery Box, circa 1760

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

A George II cross-banded Mahogany cutlery box, circa 1760. Bow front box with original brass hardware and red velvet-covered interior. Me...

Category

Mid-18th Century English George II Antique Tableware

Materials

Mahogany

Set of 10 Antique English Copeland Spode Hand Painted Fruit Plates
Set of 10 Antique English Copeland Spode Hand Painted Fruit Plates

Set of 10 Antique English Copeland Spode Hand Painted Fruit Plates

By Copeland Spode

Located in Lambertville, NJ

An opulent set of 10 hand painted 9 inch diameter plates, England Circa 1900-1910. These plates with hand painted centers of fruit design with broad gold encrusted borders, Marked Co...

Category

Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

Stig Lindberg for Gustavsberg, Twelve Coq Coffee Cups with Saucers in Stoneware
Stig Lindberg for Gustavsberg, Twelve Coq Coffee Cups with Saucers in Stoneware

Stig Lindberg for Gustavsberg, Twelve Coq Coffee Cups with Saucers in Stoneware

Located in København, Copenhagen

Stig Lindberg for Gustavsberg. Twelve Coq coffee cups with saucers in glazed stoneware. Beautiful glaze in brown shades. Swedish design, 1960s. The cup measures: 7.5 x 6 cm. Sauc...

Category

1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware

Materials

Stoneware

Dauphin Paris Model #365 Bruckmann Sohn 800 Silver Flatware Set Service 170 pcs
Dauphin Paris Model #365 Bruckmann Sohn 800 Silver Flatware Set Service 170 pcs

Dauphin Paris Model #365 Bruckmann Sohn 800 Silver Flatware Set Service 170 pcs

By L. Posen

Located in Big Bend, WI

The Posen firm (uniquely owned/led by a woman of Jewish decent) was founded in Frankfurt Germany in 1869 by Brendina Wetzlar. Under the Posen’s stewardship, the firm became the large...

Category

20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Contemporary Silver Plated Lava Stone Cup Handcrafted Italy by Natalia Criado

Contemporary Silver Plated Lava Stone Cup Handcrafted Italy by Natalia Criado

By Natalia Criado

Located in Milan, IT

Elevate your daily tea or coffee ritual with our exquisite lava cup. Handcrafted with plated brass, its geometric silhouette offers a sleek and minimal aesthetic. The exquisite stone...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tableware

Materials

Gold Plate, Brass

Rare Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne White Enamel Butterfly Plate Charger GOTO
Rare Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne White Enamel Butterfly Plate Charger GOTO

Rare Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne White Enamel Butterfly Plate Charger GOTO

Located in Long Island City, NY

A high quality antique Japanese Meiji era, 1868 to 1912, decorative brass plate. Attributed to GOTO The exterior of the plate is adorned with polychrome flowers and butterflies on a...

Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Tableware

Materials

Enamel, Brass

1924 René Lalique 18 Phalsbourg Glasses Glass with Sepia Patina
1924 René Lalique 18 Phalsbourg Glasses Glass with Sepia Patina

1924 René Lalique 18 Phalsbourg Glasses Glass with Sepia Patina

By René Lalique

Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR

Set of 18 "Phalsbourg" glasses made in clear glass with sepia patina by René Lalique in 1924. Signature under each glass. Perfect condition - superb model. Set of 18 glasses : - 6...

Category

1920s French Art Deco Vintage Tableware

Materials

Enamel

mid century TABLEWARE schirnding bavaria abstract decor in pastel colors 1950s
mid century TABLEWARE schirnding bavaria abstract decor in pastel colors 1950s

mid century TABLEWARE schirnding bavaria abstract decor in pastel colors 1950s

Located in Mannheim, DE

Very beautiful 1950s coffee crockery. Manufactured by Schirnding, Bavaria. A very beautiful, contemporary mid-century decor in different pastel colors (pink, light blue, yellow with ...

Category

1950s German Mid-Century Modern 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.