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Belgian Battenberg Lace Tablecloth
Belgian Battenberg Lace Tablecloth

Belgian Battenberg Lace Tablecloth

Located in Sharon, CT

A beautiful large 116x58" Cotton Lace 'Battenberg' Tablecloth.

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Late 19th Century Belgian Late Victorian Antique Tableware

Materials

Cotton

Vintage Royal Bayreuth Tomato Creamer and Covered Sugar Bowl, Bavaria
Vintage Royal Bayreuth Tomato Creamer and Covered Sugar Bowl, Bavaria

Vintage Royal Bayreuth Tomato Creamer and Covered Sugar Bowl, Bavaria

Located in Coral Gables, FL

A charming vintage porcelain creamer and covered sugar bowl by Royal Bayreuth, Bavaria, beautifully modeled as ripe tomatoes with vibrant hand-painted red glazes, rich green leaves, ...

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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Lefton Grape Tea Set, Set of Three
Vintage Lefton Grape Tea Set, Set of Three

Vintage Lefton Grape Tea Set, Set of Three

Located in Coral Gables, FL

A charming vintage three-piece tea set by Lefton, beautifully decorated with sculptural grape clusters and vine leaves in rich shades of deep purple and green. Hand-painted with a gl...

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Mid-20th Century Japanese Rustic Tableware

Materials

Ceramic

c.1900–1925 Spanish La Cisueña Plateado Silverware Set in Original Case, 30pcs
c.1900–1925 Spanish La Cisueña Plateado Silverware Set in Original Case, 30pcs

c.1900–1925 Spanish La Cisueña Plateado Silverware Set in Original Case, 30pcs

Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES

Elegant Spanish silver-plated cutlery set produced by La Cisueña (Lacisuena), one of Spain’s finest makers of luxury tableware in the early 20th century, circa 1900–1925. The set is ...

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20th Century Spanish Tableware

Materials

Silver Plate

Ornate Moser Glass Enamel and Gilt Pitcher or Ewer, 19th Century
Ornate Moser Glass Enamel and Gilt Pitcher or Ewer, 19th Century

Ornate Moser Glass Enamel and Gilt Pitcher or Ewer, 19th Century

By Moser Glassworks

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A finely crafted and expertly designed piece for your bar or cabinet display. This is a heavily and hand enameled with 24-karat gilt show piece. From Moser, "The Glass of Kings" and ...

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1880s Czech Antique Tableware

Materials

Gold, Enamel

Richard Ginori Burnt Orange Contessa Extensive Dinnerware Service Of 141 Pieces
Richard Ginori Burnt Orange Contessa Extensive Dinnerware Service Of 141 Pieces

Richard Ginori Burnt Orange Contessa Extensive Dinnerware Service Of 141 Pieces

By Richard Ginori

Located in Tarry Town, NY

Richard Ginori extensive dinnerware service Contessa rust red pattern dinnerware service . Pattern having a burnt orange and double gilt gold and black trim decorated design on white...

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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Gold

Mancioli Italian Modernist Op Art China Set 1960s
Mancioli Italian Modernist Op Art China Set 1960s

Mancioli Italian Modernist Op Art China Set 1960s

By Mancioli Pottery

Located in Atlanta, GA

Italian Modernist china set by Mancioli, Italy, circa 1960s. 40 pieces total, comprising of (8) coffee cups measuring 3"H x 5"W. (10) saucers measuring 6.5" diameter. (10) small plat...

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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Vintage Vietri Hand-Painted Italian Artichoke Covered Bowls
Pair of Vintage Vietri Hand-Painted Italian Artichoke Covered Bowls

Pair of Vintage Vietri Hand-Painted Italian Artichoke Covered Bowls

Located in Coral Gables, FL

A charming pair of vintage hand-painted ceramic covered bowls by Vietri, Italy, beautifully modeled as naturalistic artichokes with richly sculpted leaves and layered petals. Finishe...

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Late 20th Century Italian Rustic Tableware

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Sterling Silver Canteen of Cutlery for Twelve Persons
Antique Sterling Silver Canteen of Cutlery for Twelve Persons

Antique Sterling Silver Canteen of Cutlery for Twelve Persons

By Viners 1

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

A magnificent, fine and impressive, comprehensive antique George V English sterling silver Sandringham pattern flatware service for twelve persons - boxed; an addition to our canteen of cutlery collection The pieces of this magnificent and comprehensive antique George V English sterling silver canteen of cutlery for twelve persons have been crafted in the Sandringham pattern. Each spoon and fork is embellished with a paralleling border to the handle, in addition to a pointed terminal. The original table and dessert knives, in addition to the fish service, fruit service and carving set all retain the original faceted Art Deco style mother of pearl handles; each with plain a ferrule. The bowls of the salt and mustard spoons retain the original gilding. This boxed canteen of cutlery consists of 164 pieces: Basic Service: 12 Table knives 12 Table forks 12 Soup spoons 6 Table/Serving spoons 12 Dessert knives 12 Dessert forks 12 Dessert spoons 12 Fruit knives 12 Fruit forks 12 Fish knives 12 Fish forks 12 Teaspoons 6 Egg spoons Additional Pieces: Soup ladle Pair of Sauce ladles Fish serving knife Fish serving fork 4 Salt spoons Pair of Mustard spoons Pair of Jam spoons Sugar tongs Meat carving knife Game carving knife Large carving fork Small carving fork Bread knife Sharpening steel This impressive service benefits from an extensive range of serving pieces, incorporating an exceptional matching silver fish and dessert service. The fundamental components of this canteen were crafted by the Sheffield silversmith Emile Viner of Viner's Ltd in 1932. The original mother of pearl handled knives bear the maker's mark 'Viners Ltd, Sheffield, Cutlers to H.M The King, Stainless De-luxe' to the stainless steel blades. This exceptional canteen of cutlery is fitted to the original and substantial oak wood two drawer, lift up lid canteen table...

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20th Century English Georgian Tableware

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Limoges Porcelain Partial Dinner Service Set, 45 Pieces
Limoges Porcelain Partial Dinner Service Set, 45 Pieces

Limoges Porcelain Partial Dinner Service Set, 45 Pieces

By Limoges

Located in Astoria, NY

Limoges Porcelain Partial Dinner Service Set, comprising: A. Vignaud Limoges, eight dinner plates, 12 two-handled soup bowls, 11 saucers, 12 bread and butter plates, marked to unders...

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Late 20th Century French Modern Tableware

Materials

Ceramic

1970s Space Age Ceramic Tableware Set 'La Boule' by Villeroy & Boch, Germany
1970s Space Age Ceramic Tableware Set 'La Boule' by Villeroy & Boch, Germany

1970s Space Age Ceramic Tableware Set 'La Boule' by Villeroy & Boch, Germany

By Villeroy & Boch, Helen von Boch

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:...

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1970s German Space Age Vintage Tableware

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Paint

Georg Jensen Acorn Sterling Silverware Service for 12, 1915
Georg Jensen Acorn Sterling Silverware Service for 12, 1915

Georg Jensen Acorn Sterling Silverware Service for 12, 1915

By Georg Jensen

Located in Hellerup, DK

A complete Georg Jensen Acorn sterling silver flatware service designed by Johan Rohde, first introduced in 1915 and celebrated as one of Georg Jensen’s most iconic patterns. This ex...

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20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Pablo Picasso "Face" Bowls and Plate Great Wall Mounted Modern Art
Pablo Picasso "Face" Bowls and Plate Great Wall Mounted Modern Art

Pablo Picasso "Face" Bowls and Plate Great Wall Mounted Modern Art

By (after) Pablo Picasso

Located in Atlanta, GA

Set of Five Ceramic Pieces, after Pablo Picasso's art of the 1960s, these are from an authorized collection put out by Picasso's family in the 1990s. They would look great mounted on...

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1990s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Ceramic

Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica Openwork Plate in Hand-Painted Porcelain
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica Openwork Plate in Hand-Painted Porcelain

Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica Openwork Plate in Hand-Painted Porcelain

Located in København, Copenhagen

Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica openwork plate in hand-painted porcelain with flowers and gold decoration. Model number 20/3554. Diameter: 23 cm. In perfect condition. 1st Factory q...

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1960s Danish Vintage Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

Royal Bayreuth Bavaria Green Cabbage Leaf Porcelain Plate, Early 20th Century
Royal Bayreuth Bavaria Green Cabbage Leaf Porcelain Plate, Early 20th Century

Royal Bayreuth Bavaria Green Cabbage Leaf Porcelain Plate, Early 20th Century

Located in Coral Gables, FL

A beautifully modeled antique Royal Bayreuth Bavaria porcelain plate in the form of a richly textured green cabbage leaf, produced in Germany during the early twentieth century. Mark...

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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

Vicente Wolf Wallis Flatware Set, Modern Stainless Steel, Korea
Vicente Wolf Wallis Flatware Set, Modern Stainless Steel, Korea

Vicente Wolf Wallis Flatware Set, Modern Stainless Steel, Korea

By Vicente Wolf

Located in New York, NY

From renowned interior designer Vicente Wolf, the Wallis flatware set combines high quality, modern simplicity and timeless elegance into a unique set of flatware. Made by Sasaki Kor...

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Early 2000s Korean Modern Tableware

Materials

Stainless Steel

Christian Dior Casablanca Dinnerware Set ~ 8 Place Settings / 40 pieces
Christian Dior Casablanca Dinnerware Set ~ 8 Place Settings / 40 pieces

Christian Dior Casablanca Dinnerware Set ~ 8 Place Settings / 40 pieces

By Christian Dior

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...

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1990s Japanese Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

Cinderella Sugar Bowl, Porcelain Handmade in Italy, Handcrafted Design 2021
Cinderella Sugar Bowl, Porcelain Handmade in Italy, Handcrafted Design 2021

Cinderella Sugar Bowl, Porcelain Handmade in Italy, Handcrafted Design 2021

By Mosche Bianche

Located in San Miniato PI, IT

Our artisan's pieces are a dream come true, as in Cinderella's fairytail. This ceramic piece is completely hand-crafted and painted with love and care. A set is consisting of a mi...

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2010s Italian Belle Époque Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

22 Antique 19th C Chinese Export Canton Blue White Porcelain Dinner Salad Plates
22 Antique 19th C Chinese Export Canton Blue White Porcelain Dinner Salad Plates

22 Antique 19th C Chinese Export Canton Blue White Porcelain Dinner Salad Plates

Located in Dayton, OH

Lot of 22 antique 19th Century Chinese export Canton dinnerware.. Made from porcelain with traditional blue and white pagoda landscape design. Includes several dinner and salad pla...

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19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

Tiffany Midcentury Modern 148-Piece Dinner Set in Exotic Bamboo
Tiffany Midcentury Modern 148-Piece Dinner Set in Exotic Bamboo

Tiffany Midcentury Modern 148-Piece Dinner Set in Exotic Bamboo

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in New York, NY

Bamboo sterling silver dinner set. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. This set comprises 148 pieces: Forks: 13 dinner forks (7 1/4), 26 salad forks (6 3/4), and 8 ice cream forks...

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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

AJ Fuller by Tiffany Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 315 pcs Custom Pattern
AJ Fuller by Tiffany Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 315 pcs Custom Pattern

AJ Fuller by Tiffany Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 315 pcs Custom Pattern

By Tiffany & Co., Arthur Le Roy Barney

Located in Big Bend, WI

A. J. Fuller, figural custom Tiffany & Co. pattern, Designer: Arthur Le Roy Barney There were a total of only 12 custom patterns ever made by Tiffany & Co. Charles Carpenter's Tiffa...

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Early 20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Bamboo by Tiffany Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 74 pcs Dinner
Bamboo by Tiffany Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 74 pcs Dinner

Bamboo by Tiffany Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 74 pcs Dinner

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in Big Bend, WI

Introduced in 1961, Bamboo was designed by Tiffany's then-Design Director, Van Day Truex. In 1965, Bamboo won the International Design Award for silver. Its simplicity and character ...

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20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

3 Antique Chinese Export Canton Blue & White Porcelain Serving Dishes Platter
3 Antique Chinese Export Canton Blue & White Porcelain Serving Dishes Platter

3 Antique Chinese Export Canton Blue & White Porcelain Serving Dishes Platter

Located in Dayton, OH

Intriguing set of three antique 19th Century Chinese export Canton servings dishes. Made from porcelain with traditional blue and white landscape design. Includes one oval platter,...

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19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

Hand-Painted Decorative Iron Tray - Yellow Zebra

Hand-Painted Decorative Iron Tray - Yellow Zebra

By Bertrando Di Renzo

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...

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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Tableware

Materials

Iron

Landers, Frary & Clark Celluloid Ivory Handled Tableware Cutlery – 30 piece Set
Landers, Frary & Clark Celluloid Ivory Handled Tableware Cutlery – 30 piece Set

Landers, Frary & Clark Celluloid Ivory Handled Tableware Cutlery – 30 piece Set

By Landers, Frary & Clark 1

Located in Philadelphia, PA

From the makers, Landers, Frary & Clark, a set of 30 table knives and forks with carved, ivory colored Celluloid handles, circa 1900-1920. Landers, Frary & Clark was a housewares ...

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Early 20th Century American Aesthetic Movement Tableware

Materials

Silver

Dutch Silver with blue crystal glass salt cellars by P. Heerens, 1902-1905
Dutch Silver with blue crystal glass salt cellars by P. Heerens, 1902-1905

Dutch Silver with blue crystal glass salt cellars by P. Heerens, 1902-1905

Located in Delft, NL

Dutch Silver with blue crystal glass salt cellars by P. Heerens, 1902-1905 Two salt cellars raised on 4 small fluted Empire style legs with above a rams head between floral guirland...

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Early 20th Century Dutch Tableware

Materials

Silver

Crystal Mix Set of 6 Nachtmann Stem Glasses with Colored Overlay Cut to Clear
Crystal Mix Set of 6 Nachtmann Stem Glasses with Colored Overlay Cut to Clear

Crystal Mix Set of 6 Nachtmann Stem Glasses with Colored Overlay Cut to Clear

By Nachtmann

Located in Verviers, BE

Vintage mix set of 6 cut to clear crystal stem glasses. Mix crystal (Bleikristall 24% Mundgeblasen Handgeschliffen) glasses Clear crystal glass. Side facetted and toothed stem. Th...

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1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware

Materials

Crystal

A Fine Early 20th Century 152 Piece Austrian Flatware Set by Berndorf Alpacca
A Fine Early 20th Century 152 Piece Austrian Flatware Set by Berndorf Alpacca

A Fine Early 20th Century 152 Piece Austrian Flatware Set by Berndorf Alpacca

By Berndorfer Metallwarenfabrik

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...

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Early 1900s Austrian Neoclassical Revival Antique Tableware

Materials

Alpaca, Wood

1882 German Biedermeier Porcelain Beer Stein with Pewter Top
1882 German Biedermeier Porcelain Beer Stein with Pewter Top

1882 German Biedermeier Porcelain Beer Stein with Pewter Top

Located in Queens, NY

2 Similar German porcelain beer stein with cavalry scene and pewter top with knight on horse (1882) (PRICED EACH)

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19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Tableware

Materials

Pewter

Midcentury 1950s Solid Teak Danish Modern Rare Tray by Quistgaard for Dansk
Midcentury 1950s Solid Teak Danish Modern Rare Tray by Quistgaard for Dansk

Midcentury 1950s Solid Teak Danish Modern Rare Tray by Quistgaard for Dansk

By Jens Quistgaard, Dansk

Located in San Diego, CA

Incredible and beautiful design on this large solid teak, a tray designed by Quistgaard for Dansk, circa the 1950s, great condition with raised edges, incredible craftsmanship. early...

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20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Tableware

Materials

Teak

Set of 4 Blue Wicker Ceramic Dinner Plates Made in Italy
Set of 4 Blue Wicker Ceramic Dinner Plates Made in Italy

Set of 4 Blue Wicker Ceramic Dinner Plates Made in Italy

By Bertrando Di Renzo

Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT

Enhance your table setting with the charming Handpainted Ceramic Wicker Plates, skillfully crafted and beautifully painted by artisans in Italy. Featuring an intricate wicker-inspire...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Ceramic

Dervishes Porcelain Dinner Plate by Vito Nesta for Les-Ottomans
Dervishes Porcelain Dinner Plate by Vito Nesta for Les-Ottomans

Dervishes Porcelain Dinner Plate by Vito Nesta for Les-Ottomans

By Vito Nesta

Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT

Contemporary dinner plate 'Dervishes' designed by Vito Nesta for Les-Ottomans, a magical trip in an ottoman world made of exotic animals and characters such as dervishes, dancers, so...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Other Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

C.1940s Modernist Chrome Plated Mirrored Tray
C.1940s Modernist Chrome Plated Mirrored Tray

C.1940s Modernist Chrome Plated Mirrored Tray

Located in London, GB

A C.1940s modernist chrome plated brass mirrored tray. Simple angular design.

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1940s French Vintage Tableware

Materials

Chrome

Set of 12 Fine French Art Deco Silver Plated "Gallia" Knife Rests by Christofle
Set of 12 Fine French Art Deco Silver Plated "Gallia" Knife Rests by Christofle

Set of 12 Fine French Art Deco Silver Plated "Gallia" Knife Rests by Christofle

By Christofle, Marcel Eduoard Sandoz, Gallia

Located in Long Island City, NY

Set of 12 fine French Art Deco silver plated knife rests designed by Edouard-Marcel Sandoz for the Gallia collection of Christofle. All 12 animals are different. Original case. Aver...

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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Tableware

Materials

Silver Plate

Swedish Mid-Century Cutlery Set Viktor by Gense, 1970s, Set of 47
Swedish Mid-Century Cutlery Set Viktor by Gense, 1970s, Set of 47

Swedish Mid-Century Cutlery Set Viktor by Gense, 1970s, Set of 47

Located in Esbjerg, DK

'Victor' flatware cutlery set consisting of: 12 dinner knives, 12 dinner forks, 12 soup spoons, 6 tea spoons and 5 dessert spoons. Beautiful wide bodies executed in stainless steel w...

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1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware

Materials

Brass, Stainless Steel

Just Andersen, Denmark, Art Deco Tin Coffee Pot with Wicker Handle
Just Andersen, Denmark, Art Deco Tin Coffee Pot with Wicker Handle

Just Andersen, Denmark, Art Deco Tin Coffee Pot with Wicker Handle

Located in København, Copenhagen

Just Andersen (1884-1943), Denmark. Art Deco tin coffee pot with wicker handle. 1940s. Model number 2272. Measures: 19.5 x 15.5 cm. In excellent con...

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1940s Danish Art Deco Vintage Tableware

Materials

Tin

46 Pc Vintage Chinese Export Canton Blue & White Porcelain Pagoda Dinnerware Set
46 Pc Vintage Chinese Export Canton Blue & White Porcelain Pagoda Dinnerware Set

46 Pc Vintage Chinese Export Canton Blue & White Porcelain Pagoda Dinnerware Set

Located in Dayton, OH

Lot of 46 antique Vintage export Canton dinnerware.. Made from porcelain with traditional blue and white pagoda landscape design. Includes Serving Bowl, 9 Dinner Plates, 6 Bread...

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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

Queens by Birks Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 94 Pieces Canada
Queens by Birks Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 94 Pieces Canada

Queens by Birks Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 94 Pieces Canada

By Henry Birks & Son

Located in Big Bend, WI

Queens by Birks sterling silver flatware is a magnificent and highly ornate pattern by the renowned Canadian silversmith Henry Birks & Sons of Montreal. Featuring an elegant fiddle-s...

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20th Century Canadian Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Hand-Painted Decorative Iron Tray - Beach Lighthouse

Hand-Painted Decorative Iron Tray - Beach Lighthouse

By Les Ottomans

Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT

Make a bold statement with our hand-painted iron decorative tray, featuring a lighthouse on a blue sky. Perfect for display, this tray adds a touch of the seaside to any space. Inten...

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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Tableware

Materials

Iron

Mid-century Modern Chrome Metal Nutcracker in the Shape of a Woman's Legs, 70s
Mid-century Modern Chrome Metal Nutcracker in the Shape of a Woman's Legs, 70s

Mid-century Modern Chrome Metal Nutcracker in the Shape of a Woman's Legs, 70s

Located in Roma, IT

In Italy, it’s traditional to end Christmas lunches with a table set with dried fruit and mandarins. While we continue chatting—often loudly debating events that happened centuries a...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Antique English Sterling Silver Christening Cup, 1858
Antique English Sterling Silver Christening Cup, 1858

Antique English Sterling Silver Christening Cup, 1858

Located in Chicago, IL

This lovely Victorian christening cup is sterling silver and hallmarked London 1858. Christening cups are traditionally given for a child’s baptism and symbolize love and prosperity....

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1850s English Victorian Antique Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Prelude by International Sterling Silver Flatware Service For 12 Set 60 Pieces
Prelude by International Sterling Silver Flatware Service For 12 Set 60 Pieces

Prelude by International Sterling Silver Flatware Service For 12 Set 60 Pieces

Located in Big Bend, WI

Slender and graceful, the smooth clean lines of this refined pattern are distinguished with deeply carved floral ornaments at the tip and neck. Raised borders along the fluted stem e...

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1930s Vintage Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Chrysanthemum Tiffany Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 255 pcs Fitted Chest
Chrysanthemum Tiffany Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 255 pcs Fitted Chest

Chrysanthemum Tiffany Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 255 pcs Fitted Chest

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in Big Bend, WI

Chrysanthemum (c1880) originally called Indian Chrysanthemum .Tiffany's luxurious Chrysanthemum silver was designed in 1880 by Charles Grosjean. With its flowing curves, swirling ve...

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Late 19th Century Antique Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Vintage Chrome Jet plane Cruet set  1950s
Vintage Chrome Jet plane Cruet set  1950s

Vintage Chrome Jet plane Cruet set 1950s

By FROM Industrial Design

Located in Dereham, GB

Vintage Chrome Jet plane Cruet set circa 1950 Chrome plated body , the wings shaped to hold Salt & Pepper pot , in form of the Jet engines, pots wi...

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1950s British Streamlined Moderne Vintage Tableware

Materials

Chrome

Mid-Century Modern Era Northern Italian Faïence Majolica Fish Service, Set of 7
Mid-Century Modern Era Northern Italian Faïence Majolica Fish Service, Set of 7

Mid-Century Modern Era Northern Italian Faïence Majolica Fish Service, Set of 7

By Nove, Italy

Located in Philadelphia, PA

From the Barrettoni già Antonibon pottery in Nove, Northern Italy, a Mid-Century Modern Era earthenware fish service consisting of a large serving platter and six individual plates. ...

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Mid-20th Century Italian International Style Tableware

Materials

Earthenware

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.