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Tableware For Sale
Period: 1960s
Period: Early 1900s
An assembled collection of 25 antique Chinese blue and white ceramic spoons.
Located in Point Richmond, CA
An assembled collection of 25 antique Chinese blue and white ceramic spoons.
Each porcelain or porcelaneous stoneware spoon hand modeled and trimmed. Some with an unglazed foot ring and others with firing spur marks on the underside. Each spoon decorated in under glaze cobalt blue paintings...
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Qing Antique Tableware
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Stoneware
Stig Lindberg, Gustavsberg, Five Sets of "Darts" Coffee Cups
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Stig Lindberg (1916-1982), Gustavsberg. Five sets of "Darts" coffee cups in hand-painted stoneware,
circa 1960s.
Hallmarked.
Measures: 7.5 x 5.5 cm. Saucer 12 cm.
...
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1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware
Royal Copenhagen, Salto Service, White, Six Bouillon Cups with Saucers, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen. Salto service, white. Six bouillon cups with saucers. 1960s.
The cup measures: 10.5 x 8 cm (with lid).
Saucer diameter: 15.7 cm.
In excellent condition.
1st fac...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Stig Lindberg for Gustavsberg, Twelve Coq Plates, 1960's
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Stig Lindberg for Gustavsberg. Twelve Coq plates. Beautiful glaze in brown shades, 1960s.
Measure: Diameter: 19.8 cm.
In excellent condition.
Stamped.
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Timo Sarpaneva for Iittala Rare Service for Six Stemware
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A very glamorous service for Six drink set by Timo Sarpaneva for Iittala.
It's very rare to find a hole set together like this. Most of them have Iittala tags or marked TS.
We may h...
Category
1960s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Crystal
Salt and Pepper Cellars with Spoon, Art Nouveau, Jugendstil, Liberty, 1900
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Salt and pepper cellars with spoon WMF
Style: Art Nouveau, Jugendstil, Liberty
Country: Germany
Materials: silver plated
Several of the WMF objects can be seen in museums
We h...
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Tableware
Materials
Metal
Pair of Big Vases WMF, German, 1909 in Silver Plated, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
2 Vases WMF
Style: Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty
year: 1909
Country: Germany
Materials: silver plated
Several of the WMF objects can be seen in museums.
We have specialized in t...
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Tableware
Materials
Metal
Art Nouveau set of 6 Knife Rests Poppy Flowers Gallia Christofle Silver Plated
By Gallia
Located in Paris, FR
This set of 6 knife-rests with blooming poppy flowers is a very good and typical Art Nouveau design. They are silver-plated, made by Gallia famous french silversmith part of Christofle world well-known. Each one is stamped and signed in the crossbar: "GALLIA METAL...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
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 10/1549.
Consisting of twelve coffee cups (10/1549) with saucers and twelve plates (10/1625...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Set for 8 EKCO Eterna "Canoe Muffin" Mid-Century Danish Modern Flatware - 1960s
By EKCO
Located in St. Louis, MO
Classic Danish influenced Mid-Century sleek modernist designed stainless flatware / silverware set & serving pieces designed and sold by EKCO Products International and produced in Japan, circa 1960s. This set is from the EKCO Eterna...
Category
1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Country Manor by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 32 Pieces New
Located in Big Bend, WI
New in factory sleeves "Country Manor" by Towle sterling silver 32 piece flatware set. This set includes:
Eight knives, modern blades, 9 1/8"
Ei...
Category
1960s Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Stuart Devlin - Mid Century Pair of Sterling Silver Salt Cellars - London 1969
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1969 by Stuart Devlin, this stylish pair of Sterling Silver Salt Cellars, feature flame pierced gilt sides, and gilt interiors to the bowl.
Each salt cellar...
Category
1960s English Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
6 Smoke Joe Colombo glasses for Arnolfo di Cambio height 9 cm.
Located in Milano, IT
6 Smoke Joe Colombo Glasses for Arnolfo di Cambio
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Glass
Sterling Silver Art Nouveau Salt Shakers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
These lovely sterling silver Art Nouveau salt shakers were made by J.F. Fradley & Company in the early 20th century. They are quintessential Art Nouveau with their floral motif wrapp...
Category
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Murano Tray by Venini 1960
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Vintage Murano Tray by Venini is a masterpiece of Italian glass artistry, crafted by the renowned glassmaking house Venini. Featuring Murano glass, it showcases exquisite design an...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Brass
Aperitif Punch Bowl + 12 Glasses Set, Italy 1960s
Located in modena, Emilia-Romagna
Elegant Amber-colored aperitif set, consisting of punch bowl and 12 glasses. The material of the bowl is acrylic glass, but both in feel and appearance it looks like glass in its own...
Category
1960s Italian Art Deco Vintage Tableware
Materials
Metal
Fuchsia by Georg Jensen Klokke Sterling Flatware Set Fitted Box Rare 104 Pieces
By Georg Jensen
Located in Big Bend, WI
The "Fuchsia" or "Klokke" Art Nouveau pattern was designed by Georg Jensen himself in the year 1906. Georg Jensen thought of dining as a sacred ritual in which a family could share n...
Category
Early 1900s Danish Art Nouveau Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Edwardian Sterling Silver Bird Pepperettes
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, antique Edwardian English sterling silver pepperettes modelled in the form of birds; an addition to our collectable silver collection
These exce...
Category
Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Lafayette Engraved by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 110 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Beautiful Lafayette Engraved by Towle sterling silver flatware set of 110 pieces. This pattern has a hand engraved design and is circa 1905. This large set includes:
12 dinner knives, 10 3/4".
12 dinner forks, 8".
6 regular forks, 7 5/8".
11 salad forks, 6 1/2".
12 teaspoons, 6 3/8".
Six place soup spoons, 7 1/2".
Six flat handle butter spreaders, 5 3/4".
Six cocktail forks, 6 1/2".
Six demitasse spoons, 4 1/2".
One gravy ladle, 7".
One flat handle master butter, 7 3/4".
One tomato server pierced, 8 3/8".
One sauce ladle, 6 1/4".
One two-piece salad serving set, 9 7/8".
Six fish forks, 7".
Six hollow handle with silver plated blades, 8 1/2".
One fish server, 13".
One fish serving fork, 10".
Six gumbo soup spoons, 7 1/2".
Six ice cream forks, 5 3/8".
One soup ladle, 14".
Includes large vintage storage chest...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Victorian silver and panelled glass claret jug hallmarked in 1900
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1900 by John Grinsell & Sons, this handsome, Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver Claret Jug, features a plain silver mount and handle, and a panelled glass bod...
Category
Early 1900s English Victorian Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Silver-Plate Deco Style "Skyscraper" Candlesticks Pair Of
Located in North Miami, FL
The two different sizes of these amazing and stunning vintage silver plate Art Deco style candlesticks have the squared design that make up the...
Category
1960s Spanish Art Deco Vintage Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
1960's Set of four sterling silver spoons by Georg Jensen
By Georg Jensen
Located in New York, NY
1960's Sterling silver paying cards spoon
By Georg Jensen Denmark
Very rare
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique English Sterling Silver Set of Four Name Card Holders, Roberts & Belk
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Sheffield in 1904 by Roberts & Belk, this handsome, Edwardian set of Antique Sterling Silver Place Card Holders...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Edwardian Sterling Silver Menu / Card Holders
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine, and impressive set of four antique Edwardian English sterling silver menu/card holders - boxed; an addition to our diver...
Category
Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Legato by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 48 Pieces with Chest
Located in Big Bend, WI
"Legato" by Towel sterling silver flatware set, 48 pieces. This set includes:
8 knives, 9 1/8"
8 forks, 7 1/2"
8 salad forks, 6 1/2"
8 teaspoons, 6"
8 place soup spoons, 6 1/2"
1 se...
Category
1960s Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set of Eight Mid-Century Modern Black and Gold Daisy Glasses
Located in Stamford, CT
Mid-century modern stylish set of eight tall drinks glasses. Black glass decorated with whimsical gold flowers. Add some pizazz to your bar.
Category
1960s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Tableware
Materials
Glass
19th Century Sterling Silver Twelve-Arm Candelabra
Located in Essex, MA
19th Century sterling silver pair of twelve-arm candelabra, professionally restored and polished by Davis silver, hallmarked Mexico, foliate decoration and center flame finial. Perfe...
Category
Early 1900s Mexican Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver
2 Wine Coolers, Style: Art Nouveau, Jugendstil, Liberty, Year: 1900, Germany
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
2 Wine 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 of Art D...
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Tableware
Materials
Metal
Mount Vernon by Lunt Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 91 Pieces
By Lunt Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Mount Vernon by Lunt sterling silver flatware set - 91 pieces. This set includes:
12 knives, 8 1/2".
12 forks, 7 1/8".
12 salad forks, 6".
12 teaspoons, 5 3/4".
12 flat handle butte...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
A Fine Quality Sheffield Plate Meat Cover or Food Dome
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A Fine Quality Sheffield Plate Meat Cover or Food Dome
The cover is extensively embossed over the whole surface of the dome and has the benefit of a small permanent wall hanger
A...
Category
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
Vintage 1960s Sterling Silver Condiment Set
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive vintage Elizabeth II English sterling silver three-piece condiment set, an addition to our dining silverware collection.
This exceptional vintage Elizabeth II sterling silver three-piece condiment set consists of a salt, pepper pot and mustard pot.
The pieces of this fine vintage condiment set have a plain circular rounded form onto three feet, the pepper pot has a plain baluster form.
The surface of each piece is plain and unembellished, with an applied gadroon style border to the shaped upper rim.
The mustard pot is fitted with a C-scroll sterling silver handle with a leaf decorated thumb piece.
The vintage mustard pot...
Category
1960s British Elizabethan Vintage Tableware
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Sterling and Porcelain Salt Shakers
By Rosenthal
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A hand painted moss-rose pattern decorates these delicate salt shakers, both around the belly and neck. Deep shades of green and red against the antique-wh...
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Stylish Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Claret Jug by Heath & Middleton in 1907
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1907 by Heath & Middleton, this unusual, Edwardian, antique, sterling silver claret jug, features a plain silver mount, an art nouveau influenced handle, ...
Category
Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Aldo Tura, "Bougeoirs", 1960
By Aldo Tura
Located in Paris, FR
Aldo Tura
'Bougeoirs', A pair of candlesticks, c. 1960
Execution: brass and carmine lacquered parchment
Signed: Tura
Measure: H : 11 cm (4.3")
Overall Very good condition
A p...
Category
1960s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Brass
Fontana Arte tray with mirrored edges and mid-century brass.
By Fontana Arte
Located in Palermo, IT
This refined tray embodies the sophisticated aesthetic and attention to detail that made Fontana Arte's design famous in the 1960s. With its clean lines and harmonious combination of...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Brass
Secessionist Argentor Teacup Holders and Saucers Hans Ofner
By Hans Ofner
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish set twelve Austrian secessionist brass cup holders and matching saucers designed by Hans Ofner, a student of Josef Hoffmann (1870...
Category
Early 1900s European Art Nouveau Antique Tableware
Materials
Brass
Edwardian English Sterling Silver Toasting Fork or Meat Serving Fork London 1909
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1909 by Jackson & Fullerton, this attractive, Edwardian, Antique Sterling Silver Toasting Fork, features wonderfully engraved decoration throughout including ...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Raija Uosikkinen for Arabia, Finland. Round ‘Ali’ dish in faience.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Raija Uosikkinen for Arabia, Finland.
Round ‘Ali’ dish in faience.
Circa 1960.
In perfect condition.
Marked.
Dimensions: D 26.0 cm. x H 2.0 cm.
Category
1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Faience
Big pair of bases, German, 1906, Art Nouveau
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Materials: silver plated
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982.If you have any questions we are at your disposal.
Pushing the but...
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Tableware
Materials
Metal
Tias Eckhoff Rosewood Flatware Cutlery set for 12 persons, Lundtofte 1960s
By Tias Eckhoff
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Iconic Scandinavian flatware dinner set for 12 persons. 12 dinner knives, 12 dinner forks and 12 soup spoons. Designed by Norwegian industrial de...
Category
1960s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Large and Very Rare Silver-Inlaid Antique Judaica Tray
Located in London, GB
A large and very rare silver-inlaid antique Judaica tray
Jerusalem, c.1900
Height 2.5cm, diameter 62cm
This large and remarkable work is a copper and silver-inlaid antique Jewish tray, featuring meticulous and exceptional metalwork, and was made in Jerusalem around the turn of the twentieth century.
It features a twelve-fold repeating pictorial decoration, which is set between two circles, that of the central ring in which a large menorah...
Category
Early 1900s Israeli Modern Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver, Brass, Copper
13-Piece Set Crystal Wine Glasses - Cristallerie De Lorraine
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful set of crystal wine glasses with a matching carafe, made by the French brand Cristalleri de Lorraine.
- 12 wine glasses for red wine, these glasses are 18 cm high and Ø8...
Category
1960s French Louis XVI Vintage Tableware
Materials
Crystal
Taverneau Serving Tray by Arthur Umanoff for Raymor
By Arthur Umanoff, Raymor
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A hand carved and finished serving tray made of Taverneau, an uncommon Haitian wood with a rattan wrapped handle. Designed and by Arthur Umanoff, produced...
Category
1960s Haitian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Rattan, Wood
1960s Spaghetti Colorful Drinkware Tumbler Glasses – Set of 9
Located in Farmington Hills, MI
We are very pleased to offer a vintage set of nine spaghetti tumblers, circa the 1960s. This distinctive type of drinkware is characterized by their unique texture, which resembles s...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Glass, Plastic
Esprit by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 37 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Stunning Esprit by Gorham sterling silver flatware set, 37 pieces. This set includes:
8 knives, 9"
8 forks, 7 3/8"
8 salad forks, 6 5/8"
8 teaspoons, 6"
1 gravy ladle, 7 1/4"
1 serv...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Portugal orange green Quinta Nova porcelain dinnerware set, 43 pieces
By Vista Alegre
Located in Valladolid, ES
Gorgeous porcelain tableware from the Portuguese firm Quinta Nova, renowned for its fine porcelain. Its meticulously painted floral design combines warm tones of orange and green on a pearly white background, evoking a romantic yet contemporary touch. The edges of the pieces feature a wavy shape with a fine gold trim, enhancing their decorative character. The floral ornamentation, with intertwined branches and flowers in full bloom, recalls 19th-century botanical motifs, inspired by Rococo art and Victorian design. The balance between the gold details and the softness of the floral brushstrokes make this tableware ideal for a more classic decor style or a more modern setting. Stamped on the base of each piece.
Quinta Nova Porcelain, now Vista Alegre
Quinta Nova Porcelain was a Portuguese brand...
Category
1960s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Art nouveau antique sterling silver & glass jam pot and jam spoon made in 1909
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1909 by J. B. Chatterley & Sons Ltd., this charming, Antique, Edwardian Sterling Silver & Glass Jam Pot, is in the art nouveau taste, with sweeping handle...
Category
Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Danish Thule Series Art Glass Bowl by Per Lütken for Holmegaard, 1960s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Beautiful Holmegaard Bowl THULE by Per Lutken 1960s. Danish design. Stunning Scandinavian modern Vintage Center piece - Heavy Holmegaard Aqua blue Art Glass Bowl - design year 1960....
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Art Glass
Art Nouveau Viennese Silver 4-Piece Coffee Set, Vincenz Mayer's Sons, circa 1900
Located in Vienna, AT
Elegant, simple, 4-part silver core consisting of a coffee pot, milk jug, sugar bowl and tray. Vessels with an oval basic shape and smooth walls, narrowing slightly conically towards the top, with profiled ribbons on the lower edge and on top, here with crossed loops. Coffee pot with swan spout...
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver
Set of Italian Polished Pewter Salt & Pepper Shakers
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Italian Set of Salt Shakers & Pepper Grinder in Polished Pewter, a Set of Two. This classic pair is marked Made in Italy on the bottom. Wonderful addition to add to your table for e...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Pewter
Vallauris, France, Ceramic Coffee Service for Two Persons
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Vallauris, France, ceramic coffee service for two consisting of a total of seven parts. Luster glaze.
1960/70s.
In excellent condition.
Marked.
Coffee pot measures: H 22.0 x D (i...
Category
1960s French Vintage Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Coffee Set For 6 Guests, Raymond Loewy & Richard Latham, Rosenthal
Located in St Ouen, FR
Timeless elegance both of shape and pattern for this modernist line created in 1954 by Raymond Loewy and Richard Latham for the prestigious German manufacture.
The particularly moder...
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Blue Shark by Georg Jensen Pair of Salad Serving Set, circa 1960, Denmark.
By Georg Jensen
Located in Brussels, BE
Svende Siune for Georg Jensen Blue Shark salad server set, circa 1965, Denmark.
Original vintage edition.
Matte stainless steel .
Dimensions: 2...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Lenox Olympia Platinum 12 Place Settings, Serving Pieces and Fostoria Goblets
Located in Littleton, CO
The essence of elegant simplicity, this is a truly beautiful set of Lenox Olympia X-303P Platinum Rim bone china. Single estate, 1962. Exquisite condition. Signed.
7 Fostoria platinum rim water goblets also included. Purchased in 1962 to accompany the china set.
12 Dinner Plates, 10.5"
12 Salad Plates, 7-7/8"
12 Coffee Cups, 4" D x 2" H
12 Coffee Saucers, 6" D
8 Bread Plates, 6-3.8"
4 Coupe Cereal Bowls, 5.75" D
Gondola Bowl...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Platinum
Italian Kitchen Set from Desco Al Ma Rose by A.Salviato
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Unique Italian kitchen set from Desco Al Ma Rose Design by A. Salviato 1960s.
Olive oil and balsamic containers. Salt and pepper containers. Sugar container.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Plastic
Big Vase, Sign: Fabrication Francaise, Made in France, Paris, 1900, A. Barsotti
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Signs: André Barsotti / Fabrication Francaise, Made in France, Paris
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982.If you have any questio...
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Tableware
Materials
Metal
WMF. A set of six Art Nouveau silver plated desert spoons in unused condition.
Located in London, GB
WMF. A set of six Art Nouveau silver-plated desert spoons in almost unused condition.
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver
Contessina by Towle Sterling Silver Floral Flatware Set for 12 Service 48 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Beautiful Contessina by Towle sterling silver flatware set, 48 pieces. This set includes:
12 knives, 9".
12 forks, 7 3/8".
12 salad forks, 6 5/8".
12 teaspoons, 6".
Includes bonus...
Category
1960s Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique and Vintage Tableware
While it isn’t always top of mind for some, antique and vintage tableware can enhance even the most informal meal. It has been an intimate part of how we’ve interacted with our food for millennia.
Tableware has played a basic but important role in everyday life. Ancient Egyptians used spoons (which are classified as flatware) made of ivory and wood, while Greeks and Romans, who gathered for banquets involving big meals and entertainment, ate with forks and knives. At the beginning of the 17th century, however, forks were still uncommon in American homes. Over time, tableware has thankfully evolved and today includes increasingly valuable implements.
Tableware refers to the tools people use to set the table, including serving pieces, dinner plates and more. It encompasses everything from the intricate and elaborate to the austere and functional, yet are all what industrial product designer Jasper Morrison might call “Super Normal” — anonymous objects that are too useful to be considered banal.
There are four general categories of tableware — serveware, dinnerware, drinkware and, lastly, flatware, which is commonly referred to as silverware or cutlery. Serveware includes serving bowls, platters, gravy boats, casserole pans and ladles. Most tableware is practical, but it can also be decorative. And decorative objects count as tableware too. Even though they don’t fit squarely into one of the four categories, vases, statues and floral arrangements are traditional centerpieces.
Drinkware appropriately refers to the vessels we use for our beverages — mugs, cups and glasses. There is a good deal of variety that falls under this broad term. For example, your cheerful home bar or mid-century modern bar cart might be outfitted with a full range of vintage barware, which might include pilsner glasses and tumblers. Specialty cocktails are often served in these custom glasses, but they’re still a type of drinkware.
Every meal should be special — even if you’re using earthenware or stoneware for a casual lunch — but perhaps you’re hosting a dinner party to mark a specific event. The right high-quality tableware can bring a touch of luxury to your cuisine. Young couples, for example, traditionally add “fine china,” or porcelain, to their wedding registry as a commemoration of their union and likely wouldn’t turn down exquisite silver made by Tiffany & Co. or Georg Jensen.
It’s important to remember, however, that when you’re setting the dining room table to have fun with it. Just as you might mix and match your dining chairs, don’t be afraid to mix new and old or high and low with your tableware. On 1stDibs, find an extraordinary range of vintage and antique tableware to help elevate your meal as well as the mood and atmosphere of your entire dining room.
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