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Tableware For Sale
Period: Mid-20th Century
Period: 1940s
Large Mid-Century Modern Red Italian Marble Tray, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Very beautiful red and white marbled round Italian marble bowl. Mid-Century Modern.
Light signs of use.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Marble
Gio Ponti, Krupp Milan Branded Set of Twelve Pieces of Cutlery
Located in Milano, IT
Silver-plated metal cutlery set designed by Gio Ponti for Manifattura Krupp Milan. The set has a total of 48 pieces and is composed as follows: Twelve three-pronged forks, twelve tal...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Metal
Carl Aubock for Amboss 30 Piece Flatware Set
Located in Atlanta, GA
Moderniststainless steel flatware set, designed by Carl Aubock for Amboss, Austria, circa 1960s. This is a 5 piece set for 6 guests, 30 pieces total. It is constructed of dishwasher ...
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Hans Hansen, Cohr, and others. Five different knives in silver, 1940s-1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Hans Hansen, Cohr, and other Danish silversmiths.
Five different knives in 830 silver and sterling silver.
Classic and modernist design.
Including one "Old Danish".
Stainless steel b...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver, Silver, Stainless Steel
Rare Set of 6 Glasses, Pitcher, Tray and Bamboo Whisk by Designer Carl Aubock
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare complete serving set of 6 small leather wrapped drinking glasses (hight 9,6cm) and 1 glass pitcher (hight 16cm) featuring leather coverings with intricate stitching. Everything ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Leather, Glass, Nutwood
Bing & Grøndahl Blue Fluted. Two large deep plates with monogram.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Bing & Grøndahl Blue Fluted.
Two large deep plates with monogram.
Hotel/restaurant porcelain in sturdy quality.
Approximately from the 1930s.
Model number 1008.
Marked.
First factory...
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Mid-Century Modern 26 Pcs Concorde Cutlery Set by Raymond Loewy for Air France
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Raymond Loewy designed this sleek cutlery for the Compagnie d'Esthétique Industriale to be delivered to Air France that served its high class meals with this high class design exclu...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Set of Hollywood Regency Cabbage Ware Bowls and Serving Plate in Green - Set 7
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A set of seven green Hollywood Regency ceramic lettuceware or cabbageware bowls and a matching serving plate (In the manner of Dodie Thayer). T...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Tableware
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Midcentury Brazilian Modern Charcuterie Platter in Hardwood, Jean Gillon, 1960s
By Jean Gillon
Located in New York, NY
Available today, this Midcentury Brazilian Modern Charcuterie Platter in Hardwood by Jean Gillon, is gorgeous!
Handcrafted from hard rosewood (also known as Jacaranda), this charcuterie platter features clean lines with elegant curves and two carved circles. The rosewood has two rich tones with stunning natural wood grain on both sides. Pieces like this, with a minimalist aesthetic, are iconic from Brazil in the sixties, and were catered not only for domestic, but for international markets as well. This platter will look awesome as a centerpiece on a table or sideboard. The wood has been refinished and besides minor marks of age, the piece is in excellent condition.
Jean Gillon was a Brazilian furniture designer born in Romania in 1919. He studied at the Architecture and fine arts Schools at the National University. He founded his first company Fábrica de Móveis Cidam in 1961 after emigrating to São Paulo, Brazil in 1956. Gillon's firm designed many luxury hotels throughout Brazil and homes and stores. He was known for his one of a kind tapestries. His second furniture company, WoodArt, produced full lines of Brazilian rosewood furniture...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Hardwood
Royal Copenhagen Blue Fluted Plain Salad Bowl, Made In Denmark In 1965
Located in Doraville, GA
A blue fluted plain salad bowl from Royal Copenhagen. The design was based on an antique chinese pattern and was created in 1775 by Royal Copenh...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Set of Eight Mid-Century Orange Lucite Napkin Rings or Holders, USA, circa 1960s
Located in Miami, FL
Set of eight Geometric Designed Mid-Century Modern napkin rings or napkin holders, rendered in orange acrylic lucite, square exterior shape with a circular central cut out for the na...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Lucite
Walter Bosse Brass Cat Wine Bottle Holder by Herta Baller Vienna, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A sculptural mid-century wine caddy / bottle holder from the 1950s, displaying a cat. A humorous design by Walter Bosse and manufactured by Hertha Baller in Vienna, Austria. Construc...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
Silver Plumes by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 49 pcs Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Dinner Size Silver Plumes by Towle sterling silver Flatware set, 49 pieces. This set includes:
8 Dinner Size Knives, 9 1/2"
8 Dinner Size Forks, 8"
8 Salad Forks, 6 3/4"
8 Teaspoons...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Jean Luce French Art Deco Sevres Dessert Group
By Jean Luce
Located in Sharon, CT
From the famous and much illustrated classic Sevres French Deco service. 4 larger plates 8" x 1". 8 smaller plates 6 1/2" x 5/8". 3 chowder bowls 2 13/16" x 4 x 5 1/2". and 1 cup 2 3...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Iconic 50s Ice Bucket by Ettore Sottsass for Rinnovel - Vintage Italian Charm
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Dive into the retro charm of the Fifties with this iconic Ettore Sottsass‘ 50s Ice Bucket produced by Rinnovel. Crafted from anodized aluminum in a delightful shade of pink, this vin...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Aluminum
Paul McCobb Set of Contempri 40 piece plus
By Paul McCobb, Jackson Internationale
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Paul McCobb Contempri for Jackson Internationale Set of Dinnerware. 40 plus pieces.
8 10" Dinner Plates
8 7.25 Salad Plates
6 5.5 Small B...
Category
1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Charles Voltz Vallauris Pottery SET: Jug & Casserole typical low fired red glaze
By Charles Volton
Located in Landshut, BY
SET of 2
Charles Voltz (1923-1997) moved to Vallauris France in 1950, where he had a studio for many years. His ceramics was in the typical exuberant mid-century Vallauris style with colourful and often highly textured or patterned glazes.
Vallauris is an area in the Cote d’Azur region of south eastern France and has a long history of Artistic and Ceramics traditions, but is was in the 1950s when Vallauris experienced a new golden age after Picasso went to live in and influence the Arts & Crafts of Vallauris in the late 1940s (and where he stayed until 1955)
Picasso, along with Roger Capron were significant contributors to the profile of Ceramics in Vallauris, together other names such as Roger Collet, Gilbert Portanier, Jean Derval and Charles Voltz.
Design Period 1965 to 1975
Production Period late 1960s
Country of Manufacture France
H / height: 11cm both ~ Gew. / weight: 2950grs both
DM / diameter casserole : 13 cm ~ DM / diameter jug: 8 cm
MARKED: C. Voltz Vallauris...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Clay
Mid-Century Modern Arzberg Dinning Set Golfball
Located in Schöfflisdorf, CH
Mid-Century Modern Arzberg dining set Golfball.
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Hamilton by Tiffany & Co Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service 92 Pcs Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Superb Hamilton AKA Gramercy by Tiffany & Co. sterling silver dinner size flatware set, 92 pieces. This set includes:
8 dinner size knives, 10 1/4"
8 dinner size forks, 7 5/8"
8 reg...
Category
1930s Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
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...
Category
1930s Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Chantilly by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service Luncheon, 63 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
12 knives, 8 7/8"
12 forks, 7"
12 salad forks, 6 1/2"
12 teaspoons, 5 3/4"
12 flat handle butter spreaders, 5 7/8"
Two serving spoons, 8 3/8"
One sugar spoon, 5 7/8"
Includes bonus...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set of 12 Elaborate Noritake Hand Painted Bone China Service Dinner Plates
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Set of 12 elaborate Noritake hand painted bone China service dinner plates. 10 1/2" in diameter. Beautifully decorated. I found just very minor g...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Up to 7 Midcentury Party Spork (Spoon & Fork) Flatware Göffel by Amboss Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
Up to 7 identical party sporks (a smart combination of a spoon and a fork) from the 1960s. Model „Göffel“, award-winning design by Ernst Otto Loewe and K.H. Hoelscher, executed by Am...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Steel, Stainless Steel, Chrome
Piero Fornasetti Gilded Plate Falstaff by Guiseppe Verdi, Italy, 1970s
By Fornasetti
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful gilded porcelain plate "Falstaff by Guiseppe Verdi" by Piero Fornasetti, Milano from the 1970s. Diameter 10", stamped on its backside. In very good condition with light w...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Brass Champagne Bucket vienna around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Brass Champagne Bucket vienna around 1950s
Brass polished and stove enameled
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Brass
Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn / Reijmyre, Sweden. Set of five plates in art glass
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn / Reijmyre, Sweden.
A set of five plates in art glass. Modernist design.
Bottle green.
Approximately 1960.
Perfect condition.
Dimensions: Diameter 18.0 ...
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Art Glass
Candlelight by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set For 8 Service 32 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Candlelight by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware set - 32 pieces. This set includes:
8 Knives, 8 1/2"
8 Forks, 7 1/4"
8 Salad Forks, 6 1/2"
8 Teaspoons, 6"
Includes bonus brand new s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Old English Miniature Pink Porcelain Salt and Pepper Shakers with 22ct Gold
By Paragon
Located in Leicester, GB
The most beautiful miniature salt and pepper shakers by Paragon. This set is from the mid 20th century, 1940 - 1950. Made in fine por...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Seltmann Weiden Goldplated White Porcelain Dinnerware, Set of 82 Pieces
Located in Miami, FL
Offered are 82 pieces of the gold-plated rimmed porcelain "Annabell" pattern of Seltmann Weiden dinnerware.
18 Dinner Plates: 9.5" Diameter, 1" High
12 Butter Dishes: 2.325" Diame...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Beaux Arts Tableware
Materials
Gold Plate
Sculptured Rose by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service 37 pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Exquisite sculptured rose by Towle sterling silver flatware set - 37 pieces. This set includes:
8 knives, 9 1/8"
8 forks, 7 1/2"
8 salad forks, 6 5/8"...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set of 5 Korean Celadon Goryeo Knife Chopstick Rests, Flying Cranes & Clouds
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Set of 5 vintage ceramic or porcelain knife or chopstick rests features celadon colored glaze with traditional motifs of flying cranes and clouds, the "Thousand Cranes" design that ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Korean Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Ceramic, Celadon, Pottery
Set of Vintage French St Clements Oyster Plates
Located in New Orleans, LA
A set of four vintage 1950’s French St Clements oyster plates in the treacle glaze. These plates were produced in the 1950's in the famous St C...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Faience
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Beaded Pastry Server 204
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
A sterling silver Georg Jensen pastry server with hand-chased floral decoration, item #204 in Beaded pattern, design #7 by Georg Jensen from 1916.
Dimensions: Measures 8 1/8" (20.6c...
Category
1930s Danish Art Nouveau Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Massive and Heavy and Big Art Deco Copper Pan vienna around 1930s
Located in Wien, AT
Massive, big and very heavy excution of a art deco copper pan vienna around 1930s
Copper and iron handle
Only polished
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Tableware
Materials
Copper, Iron
Lasting Spring by Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 24 Pieces
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
Lasting Spring by Oneida sterling silver flatware set of 24 pieces. Great starter set! This set includes:
Six knives, 8 7/8",
six fo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
American Directoire by Lunt Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 43 Pcs Dinner
By Lunt Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Dinner size American Directoire by Lunt, circa 1931, sterling silver flatware set, 43 pieces. Great starter set! This set includes:
6 dinner size ...
Category
1960s Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Deco Shelley Complete Tea Set for 4 +
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Set your table with this rare and complete teaset with bold Art Deco decoration, made by Shelley. The rare shape of the porcelain screams Art Deco, the colors and pattern complete th...
Category
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Tableware
Materials
Paste, Porcelain
Antique Stainless Steel and Horn 12 Pieces Tableware Set, Germany 1930s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Stainless Steel and Horn 12 Pieces Tableware Set, Germany 1930s
A rustic tabelware set consisting of six knives and six forks. The handles are made of genuine deer horn. The...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Black Forest Tableware
Materials
Metal
Silver Owl Mustard Pot with Unusual Green Eyes & Snail Serving Spoon, c. 1930
Located in London, GB
A delightful solid silver mid century mustard pot in the form of an owl, made in Spain c. 1930.
The owl is beautifully modelled and in lovely condition, with the hinge in good worki...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Silver
Art Deco Chrome and Galalith Knife Rests Ensemble in Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
This French Art Deco knife-rest or chopstick-rest ensemble is still in its original box. The geometric shape features a chromed metal square stick shape with individual salt and pepp...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Tableware
Materials
Chrome, Metal
Carole Stupell Pink & Gold Tea Set & Cream Soup Bowls
Located in Stamford, CT
Carole Stupell, Ltd. china made by Flintridge China in California. The Flintridge China Company began in Pasadena, CA in 1946. It was acquired by Gorham in 1970. This set includes 7 cups and saucers, 7 cream soups...
Category
1950s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Six Aluminia "Confetti" plates in mint green glazed earthenware. Mid-20th C
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Six Aluminia "Confetti" plates in mint green glazed earthenware.
Mid-20th century.
In excellent condition, with natural crazing.
Marked.
First factory quality.
Diameter: 19,8 cm.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Walter Bosse Rooster Dinner Bell, 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Walter Bosse rooster dinner bell, 1950s
Original condition.
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Brass
Angelique by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service, 55 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Stunning Angelique by International sterling silver flatware set, 55 pieces. This set includes:
Eight knives, 9 1/4".
Eight forks, 7 1/4".
Eight salad forks, 6 5/8".
Eight teaspoons...
Category
1950s Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Baccarat, France, Five Art Deco Knife Rests in Crystal Glass, 1930s-1940s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Baccarat, France, a set of five Art Deco knife rests in crystal glass.
1930s-1940s.
In perfect condition.
Dimensions: L 7,5 x D 4,0 cm.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Tableware
Materials
Crystal
1960s Op-Art Barware Set, 6 Highball Glasses and Circular Vinyl Caddy by Bartrix
Located in Nantucket, MA
Six vintage highball glasses with a black and white geometric Op-Art design on clear glass. The enamels, combined with the clear glass use circles and squares in various sizes and ar...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Glass
30 Pieces Set of Evald Nielsen Sterling Silver No.6 Silverware
Located in Hellerup, DK
A vintage silverware service for six persons, designed and produced by Copenhagen silversmith Evald Nielsen, this pattern is No. 6. Evald Nielsen was a contemporary of Georg Jensen a...
Category
1930s Danish Art Nouveau Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Marie Louise Gold Blackinton Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 45 Pcs Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Dinner size Marie Louise with gold accent by Blackinton sterling silver flatware set, 45 pieces. This set includes:
8 dinner size knives, 9 3/4"
8 dinner size forks, 7 3/4"
8 salad forks, 6 3/8"
8 teaspoons, 6"
8 place soup spoons, 6 3/4"
1 gravy ladle, 6 1/2"
1 serving spoon, 8 1/2"
1 pierced serving spoon, 8 1/2"
1 cold meat fork, 7 3/4"
1 hollow handle master butter, 6 3/4"
Includes bonus brand new storage chest - styles vary.
Excellent condition, with no monograms. This set will be beautifully professionally polished prior to shipping.
Marie Louise'- Blackinton contracted with the State Department to make Marie Louise (circa 1939) for all American Embassies. This timeless pattern was used in all of the American Embassies for dinners and events. This pattern was re-introduced by Lunt as Embassy Scroll...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Pyramid Sterling Silver Napkin Ring 22A
Located in Hellerup, DK
A vintage sterling silver Georg Jensen napkin ring in the Pyramid pattern, design #22A by Harald Nielsen. There were three sizes napkin rings produced, t...
Category
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Rose Point by Wallace Sterling Silver Flatware Set For 8 Service 57 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Intricate piercings and brilliant craftsmanship define this Rose Point sterling silver flatware, sure to become a treasured family heirloom. The design of silver lace and a floating ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Sculptural Japanese Butter Knife Stainless Steel
By Dansk
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage Japanese Butter Knife
Stainless steel and wood
6.25 x 75 x .5
Preowned unrestored vintage
Refer to all images.
Category
1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Assortment of 5 Vintage Salt Pepper Mills Grinder Dansk Denmark Jens Quistgaard
Located in Chicago, IL
Assortment of 5 vintage salt pepper mills grinder Dansk Denmark Jens Quistgaard
1 Mill made in England. Not certain who designed this one.
The ot...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Wood
Vintage Italian Art Deco Metal Trivet Stand Basket Berries Branches
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Sculptural metal trivet features an elaborate design depicting an ornate basket with handles, filled with branches; highly detailed leaves and berries are sculpted in Art Deco style ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Tableware
Materials
Brass, Nickel, Zinc
Royal Copenhagen Brown Rose Coffee Service for Twelve People, 1960s / 70s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen brown rose coffee service for twelve people,
1960s / 70s.
Consisting of twelve coffee cups with saucers and twelve plates.
The cup measures: 7 x 6 cm.
Saucer dia...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Hans Hansen Silver Cutlery Number 16, Complete Art Deco Lunch Service for 12 P
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Hans Hansen silver cutlery number 16. Complete Art Deco lunch service for twelve people. Danish design, 1930s.
Consisting of twelve lunch forks, twelve lunch knives, twelve lunch sp...
Category
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Tableware
Materials
Silver
Antique silver-plated brass ice box, 1940s
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Antique silver-plated brass ice box, Made in Italy, 1940s.
There are handcrafted ornaments at the base, including the small side handles. It retains the patina of the period, and we...
Category
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Tableware
Materials
Brass
Boxed Mid Century Carving Set 5009, Knife and Fork by Amboss Austria, 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful and unusual Austrian "max - design" carving knife and fork set, executed in the 1960s, model# 5009 by Amboss Austria. Stainless stee...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Carl Aubock Big Brass Key Cork Screw, Bottle Opener, Paperweight, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A Midcentury combination corkscrew, bottle opener, and paperweight dating from the 1950s. Shaped like a large key, it was designed by Carl Auböck and crafted by his workshop in Vienn...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
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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