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Rubans by Christofle Silverplate Flatware Service Set 51 pcs France Dinner Size
Rubans by Christofle Silverplate Flatware Service Set 51 pcs France Dinner Size

Rubans by Christofle Silverplate Flatware Service Set 51 pcs France Dinner Size

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. Cre...

Category

Early 20th Century French Tableware

Materials

Silver Plate

English Provincial Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 32 Pieces
English Provincial Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 32 Pieces

English Provincial Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 32 Pieces

Located in Big Bend, WI

English Provincial by Reed & Barton sterling silver flatware set - 32 pieces. This set includes: Eight knives, 9 1/8". Eight forks, 7 1/2". Eight salad forks, 6 3/4". Eight teaspoon...

Category

1960s Vintage Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Grande Imperiale by Buccellati Italy Silver Flatware Set Service 72 pcs Dinner
Grande Imperiale by Buccellati Italy Silver Flatware Set Service 72 pcs Dinner

Grande Imperiale by Buccellati Italy Silver Flatware Set Service 72 pcs Dinner

By Mario Buccellati

Located in Big Bend, WI

Handcrafted from sterling silver. Made in Italy by the 18th century house of Buccellati, whose artisans emphasize timeless style, integrity of materials, and pleasure of use when des...

Category

Late 20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Arne Jacobsen 12 Place settings AJ Flatware Set 75pcs. A. Michelsen Denmark
Arne Jacobsen 12 Place settings AJ Flatware Set 75pcs. A. Michelsen Denmark

Arne Jacobsen 12 Place settings AJ Flatware Set 75pcs. A. Michelsen Denmark

By Arne Jacobsen

Located in Cincinnati, OH

Twelve six piece place setting set of AJ stainless steel flatware totaling 75 pieces including 12 large forks , 12 small forks , 12 soup spoons, 12 large spoons and 12 small spoons ....

Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Stainless Steel

Robbe & Berking, Germany. A six-piece alpaca flatware set, mid-20th C.
Robbe & Berking, Germany. A six-piece alpaca flatware set, mid-20th C.

Robbe & Berking, Germany. A six-piece alpaca flatware set, mid-20th C.

Located in København, Copenhagen

Robbe & Berking, Germany. A six-piece alpaca flatware set consisting of a dinner knife, dinner fork, two table spoons, and two appetizer forks. Mid-20th century. Marked. All pieces h...

Category

Mid-20th Century German Tableware

Materials

Metal

Bearn by Christofle France Stainless Steel Flatware Service Set 98 pcs Dinner
Bearn by Christofle France Stainless Steel Flatware Service Set 98 pcs Dinner

Bearn by Christofle France Stainless Steel Flatware Service Set 98 pcs Dinner

By Christofle

Located in Big Bend, WI

Bearn by Christofle France Stainless Steel Flatware set - 98 pieces. This set includes: 12 Dinner Size Forks, 8 1/4" 12 Knives, ebony handles, 8 1/4" 12 Luncheon Forks, 6 3/4" 12 Tea...

Category

20th Century Tableware

Materials

Stainless Steel

Parallel by Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service 60 pieces Dinner
Parallel by Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service 60 pieces Dinner

Parallel by Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service 60 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

Marly by Christofle France Silverplate Flatware Service 12 Set 87 pcs Dinner
Marly by Christofle France Silverplate Flatware Service 12 Set 87 pcs Dinner

Marly by Christofle France Silverplate Flatware Service 12 Set 87 pcs Dinner

By Christofle

Located in Big Bend, WI

Created in 1897, this pattern owes its name to the Marly Chateau built near Paris by Louis XIV. Marly is one of the most elaborately decorated patterns of the collection; the fine ch...

Category

20th Century Tableware

Materials

Silver Plate

Seville by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set 49 Pieces Dinner
Seville by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set 49 Pieces Dinner

Seville by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set 49 Pieces Dinner

By Towle Silversmiths

Located in Big Bend, WI

Exquisite dinner size Seville by Towle sterling silver flatware set - 49 pieces. Great starter set! This set includes: 6 Dinner Size Knives, 9 1/2" 6 Dinner Size Forks, 7 5/8" 6...

Category

20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Georgian by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 63 pieces
Georgian by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 63 pieces

Georgian by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 63 pieces

By Towle Silversmiths

Located in Big Bend, WI

Stunning Georgian by Towle sterling silver flatware set, 63 pieces. This set includes: 12 Regular Knives with French stainless blades, 9" 12 Regular Forks, 7" 12 Salad Forks, 6 1/4"...

Category

20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

American Classic by Easterling Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service 32 Pieces
American Classic by Easterling Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service 32 Pieces

American Classic by Easterling Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service 32 Pieces

By Easterling

Located in Big Bend, WI

Beautiful AMERICAN CLASSIC BY EASTERLING sterling silver Flatware set - 32 Pieces. This set includes: 8 KNIVES, 8 3/4" 8 FORKS, 7 1/4" 8 SALAD FORKS, 6 3/4" 8 TEASPOONS, 6" Includ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Mythologique by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 192 pcs Dinner Old
Mythologique by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 192 pcs Dinner Old

Mythologique by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 192 pcs Dinner Old

By Gorham

Located in Big Bend, WI

The Mythologique pattern was designed by Antoine Heller, a French silversmith trained under the influence of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in the studio of Jean-Leon Gerome. Joining Gorha...

Category

20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Triade Gold by Christofle France Silverplated Flatware Set Service 132 pc Dinner
Triade Gold by Christofle France Silverplated Flatware Set Service 132 pc Dinner

Triade Gold by Christofle France Silverplated Flatware Set Service 132 pc Dinner

By Christofle

Located in Big Bend, WI

Modern clean lines in a Classic column motif makes this pattern, Triade, forever timeless. Monumental Triade Gold Accent by Christofle France Silverplated Flatware set - 132 pieces....

Category

20th Century Tableware

Materials

Silver Plate

Melbourne by Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware Set For 8 Service 32 Pieces
Melbourne by Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware Set For 8 Service 32 Pieces

Melbourne by Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware Set For 8 Service 32 Pieces

By Oneida

Located in Big Bend, WI

Beautiful MELBOURNE BY ONEIDA sterling silver Flatware set - 32 Pieces. This set includes: 8 KNIVES, 8 7/8" 8 FORKS, 7 1/4" 8 SALAD FORKS, 6 1/2" 8 TEASPOONS, 6" Includes bonus bra...

Category

Mid-20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Gorham Plain Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 155 pieces Fitted Box Dinner
Gorham Plain Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 155 pieces Fitted Box Dinner

Gorham Plain Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 155 pieces Fitted Box Dinner

By Gorham

Located in Big Bend, WI

Monumental rare Gorham-Plain by Gorham sterling silver dinner and luncheon size flatware set - 155 pieces. This set includes: 12 Dinner Size Knives w/stainless Old French blades, 9 ...

Category

20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Riviera by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set For 8 Service 32 Pcs
Riviera by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set For 8 Service 32 Pcs

Riviera by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set For 8 Service 32 Pcs

By International Silver

Located in Big Bend, WI

Riviera by International sterling silver Flatware set, 32 pieces. This set includes: 8 Knives, 9 1/4" 8 Forks, 7 1/4" 8 Salad Forks, 6 1/4" 8 Teaspoons, 6" Includes bonus brand new...

Category

1930s American Vintage Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Albi by Christofle France Silverplate Flatware Service for 12 Set 98 pieces
Albi by Christofle France Silverplate Flatware Service for 12 Set 98 pieces

Albi by Christofle France Silverplate Flatware Service for 12 Set 98 pieces

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. Th...

Category

20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Orleans by Watson Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service Dinner Size Rare
Orleans by Watson Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service Dinner Size Rare

Orleans by Watson Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service Dinner Size Rare

By Watson Silver

Located in Big Bend, WI

Beautiful Orleans by Watson sterling silver flatware set of dinner size 56 pieces. This scarce, circa 1915, pattern is a lost art in sterling flatware! This set includes: Eight dinn...

Category

1910s Vintage Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Northern Lights by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 84 Pcs
Northern Lights by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 84 Pcs

Northern Lights by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 84 Pcs

By International Silver

Located in Big Bend, WI

Gorgeous NORTHERN LIGHTS BY INTERNATIONAL sterling silver Flatware set - 84 Pieces. This set includes: 12 KNIVES, 8 7/8" 12 FORKS, 7 1/8" 12 SALAD FORKS, 6 1/4" 12 TEASPOONS, 6" 12 ...

Category

1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Bountiful by Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 77 pieces
Bountiful by Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 77 pieces

Bountiful by Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 77 pieces

By Oneida

Located in Big Bend, WI

Bountiful by Oneida sterling silver flatware set, 77 pieces. This set includes: 12 Knives, 9" 12 Forks, 7 1/4" 12 Salad Forks, 6 1/2" 12 Teaspoons, 6" 12 Place Soup Spoons, 6 1/2" 1...

Category

1940s Vintage Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Vintage Dessert Set Flatware with 1 Cake Server/ Stainless Steel Bamboo Handles
Vintage Dessert Set Flatware with 1 Cake Server/ Stainless Steel Bamboo Handles

Vintage Dessert Set Flatware with 1 Cake Server/ Stainless Steel Bamboo Handles

Located in Roma, IT

We are pleased to offer for sale a highly decorative vintage dessert flatware set. Made in Italy—confirmed by the Italian engraving "inossidabile," meaning stainless steel—this set ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Stainless Steel

Castilian by Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set 48 Pieces
Castilian by Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set 48 Pieces

Castilian by Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set 48 Pieces

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in Big Bend, WI

Castilian by Tiffany & Co. sterling silver flatware set, 48 pieces. This set includes: 6 knives, pistol-grip handles, 9 1/8" 6 forks, 7" 6 salad forks, 6 3/4" 6 teaspoons, 6" 6 flat...

Category

20th Century 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.