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Tableware For Sale
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Style: Napoleon III
Rare Jens Quistgaard Rosewood Peppermills for Dansk
By Dansk, Jens Quistgaard
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Rare Danish rosewood and sterling silver Peppermills by renowned Danish designer Jens Quistgaard for Dansk.
In beautiful condition. These are highly collectible, both have the metal...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Marble Vintage Bowl, Italy 1950
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
Vintage Marble Vintage Bowl, Italy 1950
A 1950s vintage marble bowl / ashtray. Decorative object, the item has been created by using a single piece of marble. In very good conditions...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Marble
$236 Sale Price
33% Off
Pair of mid century sterling silver wine coasters made in London in 1977
By Da-mar Silverware
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1977 by Da-mar Silverware, this handsome pair of Elizabeth II Period, Sterling Silver Wine Coasters, feature wooden bases, and pierced and engraved sides. Eac...
Category
1970s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Rörstrand by Hertha Bengtsson KOKA Porcelain, Set of 77 Pieces (Sweden)
Located in Round Top, TX
Rare, mint condition, twelve place settings of KOKA porcelain designed by Hertha Bengtsson.
Hertha Bengtson designed "Koka Blå” (Cook Blue) in 1953 during the golden age of Swedish...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Glass juicer, 1950s
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Glass juicer, Made in Italy, 1950s.
Glass juicer 1950s/60s Italy.
The price of shipping is for the Italian territory, for the islands and for shipping abroad quote on request.
Cu...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Glass
Massimo Vignelli for Heller, Italy. A set of 4 dinner plates in yellow melamine
Located in København, Copenhagen
Massimo Vignelli for Heller, Italy.
A set of 4 dinner plates in yellow melamine.
1970/80s.
Stackable.
In excellent condition.
Marked.
D 25.0 x H 2.5 cm.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Other
Set of Glazed Ceramic Corn on the Cob Glasses and Pitcher, France, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching Majolica glazed ceramic corn on the cob jug and tumbler set of four. France, 1960s.
The set is comprised by a large ceramic jug with co...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Majolica, Pottery, Ceramic
Vintage Brass Napkin Rings – Elegant Mid-Century Modern Table Décor - Set of 12
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Elevate your dining table with this set of 12 vintage solid brass napkin rings. They are the perfect combination of timeless design and sophisticated charm. Crafted from durable soli...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Molecular Silver Knife Rests, Set of 10, 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
In the style of French Christofle comes this set of molecular knife benches/rests. Unclear markings and hallmarks. Our acid test show 925/1000 silver but they could also be heavily s...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Silver
6 Bicchieri Smoke Joe Colombo per Arnolfo di Cambio altezza 14 cm.
Located in Milano, IT
6 Bicchieri Smoke Joe Colombo per Arnolfo di Cambio
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Glass
Salins-lès-Bains Rare French Art Majolica Ceramic Asparagus Set, Late 19th C.
By Salins
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Majolica Ceramic Asparagus Set by Salins-lès-Bains, France, Late 19th Century.
This exquisite and rare French art majolica asparagus set, crafted by Salins-lès-Bains in t...
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Tableware
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
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 5 Mid-Century German Handpainted Decor 507 Ceramic Jug with Mugs, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Handpainted Decor 507 Ceramic Jug with Mugs from Stützel & Sachs Aalen Keramik, 1960s, Set of 5, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an a...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
David Gill For Bennington Potters Mr Salt And Mrs Pepper Shakers
Located in Doraville, GA
Mr Salt and Mrs Pepper designed by David Gil for Bennington Potters. The shakers are vintage and probably date from the 1950's. Including the cork, the shakers stand 6 inches tall an...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Pottery
Napkin or Letter Holder by Walter Bosse around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Napkin or Letter Holder by Walter Bosse around 1950s
Original condition
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Brass
Year Plate by Eduardo Paolozzi for Rosenthal, 1978
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amazing bisque porcelain year plate, designed by Eduardo Paolozzi for Rosenthal, 1978, number 1620 from a limited series of 3000, complete with certificate and original box.
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Beautiful Carl Aubock Mid-Century Horn Pepper Or Salt Mill, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful and elegant modernist pepper- or salt mill, made of cow horn, designed and executed by Carl Aubock in the 1950s. In very good condition, marginal...
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Metal
19th Century Limoges Game Bird Set
By Limoges
Located in High Point, NC
Late 19th century game bird set with 12 plates, all measuring 9.25 inches in diameter x 1.25 inches in height, and a large platter measuring 18.25 inches long x 12.5 inches wide x 2....
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
$3,200 / set
Antique Peugeot Frères Pepper Grinder Silver Plated
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a vintage pepper mill grinder signed Peugeot Frères. Personal initials engraved at center panel.
Dimensions: 4.5 H x 2 diam...
Category
Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
$120 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of Four Baccarat Chrysoprase 'Uranium' Covered Cups on stands
By Baccarat
Located in Montreal, QC
A set of four French Baccarat chrysoprase (uranium) green opaline art glass covered cups, each with matching stands.
The beautiful green body of t...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Tableware
Materials
Glass
Gio Ponti Cutlery Set for Six in Nickel Silver by Krupp Italy 1950s
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
Tan France Pick
Cutlery silver service for six in nickel silver or German silver, this set includes a total of 18 pieces; 6 spoons, 6 forks, and 6 knives with a steel blade.
Set d...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Nickel, Stainless Steel
Auböck copper water boiler with stand around 1950s ( marked on bottom )
Located in Wien, AT
Auböck copper water boiler with stand around 1950s ( marked on bottom )
Wood handle
Original condition
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Brass, Copper
Vintage Boho Carrots and Celery Salt and Pepper Shaker Set
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Spice up your table with this Vintage Boho Carrots and Celery Salt and Pepper Shaker Set. These charming, hand-painted shakers bring a touch of whimsy and rustic elegance to your din...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Walnut, Cork & Cane Domed Fruit Knife Set, Carl Auböck II
Located in London, GB
A set of 6 cane wrapped fruit knives with a walnut stand and cork insert, designed by Carl Auböck II during the 1950s.
With a domed walnut base with cork insert for the six cane wr...
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Metal
Brown & Orange Enamel Pot Carl Auböck III Riess, 1970s
Located in London, GB
Description:
An enamelled metal pot, designed during the 1970s by Carl Auböck III during the 1970s.
Suitably seventies with its vivid orange lid and graphic striped profile, this e...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Carl Aubock Wooden Modernist Fruit Bowl Wood Plate , Austria, 1970s
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful wooden bowl or plate, designed by Carl Aubock in the 1970s. Marked, in excellent condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Wood
Walter Bosse Donkey Salt and Pepper Shaker Set, Herta Baller, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming Austrian Mid-Century shaker set, displaying a donkey. A very humorous design by Walter Bosse, executed by Hertha Baller Austria in the 1950s. Made of metal and wood. In go...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Metal
LaGardo Tackett California Modernist Design Terracotta Tall Pitcher Rockingham
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and rare tall water pitcher by Lagardo Tackett for Rockingham. circa 1950's excellent condition no chips or cracks , beautiful glozy brown finish on terracotta .
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Terracotta
Small Mid-Century Perforated Tablet, 1950s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Small Mid-Century Perforated Tablet, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1950 to 1959.
Additional information:
Materials: Metal
Color: Cream
Styles: Mid-Century Modern
Period: 1950s
I...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Metal
Majolica Potter Plate Set Handmade Mid-Century Modern Green Yellow Blue Face
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
This majolica pottery plate collection was designed by Mexican sculptor, painter and ceramist Lorenzo Lorenzzo — made in his studio, in the colo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Mid-Century Large Pot Lid Terrine Koka Blue Bla Series by Hertha Bengtson, 1950s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Swedish Large Pot Lid Terrine Koka Blue Bla Series by Hertha Bengtson for Rörstrand, 1950s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1950 to 1959 This piece has an attribution m...
Category
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Modernist design sterling silver pepper grinder with bark effect detail - 1971
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1971 by Mappin & Webb, this handsome, Elizabeth II period, Sterling Silver Pepper Grinder, features partial gilt bark effect decoration. The pepper grinder me...
Category
1970s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Italian Designer, Wine Bottle Holder, Brass, Leatherette, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass and red leatherette wine bottle holder designed and produced in Italy, c. 1950s.
Dimensions (inches): 7.75” H x 3.94” W x 8” D
All items ship from High Point, North Carolina.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Brass
Set of 6 Mid-Century German Cromargan Egg Cups from WMF, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Cromargan Egg Cups from WMF, 1960s, Set of 6, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional information:
Materials...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Metal
12 French Vintage Oyster Plates from Salins France C1960
By Salins
Located in Trensacq, FR
A set of a dozen French mid-century modern oyster plates in green, white and yellow glazed faience.
Twelve stylish high-glazed platters, all in very good vintage condition with no ch...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
$470 Sale Price
49% Off
Mid-Century Koka Blue, Blau, Bla Series Milk Pot by Hertha Bengtson, 1950s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Swedish Koka Blue, Blau, Bla Series Milk Pot by Hertha Bengtson for Rörstrand, 1950s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1950 to 1959 This piece has an attribution mark.
...
Category
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 3 Mid-Century German Milk, Sugar and Tray from WMF, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Milk, Sugar and Tray from WMF, 1960s, Set of 3, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional information:
Materia...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Metal
Set of 3 Mid-Century Koka Blue, Blau, Bla Series Lids by Hertha Bengtson, 1950s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Swedish Koka Blue, Blau, Bla Series Lids by Hertha Bengtson for Rörstrand, 1950s, Set of 3, Set of 3, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1950 to 1959 Official proof of aut...
Category
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 12 Mid-Century Stainless Steel Cocktail Forks by Peter Raacke, 1950s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Stainless Steel Cocktail Forks by Peter Raacke for Mono A, 1950s, Set of 12, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1950 to 1959 This piece has an attribution mark.
Ad...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Midcentury Cheese Slicer, Designed by Janos Megyik for Amboss, Austria, 1950s
By Janos Megyik
Located in Vienna, Austria
A midcentury cheese slicer designed by Janos Megyik for Amboss Austria. This is boxed set and as one can see, in wonderful condition.
Includes original forged nails for installation on the wall. What a great accessory for a modernist kitchen.
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Pair of MCM Teak Salt and Pepper Shakers with Box by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk
By Jens Quistgaard, Dansk
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of MCM teak salt and pepper shakers with original box by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk, circa 1970s. The set are in very good vintage co...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Teak
$220 Sale Price / set
20% Off
midcentury SCHRAMBERG MAIOLICA box Barbotine FISH TUREEN TERRINE handpainted
Located in Landshut, BY
midcentury
SCHRAMBERG MAIOLICA
Barbotine
FISH TUREEN TERRINE
handpainted
Design Period 1955 to 1965
Production Period around 1960
Country of Manufacture Germany
H / height: 11cm both ~ Gew. / weight: 2950grs
DM / diameter casserole : 30 cm x 15cm x 11cm high ~ 19cm with its lid
MARKED: Schramberger Majolikafabrik 5624
:-: fair condition with some very small chips (see photos)
- Considering the sensitive material I would even say it is in good condition
-- let´s call it charming vintage :-:
To ensure a safe arrival, this item is packed in super-safe packaging.
(up to 10 Kg)
SMF SCHRAMBERG was originally founded in 1820 as Faist'sche Steingutfabrik by the stoneware expert Isidor Faist on the site of the abandoned Schramberg castle. By 1829, Faist and his factory had gained such a good reputation that Baron Ferdinand von Uechtritz became his partner under the new name of Steingut- und Majolikafabrik Uechtritz & Faist. With the Baron's financial support, the partners were able to build a new factory behind the castle, which dramatically increased production. By the 1860s, the company had a permanent workforce of 100 and an impressive number of almost 6,000 homeworkers (decorators, etc.), mainly children and women. From 1882, Faist began taking orders from Villeroy & Boch, who eventually bought the Schramberg pottery in 1883 and continued to operate it as a V&B subsidiary until the early 20th century. In 1911, several of the factory buildings had to be demolished to make way for the local railway, which drastically reduced production and caused Villeroy & Boch to lose interest in the site, which they sold to brothers Moritz and Leopold Meyer in 1912. It was the Meyers who introduced the "SMF" trademark and eventually gave the company its permanent name, Schramberger Majolika-Fabrik. In 1918 the company was transformed from a sole proprietorship to a limited liability company and the transformation was complete.
The Meyer brothers were always on the lookout for new talent, and many famous artists joined the factory or contributed designs in the years that followed. Their decorative ceramics, stylized in vibrant colours, attracted much attention in the 1920s.
Eva Stricker-Zeisel was a prominent designer for the company from 1928 to 1930. Her designs were strongly influenced by the Bauhaus movement and her modern form and decoration designs gave an avant-garde look to part of the production programme. As well as designing the shapes, Eva Zeisel also supplied the intended decorations for the pieces, although the decoration department often adapted her decorations to shapes for which they were not intended. They would even use them on shapes other than those designed by Zeisel and apply decors not designed by her to her shapes. This particularly happened with the very popular 'Mondrian' pattern, which often appeared on non-Zeisel shapes. The factory continued to produce Zeisel's designs for some time after her departure, but she sometimes felt that the designs were not exactly as she had intended.
With the economic crisis of the early 1930s, the focus of production shifted to tableware and utilitarian ceramics, until the Nazis forced Moritz and Leopold Meyer to sell the factory in 1938 as part of the forced aryanisation of the German state. Both emigrated to England with their families during the war, but in 1949 Peter Meyer...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Maiolica
Boxed Helmut Alder Amboss 2050 Carving Knives and Fork, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful midcentury Austrian carving set, consisting of caring knive, a meat knive and a fork in its original award-winning handmade wooden box....
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Steel, Stainless Steel
Boxed Amboss Mid-Century 6 Knives And 6 Forks, Flatware Cutlery, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A set of six small modernist forks and knives in their original boxes. Executed in the 1950s by Amboss Austria. Made of stainless steel with beautiful teak wooden handles. Originally produced as fruit knives and forks...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Oversized Vintage Magnum French Peugeot Chrome Salt Pepper Mill
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
In 1874, at the height of the golden age of gastronomy, Peugeot created its very first pepper mill, model Z. This oversized fine piece adorned the tables of the grandest of banquets,...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Blue and Green Restaurantware Stoneware Dinner Plates, Set of 4
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A set of four stoneware restaurantware plates. Each plate is glazed in white, with either a blue or green border around the rim. (Two blue, and two green) Marked at bottom: stoneware...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
$160 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Hand Painted Glass Jug from '70s
Located in Premariacco, IT
Carafe from the 70s in hand painted glass with floral decorations and stopper.
Particular and scenographic to be placed inside a showcase or on a s...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Art Glass
Group of Three 20th Century Art Pottery Pieces
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A Group of Three 20th Century Art Pottery Pieces,
From left: Bottle vase inspired by Shoji Hamada and Bernard Leach. Thick crimson "orange peel" glaze, accentuated light rust edges, pooling at the foot, 20th Century, Unmarked. The bottle measures 10 3/8"-inches high x 5 3/4"-inches wide x 3 1/4"-inches deep.
2nd) A German Art Nouveau (Jugendstil) vase with two sweeping handles, Circle of Richard...
Category
Early 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Pottery
Decorative Bulldog Glazed Ceramic and Leather Sculpture Cookie Jar, 1960s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Decorative bulldog glazed ceramic and leather sculpture cookie jar, 1960s
The head is Ceramic glazed the body ceramic and leather with paint.
It can also function as Cookie Jar o...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Leather, Ceramic
Mid-Century Style Sterling Silver Condiments Set in Original Fitted Box, Asprey
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century Modern style sterling silver condiments set in original box, consisting of a pair of salt and pepper shakers, an open mustard cellar and a matching mustard spoon, London, year hallmarked for 1971, Asprey and Company...
Category
1970s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Painted steel "Veuve Clicquot" double magnum Champagne cooler
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Painted steel "Veuve Clicquot" double magnum Champagne cooler, France, 1980s.
Elegant Champagne Chiller made in France in the 1980s from painted steel. The La Grande Dame ice box wa...
Category
1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Steel
Jens Harald Quistgaard Minimalist Stainless Steel Salt & Pepper Shakers
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Stylish torpedo shaped salt and pepper shakers in stainless steel. Designed by IHQ - Jens Harald Quistgaard for his own company Dansk Design during the 1960s.
Measurements: H: 12...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Carl Aubock Bar Set Brass Coin Bottle Opener and Bottle Stopper, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful "Emperor Carl VI" coin bottle opener and bottle stopper, designed and executed by Carl Aubock in the 1950s. In very condition with marginal patina.
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
Fruit Knives with Bakelite Stand by Otto Hammesfahr
Located in Wien, AT
Fruit knives with stand by Otto Hammesfahr.
Original condition.
Six pieces of knives
one stand.
Category
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Mid Century Modern Vintage Solid Brass Nutcracker Austria 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage nut cracker from solid brass designed and executed Austria 1950s.
Amazing simple design in great execution highlights t...
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Brass
Set of 10, Imperial Stone Faux Malachite Placemats, Acrylic, Signed
By Imperial Stone
Located in New York, NY
Set of ten, Imperial Stone faux malachite placemats, acrylic, signed. Glam octagonal acrylic placemats with white felt backs. Signed with the manuf...
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Resin
$2,600 Sale Price / set
50% Off
Copper and brass Hand Dinner Bell vienna around 1960s
Located in Wien, AT
Copper and brass Hand Dinner Bell vienna around 1960s
Original condition
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Brass, Copper
Palm Tree Gold-Plated Demitasse Spoons, Set of 6 (Japan)
Located in Round Top, TX
A delightful set of six new, unused demitasse spoons from Japan, each exquisitely crafted and adorned with delicate, impressed palm tree motifs. These charming spoons bring an air of...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Gold Plate, Stainless Steel
Set of Salt and Pepper Shaker with Stand Swan-Shaped, France, Mid-century
Located in Labrit, Landes
French set of salt and pepper shaker on its stand. The glass salt and pepper shaker are into swans.
Chrome, teak and glass,
French, cir...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Chrome
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
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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