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Tableware For Sale
Vintage by 1847 Rogers Silverplate Flatware Set for 8 Service 81 Pieces Grapes
Located in Big Bend, WI
Vintage by 1847 Rogers silver plate flatware set, 81 pieces. This highly collectable pattern features a grape motif. This set includes:
8...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set of 3 Postmodern Sugar and Milk Tray by Micheal Graves for Alessi, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern Italian Sugar and Milk Tray by Micheal Graves for Alessi, 1980s, Set of 3, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1980 to 1989 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional i...
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Tableware
Materials
Metal
Pagoda by Hempel and Kaltenbach 800 Silver Flatware Set Service 75 Pcs Polish
By Klaus Hempel, H. Kaltenbach
Located in Big Bend, WI
Pagoda by Bracia Hempel (Polish) and Otto Kaltenbach (German) .800 Silver flatware set of 75 pieces. This pattern is similar to Pyramid. This set inclu...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Silver
Augusta Glasses - Set of four
By Akua Objects
Located in København K, DK
4 pieces handcrafted Venetian Glassware
Made in Murano
For a whimsical burst of colour and excitement to grace any table setting, perfect for serving water, wine or lemonade
The ...
Category
2010s Italian Tableware
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$663 / set
20th Century French Tray
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite early 20th-century painted sheet metal tray is a beautiful example of vintage decorative artistry. Featuring a delicately hand-painted floral design, the centerpiece s...
Category
20th Century French Tableware
Materials
Sheet Metal
Judaica by Gorham Sterling Silver Challah Set 2pc Fitted Box #20 Date 1872 #6046
By Gorham
Located in Big Bend, WI
Judaica by Gorham
Outstanding Judaica Gorham sterling silver two-piece set featuring a plate and a Challah knife with applied gold wheat and grapes wi...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Fin Trivet / Tray from Souda, Anodized Black, in Stock
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Made using a manufacturing process utilized for railways, medical devices, and electronics, the Fin Trivets bring an Industrial touch to your tabletop. Both durable and multifunction...
Category
2010s Chinese Modern Tableware
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
$21 Sale Price / item
65% Off
Rose by Stieff Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 24 Pieces Repousse
Located in Big Bend, WI
Rose by Stieff repoussed sterling silver flatware set of 24 pieces. Great starter set! This set includes:
Six knives, 8 7/8",
six forks, 6 7/8",
six ...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Cypress Sterling Silver Dinner Knife 014
By Tias Eckhoff
Located in Hellerup, DK
Georg Jensen dinner knife with sterling silver handle and stainless steel blade, item 014 in the Cypress pattern, design #99 by Tias Eckhoff. Norwegian designer Tias Eckhoff’s Cypres...
Category
20th Century Danish Modern Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Georg Jensen Mitra Stainless Flatware Dinner Service for 12, 68 Pcs
By Georg Jensen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
This dinner service was Georg Jensen's first set in stainless steel. It was designed in 1941 by Gundorph Albertus (1887-1970). Stainless steel was chosen due to the lack of silver during the Second World War. The name Mitra derives from the headware/hat of a Bishop (mitres-s) and resembles its distinct shape.
68 pcs of flatware dinner service...
Category
1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
$2,252 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Feather Edge by CJ Vander Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service Dinner 76 Pcs
By C.J. Vander
Located in Big Bend, WI
Rare dinner size "Feather Edge" by CJ Vander English sterling silver flatware set, 76 pieces. This set includes:
12 dinner size knives, 9 7/8"
12 dinner size forks, 8"
12 luncheon /...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Levesley Brothers Sheffied England Silver Plate Celluloid Fish Serving S
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique English Levesley Bros silverplate fork and knife fish carving set featuring celluloid handles and velvet lined case.
Dimensions:
Chest - 13....
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Tableware
Materials
Metal
$409 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Tulipe Tulip by Boulenger French 950 Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set 214 pc
Located in Big Bend, WI
Tulipe - A pattern with exceptional refinement, produced by Charles Boulenger & Cie. This Art Nouveau pattern with flowing floral and foliate decoration, was exhibited at the 1903 Be...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vereco, France, a Set of Eight Water Glasses in Blue Art Glass, Approx, 1970s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Vereco, France, a set of eight water glasses in blue art glass.
Approx. 1970s.
In perfect condition.
Marked.
Dimensions: H 9.0 x D 7.5 cm.
Category
1970s French Vintage Tableware
Materials
Art Glass
$280 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Iron Age by Michael Aram Black Oxidized Stainless Steel Flatware Set 31 Pcs
By Michael Aram
Located in Big Bend, WI
Iron Age by Michael Aram
“Flatware that's not flat: Design and Production of innovative Table cutlery, 1890-2015” By William P. Hood Jr. & Phil Dreis. (Not pictured in the book)...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Botanica Hand-Painted Ceramic Dessert Plates - Set of 6, Made in Italy
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Bring the beauty of nature to your table with our Botanical Plate Set, featuring a variety of unique designs. Each plate showcases a hand-painted border and a central botanical motif...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Richard Ginori Brown & Gold Trimmed Dinnerware Service Of 93 Pieces
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Richard Ginori Brown and Gold Trimmed Dinnerware Service Of 93 Pieces.
Richard Ginori Dining & Coffee Porcelain Set "Contessa" Pattern, Italy.
Richard Ginori porcelain dinnerware ser...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Gold
Twenty-Two Piece Set of Sterling Silver and Ebony "Contrast" Flatware by Lunt
By Lunt Silver
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous twenty-two piece set of sterling silver and ebony nylon "Contrast" flatware by Lunt Silver Co.., circa 1950s. The set is in very good vintage condition and is stamped on the...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Japanese Meiji Period Cloissoné Charger, Bowl or Platter
Located in Miami, FL
Antique Japanese Meiji Cloisonne Charger, Bowl or Platter,
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Cloisonne Charger
A fine Japanese Meiji style charger, platter or bowl. This large clois...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Tableware
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Designer Mixed Stainless Steel Flatware Set #4 Service 62 Pieces Modern Unused
Located in Big Bend, WI
Fabulous high quality Modern designer patterns in a unique mixed stainless steel flatware service for 12 - 62 pieces total.
This s...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Chinese Mandarin Palette tankard / mug in polychrome enamels, c. 1815
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Mandarin Palette mug in polychrome enamels with gilt highlights and twisted strap handle. The exterior is handsomely painted in the famille rose colors of a continuous courtly scene ...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Old Colonial by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 64 pcs Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Lavishly decorated, Old Colonial's graceful curves descend along a beaded handle and meet a fluted bowl. Representing the height of the silversmiths craft, Old Colonial is a peerless...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Francis I Flatware, Service for 12
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The famous Francis I by Reed and Barton! This pattern is considered one of the finest sterling patterns of all times. The beauty and quality is legendary. The cluster of fruit in the...
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
$7,200 / set
Jens Quistgaard Teak Salt and Pepper Mill for Dansk Designs
By Dansk, Jens Quistgaard
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Vintage salt and pepper mill designed by renowned Scandinavian designer Jens Quistgaard for Dansk. Crafted from premium quality teak wood, this s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Tableware
Materials
Teak
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver 925s Small Oval Candy Bowl Made After 1945
By Georg Jensen
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Candy bowl/centerpiece from Georg Jensen Silver Copenhagen.
Small oval bowl made of sterling silver 925s with stamp from the period after 1945
Very nice vintage condition.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Dotty Serving Platter in Terracotta, Ceramics
By Louise Roe
Located in London, GB
Rustic and full of charm, our Dotty collection is handmade in Southern Italy. Inspired by an antique terracotta fragment found by Louise on her travels, shop the full dinnerware coll...
Category
2010s Italian Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
French 950 Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 175 Pieces in Large Fitted Chest
Located in Big Bend, WI
Outstanding monumental French 950 silver dinner size high quality Louis XV style Flatware set - 175 pieces. This set includes:
12 Dinner Size Knives, pointed, 9 7/8"
12 Large Dinner Size Forks, 8 1/4"
12 Luncheon Knives, pointed, 8 1/4"
12 Luncheon Forks, 7"
12 Teaspoons, 5"
11 Place Soup Spoons, 7 1/8"
12 Demitasse Spoons, 4 3/8"
12 Fish Forks, 3-tine, 7 1/8"
11 Fish Knives, flat handle all-sterling, 8 1/4"
11 Dinner Spoons, 8 1/4"
11 Pastry Forks, 3-tine, 5 5/8"
11 Ice Cream Spoons, gold-washed, 5 1/4"
12 Oyster Forks, 5 1/8"
1 Large Vegetable Spoon, 10"
1 Berry Spoon, 8 1/4"
1 Fish Serving Fork, 3-tine, 9 1/2"
1 Fish Servers, flat handle all-sterling, 10 3/4"
1 Oyster Ladle, 9 1/2"
1 Gravy Ladle, 6 7/8"
1 Large Cold Meat Fork, 10"
1 Flat Handle Master Butter, 6 5/8"
1 Hollow Handle Master Butter, all-sterling, 8"
1 Salad Set, gold-washed, all-sterling, 9 1/2"
1 Pie Server, flat handle all-sterling, 10 1/2"
1 Soup Ladle, 12"
1 Roast Carving Set, 2-pc, 12 1/2"
1 Lamb Shank holder w/stainless implement, 8 1/2"
1 Sugar Tong, 5 1/4"
1 Cheese Knife w/stainless blade, 8"
1 Sugar Sifter Ladle, gold-washed, 6 1/2"
1 Tea Caddy Spoon, 5 5/8"
1 Sardine Fork, 5 3/4"
1 Petit Four Server...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Art Deco Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Paramount by Kirk Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 40 Pieces Modern
By Kirk-Stieff
Located in Big Bend, WI
Fabulous Paramount by Kirk sterling silver flatware set of 40 pieces. This modern design is based on the city skyline and architecture (see copy of original advertisement for this pa...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique American Sterling Silver & Crystal Mustard Pot w/ Spoon, Circa 1890-1900
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique American Sterling Silver & Crystal Mustard Pot with Spoon, Circa 1890-1900.
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Tableware
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Chrysanthemum by Durgin Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 300 Pieces Massive
Located in Big Bend, WI
One of Durgin's most popular and beautiful patterns is "Chrysanthemum". The design is of leaves and chrysanthemum buds and blooms on the front. The back displays two chrysanthemums in bloom among leaves and buds. The chrysanthemum flowers flow down beautifully onto the tines, bowls and serving areas of many of the pieces.
Chrysanthemum by Durgin...
Category
1890s American Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Carl Aubock Mid-Century Brass and Leather Nutcracker, Vienna, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful Modernist brass nutcracker designed and executed by Werkstätte Carl Aubock in the 1950s. In good condition with charming patina. Marked.
Category
20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
Sunset by Allan Adler Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service 40 pieces Dinner
By Allan Adler
Located in Big Bend, WI
Alan W. Adler (May 8, 1916 - December 3, 2002) His clean, unadorned and well-crafted style was strongly influenced by the traditional work of early American silversmiths and the con...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique La Porcelain Limousine Limoges France 48pc Porcelain China Set
Located in Dayton, OH
Exquisite antique 48 piece set of French La Porcelain Limousine Limoges porcelain dinnerware. Features a band of weaving blue flowering vi...
Category
Early 20th Century Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
$822 Sale Price / set
30% Off
WMF Rare Art Nouveau Silver Plated Cutlery Set for 24 Persons
Located in London, GB
An extremely rare WMF silver plated cutlery set for 18 persons, comprising approximately 256 pieces.
Housed in its original Art Nouveau cabinet with silver plated organic stylised mounts, this remarkable ensemble retains the complete original Art Nouveau cutlery...
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
Richard Ginori Burnt Orange Contessa Extensive Dinnerware Service Of 141 Pieces
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Richard Ginori extensive dinnerware service Contessa rust red pattern dinnerware service . Pattern having a burnt orange and double gilt gold and black trim decorated design on white...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Gold
Royal Danish by International Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set 62 Pcs Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Royal Danish by International dinner size sterling silver flatware set, 62 pieces. This set includes:
12 dinner knives, 9 3/4",
12 dinner forks, 7 3/4",
12 salad forks, 6 3/8",
...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Deco Cleaning Set Vienna 1920s
Located in Čelinac, BA
Art Deco Cleaning Set Vienna 1920s
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
$260 / set
Silver Flutes by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 58 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Silver Flutes by Towle sterling silver flatware set, 58 pieces. This set includes:
12 knives, 9 5/8",
12 forks, 7 3/4",
12 salad forks, 7",
12 teaspoons, 5 3/4",
one gravy ladl...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
V. Nason & C. Murano Glass Coaster Set of 7 Vintage
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
Elegant and rare set of seven colorful Murano glass coasters by V. Nason & C., Italy, circa 1980s. 6 regular coasters and one larger one, that ca...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Murano Glass
Carl Aubock II Rare Salt and Pepper Shakers, Walnut & Horn, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A wonderful and rare pair of Midcentury modern minimalism salt and pepper shakers from the 1950s. Designed and manufactured by Werkstatte Carl Aubock Vienna. The drop shaped shakers ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Wood
Prelude by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 50 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Prelude by International sterling silver flatware set. This set includes:
Eight knives, 9 1/4",
eight forks, 7 1/4...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
20th Century, Gio Ponti for Arthur Krupp Cutlery Set "Bear Line"
Located in Turin, Turin
An eclectic personality, from his early days he was active in the fields of architecture, painting, graphics and set design. He graduated in architecture from the Milan Polytechnic i...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
English King by Tiffany & Co Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 69 pcs Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
ENGLISH KING (c. 1885)
Patterns similar to our English King were first used in France and England late in the eighteenth century and have remained among the most popular styles for ...
Category
Early 20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Champlain Flatware
Located in Brooklyn, NY
For those who don’t like too much work on their silver but don’t want it looking like stainless steel, this pattern is a nice medium. Just a little work in the center and a little mo...
Category
1910s American Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
$4,800 / set
Extensive 159 Piece Richard Ginori Contessa Porcelain Dinner and Tea Service
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Contessa Brown
by RICHARD GINORI 1735
An exceptional and comprehensive porcelain dinner and tea service by Richard Ginori 1735, in the elegant and now-discontinued “Contessa Brown”...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Gold
Crystal by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 54 Pcs Modern
Located in Big Bend, WI
Mid-Century Modern Crystal by International sterling silver flatware set of 54 pieces. This set includes:
12 knives, 9 1/4".
12 forks, 7 1/2".
12 salad forks, 7".
12 teaspoons, 6 1/...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Laureate by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 71 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Heirloom quality Laureate by Towle sterling silver flatware set - 71 pieces, circa 1968. This set includes:
12 knives, 8 7/8"
12 forks, 7 3/8"
12 salad forks, 6 5/8"
12 teaspoons, 6...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Big Vases Wmf, German, 1910 in Silver Plated, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
2 Vases WMF
Signs:
Page: 371 in the Book – Art Nouveau Domestic Metalwork from WMF Wurttembergische Metallwarenfabrik: The English Catalogue 1906 Hardcover.
WMF G: Introduces on ...
Category
1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Tableware
Materials
Metal
Shell & Thread by Tiffany Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 141 pcs Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Shell & Thread was first introduced by Tiffany in 1905. Its design is typical of patterns made in England during the long reign of King George III. The raised-border edges, which acc...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Colonial by Tiffany Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 184 Pcs Fitted Chest
Located in Big Bend, WI
Outstanding Colonial by Tiffany & Co. sterling silver Flatware set in large vintage Tiffany fitted chest -184 Pieces. This set includes:
18 din...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
21st Century Steel Thermal Carafe Style with Grey Cover Handcrafed in Italy
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
A lavish leather dress decorated with laser cuts beautifully finishes our "Style" thermal carafe.
Thanks to the practical zip the cover is easily rem...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Rock Handmade Ceramic Coffee Mugs - Set of 2 - Black & White Splatterware
By OWO Ceramics
Located in Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, AR
Beautifully handmade ceramic mugs designed to enhance the lovely experience of drinking well-made coffee.
Beautiful to look at and highly functional, each handmade pottery mug is in...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Tableware
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Clay
Set of 2 Postmodern Flash One Series Milk and Sugar Pot by Dorothy Hafner, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern Flash One Series Milk and Sugar Pot by Dorothy Hafner for Rosenthal, 1980s, Set of 2, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1980 to 1989 This piece has an attribution mark.
A...
Category
20th Century German Post-Modern Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Limoges 34 Pieces Tableware in Very Fine Porcelain by GOA
Located in Paris, FR
Limoges porcelain tableware by GOA. Very white fine porcelain decorated with small roses and basket weave motif with a gold rim.
Dinner plates (25 cm) - 12x
Soup plates (25 cm) - 9x...
Category
20th Century French Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Prince’s Lenox Wedding China Set
Located in New Orleans, LA
Prince’s Custom Wedding China Set
Lenox
Crafted 1996
Created for one of the most iconic figures in music history, this rare Lenox china set was custom...
Category
Late 20th Century American Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Silver Plumes by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 50 Pcs Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Dinner size silver plumes by Towle sterling silver flatware set, 50 pieces. This set includes:
8 dinner size knives, 9 5/8"
8 dinner size forks, 8"
8 sa...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Tapio Wirkkala for Rosenthal Austria "Composition S" by Rostfrei Satin 40 Piece
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Tapio Wirkkala Rostfrei Solingen "Composition S" for Rosenthal made in Austria 40 Piece Satin Stainless Steel Flatware Set. Service for 8 plus a storage box. Presents like it was n...
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Georg Jensen Bernadotte Sterling Silverware Service for 12
Located in Hellerup, DK
A full Georg Jensen sterling silverware service for twelve in the iconic Bernadotte-pattern, designed by Sigvard Bernadotte in 1938. This pattern, embodying an Art Deco/Functionalist...
Category
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Imperial Collection Of Faberge Bristol Wine Decanter, Style #540-68 NIB
By Fabergé
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Imperial Collection of Faberge Bristol wine decanter, style -#540-68, cut crystal, narrow neck ending in a bulbous body, oblong stopper, etched manufacturer's mark on collar.
Dimens...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Slovenian Hollywood Regency Tableware
Materials
Crystal
"Shaggy Barking Dog" Silver Plated Figural Victorian Napkin Ring by Pairpoint Co
Located in Incline Village, NV
Dog lovers are sure to enjoy the Victorian ring known as "Shaggy Barking Dog" and memorialized as Plate 32 on page 20 in Gottschalk and Sandra Whitson book "Figural Napkin Rings publ...
Category
1880s American Victorian Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
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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