Tableware
1890s American Antique Tableware
Sterling Silver
20th Century Spanish Victorian Tableware
Metal
1960s English George I Vintage Tableware
Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Other Tableware
Porcelain
1940s Vintage Tableware
Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tableware
Carrara Marble
1960s American Vintage Tableware
Sterling Silver
1960s American Vintage Tableware
Sterling Silver
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Ceramic, Majolica
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Porcelain
20th Century Tableware
Sterling Silver
1970s Philippine Bohemian Vintage Tableware
Shell, Coconut
Early 20th Century Tableware
Sterling Silver
20th Century Tableware
Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century American Renaissance Revival Tableware
Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century Tableware
Sterling Silver
1960s French Art Deco Vintage Tableware
Crystal
20th Century Tableware
Sterling Silver
20th Century French Hollywood Regency Tableware
Porcelain
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Tableware
Crystal, Silver Plate, Brass
2010s Italian Tableware
Ceramic
Late 19th Century Antique Tableware
Sterling Silver
2010s Portuguese Organic Modern Tableware
Ceramic, Stoneware
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Porcelain
Early 20th Century German Art Deco Tableware
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Tableware
Resin
Late 19th Century French Japonisme Antique Tableware
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary American Tableware
Glass
1960s Vintage Tableware
Sterling Silver
Height 58", Width 21 1/2", Depth 17 1/2".
The set consists of :-
11 large knives and 12 large forks.
11 smaller knives and 10 smaller forks.
12 large spoons and 12 smaller spoons.
12 Fish knives and 12 Fish forks.
10 teaspoons and 1 sugar sifting spoon.
12 knife rests.
2 salts with liner and 2 salt spoons.
1 carving knife and 1 carving fork.
1 large soup ladle and 1 gravy ladle.
1 large serving fish knife and 1 large serving fish fork.
1 large dessert serving spoon.
1 salad serving spoon with ebony spoon end
1 salad serving spoon with forked ebony spoon end.
See Grotkamp-Schepers, Barbara and Sanger, Reinhard W. 'Art Nouveau Knives, Forks and Spoons' Stuttgart 20001.p. 101, item 105 for this pattern.
See also Sotheby's 'Fine Decorative Arts from 1870', 5th October 2004, Lot 67, hammer price GBP 13,200 for a fitted canteen box...
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Tableware
Silver Plate
20th Century Tableware
Sterling Silver
2010s Mexican Modern Tableware
Resin
20th Century Tableware
Sterling Silver
1930s American Vintage Tableware
Sterling Silver
20th Century Tableware
Sterling Silver
20th Century Tableware
Silver
1850s Hungarian Antique Tableware
Silver
1970s French Space Age Vintage Tableware
Plastic
1910s British Neoclassical Vintage Tableware
Gold, Enamel
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Platinum
20th Century Tableware
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century Tableware
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century French Empire Tableware
Silver Plate
2010s South American Tableware
Blown Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Ceramic
1940s Vintage Tableware
Sterling Silver
Late 19th Century Antique Tableware
Stainless Steel
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware
Porcelain, Stoneware
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Earthenware
Mid-20th Century Tableware
Sterling Silver
1970s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Ceramic
20th Century Tableware
Sterling Silver
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Tableware
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Japanese Art Deco Tableware
Porcelain
20th Century Tableware
Sterling Silver
20th Century Tableware
Silver Plate
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Tableware
Fruitwood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Other Tableware
Porcelain
20th Century Unknown Modern Tableware
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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