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Tableware For Sale
Period: 1950s
Period: 1920s
Afterglow by Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 78 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Large Afterglow by Oneida sterling silver Flatware set for 12 - 78 Pieces. This set includes: 12 knives, 8 3/4". 12 forks, 7 1/8". 12 salad forks, 6 7/8". 12 teaspoons, 6". 12 flat ...
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1950s Vintage Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Monica Bratt for Reijmyre, Twelve Liqueur Glasses in Red Mouth Blown Art Glass
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Monica Bratt for Reijmyre. Twelve liqueur glasses in red mouth-blown art glass, 1950s. Measures: 12.5 x 6 cm. In excellent condition.
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware

Materials

Blown Glass

Evald Nielsen Number 25 Dinner Fork and Tablespoon in Silver, 1920s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Evald Nielsen Number 25 dinner fork and a tablespoon in silver. 1920s. Spoon length: 21.3 cm. Stamped. In excellent condition. Our skilled Georg Jensen silver / jeweler can polis...
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1920s Danish Vintage Tableware

Materials

Silver

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...
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1950s Vintage Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

1950s Scandinavian Sea Anemone Forms Salt Pepper Sugar Stig Lindberg Gustavsberg
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Rare museum worthy biomorphic pure white 'bone china' salt, pepper, and sugar/cinnamon shakers. Measures: Salt and pepper diameter 1.25 x height: 3 in. Sugar shaker diameter 1.7...
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

Willow by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 8 Set 43 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Willow by Gorham sterling silver flatware set, 43 pieces. This set includes: Eight knives, 9 1/4". Eight forks, 7 1/2". Eight salad forks, 7". Eight teaspoons, 6". Eight place soup ...
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1950s Vintage Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Celeste by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service, 79 Pieces, Modern
Located in Big Bend, WI
Mid-Century Modern Celeste by Gorham, circa 1956 sterling silver flatware set of 79 pieces. This set includes: 12 knives, 9 3/8". 12 forks, 7 1/2". 12 salad forks, 7 1/8". 12 teaspo...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Tara by Reed and Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 57 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Beautiful Tara by Reed & Barton sterling silver flatware set - 57 pieces. This set includes:   12 knives, 9" 12 forks, 7 1/2" 12 salad forks, 6 1/2" 12 teaspoons, 6" 1 gravy ladle, ...
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1950s Vintage Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Evald Nielsen Number 14 Lunch Service in Hammered Silver for Five People
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Evald Nielsen number 14 lunch service in hammered silver for five people, 1920s. Consisting of five lunch knives, five lunch forks and five lunch spoons. Lunch knife length: 21 cm....
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1920s Danish Vintage Tableware

Materials

Silver

1958Italian Gio Ponti Flatware Sculptural Diamond Single Spoon by Reed & Barton
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Italian Gio Ponti 1958 design flatware stainless steel sculptural diamond single spoon by Reed & Barton. Maker stamped Measures: 6" L x 1 1/2" W x 1/2" H Original preowned vintage it...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware

Materials

Stainless Steel

Rhapsody by International Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 12 Set 51 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Rhapsody by International sterling silver Flatware set - 51 pieces. This set includes: Measure: 12 knives, 9 1/4 12 forks, 7 1/4" 12 salad f...
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1950s Vintage Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Vintage Hybrid Fork-Knives in Brass and Resin, Eskildtuna, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Rare complete set of so-called fork-knives in brass and black resin. The third spike of the fork doubles as a knife. The original intension was in regards to consuming cake and pastr...
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1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware

Materials

Brass

Silver Plated Figural Chicken Napkin Ring, American, circa 20th Century
Located in Incline Village, NV
Listed is a silver plated figural napkin ring that I have not seen before and is unmarked. I do not think it is from the Victorian era, but I do believe it was manufactured and somew...
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1920s American Victorian Vintage Tableware

Materials

Silver Plate

Set of 8 Majolica Knife Rests with Fishs Vallauris, circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
A set of 8 rests knife with fishes in the original box, circa 1950 attributed to Vallauris.
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware

Materials

Ceramic

Tara by Reed and Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 56 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Beautiful Tara by Reed and Barton sterling silver flatware set - 56 pieces. This set includes: 8 knives, 9 1/8" 8 forks, 7 3/8" 8 salad forks, 6 5/8" 8 teaspoons, 6" 8 place soup sp...
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1950s Vintage Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Evald Nielsen Number 3 Teaspoon in Silver, 1920s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Evald Nielsen number 3 teaspoon in silver. 1920s. Measure: Length: 11.7 cm. Stamped. In excellent condition. Our skilled Georg Jensen silver / jeweler can polish all silver and g...
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1920s Danish Art Nouveau Vintage Tableware

Materials

Silver

Carl Aubock Triangular Walnut Cutting Board with Wickerwork Handle Knife, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful triangular cutting board and knife, designed and executed in the 1950s by Carl Aubock. Made of walnut and leather. The knife is manufactured by Amboss Austria and fully m...
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware

Materials

Steel

French Scroll by Alvin Sterling Silver Flatware Set for Eight Service 33 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Lovely French Scroll by Alvin sterling silver Flatware set - 33 pieces. This set includes: Eight knives, 8 7/8". Eight forks, 7 1/4". Eight sal...
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1950s Vintage Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Ridgeway Blue Willow 19 Piece Serving Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This serving set has a large serving or vegetable bowl. There are six soup or serving bowls. There are six cereal bowls and six desert plates. There is a ...
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1920s English Country Vintage Tableware

Materials

Pottery

Evald Nielsen Number 14 Small Fish Knife in Hammered Silver, Dated 1928
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Evald Nielsen number 14 small fish knife in hammered silver. Dated 1928. Measure: Length: 15.7 cm. Stamped. In excellent condition. Our skilled Georg Je...
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1920s Danish Vintage Tableware

Materials

Silver

Midcentury Cheese Slicer, Designed by Janos Megyik for Amboss, Austria, 1950s
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.
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware

Materials

Stainless Steel

Vintage Lunch Knives by Kay Bojesen for USC Copenhagen, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A set of 8 stainless steel and black resin dinner/lunch knives. Designed by Kay Bojesen and manufactured by United Steel Company in Denmark during the 1950s. During this period KB wo...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware

Materials

Stainless Steel

24 Pc Barovier Hand Blown Venetian "French Blue" Stemware Service for 12
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This beautiful handblown Venetian stemware service for 12 in "French Blue" and gold was made by Barovier. The quilted optic bowl and foot, add an extra element of design with connectors comprised of clear figural grapes with gold leaf inclusions. The tall goblets are perfect as water or wine goblets and the champagne coupes are also perfect as footed desserts coupes...
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1920s Italian Other Vintage Tableware

Materials

Glass

Evald Nielsen Number 14 Lunch Fork in Hammered Silver, 1920s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Evald Nielsen number 14 lunch fork in hammered silver, 1920s. Measures: Length 17.7 cm. Stamped. In excellent condition. Our skilled Georg Jensen silversmith / jeweler can polish...
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1920s Danish Vintage Tableware

Materials

Silver

Evald Nielsen Number 14 Dinner Fork in Hammered Silver, 1920s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Evald Nielsen number 14 dinner fork in hammered silver, 1920s. Measures: Length 21 cm. Stamped. In excellent condition. Our skilled Georg Jensen silversmith / goldsmith can polis...
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1920s Danish Vintage Tableware

Materials

Silver

Old Danish Dinner Silver Cutlery for Six People, a Total of 18 Pieces, 1920s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Old Danish dinner silver cutlery for six people. A total of 18 pieces 1920s. The set consists of six spoons, six forks, six knives. Marked : J. Jensen, with three towers (0.830). ...
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1920s Danish Art Deco Vintage Tableware

Lily of the Valley by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 85 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Lily of the valley by Gorham sterling silver flatware set, 85 pieces. This set includes: 12 knives, 8 7/8", 12 forks, 7", 12 salad forks, 6 3/8", 12 teaspoons, 5 3/4", 12 cream...
Category

1950s Vintage Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Four Evald Nielsen Number 14 Small Lunch Knives in Hammered Silver
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Four Evald Nielsen number 14 small lunch knives in hammered silver and stainless steel, 1920s. Measure: Length: 18 cm. Stamped. In excellent condition. Our skilled Georg Jensen s...
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1920s Danish Vintage Tableware

Materials

Silver, Stainless Steel

Four Evald Nielsen Number 14 Small Lunch Knives in Hammered Silver
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Four Evald Nielsen number 14 small lunch knives in hammered silver and stainless steel, 1920s. Measures: Length 18 cm. Stamped. In excellent condition. Our skilled Georg Jensen s...
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1920s Danish Art Deco Vintage Tableware

Materials

Stainless Steel, Silver

Hertha Baller Pipe Holder, Vienna, circa 1950s 'Marked'
Located in Wien, AT
Hertha Baller pipe holder, Vienna, circa 1950s (Marked) Original condition.
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware

Materials

Brass

Three Evald Nielsen Number 14 Lobster Forks in Hammered Silver, 1920s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Three Evald Nielsen number 14 lobster forks in hammered silver, 1920s. Measures: Length: 19 cm. In excellent condition. Our skilled Georg Jensen silversmith / goldsmith can polish...
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1920s Danish Vintage Tableware

Materials

Silver

Vicke Lindstrand for Uppsala Ekeby, Sauce Boat on Saucer in Glazed Stoneware
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Vicke Lindstrand for Uppsala Ekeby. Sauce boat on a saucer in glazed stoneware. Beautiful yellow glaze, 1950s. Measures: 16.5 x 8.5 cm. Stamped. In excellent condition.
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware

Materials

Stoneware

Art Deco Trinket in Bronze by Léon Hatot, ATO 1920s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Beautiful lidded jar in solid bronze with pure and simple Art Deco lines and organically shaped lid. Manufactured and designed by Leon Hatot, ATO in France during the 1930s. It is st...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Tableware

Materials

Bronze

Evald Nielsen Number 14 Dinner Service in Hammered Silver for Four People
Located in Copenhagen, DK
In hammered silver for four people, 1920s. Consisting of four dinner knives, four dinner forks and four tablespoons. Dinner knife length: 24 cm. Stamped. In excellent condition. ...
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1920s Danish Art Deco Vintage Tableware

Materials

Silver

Evald Nielsen Number 14 Dinner Service in Hammered Silver for Six People
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Evald Nielsen number 14 dinner service in hammered silver for six people, 1920s. Consisting of six dinner knives, six dinner forks and six tablespoons. Lunch knife length: 24 cm. ...
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1920s Danish Vintage Tableware

Materials

Silver

Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Antique Sterling Silver Fish Service for Six
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver Old English pattern fish cutlery set for six persons made by Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co Ltd; an addition to our dining silverware collection. This fine antique George V sterling silver fish flatware...
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1920s English Other Vintage Tableware

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Old Colony by Watson Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 47 Pieces Pointed End
Located in Big Bend, WI
Old Colony by Watson circa 1922 sterling silver flatware set of 47 pieces. This set includes: Eight knives, 9". Eight forks, 7 1/4". Eight salad forks, 6". Eight teaspoons, 6". Eigh...
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1920s Vintage Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Rose Spray by Easterling Sterling Silver Flatware Set for Eight Service 72 Pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
Rose spray by Easterling sterling silver flatware set of 72 pieces. This set includes: Eight knives, 8 7/8". Eight forks, 7 1/4". Eight salad forks, 6 5/8". Eight teaspoons, 6". Eig...
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1950s American Vintage Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Big Art Deco Note Pad, circa 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Big Art Deco note pad, circa 1920s Brass polished and stove enameled Wood polished.
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1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Tableware

Materials

Brass

Melbourne by Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 52 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Beautiful Melbourne by Oneida sterling silver flatware set, 52 pieces. This set includes: Eight knives, 8 7/8". Eight forks, 7 1/4". Eight salad forks, 6 1/2". Eight teaspoons, 6". ...
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1950s Vintage Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Afterglow by Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 18 Service 94 Pieces Huge!
Located in Big Bend, WI
18 knives, 8 3/4". 18 forks, 7 1/8". 18 salad forks, 6 7/8". 18 teaspoons, 6". 18 cream soup spoons, 6 1/2". One gravy ladle, 6 3/8". One serving spoon, 8 1/8". One cold meat fork, 8...
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1950s Vintage Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Florentine Lace by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 75 Pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
Florentine Lace by Reed & Barton sterling dilver flatware set of 75 pieces. This set includes: 12 knives, 9", 12 forks, 7 3/8", 12 salad forks, 6 1...
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1950s Vintage Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Sterling Flatware Service for 18/5 piece Setting
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This complete set of sterling silver flatware is a Classic beauty. Tailored with very Fine detail, this set will never go out of style...
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1920s American Vintage Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Wedgwood by International Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 12 Set 91 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Wedgwood by International sterling Silver flatware set, 91 pieces. This set includes: 12 knives, 9" 12 forks, 7 1/4" 12 salad forks, 6 1/8" 12 teaspoons, 5 7/8" 12 flat handle butte...
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1920s Vintage Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Tara by Reed and Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 44 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Beautiful Tara by Reed & Barton sterling silver Flatware set - 44 pieces. This set includes: 8 knives, 9" 8 forks, 7 1/4" 8 salad forks, 6 1/2" 8 teaspoons, 6" 8 hollow handle butte...
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1950s Vintage Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Pair of Louis XVI Style Silver Plated Candlesticks, 1920s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Beautiful pair of Louis XVI style silver plated candlesticks from the 1920s. Two candleholder each. Flamme in the center. Nice quality.   
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1920s French Louis XVI Vintage Tableware

Materials

Silver Plate

Evald Nielsen Number 13 Jam Spoon in Hammered Silver, 830, Dated 1924
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Evald Nielsen number 13 jam spoon in hammered silver, 830. Dated 1924. Size: Length 14 cm. Stamped. In excellent condition. Our skilled Georg Jensen silversmith / jeweler can pol...
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1920s Danish Art Deco Vintage Tableware

Materials

Silver

William & Mary by Lunt Sterling Silver Flatware Set of 12 Service Huge
Located in Big Bend, WI
Huge William & Mary by Lunt sterling silver flatware set of 140 Pieces. This set includes: 12 dinner size knives, 9 1/2". 12 dinner size forks, 7 5/8". 12 knives, 8 7/8". 12 forks, ...
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1920s Vintage Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Angelique by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 51 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Angelique by International sterling silver flatware set - 51 pieces. This set includes: 12 knives, 9 1/4" 12 forks, 7 1/4" 12 salad forks, 6 5/8" 12 teaspoons, 6" One serving spoon,...
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1950s Vintage Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Evald Nielsen Number 13 Serving Spade in Hammered All Silver 830, Dated 1922
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Evald Nielsen number 13 serving spade in hammered all silver 830. Dated 1922. Length: 16.5 cm. Stamped. In excellent condition. Our skilled Georg Jensen silversmith / jeweler can...
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1920s Danish Art Deco Vintage Tableware

Materials

Silver

Evald Nielsen Number 13 Large Tablespoon in Hammered Silver, 830, Dated 1924
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Evald Nielsen number 13 large tablespoon in hammered silver, 830. Dated 1924. Measures: Length 21 cm. Stamped. In excellent condition. Our skilled Georg Jensen silversmith / jewe...
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1920s Danish Art Deco Vintage Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Esplanade by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 45 pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Esplanade by Towle sterling silver flatware set, 45 pieces. This set includes: 8 knives, 8 7/8" 8 forks, 7 1/4" 8 salad forks, 6 1/2" 8 teaspoons, 6" 8 place soup spoons, 6 3/4" 1 g...
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1950s American Vintage Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Set of Four of Dutch Silver Figural Salts and Peppers
Located in Montreal, QC
This amusing group, she in traditional costume, he defiantly standing with hands in pockets and elbows akimbo, were perhaps holiday souvenirs from the early part of the last century....
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1920s Dutch Vintage Tableware

Materials

Silver

Southwind by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 85 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Superb Southwind by Towle sterling silver flatware set of 85 pieces. This set includes: 12 knives, 8 7/8". 12 forks, 7 1/2". 12 salad forks, 6 5/8"...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Engagement by Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 51 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Lovely engagement by Oneida sterling silver flatware set, 51 pieces. This set includes: 12 knives, 8 7/8". 12 forks, 7 1/8". 12 salad ...
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1950s Vintage Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Evald Nielsen, Number 13, Twelve Large Teaspoons in Hammered Silver, 1920s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Evald Nielsen number 13. Twelve large teaspoons in hammered silver, 1920s. Measures: Length 14 cm. Stamped. In excellent condition. Our skilled Georg Jensen silversmith / jeweler...
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1920s Danish Art Deco Vintage Tableware

Materials

Silver

Florentine Lace by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set, 8 Service, 57 Pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
Florentine Lace by Reed & Barton sterling silver dinner and luncheon size flatware set of 59 pieces. This set includes: Eight dinner size knives, 9 1/2", eight dinner size forks, ...
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1950s Vintage Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

1950s Lacquered Serving Tray by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A turquoise lacquered wood tray with broad, indented handles.
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1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware

Materials

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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