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Tableware For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 1960s
Victorian Antique Sterling Silver Butter Dish, Sheffield 1874
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Sheffield in 1874 by Henry Wilkinson & Co., this attractive, Victorian, Antique glass & sterling silver butter dish, features...
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of English Victorian 19th Century Silver Serving Spoons with Glass Handles
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of English Victorian period fine silver serving spoons from the 19th century, with glass handles. Created in England during the reign of Queen Victoria, each of this pair of s...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver
Pair of Early Victorian Silver Salt Cellars, 1839
Located in London, GB
Pair of early Victorian antique silver salt cellars with circular melon fluted bodies, spreading circular bases and decorated with scroll a...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique Dutch Silver Locking Tea Caddy Circa 1807
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Dutch silver locking tea caddy; an addition to our silver teaware collection.
This fine Dutch silver antique tea caddy has a tapering ova...
Category
Early 1800s Dutch Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver
Rare Pair of Antique Silver Plated Spoon Warmers, Registered in 1875
Located in London, London
Made circa 1875, this very rare pair of antique silver plate spoon warmers, are wonderfully modelled as shells standing on naturalistic bases...
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
Bing & Grøndahl, a Set of Four Korinth Lunch Plates, Approx. 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Bing & Grøndahl, a set of four Korinth lunch plates.
Approx. 1960s.
Model number 326.
Marked.
In perfect condition.
First factory quality.
Dimensions: D 22.5 x H 2.5 cm.
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Royal Copenhagen Service No. 607, Six Porcelain Lunch Plates, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen service no. 607. Six porcelain lunch plates.
Gold border with foliage. Model number 607/9589.
Dated 1960s.
Diameter: 22 cm.
In excellent condition.
Stamped.
...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
11 Aesthetic Movement Minton Hand Painted Botanical Dessert Plates Butterflies
By Minton
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This set of 11 Minton hand painted dessert plates is a wonderful example of the artistry of the Aesthetic Movement. Dated 1881, these depict the combination of flowers and insects so...
Category
1880s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Design Style Sterling Silver Sugar Caster
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive vintage Elizabeth II English sterling silver sugar caster in the Design style; an addition to our silver teaware collection
This exceptional vi...
Category
1960s English Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Delta by Christofle France Stainless Steel Flatware Service Set 112 Pcs Acier
By Christofle
Located in Big Bend, WI
Delta by Christofle Acier France stainless steel flatware set with beautiful simple, modern design - 112 pieces. This set includes...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
18" Large Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Charger Flying Geese
Located in New York, NY
An antique Japanese copper interior plate or charger with cloisonne enamel design. Meiji period
The central part of the plate is decorated with a picture of ducks by the river among...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Tableware
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Incredible Pair of Victorian Sterling Silver Claret Jugs Made in London in 1889
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1889 by Edgar Finley & Hugh Taylor, this stunning pair of Antique Sterling Silver Claret Jugs, are ornate in design, featuring wonderful decoration to the sil...
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Italian Oval Brass Tray, 1960
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage brass oval tray made in Italy, 1960.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Brass
Robert Welch for Old Hall, Stainless Steel Wine Goblets, 1960s, Mid-Century
Located in London, GB
Robert Welch for Old Hall, 1960s
Set of 4 Wine goblets
Stainless steel
Good condition, two have light marks and signs of use, two appear to be unused.
Makers stamp to underside...
Category
1960s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Serving Dish in Crystal by Walther Glas, Germany, 1960-1970
Located in Herentals, BE
This remarkable serving dish has handles on both sides and is made of crystal with a granular, transparent structure and an orange-brown motif. The bottom of the serving dish is smooth. The serving bowl fits in with the brutalist movement of the 1960s and 1970s. The Walther Glas...
Category
1960s German Brutalist Vintage Tableware
Materials
Crystal
Victorian English Sterling Silver Cream Sugar Presentation Set
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver cream jug and sugar presentation set - boxed; an addition to our antique teaware collection.
This exc...
Category
1890s English Victorian Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica fruit plate in openwork porcelain. Dated 1968
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica fruit plate in openwork porcelain with hand-painted nuts and gold decoration.
Model number 429/3584. Dated 1968.
Diameter: 22.8 cm.
In excellent condit...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Excellent Silver Wine Jug & Matching Goblets in Oak Chest
By George Adams
Located in London, GB
Pair of Victorian silver wine goblets and matching silver wine jug, housed in their original blue velvet-lined oak case. This beautiful and elegant set is hand engraved in fine detai...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver
Robert Welch for Old Hall, 1962-4, Alveston Condiment Set, Super Set, Modernist
Located in London, GB
Robert Welch for Old Hall, 1962-4
'Alveston' condiment set
Stainless steel with black plastic inserts
Very good condition, with only light marks
Makers stamp to underside of ea...
Category
1960s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica Bouillon Cup with Saucer in Hand Painted Porcelain
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica bouillon cup with saucer in hand-painted porcelain with branch-shaped handles, flowers and gold decoration.
Provenance: Valdemars Castle
Model number...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Chinese Export Solid Silver Finger Bowl & Plate, Wang Hing, c. 1880
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique late-19th century Chinese export solid silver fruit bowl on plate, of exceptionally fine quality, intricately chased and embossed depicting a compendium of various designs an...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver
George III Period Antique Sterling Silver Butter Shell - London 1803 T. Robins
By Thomas Robins
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1803 by Thomas Robins, this charming, George III, Antique Sterling Silver Butter Dish, is modelled as a she...
Category
Early 1800s English George III Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set of 10 Antique English Hand-Painted Cobalt & Floral Dessert Plates, circa 1870
Located in New Orleans, LA
Set of 10 antique English hand-painted cobalt and gold floral dessert plates, circa 1870-1880.
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Royal Copenhagen, Saxon Flower, Nine Plates in Porcelain
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen, Saxon flower, nine plates consisting of seven lunch plates and two smaller plates.
Approximately 1880-1920.
In excellent condition.
S...
Category
1880s Danish Antique Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Limoges, France Soup Bowls, Striking Color and Hand Painted Details
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A great set of eleven soup bowls which feature a scalloped shaped border and shell cartouche handle. Hand gilt gadroon edges and hand painted florals enhance this pretty design. Circ...
Category
1890s French Antique Tableware
Materials
Gold, Enamel
Palm by Tiffany & Co Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 12 Set 126 Pcs Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Edward Moore, designer of this pattern, dominated the first era of Tiffany made flatware and designed several full lines of sterling patterns. Moore'...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Albert, Italy, Dinner Cutlery Consisting of 26 Pieces
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Albert, Italy.
Dinner cutlery consisting of 26 pieces.
Six knives, six forks, six spoons, six teaspoons and salad cutlery.
Approx. 1960s.
In perfect condition.
Marked.
Dimensio...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Tableware
Materials
Silver
Early 19th C Cutlery Tray W/ Scallop Edges
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 19th C Cutlery tray w/ Scallop Edges. Hand crafted. Good Condition.
Category
19th Century American Adirondack Antique Tableware
Materials
Wood
Tetard Freres Perles Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service French 343 Pcs Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Founded in 1880 by Edmond Tétard (1860-1901) following the purchase of the house of Mr. Hugo. In 1889, he participated in the World Expo and received a Gold Medal. The house specializes in services and Louis XV style pieces. In 1901, the house was taken over by his three sons, Henri, Jacques and Georges under the name Tétard Frères. From the 1920s, the house works after the models of Valery Bizouard (1875-1945) and Louis Tardy (1881-1978), creators of Avant Garde. Jean Tétard...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Art Deco Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Antique Worcester Bird Plates
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Pair of yellow dessert plates with exotic bird medallions and butterfly cameos. Impressed crown mark on verso.
Retains antique shop stickers on verso ...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Russian Silver-Gilt and Cloisonné Enamel Open Salt and Spoon
Located in London, GB
A Russian silver-gilt and cloisonné enamel open salt and spoon
Moscow, Late 19th Century
2cm high x 5.5cm diameter
Beautifully ornate and superbly execu...
Category
Late 19th Century Russian Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Sterling Silver Modernist Salt Shakers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
We love the sleek modernism look of these sterling silver salt shakers. Manufactured by Reed and Barton in the late 1950’s - early 1960’s, they have that quintessential Mid-Century m...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Amboss Cutlery with Antler Handles Austria, 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
Amboss cutlery with antler handles Austria, 1960s
Set of 6 for two, good original condition.
Category
1960s Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Mustard Pot
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver mustard pot; an addition to our silver cruets/condiments collection.
This fine antique Victorian sterling silver mustard pot has a plain cylindrical form.
The body of the mustard pot is embellished with pierced interlacing shaped arches accented with simplified floral motifs.
The upper and lower rim of this sterling mustard pot is ornamented with an applied ribbed border.
This fine mustard pot retains the original hallmarked hinged subtly domed cover surmounted with an impressive scrolling leaf decorated thumbpiece.
The surface of the cover is embellished with pin struck decoration emanating from the centre in addition to a wriggle work stylised floral design.
This fine example of antique silverware is fitted with an S-scroll handle ornamented with scrolling terminals and thumbpiece.
The mustard pot is fitted with a removable blue glass liner.
Condition
This antique silver mustard pot...
Category
1860s English Victorian Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
19th Century French Sevres Porcelain Milk Jug, 1847s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Very nice 20th porcelain milk jug made by the French and famous manufacture of Sevres. We can see three stamp at the back : the stamp of sevres 1040, the red stamp...
Category
1840s French Antique Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Bjørn Wiinblad for Rosenthal, Five Romanze Blue Flower Porcelain Plates, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Bjørn Wiinblad for Rosenthal. Five Romanze Blue Flower Porcelain Plates.
1960s.
Measure: Diameter: 19.5 cm.
In excellent condition.
Stamped.
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Apple Flat Tray Silver Plated Almazan Made in Spain 1960´s
Located in BILBAO, ES
Antique Silver Tray from the 19th Century. The tray simulates an Apple
PRADERA is a second generation of a family run business jewelers of reference in Spain, with a rich track reco...
Category
1960s French Romantic Vintage Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
19th Century Porcelain, 12 Piece Painted Cups and Saucers Cobalt Blue
Located in Southall, GB
19th century Elegant 12 Piece painted, cobalt blue porcelain cups and saucers, with a genre, Neapolitan scene; cylindrical shape, with a rectangular handle. Decorated with gold.
Category
19th Century European Antique Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Georgian Sterling Silver Chased Sauce Boat, James Arthur, London, 1827
Located in Braintree, GB
Antique Georgian sterling silver chased sauce boat with elaborate decorations, featuring Oak leaves with acorns.
Made in England, London, 1827
Maker: James Arthur
Fully hallmarke...
Category
1820s British Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica Fruit Plate in Openwork Porcelain, Dated 1967
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica fruit plate in openwork porcelain with hand-painted berries and gold decoration.
Model number 429/3584.
Dated 1967.
Diameter: 22.8 cm.
In excellen...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Mid Victorian English Sterling Silver Christening Mug, Birmingham, 1863
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1863 by Hilliard & Thomason, this striking, Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver Christening Mug, features wonderful engraved decoration to the body, bead b...
Category
1860s English Victorian Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Dawn Rose by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 20 Pieces Floral
Located in Big Bend, WI
Dawn rose by international circa 1969 sterling silver Flatware set - 20 Pieces. This set includes:
4 Knives, 9"
4 Forks, 7 3/8"
4 Salad Forks, 6 7/8"
4 ...
Category
1960s Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique English Victorian Mother of Pearl 24 Piece Fish Set in Case, Circa 1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Victorian Mother of Pearl 24 Piece fish service in case, Circa 1880.
Measurements:
Knives:
.13 inches high
8 inches wide
1 inch deep
Forks:
.5 inches hig...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Tableware
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
Crystal Set of 5 Stem Glasses Colored Overlay Cut to Clear with Tray Forged Iron
By Nachtmann
Located in Verviers, BE
Vintage set of five cuts to clear crystal stem glasses.
Serving tray forged iron with Mirror faceted finish
Size Tray 50 cm x 29 cm / 19.68 inc...
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Crystal
Kay Bojesen Kitchenware "Plat de Menage" in Bangkok Teakwood, Denmark, 1960s
By Kay Bojesen
Located in Odense, DK
Very rare complete set of "Plat de menage" tableware made at Kay Bojesens workshop in Copenhagen, Denmark in the 1960s. All items are designed by Kay Bojesen and were handmade form t...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Teak
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
Antique Sterling Silver Fiddle Thread and Drop Gravy Spoons
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, rare pair of antique Georgian English sterling silver Fiddle Thread and Drop pattern gravy spoons; an addition to ou...
Category
Early 1800s English George III Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Coffee Pot
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver coffee pot; an addition to our silver teaware collection
This exceptional antique sterling silver coffee pot has a plain tapering cylindrical form with a moulded base, all in the Cassic English George I style.
The plain body of this Victorian silver coffee pot...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Danish Mid-Century Modern Stoneware by Søholm 1960s, Set of 17
Located in Asaa, DK
Danish Mid-Century Modern Stoneware by Søholm, Denmark 1960s. Set of 17.
A large collection of gorgeous Danish vintage ceramic from Soholm.
This set consists of:
- 3 Wall mounted candleholders, no 3351.
- 1 Small round candleholder.
- 1 Large square dish, no 3333.
- 2 Square vases, no 3322.
- 1 Large round bowl, no 3345.
- 2 Square ashtrays, no 3335.
- 1 Oblong dish, no 3332.
- 2 Small square bowls, no 3337.
- 1 Round vase, no 3323.
- 1 Vase/mug, no 3343.
- 1 Small round table lamp, no 3323-L
- 1 Small square table lamp...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Albert, Italy, Dinner Cutlery Consisting of Eighteen Pieces
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Albert, Italy.
Dinner cutlery consisting of eighteen pieces.
New silver and green plastic.
Four knives, four forks, four spoons and four teaspoons and two serving spoons.
Approxi...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Tableware
Materials
Silver
Regency Period Sterling Silver Bell, Peter & William Bateman, London, 1818
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1818 by Peter & William Bateman, this handsome, Regency Period, antique sterling silver bell, is baluster shaped, and feat...
Category
1810s English Regency Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th Century Baccarat Gilt Bronze & Crystal Double Salt Cellars, a Pair
By Baccarat
Located in Atlanta, GA
Excellent pair of gilt bronze double cherub salt cellars! Fully marked to bottom. Each with removable crystal bowls, which i will be including a 5th (incase one breaks!).
Category
19th Century Antique Tableware
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Pair English "Old Sheffield Plate" Geo. III "Adam" Style 3-Light Candelabra
Located in Charleston, SC
Superb quality antique English "Old Sheffield Plate" George III "Adam" Style spiral turned 3-light candelabra.
Please note the unusual spiral-turned center and looped candelabra arm...
Category
19th Century English Adam Style Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver, Sheffield Plate
Savannah by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 12 Set 65 Piece
Located in Big Bend, WI
Savannah by Reed & Barton sterling silver flatware set - 65 pieces. This set includes:
12 knives, 9 1/8"
12 forks, 7 3/8"
12 salad forks, 6 1/2"
12 teaspoons, 6"
12 place ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Murano Set of Vases Handcrafted with Melted Threads 1960s
Located in Verviers, BE
Murano set of vases Handcrafted with Melted Threads.
Photography Fails to Capture the Simple Elegants of the Vase
Size large Vase: 35 cm x 14...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Murano Glass
Ionic by John Polhemus Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 62 Pieces Rare
Located in Big Bend, WI
Rare Ionic by John Polhamus, circa 1860 sterling silver flatware set, retailed by Tiffany & Co., 62 pieces. This set includes:
12 Dessert Knives, flat handle all-sterling, 7 7/8"
...
Category
1850s Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
1960s Pineapple Ice Bucket Decorated in the Style of Marc Chagall Paintings
By Marc Chagall, Mauro Moretti
Located in London, GB
This pineapple-shaped ice bucket is decorated with embossed images of a camel, deer, and elephant surrounded by fruits, leaves, and branches, on its top lid is a lion's head
This decor is reminiscent of Naïve Art paintings...
Category
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Tableware
Materials
Pewter, Silver Plate
Rare Novelty Cricket Two Egg Cruet / Toast Rack - 1872
Located in Bath, GB
A rare find, this magnificent novelty toast rack / Egg Cruet of sporting interest, consists of the toast rack with an egg cup either end kept in place by an ...
Category
1870s British 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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