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Tableware For Sale
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Style: Regency
Tapio Wirkkala for Rosenthal Flatware, Extensive 92 Piece Set
Located in Atlanta, GA
Modernist stainless steel flatware set, designed by Tapio Wirkkala for Rosenthal, Austria, circa 1963. This is a large set containing 92 pieces total. They are constructed of dishwas...
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1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware

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Stainless Steel

Walter Bosse Rooster Dinner Bell, 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Walter Bosse Rooster dinner bell, 1950s Original condition.
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware

Materials

Brass

Don Shoemaker Mexican Modern Cutting Board and Salt and Pepper Shakers
Located in San Diego, CA
Cutting board or serving tray and mixed exotic woods salt and pepper shakers by Mexican Modernist Don Shoemaker. Retains original label from his w...
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1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware

Materials

Wood

Japanese Modern Pair Cocktail Fondue Forks Sculpted Stainless Steel & Rosewood
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Sculptural forks Lovely Japanese pair of fondue cocktail server forks in stainless steel with tapered sculptural rosewood handles. Stamped Japan stai...
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1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware

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Stainless Steel

Tapio Wirkkala for Rosenthal, Corinth Coffee Service for Twelve People
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Tapio Wirkkala for Rosenthal. Corinth coffee service for twelve people in blue-painted porcelain. Modernist Finnish design. Dated 1979-80. Consisting of twelve coffee cups with sa...
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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

12 Colorfull Moccacups with Violets Hutschenreuther Selb Bavaria
Located in Weiningen, CH
12 colorfull moccacups with violets Hutschenreuther Selb Bavaria.
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1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware

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Porcelain

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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Ceramic, Clay

Carl Aubock for Amboss 30 Piece Flatware Set
Located in Atlanta, GA
Moderniststainless steel flatware set, designed by Carl Aubock for Amboss, Austria, circa 1960s. This is a 5 piece set for 6 guests, 30 pieces total. It is constructed of dishwasher ...
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1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware

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Stainless Steel

Vintage 1950s Two Sets of Knives and Forks Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
Two vintage sets of knives and forks, model number #4244, by the Auböck Workshop, Vienna, circa 1950. The body of the cutlery is made from stainless steel, the handle of each piece is woven with wicker cane. Each set is complete with the original leather holster...
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware

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Stainless Steel

Guzzini Salt, Pepper, Oil, Vinegard, Parmesan Green Set in Lucite, 1970s, Italy
Located in Rome, IT
Table set for pepper, salt, parmesan etc. in green Lucite made by Guzzini, Italy, 1970s.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware

Materials

Lucite, Plexiglass

Mid-Century Modern Era Italian Silver Individual Buffet Au Jus Sauce Boats S/ 14
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A set of fourteen Mid-Century Modern Era individual sauce boats – Alpacca nickel silver, made in Italy. Each boat has a loop handle, a spout, and sits on three ball feet. Suitabl...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Nickel

Set of Pilivuyt Porcelain Tableware
Located in Vista, CA
Set consists of: 1 Platter, 38 dinner plates, 8 egg cups, 2 Covered Casseroles, 30 Luncheon Plates, 9 soup bowls, 4 oblong bowls, 2 gravy boats, 1 covered sauce bowl, 2 Pedestal bowls...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

Sea Sculpture by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 78 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Modern design "Sea Sculpture" by Gorham sterling silver Flatware set - 78 pieces. This pattern would be perfect for a home in near the ocean. It has a wave-like design, reminiscent o...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Set of 4 Ceramic Dinner Bamboo Plates Made in Italy
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Hand painted ceramic bamboo plates Made in Italy Measure: 27cm diameter.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Ceramic

Carl Auböck Wooden Tray, Austria, 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck tray, Austria, 1960s.
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1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware

Materials

Wood

Northern Lights by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service, 48 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Mid-Century Modern northern lights by international glossy sterling silver flatware set, 48 pieces. This set includes: 12 knives, 9"...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

“Vienna Modern” Flatware Design by Helmut Adler for Amboss Austria 59pc Set
Located in San Francisco, CA
Offered here is a 59 piece set of “Vienna Modern” flatware Design by Helmut Adler for Amboss Austria 8 place settings, plus serving spoon, serving fork, ...
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware

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Stainless Steel

Stainless Steel on Rosewood Modernist Salt and Pepper Shakers Marked Denmark
Located in Ferndale, MI
Pair of Danish salt pepper shakers. Conical stainless steel tops sit on rosewood bodies. Retain original dried our Nade in Denmark stopper.
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Stainless Steel

Set of Three Mid Century Designed Toast Racks, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Pinnock designed by Thomas Nutbrown - Quist - CHG - practical, marked.
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1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware

Materials

Metal

20th Century Gabriella Crespi Decorative Box in Brass and Plexiglass '70s
Located in Turin, Turin
Decorative box designed in '70 by Gabriella Crespi. The box is in plexiglass and brass, on the brass is present the signature of the author. Good condition, patina of time. Perfect ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware

Materials

Brass

Set of 4 Resin Plates with Incrusted Seahorses, Fishes, Algues and Shells
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
These 4 plates are made of lucite with incrusted seahorses, fishes, algues and shells. This is a French work. Circa 1970.
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware

Materials

Lucite

Beautiful Carl Aubock Cast-Iron Pepper Salt Mill with Peugeot Grinder, 1970s
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful and solid modernist pepper- or salt mill with Peugeot grinder, made of black-finished cast iron. Designed and executed by Carl Aubock in th...
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20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Iron

Carl Auböck II Brass Tray, Bowl, Vide-Poche, Maria Theresia Coin, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful solid brass coin tray or dish, designed and executed by Werkstätte Carl Auböck II in the 1950s. Suitable as a jewelry bowl or „vide-poche“. In good condition with nice pa...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Brass

Carl Auböck Neptune Fish Bottle Opener, Leather & Steel by Amboss Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful fish-shaped mid-century bottle opener, made of stainless steel, covered with dark-brown tan leather. Model #4687, designed in 1995 by Carl Auböck, Vienna. Executed by Amb...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Stainless Steel

Carl Auböck Cheese Dome, Austria 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck Cheese Dome, Austria 1960s. The height given applies to the height of the glass cover. The height including the wicker top is 20cm.
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1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware

Materials

Wood, Wicker, Glass

Walter Bosse Brass Cat Figurine Jewelry Ring Holder, Herta Baller Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming Austrian brass cat figurine originally made to be used as a pretzel holder, a decorative piece, very suitable as a ring holder. A very hu...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Brass

Fitz and Floyd Vintage Mid-Century Napkin Holders 'Made in Japan'
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful mid-century set of 6 napking holders by Fitz & Floyd. These set is both chic and nostalgic. Each napking holder is in great condition and is stylized in its original mid-ce...
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1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware

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Wood

Vintage Silver Plate Snail Salt Dish Spice Dish with Glass Inlay
Located in Miami, FL
A vintage salt or spice dish designed as a snail with a glass tray inside. Label silver plated on the bottom. Makes the perfect timeless gift!
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Silver Plate

Set of Sarguemine Faience Tableware
Located in Vista, CA
Set consists of 29 Dinner plates, 17 Luncheon plates, 14 Soup Bowls, 2 Large platters, 2 Large bowls, 1 Gravy boat ,1 small Covered dish, ! med oblong platter, 1 small oblong platter...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

Copper Coffee Pot with Bamboo Handle Around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Copper coffee pot with bamboo handle around 1950s Original condition.
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware

Materials

Brass, Copper

French Ceramist, Unique Coffee Service in Glazed Stoneware, Mid-20th C.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
French ceramist. Unique coffee service in glazed stoneware. Beautiful glaze in light blue shades. Mid-20th century. Consisting of coffee pot, serving tray, sugar bowl and cream ju...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Ceramic

A.Pozzi, Silver Plated and Brass Champagne Flute, Italy, Marked Padova A.Pozzi
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This rare champagne flute is made of silver plated with a brass lemon. This is an Italian work, signed by .A.Pozzi. and marked Padova A.Pozzi. circa 1950.
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware

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Silver Plate, Brass

Artist Roberto Crippa Round Table Cloth and 12 Napkins for Zucchi, Italy 1970s
Located in Milan, IT
Artist Roberto Crippa round table cloth and 12 napkins for Zucchi, Italy 1970s.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware

Materials

Fabric

French Ceramist, Twelve Lunch Plates in Glazed Stoneware, Mid-20th C
Located in Copenhagen, DK
French ceramist. Twelve lunch plates in glazed stoneware. Beautiful glaze in azure shades. Unique, high-quality ceramics. Mid-20th century. Measures: 22 x 19 cm. In excellent c...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Stoneware

Amboss Austria Mid-Century Flatware for Six by Helmut Alder, 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
Beautiful modernist flatware cutlery originating from Austria, Model 2200. Design by Helmut Alder and manufactured by Amboss Austria during the 1960s. This high-quality flatware set ...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Stainless Steel

Danish Mid-Century Modern Teak Seventeen Piece Lot with Three Pepper Mills
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Beautiful Danish teak wood serving set featuring three pepper mills, a serving tray, four coasters in a holder, four egg holders and four napkin holders. Dimensions are; Serving Tray...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware

Materials

Teak

Carl Auböck Midcentury Polished Brass Coaster Stand with Colorful Coasters
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful mid-century polished brass coaster holder with six woven coasters from the 1950s, designed and executed by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Austria. ...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Brass

Midcentury Pepper Mill Italian Design 1950s Brass and Teak Missile
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Pepper Mill Italian design 1950s brass and teak missile.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware

Materials

Brass

Original French Metal Tray "Rigituelle" by Mathieu Matégot Attrib., 1950
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Metal tray. attributed to be Designed and produced by Mathieu Matégot. Origin: France,  1950s. Original Mathieu Matégot tray designed and manufactured in the 1950s in Fra...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Metal

Carl Aubock Big Brass Key Cork Screw, Bottle Opener Paperweight, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful cork screw bottle opener & paperweight in the shape of a large golden key, designed and executed by Carl Aubock Vienna, Austria, 1950s. The big model. A Carl Aubock clas...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Brass

English Regency Classical Sterling Silver & Agate Fruit Set for 12
Located in New York, NY
George IV sterling silver and agate fruit set for 12 with 24 pieces. Made by Francis Higgins in London in 1833. This set comprises 12 forks and 12 knives. Tapering rectilinear half-f...
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1830s English Regency Antique Tableware

Materials

Agate, Sterling Silver

Da Vinci by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Service 12 Set 50 Pcs Modern
Located in Big Bend, WI
Da Vinci by Reed & Barton, circa 1967, sterling silver flatware set - 50 pieces. This set includes: 12 Knives, 9 1/8" 12 Forks, 7 1/2" 12 Salad Forks, 7" 12 Teaspoons, 6 1/8" 1 Se...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Sculptured Beauty by International Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set, 43 Pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
Mid-Century Modern sculptured beauty by International sterling silver flatware set of 43 pieces. This set includes: Eight knives, 9 1/4". Eight forks, 7 1/4". Eight salad forks, 6 1...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Rosenthal Tea Service for 6 People
Located in Chorzów, PL
Ecri porcelain tea and coffee set by Rosenthal for 6 people from the 1940s, decorated with gold. Manufacture: Philipp Rosenthal & Co. AG (1939-1965) Location: Germany / Bavaria...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

Set of Six Kaj Franck Arabia Kilta Black Ring Egg Cups, Finland, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A set of six beautiful black Kilta ring egg cups, designed by Kaj Franck in 1953, manufactured by Arabia Finland. Made of stoneware, with a glossy black glaze. In very good condition.
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Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware

Carl Aubock Big Brass Key Cork Screw, Bottle Opener, Paperweight, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A Midcentury combination corkscrew, bottle opener, and paperweight dating from the 1950s. Shaped like a large key, it was designed by Carl Auböck and crafted by his workshop in Vienn...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Brass

Helene by Easterling Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 59 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Helene by Easterling, circa 1955 sterling silver flatware set of 59 pieces. This set includes: 12 knives, 9". 12 forks, 7 1/2". 12 salad forks, 6 3/4". 12 teaspoons, 6". One gravy l...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Caddy Full of Bakelite Handled Utensils
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A colorful large collection of vintage cutlery having red, green, amber, black, brown, ivory and tortoise color handles. The collection is held in a handled and pierced vintage...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Metal, Chrome

White Demi Pierced Bowl, In Stock
Located in Oakland, CA
This bowl was wheel thrown and hand pierced and fired with a white satin finish glaze. It is perfect as a center piece for a dining table, on a credenza, or a kitchen island. Food s...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Clay, Ceramic

Danish Vintage Teak Plates and Bowl 1960s, Set of 6
Located in Asaa, DK
Danish vintage teak plates and bowl 1960s, set of 6. Mid-Century Modern Danish tableware in teak. This set consists of: Four teak serving plates b...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware

Materials

Teak

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...
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware

Materials

Brass

Argo Fregat by Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 60 Pcs Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Rare Dinner size Argo Fregat by Georg Jensen sterling silver Flatware set, 60 pieces. This set includes: 12 dinner size knives, long handle, 8 7/8" 12 dinner size forks, 7 1/2" 12 ...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

75 Pc. Georg Jensen Caravel Sterling Silver Flatware Dinner Service for 12
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very fine 75-piece Georg Jensen sterling silver flatware set. Designed by Henning Koppel. In the Caravel pattern. Set comprises: 12 Dinner Forks (7 3/8") 12 Salad Forks (6 1/2") 12 Tea Spoons (5 15/16") 12 Place Spoons...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Classic Vintage Dansk Design Cutting Board from the 1960s
Located in Vienna, Austria
Based on form and function, this cutting board has the knife in the handle. The blade is 18/10 stainless steel and is tappered from the spine to the cutting edge. The block is constructed in parquet style including the knife handle.
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware

Materials

Wood

Mid-20th Century 17-Piece Cocktail / Barware Set in 'Tree of Life' Pattern
Located in Nantucket, MA
Seventeen piece vintage barware suite in a "Tree of Life" pattern which appears to be inspired by Georges Briard's 'Forbidden Fruit' designs. Each piece is decorated in 22-karat gold and translucent colored enamels on clear glass with gold spattered ground. On one side of each piece is a gold fruit tree with a variety of fruits in different colors, the other with a tiered dessert stand...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Glass

Gerald Benney Set of 4 Pewter Goblets for Selangor Pewter, C. 1986, Boxed Unused
Located in London, GB
Gerald Benney for Selangor Pewter (Royal Selangor), designed c.1986 Set of 4 pewter goblets A beautiful boxed set in excellent un-used condition. O...
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1970s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware

Materials

Pewter

Unusual Hand Blown Crystal Tableware Set, Italy, 1950s., Set of 6
Located in Bastogne, BE
Absolutely Antique crystal tableware set. This charming set of 6 pieces includes a Decanter, 4 matching goblets and a candy dish. Cryst...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware

Materials

Crystal

Scandinavian Modern Stainless Steel Salt and Pepper Shaker Set, circa 1970's
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Danish pair of salt and pepper shakers by Jens Harald Quistgaard for Dansk, circa 1970's. The Minimalist shakers feature a tapered cylindrical form in brushed stai...
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1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware

Materials

Stainless Steel

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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