Tableware
to
558
7,253
1,420
114
175
903
6,174
1,534
970
2,211
792
192
123
230
327
202
333
459
327
126
60
805
684
492
422
378
250
185
55
54
44
30
29
24
16
11
6
6
3
5,981
4,711
3,720
1,519
798
4,358
4,112
4,845
1,247
1,137
940
897
8,787
7,916
8,681
316
301
281
215
196
Tableware For Sale
Botanica Hand-Painted Ceramic Dinner 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
Set of Quality Antique Victorian Solid Silver Spoons and Sugar Tongs
Located in Suffolk, GB
Set of quality antique Victorian solid silver spoons and sugar tongs in their original leather box opening to reveal a set of six antique solid silver spoons...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver
Debussy by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 66 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Debussy by Towle sterling silver Flatware set, 66 pieces. This set includes:
12 knives, 9"
12 forks, 7 1/2"
12 salad forks, 6 1/2"
12 teaspoons, 6"
1...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Luxury 60 Pcs Service "Japon" Imari Know as "Monet" Creil & Montereau 19th
Located in Paris, FR
"Japon" Imari service, produced in 1876 by the Creil & Montereau pottery, shows the great success of Japonism in tableware production, like the Bracquemo...
Category
Late 19th Century French Japonisme Antique Tableware
Materials
Gold
Unusual Antique Edwardian Quality Silver Plated Cruet Set
Located in Suffolk, GB
Unusual Antique Edwardian quality silver plated cruet set consisting of a salt, pepper and mustard pot with a figure of a lady carrying two pails standing on a quality oval silver pl...
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
Sterling Midcentury Flatware Set Service for 24/5 Piece Setting /120 Pieces
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wow, this is an incredible find. A sterling silver flatware set, service for 24, 5 piece setting in mint condition. This is midcentury at its finest. Look at the curvy shape of each piece; a modernist paradise. Each piece is tapered with the center being a tad bit wider than the top and bottom. This is not your grandmothers ornate and heavy looking flatware; this set is young and modern. Comes with a wooden flatware chest...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Max Meder, Hand Carved Wooden Squirrel Brush & Pan, France, 1950s
By Max Meder
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Large mid-century wooden squirrel brush & pan by Max MEDER (Paris), France, 1950s. Squirrel eating a nut. Noble woods. Measures: Squirrel - Height: 6.7" (17cm), Width : 7.9"(20cm), D...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Wood
Coaster or Christmas Tree Decoration White Marble Handmade Italy
Located in Ancona, Marche
This 'Winter wonderland Snowflake' coaster in White Marble, inspired by ice crystals, are the perfect tasteful gift for the winter and Christmas period.
Coaster in polished absolute crystalline white marble from Italy.
Thanks to their shape and size they can be used as coasters, bottle coasters, paperweight or even Christmas tree decoration...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Carrara Marble
Elephants Porcelain Plate by Vito Nesta for Les-Ottomans
By Vito Nesta
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Contemporary dinner plate 'Elephants' designed by Vito Nesta for Les-Ottomans, a magical trip in an ottoman world made of exotic animals and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Other Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Sterling Flatware '5 Piece Setting Service for 24'
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This set of sterling silver flatware has 120 pieces, that’s service for 24 / 5 piece settings. Tailored and understated, the pattern is Classic. This se...
Category
1940s American Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Classic Bouquet by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 56 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Classic Bouquet by Gorham sterling silver Flatware set, 56 pieces. The handle design is a bouquet of flowers with pierced and beaded detailing. This se...
Category
1970s Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th Century Spice Jars Small Silver Box Count´s Crown, 1853, 13 Lot, Mm
Located in Epfach, DE
Small fine spice jar or jar with a count's crown and engraved letters under the count's crown
Maker's mark GG, dated 1853, Pesth for Hungary
The box stands on elegant feet and is d...
Category
1850s Hungarian Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver
Onslow by Tuttle Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 12 Set 77 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Onslow is finely crafted of heavier weight sterling silver. Impressive in the hand with dramatic pistol handles it is perfect for traditional to transitional table-scapes. This versatile design will transform all of your meals into a special dining experience.
Fabulous Onslow by Tuttle...
Category
1930s Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Laureate by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 45 pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Laureate by Towle sterling silver Flatware set - 45 pieces. This set includes:
8 knives, 8 7/8"
8 forks, 7 3/8"
8 salad forks, 6 5/8"
8 teaspoons, 6 1/8"
8 place soup spoons, 7"
1 g...
Category
1960s American Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
1810s Austro-Hungarian Silver Beaker
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Austro-Hungarian silver beaker, an addition to our continental silverware collection.
This exceptional antique Austro-Hungarian silver beaker has a plain cylindrical, tapering form.
The upper portion of the beaker is encompassed with two bands of tooled decoration above the contemporary engraved initial 'V' beneath a coronet to one side.
The base of this Austrian silver beaker retains the silversmith's center punch mark.
The hallmarks to this impressive antique beaker...
Category
1810s Hungarian Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver
Prelude by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set For 8 Service 80 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Slender and graceful, the smooth clean lines of this refined pattern are distinguished with deeply carved floral ornaments at the tip and neck. Raised borders along the fluted stem e...
Category
1930s American Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Old English Thread & Shell Antique Sterling Silver Fish Set for 12 - London 1904
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1904 by William Hutton, this handsome, Antique Sterling Silver Fish Set, is in 'Old English, Thread & Shell' pattern, and ...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Wilkens German 800 Silver Flatware Set Service 57 pieces Ornate Rococo
Located in Big Bend, WI
Wilkens German 800 Silver Flatware set with ornate rococo design - 57 pieces. This set includes:
8 Knives, 8 3/8"
8 Forks, 6 7/8"
8 Salad/Fish Forks, bright-cut, 7 1/4"
8 Small Tea...
Category
19th Century Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Late 19th Century 32-Piece Silver Dinner Set - Wolfers Bruxelles
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful antique silver cutlery set for 2 people, made by the Belgian silversmith Wolfers Brussels. This set is great to use for a luxurious and extensive romantic dinner for 2 pe...
Category
1880s Belle Époque Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver
A 130 Piece Set of Crown Staffordshire China "Birds of Paradise" Pattern 1950"s
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A rare collection of about 130 pieces of Staffordshire-England - Crown Fine Bone China - Birds of Paradise Pattern - #592627 - white and very light blue grey background with purple...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Tiffin Glass, Cut Crystal Sherry Glasses, Gold Rims, U.S.A., Circa 1950's
Located in Chatham, ON
Tiffin Glass - Finest quality set of five wheel cut crystal sherry or liqueur glasses - Art Nouveau style engraved florals to the 24K gold rims - gold d...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Renaissance Revival Tableware
Materials
Gold Leaf
Just Andersen, Art Deco pewter mug. Approx. from 1930.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Just Andersen, Art Deco pewter mug.
Model 2204/16.
Approximately from 1930.
In excellent condition with minimal signs of use.
Marked.
Dimensions: H 16.0 cm. x D 9.0 without handle.
Category
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Tableware
Materials
Pewter
Dansk Variation V Flatware Set Service for 8 with Box
By Dansk, Jens Quistgaard
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Dansk Variation V Stainless Steel Flatware Set. Service for 8 with the box. Another great design from Quistgaard! This set dates the 196...
Category
1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Set of 2 Ceramic Ikat Dessert Plates - Style #104
By Les Ottomans
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Elevate your dessert presentation with this Set of 2 Ceramic Ikat Dessert Plates, made in Italy. Made from 100% ceramic and featuring a distinctive ikat-inspired design, these plates...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Lauzun by Puiforcat Sterling Silver Flatware Set French 77 Pcs with Fitted Box
Located in Big Bend, WI
Jean Elysée Puiforcat was a French silversmith, sculptor and designer. Puiforcat is is considered the "most important French Art Deco silversmith."
These handcrafted utensils show...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Lenox Olympia Platinum 12 Place Settings, Serving Pieces and Fostoria Goblets
Located in Littleton, CO
The essence of elegant simplicity, this is a truly beautiful set of Lenox Olympia X-303P Platinum Rim bone china. Single estate, 1962. Exquisite condition. Signed.
7 Fostoria platinum rim water goblets also included. Purchased in 1962 to accompany the china set.
12 Dinner Plates, 10.5"
12 Salad Plates, 7-7/8"
12 Coffee Cups, 4" D x 2" H
12 Coffee Saucers, 6" D
8 Bread Plates, 6-3.8"
4 Coupe Cereal Bowls, 5.75" D
Gondola Bowl...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Platinum
$800 Sale Price
33% Off
Handmade Ceramic Matte Salad Plate in White, in Stock
By Casa Cubista
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Handmade and hand painted ceramics from one of the mother countries, Portugal, these beautiful pieces for your table will add a modern touch and are perfect to mix and match. These m...
Category
2010s Portuguese Organic Modern Tableware
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Gucci Vintage Porcelain Toothbrush Mug Richard Ginori 1970s
By Gucci, Richard Ginori
Located in Munich, DE
Gucci Vintage porcelain mug or tea cup in hand painted floral design. Signed with Gucci and made by Richard Ginori in the 1970s. This wonderful ...
Category
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Continental by International Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 12 Set 66 Pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
Continental is the perfect pattern choice for those who are looking for a highly polished, clean, contemporary look.
Continental By International Sterling Silver flatware...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
William & Mary by Lunt Sterling Silver Flatware Set of 12 Service Huge
By Lunt Silver
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, ...
Category
1920s Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Ornamental Strawberry Spoon Set #35
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
A vintage silver Georg Jensen ornamental strawberry spoon set, design #35 by Georg Jensen. The bowl of the spoon has amazing hand-chased floral details and is pierced in a hand-cut p...
Category
1940s Danish Art Nouveau Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set of 12 Porcelain Figural Dapper Gentleman Napkin Rings
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Collection of adorable hand painted gentleman napkin rings that were made in Japan circa 1930. They are all hand painted so there are some imperfections.
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Art Deco Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Sterling Silver Gilt Beaker by Paul Storr
By Paul Storr
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique English sterling silver gilt beaker made by Paul Storr; an addition to our continental silverware collection.
...
Category
1830s British Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set of 4 Napkin Rings in Pink Swirl Resin by Paola Valle
By Paola Valle
Located in Ciudad De México, MX
Our colourful, modern and playful resin napkin rings will be the perfect addition to your spring and summer tablescape.
The set includes 4 napkin rings.
Designed by Paola Valle ...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Tableware
Materials
Resin
Silver Wheat by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service 40 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
SILVER WHEAT BY REED & BARTON sterling silver Flatware set - 40 Pieces. This set includes:
8 KNIVES, 8 7/8"
8 FORKS, 7 3/8"
8 SALAD FORKS, 6 5/8"
8 TEASPOONS, 6 1/8"
8 CREAM SOUP SP...
Category
Early 20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Grande Baroque Flatware for 36
Located in Brooklyn, NY
First introduced in 1941, Grande Baroque quickly became the most sought-after and popular pattern. It’s rich design and elegance has been wowing people ...
Category
1940s American Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
$13,000 / set
Fin Trivet from Souda, 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....
Category
2010s Chinese Modern Tableware
Materials
Aluminum, Metal
$21 Sale Price / item
65% Off
Evil Eye Hand Embroidered White Placemat - Set of 2, Viya by Vikram Goyal
Located in Noida, DL
Evil Eye White Placemat - Set of 2 in Cotton Linen, Viya by Vikram Goyal
The collection reimagines a protective totem for your home in the form of hand-embroidered table linen– nega...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Tableware
Materials
Cotton, Linen
Chrysanthemum by Tiffany & Co Sterling Silver Candelabra Pair of 3-Light
Located in Big Bend, WI
Tiffany's luxurious Chrysanthemum silver was designed in 1880. With its flowing curves, swirling vegetation, meandering tendrils and exotic blossoming plants, Chrysanthemum is charac...
Category
20th Century American Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
70 Piece Cutlery Set Made of 24 Carat Gilded Stainless Steel in Cassette by SBS
Located in Doornspijk, NL
This wonderfully eclectic cutlery set in a luxurious case serves 12 persons. The design is a gem on every dining table. The sleek straight lines of the stainless steel form a great contrast with the gilded decorations on the blades.
SBS cutlery with the addition “Made in Solingen” is worldwide synonymous with cutlery and knives of the highest level. Since the 16th century, the most talented knife and cutlery manufacturers have been based in Solingen with craftsmanship from experienced masters. One of these companies is SBS which is best known for its gilded cutlery...
Category
1970s German Hollywood Regency Vintage Tableware
Materials
Gold Plate, Stainless Steel
Fiore Jug in Cream, Ceramics
By Louise Roe
Located in London, GB
A warm, charming tabletop collection featuring our blue flower, a motif typical of Southern Italian ceramics. Handmade by our talented artisans, stock your kitchen with the full coll...
Category
2010s Italian Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
$185 / item
Whimsical 'Knight' Bottle Holder or Cabinet in Solid Wood 1960s
Located in Meer, VAN
Whimsical 'Knight' Bottle Holder or Cabinet in Solid Wood, Europe, 1960s.
This is a very whimsical and unusual hand carved bottle holder or cabinet in solid wood. This knight will p...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Wood
Vintage 1980s Guzzini Cutlery Holder by Furio Minuti Made in Italy
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredibly cool and post-modern cutlery holder by Guzzini. This piece evokes design elements that are current and present. Created in plastic, this piece includes 4 compartments wi...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Plastic
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...
Category
1920s American Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
$7,000 / set
Tjorn by Dansk Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 35 Pieces Modern
By Dansk
Located in Big Bend, WI
The innovative and highly desirable flatware pattern "Tjorn" by Dansk was designed by Danish artist and designer Jens Quistgaard in 1959. It features striking Scandinavian modern design with specially designed blades and handles on the knives are turned 90 degrees. Dansk began operations in 1954 with Quistgaard as founding designer. His designs can be found in museums all over the world.
Mi-Century Modern "Tjorn" by Dansk Sterling silver Flatware...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
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
Conchiglia aka Shell by Schiavon Italy 800 Silver Flatware Set Service 62 Pieces
By Schiavon
Located in Big Bend, WI
The Conchiglia pattern evokes Italy's outstanding marine traditions. Dedicated to committed sea lovers, it's exquisite sophisticated style will appeal to those who demand only the fi...
Category
20th Century Italian Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mappin & Webb Ltd Antique 1923 Sterling Silver Gallery Tray
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver gallery tray; an addition to our dining silverware collection
This exceptional antique George V sterli...
Category
1920s English Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Beaded by Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 72 Pcs Dinner
By Georg Jensen
Located in Big Bend, WI
Beaded by Georg Jensen sterling silver Flatware set, 72 pieces. This set includes:
8 Dinner Knives, 8 7/8",
8 Dinner Forks, 7 1/8",
8 Salad/Fish Forks, 4-tine, 6 3/4",
8 Teaspoo...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique English Sterling Silver Canteen of Cutlery, Fiddle Thread & Shell
Located in London, London
A boxed single maker set of Antique Sterling Silver Fiddle, Thread & Shell Pattern Flatware, hallmarked in London in 1897 and 1898 by Jackson & Fullerton.
Sold with modern Old En...
Category
1890s English Regency Revival Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Victorian Sterling Silver Fish Service for Eighteen Persons
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver Lily pattern fish cutlery set for eighteen persons - boxed; an addition to our dining silverware collection
This exceptional antique Victorian sterling silver flatware...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Lava Tray Oval, Volcanic Stone
Located in Zapopan, Jalisco
Volcanic stone is a witness to the power of nature: hand-polished by craftsmen with a millenary tradition, its unruly nature is transformed into a sensi...
Category
2010s Mexican Tableware
Materials
Stone
$230 / item
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
Autumn Leaves by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set 51 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Autumn leaves by Reed & Barton sterling silver flatware set - 51 pieces. This set includes:
12 knives, 9",
12 forks, 7 1/2",
12 salad forks, 6 3/4",
12 teaspoons, 6",
one servi...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
6 Bernardaud France Le Cirque N.Y. Custom Espresso Orange Monkey Cup & Saucer
By Bernardaud
Located in Bridgeport, CT
From pasta primavera to world-renowned decadent desserts, Le Cirque's ubiquitous reputation for presenting its fine dining fare with whimsy and fun, landed it on the map of must-dine destinations in New York for glitterati and foodies alike. No matter the location, monkeys and circus themes remained a design staple of the iconic restaurant. Although the landmark restaurant's NYC doors are now closed, Black Rock Galleries is pleased to offer items from the famed restaurant.
Set of 6 Le Cirque Custom Bernardaud Limoges espresso...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Hollywood Regency Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
HEATHCLIFF Set of 2 napkin rings - Spritz Orange and Luna White
Located in Torino, IT
A simple design that will add a refined touch to any table, this napkin holder is made entirely by hand from Foglizzo aniline leather. Crisscrossed and secured with a metal stud, it ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Metal, Steel, Stainless Steel
Fontana by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 8 Set 40 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Fontana by Towle sterling silver flatware set - 40 pieces. This set includes:
Eight knives, 9"
Eight forks, 7 1/4"
Eight salad forks, 6 1/2"
Eight te...
Category
1950s Unknown Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
12 Antique Heavy Gold Encrusted Dinner Plates, Limoges France Circa 1900
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A great set of Continental sized dinner plates with an elaborately decorated raised tooled gilded collar featuring shaped and classic double acid etched 24 karat gold bands. Crisp wh...
Category
Early 1900s French Belle Époque Antique Tableware
Materials
Gold
Large Set of Fine English Minton Rose China, Total of 341 Pieces
Located in Houston, TX
This set is comprised of several sets of the same pattern! Great for large parties
65 dinner plates,
33 luncheon plates
56 dessert plates
53 bread and butter plates
19 fruit bowls
4 dessert bowls
6 large soup bowls...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
$3,700 Sale Price / set
77% Off
Versailles by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service 70 pcs Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
The Versailles pattern was created by the French sculptor, Antoine Heller, who was inspired by the murals in the Palace of Versailles. It is a multi-motif pattern from 1888 and each ...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Tableware
Materials
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.
Read More
Paul Revere Crafted This Silver Coffee Pot 250 Years Ago
Perhaps best known as a Revolutionary War hero, Revere was also an accomplished silversmith, and this pot is now available on 1stDibs.
From Arne Jacobsen to Zaha Hadid, Top Designers Tackle Tableware
Clever objects like these make feasting even more festive.
Recently Viewed
View AllMore Ways To Browse
Tuttle Onslow Sterling Silver Flatware
Vintage Cake Tongs
Vintage Franciscan China
Vintage Lucite Napkin Holder
W R Fork
Wallace Royal Rose
Wallace Sir Christopher Sterling
1847 Rogers Bros Spoons
Antique Ice Tea Spoons
Antler Handle Knives
Berndorf Flatware
Bing And Grondahl Mexico
Carl Aubock Flatware
Coffee Percolator
Dansk Cutlery
Don Shoemaker Salt And Pepper Shakers
Gorham Fontainebleau
Gucci Salt Pepper