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Tableware For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 1920s
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...
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Tableware

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl

Twelve Royal Copenhagen Golden Basket Bouillon Cups with Saucers
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Twelve Royal Copenhagen Golden Basket bouillon cups with saucers. Model number 595/9571. Dated 1889-1922. The cup measures: 13 x 5 cm. Saucer diamete...
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Late 19th Century Danish Antique Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

Judaica by Gorham Sterling Silver Challah Set 2pc Fitted Box #20 Date 1872 #6046
Located in Big Bend, WI
Judaica by Gorham Outstanding Judaica Gorham sterling silver two-piece set featuring a plate and a Challah knife with applied gold wheat and grapes wi...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Filet Coquille AKA Shell by Aucoc French 950 Silver Flatware Set Service
Located in Big Bend, WI
The Aucoc firm was founded in 1821 by Casimir Aucoc and in 1835 moved their headquarters to the prestigious Rue de la Paix in Paris. The firm regularly collaborated with Christofle and Bon-Taburet, one of the most innovative goldsmiths from the late 19th century and early 20th century. Known for their unique and luxurious styles and craftsmanship the Aucoc firm received numerous medals of recognition from several international exhibitions. Notable clients included King Louis-Phillippe of France, the Duke of Orleans, Napoleon III and his wife Princess Eugenie as well as Queen Victoria of England...
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1850s French Antique Tableware

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Silver

Set of Twelve Sèvres Azure Blue Plates in Their Original Case, circa 1840
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A rare and decorative set of twelve Sèvres Azure blue plates in their original leather fitted case. French, circa 1840. Each plate with Sèvres mark to the reverse and Château des Tuileries. This rare set of Sèvres...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Tableware

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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...
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Late 19th Century Russian Antique Tableware

Materials

Silver, Enamel

Very Attractive Victorian Antique Sterling Silver Condiment Set in a Box, 1885
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1885 by Aldwinckle & Slater, this very attractive, Antique Sterling Silver Condiment Set, comprises a mustard pot and spoon, a salt shaker and a pepper shaker (engraved S...
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1880s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

1924 René Lalique Set of 6 Pieces Glasses Thionville Black Enamel
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Set of 6 drinking glasses made by René Lalique in 1924. Model is named "Thionvelle" made in clear glass with original black enamel on stem. All pieces are in perfect condition, s...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Tableware

Materials

Enamel

Pair of Antique Decorative Spoon Rests, Japanese, Teak, Kitchen Stand, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of antique decorative spoon rests. A Japanese bamboo-effect carved teak kitchen utility stand, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 190...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Tableware

Materials

Teak

Napoleon III Porcelain De Paris Teapot with Pure Gold Decorations
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. Beaut...
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Tableware

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Porcelain

Colonial by Jones, Ball, & Poor Pure Coin Silver Tea Set 4pc Antique '#6108'
By Jones, Ball & Poor
Located in Big Bend, WI
Jones, Ball, & Poor Early Colonial by Jones, Ball, & Poor c1846-1853 coin silver four-piece tea set stamped Pure Coin. This set includes: 1 - Coff...
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19th Century Antique Tableware

Materials

Silver

Rare Meissen Blue Onion Butter Board in Hand-Painted Porcelain, Late 19th C
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Rare Meissen blue onion butter board in hand-painted porcelain. Late 19th century. Measures: 25.5 x 15 cm. In very good condition. A small chip. Stamped.
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Late 19th Century German Antique Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

Pewter Taper Sided Tankard from the Royal George, Chatham, c. 1860s
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A pewter taper sided tankard from the Royal George Pub, Chatham. Pint size. Mark of a rearing horse in a shield, #6. Mid-19th century. Charles Dickens' ...
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Mid-19th Century British Antique Tableware

Materials

Pewter

Art Deco Coffee Grinder Vienna Around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Art Deco coffee grinder vienna around 1920s Original condition.
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1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Tableware

Materials

Brass, Nickel

Fürstenberg, Germany. Porcelain coffee service for twelve people.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Fürstenberg, Germany. Porcelain coffee service for twelve people. Romantic scenes and gold decoration. 1920s. Consisting of twelve coffee cups with sauc...
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1920s German Vintage Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

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...
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Early 1800s English George III Antique Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

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...
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1890s French Antique Tableware

Materials

Gold, Enamel

Gorham Sterling Silver Large Vase Hand Hammered w/ Vine Handles & Roses '#6232'
Located in Big Bend, WI
Gorham Outstanding Gorham centerpiece vase marked #A5003. It is hand hammered and is beautifully hand engraved with wild roses. It measures 10" in diameter and is 10 1/2" tall, ho...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Sterling Silver Salts
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive pair of antique Victorian English cast sterling silver gilt salts; an addition to our silver cruet and condiment collection These exceptional antique Victorian sterling silver salts have been realistically modelled in the form of a seated mermaid holding a large shell. These cast antique silver salts...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Tableware

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Silver, Sterling Silver

19th Century Victorian Solid Silver & Glass Figural Salts, Elkington, c.1896
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
19th century Victorian pair of silver figural salts, each piece raised on an oval domed base on four scrolling feet, each stunning figural stems mo...
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Tableware

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Silver

Silver Gilt Hors d'oeuvres Set
Located in East Geelong, VIC
This good quality silver gilt hors d'oeuvres set consists of a sardine fork, a butter knife, a pate server and an olive spoon. The silver handles are embossed with neo-classical wrea...
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1890s Belgian High Victorian Antique Tableware

Materials

Silver

Six Antique Meissen Side Plates in Hand-Painted Porcelain, Late 19th C.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Six antique Meissen side plates in hand-painted porcelain. Blue flowers and butterflies. Late 19th century. Diameter: 15 cm. In excellent condition. Stamped. 3rd factory quality.
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Late 19th Century German Antique Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

Dozen Wedgwood Creamware Dinner Plates Thistle Design Made, Circa 1880
Located in Katonah, NY
We are pleased to offer this set of a dozen Wedgwood creamware dinner plates with a thistle design. These English creamware dinner plates date to the late 19th century, circa 1880. ...
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1880s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Tableware

Materials

Creamware

Stunning Large & Ornate Sterling Silver Condiment Set, Boxed, Elkington 1929
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1929 by Elkington & Co., this large and ornate, Sterling Silver Condiment Set, comprises a sugar caster, 2 pepper pots 2 salt cellars and a mustard pot wi...
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1920s English Rococo Vintage Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

12 Hand Painted Game Bird Plates, Lenox Artist Signed, circa 1925
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Fully decorated with native flora and fauna, this set of 12 well designed and beautifully hand painted plates depict various game birds in their natural Habitat. On Fine bone china f...
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1920s American Vintage Tableware

Materials

Enamel

English Sheffield Silver & Oak Handled Salad Fork & Spoon Serving Pair, c. 1886
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A pair of silver plated servers with English Oak handles, Sheffield, England, circa 1890. Showing the markings for Hammond, Creake & Co., Sheffie...
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1880s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Tableware

Materials

Silver

Unusual Antique English Silver Plated Spoon Warmer c.1880, Sauce Boat Shaped
Located in Bath, GB
A most unusual Victorian novelty spoon warmer in the form of a sauce or gravy boat. The warmer stands on three handsome legs leading down to Lion's paw feet. The hinged lid is ...
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1880s Victorian Antique Tableware

Materials

Silver Plate

Antique Italian Silver Tea Tray
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Italian silver two-handled tea tray, an addition to our continental silver collection. This excep...
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Early 1800s Italian Antique Tableware

Materials

Silver

Majolica Asparagus Plates Wicker Style Set of 4 Manufactured by Orchies France
Located in Paris, FR
This 19th-century Majolica asparagus hand-painted plate was made in France. Asparagus plate in barbotine - slip decorated with colored asparagus in the middle part, wicker style text...
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19th Century French Antique Tableware

Materials

Majolica

Meissen Green Ivy Vine Leaf Mocha and Tea Cup in Hand-Painted Porcelain
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Meissen Green Ivy Vine Leaf mocha and tea cup in hand-painted porcelain with gold edge. 1920s / 30s. The teacup measures: 9 x 6.5 cm. Saucer diameter: 14.8 cm. The mocha cup mea...
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1920s German Vintage Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

Set of 6 Art Deco Bakelite Napkin Rings Shaped as Stylised Birds
Located in London, GB
A set of 6 bakelite Art Deco Napkin rings in the stylised design of Birds. The Rings have a wonderful tonal quality. The internal diameter for on...
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1920s English Art Deco Vintage Tableware

Materials

Plastic, Bakelite

Victorian Chased Antique Sterling Silver Childs Mug, London 1867
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1867 by Henry John Lias & Son, this attractive, Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver Christening Mug, features chased and engrave...
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1860s English Victorian Antique Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Late 19th Century Victorian Silver Plated Fish Cutlery for 6 Persons
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful silver plated fish cutlery for 6 people. The cutlery comes from England, late Victorian period. The cutlery is beautifully decorated with ornate motifs. The back is marked,...
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Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Tableware

Materials

Silver Plate

French 800 Silver Sugar Caster
Located in East Geelong, VIC
The fluted body of this very pretty sugar caster is decorated with embossed ribbons and swags of roses and stands on an embossed circular foot. The domed...
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1890s French Belle Époque Antique Tableware

Materials

Silver

Ornate Chased Victorian Antique Sterling Silver Tankard, Sheffield 1856
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Sheffield in 1856 by Hawksworth Eyres & Co., this attractive, Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver Tankard, features chased...
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1850s English Victorian Antique Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Set of Four Victorian Silver Stands by Hunt & Roskell, London
Located in London, GB
Set of four Victorian silver stands by Hunt & Roskell, London English, 1874, Measures: Height 27cm, diameter 24cm These stunning silver works were made in 1874 by the leading Lo...
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1870s English Victorian Antique Tableware

Materials

Silver

12 Antique English 800 Silver Demitasse Coffee Tea Spoons Scallop Shell 108g
Located in Dayton, OH
Twelve antique English 800 silver demitasse spoons with scallop shell fiddle, shell and thread pattern. Measures: 4” x 0.75” / 9g each (length x width)...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Tableware

Materials

Silver

Rare Gorham Sterling Silver Monumental 19th Century Soup / Punch Ladle
Located in New York, NY
Extremely rare Gorham, sterling silver soup or punch ladle with intricate rope handle, and beautiful engraved, geometrically inspired motifs including stylized ivies from the last qu...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Tableware

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

19th Century Neoclassical Foliate Creut Silver Plate, Gilt & Etched Crystal Set
Located in New York, NY
This elegant and sophisticated set was realized in England during the 19th century. Sitting on four sculptural curved feet- resembling roaring oceanic waves of foliate forms- the bas...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Tableware

Materials

Crystal, Silver Plate

Victorian Antique Sterling Silver Goblet, London 1861, Henry Wilkinson
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1861 by Henry Wilkinson, this very attractive, Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver Goblet, features engraved decoration to the body, bead borders, and a gilt i...
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1860s English Victorian Antique Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Early 19th Century Silver and Horn Mounted Roasting Fork, circa 1830
Located in Central England, GB
A rare early 19th century silver and Horn Mounted Roasting Fork. This rare and unusual piece is a fine quality item made for a 19th-century gentleman and most likely for his use whilst on a hunting expedition probably big game hunting...
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19th Century British Antique Tableware

Materials

Silver

Pair of Regency Cut Glass Mugs
Located in Steyning, West sussex
A pair of Regency period diamond and slice cut glass mugs. Ireland, circa 1810. Height: 10.5 cm (4 1/4") Width: 14 cm (5 1/2"). Depth: 9 cm (3 1/2").
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1810s Antique Tableware

Materials

Cut Glass

Pair of 19th Century French Majolica Leaf & Floral Plates
Located in Pearland, TX
A lovely 19th century pair of French majolica plates with leaves, flowers, and a basketweave border in gorgeous teal and pink colors.. Impr...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Tableware

Materials

Majolica

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...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Tableware

Materials

Silver

Art Deco Vinegar and Oil Cut Class Around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Art Deco vinegar and oil cut class around 1920s Original condition.
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1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Tableware

Materials

Cut Glass

Victorian Sterling Flatware set for Twelve by George Adams c1869 London
Located in Litchfield, CT
Circa 1869, Sterling, by George Adams, London, England. This fabulous complete set for twelve by George Adams, renowned London Silversmith, is in the clas...
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1860s British Antique Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Kings Court by Frank Whiting Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set 51 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Kings Court (formerly Neapolitan) by Frank Whiting sterling silver 51 piece set. This classic pattern design was originally introduced in the year 1895. Th...
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1890s Antique Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Art Deco Jean Luce Ashtray Saint Gobain Glass, France, 1920s
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
French ashtray by Jean Luce for Saint Gobain. Mirrored glass with facet cut with a wave shape and a central star in a square shape. A great collector's item from Art Deco.
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Tableware

Materials

Art Glass

Qing Dynasty, Chinese Antique Porcelain / Rice Bowl with Lid, 19th Century
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
A bowl from the Qing dynasty of China (around the 19th century). It is a simple red and green painting. I feel very kind and cute. Also, when you remove the lid, you can see the g...
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

Magnificent French Antique Porcelain 116-Piece Dinner Set, 19th Century
Located in Montreal, Quebec
116 Pieces A magnificent French Antique porcelain 116-piece dinner set, 19th century, with burgundy and gold accents. This set is exceptionnal both in its beauty, its state of conservation, and the extraordinary range of pieces and serving pieces. Set includes: o 33 assiettes (8.75" diam) o 13 shallow soup plates (8.5") o 18 dessert plates (8.5") o 9 saucers (5.25") o 9 cups (2 " H x 3.5 x 4 ) o 12 cream jars with their lids "pots à crème...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Silver Caddy Spoon with Foliate Engraving, Birmingham, 1846 - 7
Located in Central England, GB
An antique early Victorian silver caddy spoon with a rectangular bowl with Foliate Engraving. This superb rare early Victorian silver caddy spoon had an ornate embossed handle and a rectangular bowl with re-entrant corners. The bowl is finely detailed with engraved Lillies and foliage further enhanced with boarders and corner decoration. Hallmarked Birmingham 1846-7. The makers mark for George Unite who was noted as a quality maker of small silver items...
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19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Tableware

Materials

Silver

Large Sterling Silver Flat Top Tankard, Sheffield 1928, T. Bradbury & Sons
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Sheffield in 1928 by Thomas Bradbury & Sons, this handsome, Sterling Silver Tankard, is straight sided, with reed detailing and a flat top. The tankard measures 6.5...
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1920s English Vintage Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Set of 4 Majolica Asparagus Artichoke Plates French Manufactured by KG Luneville
Located in Paris, FR
Asparagus plate in earthenware decorated in barbotine/slip with two artichokes heads, leaves and asparagus. Model with double-hole for sauce : on one artichoke and one leaf. Green an...
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19th Century French Antique Tableware

Materials

Majolica

Antique Victorian sterling silver double tea caddy.
Located in Braintree, GB
Antique Victorian sterling silver double tea caddy. Maker: Charles Frederick Hancock Made in London, 1862 Fully hallmarked. Tea caddy is oval shaped, has two compartments, body decorated with floral garlands. Dimensions - Length : 15 cm Width : 11.5 cm Height : 16.5 cm Weight: 732 grams ( in total ) Hancock history begins in the heart of Victorian London with Mr Charles Frederick Hancock establishing his eponymous firm on the corner of Bond Street and Bruton Street in 1849. Dealing in the finest jewellery, silver and gemstones Hancocks quickly builds a reputation for excellence. Within a year the company had been granted a Royal Warrant by Queen Victoria and was soon counting many of the principle sovereigns of Europe as patrons. In 1856 Queen Victoria entrusted Hancocks with the making of the newly introduced Victoria Cross...
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1860s British Antique Tableware

Materials

Silver

19th Century Bohemian Cranberry Overlay Glass Silver Plate Cruet Set, Ménage
Located in Rostock, MV
Antique glass and metal cruet set with 800-silver spoon, the silverplated engraved metal stand parts in two holders for two glass plates, the plates are in bohemian cranberry galss w...
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19th Century Antique Tableware

Materials

Crystal, Silver Plate, Brass

Antique German Pewter Jug
Located in London, GB
Antique German pewter jug German, early 19th Century Height 40cm, width 17cm, depth 20cm This German pewter ewer is of traditional form, featuring a lo...
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19th Century German Antique Tableware

Materials

Pewter

Antique Japanese Wooden Soup-Bowl with Wajima-Nuri, Japanese Lacquerware 1930s
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique Japanese soup-bowl made around 1930s with wood. This soup-bowl is made with wajima-nuri, a Japanese lacquerware from Wajima, Is...
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1920s Japanese Vintage Tableware

Materials

Wood

Set of 4 Dutch silver serving spoons, Van Kempen & Zn, 1887-1894
Located in Delft, NL
Set of Dutch silver serving spoons, Van Kempen & Zn, 1887-1894 Set of 4 Dutch silver serving spoons from the late 19th century. 2 Vegetable spoons, a rice spoon...
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19th Century Antique Tableware

Materials

Silver

Antique and Vintage Tableware

While it isn’t always top of mind for some, antique and vintage tableware can enhance even the most informal meal. It has been an intimate part of how we’ve interacted with our food for millennia.

Tableware has played a basic but important role in everyday life. Ancient Egyptians used spoons (which are classified as flatware) made of ivory and wood, while Greeks and Romans, who gathered for banquets involving big meals and entertainment, ate with forks and knives. At the beginning of the 17th century, however, forks were still uncommon in American homes. Over time, tableware has thankfully evolved and today includes increasingly valuable implements.

Tableware refers to the tools people use to set the table, including serving pieces, dinner plates and more. It encompasses everything from the intricate and elaborate to the austere and functional, yet are all what industrial product designer Jasper Morrison might call “Super Normal” — anonymous objects that are too useful to be considered banal.

There are four general categories of tableware — serveware, dinnerware, drinkware and, lastly, flatware, which is commonly referred to as silverware or cutlery. Serveware includes serving bowls, platters, gravy boats, casserole pans and ladles. Most tableware is practical, but it can also be decorative. And decorative objects count as tableware too. Even though they don’t fit squarely into one of the four categories, vases, statues and floral arrangements are traditional centerpieces.

Drinkware appropriately refers to the vessels we use for our beverages — mugs, cups and glasses. There is a good deal of variety that falls under this broad term. For example, your cheerful home bar or mid-century modern bar cart might be outfitted with a full range of vintage barware, which might include pilsner glasses and tumblers. Specialty cocktails are often served in these custom glasses, but they’re still a type of drinkware.

Every meal should be special — even if you’re using earthenware or stoneware for a casual lunch — but perhaps you’re hosting a dinner party to mark a specific event. The right high-quality tableware can bring a touch of luxury to your cuisine. Young couples, for example, traditionally add “fine china,” or porcelain, to their wedding registry as a commemoration of their union and likely wouldn’t turn down exquisite silver made by Tiffany & Co. or Georg Jensen.

It’s important to remember, however, that when you’re setting the dining room table to have fun with it. Just as you might mix and match your dining chairs, don’t be afraid to mix new and old or high and low with your tableware. On 1stDibs, find an extraordinary range of vintage and antique tableware to help elevate your meal as well as the mood and atmosphere of your entire dining room.

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