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Tableware For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 1960s
Set of 12 Antique Silver-Plated and Gilded Tea spoons made by Christofle
By Christofle
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Lovely set of 12 antique silver plated teaspoons by the French maker Christofle. The spoons date from around 1900. They are beautifully refined, the scoop pa...
Category
1890s French Belle Époque Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
1960s, Aldo Tura Modern Italian Brass Cocktail Set for Napoleon Cognac
By Aldo Tura
Located in Milano, IT
This original astonishing cocktail set in brass and black lacquered brass was designed by Aldo Tura Macabo for Napoleon Cognac and produced in Italy by Cusano Milanino. The set inclu...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Brass, Metal
Vintage Alpaca Silver Coffe Game from Malta S.A. Spain
Located in BILBAO, ES
Vintage Alpaca Silver Coffe Game from Malta S.A. Spain
PRADERA is a second generation of a family run business jewelers ofreference in Spain...
Category
1960s Spanish Romantic Vintage Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
Japanese Antique Copper Alloyr Tray / 1800-1900 / Gong / Wabi-Sabi Art
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
I bought a very attractive copper tray.
This is an item that was once used as a gong.
In other words, it was used as a percussion instrument.
It was also used in temples.
The materi...
Category
19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Tableware
Materials
Copper
Set of 3 Antique Hand Carved Russian Agate Open Salt Dishes
Located in Atlanta, GA
Set of 3 Antique Hand Carved Russian Agate open salt dishes
Each dish with natural inclusions - sizing from 2” on small and 2.375” on larger width.
Category
19th Century Antique Tableware
Materials
Agate
Ausrian Flatware, Cutlery Set by Berndorf
Located in Vienna, AT
Austrian high-quality flatware silver plated by Berndorf, former Krupp Company from the 1960s. The cutlery has a handle with a very interesting geometric decor. Used but in excellent...
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Silver, Steel
Grande Renaissance by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service
Located in Big Bend, WI
Grande Renaissance by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware 12 Set - 48 pieces. This set includes:
12 KNIVES, 9 1/8", 1
12 FORKS, 7 1/2",
12 SALAD FORKS, 6 3/8",
12 TEASPOONS, 6...
Category
1960s American Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
English King by Tiffany and Co Sterling Silver Tea Set 8-Piece '#4811' Fabulous!
Located in Big Bend, WI
English King (c. 1885)
Patterns similar to our English King were first used in France and England late in the eighteenth century and have remained among the most popular styles fo...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
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...
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica Openwork Plate in Hand-Painted Porcelain
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica openwork plate in hand-painted porcelain with flowers and gold decoration.
Model number 20/3554.
Diameter: 23 cm.
In perfect condition.
1st Factory...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Charming Victorian Novelty Glass & Sterling Silver Decanter 'Duck' - Made 1893
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1893 by Saunders & Shepherd, this charming, Antique Glass & Sterling Silver Decanter, is modelled to resemble a duck, with the hand blown clear glass body...
Category
1890s English Victorian Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set of 6, Antique Tea Spoons, English, Silver, Hallmark, London, Victorian, 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a set of 6 antique tea spoons. An English, silver cutlery case with tongs, hallmarked in the late Victorian period, 1900.
Beautifully pre...
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver
Repousse by Kirk Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 106 Pieces Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
This pattern was named after the art of repoussé (the process of embossing metal from the back by hammering), originally used in European silversmithing. The Repousse pattern, first crafted in 1828, features an intricate floral design along its entire stem and handle.
Superb Dinner & Luncheon Repousse by Kirk Sterling Silver Flatware...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Canteen of Cutlery for Twelve Persons
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver composite Fiddle & Thread pattern flatware service for 12 persons; an addition to our canteen of cutlery collection
The pieces of this exceptional, antique Victorian composite sterling silver flatware service for twelve persons have been crafted in the Fiddle and Thread pattern.
The surface of each handle is embellished with a paralleling thread decorated border.
The anterior surface of each handle terminal is ornamented with a contemporary bright cut engraved crest of a stag's head erased.
The posterior surface of each piece is plain and unembellished, apart from a rounded heel to the bowl of each spoon and drop of each fork.
This Victorian sterling silver flatware set consists of 66 pieces:
24 Table forks
12 Table spoons
12 Dessert forks
12 Dessert spoons
6 Serving spoons
These exceptional example of antique silverware have been crafted by the collectable silversmiths William Eaton (in 1839-1841) and Elizabeth Eaton (in 1852).
This antique silver service can be purchased with knives if so desired, for further information please contact Andrew Campbell directly.
The service benefits from an additional 12 table forks.
This antique flatware service is supplied in felt cutlery rolls; which not only protect the items in storage but significantly reduces tarnishing.
Condition
This Victorian sterling silver flatware service for twelve persons is a superior gauge of silver, exceptional quality and in exceptional condition.
The bright cut engraved crests have wear in keeping with age and use.
Full hallmarks struck to the reverse of each piece are all very clear.
Reflections in photographs may detract from the true representation of this impressive antique silver cutlery set...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Tableware
Materials
Metal, Silver, Sterling Silver
Michael Bang for Holmegaard. Three Mugs in Orange and White Art Glass, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Michael Bang for Holmegaard.
Three mugs in orange and white art glass.
1960s.
In perfect condition.
Dimensions: W 9.0 (with handle) x H 10.5 cm.
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Art Glass
1960s La Fonda Del Sol Restaurant Salt Shakers Girard Midcentury
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Alexander Girard for Mayer China / Minners. Made in the 1960s. Bollard-form salt shakers. Identical each with single hole. No chips, no cracks. Some crazing to the white bands around...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Tudor by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 72 Pcs Rare Multi-Motif
By Gorham
Located in Big Bend, WI
Exceedingly rare Tudor by Gorham c1880 sterling silver flatware set - 72 Pieces. This multi-motif pattern is beautifully hand engraved with varying floral and rococo designs. This se...
Category
19th Century Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set of 12 Antique French Silver Hallmarked Oyster Forks in Case, Circa 1885.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Set of 12 antique French silver hallmarked oyster forks in original case, circa 1885.
Maker's mark: "maître orfèvre" (master goldsmith...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver
Grande Renaissance Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 83p Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Scarce dinner size Grande Renaissance by Reed and Barton sterling silver flatware set - 83 pieces. This set includes:
12 Dinner Size Knives, 9 3/4"
12 Dinner Size Forks, 7 7/8"
...
Category
1960s American Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
George IV Period Pair of Antique Sterling Silver Wine Coasters, Sheffield 1821
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in sheffield in 1821 by Smith, Tate & Co., this very attractive pair of George IV period, antique sterling silver wine coasters...
Category
1820s English George IV Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
English King by Tiffany and Co Sterling Silver Kettle on Stand #10053 (#4908)
Located in Big Bend, WI
ENGLISH KING (c. 1885)
Patterns similar to our English King were first used in France and England late in the eighteenth century and have remained among the most popular styles for>flatware today, in both Europe and America. Tiffany & Co. first made its own version of English King in 1885. It harmonizes with any eighteenth-century-inspired style neo-Georgian, Colonial, Louis XVI, Sheraton, Chippendale, Adam or Hepplewhite. The rich, intricate decoration of Tiffany's English King pattern reflects the luxurious entertainments given during the latter part of the eighteenth century and will enhance and give a sense of occasion to present-day settings.
Designed by Charles Grosjean (1841-1888). Grosjean worked in his family's firm which produced high end silverware to prominent New York City retailers, including Tiffany. Upon his father's death, Grosjean left his family firm to become superintendent of Tiffany's silver factory in 1868. He had great background in silver and was an artist and was referred to as "one of the best living decorators of silver". He was a teacher in the Tiffany School and designed a few full lines of sterling patterns...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique 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
Meissen, Germany. Rare and Early Meissen Bowl / Basket with Pierced Rim
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Meissen, Germany.
Rare and early Meissen bowl with pierced rim, handles in the form of branches, foliage and moulded flowers.
Approx. 1800.
In excell...
Category
19th Century German Antique Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Meissen openwork plate in hand-painted porcelain. Late 19th C.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Antique Meissen openwork plate in hand-painted porcelain with flowers and butterflies. Late 19th century.
Measurements: D 24.5 X H 4.0
In excellent co...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Baccarat, Tumblers Glasses Set Swans Crystal, 32 Pieces
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Tumblers glasses "Swans" made in clear engraved crystal by Baccarat.
All glasses are in perfect condition.
Service of 32 pieces including:
- 9 gob...
Category
1890s French Art Deco Antique Tableware
Materials
Crystal
Victorian Sterling Silver Fish Set For 12 - Kings Husk Pattern - Sheffield 1897
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Sheffield in 1897 by George Howson, this Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver Fish Set, is in the King Husk pattern.
Eac...
Category
1890s English Victorian Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Royal Copenhagen Service No, 607. 15 Cake Plates in Porcelain
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen service no. 607.
15 cake plates in porcelain.
Gold border with foliage. 1960s. Model number 607/9588.
Diameter: 16 cm.
In excellent condition.
Stamped.
1st f...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Tetard Freres Shell & Bead 950 Silver Flatware Set Service French 128 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
Large Silver Plated & Glass Sideboard Tray by Leuchars & Son
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Large silver plated & glass sideboard tray by Leuchars & Son
This is a fine quality and large piece, the tray is silver plated with a high gallery and curved handles, the base of ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Art Deco Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
11pc Mid Century Arrowsmith Mahogany Sterling Silver Salad Bowl Tongs Lighter
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid century eleven piece Arrowsmith salad serving set featuring turned mahogany bowls with sterling silver 925 accents, including tongs and unique candlestick form lighter with ashtr...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Porcelain Chocolate Cup with Saucer by Augustus Rex Helena Wolfsohn
Located in Vilnius, LT
Antique porcelain Augustus Rex Helena Wolfsohn chocolate cup with saucer decorated with cobalt, gold and hand painted romantic scenes.
Me...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
'Louis Pattern' - Victorian Sterling Silver Tea Kettle - Martin, Hall & Co. 1881
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Sheffield in 1881 by Martin, Hall & Co., this very attractive, Antique Sterling Silver Kettle, is in the sought after 'Louis' pattern.
The kettle measures 17"(43cm) t...
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Kpm, Berlin, Two Antique Plates in Curved Porcelain with Hand-Painted Flowers
Located in Copenhagen, DK
KPM, Berlin. Two antique plates in curved porcelain with hand-painted flowers and gold decoration.
Late 19th century.
Measure: Diameter: 19 cm.
In excellent condition.
Stamped.
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Mademoiselle by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 67 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Since 1898, International Silver has been taking great pride in crafting high quality sterling silver flatware. Classic and incredibly versatile, this timeless design will complement...
Category
1960s American Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Bougainville by Puiforcat Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 37 Pcs in Box
By Puiforcat
Located in Big Bend, WI
Exquisite Bougainville by Puiforcat France sterling silver flatware set, 37 pieces. This set includes:
12 dinner size forks, 8 3/8"
12 teaspoons, 5 1/2"
12 large dinner spoons, ...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Winslow by Kirk Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 35 pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Gorgeous Winslow by Kirk Sterling Silver Flatware set, 35 pieces. This set includes:
8 Knives, 9"
8 Forks, 7 1/4"
8 Salad Forks, 6 1/8"
8 Teaspoons, 5 7/8"
1 Gravy Ladle, 7"
2 Servi...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
George IV English Sterling Silver Wine Funnel London 1824, Decorative Piercing
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1824 by William Bennett, this striking, George IV period, Antique Sterling Silver Wine Funnel, is ornately decorated, featuring fluting to the spout, a gadroo...
Category
1820s English George IV Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling 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.
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
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...
Category
1890s Belgian High Victorian Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver
Swan Lake by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 66 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Modern design Swan Lake by International, circa 1960, sterling silver flatware set, 66 pieces. This set includes:
12 Knives, 9"
12 Forks, 7 1/4"
12 Salad Forks, 6 5/8"
12 Teasp...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set of 8 Sterling Silver Teaspoons Heraldic Pattern by Meriden/International Co.
Located in valatie, NY
Set of 8 Sterling Silver Teaspoons in the Heraldic Pattern by Meriden/International Silver Company, c1880.
Category
1880s American Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Meissen openwork plate in hand-painted porcelain with flowers.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Antique Meissen openwork plate in hand-painted porcelain with flowers and gold decoration. Late 19th century.
Measurements: D 24.5 X H 3.0
In excell...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Royal Copenhagen, Royal Blue Flower Curved Tea Box with Gold Decoration
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen, Royal blue flower curved tea box with gold decoration.
Model no 10/1684.
First factory quality.
Perfect condition with no flaws.
Measuring: H 14.0 x D 9.5 cm.
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Obelisk Pepper
By Henry Bourne
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, rare antique Victorian English sterling silver novelty pepper in the form of an obelisk; an addition to our silver cruets/condiments collection
This exceptional and unusual antique Victorian sterling silver pepper has a tapering rectangular cuboid shape, realistically modelled in the form of an obelisk*.
The body of this rare antique silver pepper...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
1960s Astonishing Tray in Bamboo by Aldo Tura for Macabo, Made in Italy
By Aldo Tura
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Astonishing tray in bamboo by Aldo Tura for Macabo. Made in Italy.
It's in excellent condition and is signed at the bottom.
Dimension:
13,77" x 6,29" x 7, 08 H inches
cm 35...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Bamboo
La Scala by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Service For 8 Set 41 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
For a dramatic statement, this glamorous pattern brings three-dimensional opulence to your table. Introduced in 1964, the finely tooled design incorporates deeply carved borders with lavish scrollwork enhanced by intermittent floral details and a striking rosette crowning the neck. Significant weight and uncompromising craftsmanship lend a luxurious note to traditional and formal settings to wow your guests and provide the ultimate finishing touch to all of your meals.
LA SCALA BY GORHAM...
Category
1960s Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Jens H. Quistgaard for Bing & Grøndahl /Nissen Kronjyden, Six Parts Cordial Set
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Jens H. Quistgaard (1919-2008) for Bing & Grøndahl / Nissen Kronjyden.
Six parts grey "Cordial" set consisting of a round dish, an oval dish, a small deep plate, two side plates an...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stoneware
Antique Sheffield Silver-Plate Fork & Knife Servers with Horn Handles Circa 1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Sheffield Silver-Plate Fork & Knife Servers with Horn Handles, Circa 1880.
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Tableware
Materials
Sheffield Plate
Olympian by Tiffany & Co Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 8 Set 48 Pc Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
The Olympian pattern, which was introduced by Tiffany & Co. in 1878, is the most elaborate and complex of all Tiffany flatware designs. Each piece of ...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Gorham Sterling Silver Champagne Cooler Sea Life 3 Handle Nude #7773 '#4716'
By Gorham
Located in Big Bend, WI
Gorham
Beautiful Gorham sterling silver champagne cooler marked #7773 with gold washed interior. This piece features three handles ...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Salt and Pepper Set with Tray, in Black Marble, Italy, 1960s
Located in Naples, IT
Black marble salt and pepper spice containers with brass spoons.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Marble, Brass
Sterling Silver Salt Shakers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
These sterling silver salt shakers are beautiful. They have a paneled design around the body and an elongated neck. They have a real presen...
Category
1960s Israeli Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Sterling Silver Dessert Service for Six Persons by Francis Higgins II
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver dessert service for six persons made by Francis Higgins II; an addition to our canteen of cutlery collection
This exceptional antique Victorian English sterling silver dessert service for six persons consists of six knives and eleven spoons.
Each piece of this impressive Francis Higgins flatware set has been crafted in a highly desirable ornate pattern incorporating impressive three-dimensional barley twist decorated handles.
Each handle incorporates floral decoration and matte textures, in addition to a strapwork influenced vacant cartouche to the terminal.
The sterling silver rounded blade of each dessert knife is ornamented with an impressive arrow design accented with scrolling leaf decoration.
The original hallmarked knife handles are filled, as to be expected.
Each spoon bears a matte organic design to the heel of the hallmarked bowl.
This antique silver cutlery...
Category
1850s British Victorian Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
George III Period Pair of English Sterling Silver Goblets, London 1802 J. Emes
By John Emes
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1802 by John Emes, this handsome pair of George III period, Antique Sterling Silver Goblets, are elegant in design, featuring engraved crests to each, reed de...
Category
Early 1800s English George III Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Danish Salt and Pepper Sets, 1960s
Located in Asaa, DK
Vintage Danish salt and pepper sets, 1960s
Two sets of Danish modern rosewood and stainless steel salt and pepper sets. A large set with salt sha...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Hardwood
19th Century Silver and Crystal Mustard Cellar
By Baccarat
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful late 19th century antique mustard pot. The jar is made of colored (blue) and clear crystal and solid silver. The inside of the lid is gol...
Category
1880s French Belle Époque Antique Tableware
Materials
Crystal, 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 rose hips and gold decoration. Model number 429/3584.
Dated 1968.
Diameter: 22.8 cm.
In excellent c...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage 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' ...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Antique Tableware
Materials
Pewter
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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