Skip to main content

Tableware

5
1,149
to
74
624
469
1,149
1,149
1,149
216
102
52
35
21
13
12
9
4
4
2
2
2
2
1
1
186
6,112
1,728
1,025
2,142
707
209
123
327
196
335
429
297
127
64
882
759
445
195
129
802
393
297
137
107
38
35
14
12
11
Tableware For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 1920s
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...
Category

1860s English Victorian Antique Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

19th Century French, Magnificent Silver Plated Centrepiece with Mirror Base
Located in Lantau, HK
This massive silver plated centerpiece is modeled in “Rococo” style, with its famous “C” and “S” scrolls. Two putti on both side of the handle enlivens the whole piece as they were e...
Category

19th Century French Rococo Antique Tableware

Materials

Silver

Antique Georgian Fruit Basket
Located in Braintree, GB
Antique Georgian fruit basket Maker: TW &Co. ( unidentified ) Made in England, Sheffield, 1812 Fully hallmarked. Dimensions - Diameter x Hei...
Category

1810s British Georgian Antique Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Victorian Sterling Silver Decorative Mug with Handle
Located in Braintree, GB
Antique Victorian sterling silver decorative mug with handle. Made in England, London, 1847 Maker: George Ivory Fully hallmarked. Approx. Dimensions - Length x width x heig...
Category

1840s British Antique Tableware

Materials

Silver

Fish Tureen
Located in Washington, DC
Salmon & Auberginne Painted Large Fish Tureen
Category

19th Century French Antique Tableware

Materials

Ceramic, Paint

George III Old English Pattern Fish Slice
Located in London, GB
A George III old English pattern fish slice London.
Category

19th Century English Antique Tableware

Materials

Silver

Chrysanthemum Tiffany Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 255 pcs Fitted Chest
Located in Big Bend, WI
Chrysanthemum (c1880) originally called Indian Chrysanthemum .Tiffany's luxurious Chrysanthemum silver was designed in 1880 by Charles Grosjean. With its flowing curves, swirling ve...
Category

Late 19th Century Antique Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Cluny by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Service Massive Set with Vintage Chest
Located in Big Bend, WI
The academic nature in which designer Antione Heller looked to the past for inspiration also stems from the Beaux Arts movement. Cluny takes its name and inspiration from a real plac...
Category

Late 19th Century Antique Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique 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

Repousse by Kirk Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 66 Pieces
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. Repousse By Kirk Sterling Silver...
Category

Late 19th Century Antique 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

Watering can vienna around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Watering can vienna around 1920s Original condition
Category

1920s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware

Materials

Brass, Copper

Art Deco lemon squeezer vienna around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Art Deco lemon squeezer vienna around 1920s Alpaca only polished
Category

1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Tableware

Materials

Alpaca

Antique French 22-Piece White Porcelain Dinner Set with Pink Ribbon Motif
Located in Toronto, ON
A magnificent French antique 22-piece dinner set circa 1850 with pink ribbon design. Set includes: 12 dinner plates- 9.5" diameter, 4 oval serving dishes- 10" x 6", 1 oval large plat...
Category

Mid-19th Century French Antique Tableware

Materials

Ceramic

Victorian Antique Sterling Silver Glass Bottom Tankard, London 1866, in Box
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1866 by Alexander Macrae, this charming, Antique Sterling Silver Mug, features a glass bottom, a vacant cartouche, ...
Category

1860s English Victorian Antique Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Bailey & Co. Set of 4 Coin Silver Open Salts from Mid-19th Century
Located in New York, NY
Bailey & Co. set of 4 coin silver open salts, gilt inside, with beaded motifs at the base and rim, with handles adorned with leaves. They measure 3 1/4'' from handle to handle by 2 1...
Category

Mid-19th Century American Antique Tableware

Materials

Silver

Antique English Sterling Silver Fruit Basket Bowl Centerpiece Mappin Webb 1913
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Superb Edwardian Heavy Gauge Silver Swing Handle Fruit Basket or Centerpiece of unusually large proportions and generous weight. The waisted form upper flaired body with lavish ope...
Category

Late 19th Century British Edwardian Antique Tableware

Materials

Crystal, Sterling Silver

Set of 6 Faberge 84 Zolotniks (.875) Standard Silver Tablespoons, circa 1880
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Set of 6 Faberge 84 zolotniks (.875) standard silver tablespoons, circa 1880. A splendid set, marks for their Moscow store. The Imperial Warrant double-headed eagle also is clear on ...
Category

Late 19th Century Russian Antique Tableware

Materials

Silver

Art Deco Argentor centerpiece with original glass inside vienna around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Art Deco Argentor centerpiece with original glass inside vienna around 1920s Brass polished and stove enameled Original glass inside
Category

1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Tableware

Materials

Brass

Dutch silver serving spoon with openwork, 1883
Located in Delft, NL
Dutch silver serving spoon with openwork, 1883 Silver serving spoon from the Netherlands, dated 1883 with openwork This spoon is sturdy and can be used for multiple serving purposes...
Category

Late 19th Century Dutch Antique Tableware

Materials

Silver

Set of 12 Hand-Painted and Gilt Encrusted Cup and Saucers, 24 Pieces Total
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A rare and beautiful set of 12 hand-painted porcelain cup and saucers from Lenox. Masterfully painted by their re known artist: William Morley. A thick acid etched 24-karat gold band...
Category

1920s American Vintage Tableware

Materials

Enamel, Gold

Winslow by Kirk Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 51 pieces Monogram S
Located in Big Bend, WI
Winslow by Kirk Sterling Silver Flatware set, 51 pieces. This set includes: 8 Knives, 8 7/8" 8 Forks, 7 1/8" 8 Salad Forks, 6 1/4" 8 Teaspoons, 5 7/8" 8 Cream Soup Spoons, 6" 8 Flat...
Category

Late 19th Century Antique Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Art deco Silvered Fish Knife and Fork Serving Set vienna around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Only Polished Fish Knife: H: 2cm W:5cm D: 30cm Fork: H: 2cm W: 5cm D: 26cm
Category

1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Tableware

Materials

Metal

Repousse by Kirk Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 80 pcs Dinner Old Early
Located in Big Bend, WI
In 1828, the Baltimore firm Kirk, introduced the Repousse pattern. This pattern was named after the art of repoussé (the process of embossing metal from the back by hammering), origi...
Category

Late 19th Century Antique Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Danish silversmiths. Large "Old Danish" serving spade and nutcracker in silver
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Danish silversmiths. Large "Old Danish" serving spade and "Old Danish" nutcracker in 830 silver. Approximately from the 1920/30s. The spade is stamped: C. Møinichen. In excellent con...
Category

1920s Danish Vintage Tableware

Materials

Silver

Chrysanthemum by Durgin Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 135 pieces Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
One of Durgin's most popular and beautiful patterns is '"Chrysanthemum". The design is of leaves and chrysanthemum buds and blooms on the front. The back displays 2 chrysanthemums in...
Category

Late 19th Century Antique Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Silver 925 Cutlery Set for 12 People Signed Bruckmann Germany Late 19th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Silver 925 Cutlery set for 12 people signed Bruckmann. Germany, late 19th century. Complete for 12 people. A total of 170 pieces: 12 large kni...
Category

Late 19th Century German Neoclassical Antique Tableware

Materials

Silver

Puiforcat - Art Deco Cutlery Flatware Set Nice Sterling Silver - 192 Pieces
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Exceptional Art-Deco "Nice" cutlery set in solid sterling silver First Title 950/1000th from Maison Puiforcat. Set including 192 pieces: - 18 table forks - 18 table knives - 12 tabl...
Category

1920s French Art Deco Vintage Tableware

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Bremer German 800 Silver Flatware Set 12 Service Luncheon "W" Mono 58 Pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
Measures: 12 knives, 8 1/2". 12 forks, 7 1/4". 12 teaspoons, 5 1/2". 12 place soup spoons, 7 1/4". One large platter spoon, 10 3/4" •1 sugar sifter, 5 1/2". One gravy ladle, 7 3/8" •...
Category

19th Century Antique Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

19th Century French Napoleon III Black and White Hunt Scenes Plates, Set of 10
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant set of ten antique plates was crafted in Sarreguemines, France, circa 1870. Each hand painted plate features an illustrated hunt scene. Every black and white ceramic plate has French writing narrating the event including the first one which reads: "Bien des chasseurs se vantent du gibier qu'ils ne tuent pas: lui au contraire en tue beaucoup et ne se vante pas". They are: "Chasse aux Canards Sauvages", "Chasse aux Faisans", "Battue aux Chevreuils", "Chasse aux Cailles...
Category

Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Tableware

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

Circa 1880-1900 Seashells & Seaweed Motif Fish Service by Limoges
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1880-1900 sea shells & seaweed motif fish service, Limoges, France. Comprised of a platter, shell bowl, 8 plates & 8 sauce dishes. All but sauce dishes are R. Delinieres & Co, ...
Category

1880s French Aesthetic Movement Antique Tableware

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Napkin Holder Denmark around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Napkin Holder Denmark around 1920s Brass polished and stove enameled The napkin is only for the photoshhoting
Category

1920s Danish Art Deco Vintage Tableware

Materials

Brass

Gothic Design Victorian Sterling Silver Toast Rack - Made in 1846
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1846, possibly by John Gilbert, and also carrying the retail shop mark of James Braham (located at 8 the Strand, Torquay) this very stylish, Victorian, An...
Category

1840s English Gothic Antique Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

4 John Polhamus for Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Bead Tablespoons
Located in Washington Depot, CT
4 John Polhamus for Tiffany & Co. sterling silver tablespoons in the 1850 Bead pattern. Marked: J*P, TIFFANY & CO., STERLING. Engraved on ...
Category

1850s American Antique Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Breadboard, Antique English Rare Oval Shape, and Carved Knife
Located in Port Chester, NY
This oval shaped bread board is unique. Very charming. The knife that accompanies the cutting board is carved to simulate a sheaf of wheat. With a good sharpening, this is a very usable knife...
Category

19th Century English Antique Tableware

Materials

Metal

Rare Regency Period Antique Sterling Silver Table Bell - London 1819
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1819 by Thomas Richards, this handsome, Regency Period, Antique Sterling Silver Bell, is plain in design, with reed borders. The bell measures 4.5"(11.5cm) ta...
Category

1810s English Regency Antique Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique English Victorian Mother of Pearl 24 Piece Dessert Set in Case, Ca. 1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Victorian Mother of Pearl 24 piece dessert service in case, circa 1880.
Category

Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Tableware

Materials

Silver

John Wendt Sterling Ram’s Head Handle Brite Cut Ice Cream Slice or Server
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique silver ice cream slice or server. Made by by John Wendt and retailed by J.E. Caldwell of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. With brite cut floral decoration to the bowl and...
Category

19th Century American Victorian Antique Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Pair of Wood & Hughes Sterling Silver Zephyr Pattern Gravy or Sauce Ladles
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine pair of silver gravy or sauce ladles. By Wood & Hughes. In sterling silver. In the Zephyr pattern. Each ladle with a gilt bowl and raised geometric decoration to the hand...
Category

19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Antique Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Later 19th Century German 800 Silver Punch Ladle by Adolf Lewin
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Later 19th century German 800 silver standard punch ladle by Adolf Lewin. Boldly, elegant; beaded, pointed tip. Crown & moon marks. Never engraved. Fine condition. 6.95 troy oz. 13" ...
Category

Late 19th Century German Antique Tableware

Materials

Silver

Large 8 Slice Hollding Antique Sterling Silver Toast Rack - Edinburgh 1843
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Edinburgh in 1843 by James McKay, this handsome, Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver Toast Rack, features shaped feet, an ornate handle, and will hold 8 pieces of toast....
Category

1840s Scottish Gothic Revival Antique Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Louis XV by Gorham Whiting Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 76 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Louis XV by Gorham-Whiting sterling silver flatware set of 76 pieces. This set includes: 12 knives, 8 3/4". 12 forks, 7". 12 salad forks, fancy, 6 3/4". 12 teaspoons, 5 3/4". 12...
Category

Late 19th Century Antique Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Set of English Mintons Cups, circa 1929
Located in Opole, PL
We present you this porcelain set of 11 cups with saucers with the signature of an English manufactory, Mintons. The signature is purple and was used f...
Category

1920s European Vintage Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

Chamberlain's Worcester Porcelain Twenty Three Piece Botanical Dessert Service
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chamberlain Worcester Porcelain Orange Ground Botanical Part Dessert Service, Twenty-Three Pieces, Circa 1800-10 The Chamberlain Worcester porcelain service...
Category

Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

Silver 800 Cutlery Set for 12 People, Düsseldorf, Germany, Late 19th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Silver 800 cutlery set for 12 people. Düsseldorf, Germany, late 19th century. Jugendstil period. Complete for 12 people. A total of 164 pieces: 12 ...
Category

Late 19th Century German Jugendstil Antique Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Sterling Silver Sugar Caster Shaker Muffineer Salt Cellar 1900. 4.3ozs
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning English sterling silver two-part table sugar caster muffineer of cylindrical form ending on a circular spreading base. The entire embossed with flowers leaves and scrolls, ...
Category

19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

19th Century Set of Mason's Plates
Located in High Point, NC
19th century set of four English ironstone plates, signed Mason's over a crown and banner. The plates are transfer decorated in a pattern of florals ...
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Tableware

Materials

Ironstone

12 Pirkenhammer Aesthetic Movement Cabinet/Dessert Plates
Located in Great Barrington, MA
A uniquely decorated set of 12 dessert plates with the most unusual Aesthetic Movement perspective. Each plate is individually hand painted and the specific subject made the focal po...
Category

19th Century Czech Antique Tableware

Materials

Porcelain, Paste

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Canteen of Cutlery for Twelve Persons
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver composite Fiddle pattern flatware service for twelve persons; an addition to our silver cutlery collection. The piece...
Category

1870s English Victorian Antique Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Three hand-painted tea cups and saucers in faience with motifs of flowers.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Three hand-painted tea cups and saucers in faience with motifs of flowers and insects. Style of Emile Gallé. 1870s. Marked. In excellent condition with natural cracks. One cup has a...
Category

1870s Unknown Antique Tableware

Materials

Faience

Pitcher in faience with motifs of flowers and insects. Style of Emile Gallé
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Pitcher in faience with motifs of flowers and insects. Style of Emile Gallé. 1870s. Marked. In good condition with small insignificant chips on the spout. See photo. Dimensions: H 17...
Category

1870s Unknown Antique Tableware

Materials

Faience

Large coffee pot in faience with motifs of flowers and insects.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Large coffee pot in faience with motifs of flowers and insects. Style of Emile Gallé. 1870s. Marked. In perfect condition. Dimensions: H 24.0 cm x W 24.0 cm x D 14.0 cm.
Category

1870s Unknown Antique Tableware

Materials

Faience

Antique Gorham Aesthetic Sterling Silver Olive Spoon with Pick
Located in New York, NY
Aesthetic sterling silver olive spoon. Made by Gorham in Providence, ca 1885. Cast stem with entwined leaf and olive. Shallow and pierced bowl with engraved leaves. At other end pick...
Category

Late 19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Antique Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique set of 3 Victorian Coasters Wine Bottle Holders 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a lovely set of three Victorian silver-plated wine bottle coasters / holders, circa 1870 in date. They feature pierced cylindrical sides with bases heavily decorated with...
Category

1870s Antique Tableware

Materials

Silver Plate

Set of six copper pans french 19th century
Located in SAINT-CLÉMENT-DE-LA-PLACE, FR
These French copper pans are from the 19th century. They were hand-forged in Villedieu-les-Poêles in Normandy. They are of high quality, heavy and have a nice long riveted iron hand...
Category

Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Tableware

Materials

Copper

French Hand-Chiseled Stone Mortar
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French stone mortar used to grind herbs and spices. This mortar is hand-chiseled from one piece of stone and has four handles, making it easy to use and carry. Be sure to view the ...
Category

19th Century French Other Antique Tableware

Materials

Stone

A 6 Place Canteen by Paul Storr, 1813-1817
Located in Cornwall, GB
A 6 place silver canteen by Paul Storr. Double struck in the fiddle, thread & shell pattern with diamond and shell heel. Engraved with a crest to the terminals. (see pictures for det...
Category

1810s English George III Antique Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver, Silver

Renaissance by Dominick and Haff Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 99 pcs Din
Located in Big Bend, WI
Exquisite figural Renaissance by Dominick and Haff flatware set, 99 pieces. The Renaissance pattern was patented in 1894. The handle front and the back at the base of the handle are ...
Category

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.

Recently Viewed

View All