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Tableware For Sale
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Style: Regency
Art Deco Coffee set from Thermisol. 1930 1940
Located in CADALSO, ES
Great condition
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
New Old Stock/ Cork and Chrome 1970’s Coasters set of 8
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Set of 8 Silverplate and Cork Coasters. NOS. All are unused and still in their plastic wraps! Marked Italy on backside.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
Iconic 50s Ice Bucket by Ettore Sottsass for Rinnovel - Vintage Italian Charm
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Dive into the retro charm of the Fifties with this iconic Ettore Sottsass‘ 50s Ice Bucket produced by Rinnovel. Crafted from anodized aluminum in a delightful shade of pink, this vin...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Aluminum
Art Deco Amber Glass Bowl on a Chrome Stand made in NY
By Farber Bros.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant Art Deco / Hollywood Regency style compote made by Farber Bros., New York, ca. 1940s. Amber colored glass bowl, atop a gracefully curved pedestal, sits inside a chrome overly. A classic Farber Bros. style that is perfect for candy, nuts or potpourri. Marked on the bottom, "Farber Bros. - N.Y.C. -
There is no marking on the glass bowl, but the majority of glass for Farber Bros. was made by Cambridge Glass Company. Other makers included Corning, Duncan and Miller...
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Metal
Walter Bosse Donkey Salt and Pepper Shaker Set, Herta Baller, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming Austrian Mid-Century shaker set, displaying a donkey. A very humorous design by Walter Bosse, executed by Hertha Baller Austria in the 1950s. Made of metal and wood. In go...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Metal
Silver Golf Club Champagne Cork Pliers Bottle Opener by Valenti Spain, 1970s
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful and solid silver-plated tongs / cork pliers for opening sparkling wine or Champagne bottles. Designed in the shape of two golf clubs, crafted in the 1970s by Valenti Barc...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Metal
Rosenthal Continental Crown Jewel China Dining Set, 34 Pieces
Located in Plainview, NY
A classy Rosenthal white continental crown jewel china dining set of 24 pieces. The set includes the following:
7 dinner plates
10.5" diameter x 1.25"...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Aldo Tura Goatskin and Chrome Placemat or Charger, 6 Pieces
By Aldo Tura
Located in Atlanta, GA
Italian designer Aldo Tura, Milano, designed this lacquered goatskin and chromed metal placemat or plate charger set in the 1970s. The pieces boast a beautiful square wooden base des...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Metal, Chrome
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
Brazilian Midcentury Cutlery in Rosewood, c. 1970
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Pair of large cutlery carved in Brazilian rosewood of unknown authorship.
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Rosewood
Dansk "Artisan" Flatware Set, Service for 8/ 44 pieces
By Dansk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
1970's Dansk Design Flatware Set. Service for 8, 44 pieces! "Artisan" for Dansk, made in Japan. Nice solid weight Set, feels good in your hand! Nice large set! Set includes 2 La...
Category
1970s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Ice bucket by Aldo Tura, Italy 60s
By Aldo Tura
Located in Kiel, SH
High decorative ice bucket set in very good condition.
It's marked with the original paper-sticker on the bottom.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Leather, Acrylic
1960s Mexican Pair Drinking Glasses Encased in Etched Cutwork Floral Brass Decor
Located in New York, NY
1960s mid-20th century pair of organic glasses, entirely handcrafted in Mexico, overlayed in a handmade antique brass open sheath ornate with an etched cutwork floral and foliage dec...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
1960 Mexican Set 4 Drinking Glasses Encased in Etched Cutwork Floral Brass Decor
Located in New York, NY
1960s mid-20th century set of 4 organic glasses, entirely handcrafted in Mexico, overlayed in a handmade antique brass open sheath, ornate with an etched cutwork floral and foliage d...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
Set of 6 Ceramic English Earthenware Tea Plates in Focus Pattern by Midwinter
Located in Chicago, IL
Set of 6 English earthenware tea plates with printed overglaze decoration in the 'Focus' pattern. Made by W. R. Midwinter Ltd., Burslem, England, 1964.
The broad rims are decorated ...
Category
1960s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Earthenware
Figural Italian Tre Spade Fish Shaped Wood & Silverplate Pepper Mill or Grinder
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Italian designer pepper mill.
By Tre Spade.
With a dark wooden body and a silver-plated head, fins, and tail.
Pepper is placed in the body through an opening under the fin ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
Amboss Austria Mid-Century Flatware Cutlery with Antler Handles for Six Persons
Located in Vienna, AT
A set of modernist flatware for six persons. Consisting of 18 pieces, spoons, forks and knives. Executed in the 1960s by Amboss Austria. Made of stain...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Seven Hammered Bronze Polished Round Napkin Rings Mid-Century Modern
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful set of seven round hammered polished bronze napkin rings.
Diameter: 1.75 inches.
Height: 0.88 inches.
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Bronze
Exstraordinary Water Can Brass, Around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Exstraordinary Water can brass, around 1950s
Polished and stove enameled.
Wicker.
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Brass
Crystal by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 54 Pcs Modern
Located in Big Bend, WI
Mid-Century Modern Crystal by International sterling silver flatware set of 54 pieces. This set includes:
12 knives, 9 1/4".
12 forks, 7 1/2".
12 salad forks, 7".
12 teaspoons, 6 1/...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Olive Wood Salad Servers, France 1970s
Located in ROUEN, FR
Olive Wood Salad Servers, France 1970s.
Very elegant design in perfect condition.
Servers are polished, which gives them a very soft touch.
A chic piece to add to the kitchen !
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Fruitwood, Olive
Set of Italian Polished Pewter Salt & Pepper Shakers
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Italian Set of Salt Shakers & Pepper Grinder in Polished Pewter, a Set of Two. This classic pair is marked Made in Italy on the bottom. Wonderful addition to add to your table for e...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Pewter
Brass, copper watering can vienna around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Brass, copper watering can vienna around 1950s
Polished and stove enameled
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Brass, Copper
Diamond by Reed and Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 51 pieces Modern
Located in Big Bend, WI
This pattern was designed by internationally renowned Italian architect and designer Gio Ponti and introduced by Reed & Barton in the year 1958. It has a wonderful Mid-Century Modern...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Danish Tableware by J. H. Quistgaard, 1960s
Located in Asaa, DK
Vintage Danish tableware by J. H. Quistgaard, 1960s
Danish ceramic tea set model Relief, designed by Jens Harald Quistgaard (IHQ) in 1959/1960. Primarily from Kronjyden, the first manufacturer, but also from Nissen and Bing...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Ceramic, Teak
Paramount by Kirk Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 66 pieces in Chest
Located in Big Bend, WI
Gorgeous Paramount by Kirk sterling silver Flatware set, 69 pieces. This modern design is based on the New York city skyline and architecture (see copy of original advertisement for ...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Gerald Benney Stainless Cutlery by Viners of Sheffield, British, 1970s
Located in Melbourne, AU
Superb set of 'Fisheaters', i.e. Six knives and six forks designed by Gerald Benney, in original box. The influence of Danish design is very clear, yet these are quintessentially midcentury British in their trim, measured and practical style.
'Gerald Benney CBE (21 April 1930 – 26 June 2008) was a British silver and goldsmith who along with David Mellor...
Category
1970s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Block Spain Flatware "Chromatics" 42 piece, Service for 8
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Block Spain "Chromatics" Service for 8 plus 2 large Serving pieces. Set still has their original boxes and appear mostly unused. Nice feel and weight! Block did several nice stain...
Category
1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
6 Glasses Cognac Smoke Joe Colombo for Arnolfo di Cambio
Located in Milano, IT
6 Glasses Cognac Smoke Joe Colombo for Arnolfo di Cambio
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Glass
Pair of MCM Teak Salt and Pepper Shakers by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk
By Dansk, Jens Quistgaard
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of MCM teak salt and pepper shakers by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk, circa 1970s. The set are in very good vintage condition and measure as follows:
Salt 2.5" x 4.75"
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Teak
Fruit bowl brass vienna around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Fruit bowl brass vienna around 1950s
Original condition
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Brass
6 Bicchieri Smoke Joe Colombo per Arnolfo di Cambio altezza 12 cm.
Located in Milano, IT
6 Bicchieri Smoke Joe Colombo per Arnolfo di Cambio
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Glass
6 Bicchieri Smoke Joe Colombo per Arnolfo di Cambio altezza 14 cm.
Located in Milano, IT
6 Bicchieri Smoke Joe Colombo per Arnolfo di Cambio
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Glass
6 Smoke Joe Colombo glasses for Arnolfo di Cambio height 9 cm.
Located in Milano, IT
6 Smoke Joe Colombo Glasses for Arnolfo di Cambio
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Glass
Brass Champagne Bucket vienna around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Brass Champagne Bucket vienna around 1950s
Brass polished and stove enameled
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Brass
Italian 1940s Sculpted Wood Nut Cracker with Hammer
Located in Milan, IT
Italian 1940s Sculpted Wood Nut Cracker with Hammer
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Oak
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
Brass Coaster vienna around 1970s
Located in Wien, AT
Brass Coaster vienna around 1970s
Only polished
Category
1970s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Brass
Set of Six Capodimonte Porcelain Tea /Coffee Cups with Floral Motifs, Italy
By Capodimonte
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1950s.
This set is made in Capodimonte porcelain and features hand painted floral motifs and golden edges.
They are vintage therefore they might show slight traces of ...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Mid-Century Style Sterling Silver Condiments Set in Original Fitted Box, Asprey
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century Modern style sterling silver condiments set in original box, consisting of a pair of salt and pepper shakers, an open mustard cellar and a matching mustard spoon, London, year hallmarked for 1971, Asprey and Company...
Category
1970s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Steak Knives by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk
By Jens Quistgaard, Dansk
Located in San Diego, CA
A set of 6 teak and stainless Fjord steak knives, designed in the 1950s by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk. They look barely used. Comes with the box and original plastic sleeves. This des...
Category
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
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
1960s Spaghetti Colorful Drinkware Tumbler Glasses – Set of 9
Located in Farmington Hills, MI
We are very pleased to offer a vintage set of nine spaghetti tumblers, circa the 1960s. This distinctive type of drinkware is characterized by their unique texture, which resembles s...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Glass, Plastic
Chic Set of 6 Moser Water Long Drink Glasses Tinted Green Fontana Arte Style
Located in Nierstein am Rhein, DE
Chic set of six water / long drink / cocktail crystal glasses designed and executed in the 1960s by Moser Czechoslovakia. The high end quality of the glass ...
Category
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Crystal
Vintage Teak Salt And Pepper Grinders By Peter Piper Super Salt And Pepper Mill
Located in Stow on the Wold, GB
Wonderful pair of grinders by Peter Piper. Very good quality, made from Teak, with Peter Piper mechanisms to the underside. Originally designed in the late 1960s, this set is from ...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Teak
Danish Vintage Teak Serving Trays 1960s Set of 4
Located in Asaa, DK
Danish vintage teak serving trays 1960s set of 4.
Danish Mid-Century Modern teak trays.
This set consists of:
A large oval tray by Silva, ...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Teak, Glass
XXL & Great Shape Venetian Murano Pendant Light of Mouthblown Glass by Seguso
Located in Lisse, NL
Great shape, mouthblown Venetian light fixture by Seguso.
If you are looking for a rare and stylish mid-20th century fixture to grace your home then this...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
Suisse Langenthal Plates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unearth the charm of vintage tableware with this striking set of Suisse Langenthal plates. Each plate boasts a captivating modernist design, graced w...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Boxed Helmut Alder Amboss 2050 Flatware Cutlery for Six, 30 pcs., Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
Beautiful Mid-century flatware, 2050 series, designed by Helmut Alder, executed by Amboss Austria in the 1950s. High-quality flatware, made of solid, brushed and polished stainless s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Crystal Mix Set of 6 Nachtmann Stem Glasses with Colored Overlay Cut to Clear
By Nachtmann
Located in Verviers, BE
Vintage mix set of 6 cut to clear crystal stem glasses.
Mix crystal (Bleikristall 24% Mundgeblasen Handgeschliffen) glasses
Clear crystal glass. Side facetted and toothed stem.
Th...
Category
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Vintage Silver Plated Caviar Dish in the Shape of a Crab, c. 1970
Located in London, GB
A silver-plated caviar dish in the shape of a crab, made by Almazan in Spain c. 1970.
The crab is excellently modelled, with fine attention to detail in the legs and claws. The ori...
Category
1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate, Bronze
Six Sweet Animal Knife Rests - by Etain Royal French vintage Metal Set in Box
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A lovely set of six knife rests. Made of pewter (etain) in France, the set is so pretty, consisting of 6 different animals in their slightly distressed original box. There are one ea...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Metal
Rhinoceros Silver Plate Vintage Wine Bottle Holder
Located in London, GB
A mid 20th century silver plate double wine bottle holder in the shape of a rhinoceros, made in Spain c. 1960s.
It is a most charming object, with the rhinoceros head, feet, and ta...
Category
1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
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
Thomason Patent Corkscrew with Bone Handle c1810
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Thomason Patent corkscrew
Date : c1820
Period : Regency
Origin : England
Construction : Bronze, bone, bristle.
Size : 18.5x11.7cm when clsoed
Condition : Excellent - some ...
Category
Early 1800s British Regency Antique Tableware
Materials
Metal
Dansk "Thebe" Stainless Flatware Set 41 piece
By Dansk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Dansk "Thebe" Stainless Steel Flatware Set. 41 pieces which is service for 8 plus one butter knife. 1970's design, but this set dates to the 80's for production. Very nice solid s...
Category
1970s Indonesian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
MCM Vintage Orange and Black Enamelware Tableware Plate Set of 8 - Poland
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A set of eight vintage metal enamelware dinner plates and salad plates. (Four Each) This bright mid-century modern set will be a great way to add a pop of color to your next dinner p...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Set of 6 Carlo Moretti / Empoli Cased Glass Plum Wine Glasses
Located in Chicago, IL
Set of 6 Carlo Moretti / Empoli Cased Glass Plum (Purple) Wine Glasses
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Art Glass
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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