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19th c. Coalport Aesthetic Movement Dessert Set w/ Birds
By Coalport Porcelain
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This is an exceptional and beautifully decorated dessert service. Each plate has an unusually
Category
19th Century English Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Porcelain, Paste
Antique Victorian Spode Dessert Set Imari Style, circa 1820
Located in London, GB
.
The set comprises:
A pair of shell-shaped dishes
A pair of oval dishes
Nine dessert Plates
Category
1820s English Victorian Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique English Copeland Spode Dessert Set Ten Plates Six Compotes, October 1883
Located in London, GB
This is a fabulous antique English Copeland Spode dessert set, stamped Spode Copeland England, with
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Dessert Sets
19th C. Hammersley Hand Painted Botanical Dessert Set W/ Feather
By Hammersley
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This extensive and complete dessert service has 12 dessert plates (8" diameter) a lovely oval
Category
19th Century English Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Paste, Porcelain
Mother-of-Pearl Dessert Set for 18 With Gold Wash
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Unusual Dessert Service for 18 in Original Standing Mahogany Box. Mother-of-Pearl carved round
Category
19th Century English Antique Dessert Sets
Copeland
Garrett Porcelain Dessert Set, Yellow with Butterflies, 1833-1847
By Copeland
Garrett Spode
Located in London, GB
This is a very charming set of dessert plates made by Copeland & Garrett between 1833 and 1847
Category
1840s English Rococo Revival Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Aesthetic Movement 13 Piece Sterling Silver Dessert Set-1873
Located in Great Barrington, MA
A charming set of 12 dessert spoons accompanied by a larger serving spoon, complete this lovely
Category
19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Antique Dessert Sets
32pc Coalport Dessert Set Blue Chrysanthemum Pattern Hand-Painted England 1810
By Coalport Porcelain
Located in Katonah, NY
This exquisite 32-piece porcelain dessert service, hand-painted in Coalport's iconic Blue
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Coffee
Dessert Set for 12 Persons,
Wineleaves
, Herend Hungary, circa 1935
By Herend
Located in Vienna, AT
, twelve saucers and twelve dessert plates.
Decor: VSZG-3 - vine leaf tendrils with gold decoration
Category
Early 20th Century Hungarian Other Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Samuel Alcock Small Porcelain Dessert Set, Pink with Flowers, Victorian 1854
By Samuel Alcock
Co.
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful set of three dessert plates and a comport, made by Samuel Alcock in 1854. The
Category
1850s English Victorian Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Medici Old by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service Dinner and Dessert Set
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
Medici old by Gorham dinner/dessert sterling silver flatware set, 60 pieces. This set includes: 12
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Dessert Sets
19th Century English Dessert Set Cobalt Blue and Gold with Footed Fruit Compote
By Coalport Porcelain
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This is a lovely 19th century set of 12 extravagantly decorated dessert plates and matching footed
Category
19th Century British Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Old Paris Porcelain 24-Piece Dessert Set with Fruit, Floral, and Foliate Design
Located in Houston, TX
Exquisite set with multiple compotes and centerpiece. In lovely hues of green and a beautiful
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Porcelain
French Silver Vermeil and Mother of Pearl Dessert Set for 12 - 36 Pcs in Box
Located in Great Barrington, MA
are French hallmarks on each, some with 3. It is very rare to find a dessert service that includes the
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Silver
Fine 19th Century French Gilt Bronze and Glass Dessert Liquor Set by Osler
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine 19th century French gilt bronze and crystal dessert set for after dinner drinks . Signed
Category
Late 19th Century English Belle Époque Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Bronze
Antique Kerag Karlsbad Czech Tea/Dessert Pieces
By Kerag Karlsbad Czechoslovakia 1
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Beautiful antique painted tea/dessert set by Kerag, Karlsbad Czech. This set come with teapot, 8
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Victorian Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Victorian Antique Sterling Silver
Bone Dessert Service for 12 - London 1893
By Goldsmiths
Silversmiths Co. Ltd.
Located in London, London
Silver Dessert Set is plain in design, with bone handles. Each knife measures 8.5"(21.5cm) in length, and
Category
1890s English Victorian Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
French antique sterling silver dessert flatware - 24 pieces - Louis XVI style
By Paul Canaux and Company 1
Located in GRENOBLE, FR
spoons and 12 dessert forks.
Fine, very elegant late 19th century production, high-end quality set with
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
French antique sterling silver dessert flatware - 24 pieces - Louis XVI style
By Paul Canaux and Company 1
Located in GRENOBLE, FR
spoons and 12 dessert forks.
Very elegant late 19th century production, high-end quality set with
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Sterling Silver Dessert Service for Twelve Persons
By Goldsmiths
Silversmiths Co. Ltd.
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
George V sterling silver dessert cutlery set for twelve persons has been crafted in the Pistol Grip
Category
1910s British Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Set of Seventeen Leaf Porcelain Dessert Plates, Pedestal Bowl and Platter
Located in Southampton, NY
Leaf porcelain dessert set of 17 pieces includes 15 plates, one pedestal serving bowl, and one
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Creamware Dishes 18th Century Dessert Service
By Neale
Co.
Located in Katonah, NY
An extensive 18th century creamware dessert set hand-painted with sprays of colorful flowers
Category
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Creamware
Antique Sterling Silver Mother of Pearl and Bone Dessert and Fish Set from 1910
By John
William Deakin
Located in London, London
Silver Dessert & Fish Set has twelve place settings of each and serving pieces. The dessert set has
Category
1910s English Edwardian Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Royal Crown Derby Turquoise And Gold Hand Painted 14-Piece Dessert Service
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This handpainted 14-piece dessert set is made by Royal Crown Derby and exemplifies the matchless
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Gold
Tiffany
Co Sterling English King Dessert/Oval Soup Spoons Set of 11
By Tiffany
Co.
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Set of 11 antique sterling silver dessert/oval soup spoons by Tiffany & Co in the English King
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Silver
GEORG JENSEN, Ménagère “Acorn” Solid silver 925
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
large place settings
- 8 large knives
- 8 dessert sets
- 8 dessert knives
- 8 fish forks and spoons
- 8
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set of 8 Bloor Derby Dessert Plates, 1825-1830
By Bloor Derby
Located in London, GB
This is a set of 8 dessert plates made by Bloor Derby between 1825 and 1830.
I have a matching set
Category
1820s English Regency Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$1,050 / set
Antique Sterling Silver Cutlery Canteen Set Victorian 1853 (Knives 1961/2) 12
By George Adams
Located in London, GB
. This silver cutlery set if presented in a dark wood fitted case with a dinner set, dessert set and
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
1850s Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Dessert Service
By Henry Wilkinson
Co.
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
dessert set is fitted with the original, hallmarked sterling silver handle.
The embossed handles are
Category
1850s English Victorian Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique Porcelain Dessert Dishes (Nine) Painted in Grisaille
By Minton
Located in Katonah, NY
This set of nine Minton dishes are decorated with bouquets of spring flowers painted in grisaille
Category
1830s English Early Victorian Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Sterling Silver and Mother-of-Pearl Fruit/Dessert Service, Antique George V
By William Hutton
Sons
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
George V sterling silver and mother of pearl fruit/dessert flatware set / service consists of six knives
Category
Early 20th Century English Other Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Edwardian Sterling Silver and Mother of Pearl Fruit/Dessert Service
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
fruit/dessert cutlery set for twelve persons - boxed; an addition to our dining silverware collection
Category
Early 1900s British Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
French 19th Century Old Paris "T" 33-Piece Dessert Service
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A stunning 33-piece set of Old Pairs white porcelain hand-painted and gold gilt dessert service
Category
1850s French Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Copeland
Garrett Porcelain Dessert Serving Set, Yellow with Flowers, 1833-1847
By Copeland
Garrett Spode
Located in London, GB
This is a very charming dessert set made by Copeland & Garrett between 1833 and 1847, which was the
Category
1840s English Rococo Revival Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver and Mother of Pearl Fruit/Dessert Service
By Elkington
Co.
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
fruit/dessert cutlery set for 12 persons, boxed, an addition to our dining silverware collection
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver, Brass
Spectacular Set of Cauldon Dessert Plates
Located in Great Barrington, MA
The finest set of 12 Cauldon shaped rimmed dessert plates. The cobalt blue borders are decorated
Category
Early 20th Century English Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Staffordshire "Rabbitware" Dessert Plates Set 6
By Staffordshire
Located in Fulton, CA
A scarce set of 6 hand painted Staffordshire "Rabbitware" dessert plates. circa. 1930. Excellent
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Set of Hand Painted Dessert Plates
Located in Washington, DC
Set of eight hand painted plates from Vall'Isere in he Savoi French Alps region.
Category
19th Century French Antique Dessert Sets
Art Nouveau Silver 234-Pieces Cutlery Set 12 Persons Oriol Barcelona In Showcase
By Spanish Manufactory
Located in Vienna, AT
Fish set: 12 fish knives / 12 fish forks
Dessert set: 12 dessert knives / 12 dessert forks / 12 dessert
Category
1920s Spanish Art Nouveau Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Silver
SET OF ANTIQUE STERLING SILVER DESSERT PLATES
Located in Los Angeles, CA
ELEGANT ANTIQUE STERLING SILVER DESSERT PLATES , NICELY SIZED . ALL IN GREAT SHAPE .
Category
19th Century American Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set of 12 SPODE Dessert Plates 1810-1830
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Rare set of MINT Condition Spode dessert plates in pattern #1185.
Category
19th Century English Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Set 24 MOP Silver Dessert Luncheon Set London 1908 Bradbury
By Thomas Bradbury
Sons Ltd.
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Set 24 mother of pearl silver dessert luncheon set London 1908 Thomas Bradbury & Sons Ltd. The set
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set of Fourteen Chamberlains Worcester Botanical Dessert Plates
Located in Essex, MA
Each with blue borders with white slip leaf sprays surrounding floral hand painted center. Signed on base.
Category
1820s English George IV Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Porcelain
A set of 20 Wedgwood Leaf Pattern Desserts
Located in Katonah, NY
This popular Wedgwood dish shows a single painted pink leaf ending in yellow and green over a lighter yellow border. Wedgwood made this pattern in a variety of colors including whit...
Category
19th Century English Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Creamware
19th Century Set of 12 Sterling Handled Dessert Knives
Located in Vista, CA
Set of 12 sterling and mother-of-pearl handled dessert knives with shield emblem and stainless
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Stainless Steel, Sterling Silver
Large Set of Enameled Venetian Stemware and Dessert Cups
Located in Essex, MA
features painted dogs, while the dessert cups have unicorn and deer alternating with dogs. Some minor
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Antique Dessert Sets
A Set of a Dozen Clobbered Creamware Dessert Dishes
By Baddely
Located in Katonah, NY
A dozen late 18th century Creamware dessert dishes with overall decoration of chrysanthemums and
Category
18th Century and Earlier English Antique Dessert Sets
Set of 12 Copeland Polychrome Grapes
Vines Dessert Plates
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This is an amazing set of 12 piecrust-shaped dessert plates in one of the most sought after
Category
19th Century English Antique Dessert Sets
Boxed Set of Six Dessert or Fruit Serving Spoons
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
1798 & 1822 boxed set of 6 dessert or fruit serving spoons, English. 2 pattern by 2 makers
Category
Late 18th Century Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Silver
Extraordinary Antique English Copeland
Spode
Porc, Botanical Tazza or Compote
By Copeland Spode
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
being part of a dessert set possibly owner by one of the Royal family. The quality of the art is without
Category
Mid-19th Century English Rococo Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Magnificent Set of 12 Cauldon Arts
Crafts Dessert Plates
By Cauldon
Located in Great Barrington, MA
These 12 plates are a show stopper with a very unusual pattern in the Arts and Crafts style. With pie-crust shaped rims, these have a William Morris feel to the thick enamel and rais...
Category
Early 20th Century English Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Porcelain
French Set of Twelve Dessert Plates "Digoin
Sarreguemines", 19th Century
By Digoin
Sarreguemines
Located in Savannah, GA
French set of twelve dessert plates "Digoin & Sarreguemines", last quarter of the 19th century
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Silver 800 Cutlery Set 207 Pieces 12 Persons Germany Baroque Design Made 1900
By Burberg
Co.
Located in Vienna, AT
large spoons
Fish set:
12 knives
12 forks
Dessert set:
12 coffee spoons
12 mocha spoons
12 forks
Category
Early 1900s German Baroque Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Silver
Hippolyte Thomas - 36pc French Vermeil 19th Century Dessert Flatware Set !
By French House
Garden
Located in Wilmington, DE
(vermeil) dessert flatware set by internationally renowned French silversmith “Hippolyte Thomas”. The set
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Vermeil, Sterling Silver
Queille
Soufflot - 37pc. Antique French 19th Century Dessert Flatware Set !
By Henri Soufflot 1, Pierre François Queille 1
Located in Wilmington, DE
Direct from Paris, a stunning 37pc. 19th century, dessert flatware set by two of France’s premier
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set of Flight Barr Barr Worcester Porcelain Armorial Dessert Dishes
By Flight, Barr
Barr Worcester
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A set of four armorial dessert dishes, made circa 1820 by the Worcester Porcelain Factory during
Category
Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Aesthetic Movement Majolica Strawberry Pattern Dessert Plates, Set of Four
By Georg Schmider
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A set of four dessert or fruit plates, attributed to Zell United Ceramic Factories - Georg Schmider
Category
Early 20th Century German Aesthetic Movement Antique Dessert Sets
Materials
Earthenware
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Antique Dessert Sets For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of antique dessert sets is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, ceramic and silver, all antique dessert sets available were constructed with great care. There are all kinds of antique dessert sets available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Antique dessert sets made by Rococo designers — as well as those associated with Art Nouveau — are very popular at 1stDibs. Many antique dessert sets are appealing in their simplicity, but Emile Puiforcat, Meissen Porcelain and Wedgwood produced popular antique dessert sets that are worth a look.
How Much are Antique Dessert Sets?
The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $1,450, while they’re typically $62 on the low end and $55,000 highest priced.
Finding the Right Dining-entertaining for You
Your dining room table is a place where stories are shared and personalities shine — why not treat yourself and your guests to the finest antique and vintage glass, silver, ceramics and serveware for your meals?
Just like the people who sit around your table, your serveware has its own stories and will help you create new memories with your friends and loved ones. From ceramic pottery to glass vases, set your table with serving pieces that add even more personality, color and texture to your dining experience.
Invite serveware from around the world to join your table settings. For special occasions, dress up your plates with a striking Imari charger from 19th-century Japan or incorporate Richard Ginori’s Italian porcelain plates into your dining experience. Celebrate the English ritual of afternoon tea with a Japanese tea set and an antique Victorian kettle. No matter how big or small your dining area is, there is room for the stories of many cultures and varied histories, and there are plenty of ways to add pizzazz to your meals.
Add different textures and colors to your table with dinner plates and pitchers of ceramic and silver or a porcelain lidded tureen, a serving dish with side handles that is often used for soups. Although porcelain and ceramic are both made in a kiln, porcelain is made with more refined clay and is more durable than ceramic because it is denser. The latter is ideal for statement pieces — your tall mid-century modern ceramic vase is a guaranteed conversation starter. And while your earthenware or stoneware is maybe better suited to everyday lunches as opposed to the fine bone china you’ve reserved for a holiday meal, handcrafted studio pottery coffee mugs can still be a rich expression of your personal style.
“My motto is ‘Have fun with it,’” says author and celebrated hostess Stephanie Booth Shafran. “It’s yin and yang, high and low, Crate Barrel with Christofle silver. I like to mix it up — sometimes in the dining room, sometimes on the kitchen banquette, sometimes in the loggia. It transports your guests and makes them feel more comfortable and relaxed.”
Introduce elegance at supper with silver, such as a platter from celebrated Massachusetts silversmith manufacturer Reed and Barton or a regal copper-finish flatware set designed by International Silver Company, another New England company that was incorporated in Meriden, Connecticut, in 1898. By then, Meriden had already earned the nickname “Silver City” for its position as a major hub of silver manufacturing.
At the bar, try a vintage wine cooler to keep bottles cool before serving or an Art Deco decanter and whiskey set for after-dinner drinks — there are many possibilities and no wrong answers for tableware, barware and serveware. Explore an expansive collection of antique and vintage glass, ceramics, silver and serveware today on 1stDibs.
Questions About Antique Dessert Sets
- 1stDibs ExpertNovember 5, 2024To identify an antique tea set, look closely to determine who the manufacturer is. Locate the hallmark on the bottom of a saucer, teapot or cup. A maker’s mark on one of these items is the best indicator of the set’s origin. If you snap a photo with your smartphone or tablet, you can conduct a reverse image search to jump-start your research. Professionals recommend consulting auction catalogs, books and trusted online resources such as museum exhibition materials. With some research, you may be able to match the marking to the manufacturer's name and, from there, identify the pattern and age.
In 17th-century England, Chinese tea began to arrive at ports in London. Mass production of porcelain tea sets took place in the 18th century, and during the early 1800s, tea became widely affordable, and the concept of teatime took shape all over England.
Reputable soft-paste porcelain makers include Sèvres, Capodimonte and Chelsea, while Meissen was the first European maker of hard-paste porcelain. Bone china manufactories of note include Spode, Minton and Derby, which was later called the Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Company.
Generally, a tea set is considered vintage if it’s at least 20 years old, while antiques are at least 100 years old. Although a maker’s mark is generally a helpful indicator of a given manufacturer, forgeries have occurred over the years. Look for other signifiers of a material, time period or style if you are uncertain of your piece’s origin. For help with identification, seek out a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer.
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