Gravy Boat
Antique 1830s English Tableware
Ironstone
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Stainless Steel
Antique 18th Century and Earlier British George II Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century Tableware
Porcelain
Vintage 1960s English Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 1860s French Japonisme Delft and Faience
Faience
Antique 1870s American Neoclassical Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century South American Spanish Colonial Sterling Silver
Silver
Mid-20th Century American Scandinavian Modern Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver
Vintage 1930s English Georgian Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver
Vintage 1930s English Georgian Platters and Serveware
Sterling Silver
Vintage 1950s American Modern Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver
Vintage 1960s French Tableware
Silver Plate
20th Century French Edwardian Serving Bowls and Tureens
Sterling Silver
20th Century Danish Serving Pieces
Sterling Silver
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Serving Pieces
Gold
Antique 19th Century French Serving Pieces
Porcelain
Early 20th Century French Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Delft and Faience
Faience
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Delft and Faience
Faience
Early 20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Silver
Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Flatware and Serving Pieces
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century American Serving Pieces
20th Century Danish Serving Pieces
Sterling Silver
Antique 19th Century French Ceramics
Early 20th Century Danish Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Rococo Porcelain
Vintage 1950s French Art Deco Platters and Serveware
Silver Plate
Early 20th Century German Sheffield and Silverplate
Silver, Silver Plate
Vintage 1970s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Pitchers
Ceramic
Vintage 1930s Mexican Platters and Serveware
Sterling Silver
Antique 19th Century American Serving Pieces
Sterling Silver
20th Century Tableware
Porcelain
Antique Late 19th Century German Platters and Serveware
Silver
Antique Early 19th Century British George III More Objets d Art and Vertu
Silver
Antique Early 1900s English Belle Époque More Dining and Entertaining
Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Porcelain
Gold
Early 20th Century British More Dining and Entertaining
Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century English Serving Pieces
Vintage 1960s Canadian Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century French Platters and Serveware
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century French Porcelain
Porcelain
Vintage 1950s British Platters and Serveware
Antique 19th Century French Serving Pieces
Terracotta
Antique 19th Century English Dinner Plates
Ironstone
Antique Early 19th Century Dinner Plates
Creamware
20th Century English Tableware
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century English Decorative Objects
Early 20th Century French Dinner Plates
Ceramic
20th Century Coffee and Tea Sets
Sterling Silver
Vintage 1970s Japanese Serving Pieces
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Gold
Vintage 1960s Jamaican Dinner Plates
Late 20th Century Japanese Serving Pieces
Mid-20th Century Serving Pieces
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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.
- What is a gravy boat called?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertNovember 2, 2021A gravy boat is also called a sauce boat or a saucière. It’s a boat-shaped pitcher from which sauce or gravy is served. The sauce boat sits on a matching plate that is sometimes attached to the pitcher to catch any sauce that might drip when you’re using the vessel. Shop a collection of antique, vintage, and contemporary gravy boats from some of the world’s top dealers on 1stDibs.
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