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Rare Murano Glass "Light Blue" Bowl Element Shell Ashtray Murano, Italy, 1970s
By Flavio Poli, Alessandro Mandruzzato
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Murano glass bowl, ashtray element Origin: Murano, Italy Decade: 1970s This original vintage glass bowl element, ash tray was produced in the 1970s in Murano, Ital...
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Murano Glass

Georg Jensen, large Art Nouveau pitcher in sterling silver. Early and rare model
Located in København, Copenhagen
Georg Jensen, large Art Nouveau pitcher in sterling silver. Early and rare model. Hammered finish
Category

Vintage 1910s Danish Art Nouveau Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

1940 s Rare Art Deco Japan Salt Pepper Shakers with Tray Sugar Holder
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful unique art deco Chrome serving set tray holder salt & pepper shakers with sugar holder , polished chrome finish with bakelite tops stamped Japan.
Category

20th Century Japanese Art Deco Tableware

Materials

Chrome

"Pouter Pigeon", Rare 1924 Art Deco Trivet in Pink w/ Original Rookwood Box
By Rookwood Pottery Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare and gorgeously glazed, this 1924-vintage porcelain trivet by Rookwood Pottery depicts a pouter
Category

Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Rare 19th Century English Caneware Game Pie, circa 1830
Located in Austin, TX
Rare 19th century English Caneware game pie, circa 1830. A large partridge on the lid, decorated
Category

Antique 1870s English Early Victorian Serving Pieces

Materials

Ceramic

Rare Set, 12 Cenedese Champagne Goblets, Murano Cobalt Glass Gold Accent, Signed
By Maestri Muranesi, Amelio Cenedese
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Extremely rare set of glass goblets. The cup and foot base are in cobalt blue. This style of cup
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Barware

Materials

Gold Leaf

Rare Large Majolica Yellow Strawberries Platter Sarreguemines, circa 1880
By Sarreguemines
Located in Austin, TX
Rare large Majolica yellow strawberries platter Sarreguemines, circa 1880.  
Category

Antique 1880s French Victorian Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic

"Leaping Gazelles, " Rare Pair of Art Deco Porcelain Plates by Waylande Gregory
By Waylande Gregory
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Gorgeously glazed in tones of warm grey (almost taupe), white and mirrored gold, this rare and
Category

Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Heraldic by Whiting Sterling Silver Flatware Set For 8 Service 35 pieces Rare
By Whiting Manufacturing Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
stainless blades, 9" (rare) 8 Dinner Size Forks, 7 5/8" 8 Lunch/Dessert Forks, 7" 8 Teaspoons, 6" 1 Gravy
Category

20th Century Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Set of 12 Rare Crystal Footed Dessert Serving Coupes Saucers Arts Crafts
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This set of 12 dessert coupes are the perfect addition to any table setting. Crafted from crystal, each coupe features a unique handle, that are embellished with a folded rim on both...
Category

Vintage 1910s Austrian Arts and Crafts Tableware

Materials

Crystal

Rare Sevres Art Deco Dinner Service-Jean Luce
By Jean Luce
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Amazing collection of Jean Luce designed and signed Sevres porcelain dinner service. The set consists of 12 dinner plates, 12 rimmed soup bowls, 8 cups and saucers (2 sizes), covered...
Category

Early 20th Century French Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Rare Hutschenreuther powdery pink Dragen-Rose Model Full Tea set
By Hutschenreuther
Located in Rümmingen, BW
A beautiful German Hutschenreuther tea set, from the mid-20th century, in a delicate pastel pink glaze. Hutschenreuther is a German porcelain manufacturer, founded in 1814 in Bavaria...
Category

Mid-20th Century German Rococo Revival Tea Sets

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Large-Scale VERY RARE Single Lobster on Cabbage by Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro (Port
Located in Dallas, TX
large-scale / grand VERY RARE single lobster on cabbage by artist / ceramist Rafael Bordalo
Category

Antique 19th Century Portuguese Victorian Pottery

Materials

Porcelain, Pottery

Jens Quistgaard Slatted Rosewood Tray for Dansk "Rare Woods" Collection
By Dansk, Jens Quistgaard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tray designed by Jens H. Quistgaard for Dansks Rare Woods collection, c.1960s, Denmark features
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Rosewood

4 Super Rare Dinner Plates - Pall - Stig Lindberg - Gustavsberg 1963
By Stig Lindberg, Gustavsberg
Located in Stockholm, SE
scratches or marks. These plates are really rare and in this condition I would say they are almost
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Rare Jean-Paul Gaultier Champagne Cooler for Piper-Heidseick
By Jean Paul Gaultier
Located in North Miami, FL
Rare Jean-Paul Gaultier Champagne Cooler for Piper-Heidseick; made of acrylic.
Category

1990s French Wine Coolers

Materials

Acrylic

Mid-Century Rare Ceramic Oyster Plate Robert Picault Vallauris
By Robert Picault
Located in Austin, TX
Rare Oyster Plate signed Robert Picault. Robert Picault (1919 - 2000) was born in Vincennes, Paris
Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

Mid-Century Rare Ceramic Oyster Plate Robert Picault Vallauris
By Robert Picault
Located in Austin, TX
Rare oyster Plate signed Robert Picault. Robert Picault (1919 - 2000) was born in Vincennes, Paris
Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

Midcentury 1950s Solid Teak Danish Modern Rare Tray by Quistgaard for Dansk
By Jens Quistgaard, Dansk
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredible and beautiful design on this large solid teak, a tray designed by Quistgaard for Dansk, circa the 1950s, great condition with raised edges, incredible craftsmanship. early...
Category

20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Tableware

Materials

Teak

Pair of Rare Vintage Ashtrays, Cut Crystal Glass, Bohemia in the, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia Made of Crystal glass Larger Ashtray, Size: Height:4,5cm, width and depth 8,5cm Smaller Ashtray: Height.3cm, width and depth:8cm Good original condition.
Category

Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Crystal

Mid-Century Rare Ceramic Oyster Plate Robert Picault Vallauris
By Robert Picault
Located in Austin, TX
Rare Oyster Plate signed Robert Picault. Robert Picault (1919 - 2000) was born in Vincennes, Paris
Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

Mid-Century Rare Ceramic Oyster Plate Robert Picault Vallauris
By Robert Picault
Located in Austin, TX
Rare oyster plate signed Robert Picault. Robert Picault (1919 - 2000) was born in Vincennes, Paris
Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

Mid-Century Rare Ceramic Oyster Plate Robert Picault Vallauris
By Robert Picault
Located in Austin, TX
Rare Oyster plate signed Robert Picault. Robert Picault (1919 - 2000) was born in Vincennes, Paris
Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

Mid-Century Rare Ceramic Oyster Plate Robert Picault Vallauris
By Robert Picault
Located in Austin, TX
Rare Oyster Plate signed Robert Picault. Robert Picault (1919 - 2000) was born in Vincennes, Paris
Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

Mid-Century Rare Ceramic Oyster Plate Robert Picault Vallauris
By Robert Picault
Located in Austin, TX
Rare Oyster plate signed Robert Picault. Robert Picault (1919 - 2000) was born in Vincennes, Paris
Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

Mid-Century Rare Ceramic Oyster Plate Robert Picault Vallauris
By Robert Picault
Located in Austin, TX
Rare Oyster Plate signed Robert Picault. Robert Picault (1919 - 2000) was born in Vincennes, Paris
Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

Mid-Century Rare Ceramic Oyster Plate Robert Picault Vallauris
By Robert Picault
Located in Austin, TX
Rare Oyster Plate signed Robert Picault. Robert Picault (1919 - 2000) was born in Vincennes, Paris
Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

Very Rare 1867 Asprey Co. Coromandel Dressing Table Box Sterling Silver Pearl
By Asprey International Limited
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare 1867 sterling silver hallmarked Asprey 166 Bond
Category

Antique 1860s English Georgian Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Byzantine by Wood Hughes Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set 45 pc Rare c1875
By Wood Hughes
Located in Big Bend, WI
Exceedingly rare Byzantine by Wood & Hughes, circa 1875, multi-motif floral sterling silver
Category

20th Century Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Rare Georgian Wedgwood Salt Glazed Panel Shape Bacchus Mask Teapot
By Wedgwood
Located in Bishop s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare Georgian English salt glazed panel teapot decorated with Bacchus masks by renowned maker
Category

Antique 1750s English Georgian Tea Sets

Materials

Stoneware

Rare Handmade Set of 10 Stoneware Tumblers by Gordon and Jane Martz for Marshall
By Gordon Martz
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Rare set of 10 stoneware tumblers created by Gordon and Jane Martz. They measure 5 5/8" in height
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Barware

Materials

Stoneware

Rare 18th Century French Glazed Terracotta Cruche du Quercy or Walnut Oil Jug
Located in Birmingham, AL
France, circa mid 1700s. This rare glazed earthenware jug with its round shaped belly, three arching
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century French Pottery

Materials

Terracotta

Frances Loyen - a very rare plique-a-jour enamel silver beaker - London 1987
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1987 by Frances Loyen, this attractive, Elizabeth II period, Sterling Silver Beaker, features Plique-a-Jour enamel decoration which fades from red to green in...
Category

Vintage 1980s English Scandinavian Modern Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Rare Spanish Sterling Silver Mounted Art Deco Recipe Cocktail Shaker c.1940
Located in Bath, GB
A magnificent vintage cocktail shaker made from glass with white enamel lettering creating an interesting recipe / menu cocktail shaker. The mounts and fittings are made from Span...
Category

Vintage 1940s Spanish Art Deco Barware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Margrethe by Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 88 pc Modern Rare
By Georg Jensen
Located in Big Bend, WI
tapered squared handle is representative of the Mid-Century Modern period. This rare pattern was named
Category

20th Century Scandinavian Modern Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Rare Antique German Porcelain Tea Coffee Set Hand Painted Gilt KPM Berlin
By KPM Porcelain
Located in London, GB
Rare Antique German Porcelain Tea Coffee Set Hand Painted Gilt KPM Berlin German, c. 1830 Smallest
Category

Antique Early 19th Century German Neoclassical Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Rare Murano Glass "Light Blue" Bowl Element Shell Ashtray Murano, Italy, 1970s
By Alessandro Mandruzzato, Flavio Poli
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Murano glass bowl, ashtray element Origin: Murano, Italy Decade: 1970s This original vintage glass bowl element, ash tray was produced in the 1970s in Murano, Ital...
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Murano Glass

Rare Gerald Benney Solid Silver Enamel Bowl Cover 1971 Centrepiece Rose Bowl
By Gerald Benney
Located in London, GB
A magnificent Elizabeth II sterling silver covered bowl by Gerald Benney. This Centrepiece features an elegant lightly hammered bowl with a deep open work cover cast with swirl desig...
Category

20th Century English Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Rare Original "Coca Cola" Picnic Set, 1960s
By Coca Cola Bottling Co.
Located in taranto, IT
Extremely rare original coca cola picnic set, 1960s It is a container inside which there are
Category

Vintage 1960s More Dining and Entertaining

Materials

Metal

Rare Set Coffee Tea Water Pitcher Plates, Cups Saucers Signed by Martz Studio
By Marshall Studios, Gordon Martz
Located in San Diego, CA
An incredible and rare set by Gordon Martz for Marshall studios each piece is signed and comes with
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Barware

Materials

Pottery

A Rare Early 19th Century Anglo Indian Papier Mâché Cellarette, India Circa 1830
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A highly decorative rare 19th century Anglo Indian papier mache campaign cellarette, likely
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Barware

Materials

Iron

Rare Silver Vase with Glass Insert by Josef Hoffmann for Wiener Werkstätte
By Josef Hoffmann, Wiener Werkstätte
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Wiener Werkstatte silver reticulated flower basket with original glass insert in a very rare
Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

Rare Pair of Famille Rose Porcelain and Ormolu Napoleon III Oil Lamps
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A beautiful French and Asian collaboration of a 19thC pair of Napoleon III Famille Rose porcelain, (from Canton China), and gilt bronze and brass oil lamps that miraculously include ...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Napoleon III Porcelain

Materials

Ormolu

A Very Rare Early 19th C. Derby Porcelain Figure of a Tiger, England Circa 1800
By Derby
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very charming & rare, naively modelled & hand painted figure of a tiger shown partially seated
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Art Deco Rare Hallmarked Apollo Silver-Plate Pedestal Bowl With Chevron
By Apollo Studios
Located in North Miami, FL
This very special and very rare fully restored Silver plated Art Deco large pedestal bowl and or
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Sheffield and Silverplate

Materials

Silver Plate

Rare Italian Silver Plated Four Wine Bottle Holder, Lino Sabattini c.1970
By Lino Sabattini, Sabattini Argenteria
Located in Bath, GB
A magnificent piece of Mid-Century Modern barware, an iconic centrepiece for the finest of cocktail / dinner parties. Made from silverplate, it has just been returned from our sil...
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Barware

Materials

Silver Plate

Two Rare Art Deco Meissen Plates with Hand-Painted Peacocks and Gold Decoration
Located in København, Copenhagen
Two rare Art Deco Meissen plates with hand-painted peacocks and gold decoration. 1930s. Measuring
Category

Vintage 1930s German Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

A Rare George I Sterling Silver Rat-Tail Marrow Scoop / Spoon, London 1721
By William Spackman
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A rare George I sterling silver marrow scoop, showing an elongated bowl at either end of the
Category

Antique Early 18th Century English George I Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique and Rare Meissen Mocha Pot in Hand-Painted Porcelain, Early 19th C
Located in København, Copenhagen
Antique and rare Meissen mocha pot in hand-painted porcelain. Purple flowers and gold decoration
Category

Antique Early 19th Century German Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Rare Early 19th Century Enamel Decorated Pewter Coffee Pot
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This very rare hand-painted and decorated pewter coffee pot is in amazing as found condition.
Category

Antique Early 19th Century American Country Serving Pieces

Materials

Mixed Metal

Very Rare Matched Collection of 6 Sterling Silver Fox Head Stirrup Cups
By Adolph Barsach Davis, Berthold Muller, Neresheimer Co., Israel Segalov
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1904, 1927, 1930 and 1936 and Chester in 1909 by Berthold Muller, Adolph Barsach Davis, L. Neresheimer & Co. & Israel Segalov, this charming, matched collecti...
Category

Early 20th Century English Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Rare Meissen Bowl in Hand-Painted Porcelain with Exotic Bird in Chinese Style
Located in København, Copenhagen
Rare Meissen bowl in hand-painted porcelain decorated with exotic bird in Chinese style. Late
Category

Antique Late 19th Century German Chinoiserie Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Rare Georg Jensen Teapot in Sterling Silver with Ebony Handle, Dated 1915-30
Located in København, Copenhagen
Rare Georg Jensen teapot in sterling silver with ebony handle. Dated 1915-30. In very good
Category

Vintage 1910s Danish Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Pair of Antique Mid-19th Century French Sèvres "Rare Dubarry Rose" Urns
Located in New Orleans, LA
These urns take the cake! They are not only beautiful in shape, scale and design, they are mounted in a fine manner.
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century European Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Rare 60‘s brass CAP Lifter in the Shape of a Wineglass
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Rate cap lifter in the style of Carl Aubock. Not marked. Funny shape as a wine or beer glass. Made in Austria or Italy in 1950 or 1960.
Category

Mid-20th Century Austrian Bauhaus Barware

Materials

Brass

Longwy Mid-Century Enameled Ceramic Wall Platter, Rare Limited Edition, 1950s
By Faïenceries et Emaux de Longwy
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Rare French Mid-Century enameled ceramic wall platter by Manufacture de Longwy, 1950s, "Les
Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Ceramic

Set of 6 French Golden Bronze knife rests by Daniel Podva, Série Rare Paris
Located in BELFORT, FR
Beautiful and unique set of six knife rests by french designer Daniel Podva, founder of Série Rare
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Organic Modern Tableware

Materials

Gold Plate, Bronze

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Rare Ceramics For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of rare ceramics available for sale. Each of these unique rare ceramics was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, ceramic and silver. There are 4992 antique and vintage rare ceramics for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 4 modern editions to choose from as well. Rare ceramics have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Rare ceramics made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Art Deco — are very popular at 1stDibs. Rare ceramics have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Tiffany Co., Mason's Ironstone and Jens Harald Quistgaard are consistently popular.

How Much are Rare Ceramics?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $1,301, while they’re typically $1 on the low end and $792,185 highest priced.

Finding the Right Serveware, Ceramics, Silver And Glass 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.