Silver Service For 12
Vintage 1940s Italian Glass
Glass
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Stainless Steel
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Dinner Plates
Plastic
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Tableware
Brass
Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Tableware
Mid-20th Century American Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver
Vintage 1960s English Empire Dinner Plates
Gold
Vintage 1920s Danish Scandinavian Modern Tableware
Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Dinner Plates
Porcelain
20th Century English Sterling Silver
Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Sterling Silver
Silver, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1950s British Dinner Plates
Enamel
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Ceramic, Porcelain
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Sterling Silver
Silver, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Sterling Silver
Vintage 1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Sterling Silver
Vintage 1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Sterling Silver
Antique 1890s English Victorian Tableware
Silver, Sterling Silver
1990s English Modern Tableware
Porcelain, Ceramic
Mid-20th Century German Hollywood Regency Tableware
Porcelain
Early 20th Century German Belle Époque Platters and Serveware
Porcelain
Vintage 1910s English Dinner Plates
Gold
Vintage 1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Tableware
Stainless Steel
Vintage 1960s English Chinese Export Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Vintage 1950s American Tableware
20th Century Sterling Silver
Stainless Steel
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Porcelain
Porcelain
Vintage 1950s British Dinner Plates
Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century German Organic Modern Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese More Dining and Entertaining
Other
Vintage 1920s Great Britain (UK) Tableware
Silver, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1940s Great Britain (UK) Sterling Silver
Silver, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century German Tableware
Gold Plate
20th Century Tableware
Stainless Steel
20th Century American Other Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver
Antique 1850s English Victorian Sterling Silver
Silver, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Federal Knife Boxes
Wood
Vintage 1920s German Dinner Plates
Gold
Vintage 1930s Tea Sets
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary Tableware
Stainless Steel
Antique 1850s English Victorian Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates
Earthenware
Antique 1840s Scottish Victorian Tableware
Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Crystal Serveware
Crystal
Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Tableware
Silver Plate
1990s Thai Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Tableware
Stainless Steel
Late 20th Century Tableware
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Tableware
Stainless Steel
Vintage 1920s American Crystal Serveware
Crystal, Gold
Mid-20th Century Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Vintage 1920s American Dinner Plates
Gold
Vintage 1930s Dutch Art Deco Tableware
Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Tableware
20th Century American Art Deco Serving Pieces
Sterling Silver
Antique 19th Century American Other Tableware
Sterling Silver
Antique Late 19th Century Tableware
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Silver Service For 12 For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a Silver Service For 12?
Finding the Right Tableware for You
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.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021The value of a sterling silver tea service is based on its age, maker, and the pieces included. A sterling set can start at $1,000 but the value can be a wide range. If it is sterling, it will typically have a hallmark of .925. This demonstrates that the piece is 92.5% silver and 7.5% copper alloy. Simply put, the more pieces you have in the set, the more it will be worth. Find a collection of antique and vintage sterling silver tea service on 1stDibs today.
- 1stDibs ExpertAugust 17, 2021A silver tea service set’s prices can range based on age, maker, and pieces included. Most sterling silver sets will start at $1,000.00. The most desirable silver tea sets are those that include a tray and many different types of pieces.
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