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Tableware For Sale
Joubert by Christofle Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set 66 Pcs Dinner in Box
By Christofle
Located in Big Bend, WI
With a dedication to perfection and quality, Christofle flatware creations unite craftsmanship and modern technique, resulting in flatware to be handed down through generations.
Dinner Size Joubert by Christofle France estate Sterling Silver Flatware set in fitted chest - 66 pieces. This service includes:
12 dinner size knives, 9 3/4"
12 dinner size forks, 8 1/4"
12 salad forks, 4-tine, 6 1/2"
12 teaspoons, 6"
10 place soup spoons, 6 - 7 1/2", 4 - 7 1/8"
6 large dinner spoons, 8 1/4"
1 large serving spoon, 10 1/4"
1 large serving fork, 10 1/8"
Includes fitted Christofle Chest...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Buttercup by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 16 Service 200 Pcs Unused
By Gorham
Located in Big Bend, WI
Intricately carved floral motifs carefully arranged along the handle and by the neck of this fanciful pattern are balanced by a slender central panel edged with delicate borders. Int...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Candlelight by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service Luncheon 73 Pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
12 knives, 8 5/8".
12 forks, 7 1/4".
12 salad forks, 6 1/2".
12 teaspoons, 6".
12 cream soup spoons, 6 1/4".
12 flat handle butter spreaders, 5 7/8".
One flat handle master butter, 6 3/4".
Includes bonus brand new storage chest - styles vary.
Excellent condition, not monogrammed. This set will be professionally polished and sealed in individual plastic sleeves prior to shipping.
100% satisfaction guaranteed!
A striking effect of plain sterling contrasted with rich ornamentation. No other pattern has the allure of a raised ribbon of silver laid over a rich decorative background. Candlelight stands alone among exquisite sterling flatware patterns...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Normandie by Northumbria Canada Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 59 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Superb dinner and luncheon Normandie by Northumbria Canada rose motif sterling silver flatware set 59 pieces. This set includes:
Six dinner size knives, 9 7/8"
Six dinner size forks...
Category
1930s American Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pointed Antique Engraved Dominick
Haff Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set
Located in Big Bend, WI
Beautiful pointed antique engraved by Dominick & Haff huge dinner & luncheon sterling silver flatware set - 119 pieces. This set includes:
12 dinner s...
Category
1890s Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Delfino Stand
By Braganti
Located in Milan, IT
This magnificent stand can be displayed alone as centrepiece or it can support a dessert, or be paired with the Delfini caviar bowl to continue the neoclassical decorative theme of t...
Category
2010s Italian Tableware
Materials
Crystal, Silver
$12,449 / item
Tudor Scroll by Birks Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 140 pieces Dinner
By Henry Birks
Located in Big Bend, WI
Monumental Tudor Scroll by Birks Canada sterling silver Flatware set with bright-cut design, 140 pieces. This set includes:
12 Large Dinner Knives, 10 1/8"
12 Large Dinner Forks, 8...
Category
Late 20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mintons, England. Set of six lunch plates in faience. Chinese style.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Mintons, England.
Set of six lunch plates in faience. Chinese style.
Decorated with flowers.
Late 19th century.
Marked.
In excellent condition with natural crazing.
Dimensions: D 20....
Category
Late 19th Century British Chinoiserie Antique Tableware
Materials
Faience
Silver Godinger Chinoiserie Pagoda Salt and Pepper Shakers
By Godinger
Located in Elkhart, IN
A charming pair of silver plate salt & pepper shakers in the form of pagodas
By Godinger
Circa 1970s
Measures: 1.5"W x 1.5"D x 3.5"H.
Very good vintage condition.
Category
1970s American Chinoiserie Vintage Tableware
Materials
Silver
Fiore Jug in Cream, Ceramics
By Louise Roe
Located in London, GB
A warm, charming tabletop collection featuring our blue flower, a motif typical of Southern Italian ceramics. Handmade by our talented artisans, stock your kitchen with the full coll...
Category
2010s Italian Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
$185 / item
20th Century Italian Solid Silver Gallery Tray on Silver Stand
Located in VALENZA, IT
Rectangular barocco tray shaped with high edge and oval holes for handles. It has been placed on 4 small feet
The tray is completely handmade by Fantappiè e Castrucci
Silversmiths...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Tableware
Materials
Silver
$19,069 Sale Price
20% Off
Printania by Christofle France Silverplate Flatware Service Set 106 Pcs Dinner
By Christofle
Located in Big Bend, WI
With a dedication to perfection and quality, Christofle flatware creations unite craftsmanship and modern technique, resulting in flatware to be handed down through generations.
R...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
Mid Century Modern Rogers Stainless Steel Flatware Set- 46 Pieces
Located in Pueblo, CO
Full set of Rogers stainless flatware in original box, service for eight plus six serving pieces, total of 46 . MCM geometric pattern from late 50s to early 60s
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Large Chinese Cloisonne Enamel Over Bronze Charger
Located in Long Island City, NY
A large antique Chinese Meiji Era bronze and enamel charger. Circa: late 19th century to early 20th century. The charger is enameled with polychrome i...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Meiji Antique Tableware
Materials
Enamel, Bronze
$1,950 Sale Price
35% Off
The Dots Menagerie D’été Hand-Painted Ceramic Salad Plate - Mix Set of 4
By Les Ottomans
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Elevate your summer gatherings with the charming Menagerie D’été Hand-Painted Ceramic Salad Plate Set. This delightful set features four uniquely designed plates, each adorned with p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Marly by Christofle France Silverplate Flatware Service 12 Set 90 pcs Dinner
By Christofle
Located in Big Bend, WI
Created in 1897, this pattern owes its name to the Marly Chateau built near Paris by Louis XIV. Marly is one of the most elaborately decorated patterns of the collection; the fine ch...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
Set of 5 Small Plate or Coasters in Porcelain by Piero Fornasetti, Italy 1950s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury a set of five beautiful black and white small plates or coasters in porcelain displaying drawn animals with money (snail, dog, hen, turtl...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Under The Sea - Menagerie D’Été Hand-Painted Ceramic Bowls (Set of 4)
By Les Ottomans
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Bring the magic of the sea to your table with the Under the Sea plates from the Menagerie d’Été collection. Crafted in white ceramic and meticulously hand-painted, each plate feature...
Category
2010s Italian Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Southern Charm by Alvin Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 63 pc Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Dinner Size Southern Charm by Alvin c1947 sterling silver Flatware set, 63 pieces. This set includes:
12 Dinner Size Knives, 9 5/8"
12 Dinner Size Forks, 8"
12 Salad Forks, 6 1/...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vision by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 53 Pieces Modern
Located in Big Bend, WI
International sterling flatware in the pattern Vision designed by Ronald Hayes Pearson patented in 1961. This discontinued pattern features clean, Modernisn inspired lines and is fea...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Silver Sugar box, Vienna 1867-1872
Located in Delft, NL
Silver Sugar box, Vienna 1867-1872
An Austrian-Hungary silver sugar box with hinged lid. On the lid a rose with leaves as knob. A rectangular box with beautiful round scalloped body...
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver
Golden Crown Baroque by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set 53 pieces Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Dinner size Golden Crown Baroque by Gorham sterling silver with gold accent Flatware set - 53 pieces. This pattern is large, heavy, and impressive. This set includes:
8 Dinner Knive...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Art Deco Silver Salt
Pepper Shakers
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Set of salt & pepper shakers in polished silver plate. This classic English pair of salt and pepper dispensers are marked on the bottom. Wonderful addition to add to your table for e...
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Tableware
Materials
Silver, Silver Plate
Fidelio by Christofle France Silverplate Flatware Service 12 Set 136 pcs Dinner
By Christofle
Located in Big Bend, WI
Large Fidelio by Christofle France Silverplate Flatware set - 75 pieces. This set includes:
12 Dinner Size Knives, 10 1/2"
12 Dinner Size Forks,...
Category
20th Century French Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
Two Splendid Meissen Cups, Cobalt With Watteau Painting
Gold Decoration, 19th
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent pieces from the Meissen manufactory from the 19th century:
Two cups and saucers with cobalt blue background and large reserves with the finest overglaze painting, as well a...
Category
1860s German Rococo Antique Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Italian Round Faux Tortoise Tray with Brass Trim
Located in Troy, MI
Found in Italy, this round faux tortoise tray dates from the 1970s. Tray material appears to be acrylic and is trimmed in brass along the handles. U...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
Durgin Wentworth Flatware Service, 167 Pieces
Located in New Orleans, LA
This rare 167-piece Wentworth sterling silver flatware service was crafted by the celebrated William B. Durgin Silver Company. Each piece bears an intricate, hand-chased pattern featuring florettes, acanthus leaves, scrolls, and an open cartouche surrounding a monogram. Originally retailed by Grogan Company, the leading retail jeweler in Pittsburgh at the turn of the century, this set of 12 is truly exceptional.
The set comes complete in its original fitted, suede-lined case.
American, circa 1902
Marked "STERLING" with script "D" mark for Durgin and retailer's mark "Grogan Company"
Case: 6" high x 23 1/8" wide x 18 7/16" deep
This service comprises:
12 dinner knives12 lunch knives12 butter spreaders12 dinner forks12 lunch forks12...
Category
20th Century American Other Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
$32,500 / set
Buttercup by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service Lunch 48 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Buttercup by Gorham sterling silver flatware set - 48 pieces. This set includes:
12 knives, 8 7/8".
12 forks, 7".
12 ...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Deco 1930
s Butterscotch Bakelite Rabbit Napkin Holders Set of 8
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Charming and whimsical, this set of eight Art Deco Butterscotch Bakelite napkin rings features bunnies in a playful array of warm hues—from deep ...
Category
1960s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Tableware
Materials
Bakelite
Old English by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 34 pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Old English by Towle sterling silver Flatware set, 34ieces. This set includes:
8 Regular Knives, 8 3/4"
8 Regular Forks, 7"
8 Salad Forks, pierced, 5 3/4"
8 Teaspoons, 5 3/4"
1 Serv...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Limoges, France Soup Bowls, Striking Color and Hand Painted Details
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A great set of eleven soup bowls which feature a scalloped shaped border and shell cartouche handle. Hand gilt gadroon edges and hand painted florals enhance this pretty design. Circ...
Category
1890s French Antique Tableware
Materials
Gold, Enamel
$796 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Coaster or Christmas Tree Decoration White Marble Handmade Italy
Located in Ancona, Marche
This 'Winter wonderland Snowflake' coaster in White Marble, inspired by ice crystals, are the perfect tasteful gift for the winter and Christmas period.
Coaster in polished absolute crystalline white marble from Italy.
Thanks to their shape and size they can be used as coasters, bottle coasters, paperweight or even Christmas tree decoration...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Carrara Marble
French Provincial by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 32 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
This set includes:
Eight knives, 8 7/8"
Eight forks, 7 1/8"
Eight salad Forks, 6 1/4"
Eight teaspoons, 5 7/8"
Includes bonus brand new storage chest - styles vary.
Excellent condi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Wedgwood coffee cups and saucers with silver cup holders by Walker
Hall, 1919
By Walker
Hall, Wedgwood
Located in Delft, NL
Wedgwood coffee cups and saucers with silver cup holders by Walker & Hall, 1919
A set of cups and saucers made by Wedgwood, England. The cups and ...
Category
Early 20th Century English Tableware
Materials
Silver
Summer Song Gold by Lunt Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 12 Set Vermeil
By Lunt Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Beautiful Summer Song by Lunt Sterling silver flatware set of 48 pieces. This set is vermeil (completely gold-washed) and includes:
12 knives, 9".
12 forks, 7 1/4".
12 salad forks, ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Tableware
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver
Midcentury Square Hand-Embroidered Pineapple Motif Tablecloth with Lace Trim
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A pretty and colorful midcentury hand-embroidered tablecloth. The piece is square and created from linen. Crotcheted lace decorates the edges in...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Fabric, Yarn
$37 Sale Price
25% Off
Hand cut Crystal Saltshaker set Ambrosià (2-piece set: amber
dark gray)
Located in Glendale, CA
The Ambrosià Crystal Salt & Pepper Shakers are exquisite examples of hand-cut crystal craftsmanship, blending European artistry with timeless 20th century design. Crafted from high-q...
Category
2010s Modern Tableware
Materials
Crystal
$210 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Embassy Scroll Gold by Lunt Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 60 Pcs Dinner
By Lunt Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Embassy Scroll Gold by Lunt sterling silver flatware set of 60 pieces. This set includes:
12 dinner size knives, 9 1/4",
12 dinner size forks, 7 5/8"...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Kopenhagen Gold by Wmf 800 Silver Flatware Service 12 Dinner Set 178 pcs Modern
Located in Big Bend, WI
Monumental Kopenhagen Vermeil by WMF 800 German silver (completely gold-washed) flatware set - 178 pieces. This set has a clean modern design. This set include...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Henry II by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 18 Service 278 pcs Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Monumental Henry II by Gorham sterling silver Flatware set, 240 pieces. This incredible pattern features a heavy weight and a figural griffin and gargoyle motif. This set includes:
...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Scullery Kettle, English, Copper, Stovetop Teapot, Victorian, Circa 1870
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique scullery kettle. An English, copper stovetop teapot, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1870.
Charming example with an attractive colour and polished finish
D...
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Tableware
Materials
Copper
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 Paris, specialised in creating bronze lamps, accessories ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Organic Modern Tableware
Materials
Gold Plate, Bronze
American Victorian by Lunt Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Dinner Service
By Lunt Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Lovely dinner size American Victorian by Lunt silver flatware set, 77 pieces. This set includes:
12 dinner knives, 9 1/2"
12 dinner forks, 7 5/8"
12 salad forks, 6 3/8"
12 teaspoons...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Chateau Rose by Alvin Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 18 Service 121 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Monumental Chateau Rose by Alvin sterling silver Flatware set, 121 pieces. This set includes:
18 Knives, 8 7/8",
18 Forks, 7 1/4",
18 Salad Forks, 6 5/8",
18 Teaspoons, 6",
18 C...
Category
Late 20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Imperial Chrysanthemum Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 168 Pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
Gorgeous Dinner and Luncheon Size Imperial Chrysanthemum by Gorham sterling silver Flatware set, 168 pieces. This set includes:
8 Dinner Size Knives with blunt silverplated blades, ...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Silver Thread by Hingelberg Danish Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 98 Pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
Silver thread by Frantz Hingelberg sterling silver flatware set 98 pieces. Handmade exceptional Mid-Century Modern design. The pattern has a wonderful thread design that the base of ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Collection Five American Sterling Silver Cut Glass Coasters Frank M. Whiting
C
Located in London, GB
Collection Five American Sterling Silver Cut Glass Coasters Frank M. Whiting & Co.
American, Early 20th Century
Height 3cm, diameter 10cm
A refined set of five sterling silver and...
Category
Early 20th Century North American Belle Époque Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Piuma by Enzo Mari for Zani&Zani
By Zani
Zani 1, Enzo Mari
Located in Milano, IT
Enzo Mari Piuma Flatware Set, Italy, 1960s
Rare Piuma flatware complet set, composed by six fork, six knives, six spoon, six tea spoon.
Designed by Enzo Mari, one of the most influ...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
Carl Auböck Up to Three Midcentury Polished Brass Card Holder, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
*Actually up to three pieces available*
A beautiful card stand, made of polished brass, designed and executed in the 1950s by Carl Auböck, Austria. To be used for business cards, fol...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
Vintage German Postmodern Fantasia Series Sugar Pot by Matteo Thun, 1980s
By Matteo Thun
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage German Postmodern Fantasia Series Sugar Pot by Matteo Thun for Arzberg, 1980s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1980 to 1989 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional ...
Category
20th Century German Post-Modern Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Classic Rose by Reed
Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 77 Pieces
By Reed
Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
Beautiful CLASSIC ROSE BY REED & BARTON sterling silver Flatware set - 77 Pieces. This set includes:
12 KNIVES, 9 1/8"
12 FORKS, 7 1/2"
12 SALAD FORKS, 6 5/8"
12 TEASPOONS, 6"
12 PL...
Category
1950s Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Kingsley by Kirk Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 33 Pcs Mid-Century Modern
Located in Big Bend, WI
Mid-Century Modern "Kingsley" by Kirk sterling silver flatware set, 33 pieces. This pattern has a design of stylized flowers on modern, elongated handles. It was introduced by Kirk i...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Tray
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Ezra Ardolino, educated as an architect, is an artist and entrepreneur specializing in digital fabrication at the intersection of art, architecture, and design. With a deep understan...
Category
2010s American Tableware
Materials
Resin, Birch
$1,420
Modern Victorian by Lunt Sterling Silver Flatware Set For 8 Service 50 Pieces
By Lunt Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
This graceful, sterling silver flatware conveys romance and elegance in every piece. A lovely border of crisp, tiny blossoms and simple scrolls frame a broad center panel of smooth, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Rare Bread Box with cut glass Vienna Around, 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Rare Bread Box with cut glass Vienna Around, 1920s
Brass polished
Original cut glass
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Tableware
Materials
Brass
Spring Glory by International Sterling Silver Flatware 8 Service Set 50 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Eight knives, 9 1/4"
eight forks, 7 1/4"
eight salad forks, 6 1/2"
eight teaspoons, 6"
eight cream soup spoons, 6 1/2"
eight flat handle butter spreaders, 5 3/4"
two serving spoons, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Large and Very Rare Silver-Inlaid Antique Judaica Tray
Located in London, GB
A large and very rare silver-inlaid antique Judaica tray
Jerusalem, c.1900
Height 2.5cm, diameter 62cm
This large and remarkable work is a copper and silver-inlaid antique Jewish tray, featuring meticulous and exceptional metalwork, and was made in Jerusalem around the turn of the twentieth century.
It features a twelve-fold repeating pictorial decoration, which is set between two circles, that of the central ring in which a large menorah...
Category
Early 1900s Israeli Modern Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver, Brass, Copper
Large Set of French Louis XV Style Porcelain Tableware with Pink and Blue
By Limoges
Located in Dallas, TX
A large set of French porcelain tableware in the Louis XV style with a white ground with pink and blue floral and gilt edging. This set consist of
26 9" plates, 15 8.25"plates, 11 ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 5 Korean Celadon Goryeo Knife Chopstick Rests, Flying Cranes
Clouds
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Set of 5 vintage ceramic or porcelain knife or chopstick rests features celadon colored glaze with traditional motifs of flying cranes and clouds, the "Thousand Cranes" design that ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Korean Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Ceramic, Celadon, Pottery
Chantilly by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 90 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Chantilly by Gorham sterling silver flatware set of 90 pieces. This set includes:
12 knives, 8 3/4",
12 forks, 7",
12 ...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
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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