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Tableware For Sale
Royal Copenhagen Blue Flower Braided Sauce Boat on Fixed Stand
Located in København, Copenhagen
Royal Copenhagen blue flower braided sauce boat on fixed stand. Model number 10/8068.
Dated 1959.
Measures: 18.5 x 11.5 cm.
In excellent condition.
Stamped.
1st factory quality.
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Fine French Vintage White Linen Tablecloth Embroidered with 12 Matching Napkins
Located in Houston, TX
Exceptional quality in this magnificent piece of work,
Embroidered with flowers and bows. The central design
Follows an oval pattern and is profusely embroidered
In a floral an b...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Tableware
Materials
Linen
$2,080 Sale Price
38% Off
Colonial by Tiffany Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 179 Pcs Fitted Chest
By Tiffany
Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
The pattern Colonial was introduced in 1895 but did not get patent until 1896. This contradicts the mark, as the dies were made with the anticipated patent date, and when it happened later than expected the expense to change it was too high. The pattern was discontinued in 1913. It was designed by Paulding Franham and was plain in comparison to his later designs. The handle is bordered by four bands which form a scroll with leaf, but the back is not an identical pattern, but similar.
George Paulding Farnham (1859-1927) was born in New York City. His aunt married Charles T Cook, who assumed presidency of Tiffany after the death of Charles L Tiffany in 1902. Farnham attended Tiffany school and was trained by Edward C Moore and Charles Gosjean. He stayed with Tiffany and eventually became a board member in 1888 and in 1893 was appointed chief designer and head of jewelry later also assuming the role of artistic director of the silver department as well. His flatware designs were similar to jewelry designs, very ornate, elaborate, and in "beaux arts" tradition. He created six full sterling lines for Tiffany during his time, before leaving Tiffany in 1908.
Outstanding COLONIAL BY TIFFANY & CO. sterling silver Flatware set in large vintage Tiffany fitted chest...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Large Art Nouveau Photo Frames
Located in London, GB
Pair of large Art Nouveau silver photograph frames by William Neale.
Decorated with kingfishers and water lilies above a stylised waterscape, capturing the elegance of the Art Nouve...
Category
Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver
Trattoria Tablecloth 0202L
Located in New York, NY
A tribute to traditional trattoria table settings, this cotton check jacquard tablecloth is the perfect dining companion for both indoor and outdoor settings. It features contrasting...
Category
2010s Portuguese Tableware
Materials
Cotton
$128 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Six Wedgwood Majolica Argenta
Lincoln
Pattern Dessert Dishes
By Wedgwood
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Six Wedgwood majolica Argenta palette ‘Lincoln' pattern dessert plates with finely molded maroon prunus blossoms and dark taupe pine branches surrounded by a yellow Greek key border. The dishes are decorated in the japonisme style and feature the “Three Friends of Winter” motif, an Asian artistic convention showing the pine, plum, and bamboo together to represent steadfastness, perseverance, and resilience.
The Wedgwood factory introduced muted Argenta glazes to its majolicas in the 1880s to keep up with ever-changing fashions. The Argenta glaze color palette was more subdued than that of traditionally vibrant majolica, and was thus more appealing to the Aesthetic Movement japonisme style that pervaded the market. These Argenta majolica dessert dishes...
Category
Late 19th Century English Japonisme Antique Tableware
Materials
Earthenware, Majolica
$668 Sale Price
24% Off
Fruit Bowl Sandy Finish Golden Edge Hand Painted Porcelain Made in Italy
Located in Roma, RM
Michelangelo Bianco is an elegant tableware ideally suited for formal occasions and intimate events. Plates are decorated with a light beige enamel at the center. They feature a new,...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
$87 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Silver Plate 1847 Spoon by Rogers Bros, 1847
Located in Roma, IT
Silver Plate Spoon by Rogers Bros, realized in 1847.
Very good estate condition, with moderate sign of use.
Category
19th Century German Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique English Sterling Silver Set of Four Name Card Holders, Roberts
Belk
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Sheffield in 1904 by Roberts & Belk, this handsome, Edwardian set of Antique Sterling Silver Place Card Holders...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Georgian Sterling Silver Sauce Boats / Gravy Jugs George IV, 1820
Located in London, GB
An impressive Pair of Antique Georgian solid Silver Sauce / Gravy Boats. These Gravy Boats are of notably substantial size and weight. Each Sauce Boat is embellished with an ornate c...
Category
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
$4,347 Sale Price / set
21% Off
Corsage by Stieff Sterling Silver Floral Iris Flatware Set 8 Service 37 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Corsage by Stieff Sterling Silver Flatware Set - 37 Pieces. This set includes:
8 KNIVES, 8 7/8",
8 FORKS, 7",
8 SALAD FORKS, 6",
8 TEASPOONS, 6",
1 SERVING SPOON, 7 7/8",
1 CO...
Category
1930s Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Placemats with Four Rectangles of Mauve Beads
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Four rectangles of mauve beads, may be designed as placemats; but I think they can be turned into a beautiful lamp.
What do You thing ? It's an idea.
ref. O/5410.
Category
Late 20th Century Indian Other Tableware
Materials
Fiberglass
1970s Sterling Silver Condiment Set
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive vintage Elizabeth II English sterling silver three piece condiment set - boxed; an addition to our dining...
Category
1970s English Vintage Tableware
Materials
Silver
$1,781 / set
Marianne Westman for Rörstrand. Six "Maya" stoneware plates. 1970s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Marianne Westman (1928-2017) for Rörstrand.
A set of six "Maya" stoneware plates.
From the 1970s.
Marked.
In perfect condition.
First factory quality.
Dimensions: Diameter 19.0 cm.
...
Category
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stoneware
Old Danish by Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service 40 Pcs Dinner
By Georg Jensen
Located in Big Bend, WI
Superb dinner size Georg Jensen sterling silver cutlery set in the "Old Danish" pattern, designed by Harald Nielsen-40 total pieces. This s...
Category
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
One Date
Maker Antique Bead Pattern Sterling Silver Flatware Set
By George Adams
Located in London, GB
Fine, hand-forged Victorian silver cutlery set in the Bead pattern with all pieces made by one of the 19th century's finest silver cutlery makers, George Adams, in 1870. Fitted in a ...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver
Antique Croquet Egg Cups On Stand
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Croquet Breakfast Egg Cup Set By Parkin And Marshall.
An ornate silver-plated croquet-themed egg cup stand with a pair of egg cups and a glass salt dish. The two serving breakfast pi...
Category
Late 19th Century British Sporting Art Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
American Country Style Copper Cooking Pot
Located in Queens, NY
American Country-style (20th Century) copper cooking pot with wrought iron handle
Category
20th Century American British Colonial Tableware
Materials
Copper
Rustic Continental Style Wooden Tray with Burled Edges
Located in Queens, NY
Rustic Continental style round burl wooden tray with raised burl edge.
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Rustic Antique Tableware
Materials
Burl
Vintage Silver Fruit Stand, taly, Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Silver Fruit Stand realized by italian manufacture in the mid-20th Century.
Very good condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Tableware
Materials
Silver
Bjørn Wiinblad for Rosenthal, "Summer" Coffee Service for Four People
Located in København, Copenhagen
Bjørn Wiinblad for Rosenthal. "Summer" coffee service for four people with jug, four cups, seven saucers and creamer.
The cream jug is from the winter series.
Marked.
Pitcher: H 2...
Category
20th Century German Modern Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Andy Warhol American Modern "Some Like it Hot" Pattern Saucers
By Andy Warhol
Located in Queens, NY
SET OF 9 Andy Warhol American Modern saucers featuring a \"Some Like it Hot\" Marilyn Monroe pop art checkerboard pattern. (PRICED EACH) AVAILABLE INDIVIDUALLY. (See other dishes in ...
Category
20th Century American Modern Tableware
Materials
Other
Set of 6 Georg Jensen Continental Sterling Silver All-Silver Knives
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
A set of six hard to find sterling silver Georg Jensen knives in the Continental pattern, design #4 by Georg Jensen from 1906. These knives have be...
Category
20th Century Art Nouveau Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
2 Wine Coolers, Style: Art Nouveau, Jugendstil, Liberty, Year: 1900, Germany
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
2 Wine Cooler WMF
Style: Art Nouveau
year: 1900
Country: Germany
Materials: silver plated
Several of the WMF objects can be seen in museums
We have specialized in the sale of Art D...
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Tableware
Materials
Metal
English Rose Redouté Placemats, Set of 6
Located in Bradenton, FL
A set of six English round melamine placemats made by Lady Clare, in the original box. Each placemat features a botanical illustration of a rose by Pierre-Joseph Redouté. Placemats a...
Category
1990s English Tableware
Materials
Felt, Plastic
$155 / set
S. Kirk
Son Sterling Silver Set of 2 Sauce Boats in Repousse Pattern
By S. Kirk
Sons
Located in New York, NY
Set of two S. Kirk & Son, sterling silver sauce boats from the late 19th or early 20th century, in repousse pattern with exquisite, highly realistic, floral motifs, standing on 3 legs, with handles adorned with leaf motifs. Each measures 8 1/8'' from handle to spout by 4 1/2'' in height by 4'' in depth and bears hallmarks as shown. Total weight is 22.6 troy ounces.
Baltimore’s prominent silver manufacturing company, Samuel Kirk & Son, dates its beginning to 1815. Just 5 years later, Maria Hester Monroe, daughter of President James Monroe...
Category
Early 20th Century American Tableware
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Majestic by Alvin Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 43 pieces Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Gorgeous Dinner Size Majestic by Alvin sterling Silver flatware set - 43 pieces. This set includes:
8 Dinner Size Knives, 9 5/8"
8 Dinner Size Forks, 7 1/2"
8 Luncheon/Dessert F...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Modernist Brass and Cane Wire Cheese Slicer Knife by Penchoen Originals, 1960s
By Penchoen Originals
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Elegant, modernist wire cheese knife in solid brass with cane-wrapped handle designed by Penchoen Originals of Sturgis, Michigan. Often misattributed to either Tommi Parzinger or Car...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Brass, Wire
$230 Sale Price
23% Off
The Sultans Garden Hand-Painted Ceramic Dinner Plate, Made in Italy
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Elevate your table with The Sultan's Garden plate, a harmonious blend of artistry and elegance. The hand-painted border frames a delicate floral design, created with a hand-applied d...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Country Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Hepplewhite by Reed
Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 42 pcs Dinner
By Reed
Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
Dinner Size Hepplewhite by Reed & Barton sterling silver Flatware set, 42 pieces. This tailored, timeless pattern is a best seller. This set includes:
8 Dinner Size Knives, 10"
8 Di...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Lenox by Durgin Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 48 pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Lenox by Durgin Sterling Silver Flatware set - 48 pieces. This set includes:
12 Knives with blunt stainless blades, 8 1/2"
12 Forks, 7 1/4"
12 Salad Forks, 6 1/8"
12 Small Teaspoons...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Acorn Tea Egg 368
By Johan Rohde
Located in Hellerup, DK
A Danish Georg Jensen tea egg or tea infuser in the iconic Acorn pattern, design #366 by Johan Rohde from 1915. A hard to find and sought after tea egg on handle. A meticulously cut ...
Category
20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Avanti by Celsa Mexico Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service Modern 49 Pieces
By Celsa
Located in Big Bend, WI
Rare unique Mid-Century Modern circa 1955 "Avanti" by Celsa, of Mexico, sterling silver Flatware set, 49 pieces. Celsa had a retail store on 57th Street in New...
Category
20th Century Mexican Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set of 12 Silver Gilded Butter Knives Dated 1896
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A lovely set of 12 silver butter knives. This cutlery is presumably French, dated 1896. The knives are marked 800. The knives are richly decorated...
Category
1890s French Belle Époque Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver
Exclusive Rosewood Box by Christen
Larsen – Vintage Elegance from the 1960s
Located in Lejre, DK
This beautiful box is meticulously crafted from genuine rosewood, giving it a warm and rich color with a natural sheen. Rosewood is known for its durability and beautiful grain patte...
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Maple, Rosewood
Rare Victorian Sterling Silver Squirrel Condiment Set
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, rare antique Victorian English cast sterling silver three piece condiment set in the form of squirrels; an addition to our silver cruets/condiments collection
This exceptional and rare antique Victorian English cast sterling silver condiment set consists of a mustard pot and a pair of peppers.
The components of this magnificent set have been realistically modelled in the form of squirrels eating nuts.
Each substantial piece is ornamented with details reproducing the squirrel's fur and anatomical features.
The fine mustard pot is fitted the original hallmarked flush hinged cover, incorporating the rodent's arms and head, and retains the original gilding to the interior; the flush hinge and gilding indicates the high quality of the piece.
The decoration to each squirrel pepper incorporates an array of pierced 'pepper' holes to the upper portion.
The underside of each pepperette is fitted with a hinged hallmarked push fit cover.
The base of each piece bears the retailer's mark 'Jones 41 St James's St & 23 B Des Capucine, Paris'.
The magnificent condiment set will have been crafted in the same year, but due to the hallmarking system the mustard pot is struck with the date letter 'C' and the pepperettes bear the date letter 'D'.
This exceptional and rare sterling silver squirrel...
Category
1870s British Victorian Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Hans Hansen Silver Cutlery Number 16, Twelve Art Deco Pastry Forks in Silver
Located in København, Copenhagen
Hans Hansen silver cutlery number 16. Twelve Art Deco pastry forks in silver 830. Dated 1942.
Measures: 13 cm.
In very good condition.
Stamped.
Category
1940s Danish Art Deco Vintage Tableware
Materials
Silver
The Sultans Garden Hand-Painted Ceramic Dinner Plate, Made in Italy
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Elevate your table with The Sultan's Garden plate, a harmonious blend of artistry and elegance. The hand-painted border frames a delicate floral design, created with a hand-applied d...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Country Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 6 English Rustic Horn Handled Stainless Steel Steak Knives
Located in Queens, NY
SET of 6 English Rustic style steak knives with curved serrated stainless steel blades mounted in antler handles with pressed metal decorative end caps (TAYLOR\'S EYE WITNESS, Sheffi...
Category
Late 19th Century American Rustic Antique Tableware
Materials
Antler
American Country Style Brass Cauldron
Located in Queens, NY
American Country-style (19th Century) brass round cauldron with handle
Category
19th Century American British Colonial Antique Tableware
Materials
Brass
German Porcelain and Pewter Beer Stein
Located in Queens, NY
German (20th Century) porcelain beer stein with mailman on bike and pewter cover with finial top (with 1908 on base)
Category
20th Century German Biedermeier Tableware
Materials
Pewter
Set of 3 English Victorian Gilt Glass Cups
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 3 Vintage English Victorian clear glass cup with an engraved and gilt design (PRICED AS SET)
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Tableware
Materials
Glass
Congress Style Gilt Crystal Coupe Champagne Glasses by Saint-Louis, Set of 4
By Saint Louis
Located in San Francisco, CA
A set of 4, antique, mouth-blown, coupe champagne glasses, cut and etched, with an intricate gold motif of ribbon, floral garlands, and lion face...
Category
Early 20th Century French Tableware
Materials
Crystal
$1,088 Sale Price / set
20% Off
A pair of French silver 19th C Candle sticks
Located in London, GB
Heavily decorated with flowers and foliage, each engraved with an initial. Removable original nozzels. Minerva mark for French silver
Category
Late 19th Century French Baroque Revival Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Monte Napleone by Calegaro Buccellati Italy Sterling Silver Flatware Set 118 Pcs
By Calegaro
Located in Big Bend, WI
This fabulous Italian design by world renowned Buccellati is a timeless addition to your dining experience. Buccellati is known and admired throughout the world.
Dinner Size "Monte Napleone...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Hand-Painted Iron Trays - Zodiac Set of 2
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Celebrate the cosmos with our set of hand-painted iron trays, each intricately featuring the Zodiac signs. Perfect for decorative use, these trays bring astrological charm and artist...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
Tiffany
Co. Silver-Gilt Finger Bowls
By Tiffany
Co.
Located in New Orleans, LA
The most exquisite flatware and hollowware sets of Belle Époque were unequivocally crafted in America with the greatest American craftsman being Tiffany & Co. The very best of Tiffan...
Category
19th Century American Rococo Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver
$44,500 / set
Set of Six Vintage French Proceram Gold Oyster Plates, Signed
Located in Birmingham, AL
A striking set of six vintage majolica oyster plates made by Proceram, France, a historic ceramics manufacturer located in Aubagne, a town long celebrated for its pottery traditions ...
Category
1930s French Vintage Tableware
Materials
Majolica
Coquille by Puiforcat Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service French 78 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Coquille by Puiforcat 950 sterling silver flatware and unknown maker French sterling set of 78 pieces. This set includes:
18 dinner size knives, pistol grip, 9 7/8" (Puiforcat),
1...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Round English by James Robinson Sterling Silver Flatware Set Dinner 126 pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
For 70 years, James Robinson has been selling exquisite handmade sterling silver flatware in Sheffield, England. Today, the silver is still made in the traditional way. They start wi...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Roberts
Belk Vintage Sterling Silver Coasters
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive pair of vintage George VI English sterling silver coasters; an addition to our range of collectable silver...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
$2,263 / set
Georg Jensen Acanthus Sterling Silver Cake Knife 196
By Johan Rohde
Located in Hellerup, DK
Sterling silver handle and stainless steel (blade) Georg Jensen cake knife, item #196 in the Acanthus pattern, design #180 by Johan Rohde from 1917.
...
Category
20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Royal Danish by International Sterling Silver Dinner Flatware for Eight, 61 Pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
Eight dinner size knives 9 3/4",
8 dinner size forks 7 3/4",
Eight salad forks 6 3/8",
8 teaspoons 6 1/8",
Eight hollow handle butter spreaders all-sterling 6",
Eight cocktail fork...
Category
1930s American Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Paramount by Kirk Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 66 pieces in Chest
Located in Big Bend, WI
Gorgeous Paramount by Kirk sterling silver Flatware set, 69 pieces. This modern design is based on the New York city skyline and architecture (see copy of original advertisement for ...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Three Piece Moorish Style Jar and Bowl Collection
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An oval bowl with deep repousse decoration of foliate scrolls with flowers alternating with palmettes, with a dark patina in the background. The inside hand hammered around a leafy surround of the center.
Measures: Length 11 1/2", Depth 8 `1/2", H. 2 1/4"
Along with two graduated faceted glass...
Category
20th Century Moorish Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Cricket Cruet Set
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Antique Cricket Cruet Set.
A scarce novelty cricket cruet set comprising of a pepper shaker, a mustard pot with spoon and a glass dish. The plated carrier with cricket ball feet, thr...
Category
19th Century English Sporting Art Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
Arabia, Finland, Porcelain Tray Decorated with Antique Kitchen Utensils, 1970s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Arabia, Finland, porcelain tray decorated with antique kitchen utensils.
1970s.
In excellent condition.
Marked.
First factory quality.
Di...
Category
1970s Finnish Vintage Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Georg Jensen Beaded Complete 12 P. Service
Located in København, Copenhagen
Georg Jensen Beaded complete 12 p. service.
12 knives, 12 forks, 12 tablespoons, 12 Coffee spoons in full silver, jam spoon, and serving spade.
Measures:...
Category
20th Century Danish Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
$7,000 / set
Madeleine by Peter Hertz Danish Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 72 pc
By Peter Hertz
Located in Big Bend, WI
Peter Hertz opened this workshop in 1834 and for a period of time had a location in Ostergrade but eventually settled on the corner of Kobmagergrade and Kronpirnsengrade in Copenhage...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Bjørn Wiinblad for Rosenthal, Lotus Porcelain Service, Coffee Pot with Heater
Located in København, Copenhagen
Bjørn Wiinblad for Rosenthal. Lotus porcelain service.
Coffee pot with heater for tealight candles decorated with pink lotus leaves. 1980s.
Measures: 22.5 x 22 cm (incl. Heater).
...
Category
1980s German Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
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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