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Tableware For Sale
Ornamental #19 by Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 129 Pc Grape
By Georg Jensen
Located in Big Bend, WI
Rare handmade ornamental #19 by Georg Jensen sterling silver flatware set with superb pierced Art Nouveau grapes motif - 129 pieces. Early "GI" hallmark for 1910-1925. This set includes:
12 dinner size knives, 9 1/2",
12 dinner size forks, 8 1/4",
12 salad forks, 6 7/8",
12 place soup spoons, 7 1/4",
12 iced tea spoons, 7",
12 pastry forks, 3-tine, 6",
12 serving spoons, 8 3/8",
eight luncheon knives, 7 5/8",
eight teaspoons, 5 1/2",
eight ice cream spoons, 6 1/2",
ten luncheon forks, 7 1/8",
ten hollow handle all-sterling butter...
Category
Early 20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
20th Century Edwardian Solid Silver
Glass Hip Flask, Sheffield, c.1910
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early-20th century Edwardian solid silver and glass mounted hip flask, with silver hinged screw top and removable cup. Hallmarked English silver (925 standard), Sheffield, ye...
Category
20th Century British Edwardian Tableware
Materials
Silver
Tele by Mylius Brodrene Silver Flatware Set Service 55 pcs Norwegian Pierced
Located in Big Bend, WI
Rare Tele by Mylius Brodrene 830 silver Norwegian Flatware set, 55 pieces. This set features pierced handles and includes:
8 Dinner Knives, 3 - 8 5/8" & 5 - 8 1/4"
8 Dinner Forks, 7...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
6 Green Monkey Le Cirque N.Y. Custom Bernardaud Limoges Espresso Cup
Saucer
By Bernardaud
Located in Bridgeport, CT
From pasta primavera to world-renowned decadent desserts, Le Cirque's ubiquitous reputation for presenting its fine dining fare with whimsy and fun, landed it on the map of must-dine destinations in New York for glitterati and foodies alike. No matter the location, monkeys and circus themes remained a design staple of the iconic restaurant. Although the landmark restaurant's NYC doors are now closed, Black Rock Galleries...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Hollywood Regency Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Eva Solo #02 by Tools Stainless Steel Flatware Set for 4 Service 16 Pcs New
Located in Big Bend, WI
Eva Solo #02 by Eva Solo Design by Tools Stainless Steel Flatware set, 16 pieces. This set includes:
4 Dinner Knives, 8 3/8"
4 Dinner Forks, 7 3/4"
4 Teaspoo...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Sterling Silver Tea Strainer
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A sterling silver tea strainer is the perfect gift for any tea drinker. It is practical and yet beautiful. A pierced bowl with two handles to rest...
Category
1930s American Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Tiffany
Co. Gilt Sterling Silver Chocolate Pot
By Tiffany
Co.
Located in Norwood, NJ
Unusual and fine quality Vermeil Tiffany & Co. sterling silver chocolate pot with turned wood handle and finial set into decorative appliqué. Cut-...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Scandinavian Glass Artist, 12 Rare Plates in Purple Art Glass, 1960s-70s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Scandinavian glass artist. 12 rare plates in purple art glass. 1960s / 70s.
Measures: 15.5 x 12 cm.
In excellent condition.
Category
1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Art Glass
Baronet Aka Arvesolv by Hans Hansen Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service Danish
By Hans Hansen
Located in Big Bend, WI
Baronet aka Arvesolv #7 by Hans Hansen Danish sterling silver flatware set - 91 pieces. This set includes:
12 dinner knives, 9 1/4",
12 dinner forks, 7",
12 salad forks, 6 1/4",
12 teaspoons, 6",
12 cream soup spoons, 6 3/8",
12 hollow handle butter spreaders, all-sterling, 5 7/8",
12 cocktail forks, 5 1/2",
one gravy ladle, with spout, 6 1/4",
one cold meat fork, 9 1/8",
one pickle fork, 6 7/8",
one salad set, two-piece, 8",
one berry spoon, 9 3/8",
one tomato spoon...
Category
19th Century Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Rosewood
Brass Small Desert H
Ordreves Forks Flatware Set of 5
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
This is a very sweet set of small (5 inch) forks made of brass with rosewood handles that will be perfect for delicate deserts or h'orderves and will make a special addition to your ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
Vodka / Lemonade / Sangria-Set for Four, Hand-Painted, Unique
Located in København, Copenhagen
Vodka / Lemonade / Sangria-set for four. Hand-painted, unique.
Carafe, four cups and cheese bell.
Signed: mid 1900s.
Measures carafe: 21 cm x 16 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Royal Copenhagen Blue Flower Curved Coffee Service for Twelve People, 1960s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Royal Copenhagen blue flower curved coffee service for twelve people. 1960s. Model number 10/8040.
Consisting of twelve coffee cups (10/8040) with saucers and twelve plates (10/1626...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Hans Hansen Silver Cutlery Number 16, Complete Art Deco Lunch Service for 12 P
Located in København, Copenhagen
Hans Hansen silver cutlery number 16. Complete Art Deco lunch service for twelve people. Danish design, 1930s.
Consisting of twelve lunch forks, twelve lunch knives, twelve lunch sp...
Category
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Tableware
Materials
Silver
Georg Jensen Acadia Sterling Silver Teaspoon Large/Child Spoon, Item# 031
Located in Hellerup, DK
Sterling silver Georg Jensen large teaspoon/child’s spoon, item 031 in the Acadia pattern, design #46 by Ib Just Andersen from 1934.
Additional information:
Material: Sterling silve...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
French Café Brûlot Cups, a pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A pair of French brûlot cups, dating to the Belle Epoque Era, circa early 1900s.
These thick-walled sturdy porcelain cups were used in French bistros, brasseries, and cafes to serve...
Category
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
$185 / set
Queen Anne Williamsburg by Stieff Sterling Silver Dinner 12 Flatware Set 86 Pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
Large queen Anne Williamsburg by Stieff sterling silver flatware set, 86 pieces. This set includes:
12 dinner knives, 9 1/4"
12 dinner forks, ...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Victorian Sterling Silver and Mother of Pearl Fruit/Dessert Service
By Henry Atkin
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver and mother of pearl fruit/dessert cutlery set for eighteen persons - boxed; an addition to our dining silverware collection.
This magnificent, fine and impressive antique Victorian sterling silver and mother of pearl dessert service consists of eighteen knives and eighteen forks.
The blades of the Victorian knives have a rounded form and the forks each have four tines/prongs.
The surface of each knife blade and drop of each fork is embellished with an impressive contemporary bright cut engraved crest of on a mural crown with a heron's head erased.
Each piece of this antique silver dessert service is fitted with the original and impressive, large tapering mother of pearl handle.
The knives and forks retain the original sterling silver ferrules ornamented with embossed leaf ornamentation.
Each mother of pearl knife and fork is fitted to the fine and impressive original hinged rose wood canteen box with a lift up lid and two lift out trays.
The interior of the box bears a satin lining to the cover and velvet lining to the trays and well.
The surface of the antique cutlery box...
Category
1840s English Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Italian Porcelain Tableware, Velati and Silvestrini, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Italian porcelain tableware is an original decorative object realized in the 1970s.
Beautiful Italian porcelain tableware designed by Velati and Silvestrini.
Limited Edition "Ros...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Stylish antique glass
sterling silver cluck cluck decanter made in 1896
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Sheffield in 1896 by John Round & Son Ltd., this handsome, Victorian Antique Glass & Sterling Silver Decanter, features ribbed detailing to the glass body and stopper, ...
Category
1890s English Victorian Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Puritan by Wallace Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service Dinner 55 Pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
Dinner size "Puritan" by Wallace sterling silver flatware set, 55 pieces. This set includes:
8 dinner knives, 9 5/8"
8 dinner forks, 7 5/8"
8 luncheon/dessert forks, 7"
8 salad fork...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
9 Royal Copenhagen Magnolia Lunch Plates, Late 20th Century
Located in København, Copenhagen
9 Royal Copenhagen Magnolia lunch plates, late 20th century.
Measures: 22 cm.
In very good condition.
Stamped.
1st factory quality.
Category
1990s Danish Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
William IV Flatware Set Made in London by John and Henry Lias, 1837
Located in London, GB
A Very Fine William IV Flatware Set Made in London in 1837 by John and Henry Lias.
With regard to the knives, the set has twelve silver handled knives, six for bread/starters and si...
Category
19th Century English William IV Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Northern Lights by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 30 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Mid-Century Modern Northern Lights by International glossy Sterling silver flatware set, 30 pieces. This set includes:
6 knives, 8 ...
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Blok by Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 72 Pcs Dinner
By Georg Jensen
Located in Big Bend, WI
Blok by Georg Jensen sterling silver dinner size flatware set - 72 pieces. This set has scarce extra large dinner knives and forks! This set includes:
12 extra large dinner knives,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pineapple Beaded Placemat Set of 4
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
A special set of hand beaxded pineapple placemats
to make your table funky and unique.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Tableware
Materials
Beads
$162 / set
Italian white
orange 1970s ceramic tableware containers, set of 3
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Sculptural table set in painted white ceramic. The set consists of a bottle holder, a napkin holder and a plate container. Ideal for serving an aperitif or a snack in vintage style. ...
Category
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Francis I Old by Reed and Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 89 Pieces
By Reed
Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
Exceptional Old Francis I by Reed & Barton sterling silver flatware set - 89 pieces. This set has fabulous crisp detailing and includes:
10 knives with blunt silver plated blades, 9...
Category
Early 20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Water Jug
Located in London, England
Glass water jug. 2. Circa 1920.
H 24cm x W 22cm x D 16.5cm
Category
1920s Vintage Tableware
Materials
Glass
$189
Antique Bohemian Ruby Red Gilded Crystal Glass Cruet Set, 19th Century
Located in Rostock, MV
Antique Bohemian Ruby Red Crystal Glass 5-Piece Cruet Set – 19th Century
This elegant 5-piece Bohemian cruet set, crafted in the 19th century...
Category
19th Century Antique Tableware
Materials
Crystal
Georg Jensen Continental Butter Knife 046
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
Georg Jensen sterling silver butter knife, item #046 in the Continental pattern, flatware design #4 by Georg Jensen from 1906.
Additional information:
Material: Sterling silver
Styl...
Category
20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
$127 / item
B
G, Bing
Grøndahl Saxon Flower, Set of 8 Antique Large Dinner Knives
Located in København, Copenhagen
B & G, Bing & Grøndahl Saxon flower. Set of 8 antique large dinner knives.
1st factory quality. In very good condition.
Early stamp, circa 1900.
Measures: 27.5 cm.
Category
Early 1900s Danish Victorian Antique Tableware
Materials
Steel
Bernadotte by Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 87 pcs Luncheon
By Georg Jensen
Located in Big Bend, WI
Bernadotte embodies the story of the Georg Jensen heritage. Designed by Prince Sigvard Bernadotte in 1939, it is the cutlery of choice for anyone who appreciates the smooth feel of fine design and the resonant timelessness of dining among loved ones. The Danish King Christian X...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
ONEIDA COMMUNITY Coronation Hampton Court 49 pieces tableware for 6 person
By Oneida
Located in Schöfflisdorf, CH
ONEIDA COMMUNITY Coronation Hampton Court 49 pieces table ware for 6 person plus a lot of serving pieces
6 knifes
6 spoons , tea spoons , mocha sp...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
Copper can with bamboo handle vienna around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Copper can with bamboo handle vienna around 1920s
Polished and stove enameled
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Tableware
Materials
Brass, Copper
Russian Silver-Gilt and Cloisonné Enamel Open Salt and Spoon
Located in London, GB
A Russian silver-gilt and cloisonné enamel open salt and spoon
Moscow, Late 19th Century
2cm high x 5.5cm diameter
Beautifully ornate and superbly execu...
Category
Late 19th Century Russian Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Italian Vintage Stainless Steel Tray in Baroque Style By Alessi 60s Medium size
By Alessi
Located in Roma, IT
We are pleased to offer for sale an Italian mid–20th-century tray—modern in spirit yet clearly inspired by the 18th century.
Made in Italy between the 1960s and 1970s by the historic...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Antique German Silver Gilt Tazzas Centerpieces
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A magnificent, fine and impressive, pair of antique German silver tazzas or centerpieces; an addition to our continental silverware collection.
This magnificent antique German gil...
Category
1860s German Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver
$4,058 / set
Butterfly Golden Wood Lacquered Tray
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
This is a very unique and special piece
this Butterfly Golden lacquered tray is the perfect item to lighten up your space
elegant with a 40s vibe but at the same time very contemp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Tableware
Materials
Wood
$201 / item
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Mayan Pastry Fork 043
By Johan Rohde
Located in Hellerup, DK
Sterling silver Georg Jensen pastry fork, item 043 in the Mayan Pattern, design #56 by Johan Rohde from 1937.
Additional information:
Material: Sterling silver
Styles: Art Deco
Hall...
Category
20th Century Danish Art Deco Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Dursley Porcelain Dinner Set Decorated by James Skerrett
Located in London, GB
This dinner service by the porcelain manufacturers Dursley is hand painted by James Skerrett, a renowned British artist who has worked with some of the ...
Category
Late 20th Century English Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Silver Sculpture By Reed
Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Service 8 Set 53 Pcs
By Reed
Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
8 Knives 9",
8 Forks 7 3/8",
8 Salad Forks 6 5/8",
8 Teaspoons 6 1/8",
8 Hollow Handle Butter Spreaders 6 5/8",
1 Gravy Ladle 6 3/4",
1 Serving Spoon 8 5/8",
1 Pierced ...
Category
1950s Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Continental Sterling Silver Large Dinner Knife 003
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
This is a large Georg Jensen dinner knife with silver handle and stainless steel blade, item 003 in the Continental pattern design #4 by Georg Jensen from 1906.
Additional informati...
Category
20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Celeste by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 38 Pieces Retro, 1950s
Located in Big Bend, WI
Celeste by Gorham, circa 1956 sterling silver flatware set - 38 pieces. This pattern has a great 1950s look! This set includes: Eight regular knives,...
Category
1950s Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
New Modern Serving Platter with Bowls in white Marble, Ivan Colominas Stock
Located in Milan, IT
Let us cut off the ordinary: a board is not necessarily just a serving platter. It is an individual way of serving cheeses, meats, vegetables or bread. Marble lends itself to the game by providing the special staging. The item includes two white Michelangelo marble...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Marble
$480 Sale Price / set
4% Off
William
Mary by CJ Vander Sterling Silver Flatware Service 8 Set 57 pcs Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
C.J. Vander was the last of England's preeminent silver firms, creating exceptional silver masterpieces using the time-honored traditions of the silversmith's art. In fact, they were...
Category
Early 20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sultan
s Journey Soldier Porcelain Plate by Patch NYC for Les-Ottomans
By Patch NYC
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
The Sultan's Journey is an inspiring collection created by Patch NYC for Les-Ottomans that recreates, through characters, the magic world of the Sultans and Ottoman Empire.
This Sol...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Other Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Wedgwood by International Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 8 Dinner 51 pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
The beauty of classic tradition is captured in Internationals Grecian motif Wedgwood pattern. The delicate scrolled relief border gracefully encloses a detailed Grecian urn with intr...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
English Victorian Obelisk Silver Salt Cellar
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian double sided salt cellar with obelisk center and 2 blue glass liners.
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Tableware
Materials
Glass
Mushroom Handpainted in Italy square tray
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Italian craftsmanship meets Les-Ottomans in this beautifiul mushroom collection of handpainted plates
The charme of the woods on your table in a un...
Category
2010s Italian Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
$102 / item
Secession brass bowl by Jutta Sika and Kolo Moser
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Secession brass bowl by Jutta Sika and Kolo Moser. Silverplated brass. Signed on the bottom by manufacturer W&G probably Wolkenstein & Glückseelig.
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Tableware
Materials
Brass
Rosenthal Form 2000 "Linear" Dinnerware set by Raymond Loewy 54 Pieces
Located in Highland, IN
The Form 2000 or "Classic Modern" line of dinnerware designed by Raymond Lowey with Richard Latham in 1954 is elegant and timeless. This 54 pieces set is decorated with the rare "Li...
Category
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
German Solingen J.A. Henckels cutlery set in box, ca 1900
Located in Delft, NL
German Solingen J.A. Henckels cutlery set in box, ca 1900
A 12 person table cutlery with handles of deer antlers. This set is marked with the Henckels logo used from 1900-1969. This set is from the early 1900s.
The set has signs of wear and can be seen in the photos.
The measurement of the knife is 25 cm long, the metal blade is 2.5 cm wide and the handle approx. 3 cm.
The box measures 9 cm high, 48.5 cm wide and 28.5 cm deep.
The weight is approx. 3.5 kilos
J. A. Henckels is a German knife...
Category
Early 20th Century German Tableware
Materials
Metal
Ottomans Palms Handpainted Ceramic Dinenr plate Made in Italy
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
a unique piece of art
totally handpainted in Italy by crafted artisand the tropical mood metts the Ottomans world
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Potato Dish Rings
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive pair of antique Victorian English sterling silver potato dish rings; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection.
These exceptional antique Victorian sterling silver dish rings have a circular waisted form.
The sterling silver body of each dish is embellished with impressive embossed and pierced scrolling foliate and floral decoration.
The posterior surface of each piece is ornamented with an embossed scene depicting a man in period attire holding a staff; it can be determined this figure is a shepherd.
The body of each piece features a shaped vacant cartouche, flanked with a resting sheep and structure design, all amidst the aforementioned foliate decoration.
The flared upper and lower rims of each dish are encompassed with an applied moulded border.
These antique dish rings are fitted with a removable clear glass liner.
The dish ring, also known as a potato ring...
Category
1890s British Victorian Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Provence by Tiffany
Co. Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service 54 Pieces
By Tiffany
Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
Provence by Tiffany - Eighteenth century France was the inspiration for this pattern - rich, yet much less formal and ornate than most design patterns of the period. The name is most...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Palladio Fiddle Thread Italy Sterling Silver Flatware Set 140 pcs Dinner Italian
Located in Big Bend, WI
Monumental Dinner Size Palladio AKA Fiddle Thread Italy 925 Sterling Silver Flatware set - 140 pieces. This set was originally purchased a...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Silver Flutes by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 32 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Silver flutes by Towle sterling silver flatware set, 32 pieces. This set includes:
eight knives, 9",
eight forks, 7 3/8",
eight salad forks,...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Ottomans Palms Handpainted Ceramic Dinenr plate Made in Italy
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
a unique piece of art
totally handpainted in Italy by crafted artisand the tropical mood metts the Ottomans world
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Orazio Marble Centerpiece by Matteo Cibic
By Matteo Cibic
Located in Geneve, CH
Orazio marble centerpiece by Matteo Cibic
Dimensions: 18.9 x 14 x 5.8 cm
Materials:
Bianco
Michelangelo,
Rosso Levanto,
Nero Marquinia
Please note that the Cibic pieces wit...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Marble
$3,603 / item
Foxy Blown Glass Carafe by Aldo Cibic
By Aldo Cibic
Located in Milan, IT
Foxy is a jug in blown borosilicate glass, designed by Aldo Cibic. The superior part is characterized by a sinuous crease in the glass. This detail is not just aesthetic, it's a func...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
$420 / item
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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