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Tableware For Sale
Don Wallance for Lauffer Design 2/ Service for 8 PLUS Serving Pieces
By Lauffer, Don Wallance
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Don Wallance for Lauffer design 2 stainless steel flatware set. Service for 8 Set includes dinner fork, salad fork, Dinner Knives, Soup Spoon and Teaspoon...
Category
1950s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Francis I Old by Reed
Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 67 Pc Dn
By Reed
Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
Gorgeous Old Francis I by Reed & Barton Dinner Size sterling silver flatware set - 67 pieces. This set includes:
12 Dinner Size Knives, 9 3/4" ,
12 Dinner Size Forks, 7 7/8",
12 ...
Category
Early 20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Midcentury Danish Teak Candlesticks, Signed, Denmark, circa 1960s
Located in Chatham, ON
Pair of midcentury Danish teak candlesticks - featuring an elegant modern design in a medium brown finish - each signed on the base (unidentif...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Teak
$346 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Walter Bosse Brass Dinner Bell Displaying a Cat by Herta Baller, Austria, 1950
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming midcentury table bell displaying a cat. A humorous design by Walter Bosse, executed by Herta Baller Austria in the 1950s. Made of brass, in very good condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
Savannah by Reed
Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 12 Set 65 Piece
By Reed
Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
Savannah by Reed & Barton sterling silver flatware set - 65 pieces. This set includes:
12 knives, 9 1/8"
12 forks, 7 3/8"
12 salad forks, 6 1/2"
12 teaspoons, 6"
12 place ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Chrysanthemum by Durgin Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 300 Pieces Massive
Located in Big Bend, WI
One of Durgin's most popular and beautiful patterns is "Chrysanthemum". The design is of leaves and chrysanthemum buds and blooms on the front. The back displays two chrysanthemums in bloom among leaves and buds. The chrysanthemum flowers flow down beautifully onto the tines, bowls and serving areas of many of the pieces.
Chrysanthemum by Durgin...
Category
1890s American Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Hand-Painted Iron Tray - Persian Blue
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Bring artistic flair to your decor with our hand-painted iron tray, featuring a striking Persian inspired design. Perfect for adding color and character to coffee tables, shelves, or...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Grand Tour Tableware
Materials
Iron
$116 / item
Carpenter Hall by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 8 Set 38 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Carpenter Hall by Towle sterling silver Flatware set - 32 pieces. All of the pieces in this pattern are made with hollow, shaped, sterling hand...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Saratoga by Tiffany
Co. Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 91 pieces
By Tiffany
Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
Saratoga by Tiffany - Sterling
Issue Date: 1870
Formerly this pattern was called King and then Cook, renamed Saratoga in 1956. Designer: Edward C. Moore.
Fabulous Saratoga by Tiffan...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Winthrop by Tiffany Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 65 pcs Dinner E Mono
By Tiffany
Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
Introduced in 1909, Winthrop is one of Tiffany's most refined and elegant designs. It is comprised of subtle Neoclassical details, including laurel branches and ribbon accents. Tiffa...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Monumental Gucci Silver-Plated Boar Motif Stirrup Cup, Designed by Paolo Gucci
By Gucci, Paolo Gucci
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Monumental Gucci Silver-Plated Boar Motif Stirrup Cup, Designed by Paolo Gucci, Italy, circa 1970s
Height: 7.75" Diameter: 4.25" Interior Depth: 5"
A striking and substantial silve...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
Valencia by International Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 12
Located in Big Bend, WI
Valencia by International sterling silver flatware set of 71 pieces. This set includes:
12 knives, 9".
12 forks, 7 1/2".
12 salad forks, 6 7/8".
12 teaspoons, 6 3/8".
12 place soup ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Augusta Glasses - Set of four
By Akua Objects
Located in København K, DK
4 pieces handcrafted Venetian Glassware
Made in Murano
For a whimsical burst of colour and excitement to grace any table setting, perfect for serving water, wine or lemonade
The ...
Category
2010s Italian Tableware
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$665 / set
Modernist Pattern Gold Plated Stainless Flatware Set of 92 by 1847 Rogers Bros
By Reed
Barton
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This glorious gold-plated flatware made by 1847 Rogers Bros is a true work of art. This 92-piece set features a geometric shape with each piece's central decoration featuring a beaut...
Category
1950s American Vintage Tableware
Materials
Gold Plate
$1,320 Sale Price / set
44% Off
Albi by Christofle France Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 8 Set 87 pieces
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.
Th...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Alt Kopenhagen by Robbe
Berking 800 Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 87 Pc
Located in Big Bend, WI
Over half of the 200 largest yachts on the planet are fitted out with Robbe & Berking silver. The manufacturer's restaurant clients are distinguished by hundreds of Michelin stars. Thus, among connoisseurs across the world, the name Robbe & Berking stands as a quality seal for uncompromising and unrivaled quality combined with German workmanship.
Beautiful Alt Kopenhagen...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Parallel Bottle Opener Short Handle 271
Located in Hellerup, DK
Georg Jensen bottle opener with sterling silver handle and stainless steel server, item 271 in the Parallel pattern, design #25 by Oscar Gun...
Category
20th Century Danish Art Deco Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set of 11 Crystal Champagne Glasses - Lalique France - Model Barsac
By Lalique
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful set of 1 crystal champagne glasses, from the French brand Lalique. The name of the model is Barsac.
The stem is beautifully satined with fine shaping. Wide protruding gob...
Category
1990s French Modern Tableware
Materials
Crystal
Lot of Five Silver Plated Metal Animal Motif Knife Rests Austria 20th Century
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A set of five silver plated figural flatware knife rests in the form of Animals, circa 1910s, European. Nice addition to every table or just for your collection. Tarnished and beauti...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Tableware
Materials
Metal
120-Piece Oriental Brass Cutlery Set, 1977
Located in Palermo, IT
120-piece oriental brass cutlery set, 1977
Consisting of:
12 long teaspoons, 12 tablespoons, 24 forks, 12 ice cream scoops, 12 small forks, 12 knives, 12 small knives, 12 teaspoons, ...
Category
1970s Thai Vintage Tableware
Materials
Brass
Francis I Flatware, Service for 12
By Reed
Barton
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The famous Francis I by Reed and Barton! This pattern is considered one of the finest sterling patterns of all times. The beauty and quality is legendary. The cluster of fruit in the...
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
$7,200 / set
Laureate by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 71 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Heirloom quality Laureate by Towle sterling silver flatware set - 71 pieces, circa 1968. This set includes:
12 knives, 8 7/8"
12 forks, 7 3/8"
12 salad forks, 6 5/8"
12 teaspoons, 6...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
12 Heavily Gilt Encrusted Antique Green
Gold Minton England Dinner Plates
By Minton
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A gorgeous set ! Please click on the pictures to see the detail and enlarge. Heavy raised paste gilding on a vibrant green collar and custom ordered through the fine Gilded Age Retai...
Category
Early 1900s British Neoclassical Antique Tableware
Materials
Gold, Enamel
Chinese Mandarin Palette tankard / mug in polychrome enamels, c. 1815
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Mandarin Palette mug in polychrome enamels with gilt highlights and twisted strap handle. The exterior is handsomely painted in the famille rose colors of a continuous courtly scene ...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Postmodern Vintage Toaster Designed by Michael Graves
Located in San Diego, CA
Great design on this collectible piece by Michael Graves for Black & Decker , circa 1990's it works but the bish on the plastic is worn due to age as shown.
Category
20th Century American Post-Modern Tableware
Materials
Metal
Sterling Flatware
5 Piece Setting Service for 24
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This set of sterling silver flatware has 120 pieces, that’s service for 24 / 5 piece settings. Tailored and understated, the pattern is Classic. This se...
Category
1940s American Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
$8,200 / set
Early 20th Century Set of French Copper Lidded Pots
Located in Delft, NL
Early 20th century set of French copper lidded pots
5 lidded copper pots, French early 20th century with copper handles and knob with twist patter...
Category
Early 20th Century French Tableware
Materials
Copper
Set of Pink Floral Embroidered Napkins and Tablecloth Set - 12
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A beautiful set of embroidered table linens and matching napkins. This set is created in crisp white linen and hand embroidered with pink flowers. The set includes 12 napkins and one...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Bohemian Tableware
Materials
Fabric
$112 Sale Price / set
25% Off
"The Broken Juice Glass" Set by Roy McMakin
By Roy McMakin
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"The Broken Juice Glass" is a limited edition set of four different glasses conceived by Roy McMakin exclusively for Artware editions. For this edition, th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Tableware
Materials
Glass
Set of 3 Mid-Century Italian Teak Pepper and Salt Shaker from Anri Form, Italy
By Anri Form
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Italian Teak Pepper and Salt Shaker from Anri Form, Italy, Set of 3, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional inform...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Plastic, Wood
Vintage Silver Star Shaped Napkin rings - 4
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This striking set of four silver star-shaped napkin rings exudes mid-century charm and elegance. Crafted from silver-tone metal, each piece features a dimensional, five-point star de...
Category
Mid-20th Century Hong Kong American Colonial Tableware
Materials
Metal
$56 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Acropole by Cesa 1882 Italy 800 Silver Flatware Set for 18 Service 115 Pc Dinner
By Cesa 1882
Located in Big Bend, WI
Superb dinner size Acropole by Cesa 1882 Italy 800 silver flatware set, 115 pieces. All of the pieces have hollow handles with a modern design of vertical ridges. This set includes:
...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Silver
Modern Artisanal Tisa Indigo Geometric Print Cotton Table Napkin ( Set of 4 )
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
Tisa table napkin is a unique artisanal napkin. Created artistically and ethically by artisans in India using clamp dye technique, using only pure natural dyes. It is a pure statement piece that adds modern and timeless quality as a table ware accessory
Classic & timeless in design, Tisa napkin in indigo is a sustainable luxury statement.
Created all by hand these napkins are made in small careful batches, each piece being unique as it is completely handcrafted. Natural elements local to the artisan clusters are used to custom create dyes for this production.
Each order...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Tableware
Materials
Cotton
$55 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Art Deco Puiforcat French 950 Sterling Silver Flatware Set Dinner Service 125 Pc
By Puiforcat
Located in Big Bend, WI
Outstanding Art Deco Puiforcat 950 sterling silver flatware set, 125 pieces. This set includes:
12 dinner knives, 10" (not puiforcat, ebony handle with silver caps with cornucopia d...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Iron Age by Michael Aram Black Oxidized Stainless Steel Flatware Set 31 Pcs
By Michael Aram
Located in Big Bend, WI
Iron Age by Michael Aram
“Flatware that's not flat: Design and Production of innovative Table cutlery, 1890-2015” By William P. Hood Jr. & Phil Dreis. (Not pictured in the book)...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
1970s Astonishing Italian Tray in Bamboo, Rattan and Wicker. Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Astonishing italian serving tray in bamboo, rattan and wicker. Made in Italy
It's in excellent condition.
Dimension:
17,32 x 13 x 1,18 inches
cm 44 x cm 33 x cm 3 H
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
Ascot by Ricci 800 Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 76 Pcs Dinner New Unused
Located in Big Bend, WI
Gorgeous unused Ascot by Ricci 800 silver flatware dinner set - 76 pieces. This pattern is Continental size and heavy. This set includes:
12 Dinner knives, pointed, 9 3/4"
12 Dinner...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Silver
The Wallis Flatware Set, by Vicente Wolf
By Vicente Wolf
Located in New York, NY
From renowned interior designer Vicente Wolf, the Wallis flatware set combines high quality, modern simplicity and timeless elegance into a unique set of flatware. Made by Sasaki Kor...
Category
Early 2000s Korean Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
$140 / set
Tableware, set of 30 glasses, blown glass, Bubble set, Kanz
By kanz
Located in Venezia, Veneto
Materiality, in the case of a standardized object such as a wine glass, becomes a significant challenge. Precisely for this reason the Kanz wanted to work denying the typical industr...
Category
2010s Italian Organic Modern Tableware
Materials
Blown Glass
Pierre Cardin New Old Stock Boxed Hors D’oeuvre Flatware - 12 Piece Set
Located in San Gabriel, CA
Pierre Cardin Fabulous Never Been Used Vintage Hors D’oeuvres/Cocktails/Tea Flatware Set
The photos speak for themselves with this amazingly pr...
Category
1970s French Art Deco Vintage Tableware
Materials
Metal
Provence by Tiffany
Co. Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 61 Pcs Dinner
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
Wilkens German 800 Silver Flatware Set Service 57 pieces Ornate Rococo
Located in Big Bend, WI
Wilkens German 800 Silver Flatware set with ornate rococo design - 57 pieces. This set includes:
8 Knives, 8 3/8"
8 Forks, 6 7/8"
8 Salad/Fish Forks, bright-cut, 7 1/4"
8 Small Tea...
Category
19th Century Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sunset by Allan Adler Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service 40 pieces Dinner
By Allan Adler
Located in Big Bend, WI
Alan W. Adler (May 8, 1916 - December 3, 2002) His clean, unadorned and well-crafted style was strongly influenced by the traditional work of early American silversmiths and the con...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
English Gadroon by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set For 8 Service 53 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
ENGLISH GADROON BY GORHAM sterling silver Flatware set - 53 Pieces. This set includes:
8 KNIVES, 8 7/8"
8 FORKS, 7"
8 SALAD FORKS, 6 1/4"
8 TEASPOONS, 5 7/8"
8 CREAM SOUP SPOONS, 6...
Category
1930s Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Limoges 34 Pieces Tableware in Very Fine Porcelain by GOA
Located in Paris, FR
Limoges porcelain tableware by GOA. Very white fine porcelain decorated with small roses and basket weave motif with a gold rim.
Dinner plates (25 cm) - 12x
Soup plates (25 cm) - 9x...
Category
20th Century French Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Solingen 69 Piece Gold Plated Canteen Cutlery Fitted Case 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful Vintage Solingen 69 piece 12 place settings canteen of 24kt gold plated cutlery, from Germany, and late 20th century in date.
The set is made in the delightful Golden Affection pattern and is complete and cased in its original fitted case.
The set comprises:
12 x Main Forks
12 x Main Knives
12 x Soup Spoons
12 x Tea Spoons
12 x Cake Forks
2 x Gravy Ladles
2 x Serving Spoons
1 x Soup Ladle
2 x Pickle Forks
1 x Sugar Spoons
1x Cake Slicer
Add an elegant touch to your dining experience with this wonderful set.
Condition:
This set is in really excellent unused condition please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 10 cm x Width 45 cm x Depth 31 cm
Dimensions in inches:
Height 4 inches x Width 1 foot, 6 inches x Depth 1 foot
Solingen Cutlery...
Category
Late 20th Century German Tableware
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate
ZARUCOLANDER basket, walnut wood, design Rio Kobayashi
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Zarucolander is a collapsible colander and basket, designed by designer Rio Kobayashi. The strainer slats, crafted from walnut, were steam bent and then secured with red and black colored ball...
Category
2010s British Minimalist Tableware
Materials
Wood, Walnut, Bentwood
Botanica Hand-Painted Ceramic Dessert Plates - Set of 6, Made in Italy
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Bring the beauty of nature to your table with our Botanical Plate Set, featuring a variety of unique designs. Each plate showcases a hand-painted border and a central botanical motif...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
George
Martha by Westmorland Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service 42 Pieces
By Westmorland
Located in Big Bend, WI
8 Knives 8 3/4",
8 Forks 7",
8 Salad Forks 6",
8 Teaspoons 6",
8 Cream Soup Spoons 6",
1 Sugar Spoon 5 7/8",
1 Flat Handle Master Butter Knife 7"
Includes bonus brand new st...
Category
1940s Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set of 14 Antique Grape
Vine Gilded Wine Goblets, 19th Century, circa 1880s
By Moser
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant set of antique crystal wine glasses beautifully blown with an optic cut and trumpet form fluted bases. Hand enameled with purple ...
Category
1880s Czech Antique Tableware
Materials
Crystal, Gold, Enamel
Old Colonial by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 64 pcs Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Lavishly decorated, Old Colonial's graceful curves descend along a beaded handle and meet a fluted bowl. Representing the height of the silversmiths craft, Old Colonial is a peerless...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pagoda by Hempel and Kaltenbach 800 Silver Flatware Set Service 75 Pcs Polish
By H. Kaltenbach, Klaus Hempel
Located in Big Bend, WI
Pagoda by Bracia Hempel (Polish) and Otto Kaltenbach (German) .800 Silver flatware set of 75 pieces. This pattern is similar to Pyramid. This set inclu...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Silver
Classic Bouquet by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 56 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Classic Bouquet by Gorham sterling silver Flatware set, 56 pieces. The handle design is a bouquet of flowers with pierced and beaded detailing. This se...
Category
1970s Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Finn Juhl for Kay Bojesen Teak Bowl
By Finn Juhl, Kay Bojesen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Classic Danish modern teak bowls designed by Finn Juhl for Kay Bojesen, Denmark. Turned from a single piece of teak wood into an organic modern shape. Polished and clean, with origin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Teak
$1,100 / item
Fauna Handpainted Iron Tray #4
By Les Ottomans
Located in Milan, IT
Ikat handpainted iron tray.
Category
2010s Italian Tableware
Materials
Iron
$160 / item
Designer Mixed Stainless Steel Flatware Set #4 Service 62 Pieces Modern Unused
Located in Big Bend, WI
Fabulous high quality Modern designer patterns in a unique mixed stainless steel flatware service for 12 - 62 pieces total.
This s...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Two Salt and Paper Shaker Pigs on Tray, Wood Danish Design, 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1960s Danish design wood salt and pepper shaker set of two in the form of a pig. Nice addition to your table or just for your collec...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Wood
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
Antique Indian Silver Three Piece Tea Service
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A exceptional, fine and impressive antique Indian silver three piece tea service; an addition to our diverse silver teaware collection.
This exceptional antique Indian silver tea set/set consists of a teapot, cream jug and sugar bowl.
Each piece of this service has a circular rounded form onto a circular foot.
The surface of each piece is embellished with impressive chased bamboo stalk ornamentation, on a matte background.
The teapot is fitted with a domed hinged cover ornamented with further bamboo stalk decoration and surmounted with the original, fine and impressive finial.
The teapot and cream jug are fitted with silver handles realistically modelled in the form of bamboo stalks.
The teapot has an exceptional spout ornamented with a continuation of foliate ornamentation.
The antique sugar bowl and cream jug retain the original gilded interior.
Condition
This antique tea service...
Category
1890s Indian Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver
Pair of Big Vases Wmf, German, 1910 in Silver Plated, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
2 Vases WMF
Signs:
Page: 371 in the Book – Art Nouveau Domestic Metalwork from WMF Wurttembergische Metallwarenfabrik: The English Catalogue 1906 Hardcover.
WMF G: Introduces on ...
Category
1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Tableware
Materials
Metal
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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