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Damask Rose by Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 24 Pieces
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
Damask rose by Oneida sterling silver flatware set, 24 piece set. This set includes:
Six knives, 8 7/8",
six forks, 7 1/8",
six salad forks, 6 1/2",
s...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Intermezzo by National Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 31 Pcs Scandinavian
Located in Big Bend, WI
Intermezzo by National sterling silver flatware set with Scandinavian-style design, 31 pieces. This set includes:
Six knives, 8 3/4",
six forks, 7",
six salad forks, 6 5/8",
six...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
King Edward by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 48 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
King Edward by Gorham sterling silver flatware set includes:
12 knives, 8 7/8"
12 forks, 7"
12 salad forks, 6 1/8"
12 teaspoons, 6"
Includes bonus brand new storage chest - styles ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Grande Renaissance Reed
Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 83p Dinner
By Reed
Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
Scarce dinner size Grande Renaissance by Reed and Barton sterling silver flatware set - 83 pieces. This set includes:
12 Dinner Size Knives, 9 3/...
Category
1960s American Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Chased Romantique by Alvin Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 49 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Chased Romantique by Alvin sterling silver flatware set of 49 Pieces. This set includes:
Eight knives, 9".
Eight forks, 7 1/8".
Eight salad forks, 6...
Category
1930s Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling 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
Georgian by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 64 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Georgian by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware set, 64 pieces. This set includes:
12 Knives, 9 1/4"
12 Forks, 7"
12 Salad Forks, 6 1/4"
12 Teaspoons, 5 5/8"
12 Gumbo Soup Spoons, 6 7/8"...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Fontaine by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 48 Pieces Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Beautiful Fontaine by International sterling silver flatware set of 48 pieces. This set includes:
Eight dinner...
Category
Early 20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Bavarian 19th C Gilt Copper Flatware With Original Tooled Leather
Gilt Casket
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A 19th century canteen of gilt copper flatware, in a fitted gilt-tooled leather casket decorated with an armorial and floral sprays.
comprising of twenty-four dessert forks, twenty-...
Category
19th Century German Antique Tableware
Materials
Copper
Elsinore by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set Eight Service 49 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Elsinore by International Art Deco sterling silver flatware set - 49 pieces. This set includes:
Eight knives, 8 3/4",
eight Forks, 7 1/4",
eight salad forks, 6 3/8",
eight teasp...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Silver Plate Flatware Classic Rim pattern 8 Table Settings plus Serving pcs.
By Oneida
Located in Miami, FL
Silver plated flatware in the Classic Rim pattern with 8 table settings + serving pieces.
There are 5 pc. setting of silverware for 8 people (no soup spoons, 40 pcs.), each compris...
Category
1990s Japanese Modern Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
Trifid by Wall Wilson English Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Dinner 108 pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Superb Trifid by Wall Wilson (English) Sterling Silver Flatware set, 108 pieces. This set includes:
12 Dinner Size Knives, 9 1/8"
12 Dinner Size Forks, 3-tine, 7 3/4"
12 Luncheon Fo...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Copenhagen Silver Industry Danish Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 46 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Hand wrought Danish sterling silver flatware set by Copenhagen Silver Industry Ltd. - 46 pieces. This set includes:
Bonus8 dinner forks, 7 7/8"
8 knives, 8 3/8"
8 dessert forks, 6 3...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Kings / Queens English Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 82 Pieces Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Early assembled Dinner Size Kings / Queens classic shell motif English sterling silver and silverplate (as notated) Flatware set, 82 pieces. This set includes:
12 Dinner Knives, 9 3...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sculptured Beauty by International Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set, 43 Pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
Mid-Century Modern sculptured beauty by International sterling silver flatware set of 43 pieces. This set includes:
Eight knives, 9 1/4".
Eight forks, 7 1/4".
Eight salad forks, 6 1...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
La Strada by International Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set 28 pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Scarce "La Strada" by International Silver Sterling Silver Flatware set - 28 pieces. This set includes:
6 knives, 9"
6 forks, 7 1/2"
...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Meadow Rose by Wallace Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 50 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Beautiful meadow rose by Wallace sterling silver flatware set of 50 pieces. This set includes:
Eight knives, modern blade, 8 3/4".
Eight forks, 7 1/4".
Ei...
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Fiddle Thread
Shell by United Cutlers Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service
By United Cutlers 1
Located in Big Bend, WI
Fiddle Thread & Shell by United Cutlers Ltd. English sterling silver flatware set, 60 pieces. This set includes:
Eight dinner size knives, 9 7/8",
eight dinner size forks, 8 1/4",...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Processional by International /Fine Arts Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service
Located in Big Bend, WI
Processional by International/Fine Arts sterling silver flatware set, 64 pieces. This set includes:
12 knives, 9 1/4",
12 forks, 7 1/4",
12 salad forks, 6 1/2",
12 teaspoons, 6 ...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Tranquility by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service 58 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Tranquility by International/Fine Arts sterling silver flatware set of 60 pieces. This set includes:
8 knives, 9 1/8"
8 forks, 7 1/4"
8 salad forks, 6 1/2"
8 teaspoons, 6"
8 cream s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sonja by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 52 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Exquisite Sonja by International, circa 1937, sterling silver flatware set with modern design, 52 pieces. This set includes:
12 knives, 9 1/8"
12 forks, 7"
12 salad forks, 6"
12...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Rattail Antique by Dominick
Haff Sterling Silver Dinner Flatware Set Service
Located in Big Bend, WI
Monumental Rattail antique by Dominick and Haff sterling silver flatware set - 138 pieces. This set includes:
12 dinner size knives, 9 7/8"
12 dinner size forks, 3-tine, 7 3/4"
12 ...
Category
19th Century Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Snowflake by International Century Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 28 Pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
Snowflake by International circa 1966 sterling Silver flatware set - 28 pieces. Great starter set! This set includes:
6 knives, 9 1/8"
6 forks, 7 3/4"
6 salad forks, 7"
6 teaspoons,...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Royal Danish by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service 65 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
This stately pattern is a combination of form and symmetry, influenced by the clean, balanced lines of Scandinavian artistry. Bold openwork is enhanced by slender lines of fluted col...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Buttercup by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 322 pcs Dinner Lg Chest
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. Introduced in 1899, the graceful clusters of buttercups adorning each piece are reminiscent of hand-sewn Venetian lace and bring to mind the romance of nuptials. This sentimental pattern is equally at home in casual and formal settings, and will enhance everyday dining as well as add a festive touch to special occasions.
Monumental Dinner and Luncheon size Buttercup by Gorham sterling silver flatware set - 322 pieces in large vintage chest. This set includes:
24 Dinner Knives, w/Blunt blades, 9 3/4"
24 Dinner Forks, 7 1/2"
24 Regular Knives, w/French blades, 8 3/4"
24 Regular Forks, 7"
24 Salad Forks, 6 1/4"
24 Teaspoons, 5 7/8"
24 Place Soup Spoons, 6 3/4"
24 Hollow Handle Butter Spreaders, 6 1/8"
24 Cocktail Forks, 5 1/2"
24 Iced Tea Spoons, 7 1/2"
24 Demitasse Spoons, 4 1/8"
24 Gumbo Soup Spoons, 6 1/2"
8 Serving Spoons, 8 1/2"
1 Pierced Serving Spoon, 8 3/8"
2 Flat Handle Master Butter Knives, 7 1/2"
2 Salad Sets, all-sterling, 2-pc, 8 3/4"
2 Pie Servers w/stainless blades, 10 5/8"
1 Sauce Ladle, 6"
1 Nut Spoon, 4 5/8"
1 Jelly Knife, 8"
1 Punch Ladle, gold-washed, 15"
1 Oyster Ladle, gold-washed, 11"
1 Platter Spoon, 12"
1 Cheese Server w/stainless blade, 6 5/8"
1 Mayonnaise Ladle, 5 1/8"
1 Beef Fork, pierced, 6 3/4"
1 Beef Fork, pierced, 7"
1 Olive Spoon, original, 5 1/2"
1 Cucumber Server, 5 1/2"
1 Sugar Tong, 4 5/8"
1 Tomato Server, 7 5/8"
1 Pie Server flat handle all-sterling, 9"
1 Jelly Server, 6 1/4"
Includes a large traditional vintage storage chest with legs...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century 12-Service Stainless Metal Flatware 176 Pieces Set, France
Located in North Miami, FL
Early 20th century Art Nouveau 12-service stainless metal flatware 176 pieces set made in France imported to Argentina by Walser, Wald y Cia.
By: Walser, Wald y Cia. (importer)
Mate...
Category
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Tableware
Materials
Metal, Silver, Nickel
Rhapsody New by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 29 Pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
Lovely Rhapsody New by International sterling silver Flatware set - 29 pieces. Great starter set! This set includes:
6 Knives, 9 1/4"
6 Forks, 7 1/4"
6 S...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Blithe Spirit by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 36 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Blithe spirit by Gorham sterling silver flatware set, 36 pieces. This set includes:
eight knives, 9 1/4",
eight forks, 7 1/4",
eight salad forks, 6 3/4",
eight teaspoons, 6",
o...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Shamrock V by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set 66 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Scarce Art Deco Shamrock V by Gorham sterling silver flatware set - 66 pieces. This pattern was the official pattern of the US Navy and was used on battlesh...
Category
1930s American Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Nouveau Hildesheim Rose Silver Plate Cake Fork Flatware Set German, 6 Pieces
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful Art Nouveau flatware set of 6 cake forks. Made of silver plate metal, it will make a nice addition to any table. Forks 5 1/4" high. The set included 6 flatware pieces and...
Category
20th Century German Art Nouveau Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
Windemere by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set 36 Pieces Dinner Size
Located in Big Bend, WI
Scarce windemere by international sterling silver dinner size flatware set - 36 pieces. This set includes:
Six dinner knives, 9 3/4"
Six dinner forks, 7 3/4"
Six salad forks, 6 1/4"...
Category
1930s Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Grape by Whiting Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 84 Pieces Early
Located in Big Bend, WI
Early, scarce "Grape" by Whiting, patented 1855, sterling silver flatware set - 84 pieces. This set includes:
12 dinner knives, 9 1/4"
12 dinner forks, 7 3/4"
12 luncheon/desser...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Grand Colonial by Wallace Sterling Silver Flatware Service 8 Set Gold Vermeil
Located in Big Bend, WI
Grand Colonial by Wallace Sterling Silver flatware set - 32 pieces. Gold flatware is on trend and makes a bold statement on your table, especially when p...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Galea by Christofle France Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 4 Set 35 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
Marquise by Tiffany
Co. Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service 46 pcs Dinner
By Tiffany
Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
Marquise was designed by Paulding Farnham for Tiffany & Co. and introduced in the year 1902 and patented in 1904. The handle terminal is a design of an elongated shield with a simple...
Category
Early 20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Legato by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 48 pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
The traditional curves and contours of Legato are restrained by a modern touch emphasizing the graceful handle of this pattern. The rich and precise ornamentation on the edges of Leg...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Rosewood
Brass Flatware 5 Serving Pieces Tongs Pie Bonbon Spoon Cheese Knife
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
Here is a fantastic set of 5 serving pieces made of brass with rosewood handles. The tongs have one side that is a fork and one that is a spoon and they come apart so they can be use...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
Rosewood
Brass Service for 6 Desert Fish Serving Forks Set 8 Pieces Flatware
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
This is a beautiful set of brass flatware with rosewood handles including 2 larger serving pieces and 6 individual forks. The tines have a fantastic tulip shape and it will add elega...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
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
Chrysanthemum Tiffany Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 255 pcs Fitted Chest
By Tiffany
Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
Chrysanthemum (c1880) originally called Indian Chrysanthemum .Tiffany's luxurious Chrysanthemum silver was designed in 1880 by Charles Grosjean. With its flowing curves, swirling ve...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Six-person dinner flatware set in brass. Swedish design. Late 20th C.
Located in København, Copenhagen
A six-person modernist dinner flatware set in brass, consisting of six dinner knives and six dinner forks.
Swedish design.
Late 20th century.
Marked.
In perfect condition.
Knife: L 2...
Category
Late 20th Century Swedish Tableware
Materials
Brass
Six-person dinner flatware set in brass. Swedish design. Late 20th C.
Located in København, Copenhagen
A six-person modernist dinner flatware set in brass, consisting of six dinner knives and six dinner forks.
Swedish design.
Late 20th century.
Marked.
In perfect condition.
Knife: L 2...
Category
Late 20th Century Swedish Tableware
Materials
Brass
Six-person dinner flatware set in brass. Swedish design, late 20th C.
Located in København, Copenhagen
A six-person modernist dinner flatware set in brass, consisting of six dinner knives and six dinner forks.
Swedish design.
Late 20th century.
Marked.
In perfect condition.
Knife: L 2...
Category
Late 20th Century Swedish Tableware
Materials
Brass
Enchanting Orchid by Westmorland Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 38 Pcs
By Westmorland
Located in Big Bend, WI
Enchanting Orchid by Westmorland Sterling Silver flatware set, 38 pieces. Great starter set! This set includes:
Six knives, 8 7/8",
six forks, 6 7...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Williamsburg Shell by Stieff Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 28 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Dinner size Williamsburg Shell by Stieff sterling silver flatware set of 28 pieces. Great starter set! This set includes:
Six dinner size knives, ...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
English Gadroon by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 86 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
English Gadroon by Gorham sterling silver flatware set, 86 Pieces. This set includes:
12 knives, 8 7/8",
12 forks, 7 1/8",
12 salad forks, 6 1/4", ...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set of four-person modernist dinner flatware in brass. Late 20th C.
Located in København, Copenhagen
A set of four-person modernist dinner flatware in brass, consisting of four dinner knives and four dinner forks.
Swedish design.
Late 20th century.
Marked.
In perfect condition.
Knif...
Category
Late 20th Century Swedish Tableware
Materials
Brass
Dinner flatware set in brass for four people. Sweden, late 20th C.
Located in København, Copenhagen
A set of four-person modernist dinner flatware in brass, consisting of four dinner knives and four dinner forks.
Swedish design.
Late 20th century.
Marked.
In perfect condition.
Knif...
Category
Late 20th Century Swedish Tableware
Materials
Brass
Guildhall by Reed
Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 74 pc Floral
By Reed
Barton
Located in Big Bend, WI
GUILDHALL BY REED & BARTON sterling silver Flatware set - 74 Pieces. This set includes:
12 KNIVES, 9"
12 FORKS, 7"
12 SALAD FORKS, 6 1/8"
12 TEASPOONS, 5 7/8"
12 CREAM SOUP SPOONS, 5...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Queen
s Lace by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 67 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Queen's lace by International sterling silver flatware set, 67 pieces. This set includes:
12 knives, 9 1/8".
12 forks, 7 1/4".
12 salad forks, 6 1/2".
12 teaspoons, 6".
12 flat hand...
Category
1940s American Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Trousseau by International Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set Dinner 53 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Lovely Trousseau by International sterling silver dinner size flatware set - 53 pieces. This set includes:
Eight dinner size knives, 9 5/8".
Eight dinner size forks, 7 3/4".
Eight s...
Category
1930s Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Crown Princess by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service, 52 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Crown princess by International sterling silver flatware set, 52 pieces with unique pierced floral handles. This set includes:
8 knives, 9 1/4"
8 forks...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Amboss Austria 2050 Modernist Flatware Cutlery for Six by Helmut Alder, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
Beautiful modernist flatware from Austria, model 2050, designed by Helmut Alder, executed by Amboss Austria in the 1950s. High-quality flatware, made of brushed and polished stainless steel.
For six persons, consists of 6 big spoons...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
AJ Fuller by Tiffany Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 315 pcs Custom Pattern
By Arthur Le Roy Barney, Tiffany
Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
A. J. Fuller, figural custom Tiffany & Co. pattern, Designer: Arthur Le Roy Barney
There were a total of only 12 custom patterns ever made by Tiffany & Co. Charles Carpenter's Tiffa...
Category
Early 20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Richelieu by International Sterling Silver Dinner Flatware Set Service 45 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Stunning Richelieu by International sterling silver dinner size flatware set of 45 pieces. This set includes:
8 dinner size knives, 9 5/8"
...
Category
1930s Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Blossom Time by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 78 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Blossom time by International sterling silver flatware set, 78 pieces. This set includes:
12 knives, 9 1/4",
12 forks, 7 1/4",
12 salad forks, 6 1/2" ...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Tranquility by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set Eight Service 60 Pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
Mid-Century Modern tranquility by International sterling silver flatware set - 60 pieces. This set includes:
Eight knives, 9 1/8",
eight forks, 7 3/8",
eight salad forks, 6 5/8",...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Damask Rose by Oneida Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 37 Pieces
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
Damask Rose by Oneida sterling silver flatware set, 37 piece set. This set includes:
eight knives, 8 7/8",
eight forks, 7 1/8",
eight salad forks, 6 1/...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
American Classic by Easterling Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 46 Pieces
By Easterling
Located in Big Bend, WI
American classic by Easterling sterling silver flatware set, 46 pieces. This set includes:
Eight knives, 8 7/8",
eight forks, 7 ...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Serenity by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set Eight Service 60 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Serenity by International sterling silver flatware set, 60 pieces. This set includes:
Eight knives, 9 1/4",
eight forks, 7 1/8",
eight sa...
Category
Mid-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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