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Tableware For Sale
Set of 6 Tostrup Gilt & Enamel Spoons in Original Georg Jensen Case
Located in New York, NY
Set of 6 Midcentury Modern sterling silver demitasse spoons. Made by Tostrup in Norway. Each: Straight and narrow stem with round and shallow bowl. Double-sided gilding. Cobalt ename...
Category
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Fiddle Thread & Shell by Various English Sterling Silver Flatware Set 101 pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Gorgeous Fiddle Thread & Shell by various makers including George Adams, John Hunt, Robert Roskell (and more) Flatware set, 101 pieces. This set includes:
11 Dinner Size Knives, 9 3...
Category
Early 20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Nouveau Silver Cutlery Set For 12 People In Original Case, Austria-Hungary
Located in Vienna, AT
Elegant cutlery set made of solid silver for twelve people consisting of 95 parts in original wooden box.
Dateing: circa 1900
Material: Massive silver '800'
Form type: Elegant, s...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver
Williamsburg Shell by Stieff Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 84 pcs Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Dinner Size Williamsburg Shell by Stieff Sterling Silver Flatware set - 84 pieces. This set includes:
The popular Williamsburg Shell pattern is best known for its substantial pistol...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of MCM Teak Salt and Pepper Shakers by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk
By Dansk, Jens Quistgaard
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of MCM teak salt and pepper shakers by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk, circa 1970s. The set are in very good vintage condition and measure as fol...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Teak
Eighteen Ten 1810 by International Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set 156
Located in Big Bend, WI
An American classic, 1810 is a faithful reproduction of a coin silver pattern from the original Colonial die owned by International Silver. Simple lines, generous proportions, and gr...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Monticello by Lunt Sterling Silver Flatware Set For 12 Service 60 Pieces
By Lunt Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Monticello by Lunt Sterling Silver Flatware set - 60 pieces. This set includes:
12 Knives w/ blunt stainless blades, 8 5/8"
12 Forks, 7 1/4"
12 Salad Forks, 6"
12 Teaspoons, 5 3/4"
...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Chrysanthemum by Durgin Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 135 pieces Dinner
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 2 chrysanthemums in...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Carl Harry Stålhane for Rörstrand. Set of eight "Solöga" (Sun Eye) plates.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Carl Harry Stålhane (1920-1990) for Rörstrand, Sweden.
A set of eight "Solöga" (Sun Eye) plates in earthenware.
From the 1960s.
Marked.
Perfect condition. Appears unused.
First fact...
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Earthenware
Raleigh by Alvin Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 76 pcs Beaded Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Rare Dinner Size Raleigh by Alvin c1900 sterling silver flatware set - 76 pieces. This set includes:
12 Dinner Knives w/blunt stainless blades, 9 5/8"
12 Dinner Forks, 7 1/2"
12 Lun...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Leather Trinket Tray - Small Square Object Holder - Handmade - Color: Savannah
Located in Curitiba, Parana
OBJECT HOLDER
The Trinket Tray/Object Holder Line can be used as organizers for everyday objects or as your imagination suggests.
Made of genuine leather, the Italian border finish...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Tableware
Materials
Leather
6 Bicchieri Smoke Joe Colombo per Arnolfo di Cambio altezza 12 cm.
Located in Milano, IT
6 Bicchieri Smoke Joe Colombo per Arnolfo di Cambio
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Glass
Spanish Lace by Wallace Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set 40 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Spanish Lace by Wallace Sterling Silver flatware set - 40 pieces. This set includes:
6 Knives, 9 1/4"
6 Forks, 7 5/8"
6 Salad Forks, 6 3/4"
6 Teaspoons, 6 1/4"
6 Cream Soup Spoons, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Early Colonial by Lunt Sterling Silver Flatware Set For 6 Service 36 Pieces
By Lunt Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
Scarce Early Colonial by Lunt Sterling Silver Flatware set - 36 pieces. This set includes:
6 Knives, 9 1/8"
6 Forks, 7 5/8"
6 Salad Forks, 6 3/8"
6 Teaspoons, 6 1/8"
6 Place Soup S...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Deco Boxed Sterling Silver Condiment Set - Hallmarked in 1937
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1937 by Roberts & Dore, this handsome, Sterling Silver Condiment Set, is in the Art Deco taste, and is presented in its original box.
Each mustard pot m...
Category
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Rose Cascade by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Service 12 Set 59 pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Rose Cascade by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver flatware set - 59 pieces. This set includes:
12 Knives, 9"
12 Forks, 7 1/4"
12 Salad Forks, 6 1/2"
12 Teaspoons, 6"
1 Gravy Ladle, 6 ...
Category
1950s Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Classic Rose by Reed and Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service 42 pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
Classic Rose by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware set - 42 pieces. This set includes:
8 Knives, 9 1/8"
8 Forks, 7 1/2"
8 Salad Forks, 6 5/8"
8 Teaspoons, 6"
1 Gravy Ladle, 7"
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Valdres by Marthinsen Norway 830 Silver Flatware Set Service 56 pieces Luncheon
Located in Big Bend, WI
Valdres by Th. Marthinsen (Norway) 830 silver flatware set with ornate pierced handle, 56 pieces. This set includes:
8 Luncheon Knives, 8 1/4"
8 Luncheon Forks, 6 3/4"
8 Pastry Fork...
Category
20th Century Norwegian Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Williamsburg Shell by Stieff Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Dinner Service 51 Pc
Located in Big Bend, WI
The Williamsburg Shell pattern is best known for its substantial pistol-grip knife, and the classic colonial shell design on the handle.
Williamsburg Shell by Stieff Dinner Size ste...
Category
1970s Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Grande Renaissance Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 79 pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
Grande Renaissance by Reed and Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set - 79 pieces. This set includes:
12 Regular Knives, 9"
12 Regular Forks, 7 3/8"
12 Salad Forks, 6 3/8"
12 Teaspoons...
Category
1960s American Vintage 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
Frontenac by International Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 12 Set 88 pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
Frontenac by International sterling silver Flatware set - 88 pieces. This pattern was introduced in the year 1903 and features beau...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Michael Winter - Mid Century Silver Salt & Pepper Shakers - London 1979
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1979 by Michael Winter, this handsome pair of Sterling Silver Salt & Pepper shakers, are in the modernist style, with bark effect decoration.
Each shaker me...
Category
1970s English Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Baltimore Rose by Schofield Sterling Silver Flatware Set 79 pcs most Plain Back
Located in Big Bend, WI
Baltimore Rose by Schofield Sterling Silver Flatware set - 79 pieces. Most of the flat handle pieces in this set have plain backs (8 pcs have decorated backs, as indicated in list be...
Category
Early 20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Rare Russel Wright Spun Aluminum and Cork Tankards / Mugs Set '8'
Located in Buffalo, NY
Seldom seen set of 8 Spun Aluminum and Cork Tankards / Mugs designed by Russel Wright.. Beautiful original condition, All retain Impressed Russel Wright st...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Aluminum
Art Deco Chrome and Macassar Wood Chopstick Knife Rests, 12 Pieces in Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant Art Deco set of twelve pieces in chrome and Macassar wood knife or chopstick rests was crafted in France in the 1930s. The modernist shape boasts a hexagonal metal stick...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Tableware
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Italian 1940s Sculpted Wood Nut Cracker with Hammer
Located in Milan, IT
Italian 1940s Sculpted Wood Nut Cracker with Hammer
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Oak
Royal Crown Derby Porcelain, Stainless Fruit Knives Set, Grapes, Leather Box
Located in Miami, FL
Royal Crown Derby Porcelain, Stainless Fruit Knives Set, Leather Box
Offered for sale is a set of six Royal Crown Derby gilt porcelain and stainless steel fruit knives in their orig...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Tableware
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
6 Bicchieri Smoke Joe Colombo per Arnolfo di Cambio altezza 14 cm.
Located in Milano, IT
6 Bicchieri Smoke Joe Colombo per Arnolfo di Cambio
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Glass
Large French Copper & Brass Egg Or Escargot Handled Poaching Pan
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Large French copper egg or escargot poaching pan with embossed drop brass handles and 19 cup openings. Previously repurposed as a tray and comes with a glas...
Category
20th Century French Folk Art Tableware
Materials
Copper
Eye Candy Straws
Located in Jerusalem, IL
Hand-Blown Glass Straws, where functionality meets exquisite craftsmanship in every sip. Crafted with precision and care, these straws are a testament to the artistry of glassblowing...
Category
2010s Tableware
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass
Leather Trinket Tray - Small Square Object Holder - Handmade - Color: Vanilla
Located in Curitiba, Parana
OBJECT HOLDER
The Trinket Tray/Object Holder Line can be used as organizers for everyday objects or as your imagination suggests.
Made of genuine leather, the Italian border finish...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Tableware
Materials
Leather
Leather Trinket Tray - Medium Square Object Holder - Handmade - Color: Caramel
Located in Curitiba, Parana
OBJECT HOLDER
The Trinket Tray/Object Holder Line can be used as organizers for everyday objects or as your imagination suggests.
Made of genuine leather, the Italian border finish...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Tableware
Materials
Leather
Breakfast set / plate, mug and egg holder by Malwina Konopacka
Located in WARSZAWA, PL
Perfect breakfast set; Ecru plate, Orange UCHO mug and Candy pink egg holder JULA by Malwina Konopacka.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Tableware
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Leather Trinket Tray - Medium Square Object Holder - Handmade - Color: Marine
Located in Curitiba, Parana
OBJECT HOLDER
The Trinket Tray/Object Holder Line can be used as organizers for everyday objects or as your imagination suggests.
Made of genuine leather, the Italian border finish...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Tableware
Materials
Leather
Vintage Victorian 1881 Rogers Canada Silver Plated Sugar Bowl and Creamer Set
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Victorian "1881 Rogers Canada" Silver Plated Repousse Sugar Bowl and Creamer Set - 2 Pc Set. Circa Early to Mid 20th Century.
Measurements:
Creamer: 4.5" H x 5.5" W x 4.5" ...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
Puiforcat - Art Deco Cutlery Flatware Set Nice Sterling Silver - 192 Pieces
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Exceptional Art-Deco "Nice" cutlery set in solid sterling silver First Title 950/1000th from Maison Puiforcat.
Set including 192 pieces:
- 18 table forks
- 18 table knives
- 12 tabl...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Tableware
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Lily by Whiting Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 62 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Beautiful Lily by Whiting Sterling Silver Flatware set - 62 pieces. This set includes:
12 Knives with French stainless blades, 9"
12 F...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Napkin Holder Denmark around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Napkin Holder Denmark around 1920s
Brass polished and stove enameled
The napkin is only for the photoshhoting
Category
1920s Danish Art Deco Vintage Tableware
Materials
Brass
Vintage BWKS Handarbeit Hand Hammered German Silver Plated Round Trinket Dish
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage BWKS Handarbeit Hand Hammered German Silver Plated Round Footed Trinket Dish. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 2" H x 7.25" Diameter
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
6 Smoke Joe Colombo glasses for Arnolfo di Cambio height 9 cm.
Located in Milano, IT
6 Smoke Joe Colombo Glasses for Arnolfo di Cambio
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Glass
Antique Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Florentine Pattern Table Knife
Located in Braintree, GB
Antique Tiffany & Co. sterling silver florentine pattern large knife.
Maker: Tiffany & Co
Pattern: Designed by Paulding Farnham
Style: Renaissance Re...
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Tableware
Materials
Silver
Antique Haviland & Co Limoges 106 Pc Amstel Schleiger 497A Dinner Service China
Located in Dayton, OH
A large and impressive antique 106 piece set of Limoges porcelain dinnerware produced by Haviland & Company in The Amstel pattern (aka Schleiger, number 497A), for the Jones, McDuffie and Stratton Company. Pattern features double lined gilt edges and a pink rose garland border, with one spray spilling down the side of each piece. Service for 8-10.
Set Includes: 7 Teacups, 1 Butter Dish (3 Part), 8 Bone Dishes, 1 Footed Gravy Boat, 1 Lidded Footed Relish Dish (no spoon), 1 Small Oval Serving Plate, 8 Saucers, 1 Berry Bowl, 12 Custard Dishes, 11 Bread Plates, 11 Soup Bowls, 9 Dessert Plates, 8 Salad Plates, 1 Oval Lidded Serving Dish and Underplate, 1 Round Lidded Serving Dish, 2 Rectangular Serving Dishes, 1 Small Oval Serving Platter; 1 Quatrefoil Serving Dish; 10 Dinner Plates, 1 Oval Lidded Tureen (no ladle), 1 Large Oval Meat Platter, 1 Medium Oval Meat Platter, 1 Medium Oval Serving Platter
"David Haviland, a trader, created an import company of ceramics and porcelain in 1838 in New York. In 1840 he made his first trip to France to establish an alliance with a manufacturer who could create pieces of porcelain for the American trade. He settled in Limoges in 1842, where he founded his own company and manufacturing facility, and began exporting wares directly to his brothers who remained in New York. Their new company was called Haviland Brothers & Company. There were numerous china manufacturers in Limoges, but the Haviland Company was the first to have artists on site to do the decorating. By 1853 they were the largest importer of French porcelain into the United States. The effects of the Civil War were so pronounced that Haviland Brothers & Co. had to close its doors. David Haviland saw this as an opportunity to go into business for himself and rebranded as Haviland and Company. After the Civil War, David sent his son, Théodore, to the U.S. to handle distribution and marketing. Production dramatically increased and another son, Charles Edward Haviland, took over management of the firm from his father. Many talented artists were engaged and soon the lithograph or transfer technique of decoration was developed. White House china...
Category
Early 20th Century Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Lidded Salt Cellar in Solid Teak
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Likely Thailand or Scandinavian, 1960s
Vintage lidded jar in solid teak, petite, looks like it was intended for use as a salt cellar, for peppercorns, or other spices. Includes turne...
Category
1960s Thai Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Teak
Breakfast set / plate, mug and egg holder by Malwina Konopacka
Located in WARSZAWA, PL
Perfect breakfast set; ecru plate, Denim blue WIT mug and Candy pink egg holder JULA by Malwina Konopacka.
A breakfast set is the perfect companion for every morning. The original ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Tableware
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Silver plated SOLA Coffee Set From the Turn of the Centuries With Tray
By Sola
Located in Opole, PL
Silver Plated Coffee Set From the Turn of the Centuries With Tray - SOLA
Silver plated coffee set with tray, consisting of four pieces - manufacturer SOLA. The set is in particularl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Tableware
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Brass Champagne Bucket vienna around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Brass Champagne Bucket vienna around 1950s
Brass polished and stove enameled
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Brass
Gothic Design Victorian Sterling Silver Toast Rack - Made in 1846
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1846, possibly by John Gilbert, and also carrying the retail shop mark of James Braham (located at 8 the Strand, Torquay) this very stylish, Victorian, An...
Category
1840s English Gothic Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Rare Regency Period Antique Sterling Silver Table Bell - London 1819
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1819 by Thomas Richards, this handsome, Regency Period, Antique Sterling Silver Bell, is plain in design, with reed borders. The bell measures 4.5"(11.5cm) ta...
Category
1810s English Regency Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Goose Duck Napkin Rings, Set of Twelve, Germany 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A set of twelve silver plated napkin rings, circa 1960s, made by unknown company. A nice set of round rings, in the style of the Art Nouveau era. All of them with a nice patina. Can ...
Category
20th Century German Art Nouveau Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
English Victorian Sheffield James Ramsay Dundee Silver Plated Coffee Tea Pot
Located in Philadelphia, PA
English Victorian Sheffield James Ramsay Dundee Silver Plated Coffee Tea Pot. Item features Celluloid handle, original hallmark. Circa Early 20th Century Measurements: 8.75" H x 8.2...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
Elizabeth II - Set of 4 sterling silver sauce boats on trays - Roberts & Belk
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Sheffield in 1968 and 1969 by Roberts & Belk, this handsome set of 4 Sterling Silver Sauce Boats on Trays, feature gadroon borders and acanthus detailed flying scroll h...
Category
1960s English Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Block Spain Flatware "Chromatics" 42 piece, Service for 8
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Block Spain "Chromatics" Service for 8 plus 2 large Serving pieces. Set still has their original boxes and appear mostly unused. Nice feel and weight! Block did several nice stainless flatware sets and ceramic dish sets...
Category
1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Parchment Wing Tray, Large by Alexander Lamont
Located in Khet Bang Sue, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon
The Wing tray is a marriage of two beautiful natural materials - rawhide and chicken wing wood. The vibrantly grained Chinese wood has been expertly carved into sweeping wing-like ha...
Category
2010s Thai Art Deco Tableware
Materials
Wood, Goatskin
Cauldon set of 6 luncheon plates in H8413 pattern, 1904-1915
By Cauldon
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Up for your consideration is the set of 6 luncheon plates made by Cauldon for Higgins & Seiter, New York. The plates are " in diameter and are in very good antique condition with mi...
Category
Early 20th Century English Other Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century French Napoleon III Black and White Hunt Scenes Plates, Set of 10
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant set of ten antique plates was crafted in Sarreguemines, France, circa 1870. Each hand painted plate features an illustrated hunt scene. Every black and white ceramic plate has French writing narrating the event including the first one which reads: "Bien des chasseurs se vantent du gibier qu'ils ne tuent pas: lui au contraire en tue beaucoup et ne se vante pas". They are: "Chasse aux Canards Sauvages", "Chasse aux Faisans", "Battue aux Chevreuils", "Chasse aux Cailles...
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Tableware
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Cambridge Blown Glass Flower Petal Sterling Silver Overlay Trinket Candy Dish
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Cambridge Blown Glass Flower Petal Sterling Silver Overlay Trinket Candy Dish. Item features blown glass, floral silver overlay, very nice vintage dish. Circa Early to Mid 20...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set of Six Postmodern Vermilion Cups, Sugar Bowl and Plate by Parravicini, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1970s.
They are made in lacquered ceramic and feature their original label "Parravicini ceramiche".
It is a vintage set, but it can be considered as in excellent origi...
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
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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