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Mid Century Metal Chinese Style Lidded Vessel in Manner of James Mont
By James Mont
Located in Troy, MI
Circa late 1950s heavy cast metal lidded vessel / ice bucket with stainless steel liner features ancient chinese motifs and incised surface design. Often attributed to James Mont, th...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal, Stainless Steel
Piero Fornasetti Malachite Green Plate Stoviglie No. 4, Milano, Italy, 1955
By Fornasetti
Located in Graz, AT
A ceramic or porcelain dish with an emerald green faux malachite ground and painted in gold by Piero Fornasetti, Italy, manufactured in midcentury in 1950s.
This hand-colored decora...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Eye Birchwood Serving Tray Burgundy
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
The eye is a multicultural symbol of sheltering and protection
made of birchwood
Measures: 32 x 15cm.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Italian Hippo and Frog Tureen Signed AG with a Coronet
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is so fun for the holidays! It is a signed Italian hippo tureen with a small frog perched on it. It is on very good condition. The markings are an AG plus a coronet.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Aesthetic Movement Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Pottery
Set of Six Hand-Painted Ceramic Cups Sofina Boutique Kitzbühel Austria
Located in Kitzbuhel, AT
Set of six hands-free painted ceramic cups with saucers. Decorated with a handpainted green pomegranate decor in the center and a hands-free painted garlande in pink. The garlande ca...
Category
2010s Austrian Country Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Sculptural Ceramic Vas Handmade by Tomonari Hashimoto
Located in Geneve, CH
Sculptural ceramic vas handmade by Tomonari Hashimoto
Dimensions: W 61.5 x D 33.5 x H 58 cm
Materials: Stoneware cray, oxide metal, glaze
1990 Born in Wakayama Pref. in Japan
...
Category
2010s Japanese Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal
Set of Three Stoneware Vases by Carl-Harry Stålhane, Rörstrand, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Set of htree vases designed by Carl.Harry Stålhane. hand made at Rörstrand in Sweden during the 1950s. Made from stoneware with abstract decor on light green glazes. Very good condit...
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stoneware
Vitange Italian Ceramic Sculptures Signed by Paolo Marioni
Located in Grantham, GB
Pair of vitange Italian ceramic sculptures, signed by the artist Paolo Marioni. The male figure is 33cm tall and the female figure is 29cm tall. In excellent condition with original ...
Category
1950s Italian Greco Roman Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
A.Ve.M. Murano Cobalt Blue Clear Ribbon Italian Art Glass Ruffle Rim Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown swirling cobalt blue and clear Italian art glass flower vase. Documented to Arte Vetraria Muranese (A.Ve.M.). Created in the “A Canne” technique. ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Glass
Barbini Murano Sommerso Blue Orange Italian Art Glass Perfume Cologne Bottle
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful large vintage Murano handblown Sommerso aqua blue over orange Italian art glass perfume bottle. Documented to master glass artist and designer Alfredo Barbini. Published in...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Uranium Glass, Glass
Sumptuous Reed & Barton Six Fleurs Sterling Silver Salad Serving, Pair
Located in New York, NY
Turn-of-the-century Six Fleurs sterling silver salad serving, pair. Made by Reed & Barton in Taunton, Mass. This pair comprises spoon and fork. Each: cast handle comprising dense and...
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Early 20th Century North American Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
George III Silver Bosun’s Pipe and Chain on H.M.S. Victory Oak, 1796
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A George III silver bosun’s pipe and chain on H.M.S. Victory oak, 1796. The pipe or whistle is modelled as a tiller and a rum barrel chased with two hearts pierced by crossed arrows....
Category
1790s English Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver
Set of Six Hand-Painted Ceramic Dishes Sofina Boutique Kitzbühel Austria
Located in Kitzbuhel, AT
Set of six hands-free painted ceramic cereal dishes or soup dishes. Decorated with a handpainted green pomegranate decor in the center and a hands-free painted garlande in pink. The ...
Category
2010s Austrian Country Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Large Unique Danish Brutalist Ceramic Vase by Erik Askholm, 1970s
By Erik Askholm
Located in Copenhagen, DK
One of a kind, large and heavy Danish midcentury brutalist ceramic vase. Designed and handmade by artist Erik Askholm on the island of Funen in the 1970s. Square shape with round nec...
Category
1970s Danish Brutalist Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Barbini Murano Abstract Design Scavo Texture Italian Art Glass Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful large vintage Murano hand blown "Scavo" Italian art glass cylinder flower vase. Documented, labelled and signed by Alfredo Barbini. It is made with acid textured (excavated...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sommerso, Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Set of 4 Schofield American Art Deco Sterling Silver Highballs
Located in New York, NY
Set of 4 Art Deco sterling silver highballs. Made by Schofield Co., Inc. in Baltimore, ca 1930. Each: Straight and tapering sides. Functional easy-grip form for knocking 'em back. Fu...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Monumental First Empire Gilt Bronze Centerpiece by Thomire
Located in Essex, MA
Period first Empire neoclassical ormolu centrepiece by and signed Thomire
Three maenads carrying staffs in dance
Reticulated basket
Amazing dull and shiny gilding
Laurel wreath...
Category
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Daum Nancy, France, Large Antique Vase in Art Glass with Landscape and Trees
Located in Copenhagen, Denmark
Daum Nancy, France. Large antique vase in mouth-blown art glass decorated with lake landscape and trees, circa 1910.
Measures: 31 x 15 cm.
Signed.
In excellent condition.
Category
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Matt Glazed Ceramic Horse by Bruno Gambone
Located in London, GB
Large matt glazed ceramic horse by the celebrated ceramicist Bruno Gambone. This particular subject matter is an unusual one for this artist. Italy circa 1970s.
Bruno Gambone is an ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
German Art Nouveau Silver Gilded Salad Cutlery
Located in Kitzbuhel, AT
Silver salad cutlery stamped 800 silver and gilded from German Art Nouveau. Designed in the shape of naturalistic detailed leaves. Produced about 1900 with the German silver marks ba...
Category
Early 20th Century German Arts and Crafts Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver
Austrian Art Nouveau Ceramic Portrait Vase Amphora White Blue circa 1897
By Amphora
Located in Vienna, AT
Austrian Art Nouveau Ceramic Portrait vase Allegory of Autumn manufactured by Amphora-Werke Riessner, Stellmacher & Kessel Turn-Teplitz circa 1897
A perfect example of the qualit...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Michael Andersen, Vase, Red / Orange Glazed Stoneware, Bornholm, Denmark, 1960s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vase produced by Michael Andersen Keramik. In stoneware. Marked.
Other ceramicists of the period include Axel Salto, Arne Bang, Carl-Harry Stålhane, and Berndt Friberg.
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stoneware
La Menagerie d'Hiver Set of 4 Dinner Plates
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
La menagerie d'hiver: A collection for mountains' lovers
made in Italy out of porcelian.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Rare & Unusual Antique American Sterling Silver Baby Cup by Tiffany
Located in New York, NY
Unusual sterling silver baby cup. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Tall and waisted with dense low-relief frieze depicting 2 boys, one holding a genie lamp and the other heaving a ...
Category
Late 19th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Porcelain Plate Coalport, Birds, Flowers, Cobalt Blue Patt. 759, Regency ca 1815
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful plate made by Coalport around 1815. The plate bears the famous and very wonderful bird pattern with the number 759. Panels with stunning hand painted birds are se...
Category
1810s English Regency Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Gunnar Nylund, Brown Stoneware Pitcher, Rörstand, Sweden, 1940s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sizable stoneware pitcher produced by Rörstrands, Sweden, 1940s. Designed and signed by Gunnar Nylund, (Swedish, 1914-1997).
Nylund served as artistic director at Rörstrands, wh...
Category
1940s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stoneware
EXSITU_006 Centerpiece Signed by Niclas Wolf
Located in Geneve, CH
EXSITU_006 centerpiece candlestand signed by Niclas Wolf
Edition of 5 + 2AP
Signed and numbered, Nr. 4/5
Materials: Sand casted in bronze, hand polished with light patinized surf...
Category
2010s German Organic Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Bronze
Vase Argenta Wilhelm Kåge Gustavsberg Green, Silver Decor of a Girl with Swan
Located in Stockholm, SE
A vase of model Argenta, designed by Wilhelm Kåge at Gustavsberg. The vase is green with a silver decor.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stoneware
Murano Glass Vase, Italy 'Bubbles in light blue and orange'
By Murano Due
Located in Berlin, Berlin
Large hand-blown 'bubble' glass vase, Italy, Murano.
Superb glass vase with decorative elements in light blue and orange. Engraved with signature on base. Beautiful and large deco...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Pair of Early Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Salt & Pepper Shakers
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Art Nouveau sterling silver salt and pepper shakers. Made by Georg Jensen in Copenhagen, ca 1915. Each: Tall body with curved bottom and round and stepped foot. Small leaf-ca...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Hammered Midcentury Bronze Silver Plated Wine Bottle Bucket Signed Jean Despres
By Jean Despres
Located in Miami, FL
Midcentury Refined design signed underneath Jean Despres 1950 for this wine bottle Bucket in hammered silver plated bronze .
A great chain design around the top, classically used by...
Category
1950s French Art Deco Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver Plate
Set of Six Hand-Painted Ceramic Dinner Plates Sofina Boutique Kitzbühel Austria
Located in Kitzbuhel, AT
Set of six hands-free painted ceramic dinner plates. Decorated with a handpainted green pomegranate decor in the center and a hands-free painted garlande in pink. The garlande can be...
Category
2010s Austrian Country Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Chalk White Danish Modern Ceramic Vase by Karsten Nielsen, 1980s
By Karsten Nielsen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Scandinavian Modern matte, chalk white spherical ceramic vase with anthracite and light blue running accents, and small light blue tear drops. Designed and handmade by Danish ceramic...
Category
1980s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Marianne Starck, Table Lamp, Blue Stoneware, Michael Andersen, Denmark, 1960s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A table lamp designed by Marianne Starck produced by Michael Andersen Keramik. Signed and stamped
Purchase excludes lampshade. Stated measurements excluding lampshade. Height incl...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stoneware
Art Deco Pair of Sterling Silver and Dark Blue Guilloche Enamel Candlesticks
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Art Deco sterling silver and dark blue guilloche enamel candlesticks, Oslo, Norway, Ca. 1930's, Norsk Silwarreindustri - makers. Each candlestick measures 2 inches high x 2 3...
Category
1930s Norwegian Art Deco Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Baby Boom-Era Sterling Silver Diaper Pin Box
By Lutz
Located in New York, NY
Baby Boom-era sterling silver diaper pin box. Rectangular with straight sides and sharp corners. Cover flat, hinged, and overhanging. On cover top is applied safety pin above engrave...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Glass & Sterling Silver Bird Decanter by Asprey London, 1892
Located in London, GB
A rare antique glass & sterling silver bird decanter for dispensing angostura bitters by Asprey London 1892.
This rare antique glass and sterling silver bird decanter is excellent...
Category
Early 19th Century British Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Barbini Murano 1950s Orange Gold Flecks Quilted Italian Art Glass Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful large Murano hand blown orange and gold flecks, diamond quilted surface Italian art glass flower vase. Attributed to designer Alfredo Barbini, circa 1950s. Profusely covere...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Gold Leaf
1960's Culver Ltd. Valentia 22kt Gold Foil Hi-Ball Bar Glasses 6
By Culver Ltd.
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Exceptional set of hi-ball bar glasses by
Culver ltd. 22kt gold foil design dotted with emerald green diamonds.
Better than average condition showing little or no use.
Careful, Th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
1970s Glazed Ceramic Garden Stool
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Beautiful six sides garden stool made of ceramic, hand painted and glazed of Garden scenery with flowers and birds. Could use in outdoor garden or indoor as small side table.
Some l...
Category
1970s Chinese Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
19th Century Hand Blown Glass Food Stand and Dome
Located in Chicago, IL
An incredible 19th century Belgian hand-blown glass food stand and dome with a wonderful knob with a captured bubble inside, and a crimped glass button on top. Perfect for showcasing...
Category
19th Century Belgian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Chinese Footed Offering Bowl with Mythical Figures, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This colorful porcelain bowl dates to the mid-19th century and was originally used as a serving dish for ritual offerings, placed before a home altar and piled high with fruit, baked...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Antique English Victorian Sterling Silver Mustard Pot
Located in New York, NY
Victorian sterling silver mustard pot. Made by Edward Edwards in London in 1845. Drum-form with applied scroll and flower border at base. Cover hinged and domed with flower finial an...
Category
1840s English Victorian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver Beaded Decorative Dish/ Bowl
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful Mid-Century Modern sterling silver decorative dish/ bowl was realized in the United States circa 1950. It features a circular bottom, gently rounded sides and a beaded...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Deco St Bronze Hammered Silver Plated Wine Bottle Bucket by Jean Despres
By Jean Despres
Located in Miami, FL
Hammered Bronze Silver Plated Wine Bottle Bucket signed underneath by Jean Despres.
Style Art Deco .
Elegant and precious design by the well knowned creator Jean Despres, the thick...
Category
1950s French Art Deco Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Bronze
Exceptionally Pair of Late 19th Century Exhibition Royal Vienna Porcelain Vases
Located in New York, NY
A rare and very exceptionally pair of late 19th century exhibition Royal Vienna Porcelain vases and covers
Painted with Scenes of Philosophy and the Sciences After Carl Rahl.
E...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Birks Classical Sterling Silver Jewelry Ring Box
Located in New York, NY
Classical sterling silver ring box. Made by Birks in Canada. Round with straight sides and hinged cover. Cover top has vacant center and gadrooned rim. Spread foot also gadrooned. Bo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Neoclassical Revival Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Stoneware Trivet with Black Metallic Glaze by Danish Artist Christine Roland
Located in Æbelnæs, Stege
Grey stoneware trivet with chamotte and black metallic glaze hand build by Danish Artist Christine Roland. A one-of-a-kind decorative object.
Category
2010s German Organic Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Extremely Large Set of Fine English Minton Rose China, Total of 341 Pieces
Located in Houston, TX
This set is comprised of several sets of the same pattern! Great for large parties
65 dinner plates,
33 luncheon plates
56 dessert plates
53 bread and butter plates
19 fruit bo...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Topkapi Set of 6 Dessert Plates Made in Italy
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
The hidden places of the Ottoman Empire are perfectly represented in this collection
set of 6 dessert plates.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Big Blue Caterpillar Master Work by Eva Fritz-Lindner
Located in Shelburne, VT
The ‘Big Blue Caterpillar’ an 18 inch tall master work sculpture designed and hand-painted by Eva Fritz-Lindner (1933-2017)
This is a creative handmade, hand-painted and hand glaze...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Nelson Commemorative Wine Cooler by Davenport
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Nelson commemorative wine cooler by Davenport. This terracotta cooler is relief moulded with a portrait of Admiral Viscount Nelson, in full uniform and medals, between two acorn-be...
Category
1810s English Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Terracotta
Large Salad Bowl Hand-Painted Ceramic Sofina Boutique Kitzbühel Austria
Located in Kitzbuhel, AT
Large hands-free painted ceramic bowl. Decorated with a handpainted green pomegranate decor in the center with butterflies and a hands-free painted garlande in pink inside and outsid...
Category
2010s Austrian Country Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Jean René Gauguin for Bing & Grøndahl, "Play of the Waves", Giant Sculpture
Located in Copenhagen, Denmark
Jean René Gauguin (1881 -1961) for Bing & Grøndahl. "Play of the Waves".
Giant sculpture in hand-painted glazed stoneware in the form of a mermaid and merman.
1920s / 30s.
Measu...
Category
1920s Danish Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stoneware
Set of 3 White Stoneware Vase by Moïo Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 3 white stoneware vase by Moïo Studio.
Dimensions: 17 x 9 x 9 cm
16 x 6 x 6 cm
17 x 7 x 7 cm
Materials: White crawl glaze on tan stoneware
Is the Berlin-based ceramic...
Category
2010s German Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stoneware
Set of Ceramic Plates on Stands by Roger Capron
By Roger Capron
Located in London, GB
Set of five rare small plates depicting signs of the Zodiac by the celebrated French ceramicist Roger Capron (1922-2006). They are all signed to the back and are standing on bespoke ...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Tiffany Edwardian Art Nouveau Cocktail Shaker with Hunt Scene
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian Art Nouveau sterling silver cocktail shaker. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Cup has straight and tapering sides. Dome cover with built-in strainer and rare spout that t...
Category
Late 19th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set of Five Underlay Glass "Sommerso" Vases by Gunnar Nylund, Strömbergshyttan
Located in Stockholm, SE
Set of five "Sommerso" vases designed by Gunnar Nylund and Asta Strömberg. Produced by Strömbergshyttan in Sweden during the 1950s. Hand blown with underlay glass technique. Good vin...
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Antique and Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Your dining room table is a place where stories are shared and personalities shine — why not treat yourself and your guests to the finest antique and vintage glass, silver, ceramics and serveware for your meals?
Just like the people who sit around your table, your serveware has its own stories and will help you create new memories with your friends and loved ones. From ceramic pottery to glass vases, set your table with serving pieces that add even more personality, color and texture to your dining experience.
Invite serveware from around the world to join your table settings. For special occasions, dress up your plates with a striking Imari charger from 19th-century Japan or incorporate Richard Ginori’s Italian porcelain plates into your dining experience. Celebrate the English ritual of afternoon tea with a Japanese tea set and an antique Victorian kettle. No matter how big or small your dining area is, there is room for the stories of many cultures and varied histories, and there are plenty of ways to add pizzazz to your meals.
Add different textures and colors to your table with dinner plates and pitchers of ceramic and silver or a porcelain lidded tureen, a serving dish with side handles that is often used for soups. Although porcelain and ceramic are both made in a kiln, porcelain is made with more refined clay and is more durable than ceramic because it is denser. The latter is ideal for statement pieces — your tall mid-century modern ceramic vase is a guaranteed conversation starter. And while your earthenware or stoneware is maybe better suited to everyday lunches as opposed to the fine bone china you’ve reserved for a holiday meal, handcrafted studio pottery coffee mugs can still be a rich expression of your personal style.
“My motto is ‘Have fun with it,’” says author and celebrated hostess Stephanie Booth Shafran. “It’s yin and yang, high and low, Crate & Barrel with Christofle silver. I like to mix it up — sometimes in the dining room, sometimes on the kitchen banquette, sometimes in the loggia. It transports your guests and makes them feel more comfortable and relaxed.”
Introduce elegance at supper with silver, such as a platter from celebrated Massachusetts silversmith manufacturer Reed and Barton or a regal copper-finish flatware set designed by International Silver Company, another New England company that was incorporated in Meriden, Connecticut, in 1898. By then, Meriden had already earned the nickname “Silver City” for its position as a major hub of silver manufacturing.
At the bar, try a vintage wine cooler to keep bottles cool before serving or an Art Deco decanter and whiskey set for after-dinner drinks — there are many possibilities and no wrong answers for tableware, barware and serveware. Explore an expansive collection of antique and vintage glass, ceramics, silver and serveware today on 1stDibs.
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