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Tableware For Sale
Creator: Gorham Manufacturing Company
Creator: Wallace Silversmiths
Greenbrier by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for Eight Service Dinner Size
Located in Big Bend, WI
Greenbrier by Gorham sterling silver dinner size flatware set of 54 pieces. This set includes:
Eight dinner size knives, 9 1/2".
Eight dinner siz...
Category
1930s American Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Cluny by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 60 pieces Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
The academic nature in which designer Antione Heller looked to the past for inspiration also stems from the Beaux Arts movement. Cluny takes its name and inspiration from a real plac...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Grande Baroque by Wallace Sterling Silver Flatware Service 8 Set Gold Vermeil
Located in Big Bend, WI
Grande Baroque by Wallace Sterling Silver flatware set - 32 pieces. Gold flatware is on trend and makes a bold state...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Cluny by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Service Massive Set with Vintage Chest
Located in Big Bend, WI
The academic nature in which designer Antione Heller looked to the past for inspiration also stems from the Beaux Arts movement. Cluny takes its name and inspiration from a real plac...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Normandie by Wallace Sterling Silver Flatware Set for Eight Service 52 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Beautiful Normandie by Wallace sterling silver flatware set, 52 pieces. This set includes:
Eight knives, 8 3/4".
Eight forks, 7 1/4".
Eight salad forks, 6 3/8".
Eight teaspoons, 6 1...
Category
1930s American Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Violet by Wallace Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 12 Set 87 pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Violet by Wallace sterling silver Flatware set - 87 pieces. This set includes:
12 Knives with silverplated blunt blades, 9 1/8"
12 Forks, 7 1/8"
12 Salad Forks, 6"
12 Teaspoons, 5 7...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Carthage by Wallace Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 95 pcs Arts & Crafts
Located in Big Bend, WI
Arts & Crafts Carthage by Wallace sterling silver Flatware set with subtle hand hammered finish - 95 pieces. This set includes:
12 Regular Knives with blunt stainless blades, 8 1/2...
Category
1910s Arts and Crafts Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
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
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 paired with gold rimmed china ...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Gorham Aesthetic Sterling Silver Olive Spoon with Pick
Located in New York, NY
Aesthetic sterling silver olive spoon. Made by Gorham in Providence, ca 1885. Cast stem with entwined leaf and olive. Shallow and pierced bowl with engraved leaves. At other end pick...
Category
Late 19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Spanish Lace by Wallace Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set 32 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Spanish Lace by Wallace Sterling Silver flatware set - 32 pieces. This set includes:
8 knives, 9 1/4"
8 forks, 7 5/8"
8 salad forks, 6 3/4"
8 teaspoons, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Old Atlanta by Wallace Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 113 pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Atlanta, in the late 1800s, brought together the formality of Victorian times with the Romantic heritage of the Old South. Old Atlanta creates the aura of formality with the profusio...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Wallace Silverplate 7333 Silver Plated Ornate Expanding Hot Plate Trivet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Wallace Silverplate 7333 Silver Plated Ornate Expanding Hot Plate Trivet. Circa Mid to Late 20th Century
Measurements: 0.5" H x 10....
Category
Mid-20th Century Victorian Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
Coligni by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 144 pc Dinner Multi motif
Located in Big Bend, WI
Rare Dinner and Luncheon size Coligni by Gorham sterling silver figural multi-motif Flatware set - 144 pieces. This pattern was designed by renowned artist Antoine Heller, and introd...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set of 3 Gorham Japonesque Mixed Metal & Hand Hammered Ladles
Located in New York, NY
Three Japonesque sterling silver ladles. Made by Gorham in Providence, ca 1885. Each: Curved and tapering handle; round and lobed bowl with small lip spout; bowl interior gilt washed...
Category
Late 19th Century American Japonisme Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver, Copper
Sir Christopher by Wallace Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 72 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
A mood of grandeur is captured in this English Renaissance style pattern interpreted from the designs of architect Sir Christopher Wren. Earth's bounties are depicted through grape c...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Violet by Wallace Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 30 Pieces No Monograms
Located in Big Bend, WI
Violet by Wallace sterling silver flatware set of 30 pieces. Great starter set! This set includes:
Six knives, 8 7/8",
six forks, 7 1/8",
six sal...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Grande Baroque by Wallace Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 70 Pc Dinner New
Located in Big Bend, WI
Styled in the lavish Baroque manner, this highly collectible pattern is our best seller. Introduced in 1941, it captures classic symbols of the Renaissance in the exquisitely carved ...
Category
20th Century Baroque Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Golden Scroll by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set Place Size Service 48 Pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
Golden scroll by Gorham sterling silver flatware set, 48 pieces. This set includes: 12 place knives, 9 1/8", 12 place forks, 7 3/8", 12 salad forks, 7", ...
Category
Late 20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Feliciana by Wallace Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 55 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Feliciana by Wallace sterling silver flatware set - 55 pieces. This set includes:
12 knives, 9"
12 forks, 7 1/2"
12 salad forks, 6 3/8"
12 teaspoons, 6"
1 gravy ladle, 6 1/4"
1 servi...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Spanish Lace by Wallace Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 8 Set 68 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Outstanding Spanish Lace by Wallace Sterling Silver flatware set - 68 pieces. This set includes:
8 knives, 9 1/4"
8 forks, 7 5/8"
8 salad forks, 6 3/4"
8 teaspoons, 6 3/8"
8 place s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Gorham Imperial Chrysanthemum Sterling Silver Soup Ladle
Located in New York, NY
Imperial Chrysanthemum sterling silver soup ladle. Made by Gorham in Providence, ca 1900. Tapering stem with waisted terminal and lobed round bowl. Dense ornament with flowers and le...
Category
Late 19th Century American Japonisme Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sir Christopher by Wallace Sterling Silver Flatware Set for Eight Service 40 Pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
Sir Christopher by Wallace Sterling Silver flatware set, 40 pieces. This set includes:
Eight knives, 9 1/8",
eight forks, seven 1/4",
eight salad forks, 6 3/8",
eight teaspoons,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Lyric by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 12 Set 69 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Heirloom quality Lyric by Gorham sterling silver flatware set of 69 pieces. This set includes:
12 knives, 8 7/8"
12 forks, 7 1/4"
12 salad forks, 6 1/...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Buttercup by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 12 Set 78 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Buttercup by Gorham 78 piece sterling silver flatware set. This set includes:
12 knives, 8 3/4".
12 forks, 7".
12 salad forks, 6 1/4".
12 teaspoon...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Barocco by Wallace Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 66 pc Italy Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Classically simple with an elegant finely carved border, the Barocco collection is a versatile pattern from Wallace's prestigious Italian Sterling Collection is superbly crafted of h...
Category
Late 20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Grande Baroque by Wallace Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 76 Pcs Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Grande Baroque by Wallace sinner size sterling silver flatware set - 76 Pieces. This set includes:
12 dinner knives, 9 3/4"
12 dinner forks, 8"
12 salad forks, 6 1/2"
12 teaspoons, ...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sir Christopher by Wallace Sterling Silver Flatware Set For 18 Service 97 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Outstanding Sir Christopher by Wallace sterling silver flatware set - 97 Pieces. This set includes:
18 knives, 9 1/8"
18 forks, 7 1/4"
18 salad forks, 6 1/2"
18 teaspoons, 6"
18 cre...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sovereign Hispana by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set Eight Service 49 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
This pattern was produced from 1968-1992. The handle is pierced with an attractive Danish style crown design reminiscent of the pattern Acorn by Georg Jensen. This pattern is heavy and well made. This set is unused, still in the factory sleeves!
New Sovereign Hispana...
Category
1960s American Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Louis XV by Gorham Whiting Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 76 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Louis XV by Gorham-Whiting sterling silver flatware set of 76 pieces.
This set includes:
12 knives, 8 3/4".
12 forks, 7".
12 salad forks, fancy, 6 3/4".
12 teaspoons, 5 3/4".
12...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Classic Bouquet by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 65 pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Classic Bouquet by Gorham sterling silver Flatware set, 65 pieces. The handle design is a bouquet of flowers with pierced and beaded detailing. This set includes:
12 Place Size Kniv...
Category
1970s Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
La Scala by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 12 Set 60 pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
La Scala by Gorham sterling silver flatware set - 60 pieces. This set includes:
12 knives, 9"
12 forks, 7 1/2"
12 salad forks, 6 1/2"
12 teaspoons, 6 1/4"
12 place soup spoons, 6 5/8"
Includes bonus brand new storage chest - styles vary.
Excellent condition, with no monograms. This set will be beautifully professionally polished prior to shipping.
Inspired by the famed Italian opera house, Gorham La...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Spanish Lace by Wallace Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 8 Set 46 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Spanish Lace by Wallace sterling silver flatware set of 46 pieces. This set includes,
8 knives, 9 1/4"
8 forks, 7 5/8"
8 salad forks, 6 3/4"
8 teaspoons, 6 3/8"
8 place soup spoons,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Caribbean by Wallace Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 70 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Reminiscent of ocean waves, Caribbean by Wallace sterling silver flatware set, 70 pieces. This set includes:
8 knives, 9"
8 forks, 7 1/2"
8 salad forks, 6 3/8"
8 teaspoons, 6"
8 pla...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Palatina by Wallace Sterling Silver Flatware Service 10 Set 50 Pcs Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Palatina is part of the Italian Collection by Wallace Silversmiths, inspired by traditional European continental size sterling silver flatware. Th...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Angelo by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 75 pcs Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Exceedingly rare Dinner and Luncheon size Angelo by Gorham, circa 1870, sterling silver Flatware set - 75 pieces. This pattern features unusual, shaped, hollow handles. This set incl...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Chantilly by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service Luncheon, 110 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
12 knives 8 7/8",
12 forks 7",
12 salad forks 6 1/2",
12 teaspoons 5 3/4",
12 cream soup spoons 6 1/8",
12 iced tea spoons 7 5/8",
12 demitasse spoons 4",
12 coffee spoons 5 3...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Meadow by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 65 pieces Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
Dinner Size Meadow by Gorham sterling silver Flatware set - 65 pieces.
This multi-motif pattern features various finely detailed scenes of flowers, cattails, clover, grasses, and fo...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Grande Baroque by Wallace Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 59 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
GRANDE BAROQUE BY WALLACE sterling silver Flatware set - 59 Pieces. This set includes:
8 KNIVES, 9"
8 FORKS, 7 1/2"
8 SALAD FORKS, 6 5/8"
8 TEASPOONS, 6 1/4"
8 HOLLOW HANDLE BUTTER SPREADERS, 6"
8 COCKTAIL/OYSTER FORKS, 5 1/4"
8 DEMITASSE SPOONS, 4 1/4"
1 GRAVY LADLE, 6 5/8"
1 ALL-STERLING BERRY SPOON...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Gorham Bird’s Nest Sterling Silver Egg Spoon
Located in New York, NY
Bird’s Nest sterling silver egg spoon. Made by Gorham in Providence, ca 1880. Leafing twig stem and nest terminal lain with 3 eggs. Bowl elongated ...
Category
Late 19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Old Atlanta by Wallace Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 52 pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Atlanta, in the late 1800s, brought together the formality of Victorian times with the Romantic heritage of the Old South. Old Atlanta creates the aura of formality with the profusio...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Wallace 731 Victorian Style Silver Plated Oval Trivet 1980 Award Platter
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Wallace 731 Victorian Style Silver Plated Oval Trivet 1980 Award Platter. item features an engraved “Deep Sea Club 190 Mako/Giant Tuna Estelle ...
Category
Late 20th Century Victorian Tableware
Materials
Silver Plate
Marguerite by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 10 Service 53 pcs Floral
Located in Big Bend, WI
Beautiful Marguerite by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware set with daisy flower motif - 53 pieces. This set includes:
10 Knives with Blunt blades, 8 1/2"
10 Forks, 6 7/8"
10 Salad For...
Category
20th Century American Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Paris by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 76 pieces Cherubs
Located in Big Bend, WI
Gorgeous Paris by Gorham Sterling Silver flatware set, 76 pieces. Paris is an Art Nouveau style multi-motif pattern with two full figure cherubs facing each other with a floral arran...
Category
1890s American Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Grecian by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Service Rare circa 1861 Early 149 pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
Superb Grecian by Gorham, circa 1861, sterling silver Flatware set - 149 pieces. This is an incredibly scarce early Gorham pattern and is the largest group of this pattern that we have had available in 60 years in the silver business!
This service includes:
12 Dinner Knives, all-sterling, 8 1/4"
12 Dinner Forks, 7 1/2"
10 Luncheon/Dessert Knives, all-sterling, 7 1/4"
12 Luncheon Forks, 6 3/4"
12 Salad Forks, 8 - 6" & 4 - 5 1/2"
12 Teaspoons, 5 7/8"
8 Place Soup Spoons, 7"
8 Dinner Spoons, 8 1/4"
8 Dessert Forks, 6"
12 Egg Spoons, 4 3/4"
12 Orange Spoons, 4 3/4"
12 Nut Picks, 4 3/4"
1 Sugar Spoon, 6"
1 Flat Handle Master Butter, bright-cut, engraved, 7 3/8"
1 Oyster Server, 9 1/4"
1 Ice Tong, 6 1/4"
1 Soup Ladle, gold-washed, 11 7/8"
1 Large Soup Ladle, pointed, 13 3/4"
1 Sardine Fork, bright-cut, 5 1/2"
1 Pickle knife, bright-cut, 6 3/4"
1 Cheese Knife w/pick, bright-cut, 7 1/4"
1 Olive Spoon, 6"
1 Mustard Ladle, gold-washed, 5 1/4"
1 Master Salt Spoon, 3 3/4"
1 Sugar Sifter, 7 1/8"
1 Bouillon Ladle, 11"
1 Cheese Scoop, large, 8 1/4"
1 Berry Spoon, fluted, 8 1/2"
1 Preserve Spoon, 6 7/8"
1 Buckwheat...
Category
1890s American Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Rose Point Gold Accent by Wallace Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 48 pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
Intricate piercings and brilliant craftsmanship define this Rose Point sterling silver flatware, sure to become a treasured family heirloom....
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Medici by Gorham (1971) Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 32 pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Sparkling lace-like scrolls of deeply carved sterling link together to create a magnificent movement of intricate detail. Medici achieves balance between the pure lines of the column...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Romance of the Sea Wallace Sterling Silver Flatware Set Shell Motif Dinner 70 pc
Located in Big Bend, WI
The fascinating patterns created by the surging sea, and a stylized shell symbolizing Neptune's bounty inspired Romance of the Sea by Wallace Silversmiths. This pattern is wonderfull...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Lyric by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 8 Set 46 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Lyric by Gorham sterling silver Flatware set - 46 pieces. This set includes:
8 Knives, 8 7/8"
8 Forks, 7 1/4"
8 Salad Forks, 6 1/2"
8 Teaspoons, 6"
8 Cream Soup Spoons, 6 1/4"
1 Gra...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Medici New by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 72 Pieces Dinner Size
Located in Big Bend, WI
Sparkling lace-like scrolls of deeply carved sterling link together to create a magnificent movement of intricate detail. Medici achieves balance between the pure lines of the column...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Violet by Wallace Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 12 Set 60 pcs no monogram
Located in Big Bend, WI
Violet by Wallace sterling silver Flatware set - 60 pieces. This set includes:
12 Knives, 8 3/4"
12 Forks, 7 1/8"
12 Salad Forks, 6 1/4"
12 Teaspoons, 6"
12 Cream Soup Spoons, 6"
I...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Normandie by Wallace Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 117 pcs Floral
Located in Big Bend, WI
Large Normandie by Wallace Silver Flatware set with rose and daisy design, 117 pieces. This set includes:
12 Knives, 8 1/2"
12 Forks, 7 1/4"
12 Salad Forks, 6 3/8"
12 Teaspoons, 6 1...
Category
1930s American Vintage Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Secret Garden by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 47 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Secret Garden by Gorham sterling silver Flatware set, 47 pieces. This service includes:
8 Knives, 9 1/4"
8 Forks, 7 1/2"
8 Salad Forks, 6 1/2"
8 Teaspoons, 6"
8 Place Soup Spoons, 7...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
4 Antique Sterling Souvenir Spoons Gorham Lunt Mechanics Missouri Columbia
Located in Dayton, OH
"Lot of four antique 19th century sterling silver souvenir spoons of Columbia, Missouri representing the University of Missouri, Read Hall (of the) Uni...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Edgemont Gold by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set 8 Service 49 pcs Dinner New
Located in Big Bend, WI
Originally issued in 1987, Edgemont Gold by Gorham has symmetrical flutes that adorn the end of the flatware, flaring in an unmistakable pattern.
Unused Edgemont Gold Accent by Gorh...
Category
Late 20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Wallace Sir Christopher Sterling Silver 88-Pc Dinner Flatware Set for 12+Servers
Located in New York, NY
Wallace, sterling silver 88-piece flatware in Sir Christopher pattern, in the English Renaissance style interpreted from the designs of architect Sir Christopher Wren, showing grapes...
Category
20th Century American Tableware
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Carnation by Wallace Sterling Silver Flatware Service 8 Set Dinner 41 pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
Dinner and Luncheon Size Carnation by Reed & Barton Sterling Silver flatware set - 41 pieces. This set includes:
8 Dinner Size Knives, 9 7/8"
8 Dinner Size Forks, 7 5/8"
8 Luncheon ...
Category
20th Century Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Newport Scroll by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 69 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Gracefully curved lines distinguish Newport Scroll. The gently flared ends of each handle add a unique and interesting element to any table setting.
Newport Scroll by Gorham sterlin...
Category
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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