Butter Bowl
Antique Late 19th Century American Country Decorative Bowls
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century American Adirondack Pottery
Pottery
Antique Late 19th Century American Folk Art Decorative Bowls
Wood
Antique 19th Century American Adirondack Decorative Bowls
Wood
Antique 19th Century American Adirondack Decorative Bowls
Wood
Antique 19th Century American Country Decorative Bowls
Stone
Antique Early 1900s French Serving Pieces
Faience
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Japanese Porcelain
Porcelain
Vintage 1920s Austrian Art Deco Platters and Serveware
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century Glass
Cut Glass, Opaline Glass
Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Silver
Antique Late 19th Century American Adirondack Decorative Bowls
Pottery
2010s German Organic Modern Porcelain
Porcelain
20th Century Hungarian Porcelain
Porcelain
Vintage 1980s German Porcelain
Porcelain
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Porcelain
20th Century German Tableware
Porcelain
2010s American Post-Modern Tableware
Clay
Mid-20th Century English More Dining and Entertaining
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century Welsh Decorative Bowls
2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures
Stone
20th Century Serving Bowls
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century Serving Bowls
Wood
Mid-20th Century Japanese Porcelain
Gold
Antique 19th Century British Serving Pieces
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Linen, Oil, Wood Panel
Antique Late 19th Century American Adirondack Decorative Bowls
Pine
Antique 19th Century American Primitives
Wood
Antique 19th Century American Primitives
Wood
Antique Mid-19th Century American Country Decorative Bowls
Wood
Antique Mid-19th Century American Adirondack Painted Furniture
Wood
Antique 19th Century American Serving Bowls
Pine
Antique Late 19th Century American Country Primitives
Alabaster
Antique 19th Century American Primitives
Antique 19th Century American Serving Bowls
Pine
Antique 19th Century American Primitives
Antique 19th Century Serving Bowls
Birch
Early 20th Century Regency Platters and Serveware
Silver Plate
Antique 19th Century American Primitives
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Tableware
Pewter
Antique 19th Century American Decorative Baskets
Antique 19th Century American Pottery
Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Tableware
Stoneware
Antique 19th Century American More Folk Art
Wood
Mid-20th Century Hungarian Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique Early 19th Century English More Dining and Entertaining
Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Primitives
Vintage 1960s German Dinner Plates
Vintage 1960s German Dinner Plates
Platinum
Vintage 1970s German Tableware
Porcelain
Early 20th Century American Country Serving Bowls
Wood
Antique Mid-19th Century American Country More Folk Art
Pine
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Delft and Faience
Faience
Antique Late 19th Century American Country Decorative Bowls
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century American Adirondack Decorative Bowls
Wood
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Ceramic, Teak
Antique Late 19th Century English Serving Pieces
Early 20th Century Danish Porcelain
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates
Porcelain
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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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