Flatware Storage
Mid-20th Century American French Provincial Cabinets
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Metal
Mid-20th Century Hong Kong Chinese Export Cupboards
Felt, Rosewood
20th Century Tableware
Sterling Silver
20th Century Louis XVI Sideboards
Brass
20th Century Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Tableware
Sterling Silver
20th Century American American Classical Sideboards
Brass
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Brass
20th Century Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver
20th Century Mexican Tableware
Sterling Silver
Antique 19th Century Tableware
Sterling Silver
Vintage 1960s Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Georgian Sideboards
Brass
20th Century European Decorative Boxes
Leather, Wood
20th Century Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets
Birdseye Maple, Mahogany, Lacquer
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Brass
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Cabinets
Wood
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Cabinets
Hardwood, Oak
Antique 1850s French Tableware
Silver
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Teak
Antique 19th Century Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
Late 20th Century French Louis XV Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century Unknown Victorian Decorative Boxes
Oak
20th Century Italian Tableware
Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century French Louis XVI Sideboards
Mahogany
20th Century Hungarian Art Deco Sideboards
Ebony, Walnut
Antique Early 19th Century American Sheraton Sideboards
Mahogany
Vintage 1960s Bookcases
Wood
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Rosewood
21st Century and Contemporary European Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary European Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Teak
Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Bookcases
Bronze
20th Century Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Thai Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Brass, Bronze
Antique 1890s French Louis XVI Sterling Silver
Vermeil, Sterling Silver
Antique Late 19th Century Belgian Sterling Silver
Silver
20th Century Serving Pieces
Sterling Silver
20th Century Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver
Antique 19th Century English Georgian Serving Tables
Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Cabinets
Teak
2010s Turkish Modern Cabinets
Wood
2010s Italian Credenzas
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Credenzas
Hardwood, Ash, Cherry, Walnut
20th Century Sideboards
Brass
Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Pine
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Brass
Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Cabinets
Brass
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Buffets
Late 20th Century American William and Mary Sideboards
Paint, Wood
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Walnut
Vintage 1960s French Louis XVI Sideboards
Marble
20th Century Tableware
20th Century Tableware
Sterling Silver
Vintage 1920s American Georgian Sideboards
Brass
Mid-20th Century Tableware
Sterling Silver
20th Century Norwegian Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Tableware
Sterling Silver
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Finding the Right Tableware for You
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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