Antique Ruskin Large Oval Platter, Crown Pottery, greenfloral transferware, 1905
Located in Worcester Park, GB
Antique Ruskin Oval Platter – Green Floral Transferware This elegant antique oval platter features a classic green floral transferware design, produced in Stoke-on-Trent, England—on...
Ceramic, Earthenware
French 19th Century Large Blue and White Transferware Platter Sarreguemines
By Sarreguemines
Located in Austin, TX
19th century large blue and white French transferware platter signed Utzschneider & Cie (Sarreguemines) Model Helvetia.
Ceramic, Faience
English Transferware Large Turkey Platter, Flying Turkeys by Johnson Brothers
By Johnson Brothers
Located in Austin, TX
A large vintage serving platter featuring the Wild Turkeys - Flying brown and white transfer-ware pattern by the celebrated English pottery firm, Johnson Brothers. With authentic mi...
Earthenware, Pottery
English Transferware Large Turkey Platter, Native American by Johnson Brothers
By Johnson Brothers
Located in Austin, TX
A large vintage serving platter featuring the Wild Turkey, Native American brown and white transfer-ware pattern by the celebrated English pottery firm, Johnson Brothers. With aut...
Earthenware, Pottery
Georgian blue and white transferware large platter, "Rural Scenery" pattern 1820
By Staffordshire
Located in Worcester Park, GB
A beautiful antique English blue and white transferware platter, featuring a charming pastoral landscape surrounded by an elaborate border of florals, scrolling foliage and decorativ...
Ceramic
Large French Transferware Horseman Hunter Platter Choisy le Roi, circa 1840
By Choisy-le-Roi
Located in Austin, TX
Early French polychrome transferware platter with hunt scene horseman and his dogs signed Hippolyte Boulenger for the manufacture of Choisy le roi, circa 1840. The platter edge area...
Faience
Large Antique Stubbs 'Fruit & Flowers' Blue Transferware Platter or Serving Tray
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very large, antique blue transfer Staffordshire serving tray. By Stubbs & Kent. In the 'Fruits & Flowers' pattern. Measuring approx. 20 5/8 in. by 16 3/4 in. Simply a wonderful...
Porcelain, Pottery
English Transferware Large Platter, Harvest Fruit Pattern by Johnson Brothers
By Johnson Brothers
Located in Austin, TX
A large vintage serving platter featuring the Harvest Fruit brown and white transfer-ware pattern by the celebrated English pottery firm, Johnson Brothers. With authentic mid-centur...
Earthenware, Pottery
English Transferware Large Turkey Platter, Barnyard King by Johnson Brothers
By Johnson Brothers
Located in Austin, TX
A large vintage serving platter featuring the wild Turkey, Barnyard King brown and white transfer-ware pattern by the celebrated English pottery firm, Johnson Brothers. With authent...
Earthenware, Pottery
Rare Large Round Antique Spode Serving Platter Dish Plate Camilla Transferware
By Copeland Spode
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
One of the "Camilla" series by Spode, this is a beautiful large round serving platter or plate with a blue transferware decoration.
Ceramic
c.1825–1835 Thomas Fell Blue Transferware Platter, England, 16.5in
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Impressive large blue transferware platter produced by Thomas Fell & Co in Staffordshire, England, circa 1825–1835.
Earthenware
The antique and vintage serveware on 1stDibs includes serving bowls, platters, tureens and more — everything you need to serve the delicious meal you prepared for guests, whether it’s an intimate dinner or a family event.
When hosting dinner parties for company or the holidays, the kind of serveware you put to use is obviously going to be integral to the whole experience. And there are tricks and tips out there for setting the modern table too. But between meals, the serveware and other tableware you’ve collected over the years to show off in a display cabinet in your dining room will also be integral to your decor, ensuring an air of elegance is part of your gatherings.
Whether you are hosting a formal dinner party or a more relaxed cocktail affair, you should have plenty of food on hand for people to snack on.
“Everybody loves a cheese plate, and it’s so easy to assemble,” explains Athena Calderone, the talent behind the popular lifestyle blog EyeSwoon. “I start with a few favorite cheeses, and then I like to add figs or a sweet chutney, charcuterie and olives. Just something to nibble on.”
The right serveware lends sophistication to any space, whether your favorite porcelain or glassware is on the dining table or in a classic hutch against the wall. No matter the medium, there’s serveware to complement all manner of furniture styles and design preferences. Serveware can be a means of personal expression, and certain pieces and designs over the years have become coveted collector’s pieces to be displayed as art themselves.
Browse the extensive collection of antique and vintage serveware on 1stDibs.
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