“Focus de Luxe” Flatware Set by Folke Arström for Gense, Sweden, 1950s
By Folke Arstrom, Gense
Located in Knivsta, SE
“Focus de Luxe” Flatware Set by Folke Arström for Gense, Sweden, 1950s A rare and iconic 63-piece “Focus de Luxe” flatware set, designed in 1956 by celebrated Swedish designer Folk...
Stainless Steel
Monumental Flatware Set from Sweden and Two Chests
By Gense
Located in Atlanta, GA
1960s monumental 166 piece stainless flatware set from Sweden by Gense. Most in unused condition.
Stainless Steel
Gense Swedish Flatware Service for 12
By Gense
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Gense Stainless Steel, complete Service for 12 plus 4 Serving pieces. Handles are a black Resin or Bakelite material that has the look of ebony. Overall in good shape, shows typical ...
Composition, Stainless Steel
Sold
H 11.82 in W 1.97 in D 0.79 in
146 Pieces Folke Arstrom Focus Flatware Gense 18 8 Stainless Sweden, circa 1955
By Folke Arstrom, Gense
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Measures: 3 butter knives 15 cm, 1 salad cutlery 22.5 cm, 6 lemonade spoons 20 cm, 4 meat forks 15 cm, 3 serving spoons 22.5 cm, 3 serving spoons 28 cm, 10 dessert spoons 15 cm, 10...
Stainless Steel
Folke Arstrom 'Focus" flatware for Gense Sweden stainless
By Genese, Folke Arstrom
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very large set of flatware in stainless steel designed by Folke Arstrom for Gense, total 108 pieces.
Stainless Steel
Sold
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Focus by Gense Stainless Steel Sweden Flatware Set Service 32 Pcs Modern Unused
By Genese
Located in Big Bend, WI
Modern design estate Focus by Gense satin finish Stainless Steel Flatware set, 32 pieces.
Stainless Steel
Vintage MCM Focus by Gense Sweden Flatware Stainless - 39 pcs. Partial Set
By Gense
Located in St. Louis, MO
Vintage Mid-Century Modern, Focus by Gense Sweden flatware in satin stainless. Partial set, to add to your current or to build your own set.
Stainless Steel
Sold
H 8.75 in W 1.63 in D 0.5 in
Folke Arström "Focus" Flatware Set Ten Six-Piece Place Settings Plus Extras
By Folke Arstrom, Gense
Located in Chicago, IL
Service for ten of "Focus" pattern stainless steel flatware designed by Folke Arström for Gense, Sweden.
Stainless Steel
Focus by Gense Stainless Steel Sweden Flatware Set Service 43 Pcs Modern
By Genese
Located in Big Bend, WI
Modern design estate Focus by Gense satin finish stainless steel flatware set, 43 pieces.
Stainless Steel
Set of 22 Vintage Yacht Flatware in Original Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
Charming set of 22 pieces of vintage Gense flatware. Set is comprised of 6 small spoons, 2 slightly larger spoons, 4 very large spoons, 2 forks, 8 knives.
Silver
Modernist Flatware Set
By Gense
Located in Richmond, VA
Rare stainless steel modernist flatware set of three by Gense. Crafted in Sweden.
Stainless Steel
Modernist Flatware Set
By Gense
Located in Richmond, VA
Rare stainless steel modernist flatware set of three by Gense. Crafted in Sweden.
Stainless Steel
48 Piece Set of Gense Focus De Luxe Flatware
By Folke Arstrom
Located in Papaikou, HI
Considered a modern classic, this Folke Arström design from 1965 is today very collectible. It's sleek design is both stylish and comfortable in the hand. This set includes eight...
Stainless Steel
$1,100 / set
H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Set for 8 EKCO Eterna "Canoe Muffin" Mid-Century Danish Modern Flatware - 1960s
By EKCO
Located in St. Louis, MO
Classic Danish influenced Mid-Century sleek modernist designed stainless flatware / silverware set & serving pieces designed and sold by EKCO Products International and produced in J...
Stainless Steel
Ausrian Flatware, Cutlery Set by Berndorf
By Berndorfer Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Vienna, AT
Austrian high-quality flatware silver plated by Berndorf, former Krupp company from the 1960s. The cutlery has a handle with a very interesting geometric decor. Used but in excellent...
Silver, Steel
$885 / set
H 7 in W 0.5 in D 0.5 in
Unusual Modernist 63 Piece Stainless Flatware Set, "Night & Day" Japan
By Jens Quistgaard
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual Modernist 63 piece Stainless Flatware Set. "night & day" JAPAN. Classic Mid-Century Modern. Place setting for 8. missing 3 dinner spoons. Extra forks, knives, spoons, Also mi...
Stainless Steel, Other
$2,850 / set
H 11.5 in W 1 in D 0.25 in
Jens Quistgaard Fjord Flatware 72 Pieces Dansk Danish Modern Mid Century
By Dansk, Jens Quistgaard
Located in Atlanta, GA
Danish Modern "Fjord" Modernist Flatware Set, designed by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk in Denmark and produced in Germany, circa 1960s. The set contains a 5 piece set for 12 people with...
Stainless Steel
$6,550 / set
H 8 in W 0.5 in D 0.25 in
Russel Wright Art Deco Flatware Set Museum of Modern Art 56 Pieces
By Russel Wright
Located in Atlanta, GA
Modernist Silver Plated Flatware Set, designed by Russel Wright. Originally designed in 1933, this clean lined flatware set was briefly reissued in 1987 for the Metropolitan Museum o...
Silver Plate
$2,159 / set
H 0.4 in Dm 0.4 in
Set for 8 Pers Including Serving Cutlery "Cheri" By Henning Seidelin for Frigast
By Henning Seidelin, Frigast
Located in Krefeld, DE
Incredible nice set of cutlery by danish Designer Henning Seidelin from the 1960s. The name of this model is "Cheri" and it is made by Frigast in Denmark. It's silver p...
Silver Plate
Carl Aubock Culinar Flatware for Collini (Thirteen Pieces)
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Collini 1
Located in New York, NY
Culinar series flatware of stainless steel designed by Carl Aubock III (1924-1993) and manufactured by Collini, Austria in 1979. Thirteen pieces in total, consisting of the followin...
Stainless Steel
$3,250 / set
H 8.25 in W 1 in D 0.5 in
Jens Quistgaard Dansk "Kongo" Flatware 30 Piece Set for Six Mid Century Modern
By Jens Quistgaard, Dansk
Located in Atlanta, GA
Mid century modernist "Kongo" flatware set designed by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk, Germany, 1960s. It is constructed of low maintenance stainless steel with black nylon handles, makin...
Stainless Steel
$886
H 9.45 in W 11.82 in D 8.27 in
1950s Norstaal "Inka" Stainless Steel 6-settings Cutlery Set Erik Herlow Norway
By Erik Herlow
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
This incredibly stylish and compact little teak box includes a cutlery set designed by Erik Herlow in 1956 for Norstaal, Norway, and includes 54 pieces of beautiful stainless steel “...
Stainless Steel
Tapio Wirkkala for Rosenthal Flatware, Extensive 91 Piece Set
By Rosenthal, Tapio Wirkkala
Located in Atlanta, GA
Modernist stainless steel flatware set, designed by Tapio Wirkkala for Rosenthal, Austria, circa 1963. This is a large set containing 91 pieces total. They are constructed of dishwas...
Stainless Steel
$1,885 / set
H 9.85 in W 1.58 in D 0.79 in
Cutlery Set by Helmut Alder for Amboss Model 2070, 32 Pieces, 1960s
By Amboss Austria, Helmut Alder
Located in Vienna, AT
This cutlery (model 2070) consist of 32 pieces. Designed by Helmut Alder, produced by "Amboss Neuzeughammer Steyr" Austria in the 1960s. High quality stainless steel cutlery. He...
Stainless Steel
$1,096Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 0.2 in W 7.88 in D 1.97 in
Gio Ponti Cutlery Set for Six in Nickel Silver by Krupp Italy 1950s
By Arthur Krupp, Gio Ponti
Located in Cascina, Pisa
Tan France Pick Cutlery silver service for six in nickel silver or German silver, this set includes a total of 18 pieces; 6 spoons, 6 forks, and 6 knives with a steel blade. Set d...
Nickel, Stainless Steel
$360 / set
H 5.91 in Dm 0.79 in
Folke Arström for Gense, Sweden. Twelve-person "Focus De Luxe" lunch cutlery set
Located in København, Copenhagen
Folke Arström for Gense, Sweden. A twelve-person "Focus De Luxe" lunch cutlery set. Swedish design. Stainless steel and plastic. 2013. Marked. In good condition, with some cracks in ...
Stainless Steel
Ausrian Flatware, Cutlery Set by Berndorf
By Berndorfer Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Vienna, AT
Austrian high-quality flatware silver plated by Berndorf, former Krupp Company from the 1960s. The cutlery has a handle with a very interesting geometric decor. Used but in excellent...
Silver, Steel
$3,027 / set
H 8.08 in W 0.67 in D 0.48 in
Eric Löfman “Uppsala” 24-Piece Swedish Silver Flatware Service for Six, 1992
By Eric Löfman
Located in Stockholm, SE
A complete 24-piece “Uppsala” silver flatware service for six, designed by Swedish silversmith Eric Löfman (1925–1994) and manufactured by MEMA in Lidköping, Sweden, in 1992. Designe...
Silver
$4,341
H 0.4 in W 0.4 in D 0.4 in
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Cypres by Tias Eckhoff Cutlery Set for 8 Persons
By Georg Jensen, Tias Eckhoff
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Georg Jensen silver Denmark Cypres cutlery set for 8 persons in sterling silver designed by Tias Eckhoff in 1952. The set includes: 8 dining knives, length 22.3 cm 8 dining fork...
Sterling Silver
Art Deco Outdoor Hook for Shopping Bags Vienna Around 1920s
Located in Wien, Au
Art Deco Outdoor Hook for Shopping Bags Vienna Around 1920s Original condition
Metal
Wonderful 19th Century Kazak Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderfully "tribal" 19th century Persian Kazak rug with boldly woven floral, vegetable and animal motifs woven in crimson, indigo, green and gold vegetable dyed wool. The border i...
Wool
$22,006 / item
H 55.12 in Dm 59.06 in
Luxury Rezzonico Chandelier 24 Arms Clear Murano Glass by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Venezia, Veneto
The Murano glass chandelier Regale is a romantic lighting work, inspired from the luxurious halls of the venetian buildings on the Canal Grande. The colors, the floral decorations, t...
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$10,854
H 53.15 in Dm 13.78 in
Carlo Nason Mazzega Floor Lamp Model LT 316 in Murano Glass, Italy 1970s
By Carlo Nason, Mazzega
Located in Roma, IT
Rare and iconic floor lamp model "LT 316" designed by Carlo Nason and produced by Mazzega in Italy during the 1970s. Fully original and in fabulous condition, with no missing parts...
Brass
$7,769
H 70.87 in W 46.46 in D 22.84 in
Exceptional Thonet Bauhaus wardrobe , luxury mahogany edition by Thonet
By Hermann John Hagemann
Located in Berlin, DE
This rare and exceptionally well-preserved Bauhaus wardrobe was designed by architect and furniture designer John Hageman for Thonet-Mundus and produced in the company’s renowned Fra...
Steel, Chrome
$55,986 / set
H 29.14 in W 37.41 in D 37.41 in
Exceptional XL Mah Jong ‘Sonia RykieL’ sofa 2011 by Hans Hopfer for Roche Bobois
By Hans Hopfer
Located in Buggenhout, Oost-Vlaanderen
Mah Jong Modular Sofa – Hans Hopfer for Roche Bobois (Sonia Rykiel Edition, 2011) Striped Satin & Jacquard Couture Edition with Matching Rug When haute couture met radical modular d...
Fabric
$137 / item
H 6.3 in W 3.94 in D 3.15 in
Ten Asymmetric Modernist Brass Hooks by Hertha Baller, Austria, 1950s
By Herta Baller
Located in Wien, Au
Ten asymmetric modernist brass hooks by Hertha Baller, Austria, 1950s. priced and sold per piece. Original condition.
Brass
$1,290Sale Price|40% Off
H 1 in W 9 in D 1 in
Amboss Austria 2050 Flatware Cutlery for Six by Helmut Alder, 34 pcs., 1950s
By Amboss Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
Beautiful modernist flatware from Austria, model 2050, designed by Helmut Alder, executed by Amboss Austria in the 1950s. High-quality flatware, made of brushed and polished stainles...
Stainless Steel
Eclissi Ceiling Light by Gaspare Asaro-Bronze and Black Finish
By Gaspare & Vittorio Asaro, form A
Located in New York, NY
The Eclissi ceiling light is designed around three pairs of eclipsing shades bound by a series of brass rings and a distinctive triple stem. The first images show the fixture in our ...
Brass
Ovale Sputnik Chandelier by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian oval shaped sputnik chandelier with Murano glass globes mounted on brass frame / Designed by Fabio Bergomi for Fabio Ltd / Made in Italy 24 lights / E12 or E14 type / max 40W...
Brass
$714 / item
H 4.73 in W 1.97 in D 5.12 in
Josef Hoffmann Jugendstil Wiener Werkstaette Art Nouveau Coat Hook, Re-Edition
By Josef Hoffmann, Wiener Werkstätte, Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
Very elegant handmade coat-hook. Literature: Waltraud Neuwirth, Wiener Werkstaette – Avant Garde Art Deco, Industrial Design, 1985 Vienna p. 49. Different hooks are available see pic...
Brass
Mid-Century modern valet clothes by Ico Parisi
By Ico Parisi, Fratelli Reguitti
Located in Courbevoie, FR
Mid-Century modern valet clothes stand designed by Ico Parisi during the 1950s. Manufacturerd in Italy by Fratelli Reguitti, the stand is made of beech wood.
Brass
Large Midcentury Murano Chandelier
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1980's Italian 12 lights clear Murano chandelier. Measurements: Diameter: 48" Drop: 36"
Murano Glass
$7,883 / item
H 67.52 in W 70.08 in D 20.87 in
Bespoke Modernist Wardrobe, High-Gloss Lacquered Wood, Chromium-Plated Steel
By GMD Berlin
Located in Berlin, DE
Custom-made three-door wardrobe, manufactured by GMD Berlin, exclusively in our Rudolf Vichr Collection. High-quality, handcrafted piece of furniture in a classic, modernist design. ...
Metal, Chrome
Danish Teak Side Dish - Set of 6 / Unique Midcentury
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A lovely Set of 6 Danish Modern teak side bowls. A very clean and popular design - all functional and stylish in Danish Design.
Teak
$1,750 / set
H 7 in W 1 in D 0.5 in
Don Wallance for Lauffer Design 2/ Service for 8 PLUS Serving Pieces
By Lauffer, Don Wallance
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Don Wallance for Lauffer design 2 stainless steel flatware set. Service for 8 Set includes dinner fork, salad fork, Dinner Knives, Soup Spoon and Teaspoon. Beautiful Design and weigh...
Stainless Steel
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.
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