Table Centerpieces Photos

Table centerpieces are decorative sculptures, often made of silver, glass & even gold, designed to impress dinner guests. Sometimes they have receptacles to hold fruit or flowers.

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Silver centerpiece of imperial city of Augsburg: Hercules fights hydra by goldsmith Albrecht Biller from Augsburg at Maximilian Museum. Augsburg, Germany.Faience centerpiece with candle sockets from Nuremberg at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany.Porcelain centerpiece with oil or vinegar cruets modeled by Johann Joachim Kändler for Meissen Porcelain Manufactory of Germany at Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago, IL.Cruet centerpiece of silver table service of Bishop of Hildesheim made in Augsburg at Bavarian National Museum. Munich, Germany.
Silver centerpiece of imperial city of Augsburg: Hercules fights hydra (c1700) by goldsmith Albrecht Biller from Augsburg at Maximilian Museum. Augsburg, Germany.Faience centerpiece with candle sockets (c1725) from Nuremberg at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany.Porcelain centerpiece with oil or vinegar cruets (c1737) modeled by Johann Joachim Kändler for Meissen Porcelain Manufactory of Germany at Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago, IL.Cruet centerpiece of silver table service of Bishop of Hildesheim (1759-65) made in Augsburg at Bavarian National Museum. Munich, Germany.
Wedgwood blue jasper footed bowl centerpiece with white & yellow weaving at World of Wedgwood. Barlaston, Stoke, England.Porcelain dessert table setting by Derby around Sevres centerpiece at Gardiner Museum. Toronto, ON.Porcelain dessert table setting by Derby around Sevres centerpiece at Gardiner Museum. Toronto, ON.Silver centerpiece bowl resting on three sea-horses by John Flaxman for Rundell, Bridge & Rundell of London at Russborough House. Ireland.
Wedgwood blue jasper footed bowl centerpiece with white & yellow weaving (1785-90) at World of Wedgwood. Barlaston, Stoke, England.Porcelain dessert table setting (c1796-1805) by Derby around Sevres centerpiece at Gardiner Museum. Toronto, ON.Porcelain dessert table setting (c1796-1805) by Derby around Sevres centerpiece at Gardiner Museum. Toronto, ON.Silver centerpiece bowl resting on three sea-horses (1824) by John Flaxman for Rundell, Bridge & Rundell of London at Russborough House. Ireland.
Sea-horse detail of silver centerpiece bowl resting on three sea-horses by John Flaxman for Rundell, Bridge & Rundell of London at Russborough House. Ireland.Silver fruit bowl from Romania at Danube Schwabian Museum. Ulm, Germany.Gilt bronze candelabrum centerpiece with grapes & grape leaves probably American at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Monumental bronze table centerpiece of France distributing crowns of glory by François Gilbert, Georges Diébolt & Pierre-Louis Rouillard for Christofle Co. of Paris, made for Louis Napoleon Bonaparte at Museum of Decorative Arts. Paris, France.
Sea-horse detail of silver centerpiece bowl resting on three sea-horses (1824) by John Flaxman for Rundell, Bridge & Rundell of London at Russborough House. Ireland.Silver fruit bowl (end 19thC) from Romania at Danube Schwabian Museum. Ulm, Germany.Gilt bronze candelabrum centerpiece with grapes & grape leaves (1850-60) probably American at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Monumental bronze table centerpiece of France distributing crowns of glory (1852) by François Gilbert, Georges Diébolt & Pierre-Louis Rouillard for Christofle Co. of Paris, made for Louis Napoleon Bonaparte at Museum of Decorative Arts. Paris, France.
Porcelain fruit basket used by Franklin & Jane Pierce, purchased from Haughwout & Dailey of New York at National Museum of American History. Washington, DC.Silver centerpiece of Sir Walter Scott by Peter Slater & made by Walter Crichton of Edinburgh at National Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.Porcelain water lily centerpiece by Belleek at Ulster Museum. Belfast, Northern Ireland.Cut glass centerpiece & stand by F&C Osler of Birmingham, England at National Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.
Porcelain fruit basket (1853) used by Franklin & Jane Pierce, purchased from Haughwout & Dailey of New York at National Museum of American History. Washington, DC.Silver centerpiece of Sir Walter Scott (1858-9) by Peter Slater & made by Walter Crichton of Edinburgh at National Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.Porcelain water lily centerpiece (1863-90) by Belleek at Ulster Museum. Belfast, Northern Ireland.Cut glass centerpiece & stand (c1864) by F&C Osler of Birmingham, England at National Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.
Porcelain neoclassical centerpiece made by Minton & Co. of Stoke-on-Trent, England at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Silver fruit bowl with kneeling woman & grape vines by Gorham Manuf. Co. of Providence, RI at RISD Museum. Providence, RI.Silver & glass Egyptian-Revival centerpiece by Dominick & Haff at Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago, IL.Silver centerpiece in shape of swan by Tiffany & Co. at Rough Point. Newport, RI.
Porcelain neoclassical centerpiece (1866) made by Minton & Co. of Stoke-on-Trent, England at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Silver fruit bowl with kneeling woman & grape vines (1871) by Gorham Manuf. Co. of Providence, RI at RISD Museum. Providence, RI.Silver & glass Egyptian-Revival centerpiece (1872-5) by Dominick & Haff at Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago, IL.Silver centerpiece in shape of swan (1874) by Tiffany & Co. at Rough Point. Newport, RI.
"Lady of the Lake" silver centerpiece by Mackay, Cunningham & Co. of Edinburgh at museum of Abbotsford House. Melrose, Scotland.Nautilus Centerpiece by William C. Codman of Gorham Manuf. Co., Providence, RI at Dallas Museum of Art. Dallas, TX.Silver Martelé Centerpiece Bowl by William Codman of Gorham Manuf. of Providence, RI at Cleveland History Center. Cleveland, OH.Silver centerpiece by Robert Bain & Edwin Everett Codman of Gorham Manuf. Co. of Providence, RI England at Cincinnati Art Museum. Cincinnati, OH.
"Lady of the Lake" silver centerpiece (1880-1) by Mackay, Cunningham & Co. of Edinburgh at museum of Abbotsford House. Melrose, Scotland.Nautilus Centerpiece (1893) by William C. Codman of Gorham Manuf. Co., Providence, RI at Dallas Museum of Art. Dallas, TX.Silver Martelé Centerpiece Bowl (1898) by William Codman of Gorham Manuf. of Providence, RI at Cleveland History Center. Cleveland, OH.Silver centerpiece (1903) by Robert Bain & Edwin Everett Codman of Gorham Manuf. Co. of Providence, RI England at Cincinnati Art Museum. Cincinnati, OH.
Silver table centerpiece by Josef Hoffmann of Wiener Werkstätte at Schleswig Holstein State Museum. Schleswig, Germany.English glass Arts & Crafts centerpiece by Harry Powell at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.English Arts & Crafts centerpiece by Harry Powell at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.91st Battalion Centerpiece by Elkington & Co. of Birmingham, bought to commemorate South African War at Stirling Castle Regimental Museum. Stirling, Scotland.
Silver table centerpiece (c1906) by Josef Hoffmann of Wiener Werkstätte at Schleswig Holstein State Museum. Schleswig, Germany.English glass Arts & Crafts centerpiece (1906) by Harry Powell at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.English Arts & Crafts centerpiece (1906) by Harry Powell at Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY.91st Battalion Centerpiece (c1906) by Elkington & Co. of Birmingham, bought to commemorate South African War at Stirling Castle Regimental Museum. Stirling, Scotland.
Detail of 91st Battalion Centerpiece by Elkington & Co. of Birmingham, bought to commemorate South African War at Stirling Castle Regimental Museum. Stirling, Scotland.Detail of 91st Battalion Centerpiece by Elkington & Co. of Birmingham, bought to commemorate South African War at Stirling Castle Regimental Museum. Stirling, Scotland.Silver centerpiece by Josef Hoffmann & made by Wiener Werkstätte at Historical Museum of City of Vienna. Vienna, Austria.Earthenware centerpiece by Wilhelm Süs made by Großherzoglische Keramische Manuf. of Karlsruhe, Germany at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.
Detail of 91st Battalion Centerpiece (c1906) by Elkington & Co. of Birmingham, bought to commemorate South African War at Stirling Castle Regimental Museum. Stirling, Scotland.Detail of 91st Battalion Centerpiece (c1906) by Elkington & Co. of Birmingham, bought to commemorate South African War at Stirling Castle Regimental Museum. Stirling, Scotland.Silver centerpiece (1908) by Josef Hoffmann & made by Wiener Werkstätte at Historical Museum of City of Vienna. Vienna, Austria.Earthenware centerpiece (c1910) by Wilhelm Süs made by Großherzoglische Keramische Manuf. of Karlsruhe, Germany at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.
Silver & Malachite centerpiece vase by Josef Hoffman for Wiener Werkstätte at Dallas Museum of Art. Dallas, TX.River navigation sculptural silver table centerpiece by Marie-Joseph Armand-Calliat at Beaux-Arts Museum. Lyon, France.Versailles etched centerpiece at Fostoria Glass Museum. Moundsville, WV.Centerpiece cut with flowers, leaves & diamonds at Fostoria Glass Museum. Moundsville, WV.
Silver & Malachite centerpiece vase (1910) by Josef Hoffman for Wiener Werkstätte at Dallas Museum of Art. Dallas, TX.River navigation sculptural silver table centerpiece (1912) by Marie-Joseph Armand-Calliat at Beaux-Arts Museum. Lyon, France.Versailles etched centerpiece (1928-43) at Fostoria Glass Museum. Moundsville, WV.Centerpiece cut with flowers, leaves & diamonds at Fostoria Glass Museum. Moundsville, WV.
Steuben engraved glass centerpiece by George Thompson & Don Wier at Sedgwick County Historical Museum. Wichita, KS.Dining room centerpiece at Anderson House Museum. Washington, DC.Dining room centerpiece at Houmas House. Burnside, LA.Floral silver centerpiece on dining table at Eastman House. Rochester, NY.
Steuben engraved glass centerpiece (c1960) by George Thompson & Don Wier at Sedgwick County Historical Museum. Wichita, KS.Dining room centerpiece at Anderson House Museum. Washington, DC.Dining room centerpiece at Houmas House. Burnside, LA.Floral silver centerpiece on dining table at Eastman House. Rochester, NY.
Swan centerpiece in dining room of James A. Garfield home. Mentor, OH.Dining room table centerpiece at Marble House. Newport, RI.Dining room silver centerpiece at Chateau-sur-Mer. Newport, RI.Silver candlesticks, centerpieces, urns & soup tureen on sideboard in dining room at Chepstow. Newport, RI.
Swan centerpiece in dining room of James A. Garfield home. Mentor, OH.Dining room table centerpiece at Marble House. Newport, RI.Dining room silver centerpiece at Chateau-sur-Mer. Newport, RI.Silver candlesticks, centerpieces, urns & soup tureen on sideboard in dining room at Chepstow. Newport, RI.
Dining room table centerpiece in Staiti House at Sam Houston Park. Houston, TX.Silver centerpiece for fruit at Rienzi house museum. Houston, TX.Decorative silver peacock on dining room table at McFaddin-Ward House. Beaumont, TX.Silver fruit basket in dining room at McFaddin-Ward House. Beaumont, TX.
Dining room table centerpiece in Staiti House at Sam Houston Park. Houston, TX.Silver centerpiece for fruit at Rienzi house museum. Houston, TX.Decorative silver peacock on dining room table at McFaddin-Ward House. Beaumont, TX.Silver fruit basket in dining room at McFaddin-Ward House. Beaumont, TX.
Dining room centerpiece & Havilland china at East Terrace House. Waco, TX.Silver table centerpiece with classical figures at Manderston House. Duns, Scotland.Ornate silver & pressed glass fruit bowl centerpiece in dining room at Lauriston Castle. Edinburgh, Scotland.
Dining room centerpiece & Havilland china at East Terrace House. Waco, TX.Silver table centerpiece with classical figures at Manderston House. Duns, Scotland.Ornate silver & pressed glass fruit bowl centerpiece in dining room at Lauriston Castle. Edinburgh, Scotland.
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