The Best Thanksgiving Tureens
There is nothing like a grand tureen to turn a meal into a celebration. From timeless simplicity to antique maximalism, there is a tureen for every home on this list.
A true tureen has an opening for a soup ladle to rest on while the soup stays covered. But a covered vegetable dish (without an opening) feels special too.
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If you have neutral china, you can choose almost any tureen to go with it. Or select one from this list and start building a collection around it.
Many are current patterns. Some are retired but can easily be collected on Replacements, eBay, Etsy, and, of course, estate sales.
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The Palissy Game series is too pretty to miss. This brown transferware easily blends into any autumn china collection.
Click to shop the tureen on Replacements.
This old New England-style game bird tureen by New England Mercantile will mix easily with any china service and add a festive touch.
Click to shop the tureen on One King’s Lane.
Spode Woodland is so easy to collect, and the possibilities are virtually endless.This tureen pulls any brown transferware collection together.
Click to shop the tureen on Amazon.
Royal Crown Derby’s Olde Avesbury 1933 pattern is a maximalist’s dream—unbelievably colorful and modern if you look at the full pattern.
Click here to shop the tureen on Replacements.
Ginori 1735’s Oriente Italiano pattern is having a maximalist moment, and the saturated color is so good this time of year.
Click here to shop the tureen at Bergdorf Goodman.
Juliska’s Forest Walk pattern makes you feel like you just got back from a long walk in the country. This covered pumpkin dish is particularly grand, and there’s a larger full tureen too.
Click here to shop the Juliska pumpkin at Wayfair.
No round up is complete without Spode’s turkey tureen. Is it over the top? A bit. But after all, that’s the whole point of Thanksgiving. Goes surprisingly well with blue and white china too.
Click here to shop Spode’s Turkey at Macy’s.
Spode’s Blue Italian is so pretty and easy to collect. This big tureen makes every meal a special occasion.
Click here to shop Spode’s Blue Italian tureen on Wayfair.
Spode’s Indian Tree pattern in orange rust is the most perfect fall setting (I love it in the summertime too). It ran 1879 to 1994, and I wish they’d bring it back. In the meantime, there’s so much of it out there to collect.
Click here to shop Spode’s Indian Tree tureen on Replacements.
Another Juliska pattern, their blue and white Country Estate is a favorite of mine. It comes in brown, red, and green too—all mix well with transferware of the same color.
Click here to shop Juliska’s Country Estate tureen on Wayfair.
Old Britain Castles by Johnson Brothers is a favorite. This is the brown multicolor. It comes in many colors, including a blue and white version. If you collect the “pink,” which is really red, there are fun holiday pieces to mix in as the season changes.
Click to shop the Old Britain Castles tureen at Replacements.
Spode’s Tower “Pink” pattern, (really red), comes in blue and white as well and takes you seamlessly through the holidays.
Click here to shop the Spode Tower tureen at One King’s Lane.
Drop me a line and let me know if I missed something good.
Happy Thanksgiving!
