9 Soup Tureens for Stew Enthusiasts
The cold snap means a lot of things: harsh winds, gray days, an onslaught of seasonal depression. But from the dark, one beacon shines bright: soup season. The best soup tureens are vessels worthy of your favorite soups, chilis, and stews. A soup tureen straddles the line between home decor and dinnerware, a piece both decorative and functional, a centerpiece of elegance, full of broccoli cheddar. It embarrasses the concept of a bread bowl, and elevates a dinner party from a simple soup night to a true occasion.
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Vintage Wedgwood Creamware Sauce Tureens (Set of 2)
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Neiman Marcus Pavoes Soup Tureen
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Anthropologie Botanical Silhouette Lidded Tureen
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Beyond their functionality, tureens are true collectibles. We’ve pulled some old-fashioned pieces from 1stDibs alongside other more modern picks that are microwave-safe, dishwasher-safe, all things that weren’t even concepts when tureens were invented. Ladles are not always included, mind you, but here’s a cute one.
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Most Ornate
Vintage Wedgwood Creamware Sauce Tureens (Set of 2)
Abask’s vintage options trump the whole market. This piece from the 1830s is made from bone china, hand-painted with white morning glories. This design in particular is Wedgewood, a covetable line of ceramics beloved by antiquers. This tureen even comes with a matching platter, perfect for countertop displays or credenza decoration.
Best Vintage Style
Neiman Marcus Pavoes Soup Tureen
The Pavoes collection from Neiman Marcus is Portugal-made and embellishes every tabletop it touches. This earthenware is oven-safe, dishwasher and microwave-safe, though it looks far more precious. You’ll feel like one hell of a host serving soup from this elaborate tureen with a matching ladle.
A Dishwasher-Safe Heirloom
Anthropologie Botanical Silhouette Lidded Tureen
Somewhere between modern and antique, ornate and modest, decorative and practical is this botanical print and stem green earthenware from Anthropologie. This is a tureen not too precious to use but fancy enough to impress. Don’t ignore the matching gravy boat while you’re browsing.
Most Unique
Moda Domus Riviera Shell Ceramic Soup Tureen
This clever design was created by none other than Lauren Santo Domingo. The stylish mind behind Moda Operandi knows just what hosting requires, and sometimes that’s a massive shell full of french onion soup.
An Instant Classic
Bordallo Pinheiro Cabbage Tureen
The Bordallo never sleeps. Here the famous cabbageware is fashioned into a soup crock. The 13-ounce iteration is perfect for single-serve soups, while the 67- and 108-ounce varieties are the perfect serving dish for a full-on soup party.
More AD-Approved Tureens
Handcrafted Studio Pottery Soup Tureen
This double-handled beauty satisfies everything a tureen should offer—it’s made from artisanal clay, which feels—for whatever reason—like the most natural material for serving a bowl of soup. It’s rustic, Mediterranean, and a necessary contribution to your dining room.
Tureen Soup Serving Bowl by Ivo Angel
A splatterware variation would look perfectly at home on a striped tablecloth surrounded by heavy pewter cutlery. This design has a subtle Tuscan influence in its shape, perfect for a big vat of minestrone. Pair with an enamelware ladle and some crusty bread for an unforgettable meal.
Chinese Porcelain Duck Tureen
This is the sort of once-in-a-lifetime piece that, should you pass it up, you never really stop thinking about. And isn’t the true beauty of acquiring things that you can have a giant porcelain duck in your china cabinet?
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Fish Shaped Tureen by Hispania CH Lladró
We see your porcelain duck tureen and raise you a fish tureen.
