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How do you identify old plates?
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To identify old plates, flip them over and examine their maker's marks. You can research these markings using trusted online resources to find out who produced your plates. Some pieces may also feature production years, model or style numbers, patent numbers and other information that can be useful when making an identification. If your plates are unmarked or you encounter any problems with your research, consider consulting a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer. Explore a diverse assortment of antique and vintage plates on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertNovember 13, 2024
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Majolica Water Lily Pond Plate Wasmuel, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica water lily pond plate Wasmuel, circa 1890.
Category
Antique 1890s Belgian Victorian Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
French Majolica Oyster Plate Orchies, circa 1900
By Orchies
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica oyster plate Orchies, circa 1900.
Category
Antique Early 1900s French French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Ridgway Ironstone Plate, Hand-Painted Fish Design, Aesthetic Period, Circa 1884
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a highly decorative, Earthenware (ironstone), Dinner Plate by Ridgway, dating to the Aesthetic period in the second half of the 19th Century, Victorian period, Circa 1884.
T...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Ceramics
Materials
Ironstone
55 Pc Taitu Palladio Emilio Bergamin Architectural Brick China Dinner Service
By Taitu
Located in Dayton, OH
#50607
Vintage Taitù Palladio porcelain dinnerware set designed by Italian designer Emilio Bergamin, featuring a distinct red and gray architectural brick and classical scroll motif...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Rare French Majolica Reticulated Flowers Platter
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Rare French Majolica Reticulated Flowers Platter.
10.3 by 8.7 inches.
Category
Antique 1890s French Rustic Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic
Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Plate Tema e Variazioni No. 224, Lina Cavalieri
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Plate, Tema e Variazioni No. 224, Lina Cavalieri
1980s
This Piero Fornasetti porcelain plate from the Tema e Variazioni series presents the face of the Italian opera singer Lina Cavalieri fragmented and repeated across the well in a dense field of overlapping crescents, so that only the eyes and brows of each impression remain visible. The lithographic transfer is printed in black and gray on a white ground, and the scale-like repetition reads at a distance as an abstract pattern before resolving into dozens of watching eyes. Numbered 224 in the series, it is among the more unusual and graphically inventive of the Tema e Variazioni designs, and it demonstrates the Surrealist wit and optical play that defined Fornasetti’s approach to the decorative arts.
Dimensions
Diameter: 10 inches (25.4 cm)
Height: 1 inch (2.5 cm)
Marks
Printed to the reverse with the Fornasetti eye...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
