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What is a cake plate called?
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A cake plate is called a cake stand. It’s a pedestal-like structure with a plate on top on which pastries and cakes are decorated or served. A cake stand can be with a single plate or multiple plates and can be arranged with spinning support in the middle. A cake stand comes in varied materials like wood, plastic, glass or metal. On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique and vintage cake stands.
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Vintage Heavy Octagonal Cut Crystal Domed Footed Pedestal Cake Plate Stand 13.5"
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage heavy cut crystal cake plate stand featuring octagonal form with domed finial top and footed base.
Dimensions:
13.5" x 13.5" x 13"h
Category
Vintage 1980s Crystal Serveware
Materials
Crystal
$329 Sale Price / set
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Antique Clear Pressed Glass Pedestal Patisserie Cake Stand Serving Plate Square
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
This is a fabulous antique clear glass cake stand with a wonderful pattern glass square base. The top has a round rim with four corners of a square poking out from below the rim. The...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Late Victorian Platters and Serveware
Materials
Glass
1920s DINER Nickel + Enamel Food Display Cake Cupcake Stand Pedestal Centerpiece
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Great for displays. A piece from an Early 20th Century American Diner. Small raised display or holder of some kind. No looseness or flaking. Two original holes in top surface, missi...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Serving Pieces
Materials
Enamel, Nickel
Mid-Century Italian Modern Blue Ceramic Cake Plate
Located in Malibu, CA
Italian mid century ceramic cake stand on a pedestal base, atop sits a cake plate in vibrant tropical shades of turquoise & marine blue.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
Arnat Fragonard "Love Story" 22-Karat Gold & Hand-Painted Porcelain Tea Service
By (After) Jean-Honoré Fragonard
Located in Morristown, NJ
The service comprises:
Six porcelain cups
Six matching saucers
Six coordinating side plates
Pedestal cake stand
Covered teapot
Covered sugar bowl
Cream jug
Every component is though...
Category
Vintage 1950s German Rococo Tea Sets
Materials
Gold
German Porcelain Compote with Pink Roses and Gilt, circa Mid-20th Century
Located in New York, NY
A very beautiful European porcelain pedestal compote or dessert/cake plate stand, circa mid-20th century, Europe, possibly, Germany.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Serving Pieces
Materials
Porcelain
