Pair of 19th French Porcelain Plates Flowers & Butterflies Limoges
By Limoges
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of 19th French Porcelain Plates Flowers & Butterflies Limoges, Passion flower and dalhias in purple , lavender tones.
Porcelain
Set 9 Minton Porcelain Chinoiserie Dinner Plates with Vases and Flower Garlands
By Minton
Located in Litchfield, CT
Early 20th century Mintos porcelain Chinoiserie dinner plates decorated with vases and flower garlands. Large size - measure 11 1/4" diameter x 1". Good condition.
Porcelain
French Majolica Oyster Plate Russian Imperial Eagle, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica oyster plate called Russian imperial eagle, circa 1890. Reference / page 132 "Oyster Plates" of Jeffrey B. Snyder.
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Antique S. Fielding Majolica Oyster Plate, Turquoise & Brown, 1878
By S. Fielding Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A six-well Majolica glazed oyster plate by S. Fielding & Co. Ltd., Stoke-on-Trent, England, circa 1878. Turquoise oyster wells surround a central condiment well, all on a molded be...
Earthenware
Simon Fielding English Majolica Fan & Insect Turquoise & Cream Oyster Plate
By S. Fielding Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A six-well majolica glazed oyster plate by Simon Fielding, Stoke-on-Trent, England, circa 1878. In the Japonisme taste, six fan shaped oyster wells glazed in a creamy yellow and t...
Earthenware
French Majolica Oyster Plate Russian Imperial Eagle, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica oyster plate called Russian imperial eagle, circa 1890. Reference / page 132 "Oyster Plates" of Jeffrey B. Snyder.
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Keller & Guerin Saint Clément French Faïence Cyclamen Floral Asparagus Plate
By Saint-Clément
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An Aesthetic Movement French Faïence asparagus plate, Keller & Guerin St.
Earthenware
Wedgwood Majolica Japonisme Cobalt Blue Pickle and Fork Plate, Dated 1879
By Josiah Wedgwood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From Wedgwood, a scarce Cobalt blue majolica glazed Pickle Plate, date marked 1879. From the English Aesthetic Movement Era, and in the Japonisme taste, six teardrop shaped wells,...
Earthenware
$880Sale Price|20% Off
11 Piece Set of Sarreguemines French Faience Majolica Dessert Plates
By Faienceries Sarreguemines
Located in Pasadena, TX
Set of Sarreguemines French Faience Majolica dessert plates, with a variety of fruit on a background of overlapping leaves. Glazed by hand, each plate stamped 2 strawberry, 1 plum,...
Clay
19th Century Rustic French Faïence Majolica Square Asparagus Plate
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rustic country French barbotine Majolica glazed Asparagus plate, circa 1890-1900, maker unknown. A natural colored square plate, heavily potted, showing bound and arching aspara...
Earthenware
19th Century French Faïence Hand Painted Floral Asparagus Plate
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A scarce barbotine Majolica glazed oval Asparagus plate, France, circa 1880-1890, maker unknown. This unusual plate shows six raised asparagus spears in a ribbed pattern, glazed i...
Earthenware
French Faïence Sarreguemines Barbotine Turquoise Hand Painted Asparagus Plate
By Sarreguemines
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A French Faïence asparagus plate, showing a group of five asparagus spears spread across a turquoise ground. A hand painted border line and a faint basketweave pattern on the rim. Gr...
Earthenware
Porcelain Half Moon Pink Shell on Baby Blue Oyster Plate
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A late 19th century, French porcelain, crescent or half-moon shaped oyster plate, five pink blush oyster wells on a baby blue ground. Shown behind the main wells are the brown glazed...
Porcelain
Set of 12 Cauldon Hand-Painted "Flower Arrangement" Dessert Plates, Cobalt Blue
By Brown, Westhead & Moore/Cauldon
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Each plate depicts a unique flower arrangement, framed with a cobalt blue border, set asymmetrically in the Aesthetic Movement-style giving them a unique edge.
Porcelain
English Majolica Green Rimmed Round Begonia Leaf Plate, circa 1870-80
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An English majolica Begonia plate, Adams & Bromley, circa 1870-1880. Beautiful, bold glazing with bright green rims. The centers show a pattern of raised mold work, mimicking t...
Earthenware
Antique Saint Clément Oyster Plate, Majolica, Basket Weave, Circa 1890
By Saint-Clément
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A French majolica glazed oyster plates from the faïencerie of Saint-Clément, Circa 1890-1900. Six white scallop shell shaped wells against a rich blue-green basket weave ground. The...
Earthenware
Wedgwood English Majolica Basketweave and Tortoiseshell Plate, Date Marked 1874
By Josiah Wedgwood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From Wedgwood, an earthenware majolica glazed plate, signed and date marked 1874. A green, brown and yellow tortoiseshell glazed center is bordered by eight yellow basketweave inn...
Earthenware
French Faïence Majolica Glazed Pastel Asparagus Plate, circa 1890-1910
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A scarce French barbotine Majolica pastel glazed Asparagus plate, circa 1890-1910, maker unknown. The mint green plate is of high quality ceramic, showing arching asparagus spears...
Ceramic
English Fence & Ivy Majolica Crescent Plate, TC Brown-Westhead, Moore & Co.
By Bates, Brown-Westhead, & Moore
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rarer English Majolica crescent shaped plate from Thomas C. Brown-Westhead, Moore & Co., Cauldron Place, Stoke-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England, circa 1865. A rustic pattern ...
Earthenware
Set of 16 Wedgwood Hand Painted Artist Signed Cobalt Gilt Fish Plates
By Wedgwood
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This is a large set of 16 hand painted and artist signed A. Holland, one of Wedgwood's famous and iconic artists. These fish plates are decorated with an unusual border incorporating...
Porcelain
Set of 12 Doulton Burslem Hand-Painted Artist Signed Fish Plates, 19th Century
By Doulton Burslem
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This set of 12 Doulton Burslem plates dates from the 1890s and are decorated in the Aesthetic Movement style.
Ceramic
Set of Nine Minton 19th Century Hand-Painted Dessert Plates, Antonin Boullemier
By Minton
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This amazing set of nine Mintons, 19th century cabinet plates depicting young nymphs in fanciful, bucolic settings are beautifully and realistically painted on a soft aqua background...
Porcelain
W W Harrison & Co. An Aesthetic Movement silver-plated tea pot
By William Wheatcroft Harrison & Co. 1
Located in London, GB
W W Harrison & Co (William Wheatcroft Harrison). An Aesthetic Movement silver-plated tea pot. Stamped underneath
Silver Plate
$846Sale Price|20% Off
Hand-Crafted Antique Silver Plate Épergne, Aesthetic Movement, 1930
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Elegant antique silver plate épergne with low branches and 4 flowers holders. Discreet and delicate, it can be placed anywhere: in the middle of the table with some little flowers (...
Silver Plate
Set of 15 Aesthetic Movement Hand Painted Dessert Plates Plates w/ Botanicals
By Manufacture Le Vieux Paris
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Unmarked but attributed to Old Paris, these date stylistically from the turn of the century, painted in the Aesthetic Movement style, ca. 1890-1900.
Porcelain
$451Sale Price|20% Off
English Silver Plate Epergne, Hand-Carved, Aesthetic Movement, 1920s
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Simple but nice épergne in silver plate for Your table ornament, specially for Christmas: with candles, flowers and fruits all around. Just a few flowers are enough to refine a tabl...
Silver Plate
11 Aesthetic Movement Minton Hand Painted Botanical Dessert Plates Butterflies
By Minton
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This set of 11 Minton hand painted dessert plates is a wonderful example of the artistry of the Aesthetic Movement.
Porcelain
American Aesthetic Movement Silver Plated Tea Set By Meriden B Company
By Meriden Britannia Company
Located in Norwich, GB
American Aesthetic Movement silver plated tea set by Meriden B Company.
Silver Plate
BURGESS & LEIGH - Aesthetic Movement Transfer Decorated Plate - UK - Circa 1880
By Burgess & Leigh
Located in Chatham, ON
BURGESS & LEIGH - HILL POTTERY (Manufacturer) - Rustic (Pattern Name) - Aesthetic Movement transfer decorated ceramic cabinet plate in brown - featuring fruits, florals and a swallow...
Ceramic
Antique Aesthetic Movement Silver Plated Hot Water Urn with Floral Decoration
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique silver plated hot water urn was produced by the well known Simpson, Hall & Miller Co. of the United States in approximately 1900 in the period Aesthetic Movement style.
Silver Plate
American Aesthetic Twin Turtle Figural Napkin Ring, Meriden Silver Plate Co.
By Meriden Silver Plate Co.
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
American Aesthetic Twin Turtle Figural Napkin Ring Meriden Silver Plate Co., circa 1880s A finely cast American Aesthetic Movement figural napkin ring produced by the Meriden Silve...
Metal
Ten Coalport Octagonal Imari Dessert Plates Aesthetic Movement Dated 1891
By Coalport Porcelain
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Imagine serving a first course or dessert course on these unusually shaped plates, all decorated in the Imari style and color way, highlighted in gold. The octagonal shape with notch...
Porcelain
Large Aesthetic Movement Silver Plated Serving Tray with Warriors and Serpents
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This very large and ornate silver plated serving tray is unsigned, but presumed to have been made in the United States in circa 1900 in the period Aesthetic Movement style.
Metal
Christopher Dresser Aesthetic Movement Japonism Style Green Minton Plate, 1876
By Minton, Christopher Dresser
Located in Paris, FR
Green Aesthetic Minton Porcelain Plate in the style of Japonism creations made by Christopher Dresser. Round plate adorned with an oriental fan representing a lovely and colorful bir...
Porcelain
Christopher Dresser Aesthetic movement Japonism style Pink Minton Plate 1876
By Christopher Dresser, Minton
Located in Paris, FR
Pink Aesthetic Minton Porcelain plate in the style of Japonism creations made by Christopher Dresser. Round plate adorned with an oriental fan representing a lovely and colorful bird...
Porcelain
Minton Collector Plate by Gustave Léonce sleeping duck, Aesthetic Movement, 1878
By Minton
Located in Paris, FR
Designed in 1878 by the talented artists Gustave Léonce and Pierre Mallet for the prestigious Minton pottery, this plate embodies the refinement and innovation of the Aesthetic Movem...
Ceramic
Minton Collector Plate by Gustave Léonce with eggs, Aesthetic Movement, 1878
By Minton
Located in Paris, FR
Designed in 1878 by the talented artists Gustave Léonce and Pierre Mallet for the prestigious Minton pottery, this plate embodies the refinement and innovation of the Aesthetic Movem...
Ceramic
$9,960Sale Price / set|20% Off
Rare American Aesthetic Movement Six-Piece Silver-Plated Coffee and Tea Service
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An Impressive and Rare American Aesthetic Movement Six-Piece Silver-Plated Coffee and Tea Service.
Silver Plate
Walker Hall Dr C Dresser style. An Aesthetic Movement silver plated spoon warmer
By Christopher Dresser
Located in London, GB
Walker Hall Sheffield after a design by Dr C Dresser. An Aesthetic Movement silver-plated ostrich egg shape spoon warmer with a circular handle, a mouth-shaped opening, and subtle ha...
Silver Plate
Atrrib Minton Aesthetic Movement Hand Painted Cabinet Dessert Plate Leaf Decor
By Minton
Located in Great Barrington, MA
It measures 9" in diameter and is in excellent condition. In the traditon of Aesthetic Movement and Japonism, it features 3 leaves of different sizes and colors, a bit off-center and...
Porcelain
Porcelain plates and fruit bowls with birds and flowers, Aesthetic Movement
Located in Paris, FR
Rare set composed of 15 octagonal pieces, a fine example of the Aesthetic Movement, with hand-painted graphic decorations highlighted with raised gold.
Gold Leaf
Cubist square Tea Set by James W. Tufts, Aesthetic Movement Silver Plated
By James W. Tufts
Located in Paris, FR
The teapot, part of a set including a creamer and sugar bowl, features a truncated pyramid shape with a square base and a flat hinged lid. The design includes faux bamboo handles and...
Silver Plate
8 Spode Aesthetic Movement Hand Painted Blue & Ivory Floral Dessert Plates
By Spode
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This set of 8 Spode Copelands dessert plates are perfect for a dessert course at an intimate dinner and also likely to be used as display or cabinet plates as they are true works of ...
Porcelain
Aesthetic Movement Faience Marine Life Plater by Schutz Cilli 19Th c.
By Schütz Cilli
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This Faience Marine Life Plater by Schutz Cilli is from the Aesthetic Movement late 19Th c.
Faience
Minton Collector Plate by Gustave Léonce with a duck, Aesthetic Movement, 1878
By Minton
Located in Paris, FR
Designed in 1878 by the talented artists Gustave Léonce and Pierre Mallet for the prestigious Minton pottery, this plate embodies the refinement and innovation of the Aesthetic Movem...
Ceramic
Aesthetic Movement side table with Jeddo pattern plate by Brown Westhead & Moore
By Brown-Westhead & Moore
Located in London, GB
An Aesthetic Movement faux bamboo two tier ebonized side table, each tier inset with a Jeddo pattern plate made by Brown Westhead and Moore potteries featuring a Japanese fan with da...
Faux Bamboo
Set of 12 Aesthetic Movement Blue Transfer Fruit Plates Brown, Westhead & Moore
By Brown Westhead Moore
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Classic 19th C. Aesthetic Movement decoration is featured on this set of 12 indigo blue unusual plates featuring different fruit subjects.
Porcelain
Set of 11 Royal Worcester Aesthetic Movement Dessert Plates Signed E. Raby
By Royal Worcester
Located in Great Barrington, MA
He was considered one of the premier artists at Royal Worcester and interpreted his subjects in the Aesthetic Movement with great expertise and a unique style.
Porcelain
Set of 12 Aesthetic Movement Handpainted Fruit Raised Gold 19th c Cabinet Plates
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This set of 12 dessert plates is a fabulous example of the artistry of the Aesthetic Movement.
Porcelain
Aesthetic Movement Silver Plate Rectangular Planter with Original Liner
Located in Great Barrington, MA
A rare and wonderful example of Aesthetic Movement decoration at it's finest. This silver plated planter sits on a stone or marble base, atop four round silver feet.
Stone, Silver Plate
Minton Hand Painted Ornithological 13 Piece Dessert Service- C. Dresser
By Christopher Dresser
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This amazing 13 piece hand painted ornithological dessert service is painted in the "Aesthetic Movement Style" with each exotic bird realistically represented in it's natural landsca...
Porcelain, Paste
19th Century Blue & White Daisy Platter Minton
By Minton
Located in Austin, TX
19th century blue & white daisy platter signed Minton.
Ceramic
Christopher Dresser Aesthetic Movement Claret, Hukin and Heath, 1880s
By Christopher Dresser
Located in Sharon, CT
A rare silver plate and glass claret from the English Aesthetic Movement designed by Christopher Dresser for Hukin and Heath.
Silver Plate
19th Century Majolica Snail Platter Luneville
By Luneville
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Majolica Snail Platter attributed to Luneville. Diameter / 11.3 inches . one chip on the back, hairline ( picture )
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Wedgwood Majolica Strawberry Dishes, Set of 6, dated 1880
By Josiah Wedgwood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From Wedgwood, a delightful set of six majolica glazed Fruit Dishes, in the Strawberry pattern, date marked 1880. On the Argenta white ground, a wide rim of twining strawberry plant...
Earthenware
19th Century Majolica Snail Platter Luneville
By Luneville
Located in Austin, TX
Unusual 19th century Majolica Snail Platter attributed to Luneville. Decorated with grapes.
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
19th Century Majolica Snail Platter Luneville
By Luneville
Located in Austin, TX
Unusual 19th century Majolica Snail Platter attributed to Luneville. Decorated with grapes.
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
In 1880, polymath designer William Morris declared: “If you want a golden rule that will fit everybody, this is it: Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.” His words encapsulated the Aesthetic Movement, which prized beauty above all and blurred the lines between fine art and the decorative arts, particularly through lavishly crafted furniture pieces.
The Aesthetic Movement, whose major proponents included author Oscar Wilde, flourished from the 1860s to the 1880s and was mostly popular in England and the United States. Design expositions like the 1876 Centennial International Exhibition in Philadelphia, as well as the publishing of how-to books for interior design, helped disseminate Aesthetic Movement bedroom furniture, serveware, coffee tables and other items, especially to the middle class.
The establishment of new art museums, art clubs and a rising passion for collecting at the time contributed to a growing appreciation for art. Morris’s founding of Morris & Co. in 1862 and the commercializing of this “cult of beauty” by the Liberty store in London, starting in the late 19th century, further disseminated the idea of a domestic space that was thoughtfully and floridly designed.
Leading Aesthetic Movement furniture designers included E.W. Godwin, who drew on Japanese influences and whose work reflected a wider enthusiasm for imported East Asian art. British designer Christopher Dresser created textiles, ceramics and more that were also inspired by Japanese decorative art but were representative of additional diverse design sources that ranged from Egypt to Mexico.
The Aesthetic Movement’s eclecticism resulted in dazzling interiors. Japanese fans were positioned on Renaissance-inspired cabinets with brass hardware, while mantels made of rich walnut or finely carved ebonized wood and adorned with painted Minton tiles mingled with cast-iron chairs against a backdrop of floral wallpaper. In 1881, in New York City, stenciled checkerboard motifs and painted floral murals could be found under an opalescent glass chandelier in a luxurious dressing room designed by German émigré cabinetmaker-decorator George Alfred Schastey. Amid the rise of the industrial age, the style’s promotion of art in everyday life would inform the Arts and Crafts Movement and Art Nouveau.
Find a collection of antique Aesthetic Movement seating, tables, decorative objects and other furniture and antiques on 1stDibs.
Your dining room table is a place where stories are shared and personalities shine — why not treat yourself and your guests to the finest antique and vintage glass, silver, ceramics and serveware for your meals?
Just like the people who sit around your table, your serveware has its own stories and will help you create new memories with your friends and loved ones. From ceramic pottery to glass vases, set your table with serving pieces that add even more personality, color and texture to your dining experience.
Invite serveware from around the world to join your table settings. For special occasions, dress up your plates with a striking Imari charger from 19th-century Japan or incorporate Richard Ginori’s Italian porcelain plates into your dining experience. Celebrate the English ritual of afternoon tea with a Japanese tea set and an antique Victorian kettle. No matter how big or small your dining area is, there is room for the stories of many cultures and varied histories, and there are plenty of ways to add pizzazz to your meals.
Add different textures and colors to your table with dinner plates and pitchers of ceramic and silver or a porcelain lidded tureen, a serving dish with side handles that is often used for soups. Although porcelain and ceramic are both made in a kiln, porcelain is made with more refined clay and is more durable than ceramic because it is denser. The latter is ideal for statement pieces — your tall mid-century modern ceramic vase is a guaranteed conversation starter. And while your earthenware or stoneware is maybe better suited to everyday lunches as opposed to the fine bone china you’ve reserved for a holiday meal, handcrafted studio pottery coffee mugs can still be a rich expression of your personal style.
“My motto is ‘Have fun with it,’” says author and celebrated hostess Stephanie Booth Shafran. “It’s yin and yang, high and low, Crate & Barrel with Christofle silver. I like to mix it up — sometimes in the dining room, sometimes on the kitchen banquette, sometimes in the loggia. It transports your guests and makes them feel more comfortable and relaxed.”
Introduce elegance at supper with silver, such as a platter from celebrated Massachusetts silversmith manufacturer Reed and Barton or a regal copper-finish flatware set designed by International Silver Company, another New England company that was incorporated in Meriden, Connecticut, in 1898. By then, Meriden had already earned the nickname “Silver City” for its position as a major hub of silver manufacturing.
At the bar, try a vintage wine cooler to keep bottles cool before serving or an Art Deco decanter and whiskey set for after-dinner drinks — there are many possibilities and no wrong answers for tableware, barware and serveware. Explore an expansive collection of antique and vintage glass, ceramics, silver and serveware today on 1stDibs.