Austrian Majolica Oyster Plate, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Large unusual Austrian Majolica oyster plate, circa 1880.
Antique 1880s Austrian Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Ceramic, Faience
Austrian Majolica Oyster Plate, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Large unusual Austrian Majolica oyster plate, circa 1880.
Ceramic, Faience
Austrian Majolica Oyster Plate, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Large unusual Austrian Majolica oyster plate, circa 1880.
Ceramic, Faience
Austrian Majolica Oyster Plate, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Large unusual Austrian Majolica oyster plate, circa 1880.
Ceramic, Faience
Austrian silver-plated oyster spoons by Solo, 1950s
Located in MIlano, IT
Austrian silver-plated oyster spoons by Solo, 1950s Set of six silver-plated oyster spoons. The
Silver Plate
$1,600 / set
H 1.5 in W 9 in D 9 in
Set of Four Austria Porcelain Oyster Plates, Marx Gutherz, Carlsbad, Circa 1900
By Marx Gutherz Co.
Located in Charleston, SC
Set of four porcelain oyster plate by Marx Gutherz of Austria. The plate is square in shape and
Gold Leaf
Antique Hand painted Austrian Oyster Plate
By Ovington Brother At New York
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Hand painted Austrian Oyster Plate, made for Ovington Brother at New York, c.1890
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H 1.5 in Dm 9.5 in
Antique Austrian Oyster Plate Signed "B.S.M" or Becher & Stark, circa 1880-1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Austrian oyster plate signed "B.S.M" or Becher & Stark, circa 1880-1890.
Antique Austrian Oyster Plate by Becher & Stark, C. 1890's
Located in Ross, CA
Antique oyster plate made in Austria by Becher & Stark around 1890, Hallmarked on the underside.
Ceramic
Antique Oyster Plate
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Austrian Oyster Plate made for Philadelphia Jeweler The Penn Railroad
Victoria Karlsbad Austria Gilded Porcelain Oyster Plate
By Victoria Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A porcelain oyster plate showing an overall gilded pattern. Six oyster shell shaped wells, with
Porcelain
Antique Austrian Hand Painted Porcelain Oyster Plate, circa 1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Austrian hand painted porcelain oyster plate, circa 1880.
Antique Austrian 19th Century Oyster Plate Signed 'Victoria Pottery'
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Austrian 19th century hand-painted oyster plate signed 'Victoria Pottery'.
Oyster Plate
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Austrian hand-painted oyster plate made for Ovington Brothers.
Austrian Hand Painted Victoria Carlsbad Porcelain Oyster Plate, circa 1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Austrian hand painted "Victoria Carlsbad" porcelain oyster plate, circa 1890. Classical
Porcelain
Antique Austrian Porcelain Oyster Plate Signed "O.A.E.G. Royal Austria" c. 1900
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Austrian porcelain oyster plate, signed "O.A.E.G. Royal Austria", circa 1900.
Porcelain
Antique Oyster Plate
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Austrian Art Deco Oyster Plate, c.1900
Porcelain
Antique Austrian Signed "Vienna" Porcelain Wave Pattern Oyster Plate, circa 1900
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Austrian Porcelain Wave Pattern Oyster Plate, Signed "Vienna Austria," Circa 1900-1910
Porcelain
Antique Austrian Hand-Painted Royal Vienna Porcelain Oyster Plate, circa 1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Austrian hand-painted Royal Vienna Porcelain oyster plate, Circa 1890's. Beautiful styling
Porcelain
Antique Austrian "Royal Vienna" Gold & Pink Porcelain Oyster Plate, Circa 1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Austrian "Royal Vienna" hand-painted gold, ivory & pink porcelain square-shaped oyster
Porcelain
Antique Oyster Plate
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Royal Vienna Porcelain Oyster Plate circa 1880
Porcelain
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H 1 in Dm 8.75 in L 1 in
Antique Austrian Royal Vienna Porcelain Oyster Plate w/ Blue & Gold Flowers 1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Austrian hand-painted Royal Vienna porcelain oyster plate with intricately painted blue
Porcelain
Antique Royal Vienna Oyster Plate
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Royal Vienna Porcelain Hand Painted Oyster Plate.
Porcelain
Antique Continental Hand-Painted Porcelain Oyster Plate, circa 1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Continental hand-painted porcelain oyster plate, circa 1880.
Antique Continental Hand-Painted Porcelain Oyster Plate, circa 1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique continental hand-painted porcelain oyster plate, circa 1890.
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H 0.75 in W 8.25 in D 8.25 in
Antique Continental Hand Painted Porcelain Oyster Plate, circa 1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Continental hand painted porcelain oyster plate, circa 1890.
Antique Continental Hand Painted Porcelain Oyster Plate, circa 1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Continental hand painted porcelain oyster plate, circa 1880.
Porcelain
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H 1.75 in W 9.5 in D 9.13 in
Rare Continental Shaped Porcelain Oyster Plate, Hand Painted, circa 1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
Rare Continental shaped porcelain oyster plate, hand painted, circa 1880.
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H 8.5 in W 8.5 in L 8.5 in
Antique Continental Hand-Painted Porcelain Oyster Plate, circa 1880-1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Continental hand-painted porcelain oyster plate, circa 1880-1890.
Antique Continental Porcelain Hand-Painted Purple Oyster Plate, Circa 1900.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Continental Porcelain Hand-Painted Purple Oyster Plate, Circa 1900's.
Porcelain
Antique Continental Hand Painted Porcelain Oyster Plate, circa 1880-1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Continental hand painted porcelain oyster plate, circa 1880-1890.
Porcelain
Antique Continental Porcelain Ruby, Gold & Green Oyster Plate, Circa 1890-1910.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Continental hand-painted porcelain oyster plate, circa 1890-1910. Colors of ruby, purple
Porcelain
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H 1 in Dm 8.75 in L 1 in
Antique Continental Hand Painted Blue & White Porcelain Oyster Plate, circa 1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique continental hand painted blue and white porcelain oyster plate, circa 1890s.
Porcelain
Antique Moser Glass Purple Oyster Plate with Polychrome Enamel, Circa 1880-1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Very rare antique Bohemian Moser glass Oyster plate, purple glass with multi-colored polychrome
Glass
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H 1 in W 9 in D 9 in
Antique Continental Porcelain Hand Painted "Sea Life" Square Oyster Plate C-1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Continental porcelain hand painted "Sea-Life, Fishing-Gnome & Egrets," square oyster plate
Porcelain
Sold
H 1 in W 9 in L 1 in
Antique Continental Porcelain Hand Painted "Sea Life" Square Oyster Plate C-1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Continental porcelain hand painted "Sea-Life, Fishing-Gnome & Egrets," square oyster plate
Porcelain
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H 0.75 in W 9 in D 8 in
Antique Continental Oyster Plate Made for ABR French Co, Boston, circa 1900-1910
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Continental hand painted porcelain oyster plate made for "ABR. French & Co.," Boston, circa
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H 0.75 in W 9 in L 0.75 in
Antique Continental Oyster Plate Made for W. Graef Co., New York, circa 1900
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique continental hand painted porcelain oyster plate made for Wilhelm & Graef Co., New York
Antique Austrian Hand-Painted Gold & Pink Porcelain Square Oyster Plate Ca. 1900
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Austrian hand-painted gold, pink and multi-colored porcelain square shaped oyster plate
Porcelain
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H 1.5 in Dm 9.5 in
Antique Austrian Hand Painted Shaped Oyster Plate Signed, "B.S.M., ", circa 1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Austrian hand painted shaped oyster plate signed, "B.S.M.,", circa 1880. "Becher & Stark".
Porcelain
Antique Hand Painted Porcelain Continental Oyster Plate, circa 1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique hand painted porcelain Continental oyster plate, circa 1890.
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H 1.5 in W 8.5 in D 8.5 in
Antique Continental Porcelain Square Coral Pattern Oyster Plate, circa 1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Continental porcelain square coral pattern oyster plate, circa 1890.
Porcelain
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H 1 in W 9.5 in D 6.5 in
Antique Continental Multicolored Porcelain Bat Wing Oyster Plate, circa 1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique continental multicolored porcelain "Bat Wing" designed Oyster plate, circa 1880.
Porcelain
Sold
H 1 in W 9 in D 9 in
Antique Continental Hand-Decorated Pink & Gold Porcelain Oyster Plate Circa 1900
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Continental hand-decorated pink, gold & cream porcelain oyster plate, Circa 1900. Lovely
Porcelain
A marine specimen: the piranha fish, Italy 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
Taxodermy marine natural Wunderkammer specimen, embalmed Piranha fishes (Serrasalmus Brandtii). The Specimen is stuffed and mounted over a laquered wooden base black color. Italy cir...
Wood
$595
H 1.5 in W 4 in D 2.5 in
Colmont Ft Paris Mother of Pearl French Opera Glasses With Leather Case, 1890s
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in South Bend, IN
A stunning set of opera or theatre glasses in original leather case. By Colmont FT Paris France, Circa 1890s Gorgeous Mother-of-pearl and abalone inset on brass cylindrical body w...
Brass
Seletti 'Love in Bloom' Gold Edition Heart Vase by Marcantonio
By Seletti
Located in Doral, FL
Love in bloom is a heart-shaped vase that looks like it comes out of a human anatomy essay. A modern love translated into a romantic but unpredictable gift. It’s not a dream, it’s lo...
Porcelain
$5,850
H 4.14 in W 0.99 in D 0.99 in
Antique Judaica Sterling Silver Mezuzah with a Scroll in Original Box ca 1890
Located in Doha, QA
This is an outstanding and extremely rare hand crafted, solid sterling silver Mezuzah in the original leather and dark purple velvet box. It was made in Vienna, Austria between 1890 ...
Sterling Silver
$2,095 / item
H 11.23 in W 4.93 in D 15.16 in
21st Century Board Game Leather and Walnut Wood Connect Four Handmade in Italy
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
One-of-a-kind set ready for your enjoyment. Pinetti Connect 4 is something exclusive. Forty two wooden pieces covered in a bicolour soft leather that neatly fit on satin brass bar...
Brass
$270Sale Price|20% Off
H 1.58 in W 3.94 in D 2.37 in
Mother of Pearl and Brass French Opera Binoculars With Leather Case France 1920s
Located in Bochum, NRW
Mother of Pearl and Brass French Opera Glasses With Leather Case, France 1920s A stunning set of opera or theatre binoculars in original leather case. Gorgeous Mother-of-pearl inset ...
Brass
Octopus Glass by Simone Crestani
By Simone Crestani
Located in Milan, IT
This octopus glass can be combined with the octopus pitcher to make a striking statement on any dining table, whether in a contemporary or classic decor. This delicate water glass is...
Glass
$200
H 2.5 in W 4 in D 1.5 in
Vintage French Mother-of-Pearl and Brass Opera Glasses by Chevalier of Paris
By Chevalier Paris
Located in San Diego, CA
Fabulous vintage mother-of-pearl and brass opera glasses made by Chevalier in Paris, circa 1960s. Complete functional glasses that are in good condition and measure 4" x 2.5". Si...
Brass
$1,235 / set
H 7.01 in W 2.37 in D 1.07 in
Classic Cartier 18ct Gold Plated Ribbed Trinity Rollerball Pen & Cartier Box
By Cartier
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Classic Cartier 18ct Gold Plated Vendome Trinity Rollerball Pen & Cartier Box Made in Paris, France Item Is Sold WithA Red & Gold Leather Cartier Box Cartier pens are desi...
Gold Plate
French Opera Glasses
Located in Tampa, FL
A refined and elegant pair of late 19th century French opera glasses, crafted by the esteemed maker Lefils Paris. Exquisitely detailed in bronze doré and inlaid with glowing mother o...
Bronze
Majolica Palissy Fish Heads Oyster Plate Thomas Sergent, circa 1880
By Thomas Victor Sergent
Located in Austin, TX
Rare Majolica Palissy oyster plate attributed to Thomas Sergent with fishs heads, circa 1880.
Ceramic
Pair of Oversized MCM Marbled Dice
Located in San Diego, CA
Cool pair of oversized MCM marbled dice, circa 1980s. The dice are 2" square with rounded corners and are in excellent vintage condition. #3905
Plastic
Octopus Sterling Silver and Crystal Tureen
By Fratelli Lisi
Located in Milan, IT
Original octopus tureen in crystal and silver, handmade by Florentine silversmiths, the Lisi Brothers. The hyper realistic centerpiece is transformed into a tureen by adding a detach...
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Antique 20th Century Victorian Practice Skeleton Violin c.1900
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A wonderful early 20th Century Victorian violin, made from solid dark mahogany wood. This skeleton violin enabled hours of practice due to the light weight of the instrument. A wonde...
Wood
$1,127Sale Price|40% Off
H 20 in W 32.5 in D 8.5 in
Antique Brass Shoe Shine Stand from Turkey with Accessories for stand
Located in Lomita, CA
The beauty is in the details of this Turkish antique Brass Shoe Stand. The details include accessories like an old shoe shine kit with bottles and tops. that came from Istanbul. The...
Brass
Fish Sculpture in Natural Clear Quartz Crystal
Located in Ametista Do Sul, BR
Exquisite Hand-Carved Smoky Quartz Fish Sculpture ▫️ Description Carefully handcrafted from genuine smoky quartz, this crystal sculpture beautifully captures the grace and elegance...
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
Today you’re likely to bring out your antique and vintage porcelain in order to dress up your dining table for a special meal.
Porcelain, a durable and nonporous kind of pottery made from clay and stone, was first made in China and spread across the world owing to the trade routes to the Far East established by Dutch and Portuguese merchants. Given its origin, English speakers called porcelain “fine china,” an expression you still might hear today. "Fine" indeed — for over a thousand years, it has been a highly sought-after material.
Meissen Porcelain, one of the first factories to create real porcelain outside Asia, popularized figurine centerpieces during the 18th century in Germany, while works by Capodimonte, a porcelain factory in Italy, are synonymous with flowers and notoriously hard to come by. Modern porcelain houses such as Maison Fragile of Limoges, France — long a hub of private porcelain manufacturing — keep the city’s long tradition alive while collaborating with venturesome contemporary artists such as illustrator Jean-Michel Tixier.
Porcelain is not totally clumsy-guest-proof, but it is surprisingly durable and easy to clean. Its low permeability and hardness have rendered porcelain wares a staple in kitchens and dining rooms as well as a common material for bathroom sinks and dental veneers. While it is tempting to store your porcelain behind closed glass cabinet doors and reserve it only for display, your porcelain dinner plates and serving platters can safely weather the “dangers” of the dining room and be used during 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 stronger than ceramic because it is denser.
On 1stDibs, browse an expansive collection of antique and vintage porcelain made in a variety of styles, including Regency, Scandinavian modern and other examples produced during the mid-century era, plus Rococo, which found its inspiration in nature and saw potters crafting animal figurines and integrating organic motifs such as floral patterns in their work.
Simple or sophisticated, equipped with console, cart or custom cabinetry, these stylish bar areas deserve a toast.
After synthetic dyes changed fashion, home goods and printed matter, it was only a matter of time till glass caught up.
Faye Toogood and John Pawson are among the list of plate designers.
Top interior designers show — and tell — us how to create delectable spaces for hosting dinner parties.
Perhaps best known as a Revolutionary War hero, Revere was also an accomplished silversmith, and this pot is now available on 1stDibs.
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Glass slippers might be the stuff of fairytales, but glass handbags? Artist Joshua Raiffe has made them a reality, and they're far less delicate than you might imagine, but just as dreamy.