$795 / item
H 5.25 in Dm 10.5 in
Wonderful Floral Pattern Service 12 Dinner Porcelain Plates Black Night Bavaria
By Black Knight China 1
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Floral Pattern Service 12 Dinner Porcelain Plates By Black Night Bavaria
Porcelain
Clarice Cliff Charger with Fair Ladies Design by Dame Laura Knight, 1934
By Dame Laura Knight
Located in Malvern, Victoria
Clarice cliff charger with fair ladies design by Dame Laura Knight. 18 inches diameter. Inscribed
Ceramic, Porcelain
12 Black Knight Fish Plates Designed by Arno Johnssen Green Gilt Shaped Edge
By Black Knight China 1
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A highly decorated set of fish plates by the re known firm of Black Knight (by the Hutchenreuther
Gold, Enamel
Set of Twelve Ornate Gilt Service Dinner Plates
By Black Knight China 1
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A set of twelve stunningly beautiful gold encrusted service plates with a jade green background
Porcelain
Sold
H 1.5 in Dm 9 in
12 Antique Cobalt Blue Hand Painted Floral Cartouches Shaped Soup or Entre Bowls
By Black Knight China 1
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An unique and attractive set of twelve soup or entree bowls from the Black Knight Decorating Studio
Gold, Enamel
Vintage Black Knight Long Shoe Horn, Germany 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Unusual long wall hung shoe horn. Nickel plated black Knight handle set on a stylized black rod
Metal, Nickel
Set of 12 Elaborate Cobalt and Gilt Floral Service Plates
By Black Knight China 1
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A set of cobalt blue with elaborate gilt border service plates. Double ring broad borders with
Porcelain
Sumptuous Set of Ten Cobalt and Gold Service Dinner Plates
By Black Knight China 1
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Elegant and opulent deep cobalt blue service plates. The rich borders with gilt swags and borders
Porcelain
12 Antique Dinner Plates, Unique Cobalt Blue, Pink and Gilt Band
By Black Knight China 1
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
We are having so much fun mixing these uniquely colored black knight decorated dinner plates. They
Gold, Enamel
Set of 12 Gilt Banded Service Dinner Plates with Fruit Borders
By Black Knight China 1
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Set of 12 porcelain and gilt service plates. The decorative borders with swags and garlands of
Porcelain
Black Knight Celeste Salad Plates Set of 8
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Set of eight black knight Celeste salad plates, each featuring a pink band flanked by encrusted
Porcelain
Elegant Set of 12 Black Knight Gold Encrusted Porcelain Dinner Plates
Located in Roslyn, NY
Hutschenreuther Black Knight, sold by Ovington's, the gold encrusted band is 1.5" wide on the edge and the
Porcelain
Wonderful Black Knight Set of 12 Dinner Plates Raised Gold Encrusted Cobalt Blue
By Black Knight China 1
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Black Knight set of 12 service dinner plates with raised encrusted gold over a cobalt
Gold Plate
Set of 12 Elaborate Gilt Service Dinner Plates
By Black Knight China 1
Located in Lambertville, NJ
An elegant set of 12 gilt decorated service dinner plates by Black Knight, early 20th century
Porcelain
Beautiful Set of 12 Beautiful Black Knight Hohenberg Bavaria Dishes, Floral
By Black Knight China 1
Located in Westport, CT
A beautiful set of 12 beautiful black knight Hohenberg Bavaria dishes, beautifully designed
12 Presentation Plates, Black Knight Decorated
Located in New York, NY
12 Presentation Plates, Black Knight decorated on an attributed Bavarian (Thomas) porcelain blank
1930's Bavaria "Alice" Porcelain Floral Plates, S/17
By Black Knight China 1
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Rare 17-piece green and pink scalloped porcelain plate set by Black Knight.. Set includes: Nine
Gold
Fine Italian Porcelain Dinner Service, Verbano Laveno, 20th Century
Located in PARIS, FR
FINE ITALIAN PORCELAIN DINNER SERVICE, VERBANO LAVENO, 20TH CENTURY The Verbano Laveno dinner service, originating from the 20th century, boasts exquisite craftsmanship and timeless...
Porcelain
$40,561 / set
H 14.96 in W 21.25 in D 16.14 in
Koch Bergfeld Silver 800 Cutlery Baroque Design 264-Pieces Bremen Germany 1900
By Koch & Bergfeld
Located in Vienna, AT
Silver 264-piece flatware (cutlery set) for 18 persons, Made by Koch & Bergfeld, Germany / Bremen, circa 1900 Gorgeous German cutlery set / flatware / dinnerware consisting of 2...
Silver
Fabulous Pair of Meissen Porcelain Glass Coolers/Cachepots
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A fabulous pair of Meissen Porcelain glass coolers/cachepots. This exceptional pair of exquisitely hand-painted Meissen Porcelain glass coolers are each painted with panels of figure...
Porcelain, Meissen
Portrait of Lady Caroline Price
By George Romney
Located in Miami, FL
DESCRIPTION: Perhaps the best Romney in private hands. If Vogue Magazine existed in the late 18th century, this image of Lady Caroline Price would be on one of its covers. The e...
Oil, Canvas
Gilded Peacock Sculpture in Porcelain and Crystal
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture gilded peacock handmade in precious porcelain one by one, feather by feather. Each feather is unique. Made with shiny porcelain, hand-painted with 24-karat gold and preciou...
Crystal, Gold Plate, Brass
$6,800 / set
H 6.63 in Dm 3.5 in
12 Val St. Lambert Cobalt Cut to Clear Goblets "Cathedrale Napolean" Pattern
By Val Saint Lambert
Located in Great Barrington, MA
One of Val Saint Lambert's most sought after patterns, this set of 12 water or wine goblets is hand blown crystal with cobalt blue overlay and cut to clear in the "Cathedral Napoleon...
Crystal
$78,500 / set
H 21 in W 12 in D 8.5 in
Meissen Porcelain Chinoiserie "Gold Dragon" Flower-Encrusted Garniture
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A Meissen porcelain ‘Gold Dragon’ pattern three-piece garniture. A Meissen porcelain reticulated three-piece basket Garniture and stands. Late 1800s, blue crossed swords marks ...
Porcelain
$347,200
H 68 in W 55 in
A Magnificent Pair of French Royal Paintings "Aurora and Diana" "Night and Day"
Located in Queens, NY
Jacques-Francois Delyen (1684-1761), Court Painter of King Louis XV. A Magnificent Pair of Palatial "French Royal" Allegorical Paintings "Aurora and Diana" "Night and Day" A truly ...
Oil
$4,800 / set
H 0.5 in Dm 7.75 in
Copeland Spode for Tiffany Dessert & Tea Set for 12 Floral Japonesque Service
By Copeland Spode
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This is a complete dessert service for 12 that includes the matching coffee or teapot, creamer and sugar made by Copeland Spode, exclusively for Tiffany and Co. The butterscotch col...
Porcelain
$109,547
H 95.08 in W 69.89 in D 95.28 in
LARGE & IMPORTANT ANTiQUE CIRCA 1600 CHARLES I DOCUMENTED ENGLISH OAK TESTER BED
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very rare and highly important, Museum quality, extra large framed, Documented English oak Tester bed c...
Oak
$410,803
H 86.03 in Dm 51.97 in
Extremely Rare Victorian Chandelier of Exceptional Quality and Size by F&C Osler
By F. & C. Osler
Located in Steyning, West sussex
An extremely rare early Victorian 20-light cut-glass silvered mounted chandelier of exceptional quality the baluster thumb and radial cut shaft with lower shaft canopy and draping pa...
Silver Plate
Porcelain Transfer Decorate / Gilt Dinner Service Plate For 11 People
By Coronet
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Dine in timeless elegance with our Porcelain Painted and Gilt Floral Bouquet Decorated Set of Eleven Dinner Plates, a stunning creation from the mid-20th century by Coronet Chinaware...
Porcelain
19th Century Meissen Porcelain 'Elements' Ewer Emblematic of Water
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A 19th century Meissen porcelain 'Elements' ewer emblematic of water. Blue crossed swords mark. The present ewer, representing water, is after the set modelled by Johann Joachim Ka¨n...
Porcelain
Exceptional Mahogany and Ormolu-Mounted Bibliotheque
Located in London, GB
The overhanging foliate cornice above a frieze with reliefs of female and male figures surmounted by ribbon ties and flanked by foliage and laurel leaves, above two pairs of glazed d...
Ormolu
Puiforcat French high class Lunch plates 18 pieces
By Puiforcat
Located in Paris, FR
Very refined lunch set made by the French luxury silversmith Puiforcat. This gorgeous set in solid silver is composed of 18 plates with scalloped edges decorated with foliage. The p...
Sterling Silver
$75,314 / set
H 10.63 in W 17.72 in D 10.24 in
Edwardian Silver Centrepiece Suite by Horace Woodward & Co. London
By Horace Woodward & Co. Ltd.
Located in London, GB
Edwardian silver centrepiece suite by Horace Woodward & Co. London English, 1905 Epergne: Height 27cm, width 45cm, depth 26cm Smaller comports: Height 13cm, diameter 14cm This ...
Silver
Set the mood when you’re setting the table. The right antique and vintage dinner plates for the meals in your home can truly elevate the dining experience.
We haven’t had our own plate at dinner for very long. It wasn’t until the middle of the 19th century in Europe that individual dinner plates had become the norm, replacing the platters that diners had shared before them. Innovations at the dining table are believed to have been introduced by Italian noblewoman Catherine de’ Medici, who, when she married King Henry II of France in 1533, brought with her decorative table adornments for meals and fine tableware such as silver forks, replacing the fingers and knives utilized during dinner before her arrival. Italy was a bit faster on table settings, and, thanks to Catherine, tableware such as dinner plates would also replace the wooden trenchers and flat slabs of days-old bread that preceded them.
Today, while enthusiasts of mid-century modern furnishings might pine for vintage mismatched dinner plates — a mix of old and new can be refreshing — presenting ceramic vessels, glassware and decorative centerpieces that matched was once actually part of the point as setting the table became more refined during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. And as Fornasetti dinner plates and Chinese porcelain tableware have long held weight as collector’s items and status symbols, your dinner dishes haven’t ever really been merely functional. From antique metal dishes and ornamental earthenware designed by celebrated English ceramics makers Wedgwood, dinner plates are statement-making works that bring elegance and likely stir conversation at your table.
Entertaining is an art form, and the kitchen bar island and dining room table in your space are cherished gathering places where families and friends convene and grow closer over good meals. Browse an extensive collection of antique and vintage dinner plates to pair with these important events today on 1stDibs.