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Botanical Dessert Plates

Six Early 19th Century French Botanical Dessert Plates Green & Gilt Borders
Six Early 19th Century French Botanical Dessert Plates Green & Gilt Borders

Six Early 19th Century French Botanical Dessert Plates Green & Gilt Borders

By Darte Frères

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Set of Six Early 19th Century French Botanical Dessert Plates with Green Borders and Fire-Gilt Trim A rare and refined set of six early 19th-century French porcelain dessert plates,...

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Antique Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

12 Cauldon B W & M Hand-Painted Botanical Dessert Plates Artist Signed
12 Cauldon B W & M Hand-Painted Botanical Dessert Plates Artist Signed

12 Cauldon B W & M Hand-Painted Botanical Dessert Plates Artist Signed

By Cauldon

Located in Great Barrington, MA

This set of 12 Cauldon/Brown Westhead and Moore dessert plates are decorated with the most elaborate and finely hand-painted botanical motifs.

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Antique Early 1900s English Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

11 Aesthetic Movement Minton Hand Painted Botanical Dessert Plates Butterflies
11 Aesthetic Movement Minton Hand Painted Botanical Dessert Plates Butterflies

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. Dated 1881, these depict the combination of flowers and insects so...

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Antique 1880s English Aesthetic Movement Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Set of 15 Aesthetic Movement Hand Painted Dessert Plates Plates w/ Botanicals
Set of 15 Aesthetic Movement Hand Painted Dessert Plates Plates w/ Botanicals

Set of 15 Aesthetic Movement Hand Painted Dessert Plates Plates w/ Botanicals

By Manufacture Le Vieux Paris

Located in Great Barrington, MA

This set of hand painted botanical dessert plates feature a vibrant floral subject in a varied palette and each is framed by an unusual Impressionistic border that moves from dark te...

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Antique 1890s French Aesthetic Movement Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

19th C Minton Hand Painted Botanical Pierced Rim Dessert Service
19th C Minton Hand Painted Botanical Pierced Rim Dessert Service

19th C Minton Hand Painted Botanical Pierced Rim Dessert Service

By Minton

Located in Great Barrington, MA

A complete hand painted dessert service made by Minton showcases their superb talent and artistry. Gorgeous specimens are featured in the centers of each plate, consisting of 12 dess...

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Antique 19th Century English Dinner Plates

Materials

Paste, Porcelain

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Set of Four Swansea Creamware Botanical Dessert Plates
Set of Four Swansea Creamware Botanical Dessert Plates

Set of Four Swansea Creamware Botanical Dessert Plates

Located in New York, NY

Each creamware plate in this lovely set features a different type of finely painted pink flower. The plates are rimmed with a silver toned lustre border. The name of the particular f...

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Antique 1790s English Pottery

English Pearlware Botanical Dessert Service
English Pearlware Botanical Dessert Service

English Pearlware Botanical Dessert Service

Located in London, GB

An English Pearlware Botanical Dessert Service, comprising a pair of oval sauce tureens, covers and stands, a 16½-inch chamfered rectangular platter, a pair of oval dishes, a pair of...

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Antique 19th Century English Dinner Plates

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Pearlware

Derby  Porcelain Botanical Handpainted Dessert Service, C.1820
Derby  Porcelain Botanical Handpainted Dessert Service, C.1820

Derby Porcelain Botanical Handpainted Dessert Service, C.1820

Located in London, GB

A Derby English porcelain botanical dessert service C.1820, painted with bold summer flower stems within mazarine blue borders with Gilt Grapevine.

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Antique Early 19th Century British Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Derby Porcelain Part Dessert Service, Red Botanical, John Brewer, 1795-1800
Derby Porcelain Part Dessert Service, Red Botanical, John Brewer, 1795-1800

Derby Porcelain Part Dessert Service, Red Botanical, John Brewer, 1795-1800

By Crown Derby, John Brewer

Located in London, GB

This is a stunning part-dessert service made by Derby between about 1795 and 1800, painted with named botanical studies by John Brewer.

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Antique 1790s English George III Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Derby Porcelain Botanical Dessert Plate Pattern 216 with Rose Mallow
Derby Porcelain Botanical Dessert Plate Pattern 216 with Rose Mallow

Derby Porcelain Botanical Dessert Plate Pattern 216 with Rose Mallow

By Derby Porcelain

Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB

This is more in the manner of Curtis Heading : Derby botanical dessert plate Date : c1800 Period : George III Marks : Derby Crown and crossed swords and pattern number 216.

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Antique Early 19th Century English George III Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Derby Porcelain Botanical Dessert Plate Pattern 216 with Chalcedonian Lily
Derby Porcelain Botanical Dessert Plate Pattern 216 with Chalcedonian Lily

Derby Porcelain Botanical Dessert Plate Pattern 216 with Chalcedonian Lily

By Derby Porcelain

Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB

This is more in the manner of Curti. Heading : Derby botanical dessert plate Date : c1800 Period : George III Marks : Derby Crown and crossed swords and pattern number 216.

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Antique Early 19th Century English George III Porcelain

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Porcelain

Derby Porcelain Botanical Dessert Plate Pattern 216 with Clematis c1800
Derby Porcelain Botanical Dessert Plate Pattern 216 with Clematis c1800

Derby Porcelain Botanical Dessert Plate Pattern 216 with Clematis c1800

By Derby

Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB

This is more in the manner of Curtis. Heading : Derby botanical dessert plate Date : c1800 Period : George III Marks : Derby Crown and crossed swords and pattern number 216.

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Antique Early 19th Century English George III Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Derby Porcelain Botanical Dessert Plate Pattern 216 with Babiana Stricta
Derby Porcelain Botanical Dessert Plate Pattern 216 with Babiana Stricta

Derby Porcelain Botanical Dessert Plate Pattern 216 with Babiana Stricta

By Derby Porcelain

Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB

This is more in the manner of Curtis Heading : Derby botanical dessert plate Date : c1800 Period : George III Marks : Derby Crown and crossed swords and pattern number 216.

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Antique Early 19th Century English George III Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Chelsea Porcelain Set of Six Botanical Dessert Plates, 18th Century
Chelsea Porcelain Set of Six Botanical Dessert Plates, 18th Century

Chelsea Porcelain Set of Six Botanical Dessert Plates, 18th Century

By Chelsea Porcelain

Located in Downingtown, PA

The rare Chelsea or Chelsea Derby Porcelain plates are painted in the center with a floral bouquet panel surrounded by a mazarine-blue border and fine gilt highlights of dentil work,...

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Antique Mid-18th Century English Georgian Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Set of Fourteen Chamberlains Worcester Botanical Dessert Plates
Set of Fourteen Chamberlains Worcester Botanical Dessert Plates

Set of Fourteen Chamberlains Worcester Botanical Dessert Plates

Located in Essex, MA

Each with blue borders with white slip leaf sprays surrounding floral hand painted center. Signed on base.

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Antique 1820s English George IV Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Derby Porcelain Botanical Dessert Plate Pattern 216 with Wood Night Shade
Derby Porcelain Botanical Dessert Plate Pattern 216 with Wood Night Shade

Derby Porcelain Botanical Dessert Plate Pattern 216 with Wood Night Shade

By Derby Porcelain

Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB

Heading : Derby porcelain botanical plate Date : c1800 Period : George III Marks : Derby crown and crossed swords along with pattern number 216. Solarum Dulcamara / Wood Night Shade...

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Antique Early 19th Century English George III Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Set of 12 19th C. Handpianted Botanical Cabinet/Dessert Plates
Set of 12 19th C. Handpianted Botanical Cabinet/Dessert Plates

Set of 12 19th C. Handpianted Botanical Cabinet/Dessert Plates

Located in Great Barrington, MA

Each plate depicts a unique vibrantly painted botanical specimen which is titled on the reverse.

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Antique 19th Century English Dinner Plates

19th C. Exquisite Hand Painted Botanical Dessert Set -17 Pieces
19th C. Exquisite Hand Painted Botanical Dessert Set -17 Pieces

19th C. Exquisite Hand Painted Botanical Dessert Set -17 Pieces

By Coalport Porcelain

Located in Great Barrington, MA

This is a pristine dessert set with amazingly lush realistic botanical decoration.

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Antique 19th Century English Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain, Paste

19th C. Hammersley Hand Painted Botanical Dessert Set W/ Feather
19th C. Hammersley Hand Painted Botanical Dessert Set W/ Feather

19th C. Hammersley Hand Painted Botanical Dessert Set W/ Feather

By Hammersley

Located in Great Barrington, MA

This extensive and complete dessert service has 12 dessert plates (8" diameter) a lovely oval footed compote ( 6" tall, 2 oval serving bowls and 2 shell-shaped serving bowls.

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Antique 19th Century English Dinner Plates

Materials

Paste, Porcelain

Set of 32 Dishes:  A Swansea Creamware Botanical Dessert Service
Set of 32 Dishes:  A Swansea Creamware Botanical Dessert Service

Set of 32 Dishes: A Swansea Creamware Botanical Dessert Service

By Swansea Porcelain

Located in Katonah, NY

Created by the Swansea factory at the end of the 18th century the designs for these dishes are taken from from Curtis's Botanical Magazine begun in 1787. Each flower is beautifully h...

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Antique Early 19th Century British Folk Art Dinner Plates

Materials

Creamware

19th c. Minton Hand Painted Turquoise Dessert Service With Botanical Reserves
19th c. Minton Hand Painted Turquoise Dessert Service With Botanical Reserves

19th c. Minton Hand Painted Turquoise Dessert Service With Botanical Reserves

By Minton

Located in Great Barrington, MA

A lovely hand painted dessert made by Minton ca. 1920's this service consists of 10 dessert plates measuring 9 1/8" in diameter and is accompanied by 3 matching footed compotes.

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Vintage 1920s English Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Flora Danica 119-Piece Porcelain Dinner Service
Flora Danica 119-Piece Porcelain Dinner Service

Flora Danica 119-Piece Porcelain Dinner Service

By Royal Copenhagen

Located in New Orleans, LA

All pieces display Royal Copenhagen marks and are in excellent condition. 20th Century This service comprises: 12 10" reticulated dinner plates 12 9" reticulated lunch plates...

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20th Century Danish Other Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Green and Gold 19th Century English Hand-Painted Botanical Dessert Plates
Green and Gold 19th Century English Hand-Painted Botanical Dessert Plates

Green and Gold 19th Century English Hand-Painted Botanical Dessert Plates

Located in Great Barrington, MA

This stunning set of 12, 19th century English hand-painted botanical dessert plates are true show stoppers- the combination of colors, subjects and pattern, work together to create a...

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Antique Mid-19th Century English Porcelain

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Gold

Coalport Botanical Dessert Service
Coalport Botanical Dessert Service

Coalport Botanical Dessert Service

Located in Montreal, QC

Set of 12 Coalport dessert plates and two oval serving dishes, all hand-painted with various flowers centering moulded beige border with floral cartouches and serpentine rim, all ove...

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Antique 19th Century English Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Set of Six Coalport Café-au-lait Ground Botanical Dessert Plates
Set of Six Coalport Café-au-lait Ground Botanical Dessert Plates

Set of Six Coalport Café-au-lait Ground Botanical Dessert Plates

Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire

A fine set of six Coalport café-au-lait ground botanical dessert plates. Each painted with a specimen spray and titled verso in iron-red, gilt fractional pattern number 4/744.

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Antique Early 19th Century English Dinner Plates

Late 19th Century Ridgeway Porcelain Botanic Pattern Dessert Service
Late 19th Century Ridgeway Porcelain Botanic Pattern Dessert Service

Late 19th Century Ridgeway Porcelain Botanic Pattern Dessert Service

By J&W Ridgeway

Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire

A most attractive late 19th century Ridgeway porcelain dessert service. Very finely enameled with a variety of flowers and foliage. The gilding of exceptional quality. Comprising 15 ...

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Antique Late 19th Century English Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Coalport Porcelain Part-Dessert Service, Maroon Botanical Cecil Jones, 1820-1825
Coalport Porcelain Part-Dessert Service, Maroon Botanical Cecil Jones, 1820-1825

Coalport Porcelain Part-Dessert Service, Maroon Botanical Cecil Jones, 1820-1825

By Coalport Porcelain

Located in London, GB

Many of the Coalport items, of either factory, are now collectors' items. These plates would have been part of a large dessert service.

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Antique 1820s English Regency Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Set of Six Mid-19th Century Porcelain Botanical Plates Retailed by Daniell
Set of Six Mid-19th Century Porcelain Botanical Plates Retailed by Daniell

Set of Six Mid-19th Century Porcelain Botanical Plates Retailed by Daniell

Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire

A fine set of six English porcelain botanical plates consisting of two dessert plates and four comports, retailed by Daniell of London.

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Antique Mid-19th Century English Ceramics

Set of Six Botanical Dessert Plates, First Period Bone China, circa 1815
Set of Six Botanical Dessert Plates, First Period Bone China, circa 1815

Set of Six Botanical Dessert Plates, First Period Bone China, circa 1815

By Wedgwood

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

A rare set of six dessert plates, in bone china; printed and enameled with botanical designs probably from prints of the period.

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Antique Early 19th Century English Neoclassical Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Staffordshire Dessert Service, Cobalt Blue Botanical, Rococo Revival, circa 1830
Staffordshire Dessert Service, Cobalt Blue Botanical, Rococo Revival, circa 1830

Staffordshire Dessert Service, Cobalt Blue Botanical, Rococo Revival, circa 1830

By Staffordshire

Located in London, GB

The rims have a deep cobalt blue ground color and are hand painted with gilt floral sprigs. The centre of each plate has been painted with stunning botanical studies, each plate with...

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Antique 1830s English Rococo Revival Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

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Porcelain

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Antique 18th Century English Georgian Garden Ornaments

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Stone

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By Victor Horta

Located in Lisse, NL

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By Rockingham Pottery Company

Located in San Francisco, CA

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Antique 1830s English Victorian Dinner Plates

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Porcelain

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Located in Miami, FL

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Wall Lights and Sconces

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Brass

Extensive English Porcelain Dessert Service, circa 1825
Extensive English Porcelain Dessert Service, circa 1825

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Located in New York, NY

Pair of covered fruit coolers, pair of covered sauce tureens, pair of open work baskets, 1 compote, 4 kidney-shaped dishes, pair of square dishes, pair of oval dishes, 16 plates.

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Antique 1820s English Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

37-Piece French Victorian Limoges Porcelain Dinner Set
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37-Piece French Victorian Limoges Porcelain Dinner Set

By Limoges

Located in Queens, NY

37 Piece French Victorian Limoges porcelain dinner service with yellow border and floral trim (PRICED AS SET)

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Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

16 Signed Lalique Crystal "Muguet" Pattern Dessert Plates "Lily of the Valley"
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16 Signed Lalique Crystal "Muguet" Pattern Dessert Plates "Lily of the Valley"

By Lalique

Located in Great Barrington, MA

This large set of 16 signed Lalique crystal plates in the "Muguet" in French and the translation of "Lily of the Valley" pattern evokes the taste of Spring! Mother's Day to be exact ...

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By Royal Copenhagen

Located in Delft, NL

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By Tiffany & Co.

Located in New York, NY

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Antique Early 1900s American Neoclassical Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Fine English Porcelain Dessert Service, Minton, circa 1830
Fine English Porcelain Dessert Service, Minton, circa 1830

Fine English Porcelain Dessert Service, Minton, circa 1830

Located in New York, NY

Comprising 24 plates, pair of covered sauce tureens and stands, pair of shell dishes and a pair of rectangular dishes. The bright blue ground interspersed with gilt-edged reticulatio...

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Antique 1830s English Dinner Plates

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Porcelain

English Porcelain 'Jade' Pattern Service, Coalport, circa 1900
English Porcelain 'Jade' Pattern Service, Coalport, circa 1900

English Porcelain 'Jade' Pattern Service, Coalport, circa 1900

Located in New York, NY

Each decorated with cobalt, lime green, maroon and coral foliate motifs against a white ground. Comprising 12 dinner plates, 12 luncheon plates (one as is), 12 bread and butter plate...

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Antique Early 1900s English Dinner Plates

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Porcelain

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Located in Newark, England

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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes

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Enamel, Ormolu

Set 15 English Antique Dinner Plates Soup Dishes & One Platter Circa 1860
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By Copeland Spode

Located in Katonah, NY

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Located in Marbella, ES

This is a wonderful example of a canopy bed from Shanghai Province, China. Made of Chinese Northern Elm, this bed features hoofed feet and multiple floral carvings. The exterior ...

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Limoges Porcelain Dinner Set by F. Legrand & Cie - 68 Pieces

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By L.F. Limoges

Located in LA CIOTAT, FR

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Early 20th Century French Dinner Plates

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Porcelain

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Botanical Dessert Plates For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of botanical dessert plates available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of ceramic, porcelain and paste, all botanical dessert plates available were constructed with great care. Botanical dessert plates have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Botanical dessert plates are generally popular furniture pieces, but Georgian, Folk Art and Neoclassical styles are often sought at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made botanical dessert plates over the years, but those made by Minton, Cauldon and Chelsea Porcelain are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Botanical Dessert Plates?

Prices for botanical dessert plates can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, botanical dessert plates begin at $2,000 and can go as high as $18,970, while the average can fetch as much as $5,342.

Finding the Right Dining-entertaining for You

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.