English Transferware Iris Plate Cauldon Circa 1904
By Brown, Westhead & Moore/Cauldon
Located in Austin, TX
English Transferware Iris Plate signed Cauldon Circa 1904 Cauldon Ltd (Brown-Westhead, Moore & Co)
Ceramic
Copeland Spode English Enameled Transferware Cactus Flower Dinner Plates S/6
By Copeland Spode
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A set of six Copeland Spode transfer printed and hand colored plates with embossed rims, Staffordshire, England, circa early 20th Century. A central image shows a black transfer of...
Ceramic
Booths "British Scenery" Brown Transferware Plates – Set of Two
By Booth's
Located in Worcester Park, GB
This set of two vintage brown transferware plates from Booths England, part of the classic "British Scenery" series, is a charming example of early 20th-century English ceramics.
Earthenware
19th c. Clews Historical Brown Transferware Soup Plate Hudson River, New York
By Clews Pottery
Located in Litchfield, CT
Antique 19th century English Staffordshire Clews historical brown transferware soup bowl - Picturesque Views Hudson, New York & Hudson River. Landscape port scene depicts fishermen a...
Pottery
Creil Polychrome Transferware French Revolution Gallic Marins Sailor Plate
By Creil et Montereau
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An early 19th century French transfer printed creamware plate, with polychrome hand painting, showing the mark for the Creil factory. The central image shows two French Revolution...
Earthenware
Antique J. Hall & Sons Brown Transferware Plate
Located in Naples, FL
This elegant plate has a scalloped edge, floral design trim with old architectural buildings along a winding river with a sailboat in center; transfer printing, a decorative techniqu...
Earthenware
Antique Green Transferware Dinner Plates Phillips Longport Pair
Located in Pataskala, OH
Lovely pair of green transferware plates. The scene is Commerce by Edward & George Phillips - northern Staffordshire pottery. The green is much more difficult to locate than the trad...
Porcelain
Antique Green Transferware Dinner Plates Sicilian and Verona Patterns
Located in Pataskala, OH
Lovely pair of green transferware plates. The scene is one plate is Sicilian, features a beautiful Asian styled garden scene. This plate is from the Pountney and Allies facility, cir...
Porcelain
Sold
H 1 in Dm 10.5 in
Copeland Spode English 'Patricia' Chintz Floral Transferware Dinner Plates, S/6
By Copeland Spode
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A set of six dinner plates in the floral ‘Patricia’ pattern, Copeland Spode, England, circa 1912-1940. Often referred to as the ‘Rose Chintz’ pattern, showing a complex sheet trans...
Porcelain
Set of 7 Antique Woods Burslem Enoch Red Transferware Turkey Dinner Plates
By Enoch Wood & Sons
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This set of seven antique ten inch dinner plates were made by Woods Burslem of England in circa 1880 in the Victorian style. Each plate is done in a red transferware on a cream stone...
Stoneware
Group of 19th Century Spode "Greek" Pattern Transferware
Located in Geneva, IL
Scarce brown transferware plates, bowl and serving dish by Spode. In their striking "Greek" pattern, this group features hand applied or "clobbered" detail in red.
Ceramic
$4,900 / item
H 34 in W 86 in D 42 in
Custom Made Modern English Arm Sofa in Performance Linen Velvet - 86"
By Bloom Home Inc
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
This beautiful english arm sofa has a modern twist, with its single bench cushion, and beautiful curved apron sides. It’s upholstered in a Linen Velvet Performance fabric. Shown in...
Linen, Velvet
Rosso Wall Mirror
By Specchi Veneziani
Located in Milan, IT
Crafted in the finest Murano tradition, this exquisite Venetian mirror is a true work of art. Assembled with crystal and gold elements, and adorned with red glass flowers, each piece...
Glass
$40,729 / set
H 6.3 in Dm 3.31 in
Baccarat. Louis XVI style 43-piece gilt glassware set, France, mid-19th century
By Baccarat, Cristalleries De Baccarat
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
43-piece French glassware set from Baccarat, 19th century. According to references from the 1916 Baccarat catalogue, this glassware is in the Louis XVI style, similar to models 11582...
Crystal, Gold
$5,800 / set
H 1 in Dm 10 in
12 Heavily Gilt Encrusted Antique Green & Gold Minton England Dinner Plates
By Minton
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A gorgeous set ! Please click on the pictures to see the detail and enlarge. Heavy raised paste gilding on a vibrant green collar and custom ordered through the fine Gilded Age Retai...
Gold, Enamel
19th Century Oyster Plate Vieillard Bordeaux Service Nella
By Vieillard Manufacture
Located in Austin, TX
Very rare 19th Century Oyster Plate signed Vieillard Bordeaux service Nella. Naturalist pattern plate with a bird, insects , carnations and others flowers.
Ceramic, Faience
$268
H 1.25 in W 9 in D 9 in
Antique Mason's Ironstone Imari Pattern Finest Gilding and Sculpted Plate
By Mason's Ironstone
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Antique Mason's ironstone Imari pattern finest gilding and sculpted plate, English, 19th century. Highest quality.
Ceramic
$7,585
H 1.38 in Dm 9.22 in
18th Century Meissen Set 12 Baroque Porcelain Dining Dishes with Floral Decor
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Brescia, IT
This baroque dining colorfully dishes set is eclectical and drawn with vibrant colors. The board is in a contemporary fuchsia color. Precious, fine, elegant and timeless dining set...
Meissen
Louis XVI Style Sofa
By La Maison London
Located in London, Park Royal
Louis XVI style canape made by La Maison London. Hand carved in solid wood, painted in an ecru white with gold highlights. Upholstered in a fabric of your choice Please note: 11m of...
Giltwood
Mitterteich Eternal Dinner Plates ; Set of 12
By Mitterteich Bavaria Porcelain
Located in Malibu, CA
Mid-century Bavarian dinner plates by Mitterteich in bright white with gold rim.
Porcelain
$2,741
H 7.09 in Dm 5.12 in
Brown and Silver "Argenta" Vase by Wilhelm Kåge made in 1938 from Gustavsberg
By Wilhelm Kage, Gustavsberg
Located in Stockholm, SE
A rare and early example from Wilhelm Kåge’s iconic Argenta series, produced at the Gustavsberg porcelain factory in 1938. Crafted in stoneware with an unusual mottled brown glaze — ...
Stoneware
Royal Copenhagen Henriette, Five Dinner Plates
Located in København, Copenhagen
Royal Copenhagen Henriette. Five dinner plates. Model No. 444/8549. Measurements: 25.8 cm. In perfect condition. First sorting.
Porcelain
$1,920Sale Price / set|32% Off
H 0.79 in W 15.16 in D 12.01 in
Limoges Bernardaud 62 Pieces Fine Faience Dinner Service
By Bernardaud
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
Exquisite fine cream faience tableware set adorned with scattered roses and gold trim. The set consists of 62 pieces and would be ideal for casual dining, or would make an eyecatchin...
Faience, Paint
Set of 11 Early Spode Ironstone Imari Dessert Dishes Made circa 1815
By Spode
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A set of 11 Imari style ironstone dessert dishes, made by Spode circa 1815. Josiah Spode II began producing stone china in 1813 as an alternative to porcelain. Stone china, also kno...
Ironstone
$3,200 / set
H 17.25 in Dm 8.5 in
Pair Large Antique Blue and White Delft Jars, Fluted, Netherlands Circa 1880
By Delft
Located in Katonah, NY
This exquisite pair of large blue and white Delft jars was hand-painted in the Netherlands during the late 19th century, around 1880. The design features shaped panels, each depicti...
Delft
$19,034
H 40.56 in W 108.27 in D 29.53 in
Giltwood "Confidente" Large Sofa in the Louis XV Style made by La Maison London
By La Maison London
Located in London, Park Royal
An elegant and impressive large Louis XV style confidante sofa which has been hand carved and gilded using traditional methods and materials to achieve an authentic period finish. Th...
Wood, Giltwood
$660,721 / set
H 38.39 in W 83.47 in D 31.11 in
Antique Rare Fine Pair of French Marquetry and Gilt Bronze Mounted Commodes
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique fine French rare pair of early 20th century mahogany, fruitwood marquetry and gilt bronze mounted commodes In the Louis XVI Style, after the original model of the commode com...
Bronze, Other
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.
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