Find many varieties of an authentic fine China dinner set available at 1stDibs. A fine China dinner set — often made from
ceramic,
porcelain and
metal — can elevate any home. There are 44 variations of the antique or vintage fine China dinner set you’re looking for, while we also have 2 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer fine China dinner set, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A fine China dinner set, designed in the
neoclassical,
Regency or
Georgian style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made fine China dinner set has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by
Bloor Derby,
Minton and
Royal Worcester are consistently popular.
A fine China dinner set can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,984, while the lowest priced sells for $191 and the highest can go for as much as $107,055.
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.