Set of 8 Lenox “Braided Elegance” Fine Bone China Dinner Plates
By Lenox's Ceramic Art Company
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Set of 8 Lenox “Braided Elegance” Fine Bone China Dinner Plates American, Circa 1990s–2000s A refined set of eight Lenox Braided Elegance dinner plates from the firm's Classics Coll...
Gold, Silver
Paint It Red Collection - Red Vanilla, Royal Fine China, eight dinner plates
Located in København, Copenhagen
Paint It Red Collection - Red Vanilla, Royal Fine China, a set of eight dinner plates in modern design and abstract motif.
Porcelain
Royal Fine China, set of six "Freshness Lines Red" plates in porcelain.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Royal Fine China, a set of six "Freshness Lines Red" plates.
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Set 30 English Decorated Minton Fine China Dessert Plates
By Minton
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Set of 30 English Hand-Decorated Minton Fine China Dessert Plates. The beautifully vibrant color hand painted dessert plates, each with a colorful floral design, an intricate trim ...
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Set 34 English Hand-Decorated Minton Fine China Dining Plates
By Minton
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Set of 34 English Hand-Decorated Minton Fine China Dining Plates.
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Set 36 English Hand Decorated Minton Fine China Bread Plates
By Minton
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Set of 36 English Hand-Decorated Minton Fine China Bread Plates. The beautifully vibrant color hand painted bread plates, each with a colorful floral design, an intricate trim and ...
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Set 22 English Hand-Decorated Minton Fine China Salad Plates
By Minton
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Set of 22 English Hand-Decorated Minton Fine China Salad Plates. The beautifully vibrant color hand painted salad plates, each with a colorful floral design, an intricate trim and ...
Porcelain
c.1891–1919 Coalport English Bone China Plates, Set of 6, Victorian Era, 8.9in
By Coalport Porcelain
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Elegant set of six fine bone china plates by Coalport, England, dating to the late Victorian to early Edwardian period, circa 1891–1919. These plates feature a striking neoclassical ...
Porcelain
Limoges Fine Porcelain China Dinnerware Rare Set of Seven Dinner Plates
By Limoges
Located in West Hartford, CT
Rare signed set of seven matching Limoges green and gold fine porcelain dinner plates. Ultra rare style. One of several pieces we will be selling on 1stDibs this week exclusively. No...
Porcelain
Royal Doulton Bamboo Fine China Set 1853
By Royal Doulton
Located in Pasadena, TX
Fine china set from Royal Doulton England, included 2 big bowls with lids 1 big oval plate 1 medium oval plate with handle 1 medium oval plate with handle 1 small oval plate 5...
Porcelain
Paul McCobb Rare Mid-Century Modern Set of Fine China Contempri Japan, 1960s
By Paul McCobb
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A chic Mid-Century Modern fine China dining set designed by Paul McCobb. Stamped Contempri fine China designed by Paul McCobb Japan Jackson Internationale. Circa 1959-1960s. This is ...
Glass
Fine Spode Harrogate Bone China Dinner Service
By Spode
Located in Worcester, GB
Fine Spode Harrogate Bone China Dinner Service Late 20th century, English, c.1980 Spode, Harrogate pattern, all pieces stamped by the factory to the underside Fine bone c...
Porcelain
Set of Seven Christian Dior Renaissance Fine China Porcelain Dinner Plates
By Christian Dior
Located in West Hartford, CT
Rare, coveted and out of production Christian Dior fine porcelain china. The pattern is Renaissance and it features the famed blue and gold scrolls and floral rim. The set was in pr...
Porcelain
Wonderful Full Service 12 Royal Worcester Regency Royal Blue Fine China Set
By Royal Worcester
Located in Roslyn, NY
Set of 12 Royal Worcester fine Bone China in the discontinued "Regency" blue pattern, made in England.
Porcelain
Sold
H 2 in Dm 6.38 in
Set 7 English Hand-Decorated Mintons Fine China Soup Consommé Bowls with Saucers
By Minton
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Set of 7 English Hand-Decorated Minton Fine China Soup Consommé Bowls with Saucers. The beautifully vibrant color hand painted Soup or Consommé bowls, each double handled bowl and ...
Porcelain
Sold
H 2.38 in Dm 5.63 in
A Set of 7 English Hand-Decorated Minton Fine China Coffee Cups with Saucers
By Minton
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Set of 7 English Hand-Decorated Minton Fine China Coffee Cups with Saucers. The beautifully vibrant color hand painted coffee cups and saucers, each single handle cup and saucer pl...
Porcelain
1950s Japanese Hand Painted Porcelain Dinner Plate Set of 8 by, Hayasi
By Hayasi Fine China
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
1950s Japanese hand painted enameled and 22-karat gold dinner plate set of eight pieces by, Hayasi Fine China.
Gold, Enamel
1889 The Blue Fairy Book
By Andrew Lang
Located in Bath, GB
A superb copy of this sought-after fairy book by Andrew Lang, the first volume in his colourful series. The sought after first edition, first impression. Illustrated with a frontis...
Paper
$42,500 / set
H 34.25 in W 24 in D 23 in
Four Louis XV Style Gilt-Wood Chinoiserie Bergères, Jansen Attr., 1890
By Maison Jansen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine and Rare Assembled Set of Four French Louis XV Style Gilt-Wood Carved and Japanned-Chinoiserie Lacquer Decorated Bergers Armchairs, attributed to Maison Jansen (House of Janse...
Velvet, Giltwood, Lacquer
Antique 19th Century French Set of Four Copper Pans
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian French set of four copper pans of circular form having a tempered copper base, iron handles with copper rivets and hanging holes. They are heavier than the average...
Copper
$95,950 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Chrysanthemum Tiffany Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 255 pcs Fitted Chest
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
Chrysanthemum (c1880) originally called Indian Chrysanthemum .Tiffany's luxurious Chrysanthemum silver was designed in 1880 by Charles Grosjean. With its flowing curves, swirling ve...
Sterling Silver
$15,949 / set
H 87.01 in W 41.34 in D 88.59 in
Louis XVI Style Bunk Beds/Matching Pair of Single Beds Made by La Maison London
By La Maison London
Located in London, Park Royal
Louis XVI style bunk beds, hand carved and hand finished in an off-white, antique finish. Takes a mattress size: 90cm x 200cm (3ft x 6ft6'). The beds come with an extra set of legs, ...
Wood
The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, 1887
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, Translated out of the Original Tongues: And with the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised, by His Majesty’s Spec...
Leather, Paper
French 19th Century Floral 102 Piece Dinner Service
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A wonderful collection of 102 pieces of transferware dinner service from Paris, France. Stamped on the bottom of each piece is 'Chapelle Paris Medaille 1844, 19 Boult des Italians". ...
Porcelain
Extraordinary Tiffany & Co Peacock Sculpture By Nymphenburg Porcelain
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Experience the captivating beauty of this extraordinary Tiffany & Co decorative peacock sculpture, a stunning masterpiece crafted in the early 20th century by Nymphenburg Porcelain i...
Porcelain
$149,282
H 127.56 in W 208.67 in D 144.49 in
Art Nouveau paneling in Walnut with a wood Fireplace with Ceramic
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This exceptional Art Nouveau style pine and burr paneled room is beautifully carved and decorated with blue-green ceramics. Panels with elegant curved and sober lines are covering th...
Ceramic, Wood, Walnut
$46,300
H 5 in W 8 in D 5 in
F. Barbedienne, A Suite of Three French Ormolu and Champleve Enamel Jardinieres
By Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
Ferdinand Barbedienne, An Exquisite Suite of Three French Ormolu and Champleve Enamel Jardinieres / Garniture C. 1870, The Design Attributed to Louis Constant Sevin. Comprising of t...
Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu
$2,203 / set
H 1.78 in W 7.29 in D 9.85 in
Flora Danica porcelain dishes by Bing & Grøndahl, Denmark 1928-1932
Located in Delft, NL
Flora Danica porcelain dishes by Bing & Grøndahl, Denmark 1928-1932 Porcelain dishes by Bing & Grøndahl hand-painted by Frida Meyer (Gluud) Set of four porcelain dishes, one, the l...
Porcelain
Steuben Amethyst Hand Blown Optic Rib Plates & Stemware Service for 12
By Steuben Glass
Located in Great Barrington, MA
What an amazing collection of Steuben's hand blown amethyst crystal dinner service for 12! All hand blown in the more desirable form of optic ribbing that gives each piece a special ...
Crystal
$4,200 / set
H 1 in Dm 10.25 in
Set of 12 Royal Crown Derby Hand-Painted Dinner Plates with Floral Bouquets
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This set is a great example of the iconic artistry and style of Royal Crown Derby. These plates are embellished with swags of vibrant hand-painted roses and two bands of acid etched...
Porcelain
$12,500 / set
H 4.5 in Dm 9.25 in
Royal Worcester Hand Painted Gilded Dessert Service for Asprey's-17 Pieces
By Royal Worcester
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This eye-popping complete dessert service was especially made for Asprey's, London in 1937. Imagine who might have owned this custom-ordered set! It consists of 17 pieces which inclu...
Porcelain
Set of 12 English Floral Service Dinner Plates by Royal Worcester
By Royal Worcester
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A set of 12 English Royal Worcester floral service plates titled Willoughby. The set was made in the early 1930s and was resurrected from Royal Worcesters pattern from 1770. The same...
Porcelain
$101,354 / set
H 18.9 in W 34.26 in D 23.23 in
Extensive Silver-Plate Table Service by English Firm Elkington
By Elkington & Co.
Located in London, GB
Extensive silver plate table service by English firm Elkington English, circa 1850 Size: Chest height 48cm, width 87cm, depth 59cm Mirrored base: Height 5.5cm, width 90cm, depth 3...
Silver Plate
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.
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