Set of 7 Black Dining Plates with Hand Painted Aquatic Animals, France, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
A set consisting of 7 black porcelain seafood dining plates. hand painted with 7 different aquatic animals.
Porcelain
$752Sale Price / set|20% Off
Set of Six Dessert Plates by Porcelaine d’Auteuil, Paris
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This exquisite set of six dessert plates by Porcelaine d’Auteuil, Paris, beautifully showcases the charm of vintage French craftsmanship. Each plate is made from fine porcelain and f...
Porcelain
$700 / set
Set of Six White and Gold Empire Plates
Located in New York, NY
Set of six white and gold empire plates. Six near perfect antique condition Paris Porcelain neoclassical plates with gilt bands bordering stylized foliate band in gleaming gold. Fran...
Porcelain
Set of Eight Empire Floral and Gilt Decorated Plates
Located in New York, NY
Set of eight Empire floral and gilt decorated plates. Paris porcelain transitional Empire gilt plates with flowers. France, circa 1830 Dimensions: 9.25" diameter x 1.25" height.
Porcelain
Antique Set of 10 Blue Floral Limoges Dishes for J.E. Caldwell
By J.E. Caldwell & Co., Limoges
Located in Toronto, ON
A gorgeous set of 10 antique Limgoes blue floral and gilt dinner plates made for J.E. Caldwell.
Porcelain
Set of 4 antique plates with various illustrations such as Jean d'Arc, birds...
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
A charming set of four antique earthenware and porcelain plates, each decorated with different illustrations. The designs include a scene inspired by Joan of Arc, historical and roma...
Porcelain
Charles Ahrenfeldt Limoges Gilt Encrusted Hand-Painted Cabinet Plates, Set of 12
By Charles Ahrenfeldt
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This outstanding set of Limoges porcelain cabinet plates was made and decorated by the Charles Ahrenfeldt porcelain factory and studio in Limoges, France. The center of each plate fe...
Porcelain
Set of Six Antique Hand-Painted Majolica Asparagus Plates, Circa 1900
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A charming set of six earthenware hand-painted square asparagus plates, with a pair of Majolica glazed asparagus tips at each of the four corners. In between, sprays of polychrome fl...
Majolica, Porcelain, Ceramic, Paint
Fine French 76-Piece Limoges Porcelain Dinner Set by Ahrenfeldt
By Charles Ahrenfeldt, Limoges, Joseph Soret
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine French 76-piece Limoges porcelain dinner set by Ahrenfeldt for Joseph Soret.
Porcelain
Set of Four Limoges Porcelain Dinner Plates, Floral Design, France, 1930
Located in Coral Gables, FL
A delicate set of four Limoges France porcelain dinner plates, decorated with soft floral sprays in shades of pink, purple, blue, and green over a luminous white porcelain ground.
Porcelain
Magnificent French Antique Porcelain 116-Piece Dinner Set, 19th Century
Located in Montreal, Quebec
116 Pieces A magnificent French Antique porcelain 116-piece dinner set, 19th century, with burgundy and gold accents.
Porcelain
French Porcelain Dinner Plates Rustic Fish Boat Design, Set of 8
By T&V Limoges, Tressman & Vogt
Located in New York, NY
A gorgeous set of eight (8) French Tressman & Vogt Limoges porcelain lunch or dinner plates in a rustic Adirondack design style, circa early-20th Century, France.
Porcelain
Haviland Limoges Ranson Set of 6 Antique White Porcelain Dinner Plates
Located in Coral Gables, FL
Best described as antique to early twentieth-century Haviland Limoges porcelain, the original listing identifies the set as antique, and comparable market references describe Havilan...
Porcelain
Artist Sophie Calle for Bernardaud Set of 12 Dinner Plates Pop Art Mid Century
By Sophie Calle, Bernardaud
Located in Atlanta, GA
Set of Twelve Artist Designed Porcelain Plates, entitled "The Pig", by Sophie Calle for Bernardaud, France, circa 2000s. These were from a limited edition and are no longer in produc...
Porcelain
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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