French Gien Turquoise Majolica Oyster Plate, circa 1950
By Gien
Located in Pearland, TX
A gorgeous Mid-Century French Gien turquoise aqua blue-green glazed oyster plate, fluted at the
Vintage 1950s French Dinner Plates
Majolica
French Gien Turquoise Majolica Oyster Plate, circa 1950
By Gien
Located in Pearland, TX
A gorgeous Mid-Century French Gien turquoise aqua blue-green glazed oyster plate, fluted at the
Majolica
French Gien Turquoise Majolica Oyster Plate, circa 1950
By Gien
Located in Pearland, TX
A gorgeous Mid-Century French Gien turquoise aqua blue-green glazed oyster plate, fluted at the
Majolica
French Gien Turquoise Majolica Oyster Plate, circa 1950
By Gien
Located in Pearland, TX
A gorgeous Mid-Century French Gien turquoise aqua blue-green glazed oyster plate, fluted at the
Majolica
French Gien Turquoise Majolica Oyster Plate, circa 1950
By Gien
Located in Pearland, TX
A gorgeous Mid-Century French Gien turquoise aqua blue-green glazed oyster plate, fluted at the
Majolica
19th Century Majolica Pink and Blue Oyster Plate Gien
By Gien
Located in Austin, TX
Rare 19th century Majolica oyster plate with pastels colors, shells and seaweeds signed Gien.
Ceramic, Majolica
19th Century Majolica Pink and Blue Oyster Plate Gien
By Gien
Located in Austin, TX
Rare 19th century Majolica oyster plate with pastels colors, shells and seaweeds signed Gien.
Ceramic, Majolica
19th Century Majolica Pink and Blue Oyster Plate Gien
By Gien
Located in Austin, TX
Rare 19th century Majolica oyster plate with pastels colors, shells and seaweeds signed Gien.
Majolica, Ceramic
$100
H 1 in Dm 9.75 in
Estate French Faience Gien Co. Mossy Green & High Glaze Oyster Plate, Circa 1960
Located in New Orleans, LA
Estate French Faience Porcelain Oyster Plate Signed "Gien Co.", Circa 1960's. Hand-Painted in
Porcelain
Aqua Majolica Oyster Plate Gien, circa 1950
By Gien
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica oyster plate signed Gien, circa 1950.
Ceramic
Aqua Majolica Oyster Plate Gien, circa 1950
By Gien
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica oyster plate signed Gien, circa 1950.
Ceramic
Estate French Gien Porcelain Oyster Plate, circa 1950s
Located in New Orleans, LA
Estate French Gien porcelain oyster plate, circa 1950s.
French Gien Turquoise Majolica Oyster Plate
By Gien
Located in Pearland, TX
A gorgeous mid-century French Gien turquoise oyster plate, fluted at the edges, circa 1960. Maker's
Majolica
Aqua Majolica Oyster Plate Gien, circa 1950
By Gien
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica oyster plate signed Gien, circa 1950. 8 plates are available.
Ceramic, Faience
Green Majolica Oyster Plate Gien Circa 1950
By Gien
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica Oyster Plate signed Gien, circa 1950. 6 plates are available.
Ceramic, Faience
Aqua Majolica Oyster Plate Gien, circa 1950
By Gien
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica oyster plate signed Gien, circa 1950.
Ceramic
Aqua Majolica Oyster Plate Gien, circa 1950
By Gien
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica oyster plate signed Gien, circa 1950.
Ceramic
19th Majolica Pink & Blue Oyster Plate Gien
By Gien
Located in Austin, TX
Rare 19th Majolica oyster plate with pastels colors , shells and seaweeds signed Gien.
Majolica
Set of Six Vintage Gien White Oyster Plates
By Gien
Located in New York, NY
Set of six vintage Gien white oyster plates. All-white plates with six deep scalloped impressions
19th Century Majolica Pink & Blue Oyster Plate Gien
By Gien
Located in Austin, TX
Rare 19th century Majolica oyster plate with pastels colors, shells and seaweeds signed Gien.
Ceramic, Majolica
19th Century Majolica Pink and Blue Oyster Plate Gien
By Gien
Located in Austin, TX
Rare 19th century Majolica oyster plate with pastels colors, shells and seaweeds signed Gien. 2
Majolica
19th Century Majolica Pink and Blue Oyster Plate Gien
By Gien
Located in Austin, TX
Rare 19th century Majolica oyster plate with pastels colors, shells and seaweeds signed Gien.
Ceramic, Majolica
French Oyster Plates
By Gien
Located in Stamford, CT
Set of six oyster plates. Bottom stamp reads, "Gien, France."
Ceramic
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.