Higgins And Seiter
Antique 1880s French French Provincial Dinner Plates
Ceramic, Faience
Vintage 1910s English Dinner Plates
Gold
Antique 1880s French Rustic Dinner Plates
Ceramic
Antique 1880s French Rustic Dinner Plates
Ceramic
Antique 1880s French Rustic Dinner Plates
Ceramic
Antique 1880s French Rustic Dinner Plates
Ceramic
Antique 1880s French Rustic Dinner Plates
Ceramic
Antique 1880s French Rustic Dinner Plates
Ceramic
Early 20th Century English Other Tableware
Porcelain
Antique 1880s French Rustic Dinner Plates
Ceramic
Antique 1880s French Rustic Dinner Plates
Ceramic
Antique 1880s French Rustic Dinner Plates
Ceramic
Antique 1880s French Rustic Dinner Plates
Ceramic
Antique 1880s French Rustic Dinner Plates
Ceramic
Antique 1880s French Rustic Dinner Plates
Ceramic
Vintage 1910s British Dinner Plates
Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century English Belle Époque Porcelain
Porcelain
Early 20th Century British Dinner Plates
Porcelain, Paste
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Other Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Vintage 1950s French Rococo Tea Sets
Porcelain
Antique Late 19th Century French Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Ceramic, Majolica
Antique Late 19th Century English Tea Sets
Gold
Vintage 1970s English Figurative Sculptures
Sterling Silver
Antique 1890s German Rustic Dinner Plates
Faience, Pottery, Majolica, Ceramic
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Antique 1890s English Victorian Dinner Plates
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Clay, Ceramic
20th Century Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century Vases
Ceramic
Antique 19th Century English Dinner Plates
Paste, Porcelain
Antique Early 19th Century French Charles X Architectural Elements
Stone, Copper
Antique 19th Century English Platters and Serveware
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Ceramic, Majolica
Vintage 1920s German Dinner Plates
Gold, Enamel
Recent Sales
Early 20th Century French Platters and Serveware
Porcelain
Early 20th Century French Pottery
Ceramic
Antique 1880s French French Provincial Dinner Plates
Ceramic, Faience
Antique Late 19th Century French Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Earthenware
Antique Late 19th Century French Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Earthenware
Antique Late 19th Century French Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Earthenware
Early 20th Century American Classical Greek Porcelain
Porcelain
Early 20th Century American Other Barware
Silver Plate
Antique Late 19th Century French Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 1880s French Country Dinner Plates
Ceramic
Antique Late 19th Century French Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Earthenware
Antique Early 1900s French Aesthetic Movement Pottery
Ceramic, Majolica
Antique 1880s French Rustic Dinner Plates
Ceramic
Antique 1880s French Rustic Dinner Plates
Ceramic
Antique 1880s French Rustic Dinner Plates
Ceramic
Antique 1880s French Rustic Dinner Plates
Ceramic
Antique 1880s French Rustic Dinner Plates
Ceramic
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Finding the Right dinner-plates for You
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.