Imari Dinner Set
Antique 1890s Japanese Japonisme Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Vintage 1910s English Chinoiserie Dinner Plates
Ironstone
Late 20th Century Japanese Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Antique Early 1900s English Early Victorian Dinner Plates
Ceramic, Porcelain
Early 20th Century Japanese Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Japanese Dinner Plates
Ceramic
Antique 19th Century English Dinner Plates
Paste, Porcelain
Antique Late 18th Century English Regency Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Dinner Plates
Ironstone
Antique 1810s English Regency Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Antique 18th Century Chinese Qing Wall-mounted Sculptures
Porcelain
Antique 18th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Porcelain
Antique 18th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Porcelain
Antique 18th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Porcelain
Antique 18th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Porcelain
Antique 17th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Porcelain
Antique 18th Century Chinese Decorative Bowls
Porcelain
20th Century English Tableware
Earthenware, Porcelain
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century Japanese Dinner Plates
Porcelain
20th Century British Japonisme Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Early 20th Century British Dinner Plates
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Antique Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century Japanese Dinner Plates
Antique 1860s English Qing Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Antique 1790s English Qing Dinner Plates
Ironstone
Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Antique Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Dinner Plates
Ironstone
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Antique Late 19th Century English Chinoiserie Dinner Plates
Ironstone
Antique 1890s English Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Antique Late 19th Century English Chinoiserie Dinner Plates
Ironstone
Antique 19th Century English Chinoiserie Dinner Plates
Ironstone, Pottery
Antique Early 1800s English George III Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Antique Early 19th Century English Japonisme Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Antique Mid-19th Century Ceramics
Ceramic
Antique Late 19th Century English Serving Pieces
Ironstone
Antique 18th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Porcelain
Vintage 1940s English Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Antique Late 19th Century English Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Antique Late 19th Century English Dinner Plates
Antique 1830s English Chinoiserie Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Vintage 1920s English Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Antique Late 19th Century English Chinoiserie Dinner Plates
Ironstone
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Vintage 1930s English Japonisme Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Antique Early 19th Century English Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Antique Early 19th Century English Japonisme Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Early 2000s Ceramics
Porcelain
Antique 17th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century Dinner Plates
Gold
Antique 19th Century English Dinner Plates
Antique Late 19th Century English Japonisme Dinner Plates
Ironstone
20th Century Japanese Japonisme Dinner Plates
Gold
Mid-20th Century English Dinner Plates
Gold Leaf
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Antique 1880s English Chinoiserie Porcelain
Porcelain
20th Century Unknown Animal Sculptures
Precious Stone
20th Century French Dinner Plates
Porcelain, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary American Sofas
Linen, Velvet
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Art Glass
Antique Early 19th Century Danish Biedermeier Sofas
Birch, Fabric
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases
Enamel, Silver
Antique 19th Century Japanese Arms, Armor and Weapons
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Antique 19th Century French Dinner Plates
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Leather
Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage 1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Fabric, Wood
Vintage 1920s Japanese Taisho Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Softwood, Lacquer
Vintage 1910s Japanese Japonisme Decorative Art
Canvas, Silk
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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.
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