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Mid-Century Majolica Purple Oyster Plate Vallauris
Mid-Century Majolica Purple Oyster Plate Vallauris

Mid-Century Majolica Purple Oyster Plate Vallauris

By Vallauris

Located in Austin, TX

Mid-Century Ceramic Purple Oyster Plate Vallauris circa 1950. 9 colors available. pink,navy blue

Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic

Dinner Plates Set Six Charger Platters Serveware Majolica Ceramic Purple Painted
Dinner Plates Set Six Charger Platters Serveware Majolica Ceramic Purple Painted

Dinner Plates Set Six Charger Platters Serveware Majolica Ceramic Purple Painted

By deBlona

Located in Recanati, IT

This luxurious set of six plates, in majolica painted in polychrome, reinterprets the "VARIO RICCO

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

Dinner Plates Set Four Charger Platters Serveware Majolica Ceramic Purple Italy
Dinner Plates Set Four Charger Platters Serveware Majolica Ceramic Purple Italy

Dinner Plates Set Four Charger Platters Serveware Majolica Ceramic Purple Italy

By deBlona

Located in Recanati, IT

This luxurious set of four plates, in majolica painted in polychrome, reinterprets the "VARIO RICCO

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Majolica

Vintage Regency Horchow Glazed Ceramic Grapes Plate
Vintage Regency Horchow Glazed Ceramic Grapes Plate

Vintage Regency Horchow Glazed Ceramic Grapes Plate

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

This stunning vintage Horchow glazed ceramic plate is a masterpiece of craftsmanship, featuring a

Category

Late 20th Century Italian Regency Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic

French Porcelain Purple Iris Plate, circa 1850
French Porcelain Purple Iris Plate, circa 1850

French Porcelain Purple Iris Plate, circa 1850

Located in Austin, TX

French porcelain purple iris plate, circa 1850.

Category

Antique 1850s French Louis Philippe Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

French Majolica Purple Daisy Plate Orchies, circa 1890
French Majolica Purple Daisy Plate Orchies, circa 1890

French Majolica Purple Daisy Plate Orchies, circa 1890

By Orchies

Located in Austin, TX

French Majolica purple daisy plate Orchies, circa 1890.

Category

Antique 1890s French Art Nouveau Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic

Purple crenellated plates: Soup, holder, side plate for 4 Handmade in Italy 2024
Purple crenellated plates: Soup, holder, side plate for 4 Handmade in Italy 2024

Purple crenellated plates: Soup, holder, side plate for 4 Handmade in Italy 2024

By Mosche Bianche

Located in San Miniato PI, IT

The Bottega is today undoubtedly the spearhead of Puglia pottery art. The artist was practically born among ceramics and has nourished herself with this art throughout her life until...

Category

2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic

French Ceramic Bleus D'ailleurs Pair Of Dessert Plates By Hermes
French Ceramic Bleus D'ailleurs Pair Of Dessert Plates By Hermes

French Ceramic Bleus D'ailleurs Pair Of Dessert Plates By Hermes

By Hermès

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Hermès' Bleus d’Ailleurs pair of dessert plates, crafted in France from blue and white porcelain

Category

20th Century French Other Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic

French Majolica Purple Wild Rose Plate Delphin Massier Circa 1890
French Majolica Purple Wild Rose Plate Delphin Massier Circa 1890

French Majolica Purple Wild Rose Plate Delphin Massier Circa 1890

By Delphin Massier

Located in Austin, TX

French Majolica Purple Wild Rose Plate Delphin Massier Circa 1890.

Category

Antique 1890s French Art Nouveau Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

Purple Soup serve plates: Soup, holder, side plate for 4. Handmade in Italy 2024
Purple Soup serve plates: Soup, holder, side plate for 4. Handmade in Italy 2024

Purple Soup serve plates: Soup, holder, side plate for 4. Handmade in Italy 2024

By Mosche Bianche

Located in San Miniato PI, IT

The Bottega is today undoubtedly the spearhead of Puglia pottery art. The artist was practically born among ceramics and has nourished herself with this art throughout her life until...

Category

2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic

Purple plates gold rim: Soup, holder, side plate for 4. Handmade in Italy 2024
Purple plates gold rim: Soup, holder, side plate for 4. Handmade in Italy 2024

Purple plates gold rim: Soup, holder, side plate for 4. Handmade in Italy 2024

By Mosche Bianche

Located in San Miniato PI, IT

The Bottega is today undoubtedly the spearhead of Puglia pottery art. The artist was practically born among ceramics and has nourished herself with this art throughout her life until...

Category

2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic

Purple Soup plates serve: Soup, holder, side plate for 4. Handmade in Italy 2024
Purple Soup plates serve: Soup, holder, side plate for 4. Handmade in Italy 2024

Purple Soup plates serve: Soup, holder, side plate for 4. Handmade in Italy 2024

By Mosche Bianche

Located in San Miniato PI, IT

The Bottega is today undoubtedly the spearhead of Puglia pottery art. The artist was practically born among ceramics and has nourished herself with this art throughout her life until...

Category

2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic

Majolica Arparagus Plates, Early 20th Century, Purple and Green Color, Set of 6
Majolica Arparagus Plates, Early 20th Century, Purple and Green Color, Set of 6

Majolica Arparagus Plates, Early 20th Century, Purple and Green Color, Set of 6

Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR

Arparagus Plates in the style of Majolica, made in ceramic, in green and Purple. France early 20th

Category

Early 20th Century French French Provincial Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic

Mid-Century Majolica Red Oyster Plate Vallauris
Mid-Century Majolica Red Oyster Plate Vallauris

Mid-Century Majolica Red Oyster Plate Vallauris

By Vallauris

Located in Austin, TX

Mid-Century Ceramic Red Oyster Plate Vallauris circa 1950. 9 colors available. pink,navy blue

Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic

Mid-Century Majolica Black Oyster Plate Vallauris
Mid-Century Majolica Black Oyster Plate Vallauris

Mid-Century Majolica Black Oyster Plate Vallauris

By Vallauris

Located in Austin, TX

Mid-Century Ceramic Black Mat Oyster Plate Vallauris circa 1950. 9 colors available. pink,navy blue

Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage "Washington At Trenton" Bicentennial Plate by Crown Ducal, 1932
Vintage "Washington At Trenton" Bicentennial Plate by Crown Ducal, 1932

Vintage "Washington At Trenton" Bicentennial Plate by Crown Ducal, 1932

By Crown Ducal England

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

Presented is a “Washington at Trenton” blue-glazed transferware plate. The plate was issued as part

Category

Vintage 1930s English American Classical Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic

19th Century English Blue and White Wild Rose Plate
19th Century English Blue and White Wild Rose Plate

19th Century English Blue and White Wild Rose Plate

Located in Austin, TX

19th century English blue and white "Wild Rose" plate. The plate are decorated with wild roses on

Category

Antique 1880s English Victorian Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic

19th Century Blue and White Seaweeds Oyster Plate Bordeaux
19th Century Blue and White Seaweeds Oyster Plate Bordeaux

19th Century Blue and White Seaweeds Oyster Plate Bordeaux

By Vieillard Manufacture

Located in Austin, TX

Elegant blue and white oyster plate signed Bordeaux Vieillard, circa 1890. Six wells surrounded by

Category

Antique 1890s French French Provincial Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic

19th Century French Blue & White Pagoda Plate Creil et Montereau
19th Century French Blue & White Pagoda Plate Creil et Montereau

19th Century French Blue & White Pagoda Plate Creil et Montereau

By Creil et Montereau

Located in Austin, TX

19th Century French Blue & White Pagoda Plate signed Creil et Montereau. 9 inches diameter.

Category

Antique 1880s French Chinoiserie Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

19th Century French Blue & White Pagoda Plate Creil et Montereau
19th Century French Blue & White Pagoda Plate Creil et Montereau

19th Century French Blue & White Pagoda Plate Creil et Montereau

By Creil et Montereau

Located in Austin, TX

19th Century French Blue & White Pagoda Plate signed Creil et Montereau. 8.7 inches diameter.

Category

Antique 1880s French Chinoiserie Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

Japanese Imari Porcelain, Blue & White Plate, Meiji Era, (1868-1912)
Japanese Imari Porcelain, Blue & White Plate, Meiji Era, (1868-1912)

Japanese Imari Porcelain, Blue & White Plate, Meiji Era, (1868-1912)

By Imari Porcelain

Located in Worcester Park, GB

A fine example of Japanese Imari porcelain, this plate likely dates to the Meiji period and

Category

Antique 1860s Japanese Meiji Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Mid-Century Octogonal Blue & White Plate La Roue Vallauris
Mid-Century Octogonal Blue & White Plate La Roue Vallauris

Mid-Century Octogonal Blue & White Plate La Roue Vallauris

By Vallauris

Located in Austin, TX

Mid-Century Octogonal Blue & White Plate signed La Roue Vallauris. 7.8 inches diameter.

Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

Large Mid-Century Octogonal Blue & White Plate La Roue Vallauris
Large Mid-Century Octogonal Blue & White Plate La Roue Vallauris

Large Mid-Century Octogonal Blue & White Plate La Roue Vallauris

By Vallauris

Located in Austin, TX

Large Mid-Century Octogonal Blue & White Plate signed La Roue Vallauris. 9.8 inches diameter.

Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

19th Century Blue & White Daisy Platter Minton
19th Century Blue & White Daisy Platter Minton

19th Century Blue & White Daisy Platter Minton

By Minton

Located in Austin, TX

19th century blue & white daisy platter signed Minton.

Category

Antique 1890s English Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic

Mid-Century Geometrical Blue & White Pitcher Robert Picault Vallauris
Mid-Century Geometrical Blue & White Pitcher Robert Picault Vallauris

Mid-Century Geometrical Blue & White Pitcher Robert Picault Vallauris

By Robert Picault

Located in Austin, TX

decided to start their own ceramic business. Picault travelled to Golfe Juan on the French Riviera, where

Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

Mid-Century Round Dish Robert Picault Vallauris
Mid-Century Round Dish Robert Picault Vallauris

Mid-Century Round Dish Robert Picault Vallauris

By Robert Picault

Located in Austin, TX

start their own ceramic business. Picault travelled to Golfe Juan on the French Riviera, where he taught

Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

Mid-Century Round Dish Robert Picault Vallauris
Mid-Century Round Dish Robert Picault Vallauris

Mid-Century Round Dish Robert Picault Vallauris

By Robert Picault

Located in Austin, TX

start their own ceramic business. Picault travelled to Golfe Juan on the French Riviera, where he taught

Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

Vintage Purple Ceramic Charger Plate - Decorative Dining Tableware
Vintage Purple Ceramic Charger Plate - Decorative Dining Tableware

Vintage Purple Ceramic Charger Plate - Decorative Dining Tableware

Located in Yonkers, NY

This vintage purple ceramic charger plate captivates with its deep, rich hue, adding a delightful

Category

Late 20th Century Chinese Platters and Serveware

Materials

Ceramic

Ceramic Plate, 1950
Ceramic Plate, 1950

Ceramic Plate, 1950

Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C

Material: Ceramic We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles

Category

Vintage 1950s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic

Ceramic Plate with Scenes of Warriors and Purple 24-Karat Gold Horses Finzi
Ceramic Plate with Scenes of Warriors and Purple 24-Karat Gold Horses Finzi

Ceramic Plate with Scenes of Warriors and Purple 24-Karat Gold Horses Finzi

By Arrigo Finzi

Located in Palermo, Sicily

Large ceramic plate with scenes of warriors and purple 24-karat gold horses Finzi attributed

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Gold Plate

Raku ceramic plate by Emilio Alberti.
Raku ceramic plate by Emilio Alberti.

Raku ceramic plate by Emilio Alberti.

By Emilio Alberti

Located in Lugo, IT

Raku ceramic plate by Emilio Alberti. Good condition. Thanks

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic

Ceramic plate by Accolay, signed France, 1960s
Ceramic plate by Accolay, signed France, 1960s

Ceramic plate by Accolay, signed France, 1960s

By Accolay Pottery

Located in Paris, FR

Accolay ceramic plate, France, 1960s.

Category

Vintage 1960s French Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Ceramic Plate with Animal Design, 1960s
Ceramic Plate with Animal Design, 1960s

Ceramic Plate with Animal Design, 1960s

Located in Hamburg, DE

Ceramic Plate with Animal Design, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969. Additional

Category

20th Century Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Ceramic

Pablo Picasso Ceramic Plate Bouquet à la Pomme
Pablo Picasso Ceramic Plate Bouquet à la Pomme

Pablo Picasso Ceramic Plate Bouquet à la Pomme

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Bradenton, FL

Mid-20th Century Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) Ceramic Plate, "Bouquet à la pomme". Earthenware plate

Category

Mid-20th Century French Expressionist Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Ceramic Plate by Jean Lurçat, Sant-viçens, France, 1950s
Ceramic Plate by Jean Lurçat, Sant-viçens, France, 1950s

Ceramic Plate by Jean Lurçat, Sant-viçens, France, 1950s

By Jean Lurçat

Located in Paris, FR

ceramic plate by Jean Lurçat, Sant-Viçens, France, 1950s Jean Lurçat produced ceramics eclusively

Category

Vintage 1950s French Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Clear Purple Decorative Plate by Aldo Londi
Clear Purple Decorative Plate by Aldo Londi

Clear Purple Decorative Plate by Aldo Londi

By Bitossi

Located in Milan, IT

This decorative plate features a sculptural design with dynamic ridges and a crystalline violet

Category

2010s Italian Centerpieces

Materials

Ceramic

Staffordshire 8.25 Plate "Whampoa Pattern" Transferware Ceramic
Staffordshire 8.25 Plate "Whampoa Pattern" Transferware Ceramic

Staffordshire 8.25 Plate "Whampoa Pattern" Transferware Ceramic

Located in Huntington, NY

Staffordshire 8.25 Plate "Whampoa Pattern" Transferware Ceramic

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English William IV Platters and Serveware

Materials

Ceramic

Daniel Zuloaga Boneta Hand Crafted Ceramic Plate
Daniel Zuloaga Boneta Hand Crafted Ceramic Plate

Daniel Zuloaga Boneta Hand Crafted Ceramic Plate

Located in Guaynabo, PR

This is a Daniel Zuloaga Boneta (1852-1921) decorative hand painted wall plate. It depicts in the

Category

Early 20th Century Spanish Folk Art Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Mid-Century Ceramic Wall Plaque Plate, 1960s
Mid-Century Ceramic Wall Plaque Plate, 1960s

Mid-Century Ceramic Wall Plaque Plate, 1960s

Located in Hamburg, DE

Mid-Century Ceramic Wall Plaque Plate, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969

Category

20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Ceramic

Radicchio Hand-Painted Ceramic Dessert Plate, Made in Italy
Radicchio Hand-Painted Ceramic Dessert Plate, Made in Italy

Radicchio Hand-Painted Ceramic Dessert Plate, Made in Italy

By Bertrando Di Renzo

Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT

Bring the beauty of the garden to your home with our hand-painted radicchio-style plate in a pink

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Radicchio Hand-Painted Ceramic Dinner Plate, Made in Italy
Radicchio Hand-Painted Ceramic Dinner Plate, Made in Italy

Radicchio Hand-Painted Ceramic Dinner Plate, Made in Italy

By Bertrando Di Renzo

Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT

Bring the beauty of the garden to your home with our hand-painted radicchio-style plate in a pink

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Postmodern Signed Glazed Ceramic Hand Painted Plate
Vintage Postmodern Signed Glazed Ceramic Hand Painted Plate

Vintage Postmodern Signed Glazed Ceramic Hand Painted Plate

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Fantastic vintage Postmodern charger. Brilliant hand painted glazed ceramic with an impressive size

Category

Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Paint

Midcentury Vintage Violet Purple Flower Decorative Glass Plate, Italy, 1960s
Midcentury Vintage Violet Purple Flower Decorative Glass Plate, Italy, 1960s

Midcentury Vintage Violet Purple Flower Decorative Glass Plate, Italy, 1960s

Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL

Beautiful decorative blue glass plate/bowl from Italy. Plate is in very good vintage condition

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Ceramic, Glass

DeSimone of Italy, Hand Painted Colorful Ceramic Plate, 1960s
DeSimone of Italy, Hand Painted Colorful Ceramic Plate, 1960s

DeSimone of Italy, Hand Painted Colorful Ceramic Plate, 1960s

By DeSimone

Located in Rothley, Leicestershire

Colorful hand painted, large ceramic plate by DeSimone, Italy Signed DeSimone, Italy to reverse

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Pottery

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Purple Decorative Murano Glass Plate, Italy, 1960s
Vintage Purple Decorative Murano Glass Plate, Italy, 1960s

Vintage Purple Decorative Murano Glass Plate, Italy, 1960s

Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL

Decorative purple murano glass plate from Italy. Plate is in very good vintage condition, no damage

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Ceramic, Glass

Vintage Light Purple Decorative Glass Plate, Italy, 1960s
Vintage Light Purple Decorative Glass Plate, Italy, 1960s

Vintage Light Purple Decorative Glass Plate, Italy, 1960s

Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL

Beautiful decorative light purple glass plate/bowl from Italy. Plate is in very good vintage

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Ceramic, Glass

Three Hand-painted Ceramic Pugliese Pots with Sicilian Flower Plate, 1800s
Three Hand-painted Ceramic Pugliese Pots with Sicilian Flower Plate, 1800s

Three Hand-painted Ceramic Pugliese Pots with Sicilian Flower Plate, 1800s

Located in Florence, Tuscany

A wonderful set of hand-painted and hand-made ceramic pots from Puglia and a Sicilian flower plate

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Italian Pottery

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of English Victorian Ceramic Floral Charger Plate
Pair of English Victorian Ceramic Floral Charger Plate

Pair of English Victorian Ceramic Floral Charger Plate

Located in Queens, NY

PAIR of English Victorian blue and white ceramic chargers with floral design and landscape scenes

Category

Antique 19th Century British Victorian Ceramics

Modernist West German Ceramic Wall Plate Object Helmut Schärfenacker, 1960 "fish
Modernist West German Ceramic Wall Plate Object Helmut Schärfenacker, 1960 "fish

Modernist West German Ceramic Wall Plate Object Helmut Schärfenacker, 1960 "fish

By Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker

Located in Buffalo, NY

ceramic wall plate with abstract hand-painted and colorful illustrations of Modernist fish . This

Category

Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Indigo Blue, Pastel Organic Modern Ceramic Art Wall Plate, Denmark
Indigo Blue, Pastel Organic Modern Ceramic Art Wall Plate, Denmark

Indigo Blue, Pastel Organic Modern Ceramic Art Wall Plate, Denmark

Located in Copenhagen, DK

Unique handmade indigo blue ceramic plate for wall or table decoration. Pastel blue, rose and

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware

Visage Noir Putoise (A.R. 49) Picasso Madoura Ceramic Face Plate
Visage Noir Putoise (A.R. 49) Picasso Madoura Ceramic Face Plate

Visage Noir Putoise (A.R. 49) Picasso Madoura Ceramic Face Plate

By Pablo Picasso

Located in New York, US

105" and numbered "77/200" to underside White Earthenware ceramic plate with engobe decoration 12 5/8

Category

Vintage 1940s French Modern Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware

Pair of Vintage Light Purple Decorative Glass Plates, Bowls, Italy, 1960s
Pair of Vintage Light Purple Decorative Glass Plates, Bowls, Italy, 1960s

Pair of Vintage Light Purple Decorative Glass Plates, Bowls, Italy, 1960s

Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL

Beautiful decorative light purple glass plates/bowls from Italy. Plates are in very good vintage

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Ceramic, Glass

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Purple Ceramic Plate For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic purple ceramic plate available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of ceramic, earthenware and faience, every purple ceramic plate was constructed with great care. Find 37 options for an antique or vintage purple ceramic plate now, or shop our selection of 14 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Your living room may not be complete without a purple ceramic plate — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right purple ceramic plate, those designed in Mid-Century Modern, Modern and Art Nouveau styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one purple ceramic plate that is appealing in its simplicity, but Germana Scapellato, Bertrando Di Renzo and Bay Keramik produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Purple Ceramic Plate?

Prices for a purple ceramic plate start at $31 and top out at $34,270 with the average selling for $322.

Finding the Right Dining-entertaining for You

Your dining room table is a place where stories are shared and personalities shine — why not treat yourself and your guests to the finest antique and vintage glass, silver, ceramics and serveware for your meals?

Just like the people who sit around your table, your serveware has its own stories and will help you create new memories with your friends and loved ones. From ceramic pottery to glass vases, set your table with serving pieces that add even more personality, color and texture to your dining experience.

Invite serveware from around the world to join your table settings. For special occasions, dress up your plates with a striking Imari charger from 19th-century Japan or incorporate Richard Ginori’s Italian porcelain plates into your dining experience. Celebrate the English ritual of afternoon tea with a Japanese tea set and an antique Victorian kettle. No matter how big or small your dining area is, there is room for the stories of many cultures and varied histories, and there are plenty of ways to add pizzazz to your meals.

Add different textures and colors to your table with dinner plates and pitchers of ceramic and silver or a porcelain lidded tureen, a serving dish with side handles that is often used for soups. Although porcelain and ceramic are both made in a kiln, porcelain is made with more refined clay and is more durable than ceramic because it is denser. The latter is ideal for statement pieces — your tall mid-century modern ceramic vase is a guaranteed conversation starter. And while your earthenware or stoneware is maybe better suited to everyday lunches as opposed to the fine bone china you’ve reserved for a holiday meal, handcrafted studio pottery coffee mugs can still be a rich expression of your personal style.

“My motto is ‘Have fun with it,’” says author and celebrated hostess Stephanie Booth Shafran. “It’s yin and yang, high and low, Crate & Barrel with Christofle silver. I like to mix it up — sometimes in the dining room, sometimes on the kitchen banquette, sometimes in the loggia. It transports your guests and makes them feel more comfortable and relaxed.”

Introduce elegance at supper with silver, such as a platter from celebrated Massachusetts silversmith manufacturer Reed and Barton or a regal copper-finish flatware set designed by International Silver Company, another New England company that was incorporated in Meriden, Connecticut, in 1898. By then, Meriden had already earned the nickname “Silver City” for its position as a major hub of silver manufacturing.

At the bar, try a vintage wine cooler to keep bottles cool before serving or an Art Deco decanter and whiskey set for after-dinner drinks — there are many possibilities and no wrong answers for tableware, barware and serveware. Explore an expansive collection of antique and vintage glass, ceramics, silver and serveware today on 1stDibs.

Questions About Purple Ceramic Plate
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    Acrylic paint is best on ceramic paints because, as long as it's coated with a protective glaze, will last forever. It's also dishwasher-safe.