Sets Of Antique Dinner Plates
Early 19th Century English Neoclassical Sets Of Antique Dinner Plates
Pearlware, Pottery
1910s British Sets Of Antique Dinner Plates
Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century French Sets Of Antique Dinner Plates
Creamware, Faience
1910s British Edwardian Sets Of Antique Dinner Plates
Gold
1910s British Edwardian Sets Of Antique Dinner Plates
Gold
Early 1900s British Sets Of Antique Dinner Plates
Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century British Neoclassical Sets Of Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Sets Of Antique Dinner Plates
Ironstone
1890s Japanese Japonisme Sets Of Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
1830s English Sets Of Antique Dinner Plates
Ironstone
Early 20th Century American Victorian Sets Of Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Sets Of Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
1830s English Sets Of Antique Dinner Plates
Ironstone
19th Century French Victorian Sets Of Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Early 20th Century American Edwardian Sets Of Antique Dinner Plates
Sterling Silver
1920s German Sets Of Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Early 1900s English Sets Of Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Early 1900s French Belle Époque Sets Of Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Early 19th Century English Regency Sets Of Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Early 20th Century English Sets Of Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Early 19th Century English George III Sets Of Antique Dinner Plates
Stoneware
Early 20th Century British Neoclassical Sets Of Antique Dinner Plates
Paste, Porcelain
1910s French Belle Époque Sets Of Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
19th Century English Victorian Sets Of Antique Dinner Plates
Sterling Silver
Early 19th Century German Sets Of Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Early 20th Century English Sets Of Antique Dinner Plates
Gold, Enamel
1920s Danish Sets Of Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Mid-18th Century Dutch Georgian Sets Of Antique Dinner Plates
Ceramic, Delft, Pottery
Early 1900s German Sets Of Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Early 1900s German Sets Of Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Early 19th Century English Sets Of Antique Dinner Plates
Enamel
Early 20th Century English Sets Of Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Sets Of Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Early 20th Century English Sets Of Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
19th Century European Belle Époque Sets Of Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
1870s French French Provincial Sets Of Antique Dinner Plates
Earthenware
1920s American Rococo Sets Of Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Early 19th Century English Georgian Sets Of Antique Dinner Plates
Earthenware
Early 1900s English Rococo Sets Of Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
1830s English Victorian Sets Of Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
1910s Rococo Sets Of Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Early 20th Century German Sets Of Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Early 20th Century German Sets Of Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
19th Century English Chinoiserie Sets Of Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Early 20th Century French Sets Of Antique Dinner Plates
Ironstone
Early 20th Century English Victorian Sets Of Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
1910s English Rococo Sets Of Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Early 20th Century French Sets Of Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
1830s English High Victorian Sets Of Antique Dinner Plates
Earthenware
Late 19th Century German Rococo Revival Sets Of Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
1910s German Sets Of Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Mid-19th Century English Neoclassical Sets Of Antique Dinner Plates
Ironstone
1920s English Sets Of Antique Dinner Plates
Ceramic
1880s English Sets Of Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sets Of Antique Dinner Plates
Ceramic
19th Century American Sets Of Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
18th Century Chinese Sets Of Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Early 1900s French Aesthetic Movement Sets Of Antique Dinner Plates
Faience
Late 19th Century English Sets Of Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Early 20th Century German Sets Of Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
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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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