French Porcelain Platter, Sevres, Dated 1792
Located in New York, NY
This platter comes from a Sèvres dinner service sold to the Dutch banker Jean-Baptiste Vandernyver on 29th November 1792.
Antique 1790s Platters and Serveware
Porcelain
French Porcelain Platter, Sevres, Dated 1792
Located in New York, NY
This platter comes from a Sèvres dinner service sold to the Dutch banker Jean-Baptiste Vandernyver on 29th November 1792.
Porcelain
Sèvres Porcelain Dinner Plates, 18th Century Set of Fourteen -
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Bradenton, FL
Set of Fourteen Hand-painted Sèvres Porcelain Dinner Plates. The Manufacture de Sèvres, in Sèvres, France, was established in the 18th century, and became one of Europe's most presti...
Porcelain
$3,800Sale Price / set|40% Off
H 10.63 in Dm 12.6 in
19th Century Sèvres Porcelain Dinner Set with Comital Coronet
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This exquisite 52-piece porcelain dinner service, crafted by Sèvres in the 19th century, exemplifies the refined artistry and heritage of French porcelain.
Porcelain
Set of 14 Hand-Painted Sèvres Porcelain Dinner Plates, 18th Century
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Bradenton, FL
Set of Fourteen Hand-painted Sèvres Porcelain Dinner Plates. The Manufacture de Sèvres, in Sèvres, France, was established in the 18th century, and became one of Europe's most presti...
Porcelain
Rare Sevres Art Deco Dinner Service-Jean Luce
By Jean Luce
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Amazing collection of Jean Luce designed and signed Sevres porcelain dinner service. The set consists of 12 dinner plates, 12 rimmed soup bowls, 8 cups and saucers (2 sizes), covered...
Porcelain
Impressive set of 12 Sevres style porcelain plates, circa 1890
By Cristalleries De Sevres
Located in Brighton, Sussex
This exquisite set of 12 late 19th-century Sevres-style porcelain plates showcases intricate craftsmanship and vibrant artistry. Each plate features charming scenes of daily life, de...
Porcelain
Sevres Hand Painted Cabinet Plates, Artist Signed
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Great Barrington, MA
A magnificent set of 6 19th century Sevres plates with hand painted "Romantic" scenes, each plate artist signed, decorated at the Chateau de Tuileries. The soft aqua blue enamel bord...
Porcelain
Sèvres Style Porcelain Plate Depicting King Louis XVI
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in London, GB
This exquisite antique porcelain plate was crafted in the style of the famous Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory and depicts King Louis XVI of France. The portrait shows the king wearing a...
Porcelain
$20,524 / set
H 1.19 in Dm 9.06 in
Set of 12 Sèvres Porcelain Plates with Hand-Painted Pastoral Scenes
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in London, GB
Set of 12 Sèvres porcelain plates with hand-painted pastoral scenes French, c. 1864 Plates: Height 3cm, diameter 23cm Case: Height 10cm, width 76cm, depth 52cm Originating from the...
Porcelain
Set of 3 French Victorian Sevres Porcelain Plates
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 3 French Victorian green and gold Sevres porcelain plates with Napoleonic portaits (as is, various chips) (PRICED AS SET)
Gold
French Porcelain Sevres 'Bleu Agate' Part Sevice, Dated 1831
Located in New York, NY
The border with a running band of leaves and purple and yellow-centered flowerheads on a perrywinkle blue ground. Comprising 24 plates and 3 compotes.
Porcelain
Set of Six Blue and White Bird Plates
Located in New York, NY
Set of six 20th century Sèvres style gilt and painted dinner plates with blue banded and gilt borders with reserves of small birds centering on white field featuring six different bi...
Porcelain
$1,085Sale Price|42% Off
H 24.02 in W 21.66 in D 1.58 in
19th Century Oil, Study for a Portrait of Emile Baron
Located in Cotignac, FR
They would meet once a month in Sèvres for a dinner "à la Japonaise". After 1870, he devoted himself almost entirely to portraits.
Oil, Board
Sevres Chateau de Fontain Bleu Dinner Plates
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New Haven, CT
A set of 12 Sèvres Louis-Philippe hunting pattern dinner plates, that he had produced for Chateau de Fontainebleau.
Porcelain
12 Sevres Louis Philippe Hunting Plates
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New Haven, CT
12 Sèvres Louis-Philippe hunting pattern luncheon/salad plates, that he had produced for Chateau de Fontainebleau. The broad border depicts hand colored hunting scenes of wild boar, ...
Porcelain
Fine Set of Eleven Sèvres Style Porcelain Heraldic Plates
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine set of eleven Sèvres style porcelain Heraldic plates mounted with silver and parcel-gilt borders, each white ground plate with scalloped rim mounted with silver and parcel-gil...
Silver
Sevres Porcelain Ornamental Cabinet Plate
Located in Leeds, GB
Porcelain ornamental Cabinet Plate with the blue interlaced mark encapsulating the date letters AA for 1778 and an unidentified ',' mark, a hard paste porcelain example. The ground i...
Porcelain
Exquisite Napoleon Service - Sèvres Porcelain Reissue (1890)
By Saint Amand
Located in LA FERTÉ-SOUS-JOUARRE, FR
Elevate your dining experience with this remarkable Sèvres porcelain service, a prestigious 1890 reissue of the renowned "Service de l’Empereur Napoléon III." This exquisite collecti...
Porcelain
Sevres Porcelain Continuation of 12 Plates, 18th Century
Located in Paris, FR
A Sevres porcelain (French) continuation of 12 plates (or 2x6) with polychrome decoration of garlands of pink and morning glory at the rim and flowers at the centre. Ligne in gold on...
Porcelain
Unavailable
H 0.1 in Dm 8.825 in
Pair Manufacture de Sevres Gilt Armorial Porcelain Cabinet Plates, 1859 & 1860
Located in WILMINGTON, CA
Pair Manufacture de Sevres Gilt Armorial Porcelain cabinet plates, 1859 & 1860 A white ground with gilt coat of arms to the center featuring a helmet with foliate scrolls, a tree ...
Porcelain
Unavailable
H 0.1 in Dm 9.5 in
Set of 10 Manufacture De Sevres Porcelain 9.5 inch Plates, Gilt Emblems, 1865
Located in WILMINGTON, CA
Set of 10 Manufacture De Sevres Porcelain 9.5 inch Plates, Gilt Emblems, 1865 Gilt ribbons around the edge of the plate with emblems to the center. Manufacture De Sevres mark to t...
Porcelain
Exquisite Set of 12 Sevres Porcelain Royal Dinner Plates with "R" Monogram
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
An exquisite set of 12 French Sevres white and cobalt blue porcelain royal dinner plates with "R" monogram, 19th century.
Porcelain
Set Six Dinner Plates w/ Napoleonic Imperial Eagle in Style of Sèvres
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Katonah, NY
This set of six dinner plates features the Napoleonic Imperial Eagle below a crown.
Porcelain
Dozen Sèvres Porcelain Dishes
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Katonah, NY
A set of a dozen 18th century Sèvres porcelain dishes made circa 1785. They are painted with exceptionally beautiful sprays of flowers in soft pinks, purple and yellow. The border is...
Porcelain
Napoleonic Sevres Style Porcelain Dessert Service
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in London, GB
These figures have clearly been chosen to mimic the fantastic porcelain dessert and dinner services commissioned by Napoleon and completed by the Sevres Porcelain Manufactory in the ...
Porcelain
Antique French Sèvres Hand-Painted Porcelain Portrait Cabinet Plate
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
Fine and rare antique French Sèvres hand-painted porcelain gilt and Floral Bleu de Celeste Portrait Cabinet Plate with marks for 1837-1844 Portrait of Madame Elisabeth With Sèv...
Porcelain
Sevres Crested Porcelain Soup Plate, Louis Philippe I, Château de Compiègne
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Downingtown, PA
Sevres crested porcelain soup plate, Louis Philippe I, Château de Compiègne, 1845. This is one of four services made for King Louis-Philippe I. Gilt decoration in centre ...
Porcelain
Set of Sèvres Dishes from the Hunting Service of Louis Philippe King of France
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Katonah, NY
Originally made as a dinner service for Louis Philippe the set contains five marked Sèvres dishes dated 1846 and seven Limoges replacements which match perfectly to the original Sèv...
Porcelain
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H 1.25 in Dm 9.4 in
Set Dozen Antique Sèvres Porcelain Dinner Dishes with Feuille-de-Choux Borders
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Katonah, NY
The base of each dish marked in blue or grisaille with the Royal French cypher, interlaced LLs, for Sevres and further painter's marks dating to circa 1768-1782.
Porcelain
2 Antique 1862 Minton International Exhibition Jeweled Turquoise Plates
By Minton
Located in Dayton, OH
The cameo devices, used here for the first time by Minton, derive from the celebrated Sèvres dinner and dessert service commissioned in 1777 by Catherine the Great for her lover, Pri...
Porcelain
Set Of 12 Sevres Pierced/Reticulated Hand Painted Plates
Located in Great Barrington, MA
A magnificent set of 12 Sevres 19th c. hand painted dessert plates which are completely hand painted and custom made. The beautifully decorated central monogram was especially decora...
Porcelain, Paste
Two Sevres Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Painted Porcelain Plates
Located in London, GB
These beautiful mounted plates were crafted in circa 1830 in France. Designed in the Sevres style, the porcelain plates have been finely painted and set within elaborate gilt bronze ...
Ormolu, Bronze
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H 0.5 in Dm 8.38 in
Set of 12 Rouard French Hand-Painted Ornithological Cabinet Plates, after Sevres
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This is a remarkable set of 12 hand-painted ornithological cabinet plates, by the esteemed decorating firm, Rouard in Paris. These detailed and accurately painted subjects depict the...
19th Century French Sevres Plates
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Group of 8 Sevres Porcelain Plates. Hand Painted and Gilded. Signed.
Porcelain
Sèvres Pink and Gilt Napoleon Plate
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New York, NY
Sèvres pink and gilt Napoleon plate. Valentine’s pink and gilt decorated plate in perfect condition with a white ground featuring putti to either side of gilt crowned N, the cipher o...
Porcelain
Three Sèvres Plates of Islamic Interest
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in London, GB
Each Sèvres plate in this set of three features a central cartouche and a red-banded rim, all set above the white ground of the porcelain. The central scrolled and foliate cartouche ...
Porcelain
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H 0.75 in Dm 10.25 in
Set of 12 Sevres Turquoise Hand Painted Cabinet Display Plates, Gilt Accents
By Cristalleries De Sevres
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A full suite of 12 beautifully painted and detailed French plates by the world re known porcelain maker Sevres. Based on an original design created for Marie Antoinette and meticulou...
Gold, Enamel
Pair of Antique Sèvres Type Madame du Barry Porcelain Cabinet Plates
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very fine pair of 'Madame du Barry' Sèvres type porcelain plates. Each decorated with a richly hand painted border of flower garlands, vines, and urns. The plates are a late...
Porcelain
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H 0.8 in Dm 10.25 in
12 Royal Doulton "Sevres" Green and Gilt Encrusted Dinner Plates. Antique China
By Royal Doulton
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
One of our favourite makers and colors, this great set of Royal Doulton England Porcelain plates feature cartouches of raised gilt foliate swag on the collars of the plates in a soft...
Gold, Enamel
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H 0.5 in Dm 9.13 in
12 Sevres Louis Philippe Plates After The Originals- Chateau De Fontainebleau
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Sevres Porcelain plates, after Louis Philippe Royal Hunting Service, France, polychrome decorated, transfer printed, and with gilt star centers, hunting border motif featuring eagles...
Porcelain
Sevres Chateau de Fountainbleu Pattern French Dinner or Cabinet Plates: 6
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Dating from the mid-19th century and having their origins in France are a set of six signed Sevres Louis Philippe hunting at Chateau de Fountainbleu porcelain dinner or cabinet plates.
Porcelain
Magnificent Large Ormolu-Mounted Sèvres Porcelain Dish
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New York, NY
This spectacular sweetmeat or candy dish comes from the Sevrès dinner service made in 1832 for King Louis-Philippe's chateaux of Compiègne and Saint-Cloud.
Ormolu
Set of 8 Sevres Plates
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Culver City, CA
These plates are hand colored and decorated with deer, dog, fox and bird. The pattern was designed for Louie Phillippe. See the detail photos for the marks on the back.
Porcelain
Pair of Napoleonic Sevres Porcelain Plates
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Vancouver, BC
A very decorative pair of hand painted Napoleonic Porcelain Plates depicting the battle of Montereau and the battle of Austerlitz. Heavy gilt decoration to rims with 'N' and laurel l...
Louis-Philippe Hunting Service Dinner Plates
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New Haven, CT
Large assembled set of 18 Sèvres Louis-Philippe hunting pattern dinner plates, that he had produced for Chateau de Fontainebleau.
Porcelain
Sevres Style English Part Dessert Service
Located in Great Barrington, MA
One tall and two short compotes with six 9" plates in an early 19th century style. The two smaller compotes are also 9" diameter and 2.5" high
Porcelain Plate Grainger Worcester, Blue, Sèvres Birds and Insects '1'
By Grainger Worcester
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful dessert plate produced by Grainger Worcester between 1870 and 1889. The plate is decorated in blue scale with beautiful Sèvres-style birds and insects, circa 1880...
Porcelain
Manufacture de Sevres Porcelain Cabinet Plate, 1855. Cobalt Blue and Gilt
Located in WILMINGTON, CA
Manufacture de Sevres Porcelain Cabinet Plate, 1855. Cobalt blue ground with a gilt floral medallion to the center and florals to the rim. Manufacture de Sevres mark to the underside...
Porcelain
Davenport Porcelain Plate / Stand, White with Sèvres Style Birds, 1830-1837
By Davenport Porcelain
Located in London, GB
The stand has a white ground and beautifully hand painted birds in the Sèvres style. We have a very similar plate in green available, please see separate listing.
Porcelain
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H 1 in Dm 8.8 in
Grainger Worcester Porcelain Plate, Blue Scale, Sevres Birds & Insects, 1899 '1'
By Royal Worcester, James Grainger
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful dessert plate produced by Grainger Worcester in 1899. Grainger was one of the leading factories in Worcester in the 19th century. It was founded by Thoma...
Porcelain
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H 1 in Dm 8.8 in
Grainger Worcester Porcelain Plate, Blue Scale, Sevres Birds & Insects, 1899 '2'
By Royal Worcester, James Grainger
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful dessert plate produced by Grainger Worcester in 1899. Grainger was one of the leading factories in Worcester in the 19th century. It was founded by Thom...
Porcelain
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H 0.5 in Dm 8.5 in L 0.5 in
Coalport Porcelain Plate, Green with Sèvres Style Flowers and Gilt, 1882
By Coalport Porcelain
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful dessert plate made by Coalport in 1882, which was the Victorian era. This plate is in the "Sèvres" style with an apple green ground and flower reserves bordered w...
Porcelain
John Rose Coalport Plate, Sèvres Style Birds and Flowers, circa 1815
By John Rose, Coalport Porcelain
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning dessert plate made by Coalport in circa 1815. The plate is decorated with superbly painted birds and flowers set in panels, all in very bright colors. Coalport ...
Porcelain
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H 1 in Dm 8.5 in
Grainger Worcester Porcelain Plate, Blue Sèvres Birds and Insects circa 1880 '2'
By Grainger Worcester
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful dessert plate produced by Grainger Worcester between 1870 and 1889. The plate is decorated in blue scale with beautiful Sèvres-style birds and insects. Grainge...
Porcelain
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H 0.5 in Dm 10 in L 0.5 in
Louis Philippe Sevres "Chateau de Fontainebleau" Pattern Dinner Service
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Washington Crossing, PA
19th century Louis Philippe Sevres "Chateau de Fontainebleau" pattern dinner service, 120 pieces, each decorated with foliate arabesques and animal figures with oval and diamond cres...
Porcelain
Sèvres hunting pattern Plates
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New Haven, CT
A fine set of 18 Sèvres porcelain dinner plates for Louis Philippe’s Chateau de Fontainebleau from the famous “hunting Service”, France, mid 19th century.
Porcelain
Sevres Porcelain 12 Presentation Plates from the Louis Philippe Hunting Service
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New Haven, CT
A Fine Set of twelve Sevres Porcelain dinner plates from the Hunting Service King Louis Philippe had commissioned for Chateau de Fontainebleau.
Porcelain
Sevres Dinner Plates
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New Haven, CT
This breath-taking and rare Set of six Dinner Plates was manufactured by France's best Porcelain manufacturer Sèvres in the late 19th century.
Porcelain
19th Century French Sevres Painted & Gilt Portrait Plate Haviland Numbered
By Haviland & Co.
Located in Pataskala, OH
Antique French portrait plate signed by the artist. It features beautifully painted woman with floral adorned hat, rim with gilt scalloped edges and decorated with gilt garden motif,...
Porcelain
Davenport Porcelain Plate, Green with Rose and Sèvres Bird, ca 1830
By Davenport Porcelain
Located in London, GB
It would, however also serve perfectly as a large dinner plate, or a serving dish. The plate is decorated with a beautifully hand painted colourful bird in the Sèvres style, alongsi...
Porcelain
Tiffany Studios New York Gilt Bronze Harp Desk Lamp, circa 1910
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period harp desk lamp By Tiffany Studios New York, USA, Early 20th century Gilt bronze, with beautiful alabaster shade. Measures:...
Alabaster, Bronze
Late 19th Century Sèvres Style Parcel-Gilt Porcelain Jardinière
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Long Island City, NY
A late 19th century Sèvres style parcel-gilt porcelain jardinière Finely painted with numerous colored flowers with green and gold trim, gilt ram heads on either side. In late ...
Porcelain
$7,200 / set
H 1 in Dm 10.38 in
12 Coalport for Tiffany 1899 Gold, Ivory and Cobalt Blue Dinner Plates
By Coalport for Tiffany
Located in Great Barrington, MA
A set of 12 rare Coalport, made for Tiffany and Co. dinner plates featuring six alternating reserves of two colors of cobalt blue enamel with profuse raised paste gold overlay. The p...
Porcelain
Fabergé Silver Service
By Fabergé
Located in New Orleans, LA
This extraordinary 128-piece service by Fabergé is a rare treasure in more ways than one. Enclosed in its original oak chest, the exquisite service remains complete and in pristine c...
Silver
$4,050 / set
H 63.78 in W 33.86 in D 11.42 in
1920s Antique Globe Wernicke Stacking Barrister's Bookcase, USA
By Globe Wernicke
Located in Reading, Berkshire
An Antique Globe Wernicke Four Section Iron Banded Glazed Stacking Barrister's Bookcase 1920s & 1940's as noted by both logos Comes apart in sections for easy transportation. Se...
Brass
$1,160Sale Price|20% Off
H 61.5 in W 65.5 in D 2.75 in
RJ Horner School Carved Mahogany Queen Size Bed Head & Foot Boards Circa 1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
***Reduced In-House Delivery Rates - Click on “Ask Seller” to Request a Quote*** RJ Horner School Carved Mahogany Queen Size Bed Head & Foot Boards Circa 1890 Measures- Headboard 61 ...
Mahogany
$147,545
H 33.47 in Dm 17.72 in
Rare Antique 102 piece Meissen „Flower Bouqet” Dinner Service, Germany 1840
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Rome, IT
Extensive 102 Piece Rare Meissen Dinner Service "Flower Bouqett", 1815 – 1860 , colorful, richly decorated gold rim, consisting of: 45 dinner plates (Ø 24 cm,) 24 deep plates (Ø 23 ...
Porcelain
French Leather Club or Lounge Chair from the Art Deco Era
Located in Austin, TX
A fine vintage French leather upholstered club or lounge chair from the Art Deco era - featuring a comfortable shaped back and seat with removable cushion, elegantly designed wood-tr...
Metal
Meissen Porcelain Dinnerware Service for 12 People
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Beautiful German Meissen dinnerware service for twelve people with serving pieces. The dinnerware service is in great condition. Just exquisite & very rare to find a complete service...
Gold
$45,180Sale Price|40% Off
H 56 in W 18 in D 11 in
Palatial French Ormolu-Mounted Sevres Porcelain Hand-Painted Vase and Cover
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
A palatial french ormolu-mounted Sevres Porcelain hand-painted vase and cover, circa 1838. This monumental Sevres porcelain vase stands 56" high, and is beautifully hand-painted w...
Bronze
$976,800
H 15 in W 39 in D 34 in
Tiffany & Company, George Paulding Farnham, A Rare, Lavish Silver Centerpiece
By Tiffany & Co., Paulding Farnham.
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
Tiffany & Company and George Paulding Farnham, A rare, lavish and monumental sterling silver centerpiece with original mirrored-glass sterling silver plateau, circa 1900. Museum...
Sterling Silver
$600Sale Price|20% Off
H 5 in W 6 in D 5.5 in
Antique Art Nouveau Silver Photograph Frame. English. Dated 1905
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Beautiful silver photo frame In art nouveau style Good clear hallmark for Birmingham 1905 Original bevelled glass Good condition Original oak back Free UK shipping
Silver
Large English Porcelain Dinner Service, Minton, circa 1845
Located in New York, NY
With a soft turquoise ground, painted with a fine spray of flowers, with gilt scroll and dash borders. Comprising pair of covered tureens and stands, pair of vegetable tureens, well ...
Porcelain
Fabergé Silver Flatware Service
By Fabergé
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exceptional 77-piece complete service by Fabergé is a rare treasure from the world-renowned firm. Enclosed in its original oak chest, the exquisite service remains complete and ...
Silver
Set of 12 English Porcelain Dinner Plates, Royal Doulton, circa 1900
By Royal Doulton
Located in New York, NY
Set of 12 English porcelain dinner plates, Royal Doulton, circa 1900.
Porcelain
$36,000
H 10 in Dm 13.75 in
Dinner Service, 86 Piece, Flow Blue and White, Classic Onion Meissen Pattern
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Montreal, Quebec
86 piece dinner service with the marking: "Original ZWIEBELMUSTER, Czechoslovakia", in the Classic Blue Onion, Meissen Pattern, comprising: 24 dinner plates, 9.5" diameter 12...
Porcelain
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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