Small Decorative Plates
2010s Italian Dinner Plates
Porcelain
2010s Italian Dinner Plates
Porcelain
2010s Italian Dinner Plates
Porcelain
20th Century French Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Dinner Plates
Ironstone
Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Dinner Plates
Ironstone
Early 20th Century German Art Deco Dinner Plates
Porcelain, Paint
20th Century French Dinner Plates
Majolica
Antique 1830s English Chinoiserie Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Porcelain
Antique Late 19th Century French Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century French Country Delft and Faience
Faience
2010s Minimalist Porcelain
Ceramic, Porcelain
Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Ceramics
Ironstone
Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Ceramics
Ironstone
Vintage 1940s Italian Futurist Ceramics
Vintage 1970s American Modern Dinner Plates
Glass
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2010s Italian Dinner Plates
Porcelain
2010s Italian Dinner Plates
Porcelain
2010s Italian Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century English Paintings
Paint, Giltwood
2010s Italian Dinner Plates
Porcelain
2010s Italian Dinner Plates
Porcelain
2010s Italian Dinner Plates
Porcelain
2010s Italian Dinner Plates
Porcelain
2010s Italian Dinner Plates
Porcelain
2010s Italian Dinner Plates
Porcelain
18th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Oil
1870s Victorian Animal Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
2010s Italian Vases
Porcelain
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic
Antique 19th Century Japanese Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Porcelain
Antique Early 19th Century English George III Ceramics
Porcelain
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Antique 19th Century French Belle Époque Dinner Plates
Porcelain
1990s American Neoclassical Revival Decorative Art
Porcelain
Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates
Brass, Copper, Stainless Steel
Vintage 1950s Japanese Country Dinner Plates
Ceramic
Vintage 1970s Luxembourgish Dinner Plates
Porcelain
2010s Great Britain (UK) Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Antique 1890s French Rustic Decorative Art
Ceramic
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Decorative Art
Ceramic
Vintage 1950s Italian Dinner Plates
Ceramic
Antique 1830s French Restauration Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Antique 1820s English Rococo Revival Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Ceramic
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Decorative Art
Ceramic
Antique 1890s German Rustic Decorative Art
Ceramic
1990s Chinoiserie Tableware
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century British Dinner Plates
Ceramic
Vintage 1910s English Edwardian Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century American Native American Dinner Plates
Pottery
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century French Dinner Plates
Majolica
Antique 1830s French Restauration Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Vintage 1950s Dinner Plates
Ceramic
1990s German Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Antique Early 1800s English Georgian Ceramics
Ceramic
Antique Mid-19th Century English Porcelain
Pearlware, Porcelain
Antique 1810s English Regency Porcelain
Ironstone
Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Earthenware, Majolica, Pottery
Vintage 1950s Greek Dinner Plates
Pottery
Antique 19th Century German Dinner Plates
Vintage 1950s Italian Porcelain
Ceramic
Antique Early 19th Century Decorative Art
Ceramic, Creamware, 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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