19th Century German Majolica Swan Plate circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century German Majolica Swan and cygnets Plate Circa 1900.
Antique Early 1900s German Country Dinner Plates
Ceramic, Majolica
19th Century German Majolica Swan Plate circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century German Majolica Swan and cygnets Plate Circa 1900.
Ceramic, Majolica
Gilt Decorated Plate With Nymph Fairy and Swan Figure
By Real Fabbrica Ferdinandea 1
Located in New York, NY
Gilt Decorated Plate With Nymph Fairy and Swan Figure. Naples Real Fabbrica Ferdinandea white porcelain painted and gilt decorated saucer dish with Leda and the swan bordered by gra...
Porcelain
English Octagonal Plate Swans on Lake Brown Westhead and Moore, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
English octagonal plate swans on the lake, circa 1890. English mark TC Brown Westhead and Moore. Sold at the Grand depot 21 rue Drouot Paris.
Ceramic
19th Century German Majolica Swan Plate circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century German Majolica Swan and cygnets Plate Circa 1900.
Ceramic, Majolica
French Faience Swan Oyster Plate Saint Clement , circa 1890
By Saint-Clément
Located in Austin, TX
French Faience Swan Oyster Plate Saint Clement, circa 1890. Each shells is decorated with a differents insects, Rustic, Country style.
Faience
19th Century Yellow Majolica Swan Plate Choisy Le Roi
By Choisy-le-Roi
Located in Austin, TX
Lovely yellow Majolica plate with swan signed Hippolyte Boulenger Choisy le Roi, circa 1890. The manufacture of Choisy le Roi was one of the most important manufacture at the end of ...
Majolica, Ceramic
19th Century Blue Majolica Swan Plate Choisy Le Roi
By Choisy-le-Roi
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica plate with a swan on a pond signed Hippolyte Boulenger Choisy le Roi, circa 1890. The manufacture of Choisy le Roi was one of the most important manufacture at the end of 1...
Majolica
19th Century Blue Majolica Swan Plate Choisy Le Roi
By Choisy-le-Roi
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica plate with a swan on a pond signed Hippolyte Boulenger Choisy le Roi, circa 1890. The manufacture of Choisy le Roi was one of the most important manufacture at the end of 1...
Majolica
Swan Pewter Plate
Located in New York, NY
Swan Pewter plate. Elegant 9' stamped and chased pewter dish with guilloche border centering a crowned and impaled swan flanked by three fleur-de-lis and further impressed bead bandi...
Pewter
19th Century German Majolica Swan Plate, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
19th century German Majolica Swan and cygnets Plate, circa 1900.
Ceramic, Majolica
19th Century Majolica Swan Plate Choisy Le Roi
By Choisy-le-Roi
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica plate with a swan on a pond signed Hippolyte Boulenger Choisy le Roi, circa 1890. The manufacture of Choisy le Roi was one of the most important manufacture at the end of 19...
Majolica, Ceramic
Sold
H 1.37 in Dm 9.64 in
Meissen Dinner Plates Set a for Six Persons Swan Decor by Kaendler, 20th Century
By Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Vienna, AT
We invite you here to look at a splendid Meissen Set of Dinner Plates for six persons: This set is of finest appearance due to gorgeous and quite rare as well as famous swan deco...
Porcelain
Sold
H 1.37 in Dm 9.64 in
Meissen Dinner Plates Set B for Six Persons Swan Decor by Kaendler, 20th Century
By Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Vienna, AT
We invite you here to look at a splendid Meissen set of dinner plates for six persons: This set is of finest appearance due to gorgeous and quite rare as well as famous swan deco...
Porcelain
Sold
H 0.5 in W 10.5 in D 10.5 in
MOTTAHEDEH china Nelson Rockefeller Collection SWAN SERVICE pattern DINNER PLATE
By Mottahedeh
Located in St. Petersburg, FL
MOTTAHEDEH china SWAN SERVICE pattern DINNER PLATE in great condition free from chips, cracks, break, stain, or discoloration and with only a minimum of use
Antique English Delftware Plate with Image of Swan, 18th Century
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
Antique decorative and rare English pottery delftware plate with a well painted image of a swan.
Mid-18th century.
Meissen Armorial Plate from the Swan Service, circa 1738-1739
By Johann Joachim Kaendler, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Weinheim, DE
Blue crossed swords mark. Former's mark by Johann Christoph Pietsch. Modelled by J.J. Kaendler and J.F. Eberlein. Swan service plate with the characteristic shell-moulded relief...
Porcelain
English delftware plate in polychrome with image of a swan c1735
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
A Fine delftware plate hand decorated in polychrome colours with a swan in a rural lakeland setting. Probably Bristol England.
$595
H 1 in W 8.38 in D 8.38 in
Antique 19th Century Spode English Porcelain Pink Ducks Pattern Desert Plate
By Spode
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique English porcelain desert plate. By Spode. In the "Pink Ducks" pattern. Depicting a chinoiserie scene of two mandarin ducks surrounded by colorful aquatic pla...
Porcelain
$440Sale Price|20% Off
H 3.75 in W 16.75 in D 16.75 in
Large Italian Capodimonte Porcelain Center Bowl, Cherubs Scene in Relief, 20thC
By Capodimonte
Located in Big Flats, NY
An oversized Italian Capodimonte center bowl offers cherub garden scenes in relief with gilt highlights throughout, 20th century Measures - 3.75''H X 16.75''W X 16.75''D. A finely cr...
Porcelain
19th Century Plate Vieillard Bordeaux Service Nella
By Vieillard Manufacture
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Plate signed Vieillard Bordeaux service Nella. Naturalist plate with a kingfisher, an insect , water lilies
Ceramic, Faience
Belgium Majolica Oyster Plate Wasmuel Circa 1890
By Wasmuel Majolica
Located in Austin, TX
Belgium Majolica oyster plate with pink flowers & green leaves Wasmuel, circa 1890.
Ceramic
German Majolica Birds Plate, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
German Majolica bird plate, circa 1900.
Ceramic
19th Century Large Majolica Swan Vase Choisy Le Roi
By Choisy-le-Roi
Located in Austin, TX
Large rare French Majolica swan vase signed Choisy le Roi, circa 1890. Height / 23.3 inches. 16 inches by 12 inches. At the end of 19th century, Choisy le roi was one of the most im...
Faience, Majolica
19th Century French Majolica Plate
By Orchies
Located in Austin, TX
Lovely colorful French Majolica plate with flowers and acanthus leaves Orchies, circa 1890.
Ceramic
19th Century French Majolica Plate
By Orchies
Located in Austin, TX
Lovely colorful French Majolica plate with flowers and acanthus leaves Orchies, circa 1890.
Ceramic
Majolica Paradise Bird & Flowers Salins Plate, circa 1890
By Salins
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica Paradise bird & flowers Salins plate, circa 1890.
Ceramic
19th Century Green Majolica Bird Plate Sarreguemines
By Sarreguemines
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Green Majolica bird plate signed Sarreguemines. This plate represent the spring with cherries flowers.
Ceramic
French Majolica Bird & Flower Plate, Circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica bird & flower plate, Circa 1890.
Ceramic, Faience
19th Century Large French Majolica Flamingo Platter
Located in Austin, TX
Exceptional 19th Century Large French Majolica Flamingo Platter or Charger. 15.7 diameter.
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
19th Century Majolica Mallard Duck Plate Choisy Le Roi
By Choisy-le-Roi
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Majolica Mallard Duck Plate Hippolyte Boulenger Choisy le Roi, circa 1890. The manufacture of Choisy le Roi was one of the most important manufacture at the end of 19th ...
Ceramic, Majolica
$1,920
H 0.79 in W 9.45 in D 9.45 in
Royal Vienna Style Porcelain Cabinet Plate with Neoclassical Mythological Scene
Located in London, GB
A stunningly beautiful and highly decorative late 19th-century Royal Vienna style porcelain cabinet plate, measuring 24 cm in diameter. The central medallion features an elegant, cla...
Porcelain
19th Century Green Majolica Mallard Duck Plate Choisy Le Roi
By Choisy-le-Roi
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Green Majolica Mallard Duck Plate Hippolyte Boulenger Choisy le Roi, circa 1890. The manufacture of Choisy le Roi was one of the most important manufacture at the end of...
Majolica, Ceramic
19th Century Viennese Porcelain Plate, Napoleon III Period.
By Viennese Imperial Porcelain Manufactory
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
19th century Viennese porcelain plate, Napoleon III period. A 19th century Viennese porcelain plate, Napoleon III period, representing a woman pouring wine to. Bacchus. Dimensions ...
Porcelain
Pair of Rock Crystal Quartz Obelisks
Located in New York, NY
A pair of rock crystal quartz obelisks with cast gilt brass base. Created by Phoenix Gallery NYC.
$1,300 / item
H 14 in W 9 in D 9 in
Brutalist, Handmade Ceramic Table Lamp, Double Decker Lamp by Streicher Goods
By Streicher Goods, Ethan Streicher
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Double Decker lamp is a tall, brutalist-inspired table lamp, perfect for lighting in larger living spaces, created by Streicher Goods in Brooklyn, NY. The lamp is composed of a...
Brass
19th Century Russian Ormolu "Dancing Bear" Sculpture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th century Russian Ormolu "Dancing Bear" sculpture, finely cast figure of a bear holding a twig, standing on a roped revolving, iron pedestal. The simplistic mechanism which allow...
Bronze, Iron, Ormolu
Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Tableware Dinner Service, Denmark 1961
By Royal Copenhagen
Located in Delft, NL
Royal Copenhagen porcelain tableware dinner service, Denmark 1961 A Royal Copenhagen porcelain dinner service with pattern number 595, the floral golden basket Flowers in the ce...
Porcelain
$3,500 / set
H 19.69 in Dm 19.69 in
19th Century Porcelain Dinner Service from the Maison Charles Pillivuyt et Cie
By Charles Pillivuyt & Cie
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A gorgeous dinner service from the Maison Charles Pillivuyt et Cie, a manufacturer of high-quality porcelain founded in 1818. Each piece is hand-painted with a delicate rose- pink bo...
Porcelain
Repoussé Patinated Brass Vase, Hokkaido, Vikram Goyal
By Viya by Vikram Goyal
Located in Noida, DL
Repoussé Patinated Brass Vase, Hokkaido, Vikram Goyal Repoussé brass vase. Handmade in India. Repoussé involves hammering low-relief designs into malleable metal sheets from the re...
Brass
Majolica Violet Cache Pot Delphin Massier circa 1890
By Delphin Massier
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica Purple flower Violet Cache Pot signed Delphin Massier Circa 1890.
Ceramic
$2,450 / set
H 48.5 in W 40.25 in D 80 in
A Pair of French Louis XVI Style Carved Giltwood Twin Beds, C. 1920.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A graceful pair of French twin beds each with a finely carved giltwood frame with classical detailing, including central floral crests, fluted posts, beaded moldings, and rosettes. T...
Upholstery, Giltwood
Italian Art Deco White Parchment Vanity
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Art Deco white parchment diminutive triangular form lady's vanity /dressing table with a drawer centered by 2 side drawers and 2 doors. Parchment is separating from the piece
Wood, Parchment Paper
19th Century Antique Bentwood Twin Bed by Kohn, Vienna Secession
By Jacob & Josef Kohn
Located in Queens, NY
Bentwood (19/20th Century) maple stained twin size bed with double scroll center design (includes: headboard, footboard, rails).(paper label: JACOB JOSEP KOHN, WEIN). (Irregular size...
Bentwood
$233 / item
H 5.12 in W 16.54 in D 11.82 in
Handcrafted Rattan Tray in Teak Finish, British Colonial Style
Located in Christchurch, GB
Introducing our Chunky Woven Tray, a masterful blend of rustic charm and contemporary style. Handcrafted with precision, this tray features a unique design and a rich teak stain fini...
Rattan
$3,450
H 68 in W 31.75 in D 3 in
Tall Stately Empire Mirror in Cuban Mahogany with Columns, Denmark, c. 1820
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A very beautiful tall stately and elegant Empire mirror in fine Cuban mahogany with well-articulated carvings of anthemions as antefix decorating the crown molding. Turned columns wi...
Mahogany
French Restauration Period Mahogany and Gilt Bronze Daybed
Located in London, GB
This grand daybed would make a fantastic addition to a traditional lounge room: framed in dark mahogany and upholstered in green and gold striped silk, the daybed is a fine work of a...
Ormolu, Bronze
French Majolica Wild Rose Cake Stand Delphin Massier Circa 1890
By Delphin Massier
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica Wild Rose Cake Stand Delphin Massier Circa 1890, 9.8 inches diameter , 4 inches height.
Ceramic, Majolica
$2,691
H 7.09 in Dm 5.12 in
Brown and Silver "Argenta" Vase by Wilhelm Kåge made in 1938 from Gustavsberg
By Gustavsberg, Wilhelm Kage
Located in Stockholm, SE
A rare and early example from Wilhelm Kåge’s iconic Argenta series, produced at the Gustavsberg porcelain factory in 1938. Crafted in stoneware with an unusual mottled brown glaze — ...
Stoneware
20th Century Art Nouveau Majolica Vase by Gerbing & Stephan, AT ca. 1910
By Gerbing & Stephan
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Remarkable, rare Art Nouveau majolica vase by the world famous manufactory of Gerbing & Stephan from the early period in Austria around 1910. The beautiful shaped grey blue color...
Ceramic, Majolica
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.
The best size for a dinner plate is 11 to 12 inches across.
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