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Delft - talking plate 'Ziet wat hier van agteren staat' - late 18th century
Delft - talking plate 'Ziet wat hier van agteren staat' - late 18th century

Delft - talking plate 'Ziet wat hier van agteren staat' - late 18th century

By Delft

Located in DELFT, NL

Delft talking plate with on the front the words: "Ziet wat hier van agteren staat" (See what is

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Dutch Chinoiserie Delft and Faience

Materials

Earthenware, Delft, Faience

PH Choisy French Creamware Faïence Black Transferware Femme de Chambre Plate
PH Choisy French Creamware Faïence Black Transferware Femme de Chambre Plate

PH Choisy French Creamware Faïence Black Transferware Femme de Chambre Plate

By Choisy-le-Roi

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A French faïence transfer printed creamware “assiette parlante” or talking plate, produced by P&H

Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Romantic Dinner Plates

Materials

Creamware

PH Choisy French Creamware Faïence Transferware Ecrit en Prose, Love Poem Plate
PH Choisy French Creamware Faïence Transferware Ecrit en Prose, Love Poem Plate

PH Choisy French Creamware Faïence Transferware Ecrit en Prose, Love Poem Plate

By Choisy-le-Roi

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A French faïence transfer printed creamware “assiette parlante” or talking plate, produced by P&H

Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Romantic Dinner Plates

Materials

Creamware

Creil et Montereau Faïence Transferware Assiette Parlantes Face Card Plates, S/8
Creil et Montereau Faïence Transferware Assiette Parlantes Face Card Plates, S/8

Creil et Montereau Faïence Transferware Assiette Parlantes Face Card Plates, S/8

By Creil et Montereau

Located in Philadelphia, PA

- France, circa 1920s. Known as assiettes parlantes or talking plates, this set is based on the face

Category

Vintage 1920s French French Provincial Dinner Plates

Materials

Earthenware

P&H Choisy French Creamware Faïence Scheffer Assiette Parlante Plates, Set/4
P&H Choisy French Creamware Faïence Scheffer Assiette Parlante Plates, Set/4

P&H Choisy French Creamware Faïence Scheffer Assiette Parlante Plates, Set/4

By Choisy-le-Roi

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A set of four French faïence transfer printed creamware “assiette parlante” or talking plates

Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Romantic Dinner Plates

Materials

Creamware

Czechoslovakian Pair of Bronze Hand Painted Porcelain Plates
Czechoslovakian Pair of Bronze Hand Painted Porcelain Plates

Czechoslovakian Pair of Bronze Hand Painted Porcelain Plates

$240Sale Price / set|20% Off

H 8.75 in W 7.5 in D 0.4 in

Czechoslovakian Pair of Bronze Hand Painted Porcelain Plates

By Carlsbad

Located in Guaynabo, PR

musical instruments or talking. The plates have a gilt pink band and colorful rim with flowers. The bronze

Category

Early 20th Century Czech Victorian Decorative Art

Materials

Bronze

Customizable ClassiCon Non Conformist Chair  by Eileen Gray
Customizable ClassiCon Non Conformist Chair  by Eileen Gray

Customizable ClassiCon Non Conformist Chair by Eileen Gray

$7,583 / item

H 30.71 in W 22.45 in D 24.81 in

Customizable ClassiCon Non Conformist Chair by Eileen Gray

By Eileen Gray

Located in New York, NY

ready to talk. Materials: Frame of chromium-plated steel tubing. Seat has a beech frame with rubber

Category

21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Leather

Customizable ClassiCon Non Conformist Chair  by Eileen Gray
Customizable ClassiCon Non Conformist Chair  by Eileen Gray

Customizable ClassiCon Non Conformist Chair by Eileen Gray

$7,583 / item

H 30.71 in W 22.45 in D 24.81 in

Customizable ClassiCon Non Conformist Chair by Eileen Gray

By Eileen Gray

Located in New York, NY

ready to talk. Materials: Frame of chromium-plated steel tubing. Seat has a beech frame with rubber

Category

21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Leather

Recent Sales

Bar Table: Talk to Me
Bar Table: Talk to Me

Bar Table: Talk to Me

Unavailable

H 35 in W 26 in D 80 in

Bar Table: Talk to Me

Located in Los Angeles, CA

The talk to me bar table creates an opulent solution for small spaces. Designed to be beautifully

Category

2010s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Stone, Silver, Brass

Gien Le Langage Des Fleurs Faïence Dessert or Fruit Talking Plates, Set of Four
Gien Le Langage Des Fleurs Faïence Dessert or Fruit Talking Plates, Set of Four

Gien Le Langage Des Fleurs Faïence Dessert or Fruit Talking Plates, Set of Four

By Gien

Located in Philadelphia, PA

flowers. Known as assiettes parlantes, or talking plates, le language des fleurs. Black transfer printed

Category

Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

French Set "Talking Plates", Signed Hippolyte Boulenger Choisy-le-Ro
French Set "Talking Plates", Signed Hippolyte Boulenger Choisy-le-Ro

French Set "Talking Plates", Signed Hippolyte Boulenger Choisy-le-Ro

By Hippolyte Boulenger 1

Located in Paris, FR

Great Majolica 19th Century "Talking Plates" set of four decorative plates or dishes. In each

Category

Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

Set of 12 Talking Plates, French Military Signed by Creil Montereau 19th Century
Set of 12 Talking Plates, French Military Signed by Creil Montereau 19th Century

Set of 12 Talking Plates, French Military Signed by Creil Montereau 19th Century

By Lebeuf Milliet & Cie Creil Montereau

Located in Paris, FR

Amazing complete set of 12 talking plates showing each one a different and incredible situations in

Category

Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Porcelain

Materials

Ceramic

French Set "Talking Plates", Signed Hippolyte Boulenger Choisy-le-Ro
French Set "Talking Plates", Signed Hippolyte Boulenger Choisy-le-Ro

French Set "Talking Plates", Signed Hippolyte Boulenger Choisy-le-Ro

By Hippolyte Boulenger 1

Located in Paris, FR

Great Majolica 19th century "Talking Plates" set of four decorative plates or dishes. In each

Category

Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

P&H Choisy French Creamware Faïence Scheffer Assiette Parlante Plates, Set/6
P&H Choisy French Creamware Faïence Scheffer Assiette Parlante Plates, Set/6

P&H Choisy French Creamware Faïence Scheffer Assiette Parlante Plates, Set/6

By Choisy-le-Roi

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A set of six French faïence transfer printed creamware “assiette parlante” or talking plates

Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Romantic Dinner Plates

Materials

Creamware

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Creil et Montereau Faïence Flora Muguet Lily of the Valley Rimmed Soup Plate
Creil et Montereau Faïence Flora Muguet Lily of the Valley Rimmed Soup Plate

Creil et Montereau Faïence Flora Muguet Lily of the Valley Rimmed Soup Plate

By Creil et Montereau

Located in Philadelphia, PA

From Creil et Montereau, a Provencal faïence rimmed soup plate in the Flora Muguet pattern, circa 1840-1876. Muguet or muguet-du-bois translates from the French to Lily of the Valle...

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French French Provincial Tableware

Materials

Earthenware

Set 15 English Antique Dinner Plates Soup Dishes & One Platter Circa 1860
Set 15 English Antique Dinner Plates Soup Dishes & One Platter Circa 1860

Set 15 English Antique Dinner Plates Soup Dishes & One Platter Circa 1860

By Copeland Spode

Located in Katonah, NY

This set of nine dinner plates, six matching soup dishes, and a platter painted in Spode's "Peacock" pattern was made by Copeland Spode circa 1860. The "Peacock" pattern was first ma...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Chinoiserie Dinner Plates

Materials

Ironstone

Spode Dessert Service, Ship Pattern no. 3133 on Stone China, 1813-1822
Spode Dessert Service, Ship Pattern no. 3133 on Stone China, 1813-1822

Spode Dessert Service, Ship Pattern no. 3133 on Stone China, 1813-1822

By Spode

Located in London, GB

This is a stunning and rare Spode dessert service made between 1813 and 1822, consisting of a centre piece, a lozenge shape dish, four shell dishes and ten plates. The service is mad...

Category

Antique 1810s English Regency Porcelain

Materials

Stoneware

Set of 11 Early Spode Ironstone Imari Dessert Dishes Made circa 1815
Set of 11 Early Spode Ironstone Imari Dessert Dishes Made circa 1815

Set of 11 Early Spode Ironstone Imari Dessert Dishes Made circa 1815

By Spode

Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL

A set of 11 Imari style ironstone dessert dishes, made by Spode circa 1815. Josiah Spode II began producing stone china in 1813 as an alternative to porcelain. Stone china, also kno...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Dinner Plates

Materials

Ironstone

A French late 19th century Louis XV st. Lunéville Faience Porcelain serving set
A French late 19th century Louis XV st. Lunéville Faience Porcelain serving set

A French late 19th century Louis XV st. Lunéville Faience Porcelain serving set

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A stunning and most decorative French late 19th century Louis XV st. Lunéville Faience Porcelain serving set. This most attractive fifty-four piece dining is painted on over glaze co...

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Platters and Serveware

Materials

Porcelain

Georgian Set of SIX Masons Dinner Plates in Vase Flowers & Rocks Ptn, Ca 1818
Georgian Set of SIX Masons Dinner Plates in Vase Flowers & Rocks Ptn, Ca 1818

Georgian Set of SIX Masons Dinner Plates in Vase Flowers & Rocks Ptn, Ca 1818

By Mason's Ironstone

Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire

These are a fine early set of six ironstone pottery dinner plates made by the Mason's factory at Lane Delph, Staffordshire, England and beautifully decorated in the small vase, flowe...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Dinner Plates

Materials

Ironstone

English Chamberlain Worcester Porcelain Part Dessert Service, circa 1815
English Chamberlain Worcester Porcelain Part Dessert Service, circa 1815

English Chamberlain Worcester Porcelain Part Dessert Service, circa 1815

Located in New York, NY

Comprising footed compote, pair of covered sauce tureens, one gallery (partially restored), pair of lozenge-shaped dishes, pair of kidney-shaped dishes, four shell dishes, four squar...

Category

Antique 1810s English Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Meissen 68-Piece Floral Dinner Service
Antique Meissen 68-Piece Floral Dinner Service

Antique Meissen 68-Piece Floral Dinner Service

$47,229 / set

H 2.37 in W 20.67 in D 14.77 in

Antique Meissen 68-Piece Floral Dinner Service

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in London, GB

Antique Meissen 68-piece floral dinner service German, c. 1900 Largest serving dish: Height 6cm, width 52.5cm, depth 37.5cm Square salad bowl: Height 9.5cm, width 22cm, depth 22cm...

Category

Antique Early 1900s German Rococo Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Set of porcelain de Paris coffee & tea service
Set of porcelain de Paris coffee & tea service

Set of porcelain de Paris coffee & tea service

$2,850 / set

H 27 in W 24 in D 2 in

Set of porcelain de Paris coffee & tea service

Located in Washington, DC

Set of porcelain de Paris coffee & tea service - eighteen (18) pieces. Made famous during the Napoleon Period 1795 - 1830
Coffee pot - W - 8"; H - 10"
Te...

Category

Antique 19th Century French Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Set of Antique Coalport Porcelain Dinner Plates Depicting English Fish
Set of Antique Coalport Porcelain Dinner Plates Depicting English Fish

Set of Antique Coalport Porcelain Dinner Plates Depicting English Fish

By Coalport Porcelain

Located in London, GB

Set of antique coalport porcelain dinner plates depicting English fish. English, late 19th century Dimensions: Height 2cm, diameter 22cm This charming set of nine dinner plates ...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Antique 18th Century Dutch Delft Chinoiserie Plate
Antique 18th Century Dutch Delft Chinoiserie Plate

Antique 18th Century Dutch Delft Chinoiserie Plate

By Delft, De Grieksche A

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A fine antique Dutch Delft plate. Depicting a man and fence in the foreground and a background with a house, a tree, an island with a building, and some distant mountains. The rim...

Category

Antique 18th Century Dutch Baroque Delft and Faience

Materials

Delft

H & R Daniel Dessert Service, Floral with Lilac Sprigging, Regency, 1824
H & R Daniel Dessert Service, Floral with Lilac Sprigging, Regency, 1824

H & R Daniel Dessert Service, Floral with Lilac Sprigging, Regency, 1824

By H&R Daniel

Located in London, GB

This is a stunning dessert service made by H&R Daniel in 1824. The set consists of a large centre piece comport, two sauce comports (without covers), four large rectangular dishes, f...

Category

Antique 1820s English Regency Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Beautiful Set of 14 Antique English Spode Round Plates
Beautiful Set of 14 Antique English Spode Round Plates

Beautiful Set of 14 Antique English Spode Round Plates

By B. Spode

Located in Hopewell, NJ

Classic set of Spode dishes/plates having lovely floral pattern. Measure: 8

Category

Antique 19th Century English Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

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Talking Plates For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of talking plates available for sale. Each of these unique talking plates was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, ceramic and wood. Find 40 antique and vintage talking plates at 1stDibs now, or shop our selection of 22 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished furniture. There are all kinds of talking plates available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Talking plates made by modern designers — as well as those associated with mid-century modern — are very popular at 1stDibs. Many talking plates are appealing in their simplicity, but Pierre Martinon, VISTO AW and Milo Baughman produced popular talking plates that are worth a look.

How Much are Talking Plates?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $3,192, while they’re typically $99 on the low end and $105,074 highest priced.