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Union Porcelain Oyster Plate

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Antique Oyster Plate
Antique Oyster Plate

Antique Oyster Plate

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W 10.25 in D 7.75 in

Antique Oyster Plate

Located in New Orleans, LA

Antique American Union Porcelain Oyster Plate Large Design

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Antique 19th Century American Serving Pieces

Union Porcelain Works Clam Shaped Salmon Ground Oyster Plate
Union Porcelain Works Clam Shaped Salmon Ground Oyster Plate

Union Porcelain Works Clam Shaped Salmon Ground Oyster Plate

By Union Porcelain Works

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A union porcelain works clam shaped, dimensional oyster plate with a Salmon colored ground. The

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Antique 19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Antique American Union Porcelain Works Oyster Plate, circa 1880
Antique American Union Porcelain Works Oyster Plate, circa 1880

Antique American Union Porcelain Works Oyster Plate, circa 1880

By Union Porcelain Works

Located in New Orleans, LA

Antique American union porcelain works oyster plate circa 1880 with crabs, coral accent colors, and

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Antique 1880s North American Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Rare Antique American Oyster Plate Signed Union Porcelain Works, circa 1880s
Rare Antique American Oyster Plate Signed Union Porcelain Works, circa 1880s

Rare Antique American Oyster Plate Signed Union Porcelain Works, circa 1880s

By Union Porcelain Works

Located in New Orleans, LA

Rare antique American oyster plate signed Union Porcelain Works circa 1880, with hand painted black

Category

Antique 1880s American Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Union Porcelain Works Oyster Plate in Rare Blue Color, circa 1880
Antique Union Porcelain Works Oyster Plate in Rare Blue Color, circa 1880

Antique Union Porcelain Works Oyster Plate in Rare Blue Color, circa 1880

By Union Porcelain Works

Located in New Orleans, LA

Antique union porcelain works oyster plate in rare blue color, circa 1880.

Category

Antique 1880s North American Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Oyster Plate
Oyster Plate

Oyster Plate

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H 10 in Dm 8 in

Oyster Plate

By Union Porcelain Works

Located in New Orleans, LA

Antique American hand-painted porcelain oyster plate.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Antique American Porcelain Oyster Plate by Union Porcelain Works, circa 1880
Antique American Porcelain Oyster Plate by Union Porcelain Works, circa 1880

Antique American Porcelain Oyster Plate by Union Porcelain Works, circa 1880

Located in New Orleans, LA

Antique American hand painted porcelain oyster plate signed by "Union Porcelain Works," circa 1880.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Oyster Plate
Oyster Plate

Oyster Plate

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H 6.5 in Dm 8.5 in

Oyster Plate

Located in New Orleans, LA

Antique American hand-painted union porcelain works oyster plate.

Category

Antique 19th Century American Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Oyster Plate
Antique Oyster Plate

Antique Oyster Plate

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H 7 in Dm 8 in

Antique Oyster Plate

Located in New Orleans, LA

Antique Union porcelain works hand-painted oyster plate.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Porcelain

Antique American Oyster Plate
Antique American Oyster Plate

Antique American Oyster Plate

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H 1 in W 10.5 in D 8 in

Antique American Oyster Plate

By Union Porcelain Works

Located in New Orleans, LA

Antique American Oyster Plate, signed Union Porcelain Works, Rare large design

Category

Antique 19th Century American Platters and Serveware

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Rare American Oyster plate
Antique Rare American Oyster plate

Antique Rare American Oyster plate

By Union Porcelain Works

Located in New Orleans, LA

Antique, Rare American, Black Color, Union Porcelain Works , c.1880s

Category

Antique 19th Century American Serving Pieces

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Large Well Union Porcelain Works Oyster Plate
Antique Large Well Union Porcelain Works Oyster Plate

Antique Large Well Union Porcelain Works Oyster Plate

Located in New Orleans, LA

Antique American Large Well Clam Shaped Oyster Plates Signed By "Union Porcelain Works" of

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Antique 19th Century American Platters and Serveware

Materials

Porcelain

Antique American Oyster Plate
Antique American Oyster Plate

Antique American Oyster Plate

Located in New Orleans, LA

Antique American oyster plate. Union Porcelain Works. Circa 1890

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Antique 19th Century American Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

Antique American Oyster Plate
Antique American Oyster Plate

Antique American Oyster Plate

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H 1 in W 8.5 in D 6.5 in

Antique American Oyster Plate

Located in New Orleans, LA

Antique American Union Porcelain Works Oyster Plate, c.1880

Category

Antique 19th Century American Serving Pieces

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Union Porcelain Oyster Plates
Pair of Union Porcelain Oyster Plates

Pair of Union Porcelain Oyster Plates

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H 1.25 in W 8.5 in D 6.25 in

Pair of Union Porcelain Oyster Plates

By Union Porcelain Works

Located in Winter Park, FL

A pair of 19th century oyster plates made by the Union Porcelain Works of Greenpoint, New York

Category

Antique 19th Century American Victorian Porcelain

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Union Porcelain Oyster Plates Set of 4
Union Porcelain Oyster Plates Set of 4

Union Porcelain Oyster Plates Set of 4

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H 1 in W 6.5 in D 8.75 in

Union Porcelain Oyster Plates Set of 4

By Union Porcelain Works

Located in Winter Park, FL

A set of four 19th century oyster plates made by the Union Porcelain Works of Greenpoint, New York

Category

Antique 19th Century Porcelain

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Antique American Sea-Foam Green Union Porcelain Works Oyster Plate, circa 1880
Antique American Sea-Foam Green Union Porcelain Works Oyster Plate, circa 1880

Antique American Sea-Foam Green Union Porcelain Works Oyster Plate, circa 1880

By Union Porcelain Works

Located in New Orleans, LA

Antique American Hand-Painted Sea-Foam Green Union Porcelain Works Oyster Plate, Circa 1880. Hand

Category

Antique 1880s North American Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

United Porcelain Works Clam Shaped Turquoise Ground Oyster Plate
United Porcelain Works Clam Shaped Turquoise Ground Oyster Plate

United Porcelain Works Clam Shaped Turquoise Ground Oyster Plate

By Union Porcelain Works

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A union porcelain works clam shaped, dimensional oyster plate with a turquoise colored ground. The

Category

Antique 19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

19th c. Porcelain Oyster Plate from Union, NY
19th c. Porcelain Oyster Plate from Union, NY

19th c. Porcelain Oyster Plate from Union, NY

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H 1.5 in W 10.25 in D 8 in

19th c. Porcelain Oyster Plate from Union, NY

Located in Winter Park, FL

A 19th century oyster plate made by the Union Porcelain Works of Greenpoint, New York. Hand-painted

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Union Porcelain Works Oyster Plates
Union Porcelain Works Oyster Plates

Union Porcelain Works Oyster Plates

Located in New Orleans, LA

Set of seven rare Union Porcelain oyster plates. Unusually bright colors and excellent colors. Sold

Category

Antique 19th Century American Platters and Serveware

Materials

Porcelain

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Union Porcelain Oyster Plate For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the union porcelain oyster plate you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of ceramic and porcelain, every union porcelain oyster plate was constructed with great care. Each union porcelain oyster plate bearing hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one union porcelain oyster plate that is appealing in its simplicity, but Union Porcelain Works produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Union Porcelain Oyster Plate?

Prices for a union porcelain oyster plate start at $585 and top out at $2,200 with the average selling for $825.

Finding the Right Porcelain for You

Today you’re likely to bring out your antique and vintage porcelain in order to dress up your dining table for a special meal.

Porcelain, a durable and nonporous kind of pottery made from clay and stone, was first made in China and spread across the world owing to the trade routes to the Far East established by Dutch and Portuguese merchants. Given its origin, English speakers called porcelain “fine china,” an expression you still might hear today. "Fine" indeed — for over a thousand years, it has been a highly sought-after material.

Meissen Porcelain, one of the first factories to create real porcelain outside Asia, popularized figurine centerpieces during the 18th century in Germany, while works by Capodimonte, a porcelain factory in Italy, are synonymous with flowers and notoriously hard to come by. Modern porcelain houses such as Maison Fragile of Limoges, France — long a hub of private porcelain manufacturing — keep the city’s long tradition alive while collaborating with venturesome contemporary artists such as illustrator Jean-Michel Tixier.

Porcelain is not totally clumsy-guest-proof, but it is surprisingly durable and easy to clean. Its low permeability and hardness have rendered porcelain wares a staple in kitchens and dining rooms as well as a common material for bathroom sinks and dental veneers. While it is tempting to store your porcelain behind closed glass cabinet doors and reserve it only for display, your porcelain dinner plates and serving platters can safely weather the “dangers” of the dining room and be used during meals.

Add different textures and colors to your table with dinner plates and pitchers of ceramic and silver or a porcelain lidded tureen, a serving dish with side handles that is often used for soups. Although porcelain and ceramic are both made in a kiln, porcelain is made with more refined clay and is stronger than ceramic because it is denser. 

On 1stDibs, browse an expansive collection of antique and vintage porcelain made in a variety of styles, including Regency, Scandinavian modern and other examples produced during the mid-century era, plus Rococo, which found its inspiration in nature and saw potters crafting animal figurines and integrating organic motifs such as floral patterns in their work.