English Victorian Majolica Oyster Plate, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
English Victorian Majolica oyster plate, circa 1890. Unusual colors.
1890s English Victorian Antique Dinner Plates
Ceramic
English Victorian Majolica Oyster Plate, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
English Victorian Majolica oyster plate, circa 1890. Unusual colors.
Ceramic
Large German Majolica Geometrical Plate Circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Large German Majolica Geometrical plate , circa 1900. 8.8 inches.
Ceramic
Set of Eight Limoges Pumpkin Luncheon Plates
By Limoges
Located in New York, NY
Set of Eight Limoges Porcelain Pumpkin Luncheon Plates. Hand painted French porcelain plates with pumpkins, mushrooms, acorns and gourds with scallo...
Porcelain
Majolica Reticulated Purple Flowers Plate Villeroy & Boch, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica reticulated purple flowers plate signed Villeroy & Boch, circa 1900.
Ceramic
$3,080Sale Price|20% Off
55 Pc Taitu Palladio Emilio Bergamin Architectural Brick China Dinner Service
By Taitu
Located in Dayton, OH
#50607 Vintage Taitù Palladio porcelain dinnerware set designed by Italian designer Emilio Bergamin, featuring a distinct red and gray architectural brick and classical scroll motif...
Porcelain
French Majolica Chestnut Leaves Plate Salins, circa 1880
By Salins
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica chestnut leaves plate Salins, circa 1880, on a pink background.
Ceramic
Five Antique Plates English Ironstone Hand-Painted Chinoiserie Davenport
Located in Katonah, NY
A lively display of hand-painted turquoise, cobalt blue, pink, iron red, and green animates this set of five antique English ironstone plates. Each plate features a Chinoiserie garde...
Ironstone
$180Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Early 19th Century Coalport Thumb & Finger Imari Plate 9.5"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique early 19th century Coalport John Rose porcelain display plate (circa 1803–1810) featuring the iconic Thumb and Finger Imari pattern with gilt-latticed cobalt cloud motifs and...
Porcelain
Set for 12 Vintage Eschenbach Bavaria Porcelain Dinnerware, 1980s
By Eschenbach
Located in Montecalvoli, IT
This version keeps the description intact and formats the dimensions in the **H x W x D** style you requested, without adding a separate title. This vintage porcelain dinnerware set...
Porcelain
Set of 5 Majolica Plates, France, 19th Century
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
A beautiful set of five antique French majolica plates, featuring an elegant relief design of vine leaves, grape clusters, and branches. Their rich palette of greens, browns, and cre...
Majolica
19th Century Rare French Majolica Reticulated Flowers Platter
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Rare French Majolica Reticulated Flowers Platter. 10.3 by 8.7 inches.
Ceramic
19th Century Majolica Pink & Blue Oyster Plate Gien
By Gien
Located in Austin, TX
Rare 19th century Majolica oyster plate with pastels colors, shells and seaweeds signed Gien.
Ceramic, Majolica
By Jules Vieillard & Cie, “Nella", 83-Piece Fine Faience Dinner & Coffee Service
By Jules Viellard
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
Few 19th-century French faience services embody the elegance, artistic refinement and poetic spirit of the Japonisme movement as beautifully as Jules Vieillard Bordeaux’s celebrated “Nella” pattern. More than a dinner service, this remarkable ensemble is a hand-painted work of art, where every piece celebrates nature through an extraordinary variety of exotic birds, flowering branches, butterflies and delicate insects. No two plates are exactly alike, making each place setting a unique composition while preserving the perfect harmony of the whole. Founded in Bordeaux in 1845, the Jules Vieillard manufactory became one of France’s most prestigious ceramic producers. By the 1870s it employed nearly 1,300 craftsmen, ranking among the country’s leading faience manufacturers. Its artistic creations were celebrated at the great international exhibitions of the nineteenth century, including the Gold Medal awarded at the Paris Universal Exposition of 1878, a distinction that firmly established the international reputation of the Bordeaux factory. Created during this golden period, the “Nella” pattern is now regarded as one of the manufactory’s finest and rarest achievements. Inspired by the discovery of Japanese art in Europe during the second half of the nineteenth century, it perfectly reflects the new decorative language that transformed European ceramics. Every piece was individually moulded in fine faience, fired, then meticulously hand-painted by master decorators using coloured enamels before receiving its final transparent glaze and being fired once again. This demanding process ensured exceptional brilliance while allowing each painter complete artistic freedom. Rather than reproducing a single repetitive design, every plate was intentionally decorated with its own individual composition. Kingfishers, parrots and other exotic birds rest upon blossoming branches of prunus, peonies, irises and wild roses. Butterflies, dragonflies and tiny ladybirds animate the white ground with remarkable delicacy, creating the impression of a living garden. The asymmetrical compositions, generous areas of untouched white and graceful movement throughout the decoration perfectly express the refined aesthetic of French Japonisme. Complete “Nella” services have become extraordinarily scarce. Intended for everyday use within distinguished households, most examples were gradually dispersed or damaged over nearly one hundred and fifty years. Today, large coherent ensembles with their original serving pieces seldom appear on the international market. According to family history, this exceptional service remained for generations in an elegant maison de maître on the French Riviera before entering the antiques market. Unlike most surviving examples, which are composed predominantly of plates, this magnificent ensemble retains an unusually rich selection of original serving pieces together with its complete coffee service, making it equally desirable for collectors, designers and prestigious private residences. Composition — 83 Pieces * 27 Dinner Plates – Ø 25 cm (9.84 in) * 14 Soup Plates – Ø 25.5 cm (10.04 in) * 16 Dessert Plates – Ø 22.5 cm (8.86 in) * 1 Covered Soup Tureen * 2 Covered Vegetable Tureens * 1 Covered Serving Dish * 2 Large Oval Serving Platters * 1 Large Fish Platter * 1 Shell-Shaped Compotier * 2 Covered Sauce Boats with Attached Stands * 1 Covered Mustard Pot * 1 Coffee Pot * 1 Covered Sugar Bowl * 1 Milk Jug * 10 Coffee Cups * 11 Coffee Saucers Every piece bears the JVB factory mark beneath, while the principal serving pieces are additionally marked “Nella”, confirming the authenticity of this prestigious model. The overall condition is exceptional considering its age of approximately 150 years. The enamels retain remarkable freshness and brilliance, while the glaze remains beautifully preserved. Minor imperfections are limited to a few discreet hairlines, one deep serving dish displaying slight age-related darkening, one coffee saucer with noticeable staining and the expected traces of careful domestic use accumulated over generations. These small imperfections are entirely consistent with the age of the service and do not detract from its extraordinary visual impact. More than simply an antique dinner service...
Enamel
Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Plate Tema e Variazioni No. 224, Lina Cavalieri
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Plate, Tema e Variazioni No. 224, Lina Cavalieri 1980s This Piero Fornasetti porcelain plate from the Tema e Variazioni series presents the face of the Italian opera singer Lina Cavalieri fragmented and repeated across the well in a dense field of overlapping crescents, so that only the eyes and brows of each impression remain visible. The lithographic transfer is printed in black and gray on a white ground, and the scale-like repetition reads at a distance as an abstract pattern before resolving into dozens of watching eyes. Numbered 224 in the series, it is among the more unusual and graphically inventive of the Tema e Variazioni designs, and it demonstrates the Surrealist wit and optical play that defined Fornasetti’s approach to the decorative arts. Dimensions Diameter: 10 inches (25.4 cm) Height: 1 inch (2.5 cm) Marks Printed to the reverse with the Fornasetti eye...
Porcelain
Majolica Water Lily Asparagus Plate Keller & Guerin Saint Clement
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica Art Nouveau asparagus plate unsigned Keller et Guerin Saint Clement Every important French manufactures produced at the end of the 19th century asparagus and artichoke sets...
Ceramic, Majolica
(11) Cerulean Blue Dinner Plates Wabi Sabi by Mud Studio (South Africa)
By Russel Wright, Diane von Furstenberg, Le Creuset, Dansk
Located in Round Top, TX
Note: Lead image shows (9) plates, but (11) plates are included. The prettiest blue glazed Organic Modern dinner plates. These are handmade, designed in South Africa and show the h...
Pottery
French Majolica Strawberries Plate Luneville, circa 1880
By Luneville
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica strawberries plate circa 1880 Luneville.
Ceramic, Majolica
French Majolica Asparagus Plate, circa 1890
By Orchies
Located in Austin, TX
Unusual French Majolica asparagus plate with 3 spaces unsigned, circa 1890.
Ceramic
French Majolica Pink Daisy Plate Orchies, circa 1890
By Orchies
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica pink daisy plate Orchies, circa 1890.
Ceramic
French Majolica Strawberries Plate Orchies, circa 1890
By Orchies
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica strawberries plate Orchies, circa 1890.
Ceramic
English Green Majolica Geranium Plate, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
English green Majolica geranium plate, circa 1880.
Ceramic
French Majolica Plate Onnaing, Circa 1890
By Onnaing
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica plate Onnaing Circa 1890. flowers and blackberries.
Ceramic
French Porcelain Dinner Service with Rose Motif, 45 Pieces
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
An elegant and refined vintage French porcelain dinner service comprising approximately 45 pieces, beautifully decorated with delicate hand-painted pink rose motifs and enriched with...
Porcelain, Paint
19th Century Majolica Oyster Plate Longchamp
By Longchamp
Located in Austin, TX
Green Majolica oyster plate, six white wells on a green basket weave, circa 1890 signed Longchamp.
Ceramic, Majolica
Contemporary Artists Limited Edition Plate Set
By Mary Heilmann, April Gornik, Maya Lin, (After) Ed Ruscha, Richard Prince 1
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Artists for PRFCT Plate Set (formerly Artists for Azuero) Part of the profit from the sale of this edition supports PRFCT EARTH PRJCT, New York, USA. The Artists for PRFCT (2012 Ed...
Ceramic
French Majolica Grapes Plate Salins, Circa 1890
By Salins
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica grapes plate Salins on a light pink background (East of France), circa 1890.
Ceramic
$247Sale Price / set|20% Off
Monteverde, Six Contemporary Porcelain Bread Plates with Decorative Design
By Vito Nesta
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Monteverde is a collection inspired by the Cloud Forest Reserve in Costa Rica, located in the central part of the country. It is a mountainous area rich in biodiversity, known for it...
Porcelain
Small Majolica Water Lily Pond Plate Wasmuel, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Small Majolica water lily pond plate Wasmuel, circa 1890.6 inches diameter , 8 plates available.
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
$611Sale Price|30% Off
Antique Mason's Ironstone Plate – Blue Willow Pattern, Circa 1820
Located in Worcester Park, GB
This exceptional ceramic plate is a fine example of early 19th-century English pottery, produced by the renowned Mason’s Ironstone China around 1820. Featuring the iconic Blue Willow...
Ceramic
Plate with illustration of 2 figures, Picasso, Limoges, France
By Limoges
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Decorative ceramic plate made in France, decorated with a design inspired by the work of Pablo Picasso. The central motif depicts two stylized figures in motion, drawn in black and enhanced with graphic touches of green, red, and blue, characteristic of the artist's pictorial vocabulary. An emblematic piece embodying the dialogue between modern art and 20th-century decorative arts, produced in the tradition of French artistic ceramics. Main Features : Decorative ceramic plate France, 20th century Design inspired by Pablo Picasso Stylized figures and expressive graphic composition Polychrome palette: black, blue, green, and red Marked on the reverse (France) Excellent collector's item or wall decoration A fusion of modern art and decorative ceramics Keywords : Picasso plate, Picasso ceramics France, modern decorative plate, French modern art, decorative cubism, 20th-century artistic ceramics, collectible plate, French art and design, modern wall decoration, Vallauris Picasso...
Faience
French Green Majolica Leaves Plate Montereau, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French green Majolica leaves plate signed Montereau, circa 1890.
Ceramic
Sarreguemines Benjamin Rabier Childs Plate, Au Pays des Surprise
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A child’s assiette parlante, a talking plate, illustrated by Benjamin Rabier for Sarreguemines, France – circa 1900. Benjamin Rabier (1864-1939), was a French children’s author, pl...
Earthenware
Antique French Sarreguemines Majolica Oyster Plate, Circa 1870
Located in Pearland, TX
A gorgeous antique French Sarreguemines majolica oyster plate, circa 1870. Maker's mark and model number on reverse (this is an older model). It displays beautifully with vibrant col...
Majolica
French Majolica Asparagus & Artichoke Plate Salins, circa 1890
By Salins
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica asparagus & artichoke plate Salins, circa 1890.
Ceramic
Rene Lalique plate Brunch Dessert Glass model Guebwiller, Palais de Soye 1926
By René Lalique
Located in La xara, VC
This piece originates from the collection of the Palais de Soye, a neoclassical residence built in 1809 by Baron de Soye, General of the First French Empire. The Palais de Soye, fami...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Imari Porcelain Large Plate, Edo Meiji Period, Early 18th Century
Located in Worcester Park, GB
Imari ware is a style of Japanese porcelain made in the town of Arita and exported from the port of Imari. It is characterized by its vibrant colours, typically including underglaze ...
Ceramic
French Mid-Century Ceramic Snail Set by Marius Giuge, Vallauris, 1960s
By Vallauris
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
This rare French mid-century ceramic snail set by Marius Giuge, produced in Vallauris during the 1960s, is a charming and highly collectible example of postwar French tableware. The ...
Ceramic
French Rustic Flowers Plate Sarreguemines, circa 1930
Located in Austin, TX
French Rustic Flowers Plate Sarreguemines, circa 1930. Model Agreste. Flowers poppy , cornflowers , daisies.... Country syle.
Ceramic, Faience
French Majolica White Daisy Plate Orchies, circa 1890
By Orchies
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica white daisy plate Orchies, circa 1890.
Ceramic
French Majolica Strawberries Plate Orchies, circa 1890
By Orchies
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica strawberries plate Orchies, circa 1890.
Ceramic
Antique French Sarreguemines Majolica Oyster Plate, Circa 1870
Located in Pearland, TX
A gorgeous antique French Sarreguemines majolica oyster plate, circa 1870. Maker's mark and model number on reverse (this is an older model). It displays beautifully with vibrant col...
Majolica
Majolica Oyster Plate Sarreguemines Circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica oyster plate signed Sarreguemines, circa 1950.
Ceramic, Faience
Sarreguemines Benjamin Rabier Childs Plate, Propos de Basse-Cour
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A child’s assiette parlante, a talking plate, illustrated by Benjamin Rabier for Sarreguemines, France – circa 1900. Benjamin Rabier (1864-1939), was a French children’s author, pla...
Earthenware
French Majolica Oyster Plate Longchamp, circa 1900
By Longchamp
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica oyster plate signed Longchamp, circa 1900.
Ceramic
Antique Chinese Canton Rose Medallion Plate
Located in Suffolk, GB
A finely painted Canton Rose Medallion plate decorated in the classic famille rose palette. The design is arranged in four alternating reserves: two featur...
Ceramic
French Green Majolica Acanthus Leaves Plate, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica acanthus leaves plates, circa 1880.
Ceramic
French Green Majolica Acanthus Leaves Plate, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica acanthus leaves plates, circa 1880.
Ceramic
French Majolica Asparagus Plate Salins, circa 1890
By Salins
Located in Austin, TX
Colorful Majolica asparagus plate Salins, circa 1890.
Ceramic, Faience
19th Century Green Majolica Sunflower Plate Wedgwood
By Wedgwood
Located in Austin, TX
Green Victorian Majolica sunflower plate Wedgwood, circa 1880.
Ceramic
French Faience Floral Plate Henriot Quimper Circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
French Faience Floral Plate Henriot Quimper Circa 1950.
Faience
Porcelain Oyster Plate with Seaweeds Limoges, circa 1900
By Limoges
Located in Austin, TX
French porcelain oyster plate with seaweeds Limoges, circa 1900.
Porcelain
French Green Majolica Leaves Plate Montereau, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French green Majolica leaves plate signed Montereau, circa 1890.
Ceramic
1940, Royal Albert Lavender Rose Set of 8, Porcelain Dinner Plates, Gold Rim
By Royal Albert
Located in Worcester Park, GB
Featuring set of 8 delicate, romantic, and unmistakably timeless—the Lavendar Rose dinner plates by Royal Albert captures the essence of English floral elegance. Featuring soft clust...
Gold
Mid-Century Majolica Red Oyster Plate Vallauris
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-Century Ceramic Red Oyster Plate Vallauris circa 1950. 9 colors available. pink,navy blue,yellow,orange,green,purple,black,aqua,red.
Ceramic
French Faience Plate Henriot Quimper Circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
French Faience Plate Henriot Quimper Circa 1950. woman from Brittany with a spinning wheel. 10.5 inches diameter.
Faience
Set of 12 Cauldon Co. for Tiffany & Co. Porcelain Dinner Plates
By Cauldon, Tiffany & Co.
Located in Astoria, NY
Set of 12 Cauldon Co. for Tiffany & Co. Porcelain Dinner Plates, with gilt scrollwork and foliate trim, marked "Cauldon Co. / England / Tiffany & Co. / New York" to underside...
Gold
French Majolica Asparagus Plate Luneville Keller & Guerin, circa 1890
By Luneville
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica asparagus plate signed Luneville Keller & Guerin, circa 1890.
Ceramic
$3,600 / set
Set of Fourteen Spode Flower Plates
Located in New York, NY
Set of fourteen Spode floral plates. Fourteen softly scalloped and gilt banded plates each with uniquely painted intertwined floral botanical wreathing; from the factory under Josiah...
Porcelain
$15,756Sale Price / set|25% Off
Mason's Ironstone Strathmore Dinner Service, Hand-Painted, c. 1940
Located in Worcester Park, GB
This is a vintage Mason's Ironstone "Strathmore" pattern dinner service. The Fruit Basket Pattern features a a blue and pink multicolor floral design with a flower basket at the cent...
Ceramic
ROYAL DOULTON - Persian Pattern Plate - Design Number D3088 - U.K. - Circa 1920
Located in Chatham, ON
ROYAL DOULTON (Manufacturer) - Persian D3088 (Pattern Name/Number) - Persian style transfer decorated ceramic cabinet plate in blue with hand painted highlights - featuring flowers w...
Ceramic
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.