Dinner Plates
2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Early 20th Century American Dinner Plates
Sterling Silver
Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Dinner Plates
Creamware
1970s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Dinner Plates
Earthenware
19th Century German Art Nouveau Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates
Porcelain
1960s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dinner Plates
Wood, Plywood
2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates
Porcelain
1920s German Vintage Dinner Plates
Gold, Enamel
Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Dinner Plates
Creamware
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dinner Plates
Onyx, Marble
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Dinner Plates
Ceramic
Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Dinner Plates
Creamware
2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates
Porcelain
2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates
Marble
Late 19th Century English Antique Dinner Plates
Ceramic
18th Century German Rococo Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
1890s French Rustic Antique Dinner Plates
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Dinner Plates
Earthenware
1990s Danish Dinner Plates
Porcelain
1830s English Antique Dinner Plates
Ironstone
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dinner Plates
Glass
2010s Malaysian Modern Dinner Plates
Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dinner Plates
Ceramic
Early 1900s English Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Early 1900s English Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
1950s Italian Folk Art Vintage Dinner Plates
Ceramic
2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates
Porcelain
1890s French Country Antique Dinner Plates
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Dinner Plates
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dinner Plates
Marble
2010s Italian Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Late 19th Century German Neoclassical Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Dinner Plates
Majolica
Early 19th Century English Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
20th Century Italian Dinner Plates
2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates
Porcelain
2010s Italian Dinner Plates
Gold
Early 20th Century Danish Dinner Plates
Porcelain
2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Late 19th Century French Antique Dinner Plates
Majolica
Early 20th Century English Dinner Plates
Porcelain
20th Century Swedish Art Deco Dinner Plates
1830s English Victorian Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Dinner Plates
Majolica
1770s English Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
19th Century French Antique Dinner Plates
Ironstone
Late 19th Century English Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
1820s English Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Dinner Plates
Ceramic
Early 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Dinner Plates
Faience
1840s English Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
2010s Italian Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Antique and Vintage Dinner Plates
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.