Dinner Plates
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Dinner Plates
Porcelain
1970s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dinner Plates
Ceramic
2010s Portuguese Dinner Plates
Ceramic, Earthenware
2010s French Modern Dinner Plates
Porcelain
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dinner Plates
Ceramic
1890s French French Provincial Antique Dinner Plates
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century English Dinner Plates
Porcelain
1880s British Chinoiserie Antique Dinner Plates
Gold, Enamel
1960s French French Provincial Vintage Dinner Plates
Ceramic
Early 1800s German Georgian Antique Dinner Plates
Pewter
1930s French Rustic Vintage Dinner Plates
Faience
Late 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
20th Century English Beaux Arts Dinner Plates
Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Revival Dinner Plates
Ceramic, Majolica
2010s Portuguese Rustic Dinner Plates
Ceramic, Earthenware
1920s French Country Vintage Dinner Plates
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
1940s English Hollywood Regency Vintage Dinner Plates
Earthenware
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Dinner Plates
Lacquer
19th Century French Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
1890s French Aesthetic Movement Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
20th Century German Regency Dinner Plates
Porcelain
20th Century British Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Early 20th Century English Chinoiserie Dinner Plates
Ironstone
19th Century Japanese Chinese Export Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
1970s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dinner Plates
Stoneware
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dinner Plates
Aluminum
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dinner Plates
Ceramic, Pottery
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates
Ceramic, Pottery
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates
Glass, Art Glass
1910s British Victorian Vintage Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Early 1900s German Rustic Antique Dinner Plates
Ceramic
Early 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Dinner Plates
Enamel
1910s French Belle Époque Vintage Dinner Plates
Porcelain
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates
Birch
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Dinner Plates
Ceramic
19th Century English Victorian Antique Dinner Plates
Ironstone
2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates
Ceramic
1920s French Country Vintage Dinner Plates
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Dinner Plates
Ceramic, Faience
Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Dinner Plates
Pearlware
Late 20th Century American Modern Dinner Plates
Glass
Late 19th Century French Antique Dinner Plates
Majolica
Late 20th Century American Modern Dinner Plates
Glass
1960s French French Provincial Vintage Dinner Plates
Ceramic
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dinner Plates
Ceramic, Stoneware
1930s German Vintage Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Early 1900s British Neoclassical Antique Dinner Plates
Gold
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Dinner Plates
Ceramic
1910s American Aesthetic Movement Vintage Dinner Plates
Crystal
1890s French French Provincial Antique Dinner Plates
Ceramic
Early 1900s German Rustic Antique Dinner Plates
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Dinner Plates
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Dinner Plates
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Dinner Plates
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Dinner Plates
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish 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.