Antique Thomas Dimmock & Co.Flow Blue Bamboo Plate
Located in Land O' Lakes, FL
Antique Thomas Dimmock & Co. plate with bamboo shoots with flowers. Kaolin Ware trademark on reverse, England, circa 1830s.
1830s English Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Antique Thomas Dimmock & Co.Flow Blue Bamboo Plate
Located in Land O' Lakes, FL
Antique Thomas Dimmock & Co. plate with bamboo shoots with flowers. Kaolin Ware trademark on reverse, England, circa 1830s.
Porcelain
Four Hand-Painted Wall Plates by Gunvor Olin-Grönqvist for Arabia Atelier
By Gunvor Olin-Grönqvist, Arabia of Finland
Located in Stockholm, SE
A rare set of four hand-painted wall plates designed by Gunvor Olin-Grönqvist for Arabia Atelier, Finland. Each plate is individually painted and signed, reflecting the expressive, p...
Faience
Majolica Shell Dish Keller & Guerin Saint Clement Circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica Shell Dish Keller & Guerin Saint Clement Circa 1900. Decorated with a flower.
Ceramic, Majolica
French Majolica Ducklings with Frog Plate Sarreguemines, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica ducklings with frog plate Sarreguemines, circa 1890.
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
French Mid-Century Blue Majolica Daisy Plate Maunier Vallauris
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
French Mid-Century Blue Daisy Plate signed Maunier Vallauris. 8 inches diameter.
Ceramic, Faience
19th Century Green Majolica Mallard Duck Plate Choisy Le Roi
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Green Majolica Mallard Duck Plate Hippolyte Boulenger Choisy le Roi, circa 1890. The manufacture of Choisy le Roi was one of the most important manufacture at the end of...
Majolica, Ceramic
Wedgwood Apprey Celadon Place-Setting Plates
By Wedgwood
Located in New York, NY
Wedgwood Apprey celadon place-setting plates. Set of three pale celadon pieces for a single place-setting in the rare and charming chinoiserie pattern ...
Creamware
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...
Porcelain
19th Century Majolica Strawberries Plate Choisy Le Roi
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Majolica Strawberries Plate signed Choisy Le Roi. Made for Higgins & Setter New York. The Higgins & Seiter Company of New York City began selling decorations for the tab...
Ceramic
Majolica Cherries Plate Orchies, circa 1910
By Orchies
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica cherries plate Orchies, circa 1910.
Ceramic
1930s Giò Ponti Style Art Deco Ceramic Italian Cake Set
By Gio Ponti
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This ceramic cake set represents a harmonious fusion of functionality and artistic expression, embodying the spirit of the Art Deco era while paying homage to the enduring influence ...
Ceramic
English Majolica Strawberry & Grapes Plate Wedgwood Circa 1930
By Wedgwood
Located in Austin, TX
English Majolica Strawberry & Grapes Plate Wedgwood Circa 1930. White and silver. 8.8 inches.
Ceramic
$395 / set
19th Century Set of Mason's Plates
Located in High Point, NC
19th century set of four English ironstone plates, signed Mason's over a crown and banner. The plates are transfer decorated in a pattern of florals ...
Ironstone
19th Century German Majolica Swan Plate circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century German Majolica Swan and cygnets Plate Circa 1900.
Ceramic, Majolica
$281Sale Price / set|20% Off
Galtaji, Six Contemporary Porcelain Dessert Plates with Decorative Design
By Vito Nesta
Located in Milano, Lombardia
In the vicinity of a Buddhist temple, the slow and cyclical flow of time is outlined. The Galtaji collection tells an Indian astronomical garden, where monkeys populate the branches...
Porcelain
Majolica Cherries Plate Keller & Guerin Saint Clément
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica cherries plate Keller & Guerin Saint Clément, circa 1900.
Ceramic
Majolica Pears Plate Keller & Guerin Saint Clement
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica pears plate Keller & Guerin Saint Clement circa 1900.
Ceramic
Set of French Victorian Limoges Porcelain Plates
By Limoges
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 12 French Victorian Limoges porcelain plates with scalloped edge and gilt bird scenes. (PRICED AS SET)
Mid-Century Majolica Orange Oyster Plate Vallauris
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-Century Ceramic Orange Oyster Plate Vallauris circa 1950. 9 colors available. pink,navy blue,yellow,orange,green,purple,black,aqua,red.
Ceramic
Majolica Plate Flower & Butterfly Choisy le Roi, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica Plate Flower & Butterfly Choisy le Roi, circa 1880. Baby blue background with lily of the valley. 8 inches diameter.
Ceramic
French Faience Plate Quimper, circa 1920
Located in Austin, TX
French faience plate Quimper, circa 1920 Border with flowers, representing a woman with a traditional Brittany cap.
Faience
Majolica Vine Leaves Plate Sarreguemines, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica vine leaves plate signed Sarreguemines, circa 1890.
Ceramic, Faience
19th Century Minton Pink Flowers Oyster Plate
By Minton
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Minton Pink Flowers Oyster Plate.
Ceramic
$215Sale Price / item|20% Off
Contemporary Charger Plate Gold Hand Painted Porcelain Tableware
Located in Roma, RM
Handcrafted in Italy from the finest porcelain, this Apollo Bianco charger leads us into a magic world. Shades of blue lapis lazuli evoke the magic of oriental novellas. A fairytale ...
Porcelain
French Majolica Bird Plate Keller & Guerin Saint Clement circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica bird plate Keller & Guerin Saint Clement circa 1900.
Ceramic
Majolica Plate Flowers & Dragonfly Choisy le Roi, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica Plate Flowers & Dragonfly Choisy le Roi, circa 1880. Baby blue background with lily of the valley. 8 inches diameter.
Ceramic
French Yellow Majolica Grape & Flowers Plate Luneville, circa 1880
By Luneville
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica grape & flowers plate Luneville, circa 1880.
Ceramic
Majolica Plate Flower & Butterfly Choisy le Roi, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica Plate Purple Flower & Butterfly Choisy le Roi, circa 1880. Baby blue background with lily of the valley. 8 inches diameter.
Ceramic
Small 19th Century English Majolica Grapes & Strawberries Plate
Located in Austin, TX
Small 19th Century English Majolica Grapes & Strawberries Plate. 6.8 inches diameter.
Ceramic
Set of 3 Antique Chinese Porcelain Kangxi/Yongzheng Blue White Dinner Plates 18C
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely decorated SET of 3 dishes from the 18th century. landscape scene. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Region of Origin: China Period: 18th century Ch...
Porcelain
19th Century Majolica Asparagus Plate with Flowers Longchamp
By Longchamp
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica asparagus plate with flowers, each plate have differents flowers signed Longchamp, circa 1890.
Ceramic
Majolica Asparagus Plate with Mums Keller & Guerin Saint Clement
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica Art Nouveau asparagus plate with mums signed Keller et Guerin Saint Clement. 9 inches diameter. Every important French manufactures produced at the end of the 19th Century a...
Ceramic, Majolica
19th Century French Majolica Flowers Plate
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century French Majolica flowers plate.
Ceramic
19th Century English Majolica Leaves and Flowers Plate.
Located in Austin, TX
19th century English Majolica leaves and flowers plate.
Ceramic
$253Sale Price / set|20% Off
Black Dragon, Six Contemporary Porcelain Bread Plates with Decorative Design
By Vito Nesta
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Black dragon pool is a collection of plates and vases inspired by the famous Chinese pond of the same name, located in the scenic Jade Spring Park. The de...
Porcelain
19th Century Yellow Majolica Hen & Chicks Plate Choisy Le Roi
Located in Austin, TX
Lovely yellow Majolica plate with hen & chicks signed Hippolyte Boulenger Choisy le Roi, circa 1890. The manufacture of Choisy le Roi was one of the most important manufacture at the...
Ceramic, Majolica
Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Recipe Cook Plate, Coquille Crocodile, Fleming Joffe
Located in Downingtown, PA
"Culinary Surrealism": Rare Fornasetti "Coquille Crocodile" Recipe Plate for Fleming Joffe 1967-74 A rare and whimsical porcelain recipe plate designed...
Porcelain
Piero Fornasetti Recipe Plate, Vero-Pig Piccadilly, Made for Fleming Joffe, 1960
By Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Vero-Pig Piccadilly: A Rare Fornasetti Fleming Joffe "Cook Plate" Italian, Circa 1965–1974 The "Cook Plates" were the ultimate inside joke of 1960s Madison Avenue, born from a colla...
Porcelain
French Majolica Daisy Plate Orchies, circa 1890
By Orchies
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica daisy plate Orchies unsigned, circa 1890.
Ceramic
French Faience Blue and White Asparagus Plate, circa 1920
Located in Austin, TX
French faience blue and white asparagus plate, circa 1920.
Ceramic, Faience
Majolica Oranges Plate Keller & Guerin Saint Clement
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica oranges plate Keller & Guerin Saint Clement circa 1930.
Ceramic
Majolica Strawberries Plate Sarreguemines, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Fine Majolica strawberries on yellow geometrical background signed Sarreguemines, circa 1880.
Ceramic
French Majolica Pear Plate Luneville, circa 1880
By Luneville
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica pear plate Luneville, circa 1880.
Ceramic
19th Century Majolica Mallard Duck Plate Choisy Le Roi
Located in Austin, TX
19th century Majolica Mallard Duck Plate Hippolyte Boulenger Choisy le Roi, circa 1890. The manufacture of Choisy le Roi was one of the most important manufacture at the end of 19th...
Majolica, Ceramic
White French Porcelain Art Deco Dinner or Desert Plates - Set of 4
Located in Austin, TX
This set of four Art Deco dinner or desert plates is distinctive. There is a sophistication and modern elegance about this set! You are unlikely to see them coming-and-going. They ...
Porcelain
Majolica Roses Plate Wasmuel, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica roses plate wasmuel, circa 1890. 8.3 inches diameter.
Ceramic
18th Century Dutch Delftware Tea Tree Charger
Located in Tampa, FL
A fine 18th century Dutch Delftware charger decorated in the iconic Tea Tree pattern, one of the most enduring and recognizable designs produced by the Delft potteries. The central r...
Porcelain
Small 19th Century English Majolica Grapes & Strawberries Plate
Located in Austin, TX
Small 19th Century English Majolica Grapes & Strawberries Plate. 6.8 inches diameter.
Ceramic
German Majolica Bird Plate, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
German Majolica Bird Plate, circa 1900.
Ceramic
1940s French Faïence Henriot Quimper Brittany Breton Dancers Ruffled Fish Plate
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A French Provençal Henriot Quimper Faïence fish form plate, circa 1940. Multiple plates are available for purchase. Brightly glazed with the colors the Brittany region of France...
Earthenware
Armorial Service of Samson Chinese Export Porcelain for the American Market
By Edmé Samson
Located in Essex, MA
Partial set of Samson hand painted Chinese Export style porcelain for the American Market. In beautiful orange trim with hand printed gilt motif. American eagle in centre with Shi...
Porcelain
$4,760Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair, Chinese Export ‘Yonge’ Armorial Porcelain Soup Plates Yongzheng Circa 1731
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair, Chinese Export ‘Yonge’ Armorial Porcelain Soup Plates Yongzhen or Yongzheng Circa 1731. “Pair of Export Porcelain Armorial Soup Plates, China, c. 1731, centering the arms of Y...
Enamel
French Majolica Grape & Flowers Plate Luneville, circa 1880
By Luneville
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica grape & flowers plate Luneville, circa 1880.
Ceramic, Faience
Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Recipe Plate, Beautiful Soup, Made for Fleming Joffe
Located in Downingtown, PA
A Whimsical Recipe for Wit: The Fornasetti "Beautiful Soup" Plate This rare and delightful Piero Fornasetti porcelain plate is a standout piece from a celebrated series of fourteen ...
Porcelain
French Majolica Grapes Plate Salins, circa 1890
By Salins
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica grapes plate Salins on a light yellow background (East of France), circa 1890.
Ceramic, Faience
$6,000 / set
Herend Rothschild Bird Serving Set ~ 8 Pieces
Located in New York, NY
A set of 8 (eight) serving pieces in the Herend Rothschild Bird pattern porcelain dinnerware. Vintage; the pieces in this set were produced between 1950 to 1980. All marked. Hand pa...
Porcelain
Mid-Century French Black & Brown Majolica Oyster, circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-Century French black & brown Majolica oyster.
Ceramic
Casa Cubista Cabana Pink Striped Terracotta Dinnerware Bowls
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This luxurious terracotta dinnerware is handmade from ceramic with fair trade and locally sourced materials from Europe. Each piece is crafted with meticulous attention to detail for...
Ceramic
Archimede Seguso set of twelve plates Murano glass 1970
Located in Paris, IDF
This set of twelve plates, created by the Venetian master glassmaker Archimede Seguso, dates back to 1970. Crafted from transparent Murano glass, each plate is rimmed with gold, show...
Gold Leaf
French Majolica Pink Flowers Salins, circa 1890
By Salins
Located in Austin, TX
Lovely French Majolica plate pink flowers on a blue basket weave, circa 1880 attributed to Salins.
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.