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Dinner Plates For Sale
Royal Worcester Hand Painted Gilded Dessert Service for Asprey's-17 Pieces
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This eye-popping complete dessert service was especially made for Asprey's, London in 1937. Imagine who might have owned this custom-ordered set! It consists of 17 pieces which inclu...
Category
1930s English Vintage Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
Set of Twelve Wedgwood Lunch Plates
By Wedgwood
Located in Essex, MA
Retailed by Ovington Brothers. Circular with fruit and floral border and powder blue interior. Gold edge.
Category
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
$575 / set
18th Century Chinese Canton Enamel Plate
Located in New Orleans, LA
This enchanting Chinese plate, known as Canton enamel, evokes the intrigue and exclusivity of the 18th- century Imperial court. Boasting a magnificent fa...
Category
18th Century Other Antique Dinner Plates
Materials
Enamel
Les Ottomans "The Moon Design" Large Porcelain Plate by Matthew Williamson
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Matthew Williamson one of the most well-known fashion designer has created a tabletop and textile collection for Les-Ottomans. Colors is a must in all Williamsons’ designs as well as the peacock’s references that are revealed in several new and original patterns. This listing shows his magnificent multi-color moon porcelain plate.
Matthew Williamson is an award-winning British designer renowned for his use of kaleidoscopic color, intricate patterns and designs inspired by nature and travel. A graduate from the prestigious Central Saint Martins College, Matthew Williamson showed his critically-acclaimed debut catwalk collection ‘Electric Angels’ in 1997. In recent years, Matthew’s design DNA has translated seamlessly into interiors. Interior design commissions include the courtyard garden at Blakes Hotel in London, the bridal suite at Aynhoe Park, Oxfordshire and Suite 67 at Belmond La Residencia. His range of branded products in the luxury lifestyle and interiors arena includes wallpapers and fabrics with Osborne...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
Antique English Periwinkle Blue Dessert Service for 16, Spode Circa 1820
By Spode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
What a lovely service with so many pieces. Made by the re known English factory, Spode and hand written species detailed in script to the back of each piece. This set features a rais...
Category
1820s British Antique Dinner Plates
Materials
Gold, Enamel
$3,375 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Wedgwood Humming Birds Porcelain Plate Fine Bone China England
By Wedgwood
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Fine Bone China plate with marbled trim decorated with hummingbirds and gold trim.
This Humming Birds pattern was manufactured for 11 years by the Wedgwood China company.
Beautiful h...
Category
Late 20th Century English Victorian Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Piero Fornasetti Rare Vintage Matador & Bull Porcelain Dinner Plates Set of Six
By Fornasetti
Located in North Miami, FL
These wonderful hard to find and hard to come by complete set of RARE wonderful bullfight black and white vintage Mid-Century Modern porcelain dinner plates are the genius work and i...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
Le Volte Celesti, Six Contemporary Decorated Porcelain Soup Plates
By Vito Nesta
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Le Volte Celesti è una collezione di piatti e complementi d'arredo progettata dal designer Vito Nesta. La digitalizzazione di alcuni dei disegni prese...
Category
2010s Italian Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
Wedgwood Majolica Tortoise and Daisy Design C. 1871 & 1872- Set of 2
By Wedgwood
Located in Ross, CA
Set of two antique majolica plates by Wedgwood in England in 1871 and 1872. The ceramic plates have a molted tortoise shell design in the center surrounded by a ring of daisies, sepa...
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic
$476 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Antique Set of 12 Dresden Dinner Plates with Gallery Edge and Floral Painting
Located in Toronto, ON
A stunning and ornate set of 12 floral dinner plates by Dresden with gilt detail produced in the early 20th century. What makes these so special is the elaborate cut out gallery edge. Franziska Hirsch...
Category
Early 20th Century Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
Indivia Ceramic Plate, by Ettore Sottsass from Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Indivia ceramic dinner plate was originally designed by Ettore Sottsass, in 1985, as part of a series of decorative plates. The playful names of the design items are a reminder o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic
Antique German Greek Key Rimmed Luncheon & Salad Plates by C. Tielsch Altwasser
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning set of antique Greek Key rimmed Luncheon & Salad Plates, service for six
By C. Tielsch Altwasser
Germany, early 20th century
Sala...
Category
Early 20th Century German Neoclassical Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
$396 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Antique Set of 10 Cauldon Green and Gold Dinner Plates for Reizenstein and Sons
By Cauldon
Located in Toronto, ON
A beautiful set of 10 Antique green and gold dinner plates by Cauldon England for Reizenstein and Sons, Pittsburg.
Category
Early 20th Century English Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
French Majolica Lilac Plate Luneville, circa 1880
By Luneville
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica Lilac Plate Luneville, circa 1880.
Category
1880s French Country Antique Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic
Lauren Ralph Lauren Reed Natural Dinnerware Set ~ 24 pcs
By Ralph Lauren
Located in New York, NY
A 24 (twenty-four) piece set of dinnerware by Lauren/Ralph Lauren in the Reed Natural pattern.
Features a tan wicker patterned border on white complemented by brown trim.
Includes ...
Category
2010s Portuguese Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic
$792 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Antique Topographical Derby English Porcelain Plate Entitled 'Near Derby'
By Derby
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique 19th century Derby hard paste porcelain plate.
Decorated with a hand painted topographical scene to its center.
The scene depicts a bucolic landscape 'Near Derby' in a gilt cartouche and surrounded by a gilt cornucopia...
Category
19th Century British George III Antique Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
Six French Chateau Sevres Porcelain Pink Ground Painted Plates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine set of twelve (12) French Sevres pink ground porcelain painted and jeweled plates.
Each with a gold and pink border with a central painti...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Set of Three Sterling Silver Dinner Plates
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive set of three antique Georgian English sterling silver dinner plates/second course dishes, an addition to our range of collectable dining silverware.
These exceptional antique George II sterling silver dinner plates/second course dishes has a circular shaped form.
The raised border is embellished with an impressive bright cut engraved marital coat of arms incorporating the motto 'Tria juncta in uno', three joined in one.
The rim of each antique second course dish is encircled with a Fine and impressive applied gadroon decorated border accented with alternating scrolling leaf designs.
The circular well of each plate is plain and unembellished.
The underside of each plate retains the silversmith's center punch mark in addition to the original item numbers 9, 10 and 12 and the original scratch weight of 32 troy ounces and 4 pennyweights (32.2 troy ounces), as to be expected the measured weight has subtly diminished in keeping with age to 29.9 troy ounces.
Larger second course dishes such as these are becoming increasingly difficult to locate.
These pieces are a segment of a more extensive table service incorporating dishes, trays and platters; through time the service will have been divided.
Condition
These antique sterling silver plates...
Category
1750s English Georgian Antique Dinner Plates
Materials
Sterling Silver
$12,386 / set
1970s Los Castillo Plate Bronze and Silver Taxco Mexico
By Los Castillo
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s Los Castillo Plate Bronze and Silverplate Taxco Mexico
Vintage patina and condition- worn finish on top.
5.75 in diameter x .5 H
Original unrestored vintage preowned fair con...
Category
1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dinner Plates
Materials
Silver Plate, Bronze
Fine Set of 24 English Porcelain Armorial Plates, circa 1830
Located in New York, NY
With unusual fuccia ground border.
Category
1830s British Antique Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Pink Border Hand Painted Paris Porcelain Deer & Dog Hunting Scene Plate
By Darte Frères
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A wonderful antique 19th century Paris porcelain plate.
With a hand painted scene of a hunt scene in a bucolic landscape including a large buck (10 point) and 3 hounds in chase.
...
Category
19th Century French Beaux Arts Antique Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
Mushroom Handpainted in Italy Dessert Plate
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Italian craftsmanship meets Les-Ottomans in this beautifiul mushroom collection of handpainted plates
The charme of the woods on your table in a un...
Category
2010s Italian Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic
Mushroom Handpainted in Italy square tray
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Italian craftsmanship meets Les-Ottomans in this beautifiul mushroom collection of handpainted plates
The charme of the woods on your table in a un...
Category
2010s Italian Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic
$101 / item
Crustacean Flora Danica Plate by Royal Copenhagen
Located in New Orleans, LA
This hand-painted porcelain plate by Royal Copenhagen is adorned by the firm's highly regarded Flora Danica pattern. While the majority of the motifs in the Flora Danica pattern capture the native fungi and flowers of Denmark, this plate is part of a rare series of crustacean motifs. At its center is a life-like representation of the Nephrops norvegicus, or Norway lobster, while the creature’s Latin name is inscribed on the reverse. Accented with a delicately gilded edge, this plate is a testament to the skill and talent of Royal Copenhagen artists.
Once the porcelain supplier to the Queen of Denmark, Royal Copenhagen is known throughout the world for their quality craftsmanship and creative innovation. Founded in 1775 under the authority of Queen Juliane Marie, the first pieces ever produced were complex dining services for the Danish Royal Family...
Category
20th Century Danish Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
12 Brownfield Aesthetic Movement Cobalt Blue Gold Fruit Dessert Plates
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This set of 12 Brownfield 19th century dessert plates exemplify the Aesthetic Movement at its finest. Each plate is uniquely decorated with a gold overlay depicting different fruit s...
Category
1880s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
Vereco, France. Set of four dinner plates in smoked art glass. 1970s.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Vereco, France. A set of four dinner plates in smoked art glass.
1970s.
Marked.
In excellent condition with signs of use.
Dimensions: D 23.3 cm.
Category
1970s French Vintage Dinner Plates
Materials
Glass
19th Century Worcester Hand-Painted Turquoise Partial Dessert Set
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This unusual dessert service consists of six plates and two matching footed compotes with amazingly intricate pierced borders. Each piece is uniquely hand painted with flowers and shells and embellished in gold. The reserves are painted with a soft turquoise ground creating a dramatic contrast to the polychrome enamels and each piece is highlighted with an finely painted "M" monogram. The two matching footed compotes are a brilliant addition to the grouping for serving and display. They were made by Worcester...
Category
19th Century English Antique Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
Koransha Japanese Porcelain Polychrome Plate Flowers, 20th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you this amazing Large Japanese Koransha plate. Top quality
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Region of Origin: Japan
Period: 19th Century
Category
20th Century Japanese Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
$1,177 Sale Price
20% Off
12 Cauldon B W & M Hand-Painted Botanical Dessert Plates Artist Signed
By Cauldon
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This set of 12 Cauldon/Brown Westhead and Moore dessert plates are decorated with the most elaborate and finely hand-painted botanical motifs. The cobalt blue ground frames the centr...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
Neoclassical Creil Creamware Plate
Located in New York, NY
Neoclassical Creil creamware plate. Antique black and white soup plate from "An de Rome" series, "Fierte de Popillius" with grapevine border. Underglaz...
Category
Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Dinner Plates
Materials
Creamware
Set of Four Acid Green Floral Glass Plates
Located in New York, NY
Set of four acid green floral glass plates. Four acid green iridescent ripple edge glass hand painted plates, United States, early 20th century
Dimensions: 7.63” diameter x .75” hei...
Category
Early 19th Century American Antique Dinner Plates
Materials
Glass
Small Mexican Wooden Plate with Hand-Painted Floral Design
Located in Munich, DE
A beautifully crafted Mexican wooden plate featuring a black base and vibrant hand-painted flowers. This piece combines traditional craftsmanship with colorful artistry, perfect for ...
Category
20th Century Dinner Plates
Materials
Wood
Antique Pink Border Hand Painted Paris Porcelain Deer Hunt and Dog Scene Plate
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A wonderful antique 19th century Paris porcelain plate.
With a hand painted scene of a hunt scene in a bucolic landscape including a doe and 3 hounds giving chase.
It has a ri...
Category
19th Century French Beaux Arts Antique Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
Ikat Ceramic Dinner Plates - Set of 6
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Ikat patterns are an integral part of our colorful world, celebrating the beauty of this timeless textile technique. Inspired by its rich heritage, we’ve transformed some of our most...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic
$238 / set
French Faïence Maison Fouillen Quimper Floral Yellow & Green Oyster Plate, 1940s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Faïence oyster plate from the Quimper region of France, circa 1940s. Produced by Paul Fouillen, a potter who left the Henriot Grand Maison Quimper pottery to produce his own line, ...
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Earthenware
French Majolica Ducklings with Frog Plate Sarreguemines, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica ducklings with frog plate Sarreguemines, circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Rustic Antique Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Set of Four Blue and White Bird Plates
Located in New York, NY
Set of four blue and white bird plates. Four contemporary coloured bird dishes featuring a loon, a rooster, a swan and a kinglet In blues, yellows and peach; a charming avian lunch plate set of four for use or display. Markings for Royal Stafford...
Category
Late 20th Century English Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic
$300 / set
St. Clement French Faïence Apple Fruit Plate, circa 1900
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An earthenware French faïence apple motif fruit plate, circa 1900. The background has a detailed floral pattern to the molding, with a six-paneled indented rim. Lovely coloring.
M...
Category
Early 1900s French French Provincial Antique Dinner Plates
Materials
Earthenware
La Menagerie Ottomane Flamingo Porcelain Dinner Plate, Handmade in Italy
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Discover the fascinating world of exotic animals once hidden within the Sultan’s palaces, often gifted by foreign dignitaries and treasured as symbols of wonder and prestige. La Menagerie Ottomane...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Other Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
Chelsea Porcelain Set of Six Botanical Dessert Plates, 18th Century
Located in Downingtown, PA
The rare Chelsea or Chelsea Derby Porcelain plates are painted in the center with a floral bouquet panel surrounded by a mazarine-blue border and fine gilt highlights of dentil work...
Category
Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
Piatto di Hermès in porcellana "Cocarde de soie" 1980s
By Hermès
Located in Palermo, PA
Hermès Porcelain Plate, Cocarde de Soie. This exquisite piece features beautiful colors and dates back to the 1980s. Condition: Used, but in go...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
Creil Polychrome Transferware Polychrome Plate, Les Bonnes Cerises, circa 1830
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From the Creil region of Northern France, a transfer printed polychrome plate, titled -Les Bonnes Cerises (the good cherries) Circa 1830.
The image shows No. 4 from a series of tw...
Category
Early 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Dinner Plates
Materials
Faience
19th Century Minton’s Art Pottery Studio Kensington Gore Hand-Painted Charger
By Minton
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This large hand-painted charger was made by Mintons Art Pottery Studio of Kensington Gore, London. The studio traces its origins to the renowned earthenware and fine bone china factory Minton, located in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire England. Colin Minton Campbell, descendant of founder Thomas Minton, took over company management in 1858 and went on to establish Mintons Art Pottery Studio in 1871 for the purpose of hand decorating pottery and tiles. The studio initially operated under the direction of painter and book illustrator William Stephen Coleman and drew upon the talents of artists studying at the Kensington's National Art Training School, now known as the Royal College of Art, as well as those of well-regarded Continental artists. The company was short lived as it was destroyed by an accidental fire in 1875 and was not rebuilt.
This large earthenware charger has been hand-painted in polychrome enamel and depicts two young children at play in the nursery. The scene includes multiple colors and textures and features a cherubic toddler seated upon a bed alongside a young girl standing on a blue footstool...
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1870s Great Britain (UK) Aesthetic Movement Antique Dinner Plates
Materials
Pottery
Vintage Asian Imari Dessert Plates - Set of 8
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Delight in the vibrant beauty of this Set of 8 Vintage Asian Imari Dessert Plates, each featuring an ornate design bursting with traditional charac...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
Creil Polychrome Transferware Polychrome Plate, Le Perroquet, circa 1830
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From the Creil region of Northern France, a transfer printed polychrome plate, titled – Le Perroquet (the parrot) Circa 1830.
The image shows No. 5 f...
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Early 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Dinner Plates
Materials
Faience
Creil Polychrome Transferware Polychrome Plate, Le Nid D’Oiseau, circa 1830
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From the Creil region of Northern France, a transfer printed polychrome plate, titled – Le Nid d’oiseau (the birds nest) Circa 1830.
The image shows No. 6 fr...
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Early 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Dinner Plates
Materials
Faience
Quality Antique Hand Painted Masons Ironstone Plate
Located in Suffolk, GB
Quality antique hand painted Masons Ironstone plate with fantastic quality hand painted decoration in red, pink, orange, blue, green and gold co...
Category
19th Century English Antique Dinner Plates
Materials
Ironstone
12 Lamm Dresden Arts & Crafts Raised Paste Gold & Cream Dinner Service Plates
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This set of 12 dinner plates are made by the iconic Ambrosius Lamm Dresden in a rare Arts & Crafts style decoration featuring a clear white cent...
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1920s German Arts and Crafts Vintage Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
Set of Four Vintage Olfaire Portugal Ceramic Charger Plates
Located in Bradenton, FL
Unique vintage set of four Olfaire Portugal ceramic charger plates. Bright colors of yellow(center) with green and purple scalloped edges. Excellent c...
Category
20th Century Portuguese Art Nouveau Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic
18-Piece Coalport Hand-Painted Artist Signed Fish Service with "Shagreen" Border
Located in Great Barrington, MA
19th century coalport hand-painted, artist signed fish service. This unusual Aesthetic Movement set includes 16 plates, each uniquely painted with named fish, crustaceans and underwa...
Category
19th Century English Antique Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Pink Border Paris Hand Painted Porcelain Fox Hunt and Dog Scene Plate
By Darte Frères
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A wonderful antique 19th century Paris porcelain plate.
With a hand painted scene of a fox hunt in a bucolic landscape including a fleeing fox and 3 hounds in chase.
It has a ...
Category
19th Century French Beaux Arts Antique Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
Roger Capron - Ceramic Urn/Vase with Dove
By Roger Capron
Located in Stratford, CT
Vintage ceramic vase with abstract design by Roger Capron.
Vallauris, France
Roger Capron was in influential French ceramicist, known for his tiled tables and his use of recurring ...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic
French Majolica Asparagus Plate Longchamp, circa 1890
By Longchamp
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica asparagus plate signed Longchamp, circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Country Antique Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic
Pair, 19th Century Wedgwood "Ningpo Gold" Pattern Dinner Plates
By Wedgwood
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair, 19th Century Wedgwood "Ningpo Gold" Pattern Dinner Plates. John Mortlock, Oxford St London W Registered 1740 Mark to verso.
Category
19th Century British Chinoiserie Antique Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
$200 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Set of 12 Coalport Hand Painted Exotic Bird Lapis Blue & Gilt Soup Bowls Plates
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Rimmed soup bowls are in demand and this set of 12 Coalport hand painted bowls are perfect for soup, pasta and desserts as their large size makes...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
Royal Copenhagen Light Saxon Flower, Four Deep Plates in Hand-Painted Porcelain
Located in København, Copenhagen
Royal Copenhagen Light Saxon Flower. Four deep plates in hand painted porcelain.
Model number 493/1614.
Early 20th century.
In excellent condition.
Marked.
Second factory qualit...
Category
1920s Danish Vintage Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
English Majolica Grapes Plate Samuel Alcock Circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
English Majolica grapes plate signed Samuel Alcock Circa 1880
Rare plate decorated with grapes and strawberries.
Category
1850s English Victorian Antique Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic
Set of Three Antique English Minton Plates, circa 1881
By Minton
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Set of three antique Minton English plates with chrysanthemum motif, yellow border, black trim. Retail shop stickers on verso.
Dimensions: 10" W
Conditi...
Category
19th Century Regency Antique Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Regency Limoges Porcelain Dinner Plates - Set of 4
By Limoges
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This stunning set of four vintage Limoges porcelain dinner plates showcases intricate hand-painted designs featuring gourmet food themes, from fresh fruits and fine wines to decadent...
Category
Late 20th Century French Regency Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
Jens H. Quistgaard, Bing & Grondahl. White "Cordial Palet" Dinner Plate, 14 Pcs
Located in København, Copenhagen
Jens H. Quistgaard for Bing & Grondahl. White "Cordial Palet" dinner plate in glazed stoneware, 1960s. 14 pieces in stock.
Stamped.
In very good condit...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dinner Plates
Materials
Stoneware
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.
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