Dinner Plates
2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates
Marble
Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Dinner Plates
Delft, Faience
18th Century and Earlier Chinese Chinese Export Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
2010s Italian Dinner Plates
Ceramic
2010s Italian Dinner Plates
Ceramic
1920s Danish Vintage Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Late 19th Century European Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
1840s English Japonisme Antique Dinner Plates
Ironstone
1970s French Modern Vintage Dinner Plates
Porcelain
18th Century English George III Antique Dinner Plates
Sterling Silver
19th Century European Belle Époque Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dinner Plates
Porcelain
1860s French Napoleon III Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
1920s Danish Vintage Dinner Plates
Porcelain
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates
Porcelain
1960s Danish Vintage Dinner Plates
Porcelain
2010s Italian Dinner Plates
Ceramic
1970s French Vintage Dinner Plates
Glass
1920s German Jugendstil Vintage Dinner Plates
Porcelain
1930s Danish Vintage Dinner Plates
Porcelain
2010s Italian Dinner Plates
Ceramic
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dinner Plates
Porcelain
17th Century Chinese Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
1920s Danish Vintage Dinner Plates
Porcelain
1960s Danish Vintage Dinner Plates
Porcelain
2010s Italian Dinner Plates
Ceramic
2010s Italian Dinner Plates
Ceramic
1820s French Chinoiserie Antique Dinner Plates
Metal, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dinner Plates
Ceramic, Clay, Majolica
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates
Gold
Early 2000s Chinese Dinner Plates
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Other Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Late 20th Century Chinese Dinner Plates
Stone
Late 19th Century German Neoclassical Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dinner Plates
Stoneware
20th Century Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Portuguese Dinner Plates
Pottery
1820s Chinese Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
19th Century English Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Late 20th Century Japanese Dinner Plates
Porcelain
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dinner Plates
Ceramic
2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates
Gold
20th Century German Modern Dinner Plates
Porcelain
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates
Ceramic
19th Century Antique Dinner Plates
Enamel
1970s Scandinavian Vintage Dinner Plates
Art Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Other Dinner Plates
Porcelain
1780s English George III Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Finnish Dinner Plates
Ceramic
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dinner Plates
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Other Dinner Plates
Porcelain
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dinner Plates
Ceramic
1890s French Antique Dinner Plates
Crystal
Late 19th Century German Rococo Revival Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
1980s Italian Vintage Dinner Plates
Art Glass
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Dinner Plates
Art Glass
2010s Italian Dinner Plates
Ceramic
1840s English Antique Dinner Plates
Gold
Early 20th Century French Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Swedish Revival 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.