Dinner Plates
Early 19th Century European Empire Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Early 1900s German Rustic Antique Dinner Plates
Ceramic
2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates
Porcelain
17th Century Spanish Antique Dinner Plates
Ceramic
2010s Italian Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Early 20th Century English Belle Époque Dinner Plates
Porcelain
2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates
Porcelain
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dinner Plates
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates
Porcelain
2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates
Porcelain
2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Late 20th Century Russian Dinner Plates
Gold
19th Century English Antique Dinner Plates
Enamel, Gold
1850s English Japonisme Antique Dinner Plates
2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates
Porcelain
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
1880s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Dinner Plates
Bronze
Early 20th Century British Neoclassical Dinner Plates
Porcelain, Paste
2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates
Porcelain
2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates
Porcelain
20th Century French French Provincial Dinner Plates
Porcelain
1910s English Vintage Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Early 1900s German Rustic Antique Dinner Plates
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates
Sterling Silver
1880s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Dinner Plates
Ceramic
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dinner Plates
Ceramic
1890s Belgian Rustic Antique Dinner Plates
Ceramic
2010s Italian Dinner Plates
Porcelain
20th Century Swedish Dinner Plates
Glass
Early 20th Century English Dinner Plates
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century French Dinner Plates
Porcelain
1980s Vintage Dinner Plates
Ceramic
20th Century French Dinner Plates
Porcelain
1880s French Victorian Antique Dinner Plates
Ceramic, Majolica
Late 20th Century Japanese Dinner Plates
Porcelain
1830s English Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dinner Plates
Ceramic
20th Century German Modern Dinner Plates
Porcelain
1890s French Aesthetic Movement Antique Dinner Plates
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
1890s German Rustic Antique Dinner Plates
Ceramic
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates
Porcelain
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dinner Plates
Enamel
Early 20th Century European Dinner Plates
Porcelain
1820s English Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dinner Plates
Ceramic, Faience
1890s French Country Antique Dinner Plates
Ceramic
2010s Italian Dinner Plates
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Post-Modern Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Early 20th Century French Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Dinner Plates
Creamware
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Dinner Plates
Ceramic
2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates
Ceramic
1990s German Art Nouveau Dinner Plates
Porcelain
1930s American Vintage Dinner Plates
Ceramic
Early 1900s French Romantic Antique Dinner Plates
Ceramic
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.