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Creil et Montereau Faïence Transferware Assiette Parlantes Face Card Plates, S/8
Creil et Montereau Faïence Transferware Assiette Parlantes Face Card Plates, S/8

Creil et Montereau Faïence Transferware Assiette Parlantes Face Card Plates, S/8

By Creil et Montereau

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A charming set of eight HBCM, Hippolyte Boulenger Creil Montereau Playing Card Faience Plates- France, circa 1920s. Known as assiettes parlantes or talking plates, this set is based on the face cards of a playing deck. A cream colored earthenware body with blue borders, each plate show two face cards, colorful figures, and descriptive banners. A few of the inscriptions loosely translate to: The ugly jack of diamonds, cuts hearts, he’s the executioner. Pharmacist, the jack of spades...

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1920s French French Provincial Vintage Dinner Plates

Materials

Earthenware

19th Century Nevers French Faience Hand Painted Plate
19th Century Nevers French Faience Hand Painted Plate

19th Century Nevers French Faience Hand Painted Plate

Located in Ross, CA

A late 19th century Nevers French faience pate, hand painted with flowers and the words " Mirabeau Mort Le 10 Avril 1791" at the center, they translate t...

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Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Dinner Plates

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Ceramic

Tiffany Boutique, Italy. Set of four ceramic dinner plates, 1980s.
Tiffany Boutique, Italy. Set of four ceramic dinner plates, 1980s.

Tiffany Boutique, Italy. Set of four ceramic dinner plates, 1980s.

Located in København, Copenhagen

Tiffany Boutique, set of four dinner plates. Decorative ceramic set consisting of four dinner plates with a wide border in blue, yellow and gilt tones with ornamental motifs. Origin:...

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1980s Italian Vintage Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic

Katherine Bradford Limited Edition Fine Bone China Plate
Katherine Bradford Limited Edition Fine Bone China Plate

Katherine Bradford Limited Edition Fine Bone China Plate

By Katherine Bradford

Located in Jersey City, NJ

We are proud to be the official retail partner of the Artist Plate Project. This plate features Katherine Bradford's 2023 work "Swimmers Sinking Sun Rising Moon" and is one of 50 lim...

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2010s North American Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Delftware Dinner Plate, Georgian Style, Star Design, 1740-1750
Antique Delftware Dinner Plate, Georgian Style, Star Design, 1740-1750

Antique Delftware Dinner Plate, Georgian Style, Star Design, 1740-1750

Located in Downingtown, PA

Bristol Radiance: A Whimsical Sponged Manganese Star Dish English, Circa 1745 This charming and highly whimsical Bristol Delftware (tin-glazed earthenware) shallow dish dates to the mid-18th century, circa 1740 to 1750. The piece exemplifies the lively "folk art" quality for which English Delftware is renowned, offering a bold departure from formal porcelain designs. The decoration is dominated by a large, radiating star motif rendered in bright orange and green freehand strokes. At the center of the star lies a small, stylized Chinoiserie fence—a simplified abstraction of East Asian design elements popular at the time. The design is energized by highly textural sponged manganese accents, which fire to a distinctive purplish-brown, and stylized floral bursts around the rim. This spontaneous application gives the plate a sense of movement and volume characteristic of the Bristol...

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Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Dinner Plates

Materials

Delft, Faience

Vintage Painted Metal Plate with Greek Warrior
Vintage Painted Metal Plate with Greek Warrior

Vintage Painted Metal Plate with Greek Warrior

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

This vintage painted metal plate captures a dynamic Greek warrior scene rendered with striking mid-century artistry. At the center, a helmeted soldier is depicted mid-stride, poised ...

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Metal

24-Piece Orange Earthenware Dinner Set "Margherita" by Antonia Campi for Laveno
24-Piece Orange Earthenware Dinner Set "Margherita" by Antonia Campi for Laveno

24-Piece Orange Earthenware Dinner Set "Margherita" by Antonia Campi for Laveno

By S.C.I. Laveno, Antonia Campi

Located in Bresso, Lombardy

Made in Italy, 1965. It is made is in lacquered earthenware with embossed decorations. This is a vintage set, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considered a...

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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dinner Plates

Materials

Earthenware

French Longchamp Pompadour Pattern Majolica Asparagus and Flower Plates
French Longchamp Pompadour Pattern Majolica Asparagus and Flower Plates

French Longchamp Pompadour Pattern Majolica Asparagus and Flower Plates

By Longchamp

Located in Atlanta, GA

French Longchamp Pompadour pattern majolica asparagus and flower plates from the late 19th century, priced and sold individually. Created in France during the last quarter of the 19th century, these Longchamp plates...

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Late 19th Century French Antique Dinner Plates

Materials

Majolica

St. Clement French Faïence Peach Fruit Plate circa 1900
St. Clement French Faïence Peach Fruit Plate circa 1900

St. Clement French Faïence Peach Fruit Plate circa 1900

By Saint-Clément

Located in Philadelphia, PA

An earthenware French faïence peach motif fruit plate, circa 1900. The background has a detailed floral pattern to the molding, with a six-paneled indented rim. Lovely coloring. M...

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Early 1900s French French Provincial Antique Dinner Plates

Materials

Earthenware

French Green Majolica Oyster Plate, circa 1900
French Green Majolica Oyster Plate, circa 1900

French Green Majolica Oyster Plate, circa 1900

Located in Austin, TX

French Majolica oyster plate with yellow acanthus leaves, circa 1900.

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Early 1900s French Rustic Antique Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

19th Century Majolica Rooster Plate Choisy Le Roi
19th Century Majolica Rooster Plate Choisy Le Roi

19th Century Majolica Rooster Plate Choisy Le Roi

By Choisy-le-Roi

Located in Austin, TX

Majolica plate with rooster signed 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 centu...

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1890s French Country Antique Dinner Plates

Materials

Majolica, Ceramic, Faience

Chamberlains Armorial Plate Set from the Carnatic Service Nawab of the Carnatic
Chamberlains Armorial Plate Set from the Carnatic Service Nawab of the Carnatic

Chamberlains Armorial Plate Set from the Carnatic Service Nawab of the Carnatic

Located in London, GB

Chamberlains received an order for two magnicent services which were made for Nawab of the Carnatic, Azam Jah (r.1819-1825), around 1820 (India). The pink set...

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19th Century English Antique Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Set of 8 Antique Minton Imari Style Dinner Plates
Set of 8 Antique Minton Imari Style Dinner Plates

Set of 8 Antique Minton Imari Style Dinner Plates

By Minton

Located in Doylestown, PA

Rare set of eight Minton Imari style dinner plates, England, circa 1910. A beautiful antique set saturated with vibrant Imari colors of cobalt blue, earth...

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1910s English Chinoiserie Vintage Dinner Plates

Materials

Ironstone

19th Century English Majolica Leaves Plate
19th Century English Majolica Leaves Plate

19th Century English Majolica Leaves Plate

Located in Austin, TX

19th Century English Majolica leaves plate. 7 inches diameter.

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1880s English Rustic Antique Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Abstract Design Pottery Plate
Vintage Abstract Design Pottery Plate

Vintage Abstract Design Pottery Plate

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

This pottery plate presents a shallow, rounded form with gently curving sides that rise from a wide central well to a modest raised lip, a simple silhouette that allows the abstract ...

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Pottery

Dish in Italian Ceramic Pink and Green Colors 20th Flowers Wine wood Handle
Dish in Italian Ceramic Pink and Green Colors 20th Flowers Wine wood Handle

Dish in Italian Ceramic Pink and Green Colors 20th Flowers Wine wood Handle

Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR

The dish is in faience. It has been made in Italy during the 20th century. The pattern decor arer Flowers and the main colors Green and Pink.

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20th Century Italian Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic

Set of 11 French Larchevêque UML Limoges Porcelain Dessert Plates and Platter
Set of 11 French Larchevêque UML Limoges Porcelain Dessert Plates and Platter

Set of 11 French Larchevêque UML Limoges Porcelain Dessert Plates and Platter

By Limoges

Located in Atlanta, GA

A set of 11 French Marc Larchevêque UML Limoges porcelain dessert plates and platter from the 19th century, with floral garlands and gilt trim. Created in France during the 19th cent...

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19th Century French Antique Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Casa Cubista Cabana Blue Striped Terracotta Dinner Plates
Casa Cubista Cabana Blue Striped Terracotta Dinner Plates

Casa Cubista Cabana Blue Striped Terracotta Dinner Plates

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...

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2010s Portuguese Rustic Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic

Wedgwood Aesthetic Movement Majolica Turquoise Blue Lobster Plate
Wedgwood Aesthetic Movement Majolica Turquoise Blue Lobster Plate

Wedgwood Aesthetic Movement Majolica Turquoise Blue Lobster Plate

By Wedgwood

Located in Philadelphia, PA

In the Aesthetic taste, a Wedgwood majolica sea food plate, showing a raised lobster on a bed of yellow and green seaweed against a turquoise blue ground, England – late 19th Century...

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Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Dinner Plates

Materials

Earthenware

Creil Ét Montereau French Creamware École Militaire À Paris Architecture Plate
Creil Ét Montereau French Creamware École Militaire À Paris Architecture Plate

Creil Ét Montereau French Creamware École Militaire À Paris Architecture Plate

By Creil et Montereau

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A French faïence neoclassical transfer printed plate from Creil ét Montereau, circa 1820-1830. A black transfer of an architectural image on a creamware body, depicting the École ...

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Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Dinner Plates

Materials

Creamware

Copeland Spode English Enameled Transferware Cactus Flower Dinner Plates S/6
Copeland Spode English Enameled Transferware Cactus Flower Dinner Plates S/6

Copeland Spode English Enameled Transferware Cactus Flower Dinner Plates S/6

By Copeland Spode

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A set of six Copeland Spode transfer printed and hand colored plates with embossed rims, Staffordshire, England, circa early 20th Century. A central image shows a black transfer of...

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Early 20th Century English International Style Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic

19th Century Neoclassical Creamware Plates, Choisy-le-Roi, France
19th Century Neoclassical Creamware Plates, Choisy-le-Roi, France

19th Century Neoclassical Creamware Plates, Choisy-le-Roi, France

By Choisy-le-Roi

Located in New York, NY

Pair of neoclassical transfer printed creamware plates with departmental maps of two regions in France, Doubs and the Haute Pyrenees. Impressed mark for Choisy Le Roi. Perfect for yo...

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Early 19th Century French Antique Dinner Plates

Materials

Creamware

Set of 9 English Renaissance Pewter Dinner Plates with Scalloped Edge

Set of 9 English Renaissance Pewter Dinner Plates with Scalloped Edge

Located in Queens, NY

Set of 9 English Renaissance-style (20th Century) pewter plates with scalloped edge. (PRICED AS SET)

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20th Century British Renaissance Dinner Plates

Materials

Pewter

French Rustic Faience Plate Circa 1900
French Rustic Faience Plate Circa 1900

French Rustic Faience Plate Circa 1900

Located in Austin, TX

French Rustic Faience Plate Circa 1900. Signed PB Auvergne.  

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Early 1900s French French Provincial Antique Dinner Plates

Materials

Faience

Dark grey plates gold rim: Soup, holder, side plate for 4 Handmade in Italy 2024
Dark grey plates gold rim: Soup, holder, side plate for 4 Handmade in Italy 2024

Dark grey plates gold rim: Soup, holder, side plate for 4 Handmade in Italy 2024

By Mosche Bianche

Located in San Miniato PI, IT

The Bottega is today undoubtedly the spearhead of Puglia pottery art. The artist was practically born among ceramics and has nourished herself with this art throughout her life until...

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2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic

Set of Six 19th Century Majolica Leaves & Flowers Plates Choisy Le Roi
Set of Six 19th Century Majolica Leaves & Flowers Plates Choisy Le Roi

Set of Six 19th Century Majolica Leaves & Flowers Plates Choisy Le Roi

By Choisy-le-Roi

Located in Austin, TX

Set of 6 Majolica plates signed Choisy le roi, circa 1890. Decorated with leaves, ferns, pink flowers and Greek border. Very rare colors.

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1890s French Victorian Antique Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

19th Century Digoin French Faïence Barbotine Divided Artichoke Plate
19th Century Digoin French Faïence Barbotine Divided Artichoke Plate

19th Century Digoin French Faïence Barbotine Divided Artichoke Plate

By Digoin & Sarreguemines

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A scarce French barbotine Majolica glazed Artichoke plate, Digoin, circa 1890-1910. Digoin, the oldest pottery in the Loire Valley was located in the Saône-et-Loire department in the...

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Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Dinner Plates

Materials

Earthenware

Arabia - Kosmos - Plates (6x)
Arabia - Kosmos - Plates (6x)

Arabia - Kosmos - Plates (6x)

By Gunvor Olin-Grönqvist, Arabia

Located in MAASTRICHT, LI

Product Description: Gunvor Olin-Grönqvist designed the Kosmos series for Arabia in 1962. The form of the series has been designed by Ulla Procopé. The Kosmos series consists of more items like turins, cups and saucers and butter jars...

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1960s Finnish Vintage Dinner Plates

Materials

Earthenware

French Asparagus Plate
French Asparagus Plate

French Asparagus Plate

Located in Land O' Lakes, FL

An antique asparagus plate with aqua and lemon. I adore the colors in this plate! It brings the coastal vibe for me and would work beautifully hung i...

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1890s French Antique Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Majolica Asparagus Plate with Cyclamens Keller & Guerin Saint Clement
Majolica Asparagus Plate with Cyclamens Keller & Guerin Saint Clement

Majolica Asparagus Plate with Cyclamens Keller & Guerin Saint Clement

By Saint-Clément

Located in Austin, TX

Majolica Art Nouveau asparagus plate with cyclamens signed Keller et Guerin Saint Clement. Every important French manufactures produced at the end of the 19th century asparagus and a...

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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Dinner Plates

Materials

Majolica, Ceramic

Mid-Century Modern Porcelain Fish Dish by Limoges France
Mid-Century Modern Porcelain Fish Dish by Limoges France

Mid-Century Modern Porcelain Fish Dish by Limoges France

By Limoges

Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR

Porcelain fish dish from the French brand Limoges. The service is decorated with decration of fish. The Dish dates from around 1960. The porcelain is of a beautiful, refined quality....

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1960s French Romantic Vintage Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Green Majolica Bird Plate Sarreguemines
19th Century Green Majolica Bird Plate Sarreguemines

19th Century Green Majolica Bird Plate Sarreguemines

By Sarreguemines

Located in Austin, TX

19th Century Green Majolica bird plate signed Sarreguemines. This plate represent the spring with cherries flowers.

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1890s French Country Antique Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic

Metlox California Pottery Grill / Divided Plates Set
Metlox California Pottery Grill / Divided Plates Set

Metlox California Pottery Grill / Divided Plates Set

By California Pottery

Located in Cincinnati, OH

A set of five divided or grill dinner pottery plates , two in blue and three in a bright orange . Coined California Pottery because of the style and manufactured in the state by the ...

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Pottery

19th Century Swedish Rörstrand Majolica Turquoise Chestnut Leaf Plate
19th Century Swedish Rörstrand Majolica Turquoise Chestnut Leaf Plate

19th Century Swedish Rörstrand Majolica Turquoise Chestnut Leaf Plate

By Rörstrand

Located in Pearland, TX

A lovely antique 19th-Century Swedish chestnut leaf majolica dessert plate produced by the renowned Rörstrand company, one of Sweden's oldest ceramic factories, circa 1880. Impressed...

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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Dinner Plates

Materials

Majolica

Pair of Midcentury Majolica Ceramic Oyster Plates by Vallauris, France 1950s
Pair of Midcentury Majolica Ceramic Oyster Plates by Vallauris, France 1950s

Pair of Midcentury Majolica Ceramic Oyster Plates by Vallauris, France 1950s

By Vallauris

Located in Barcelona, ES

Eye-catching pair of colorful Vallauris ceramic oyster dinner plates, France, 1950s Vibrant colors in shades of brown with orange, white and yellow accents. Each dish is divided into...

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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery

Royal Copenhagen Saxon flower. Set of four dinner plates in porcelain. 1960s
Royal Copenhagen Saxon flower. Set of four dinner plates in porcelain. 1960s

Royal Copenhagen Saxon flower. Set of four dinner plates in porcelain. 1960s

Located in København, Copenhagen

Royal Copenhagen Saxon flower, set of four dinner plates. Elegant set of four porcelain dinner plates decorated with hand-painted floral motifs in the Saxon flower pattern and finish...

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1960s Danish Vintage Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Wedgwood Majolica Bird and Fan Plate, Aesthetic Movement, 1878
Wedgwood Majolica Bird and Fan Plate, Aesthetic Movement, 1878

Wedgwood Majolica Bird and Fan Plate, Aesthetic Movement, 1878

By Josiah Wedgwood

Located in Philadelphia, PA

From Wedgwood, a Bird and Fan pattern plate in the Aesthetic taste, England, date marked 1878. In the larger dinner plate size, a bird and fan motif with Dogwood tree branches and b...

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Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Dinner Plates

Materials

Earthenware

Antique hand-painted plate, from Ann & Gordon Getty's antiquity collection
Antique hand-painted plate, from Ann & Gordon Getty's antiquity collection

Antique hand-painted plate, from Ann & Gordon Getty's antiquity collection

Located in Scottsdale, AZ

Antique hand-painted pottery plate, part of Gordon and Ann Getty's personal antiquity collection, the Getty's acquired at Christie's South Kensington Auction, July 28, 1995, Lot 25. A treasured find for collectors and enthusiasts of unique and one-of-a-kind pieces with a story to tell! Ann Getty was a paleoanthropologist, tastemaker, interior designer, and author. Married to Gordon Getty, billionaire philanthropist, classical music composer, the 4th son of oil tycoon J. Paul Getty. They were chic intellectual Bay Area socialites, supportive advocators for the arts, music, science, and education. The J. Paul Getty Museum, Getty Center, and Getty Villa, exhibit Getty's private art and antiquity collections, the J. Paul Getty Trust Fund is the world’s wealthiest art institution. Anne grew up on dairy, peach, and walnut farms in northern California, then graduated from UC Berkeley with dual degrees in Biology and Anthropology. She supported archaeological digs in Ethiopia and Turkey, searched for human fossils and artifacts, studied genetics and DNA structures. She was unpretentious, hands on, intellectually in synch with scientists, craftsmen, and artists. There’s a photo of her restoring ancient fossilized buffalo horns at the National Museum of Ethiopia. She applied these personal traits, mannerisms, curiosity, and keen eye in her approach to collecting art and antiques, first student, then connoisseur. She knew the provenance and story behind every piece she acquired. She taught herself by observing, experimenting, and absorbing everything. She employed artists that became her greatest teachers. Prior to launching her interior design firm she hired legendary designers Albert Hadley, Sister Parish, and John Stefanidis to design her Pacific Heights estate, an early 1900’s sprawling Italianate mansion with views of the Golden Gate Bridge, designed by architect Willis Polk. The estate was nicknamed the “San Francisco Embassy” for its lavish political and cultural parties. Shortly after opening her interior design firm she launched "The Ann Getty House Collection," a line of antique reproductions inspired by her personal collection, produced by old world craftsman Luis Rossi (L Rossi Antiques...

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Early 20th Century Unknown Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Handmade Rock Ceramic Dessert Plates - Set of 2 - Black & White Splatterware
Handmade Rock Ceramic Dessert Plates - Set of 2 - Black & White Splatterware

Handmade Rock Ceramic Dessert Plates - Set of 2 - Black & White Splatterware

By OWO Ceramics

Located in Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, AR

One-of-a-kind ceramic dessert plates specially designed to enliven and enrich your table setting and home. Also perfect for lunch or breakfast, these playful and functional splatter plate...

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2010s Argentine Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Pottery

Cool grey plates gold rim: Soup, holder, side plate for 4 Handmade in Italy 2024
Cool grey plates gold rim: Soup, holder, side plate for 4 Handmade in Italy 2024

Cool grey plates gold rim: Soup, holder, side plate for 4 Handmade in Italy 2024

By Mosche Bianche

Located in San Miniato PI, IT

The Bottega is today undoubtedly the spearhead of Puglia pottery art. The artist was practically born among ceramics and has nourished herself with this art throughout her life until...

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2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic

Plates in French Faïence Yellow and Green Color, 19th-18th Century Set of 2
Plates in French Faïence Yellow and Green Color, 19th-18th Century Set of 2

Plates in French Faïence Yellow and Green Color, 19th-18th Century Set of 2

Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR

The plates are in Faience. It has been made in France, during the 18th-19th century. The pattern decor are Flowers licorn fruits, and the main colors Blue, green and red.

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19th Century French French Provincial Antique Dinner Plates

Materials

Faience

Topkapi I Porcelain Plate by Les Ottomans
Topkapi I Porcelain Plate by Les Ottomans

Topkapi I Porcelain Plate by Les Ottomans

By Les Ottomans

Located in Milan, IT

This exquisite porcelain plate is part of the Topkapi series, inspired by its namesake palace in Turkey that in the 15th century served as the main residence and administrative headq...

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2010s Italian Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Mid-Century Green Hawaiian Hibiscus Dinner Plate by TEPCO Wallace China
Mid-Century Green Hawaiian Hibiscus Dinner Plate by TEPCO Wallace China

Mid-Century Green Hawaiian Hibiscus Dinner Plate by TEPCO Wallace China

Located in Van Nuys, CA

Vintage Hard to Find Restaurant Ware 1940s Tepco China 9 5/8" Dinner Plate in the Green Hawaiian Hibiscus Pattern This lovely pattern features green leaves and white hibiscus flowers...

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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic

Set Of 6 Christofle Blue Marbled Porcelain Service Plates
Set Of 6 Christofle Blue Marbled Porcelain Service Plates

Set Of 6 Christofle Blue Marbled Porcelain Service Plates

By Christofle

Located in Bridgeport, CT

Set of 6 porcelain service plates with wide marbleized blue border with thin inner gold band around a white center. Made in Hungary. Dimensions: 12 3/4" W Condition: Please see det...

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20th Century Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Topographical Derby English Porcelain Plate Entitled 'Near Derby'
Antique Topographical Derby English Porcelain Plate Entitled 'Near Derby'

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...

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19th Century British George III Antique Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Majolica service of seven plates
Majolica service of seven plates

Majolica service of seven plates

Located in Lugo, IT

Majolica set of seven plates Good condition. Thank you

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1930s Italian Vintage Dinner Plates

Materials

Maiolica

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.