Piatto Piano #2, Dining Plate, Black by Ivan Colominas
Located in Geneve, CH
Piatto piano #2 - Dining plate - White by Ivan Colominas Materia e Tavola Collection Dimensions: 29 x 2.1 cm Materials: Bianco Michelangelo / Bianco Carrara Also available: Ner...
Marble
Piatto Piano #2, Dining Plate, White by Ivan Colominas
Located in Geneve, CH
Piatto Piano #2 - Dining plate - White by Ivan Colominas Materia e Tavola Collection Dimensions: 29 x 2.1 cm Materials: Bianco Michelangelo / Bianco Carrara Also available: Ner...
Marble
Piatto Piano #1, Dining Plate, Black by Ivan Colominas
Located in Geneve, CH
Piatto Piano #1 - dining plate - Black by Ivan Colominas Materia e Tavola Collection Dimensions: 25 x 2 cm Materials: Nero Marquinia Also Available: Bianco Michelangelo / Bianco ...
Marble
Piatto Piano #1, Dining Plate, White by Ivan Colominas
Located in Geneve, CH
Piatto Piano #1 - dining plate - white by Ivan Colominas Materia e Tavola Collection Dimensions: 25 x 2 cm Materials: Bianco Michelangelo / Bianco Carrara Also available: Nero ...
Marble
$201 / item
Tributte Platter by Rodrigo Lobato Yáñes
Located in Geneve, CH
Tributte platter by Rodrigo Lobato Yáñes. Dimensions: H 2.3'' x W 11.3'' x D 11.3" Materials: Slip casting, glazing and single firing process. Platalea studio was born out of a ...
Ceramic
$201 / item
Tributte Platter by Rodrigo Lobato Yáñes
Located in Geneve, CH
Tributte platter by Rodrigo Lobato Yáñes. Dimensions: H 2.3'' x W 11.3'' x D 11.3" Materials: Slip casting, glazing and single firing process. Platalea studio was born out of a ...
Ceramic
$3,200
Cast Glass Dish
Located in Sagaponack, NY
Artist Made Cast Glass Dish with threads of fabric inside.
Ceramic Dessert Set, Saint-Clement, France c. 1950
Located in St Ouen, FR
Saint Clement is one of the oldest French royal earthenware factories. Supplying the court , the factory is at the origin of the scalloped edge of its pieces, known as the "Louis XV ...
Earthenware
Pair of 19th Century China Earthenware Plates
Located in Marseille, FR
Pair of 19th century Chinese earthenware plates with a height of 3 cm and a diameter of 15 cm. Additional information: Material: Earthenware & Ce...
Earthenware
$2,255 / set
Curated Tables - Soleil d'Or (8 pers.)
Located in PARIS, FR
Our Curated Tables Exceptional tables set up and tastefully assembled by us, for you! Each table is unique, composed of a blend of old and contemporary items, carefully selected by ...
Silver
Mid-Century Modern Fornasetti Plate, Italy
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Fornasetti Plate, Italy
Ceramic
Massimo Morozzi, Personal table set mod. "Oyster," 1987
By Massimo Morozzi, Tendentse
Located in Rivoli, IT
Rare personal set mod. Oyster designed by Massimo Morozzi in 1987 and produced by Tendentse, Italy. Ceramic set consisting of plate / tray with cutlery holder, flower holder, space t...
Ceramic
Battuto Plate by La Murrina, Italy, 1960s
By La Murrina
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamp by Carlo Nason, Italy, 1960s.
Glass
Battuto Plate by La Murrina, Italy, 1960s
By La Murrina
Located in Brussels, BE
Battuto Plate by La Murrina, Italy, 1960s.
Glass
Antique Plate Anhua Fencai Porcelain Famille Rose China Qianlong, 1736-1795
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A fine antique Chinese plate, made during the Qianlong period. Flower in the rim and anhua decoration in the centre. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Region of ...
Porcelain
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.