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12 Antique Minton England Cobalt Blue & Gold Salad or Dessert Plates
12 Antique Minton England Cobalt Blue & Gold Salad or Dessert Plates

12 Antique Minton England Cobalt Blue & Gold Salad or Dessert Plates

By Minton

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A classic and elegant set of 12 plates by Mintons, England featuring a nice wide collar of cobalt blue surrounded by two 24 karat gold acid etched bands. In wonderful antique conditi...

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Early 1900s British Antique Dinner Plates

Materials

Gold, Enamel

Ralph Lauren Home Spectator Black Dinnerware, Set of 4 Place Settings
Ralph Lauren Home Spectator Black Dinnerware, Set of 4 Place Settings

Ralph Lauren Home Spectator Black Dinnerware, Set of 4 Place Settings

By Ralph Lauren

Located in New York, NY

A set of four (4) place settings in the Spectator Black pattern by Ralph Lauren Home Collection. Porcelain. Signed, 1995-1996. White with black wide stripe border and silver trim. ...

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1990s Portuguese American Classical Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Coalport Six-Piece Set of Gold Dinner Plates
Coalport Six-Piece Set of Gold Dinner Plates

Coalport Six-Piece Set of Gold Dinner Plates

By Coalport Porcelain

Located in San Francisco, CA

Revive the glory of the Gilded Age (minus the backstabbing, corsets vs rib removal, and arsenic for skin whitening) at your dinner table. If your dining area is all gloomy gray with...

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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Samuel Alcock Strawberry & Grape Leaf Majolica Earthenware Plates, Set of Two
Samuel Alcock Strawberry & Grape Leaf Majolica Earthenware Plates, Set of Two

Samuel Alcock Strawberry & Grape Leaf Majolica Earthenware Plates, Set of Two

By Samuel Alcock & Co.

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A set of two strawberry and grape leaf plates, from Samuel Alcock & Co, Burslem, Staffordshire, England, circa 1850. This pair is being offered AS IS, both showing issues due to...

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Mid-19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Dinner Plates

Materials

Earthenware

Small Majolica Leaves Plate, circa 1890
Small Majolica Leaves Plate, circa 1890

Small Majolica Leaves Plate, circa 1890

Located in Austin, TX

Small Majolica plate with green leaves, circa 1890.

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1890s German Rustic Antique Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic

Coalport Porcelain Botanical Plates, Set of Twelve, John Rose, 1820
Coalport Porcelain Botanical Plates, Set of Twelve, John Rose, 1820

Coalport Porcelain Botanical Plates, Set of Twelve, John Rose, 1820

By Coalport Porcelain

Located in Downingtown, PA

Coalport Porcelain Botanical Plates, Set of Twelve, John Rose, 1820 English, Circa 1820 The set of twelve Coalport porcelain plates was made at John Rose’s factory at Coalport, Shropshire, each center painted with a different group of garden flowers. Across the set the groups include auriculas, ranunculus, poppies, a hyacinth, pansies, a flamed parrot tulip, crocuses, chrysanthemums, China asters and a wild rose, freely composed in the Continental manner rather than copied as named botanical specimens, so that no two plates repeat. Each center is framed by an underglaze cobalt blue border gilded with a trailing fruiting grapevine, its leaves, tendrils and small bunches of grapes reserved in gold against the deep blue ground, with a wavy gilt line following the inner edge of the blue band and a fine gilt line encircling the well. The gadrooned rim is gilt and relieved at intervals by small molded scroll-and-shell thumbpieces picked out in gold. The reverses are plain. Dimensions: Diameter: 9½ inches (24.1 cm) Marks: Unmarked, as is usual for Coalport porcelain of this period. Provenance: Earle D. Vandekar of Knightsbridge Condition: Good overall, one plate with a hairline. References: Michael Messenger, Coalport 1795–1926 (Antique Collectors’ Club, 1995) Geoffrey Godden, Coalport and Coalbrookdale Porcelains (Barrie & Jenkins, 1970) Historical Context: John Rose founded the Coalport works on the east bank of the Severn about 1796, and by 1820 the factory was among the largest porcelain manufactories in Britain. In that year the Society of Arts awarded Rose its gold medal for his improved feldspar porcelain with a leadless glaze, and William Billingsley and Samuel Walker, lately of Nantgarw, came to Coalport under an agreement with Rose — the years around 1820 mark the high point of Coalport flower...

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1820s English Regency Antique Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Seventies Hand-Painted Tableware by Gien France 26 Pcs
Seventies Hand-Painted Tableware by Gien France 26 Pcs

Seventies Hand-Painted Tableware by Gien France 26 Pcs

By Gien

Located in Waddinxveen, ZH

Beautiful sunny hand-painted tableware from Gien France. The set is exposed of: 8 dinner plates 8 breakfast plates 8 soup plates 1 serving bowl (20 cm diameter and 10 cm high) 1...

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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic

Set of 8 Gien 'Daisy Plates', France, circa 1950's
Set of 8 Gien 'Daisy Plates', France, circa 1950's

Set of 8 Gien 'Daisy Plates', France, circa 1950's

By Gien

Located in Chappaqua, NY

Set of 8 Gien 'Daisy Plates, France, circa 1950. A charming set of plates, glazed and molded to suggest a daisy flower.

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

Materials

Porcelain

Set of 2 French Green Majolica Plates – Sarreguemines Manufacture – 20th Century
Set of 2 French Green Majolica Plates – Sarreguemines Manufacture – 20th Century

Set of 2 French Green Majolica Plates – Sarreguemines Manufacture – 20th Century

By Sarreguemines

Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR

Set of 2 French Green Majolica Plates – Sarreguemines Manufacture – 20th Century Description: This is a set of four majolica plates, crafted in France during the 20th century by the ...

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20th Century French Art Nouveau Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic

12 Minton Cobalt Blue Gilt Encrusted Dinner Plates, Custom Antique, circa 1900
12 Minton Cobalt Blue Gilt Encrusted Dinner Plates, Custom Antique, circa 1900

12 Minton Cobalt Blue Gilt Encrusted Dinner Plates, Custom Antique, circa 1900

By Minton

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

An impressive set of 12 dinner or presentation plates by one of the Gilded Age's re known factories: Minton England. This set was custom ordered through the storied New York retailer...

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Early 1900s British Antique Dinner Plates

Materials

Gold, Enamel

Purple crenellated plates: Soup, holder, side plate for 4 Handmade in Italy 2024
Purple crenellated plates: Soup, holder, side plate for 4 Handmade in Italy 2024

Purple crenellated plates: 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

Chinese Export Famille Rose Porcelain Dinner Service-Eighteen Pieces
Chinese Export Famille Rose Porcelain Dinner Service-Eighteen Pieces

Chinese Export Famille Rose Porcelain Dinner Service-Eighteen Pieces

Located in Downingtown, PA

Exquisite Bloom: Chinese Export Famille Rose Dinner Service This magnificent eighteen-piece Chinese Export Porcelain Dinner Service, dating from Circa 1730–1735, is a superb example...

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1730s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Cairo, Six Contemporary Porcelain Platters with Decorative Design
Cairo, Six Contemporary Porcelain Platters with Decorative Design

Cairo, Six Contemporary Porcelain Platters with Decorative Design

By Vito Nesta

Located in Milano, Lombardia

A pensive Berber woman, depicted in black and white while she boasts her traditional headpiece and jewelry with an expression of proud strength on her face, is the protagonist of thi...

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2010s Italian Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

12 Antique Green & Gilt Encrusted Dinner Plates. Bavarian Circa 1920
12 Antique Green & Gilt Encrusted Dinner Plates. Bavarian Circa 1920

12 Antique Green & Gilt Encrusted Dinner Plates. Bavarian Circa 1920

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

An elegant set of twelve dinner plates with crisp white porcelain and elaborate gilt encrusted collars accented with twin bands of vibrant green. With nice clear centers for serving,...

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1920s German Vintage Dinner Plates

Materials

Gold, Enamel

Mid-Century Danish Stoneware Bird Wall Plate by Noomi Backhausen, 1960s
Mid-Century Danish Stoneware Bird Wall Plate by Noomi Backhausen, 1960s

Mid-Century Danish Stoneware Bird Wall Plate by Noomi Backhausen, 1960s

By Noomi Backhausen

Located in Hamburg, DE

Mid-Century Danish Stoneware Bird Wall Plate by Noomi Backhausen for Søholm, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark. Additional inf...

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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic

Pompei, Six Contemporary Decorated Porcelain Dessert Plates
Pompei, Six Contemporary Decorated Porcelain Dessert Plates

Pompei, Six Contemporary Decorated Porcelain Dessert Plates

By Vito Nesta

Located in Milano, Lombardia

The porcelain collection Pompei by Grand Tour By Vito Nesta brings the Grottesche wall decoration back to life in a contemporary key. Ancient designs are taken and declined on the di...

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2010s Italian Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Set of 12 Dinner Plates, Royal Worcester England All Over Gold Decorated
Set of 12 Dinner Plates, Royal Worcester England All Over Gold Decorated

Set of 12 Dinner Plates, Royal Worcester England All Over Gold Decorated

By Royal Worcester

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

An elegant set of 24 karat all over gold embossed design dinner or presentation plates by the storied English firm of Royal Worcester. We featured a single plate for the main picture...

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1950s British Vintage Dinner Plates

Materials

Gold

1940s Navy and White English Fish Plate
1940s Navy and White English Fish Plate

1940s Navy and White English Fish Plate

Located in Land O' Lakes, FL

A single English Ambassador Ware fish plate. Plate depicting one of four different fish on an antique white background with navy trim followed by an antique white edge. Ambassador W...

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1940s English Vintage Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Digoin Sarreguemines French Faïence 12 Les Mois de L'année à la Campagne Plates
Digoin Sarreguemines French Faïence 12 Les Mois de L'année à la Campagne Plates

Digoin Sarreguemines French Faïence 12 Les Mois de L'année à la Campagne Plates

By Digoin & Sarreguemines

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A complete set of 12, Digoin Sarreguemines, French faïence plates, known as "Les mois de l'année à la campagne." Translating to: The months of the year in the countryside. Each plate shows a unique black, transfer printed image, relating to a month of the year. Illustrated are ‘campagne,’ or countryside activities particular to each month, such as fishing, hunting, picnicking or apple harvesting...

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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Dinner Plates

Materials

Earthenware

Tiffany Studios New York Bronze Doré Large Tray With Abalone Inlay
Tiffany Studios New York Bronze Doré Large Tray With Abalone Inlay

Tiffany Studios New York Bronze Doré Large Tray With Abalone Inlay

By Tiffany Studios

Located in South Bend, IN

A gorgeous antique Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period gilt bronze large plate or tray with abalone inlay By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside) New York, USA, Early 20th Centur...

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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Dinner Plates

Materials

Bronze

Antique Chinese Porcelain Plate Kitchen Qing Dehua, China,  19th Century
Antique Chinese Porcelain Plate Kitchen Qing Dehua, China,  19th Century

Antique Chinese Porcelain Plate Kitchen Qing Dehua, China, 19th Century

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

Sharing with you this lovely plate from Dehua Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Region of Origin: China Period: 19th century Emperor: Guangxu (1875-1908) China D...

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19th Century Qing Antique Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

12 Dinner Plates Antique Minton Cobalt Blue Raised Gilt Medallion Swag C. 1910
12 Dinner Plates Antique Minton Cobalt Blue Raised Gilt Medallion Swag C. 1910

12 Dinner Plates Antique Minton Cobalt Blue Raised Gilt Medallion Swag C. 1910

By Minton

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A classic and elegant set of 12 Minton England bone china dinner plates. This set features a nice deep collar of cobalt blue that is accented with raised tooled gilded swags and thei...

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1910s British Vintage Dinner Plates

Materials

Gold, Enamel

2 Vintage Lynn Chase Dinner Plates from Jumble Jubilee Collection
2 Vintage Lynn Chase Dinner Plates from Jumble Jubilee Collection

2 Vintage Lynn Chase Dinner Plates from Jumble Jubilee Collection

By Lynn Chase Designs

Located in Austin, TX

The Lynn Chase Designs lovers among us lament that her collections are no longer produced. Her elegant, often whimsical and always beautifully executed design patterns touched the he...

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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic

English Green Majolica Water Lily Plate, Circa 1890
English Green Majolica Water Lily Plate, Circa 1890

English Green Majolica Water Lily Plate, Circa 1890

Located in Austin, TX

English green Majolica water lily plate, Circa 1890. 7.5 inches diameter.

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1880s English Victorian Antique Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic

Alexander Calder Fine Bone China Plate - Limited Edition
Alexander Calder Fine Bone China Plate - Limited Edition

Alexander Calder Fine Bone China Plate - Limited Edition

By (after) Alexander Calder

Located in Jersey City, NJ

We are proud to be the official retail partner of the Artist Plate Project. This plate features a detail from an untitled work by Alexander Calder from 1973 and is one of 50 limited-...

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2010s North American Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic

French Porcelain Oyster Plate Limoges Circa 1900
French Porcelain Oyster Plate Limoges Circa 1900

French Porcelain Oyster Plate Limoges Circa 1900

By Limoges

Located in Austin, TX

French Porcelain Oyster Plate Limoges Circa 1900.

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Early 1900s French Aesthetic Movement Antique Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Mason's Ironstone Imari Plates, Set of 2, Circa 1900
Mason's Ironstone Imari Plates, Set of 2, Circa 1900

Mason's Ironstone Imari Plates, Set of 2, Circa 1900

By Miles Mason Porcelain

Located in Worcester Park, GB

An exquisite example of English ceramic artistry, this Mason’s Ironstone plate is decorated in the richly layered Imari palette of deep cobalt blue, iron red, and hand-applied gildin...

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Early 1900s English Early Victorian Antique Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Idris Khan Fine Bone China Plate - Limited Edition
Idris Khan Fine Bone China Plate - Limited Edition

Idris Khan Fine Bone China Plate - Limited Edition

Located in Jersey City, NJ

We are proud to be the official retail partner of the Artist Plate Project. This plate features Idris Khan's 2019 work "Pain - Expands the Time" and is one of 50 limited-edition plat...

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2010s North American Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic

Chinoiserie Johnson Brothers Dinner Plate in Indian Tree Pattern, England
Chinoiserie Johnson Brothers Dinner Plate in Indian Tree Pattern, England

Chinoiserie Johnson Brothers Dinner Plate in Indian Tree Pattern, England

By Johnson Brothers

Located in Oklahoma City, OK

A cream dinner plate by Johnson Brothers England. This plate is decorated with a pink, brown, green, and blue chinoiserie design at the center and a greek key design around the edges...

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20th Century English Chinoiserie Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic, Paint

Bordallo Pinheiro Green Cabbage Leaf Luncheon & Salad Plate Set
Bordallo Pinheiro Green Cabbage Leaf Luncheon & Salad Plate Set

Bordallo Pinheiro Green Cabbage Leaf Luncheon & Salad Plate Set

By Herend

Located in New York, NY

Set of five (5) vintage plates in the green cabbage leaf majolica design by Bordallo Pinheiro including scalloped luncheon plates and smooth edge salad plates. Signed. Made in Portu...

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1970s Portuguese Vintage Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic

Herend Rothschild Bird Dinnerware Set ~ 60 pieces ~ 12 place settings
Herend Rothschild Bird Dinnerware Set ~ 60 pieces ~ 12 place settings

Herend Rothschild Bird Dinnerware Set ~ 60 pieces ~ 12 place settings

Located in New York, NY

A set of 60 pieces in the Herend Rothschild Bird pattern porcelain dinnerware. Vintage; the pieces in this set were produced between 1950 to 1980. All marked. Hand painted and craft...

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1980s Hungarian Vintage Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Sarreguemines French Faïence Majolica Fruit and Leaf Plates, Set of Six
Sarreguemines French Faïence Majolica Fruit and Leaf Plates, Set of Six

Sarreguemines French Faïence Majolica Fruit and Leaf Plates, Set of Six

By Faienceries Sarreguemines

Located in Philadelphia, PA

An assembled set of six Sarreguemines French faïence, majolica plates, each showing a different fruit on an ochre yellow ground of overlapping leaves, circa 1930s. This group shows ...

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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Dinner Plates

Materials

Faience

Antique Famille Rose Display Plate, Oriental, Rose Medallion, Charger, Edwardian
Antique Famille Rose Display Plate, Oriental, Rose Medallion, Charger, Edwardian

Antique Famille Rose Display Plate, Oriental, Rose Medallion, Charger, Edwardian

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is an antique Famille Rose display plate. An Oriental, ceramic Rose Medallion pattern charger, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910. Striking decorative interest with a r...

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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic

Set of 12 Mid-Century Italian Terracotta Blue Spatter Plates
Set of 12 Mid-Century Italian Terracotta Blue Spatter Plates

Set of 12 Mid-Century Italian Terracotta Blue Spatter Plates

Located in New York, NY

Set of Twelve Italian blue spatter plates. Twelve vintage glazed terracotta 8” luncheon or appetizer salad dessert plates with wonderfully hand spattered blue dots, each unique. Ital...

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

Materials

Terracotta

19th Century Porcelain Dinner Service from the Maison Charles Pillivuyt et Cie
19th Century Porcelain Dinner Service from the Maison Charles Pillivuyt et Cie

19th Century Porcelain Dinner Service from the Maison Charles Pillivuyt et Cie

By Charles Pillivuyt & Cie

Located in LA CIOTAT, FR

A gorgeous dinner service from the Maison Charles Pillivuyt et Cie, a manufacturer of high-quality porcelain founded in 1818. Each piece is hand-painted with a delicate rose- pink bo...

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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Annie Morris Fine Bone China Plate - Limited Edition
Annie Morris Fine Bone China Plate - Limited Edition

Annie Morris Fine Bone China Plate - Limited Edition

By Annie Morris

Located in Jersey City, NJ

We are proud to be the official retail partner of the Artist Plate Project. This plate features Annie Morris's 2021 work "Figure with Cadmium Red" and is ...

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2010s North American Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic

Six Atlas Burgundy & Gilt Rim China Dinner Plates with Floral Well
Six Atlas Burgundy & Gilt Rim China Dinner Plates with Floral Well

Six Atlas Burgundy & Gilt Rim China Dinner Plates with Floral Well

By Atlas

Located in Big Flats, NY

A set of six dinner plates by Atlas China offer porcelain construction with well having floral bouquet and burgundy rim with foliate and scroll gilt decora...

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20th Century American Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Set of 12 Traditional Georgian Hand Made Sterling Silver Dinner Plates
Set of 12 Traditional Georgian Hand Made Sterling Silver Dinner Plates

Set of 12 Traditional Georgian Hand Made Sterling Silver Dinner Plates

By William De Matteo

Located in New York, NY

Set of 12 traditional Georgian sterling silver dinner plates, ca 1930. Round well and cast gadrooned serpentine rim. Marked “Hand Made / Sterling”. Attributable to William G. De Matt...

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Early 20th Century American Georgian Dinner Plates

Materials

Sterling Silver

Richard Ginori Plates For Marcel Rochas
Richard Ginori Plates For Marcel Rochas

Richard Ginori Plates For Marcel Rochas

By Richard Ginori

Located in Milan, IT

A Stunning set of 12 plates by Richard Ginori for Marcel Rochas. Original boxes

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20th Century Italian Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Ikat Porcelain Dinner Plates, Made in Italy - Set of 6
Ikat Porcelain Dinner Plates, Made in Italy - Set of 6

Ikat Porcelain Dinner Plates, Made in Italy - Set of 6

By Bertrando Di Renzo

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...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Other Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Mediterraneo, Six Contemporary Porcelain Dinner Plates with Decorative Design
Mediterraneo, Six Contemporary Porcelain Dinner Plates with Decorative Design

Mediterraneo, Six Contemporary Porcelain Dinner Plates with Decorative Design

By Vito Nesta

Located in Milano, Lombardia

The Mediterraneo collection is the result of Vito Nesta’s reflection on the line between reality and fantasy. The architectures of the doors depicted on the plates arise from technic...

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2010s Italian Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Casquets, Six Contemporary Porcelain Dinner Plates with Decorative Design
Casquets, Six Contemporary Porcelain Dinner Plates with Decorative Design

Casquets, Six Contemporary Porcelain Dinner Plates with Decorative Design

By Vito Nesta

Located in Milano, Lombardia

Casquets collection of dishes tells the vicissitudes of the vessel HMS Victory, shipwrecked in the channel tunnel, recalling the 18th century wars between England and France. The com...

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2010s Italian Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Italian Mid-Century Restaurant Ceramic Dinner Plates, Set of 8
Italian Mid-Century Restaurant Ceramic Dinner Plates, Set of 8

Italian Mid-Century Restaurant Ceramic Dinner Plates, Set of 8

By Solimene, C.A.S. Vietri

Located in Morazzone, Varese

Italian mid-century Restaurant Ceramic Dinner Plates, Set of 8 A set of 8 different restaurant collectible plates made of hand-painted ceramic. Made in Italy in the 70s - 2000s. Th...

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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic

Set of Three 19th-Century French Majolica Plates – Birds, Vegetation & Fruits
Set of Three 19th-Century French Majolica Plates – Birds, Vegetation & Fruits

Set of Three 19th-Century French Majolica Plates – Birds, Vegetation & Fruits

Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR

Set of Three 19th-Century French Majolica Plates – Birds, Vegetation & Fruits Description: This is a set of three antique majolica plates, handcrafted in France in the 19th century....

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19th Century French French Provincial Antique Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

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.