Dinner Plates
18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
2010s Italian Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Dinner Plates
Porcelain
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates
Ceramic
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dinner Plates
Ceramic
1910s British Edwardian Vintage Dinner Plates
Gold
1880s French Aesthetic Movement Antique Dinner Plates
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
1920s Vintage Dinner Plates
Porcelain
1890s English Victorian Antique Dinner Plates
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Other Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Late 19th Century French Antique Dinner Plates
Creamware
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Other Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Late 19th Century French Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Dinner Plates
Birch
20th Century German Regency Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Dinner Plates
Earthenware
20th Century English Belle Époque Dinner Plates
Porcelain
19th Century American Country Antique Dinner Plates
Pottery
Late 19th Century French Rustic Antique Dinner Plates
Faience
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Dinner Plates
Porcelain, Paint
1890s French Rustic Antique Dinner Plates
Ceramic
1890s French Country Antique Dinner Plates
Ceramic
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Dinner Plates
Ceramic
1930s Czech Vintage Dinner Plates
Ceramic
Early 20th Century American Edwardian Dinner Plates
Sterling Silver
1820s English Regency Antique Dinner Plates
Ironstone
1920s English Victorian Vintage Dinner Plates
Ceramic
Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates
Metal
2010s Italian Dinner Plates
Ceramic
19th Century English Antique Dinner Plates
Pottery
Early 1900s French Chinoiserie Antique Dinner Plates
Ceramic, Faience
1970s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dinner Plates
Stoneware
Late 19th Century Baroque Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Late 20th Century Thai Dinner Plates
Porcelain
1890s French Rustic Antique Dinner Plates
Ceramic
Late 20th Century Portuguese Dinner Plates
Ceramic
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dinner Plates
Porcelain
1880s English Victorian Antique Dinner Plates
Ceramic
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Dinner Plates
Clay
1980s Vintage Dinner Plates
Porcelain
1930s French Vintage Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Late 19th Century French Antique Dinner Plates
Majolica
1920s Danish Vintage Dinner Plates
Porcelain
16th Century Chinese Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
2010s Italian Dinner Plates
Ceramic
1890s French Victorian Antique Dinner Plates
Ceramic
1880s French Chinoiserie Antique Dinner Plates
Ceramic, Faience
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Other Dinner Plates
Porcelain
1890s French Country Antique Dinner Plates
Ceramic
Early 1900s British Antique Dinner Plates
Gold, Enamel
Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
1890s French French Provincial Antique Dinner Plates
Ceramic, Earthenware
Early 20th Century English Chinoiserie Dinner Plates
Ironstone
1890s French French Provincial Antique Dinner Plates
Ceramic, Earthenware
1960s Danish Vintage Dinner Plates
Porcelain
1850s English Victorian Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
1920s English Vintage Dinner Plates
Pottery
1980s French French Provincial Vintage Dinner Plates
Faience
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.