Dinner Plates
2010s Argentine Modern Dinner Plates
Ceramic, Pottery, Clay
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Dinner Plates
Ceramic
2010s French Modern Dinner Plates
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Dinner Plates
Porcelain, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Dinner Plates
Porcelain, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Dinner Plates
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Early 20th Century American Modern Dinner Plates
Sterling Silver
2010s Argentine Modern Dinner Plates
Ceramic, Clay, Pottery
Late 20th Century American Modern Dinner Plates
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dinner Plates
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dinner Plates
Porcelain
1970s French Modern Vintage Dinner Plates
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
1890s French Late Victorian Antique Dinner Plates
Ceramic
20th Century English Modern Dinner Plates
Pottery, Stoneware
1920s English Late Victorian Vintage Dinner Plates
Ceramic
Late 20th Century American Modern Dinner Plates
Glass
Late 20th Century American Modern Dinner Plates
Glass
1880s French Late Victorian Antique Dinner Plates
Earthenware
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Dinner Plates
Porcelain, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Dinner Plates
Porcelain, Paint
1890s French Late Victorian Antique Dinner Plates
Ceramic
2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates
Ceramic
2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Early 2000s Italian Modern Dinner Plates
Porcelain
2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates
Porcelain
2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates
Porcelain
2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates
Marble
2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates
Marble
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Dinner Plates
Porcelain
2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates
Marble
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Dinner Plates
Porcelain
2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates
Marble
2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates
Marble
2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates
Marble
2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates
Marble
2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates
Marble
2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates
Marble
2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates
Marble
2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates
Marble
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Dinner Plates
Porcelain
2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates
Porcelain
2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates
Porcelain
20th Century German Modern Dinner Plates
Porcelain
2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates
Porcelain
2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates
Lava, Silver Plate
Late 20th Century Modern Dinner Plates
Porcelain
2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates
Gold
1980s British Modern Vintage Dinner Plates
Porcelain
2010s Mexican Modern Dinner Plates
Ceramic
2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Dinner Plates
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dinner Plates
Glass
2010s Mexican Modern Dinner Plates
Ceramic
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Dinner Plates
Porcelain
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.