Dinner Plates
Mid-20th Century English Neoclassical Dinner Plates
Gold
1810s English Neoclassical Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Early 1800s English Neoclassical Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Early 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Dinner Plates
Creamware
1920s British Neoclassical Vintage Dinner Plates
Gold, Enamel
1840s English Neoclassical Antique Dinner Plates
Earthenware
20th Century English American Classical Dinner Plates
Ceramic
1990s English American Classical Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Early 1900s English Neoclassical Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
1890s French Late Victorian Antique Dinner Plates
Ceramic
1920s English Neoclassical Vintage Dinner Plates
Porcelain
1970s American American Classical Vintage Dinner Plates
Porcelain
20th Century German Neoclassical Dinner Plates
Ceramic
Early 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Dinner Plates
Creamware
1880s French Late Victorian Antique Dinner Plates
Earthenware
Early 1800s British Neoclassical Antique Dinner Plates
Pearlware
Early 1900s British Neoclassical Antique Dinner Plates
Gold, Enamel
1950s American American Classical Vintage Dinner Plates
Porcelain
1890s French Late Victorian Antique Dinner Plates
Ceramic
20th Century Danish Neoclassical Dinner Plates
Porcelain
1970s German American Classical Vintage Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Early 1900s English Neoclassical Antique Dinner Plates
Gold Plate
Late 19th Century Danish Neoclassical Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Mid-19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
1860s English Neoclassical Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Early 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Early 20th Century American Late Victorian Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Dinner Plates
Porcelain
1980s English Neoclassical Vintage Dinner Plates
Porcelain
20th Century English Neoclassical Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Early 19th Century Swiss Neoclassical Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Japanese Neoclassical Dinner Plates
Porcelain
20th Century English Neoclassical Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Dinner Plates
Porcelain
1990s English American Classical Dinner Plates
Ceramic
1920s German Neoclassical Vintage Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Early 20th Century German Neoclassical Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Dinner Plates
Creamware
1910s English Neoclassical Vintage Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Early 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
20th Century English Neoclassical Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Early 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Dinner Plates
Pearlware, Pottery
1920s English Late Victorian Vintage Dinner Plates
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Czech Neoclassical Dinner Plates
Porcelain
1990s Sri Lankan American Classical Dinner Plates
Porcelain
1880s English Late Victorian Antique Dinner Plates
Ceramic
1890s German Neoclassical Antique Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Dinner Plates
Creamware
20th Century English Neoclassical Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Mid-19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Dinner Plates
Ironstone
Early 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Dinner Plates
Earthenware
1890s English Neoclassical Antique 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.