Dinner Plates
Early 20th Century American Dinner Plates
Silver, Sterling Silver
1990s Italian Other Dinner Plates
Silver
Mid-20th Century Danish Art Deco Dinner Plates
Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Spanish Romantic Dinner Plates
Alpaca
Early 20th Century American Dinner Plates
Sterling Silver
Early 1800s English George III Antique Dinner Plates
Silver, Sterling Silver
1780s English George III Antique Dinner Plates
Silver
1750s English Georgian Antique Dinner Plates
Sterling Silver
1730s German Georgian Antique Dinner Plates
Sterling Silver
Early 1800s English Antique Dinner Plates
Silver
1910s American Vintage Dinner Plates
Silver
Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Antique Dinner Plates
Sterling Silver
1970s French Vintage Dinner Plates
Sterling Silver
1870s German Late Victorian Antique Dinner Plates
Silver
Early 20th Century British Dinner Plates
Porcelain, Paste
Early 20th Century English Georgian Dinner Plates
Sterling Silver
1990s Portuguese American Classical Dinner Plates
Silver
Late 20th Century Dinner Plates
Silver Plate
Early 1900s American Neoclassical Antique Dinner Plates
Sterling Silver
1960s German Rococo Vintage Dinner Plates
Gold
1880s American Antique Dinner Plates
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century American Edwardian Dinner Plates
Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dinner Plates
Ceramic, Majolica
Early 19th Century English George III Antique Dinner Plates
Sterling Silver
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dinner Plates
Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century American Georgian Dinner Plates
Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Danish Dinner Plates
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century American Dinner Plates
Sterling Silver
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Dinner Plates
Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Art Deco Dinner Plates
Sterling Silver
20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Dinner Plates
Sterling Silver
1950s Vintage Dinner Plates
Silver Plate
20th Century Italian Dinner Plates
Silver
Early 20th Century English Georgian Dinner Plates
Sterling Silver
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates
Silver, Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century American Modern Dinner Plates
Sterling Silver
1920s English Vintage Dinner Plates
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1740s English Antique Dinner Plates
Silver
Early 1800s English Neoclassical Antique Dinner Plates
Sterling Silver
1880s English Victorian Antique Dinner Plates
Silver
Early 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates
Glass
Mid-20th Century American Georgian Dinner Plates
Sterling Silver
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.