Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
AESTHETIC MOVEMENT
In 1880, polymath designer William Morris declared: “If you want a golden rule that will fit everybody, this is it: Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.” His words encapsulated the Aesthetic Movement, which prized beauty above all and blurred the lines between fine art and the decorative arts, particularly through lavishly crafted furniture pieces.
The Aesthetic Movement, whose major proponents included author Oscar Wilde, flourished from the 1860s to the 1880s and was mostly popular in England and the United States. Design expositions like the 1876 Centennial International Exhibition in Philadelphia, as well as the publishing of how-to books for interior design, helped disseminate Aesthetic Movement bedroom furniture, serveware, coffee tables and other items, especially to the middle class.
The establishment of new art museums, art clubs and a rising passion for collecting at the time contributed to a growing appreciation for art. Morris’s founding of Morris & Co. in 1862 and the commercializing of this “cult of beauty” by the Liberty store in London, starting in the late 19th century, further disseminated the idea of a domestic space that was thoughtfully and floridly designed.
Leading Aesthetic Movement furniture designers included E.W. Godwin, who drew on Japanese influences and whose work reflected a wider enthusiasm for imported East Asian art. British designer Christopher Dresser created textiles, ceramics and more that were also inspired by Japanese decorative art but were representative of additional diverse design sources that ranged from Egypt to Mexico.
The Aesthetic Movement’s eclecticism resulted in dazzling interiors. Japanese fans were positioned on Renaissance-inspired cabinets with brass hardware, while mantels made of rich walnut or finely carved ebonized wood and adorned with painted Minton tiles mingled with cast-iron chairs against a backdrop of floral wallpaper. In 1881, in New York City, stenciled checkerboard motifs and painted floral murals could be found under an opalescent glass chandelier in a luxurious dressing room designed by German émigré cabinetmaker-decorator George Alfred Schastey. Amid the rise of the industrial age, the style’s promotion of art in everyday life would inform the Arts and Crafts Movement and Art Nouveau.
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Style: Aesthetic Movement
French Porcelain Oyster Plate Limoges Circa 1900
By Limoges
Located in Austin, TX
French Porcelain Oyster Plate Limoges Circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s Belgian Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
19th Century Oyster Plate Vieillard Bordeaux Service Nella
Located in Austin, TX
Very rare 19th Century Oyster Plate signed Vieillard Bordeaux service Nella.
Naturalist pattern plate with a bird, insects , carnations and others flowers.
Category
1890s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Majolica Seaweeds Oyster Plate Keller & Guerin Saint Clement, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica oyster plate Keller Et Guerin Saint Clement, circa 1890.
Reference / page 98 "Collecting oyster plates" of Jeffrey B. Snyder.One small chip.
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1890s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
19th Century Majolica Snail Platter Luneville
By Luneville
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Majolica Snail Platter attributed to Luneville.
Diameter / 11.3 inches .
one chip on the back, hairline ( picture )
Category
1880s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
19th Century Majolica Oyster Plate Wasmuel
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Majolica oyster plate Wasmuel (Belgium) decorated with flowers.
Category
1880s Belgian Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Plate Vieillard Bordeaux Service Nella
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Plate signed Vieillard Bordeaux service Nella.
Naturalist plate with a kingfisher, an insect , water lilies
Category
1890s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
19th Century Majolica Oyster Plate Wasmuel
Located in Austin, TX
19th-Century Majolica oyster plate Wasmuel (Belgium) decorated with flowers.
Category
1880s Belgian Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Blue & White Daisy Platter Minton
By Minton
Located in Austin, TX
19th century blue & white daisy platter signed Minton.
Category
1890s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Majolica Pink and Blue Oyster Plate Gien
By Gien
Located in Austin, TX
Rare 19th century Majolica oyster plate with pastels colors, shells and seaweeds signed Gien.
Category
1890s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
French Porcelain 6-Well Oyster Plate, c.1890
By Limoges
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A French porcelain oyster plate, circa 1890.
Six shell shaped oyster wells with colorful, hand painted ‘eyes’ surround a central turquoise, round sauce well, outlined in gold.
The ...
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Late 19th Century Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
St. Clement French Majolica Pottery Basket Weave Oyster Plate
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A French majolica glazed oyster plates from the faïencerie of Saint-Clément, Circa 1890-1900.
Six white scallop shell shaped wells against a rich blue-green basket weave ground. The...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Materials
Earthenware
French Oyster Plate Porcelain Flowers Limoges
By Limoges
Located in Austin, TX
French Oyster Plate Porcelain Flowers Limoges circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
Carl Tielsch Porcelain Oyster Plate, c.1875
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A German porcelain oyster plate by Carl Tielsch, Altwasswe, circa 1875-1900.
A beautiful turquoise ground model to resemble waves, six shell shaped wells surround a round central sa...
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Late 19th Century German Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
German Majolica Wild Boar Plate
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A scarce German majolica glazed earthenware Wild Boar plate, circa 1890-1900.
Unusual both for the subject matter and for the lighter glaze coloring, this delightful plate is playful and amusing.
The dark glazing of the wild boar shows him in contrast to the more pastel coloring of the background.
Raised mold work defines the landscape. A slightly scalloped rim.
9 inches in diameter x 1 inch high.
Marked with an inscribed mold number – possibly attributing this plate to the Zell pottery...
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1890s German Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Materials
Earthenware
Early 20th C Huge Lot of Dinnerware by Homer Laughlin & Frederick Rhead 480 Pcs
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous simple yet elegant design on this incredibly large set, 480+ pcs. Homer Laughlin a very prominent company with roots in the 19th century. Frederick Rhead...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Materials
Gold
Majolica Seaweeds Oyster Plate Keller and Guerin Saint Clement, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica oyster plate attributed to Keller Et Guerin Saint Clement, circa 1890.
Reference / page 98 "Collecting oyster plates" of Jeffrey B. Snyder.
Category
1890s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
French Oyster Plate Porcelain Flowers Limoges
By Limoges
Located in Austin, TX
French Oyster Plate Porcelain Flowers Limoges circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
French Majolica Bird Plate Keller & Guerin Saint Clement circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica bird plate Keller & Guerin Saint Clement circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Majolica Pink and Blue Oyster Plate Gien
By Gien
Located in Austin, TX
Rare 19th century Majolica oyster plate with pastels colors, shells and seaweeds signed Gien.
Category
1890s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Majolica Paradise Bird & Flowers Salins Plate, circa 1890
By Salins
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica Paradise bird & flowers Salins plate, circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Majolica Pink and Blue Oyster Plate Gien
By Gien
Located in Austin, TX
Rare 19th century Majolica oyster plate with pastels colors, shells and seaweeds signed Gien.
Category
1890s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic
Majolica Seaweeds Oyster Plate Keller and Guerin Saint Clement, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica oyster plate attributed to Keller Et Guerin Saint Clement, circa 1890.
Reference / page 98 "Collecting oyster plates" of Jeffrey B. Snyder.One small chip.
Category
1890s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
19th Century Majolica Oyster Plate Wasmuel
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Majolica oyster plate Wasmuel (Belgium) decorated with flowers.
Category
1880s Belgian Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic
Belgium Majolica Oyster Plate Wasmuel Circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Belgium Majolica oyster plate with pink flowers and green leaves Wasmuel, circa 1890.
Category
1890s Belgian Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic
Porcelain Oyster Plate With Shells, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Porcelain Oyster Plate With Shells, circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s German Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of 19th French Porcelain Plates Flowers & Butterflies Limoges
By Limoges
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of 19th French Porcelain Plates Flowers & Butterflies Limoges,
Passion flower and dalhias in purple , lavender tones.
Category
1890s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century French Blue & White Morning Glory Plate Vieillard Bordeaux
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century French Blue & White Morning Glory Plate Vieillard Bordeaux.
Diameter 8.8 inches.
Category
1890s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Wedgwood Argenta Majolica Lemon Fruit Plate
By Wedgwood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From Wedgwood and in the color way known as Argenta, a fruit plate, England, circa 1875.
Showing a central yellow lemon and leaves along with a branch of pears and walnuts, all on a...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Materials
Earthenware
S. Fielding & Co. English Majolica Brown/Turquoise Seaweed Oyster Plate
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A six-well Majolica glazed oyster plate by S. Fielding & Co. Ltd., Stoke-on-Trent, England, circa 1878. Turquoise oyster wells surround a centre condim...
Category
19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Materials
Earthenware
German Majolica Swallows Plate, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
German majolica aqua plate with birds swallow & insect circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s German Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic
Belgium Majolica Oyster Plate Wasmuel Circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Belgium Majolica oyster plate with pink flowers & green leaves Wasmuel, circa 1890.
Category
1890s Belgian Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic
Majolica Seaweeds Oyster Plate Keller and Guerin Saint Clement, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica oyster plate attributed to Keller Et Guerin Saint Clement, circa 1890.
Reference / page 98 "Collecting oyster plates" of Jeffrey B. Snyder.
Category
1890s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Dozen Wedgwood Creamware Dinner Plates England Circa 1880
By Wedgwood
Located in Katonah, NY
We are pleased to offer this set of a dozen Wedgwood creamware dinner plates with delicate floral decoration.
These English creamware dinner plates date to the late 19th century, cir...
Category
1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Materials
Creamware
Simon Fielding English Majolica Fan & Insect Turquoise & Cream Oyster Plate
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A six-well majolica glazed oyster plate by Simon Fielding, Stoke-on-Trent, England, circa 1878.
In the Japonisme taste, six fan shaped oyster wells glazed in a creamy yellow and t...
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19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Materials
Earthenware
Wedgwood Majolica Tortoiseshell Seafood Plates, Set of 8
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From Wedgwood, an assembled set of eight English majolica scallop shell shaped, mottled tortoiseshell glazed seafood salad plates.
Each plate shows a variation of the tortoiseshell ...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Materials
Earthenware
Christopher Dresser Design Minton's 4 Dinner Plates
Located in Sharon, CT
4 beautiful Minton's Aesthetic Movement plates with Japanese designs by Christopher Dresser.
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic
Wedgwood Majolica Strawberry Dishes, Set of 6, dated 1880
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From Wedgwood, a delightful set of six majolica glazed Fruit Dishes, in the Strawberry pattern, date marked 1880.
On the Argenta white ground, a wide rim...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Materials
Earthenware
Austrian Majolica Oyster Plate, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Large unusual Austrian Majolica oyster plate, circa 1880.
Category
1880s Austrian Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Porcelain Oyster Botanical Plate Limoges, circa 1900
By Limoges
Located in Austin, TX
Porcelain Oyster Botanical Plate Limoges, circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
Wedgwood Argenta Majolica Pear Fruit Plate
By Wedgwood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From Wedgwood and in the color way known as Argenta, a fruit plate, England, circa 1875.
Showing a central red and orange pear and leaves along with a branch of purple plums and red...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Materials
Earthenware
Porcelain Half Moon Pink Shell on Baby Blue Oyster Plate
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A late 19th century, French porcelain, crescent or half-moon shaped oyster plate, five pink blush oyster wells on a baby blue ground. Shown behind the main wells are the brown glazed...
Category
19th Century French Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Marescaux et Hahn Belgian Asparagus & Artichoke Majolica Plate
By J. Hahn Marescaux
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An earthenware asparagus and artichoke plate, marked P. Marescaux et J. Hahn, Belgium, circa 1880.
Unusual for the coloring, and with mold work similar to Luneville or Saint-Amand...
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Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Materials
Earthenware
COPELAND, Antique Gilt Porcelain Ornithological Dessert Service, Circa 1851-95
By Copeland
Located in Chatham, ON
COPELAND - Rare - museum quality - antique porcelain ornithological luncheon or dessert service - each plate and comport hand painted with three different specimens of birds against leafy branches - floral sprays to the center and border of each piece - alternating sections of cobalt blue with the finest quality gilding - each piece with fluted & scalloped edges - incredible attention to detail with the underside of the tall comports completely decorated - total of 18 pieces (12 plates - 2 tall comports - 4 short comports) - impressed letters & numbers - hand painted model number on each piece - 1/2642 - each piece with under glaze blue factory stamp - United Kingdon - circa 1851-95.
Excellent antique condition - restored tall comport - a few minor edge chips - minor gilding loss - otherwise in fine antique form...
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Late 19th Century British Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
Creil et Montereau French Barbotine Teal Blue Fluted Asparagus Plates, Set of 4
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A set of four French barbotine majolica asparagus plates by Creil et Montereau, circa 1890. A beautiful iridescent teal blue glaze on fluted rims, with two raised asparagus spears, o...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Materials
Earthenware
Austrian Majolica Oyster Plate, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Large unusual Austrian Majolica oyster plate, circa 1880.
Category
1880s Austrian Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
19th Century Majolica Snail Platter Luneville
By Luneville
Located in Austin, TX
Unusual 19th century Majolica Snail Platter attributed to Luneville.
Decorated with grapes.
Category
1880s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
English Transferware Iris Plate Cauldon Circa 1904
Located in Austin, TX
English Transferware Iris Plate signed Cauldon Circa 1904
Cauldon Ltd (Brown-Westhead, Moore & Co)
Category
1890s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic
Wedgwood Argenta Majolica Apple Fruit Plate
By Wedgwood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From Wedgwood and in the color way known as Argenta, a fruit plate, England, circa 1875.
Showing a central red and greenish apple and leaves along with a branch of apricots and haze...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Materials
Earthenware
Minton's Christopher Dresser Style Japonisme Aesthetic Movement Plate
Located in Sharon, CT
One of the most colorful and successful Japonisme pieces of the period. Fully signed Minton's. In the collection of many museums including New York's Metropolitan.
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
French Majolica Bird Plate Keller & Guerin Saint Clement circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica bird plate Keller & Guerin Saint Clement circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic
26 Wedgwood English Creamware Dinner Plates with Large Platter
By Wedgwood
Located in Katonah, NY
We are pleased to offer this set of 26 Wedgwood creamware dinner plates with a large matching platter, all decorated with a delicate floral pattern.
These English creamware dinner pl...
Category
1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Materials
Creamware
Josiah Wedgwood Colored Cabbage Leaf on Basket Plate
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A majolica multi-colored glazed cabbage leaf on basket rim plate, Josiah Wedgwood, circa 1870.
Most often found in a solid green glaze, cabbage leaf plates were also made briefly i...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Materials
Earthenware
Austrian Majolica Oyster Plate, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Large unusual Austrian Majolica oyster plate, circa 1880.
Category
1880s Austrian Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Porcelain Half Moon Pink Shell on White and Gilded Oyster Plate
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A late 19th century, French porcelain, crescent or half-moon shaped oyster plate, five pink blush oyster wells on a white colored ground hand-painted with blades of sea grass and a g...
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19th Century French Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
Wedgwood Argenta Majolica Melon Fruit Plate
By Wedgwood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From Wedgwood and in the color way known as Argenta, a fruit plate, England, circa 1875.
Showing a central green and orange melon and leaves along with a branch of plums and strawbe...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Materials
Earthenware
French Set Of 12 Faience Blue & White Architectural Dinner Plates, Gien, C.1900
By Gien
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Just arrived!
This beautiful and rare French Set of 12 Faience Blue & White Architectural design Dinner Plates.
There are three different designs of Architectural ruins in Blue on a ...
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Early 1900s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Materials
Faience
Set of 8 Antique Worcester Porcelain Cabinet Plates with Enamel Flowers
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An incredibly fine set of 8 Worcester porcelain plates.
With raised, enameled flowers to the borders on a custard colored ground.
Each flower is layered. The bottom layer has ...
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Late 19th Century British Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
8 Spode Aesthetic Movement Hand Painted Blue & Ivory Floral Dessert Plates
By Spode
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This set of 8 Spode Copelands dessert plates are perfect for a dessert course at an intimate dinner and also likely to be used as display or cabinet p...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
Aesthetic Movement dinner plates for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Aesthetic Movement dinner plates for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Mid-20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage dinner plates created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, wall decorations and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, earthenware and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Aesthetic Movement dinner plates made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and United Kingdom pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original dinner plates, popular names associated with this style include Wedgwood, Saint Clément, Wasmuel Majolica, and Minton. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for dinner plates differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $115 and tops out at $9,500 while the average work can sell for $600.