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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
Located in Austin, TX
French Porcelain Oyster Plate Limoges Circa 1900.
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Early 1900s Belgian Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

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Ceramic, Porcelain

Wedgwood Green Majolica Earthenware Sunflower Plates Set (15)
Located in Downingtown, PA
Wedgwood Pottery Green Majolica Sunflower Plates, Aesthetic Movement, Fifteen plates, Circa 1860s The Wedgwood majolica set of fifteen plates have a molded sunflower design within a...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

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Earthenware, Majolica, Pottery

19th Century Majolica Oyster Plate Wasmuel
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Majolica oyster plate Wasmuel (Belgium) decorated with flowers.
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1880s Belgian Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

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Ceramic

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.
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1890s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

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Ceramic, Faience

19th Century Majolica Oyster Plate Wasmuel
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Majolica oyster plate Wasmuel (Belgium) decorated with flowers.
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1880s Belgian Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

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Ceramic

French Oyster Plate Porcelain Flowers Limoges
Located in Austin, TX
French Oyster Plate Porcelain Flowers Limoges circa 1900.
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Early 1900s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

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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.
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Early 1900s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

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Ceramic

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

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Earthenware

Porcelain Oyster Botanical Plate Limoges, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Porcelain Oyster Botanical Plate Limoges, circa 1900.
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Early 1900s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

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Porcelain

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.   
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1890s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

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Ceramic, Majolica

19th Century Majolica Oyster Plate Wasmuel
Located in Austin, TX
19th-Century Majolica oyster plate Wasmuel (Belgium) decorated with flowers.
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1880s Belgian Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

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Ceramic

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

Majolica Plate Lily & Butterfly Choisy le Roi, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica Plate Purple Lily & Butterfly Choisy le Roi, circa 1880. Baby blue background with lily of the valley. 8 inches.
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1880s 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.
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1890s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

Materials

Majolica, 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.
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1890s Belgian Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

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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
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1890s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

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Ceramic, Faience

French Majolica Oyster Plate Russian Imperial Eagle, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica oyster plate called Russian imperial eagle, circa 1890. Reference / page 132 "Oyster Plates" of Jeffrey B. Snyder.
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1890s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

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Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

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

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Gold

Rare c.1900 Grecian Pattern Historical Blue Royal Staffordshire Pottery Plate
Located in Louisville, KY
This rare Royal Staffordshire Pottery piece was part of the Aesthetic Movement, which started in England in the late 19th century. This plate has the historic Staffordshire markings ...
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Early 20th Century Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

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Porcelain

Majolica Plate Flowers & Dragonfly Choisy le Roi, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica Plate Flowers & Dragonfly Choisy le Roi, circa 1880. Baby blue background with lily of the valley. 8 inches diameter.
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1880s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

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Ceramic

Belgium Majolica Oyster Plate Wasmuel Circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Belgium Majolica oyster plate with pink flowers & green leaves Wasmuel, circa 1890.
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1890s Belgian Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

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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.  
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1890s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

19th Century Majolica Snail Platter Luneville
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Majolica Snail Platter attributed to Luneville. Diameter / 11.3 inches . one chip on the back, hairline ( picture )
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1880s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

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Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

Pair of 19th French Porcelain Plates Flowers & Butterflies Limoges
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of 19th French Porcelain Plates Flowers & Butterflies Limoges, Passion flower and dalhias in purple , lavender tones.
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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.
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1890s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

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.
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1890s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

Majolica Plate Flower & Butterfly Choisy le Roi, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica Plate Purple Flower & Butterfly Choisy le Roi, circa 1880. Baby blue background with lily of the valley. 8 inches diameter.
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1880s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic

19th Century Blue & White Daisy Platter Minton
Located in Austin, TX
19th century blue & white daisy platter signed Minton.
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1890s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic

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...
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19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

Materials

Earthenware

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.
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1890s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

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Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

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

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Earthenware

Majolica Plate Red Lillies Villeroy & Boch
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica Plate Red Lillies Villeroy & Boch,
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Early 1900s German Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

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Ceramic

19th Century Majolica Snail Platter Luneville
Located in Austin, TX
Unusual 19th century Majolica Snail Platter attributed to Luneville. Decorated with grapes.
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1880s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

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Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

Majolica Paradise Bird & Flowers Salins Plate, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica Paradise bird & flowers Salins plate, circa 1890.
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1890s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

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Ceramic

French Limoges Majolica Porcelain Oyster Plate, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
French Limoges Majolica Porcelain Oyster Plate, circa 1890. with shells.
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Early 1900s German Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Majolica Snail Platter Luneville
Located in Austin, TX
Unusual 19th century Majolica Snail Platter attributed to Luneville. Decorated with grapes.
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1880s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

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Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

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...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

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Earthenware

Austrian Majolica Oyster Plate, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Large unusual Austrian Majolica oyster plate, circa 1880.
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1880s Austrian Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

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Ceramic, Faience

Porcelain Oyster Plate with Seaweeds Limoges, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
French porcelain oyster plate with seaweeds Limoges, circa 1900. 12 plates available
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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.
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Early 1900s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

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Ceramic

19th Century Majolica Asparagus Plate Luneville
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century rare Majolica asparagus plate, Luneville unsigned. Rare brown color. Every important French manufactures produced at the end of the 19th century asparagus and artichoke ...
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1880s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

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Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

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.
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1890s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

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Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

Austrian Majolica Oyster Plate, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Large unusual Austrian Majolica oyster plate, circa 1880.
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1880s Austrian Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

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Ceramic, Faience

French Majolica Oyster Plate Russian Imperial Eagle, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica oyster plate called Russian imperial eagle, circa 1890. Reference / page 132 "Oyster Plates" of Jeffrey B. Snyder.
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1890s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

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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)
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1890s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

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Ceramic

Set of 12 KPM Dessert Plates with Hand Painted Fruit Pierced & Gilt Borders
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This set of KPM porcelain dessert plates are exceptional as they feature interesting and more unusual fruit subjects. The plates have the name of the fruit subject painted on the rev...
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Early 1900s German Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

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Porcelain

Austrian Majolica Oyster Plate, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Large unusual Austrian Majolica oyster plate, circa 1880.
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1880s Austrian Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

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Ceramic, Faience

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...
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19th Century French Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

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Porcelain

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 ...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

Materials

Earthenware

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...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

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Earthenware

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

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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

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Earthenware

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

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Earthenware

12 Brownfield Aesthetic Movement Cobalt Blue Gold Fruit Dessert Plates
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This set of 12 Brownfield 19th century dessert plates exemplify the Aesthetic Movement at its finest. Each plate is uniquely decorated with a gold overlay depicting different fruit s...
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1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

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Porcelain

Set of Nine Minton 19th Century Hand-Painted Dessert Plates, Antonin Boullemier
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This amazing set of nine Mintons, 19th century cabinet plates depicting young nymphs in fanciful, bucolic settings are beautifully and realistically painted on a soft aqua background...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

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Porcelain

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

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Faience

19th Century Minton’s Art Pottery Studio Kensington Gore Hand-Painted Charger
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This large hand-painted charger was made by Mintons Art Pottery Studio of Kensington Gore, London. The studio traces its origins to the renowned earthenware and fine bone china factory Minton, located in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire England. Colin Minton Campbell, descendant of founder Thomas Minton, took over company management in 1858 and went on to establish Mintons Art Pottery Studio in 1871 for the purpose of hand decorating pottery and tiles. The studio initially operated under the direction of painter and book illustrator William Stephen Coleman and drew upon the talents of artists studying at the Kensington's National Art Training School, now known as the Royal College of Art, as well as those of well-regarded Continental artists. The company was short lived as it was destroyed by an accidental fire in 1875 and was not rebuilt. This large earthenware charger has been hand-painted in polychrome enamel and depicts two young children at play in the nursery. The scene includes multiple colors and textures and features a cherubic toddler seated upon a bed alongside a young girl standing on a blue footstool...
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1870s Great Britain (UK) Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

Materials

Pottery

COPELAND, Antique Gilt Porcelain Ornithological Dessert Service, Circa 1851-95
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

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Porcelain

Majolica Plate Flower & Butterfly Choisy le Roi, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica Plate Flower & Butterfly Choisy le Roi, circa 1880. Baby blue background with lily of the valley. 8 inches diameter.
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1880s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic

Set of 12 Cauldon Hand-Painted "Flower Arrangement" Dessert Plates, Cobalt Blue
Located in Great Barrington, MA
A decorative and beautifully hand-painted set of 12 Cauldon dessert plates with shaped rims trimmed in gold with central floral decoration. Each plate depicts a unique flower arrange...
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Early 1900s British Antique Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

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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.

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