How do I hang a display plate safely?

Display plates require specialised spring-loaded hangers that grip the rim securely without causing damage to the ceramic or glaze. Flat brass or coated wire attachments distribute the weight evenly across the back of the plate. Wall placement should avoid areas prone to heavy vibrations, direct heat sources, or prolonged strong sunlight that might fade delicate enamel colours over time.

Were these plates ever used for food?

Most pieces categorized as cabinet plates or chargers were made strictly for visual display. Their intricate overglaze enamels and gold leaf decorations were not intended to withstand regular contact with cutlery and food. Some earlier Delft and earthenware dishes saw light service on formal tables before retiring to display roles, but nineteenth-century cabinet pieces remain strictly decorative.

What is the difference between earthenware and porcelain?

Earthenware uses clay fired at lower temperatures, resulting in a porous body that requires an opaque tin glaze to hold liquids, as seen in Delftware. Porcelain uses refined kaolin clay fired at much higher temperatures to produce a vitreous, non-porous white body. Bone china adds animal bone ash to the porcelain mixture, creating a warmer tone and translucency prized by English factories.

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A painted ceramic display plate brings rich hand-painted detail and colour to a wall or cabinet.

Antique Georgian New Hall Porcelain Dish

19th century

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Antique Georgian New Hall Porcelain Dish

From Applecross Antiques

£395

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Rare Rockingham Floral Dessert Plate C1835 (Griffin Mark Verso in Puce)

19th century

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Rare Rockingham Floral Dessert Plate C1835 (Griffin Mark Verso in Puce)

From Gertrude Antiques

£130

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Antique English Victorian Copeland Pottery Plaque "On the Llugwy ~ N. Wales ~ No. 403" ~ Decorated and Signed by William Yale of Stoke

19th century

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Antique English Victorian Copeland Pottery Plaque "On the Llugwy ~ N. Wales ~ No. 403" ~ Decorated and Signed by William Yale of Stoke

From Applecross Antiques

£595

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Large Japanese Imari Meiji Period Shallow Bowl

19th century

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Large Japanese Imari Meiji Period Shallow Bowl

From Hand of Glory

£220

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1900 - 1920

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Antique Desvres French Faience Dish

From Applecross Antiques

£265

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19th century

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Fourteen 19th Century Porcelain Part Dessert Service Cabinet Display Plates

From James Ribbons Antiques

£340

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Pair of 19th C. Japanese Kutani 'House Sparrow' Plates

19th century

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Pair of 19th C. Japanese Kutani 'House Sparrow' Plates

From Original Retro

£475

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18th century

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18th Century English Delft Tin Glazed Charger

From Timberhill Gallery

£275

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18th century

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Rare Large 18th Century Dutch Delft Bowl

From Timberhill Gallery

£325

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19th century

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Porcelain Plate Depicts Arab Horseman, France, 19th Century

From H & H Gallery

£2,000

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Listings feature items from the seventeenth, eighteenth, nineteenth, and early twentieth centuries, spanning periods from Dutch Baroque to the Aesthetic Movement.

1900 - 1920

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A Most Decorative Pair of Wall Plaques, Pair of Plates plate, Circa 1920

From Frank Craig Antiques

£250

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19th century

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Antique 20 Inch Diam Sevres Porcelain Charger of Louis XVI 19th Century

From Regent Antiques

£1,650

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Royal Crown Derby Plate Painted by F Garnett

1920 - 1940

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Royal Crown Derby Plate Painted by F Garnett

From Gertrude Antiques

£135

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19th century

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Royal Vienna Porcelain Plate

From Devonshire Antiques

£575

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1941 Royal Crown Derby Plate Hand Painted by F Garnett

1920 - 1940

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1941 Royal Crown Derby Plate Hand Painted by F Garnett

From Gertrude Antiques

£135

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Rare Bloor Derby Dessert Plate Circa 1820

19th century

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Rare Bloor Derby Dessert Plate Circa 1820

From Gertrude Antiques

£105

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Painted Ceramic Display Plate

Antique Georgian New Hall Porcelain Dish

Rare Rockingham Floral Dessert Plate C1835 (Griffin Mark Verso in Puce)

Antique English Victorian Copeland Pottery Plaque "On the Llugwy ~ N. Wales ~ No. 403" ~ Decorated and Signed by William Yale of Stoke

Large Japanese Imari Meiji Period Shallow Bowl

Antique Desvres French Faience Dish

Fourteen 19th Century Porcelain Part Dessert Service Cabinet Display Plates

Pair of 19th C. Japanese Kutani 'House Sparrow' Plates

18th Century English Delft Tin Glazed Charger

Rare Large 18th Century Dutch Delft Bowl

Porcelain Plate Depicts Arab Horseman, France, 19th Century

A Most Decorative Pair of Wall Plaques, Pair of Plates plate, Circa 1920

Antique 20 Inch Diam Sevres Porcelain Charger of Louis XVI 19th Century

Royal Crown Derby Plate Painted by F Garnett

Royal Vienna Porcelain Plate

1941 Royal Crown Derby Plate Hand Painted by F Garnett

Rare Bloor Derby Dessert Plate Circa 1820

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