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Set of 12 Meissen Luncheon Plates Each Painted with a Different Flower Bouquet
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Boston, MA
exceptional. Inside the gold border, you. can see smaller flowers and insects These plates would make a
Category
Antique Early 1900s German Romantic Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Moths with Pupa on Holly
By Maria Sibylla Merian
Located in Florham Park, NJ
MARIA SIBYLLA MERIAN (1647-1717)
Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium…
(Insects of Surinam
Category
Early 1700s Academic Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
White Grapes.
By Maria Sibylla Merian
Located in Florham Park, NJ
SIBYLLA MERIAN (1647-1717)
Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium…
(Insects of Surinam)
Amsterdam, 1705
Category
18th Century and Earlier Academic Prints and Multiples
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Tape, Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Plexiglass, R...
Purple Grapes.
By Maria Sibylla Merian
Located in Florham Park, NJ
SIBYLLA MERIAN (1647-1717)
Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium…
(Insects of Surinam)
Amsterdam, 1705
Category
18th Century and Earlier Academic Prints and Multiples
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Tape, Gesso, Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Plexig...
Reptiles: Caiman Crocodile
Snake
By Maria Sibylla Merian
Located in Florham Park, NJ
insects she portrayed, the plates also show the plants on which they breed and are nurtured. This
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Dutch Prints
Cyclamen (White)
By Abraham Munting
Located in Florham Park, NJ
, 18 ½ “ x 12”
243 Engraved Plates
Published posthumously, this work was truly Abraham Munting’s
Category
18th Century and Earlier Academic Still-life Prints
Materials
Engraving, Watercolor
Cyclamen (Purple)
By Abraham Munting
Located in Florham Park, NJ
, 18 ½ “ x 12”
243 Engraved Plates
Published posthumously, this work was truly Abraham Munting’s
Category
18th Century and Earlier Academic Still-life Prints
Materials
Engraving, Watercolor
Hollyhocks with insects by Merian - Handcoloured engraving - 18th century
By Maria Sibylla Merian
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
Subject: Very rare decorative insect/botanical print with gorgeous hand colouring. Plate: CIV. The
Category
Early 18th Century Old Masters Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving, Etching
Mint with insects by Merian - Handcoloured engraving - 18th century
By Maria Sibylla Merian
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
Subject: Very rare decorative insect/botanical print with gorgeous hand colouring. Plate: XXXIX
Category
Early 18th Century Old Masters Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving, Etching
Black Willow with insects by Merian - Handcoloured engraving - 18th century
By Maria Sibylla Merian
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
Subject: Very rare decorative insect/botanical print with gorgeous hand colouring. Plate: CXXXVIII
Category
Early 18th Century Old Masters Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving, Etching
Fig tree with insects by Merian - Handcoloured engraving - 18th century
By Maria Sibylla Merian
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
Subject: Very rare decorative insect/botanical print with gorgeous hand colouring. Plate: CXI. The
Category
Early 18th Century Old Masters Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving, Etching
Catnip and Catswort - insects by Merian - Handcoloured engraving - 18th century
By Maria Sibylla Merian
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
Subject: Very rare decorative insect/botanical print with gorgeous hand colouring. Plate: CXIII
Category
Early 18th Century Old Masters Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving, Etching
Greater Burdock with insects by Merian - Handcoloured engraving - 18th century
By Maria Sibylla Merian
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
Subject: Very rare decorative insect/botanical print with gorgeous hand colouring. Plate: LXIII
Category
Early 18th Century Old Masters Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving, Etching
Jerusalem Cross with insects by Merian - Handcoloured engraving - 18th century
By Maria Sibylla Merian
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
Subject: Very rare decorative insect/botanical print with gorgeous hand colouring. Plate: CII. The
Category
Early 18th Century Old Masters Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving, Etching
Gorgeous rose with insects by Merian - Handcoloured engraving - 18th century
By Maria Sibylla Merian
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
Subject: Very rare decorative insect/botanical print with gorgeous hand colouring. Plate: LVI. The
Category
Early 18th Century Old Masters Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving, Etching
Musk flower with insects by Merian - Handcoloured engraving - 18th century
By Maria Sibylla Merian
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
Subject: Very rare decorative insect/botanical print with gorgeous hand colouring. Plate: XLVI. The
Category
Early 18th Century Old Masters Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving, Etching
Gooseberry blossom and insects by Merian - Handcoloured engraving - 18th century
By Maria Sibylla Merian
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
Subject: Very rare decorative insect/botanical print with gorgeous hand colouring. Plate: X. The
Category
Early 18th Century Old Masters Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving, Etching
Flinders Rose with insects by Merian - Handcoloured engraving - 18th century
By Maria Sibylla Merian
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
Subject: Very rare decorative insect/botanical print with gorgeous hand colouring. Plate: CLXXXIV
Category
Early 18th Century Old Masters Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving, Etching
Melissa and Balm with insects by Merian - Handcoloured engraving - 18th century
By Maria Sibylla Merian
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
Subject: Very rare decorative insect/botanical print with gorgeous hand colouring. Plate: CXV. The
Category
Early 18th Century Old Masters Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving, Etching
Hazel and Corylus with insects by Merian - Handcoloured engraving - 18th century
By Maria Sibylla Merian
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
Subject: Very rare decorative insect/botanical print with gorgeous hand colouring. Plate: CXVIII
Category
Early 18th Century Old Masters Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving, Etching
Cherry and Prunus with insects by Merian - Handcoloured engraving - 18th century
By Maria Sibylla Merian
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
Subject: Very rare decorative insect/botanical print with gorgeous hand colouring. Plate: IV. The
Category
Early 18th Century Old Masters Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving, Etching
Silver and White Poplar by Merian - Handcoloured engraving - 18th century
By Maria Sibylla Merian
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
Subject: Very rare decorative insect/botanical print with gorgeous hand colouring. Plate: CXLVII
Category
Early 18th Century Old Masters Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving, Etching
Mafra Majolica Palissy Lizard, Snake and Insect Plate
By Manuel Mafra 1
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Mafra Majolica wall plate which features a lizard attacking a snake. Coloration: Brown, green, grey
Category
Antique 1890s Portuguese Other Decorative Art
Cunha Palissy Majolica Lizard, Snake and Insect Plate
By José Alves Cunha 1
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Jose A Cunha Portuguese Palissy Majolica wall plate which features a snake attacking a lizard
Category
Antique 1890s Portuguese Other Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Majolica
19th Century Blue
White Majolica Bird Plate Wasmuel
By Wasmuel Majolica
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Blue & White Majolica Bird and insect Plate Wasmuel.
Category
Antique 1890s Belgian Rustic Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Blue
White Majolica Bird Plate Wasmuel
By Wasmuel Majolica
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Blue & White Majolica Bird and insect Plate Wasmuel.
Category
Antique 1890s Belgian Rustic Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic
Porcelain Plate Grainger Worcester, Blue, Sèvres Birds and Insects
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By Grainger Worcester
Located in London, GB
ones for various insects. The plate is beautifully gilded throughout. This plate would have been part
Category
Antique 1870s English Georgian Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
Grainger Worcester Porcelain Plate, Blue Scale, Sevres Birds
Insects, 1899
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By Royal Worcester, James Grainger
Located in London, GB
various insects. The plate is beautifully gilded throughout. This plate would have been part of a very
Category
Antique 1890s English Victorian Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
Grainger Worcester Porcelain Plate, Blue Scale, Sevres Birds
Insects, 1899
2
By Royal Worcester, James Grainger
Located in London, GB
various insects. The plate is beautifully gilded throughout. This plate would have been part of a very
Category
Antique 1890s English Victorian Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
Grainger Worcester Porcelain Plate, Blue Sèvres Birds and Insects circa 1880
2
By Grainger Worcester
Located in London, GB
: three for beautiful birds in the Sevres style, and several smaller ones for various insects. The plate
Category
Antique 1870s English Georgian Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
56 Piece Antique Hand-Painted Meissen Dinnerware, Flowers
Insects, circa 1890
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Big Flats, NY
, scattered flowers and insects, gold rim, circa 1890.
set includes:
Covered tureen - 9"diam x 13
Category
Antique Late 19th Century German Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Plate Vieillard Bordeaux Service Nella
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Plate signed Vieillard Bordeaux service Nella.
Naturalist plate with birds ,insects
Category
Antique 1890s French Victorian Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Big Round Plate in hand painted Ceramic with Insect
Located in Marbella, ES
Big round plate in hand painted ceramic with Insect.
Category
2010s Spanish Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Big Round Plate in hand painted Ceramic with Insect
Located in Marbella, ES
Big round plate in hand painted ceramic with insect.
Category
2010s Spanish Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Plate Insects and Seashells Fans
Located in Long Island City, NY
A highly decorative antique Japanese Meiji Era enamel plate,
. The interior of the plate is
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Tableware
Materials
Enamel
Chinese Botanical Wall Plates with Flora and Insects, Set of Three
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous set of three Chinese ceramic botanical wall plates featuring flowers and insects
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen, Germany. Four antique porcelain plates with blue flowers and insects
Located in København, Copenhagen
Meissen, Germany. A set of four antique porcelain plates hand-painted with blue flowers and insects
Category
Antique Late 19th Century German Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen, four dinner plates in porcelain with floral motifs and insects
Located in København, Copenhagen
Meissen, Germany.
Four dinner plates in porcelain.
Hand-painted with floral motifs and insects in
Category
Vintage 1920s German Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen, six dinner plates in porcelain with floral motifs and insects
Located in København, Copenhagen
Meissen, Germany.
Six dinner plates in porcelain.
Hand-painted with floral motifs and insects in
Category
Vintage 1920s German Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Antique and Rare Meissen Porcelain Plate with Hand-Painted Birds and Insects
Located in København, Copenhagen
Antique and rare Meissen porcelain plate with hand-painted birds, insects and gold decoration. 19th
Category
Antique 19th Century German Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Antique and Rare Meissen Porcelain Plate with Hand-Painted Birds and Insects
Located in København, Copenhagen
Antique and rare Meissen porcelain plate with hand-painted birds, insects and gold decoration. 19th
Category
Antique 19th Century German Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Group of Six Insects
By Jacob L
Admiral
Located in London, London
collection of butterflies and other insects was sold in auction. This included the original copper plates
Category
1770s Naturalistic Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper, Engraving
Carl Olaf Plate (1909-1977) - Mid 20th Century Ink Wash, Birds Chasing Insects
Located in Corsham, GB
Inscribed with artist name and title verso. Presented in a painted wooden frame and double card mount. On paper.
Category
20th Century Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pen
Hand Colored Copper Plate Lithograph of Moths
Caterpillars, Plate LXXVII
By Eleazar Albin
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Insects", 1720, by Eleazar Albin. Plate LXXVII; moths & caterpillars on nettle (top) and knap-weed (bottom
Category
Antique Early 18th Century English Romantic Prints
Materials
Paper
Hand Colored Copper Plate Lithograph of Caterpillars
Moths, Plate XV
By Eleazar Albin
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Insects", 1720, by Eleazar Albin. Plate XV; caterpillars & moths with their chrysalis, uppers on a peach
Category
Antique Early 18th Century English Romantic Prints
Materials
Paper
Hand Colored Copper Plate Lithograph of Caterpillars
Great Tortoise, Plate LVI
By Eleazar Albin
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
English Insects", 1720, by Eleazar Albin. Plate LVI; caterpillars & great tortoise with shell butterflies
Category
Antique Early 18th Century English Romantic Prints
Materials
Paper
Samuel Alcock Plate, Eau de Nile Green, Gilt, Pink Moss Rose, ca 1850
By Samuel Alcock
Co.
Located in London, GB
foliage with blemishes and tiny insects. The plate is marked on the underside with the puce printed angel
Category
Antique 1850s English Rococo Revival Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Les Fleurs les Plus Belles et Les Plus Curieuses: Set of Twelve Chinese Flowers
Located in London, London
backgrounds, and often birds, butterflies, insects or animals; many plates have captions in Chinese characters
Category
1770s Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Color, Engraving, Watercolor
Bouquet of marigolds
By Bernard Buffet
Located in Paris, FR
, clowns, insects, landscapes.
This beautiful plate is perfectly composed: the green foliage develops
Category
1970s Abstract Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Majolica Bird
Insect Plate Wasmuel, Circa 1890
By Wasmuel Majolica
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica bird and insect plate Wasmuel ( Belgium ), Circa 1890.
Category
Antique 1890s Belgian Rustic Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Majolica Bird
Insect Plate Wasmuel, circa 1890
By Wasmuel Majolica
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica bird and insect plate Wasmuel ( Belgium ), Circa 1890.
Category
Antique 1890s Belgian Rustic Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Brown, Westhead
Moore English Ironstone Canova Bird Plate, No. 9
By Brown, Westhead
Moore/Cauldon
Located in Philadelphia, PA
popular at the time.. The series shows different images of birds in flora, often with insects.
Plate
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Materials
Ironstone
Brown, Westhead
Moore English Ironstone Canova Bird Plate, No. 5
By Brown, Westhead
Moore/Cauldon
Located in Philadelphia, PA
popular at the time.. The series shows different images of birds in flora, often with insects.
Plate
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Materials
Ironstone
Brown, Westhead
Moore English Ironstone Canova Bird Plate, No. 2
By Brown, Westhead
Moore/Cauldon
Located in Philadelphia, PA
popular at the time.. The series shows different images of birds in flora, often with insects.
Plate
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Materials
Ironstone
Brown, Westhead
Moore English Ironstone Canova Bird Plate, No. 18
By Brown, Westhead
Moore/Cauldon
Located in Philadelphia, PA
popular at the time. The series shows different images of birds in flora, often with insects.
Plate
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Materials
Ironstone
Brown, Westhead
Moore English Ironstone Canova Bird Plate, No. 1
By Brown, Westhead
Moore/Cauldon
Located in Philadelphia, PA
popular at the time. The series shows different images of birds in flora, often with insects.
Plate
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Materials
Ironstone
Brown, Westhead
Moore English Ironstone Canova Bird Plate, No. 7
By Brown, Westhead
Moore/Cauldon
Located in Philadelphia, PA
popular at the time.. The series shows different images of birds in flora, often with insects.
Plate
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Materials
Ironstone
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Find a variety of insect plates available on 1stDibs. Each of these unique insect plates was constructed with extraordinary care, often using ceramic, porcelain and earthenware. Insect plates have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Insect plates bearing Georgian or Victorian hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made insect plates over the years, but those made by Meissen Porcelain, James Grainger and Royal Worcester are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much are Insect Plates?
Prices for insect plates start at $36 and top out at $21,000 with the average selling for $625.
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