From a time and a place when a dining table was dressed to impress: magnificent pale green and gold-encrusted dinner plates announce that dinner will be an elevated affair and whisper that the guest list may include a few not-so-minor royals.

This set of finest porcelain china dinner plates produced by Royal Hutschenreuther Selb of Bavaria has been beautifully hand-decorated. The plates are lavishly layered in the most exquisite bands of textured gold, alternating with lavishly intricate bands of gold decoration over an elegant pale green background.

These extravagant, gold-encrusted dinner plates are sure to set a table that will long be remembered and will grace your home with their lustrous and timeless beauty.

Strictly one-of-a-kind and subject to prior sale. Circa 1925-1945. In very good vintage condition with slight wear to the gold on some plates. Handwash only to preserve hand-painted gold. 10.75"D.

Learn More About Hutschenreuther China

Carl Magnus Hutschenreuther (1794-1845) established Hutschenreuther AG, a German porcelain decorating factory in the Bavarian town of Hohenberg on der Eger in 1814. Unsatisfied with just decorating, Hutschenreuther wanted to produce his own porcelain wares. After an eight-year struggle with the Bavarian government, which opposed competition to The Royal Manufactory at Nymphemburg, Hutschenreuther finally received the necessary permission in 1822.

Hutschenreuther was responsible for bringing porcelain to the common man being known as the "noble porcelain brand" and was a pioneer of the modern German china industry. Hurschenreuther recruited artists, craftsmen, and sculptors from other European potteries and focused on producing wares of the highest quality.

Upon his death in 1845, Carl's widow Johanna carried on his work with the help of her two grown sons, Christian and Lorenz. In 1857, Lorenz struck out on his own to establish the first porcelain factory in the town of Selb - which would come to be known as the City of Porcelain. Lorenz’s company became Hutschenreuther Selb and focused primarily on dinnerware, partnering with what would be considered his competitors, Haviland of France and Wedgwood of England.

The C.M. Hutschenreuther and Lorenz Hutschenreuther companies would compete against each other, acquiring smaller porcelain factories and gaining ever more market share and recognition for their quality wares. Finally, after decades of competition, Lorenz Hutschenreuther purchased C. M. Hutschenreuther in 1969 and created Hutschenreuther AG continuing the tradition of producing dinnerware, ornaments, and sculptures.

In 2000, Hutschenreuther became part of the Rosenthal Division of the Wedgwood Group. Rosenthal continues to use Hutschenreuther’s trademark.