Horchow Collection Set of 12 Botanical Salad Plates, Porcelain, Japan

Set of twelve vintage botanical salad plates from the Horchow Collection, made in Japan. Each porcelain plate features a different botanical illustration with delicate flowers, herbs, leaves, seeds, and roots rendered in a refined naturalist style against a clean white ground. The designs are individually labeled in script, giving the set the feeling of a collected botanical study translated into tableware.

Horchow was founded in 1973 by Roger Horchow as a luxury mail-order catalog devoted to distinctive home furnishings, decorative objects, and tabletop pieces. The Horchow Collection became known for curated decorative wares that brought a collected, layered sensibility into the American home, often sourcing pieces from Japan and Europe for a more refined domestic market. These botanical plates reflect that point of view: elegant, decorative, useful, and visually tied to the tradition of botanical illustration.

Today, this set works beautifully as salad or dessert plates, wall display, open shelving, or a layered tablescape. The botanical imagery gives the plates a quiet garden-inspired character, while the Japanese porcelain body and glossy finish make them practical and decorative at once. Perfect for country, traditional, cottage, botanical, or eclectic interiors.

Details

• 1stDibs reference: LU10969250255312
• Period: Late 20th Century
• Date: 1980
• Origin: Japan
• Materials: Porcelain
• Techniques: Hand-Crafted, Hand-Painted
• Style: Rustic
• Dimensions: H 1 × W 7.9 × D 7.9 × L 1 IN
• Condition: GOOD