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Collection of Three Meissen Figures
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Three Meissen figures. Two sweet meat dishes and a figure. Measures: 10" L x 7" W x 6.5" H.
Category
19th Century German Antique Meissen Figures
Materials
Meissen
Meissen figures ‘Japanese Couple’, c. 1920.
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire
Pair Meissen porcelain figures, 20th Century. Modelled after J.J. Kaendler and P.Reineke, as the
Category
1920s German Chinoiserie Antique Meissen Figures
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Meissen figures ‘Vintner & Companion’, c. 1870.
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire
Pair Meissen porcelain ‘Vintners & Companion’, c. 1870.
£1,550.00
A fine pair of Meissen porcelain
Category
1870s German Georgian Antique Meissen Figures
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 5 Meissen Figures Emblematic of the Senses by J.J. Kändler and Eberlein
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A magnificent and fully complete set of 5 Meissen figures emblematic of the senses: Hearing, smell
Category
1860s German Rococo Antique Meissen Figures
Materials
Porcelain
H 12 in W 5.25 in D 4.5 in
Pair of Meissen Figures of a Shepard and Shepherdess
Located in Lincoln, GB
A beautiful pair of porcelain figurines - a shepherd and a shepherdess, with stunning detail and color.
Measure: 22cm height approximate.
Category
1820s British Antique Meissen Figures
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Racegoer and Companion
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Altrincham, GB
A pair of Meissen figures of the Racegoer and his companion, holding his spyglass to his right eye
Category
Mid-19th Century German Antique Meissen Figures
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Girl and Boy Feeding Chickens and Geese Pink and Blue
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Altrincham, GB
Pair of Meissen Figures. The girl feeding chickens, the boy feeding geese. The pair first modelled
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Meissen Figures
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Pair Girl and Boy Feeding Chickens and Geese
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Altrincham, GB
Pair of Meissen Figures circa 1870. The girl feeding chickens, the boy feeding geese. The pair
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Meissen Figures
Materials
Porcelain
Art Nouveau Group 'Girl With Goat', by Erich Hoesel, Meissen Germany, ca 1910
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
number 28
Bibliography:
Thomas & Sabine Bergmann, Meissen - Figures, Model Numbers A 100 - Z 300
Category
1910s German Art Nouveau Antique Meissen Figures
Materials
Porcelain
H 7.09 in W 3.55 in D 3.94 in
Art Nouveau Figure Group 'Ice-Scaters', by Alfred Koenig, Meissen Germany, 1910
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
27
Bibliography:
Thomas & Sabine Bergmann, Meissen - Figures, Model Numbers A 100 - Z 300, Erlangen
Category
1910s German Art Nouveau Antique Meissen Figures
Materials
Porcelain
H 7.88 in W 4.34 in D 5.91 in
Art Nouveau Children Group Girl With Child A. Koenig, Meissen Germany, c 1905
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
number 132 / painter's number 3
Bibliography:
Thomas & Sabine Bergmann, Meissen - Figures, Model Numbers
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Meissen Figures
Materials
Porcelain
H 4.93 in W 3.35 in D 2.76 in
Art Nouveau Children Group 'Girl with Child', A. Koenig, Meissen Germany, c 1905
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Extremely rare Meissen Art Nouveau porcelain group:
Girl and child in clothes from around 1900, the
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Meissen Figures
Materials
Porcelain
H 4.73 in W 3.15 in D 2.76 in
Art Nouveau Children Group 'Two Girls', by A. Koenig, Meissen Germany, ca 1912
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Bibliography:
Thomas & Sabine Bergmann, Meissen - Figures, Model Numbers A 100 - Z 300, Erlangen Germany 2010
Category
1910s German Art Nouveau Antique Meissen Figures
Materials
Porcelain
H 7.09 in W 3.15 in D 3.75 in
Art Nouveau Children Group 'Two Girls', by A. Koenig, Meissen Germany, ca 1940
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
, Meissen - Figures, Model Numbers A 100 - Z 300, Erlangen Germany 2010, catalog number 410, on page 218
Category
1910s German Art Nouveau Antique Meissen Figures
Materials
Porcelain
H 7.09 in W 3.15 in D 3.75 in
Meissen Art Nouveau Figurine Pair Boy & Girl With Hoops, A. Koenig, c 1910
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
39
Bibliography:
Thomas & Sabine Bergmann, Meissen - Figures, Model Numbers A 100 - Z 300, Erlangen
Category
1910s German Art Nouveau Antique Meissen Figures
Materials
Porcelain
H 5.12 in W 2.37 in D 1.97 in
Meissen Art Nouveau Figurine Pair Snowball Thrower & Girl, A. Koenig, c 1910
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen manufactory as a designer and modeler. The artist specialized in the design of human figures in
Category
1910s German Art Nouveau Antique Meissen Figures
Materials
Porcelain
H 5.52 in W 3.15 in D 3.15 in
Meissen Group Six Figurines Allegory of Earth by Acier Model D 83
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Norwood, NJ
are based on oval rocky support. Bibliography: Sabine & Thomas Bergmann, Meissen Figures of Models A1
Category
Late 19th Century German Rococo Antique Meissen Figures
Materials
Porcelain
Art Nouveau Group 'Mother With Child', by Paul Helmig, Meissen Germany, ca 1912
By Meissen Porcelain, Paul Helmig
Located in Vienna, AT
the Meissen manufactory from 1872 to 1925. Helmig specialized in the design of groups of figures
Category
1910s German Art Nouveau Antique Meissen Figures
Materials
Porcelain
H 7.49 in W 6.3 in D 4.73 in
Art Nouveau Figurine 'Pierrette' by Martin Wiegand, Meissen Germany, ca 1908
By Meissen Porcelain, Martin Wiegand
Located in Vienna, AT
/ former's number 131 / painter's number 32
Bibliography:
Thomas & Sabine Bergmann, Meissen - Figures
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Meissen Figures
Materials
Porcelain
H 7.49 in W 6.3 in D 5.91 in
Rare Meissen Figure Group 'Cupids On Dolphin' by Heinrich Schwabe Circa 1890
By Meissen Porcelain, Heinrich Schwabe 1
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen Figures, Model Numbers A 100 - Z 300, Erlangen (Germany) 2018, catalogue number 2181 on page 95
Category
1890s German Rococo Antique Meissen Figures
Materials
Porcelain
H 7.09 in W 5.52 in D 5.32 in
Art Nouveau Porcelain Group 'The Mermaid Catch', by E. Herter, Meissen Ca 1900
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
number 100 / painter's number 60
Bibliography:
Thomas & Sabine Bergmann, Meissen - Figures, Model
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Meissen Figures
Materials
Porcelain
H 11.42 in W 6.3 in D 5.52 in
Baroque Meissen Porcelain Group Four Children Playing Music, J.J. Kaendler, 1770
By Meissen Porcelain, Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Vienna, AT
period / first quality
Model number B 60 x
Bibliography:
Thomas & Sabine Bergmann, Meissen Figures
Category
Late 18th Century German Rococo Antique Meissen Figures
Materials
Porcelain
H 10.44 in Dm 5.91 in
Meissen Group Allegory 'the Love', by J.J. Kaendler, Germany, circa 1900
By Meissen Porcelain, Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Vienna, AT
number 16 / painter's number 32
Bibliography:
Thomas & Sabine Bergmann, Meissen - Figures, Model
Category
Early 1900s German Rococo Antique Meissen Figures
Materials
Porcelain
H 8.27 in W 3.55 in D 2.76 in
Meissen Snake Handle Vase With Soft Flower Painting, by Leuteritz, c 1865 H:48cm
By Meissen Porcelain, Ernst August Leuteritz
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen - Figures / Erlangen (Germany) 2018, Model Numbers A 1 - Z 300, catalogue number 2101 on page 56
Category
1860s German Baroque Antique Meissen Figures
Materials
Porcelain
H 19.1 in W 13 in D 9.06 in
Meissen Splendour Centerpiece with Dancing Gardener Children Kaendler circa 1860
By Johann Joachim Kaendler, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
/ former's number 125 / painter's number 14
Bibliography:
Thomas & Sabine Bergmann, Meissen Figures, Model
Category
1860s German Rococo Antique Meissen Figures
Materials
Porcelain
H 12.6 in Dm 9.65 in
Very Large Meissen Handle Vase With Bouquet Paintings & Gold, by Leuteritz, 20th
By Meissen Porcelain, Ernst August Leuteritz
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen porcelain manufactory, and in 1882 he became professor. He worked on vessel shapes and figures
Category
Early 20th Century German Baroque Antique Meissen Figures
Materials
Porcelain
H 23.63 in W 13.39 in D 9.85 in
Meissen Porcelain Group Four Gardener Children Playing Music, J.J. Kaendler 1850
By Meissen Porcelain, Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Vienna, AT
number 37
Bibliography:
Thomas & Sabine Bergmann, Meissen Figures, Model Numbers A 1 - Z 99, Erlangen
Category
Mid-19th Century German Rococo Antique Meissen Figures
Materials
Porcelain
H 10.04 in Dm 5.91 in
Meissen Allegorical Group 'The Water', by M.V. Acier, Germany, Around 1860
By Michel Victor Acier 1, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
number D 81 former's number 72
Bibliography:
Thomas & Sabine Bergmann, Meissen - Figures, Model
Category
Mid-19th Century German Baroque Antique Meissen Figures
Materials
Porcelain
H 9.06 in W 11.82 in D 8.67 in
Meissen Time and Patience Pair Figures
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Altrincham, GB
Meissen time and patience pair figures. Woman playing a game of patience and the man looking at his
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Meissen Figures
Materials
Porcelain
Art Nouveau Bowl with Nymph and Girl, by P. Helmig, Meissen Germany, ca 1910
By Meissen Porcelain, Paul Helmig
Located in Vienna, AT
the Meissen manufactory from 1872 to 1925. Helmig specialized in the design of groups of figures
Category
1910s German Art Nouveau Antique Meissen Figures
Materials
Porcelain
H 5.32 in W 11.82 in D 6.3 in
Meissen Rococo Figure 'Huntress with Dog', by J.C. Schoenheit, Around 1880
By Johann Carl Schoenheit, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
no 40
Bibliography:
Thomas & Sabine Bergmann, Meissen - Figures, Erlangen Germany 2014, Model
Category
Mid-19th Century German Rococo Antique Meissen Figures
Materials
Porcelain
H 9.06 in W 4.34 in D 3.55 in
Art Nouveau Children Group 'Girl With Child', T. Eichler, Meissen Germany, 1905
By Meissen Porcelain, Theodor Eichler
Located in Vienna, AT
painter's number 74
Bibliography:
Thomas & Sabine Bergmann, Meissen - Figures, Model Numbers A 100 - Z
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Meissen Figures
Materials
Porcelain
H 8.27 in W 6.3 in D 5.52 in
Two Meissen Porcelain Chinese Nodding Pagode Figures
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in London, GB
Called ‘pagode’ (or pagoda) figures, these Meissen Porcelain models are based on the sculptures of
Category
19th Century German Chinoiserie Antique Meissen Figures
Materials
Porcelain
Art Nouveau Group 'Capture Of A Nymph', by Paul Helmig, Meissen Germany, Ca 1902
By Meissen Porcelain, Paul Helmig
Located in Vienna, AT
for the Meissen
manufactory from 1872 to 1925. Helmig specialized in the design of groups of figures
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Meissen Figures
Materials
Porcelain
H 7.88 in W 14.57 in D 11.03 in
Set of 12 Meissen "Motto Children" Figures
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique Meissen complete 12 piece set - "Motto Children" after models by Acier (after drawings by
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Meissen Figures
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Lovely Figurine Group by Acier of the Placidness of Childhood, 1840
By Michel Victor Acier 1
Located in Vienna, AT
Bergmann,
Meissener Figuren Meissen Figures, Models A 1 - Z 99, Erlangen / Germany 2014, page 143
Category
1840s German Rococo Antique Meissen Figures
Materials
Porcelain
H 7.28 in W 7.48 in D 6.49 in
Meissen Two Figurine Groups Four Seasons Allegories by Kaendler, circa 1850
By Johann Joachim Kaendler, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Bergmann, Meissen Figures / Erlangen (Germany) 2017,
Model Numbers 1 - 3000, catalogue numbers 1897
Category
1850s German Rococo Antique Meissen Figures
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Large Allegorical Group 'The Fire' by M.V. Acier, Germany Around 1850
By Meissen Porcelain, Michel Victor Acier 1
Located in Vienna, AT
number 51
Bibliography:
- Thomas & Sabine Bergmann, Meissen - Figures, Model Numbers A 1 - Z 99
Category
Mid-19th Century German Baroque Antique Meissen Figures
Materials
Porcelain
H 9.06 in W 9.45 in D 9.06 in
Meissen Large Allegorical Group 'The Fire' by M.V. Acier, Germany Around, 1850
By Meissen Porcelain, Michel Victor Acier 1
Located in Vienna, AT
number 35 / painter's number 44
Bibliography:
- Thomas & Sabine Bergmann, Meissen - Figures, Model
Category
Mid-19th Century German Baroque Antique Meissen Figures
Materials
Porcelain
H 8.86 in W 9.06 in D 8.27 in
Meissen Allegorical Group 'The Agriculture', by M.V. Acier, Germany, Ca 1870
By Meissen Porcelain, Michel Victor Acier 1
Located in Vienna, AT
number C 14 / former's numbers 129, 163, 33
Bibliography:
Thomas & Sabine Bergmann, Meissen - Figures
Category
Late 19th Century German Baroque Antique Meissen Figures
Materials
Porcelain
H 16.15 in W 14.18 in D 11.03 in
Meissen Mythological Group 'Thalia With Tree', by J.J. Kaendler, Germany, c 1900
By Meissen Porcelain, Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare Meissen group:
Thalia, the muse of theater and comic poetry, covered only with a large
Category
Early 1900s German Rococo Antique Meissen Figures
Materials
Porcelain
H 10.83 in W 7.49 in D 5.52 in
Meissen Large Allegorical Group 'The Air' by M.V. Acier, Germany Around 1850
By Meissen Porcelain, Michel Victor Acier 1
Located in Vienna, AT
/ former's number 51 / painter's number 66
Bibliography:
- Thomas & Sabine Bergmann, Meissen - Figures
Category
Mid-19th Century German Baroque Antique Meissen Figures
Materials
Porcelain
H 8.67 in W 10.24 in D 7.88 in
Pair of Antique Meissen Porcelain Figures of Malabar Musicians
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in London, GB
Pair of antique Meissen porcelain figures of Malabar musicians
German, Late 19th Century
Woman
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Meissen Figures
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Porcelain Group Figures The Capture Of The Triton
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Mythological Meissen group Porcelain figurines depicting two semi nudes nymphs and a nude
Category
Early 20th Century German Neoclassical Antique Meissen Figures
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Group of Three Dogs Model 2104, Johann Joachim Kaendler circa 1830-1840
By Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Vienna, AT
manufactory ever had.
Bibliography:
Sabine & Thomas Bergmann, Meissen Figures / Erlangen, model numbers
Category
1830s German Rococo Antique Meissen Figures
Materials
Porcelain
H 5.51 in W 6.69 in D 5.31 in
Antique Meissen Porcelain Model of 2 Dancing Figures Circa 1815
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Atlanta, GA
This antique Meissen porcelain figurine depicts two dancing figures and dates back to approximately
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Meissen Figures
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Commedia Dell' Arte Group 'Harlequin & Columbina', by Kaendler, ca 1860
By Meissen Porcelain, Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Vienna, AT
:
Thomas & Sabine Bergmann, Meissen Figures, Model Numbers 1 - 3000, Erlangen Germany 2017, catalog number
Category
1860s German Rococo Antique Meissen Figures
Materials
Porcelain
H 5.91 in W 6.7 in D 5.32 in
Meissen Lady Lute Player Kate Hyan by Hoesel Erich V 143 Made circa 1912
By Erich Hoesel
Located in Vienna, AT
writer Hans Hyan (1868-1944).
Bibliography:
Thomas BERGMANN, THE ART OF MEISSEN FIGURES / model
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Antique Meissen Figures
Materials
Porcelain
H 10.23 in W 8.26 in D 6.1 in
Meissen Group Bacchanal With Wine Barrel, by Kaendler & Meyer, Germany Ca 1870
By Meissen Porcelain, Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Vienna, AT
51 + 137 / painter's number 36
Bibliography:
Thomas & Sabine Bergmann, Meissen Figures, Model
Category
1870s German Rococo Antique Meissen Figures
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Set of the Four Seasons Porcelain Figures, 19th Century
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An enchanting set of four, late 19th century Meissen porcelain groups, depicting the four seasons
Category
Late 19th Century German Classical Roman Antique Meissen Figures
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Porcelain Large Figurine Group 'Zephyr & Flora' By C.G. Juechtzer C.1860
By Meissen Porcelain, Christian Gottfried Juechtzer
Located in Vienna, AT
Model number I 10 / former's number 101
Bibliography:
Sabine & Thomas Bergmann, 'Meissen - Figures
Category
1850s German Classical Greek Antique Meissen Figures
Materials
Porcelain
H 11.42 in W 6.5 in D 6.11 in
Pair 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Chinoiserie Style of Nodding Pagoda Figures
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A large rare pair of 19th century Meissen Chinoiserie style Nodding Pagoda Figures with Movable
Category
1850s German Rococo Antique Meissen Figures
Materials
Porcelain
H 12 in W 12 in D 12 in
Very Large Pair of 19th Century Meissen Day and Night Figures
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A magnificent pair of very large Meissen putti representing Day & Night by Heinrich Schwabe. Each
Category
1870s German Antique Meissen Figures
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Art Nouveau Hentschel Child Looking at Picture-Book Model U 149
By Julius Konrad Hentschel
Located in Vienna, AT
!
Bibliography:
Thomas Bergmann, The Art of Meissen Figures (Erlangen / Germany 2010), model numbers A 100 - Z
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Meissen Figures
Materials
Porcelain
H 4.33 in W 4.72 in D 4.52 in
Meissen Boy and Dosser with Winegrapes by Theodore Eichler Model W 129
By Theodore Eichler
Located in Vienna, AT
to round base.
Bibliography:
Sabine & Thomas Bergmann, The Art of Meissen Figures, Model Numbers
Category
1910s German Art Nouveau Antique Meissen Figures
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Figurines Cherubs Allegory of Trading Model C42 by Schoenheit
By Johann Carl Schoenheit
Located in Vienna, AT
inches)
Bibliography:
-- Sabine & Thomas Bergmann, Meissen figures, model numbers A 1 - Z 99
Category
1850s German Rococo Antique Meissen Figures
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Meissen Porcelain Figures of Parrots Standing on Branches W/ Cherries
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A Magnificent and large pair of antique meissen porcelain figures of colorful parrots, each
Category
1870s German Rococo Antique Meissen Figures
Materials
Porcelain
H 16 in W 6 in D 7.75 in
Meissen Group 'Triumph Of Apollo Over Python' for Catherine II of Russia, c 1860
By Meissen Porcelain, Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Vienna, AT
Bibliography:
- Thomas & Sabine Bergmann, Meissen Figures / Erlangen (Germany) 2017, Model Numbers Series and
Category
Mid-19th Century German Baroque Antique Meissen Figures
Materials
Porcelain
H 13 in W 14.18 in D 7.09 in
Meissen Potpourri Vase Wine Grapes Monkey Model 1002 by Eberlein Made circa 1860
By Johann Friedrich Eberlein
Located in Vienna, AT
)
Bibliography:
Sabine & Thomas Bergmann, Meissen Figures / Erlangen, Model Numbers 1 - 3000, Germany 2017
Category
1860s German Rococo Antique Meissen Figures
Materials
Porcelain
H 11.22 in W 6.1 in D 4.72 in
Meissen Harlequin and Girl Figurines Model 782 Kaendler Made circa 1840
By Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Vienna, AT
to round rocky base.
Bibliography:
Sabine & Thomas Bergmann, Meissen Figures, model numbers 1
Category
1840s German Rococo Antique Meissen Figures
Materials
Porcelain
H 7.28 in W 6.69 in D 4.13 in
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Antique Meissen Figures For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of antique meissen figures available for sale. Each of these unique antique meissen figures was constructed with extraordinary care, often using ceramic, porcelain and metal. Antique meissen figures have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Antique meissen figures bearing Rococo or Victorian hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Antique meissen figures have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Meissen Porcelain, Ernst August Leuteritz and Heinrich Schwabe are consistently popular.
How Much are Antique Meissen Figures?
Prices for antique meissen figures can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, antique meissen figures begin at $495 and can go as high as $57,500, while the average can fetch as much as $9,850.
Finding the Right dining-entertaining for You
Your dining room table is a place where stories are shared and personalities shine — why not treat yourself and your guests to the finest antique and vintage glass, silver, ceramics and serveware for your meals?
Just like the people who sit around your table, your serveware has its own stories and will help you create new memories with your friends and loved ones. From ceramic pottery to glass vases, set your table with serving pieces that add even more personality, color and texture to your dining experience.
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Introduce elegance at supper with silver, such as a platter from celebrated Massachusetts silversmith manufacturer Reed and Barton or a regal copper-finish flatware set designed by International Silver Company, another New England company that was incorporated in Meriden, Connecticut, in 1898. By then, Meriden had already earned the nickname “Silver City” for its position as a major hub of silver manufacturing.
At the bar, try a vintage wine cooler to keep bottles cool before serving or an Art Deco decanter and whiskey set for after-dinner drinks — there are many possibilities and no wrong answers for tableware, barware and serveware. Explore an expansive collection of antique and vintage glass, ceramics, silver and serveware today on 1stDibs.
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