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How can you tell the difference between hard and soft paste porcelain?
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The best way to tell the difference between hard paste and soft paste porcelain is to look at a broken or chipped piece. Hard paste porcelain fractures are brittle and smooth, while soft paste porcelain fractures are chalky and break along the grain. On 1stDibs, find a selection of hard and soft paste porcelain pieces from top sellers around the world.
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
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Bow Pair of Porcelain Figures of Liberty & Matrimony, Rococo 1760-1764
By Bow Porcelain
Located in London, GB
This is a fabulous pair of figures of Liberty and Matrimony made by the Bow Porcelain factory between 1760 and 1764. These figures were a popular pair portraying marriage.
The bow...
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Antique 1760s English Rococo Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
$2,960 Sale Price / set
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Pair of Bocage Candlesticks, Putti and Goats. Bow 1766
By Bow Porcelain
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A rare, possibly unique, pair of candlesticks in the form of putti, representing The Four Seasons. This is the pair pictured in Stonor’s book (#94); we’ve b...
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Antique Mid-18th Century English Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Tankard with Famille Rose Decoration, Bow C5145
By Bow Porcelain
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Baluster-shaped tankard, decorated with a pattern taken form the Chinese, in the famille rose-verte palette. It is amusing to note how the house on a hill in the original has been me...
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Antique Mid-18th Century English Chinoiserie Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Antique 18th Century Bow English Porcelain Figure of a Flute Player
By Bow Porcelain
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An antique English porcelain figurine.
By Bow.
In the form of a boy clothed in 18th century garb and holding a flute.
We've noted losse...
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Antique 18th Century English Georgian Porcelain
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Porcelain
Bow Porcelain Figure of Boy Putto on C-Scroll Base, Georgian circa 1760
By Bow Porcelain
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful little figure of a boy or putto made by the Bow Porcelain factory in about 1760.
The Bow Porcelain Factory was one of the first potteries in Britain to make soft...
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Antique 1760s English Rococo Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
$548 Sale Price
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Bow Porcelain Figure of Juno with Eagle 'Jupiter', Rococo Ca 1765
By Bow Porcelain
Located in London, GB
This is a very rare and impressive large figure of Juno with an eagle, made by the Bow Porcelain factory in about 1765. This figure formed part of a series of the Four Elements, with...
Category
Antique 1760s English Rococo Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
$2,400 Sale Price
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