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How is porcelain used today?

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How is porcelain used today?
Today, porcelain is used in a variety of ways. Due to its strength, appealing appearance and insulating properties, porcelain is a popular material for crafting drinkware and tableware as well as decorative objects. Manufacturers also produce electric insulation, dental bridges, tile and bathroom fittings out of porcelain. Explore a large selection of porcelain ware on 1stDibs.
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Elda Creations Limoges France Porcelain US Passport w Letter Insert Keepsake Box
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 20th century Elda Creations limited edition hand painted Limoges porcelain trinket / keepsake box in the shape of a blue and gold United States passport book with a miniature "L...
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Late 20th Century French Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Six Cups with Saucers, Theresienthal, Bohemia c. 1900
Located in Stockholm, SE
An exceedingly rare set of six cups with saucers, whose beauty captures both the eye and the imagination. The hand-blown opaline glass cups are shaped as delicate tulip blossoms, the...
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Antique Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Porcelain

Materials

Enamel

Gien “Fraises en Folie” Set of 6 Hand-Painted Porcelain Plates, France 1985
By Gien
Located in Bochum, NRW
Gien “Fraises en Folie” – Set of 6 Hand-Painted Dessert Plates, Each with Unique Historic Border, France. An extraordinary collector’s edition from *Gien, France, this six-piece *“Fr...
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Vintage 1980s French Post-Modern Porcelain

Materials

Faience, Porcelain

A superb pair of Flight, Barr & Barr Worcester Porcelain Topographical Vases
Located in Exeter, GB
A superb and large pair of Flight, Barr and Barr Worcester porcelain vases c.1820. Of Campana form, with gilded gadrooned rims, each vase very finely painted with topographical views...
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Antique 19th Century British Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Bavaria, Germany. Porcelain tray. Blue Onion-patterned. Printed decoration.
Located in København, Copenhagen
PRE-OWNED GOODS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT TARIFFS FOR U.S., UK, AUSTRALIAN & CANADIAN CUSTOMERS. THEREFORE, NO IMPORT TARIFFS WILL BE APPLICABLE TO YOUR PURCHASE. Bavaria, Germany....
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Mid-20th Century German Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Antique 19th Century Japanese Scalloped Imari Plate
Located in Pearland, TX
A wonderful 19th century antique Imari plate with a reticulated edge. Featuring vibrant oranges, blues, and green. The center of the plate depicts a hand-painted spray of flowers and...
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain, Paint

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