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How is porcelain used today?
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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.
1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2024
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Imari porcelain oval serving dish - Japan, Edo period - 19th century
Located in GRENOBLE, FR
A large porcelain oval serving dish, finely decorated with classical hand-painted iron red and cobalt blue patterns enhanced with fine gold : flowers, leaves and fantastic animals in...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Signed Meissen Porcelain Artwork
Located in Roma, IT
A wonderful late 19th-Century Meissen blue onion square hand painted porcelain dish.
Printed and impressed "Meissen" mark on reverse.
This fine blue onion platter exhibits excellen...
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Antique Late 19th Century German Louis XV Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Piero Fornasetti Fleming Joffe Porcelain Plate- Python A La Orange
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Fleming Joffe Porcelain Recipe Plate,
Python A La Orange,
1960s.
This rare Piero Fornasetti porcelain plate is from a series of fourteen made for the Fleming Joffe ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Piero Fornasetti Porcelain "Cook" Pattern Dinner Plate, Cobra a L'Indienne
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Cook Pattern Plate,
Cobra a L'Indienne,
Made for Fleming Joffe,
1967-1974
From a set of fourteen, We have an example of eah of the different plates made ...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Three 19th Century Continental Naturalist Fruit, Insect, Vegetable Plates
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Set of Three 19th-Century Continental Hand-Painted Porcelain Plates with Naturalist Fruit & Insect Decoration
A captivating set of three finely hand-painted porcelain plates, dating...
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Antique 19th Century European Baroque Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
46-Piece Dinner Set - Raynaud Limoges - Decorated with Flowers - Complete Set
By Limoges
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful porcelain dinner service, complete for 12 people, made by the French brand Raynaud Limoges.
The service is beautifully decorated with flowers and gold edges.
The composit...
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
$1,805 / set
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