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What is a set of china?
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A set of china refers to a set of tableware. Porcelain, a durable and nonporous kind of pottery made from clay and stone, was first made in China and spread across the world owing to the trade routes to the Far East established by Dutch and Portuguese merchants. Given its origin, English speakers called porcelain “fine china,” an expression you still might hear today. "Fine" indeed — for over a thousand years, it has been a highly sought-after material. A set of china is likely to include dinner plates, bread plates, cups and other items. Find antique and vintage china on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertNovember 2, 2021
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Chinese Porcelain Hat Stand Table Lamp
Located in Baltimore, MD
Chinese setting, converted into an elegant table lamp with a fine linen shade and mounted on a footed
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Rosewood, Linen, Porcelain
Large and Impressive Chinese Export Reverse Painting of Women in Exotic Setting
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large and impressive Chinese reverse painting on glass depicting a group of traditionally garbed
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Materials
Glass, Paint
Eva Zeisel Castleton China Porcelain "Museum Dinner Service" Four Place Settings
By Eva Zeisel
Located in Sharon, CT
The set consists of 25 pieces: Four cups and four saucers 6 5/8" x 2 1/2", four dinner plates 10 1/2" diameter, four soup bowls 7 13/16" x 2", four salad plates 8 1/4" diameter, four...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
6 Paul McCobb 6-Piece Contempri Place Settings by Jackson China Co.
By Paul McCobb
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A fine 36-piece midcentury China set with six 6-piece place settings designed by Paul McCobb with
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
91 Pieces, Vintage, 1933, Noritake 'Adelpha' Bone China Set - 12 Place Settings
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Elegant Noritake Adelpha dining set for 12.
Based on the stamp this set was made between 1933 and 1940.
The set includes:
(12) Dinner plates - 10"
(12) Lancheon plates - 8"
(12) Soup...
Category
Vintage 1930s Japanese American Classical Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
1950s Noritake Belmont 5609 Fine Bone China Set, 95 Pieces, 12 Place Settings
By Noritake
Located in Germantown, MD
1950s Noritake Belmont 5609 Fine Bone China Set, 95 Pieces, 12 Place Settings made of:
12 Dinner
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Bone, Porcelain
