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What is chinaware made of?
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What chinaware is made of varies. There are two main types of china: porcelain and bone china. Although the composition of porcelain varies, it is usually a mix of a soft white clay called kaolin and other materials like feldspar, quartz, alabaster, petuntse and steatite. Bone china is typically a combination of clay, stone and animal bone dust. On 1stDibs, find a large selection of antique and vintage porcelain.
1stDibs ExpertFebruary 27, 2024
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Chinese Kangxi Period Plate, Imari Hand Painted, Circa 1700, 13.9"
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very beautifully hand painted Chinese-Imari porcelain Large Dish or Plate / Platter from the Qing, Kangxi period, 1662-1722, dating to Circa 1700.
Large diameter ( 13.9 i...
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Antique Late 17th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Old Paris Porcelain Coffee Can Butterflies & insects polychrome, French Ca 1795
By Paris Studio
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very beautiful porcelain coffee can with hand painted scenes of Butterflies and Insects which is made by Old Paris maker, Clignancourt -Manuf De Moitte , France, dating to...
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Antique Late 18th Century French Georgian Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
set of Six Lobster Plates Porcelain, Seltman Vohenstrauss, Germany 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A Retro and Unusual Set of Six German Vohenstrauß Johann Seltmann Porcelain Plates, Circa 1960s
A striking and uncommon set of six porcelain plates produced by Johann Seltmann in Vo...
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Antique German KPM Royal Berlin Porcelain Hand-Painted Oyster Plate
Located in Atlanta, GA
Antique German KPM Royal Berlin Porcelain Hand-Painted Oyster Plate with six wells.
The KPM Royal Berlin factory, renowned for producing fine porcelain since the 18th century, is hi...
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Antique 1890s German Victorian Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Victorian Sailor’s Woolwork Picture of the Merchant Ship ‘China’ Circa 1860–1875
Located in Downingtown, PA
Victorian Sailor’s Woolwork Picture of the Merchant Ship ‘China’
Circa 1860–1875.
Wool on canvas; figured maple frame.
A fine and well-preserved Victorian sailor’s woolwork picture...
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Antique 1860s English Folk Art Porcelain
Materials
Wool
Circa 1880 Japanese Imari Crane Motif Fruit Bowl
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1880 Imari crane motif fruit bowl, Japan. The outside in trailing bittersweet & gilded vines below a diapered blue underglaze band which follows into the bowl. The large square...
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Antique 1880s Japanese Victorian Porcelain
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Porcelain
