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What is porcelain used for today?
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Porcelain is used for a variety of purposes today. Many makers use it to produce dinnerware, serveware and decorative objects such as figurines and vases. Porcelain has many other applications as well. Manufacturers source it for the development of dental crowns, bathroom fittings, tilework, electrical insulation and more. Shop a wide range of porcelain wares on 1stDibs.
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Charming little set made of Limoges Porcelain, 19th century
Located in New York, NY
Charming little set made of Limoges Porcelain, 19th century
Just what you need for a delicate lunch or an exquisite afternoon « goûter »!
- 24 plates
- 12 soup plates
- 3 sauce boat...
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Antique 19th Century French Chinoiserie Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Export Rose Medallion Porcelain Shrimp Dishes
Located in Houston, TX
A beautiful and increasingly hard-to-find pair of 19th century Chinese Export Rose Medallion shrimp dishes, richly decorated in the classic palette of famille rose enamels.
Each dis...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Rococo Meissen Germany Dinner Service 28 pieces
Located in Uppsala , SE
An extensive Meissen porcelain dinner service, from the 1860s.
The set features hand-painted "Deutsche Blumen" (German flowers) and insects on "Neu Brandenstein" blanks, characteriz...
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Antique 1860s German Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
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Fine French Porcelain Antique Rose de France Set of Six Dessert Plates, Limoges
By Limoges
Located in New York, NY
Fine French porcelain antique Rose de France set of six dessert plates
Early 20th Century
Exquisite quality, each plate with a shaped scrolled gilt decorated border with romantic Ros...
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20th Century French Romantic Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
12 Herend "Chinese Bouquet Apponyi Green" plates # 519, 1980s
By Herend
Located in Delft, NL
12 Herend "Chinese Bouquet Apponyi Green" plates # 519, 1980s
12 Herend Hungary porcelain plates with a basket weave rim with the pattern "Chinese Bouquet Apponyi Green". These plat...
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20th Century Hungarian 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
