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What is the difference between semi-porcelain and porcelain?
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The difference between semi-porcelain and porcelain is the temperature at which it is produced and its appearance. Both types of pottery usually come from kaolin clay, but porcelain gets fired at higher temperatures than semi-porcelain. Consequently, porcelain has a translucent appearance, while semi-porcelain is opaque. In addition, semi-porcelain is usually more water-absorbent than porcelain. Explore a wide range of porcelain and semi-porcelain pieces on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertOctober 7, 2024
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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
Chinese Kangxi Period Large Plate or Dish, 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
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
$15,825 Sale Price / set
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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
Antique Charles Martin Limoges Porcelain Crescent Dishes Set, 1920
Located in Coral Gables, FL
An elegant set of three antique French porcelain dishes by Charles Martin of Limoges, each modeled in a graceful curved form traditionally described as crescent or cashew-shaped. Del...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Porcelain
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Porcelain
