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Why are dishes called China?
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Dishes that are made of a specific kind of porcelain are called China because it was first seen, centuries ago, in imports from China
1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
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128pc Rare 1958 Rosenthal Blütenspiel Form 2000 Vintage German China Dish Set
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A 1958 128-piece Rosenthal "Blütenspiel (Flower Play)" form 2000 china dish set. This is a very rare vintage 1950s dish set featuring a variety of dinner and serving pieces, all deco...
Category
Vintage 1950s German Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Georgian Spode Stone China Dish in Tobacco Leaf Pattern No. 2061, Circa 1820
By Spode
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
The dish / bowl is made from Ironstone China and beautifully decorated with hand painted enamels in the very distinctive tobacco leaf pattern, pattern number 2061.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Ceramics
Materials
Ironstone
$172 Sale Price
43% Off
15th Century Antique Chinese Celadon Dish with Hand-Painted Ideograms
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
O/3197 - Antique Chinese dish with ideograms, from my private collection: collected about 35 years ago and never exhibited to the public.
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Other Ceramics
Materials
Celadon
$1,123 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Chinese Porcelain Pattipan with Fruit Scene Dish, 18th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Antique 18th C Chinese Porcelain Pattipan with a fruit scene CHina Dish.
Category
Antique 18th Century Chinese Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Porcelain
Hand-Painted Blue and White Chinese Porcelain Dish, Kangxi Period circa 1700
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautifully hand-painted Chinese porcelain blue and white Dish from the Qing, Kangxi period, 1662-1722.
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
$426 Sale Price
60% Off
Chinese Pewter Folding Dish
Located in Chicago, IL
This hand held pewter dish is an excellent example of fine Chinese metalwork of the 20th century.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Pewter
