Vintage Cup and Saucers
Mid-20th Century German Georgian Porcelain
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Mid-20th Century German Porcelain
Porcelain
Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Porcelain
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Late 20th Century French Romantic Porcelain
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century German Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique Late 18th Century German Neoclassical Porcelain
Porcelain
Early 20th Century French Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique Late 19th Century German Porcelain
Porcelain
Vintage 1960s Italian Empire Tea Sets
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Porcelain
Vintage 1980s French Art Deco Porcelain
Porcelain
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Tea Sets
Porcelain
Early 20th Century German Romantic Porcelain
Porcelain
Early 20th Century German Romantic Porcelain
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century German Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century German Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century German Porcelain
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century German Porcelain
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Antique 1730s German Baroque Porcelain
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Antique 1730s German Baroque Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 1830s German Baroque Porcelain
Porcelain
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Porcelain
Early 20th Century German Romantic Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique Mid-19th Century German Early Victorian Porcelain
Porcelain
Vintage 1940s American Tea Sets
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Mid-20th Century German Porcelain
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1990s French Modern Porcelain
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century American Porcelain
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Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Porcelain
Porcelain
Vintage 1950s British Romantic Porcelain
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Antique 19th Century German Porcelain
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Antique 19th Century German Porcelain
Gilt Metal
Antique 19th Century German Porcelain
Gilt Metal
20th Century English Porcelain
Late 20th Century Hungarian Porcelain
Porcelain
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Porcelain
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Finding the Right Porcelain for You
Today you’re likely to bring out your antique and vintage porcelain in order to dress up your dining table for a special meal.
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.
Meissen Porcelain, one of the first factories to create real porcelain outside Asia, popularized figurine centerpieces during the 18th century in Germany, while works by Capodimonte, a porcelain factory in Italy, are synonymous with flowers and notoriously hard to come by. Modern porcelain houses such as Maison Fragile of Limoges, France — long a hub of private porcelain manufacturing — keep the city’s long tradition alive while collaborating with venturesome contemporary artists such as illustrator Jean-Michel Tixier.
Porcelain is not totally clumsy-guest-proof, but it is surprisingly durable and easy to clean. Its low permeability and hardness have rendered porcelain wares a staple in kitchens and dining rooms as well as a common material for bathroom sinks and dental veneers. While it is tempting to store your porcelain behind closed glass cabinet doors and reserve it only for display, your porcelain dinner plates and serving platters can safely weather the “dangers” of the dining room and be used during meals.
Add different textures and colors to your table with dinner plates and pitchers of ceramic and silver or a porcelain lidded tureen, a serving dish with side handles that is often used for soups. Although porcelain and ceramic are both made in a kiln, porcelain is made with more refined clay and is stronger than ceramic because it is denser.
On 1stDibs, browse an expansive collection of antique and vintage porcelain made in a variety of styles, including Regency, Scandinavian modern and other examples produced during the mid-century era, plus Rococo, which found its inspiration in nature and saw potters crafting animal figurines and integrating organic motifs such as floral patterns in their work.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022There are a few things to check when determining if you’ve got an antique teacup. First, check the bottom of the piece. If there are handwritten marks, the tea cup was made before the 1800s. If the teacup has a stamped logo or has letters or numbers that aren’t blue, it was made after 1850. A tea cup with a trademark was made after 1862. You can also shop a collection of antique teacups from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021A demitasse is half the cup of a traditional mug. Demitasses usually come with accompanying saucers.
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