Meissen Tea Pot with Animal Spout and Flower Decoration Rococo Period circa 1740
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Early and rare piece From The Meissen/Germany Manufactory Dating: made circa 1740 Material: white porcelain, glossy finish Technique: handmade porcelain, finest painting Spec...
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H 8.46 in W 6.29 in D 4.33 in
Meissen Tea Pot Rococo Period Birds Paintings Höroldt Era, 1763-1774
Located in Vienna, AT
Hallmarked: There is at reverse side of tea pot MEISSEN SWORD MARK of era 1763-74 existing: Blue crossed sword mark with dot.
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H 4.53 in W 6.7 in D 4.34 in
Meissen Tea Pot With Flower Decoration & Silver Mount, Rococo Period, Circa 1750
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Very early Meissen teapot, circa 1750, Osier form with basket weave on the rim of the lid and around the opening of the teapot, as well as curved bars, spout and handle with knotted ...
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H 16.14 in Dm 8.26 in
Meissen Huge Tea Pot and Warmer Rococo Period Flowers Paintings Höroldt Era 1750
Located in Vienna, AT
We invite you here to look at a splendid as well as rare huge Meissen lidded tea pot with warmer: It is made of white porcelain / finest multicolored paintings of flower's bundles w...
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Meissen Blue Onion Coffee Pot, Vibrantly Painted and Very Nice Condition
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A classic and elegant pattern by Meissen. This pot is a nice large size and beautiful scale. Detailed painting in their signature crisp Blue Onion design. Very nice vintage condition.
Meissen Tea Pot with Flower Decoration, Rococo Period, circa 1750
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Very Early And Rare Piece From The Meissen/Germany Manufactory: Teapot, made circa 1750, the belly of the pot painted on the front and back with large floral arrangements, scattered...
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Antique Meissen Porcelain Miniature Tea Pot
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Katonah, NY
An important Meissen 18th century miniature tea pot in the form of a pink rose.
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H 15.5 in W 11 in D 9 in
A 19th C. Meissen Porcelain Flower Encrusted Tea Pot w/ Meissen Porcelain Stand
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A Fantastic and Large 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Flower Encrusted Tea Pot with Meissen Porcelain Stand and Original Carrying Case.
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Meissen Tea-Pot in Shape of a Japanese Dwarf Cock, Bantam Cock
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Weinheim, DE
Provenance: Collection Jules et Therese Desurmont, North France. The model of the Meissen tea-pot in shape of a Japanese dwarf cock (also called Bantam cock) belongs to the rarest...
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Meissen Tea Pot With Matching Cups and Saucers
Located in Great Barrington, MA
A sweet little set for two made in the Meissen factory. There is a slight variation in the marks, two of them with letters in addition to the crossed swords. The iron red painting is...
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18th Century Authentic Meissen Diminutive Tea Pot
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Washington Crossing, PA
18th century authentic Meissen diminutive Tea Pot3" 18th century authentic original antique Meissen German hand-painted porcelain figure of diminutive teapot, having chinoiserie deco...
$1,250 / set
H 6 in Dm 11 in
Wonderful Service 12 Selb Bavaria Heinrich & Co Gold Encrusted Dinner Plates
By Selb Porcelain, Heinrich & Co. 1
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Service Of 12 Selb Bavaria Heinrich & Co Gold Encrusted Dinner Plates
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Bird Cage Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, Year: 1900, France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Bird Cage, Art Nouveau Year: 1900 Country: French Material: Iron It is an elegant and sophisticated bird cage. We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau styles s...
Iron
$3,200 / set
H 1 in Dm 9 in
12 Minton England Antique Custom Cobalt Blue Raised Gold Salad or Dessert Plates
By Minton
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
From the storied Gilded Age firm of Minton, England we have 12 elegant cobalt blue with raised gilding plates that were custom ordered through the retailer Davis, Collamore and Compa...
Gold, Enamel
English Scenic Porcelain Dessert Service, Mid-19th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
English Scenic porcelain Dessert service, mid-19th century, polychrome hand-painted with three various romantic landscape scenes in a round cartouches on a pink border, decorated wit...
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$16,106Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 1.97 in Dm 11.82 in
19th Century Rococo Meissen Germany Dinner Service 28 pieces
By Meissen Porcelain
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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Pair of Meissen Porcelain Vases with Snake Handles
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Pembroke, MA
A highly-decorative pair of yellow porcelain vases, hand-painted with detailed central romantic scene, and having snake-form handles (Meissen, 19th century).
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Early Meissen Porcelain, Singerie Style Monkey Musician Figurine
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
An early Meissen Porcelain Singerie style Monkey Musician Figurine. Dressed in full male noble attire and wig the monkey merrily plays the trumpet assuming both the stance and manner...
Porcelain
$12,950 / set
H 13.5 in W 10 in D 6 in
Fine Pair Meissen Porcelain Figures of Hoopoe Birds Perched on White Branches
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A Beautiful Pair of very Meissen Porcelain Figures of Hoopoe Birds Perched on White Tree Branches, with Insects and Flowers. This finely detailed naturalistic pair of exotic Hoopoe...
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Meissen Rococo Porcelain Box
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New Orleans, LA
Incredible hand-painted scenes inspired by Rococo master Antoine Watteau cover this magnificent Meissen porcelain box. Displaying romantic courtship scenes on each side, the casket i...
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Meissen Porcelain Pot-Pourri Vase, Germany, 19th Century
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Meissen porcelain pot-pourri vase, Germany, 19th century.
Porcelain
$9,800 / set
H 10.5 in W 4.5 in D 4 in
A Pair of 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Figures of a Man and Woman in Attire
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Figures of a Man and Woman in 18th C. Attire. This pair of figures depicts a man and woman in 18th-century pastoral attire, each standing on...
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Pair of French Opaline Vases, Baccarat, circa 1835
By Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French opaline bases, Baccarat, circa 1835.
Opaline Glass
$27,500 / set
H 11.5 in Dm 3 in
German Meissen 'Marcolini' Porcelain Tea and Coffee Service, circa 1790
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
Comprising coffee pot, tea pot, covered cream jug, covered sugar, ten tea cups, six coffee cups, 16 saucers.
Porcelain
$14,260
H 12.75 in W 8 in D 6.5 in
A 19th C. Meissen Porcelain Covered Potpourri, After the Model by J.F. Eberlein
By Johann Friedrich Eberlein, Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A 19th-century Meissen Porcelain Covered Potpourri, after the model by Johann Friedrich Eberlein. The potpourri features a large, lobed body with a pierced domed lid, surmounted by a...
Porcelain
$14,500
H 5.75 in W 9 in D 5.5 in
Meissen Porcelain Figural Group of Musician Lovers on Sofa, After J.J. Kandler
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A 19th C. Meissen Porcelain Figural Group of Musician Lovers seated on a Sofa with a Pug Dog, After J.J. Kandler. The piece depicts a man and a woman seated on an ornate sofa, each ...
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Pair of 18th Century Meissen Porcelain Subjects.
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of 18th century Meissen porcelain subjects. A pair of 18th century Meissen porcelain sculpture subjects, circa 1760, depicting a Turkish couple. Dimensions : H: 13cm, D: 5cm ...
Porcelain
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.