Antique Soft Paste

The porcelain is almost like soft paste from the Qianlong period. Such small 'zhadou' were used as table-top slops jars rather than as floor spittoons.

Decoration: Hand-painted Two Quail pattern with turquoise and gilt rococo border Material: Soft-paste porcelain Style: Dr Wall period Worcester Origin: Worcester, England Date: Circa...

The scalloped brown line rims, openwork basket construction, applied flowerhead exterior, and soft-paste porcelain body place the pair firmly within the mid-18th-century English roco...

However, the superb quality of the soft-paste porcelain itself plays an important role.

Executed in characteristic Gaudy Dutch colors—cobalt blue, iron red, green, and yellow—are used in bold, contrasting designs. Made of soft paste porcelain, giving them a slightly por...

Unglazed white Sevres Porcelain "biscuit" figurines were also a great success. However, soft-paste Sevres Porcelain was more easily broken.

Stunning French Sevres Soft Paste Porcelain and Ormolu with Twin Handles modelled as Lions heads, Electric Table Lamp of traditional bulbous form and of outstanding quality, and good...

They are a testament to the high quality of soft-paste porcelain and decoration achieved by the Worcester factory in its early years.

Unglazed white Sevres Porcelain "biscuit" figurines were also a great success. However, soft-paste Sevres Porcelain was more easily broken.

The clean white centres are framed with a lovely raised paste gold floral Arts and Crafts motif and trimmed with acid etched gold borders.

Unglazed white Sevres Porcelain "biscuit" figurines were also a great success. However, soft-paste Sevres Porcelain was more easily broken.

In 1751, Dr John Wall persuaded a group of 13 businessmen to invest in a new factory at Warmstry House, Worcester, England, on the banks of the River Severn. The early wares were sof...

In 1751, Dr John Wall persuaded a group of 13 businessmen to invest in a new factory at Warmstry House, Worcester, England, on the banks of the River Severn. The early wares were sof...

Unglazed white Sevres Porcelain "biscuit" figurines were also a great success. However, soft-paste Sevres Porcelain was more easily broken.

Unglazed white Sevres Porcelain "biscuit" figurines were also a great success. However, soft-paste Sevres Porcelain was more easily broken.

The shape was often copied directly from European metalwork or soft-paste porcelain (like Sèvres). Today, these versatile pieces are highly sought after by collectors not only for th...

Unglazed white Sevres Porcelain "biscuit" figurines were also a great success. However, soft-paste Sevres Porcelain was more easily broken.

Unglazed white Sevres Porcelain "biscuit" figurines were also a great success. However, soft-paste Sevres Porcelain was more easily broken.

Unglazed white Sèvres Porcelain "biscuit" figurines were also a great success. However, soft-paste Sèvres Porcelain was more easily broken.

Unglazed white Sevres Porcelain "biscuit" figurines were also a great success. However, soft-paste Sevres Porcelain was more easily broken.

In 1751, Dr John Wall persuaded a group of 13 businessmen to invest in a new factory at Warmstry House, Worcester, England, on the banks of the River Severn. The early wares were sof...

In 1751, Dr John Wall persuaded a group of 13 businessmen to invest in a new factory at Warmstry House, Worcester, England, on the banks of the River Severn. The early wares were sof...

Early 19th Century Sunderland Pink Lustre Huge Nautical Decorated Jug, circa 1820, a soft paste spheroid vessel with upright neck, large pouring spout and bail handle, decorated with...

Unglazed white Sevres Porcelain "biscuit" figurines were also a great success. However, soft-paste Sevres Porcelain was more easily broken.

Unglazed white Sevres Porcelain "biscuit" figurines were also a great success. However, soft-paste Sevres Porcelain was more easily broken.

Unglazed white Sevres Porcelain "biscuit" figurines were also a great success. However, soft-paste Sevres Porcelain was more easily broken.

It became one of England’s first and most prestigious porcelain factories, producing high-quality soft-paste porcelain inspired by Meissen and Sèvres.

CROWN DERBY (William Duesbury II period) - Imari Pattern - Exceptional large assembled early soft paste porcelain part dinner service - featuring hand painted Japanese style decorati...

As a tangible link to a specific 18th-century artisan, this set not only represents the high-water mark of English porcelain artistry but also the individual contributions of its cra...

Unglazed white Sèvres Porcelain "biscuit" figurines were also a great success. However, soft-paste Sèvres Porcelain was more easily broken.

Together with Gravant, they succeeded in producing a type of soft paste frit-porcelain around 1745. The Sevres Porcelain Factory was originally founded in 1738 at Chateau de Vincenn...

Unglazed white Sevres Porcelain "biscuit" figurines were also a great success. However, soft-paste Sevres Porcelain was more easily broken.

Unglazed white Sevres Porcelain "biscuit" figurines were also a great success. However, soft-paste Sevres Porcelain was more easily broken.

This wonderful, authentic pieces is crafted from soft-paste porcelain, known for its warm, slightly translucent white or creamy tone and lustrous glaze.

This piece is a direct and meticulous Chinese copy of an English soft-paste porcelain original produced by the Derby factory (during the William Duesbury II period, c. 1780–1785).

The full 260-piece Neo-Classical service consists of a soft-paste porcelain base, with a bold blue underglaze lobed border, with gilt patterae, and gilt arched panels and stars.

Unglazed white Sevres Porcelain "biscuit" figurines were also a great success. However, soft-paste Sevres Porcelain was more easily broken.

Unglazed white Sevres Porcelain "biscuit" figurines were also a great success. However, soft-paste Sevres Porcelain was more easily broken.

The luminous iridescence of the mother-of-pearl petals is beautifully complemented by the soft sparkle of the paste accents, creating a refined and feminine composition characteristi...

Like other Gaudy Dutch patterns, these plates are made of soft-paste porcelain, giving them a slightly porous texture and a soft glaze.

This antique brooch is crafted in rich 19k yellow gold with silver detailing and features a striking combination of paste stones and onyx. The contrast between the deep black onyx an...

Beautiful antique sterling silver lavalier necklace with white and soft amethyst paste stones, stamped 'Sterling' on the reverse of the pendant.

Sibilio’s technique of putting together soft-paste ancient glass and hardsones, such as porphyry and serpentine, is unique, though his inlaid marble designs sometimes seem to be insp...

Unglazed white Sevres Porcelain "biscuit" figurines were also a great success. However, soft-paste Sevres Porcelain was more easily broken.

The 2 Early Victorian Cups (Bottom Row): These are Early English Soft-Paste Porcelain or early bone china blends.

The factory quickly distinguished itself from its French competitors thanks to the development of "ivory porcelain." This was a type of soft-paste ceramic with a matte yellowish tone...

Mettlach Phanolith items were translucent and made of soft-paste porcelain in the technique developed at Mettlach by Jean Baptiste Stahl.

The Samson wares were produced in hard-paste porcelain, while many of the originals would have been produced from soft-paste porcelain.

In 1757 Falconet was appointed director of the sculpture atelier of the new Manufacture royale de porcelaine at Sèvres, where he brought new life to the manufacture of small sculptur...

The composition for hard-paste porcelain was improved, and the production of soft paste, for which the factory had been famous in the previous century, was abandoned in 1804.

The unmarked base and the soft porcelain paste are consistent with export wares made for the Western market, possibly from the kilns of Guangdong province or Jingdezhen during the tr...

Renowned for its innovation, rich colours, and refined decoration, Sèvres produced both soft- and hard-paste porcelain, supplying Europe’s elite and serving as a key diplomatic gift ...

Soft white paste, circa 1784-1803. Piece of tender pasta with wavy edges used to hold the tops of the cups in them and cool them when filling the ice container or similar.