Antique Soft Paste

Measuring 16 cm wide, 6.5 cm deep, and 8.8 cm high, the brick shows extensive signs of handling consistent with soft-paste delft ceramics. Significant glaze flaking along the bottom ...

First established in 1740 within the royal Château de Vincennes, the manufactory rapidly became the pre-eminent French producer of soft-paste porcelain, enjoying royal privilege and ...

This set of 13 Minton dinner plates feature the iconic "Eau de Nils" enamel border which is a soft blue green, described as the "water of the Nile".

Measuring approximately 24.7 cm in diameter and standing 4.3 cm high, the dish demonstrates the characteristic potting traits of early soft-paste porcelain, including scattered kiln ...

Firing characteristics remain entirely original to production, with only minimal surface kiln dust and soft kiln specks commensurate with antique English soft-paste porcelain.

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...

Each plaque is set within an elaborate soft-paste porcelain frame crafted in the opulent Coalbrookdale tradition.

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.

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...

Produced during the late eighteenth century at the Worcester porcelain manufactory, the pair demonstrates the factory's proficiency in copper-plate transfer printing on soft-paste po...

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.

The white porcelain ground shows light kiln speckling and glaze pooling typical of early English soft-paste porcelain manufacture. Surviving in good order for its age, the plate r...

An underglaze blue shaded crescent mark appears on the underside of one dish, a characteristic factory mark associated with the Worcester manufactory. The soft-paste porcelain displa...

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.

This sculptural model reproduces an earlier English soft-paste original produced during the Chelsea factory's celebrated gold anchor period between 1756 and 1769, a design which had ...

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

Moulded petal-fluted rims and gently radiating ribs define this matched pair of English soft-paste porcelain dishes, executed in the distinctive Chestnut pattern.

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...

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.

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.

Longton Hall Porcelain Openwork Leaf Dishes, Pair, Green and Puce, Staffordshire Circa 1755 This pair of Longton Hall soft-paste porcelain dishes is of flared round form, each fine...

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.

Samson worked throughout in hard-paste porcelain, including for models originally made in soft paste.

The porcelain is painted with soft grey and light brown veining across a white ground to imitate carved marble, creating the appearance of a hardstone vessel while retaining the refi...

Exceptional antique jewelry box attributed to Tiffany Studios, crafted in bronze and decorated with elegant glass paste in soft white and ochre tones. Made in New York, USA, around 1...

Derby Porcelain Yellow-Ground Botanical Dish, Orange Tree, Pattern 216, Circa 1795–1800 This Derby soft-paste porcelain dessert dish is of lozenge shape with a gently lobed and scal...

Piercing on this scale is demanding in soft-paste porcelain, which is prone to slump and distort in the kiln, and pairing such reticulation with underglaze blue transfer printing, pr...

The piercing was cut by hand through the unfired soft-paste body, and a border of this depth was liable to sag or crack in the kiln; on both dishes the openwork survives intact.

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...

Alger, “Potter, Christopher (d. 1817),” Dictionary of National Biography, vol. 46 (London, 1896) Historical Context The Chantilly manufactory, founded under the patronage of the Pri...

Vauxhall Porcelain Figure of Autumn as a Grape Vendor, London, Circa 1756–1760 This rare English soft-paste porcelain figure was made at the Vauxhall factory in London and represen...

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.

Rare Chinese Export Porcelain Bacchus Head Mug after a Derby Original, Qianlong Circa 1785 This rare Chinese export porcelain mug is modeled as the head of Bacchus, the Roman god of...

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...

Meredith Chilton, “Changing Tastes,” The Magazine Antiques, April 16, 2020, figure 8: Chelsea melon tureen, circa 1755, soft-paste porcelain, 6½ inches high and 7 inches wide, Gardin...

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.

Spot clean the fabric with a mild textile cleaner and dust wood surfaces gently with a soft cloth, using quality paste wax periodically to preserve the finish.

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.