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Antique Floral Polychromed Porcelain Sponge Bowl & Underplate C1850
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Floral Polychromed Porcelain Sponge Bowl & Underplate C1850 Measures- Plate: 9.25''H x
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Antique Mid-19th Century Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Three Beautiful Rare Antique Copeland Spode Creamware Baskets with Underplate
By Copeland & Garrett Spode
Located in BAAMBRUGGE, NL
Three Beautiful Rare Antique Copeland Spode Creamware Baskets with Underplate ca 1800 Set of 3
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Antique Early 19th Century English Empire Platters and Serveware

Materials

Earthenware

Antique English Chestnut Basket or Centerpiece and Underplate, Spode, circa 1820
By Josiah Spode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming antique English porcelain piece by Josiah Spode, England dating to the first quarter of
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Antique 1820s English Centerpieces

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Porcelain

Antique Sèvres Biscuit Porcelain Swan Gravy Boat and Underplate with Gilding
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Toronto, ON
A beautiful antique Sèvres swan sauce boat in biscuit porcelain with gilded detail. This smaller
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Early 20th Century French Serving Pieces

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Frederick Carder for Steuben Yellow Crystal Bowls & Underplates 8 Pc Set
By Frederick Carder
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Frederick Carder for Steuben yellow crystal bowls & underplates - set of 4 Additional
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20th Century Art Deco Crystal Serveware

Materials

Crystal

Antique Korean Bandaji from Jeju Island
Located in Atlanta, GA
An antique Korean Bandaji from Jeju Do (Jeju Island) circa 19th century. Made from hardwood planks
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Antique 19th Century Korean Folk Art Furniture

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Iron

Antique French Faience Desvres Lidded Butter Bowl Dish, circa 1900
By Desvres
Located in Pearland, TX
A superb antique French faience Desvres lidded butter bowl dish tureen with attached underplate
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Antique Early 1900s French Serving Pieces

Materials

Faience

Antique Reticulated Chinese Famille Rose Medallion Porcelain Bowl or Basket
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This antique late Qing handpainted oval shaped reticulated Chinese export porcelain Famille Rose
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Antique 1850s Qing Decorative Bowls

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Porcelain

Antique Sevrés Japonisme Gilt Porcelain 20 Piece Demitasse Set with Lilies C1900
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique 20 piece set of French Sevrés Japonism demitasse set offers porcelain construction with
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Early 20th Century French Japonisme Porcelain

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Porcelain

Antique French Porcelain Soup Tureen 18th Century Made circa 1790
By Clingancourt Porcelain
Located in Katonah, NY
dining room. For a special occasion it could be filled with flowers (see image #2). The underplate of
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Antique Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Soup Tureens

Materials

Porcelain

Antique English Regency Period and Styled Hand Painted Toleware Tea Caddy
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique English toleware tea caddy dates to circa 1820 and done in the period Regency style
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Tea Caddies

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Metal

Antique, 1895, Moritz Zdekauer Hapsburg 'Lilac' 12-Person Dining Set - 80 Pieces
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Antique 1895, Moritz Zdekauer Hapsburg dining set in floral pattern. The set is crafted in Austria
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Antique 19th Century Austrian Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Antique 33 Pieces Chinese Porcelain Tea Serving Set Teapot Fencai, 18th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Bowl with underplate for sweets 1. Washing Bowl with underplate 10 Teabowls 6 Tea Cups 10 Saucers
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Antique 18th Century Chinese Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Antique Dresden Porcelain Reticulated Fruit Basket and Stand by Adolf Hamann
By Dresden Porcelain, Adolf Hamann
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A delicate and intricately worked antique Dresden Porcelain Fruit Basket and Underplate. The form
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Antique Late 19th Century German Neoclassical Decorative Bowls

Materials

Porcelain

Large Antique Majolica Planter Made Circa 1880 Turquoise Ground & Green Leaves
By Minton
Located in Katonah, NY
This exquisite 19th-century majolica jardiniere and underplate by Minton was handpainted in Stoke
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Antique Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Planters, Cachepots an...

Materials

Majolica

Antique Haviland & Co Limoges 106 Pc Amstel Schleiger 497A Dinner Service China
By Haviland & Co.
Located in Dayton, OH
A large and impressive antique 106 piece set of Limoges porcelain dinnerware produced by Haviland
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Early 20th Century Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

Antique 14 Pc LE Smith Glass Co Pineapple Fan Cut Punch Bowl Tray Cups Set
By L.E. Smith Glass Company
Located in Dayton, OH
. Includes bowl, underplate, and 12 cups. "In 1907, Louis ("Lew") E. Smith and his associates founded the
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Vintage 1940s Mid-Century Modern Glass

Materials

Glass

Spode Heraldric "Bear & Forbear" Dessert Tray & Covered Sauce Compotes C. 1840
By Spode Felspar
Located in Atlanta, GA
of antique Spode Felspar porcelain including a pair of covered sauce tureens and dessert tray. Each
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Georgian Serving Pieces

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Green, Pink and Blue Floral Banded Plates
By Giustiniani Family 1
Located in New York, NY
Pair of green, pink and blue floral banded plates. Antique creamware soup and under-plate with
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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Dinner Plates

Materials

Creamware

Adolf Persch AP Austria 18pc China Demitasse Tea Coffee Dessert Casserole
By Adolf Persch
Located in Dayton, OH
A rare antique pattern 18 piece assorted lot of porcelain dinnerware by Adolf Persch, circa 1902
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Antique Early 1900s Neoclassical Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Assembled Pair of Wedgwood Cress or Strawberry Dishes, Late 18th C
Located in valatie, NY
longer since they were on a ventilated plate. The strainers and conforming underplates are shaped like a
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Antique 1780s English Serving Pieces

Materials

Creamware

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Tobacco Leaf Pattern Plate, Cup and Saucer
By Copeland & Garrett Spode
Located in New York, NY
Tobacco leaf pattern plate, cup and saucer. Copeland and Garrett tobacco leaf/cabbage leaf individual plate, coffee cup and saucer in blue, red, peach, pink and green with gilt high...
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Antique Early 19th Century English Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Copeland Spode Very Large pottery Pitcher or Jug in Pheasant Pattern, Circa 1891
By W. T. Copeland
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very large and impressive Jug or Pitcher over 12 inches tall, made of earthenware pottery by the Copeland (Late Spode) factory in the late 19th century of Victorian England...
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Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Pitchers

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Earthenware

19th Century French Sevres style porcelain comport.
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality late 19th Century French Sevres style porcelain comport, having gilded ormolu classical female mounted handles on either side, above a pierced collar, a cobalt blue gr...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Planters, Cachepots and Jardi...

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Ormolu

Art Deco Genebra Armchair in the Style of 1930's Handmade Portugal Greenapple
By GF Modern, Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Genebra armchair, Modern Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by GF Modern. The Genebra armchair is designed to give your living room a sophisticated vintage look. The armch...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Deco Armchairs

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Velvet, Wood

Blue And White Transfer Ware Spode Dinner Plate
Located in Tampa, FL
Blue and white transfer ware dinner plate by Spode, "India, Death of the Bear." Circa 1820, England. I just think the elephant and other animals portrayed in this pattern are wonderf...
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Antique 1820s English Dinner Plates

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Porcelain

Sevres-Vincennes Vintage French Porcelain Coffee Set
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. Elega...
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

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Porcelain

Pair 19th Century French Sevres Style Porcelain Vases
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of late 19th century French Sevres style porcelain vases, each with classical gilded ormolu mask handles to either side, cobalt blue ground with gilded decoration...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Vases

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Porcelain

Berlin KPM Porcelain Five-Piece Cobalt-Blue and Parcel-Gilt Coffee Set
By Kerafina Royal Porzellan KPM
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine 19th century Berlin KPM Porcelain Royal five-piece cobalt-blue and 24-carat gold parcel-gilt coffee set. The finely painted and decorated two-serving suite comprising of ...
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Antique Late 19th Century German Empire Revival Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Copeland 'Spode' Porcelain Coffee Can Finely Hand Painted & Gilded, circa 1860
By Copeland
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very beautiful English coffee can, all hand painted and gilded, made by Copeland China and with a factory printed mark to the base, dating yo the mid-19th century, circa 18...
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Chinoiserie Ceramics

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Porcelain

19th Century French Sevres Style Porcelain Cabaret Set
By Cristalleries De Sevres
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th Century French 'Sevres' style porcelain cabaret set. Consisting on a tea pot, sugar bowl, milk jug and two cups and saucers. Each with the classical Cob...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Ashtrays

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Porcelain

Hermes Paris, Rare French Silver Smoking Set, c 1930
By Hermès
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Refined "guilloché" smoking set for two people in silver. Contains match holders and ashtrays. Original case included. Very rare collectors piece. Hermès Each piece hallmarked, fur...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Tobacco Accessories

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Silver

Antique Copeland Spode Pottery Pitcher with Golfing Scenes
By Copeland Spode
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique pitcher was made by the well known Copeland Spode factory of England in approximately 1890 in the period Late Victorian style. This small pictcher is composed of pottery...
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Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Pitchers

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Pottery

Georges Briard 'Forbidden Fruit' White Art Glass Dish with Black and Gold Design
By Georges Briard
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Signed 6" square Georges Briard 'Forbidden Fruit' art glass dish in white milky glass with 22k gold and black abstract design. Great vintage condition: no chips, cracks, or much wear...
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Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Decorative Dishes and Vide-P...

Materials

Art Glass

Pair of Sevres Style Swan Cream Cups
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Copenhagen, K
A beautiful pair of Sevres Style cream cups, in the form of gilded Swans.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier European Empire Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Sevres Style Swan Cream Cups
Pair of Sevres Style Swan Cream Cups
H 3.55 in W 6.3 in D 5.12 in
Spode Porcelain Tea Cup in Hand Painted & Gilded Pattern 967, circa 1810
By Spode
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a fine example of an English George III period, porcelain Tea Cup, made by Spode and hand painted in Pattern 967, during the early 19th century, circa 1815. The cup has th...
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Antique Early 19th Century English George III Ceramics

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Porcelain

Large 19th Century Sevres Style Comport
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive, good quality late 19th century French Sevres style porcelain comport. Having wonderful twin gilded ormolu monopodia handles, a pierced scrolling foliate gallery. C...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Urns

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Ormolu

Large 19th Century Sevres Style Comport
Large 19th Century Sevres Style Comport
H 14.18 in W 16.93 in D 9.45 in

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Antique Silver Magnificent French Service of Plates
By Emile Puiforcat
Located in London, GB
An antique silver magnificent extensive French first standard silver, service of plates. All of
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Antique 1890s French Victorian Dinner Plates

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Silver

Antique PUIFORCAT Vermeil Sterling Silver 5pc Wine Coaster Set
By Emile Puiforcat
Located in San Marcos, CA
Fabulous antique French vermeil sterling silver 5pc wine or champagne bottle underplates or
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20th Century French Edwardian Platters and Trays

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique 3-Piece Mettlach Punch Bowl Decorated with Wine Grapes and Gnome
By Mettlach
Located in Charlevoix, MI
A stunning punch bowl with a notched lid and underplate made by Mettlach of Germany. Decorated with
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Antique Early 1900s German Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Antique English Imari Hand Painted & Gilt Porcelain Tureen & Underplate C1900
By Imari Porcelain
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique English Imari Hand Painted Floral & Gilt Porcelain Double Handled Lidded and Footed Tureen
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Early 20th Century English Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain, Paint

Ten Exquisite Sets of Antique Moser Quatre Foil Bowls with Underplates
By Moser Glassworks
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and practical set of ten last quarter of the 19th century moser bowls and underplates in
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Antique 1880s Czech Crystal Serveware

Materials

Gold

Antique Set of 10 Bohemian Bowls and Underplates with Gilded Grape Motifs
Located in Toronto, ON
A fantastic antique set of 10 Bohemian bowls and underplates, elaborately gilded with grape motifs
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Antique Early 19th Century Czech Crystal Serveware

Materials

Glass

Large Persian Sterling Silver Silver Punch / Fruit Bowl & Underplate
Located in London, GB
A huge antique early-20th century Persian sterling silver bowl and tray the body is deeply fluted
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Antique Early 1900s Persian Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Charles Meigh Staffordshire China Set
By Charles Meigh & Son
Located in Dallas, TX
Center Tureen with underplate, two open tureens, four covered vegetables, gg dinner plates, 28 salad
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Antique 19th Century English Renaissance Platters and Serveware

Materials

Ironstone

Antique Dutch Delft Faience Lidded Tureen with Platter
Located in Pearland, TX
A superb antique Dutch Delft faience lidded tureen with matching underplate charger, circa 1890
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Antique Late 19th Century Dutch Centerpieces

Materials

Faience, Delft

12 Antique All-Over Gilt Encrusted Presentation Plates, England
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
superb antique condition. Perfect for cabinet display, presentation, or underplates for all your fine
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Vintage 1910s English Belle Époque Dinner Plates

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Gold

Antique English Mason's Vista Ironstone Transferware Lidded Tureen Set
By Mason's Ironstone
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique English ironstone transferware tureen set by Mason's features red transferware Vista
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Antique Late 19th Century English Porcelain

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain, Pottery, Ironstone

Antique Shanghai Flow Blue Porcelain China Soup Tureen & Liner, Circa 1870
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Shanghai porcelain soup tureen and underplate offers flow blue transfer landscape scene
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Antique Late 19th Century Soup Tureens

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Pairpoint Elegant Art Glass Grape & Leaf Center Bowl & Liner, Circa 1920
By Pairpoint Glassworks
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Pairpoint Elegant glass center bowl and liner offers etched grape and leaf design, c1920
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Early 20th Century American Decorative Bowls

Materials

Art Glass

Antique Blue Wedgwood Jasperware Ceramic Porcelain Lamp Urn Vase Centerpiece
By Josiah Wedgwood
Located in Dublin, Ireland
stepped base with a later bronze underplate and four ball feet, which has been professionally done
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Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Antique Victorian Grape & Leaf Silverplate Punch Bowl and Cup Set by Oneida
By Oneida
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Victorian silver plate punch bowl set features bowl with scalloped rim having high relief
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20th Century American Victorian Serving Bowls

Materials

Silver Plate

Antique Large Neoclassical Royal Vienna Porcelain 3 Piece Garniture Set, c 1890
By Royal Vienna Porcelain
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique oversized Neoclassical porcelain garniture set offers paint and gilt decorated Austrian
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Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Neoclassical Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Italian Soft Paste Porcelain Certosa Di Firenze Frog & Snake Vase 19th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Italian figural soft paste porcelain vase marked Certosa Di Firenze (Florence
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Antique 19th Century Italian Vases

Materials

Paste, Porcelain

Three Antique French Gravy Boats White and Gold Swans Made Circa 1860
By Edmé Samson
Located in Katonah, NY
underplate. One can imagine them filled with hot chocolate sauce for pouring over ice cream or any rich
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Rococo Animal Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Royal Worcester Porcelain 112 Pc Dinner Service for 12 in the Montpelier Pattern
By Royal Worcester
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
bread & butter plates; twelve cream soup bowls and underplates; twelve tea cups and saucers and eight
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Mid-20th Century Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

George Jones Majolica Sardine Box on Pink Ground, English, English, ca. 1866
By George Jones
Located in Banner Elk, NC
acanthus leaves on a pink ground, with matching underplate, the lid molded in high relief with three
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Ceramics

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Majolica

Minton Majolica Covered Butter Dish and Stand with Cow-Form Handles, Dated 1867
By Minton
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Minton Majolica butter dish, Lid, and Underplate, molded as wooden staves with blackberries and
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Ceramics

Materials

Majolica

Fine French Faience Hand Painted Soup Tureen and Underplate
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful Louis XV style hand painted soup tureen and stand. Antique white, blue, green colors
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Late 20th Century French Louis XV Soup Tureens

Materials

Porcelain

Sterling Figural Cow Butter Dish and Underplate, London, Circa 1837
By Barnard Brothers
Located in Litchfield, CT
: "Vintage chic at its antique best." SIZE: The underplate is 6 and 1/4 inches in diameter, the butter
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Antique 1830s English Georgian Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Wedgwood Queen's Ware Soup Tureen, Underplate & Laddle, Lloyd J Bleir Collection
By Wedgewood
Located in valatie, NY
A green and cream colored Wedgwood Queen's ware soup tureen, underplate and laddle, with collection
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Antique 1870s English Soup Tureens

Materials

Earthenware

Vintage Booths Silicone China Oval Sauce Tureen With Underplate & Ladle
Located in New Orleans, LA
A lovely antique English Booths Silicon China sauce tureen with its original under-plate and ladle
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Early 20th Century English Serving Pieces

Materials

Porcelain

Antique French Faience Quimper Lidded Butter Bowl Dish circa 1920
By Henriot Quimper
Located in Pearland, TX
A superb antique French faience Quimper lidded butter bowl dish with attached underplate, circa
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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Delft and Faience

Materials

Faience

12 Antique Crystal Dessert Bowls with 12 Plates, 19th Century Moser, 24 Pieces
By Moser Glassworks
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A wonderful and hard to find set of 12 dessert bowls and their matching underplates by the storied
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Antique 1880s Czech Belle Époque Tableware

Materials

Crystal, Gold, Enamel

12 Sets Dark Orange and Gold Cream Soup Cups and Their Saucers, Antique French
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A great set of 12 matching soup or dessert cups and their 12 underplates ready for Holiday
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Antique Early 1900s French Tableware

Materials

Gold, Enamel

19th Century English Blue and White Soup Tureen Copeland
By Copeland
Located in Austin, TX
Antique English blue and white soup tureen with the underplate signed Copeland. Willow pattern
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Antique 1880s English Victorian Soup Tureens

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

Pair of Chinese Porcelain Blue and White Planters
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A pair of antique Chinese blue and white hand painted porcelain cachepot planters with underplates
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Antique 1890s Chinese Chinese Export Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Porcelain

Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Wooden Plates a Set of Six Pieces
Located in Boden, SE
. Could be used for trays serveware or underplates. The diameter on the plates is between 18cm-20cm
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Antique Early 19th Century Folk Art More Folk Art

Materials

Pine

Salins-les-Bain French Faïence Majolica Asparagus Saucière Stand circa 1875-1885
By Salins
Located in Philadelphia, PA
. The boat is attached to the underplate showing a border in a creamy yellow basket weave pattern edged
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Antique Early 19th Century French Aesthetic Movement Serving Pieces

Materials

Earthenware

Antique American Pressed Glass Punchbowl and Underplate
Located in Stamford, CT
Antique American pressed glass punchbowl and underplate. Plate is 12” wide x 2” tall. Overall
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Antique Late 19th Century American American Classical Serving Pieces

Materials

Glass

Small Canton Tureen w/ Underplate Thousand Butterfly Pattern c. 1860
Located in Redding, CA
production. The example is in fine antique condition. Thank your for your interest and please feel free
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Bowls and Baskets

Set of French Porcelain, 63 pieces
Located in Atlanta, GA
vegetable dish, 1 Small uncovered vegetable dish, 1 Footed gravy dish with attached underplate, 2 13" Oval
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Antique 19th Century French Porcelain

Antique Luneville K&G Strassbourg Porcelain Baskets with Underplate, France
By Luneville
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
France, circa 1880. Luneville Keller et Guerin with their famous Strassbourg hand painted decor. The basket is in very good condition, the under plate has some minor damage. ...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

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Antique Underplates For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of antique underplates available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of ceramic, porcelain and earthenware, all antique underplates available were constructed with great care. Antique underplates have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Antique underplates made by neoclassical designers — as well as those associated with Art Deco — are very popular at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made antique underplates over the years, but those made by Adolf Hamann, Clingancourt Porcelain and Dresden Porcelain are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Antique Underplates?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $1,500, while they’re typically $565 on the low end and $5,914 highest priced.

Finding the Right dining-entertaining for You

Your dining room table is a place where stories are shared and personalities shine — why not treat yourself and your guests to the finest antique and vintage glass, silver, ceramics and serveware for your meals?

Just like the people who sit around your table, your serveware has its own stories and will help you create new memories with your friends and loved ones. From ceramic pottery to glass vases, set your table with serving pieces that add even more personality, color and texture to your dining experience.

Invite serveware from around the world to join your table settings. For special occasions, dress up your plates with a striking Imari charger from 19th-century Japan or incorporate Richard Ginori’s Italian porcelain plates into your dining experience. Celebrate the English ritual of afternoon tea with a Japanese tea set and an antique Victorian kettle. No matter how big or small your dining area is, there is room for the stories of many cultures and varied histories, and there are plenty of ways to add pizzazz to your 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 more durable than ceramic because it is denser. The latter is ideal for statement pieces — your tall mid-century modern ceramic vase is a guaranteed conversation starter. And while your earthenware or stoneware is maybe better suited to everyday lunches as opposed to the fine bone china you’ve reserved for a holiday meal, handcrafted studio pottery coffee mugs can still be a rich expression of your personal style.

“My motto is ‘Have fun with it,’” says author and celebrated hostess Stephanie Booth Shafran. “It’s yin and yang, high and low, Crate & Barrel with Christofle silver. I like to mix it up — sometimes in the dining room, sometimes on the kitchen banquette, sometimes in the loggia. It transports your guests and makes them feel more comfortable and relaxed.”

Introduce elegance at supper with silver, such as a platter from celebrated Massachusetts silversmith manufacturer Reed and Barton or a regal copper-finish flatware set designed by International Silver Company, another New England company that was incorporated in Meriden, Connecticut, in 1898. By then, Meriden had already earned the nickname “Silver City” for its position as a major hub of silver manufacturing.

At the bar, try a vintage wine cooler to keep bottles cool before serving or an Art Deco decanter and whiskey set for after-dinner drinks — there are many possibilities and no wrong answers for tableware, barware and serveware. Explore an expansive collection of antique and vintage glass, ceramics, silver and serveware today on 1stDibs.

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