$4,350 / set
H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Belleek Cabaret Tea Set for Two, Cream Grass Pattern, Victorian 1863-1891
By Belleek Pottery Ltd.
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful and very rare Belleek cabaret set in the Grass design, consisting of a teapot
Porcelain
Belleek Cabaret Tea Set, Cream Cob Lustre, Erne, Victorian, 1890s
By Belleek Pottery Ltd.
Located in London, GB
This is an extremely rare Belleek cabaret set for two, or "tête-à-tête", made in the Erne series
Porcelain
Belleek Cabaret Tea Set for Two, Shamrock Pattern, 1891-1946
By Belleek Pottery Ltd.
Located in London, GB
This is a rare and gorgeous Belleek cabaret tea service, or dejeuner set, in the famous Shamrock
Porcelain
Belleek Porcelain Cabaret Tea Set, Pink Neptune, Victorian, circa 1891
By Belleek Pottery Ltd.
Located in London, GB
This is a rare and gorgeous Belleek cabaret tea service for four in the pink Neptune design
Porcelain
Belleek Porcelain Cabaret Tea Set, Green Neptune, Victorian, 1891-1926
By Belleek Pottery Ltd.
Located in London, GB
This is a rare and gorgeous Belleek cabaret tea service for four in the green Neptune design made
Porcelain
Belleek Porcelain Cabaret Tea Set, Green Neptune, Victorian, 1891-1926
By Belleek Pottery Ltd.
Located in London, GB
This is a rare and gorgeous Belleek cabaret tea service for four in the green Neptune design made
Porcelain
Sold
H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Belleek Porcelain Cabaret Tea Set, White, Japonism Dragon, Victorian, 1863-1891
By Belleek Pottery Ltd.
Located in London, GB
This is an extremely rare and stunning Belleek cabaret set serving just one, in the "Dragon" style
Porcelain
Sold
H 1 in W 1 in L 1 in
Belleek Porcelain Cabaret Tea Set for Two, Grass Design, Victorian 1863-1891
By Belleek Pottery Ltd.
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful Belleek porcelain cabaret tea set in the Grass design made by Belleek between
Porcelain
Belleek Cabaret Tea Set Serving Four, Green Neptune, 1863-1946
By Belleek Pottery Ltd.
Located in London, GB
This is a rare and gorgeous Belleek cabaret tea service for four in the green Neptune design made
Porcelain
Belleek Cabaret Tea Set Solitaire, Pink Echinus Shells, 1869-1878
By Belleek Pottery Ltd.
Located in London, GB
This is an extremely rare Belleek cabaret set for one, or "solitaire", made in the famous Echinus
Porcelain
Belleek Porcelain Cabaret Teapot Set, Green Neptune, Victorian, 1891-1926
By Belleek Pottery Ltd.
Located in London, GB
This is a rare and gorgeous Belleek cabaret teapot set in the green Neptune design, consisting of a
Porcelain
Belleek Porcelain Cabaret Tea Set, Pink Tridacna Shell, Victorian 1891-1926
By Belleek Pottery Ltd.
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful Belleek cabaret set in the pink Tridacna design, consisting of a teapot, three
Porcelain
$1,850
H 11 in Dm 3.25 in
Webb Handblown Cranberry Cut to Clear Crystal Vase with Engraved Water Lilies
By Thomas Webb & Sons
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This handblown crystal vase was made by Webb, England and features cranberry overlay, cut to clear in the iconic Art Nouveau water lily motif. The tall and elegant shape is topped of...
Crystal
$10,993 / set
H 79.53 in W 72.25 in D 25.01 in
English Art Deco Burr Walnut Bedroom Suite Attributed to H & L Epstein
By Harry & Lou Epstein Furniture Co
Located in Glasgow, GB
An English Art Deco four-piece burr walnut and rosewood crossbanded bedroom suite attributed to H & L Epstein and dating to circa 1925. Typically stylish and of superb quality it com...
Chrome
$78,951
H 2.1 in W 1.5 in D 1 in
Miniature illuminated manuscript on vellum with 12 full-page miniatures
By Francois-Jacques Boeri
Located in ZWIJNDRECHT, NL
A tiny and complete Parisian Book of Hours with a plethora of intricate illuminations. 91 x 65mm (3.6 x 2.6in). 190 leaves on vellum, additional 4 paper leaves after (plus 3 paper e...
Leather
$11,174 / set
H 3.15 in W 18.9 in D 16.34 in
Pair of Antique Marble Shell Basins, France, 19th Century
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Beautiful pair of shell-shaped "bénitiers" (holy water vessels), carved out of Carrara marble. The sink is fairly shallow, with an elegant, scalloped lip. It is possible to have a ho...
Carrara Marble
$452,816
H 70.87 in W 125.99 in D 2.17 in
Giant Crocodile Fossil Wall Plate, Germany. 180 Million Years Old.
Located in London, GB
This outstanding fossilised skeleton is that of the ancestral crocodile species Steneosaurus bollensis that lived during the early Jurassic period. The skeleton, complete with armour...
Other
125 Years of Louis Vuitton (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Two books in soft covers housed in a brown cloth covered slip case with cream lettering. One volume illustrates Louis Vuitton products through the years, the second illustrates the "...
Paper
$9,109
H 33.25 in W 4 in D 1 in
Jewel walking stick, signed Lazarus Pozen Witwe, Germany end 19th century.
By Lazarus Posen Witwe
Located in Milan, IT
Walking stick: a jeweled stick with a tactile L-shaped handle, played on the contrasts of 800/1000 silver and vermeil. Wide stepped silver arches surround niches in openwork vermeil ...
Vermeil, Silver
19th Century George III Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase Secretary
Located in Essex, MA
Period George III Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase. Beautiful Georgian Fenestration. Base Cabinet Opens to Reveal a Satinwood Writing Interior. Original Linen Slides Underneath. Nice ...
Mahogany
Antique German Silver Music Box in the Form of a Grand Piano
Located in London, GB
This charming antique silver musical box features a singing bird, which appears from an opening oval. The musical box is exquisitely crafted in the shape of a miniature grand piano, ...
Silver
$14,575
H 53.94 in W 28.75 in D 14.57 in
Rene Drouet Attributed, Art Deco walnut and Thuya Burr Cabinet
By René Drouet
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Rene Drouet attributed, Art Deco walnut and thuya burr cabinet. Ivory and interior in sycamore veneer. Secret drawers, original bronzes. Fully restored. Fresh varnish.
Bronze
Jewel walking stick, 18 kt gold gold-bearing quartz USA 1841.
Located in Milan, IT
Walking stick: jeweled walking stick, octagonal milord-shaped knob in 18 kt gold with on the top a large central octagonal gold-bearing quartz and 8 oval lateral ones in different co...
Quartz, Metal, Gold
Russian Silver Icon Depicting Christ Entering Jerusalem
Located in London, GB
Of rectangular shape, the silver moulded to depict the iconic Biblical scene. This exquisite Russian silver icon, depicting the famous moment of Christ's entry into Jerusalem on a...
Silver
$10,449
H 0.99 in W 3.55 in D 1.97 in
Antique Chased Silver Snuff Box Set with Fine Italian Micromosaic Plaque
Located in London, GB
The small rectangular silver snuff box, chased with foliage decorations and featuring a hinged back, is set with a detailed micromosaic plaque on top. The plaque depicts a rural land...
Stone, Silver
19th Century Victorian Mahogany Serving Table Buffet
Located in London, GB
This is an antique Victorian mahogany serving table or buffet, circa 1850 in date. It is made from mahogany, has a moulded top with twin frieze drawers over two tiered shelves and i...
Mahogany
$9,474 / set
H 59.06 in W 20.48 in D 37.01 in
Very Large Pair of Wrought Iron Lanterns, France, circa 1920s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Glorious pair of pagoda-shaped wrought iron wall lights. Can be used inside or out.
Wrought Iron
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.