$75,000 / set
H 1.25 in Dm 8.5 in
English Chamberlain Worcester Porcelain Part Dessert Service, circa 1815
Located in New York, NY
Comprising footed compote, pair of covered sauce tureens, one gallery (partially restored), pair of lozenge-shaped dishes, pair of kidney-shaped dishes, four shell dishes, four squar...
Porcelain
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H 1 in Dm 1 in
Chamberlains Worcester Dessert Service, White with Flowers, Regency, ca 1822
By Chamberlains Worcester
Located in London, GB
This is a spectacular and rare dessert service made by Chamberlains Worcester in about 1822. The
Porcelain
A Chamberlain Worcester Blue-ground Dessert Service
By Royal Worcester
Located in Downingtown, PA
iron-red: Chamberlain Worcester/155/New Bond Street/London/Royal Porcelain Manufacturers The
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H 1.25 in Dm 8.63 in
Chamberlain's Worcester Porcelain Twenty Three Piece Botanical Dessert Service
By Chamberlains Worcester
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chamberlain Worcester Porcelain Orange Ground Botanical Part Dessert Service, Twenty-Three Pieces
Porcelain
Set of Fourteen Chamberlains Worcester Botanical Dessert Plates
Located in Essex, MA
Each with blue borders with white slip leaf sprays surrounding floral hand painted center. Signed on base.
Porcelain
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H 8.25 in W 8.25 in D 1.75 in
Chamberlain's Worcester, Flight, Barr and Barr Porcelain Dessert Service
By Flight, Barr & Barr Worcester
Located in Dallas, TX
A Chamberlain's Worcester, Flight, Barr and Barr English porcelain 24-piece dessert service with
Porcelain
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H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Chamberlains Worcester Porcelain Dessert Service, Orange, Regency, circa 1815
By Chamberlains Worcester, Humphrey Chamberlain
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning part dessert service made by Chamberlains Worcester in about 1815. The service
Porcelain
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H 1 in W 1 in L 1 in
Chamberlains Worcester Porcelain Dessert Service, Sage Green, Flowers, 1816-1820
By Chamberlains Worcester
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning dessert service made by Chamberlains Worcester between 1816 and 1820. The
Porcelain
Chamberlains Worcester Dessert Plate, Independence Pattern, ca 1795 '1'
By Chamberlains Worcester
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning dessert plate made by Chamberlains Worcester in about 1795. This is a plate of
Porcelain
Dessert Plate Chamberlains Worcester, Independence Pattern, ca 1795 '2'
By Chamberlains Worcester
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning dessert plate made by Chamberlains Worcester in about 1795. This is a plate of
Porcelain
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H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Chamberlain's Worcester Dessert Service Kylin / Dragons in Compartments, ca 1795
By Chamberlains Worcester
Located in London, GB
This is an spectacular and very rare 27-piece dessert service made by Chamberlain's in Worcester
Porcelain
Fine Chamberlain Worcester Porcelain Armorial Dessert Plate C.1815
By Chamberlains Worcester
Located in Exeter, GB
A fine Chamberlain Worcester porcelain dessert plate c.1815. Finely decorated with an armorial
Porcelain
$3,450
H 15 in W 10 in D 0.65 in
Wonderful French Ormolu Purple Enamel Gilt Bronze Bow Picture Frame Miniature
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful and rare French ormolu bronze and purple enamel picture frame with a miniature on the top with bows and tassels. Frame: 10" W X 15" H Picture:7" W X 9&q...
Bronze, Enamel
Anthony Gordon Elson Sterling Silver Salt & Pepper Shakers
Located in Braintree, GB
A highly distinctive and collectible pair of silver salt and pepper shakers, designed by acclaimed silversmith Anthony Elson. Crafted in sterling silver, each shaker is designed as a...
Silver
French Art Deco Period Full Size Brass Bed
Located in Bradenton, FL
A French 1920’s full size brass bed. The square Art Deco frame is decorated with bands of pierced cast brass, flat twisted posts, and mesh panels. The legs of the headboard finish wi...
Metal, Brass, Iron
Trio Lapis Lazuli Parrots on Quartz Base
Located in Houston, TX
Trio of hand-carved Lapis Lazuli parrots with rock quartz specimen on marble base.
Lapis Lazuli, Quartz
Custom Sofa in Wabi Sabi Linen Roses Créme French Linen
By Bloom Home Inc
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Custom made to order Wabi Sabi French Linen Rose Fabric Upholstered Sofa Introducing our custom sofa in French linen, featuring the elegant Wabi Sabi Rose fabric. Sink into luxurious...
Linen
Swedish Designer, Sofa, Wood, Velvet, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A dark-stained wood and green velvet sofa designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1930s. Vintage fabric in distressed condition, ideally reupholstered. Dimensions: 32” H x 74” W x 36” ...
Velvet, Wood
Conch Shell with Coordinating Crystal Quartz Cluster
By Interi
Located in Columbia, SC
Complete conch shell mounted on a large crystal quartz cluster and adorned with two crystal points, highlighting the neutral and warm hues of the shell. The piece was collected and ...
Crystal, Rock Crystal
$2,656Sale Price|20% Off
H 47.25 in W 77.17 in D 32.68 in
Set of French sofa 2 armchairs 2 chairs carved painted wood - Louis XV style
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Magnificent set consisting of a sofa / bench, two armchairs à la reine and two Louis XV style chairs. Each piece is in painted and gilded rechampi wood, molded and carved with scrol...
Upholstery, Velvet, Wood
$1,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 9.5 in Dm 9.5 in
Harrach Bohemian Art Glass Vase, Gilt Butterfly & Floral Enamel C. 1900
By Harrach Glassworks
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite art glass vase was produced by the renowned Harrach Glassworks, one of the oldest and most esteemed glass manufacturers in Bohemia, known for their exceptional craftsm...
Enamel
$27,500
H 46.46 in W 101.58 in D 20.28 in
Ernesto Valabrega for Studio Vittorio Valabrega Decorative Fireplace Mantel
By Vittorio Valabrega
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Ernesto Valabrega for Studio Vittorio Valabrega, decorative fireplace mantel, lacquered wood, plaster, glass, iron, Italy, 1930s This striking decorative fireplace mantel, presumabl...
Iron
Polpo Hand-blown glass Sculpture by Simone Crestani
By Simone Crestani
Located in Milan, IT
Polpo is a hand-blown glass sculpture that captures the fluidity and grace of an octopus. "Light and silent, the sinuous movements of the octopus seem domesticated and united with th...
Glass
$5,696Sale Price|19% Off
H 7.08 in W 5.9 in D 3.74 in
Meissen Mantel Table Clock Bronze Porcelain Autumn Fall Kaendler, circa 1745
By Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen gorgeous rococo mantel / table clock made of gilded / gilt bronze, excellently decorated with sculptured figurines made of porcelain. Manufactory: Meissen Hallmarked: Blue M...
Brass, Bronze, Enamel
Genuine Large (55") Amethyst Cluster Geode from Brazil
Located in New York, NY
This Authentic Amethyst Cluster Geode from Brazil is a premium natural formation of gem amethyst adorned by small, smooth calcite crystals. The semi-geode cathedral decor showcases g...
Amethyst
$4,600 / item
H 72 in W 14 in D 8 in
Exquisite Albino Peacock Taxidermy: A Majestic Display of Rarity and Elegance
Located in New York, NY
This magnificent taxidermy specimen showcases an albino (leucistic) peacock, skillfully mounted on an oval wooden base. The intricate details of the peacock's unique coloring are cap...
Feathers
Monumental Antique French Walnut and Oak Figural Fireplace
Located in Tarzana, CA
Fine monumental 19th century French masterfully hand carved walnut and oak figural fireplace. This magnificent large hand carved fireplace is of solid walnut and oak. This fireplace...
Oak, Walnut
$39,500 / set
H 25 in W 12 in D 9 in
Large French Japonisme Ormolu Garniture Clock Set Attributed to Edouard Lievre
By Edouard Lievre
Located in New York, NY
A magnificent and finely cast palatial and very large French 19th century Japonisme three-piece ormolu garniture clock set attributed to Edouard Lievre. This striking and extremely u...
Bronze
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.
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