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Antique Chinese Export Rose Mandarin Porcelain Coffee Cup & Saucer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Chinese Export porcelain coffee cup & saucer. In a puce or purple Rose Mandarin
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

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Porcelain

Small Huali Kang Coffee Table, c1880
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
Chinese antique Quing Hauli wood table This intricately carved Small Huali wood Kang Table from
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Antique 1880s Chinese Chinese Export Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

Small Huali Kang Coffee Table, c1880
Small Huali Kang Coffee Table, c1880
H 11.82 in W 30.32 in D 16.54 in
9 Pc, 18th C. Chinese Export "Fitzhugh Gold" Blue & White Porcelain Coffee Set
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chinese, 18th century. A nine peice grouping of Chinese export porcelain for the American or
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Antique 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

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Porcelain

Antique 32pc 19th Century Chinese Export Mandarin Famille Rose Porcelain China
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique 32 piece Chinese Export porcelain china featuring the Famille Rose Mandarin pattern. Set
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Export Tableware

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Porcelain

Instant Chinese Export Collection - 15 Pc Armorial Blue & White Grouping 18th C.
Located in Atlanta, GA
collection for any admirer of Chinese export porcelain!!!! This grouping would fill a shelf for display in
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Antique 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

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Porcelain

Antique 18th Century Chinese Export Qianlong Porcelain Chocolate Tea Pot
Located in Dayton, OH
"Antique late 18th to early 19th century Chinese Export (Qianlong Period, circa 1780) floral
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Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Export Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Famille Verte Porcelain Cabbage Leaf & Butterfly Coffee or Tea Cup and Saucer
Located in New York, NY
cup and saucer set, circa early 20th century, Chinese Export. Porcelain is covered in a leaf and
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Coffee Cup, Bow Porcelain Factory, circa 1749
By Bow Porcelain
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Of Chinese export form with loop handle; the body imaginatively painted in a bright ‘early blue
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Antique Mid-18th Century English Rococo Porcelain

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Porcelain

Armorial Service of Samson Chinese Export Porcelain for the American Market
By Edmé Samson
Located in Essex, MA
Partial set of Samson hand painted Chinese Export style porcelain for the American Market. In
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Antique Late 19th Century French Federal Dinner Plates

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Porcelain

20pcs WanShouWuJiang Chinese Porcelain Tea Service Set
Located in Brea, CA
20 Pieces vintage Chinese set of tea and coffee service set, WanShouWuJiang yellow ground, all
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antiquities

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Porcelain

Royal Copenhagen Breakfast Service for Four in the "Blue Fluted" Pattern
Located in Montreal, QC
will lighten your morning. It comprises: Eight tea cups and saucers (2 sizes) Four coffee cups and
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20th Century Danish Porcelain

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Porcelain

New Hall Hybrid Hard Paste Teacup Trio, Elephant Pattern, Regency ca 1810
By New Hall
Located in London, GB
popular among customers who were used to the more stony Chinese Export porcelain, New Hall was a late
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Antique 1810s English Regency Tea Sets

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Porcelain

New Hall Tea Service for Six, Elephant Pattern 876, Regency ca 1810
By New Hall
Located in London, GB
who were used to the more stony Chinese Export porcelain, New Hall was a late adapter of bone china
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Antique 1810s English Regency Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Spode Porcelain Teacup Trio, Red Imari Dollar Pattern, Regency, ca 1810
By Spode
Located in London, GB
potters to replace the Chinese export china, which had come to an end around that time, with their own
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Antique Early 1800s English Regency Porcelain

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Porcelain

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Vintage Royal Albert 12 Place Tea & Coffee Service Set Mid 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful vintage 50 piece tea, coffee service by Royal Albert China, the design is called Old Country Roses, Circa 1960 in date. It is beautifully made of fine bone chi...
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Vintage 1960s English Porcelain

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Porcelain

12 Coalport for Tiffany 1899 Gold, Ivory and Cobalt Blue Dinner Plates
By Coalport for Tiffany
Located in Great Barrington, MA
A set of 12 rare Coalport, made for Tiffany and Co. dinner plates featuring six alternating reserves of two colors of cobalt blue enamel with profuse raised paste gold overlay. The p...
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Vintage 1910s English Neoclassical Dinner Plates

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Porcelain

Pair of Vintage Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Floor Vases
Located in Pomona, CA
Look at this pair of rare and magnificent Chinese Antique famille rose porcelain vases. They were hand made and hand paint. It has hand painted Chinese traditional folks arts of beau...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

Chinese Red Lacquer Drum Stool, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This low drum stool was hand-carved from solid wood by Qing dynasty artisans over two centuries ago. Drum-form stools such as this were traditionally used in gardens and outdoor pavi...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Stools

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Wood

Mid-Century Chinese Porcelain Garden Stool with Figural & Floral Motifs
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a den or a living room with this colorful polychrome garden stool. Created in China, circa 1970 and round in shape, the vintage porcelain seat is pierced on the top and arou...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Stools

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Porcelain

Pair Wedgwood Chinoiserie Plates
By Wedgwood
Located in New York, NY
Pair Wedgwood chinoiserie plates. Rare pair of early Wedgwood chinoiserie pearlware plates with fantastical Oriental imagery in cobalt underglaze blue, iron red and yellow in approxi...
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Antique Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Dinner Plates

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Pearlware

Late 19th Century Porcelain Chinese Imari Famille Rose Vase
By Imari Porcelain
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Large late 19th century Chinese Export Porcelain Imari and Famille Rose hand painted vase. Extremely rare coloration.
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Vases

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Porcelain

Chinese Black Lacquer Square Stool, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Paying tribute to the humble virtues of bamboo, ribbed woodwork wraps the legs and creates a stepped apron for this square stool, known as a fang deng. Expertly crafted from elm fora...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Stools

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Elm

Chinese Black Lacquer Square Stool, c. 1850
Chinese Black Lacquer Square Stool, c. 1850
H 21 in W 21.75 in D 21.75 in
Early 20th Century Chinese Hand Painted FooDog Ginger Jar
Located in Pomona, CA
This magnificent Antique Chinese Famille-Rose porcelain Ginger Jar was 100% hand made and hand paint from famous Chinese Famille-Rose Porcelain. It has beautiful hand painted foo dog...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Jars

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Porcelain

Large Chinese Famille Rose Medallion Palace Size Floor Vase
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chinese, late 19th century. A palace size Rose Medallion floor vase. The vase is decorated with polychrome enameled surface, several figural scholar windows and gilt decorated foo d...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

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Enamel

Chinese Famille Rose Oval Jar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
During the 18th century, Europeans provided an eager market for Chinese export porcelain, especially the colorful and fanciful ware known as “famille rose.” Named for a palette of op...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Vases

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Porcelain

Vintage Chinese Elm Wood Stool
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This elm wood stool comes from China's Hubei province. It was crafted using only wooden joints. This stool features three splayed and curved legs that add to its charm. The wood stoo...
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Vintage 1950s Chinese Other Stools

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Elm

Vintage Chinese Elm Wood Stool
Vintage Chinese Elm Wood Stool
H 17.33 in Dm 11.03 in
Set of Ten Limoges French Aesthetic Movement Fish Plates and Platter
By Limoges
Located in New York, NY
Set of ten Limoges French aesthetic movement fish plates and platter. Hand-painted and gilt Limoges porcelain fish service in a rare, modern Oriental-inspired design with five differ...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

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Porcelain

Christopher Dresser Elkington & Co. Silver-Plate Cruet
By Christopher Dresser
Located in Sharon, CT
Rare Classic original. Has engraved monogram FEA. Fully signed.
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Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Sheffield and Silve...

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Silver Plate

Chinese Blue and White Garden Stool/Seat
Located in East Hampton, NY
Unique-shaped square Chinese blue and white garden stool/seat/table.
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Mid-20th Century Patio and Garden Furniture

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Ceramic

Large Famille Rose Chinese Temple Jar with Lid
By Edmé Samson
Located in Miami, FL
A beautiful, hand-painted Chinese famille rose temple jar decorated with foliage design and floral panels, gold lion dog form the knop of the lid. Similar to many fine porcelain te...
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20th Century Chinese Jars

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Porcelain

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Pair of Chinese Export American Market 'Hope" Coffee Cups, Late 18th Century
Located in Frome, Somerset
A pair of American Market Export cups. Each decorated with a figure of Hope leaning on an anchor
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Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Ceramics

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Porcelain

Chinese Export Porcelain Coffee Cup with Three Ships and Flags, 18th Century
Located in London, GB
A Chinese export porcelain coffee cup painted on the exterior with three ships, one flying British
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Antique 18th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

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Ceramic, Porcelain

Chinese export porcelain coffee cups with arms of New York State, 18th century
Located in London, GB
A pair of Chinese export porcelain coffee cups, each with ribbed body and petal shape rim, painted
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Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Qing Tea Sets

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Ceramic

Chinese Porcelain Tableware, 18th Century, circa 1780 Tea and Coffee Service
Located in London, GB
kilns and probably enameled in Canton/Guangzhou. Shown: Cake plate, saucer, tea bowl and coffee cup
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Antique 1780s Chinese Chinese Export Porcelain

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Porcelain

Chinese Export Porcelain Famille Rose Tea Bowl and Saucer, 18th Century
Located in London, GB
saucer is illustrated by J. A. Lloyd Hyde in Oriental Lowestoft, Chinese Export Porcelain, Porcelaine de
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Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

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Porcelain

Chinese Export Coffee / Tea Set
Located in Dallas, TX
A set of monogrammed, GM, Chinese export porcelain with beautiful gilt border: Includes both coffee
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Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Chinese Export Coffee / Tea Set
Chinese Export Coffee / Tea Set
H 9.75 in W 8.5 in D 5 in
Chinese Export Cup and Saucer, London Decorated Qianlong, 1760-1780
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful coffee cup and saucer made in China and then decorated in London. It dates from
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Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tea Sets

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Porcelain

8 Antique 18th Century Chinese Export Qianlong Famille Rose Floral Porcelain
Located in Dayton, OH
Lot of eight late 18th to early 19th century Chinese Export (Qianlong Period, circa 1780) porcelain
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Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Export Porcelain

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Porcelain

EXTENSIVE 18TH CENTURY CHILD'S TEA SET CHINESE EXPORT
Located in Essex, MA
Extensive Chinese Export Tea Service for a Child. Hera and Peacock Pattern. Often thought to be
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Tea Sets

A Large Chinese Export Sepia Porcelain Vase & Cover
Located in Downingtown, PA
form of seated lady holding a cup beside garden seats and coffee pots.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Vases

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Porcelain

Meissen Rich Court Dragon Tea or Coffee Set With 6 Plates and 6 Cups & Saucers
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Boston, MA
This is a fabulous Meissen rich court dragon tea or coffee set, which includes a tea or coffee pot
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Vintage 1960s German Chinese Export Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Spode Coffee Cup, Broseley Pattern Pagoda, 1818-1825
By Spode
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful coffee cup and saucer made by Spode between 1818 and 1825. Josiah Spode was
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Antique 1820s English Regency Tea Sets

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Porcelain

6pc Vtg English Crown Staffordshire Fox Hunting Tea Coffee Cups Mugs Saucers Box
By Crown Staffordshire
Located in Dayton, OH
scene of a fox hunt with dogs, horses and equestrian figures. Lot includes one coffee mug, one tea cup
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Late 20th Century British Colonial Porcelain

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Porcelain

New Hall Orphaned Coffee Cup, Blue and White Malay House, Georgian ca 1795
By New Hall
Located in London, GB
This is a very charming orphaned coffee cup made by New Hall some time in the 1790s. This coffee
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Antique 1790s English George III Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Orphaned Coffee Cup, New Hall, Blue and White Malay House, Georgian ca 1795
By New Hall
Located in London, GB
This is a very charming orphaned coffee cup made by New Hall some time in the 1790s. This coffee
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Antique 1790s English George III Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Spode Orphaned Porcelain Coffee Can, Imari Tobacco Leaf Patt. 967, Georgian 1806
By Josiah Spode
Located in London, GB
transferware, making it possible for English potters to replace the Chinese export china, which had come to an
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Antique Early 1800s English George III Porcelain

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Porcelain

New Hall Orphaned Coffee Can, Neo-Classical Cobalt Blue, Gilt, Acorns, ca 1805
By New Hall
Located in London, GB
popular among customers who were used to the more stony Chinese Export porcelain, New Hall was a late
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Antique Early 1800s English Regency Tea Sets

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Porcelain

New Hall Coffee Can and Saucer, Elephant Pattern, Regency 1810-1815 'A/F'
By New Hall
Located in London, GB
Chinese Export porcelain, New Hall was a late adapter of bone china, which was already used by most other
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Antique 1810s English Regency Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Antique Royal Worcester Coffee Set & Silver gilt spoons x 6 Cased 1915
Located in London, GB
comprises : Six cups and six saucers Six silver gilt coffee spoons hallmarked Henry James Hulbert, London
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Vintage 1910s English Porcelain

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Porcelain

New Hall Porcelain Coffee Can and Saucer, Regency Pattern Blue and Gilt, ca 1810
By New Hall
Located in London, GB
cheaper to make and very popular among customers who were used to the more stony Chinese Export porcelain
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Antique 1810s English Regency Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Spode Porcelain Teacup Trio, Peacock Pattern 2083, Regency, 1814-1825
By Josiah Spode
Located in London, GB
century teacups and coffee cups would share a saucer, as you would never drink tea and coffee at the same
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Antique 1810s English Regency Porcelain

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Porcelain

Spode Orphaned Porcelain Teacup, White with Dolls House Pattern, Georgian 1803
By Josiah Spode
Located in London, GB
. The cup would have had a saucer and a companion coffee can with it, but these sadly got lost - yet it
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Antique Early 1800s English Regency Porcelain

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Porcelain

Spode Porcelain Teacup Set, Gilt, Yellow and Red Regency Pattern, circa 1815
By Josiah Spode
Located in London, GB
coffee cup, a saucer and a small cake plate. In the late 18th and early 19th Century teacups and coffee
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Antique 1810s English Regency Porcelain

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Porcelain

Miles Mason Porcelain Teacup Trio Boy at the Door Pattern Chinoiserie circa 1805
By Miles Mason Porcelain
Located in London, GB
and coffee cup share the same saucer. Miles Mason was one of the early ones of the second wave of
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Antique Early 1800s English Chinoiserie Tea Sets

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Porcelain

New Hall Porcelain Teacup Trio, Regency Patt. Blue and Gilt, ca 1810
By New Hall
Located in London, GB
coffee cup sharing one saucer. In the late 18th and early 19th Century this is how cups and saucers were
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Antique 1810s English Regency Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Wedgwood Creamware Teacup Trio, Chrysanthemum Pattern, Regency, ca 1815
By Wedgwood
Located in London, GB
Chrysanthemum pattern and consists of a teacup and a coffee can sharing one saucer. A true trio is how cups and
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Antique 1810s English Chinoiserie Tea Sets

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Creamware

Wedgwood Creamware Trio, Chrysanthemum Pattern, Regency, ca 1815
By Wedgwood
Located in London, GB
Chrysanthemum pattern and consists of a teacup and a coffee can sharing one saucer. A true trio is how cups and
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Antique 1810s English Chinoiserie Tea Sets

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Creamware

Spode Porcelain Teacup Trio, Brosely Pagoda Blue and White Transfer, ca 1815
By Spode
Located in London, GB
and saucers were sold in trios consisting of a teacup, a coffee cup and a saucer; as you would never
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Antique 1810s English Regency Porcelain

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Porcelain

New Hall Porcelain True Trio, Imari Vine Patt, 446, Regency, circa 1810
Located in London, GB
, coffee cup and saucer, as you would never drink tea and coffee at the same time, why would you waste
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Antique 1810s English Regency Tea Sets

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Porcelain

New Hall Porcelain Teacup Trio, Imari Vine Pattern, Regency, ca 1810
Located in London, GB
, coffee cup and saucer - as you would never drink tea and coffee at the same time, why would you waste
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Antique 1810s English Regency Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Wedgwood Creamware Trio, Burnt Orange Chinoiserie, Regency, circa 1815
By Wedgwood
Located in London, GB
original Chinese Export patterns. This set is potted in creamware, the teacup in a bute shape and the
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Antique 1810s English Chinoiserie Tea Sets

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Creamware

New Hall Hybrid Hard Paste Teacup and Saucer, Elephant Pattern, Regency ca 1810
By New Hall
Located in London, GB
available, as well as several individual tea and coffee cups and saucers, please see separate listings or
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Antique 1810s English Regency Tea Sets

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Porcelain

New Hall Orphaned Porcelain Tea Bowl, Famille Rose Pattern, Georgian, circa 1795
By New Hall
Located in London, GB
large tea service. It is an orphan; it would have come in a unit of a companion coffee cup and a saucer
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Antique 1790s English Regency Tea Sets

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Porcelain

New Hall Porcelain Tea Service, Cobalt Blue and Gilt, Regency ca 1810
By New Hall
Located in London, GB
customers who were used to the more stony Chinese Export porcelain, New Hall was a late adapter of bone
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Antique 1810s English Regency Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Chinese Export Porcelain Coffee Cup, Famille Verte, Qianlong, 1760-1780
Located in London, GB
1760 and 1780. The cup was made for export to the West and the style is therefore called "Chinese
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Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Orphaned Porcelain Coffee Cup, Spode, Imari Tobacco Leaf Pattern Regency ca 1815
By Spode
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful orphaned porcelain coffee cup made by Spode, circa 1815, which was the Regency
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Antique 1810s English Regency Porcelain

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Porcelain

New Hall Orphaned Porcelain Coffee Cup, White with Gilt, Georgian, ca 1795
By New Hall
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful orphaned coffee cup made by New Hall some time in the 1790s. This coffee cup
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Antique 1790s English George III Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Set of Twelve Samson Quatrefoil Cups and Saucers with Different Coats of Arms
By Emile Samson
Located in Boston, MA
very eye-catching. These cups and saucers are the perfect Size for either coffee or tea. Four cups and
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Antique 1890s French Chinese Export Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Pair Dragons in Compartments Breakfast Cups and Saucers Hand Painted
By Chamberlains Worcester
Located in Katonah, NY
eight ounces of tea or coffee. The cups are painted with mythical beasts alternating with images of
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Antique Early 1800s European Regency Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Vintage German Porcelain Royal Tettau Complete Coffee Service
By Royal Tettau
Located in Dallas, TX
Complete porcelain/china coffee set……coffee pot, creamer, sugar bowl and 5 cups and saucers
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Mid-20th Century German Country Serving Pieces

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Porcelain

19th Century Oriental Hardwood Lamp Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
and beyond. These items are commonly referred to as having been made for the Chinese Export market
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Victorian Side Tables

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Hardwood

Spode Orphaned Porcelain Teacup, White with Red & Blue Flowers, Georgian, 1807
By Spode
Located in London, GB
technique of transferware, making it possible for English potters to replace the Chinese export china, which
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Antique Early 1800s English Regency Porcelain

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Porcelain

Spode Felspar Porcelain Teacup Trio, White with Harebell Pattern, Regency, 1826
By Josiah Spode
Located in London, GB
dates to 1826. In the late 18th and early 19th Century teacups and coffee cups would share a saucer
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Antique 1820s English Regency Porcelain

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Porcelain

New Hall Porcelain Trio, Imari Vine Grey and Purple, Regency, circa 1810
Located in London, GB
, coffee cup and saucer, as you would never drink tea and coffee at the same time, why would you waste
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Antique 1810s English Regency Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Royal Copenhagen Porcelain 166 Piece Golden Basket Dinner Service
By Royal Copenhagen
Located in London, GB
set. 12 biscuit plates 12 tea cups and saucers 11 coffee cups and saucers 2 large meat platter 2
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Vintage 1940s Danish Porcelain

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Porcelain

New Hall Porcelain Tea Service, Grey Imari Vine Patt. 446, Georgian, circa 1810
Located in London, GB
the more stony Chinese Export porcelain, New Hall was a late adapter of bone china, which was already
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Antique Early 1800s English Chinoiserie Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Hand-Painted Enameled Complete Coffee Set for Six with Chinese Decor, circa 1920
Located in Milano, Italy
Hand painted enameled complete coffee set for 6 with Chinese decor. England, early 20th century
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Early 20th Century English Chinese Export Tea Sets

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Chinese Export Coffee Cup For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic Chinese export coffee cup available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of ceramic, porcelain and wood, every Chinese export coffee cup was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect Chinese export coffee cup — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right Chinese export coffee cup, those designed in Regency, Georgian and Rococo styles are of considerable interest. New Hall, Spode and Bow Porcelain each produced at least one beautiful Chinese export coffee cup that is worth considering.

How Much is a Chinese Export Coffee Cup?

A Chinese export coffee cup can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,238, while the lowest priced sells for $139 and the highest can go for as much as $7,250.

Finding the Right Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass 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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