Meissen Clock Case With Cupid And Doves, by Michael Victor Acier, Around 1850
By Meissen Porcelain, Michel Victor Acier 1
Located in Vienna, AT
cooing doves at the top centre of the tower. To the right of the tower, Cupid sits on a purple cloth
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Meissen Clock Case, Reading Cupid, Allegory of Fine Arts, by Acier, Around 1850
By Meissen Porcelain, Michel Victor Acier 1
Located in Vienna, AT
in Paris and was appointed as sculptor of the Meissen Porcelain Manufactory in 1762. Acier created
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Pair Of Meissen Ceremonial Candelabra With Sculptured Cupids & Flowers, Ca 1850
By Meissen Porcelain, Michel Victor Acier 1, Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Vienna, AT
modellers at the Meissen manufactory, which are irreplaceable in this form. Here in a particularly rare
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Meissen Cupid Figure 'Je Mets Le Calme', By M. V. Acier, Germany, Circa 1870
By Michel Victor Acier 1, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent Meissen porcelain figure of the 19th century: A winged cupid, covered only by a large
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Porcelain Stick, Meissen, Painted with Cupids, Rich Cobalt Colors
Located in København, Copenhagen
Porcelain stick around 1890s, Meissen, painted with cupids, rich cobalt colors, gilded metal
Meissen Large Mythologic Group Captivation of Cupid by Juechtzer, circa 1870
By Christian Gottfried Juechtzer
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen Tall Group of Stunning Figurines: The Captivation of Cupid MANUFACTORY: MEISSEN
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Antique Large Cupid German Meissen School Porcelain Clock, Fenon Paris, c1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique and large figural German clock in the manner of Meissen offers cupid finial surmounting
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Meissen Figurines with Bacchus Cupid Satyr Nymph by E. A. Leuteritz
By Ernst August Leuteritz
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen Gorgeous Figurine Group: Bacchanal / God Of Wine Bacchus With Nymph, Winged Cherub And
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Antique Meissen Figure in Hand-Painted Porcelain, Chained Cupid, Late 19th C
Located in København, Copenhagen
Antique Meissen figure in hand-painted porcelain. Chained cupid, late 19th century. Measures: 18.5
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Meissen Tall Figurines Cupid in Dire Straits by C. G. Juechtzer, circa 1870
By Christian Gottfried Juechtzer
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen gorgeous rare and tall figurine group: Cupid being in dire straits. Manufactory
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Meissen Rococo Cupids Pair Flora and Zephyr Model 2576 by Kaendler, circa 1760
By Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen stunning figurines of lovely appearance: pair of cherubs / cupids as flora and zephyr
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Meissen Figurines Cupid Being in Dire Straits J 82 by Juechtzer Made, circa 1860
By Christian Gottfried Juechtzer
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen gorgeous figurine group: cupid being in dire straits The details are stunningly scupltured
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Porcelain Dress Cane, circa 1890, Probably Meissen
Located in København, Copenhagen
Porcelain dress cane, circa 1890. Probably Meissen, painted with cupids and heavy moriage work
Sold|$2,554
19th Century Meissen Cupid
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality late 19th Century Meissen porcelain figure of an enchanting Cupid holding a basket
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Sold|$3,320
19th Century Meissen Cupid
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An enchanting late 19th century Meissen Porcelain figure of a 'Cupid' Having wonderful colouring
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Antique Meissen Porcelain Figurine of Grieving Cupid, ca. 1860’s
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
Executed in the best traditions of Meissen, this exceptionally fine statuette depicts a cupid with
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Antique German Meissen Hand Painted Porcelain Cupid Figural Group, c1890
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique German figural group by Meissen offers hand painted mother or woman with pen and child
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Antique Meissen Porcelain Figurine of Cupid Holding an Arrow & Flaming Heart
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique figurine was made by the renowned Meissen factory of Germany is approximately 1850 in
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Flora and cupids. Porcelain. Meissen, 18th c, after Johann Joachim Kändler.
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Madrid, ES
Flora and cupids. Glazed porcelain. Meissen, 18th century, modeled after Johann Joachim Kändler
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Antique Meissen Porcelain Motto Child / Cupid Figurine of Sleep or Rest Model F7
By Michel Victor Acier 1, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine old or antique porcelain figurine. By the Meissen Porcelain Manufactory. After the
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Meissen Porcelain Large Devisenkinder Cupid Figurines with Markings 1860s
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Meissen Porcelain large Devisenkinder Cupid figurines with superb quality painting and
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Antique German Figural Dresden Meissen Hand Painted and Gilt Porcelain Cupid
By Dresden Porcelain
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique German Dresden Meissen porcelain cabinet figurine depicts hand painted cupid seated on
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Sold|$1,500
Large Meissen Figure of Cupid with Bow
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Oaks, PA
Large Meissen Figure of Cupid with Bow Blue Cross Swords incised mark G.30 and painters mark 89
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Sold|$1,176
Meissen Cupid Pressing Hearts Together
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Altrincham, GB
Meissen figure of cupid pressing hearts together from the series of 27 cupids first modelled by
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Meissen Porcelain Figurine Cupid Blacksmith, 19th Century
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Meissen Porcelain figure of cupid forging a heart on a blacksmiths anvil which rests on a block of
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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.