$278
H 2.63 in W 3.32 in D 2.63 in
Georgian Coffee Cup Porcelain Blue and Gilt Pattern, Staffordshire circa 1808
By Staffordshire
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a porcelain Coffee Cup, attributed to an English Staffordshire maker, in the early 19th
Porcelain
Minton Rare Set Three Georgian Shell Printed Porcelain Coffee Cups
By Minton
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare set of three Georgian antique porcelain coffee cups printed with shells by renowned makers
Porcelain
$590 / set
H 1 in Dm 1 in
Worcester Coffee Cup, Monochrome Black Print "Tea Party no.3", Georgian ca 1760
By 1st Period Worcester Dr. Wall
Located in London, GB
This is a very charming coffee cup and saucer made by Worcester in their First Period (sometimes
Porcelain
$507 / set
H 2.7 in Dm 5.63 in
Georgian Derby Trio Tea & Coffee Cup & Saucer Pattern 569, Puce Mark Circa 1795
By Derby
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good porcelain TRIO of a Tea Cup, Coffee Cup and saucer by the Derby factory, made during
Porcelain
18th Century Newhall Porcelain Coffee Cup Pattern 139, Circa 1790
By New Hall
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a hard paste porcelain coffee cup, by New Hall, dating to the late 18th century George
Porcelain
Lowestoft Polychrome Coffee Cup
Located in Leeds, GB
Lowestoft polychrome coffee cup circa 1780.
Porcelain
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H 2.6 in Dm 2.5 in
Worcester Orphaned Porcelain Coffee Cup, Hop and Trellis, Georgian, circa 1775
By 1st Period Worcester Dr. Wall
Located in London, GB
This is a rare and beautiful coffee cup made by Worcester circa 1775 in their first or the "Dr Wall
Porcelain
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H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Derby Porcelain Coffee Cup, Artichoke Pattern in Turquoise, Georgian ca 1785
By Derby
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful coffee cup and saucer made by Derby in about 1785. The set has the distinctive
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
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
Porcelain
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H 3 in W 5.13 in D 5.13 in
18th Century Newhall Porcelain Duo Coffee Cup and Saucer Pattern 274, Circa 1795
By New Hall
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a finely decorated porcelain coffee cup and saucer, by New Hall in pattern 274, dating to
Porcelain
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H 2.4 in Dm 2.5 in
Thomas Wolfe Factory Z Orphaned Coffee Can, White and Gilt, Georgian, circa 1800
Located in London, GB
was the Georgian era. This coffee cup would make a wonderful Christmas gift to a coffee lover. The
Porcelain
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H 2.57 in W 3.38 in D 2.82 in
Late Georgian John Rose Coalport Coffee Cup Japan Imari Pattern, circa 1815
By Coalport Porcelain
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a stunning porcelain coffee cup from the John Rose Coalport factory, England. The cup sits
Porcelain
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H 2.63 in W 3.5 in D 2.7 in
Georgian Derby Porcelain Coffee Cup Pattern 129 Puce Crown Mark, circa 1785
By Derby
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good early coffee cup by the Derby factory, made in the late 18th century, George
Porcelain
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H 2.63 in W 3.38 in D 2.63 in
Georgian Derby Porcelain Coffee Cup Pattern 135 Puce Crown Mark, circa 1790
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good early coffee cup by the Derby factory, made in the late 18th century, George
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
Porcelain
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H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Chamberlain Worcester Coffee Cup, Gilt and Brown Rose Buds, Georgian, circa 1805
By Chamberlains Worcester
Located in London, GB
This is a very elegant coffee cup and saucer made by Chamberlain Worcester in circa 1805. The
Porcelain
Sold|$556
H 5.75 in W 12 in D 8.75 in
Antique Victorian Brass Bound Traveling Desk Walnut Wooden Writing Slope Box 19C
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptionally fine early English Well Figured Solid grained Walnut Ladies or Gents Travelling Writing Slope of outstanding quality and compact proportions. Last quarter of the Nin...
Brass
$775 / set
H 0.5 in W 9 in D 2 in
Rare Pair of Exeter Sterling Silver Parcel-Gilt Georgian Berry Spoons
By William Woodman
Located in New York, NY
Rare pair of Georgian, sterling silver, parcel-gilt berry spoons, Exeter, England, 1830, William Woodman - maker. Measures: 9" long x 2" wide (at widest point). Vacant cartouche. Bea...
Sterling Silver
$7,200 / set
H 1 in Dm 10.38 in
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...
Porcelain
Exceptional 18th Century Carved Giltwood Door
Located in New Orleans, LA
Period Louis XIV carved giltwood bow front door. The door is mounted on a piece of wood to preserve its original condition.
Giltwood
$2,080Sale Price|20% Off
H 8.25 in W 14.5 in
DOULTON BURSLEM 19th CENTURY Cobalt Blue-Gold Leaf Large Punchbowl-Centerpiece
By Doulton Burslem
Located in Glenford, NY
Very Fine Rare 19th Century DOULTON Cobalt Blue with Gold Leaf overlay large floral Centerpiece - Footed Punchbowl in excellent condition. Manufactured when Doulton was in Burslem, E...
Porcelain
Qing Dynasty Antique Chinese Red Coral Specimen
Located in London, GB
This red coral specimen, with flowing lines and organic form, is a beautiful example of how the work of nature can be, and has been, celebrated as art. The coral has been mounted on ...
Coral
Set of 12 Minton Gold Rimmed Porcelain Ball Dinner Plates
By Minton
Located in Great Barrington, MA
One of Minton's most popular patterns is named "Porcelain Ball” which features a large diameter plate bordered by a gold and white floral decoration and trimmed with an acid etc...
Porcelain
$39,000
H 12 in W 18 in D 11.13 in
Rare Tiffany Sterling Silver Soup Tureen in Historic Chrysanthemum Pattern
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Rare Chrysanthemum sterling silver soup tureen. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Lobed and oval bowl with scalloped and turned down scalloped rim. Bracket end handles and four spla...
Sterling Silver
$95 / item
H 0.75 in Dm 7.75 in
Early 20th Century Set 30 English Decorated Minton Fine China Dessert Plates
By Minton
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Set of 30 English Hand-Decorated Minton Fine China Dessert Plates. The beautifully vibrant color hand painted dessert plates, each with a colorful floral design, an intricate trim ...
Porcelain
$9,750 / set
H 1.5 in W 22.5 in D 14.75 in
Modernist Sterling Silver and Rosewood Coffee or Tea Set with Tray
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This elegant matched seven-piece Modernist coffee or tea set is made of sterling silver and rosewood. The set includes a coffee pot, tea pot, pitcher, cream jug, and covered sugar bo...
Sterling Silver
Chinoiserie Display Cabinet, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
19th century chinoiserie display cabinet with glass shelves, two hidden drawers, and opening to two bottom doors.
Wood
Majolica Cache Pot Delphin Massier Circa 1890
By Delphin Massier
Located in Austin, TX
French purple Majolica Cache Pot Delphin Massier circa 1890. Height / 5.8 inches. Diameter / 6 inches.
Ceramic
$1,238 / set
H 5.52 in W 2.37 in D 1.07 in
A 18ct Gold Nib Must de Cartier Platinum Cased Trinity Fountain Pen
By Cartier
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Vintage Cartier 18ct Gold Plated Nib Trinity Fountain Pen With Box This Must de Cartier fountain pen has a body in engine turned silver metal with gadroon motif. Finished with th...
Gold, Silver Plate
19th Century Silver Plate Epergne and Cruet Service
Located in New Orleans, LA
This elegant silver plate epergne is a rarity in that it also includes a full, cut-glass cruet set. This service’s delicate central basket is elevated above a plateau holding ten fin...
Silver Plate
$27,224 / set
H 6.7 in W 37.41 in D 37.41 in
Mah Jong sofa in ‘Kenzo Takada’ fabric by Hans Hopfer for Roche Bobois France
By Roche Bobois
Located in Buggenhout, Oost-Vlaanderen
Very nice Mah Jong modular sofa with the original and colorfull ‘Kenzo Takada’ fabric! Designed by Hans Hopfer for Roche Bobois France. In the 1970s Hans Hopfer created the Mah Jong...
Fabric
$20,868
H 53.15 in W 78.9 in D 9.57 in
21st Century Georgian Style Hand-Carved White Marble Fireplace Mantelpiece
By Acquisitions
Located in London, GB
20th Century Georgian Style Hand-Carved White Marble Fireplace Mantelpiece This unique fireplace made to order and produced under license from Kenwood House Hampstead, London. Finely...
Statuary Marble, Marble
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.