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Late 19th Century Chinese Export Imari Porcelain Ginger Jar Lamp
Late 19th Century Chinese Export Imari Porcelain Ginger Jar Lamp

Late 19th Century Chinese Export Imari Porcelain Ginger Jar Lamp

Located in London, GB

An exceptional Chinese export hard-paste porcelain table lamp, circa 1900. Thrown and hand

Category

Antique Early 1900s Chinese Japonisme Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Enamel, Gold Leaf

Antique French Porcelain Jacob Petite Desk Set Inkstand Provenance Ava Gardner
Antique French Porcelain Jacob Petite Desk Set Inkstand Provenance Ava Gardner

Antique French Porcelain Jacob Petite Desk Set Inkstand Provenance Ava Gardner

By Jacob Petit

Located in Dublin, Ireland

Porcelain: French hard-paste porcelain produced by Jacob Petit (b. 1796). Petit worked at the porcelain

Category

Antique 19th Century French Grand Tour Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

Louis XV Ormolu Mntd. Meissen Porcelain Chinoiserie Elephant Clock w/ Snail
Louis XV Ormolu Mntd. Meissen Porcelain Chinoiserie Elephant Clock w/ Snail

Louis XV Ormolu Mntd. Meissen Porcelain Chinoiserie Elephant Clock w/ Snail

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in New York, NY

successfully produce true hard-paste porcelain, rivaling that of the Chinese export wares so highly prized at

Category

Antique 18th Century German Chinoiserie Mantel Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

19th Century Porcelain Ice Pail & Cover By Jacob Petit
19th Century Porcelain Ice Pail & Cover By Jacob Petit

19th Century Porcelain Ice Pail & Cover By Jacob Petit

By Jacob Petit

Located in Dublin, IE

: 17 cm x 17 cm Petit porcelain: French hard-paste porcelain produced by Jacob Petit (b. 1796). Petit

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Vases

Materials

Porcelain

c.1735-40 An Exceptional Meissen Teapot, Hand-Painted Chinoiserie Trading Scene
c.1735-40 An Exceptional Meissen Teapot, Hand-Painted Chinoiserie Trading Scene

c.1735-40 An Exceptional Meissen Teapot, Hand-Painted Chinoiserie Trading Scene

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Skien, NO

definitive example of European craftsmanship during the nascent years of hard-paste porcelain production

Category

Antique Early 18th Century German Rococo Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

New Hall Porcelain Tea Service, Japanese Tobacco Pattern, Georgian, circa 1795
New Hall Porcelain Tea Service, Japanese Tobacco Pattern, Georgian, circa 1795

New Hall Porcelain Tea Service, Japanese Tobacco Pattern, Georgian, circa 1795

By New Hall

Located in London, GB

Staffordshire. This set is made in the typical "hybrid hard paste" porcelain, as New Hall had adapted the

Category

Antique 1790s English George III Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

French Late 19th Century Louis XVI St. Patinated Bronze And Ormolu Clock
French Late 19th Century Louis XVI St. Patinated Bronze And Ormolu Clock

French Late 19th Century Louis XVI St. Patinated Bronze And Ormolu Clock

By Jacob Petit

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

of the base "JP", Jacob Petit Jacob Petit (1796-1868) was a renowned Parisian hard-paste porcelain

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Wall Clocks

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of Gaudy Dutch  'Single Rose ' Pattern Plates
Pair of Gaudy Dutch  'Single Rose ' Pattern Plates

Pair of Gaudy Dutch 'Single Rose ' Pattern Plates

By Staffordshire

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

porous texture and a softer glaze compared to hard paste porcelain. The 'Single Rose' pattern was beloved

Category

Antique 19th Century English Dinner Plates

Materials

Pottery

Valentine Manufacture, Elegant pair of Vases, France, circa 1860
Valentine Manufacture, Elegant pair of Vases, France, circa 1860

Valentine Manufacture, Elegant pair of Vases, France, circa 1860

Located in PARIS, FR

Pair of baluster-shaped vases in hard-paste porcelain, resting on a molded circular foot and

Category

Antique 1850s French Napoleon III Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Antique Caramogi or "Mansion Dwarfs" by Richard Ginori
Pair of Antique Caramogi or "Mansion Dwarfs" by Richard Ginori

Pair of Antique Caramogi or "Mansion Dwarfs" by Richard Ginori

By Jacques Callot, Richard Ginori

Located in San Diego, CA

, circa mid 1800s. The polychrome, hard-paste porcelain couple are hand-painted and in very good vintage

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

18th-century Chinese Export Blue & White Porcelain Soup Tureen, Cover & Stand
18th-century Chinese Export Blue & White Porcelain Soup Tureen, Cover & Stand

18th-century Chinese Export Blue & White Porcelain Soup Tureen, Cover & Stand

Located in Downingtown, PA

Rococo silver masterworks rendered in hard-paste porcelain. Simultaneously, the painted motifs catered

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Soup Tureens

Materials

Porcelain

Fine German 19th Century Porcelain and Gilt-Bronze Mounted Potpourri Urn Vase
Fine German 19th Century Porcelain and Gilt-Bronze Mounted Potpourri Urn Vase

Fine German 19th Century Porcelain and Gilt-Bronze Mounted Potpourri Urn Vase

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Los Angeles, CA

(35.9 cm) Meissen Porcelain or Meissen china was the first European hard-paste porcelain. Early

Category

Antique 19th Century German Regency Revival Planters, Cachepots and Jard...

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Pair Maison Jansen Style Porcelaine de Paris Covered Urns Gilt Feather Motif
Pair Maison Jansen Style Porcelaine de Paris Covered Urns Gilt Feather Motif

Pair Maison Jansen Style Porcelaine de Paris Covered Urns Gilt Feather Motif

By Porcelaine de Paris, Maison Jansen

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

crafted in brilliant hard-paste porcelain and decorated with a dramatic hand-gilded feather motif

Category

Mid-20th Century French Modern Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Four 19th Century Gaudy Dutch 'Urn' Pattern 10-Inch Plates
Four 19th Century Gaudy Dutch 'Urn' Pattern 10-Inch Plates

Four 19th Century Gaudy Dutch 'Urn' Pattern 10-Inch Plates

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

porous than hard paste porcelain, with a characteristic soft glaze. These plates became popular in the

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Dinner Plates

Materials

Pottery

Mason's Ironstone Garniture of Three Vases, Circa 1835
Mason's Ironstone Garniture of Three Vases, Circa 1835

Mason's Ironstone Garniture of Three Vases, Circa 1835

By Mason's Ironstone

Located in Downingtown, PA

imported hard-paste porcelain, making it ideal for the rapidly expanding English middle and upper-class

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English William IV Vases

Materials

Pottery, Ironstone

Meissen Gilt Traveling Tea Service
Meissen Gilt Traveling Tea Service

Meissen Gilt Traveling Tea Service

Located in New Orleans, LA

gold.” When the Meissen manufactory created the first true hard-paste porcelain outside of Asia in 1710

Category

Antique 18th Century German Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain, Rosewood

Pair, Edme Samson Porcelain Figure Models of Mars & Venus After Meissen
Pair, Edme Samson Porcelain Figure Models of Mars & Venus After Meissen

Pair, Edme Samson Porcelain Figure Models of Mars & Venus After Meissen

By Samson & Cie

Located in Atlanta, GA

hard-paste porcelain, while many of the originals would have been produced from soft-paste porcelain

Category

20th Century French Rococo Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Sevres Bisque Porcelain Bust Marie Antoinette 19th Century
Antique Sevres Bisque Porcelain Bust Marie Antoinette 19th Century

Antique Sevres Bisque Porcelain Bust Marie Antoinette 19th Century

Located in London, GB

ingredient for hard-paste porcelain (pate dure), their soft-paste porcelain (pate tendre) was fired at a

Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Busts

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Bleu Celeste Sevres Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamp 19th Century
Antique Bleu Celeste Sevres Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamp 19th Century

Antique Bleu Celeste Sevres Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamp 19th Century

Located in London, GB

ample supply of kaolin, a required ingredient for hard-paste porcelain (pate dure), their soft-paste

Category

Antique 1870s French Table Lamps

Materials

Onyx, Ormolu

19th Century Samson Paris Porcelain Trinket Box
19th Century Samson Paris Porcelain Trinket Box

19th Century Samson Paris Porcelain Trinket Box

By Samson & Cie

Located in Dallas, TX

produced in hard-paste porcelain, while many of the originals would have been produced from soft-paste

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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Ormolu

Dutch Delft Large Dish, Chinoiserie Dragon Design, Circa 1700
Dutch Delft Large Dish, Chinoiserie Dragon Design, Circa 1700

Dutch Delft Large Dish, Chinoiserie Dragon Design, Circa 1700

By AK Dutch Delftware

Located in Downingtown, PA

vast quantities of Chinese hard-paste porcelain, particularly from the Kangxi period (1662–1722), which

Category

Antique Early 1700s Queen Anne Delft and Faience

Materials

Delft, Pottery

French Pair of Sèvres Style Ormolu Mounted Serving Dishes
French Pair of Sèvres Style Ormolu Mounted Serving Dishes

French Pair of Sèvres Style Ormolu Mounted Serving Dishes

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Newark, England

soft- and hard-paste porcelain, supplying Europe’s elite and serving as a key diplomatic gift of the

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Ceramics

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Pair Ormolu & Sevres Porcelain Portraits Wall Lights 19th Century
Antique Pair Ormolu & Sevres Porcelain Portraits Wall Lights 19th Century

Antique Pair Ormolu & Sevres Porcelain Portraits Wall Lights 19th Century

By Cristalleries De Sevres

Located in London, GB

ingredient for hard-paste porcelain (pate dure), their soft-paste porcelain (pate tendre) was fired at a

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Ormolu

Dutch Delft Blue & White Botanical Bowl
Dutch Delft Blue & White Botanical Bowl

Dutch Delft Blue & White Botanical Bowl

By Delft

Located in Downingtown, PA

. European potters, unable to fully replicate the hard-paste porcelain of China, developed the tin-glazed

Category

Antique Early 18th Century Dutch Rococo Decorative Bowls

Materials

Delft, Pottery, Faience

Royal Copenhagen Figurine Carl Martin-Hansen "A Man from Greenland"  #12225
Royal Copenhagen Figurine Carl Martin-Hansen "A Man from Greenland"  #12225

Royal Copenhagen Figurine Carl Martin-Hansen "A Man from Greenland" #12225

By Royal Copenhagen

Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI

painted with exquisitely rendered detail and warm glowing colors. They are hard paste porcelain standing

Category

Antique Early 1900s Danish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain, Jute

Royal Copenhagen Figurine Carl Martin-Hansen "A Woman from Greenland" #12224
Royal Copenhagen Figurine Carl Martin-Hansen "A Woman from Greenland" #12224

Royal Copenhagen Figurine Carl Martin-Hansen "A Woman from Greenland" #12224

By Royal Copenhagen

Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI

pieces are painted with exquisitely rendered detail and warm glowing colors. They are hard paste

Category

Antique Early 1900s Danish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain, Paint

Antique Pair French Bleu Celeste Sevres Urns 19th C
Antique Pair French Bleu Celeste Sevres Urns 19th C

Antique Pair French Bleu Celeste Sevres Urns 19th C

Located in London, GB

supply of kaolin, a required ingredient for hard-paste porcelain (pate dure), their soft-paste porcelain

Category

Antique 1870s French Urns

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Pair French Duck Egg Bleu Sevres Urns 19th C
Antique Pair French Duck Egg Bleu Sevres Urns 19th C

Antique Pair French Duck Egg Bleu Sevres Urns 19th C

Located in London, GB

. Though the French lacked an ample supply of kaolin, a required ingredient for hard-paste porcelain (pate

Category

Antique 1870s French Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Peite Console Table Sevres Plaques Marble Top 20th Century
Antique Peite Console Table Sevres Plaques Marble Top 20th Century

Antique Peite Console Table Sevres Plaques Marble Top 20th Century

Located in London, GB

. Though the French lacked an ample supply of kaolin, a required ingredient for hard-paste porcelain (pate

Category

Vintage 1950s Revival Console Tables

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Fine Antique French Ormolu Bureau Plat Desk After Linke 19th Century
Fine Antique French Ormolu Bureau Plat Desk After Linke 19th Century

Fine Antique French Ormolu Bureau Plat Desk After Linke 19th Century

By François Linke

Located in London, GB

kaolin, a required ingredient for hard-paste porcelain (pate dure), their soft-paste porcelain (pate

Category

Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Credenza Sèvres Plaques, 19th Century
Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Credenza Sèvres Plaques, 19th Century

Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Credenza Sèvres Plaques, 19th Century

Located in London, GB

. Though the French lacked an ample supply of kaolin, a required ingredient for hard-paste porcelain (pate

Category

Antique 1860s English Victorian Sideboards

Materials

Ormolu

Purple and Green Gilt Porcelain Tulip Bowl
Purple and Green Gilt Porcelain Tulip Bowl

Purple and Green Gilt Porcelain Tulip Bowl

Located in New York, NY

Purple and green gilt porcelain tulip bowl. Nast manufacture hard paste French porcelain serving

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Antique Late 18th Century French Decorative Bowls

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Art Nouveau Period Emmanuel Villains Porcelain Sculpture with Clock
Vintage Art Nouveau Period Emmanuel Villains Porcelain Sculpture with Clock

Vintage Art Nouveau Period Emmanuel Villains Porcelain Sculpture with Clock

Located in Bronx, NY

This vintage Art Nouveau sculpture with clock is designed in a hard paste white porcelain. A

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Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Porcelain

Untitled, Two people in the field
Untitled, Two people in the field

Untitled, Two people in the field

By Edna Hibel

Located in San Francisco, CA

lithographic color separations onto Bavarian hard paste porcelain. Hibel has created the "Arte Ovale" series

Category

Late 20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Chinese Girl
Chinese Girl

Chinese Girl

By Edna Hibel

Located in San Francisco, CA

separations onto Bavarian hard paste porcelain. Hibel has created the "Arte Ovale" series and various plaques

Category

Late 20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Mother and Children
Mother and Children

Mother and Children

By Edna Hibel

Located in San Francisco, CA

separations onto Bavarian hard paste porcelain. Hibel has created the "Arte Ovale" series and various plaques

Category

Late 20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

A Rare Early 20th Century German Meissen Style Porcelain Console and Mirror
A Rare Early 20th Century German Meissen Style Porcelain Console and Mirror

A Rare Early 20th Century German Meissen Style Porcelain Console and Mirror

Located in Tarzana, CA

hard-paste German porcelain mirror and console, having a rectangular mirror encrusted with heavy

Category

Early 20th Century German Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors

Materials

Porcelain

Napoleon
Napoleon

Napoleon

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Missouri, MO

to replace out-of-date models. The composition for hard-paste porcelain was improved, and the

Category

Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Porcelain, Oil

Antique Victorian Amboyna Inlaid Bonheur Du Jour 19th Century
Antique Victorian Amboyna Inlaid Bonheur Du Jour 19th Century

Antique Victorian Amboyna Inlaid Bonheur Du Jour 19th Century

Located in London, GB

. Though the French lacked an ample supply of kaolin, a required ingredient for hard-paste porcelain (pate

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

Antique French Ormolu & Sevres Mounted Writing Table 18th Century
Antique French Ormolu & Sevres Mounted Writing Table 18th Century

Antique French Ormolu & Sevres Mounted Writing Table 18th Century

Located in London, GB

. Though the French lacked an ample supply of kaolin, a required ingredient for hard-paste porcelain (pate

Category

Antique 1780s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Antique French Ormolu Pier Cabinet Sevres Plaques 19th Century
Antique French Ormolu Pier Cabinet Sevres Plaques 19th Century

Antique French Ormolu Pier Cabinet Sevres Plaques 19th Century

Located in London, GB

ingredient for hard-paste porcelain (pate dure), their soft-paste porcelain (pate tendre) was fired at a

Category

Antique 1880s Cabinets

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Petite Pair of English Hard-Paste Porcelain Vases, circa 1825
Petite Pair of English Hard-Paste Porcelain Vases, circa 1825

Petite Pair of English Hard-Paste Porcelain Vases, circa 1825

Located in Alexandria, VA

These beautiful Ovid form vases, while unmarked, appear to the work of the Derby factory possibly Barr, Flight and Barr. They have floral panels on one side and a gold leaf design on...

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Antique Early 19th Century English Neoclassical Porcelain

Coffee Cup, Kakiemon Decoration, Plymouth, circa 1769
Coffee Cup, Kakiemon Decoration, Plymouth, circa 1769

Coffee Cup, Kakiemon Decoration, Plymouth, circa 1769

By Plymouth Porcelain Factory 1

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

Coffee cup in hard-paste porcelain, decorated with Kakiemon painting. The fruits of the Plymouth

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century English Japonisme Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

German Furstenberg Porcelain Bird, circa 1860
German Furstenberg Porcelain Bird, circa 1860

German Furstenberg Porcelain Bird, circa 1860

Located in Lake Forest, IL

German Furstenberg Porcelain Bird, circa 1860 The hard-paste porcelain factory was founded in

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century German Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Large 19th Century Meissen Vases
Pair of Large 19th Century Meissen Vases

Pair of Large 19th Century Meissen Vases

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in London, GB

first European hard paste porcelain. The production of porcelain began at the royal factory at Meissen

Category

Antique 19th Century German Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Set Of 6 Limoges Porcelain Cabinet Plates, France, Circa 1900
Set Of 6 Limoges Porcelain Cabinet Plates, France, Circa 1900

Set Of 6 Limoges Porcelain Cabinet Plates, France, Circa 1900

Located in Pasadena, CA

" Limoges porcelain is hard-paste porcelain produced by factories in and around the city of Limoges, France

Category

Early 20th Century Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain, Paint

Champion’s Bristol Jug Decorated with Green Swags, circa 1775
Champion’s Bristol Jug Decorated with Green Swags, circa 1775

Champion’s Bristol Jug Decorated with Green Swags, circa 1775

By Bristol Porcelain, Richard Champion 1

Located in Geelong, Victoria

Champion’s , Bristol, hard paste porcelain jug of elegant baluster form with fluted body and

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Antique 1770s English Neoclassical Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Rare Louis XVI Porcelain Covered Dishes
Pair of Rare Louis XVI Porcelain Covered Dishes

Pair of Rare Louis XVI Porcelain Covered Dishes

By Niderviller Porcelain Manufactory

Located in Long Island City, NY

A rare pair of Louis XVI period vegetable dishes executed in hard paste porcelain with floral

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Soup Tureens

Materials

Porcelain, Paste

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Hard Paste Porcelain For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal piece of hard paste porcelain for your home. An item from our selection of hard paste porcelain — often made from ceramic, porcelain and bronze — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the choice in our collection of hard paste porcelain you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Each object in our assortment of hard paste porcelain bearing Neoclassical, Rococo or Georgian hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made option in this array of hard paste porcelain over the years, but those crafted by Frankenthal Porcelain Factory, François-Louis Godon and Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Hard Paste Porcelain?

A piece of hard paste porcelain can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,100, while the lowest priced sells for $1,200 and the highest can go for as much as $150,000.
Questions About Hard Paste Porcelain
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    The best way to tell the difference between hard paste and soft paste porcelain is to look at a broken or chipped piece. Hard paste porcelain fractures are brittle and smooth, while soft paste porcelain fractures are chalky and break along the grain. On 1stDibs, find a selection of hard and soft paste porcelain pieces from top sellers around the world.