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Antique German Hard Paste Porcelain Fantasy Male Mermaid Holding a Shell Bowl
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique hard paste porcelain bowl or centerpiece is unsigned, but presumed to have been made
Category

Antique Late 19th Century German Neoclassical Revival Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

New Hall Hybrid Hard Paste Teacup Trio, Elephant Pattern, Regency ca 1810
By New Hall
Located in London, GB
hard paste" porcelain, as New Hall had adapted the original hard paste recipe from Bristol in order to
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Antique 1810s English Regency Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

New Hall Hybrid Hard Paste Teacup, Palm Tree patt. 484, Georgian ca 1810
By New Hall
Located in London, GB
its typical "hybrid hard paste" porcelain, as New Hall had adapted the original hard paste recipe from
Category

Antique 1810s English Regency Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

New Hall Hybrid Hard Paste Porcelain Tea Service, Palm Tree patt. 484, ca 1810
By New Hall
Located in London, GB
porcelain in Staffordshire. New Hall is mostly known for its huge output of its typical "hybrid hard paste
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Antique 1810s English Georgian Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

19th c. Old Paris Hard Paste Porcelain Plaque with Silver
By Old Paris
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Hand painted porcelain plaque with polychrome enamel decoration. Gorgeous birds perched on floral decorated branches in deep realistic enamel painting with a silver background.
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Antique 19th Century French Platters and Serveware

Materials

Porcelain, Paste

Meissen Lidded Tureen, Hand Painted with Birds, Hard Paste Porcelain, circa 1934
Located in Houston, TX
Beautiful and in pristine condition. Very fine quality with a figure of a putto On the crest holding a cornucopia filled with raised flowers and fruits spilling Forward on the top ...
Category

Mid-20th Century German Soup Tureens

Materials

Porcelain

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
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Antique Mid-18th Century English Japonisme Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Newhall Porcelain Coffee Can Hand Painted Pattern 683, Circa 1800
By New Hall
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a hard paste porcelain coffee Can by New Hall, dating to the turn of the 18th century
Category

Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Minton Neoclassical Figural Candlesticks with Parian Faces
By Minton
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This is pair of museum-quality Minton hard paste porcelain candlesticks with hand painted cobalt
Category

Antique 19th Century English Candle Holders

Materials

Enamel

Old Paris Tureen, France, Circa:1860
Located in Alexandria, VA
look wonderful anywhere it is placed. Perfect for flowers or fruit. Hard paste porcelain with gilt
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Soup Tureens

Materials

Porcelain

New Hall Hybrid Paste Porcelain Teacup, Neoclassical Cobalt Blue Gilt, ca 1810
By New Hall
Located in London, GB
hard paste" porcelain, as New Hall had adapted the original hard paste recipe from Bristol in order to
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Antique 1810s English Regency Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Early New Hall Porcelain Coffee Can & Saucer Duo Chinese Pattern 421, circa 1800
By New Hall
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a hard paste porcelain coffee can & saucer duo by New Hall, hand decorated with their
Category

Antique Late 18th Century English Chinoiserie Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

French Hand-Painted Porcelain Gilt Jar with Lid
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Lidded French jar, made of hard paste porcelain and hand-painted gold, black and white. Signed on
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Art Deco Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Limoges France Porcelain Dish Ashtray Souvenir of Paris Cobalt Blue and 24K Gold
By Limoges
Located in North Hollywood, CA
painted precious ashtray. About Limoges Porcelain: Limoges porcelain designates hard-paste porcelain
Category

Mid-20th Century French Louis XIV Ashtrays

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Cobalt Blue Royal Limoges France 22-Karat Gold Trinket Boxes Set
By Limoges
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Limoges Porcelain: Limoges porcelain designates hard-paste porcelain produced by factories near the city
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Cobalt Blue Royal Limoges France 22-Karat Gold Trinket Box
By Limoges
Located in North Hollywood, CA
someone. Some loss of gold on the lid rim. Limoges Porcelain: Limoges porcelain designates hard-paste
Category

Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Antique French Sevres Porcelain Celeste Blue Gilt Cabinet Plate Centerpiece 19C
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Dublin, Ireland
late in entering into the production of hard-paste porcelain. Hard-paste porcelain is the most
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Antique 19th Century French Victorian Decorative Bowls

Materials

Ormolu

Vintage Limoges Purse Shaped Box
By Limoges
Located in Dallas, TX
someone ! Limoges Porcelain: Limoges porcelain designates hard-paste porcelain produced by factories
Category

Early 20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ormolu

Vintage Limoges Purse Shaped Box
Vintage Limoges Purse Shaped Box
H 2.8 in W 2 in D 1 in
Pair of Matching Male and Female Porcelain Chongqing Dogs
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
hard paste porcelain and beautifully hand painted with orange red, white collars and gold bells
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Early 2000s French Art Deco Barware

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Wall Sconces
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New Orleans, LA
ceramics manufacturer to produce "true" or hard-paste porcelain and remained unrivalled in terms of
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Antique 19th Century German Rococo Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Wall Sconces
Meissen Wall Sconces
H 17.5 in W 12.5 in D 8 in
Samson Porcelain Ornithological Vase
By Edmé Samson
Located in Montreal, QC
This lamp is both highly decorative and useful. It is by Samson, hard paste, unlike Derby and is
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Antique 1850s French Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Lomonosov, 1960s, Porcelain Polar Bear and Two Cubs
By Lomonosov
Located in Bochum, NRW
Beautiful large seated polar bear by Lomonosov together with two cubs. Made of hard-paste porcelain
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Vintage 1960s Russian Animal Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Limoges Royal Blue Ormolu Mounted Casket Box 19h Century
Located in London, GB
porcelain - designates hard-paste porcelain produced by factories near the city of Limoges, France
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Antique 1870s French Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ormolu

19th C English Hand Painted "Imari" Dessert Set-14 Pieces
Located in Great Barrington, MA
with any "Imari" palette. These are hard paste porcelain and not too formal, without any gold
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Antique 19th Century English Dinner Plates

Materials

Paste, Porcelain

Royal Limoges Castel France 22-Karat Gold Trinket Round Box in Cobalt Blue
By Castel Limoges
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Diameter: 5 in. About Limoges Porcelain: Limoges porcelain designates hard-paste porcelain produced by
Category

Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Limoges Single Perfume Bottle Box
By Limoges
Located in Dallas, TX
hard-paste porcelain produced by factories near the city of Limoges, France beginning in the late 18th
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Early 20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Limoges Bisque Porcelain Table Lamp Decorated Gold Base in Gilded Bronze
By Limoges
Located in Vigonza, Padua
diameter 40. LIMOGES PORCELAIN Limoges porcelain is hard-paste porcelain produced by factories in and
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Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

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

Old Paris Porcelain Reticulated Compote, Paris, Circa 1815
Located in Alexandria, VA
Circa 1815. France. This stunning Vieux Paris compote is made in two pieces of hard paste porcelain
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Antique Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Centerpieces

Materials

Porcelain

18th Century Frankenthal Group of Playing Children by Johann Peter Melchior
By Frankenthal Porcelain Factory
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
A very amusing figure group modelled by Johann Peter Melchior (1742-1825) in hard-paste porcelain
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Antique Late 18th Century German Rococo Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Minton 19th c. Monumental 5 Light Porcelain Candelabra
Located in Great Barrington, MA
heads, two elegant and unique figures hold the lights. Made of hard paste porcelain with celadon green
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Antique 19th Century English Candle Holders

Materials

Porcelain, Paste

Georgian Newhall Porcelain Tea Bowl & Saucer Hand Painted, Circa 1800
By New Hall
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a hard paste porcelain Tea Bowl and Saucer by New Hall, dating to the turn of the 18th
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Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Porcelain Ashtray Limoges Paris Arc de Triomphe Hand-Painted Dish France 1960s
By Limoges
Located in North Hollywood, CA
designates hard-paste porcelain produced by factories near the city of Limoges, France beginning in the late
Category

Mid-20th Century Louis XIV Ashtrays

Materials

Porcelain

Antique French Limoges Ormolu Hand-Mirror, Signed Joseph Meissonnier 19th C
Located in London, GB
hard-paste porcelain produced by factories near the city of Limoges, France beginning in the late 18th
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Antique 1890s French Table Mirrors

Materials

Ormolu

Limoges France Dish in Royal Blue with Fragonard Couple and Fine Gold Metal Trim
By Limoges, Cristalleries De Sevres
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Of). After Fragonard Painting. Limoges Porcelain: Limoges porcelain designates hard-paste porcelain
Category

Mid-20th Century French Louis XIV Ashtrays

Materials

Gold Plate, Brass

Meissen Porcelain Urn Snake Handles Amphora, Germany
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
. This Meissen urn is hard-paste porcelain, hand painted, featuring two different floral motifs, scrolled
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Early 20th Century German Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Chelsea Red Anchor Porcelain Dish Mid-18th Century England 1752-1756
By Chelsea Porcelain
Located in Katonah, NY
made soft paste porcelain which is weaker than "true" hard paste porcelain and does not require the
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century English Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of "Art Nouveau" Vases by Sèvres, France, 1902
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in PARIS, FR
making true or “hard-paste” porcelain, like Meissen did. In 1753 Louis XV, became a major shareholder and
Category

Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Vieux Paris Campagna Form Urns
By Old Paris
Located in Savannah, GA
Hard paste porcelain with polychrome and gold leaf - iron bolt. Impasto decoration. Lovely colors
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Antique 1820s French Empire Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Antique French Urn, Decor Rouen, circa 1910
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant, two handled French urn has Rouen decoration throughout. It is hard paste, with a
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Antique Early 1900s French Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Ceramic

A Pair of Porcelain de Paris Ovid Form Vases, Circa:1820
Located in Alexandria, VA
medieval ruins in the background. The clouds and the trees are very finely rendered. They are hard paste
Category

Antique 1820s French Empire Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Lourdes Limoges France Vintage Round Porcelain Garnet Gold Trinket Box
By Limoges
Located in BILBAO, ES
(4.33 inches) Height 5 cm (1.96 inches). Limoges Porcelain: Limoges porcelain designates hard-paste
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Decorative Boxes

Materials

Enamel

Large Qing Dynasty Famille Rose Medallion Platter, Vivid Enamels, Canton c. 1870
Located in Bradenton, FL
enameled glazes on a hard-paste porcelain body, with 'orange peel' or ju-pi texture, the center medallion
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of "Sèvres" Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Candelabra-Vases, France, Circa 1880
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in PARIS, FR
with the aim of making true or “hard-paste” porcelain, like Meissen did. In 1753 Louis XV, became a
Category

Antique 1880s French Louis XVI More Lighting

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Set of 6 Sèvres Style Porcelain Plates, France, Circa 1880
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in PARIS, FR
at Vincennes by bankers and financiers with the aim of making true or “hard-paste” porcelain, like
Category

Antique 1880s French Louis XV Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of "Sèvres" "Neptune and Venus Porcelain" Vases, France, Circa 1880
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in PARIS, FR
order to discover the hard-paste porcelain technic continued, and was discovered after 1769. The factory
Category

Antique 1880s French Vases

Materials

Bronze

Meissen Porcelain Mirror
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New Orleans, LA
produce "true" or hard-paste porcelain and remained unrivaled in terms of innovation and beauty for
Category

Antique 19th Century German Rococo Wall Mirrors

Materials

Porcelain, Mirror

Meissen Porcelain Mirror
Meissen Porcelain Mirror
H 65.25 in W 41 in D 5.63 in
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
Category

Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Early New Hall Porcelain Dish with Boy in Window Ptn No.425, circa 1800
By New Hall
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a hard paste porcelain Dish or small platter by New Hall dating to very early 19th century
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Platters and Serveware

Materials

Porcelain

19th century Old Paris Porcelain Urn Pair with Swan Handles
Located in Savannah, GA
Pair of French Old Paris unmarked urns are made of hard paste porcelain with polychrome and gold
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Antique 1830s French Neoclassical Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Limoges Pate sur Pate Porcelain Plaque
Located in Montreal, QC
this charming plaque is hard paste and very much the kind of work associated with Limoges. It is
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Antique Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Limoges Pate sur Pate Porcelain Plaque
Limoges Pate sur Pate Porcelain Plaque
H 7.5 in W 12 in D 0.25 in
6-Light Bronze Basket Chandelier With Porcelain Roses, France, Circa:1935
Located in Alexandria, VA
. The roses are hand-made hard-paste porcelain. Frosted crystal teardrop prisms and a cut crystal ball
Category

Vintage 1930s French Rococo Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Sendai Tansu, Meiji Period
Located in Pasadena, CA
and have simply cleaned and applied two coats of hard paste wax to bring out the beauty of the wood.
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Antique 1880s Japanese Anglo-Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wrought Iron

Sendai Tansu, Meiji Period
Sendai Tansu, Meiji Period
H 36 in W 40.5 in D 19 in
Chinese Art Deco Altar Table
Located in Pasadena, CA
good condition--it is currently being polished with several coats of hard paste wax. The simplicity of
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Early 20th Century Asian Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Wood

Chinese Art Deco Altar Table
Chinese Art Deco Altar Table
H 36 in W 58 in D 14 in
Newhall Porcelain Coffee Can Hand Painted Pattern 171, Circa 1795
By New Hall
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a hard paste porcelain coffee Can by New Hall, dating to the late 18th century, George
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Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Pair French Sevres Hand Painted Celeste Blue Circular Cabinet Plates 19C
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptionally well hand painted identical pair French Sevres style hard paste porcelain circular
Category

Antique 19th Century French Victorian Decorative Bowls

Materials

Ormolu

Early New Hall Porcelain Bowl with Boy in Window Pattern No. 425, circa 1800
By New Hall
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a hard paste porcelain bowl by New Hall dating to very early 19th century. The bowl is
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Figurine by Porcelanas Miguel Requena of Gentleman with Candlestick Jardinière
Located in Dallas, TX
Requena. Also a candlestick. Made of hard paste porcelain. Makers mark to the base, Porcelanas
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20th Century Spanish High Victorian Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Sevres Style Porcelain Lidded Candy Dish or Jewelry Box
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Miami, FL
2" High History of Sevres: Sèvres porcelain, French hard-paste, or true, porcelain as well as
Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Elegant Pair of Japanese Style Dishes, France, Circa 1875
Located in PARIS, FR
bankers and financiers hoping to discover the secret of making hard-paste porcelain, used in Meissen at
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Antique 1870s French Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Elegant Pair of Japanese Style Dishes, France, Circa 1875
Elegant Pair of Japanese Style Dishes, France, Circa 1875
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Hard Paste For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal hard paste for your home. Frequently made of ceramic, porcelain and metal, every hard paste was constructed with great care. There are 709 variations of the antique or vintage hard paste you’re looking for, while we also have 28 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect hard paste — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A hard paste, designed in the Regency, Rococo or Art Deco style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one hard paste that is appealing in its simplicity, but Katherine Houston, Meissen Porcelain and New Hall produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Hard Paste?

A hard paste can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,618, while the lowest priced sells for $80 and the highest can go for as much as $825,000.
Questions About Hard Paste
  • 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.