$200 / set
H 2.37 in Dm 3.15 in
Meissen, Germany, Green Ivy Vine, two large porcelain coffee cups with saucers.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Meissen, Germany, Green Ivy Vine, two large coffee cups with matching saucers. Hand-painted. 1920s
Porcelain
$600 / set
H 2.37 in Dm 3.15 in
Villeroy & Boch Naif Coffee Service in Porcelain, Set of 10 Large Cups & Saucers
Located in København, Copenhagen
Villeroy & Boch Naif coffee service in porcelain. A set of 10 large cups with saucers decorated
Porcelain
$360 / set
H 2.37 in Dm 3.55 in
Meissen, Germany, Green Ivy Vine.Set of four large coffee cups and saucers.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Meissen, Germany, Green Ivy Vine. A set of four large coffee cups and saucers. Mid-20th century
Porcelain
$280 / set
H 3.55 in Dm 3.15 in
Tuscan, England, Bone China. Two Pairs of Large Coffee Cups, a Plate and Bowl
Located in København, Copenhagen
Tuscan, England, Bone China. Two pairs of large coffee cups, a plate and a small bowl decorated
Porcelain
Gustavsberg, Sweden. Set of five large porcelain coffee cups with saucers.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Gustavsberg, Sweden. A set of five large porcelain coffee cups with saucers. ”Blå Blom” (“Blue
Porcelain
Sold
H 2.76 in Dm 2.76 in
Villeroy & Boch Naif Coffee Service in Porcelain. a Set of 6 Large Cups&Saucers
Located in København, Copenhagen
Villeroy & Boch Naif coffee service in porcelain. A set of 6 cups with saucers decorated with
Porcelain
19th Century Porcelain Tea Cup / Coffee Cup, Sevres Manufacture, Signed
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in GRENOBLE, FR
Beautiful porcelain tea cup / large coffee cup and its saucer by Manufacture Nationale de Serves
Porcelain
Tuscan, England, Bone China, Four Sets of Large Coffee Cups and Saucers
Located in København, Copenhagen
Tuscan, England, Bone China. Four sets of large coffee cups and saucers decorated with butterflies
Porcelain
Late 19th Century Sèvres Style Parcel-Gilt Porcelain Jardinière
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Long Island City, NY
A late 19th century Sèvres style parcel-gilt porcelain jardinière Finely painted with numerous colored flowers with green and gold trim, gilt ram heads on either side. In late ...
Porcelain
$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
1910s Antique Sterling Silver Duck Napkin Ring
By Crisford & Norris 1
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver duck napkin ring; an addition to our christening silverware collection. This exceptional antique Georg...
Silver, Sterling Silver
The Original Swing-Out Seat with Unfinished Alder
Located in Oakville, CT
Redolent of the cafeteria tables found in early-20th-century schools and factories, The Get Back Original Swing-Out Seat is our hallmark product—proudly sand cast and made in America...
Iron
$700Sale Price / set|43% Off
H 0.75 in Dm 8.1 in
12 Antique English Dessert Plates, Cobalt Blue and Hand-Painted Florals Tiffany
By Cauldon
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A classic pattern by Cauldon of England which was custom ordered through Tiffany's in many different color ways. We have had the pleasure of offering this beautiful pattern in cobalt...
Porcelain
Art deco hanging lamp
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Art deco hanging lamp.
Glass
$3,800 / set
H 0.75 in Dm 10.5 in
12 Coalport Grey and Polychrome Enamel Floral Shaped Rim Dinner Service Plates
By Coalport Porcelain
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This set of 12 Coalport dinner plates feature an unusual color combination of a soft gray border decorated with a vibrant palette of brightly painted flowers. There are various combi...
Porcelain
$4,800 / set
H 6.75 in Dm 3 in
Set of 12 Val St. Lambert Handblown Crystal Cameo Goblets with Gold Roman Motifs
By Val Saint Lambert
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This is a magnificent set of 12 water or wine goblets made by Val St. Lambert. Each one is handblown, panel cut bowl with cameo cut frieze of Roman figures embellished with gold leaf...
Crystal
19th Century Korean Chest
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century Bandaji chest featuring a heavily decorated case with gleaming silver pierced grill work and handles. This rare blanket chest is similar to a Japanese Tansu chest and is...
Nickel
$2,400 / set
H 30 in W 24 in D 24 in
Solid Walnut and Leather Lounge Chairs by Gunlocke, Jens Risom Style
By Jens Risom, Gunlocke
Located in Buffalo, NY
Matched Pair Classic Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs in solid walnut and leather manufactcured by W.H.Gunlock Company. designed in the manner of Jens Risom. Beautiful color..superio...
Leather, Walnut
Pair of Mid-Century Italian Square Alabaster Ashtrays
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
MCM Hand-Carved Green Alabaster Ashtrays, Italy Classic pair, in a wonderful shade of green, Alabaster ashtrays from Italy. These original decorative objects appear to have never be...
Alabaster
Italian 1950's Scalloped Shaped Channeled Velvet Settee or Sofa
Located in New York, NY
A decadently designed Italian 1950's settee with a scalloped or petal shaped form and luxuriously upholstered channeled back tufting. The settee has been fully restored and newly reu...
Brass
Harvey Probber American Mid-Century Green Velvet Round Sofa
By Harvey Probber
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century large round sofa with a low curved partial backrest and emerald green velvet upholstery with a button tufted removable seat cushion, resting on five short brass ...
Metal, Brass
$3,995 / set
H 29.5 in W 26.5 in D 29 in
Set of 4 Mid Century Modern Gunlocke Armchairs Gold Leather with Walnut Frames
By Gunlocke
Located in Topeka, KS
Fabulous vintage Mid-Century Modern pair of Gunlocke armchairs comprised of walnut frames, gold leather fabric seats & backs, & steel nail head trim detail. Beautiful condition, keep...
Metal
Large Ornate Wrought Iron Garden Gate
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
Detailed with an abundance of stylised scrolling patterns, this original 19th century Victorian side gate is a beautiful addition to any garden. Tall and wide, it brings security as ...
Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron
Palatnik Midcentury Op Art Lucite Rabbit
By Abraham Palatnik
Located in Winter Park, FL
A Mid-Century Modern lucite Op Art rabbit sculpture by Abraham Palatnik. Original label on bottom: Made in Brazil. Abraham Palatnik (1928-2020) is a Brazilian artist and inventor who...
Lucite
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.
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