Very Large Pair of 19th Century Meissen Day and Night Figures
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Tarzana, CA
A magnificent pair of very large Meissen putti representing Day & Night by Heinrich Schwabe. Each
Porcelain
Pair of Meissen Porcelain “Day and Night” Figures
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Meissen Porcelain “Day and Night” Figures This finely modeled pair of Meissen porcelain
Gold
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H 21.66 in W 17.72 in D 7.88 in
Meissen Large Pair of Allegory Figurines Day & Night by Silvia Kloede, Ca 2007
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
: Blue Meissen underglaze crossed sword mark first quality DAY: model no. 90565 former's no. 206 NIGHT
Porcelain
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H 14 in W 6 in D 5 in
Large Pair of 19th Century Meissen Porcelain "Day & Night" Figures of Putti
By Heinrich Schwabe 1, Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A Fantastic and Large Pair of 19th Century Meissen Porcelain "Day & Night" Figures of Putti. Each
Porcelain
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H 20.47 in W 6.88 in D 6.69 in
Large Meissen Pair Of Figures, 'Day & Night' by Heinrich Schwabe, circa 1890
By Heinrich Schwabe 1
Located in Vienna, AT
/ 6.69 in Marks: Meissen blue crossed underglaze sword mark / incised line Day: Model L 134 / former's
Porcelain
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H 20.47 in W 7.87 in D 6.29 in
Meissen Figurines Large Pair Day & Night L 134 & L 135 by Schwabe circa 1877
By Heinrich Schwabe 1
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen lovely pair of figurines: Day and night Day: model number l 134 / former's nr. 137
Porcelain
Pair of First Quality Meissen Figures of Night and Day, 19th Century
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
Pair of first quality Meissen figures of night and day, 19th century. Underglazed crossed swords
Porcelain
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H 21.5 in W 13 in D 13 in
German Meissen Porcelain, Pair of Figures of Putti Emblematic of Night and Day
By Heinrich Schwabe 1, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Brooklyn, NY
German Meissen Porcelain, pair of figures of putti emblematic of night and day, modeled by Heinrich
Porcelain
Meissen Porcelain Deep Cabinet Plate with Handles
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vilnius, LT
Meissen Porcelain deep cabinet plate with handles. This piece is hand painted in cobalt blue with floral motive in the center and richly decorated gold edge. Signed on the bottom.
Porcelain
$95,708
H 98.43 in W 27.56 in D 23.63 in
Set of Extraordinary Italian Stone Statues Representing the Four Seasons
Located in Rome, IT
Four season ,monumental classically draped female figures and their distinguishing symbols on a square base. Autumn, winter, spring and summer. Timeless classical decoration for you...
Limestone
Complete Set of Four Meissen Elements Ewers
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Tarzana, CA
This extremely important set of Meissen ewers represents the Four Elements: Earth, Air, Water and Fire. Impressive in both size and artistry, they are among the most famous and spect...
Porcelain
$102,221 / set
H 20.48 in W 10.63 in D 9.85 in
19th Century French Monumental Silver-Gilt Tea Service by Cardeilhac, circa 1870
By Cardeilhac
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th century exceptional French Louis XVI style silver-gilt monumental tea service, comprising of a silver plated kettle on stand and silver plated plated tray, all other pie...
Silver, Silver Plate
Monumental Meissen Porcelain Four Elements Centerpiece/Candelabra
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A Monumental Meissen Porcelain Elemental Centerpiece/Candlabra with Bowls and Candelabra Arms. The centerpiece is composed of porcelain in a multipart structure integrating both bow...
Porcelain
Large Dinnerware Set by Luneville, France, circa 1930
Located in New York, NY
This impressive classical porcelain set from Lunéville embodies the elegance and tradition of vintage French tableware. Renowned for its graceful shapes and charming floral motifs, e...
Porcelain
$7,980Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 4 in W 12 in D 12 in
133 Piece House of Puiforcat Kiang She Dinner Service for 12 by Limoges, France
By Puiforcat
Located in Morristown, NJ
20th c., France, a magnificent Chinese-inspired service from the 18th century "Kiang She" (on white background) from Puiforcat. 133 pieces of gilt and polychrome enameled porcelain, ...
Porcelain, Paint
Vintage Meissen Lidded Tureen with Putto Figure
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Blue crossed swords mark to the base. A footed bowl with a wide sight scalloped gilt rim with shell and acanthus leaf handles and decorated with insects and flowers. The lid is decor...
Porcelain
Antique Ceramic Oyster Platter with Pink and Purple Lavendar Floral Motif
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A beautiful purple and pink floral oyster plate. This piece will be a great addition to a hanging oyster plate gallery wall. It has 7 wells, with 6 around the perimeter, and one smal...
Ceramic, Porcelain, Paint
$450,000 / set
H 24.41 in Dm 11.82 in
Pair of Big Vases Wmf, German, 1910 in Silver Plated, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
2 Vases WMF Signs: Page: 371 in the Book – Art Nouveau Domestic Metalwork from WMF Wurttembergische Metallwarenfabrik: The English Catalogue 1906 Hardcover. WMF G: Introduces on ...
Metal
$299,088
H 159.06 in W 250.01 in D 0.4 in
Magnificent Flemish Historical Tapestry the Bull Hunting, 17th Century
Located in Rome, IT
outstanding tapestry in wool and silk, Bruxelles, second half of the 17th century. Depicting a detailed scene of The Bull Hunting. On the background of the landscape the Monument of ...
Tapestry
$149,544
H 33.47 in Dm 17.72 in
Rare Antique 102 piece Meissen „Flower Bouqet” Dinner Service, Germany 1840
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Rome, IT
Extensive 102 Piece Rare Meissen Dinner Service "Flower Bouqett", 1815 – 1860 , colorful, richly decorated gold rim, consisting of: 45 dinner plates (Ø 24 cm,) 24 deep plates (Ø 23 ...
Porcelain
$25,557
H 94.49 in W 53.55 in D 25.99 in
Antique Walnut Dutch Marquetry Bureau Cabinet Bookcase 18th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an important antique Dutch walnut and marquetry bureau bookcase, circa 1780 in date. It has been made from the finest burr walnut with fabulous marquetry decoration depicti...
Walnut
Nymphenburg Porcelain Pearl King's Service for 12 Königsservice Perl 70 pieces
By Nymphenburg Porcelain, Dominikus Auliczek
Located in Lausanne, CH
Pearl Service also known as Bavarian Royal Service. A dinner service for 12 people, by the Royal Nymphenburg porcelain factory, designed circa 1792 by court sculptor Dominik Aulicze...
Porcelain
Meissen Four Elements Porcelain Ewers
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New Orleans, LA
This extremely rare and important set of four Meissen ewers represents the Four Elements: Earth, Air, Water and Fire. Impressive in both size and artistry, they are among the most fa...
Porcelain
$62,500
H 44.38 in W 25.75 in D 21.5 in
Louis Vuitton, Steamer Trunk, Monogram Canvas, Leather, Special Order
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Stamford, CT
Louis Vuitton, Steamer Trunk, Monogram Canvas, Leather, Special Order Style m12031 Custom with a wait time of up to two years. We are pleased to offer one of two large and impressi...
Brass
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.