$2,685
H 6.3 in W 11.03 in D 9.85 in
KPM Berlin Porcelain Fruit Basket Bowl Meissen Hand Painted Flowers
Located in Berlin, DE
- KPM Berlin fruit basket porcelain - first choice with red orb mark - with plastic flowers
Porcelain
Circa 1860-90 Meissen Fruit Bowl
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Fruit bowl or low serving bowl with gilt scalloped edge (minor wear), by Meissen in the scattered
Meissen
Antique Floral Porcelain Fruit Bowl by Meissen
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in London, GB
This exquisite antique porcelain fruit bowl is a stunning example of the superior craftsmanship of
Porcelain
Meissen Blue Onion Centerpiece or Fruit Bowl
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The timeless and beloved pattern by Meissen. This is an unique piece featuring hand cut pierced
Porcelain
Meissen Centrepiece Fruit Bowl the Three Charities Sculptured Figurines
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen centrepiece / fruit bowl, supported by three sculptured female figurines, depicting the
Porcelain
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H 17.32 in Dm 14.56 in
Meissen Tall Centrepiece Fruit Bowl Figurines of the Four Seasons made c.1870
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Manufactory: Meissen Dating: circa 1870 Material: white porcelain, glossy finish, finest
Porcelain
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H 12.01 in Dm 9.45 in
Meissen Centerpiece With Three Graces Supporting A Fruit Bowl, Kaendler c 1860
By Meissen Porcelain, Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen Piece with excellent fruit painting: On a round, low rock base with purple heightened
Porcelain
Meissen Blue Onion Centre or Fruit Bowl
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Meissen's Classic blue pattern with nicely hand cut open work on the rim. Artistically painted and
Porcelain
Unique Hand Painted Fruit Bowl by Porcelain-Manufacture of Meissen
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Original fruit bowl/serving bowl by porcelain manufacturer Meissen featuring beautiful hand painted
Porcelain
Unique Hand Painted Fruit Bowl by Porcelain-Manufacture of Meissen
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Original fruit bowl/serving bowl by German porcelain manufacturer Meissen featuring beautiful hand
Porcelain
Meissen 19th Century Centrepiece, The Three Graces Presenting a Fruit Bowl
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
This Meissen centrepiece is manufactured in most skillful manner, having a stalk with female
Porcelain
Flemish Fruit Bowl Porcelain Centerpiece Display
By Katherine Houston
Located in Boston, MA
and Chinese wares and those of 18th century Meissen and Sèvres. Her work is predominantly botanical
Meissen, Porcelain, Paste
Limoges Porcelain Tableware, 56 Pieces
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Beautiful Limoges porcelain tableware with floral decoration and gilding comprising 56 pieces: 24 flat plates, 10 small plates, 12 soup plates, one soup tureen or vegetable dish , on...
Porcelain
$16,987Sale Price|20% Off
H 68.31 in W 87.01 in D 13.78 in
Antique Neoclassical Pine and Lime Wood Georgian Style Fireplace Surround
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A substantial and impressive architectural late 19th century profusely carved pine and lime wood fireplace surround in the Georgian manner of Robert Adam. The shelf perfectly evokes ...
Pine
$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
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
$20,607
H 33.5 in W 21 in D 22 in
Georgian Period Mahogany Davenport Desk with Green Leather Writing Surface
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in London, GB
A fine late Georgian Davenport in the manner of Gillow Constructed in mahogany, rising from caster shod turned feet, the base of square form, having reeded columns to the angles, ...
Brass
Durgin Wentworth Flatware Service, 167 Pieces
By William B. Durgin
Located in New Orleans, LA
This rare 167-piece Wentworth sterling silver flatware service was crafted by the celebrated William B. Durgin Silver Company. Each piece bears an intricate, hand-chased pattern feat...
Sterling Silver
$50,000 / set
H 22 in Dm 10.5 in
Pair of Late 19th Century French Gilt Bronze Mounted Chinese Porcelain Lamps
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Nice Quality Pair of Late 19th Century French Gilt Bronze Mounted Chinese Porcelain Lamps Fine bronze mounts separate the six painted panels decorated with chinoiserie figures in ...
Bronze, Ormolu
$240 / set
H 1.97 in Dm 3.15 in
Five Sets of Royal Copenhagen Blue Flower Angular, Espresso Cups ‘Mocca Cups’
Located in København, Copenhagen
Five sets of Royal Copenhagen blue flower angular, espresso cups (mocca cups). Decoration number 10/8562. The cup's diameter is 7.3 cm. Perfect condition. 1st. factory quality.
Set of twenty four blue and white floral porcelain dinner plates
Located in London, GB
Set of twenty four blue and white floral porcelain dinner plates Continental, 19th Century Height 2.5cm, diameter 23.5cm These blue and white porcelain dinner plates will make an ex...
Porcelain
$4,350 / set
H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
La Scala by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 24 Pieces Dinner Size
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
La Scala by Gorham sterling silver flatware set, 24 pieces. Great starter set! This set includes: Six dinner size knives, 9 3/4", six dinner size forks, 8", six salad forks, 6 3/...
Sterling Silver
$43,200Sale Price|20% Off
H 48 in Dm 36 in
An Important 19th Century Neoclassic Gilt Bronze & Crystal Chandelier
Located in Sheffield, MA
An Important 19th Century Neoclassic Gilt Bronze & Crystal Chandelier Russian 19th Century Eight light chandelier with gilt bronze swans Height 48 in. Diameter 36 in. P...
Crystal, Bronze
Pair of Le Rosey Old Paris Hand Painted Cachepots /Centerpieces
By Manufacture Le Vieux Paris
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Decorate your table or sideboard with this pair of elegant Old Paris footed centerpieces/cachepots and add the right touch of color. With a wonderful low profile, these would look lo...
Porcelain, Paste
26 Sets Royal Copenhagen Blue Flower Braided, Espresso Cup and Saucer
Located in København, Copenhagen
26 sets Royal Copenhagen Blue flower braided, espresso cup and saucer. Number 10/8046. In perfect condition, 2nd. factory quality. Measures: 6.5 x 5.5 cm.
$3,800 / set
H 0.75 in Dm 10.63 in
Set Rare Eleven (11) Minton Red Porcelain Ball Dinner Plates w/ Gold Borders
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 red floral decoration and trimmed with an acid etched bor...
Porcelain
Three Meissen Porcelain Plates Showing Old Master Paintings
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in London, GB
Three Meissen porcelain plates showing Old Master paintings German, c. 1880 Height 3.5cm, diameter 24cm Created by the renowned German porcelain manufactory Meissen in the late 19th...
Porcelain
$900
H 1.19 in W 23.63 in D 10.63 in
Arnold Krog for Royal Copenhagen: "Fish Service" Porcelain Very Large Oval Dish
Located in København, Copenhagen
Arnold Krog for Royal Copenhagen: "Fish service" porcelain very large oval fish dish decorated in colors with fish. Number 999/3001. Measures: 60 cm. x 27 cm. 2nd., in perfect co...
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.