$6,933
H 9.44 in W 7.48 in D 5.9 in
Meissen Gardener Children Wine-Growers Model 2120 Kaendler Rococo made c. 1760
By Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen most remarkable figurine group: Seven children as wine-growers Size / Dimenions
Porcelain
$2,232
H 7.08 in Dm 5.51 in
Meissen Candlestick with Figurines Gardener Children Model R 185, circa 1870
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen Rare Item: Candlestick with Gardener Figurines Manufactory: Meissen Hallmarked: Blue
Porcelain
$4,641
H 10.04 in Dm 5.91 in
Meissen Porcelain Group Four Gardener Children Playing Music, J.J. Kaendler 1850
By Johann Joachim Kaendler, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent Meissen piece from the time the model was created: Four children in festive rural rococo
Porcelain
$6,815
H 8.67 in Dm 6.7 in
Early Meissen Round Group of Gardener Children, by J.J. Kaendler, 1763-1774
By Johann Joachim Kaendler, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen porcelain group from the time of origin: Four children in festive, rural rococo clothing
Porcelain
$4,935
H 11.22 in Dm 6.1 in
Meissen Gorgeous Figurine Group Four Gardener Children by Kaendler, circa 1870
By Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen gorgeous figurine group of stunning appearance: There are four gardener children of most
Porcelain
Antique Derby English Porcelain Figure of Children in a Garden
By Meissen Porcelain, Derby, Bow Porcelain
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique English porcelain figurine. By the Derby Porcelain Works. With 3 children in a
Porcelain
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H 16.15 in Dm 9.45 in
Pair Of 2-Storey Meissen Porcelain Centerpieces With Gardener Children, Ca. 1860
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
plates with medallions, each crowned by a gardener's child: boy with a wreath of flowers and girl with an
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H 12.6 in Dm 9.65 in
Meissen Splendour Centerpiece with Dancing Gardener Children Kaendler circa 1860
By Johann Joachim Kaendler, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Four gardener children, two girls and two boys, dancing hand in hand in a circle around a palm-like
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H 5.9 in W 2.36 in D 2.36 in
Four Rare Meissen Rococo 'Gardener Children' by Michael Victor Acier, circa 1800
By Michel Victor Acier 1, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
models of these four gardener children were created in 1778. Dimensions: Total height of figure ca
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H 2.36 in Dm 1.18 in
Meissen Pair of Gardeners En Miniature Boy Girl Model 2869, Kaendler, circa 1850
By Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Vienna, AT
): Gardener children, two children, boy and girl. Manufactory: Meissen Hallmarked: Blue Meissen Sword
Porcelain
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H 12.6 in Dm 9.65 in
Meissen Splendour Centerpiece with Dancing Gardener Children Kaendler circa 1860
By Johann Joachim Kaendler, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Four gardener children, two girls and two boys, dance hand in hand in a circle around a palm-like
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H 12.4 in Dm 6.49 in
Meissen Figurines Gardener Children under a Tree Model 2728, Kaendler circa 1850
By Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen Gorgeous Figurine Group: Dancing Boys And Girls / Gardener Children Under A Tree / The
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
$39,953 / set
H 14.96 in W 21.25 in D 16.14 in
Koch Bergfeld Silver 800 Cutlery Baroque Design 264-Pieces Bremen Germany 1900
By Koch & Bergfeld
Located in Vienna, AT
Silver 264-piece flatware (cutlery set) for 18 persons, Made by Koch & Bergfeld, Germany / Bremen, circa 1900 Gorgeous German cutlery set / flatware / dinnerware consisting of 2...
Silver
$7,990
H 13.78 in W 13.78 in D 10.63 in
Meissen Art Nouveau Porcelain Group 'Indian Haunting A Buffalo', Hoesel, Germany
By Erich Hoesel, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Exquisite Large Meissen Art Nouveau Porcelain Group: Representation of a mounted warrior with a painted face, wearing only a small loincloth and moccasins on his feet, and crowned wi...
Porcelain
$5,757
H 9.055 in W 6.88 in D 5.9 in
Meissen the Lucky Parents Model E 81 Michel Victor Acier Rococo made c. 1773
By Michel Victor Acier 1
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen gorgeous figurine group: The Lucky Parents, created by Michel Victor Acier (c. 1770-72) Manufactory: Meissen Hallmarked: Blue Meissen Sword Mark (bottom not glazed) First qu...
Porcelain
$7,800 / set
H 9.5 in W 14 in D 9 in
49-Piece Meissen Porcelain Dinner Service in Rare Puce/Purple Color
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Milford, NH
A fine 49-piece Meissen porcelain dinner service in a rare purple/puce color, including 10 10-inch dinner plates, 12 9-inch luncheon plates, 12 6.25-inch bread plates, 9 soup bowls (...
Porcelain
$2,326
H 8.27 in W 3.55 in D 2.76 in
Meissen Group Allegory 'the Love', by J.J. Kaendler, Germany, circa 1900
By Johann Joachim Kaendler, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare and exceptional porcelain figure group: Standing young beauty with her hair tied back at the nape of her neck and crowned with a tiara, wearing a long dress softly embraci...
Porcelain
$1,350
H 5.25 in W 3.25 in D 2.75 in
Antique Meissen Porcelain Cherub Motto Figurine "Je decouvre tout" Model F13
By Meissen Porcelain, Michel Victor Acier 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique porcelain Cupid figurine. By Meissen. Model no. F13 from the Cupid Motto Series. Entitled "Je decouvre tout". Originally designed by Michael Acier in 177...
Porcelain
Meissen 19th Century Porcelain Figure "Gentleman"
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Meissen 19th Century Porcelain Figure "Gentleman" Beautiful porcelain figure representing a man of the time, in white and blue with gold details with a bowl, was manufactured in a fa...
Porcelain
$12,600
H 6.5 in Dm 9.5 in
Rare 19th C. Meissen ‘Schneeballen’ 'Snowball' Covered Bowl & Plate W/ Birds
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A Rare 19th Century Meissen Porcelain ‘Schneeballen’ (Snowball) Covered Bowl and Underplate with Encrusted Flowers, Vines, Leaves, and Birds. This piece is very rare and extremely hi...
Porcelain
$26,260 / set
H 7.5 in W 6 in D 4 in
Pair of 18th Century Meissen Porcelain Groups in Dore Bronze Mounts, circa 1770
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
This pair of Meissen groups portray scenes of playful lovers in bowers of flowers embellished with mercury gilded bronze. The bowers are crowned with additional nosegays of porcelain...
Meissen
R. Lalique Rare and Important Rene Lalique Yellow Amber Bacchantes Vase
By René Lalique
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
R. Lalique Rare and Important Rene Lalique Yellow Amber Bacchantes René Lalique (1860 - 1945) Bacchantes A Yellow Amber Rene Lalique Glass Vase with ten female nude figures in high...
Glass
Pair of 18th Century Meissen Porcelain Figurines of the Sense
Located in New York, NY
A fine pair of 18th century Meissen Porcelain allegorical figurines of smell and hearing from a set of the senses probably modeled by J.J. Kandler. Each group is on a footed square b...
Porcelain
Pair of 18th Century Meissen Porcelain Bouquetiere Figures
By Meissen Porcelain, Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Basildon, GB
A pair of Meissen bouquetiere figures Circa 1765, both with 'Christie's East' dealer stamps. Modelled by J.J. Kändler holding oval two-handled baskets, the tops pierced for flowers, ...
Porcelain
19th Century Meissen Porcelain 'Elements' Ewer Emblematic of Water
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A 19th century Meissen porcelain 'Elements' ewer emblematic of water. Blue crossed swords mark. The present ewer, representing water, is after the set modelled by Johann Joachim Ka¨n...
Porcelain
$9,850
H 8.5 in W 6.5 in D 3.5 in
Antique Meissen Group of Commedia Dell"arte, Harlequin and Columbine Dancing
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A 19th century Meissen Porcelain Group of Commedia Dell"arte, harlequin and columbine dancing. This example depicts Harlequin dancing with columbine in a very playful and vibrant man...
Porcelain
Meissen Porcelain Lady Figurine Watching a Bird
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Meissen Porcelain lady figurine that it is part of group of five that represents the five senses. She represents the sense of Touch. It depicts an 18th century lady in a ch...
Porcelain
Rococo was an aesthetic movement in the fine and decorative arts in the 18th century that found its inspiration in nature and fostered an overall lightness and delicacy of form, construction and ornament in interior design. Rococo furniture, while greatly influenced by trends in Italy and Germany, is often called Louis XV style — the movement having reached its best expression during that sybaritic French king’s reign.
The term “rococo” is thought to be a portmanteau of the French words rocaille and coquilles — “rock” and “shells” — organic motifs frequently used in architecture and design of the style.
When it comes to authentic Rococo furniture's characteristics, it is above all sensuous and social. The furniture of earlier eras in Europe had been heavy in every sense; the Rococo period saw the appearance of light-framed upholstered armchairs, side chairs and occasional tables that could easily be moved to form conversational circles.
The signal detail of Rococo furniture design is the gently curved cabriole, or S-shaped chair-, table-, and cabinet-leg. It imitates the bend of a tree limb or a flower stem. In a further reference to nature, furnishings were often asymmetrical and painted white, or in soft, pastel shades. Rococo has become a timeless style, and as the furniture pieces presented on 1stDibs demonstrate, its playful, sculptural forms can provide visual excitement to contemporary, clean-lined spaces.
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.