"Frolicking in the Waves, " Art Deco Porcelain Vase with Nudes by Meissen
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare and lovely, this flaring porcelain vase designed by Rudi Stolle for the famed Meissen Porcelain works depicts a bas relief frieze of nude nymphs and tritons frolicking in the oc...
Porcelain
A 19th C. Meissen Porcelain Female Nude Figurine After The Bath, R. Ockelmann
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A 19th C. Meissen Porcelain Female Nude Figurine After The Bath, M 193b, R.
Porcelain
Meissen Rarest Plate Female Nude Picture of Love Art Nouveau, circa1900
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
MEISSEN GORGEOUS PICTURE PLATE OF FEMALE NUDE ART NOUVEAU PERIOD Manufactory: Meissen Hallmarked: Blue Meissen Sword Mark with Pommels on Hilts (underglazed) MODEL NUMBER N ...
Porcelain
Meissen Art Nouveau Figurine the Blossoming Woman by W. Schott Rarity
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen Art Nouveau Figurine: Female Nude With Roses: "The Blossoming Woman" created by Walter Schott, circa 1902 Hallmarked: Meissen Crossed Sword Mark with Pommels on...
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H 9.84 in W 8.85 in D 6.49 in
Meissen Female Nude Figurine with Mirror Model T 185 Robert Ockelmann
By Robert Ockelmann
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen gorgeous figurine of nude lady with mirror / created by Robert Ockelmann Manufactory: Meissen Hallmarked: Blue Meissen Sword Mark (underglazed) First quality Dating: ...
Porcelain
Meissen Female Nude After The Bath By Robert Ockelmann C.1900
By Robert Ockelmann
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen quite tall figurine of a Female Nude called 'AFTER THE BATH' height: 37 cm ( = circa 14.8 inches ) diameter of base: 14 cm ( = circa 5.6 inches ) Manufactory:...
Porcelain
Meissen Female Nude Figurine after the Bath Model M 193 Robert Ockelmann
By Robert Ockelmann
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen gorgeous figurine of nude lady, called after the Bath / created by Robert Ockelmann Manufactory: Meissen Hallmarked: Blue Meissen Sword Mark (underglazed) First qualit...
Porcelain
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H 14.76 in Dm 5.7 in
Meissen Female Nude Figurine After The Bath Model M 193b R. Ockelmann ca: 1890
By Robert Ockelmann
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen gorgeous Figurine of Nude Lady, called After The Bath / created by Robert Ockelmann Manufactory: Meissen Hallmarked: Blue Meissen Sword Mark (underglazed) First quality Da...
Porcelain
Rare Meissen Porcelain Iris Goddess Sculpture
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This Meissen porcelain represents a semi nude nymph with a gold crown standing up in victorious posture over a rocaille gilt round base.
Porcelain
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H 17.32 in Dm 6.88 in
Meissen Female Nude Figurine after the Bath Model M 193 by Robert Ockelmann
By Robert Ockelmann
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen Gorgeous figurine of nude lady: Called 'After the Bath,' created by Robert Ockelmann.
Porcelain
Meissen Hand Painted Cabinet Plate Nudes ca. 1900
Located in Redding, CA
Fine Meissen Cabinet Plate beautifully hand painted with nudes surrounded by a cartouche of raised paste gilding and swags of flowers and gilded in a delicate manner.
Porcelain
Portrait of Lady Caroline Price
By George Romney
Located in Miami, FL
DESCRIPTION: Perhaps the best Romney in private hands. If Vogue Magazine existed in the late 18th century, this image of Lady Caroline Price would be on one of its covers. The e...
Oil, Canvas
$3,000Sale Price|50% Off
H 11.82 in W 11.82 in D 19.69 in
Porcelain Figure Group Playing the Blind Man's Buff 19th Century, German
Located in Lantau, HK
Porcelain figure group playing the Blind man's buff Beautifully crafted artwork, hand painted 19th century, French. Dimensions: 50 x 30 x 30 cm (approximate). Shipping cost not in...
Porcelain
19th Century Meissen clock depicting the four seasons.
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality late 19th Century German, Meissen porcelain clock on stand, having wonderful bold traditional colours, the figures representing the four seasons. The clock striking on...
Porcelain
$2,920Sale Price|20% Off
H 9 in W 13.77 in D 7 in
Rococó Porcelain Figural Cherub Jardinière or Centerpiece Bowl by Meissen
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Miami, FL
19th century Austrian porcelain centerpiece bowl or jardinière beautifully enameled in rich colors with floral sprays and gilt highlights. This stunning Rococo piece heavily Meissen ...
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
$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 Michel Victor Acier 1, Meissen Porcelain
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
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
$45,000
H 12.5 in W 2.75 in D 2.75 in
Rare Assembled Set of Six German Porcelain Mythological Deities, Meissen
Located in New York, NY
Attributed to Johann Friedrich Eberlein, circa 1741. One of Hercules, Diana, Minerva, two Juno and one bacchanalian figure. Literature: Rainer Rückert's Meissener Porzellan (1964), p...
Porcelain
Meissen Porcelain Fall Figural Group
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New Orleans, LA
A pair of putti holding symbols of the harvest adorn this Meissen porcelain figural group entitled Fall. Part of the company's Seasons series, these charming characters rest upon a r...
Porcelain
$1,000
H 9.45 in Dm 4.73 in
Antique Meissen Porcelain Figurine, Woman Playing the Flute, Late 19th Century
Located in København, Copenhagen
Antique Meissen porcelain figurine. Woman playing the flute. Late 19th century. Measures: 24.5 x 12 cm. In very good condition. A few micro chips in the leaves. Stamped. 1st fact...
Porcelain
Meissen Porcelain Mythological Group Sculpture- Europe And The Bull
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Meissen Porcelain Mythological Group Sculpture. It depicts a semi nude lady ( Europe- the mother of the continent with the same name ) seated over a bull ( representing the...
Porcelain
$32,695
H 28.35 in W 12.6 in D 11.42 in
Large Meissen Flower-Encrusted Potpourri Vase in the Rococo-Style
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in London, GB
Large Meissen flower-encrusted potpourri vase in the Rococo-style German, 19th Century Height 72cm, width 32cm, depth 29cm Crafted by Meissen, the oldest porcelain manufactory in E...
Porcelain
$9,800 / set
H 10.5 in W 4.5 in D 4 in
A Pair of 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Figures of a Man and Woman in Attire
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Figures of a Man and Woman in 18th C. Attire. This pair of figures depicts a man and woman in 18th-century pastoral attire, each standing on...
Porcelain
$57,500 / set
H 12 in W 5.25 in D 4.5 in
Set of 5 Meissen Figures Emblematic of the Senses by J.J. Kändler and Eberlein
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A magnificent and fully complete set of 5 Meissen figures emblematic of the senses: Hearing, smell, touch, taste, and sight, Modeled by J.J. Kändler and J.F. Eberlein. These figures ...
Porcelain
$48,500
H 12.5 in W 17 in D 7 in
Meissen Grouping of Mars's War Chariot with War Putti for Catherine the Great
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A magnificent and quite large, Baroque style, Museum Quality, Antique Meissen Porcelain Grouping of Mars, the God of War, Chariot with his Putti Servant, originally designed by Johan...
Porcelain
$12,450
H 9 in W 6 in D 5 in
19th C Meissen Porcelain Grouping of a Mother & her Daughter at Tea-Time w/ Lace
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Grouping of a Good Mother and her Daughter at Tea-Time. This finely crafted 19th-century Meissen porcelain grouping depicts an intimate scene of a m...
Porcelain
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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