$15,750 / set
H 9 in W 8 in D 5.5 in
A Pair of Meissen Porcelain Pug Dogs with Gilt Bell Collars & One w/ Child
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A Wonderful Large Pair of 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Figures of Pug Dogs with Gilt Bell Collars
Porcelain
$6,200 / set
H 7 in W 6.5 in D 4.5 in
Pair Meissen Porcelain Pug Dog Figures With Pup After J.J.Kaendler
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A beautiful pair of heavy Meissen porcelain figures of Pug Dogs with gilt bell collars on blue
Porcelain
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H 2.36 in W 2.55 in D 1.96 in
Meissen Two Pugs Dogs Models R 6a R 6b Animal Figurines Made, 20th Century
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen most remarkable animal figurines: Two pugs scratching themselves / most lifelike
Porcelain
Pug Dogs 19th Century 6 Germany Porcelain, Sculpture
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Valladolid, ES
A beautiful set of 19th century Conta and Boehme porcelain figures of a pug dogs family, with gilt
Gold
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H 2.95 in W 6.1 in D 3.74 in
Meissen Three Pugs Dogs F 186 Ringler August Animal Figurines, circa 1870
By August Ringler
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen most remarkable animal figurine group: three pugs scrimmaging Measures / dimensions
Porcelain
A pair of porcelain pug dogs
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of Meissen style pug dogs after a model by JJ Kandler each bearing a blue "R" mark and
Porcelain
Pair of Hallmarked Meissen Pug Dogs
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Stamford, CT
A pair of fully hallmarked Meissen mother and pug dogs, after J. J. Kandler. Small pug: 7"
Porcelain
19th Century Pair of Meissen Porcelain Figures of Pug Dogs, Germany
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Rare pair of 19th century Meissen Porcelain pug dog figures made in Germany. Hand painted mirrored
Porcelain
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H 5.5 in W 5.5 in D 3 in
Pair of 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Figures of Pug Dogs w/ Gilt Bell Collars
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful pair of 19th century Meissen Porcelain figures of pug dogs with gilt bell collars. Each
Porcelain
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
$140,000 / set
H 36 in W 60.5 in D 35.5 in
Pair of 18th Century English Eagle Console Tables in the Manner of William Kent
By William Kent
Located in New York, NY
A Fantastic Pair of 18th Century English, George II Period Eagle Console Tables / Side tables in the Manner of William Kent, Finely Gilt on Carved Pine Wood. Each console table is co...
Marble
An Unwelcome Surprise, 19th Century
Located in Blackwater, GB
An Unwelcome Surprise, 19th Century French School - Signed Indistinctly Fine large 19th Century French scene of two pug puppies startling a tabby cat in a barn, oil on canvas. Sign...
Canvas, Oil
A Boy and His Pug Dog
Located in Wiscasett, ME
Fantastic early portrait of a young man and his pug dog. This painting is most likely British, but it could also be from continental Europe. It dates from the late 18th to the early ...
Oil, Canvas
$28,800 / set
H 14 in W 11 in D 9.5 in
A Pair of Sevres Porcelain White Ground & 24K Gold vases w Lion Head Handles
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New York, NY
A Fine pair of Neoclassical/Empire white ground porcelain and 24K Gilt Decorated vases with Double Lion head Handles, produced by the Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, each marked ben...
Gold
$79,080Sale Price|20% Off
H 68 in W 24 in D 12 in
18th-19th Century Neoclassical Multi-Marble Bust of Roman Emperor Titus Domitian
Located in New York, NY
A striking late 18th-early 19th century bust of the Roman Emperor Titus Domitian. The head is made from hand carved white Carrara marble, the tunic and toga are made from hand carved...
Alabaster, Breccia Marble, Carrara Marble
$16,800
H 9.25 in W 10 in D 5 in
Pair of French Ormolu Mounted Chinese blanc de chine Guanyin Candelabra
Located in New York, NY
A pair of French ormolu-mounted candelabra featuring Chinese blanc de chine figures of Guanyin, dating from the 19th century. Each figure is rendered in white-glazed porcelain, seate...
Bronze
$45,000
H 21 in Dm 12 in
Meissen Schneeballen Covered Snowball Vase w/ Birds, Flowers, Leaves & Branches
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A magnificent and large Meissen Schneeballen (snowball) covered vase, richly adorned with a vibrant aviary and botanical ensemble in full three-dimensional relief. Crafted in the mid...
Porcelain
$265,000
H 25 in W 11.75 in D 10.5 in
Russian Imperial Lapidary Kalkan Jasper Covered Vase Ekaterinburg Workshops 1887
Located in New York, NY
A Highly Important and Very Rare Museum Worthy Russian Imperial Lapidary Kalkan Jasper Covered Vase, by the Imperial Russian Lapidary Ekaterinburg Workshops, Inscribed 1887. This mon...
Stone
$68,800
H 13 in W 12.5 in D 9.5 in
Important French Renaissance Revival Silver, Lapis Lazuli, Jeweled Covered Box
Located in New York, NY
An Important French Renaissance Revival Covered Box, Crafted in Silver and Mounted with Lapis Lazuli Panels, Gilt Bronze Figures, and Jeweled Cabochons. The piece is signed in two lo...
Agate, Lapis Lazuli, Silver
$95,000
H 31.5 in W 45 in D 20.5 in
Pair French Ormolu Mounted Chinoiserie Red Lacquer Commodes, François Boucher
By François Boucher
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Ormolu Mounted Chinoiserie Red Lacquer Commodes with marble tops, after François Boucher. Decorated with richly detailed Chinoiserie scenes after designs by François ...
Marble, Ormolu
$26,000
H 17 in W 18 in D 7 in
19th C. Meissen Porcelain Figure of a Sultana Riding an Elephant with a Crown
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
An Elaborate 19th century Meissen Porcelain Figure of a Sultana Riding an Elephant. After the model by P.J. Reinicke and J.J. Kändler, the Sultana sitting on the elephants back and h...
Porcelain
$22,400Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 24 in Dm 13 in
Pair of Japanese Blue and White Covered Ginger Jars with Children Play Scenes
Located in New York, NY
A Large and Impressive Pair of 19th Century Japanese Blue and White Covered Ginger Jars with Large Panel Cartouches of Kids playing. Each jar is of baluster form with wide shoulders...
Porcelain
A Highly Important Caldwell Ormolu Mounted Cararra Marble Figural Floor Lamp
By Edward F. Caldwell & Co.
Located in New York, NY
A Highly Important Caldwell Ormolu Mounted Cararra Marble Figural Floor Lamp. The floor lamp stands on a tripartite base of white Carrara marble, each side mounted with an ormolu wi...
Carrara Marble, Bronze
$15,000
H 9.25 in W 8.5 in D 7.5 in
A Beautiful Meissen Porcelain Monkey Grouping with Gilt Highlights
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A Beautiful Meissen Porcelain Monkey Grouping Climbing a Tree with Gilt Highlights. A Meissen porcelain figural group depicting a family of monkeys gathered around a central tree. T...
Porcelain
$9,550
H 9 in W 9 in D 6 in
Large 19th C. Meissen Porcelain Figure, Pug Mother & Child w/ Gilt Bell Collar
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A Large 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Figure of a White Pug Mother and Child with Gilt Bells on a Blue Collar. This large model is very rare to find in this quality, condition, and...
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.