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 on Blue Porcelain Ribbons, One Dog with a Child.
Porcelain
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 ribbons.The larger Pug with attached pup.
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 impression! Measures / dimensions: Height 2.36 inches Width 2.55 inches Depth 1.96 i...
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 belt collars. Each pug is exceptionally hand-carved and hand-painted to seem as rea...
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: Height 2.95 inches / 7.5 cm Width 6.10 inches / 15.5 cm Manufactory: Meissen Hal...
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 other incised marks, possibly by Helena Wolfsohn, Dresden.
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.
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 pair in great condition, very life like. Repair has been made to one paw. Marked on...
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.
Porcelain
$9,850
H 20 in W 16 in D 12 in
A 1930's French Gilt Lacquered Wood Pagoda Form Chinoiserie Platinum Painted Box
By Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
A 1930's French Gilt Lacquered Wood Pagoda Form Chinoiserie Platinum Painted Box, Attributed to Jansen. At first glance, the box's visual allure is simply breathtaking. Adorned with ...
Wood
$357,781 / set
H 84.26 in W 27.56 in D 27.56 in
Pair Antique Very Large Chinese Porcelain Vases French Gold Ormolu Stands
Located in London, GB
Pair Antique Very Large Chinese Porcelain Vases French Gold Ormolu Stands Porcelain: Chinese, 18th Century Ormolu: French, Late 19th Century Vases: Height 140cm, diameter 53cm Sta...
Ormolu
Rare Louis XV Ormolu-Mounted Tulipwood and Chinese Lacquer Cabinet
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
A Rare Louis XV Ormolu-Mounted Tulipwood and Chinese Lacquer cabinet, c. 1750 (Regence Period) A truly magnificent, monumental, and one of a kind cabinet, painted throughout with gi...
Ormolu
$187,500
H 102 in W 84.5 in D 22.5 in
Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet
Located in Houston, TX
Large-scale 19th century English display cabinet executed in the Chinoiserie tradition. Constructed in carved mahogany and conceived as a tripartite architectural façade, each glazed...
Glass, Mahogany
Antique Meissen 68-Piece Floral Dinner Service
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in London, GB
Antique Meissen 68-piece floral dinner service German, c. 1900 Largest serving dish: Height 6cm, width 52.5cm, depth 37.5cm Square salad bowl: Height 9.5cm, width 22cm, depth 22cm...
Porcelain
$574,500
H 84 in W 56 in D 20 in
An Imperial Japanese Meiji Shibayama Tea Cabinet by The Tokugawa Samurai Clan
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
An Imperial Japanese Meiji Shibayama Tea Ceremony Cabinet by The Tokugawa Samurai Clan. This extraordinary Meiji-period shibayama cabinet, attributed to the Tokugawa samurai clan, s...
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer
$116,638
H 61.82 in W 38.59 in D 22.05 in
17th Century Japanese Lacquer Cabinet On French Giltwood Regence Stand
Located in Benington, Herts
An Extremely Fine and Very Important 17th Century Japanese Lacquer Cabinet on French Giltwood Stand of Regence Period circa 1680-1690 Provenance Likely acquired by Herman Willem ...
Giltwood, Lacquer
$32,600 / item
H 16 in W 9 in D 16 in
Exceptional Pair of Antique Meissen Porcelain Hunting Groups with Horses & Dogs
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
An exceptional and quite large pair of 19th century antique Meissen porcelain hunting groups with "The Prince" and "The Princess" each riding a horse followed by a bunch of hunting d...
Porcelain
$262,400
H 29 in W 18 in D 18 in
Important Monumental Art Nouveau Ormolu-Mounted Ceramic "Exhibition" Vase
By Louis Chalon, Paul Louchet, Charles Pillivuyt & Cie
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
An Important and Monumental Art Nouveau Ormolu-Mounted Ceramic "Exhibition" Vase, C. 1895 Spectacularly mounted naturalist vase; the base dressed and balustered, the neck finished i...
Bronze, Ormolu
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 figures represents the allegorical subjects of Day and Night. Each figure stands on a...
Gold
Ormolu and Cloisonné Enamel Jardinière Attributed to F. Barbedienne
By F. Barbedienne Foundry
Located in London, GB
The large central circular form cloisonne enamel jardinière decorated with vari colored plum flowers and butterflies on a blue ground, with a pierced ormolu rim featuring a pineapple...
Enamel, Ormolu
$895 / set
H 6.25 in W 5.5 in D 3.875 in
Antique Meissen Style French Porcelain Bulldog Figures, a Pair
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair, antique french porcelain bull dogs in the style of the Meissen porcelain factory. Great quality with two missing flower petals.
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
Japanese Satsuma Porcelain Monkey Vase, Relief Design, Circa 1880
Located in New York, NY
In relief monkeys in a waterfall landscape setting, eating fruit.
Porcelain
$247,694 / set
H 81.5 in W 48.04 in D 16.93 in
Pair of Antique Japanese Meiji Era Bronze Elephant and Pagoda Incense Burners
Located in London, GB
Pair of antique Japanese Meiji era bronze elephant and pagoda incense burners Japanese, Late 19th Century Sculpture: Height 151cm, width 122cm, depth 43cm Base: Height 56cm, width 82...
Marble, Bronze
$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
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.