Very Early Meissen Tea Caddy With Merchant Ship Scenes And Bud Knob, 1763-1774
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Rectangular porcelain box with rounded shoulders, small round, slightly domed lid with bud handle, colourful painted merchant scenes on the four sides and on the top of the lid, gold...
Porcelain
Meissen, three pieces of "Pink Rose" a plant pot, milk jug, and a tea caddy.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Meissen, three pieces of "Pink Rose" a plant pot, milk jug, and a tea caddy in porcelain hand-painted with pink roses.
Porcelain
Meissen Robin's egg blue-ground rectangular Tea Caddy and Cover
Located in London, GB
Meissen Robin's egg blue-ground rectangular Tea Caddy and Cover.
Porcelain
Continental Chinoiserie Porcelain Tea Caddy 19C
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
Beautifully hand painted and gilded in Meissen manner, circa mid to late 19th century is this porcelain tea caddy in great condition.
Porcelain
Meissen Porcelain Botanical Tea Caddy or Tea Canister, circa 1760
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Downingtown, PA
Meissen Porcelain botanical tea caddy or tea canister, circa 1760 The tea canister of arched rectangular form with a domed cover with flower finial.
Porcelain
Sold
H 5.12 in W 3.55 in D 3.55 in
Antique Stadt Meissen Blue Onion Tea Caddy in Hand-Painted Porcelain
Located in København, Copenhagen
Antique Stadt Meissen blue onion tea caddy in hand-painted porcelain.
Porcelain
Sold
H 3.94 in W 3 in D 1.93 in
Antique 18th Century Meissen Porcelain Marcolini Period Purple Indian Tea Caddy
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Meissen Porcelain tea caddy. With a reeded body and purple Indian hand painted decoration.
Porcelain
Meissen Tea Caddy in the Original Embossed Leather Box, 1725
By Meissen Porcelain, Johann Gregorius Höroldt
Located in Weinheim, DE
Tea caddy: Height: 10 cm Painted with large-format Chinese figures in Höroldt style Hexagonal form with profiled and gilded edges Gold decorated cover No swordsmark Condition: ...
Porcelain
$3,159Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 5.52 in Dm 6.7 in
Cinderella Tea Service Teapot and Six Cups, Pink & Gold, Handmade in Italy, 2021
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Our artisan's pieces are a dream come true, as in Disney's Cinderella. Ceramic tea service are completely hand-crafted and painted with love and care. A set is composed by a teap...
Ceramic
$1,500
H 5.25 in W 5 in D 2.63 in
Antique 19th Century French Beaux-Arts Silver-Mounted Enamel Tea Caddy by Risler
By Risler & Carré
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique French enamel tea caddy. Mounted with gilt silver mounts. By Risler of Paris. Decorated with polychrome birds or paradise, rock outcroppings, and flowers/flor...
Silver, Enamel
Antique Capodimonte Porcelain Table Snuff or Dresser Box
By Capodimonte
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine, antique Capodimonte porcelain table snuff box in the Meissen style. With a polychrome enamel Bacchanalian scene on the lid, neoclassical devices on the side panels, and a ...
Porcelain
$1,141Sale Price|20% Off
H 4.34 in W 3.27 in D 2.56 in
Enamel Tea Caddy Vienna 18th Century with Landscape
Located in Epfach, DE
A very nice enamel tea caddy, Vienna 18th century, paintings with landscape and couples on all sides and on the top and gold ornamentation.
Enamel
$328Sale Price|54% Off
H 6.25 in W 4.25 in D 4.25 in
Vieux Paris 'Old Paris' Tea Caddy or Apothocary Jar Painted with Harbor Scene
By Old Paris
Located in Mobile, AL
This empire period Old Paris tea caddy, canister or jar from the 1830's is sure to delight. It was likely designed and sold as a tea canister, but a lidded jar can certainly serve ma...
Porcelain
$786
H 1.89 in W 2.96 in D 2.96 in
Meissen Miniature Porcelain Cup, Saucer and Cream Jug with Applied Flowers
Located in Nottingham, GB
Hand-modelled floral sprigs and blossoms encrust the exterior walls of this miniature German porcelain service, which comprises a teacup, matching saucer and small cream jug. Each re...
Porcelain
Victorian Chinoiserie Box, Ceramic with Gold Detailing, England, 1860
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This exquisite early 19th-century chinoiserie box, adorned with lacquered surfaces and ornate gold-toned detailing, showcases the superb craftsmanship of English artisans influenced ...
Ceramic
$1,100
H 3.25 in W 5 in D 3.5 in
Antique German Dresden Porcelain Box with Delicate Painting, Circa 1860-1870.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique German Dresden Porcelain Box with Delicate Painting, Circa 1860-1870.
Porcelain
European Rauenstein Porcelain Tea Set in Chinese Porcelain Famille Rose Style
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely decorated porcelain teaset from Europe from the late 18th century. The set is most probably Rauenstein or Limbach. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Potte...
Porcelain
$1,850
H 1.5 in W 2.63 in D 2.25 in
Antique French or German Porcelain Snuff Box with Hand-Painted Military Scenes
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique French or German porcelain snuff box. Dating to the 18th (or possibly early 19th) century. Decorated throughout with hand-painted military, gunfighting, and hor...
Porcelain
$360 / set
H 1.19 in W 7.09 in D 5.52 in
Meissen, Germany, Pink Rose, Two Porcelain Bowls, 1930s/1940s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Meissen, Germany, pink rose. Two porcelain bowls hand-painted with motif of pink roses. 1930/1940s. In excellent condition. Third factory quality. Marked. Large bowl: L 18.5 x ...
Porcelain
$1,760Sale Price|44% Off
H 1.5 in W 2.67 in D 2.13 in
18th Century Porcelain Snuff Tobacco Box with Ormulu Gilt Decorations
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Mid-18th Century porcelain snuff tobacco box with Ormulu gilt embossed relief and with empire classical motives. The inside of the lid is decorated with colorful flowers. Wonderful a...
Ormolu
Meissen Rococo Porcelain Box
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New Orleans, LA
Incredible hand-painted scenes inspired by Rococo master Antoine Watteau cover this magnificent Meissen porcelain box. Displaying romantic courtship scenes on each side, the casket i...
Porcelain
$695
H 5.63 in W 3.75 in D 1.5 in
Antique 18th Century Chinese Export Porcelain Tea Caddy with Lovebirds
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Chinese Export porcelain tea caddy. Decorated in cobalt with gilt highlights throughout. With a central gilt cartouch of crossed laurels to both sides with a monogra...
Porcelain
French Epinal Porcelain Tea Set, Rovina V.S., Hand-Painted Roses
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This elegant French porcelain tea service, signed Rovina V.S. Épinal, is a refined example of early 20th-century decorative craftsmanship. Produced in the Épinal region, known for it...
Porcelain, Paint
$1,369Sale Price / set|33% Off
H 5.12 in Dm 14.57 in
Four Pieces Pottery Chamber Set Pale Rose Violet "Malines" Sarrguemine
By Malines Sarreguemine
Located in Schöfflisdorf, CH
19th century four pieces pottery chamber set pale rose violet "MALINES" Sarrguemine the jar has inside two small hair cracks Two sets separately available Jar 20 cm H 28 cm bowl ...
Pottery
Exceptional Early 19th Century Waterford Crystal Eighteen-Light Chandelier
By Waterford Crystal
Located in Long Island City, NY
An Exceptional Early 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Waterford Crystal Eighteen Light Chandelier An etched crown above a crystal string body leading to a beaded basket with drop crysta...
Crystal, Bronze
$49,234Sale Price|20% Off
H 7.09 in W 20.48 in D 13.39 in
One-Off Winsor & Newton Queen Elizabeth Jubilee Sterling Silver 1977 Artist Box
By Windsor & Newton
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely one of a kind Winsor & Newton 1977 Queen Elizabeth Jubilee presentation with sterling silver plaques and boxes Calamander wood Artist b...
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Meissen Soup Tureen
Located in Washington, DC
Very colorful Meissen soup tureen with flora decoration to the lid and tureen. There is small crack which is more noticeable from the inside.
Porcelain
$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
Antique French Ormolu Beveled Glass Jewelry Dresser Box
Located in Pearland, TX
A gorgeous antique French gilt brass ormolu beveled glass footed jewelry casket or dresser box with hinged lid and lovely ornate handle. This fine quality box has been newly relined ...
Ormolu
$5,128
H 58.86 in W 31.5 in D 19.69 in
Antique Harrods Green Lacquered Cocktail Cabinet on Stand Mid 20th Century
Located in London, GB
A fabulous polychromed Green lacquered and gilt japanned cocktail cabinet-on-stand, retailed by Harrods and bearing their ivorine label, circa 1940's in date. The two-door cabinet ...
Wood, Giltwood
$2,695
H 35.25 in W 49 in D 14 in
Maitland Smith English Regency Hand-Painted Red Lacquered Console Table
By Maitland Smith
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous English Regency or Louis XVI Chinoiserie console table By Maitland Smith USA, Circa Late 20th Century Red lacquered finish, with hand-painted Chinese scenes, banded fla...
Brass
$10,595
H 57.88 in W 24.02 in D 14.97 in
Tiepolo Green with Colorful Butterflies Tall Chest of Drawers
By Porte Italia
Located in Milan, IT
This tall chest of drawers features a dark green patinated finish adorned with a delicate array of colorful butterflies, each detailed with subtle shading to enhance their lifelike a...
Wood
$4,500 / set
H 1 in Dm 1.25 in
Asprey & Co Sterling Silver Cased Swan Motif Menu Place Card Holders Set of 12
By Asprey International Limited
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This elegant set of 12 sterling silver menu place card holders was made by Asprey of London. The pieces have circular bases surmounted with arched menu place card supports and featur...
Vermeil, Sterling Silver
$409,809
H 86.03 in Dm 51.97 in
Extremely Rare Victorian Chandelier of Exceptional Quality and Size by F&C Osler
By F. & C. Osler
Located in Steyning, West sussex
An extremely rare early Victorian 20-light cut-glass silvered mounted chandelier of exceptional quality the baluster thumb and radial cut shaft with lower shaft canopy and draping pa...
Silver Plate
$24,482
H 27.76 in W 28.75 in D 18.12 in
Rare Freestanding Chest in Brass, Parchment and Walnut by Josef Frank, 1940s
By Estrid Ericson
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
This exceptionally rare freestanding chest, designed by Estrid Ericson and Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn in Sweden during the 1940s, exemplifies a distinctive fusion of decorative art...
Brass
Set of 12 Minton Gold Rimmed Porcelain Ball Dinner Plates
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 white floral decoration and trimmed with an acid etched b...
Porcelain
$4,508
H 28.75 in W 15.75 in D 11.82 in
French Louis XVI Revival Pair of Nightstands in Carrara Marble and Gilt Bronze
Located in Prato, Tuscany
This elegant pair of French nightstands is an outstanding example of the Louis XVI Revival style, crafted in France between 1910 and 1920 by a distinguished cabinetmaking workshop in...
Bronze
Hand Engraved Baroque Crystal Vase, Czech Republic, Red, Tall, Contemporary
By Artel
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful hand engraved crystal contemporary vase. The pattern is Baroque style. Designed by an American, produced in Czech Republic.
Blown Glass
Paris Porcelain Botanical Vases, French, Mid-19th Century
By Old Paris
Located in Downingtown, PA
Paris Porcelain Baluster Vases, Pair, Hand-Painted Botanical Bouquets (69 characters) Circa 1840–1860 This magnificent pair of Paris porcelain (Vieux Paris) vases exemplifies the t...
Porcelain
Murano Venetian Glass Water Fountain
By Gino Cenedese
Located in New Orleans, LA
An unquestionable masterpiece of Venetian glass artistry, this incredible glass fountain is the rarest and most fascinating form of Murano glass ever created. Masterpieces requiring ...
Gold Leaf
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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