Antique German porcelain group of Venus with Cupid by Meissen
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in London, GB
Antique German porcelain group of Venus with Cupid by Meissen German, c. 1750 Height 20.5cm, width 11cm, depth 12cm This charming Meissen porcelain figure depicts Venus and Cupid.
Porcelain
Pair, Edme Samson Porcelain Figure Models of Mars & Venus After Meissen
By Samson & Cie
Located in Atlanta, GA
A two piece grouping of porcelain figures depicting Mars & Venus. Modeled after the Meissen originals. "Samson began his career by making service and set piece replacements in the ...
Porcelain
Meissen Plate Triumphal Procession of Goddess of Love Venus circa 1860 / 70
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Gorgeous Meissen Plate decorated with stunning painting in middle area: The Triumphal Procession of Roman Goddess of Love - VENUS - is presented here.
Porcelain
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H 13.77 in W 4.13 in D 4.92 in
Meissen Art Nouveau Figurine 'The Birth of Venus' by Friedrich Offermann
By Friedrich Offermann, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Extremely decorative, sculptural representation of an Art Nouveau beauty with a bare body, only crowned by water lily tendrils and flowers and covered by a softly falling cape, which...
Porcelain
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H 13 in W 8.67 in D 6.7 in
Large Mythological Meissen Group 'Triumph Of Venus', by J.J. Kaendler, c. 1870
By Johann Joachim Kaendler, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Designer: JOHANN JOACHIM KÄNDLER (1706 - 1775) chief sculptor at the Meissen manufactory from 1742 to 1775. He is the most famous modeller Meissen manufactory ever had and created f...
Porcelain
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H 13.18 in W 8.26 in D 6.69 in
Meissen Triumph of Venus Model 127 Kaendler Kändler Johann Joachim
By Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen most remarkable figurine group: Triumph Of Venus Measures / dimensions: height: 13.18 inches / 33.5 cm width: 8.26 inches / 21.0 cm depth: 6.69 inches / 17.0 cm Man...
Porcelain
Meissen Triumph of Venus Model 127 Kaendler Johann Joachim c.1870
By Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen most remarkable figurine group: Triumph Of Venus Measures / dimensions: Height 13.18 inches / 33.5 cm Width 8.26 inches / 21.0 cm Depth 6.69 inches / 17.0 cm Manufactory: M...
Porcelain
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H 14.17 in Dm 4.72 in
Meissen Birth of Venus Offermann Friedrich Figurine Model R 124 made 1900-1905
By Friedrich Offermann
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen gorgeous as well as rarest figurine: Birth of Venus, model created by Friedrich Offermann (1898) Manufactory: Meissen Hallmarked: Blue Meissen Sword Mark (underglazed) ...
Porcelain
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H 13.77 in W 9.05 in D 6.69 in
Meissen Triumph of Venus Model 127 Kaendler Kändler Johann Joachim made c. 1860
By Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen most remarkable figurine group: Triumph of Venus Measures / Dimensions: Height: 13.77 inches / 35.0 cm Width: 9.05 inches / 23.0 cm Depth: 6.69 inches / 17.0 cm Manufactor...
Porcelain
Pair of Derby Porcelain Figures of Mars and Venus, Rococo, 1759-1769
By Derby
Located in London, GB
He his holding the hilt of a sword over a flag, an oval shield by his feet. The Venus figure is also a close copy of an original Meissen figure.
Porcelain
$7,200 / set
H 1 in Dm 10.38 in
12 Coalport for Tiffany 1899 Gold, Ivory and Cobalt Blue Dinner Plates
By Coalport for Tiffany
Located in Great Barrington, MA
A set of 12 rare Coalport, made for Tiffany and Co. dinner plates featuring six alternating reserves of two colors of cobalt blue enamel with profuse raised paste gold overlay. The p...
Porcelain
English Porcelain 'Jade' Pattern Service, Coalport, circa 1900
Located in New York, NY
Each decorated with cobalt, lime green, maroon and coral foliate motifs against a white ground. Comprising 12 dinner plates, 12 luncheon plates (one as is), 12 bread and butter plate...
Porcelain
$78,500 / set
H 21 in W 12 in D 8.5 in
Meissen Porcelain Chinoiserie "Gold Dragon" Flower-Encrusted Garniture
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A Meissen porcelain ‘Gold Dragon’ pattern three-piece garniture. A Meissen porcelain reticulated three-piece basket Garniture and stands. Late 1800s, blue crossed swords marks ...
Porcelain
12 Antique Limoges Floral & Gilt Shaped Dessert Plates. Circa 1890
By Jean Pouyat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A pretty set of first course or dessert plates by the re known Limoges firm of Jean Pouyat from the turn of the last century. A very versatile size and a great shaped plate accented ...
Gold, Enamel
$243,040Sale Price|30% Off
H 68 in W 55 in
A Magnificent Pair of French Royal Paintings "Aurora and Diana" "Night and Day"
Located in Queens, NY
Jacques-Francois Delyen (1684-1761), Court Painter of King Louis XV. A Magnificent Pair of Palatial "French Royal" Allegorical Paintings "Aurora and Diana" "Night and Day" A truly ...
Oil
$32,000 / set
H 16 in W 17.25 in D 8 in
Antique Neoclassical Paris Porcelain Centerpiece, France, 19th Century
Located in New Orleans, LA
Three-piece neoclassical Paris porcelain surtout de table.
Porcelain
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
Meissen Porcelain Mirror
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New Orleans, LA
Lavish Meissen porcelain serves as the extraordinary frame for this mirror. Exquisitely hand-painted in polychrome with gilt accents, the bountiful frame is adorned with all manner o...
Porcelain, Mirror
Steuben Amethyst Hand Blown Optic Rib Plates & Stemware Service for 12
By Steuben Glass
Located in Great Barrington, MA
What an amazing collection of Steuben's hand blown amethyst crystal dinner service for 12! All hand blown in the more desirable form of optic ribbing that gives each piece a special ...
Crystal
$8,500 / set
H 1 in Dm 12 in
19th Century Baccarat Cranberry Overlay Intaglio Cut to Clear Dessert Service
By Baccarat
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This is a magnificent 19th century set of dessert plates and matching serving plate made by Baccarat. The handblown crystal is cased in a rich and vibrant cranberry overlay and cut t...
Crystal
Set of twenty four blue and white floral porcelain dinner plates
Located in London, GB
Set of twenty four blue and white floral porcelain dinner plates Continental, 19th Century Height 2.5cm, diameter 23.5cm These blue and white porcelain dinner plates will make an ex...
Porcelain
$75,000 / set
H 1.25 in Dm 8.5 in
English Chamberlain Worcester Porcelain Part Dessert Service, circa 1815
Located in New York, NY
Comprising footed compote, pair of covered sauce tureens, one gallery (partially restored), pair of lozenge-shaped dishes, pair of kidney-shaped dishes, four shell dishes, four squar...
Porcelain
$49,000 / set
H 2 in Dm 9.5 in
A Large 121 Total Piece 20th C. Meissen Porcelain Green Vine Table Service
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A Tremendously Large 121 Piece 20th Century Meissen Porcelain Green Vine Table Service. This service is fully complete with an exuberant number of pieces which can we used in all di...
Porcelain
Set of 12 Coalport Cobalt Blue & French Enamel Dinner Plates
By Coalport Porcelain
Located in Great Barrington, MA
A beautiful set of 12 Coalport dinner plates with subtly shaped rims and acid-etched gold borders. The distinctive deep blue enamel ground is contrasted with white "French Enamel" e...
Paste, Porcelain
$164,665
H 15.75 in W 27.17 in D 20.48 in
Large Italian Parcel-Gilt, Silver, and Hardstone Centrepiece from Milan, C.1980
By Fabbrica Argenteria Fiorentina
Located in London, GB
Large Italian parcel-gilt, silver, and hardstone centrepiece from Milan, c.1980 Italian, Late 20th Century Weight: 14.064 kg Height 40cm, width 69cm, depth 52cm Bearing the mar...
Malachite, Silver
English Porcelain Cobalt Ground Dessert Service, Circa 1830
Located in New York, NY
Comprising a tazza (height 6.75", diameter 9.25"), two smaller tazza; a sauce tureen and cover; twelve plates; and one smaller plate.
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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