Nantgarw Porcelain Dinner Plate, c1820
By Nantgarw China Works
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Nantgarw Porcelain Dinner Plate, c1820 Additional information: Date : c1820 Period : George III
Porcelain
A Nantgarw Porcelain Shell Shaped Dish, c1820
By Nantgarw China Works
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Nantgarw Porcelain Shell Shaped Dish, c1820 Welsh porcelain is amongst the most highly regarded
Porcelain
$52,001
H 0.79 in Dm 8.27 in
A Worcester (Barr, Flight & Barr) Twenty-Eight Piece Part Dessert Service
By Barr, Flight & Barr Worcester
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
Nantgarw China Works. Barr, Flight & Barr 1804–1813 The Warmstry factory at Worcester was owned by
Porcelain
Cup & Saucer decorated with bluebells. Nantgarw C1815.
By Nantgarw China Works
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
of the porcelain to be clearly seen. Nantgarw porcelain is particularly fine, and was much prized by
Porcelain
Nantgarw Porcelain Plate, circa 1820
By Nantgarw China Works
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Nantgarw Porcelain Plate, circa 1820 Additional Information: Date: 1820 Period: George 111
Porcelain
Nantgarw Porcelain Teacup and Saucer c1820
By Nantgarw China Works
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Nantgarw porcelain teacup and saucer Date : 1818-20 Period :Regency Origin : Nantgarw
Porcelain
Nantgarw Porcelain Teacup and Saucer c1820
By Nantgarw China Works
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Nantgarw porcelain teacup and saucer Date : 1818-20 Period :Regency Origin : Nantgarw
Porcelain
Nantgarw Porcelain Teacup and Saucer 1818-20
By Nantgarw China Works
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Nantgarw porcelain teacup and saucer Date : 1818-20 Period :Regency Origin : Nantgarw
Porcelain
Nantgarw Porcelain Coffee Can and Saucer, c1820
By Nantgarw China Works
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Nantgarw Porcelain Coffee Can and Saucer, c1820 Additional information: Date : c1820 Period
Porcelain
Nantgarw Porcelain Teacup and Saucer 1818-20
By Nantgarw China Works
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Nantgarw porcelain teacup and saucer Date : 1818-20 Period :Regency Origin : Nantgarw
Porcelain
A Marked Nantgarw Porcelain Shell Shaped Dish, c1820
By Nantgarw China Works
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Marked Nantgarw Porcelain Shell Shaped Dish, c1820 Welsh porcelain is amongst the most highly
Porcelain
Nantgarw Porcelain Plate with Moulded Rim, 1813-1822
By Nantgarw China Works
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Nantgarw Porcelain Plate with Moulded Rim, 1813-1822 Additional Information: Date: 1813-1822
Porcelain
Nantgarw Porcelain Plate by William Billingsley, 1813-1820
By Nantgarw China Works
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Nantgarw Porcelain Plate by William Billingsley Additional Information: Date: 1813-1820 Period
Porcelain
A Nantgarw Porcelain Plate with Moulded Lip and Lobed Rim, c1820
By Nantgarw China Works
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Nantgarw Porcelain Plate with Moulded Lip and Lobed Rim, c1820 Additional information: Date
Porcelain
Nantgarw Porcelain Breakfast Cup and Saucer with Pink Roses Wales, 1813-1822
By Nantgarw China Works
Located in Katonah, NY
in the world was produced at the Nantgarw China Works. Founded in Wales by William Billingsley, who
Porcelain
$194,500
H 32 in Dm 51 in
Italian 19th-20th Century Whimsical White Marble Wishing Wellhead with Children
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and exceptionally carved Italian 19th-20th century Baroque Revival style whimsical white Carrara marble wishing wellhead, raised on an octagonal two-step marble base. The...
Carrara Marble
$55,656
H 98.43 in Dm 84.65 in
Imposing Italian Rezzonico Chandelier in blown Murano Glass with flowers 1960s
By Giovanni Dalla Fina Gallery
Located in Villaverla, IT
Imposing Italian Rezzonico Chandelier in blown Murano Glass with flowers 1960s Elegant, and imposing Italian Venetian, Ca Rezzonico Chandelier, in blown Murano Glass, allocated in di...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$166,320
H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Chrysanthemum by Tiffany & Co Sterling Silver Candelabra Pair of 3-Light
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
Tiffany's luxurious Chrysanthemum silver was designed in 1880. With its flowing curves, swirling vegetation, meandering tendrils and exotic blossoming plants, Chrysanthemum is charac...
Sterling Silver
Still Life with Flowers in a Vase
By Martin Johnson Heade
Located in New York, NY
Oil on canvas
Oil
$1,250,000
H 24 in W 12 in
La Palazzina (Villa Gori), Siena, for the book Italian Villas and Their Gardens
By Maxfield Parrish
Located in Fort Washington, PA
By the time Maxfield Parrish painted his Italian Villa series in 1903, he was already acknowledged as one of America’s most successful artists. Edith Wharton was commissioned to writ...
Paper, Oil
Elkington Beverage Service Eight-Piece
By Elkington & Co.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Crafted by the leading English silversmith firm of the 19th century, this rare and beautifully executed beverage service by Elkington & Co. is a fantastic example of the company'...
Silver
$4,600 / item
H 72 in W 14 in D 8 in
Exquisite Albino Peacock Taxidermy: A Majestic Display of Rarity and Elegance
Located in New York, NY
This magnificent taxidermy specimen showcases an albino (leucistic) peacock, skillfully mounted on an oval wooden base. The intricate details of the peacock's unique coloring are cap...
Feathers
"Afternoon Along the Nile"
By Jean-Léon Gérôme
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Provenance: Property from an American Private Collection John Beard Jackson, Pittsburgh (1845-1908, 'one of the best known men of Pittsburgh', served in many roles including: Presid...
Canvas, Oil
$65,000
H 9.06 in W 27.56 in D 14.97 in
Centerpiece, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, France, 1900, Sign: Christofle
By Christofle
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Centerplace, Sign: Christofle Metal: Silver plated We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at...
Metal
"Cedar Hill"
By George William Sotter
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork. Signed lower right. Original Period Newcomb Macklin Frame George William Sotter (1879 - 1953) Born in Pittsburgh on Septembe...
Canvas, Oil
Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver / Gilt Punch Bowl Service / 8 People
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Tiffany & Co. sterling silver / gilt barware / tableware art deco style punch bowl service for eight people . The set include 10 piece altogether. Eight drinking cup. One large punch...
Gold, Sterling Silver
$205,269 / set
H 22.84 in W 31.89 in D 13.78 in
Gilt Metal Centrepiece Suite for the Duke of Sparta by Elkington & Co.
By Elkington & Co.
Located in London, GB
Gilt metal centrepiece suite for the Duke of Sparta by Elkington & Co. English, Late 19th Century Centrepiece: Height 58cm, width 81cm, depth 35cm Candelabra: Height 66cm, diameter ...
Metal
Midshipman Proctor’s Sword for Valour at the Battle of Copenhagen
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This curved sword has a blued steel German blade with an ivory cross-hatched grip bearing silver and gilt mounts in the form of a lion’s head and mane. The grip is mounted with an ov...
Silver, Steel
$314,746
H 40.16 in W 70.87 in D 16.15 in
Pair of Napoleon III Lacquer Commodes À Vantaux by by Winckelsen
By Charles-Guillaume Winckelsen
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Pair of Napoléon III Gilt-Bronze, Chinese Lacquer And Ebonised Side Cabinets By Charles-Guillaume Winckelsen, Paris. Signed 'Chles WINCKELSEN 21 Rue St Louis', Paris. Each ...
Marble, Ormolu
$78,000 / set
H 24.375 in Dm 10.25 in
Signed Pair of Sevres ‘Third Republic’ Pate Nouvelle Pale Yellow Ground Vases
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New York, NY
A magnificent and large pair of signed Sèvres Art Nouveau period ‘Third Republic’ Pate Nouvelle pale yellow ground vases (Vase De Lesbos 1 Grandeur). These premier quality vases are ...
Gold, Enamel
Monumental 20th Century Pair Of French Gilt Bronze & Crystal Lanterns
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A monumental early 20th Century French pair of gilt bronze & crystal lanterns. Each features a foliate and acanthus-cast corona above six scroll supports, which suspend a waisted ban...
Crystal, Bronze
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.