$1,400 / set
H 1.58 in Dm 9.06 in
Two Antique Meissen Deep Plates in Pierced Porcelain with Floral Motifs
Located in København, Copenhagen
Two antique Meissen deep plates in pierced porcelain with hand painted floral motifs.
Porcelain
$1,600 / set
H 0.79 in Dm 9.06 in
Two Antique Meissen Plates in Pierced Porcelain with Hand Painted Floral Motifs
Located in København, Copenhagen
Two antique Meissen plates in pierced porcelain with hand painted floral motifs.
Porcelain
Set of 10 Hand Painted Botanical Pierced Cabinet Plates
By Copeland & Garrett Spode
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This gorgeous set of 10 19th century cabinet plates features harlequin, multi-color grounds with botanical motifs. Each plate is uniquely painted with a different botanical specimen....
Porcelain, Paste
19th Century Chinese Export Pierced Bowl and Plate
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-19th century Chinese Export pierced oval bowl and matching platter. Hand painted. No cracks. No chips. No breaks. Platter dimension is 11" wide by 9.75" deep.
Porcelain
12 KPM Scenic Hand Painted Cabinet Plates W/ Pierced Borders
By K.P.M. Berlin
Located in Great Barrington, MA
12 superbly hand painted cabinet plates with scenes of named places in monochromatic bittersweet red with pierced rims. The gold borders and molded raised flower decoration further e...
Porcelain, Paste
Pair of Spode 19th C Pierced Green Chestnut Baskets & Under Plates
By Spode
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This pair of rare 19th c Spode Chestnut bowls are in amazing original condition and feature a green enamel leaf motif with pierced border. Each has two handles and basketweave on bot...
Porcelain
19th C Minton Hand Painted Botanical Pierced Rim Dessert Service
By Minton
Located in Great Barrington, MA
A complete hand painted dessert service made by Minton showcases their superb talent and artistry. Gorgeous specimens are featured in the centers of each plate, consisting of 12 dess...
Paste, Porcelain
Antique 19th Century Pierced Japanese Imari Plate
By Imari Porcelain
Located in Pearland, TX
A wonderful 19th century antique Imari plate with a reticulated edge. Featuring vibrant oranges, blues, and green. The center of the plate depicts a hand-painted spray of flowers and...
Porcelain, Paint
Set of 12 KPM Dessert Plates with Hand Painted Fruit Pierced & Gilt Borders
By KPM Porcelain
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This set of KPM porcelain dessert plates are exceptional as they feature interesting and more unusual fruit subjects.
Porcelain
Ten Nymphenburg Hand-Painted Fruit Plates with Molded and Pierced Borders
By Nymphenburg Porcelain
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This unusual set of ten Nymphenburg dessert or fruit plates are hand-painted with fruit specimens with the interesting addition of nuts, pomegranates and gooseberries. The ground is ...
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H 0.79 in Dm 9.85 in L 0.79 in
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica Pierced Plate in Hand Painted Porcelain, 1945
Located in København, Copenhagen
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica pierced plate in hand-painted porcelain. Dated 1945.
Porcelain
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H 0.79 in Dm 9.06 in
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica Pierced Plate in Hand Painted Porcelain, 1947-1949
Located in København, Copenhagen
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica pierced plate in hand painted porcelain. Dated 1947-1949.
Porcelain
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H 0.79 in Dm 9.06 in
Four Antique Meissen Plates in Pierced Porcelain with Hand Painted Floral Motifs
Located in København, Copenhagen
Four antique Meissen plates in pierced porcelain with hand painted floral motifs and beaded border.
Porcelain
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H 1.25 in Dm 9.25 in
2 Antique German Pierced Hand Painted & Gilt Floral Porcelain Plates by Shumann
Located in Big Flats, NY
A pair of German Dresden School hand painted porcelain plates by Shumann Bavaria feature reticulated rim and all-over floral decoration with gilt highlights, en verso maker stamp, 20...
Porcelain
Meissen Pierced or Reticulated Plate
Located in København, Copenhagen
Meissen pierced or reticulated plate. In perfect condition, 2nd. factory quality. Measures 20.5 x 3.5 cm.
Set Of 12 Sevres Pierced/Reticulated Hand Painted Plates
Located in Great Barrington, MA
The beautifully decorated central monogram was especially decorated for these plates indicating a custom ordered set. The pierced and gilded borders are surrounded with 6 oval reserv...
Porcelain, Paste
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica Pierced Plates #20/3554
By Royal Copenhagen
Located in Dallas, TX
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica pierced plates # 20/3554 Measures: 8.75" diameter Latin names: Erythraea Centaurium Pers Pyrola Grandefdora Rad Anemone Nemoroba Taraxacum Phy...
Porcelain
Meissen Blue Onion Pierced/Reticulated Plate
Located in København, Copenhagen
Meissen blue onion pierced/reticulated plate. In perfect condition, 1st. factory quality. Measures 26 cm.
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica Pierced Plate
Located in København, Copenhagen
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica pierced plate. Measures: 22.5 cm. in diameter. Factory quality, in perfect condition.
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H 1.58 in Dm 9.85 in L 1.58 in
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica Dinner Plate with Pierced Border #3553
By Royal Copenhagen
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica hand painted in Denmark Large dinner plate with full lace or pierced border model number 20/3553 3535. Decorated in the period 1985-1989 with flowe...
Porcelain
Chinese Export Famille Rose Medallion Reticulated Pierced Circle Rim Plate
By CANTON FAMILLE ROSE
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Chinese Export or Canton porcelain plate in the Rose Medallion style, circa 1820.
Porcelain
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica Pierced Plate # 20/3554
Located in København, Copenhagen
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica pierced plate # 20/3554. 22.5 cm. in diameter. 2nd. In perfect condition..
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica Pierced Plate # 20/3554
Located in København, Copenhagen
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica pierced plate # 20/3554. Measures: 22.5 cm. in diameter. 2nd. In perfect condition.
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica Pierced Plate # 20/3554
Located in København, Copenhagen
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica pierced plate # 20/3554. Measures: 22.5 cm. in diameter. 2nd. In perfect condition.
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica Pierced Plate # 20/3554
Located in København, Copenhagen
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica pierced plate # 20/3554. Measures: 22.5 cm. in diameter. 2nd. In perfect condition.
Flora Danica Plate from Royal Copenhagen Pierced Border
Located in København, Copenhagen
Flora Danica plate from Royal Copenhagen pierced border. Diameter: 23 cm. 1st. in perfect condition. Decoration number: 20/3507.
Pair of Meissen Blue Onion Pierced/Reticulated Plates
Located in København, Copenhagen
A pair of Meissen blue onion pierced/reticulated plates. In perfect condition, 1st. factory quality. Measures: 18 cm x 3 cm.
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H 0.79 in Dm 10.63 in
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica, Round Dish or Dinner Plate with Pierced Border
Located in København, Copenhagen
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica, round dish or dinner plate with pierced border. Decoration number 20/3526. 1. factory quality. Diameter 27 cm. Perfect condition.
Porcelain
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica Plate with Pierced Rim, 20/3533
Located in København, Copenhagen
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica plate with pierced rim, 20/3533. Measures: 22.5 cm. 1st. factory quality. In perfect condition.
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica Large Deep Pierced Plate # 20/3547
Located in København, Copenhagen
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica large deep pierced plate # 20/3547. Measures: 24 cm in diameter, 5 cm. deep. 1st. assortment, perfect condition.
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica, Round Dish/Dinner Plate with Pierced Border
Located in København, Copenhagen
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica, round dish or dinner plate with pierced border. Decoration number 20/3526. 1. factory quality. Diameter 27 cm. Perfect condition.
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H 0.79 in Dm 11.42 in
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica, Round Dish or Dinner Plate with Pierced Border
Located in København, Copenhagen
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica, round dish or dinner plate with pierced border. Decoration number 20/3574. 1. factory quality. Measure: Diameter 28.5 cm. Perfect condition.
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H 0.79 in Dm 11.42 in
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica, Round Dish or Dinner Plate with Pierced Border
Located in København, Copenhagen
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica, round dish or dinner plate with pierced border. Decoration number 20/3574. 1. factory quality. Latin name: Ranuneulus auricamus L Measure: Diameter...
Wonderful Service for 12 Pierced Hand Painted Porcelain Dresden Dessert Plates
By Dresden Porcelain
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful service for 12 pierced hand painted porcelain Dresden dessert plates.
Porcelain
Pair of 19th Century French Plates
Located in High Point, NC
Pair of 19th century French porcelain plates with pierced rims that are hand decorated with gilt.
Porcelain
Flora Danica Fungi Dinner Plates by Royal Copenhagen
By Royal Copenhagen
Located in New Orleans, LA
This complete set of 12 pierced porcelain dinner plates by Royal Copenhagen of Denmark are custom-crafted in the famed Flora Danica Fungi pattern.
Porcelain
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H 1 in Dm 6.25 in L 1 in
Antique Lace Edge Pierced Heart Floral Reticulated Plates Germany Set of 5
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Set of 5 round reticulated floral plates. The beauties have a lace edge, made of rectangular piercings as well as heart-shaped piercings toward the ridge of the plate. Detailed round...
Ceramic, Porcelain, Paint
12 Dresden Elaborate Hand Painted, Raised Gilt and Pierced Edge Dessert Plates
By Dresden Porcelain
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A wonderfully designed and elaborately decorated set of 12 plates by Royal Dresden. We love the handcut pierced porcelain edges and the pretty green ground that the hand painted flor...
Gold, Enamel
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica Pierced Dinner Plate Senecio Jacoba
By Royal Copenhagen
Located in Miami Beach, FL
10" x 1.5" Pierced Dinner Plate Senecio Jacoba L Flora Danica (1961 To Current) by ROYAL COPENHAGEN #3553 The last picture are other items from the same collector being offered at O...
Porcelain
13 Inch Imari Plate with reticulated & Pierced Rim
Located in Huntington, NY
13 Inch Imari Plate with reticulated & Pierced Rim
Porcelain
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica Pierced Plate
Located in København, Copenhagen
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica pierced plate. Measures: 22.5 cm. in diameter. 1. Quality, in perfect condition.
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica Pierced Plate
Located in København, Copenhagen
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica pierced plate. Measures: 22.5 cm. in diameter. 2. Quality, in perfect condition.
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica Pierced Dinner Plate
Located in København, Copenhagen
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica pierced dinner plate # 20/3553. Measures 25 cm. in diameter. Latin name: Anemone nemorosa L. 1st. factory quality. In perfect condition.
Four Antique Pierced Meissen Plates with Hand Painted Bird Motifs
Located in København, Copenhagen
Four antique pierced Meissen plates with hand painted bird motifs, mid-19th century. Measures: 23.5 cm. In very good condition. Stamped. 2nd factory quality.
Porcelain
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica Antique Pierced Lunch Plate, Late 1800s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica antique pierced lunch plate, late 1800s. Measure: 23.5 cm. in diameter. 2nd. assortment, in perfect condition.
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica Pierced Dinner Plate with Fruit Motif Plum
Located in København, Copenhagen
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica pierced dinner plate with fruit motif plum. Number 429/3584. Measures: 25.5 cm. in diameter. First factory quality, perfect condition.
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H 0.79 in Dm 11.03 in
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica, Round Dish or Dinner Plate with Pierced Border
Located in København, Copenhagen
Royal Copenhagen flora Danica, round dish or dinner plate with pierced border. Decoration number 20/3574. 1. factory quality. Diameter 28.5 cm. Perfect condition.
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H 0.79 in Dm 11.42 in
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica, Round Dish or Dinner Plate with Pierced Border
Located in København, Copenhagen
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica, round dish or dinner plate with pierced border. Decoration number 20/3574. 1. factory quality. Latin name: Potentilla Trieseana Lge. Diamet...
19th Century Minton Pierced Rim Hand-Painted Partial Dessert Set with Compotes
By Minton
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This is a lovely grouping of 19th century Minton pierced rim hand-painted dessert plates with a pair of tall matching footed compotes. The bright strawberry-pink enamel basket-weave ...
Porcelain
12 Dresden Floral Pierced Plates
By Dresden Porcelain
Located in Atlanta, GA
12 Dresden reticulated plates. With reticulated rim, with foliate design and gilt accents. Each marked on the underside with Dresden marks.
Porcelain
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H 0.5 in Dm 9.25 in
Coalport Plate, Pierced Rim, Hand Painted Flowers, Rococo Revival, circa 1835
By Coalport Porcelain
Located in London, GB
They went on to become a major potter in the 19th century and brought out many iconic designs. This plate is beautifully moulded and pierced at the borders in the Rococo Revival s...
Porcelain
Minton Porcelain Plate, Coral Scene by W. Mussill, Pierced Greek Border, 1873
By Minton
Located in London, GB
The plate has a pierced Greek key border and a painting of coral in the centre.
Porcelain
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica Pierced Dinner Plate #3553
By Royal Copenhagen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica pierced dinner plate #3553. Latin name: Geranium palustre L. Measures 25.5cm / 10 3/64" and is in perfect condition.
Porcelain
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica Pierced Luncheon Plate #20/3554
By Royal Copenhagen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica pierced luncheon plate #20/3554. Measure: 23 cm (9 1/16 in). Latin Name: Geranium Lucidum. With old marks from 1935.
Porcelain
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica Pierced Luncheon Plate #20/3554
By Royal Copenhagen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica Pierced Luncheon Plate #20/3554. 23 cm (9 1/16 in). Lantin Name: Matricaria Inodora. With old mark from 1923-1934.
Porcelain
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica Pierced Luncheon Plate #20/3554
By Royal Copenhagen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica pierced luncheon plate #20/3554. Measures: 23 cm (9 1/16 inches). Latin name: Potentilla Pulchella. With old mark from 1923-1934.
Porcelain
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica Luncheon Plate #3554 with Pierced Border
By Royal Copenhagen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica luncheon plate #3554 with pierced border. Latin name: 23 cm (9 1/16 in). 1st Quality. In perfect condition.
Porcelain
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica Luncheon Plate with Pierced Border #3554
By Royal Copenhagen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica luncheon plate with pierced border #3554. Latin name: Ranunculus Bulbosus. Measures: 23 cm (9 1/16 inches). 1st Quality. In perfect condition.
Porcelain
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica Luncheon Plate #3554 with Pierced Border
By Royal Copenhagen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica luncheon plate #3554 with pierced border. Measures: 22.5 cm dia (8 55/64 in). Latin Name: Agrostemma Githago. From 1894-1900.
Porcelain
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica Plate with Pierced Border #20/3554
By Royal Copenhagen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica plate with pierced border #20/3554. Latin name: Medicago Falcata L. Measure: 23 cm diameter (9 1/16 in). In perfect whole condition.
Porcelain
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica Plate with Pierced Border #3554 Antique
By Royal Copenhagen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica openwork breakfast plate #3554. Latin name: Veronica Polita Fr. Dates from: Pre 1923. Has a small rep on the edge. Measures 22.5 cm / 8 7/8 in.
Porcelain
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica Lunch Plate with Pierced Border No. 3554
By Royal Copenhagen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica lunch plate with pierced border no. 3554. Measures 23cm / 9 1/16".
Porcelain
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica Dinner Plate No. 3553 with Pierced Border
By Royal Copenhagen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica dinner plate no. 3553 with pierced border. 25 cm diameter. In nice whole condition. Latin Name: Lonicera Periclymenum.
Porcelain
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H 0.04 in Dm 9.06 in L 0.04 in
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica Lunch Plate with Pierced Border No. 3554
By Royal Copenhagen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica lunch plate with pierced border no. 3554. Measures 23cm / 9 1/16" Has three small chips on teeth.
Porcelain
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica Luncheon Plate #20/3554 with Pierced Border
By Royal Copenhagen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica luncheon plate #20/3554 with pierced border. Measures: 23 cm (9 1/16 inches). 1st Quality. In perfect condition.
Porcelain
Louis XVI Style Sofa
By La Maison London
Located in London, Park Royal
Louis XVI style canape made by La Maison London. Hand carved in solid wood, painted in an ecru white with gold highlights. Upholstered in a fabric of your choice Please note: 11m of...
Giltwood
$845,000
H 101 in W 56 in D 20 in
Palatial Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted Kingwood and Vernis Martin Style Vitrine
By Paul Sormani
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A superb quality palatial French Louis XVI style ormolu mounted, satinwood, kingwood parquetry and Vernis Martin style paneling three-door raised Vitrine Display Cabinet attributed t...
Bronze
Extensive English Porcelain Dessert Service, circa 1825
Located in New York, NY
Pair of covered fruit coolers, pair of covered sauce tureens, pair of open work baskets, 1 compote, 4 kidney-shaped dishes, pair of square dishes, pair of oval dishes, 16 plates.
Porcelain
$3,045
H 5.7 in W 6.1 in D 4.33 in
Meissen Cherubs Four Seasons Figurines Model 1068 Kaendler Made, circa 1870
By Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen Gorgeous Cherubs (= Seasons' Figurines): Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) And Winter. The Details Are Stunningly Scupltured = Finest Modelling Manufactory: Meissen Dating:...
Porcelain
$15,000 / set
H 0.5 in Dm 8.75 in
Pair of 18th Century Chinese & Meissen Famille Verte Porcelain Plates
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A pair of famille verte porcelain plates, the left made in China during the Kangxi period (r. 1662–1722) and the right a copy by Meissen made circa 1740. Chinese porcelain has alw...
Porcelain
Complete Set of Four Meissen Elements Ewers
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Tarzana, CA
This extremely important set of Meissen ewers represents the Four Elements: Earth, Air, Water and Fire. Impressive in both size and artistry, they are among the most famous and spect...
Porcelain
$6,800 / set
H 6.63 in Dm 3.5 in
12 Val St. Lambert Cobalt Cut to Clear Goblets "Cathedrale Napolean" Pattern
By Val Saint Lambert
Located in Great Barrington, MA
One of Val Saint Lambert's most sought after patterns, this set of 12 water or wine goblets is hand blown crystal with cobalt blue overlay and cut to clear in the "Cathedral Napoleon...
Crystal
$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
$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
$341,929
H 100.6 in W 66.93 in D 24.81 in
Rare Moses Michelangelo Guggenheim & Pauly Cie Et Venice Antique Carved Armoire
By Pauly et Cie, Guggenheim Museum
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare one of a kind Pauly CIE Et stamped hand carved walnut armoire made by the genius that was Moses Michelangelo Guggenheim 1837-1910 W...
Walnut
$1,003,422
H 82.68 in Dm 76.78 in
Exceptional Crystal and Bronze Chandelier, L-A Marquis, France, C. 1860
By Maison Marquis
Located in PARIS, FR
This very important 96-lights chandelier made entirely in chiseled and gilded bronze in the Renaissance style, is composed at the lower part of six large sets of ten light-arms, ador...
Crystal, Bronze
$19,109
H 40.56 in W 108.27 in D 29.53 in
Giltwood "Confidente" Large Sofa in the Louis XV Style made by La Maison London
By La Maison London
Located in London, Park Royal
An elegant and impressive large Louis XV style confidante sofa which has been hand carved and gilded using traditional methods and materials to achieve an authentic period finish. Th...
Wood, Giltwood
$7,500 / set
H 1.13 in Dm 9.25 in
Set of 12 Antique Meissen Porcelain 'Old Ozier' Pattern Cabinet or Dinner Plates
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine set of 12 antique, 18th century German porcelain plates. By the Meissen Porcelain Manufactory. In the Old Ozier pattern. Each plate has a gilt and slightly scalloped ring ...
Porcelain
$410,315
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
$175,000
H 108 in W 96 in D 24 in
Palatial Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Vitrine by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Long Island City, NY
A palatial and superb early 20th century gilt bronze Mounted Louis XVI style Mahogany Vitrine by François Linke François Linke The arched top with scrolled corners and centered by ...
Bronze, Ormolu
$28,600Sale Price|20% Off
H 12 in W 18 in D 11.13 in
Rare Tiffany Sterling Silver Soup Tureen in Historic Chrysanthemum Pattern
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Rare Chrysanthemum sterling silver soup tureen. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Lobed and oval bowl with scalloped and turned down scalloped rim. Bracket end handles and four spla...
Sterling Silver
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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