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17 Piece Minton Porcelain Dessert Service with Tazze
17 Piece Minton Porcelain Dessert Service with Tazze

17 Piece Minton Porcelain Dessert Service with Tazze

By Minton

Located in London, GB

A 17 piece Minton porcelain dessert service with tazze English, 19th century Measures: Plate

Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Set of Early 19th Century English Derby Porcelain Dessert Service
Set of Early 19th Century English Derby Porcelain Dessert Service

Set of Early 19th Century English Derby Porcelain Dessert Service

Located in Atlanta, GA

Set of Early 19th Century English Derby Porcelain Dessert Service. 18 plates, 7 shaped dishes, 1

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century English Porcelain Dessert Service Cobalt, 27 Pieces
19th Century English Porcelain Dessert Service Cobalt, 27 Pieces

19th Century English Porcelain Dessert Service Cobalt, 27 Pieces

Located in Atlanta, GA

27 Pc, Fine Set of 19th Century English Porcelain Dessert Service Cobalt. Unfortunately I have

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Regency Large Coalport Porcelain Dessert Service-Thirty Nine Pieces
Regency Large Coalport Porcelain Dessert Service-Thirty Nine Pieces

Regency Large Coalport Porcelain Dessert Service-Thirty Nine Pieces

By Coalport Porcelain

Located in Downingtown, PA

Regency Rarity: Spode Porcelain Dessert Service, Pattern 2314 This extensive and highly theatrical

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Sèvres Style Gilt and Painted Porcelain Dessert Service for 12
Sèvres Style Gilt and Painted Porcelain Dessert Service for 12

Sèvres Style Gilt and Painted Porcelain Dessert Service for 12

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Morristown, NJ

20th c., France, gilt and painted porcelain dessert service. The set is decorated with pink rose

Category

20th Century French Art Nouveau Porcelain

Materials

Gold

Large Antique French Sèvres Style Porcelain Dessert Service Turquoise Case
Large Antique French Sèvres Style Porcelain Dessert Service Turquoise Case

Large Antique French Sèvres Style Porcelain Dessert Service Turquoise Case

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in London, GB

Large Antique French Sèvres Style Porcelain Dessert Service Turquoise Case French, Late 19th

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Rococo Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain, Wood

English Scenic Porcelain Dessert Service, Mid-19th Century
English Scenic Porcelain Dessert Service, Mid-19th Century

English Scenic Porcelain Dessert Service, Mid-19th Century

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

English Scenic porcelain Dessert service, mid-19th century, polychrome hand-painted with three

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Serving Pieces

Materials

Porcelain

Derby Duesbury Imari Porcelain Dessert Service - 18 Pieces - U.K. - Circa 1825
Derby Duesbury Imari Porcelain Dessert Service - 18 Pieces - U.K. - Circa 1825

Derby Duesbury Imari Porcelain Dessert Service - 18 Pieces - U.K. - Circa 1825

By Duesbury & Kean 1, Derby Porcelain

Located in Chatham, ON

DERBY (William Duesbury II period) - Imari Pattern - Exceptional early soft paste porcelain dessert

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

French Porcelain Dessert Service, circa 1840
French Porcelain Dessert Service, circa 1840

French Porcelain Dessert Service, circa 1840

Located in New York, NY

bowls, 13 dessert plates (4 with small restored chips), 4 lozenge-shaped dishes.

Category

Antique 1840s French Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

English Porcelain Dessert Service, circa 1820
English Porcelain Dessert Service, circa 1820

English Porcelain Dessert Service, circa 1820

Located in New York, NY

Each piece finely decorated with a different landscapre, the yellow ground border with floral arrangments in compartments, Comprising 1 compote, pair of covered sauce tureens, 16 pla...

Category

Antique 1820s English Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Extensive English Porcelain Dessert Service, circa 1825
Extensive English Porcelain Dessert Service, circa 1825

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.

Category

Antique 1820s English Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Fine English Porcelain Dessert Service, Minton, circa 1830
Fine English Porcelain Dessert Service, Minton, circa 1830

Fine English Porcelain Dessert Service, Minton, circa 1830

Located in New York, NY

Comprising 24 plates, pair of covered sauce tureens and stands, pair of shell dishes and a pair of rectangular dishes. The bright blue ground interspersed with gilt-edged reticulatio...

Category

Antique 1830s English Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Extensive English Porcelain Dessert Service, Flight and Barr, circa 1792
Extensive English Porcelain Dessert Service, Flight and Barr, circa 1792

Extensive English Porcelain Dessert Service, Flight and Barr, circa 1792

Located in New York, NY

Pair of covered fruit coolers and liners, pair of covered sauce tureens on stands, 1 fruit compote, 4 lozenge-shape dishes, pair of square dishes, 4 shell-shaped dishes, 22 plates.

Category

Antique 1790s English Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Minton Dessert Service with Butterflies and Flowers and Gold Rims
Minton Dessert Service with Butterflies and Flowers and Gold Rims

Minton Dessert Service with Butterflies and Flowers and Gold Rims

By Minton

Located in Pembroke, MA

Extraordinary porcelain dessert service attributed to Minton comprising 23 pieces with turquoise

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

English Porcelain Part Dessert Japan Pattern Service, Hammersley Factory
English Porcelain Part Dessert Japan Pattern Service, Hammersley Factory

English Porcelain Part Dessert Japan Pattern Service, Hammersley Factory

By Hammersley

Located in Downingtown, PA

The porcelain dessert service is exquisitely painted with a distinctive Imari design. The central well

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Regency Platters and Serveware

Materials

Porcelain

English Porcelain Blue Scale Part Dessert Service, Worcester
English Porcelain Blue Scale Part Dessert Service, Worcester

English Porcelain Blue Scale Part Dessert Service, Worcester

Located in New York, NY

on the present service, associated with the hand of 'Doctor' George Davis, show off the factory's

Category

Antique 1780s Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Royal Crown Derby "Imari" 16 Pc Dessert Service with Gold
Royal Crown Derby "Imari" 16 Pc Dessert Service with Gold

Royal Crown Derby "Imari" 16 Pc Dessert Service with Gold

By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain

Located in Great Barrington, MA

An unusually decorated custom ordered dessert service embellished with an Art Nouveau style raised

Category

Early 20th Century British Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain, Paste

Royal Vienna Style Coffee Tea Set Dessert Service for 16, circa 1930
Royal Vienna Style Coffee Tea Set Dessert Service for 16, circa 1930

Royal Vienna Style Coffee Tea Set Dessert Service for 16, circa 1930

By Royal Vienna Porcelain

Located in Austin, TX

Beautiful vintage Royal Vienna style dessert/ coffee set for 16 decorated with four different

Category

Early 20th Century Czech Neoclassical Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Vieux Paris Porcelain Hand Painted Flower Motif Dessert Service for 8
Antique Vieux Paris Porcelain Hand Painted Flower Motif Dessert Service for 8

Antique Vieux Paris Porcelain Hand Painted Flower Motif Dessert Service for 8

By Manufacture Le Vieux Paris

Located in New York, NY

A fine antique Vieux Paris porcelain hand painted dessert set comprised of a pair of footed hand

Category

Antique 19th Century French Romantic Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

19th C Handpainted Botanical Rihouet Paris Porcelain Pink Dessert Service 17 Pcs
19th C Handpainted Botanical Rihouet Paris Porcelain Pink Dessert Service 17 Pcs

19th C Handpainted Botanical Rihouet Paris Porcelain Pink Dessert Service 17 Pcs

By Rihouet Rue de la Paix No.7

Located in Great Barrington, MA

This is an extensive and exquisite 19th century dessert service made by Rihouet, Paris, circa 1820s

Category

Antique 1820s French Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Set of 12 Pink Dessert Service
Set of 12 Pink Dessert Service

Set of 12 Pink Dessert Service

Located in Lantau, HK

Set of twelve Paris porcelain lavishly decorated dishes with flowers from the early to mid-19th

Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Hicks and Meigh Hand Painted Botanical Complete Dessert Service
Hicks and Meigh Hand Painted Botanical Complete Dessert Service

Hicks and Meigh Hand Painted Botanical Complete Dessert Service

By Hicks & Meigh

Located in Great Barrington, MA

tureens complete this exceptional dessert service.

Category

Antique 19th Century English Porcelain

Materials

Paste, Porcelain

Spode Felspar Floral Dessert Service, Yellow, Butterfly Handles, circa 1822
Spode Felspar Floral Dessert Service, Yellow, Butterfly Handles, circa 1822

Spode Felspar Floral Dessert Service, Yellow, Butterfly Handles, circa 1822

By Spode

Located in London, GB

. This dessert service was potted in "Felspar" porcelain, which was a new recipe that Spode brought out

Category

Antique 1820s English Regency Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Spode Dessert Service, Ship Pattern no. 3133 on Stone China, 1813-1822
Spode Dessert Service, Ship Pattern no. 3133 on Stone China, 1813-1822

Spode Dessert Service, Ship Pattern no. 3133 on Stone China, 1813-1822

By Spode

Located in London, GB

This is a stunning and rare Spode dessert service made between 1813 and 1822, consisting of a

Category

Antique 1810s English Regency Porcelain

Materials

Stoneware

Fine Royal Vienna Porcelain 18-Piece Dessert Service
Fine Royal Vienna Porcelain 18-Piece Dessert Service

Fine Royal Vienna Porcelain 18-Piece Dessert Service

By Royal Vienna Porcelain

Located in London, GB

Comprising 12 dessert plates, four low tazzas and two high tazzas, painted with mythological

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Classical Roman Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Antique English Sixteen-Piece Dessert Service by Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Antique English Sixteen-Piece Dessert Service by Royal Crown Derby Porcelain

Antique English Sixteen-Piece Dessert Service by Royal Crown Derby Porcelain

By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain

Located in London, GB

This splendid antique dessert service is impressive both for its beautiful design and its

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Coalport "Money Tree" Part Dessert Service
Coalport "Money Tree" Part Dessert Service

Coalport "Money Tree" Part Dessert Service

By Coalport Porcelain

Located in Harrodsburg, KY

A Coalport part dessert service in the “Money Tree” pattern consisting of 12 dessert plates (8

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Minton Victorian Porcelain Part Dessert Service
Antique Minton Victorian Porcelain Part Dessert Service

Antique Minton Victorian Porcelain Part Dessert Service

By Minton

Located in Worcester, GB

Antique Minton Victorian Porcelain Part Dessert Service – 6 Plates, 1 Comport, 1 Large Compote

Category

Antique 19th Century British Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Antique German Porcelain Twelve Piece Dessert Service
Antique German Porcelain Twelve Piece Dessert Service

Antique German Porcelain Twelve Piece Dessert Service

Located in London, GB

Antique German porcelain twelve piece dessert service German, c. 1880 Measures: Seven flat plates

Category

Antique Late 19th Century German Neoclassical Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

English Porcelain Cobalt Ground Dessert Service, Circa 1830
English Porcelain Cobalt Ground Dessert Service, Circa 1830

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.

Category

Antique 1830s Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

English Chamberlain Worcester Porcelain Part Dessert Service, circa 1815
English Chamberlain Worcester Porcelain Part Dessert Service, circa 1815

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...

Category

Antique 1810s English Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

COPELAND, Antique Gilt Porcelain Ornithological Dessert Service, Circa 1851-95
COPELAND, Antique Gilt Porcelain Ornithological Dessert Service, Circa 1851-95

COPELAND, Antique Gilt Porcelain Ornithological Dessert Service, Circa 1851-95

By Copeland

Located in Chatham, ON

COPELAND - Rare - museum quality - antique porcelain ornithological luncheon or dessert service

Category

Antique Late 19th Century British Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Derby Porcelain Part Dessert Service, Red Botanical, John Brewer, 1795-1800
Derby Porcelain Part Dessert Service, Red Botanical, John Brewer, 1795-1800

Derby Porcelain Part Dessert Service, Red Botanical, John Brewer, 1795-1800

By Crown Derby, John Brewer

Located in London, GB

This is a stunning part-dessert service made by Derby between about 1795 and 1800, painted with

Category

Antique 1790s English George III Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

French Limoges Gold Gilt Porcelain Coffee Tea Dessert Service for Six
French Limoges Gold Gilt Porcelain Coffee Tea Dessert Service for Six

French Limoges Gold Gilt Porcelain Coffee Tea Dessert Service for Six

By Limoges

Located in Barcelona, ES

Limoges Porcelain gold gilt coffee set + bread and butter plates for six. France, 1930s. The set is

Category

Early 20th Century French Empire Revival Tableware

Materials

Gold Leaf

Spode Dessert Service with Landscape Views
Spode Dessert Service with Landscape Views

Spode Dessert Service with Landscape Views

By Spode

Located in Harrodsburg, KY

A good Spode dessert service comprised of a round sauce tureen on flaring foot with cover and stand

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English George IV Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Rosenthal Studio-Linie Dessert Service c.1970
Rosenthal Studio-Linie Dessert Service c.1970

Rosenthal Studio-Linie Dessert Service c.1970

By Bjorn Wiinblad

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

A stylish dessert service, Romanze designed by Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal Studio-Linie in 1961

Category

Late 20th Century German Art Nouveau Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Coalport John Rose Pearlware Dessert Service, Orange with Silver Vines, ca 1800
Coalport John Rose Pearlware Dessert Service, Orange with Silver Vines, ca 1800

Coalport John Rose Pearlware Dessert Service, Orange with Silver Vines, ca 1800

By Coalport Porcelain, John Rose

Located in London, GB

This is a stunning and extremely rare dessert service made by John Rose at Coalport probably around

Category

Antique Early 1800s British Neoclassical Dinner Plates

Materials

Pearlware

Late Victorian English Dessert Service Set, circa 1880
Late Victorian English Dessert Service Set, circa 1880

Late Victorian English Dessert Service Set, circa 1880

Located in Madison, MS

This late Victorian English Dessert service set, circa 1880, would make a lovely addition to your

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Serving Pieces

Materials

Porcelain

Coffee Dessert Service Bjørn Wiinblad by Rosenthal Hilton , 1980
Coffee Dessert Service Bjørn Wiinblad by Rosenthal Hilton , 1980

Coffee Dessert Service Bjørn Wiinblad by Rosenthal Hilton , 1980

By Bjørn Wiinblad, Rosenthal

Located in Bronx, NY

Coffee dessert service by Rosenthal "Hilton" 1980 Germany. Danissh artist Bjørn Wiinblad. 14 Mocca

Category

Vintage 1980s German Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Minton Hand Painted Ornithological 13 Piece Dessert Service- C. Dresser
Minton Hand Painted Ornithological 13 Piece Dessert Service- C. Dresser

Minton Hand Painted Ornithological 13 Piece Dessert Service- C. Dresser

By Christopher Dresser

Located in Great Barrington, MA

This amazing 13 piece hand painted ornithological dessert service is painted in the "Aesthetic

Category

Antique 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain, Paste

Chamberlains Worcester Dessert Service, White with Flowers, Regency, ca 1822
Chamberlains Worcester Dessert Service, White with Flowers, Regency, ca 1822

Chamberlains Worcester Dessert Service, White with Flowers, Regency, ca 1822

By Chamberlains Worcester

Located in London, GB

This is a spectacular and rare dessert service made by Chamberlains Worcester in about 1822. The

Category

Antique 1820s English Regency Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

19th C Minton Hand Painted Botanical Pierced Rim Dessert Service
19th C Minton Hand Painted Botanical Pierced Rim Dessert Service

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

Category

Antique 19th Century English Dinner Plates

Materials

Paste, Porcelain

19th c. Spode "Tumbledown Dick" Dessert Service on White Ground
19th c. Spode "Tumbledown Dick" Dessert Service on White Ground

19th c. Spode "Tumbledown Dick" Dessert Service on White Ground

By Spode

Located in Great Barrington, MA

ground, givng it great versatility and bold contrast.The set consists of 10 dessert plates 8 1/8" in

Category

Antique 19th Century British Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

A Worcester (Barr, Flight & Barr) Twenty-Eight Piece Part Dessert Service
A Worcester (Barr, Flight & Barr) Twenty-Eight Piece Part Dessert Service

A Worcester (Barr, Flight & Barr) Twenty-Eight Piece Part Dessert Service

By Barr, Flight & Barr Worcester

Located in Brighton, West Sussex

Dessert Service, Painted by William Billingsley. Impressed and printed marks. Comprising: Two tureens

Category

Antique 19th Century English Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Guerin &Co Limoges France Dessert Service for 10, Bone China
Guerin &Co Limoges France Dessert Service for 10, Bone China

Guerin &Co Limoges France Dessert Service for 10, Bone China

By Limoges

Located in Clifton Springs, NY

Set of 10 dessert plates, 10 sauce/fruit bowls, 2 cake plates, compote, and syrup pitcher by Guerin

Category

Early 20th Century French Victorian Platters and Serveware

Materials

Porcelain, Ceramic

Ridgway Porcelain Botanical Desert Service with Fruit
Ridgway Porcelain Botanical Desert Service with Fruit

Ridgway Porcelain Botanical Desert Service with Fruit

Located in Downingtown, PA

Elegant John Ridgway Porcelain Botanical Dessert Service with Fruit and Floral Decoration This

Category

Antique 1830s English Regency Serving Pieces

Materials

Porcelain

Le Corbusier Service Prunier Set of Two Dessert Plates For Cassina
Le Corbusier Service Prunier Set of Two Dessert Plates For Cassina

Le Corbusier Service Prunier Set of Two Dessert Plates For Cassina

By Le Corbusier

Located in Barcelona, Barcelona

Le Corbusier Service Prunier Set of Two Dessert Plates For Cassina The tableware collection by Le

Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Flight Barr & Barr Dessert Service, Brown Vines and Berries, 1815-1820
Flight Barr & Barr Dessert Service, Brown Vines and Berries, 1815-1820

Flight Barr & Barr Dessert Service, Brown Vines and Berries, 1815-1820

By Flight, Barr & Barr Worcester

Located in London, GB

This is a beautiful and very rare dessert service made by Flight, Barr & Barr between 1815 and 1820

Category

Antique 1810s English Regency Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Minton Dessert Service, Inverted Shell White with Monochrome Flowers, ca 1830
Minton Dessert Service, Inverted Shell White with Monochrome Flowers, ca 1830

Minton Dessert Service, Inverted Shell White with Monochrome Flowers, ca 1830

By Minton

Located in London, GB

This is a stunning dessert service made by Minton probably around the year 1830, in their "second

Category

Antique 1830s English Rococo Revival Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Royal Worcester Hand Painted Gilded Dessert Service for Asprey's-17 Pieces
Royal Worcester Hand Painted Gilded Dessert Service for Asprey's-17 Pieces

Royal Worcester Hand Painted Gilded Dessert Service for Asprey's-17 Pieces

By Royal Worcester

Located in Great Barrington, MA

This eye-popping complete dessert service was especially made for Asprey's, London in 1937. Imagine

Category

Vintage 1930s English Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Coffee Dessert Service by Rosenthal Bjorn Wiinblad 24-Karat Plated, 1980
Coffee Dessert Service by Rosenthal Bjorn Wiinblad 24-Karat Plated, 1980

Coffee Dessert Service by Rosenthal Bjorn Wiinblad 24-Karat Plated, 1980

By Bjørn Wiinblad, Rosenthal

Located in Bronx, NY

Magic flute coffee dessert service by Rosenthal Bjorn Wiinblad 24-karat plated by Rosenthal Bjorn

Category

Vintage 1980s German Baroque Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

H & R Daniel Dessert Service, Floral with Lilac Sprigging, Regency, 1824
H & R Daniel Dessert Service, Floral with Lilac Sprigging, Regency, 1824

H & R Daniel Dessert Service, Floral with Lilac Sprigging, Regency, 1824

By H&R Daniel

Located in London, GB

This is a stunning dessert service made by H&R Daniel in 1824. The set consists of a large centre

Category

Antique 1820s English Regency Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

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Porcelain Dessert Service For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the porcelain dessert service you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each porcelain dessert service for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using ceramic, porcelain and paste. There are many kinds of the porcelain dessert service you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right porcelain dessert service, those designed in Victorian, Regency and Neoclassical styles are of considerable interest. A well-made porcelain dessert service has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Coalport Porcelain, Flight, Barr & Barr Worcester and Minton are consistently popular.

How Much is a Porcelain Dessert Service?

The average selling price for a porcelain dessert service at 1stDibs is $4,871, while they’re typically $300 on the low end and $120,000 for the highest priced.

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