Porcelain Portrait Plates
20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Porcelain
Antique Mid-19th Century French Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique Mid-19th Century French Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique Mid-19th Century French Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique Mid-19th Century French Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique Mid-19th Century French Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique Mid-19th Century French Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique Mid-19th Century French Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique Mid-19th Century French Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 1860s German Neoclassical Revival Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Antiquities
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century Victorian Shadow Boxes
Porcelain, Giltwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Porcelain
Porcelain
Vintage 1950s Persian Late Victorian Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 1860s Biedermeier Porcelain
Porcelain
20th Century Austrian Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century Austrian Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 1860s French Neoclassical Revival Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 1860s Biedermeier Porcelain
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Austrian Edwardian Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 1860s Austrian Biedermeier Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Porcelain
Porcelain
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Porcelain
20th Century German Baroque Porcelain
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century Austrian Ceramics
Gold Leaf
Antique Late 19th Century German Baroque Decorative Art
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century French Rococo Decorative Art
Porcelain, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian More Dining and Entertaining
Porcelain
20th Century Ceramics
Porcelain
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Ceramics
Porcelain
Antique Late 19th Century German Late Victorian Decorative Art
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century French Paintings
Porcelain
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 1830s French Belle Époque Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
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Antique 19th Century French Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century French Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century French Porcelain
Antique 1890s Austrian Classical Greek Porcelain
Porcelain
20th Century Austrian Paintings
Porcelain
Antique 1890s Austrian Art Nouveau Paintings
Porcelain
Antique 1830s French Louis Philippe Decorative Art
Porcelain
Antique 1890s Austrian Rococo Urns
Porcelain
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Neoclassical Urns
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century German Belle Époque Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century German Belle Époque Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century Austrian Porcelain
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Austrian Porcelain
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century German Belle Époque Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century French Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Antique Late 19th Century Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century Austrian Napoleon III Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Porcelain
Porcelain, Paint
Antique Late 19th Century Czech Porcelain
Porcelain, Paint
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Finding the Right Porcelain for You
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.
- What is a porcelain plate?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 22, 2024A porcelain plate is a dish made out of a material called porcelain. A type of ceramic, porcelain is made out of highly refined clay that gets fired at high temperatures. Porcelain plates have an appealing translucent appearance and are harder and less porous than other types of ceramic dinnerware. On 1stDibs, explore a selection of porcelain plates.
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