$65
H 2.5 in W 5 in D 5 in
Rosenthal Footed Demitasse Cup and Saucer Set Moss Rose Pompadour Porcelain 1958
By Rosenthal
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Rosenthal Porcelain Footed Demitasse Cup and Saucer Set Moss Rose Pompadour.Rosenthal - Continental
Porcelain
$360 / set
H 2.37 in Dm 1.97 in
Bjørn Wiinblad, Rosenthal. Set of six "Berlin Hilton" demitasse cups and saucers
Located in København, Copenhagen
Bjørn Wiinblad (1918-2006) for Rosenthal, Germany. A set of six "Berlin Hilton" porcelain
Porcelain
$360 / set
H 2.76 in Dm 1.97 in
Tapio Wirkkala for Rosenthal Studio-line. Set of five demitasse cups and saucers
Located in København, Copenhagen
Tapio Wirkkala (1915-1985) for Rosenthal Studio-linie. A set of five demitasse cups with saucers
Porcelain
$400 / set
H 2.76 in Dm 1.97 in
Tapio Wirkkala for Rosenthal Studio-line. Set of six demitasse cups with saucers
Located in København, Copenhagen
Tapio Wirkkala (1915-1985) for Rosenthal Studio-linie. A set of six demitasse cups with saucers
Porcelain
Circa 1915-30 Set of 10 Demitasse Cups & Saucers
By Rosenthal
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1915-30 set of 10 demitasse cups & saucers, Rosenthal's Donatello design. Art Nouveau-Art
Porcelain
Rosenthal, D1245, Set of 8 Demitasse Cups and Saucers
Located in Heemskerk, NL
A set of eight Rosenthal D1245 pattern demitasse cups. The set was made by Rosenthal in the
Porcelain
$11,500 / set
H 1 in Dm 1 in
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 named botanical studies by John Brewer. The service consists of a lidded sauce comport...
Porcelain
$1,920Sale Price / set|50% Off
Vintage Limoges Porcelain Dinnerware Set - 80 Pieces
By Limoges
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This exquisite vintage dinnerware set, likely crafted in fine Limoges porcelain, features delicate floral patterns and gold accents. Each piece is signed “France,” a hallmark of its ...
Porcelain
$975 / set
H 4.25 in Dm 10.5 in
Wonderful Floral Pattern Service 12 Dinner Porcelain Plates Aynsley Bavaria
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Floral Pattern Service 12 For Dinner Porcelain Plates By Aynsley Bavaria
Porcelain
Fabergé Silver Service
By Fabergé
Located in New Orleans, LA
This extraordinary 128-piece service by Fabergé is a rare treasure in more ways than one. Enclosed in its original oak chest, the exquisite service remains complete and in pristine c...
Silver
$1,920Sale Price / set|32% Off
H 0.79 in W 15.16 in D 12.01 in
Limoges Bernardaud 62 Pieces Fine Faience Dinner Service
By Bernardaud
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
Exquisite fine cream faience tableware set adorned with scattered roses and gold trim. The set consists of 62 pieces and would be ideal for casual dining, or would make an eyecatchin...
Faience, Paint
$1,600Sale Price / set|46% Off
H 1.25 in Dm 6.5 in
Antique 12 Pc Meissen B-Form Teacups & Saucers Floral Crossed Sword Tea Set B154
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Dayton, OH
Twelve piece set of antique Meissen China. Porcelain, blue swords marks 1st and 2nd choice, form number B-154, B-form purple with scattered flowers Features six settings with Baroqu...
Porcelain
Richard Ginori Italian Porcelain Espresso Coffee Tea Cup Saucer
By Richard Ginori
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful vintage Italian porcelain espresso coffee or tea demitasse cup and saucer 'Toscana' by designer Richard Ginori, circa mid-20th century, Italy. Porcelain cup and saucer ha...
Ceramic, Porcelain
Set of 14 Antique French Porcelain Dishes
By Edmé Samson
Located in Katonah, NY
A set of 14 antique French porcelain dishes made in the last quarter of the 19th century circa 1870-1880. Attributed to the factory of Edme Samson. The set contains 12 octagonal dish...
Porcelain
$709 / set
Limoges coffee service
By Limoges
Located in MADRID, ES
Hand painted coffee set by Limonges. Composed of; 1 bowl, 7 small bowls, teapot, sugar bowl, milk jug and 14 cups with plates.
Porcelain
$3,504Sale Price / set|20% Off
Limoges Porcelain Dinner Set by F. Legrand & Cie - 68 Pieces
By L.F. Limoges
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This exquisite antique Limoges porcelain dinnerware set by F. Legrand & Cie showcases an exceptional polychrome and gold-accented design, embodying the timeless elegance of French cr...
Porcelain
Antique Meissen Porcelain Floral Encrusted Tea Cup & Saucer
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Atlanta, GA
Meissen, Germany, late 19th to early 20th century Hard-paste porcelain, hand-painted with polychrome enamels and gilt accents, applied porcelain flowers, five small knop feet. ...
Porcelain
$60,000
H 12 in W 14 in D 7 in
Magnificent French Antique Porcelain 116-Piece Dinner Set, 19th Century
Located in Montreal, Quebec
116 Pieces A magnificent French Antique porcelain 116-piece dinner set, 19th century, with burgundy and gold accents. This set is exceptionnal both in its beauty, its state of con...
Porcelain
$320 / set
H 2.15 in Dm 5.75 in
Haviland Limoges Butterfly Handled Cup and saucer set, 1879-1889, Aesthetic
By Haviland & Co.
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Cup and saucer set by Haviland & Cie is decorated in Aesthetic style, combining elements of 3 different patterns. Meadow Visitors butterflies, placed between Bracquemond style s...
Porcelain, Ceramic
$1,584Sale Price / set|25% Off
Vintage ULIM Limoges Porcelain Tea and Coffee Set – 41 Pieces
By ULIM Limoges
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This beautiful 41-piece tea and coffee set is part of the ULIM collection, a classic and highly sought-after design from Limoges, known for its fine French porcelain. Adorned with a ...
Porcelain, Paint
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
$5,500 / set
H 2 in W 7.25 in D 10 in
English Minton Porcelain Tableware Dinner Service / Twelve People
By Minton
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Minton hand painted and decorated porcelain dinner service for twelve people. Made in England between 1948 -1970 "with impressed marks "Minton / china / 2-65" and pattern numbers in...
Gold
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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