Three Magical Fairy Tales Old Russia Plates by Gere Fauth
By Villeroy & Boch
Located in Rijssen, NL
Stunning a rare Villeroy & Boch limited edition collector’s plates from Heinrich Porsellan illustrated by Gere Frauth. The size of each plates is 8-1/2" in diameter. It comes with...
Porcelain
Pushkin "Ruslan & Ludmilla" 18k Gold Collectors Fairy Tale Plate 1988, Russia
Located in Sofia, BG
Beautiful Bradex "Ruslan & Ludmilla" plate, the first plate in the Russian Legends collection.
Gold
Three Magical Fairy Tales Old Russia Plates by Gere Fauth
By Villeroy & Boch
Located in Rijssen, NL
Stunning an rare Villeroy & Boch limited edition collectors plates from Heinrich Porsellan illustrated by Gere Frauth. The size of each plates is 8-1/2" in diameter. It comes wit...
Porcelain
Magical Fairy Tales Old Russia Plate the Deer and Marusa by Gere Fauth
By Villeroy & Boch
Located in Rijssen, NL
Stunning a rare Villeroy & Boch limited edition collectors plate entitled "The Deer and Marusa" edition no: 2 from the "Magical Fairy Tales from Old Russia" collection illustrated by...
Porcelain
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H 10 in W 10 in D 10 in
Villeroy & Boch China Russian Fairy Tales Series Set of Nine Plates Boxes/Certs
By Heinrich & Co. 1, Boris Zvorykin, Villeroy & Boch
Located in St. Petersburg, FL
In great condition free from cracks, stain, or discoloration and with only a minimum of use. Production dates: 1980-1983. Boris Zvorykin. Bradex Number: 22-H.18-1. B...
$312Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 0.4 in Dm 12.6 in
Apulia, Three Contemporary Porcelain Platters with Decorative Design
By Vito Nesta
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Inspired by Vito Nesta's home town, Puglia, in southern Italy, this unique set of platters is perfect to serve different dishes. Three large platters perfect for meat, cakes or the A...
Porcelain
Set of Four Le Tallec x Tiffany & Co. Porcelain Plates
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Astoria, NY
Set of Four Le Tallec x Tiffany & Co. Porcelain Plates, hand painted gilt Greek Mythology designs around rim, gorgon head to center, inscribed "Tiffany & Co / Private Stock ...
Porcelain
Bjorn Wiinblad ALADIN in the Enchanted Garden Porcelain Plate by Rosenthal
By Rosenthal, Bjorn Wiinblad
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Bjørn Wiinblad wall Plate, produced by Rosenthal. ALADIN in the Enchanted Garden #4 Wall Plate Bjorn Wiinblad Rosenthal. Vintage porcelain collector plate by Rosenthal Studio Line, G...
Porcelain
Aladdin Porcelain Plate by Bjørn Wiinblad for Rosenthal
By Bjorn Wiinblad, Rosenthal
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Aladin and the magical lamp is the first Aladin plate in a series of 12 plates produced by Rosenthal and designed by Bjorn Wiinblad. In his 12 Aladin plates, Bjørn Wiinblad virtuousl...
Porcelain
$203 / set
H 1.58 in Dm 9.06 in
Vintage Wall Plates Seltmann Weiden Seasons Porcelain & Tin, Set 4, Germany, 70s
By Seltmann Weiden
Located in Bastogne, BE
Vintage BMF 95% Pewter Framed with Porcelain Plates "Four Seasons Wall Plates" Spring, Summer, Autum, Winter. Made in Germany. Made at the famous German manufactory Seltmann Weiden ...
Tin
Beautiful Collectible Plates Bjorn Wiinblad, Rosenthal, Germany, 1970s
By Rosenthal, Bjorn Wiinblad
Located in Bastogne, BE
Beautiful decorative plates designed by renowned Danish artist Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal. Germany. 1970s. Porcelain plates from the end of the 20th century based on the fair...
Porcelain
$758Sale Price / set|30% Off
H 0.63 in Dm 11.23 in
7 Hand Painted & Signed by Wiinblad Porcelain Christmas Plates, Rosenthal, 1970s
By Rosenthal, Bjørn Wiinblad
Located in Andernach, DE
Bjorn Wiinblad, Danish artist, has created this beautiful series for German art glass & porcelain makers Rosenthal for their Studio-Line art edition. Plates from 1975 with the An...
Porcelain
Vintage Ceramic Jeziorna Polish Pottery Plate Bolesławiec 1960s Poland
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Ceramic Jeziorna Polish Pottery Plate Bolesławiec 1960s Poland. Vintage handcrafted ceramic pottery decorative wall plate. Gorgeous carved and hand-painted pottery plate with...
Ceramic, Pottery
Bjørn Wiinblad Christmas Plate 1991 "Christmas Carols"
By Rosenthal, Bjørn Wiinblad
Located in Brønshøj, DK
Bjørn Wiinblad porcelain Christmas plate 1991, produced by Rosenthal Motif: Kommet, ihr Hirten Designed by: Bjørn Wiinblad Diameter: 11" - 29 cm Comes in original box. Box has s...
Porcelain
$338 / set
H 1.26 in Dm 8 in
Set of 3 Enamelled Children's Plates around 1930, Hand Painted, Vintage Germany
Located in Andernach, DE
Gorgeous vintage set of 3 enamelled metal soup dishes: hand painted with goose, dog, chooks and children. Beautifully detailed, made around 1930-1950 in Germany. One blue or turquoi...
Enamel, Sheet Metal
$361
H 0.6 in W 11.42 in D 11.42 in
Set of 3 Bjørn Wiinblad for Rosenthal, Christmas Glass Plates 1976, 1977 & 1980
By Rosenthal, Bjørn Wiinblad
Located in Andernach, DE
Bjorn Wiinblad, Danish artist, has created this beautiful series for German art glass & porcelain makers Rosenthal for their Studio-Line art edition. The Christmas decoration has bee...
Crystal
Decorative Plates Kaiser Wall Porcelain Plates Kaiser Porcelain
By Kaiser
Located in Bastogne, BE
Decorative collection plates from the finest bone china from the famous German manufactory Kaiser (Kaiser). Series “Classical lullabies of the world.” Plates were created by ...
Porcelain
$524 / set
H 1.19 in Dm 10.24 in
Set of 4 antique plates with various illustrations such as Jean d'Arc, birds...
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
A charming set of four antique earthenware and porcelain plates, each decorated with different illustrations. The designs include a scene inspired by Joan of Arc, historical and roma...
Porcelain
Beautiful Massimo Popper Plate, 1911/1914, 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Beautiful Massimo Popper Plate, 1911/1914, 20th Century Pompous polychrome ceramic "Marguerite" with a wide brim, short frill, and wide base. The rim is decorated with metopes and t...
Maiolica, Porcelain
Sulamith: Love Songs Sulamith Wulfing Vintage Wall Plates Bradex
Located in Bastogne, BE
A series of magnificent rare plates “Sulamith: Songs of Love”, by the wonderful artist Sulamith Wulfing, 1901 - 1989. In 1993-1994 They are listed in the Bradex catalog under their o...
Porcelain
Bjørn Wiinblad Christmas Plate 1989 "Christmas Carols"
By Rosenthal, Bjørn Wiinblad
Located in Brønshøj, DK
Bjørn Wiinblad porcelain Christmas plate 1989, produced by Rosenthal Motif: Wer klopfet an Designed by: Bjørn Wiinblad Diameter: 11" - 29 cm Comes in original box and pamphlet. ...
Porcelain
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.