Set of 5 Meissen Figures Emblematic of the Senses by J.J. Kändler and Eberlein
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A magnificent and fully complete set of 5 Meissen figures emblematic of the senses: Hearing, smell, touch, taste, and sight, Modeled by J.J.
Porcelain
Sculpture, Meissen Porcelain Group, the 5 Senses, Napoleon III Period.
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture, Meissen porcelain group, the 5 senses, 19th century, Napoleon III period.
Porcelain
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H 6.29 in W 3.93 in D 3.14 in
Meissen Five Senses the Feeling by Schoenheit Model E4, circa 1840-1850
By Johann Carl Schoenheit
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen lovely figurine deriving from the series of five senses: °E4 The Feeling Measures/dimensions: height 16.0 cm = 6.29 inches measures of base 10.0 x 8.0 cm = 3.93 x 3.14...
Porcelain
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H 4.72 in W 3.54 in D 3.14 in
Meissen Five Senses the Hearing by Schoenheit Model E 1, circa 1830-1840
By Johann Carl Schoenheit
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen lovely figurine deriving from the series of five senses: °E1 The Hearing Measures / dimensions: Height 12.0 cm (4.72 inches) measures of base: 9.0 x 8.0 cm (3.54 x 3....
Porcelain
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H 4.7 in W 3.6 in D 3.6 in
Meissen Model of a Woman Emblematic of ‘hearing’ from a Series of the Senses
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in London, GB
A 19th century Meissen figure group of a lady seated at a piano from the Senses Series "Sound",. bears blue cross swords, marks to base and incised "E1" and with impressed marks to b...
Porcelain
$2,953
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
$45,000
H 12.5 in W 2.75 in D 2.75 in
Rare Assembled Set of Six German Porcelain Mythological Deities, Meissen
Located in New York, NY
Attributed to Johann Friedrich Eberlein, circa 1741. One of Hercules, Diana, Minerva, two Juno and one bacchanalian figure. Literature: Rainer Rückert's Meissener Porzellan (1964), p...
Porcelain
18th Century Meissen Figurines of the Four Seasons
Located in New Orleans, LA
This pair of Meissen figurines depicts four infants, each representative of one of the Four Seasons. Autumn and summer are paired together, with Summer draped in a purple cloth, hold...
Porcelain
Set of Sitzendorf Porcelain Figures of the Four Seasons
By Sitzendorf
Located in London, GB
Set of Sitzendorf porcelain figures of the four seasons German, 20th Century Largest: Height 14cm, width 10cm, depth 7.5cm Smallest: Height 14cm, width 9cm, depth 7.5cm These Ger...
Porcelain
Set of 12 Dresden Porcelain Figures and Groups
By Dresden Porcelain
Located in London, GB
This charming set comprises twelve decorated figures and figural groups that one might encounter on a stroll through an 18th century town. The set includes animals, musicians, dancer...
Porcelain
Meissen Group Six Figurines Allegory of Earth
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Norwood, NJ
Large Meissen group of figurines which are Allegory of Earth assembled around a Lion's Figurine. Manufactory: Meissen Hallmarked: Blue Meissen Sword Mark (underglazed) First qualit...
Porcelain
Meissen Porcelain Revelry Groups
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New Orleans, LA
This charming pair of Meissen porcelain figures celebrates the essence of Revelry. First modeled by the renowned Johann Joachim Kändler on bases by Peter Reinicke, circa 1767, these ...
Porcelain
Pair of 18th Century Meissen Porcelain Figurines of the Sense
Located in New York, NY
A fine pair of 18th century Meissen Porcelain allegorical figurines of smell and hearing from a set of the senses probably modeled by J.J. Kandler. Each group is on a footed square b...
Porcelain
$26,000
H 16.15 in W 14.57 in D 10.63 in
Meissen Porcelain Allegorical Group Geography and Science Rococo Germany
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Monumental Meissen Porcelain Allegorical Group “Geography and Science” – Rococo Style, Germany, Circa 1870–1879 An exceptional and highly decorative monumental Meissen porcelain all...
Porcelain
Meissen Porcelain Fall Figural Group
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New Orleans, LA
A pair of putti holding symbols of the harvest adorn this Meissen porcelain figural group entitled Fall. Part of the company's Seasons series, these charming characters rest upon a r...
Porcelain
$10,918 / set
H 7.09 in W 7.49 in D 4.73 in
Meissen Set of the Four Seasons Porcelain Figures, 19th Century
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An enchanting set of four, late 19th century Meissen porcelain groups, depicting the four seasons, each with putti playing around a logs fire, a bail of hay, picking grapes and garla...
Porcelain
$17,800 / set
H 12 in W 5 in D 4 in
Pr Meissen Porcelain Figures of Royal Lovers, Modeled by Johann Joachim Kändler
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A Charming and Finely Executed Pair of Meissen Porcelain Figures Depicting Royal Lovers, modeled after 18th-century designs by Johann Joachim Kändler, Meissen’s celebrated master mod...
Porcelain
Meissen Porcelain Mythological Group Sculpture- Europe And The Bull
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Meissen Porcelain Mythological Group Sculpture. It depicts a semi nude lady ( Europe- the mother of the continent with the same name ) seated over a bull ( representing the...
Porcelain
19th Century Meissen Porcelain Group of Blind Man's Buff
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality 19th century Meissen Porcelain group of three cherubs playing blind man’s buff. One blind folded, one seated on a chair the other reading on the floor. Signed on the ...
Porcelain
Meissen Porcelain Summer and Fall Figural Group
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New Orleans, LA
This beautiful Meissen Porcelain figure entitled Summer and Fall is part of the company's beloved Seasons series. The putti rest upon a rocaille-formed base holding representations o...
Porcelain
Assembled Set of 12 Meissen "Motto Children" Figures
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Tarzana, CA
Complete, Assembled Set of 12 Antique Meissen "Motto Children" after models by Acier (after drawings by Schoenau). Each figure with an inscribed motto in French on the base that read...
Porcelain
Finely carved gold side table with marble top, Louis XV
Located in Berlin, DE
Finely carved gold side table with marble top, Louis XV Excellent French Louis XV style table. High-quality, solid beech wood, carved down to the smallest detail. Extremely decorati...
Marble
$14,400 / set
H 33 in W 18 in D 12 in
Fantastic Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Seven Light Sconces
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Fantastic Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Seven Light Sconces Each backplate decorated with a bearded male mask, followed by three tiers of candlearms and ending with bow kn...
Bronze, Ormolu
$16,370
H 24.02 in W 40.95 in D 21.26 in
Important 18th Century circa 1740 Hand Carved Italian Giltwood Tete a Tete Sofa
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare and important 18th century hand craved Italian circa 1740 Tete a Tete conversation settee What a find, I have never seen another ...
Upholstery, Giltwood
Clock Set in Bronze Three Pieces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Clock set three pieces louis XV style in bronze ,quality and detail are very finely executed Dimensions of the candelabras H: 11 inch W: 6.5 Clock dimension are in description.
Bronze
$19,200Sale Price|20% Off
H 28.35 in Dm 13.78 in
Amazing Pair of French 19th Century Bronze and Gilt Bronze Candelabras
Located in Rome, IT
A fine pair of French 19th century bronze and gilt bronze candelabras, each with a dark bronze delicious dancing putto figures and parrots holding aloft three scrolled candle-branche...
Bronze
A mid 18th century Rococo Giltwood Console, Naples Italy
Located in Atlanta, GA
An 18th century Neapolitan Rococo Giltwood Console with Green Faux Marble Top, dating from the mid 1700's and Italian in origin. The serpentine faux painted green marble top rests...
Giltwood
19th Century French Marble Pedestal
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century French Marble Pedestal
Marble
Fantastic Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Thirty-Six-Light Chandelier
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fantastic late 19th century gilt bronze thirty-six-light chandelier. This palatial chandelier with a central floral stem, above three putti circling the base, thirty six long bran...
Bronze, Ormolu
$12,850
H 32.25 in W 68 in D 18.75 in
A Pair of Louis XV Style Giltwood Carved Wall Console Tables with Marble Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Louis XV Style Giltwood Carved Wall Console Tables with Marble Top. The serpentine shaped free-standing wall consoles with the apron centered with an intricately carved pierc...
Marble
$2,240Sale Price|20% Off
H 11 in W 20 in D 10 in
Late 19 Century Italian Neo-Classical Carved Carrara Marble Planter
By Antonio Canova
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
This classic planter is carved from a single piece of Carrara marble. The wasted shaped pot sits on four large lions paw feet each of which are topped with a large carved acanthus l...
Carrara Marble
Assumption of the Virgin Mary, Circle of Van De Kasteele, Frans
By Francesco da Castello
Located in Madrid, ES
Circle of VAN DE KASTEELE, Frans (Brussels, c. 1541 – Italy, 1621). "Virgin with angels and saints". Oil on copper. Curly frame in ebony. Devotional painting, judging by its small f...
Copper
$1,800 / set
H 10 in W 8 in D 4 in
Charming Pair of 19th Century Italian Giltwood Brackets, Putti Supporting Shell
Located in Buchanan, MI
Charming pair of 19th century Italian giltwood brackets, putti supporting shell shelf. Great color, patination. Confirm measurements. Excellent condition
Giltwood
$48,051
H 64.97 in W 78.75 in D 23.63 in
Magnificent Life-Size Marble Sculpture from Italy 200 CM PAIR OF LIONS
Located in Madrid, ES
Add a touch of classical elegance to your collection with this magnificent life-size marble sculpture, masterfully crafted from the finest Italian marble. This exceptional piece, met...
Marble
$3,900
H 25.75 in W 10 in D 12 in
Pair of gilt bronze three lights each with putti, malachite centered at base
Located in Houston, TX
This pair of gilt bronze candleabrum are in fine condition with The original bright gold patina. Each candleabrum has a gilt Putti holding three branches holding three candleholders....
Bronze
$10,900
H 97.25 in W 50 in D 2.25 in
A French Turn of the Century Louis XVI st. Mecca and Silver leaf mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A large scale and most impressive French Turn of the Century Louis XVI st. Mecca and Silver leaf mirror. This attractive rectangular mirror obtains its original Mecca finish and mirr...
Silver Leaf
$5,494Sale Price|40% Off
H 34.65 in W 31.5 in D 21.26 in
17th Century Italian Rare Carved Walnut Antique Kneeler
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Rare antique Italian kneeler, Mid-17th Century Louis XIV. Made of solid walnut with relief decoration carved into the wood. In the part dedicated to the knees there is a compartment....
Walnut
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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