Sevres Sky Blue Ground Porcelain Teapot and Cover, Dated 1785
Located in New York, NY
Painter: Vincent Taillandier (1753-90). Gilder; Boileau Le Jeune (1783-89).
Antique 1750s Tea Sets
Porcelain
Sevres Sky Blue Ground Porcelain Teapot and Cover, Dated 1785
Located in New York, NY
Painter: Vincent Taillandier (1753-90). Gilder; Boileau Le Jeune (1783-89).
Porcelain
Sevres Teapot, Thomas Martin Randall Decoration, circa 1835
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, Thomas Martin Randall
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A teapot from early Sevres production (around 1780), obtained as a blank, and decorated in Thomas
Porcelain
Chelsea Derby Porcelain Teapot Stand, in Sevres Style, circa 1775
By Chelsea Porcelain
Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire
A fine Chelsea - Derby Porcelain teapot stand, circa 1775. The hexagonal moulded teapot stand
Porcelain
Malachite Jewelry Box
Located in New York, NY
A very beautiful and substantial green Malachite decorative or jewelry box, circa late-20th century. This green Malachite box has a hexagon shape with a white onyx marble star with g...
Malachite, Onyx
18th Century Chinoiserie Lacquered Table Mirror
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This unusual table-top 'Psyche' table mirror dates from the 18th century, its wooden frame beautifully crafted from yellow-lacquered wood and decorated with hand-painted chinoiserie ...
Mirror, Wood
Antique 18th Century Dutch Delft Tile of a Mermaid & Serpent
By Delft
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique 18th century Dutch Delft pottery tile. Depicting a mermaid in the ocean wringing a snake with her hands. Simply a wonderful Dutch Delft tile! Date: 18th Cent...
Ceramic, Pottery
$6,950
H 25 in W 29.25 in D 17 in
Petite French Louis XV Style Walnut Slant-Front Desk, Stamped, circa 1810
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stamped French Louis XV style small walnut slant-front desk with sliding inlaid panels, long drawer and inner compartments from the early 19th century. This petite French desk was ...
Walnut
18th Century Polychrome Delft Oil and Vinegar Stand
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
18th Century polychrome Delft oil and vinegar stand in Imari flower decorations.
Delft
$6,395 / item
H 28.75 in W 12.6 in D 6.3 in
Certified Maison Bagues Sconce, Iron and Crystal 3 Lights #10393
By Maison Baguès
Located in Paris, FR
AP-FE-10393-03 Maison Baguès wall sconce 3 lights Gold or silver gilding Fine ironwork and crystal Can be UL listed for an extra fee. Shades are available. Can be sold single...
Crystal, Iron
Unavailable|$5,385 / item
H 10 in W 11 in D 5 in
Certified Maison Bagues Sconce, Iron and Crystal 2 Lights #10931
By Maison Baguès
Located in Paris, FR
AP-FE-10931-02 Maison Baguès wall sconce 2 lights Gold or silver gilding Fine ironwork and crystal Can be UL listed for an extra fee. Shades are available. Can be sold single...
Crystal, Iron
$1,250
H 5.5 in W 8.13 in D 0.75 in
Antique 18th Century Dutch Terra Cotta Pottery Tile depicting a Native American
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique 18th century pottery tile. In terra cotta. Depicting what appears to be a Native American Indian archer in a grass skirt with birds and plants in the background....
Pottery
Dutch Delft Polychrome Shaped Plaques with Flower Baskets
By Delft
Located in Downingtown, PA
Mid-18th Century Dutch Blooms: A Pair of Polychrome Delft Floral Masterpieces The pair of Dutch Delft Polychrome Botanical Plaques date to the Mid-18th Century and feature a vibrant...
Delft, Faience
19th Century Painted Settee
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Paint decorated settee. Beautiful design
Fabric, Wood, Paint
$5,500
H 0.25 in W 11.25 in D 9.5 in
French Faience Yellow Ground Pot-de-creme Set with Platter, circa 1890
Located in New York, NY
Marked "X" underneath probably for Moustiers, France. Comprising 10 cups and covers and one platter.
Faience
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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