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ROSENTHAL - Tapio Wirkkala - Porcelain Tea Cup & Saucer - Germany - 20th Century
ROSENTHAL - Tapio Wirkkala - Porcelain Tea Cup & Saucer - Germany - 20th Century

ROSENTHAL - Tapio Wirkkala - Porcelain Tea Cup & Saucer - Germany - 20th Century

By Tapio Wirkkala, Rosenthal

Located in Chatham, ON

ROSENTHAL (Manufacturer) - STUDIO LINE (Series) - TAPIO WIRKKALA (Designer) - Mid Century porcelain tea cup and saucer - gilt decorated rims - raised whiplash pattern and handle - ea...

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Late 20th Century German Scandinavian Modern Porcelain

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Dresden Ambrosius Lamm Pink Footed Cup and Saucer Antique
Dresden Ambrosius Lamm Pink Footed Cup and Saucer Antique

Dresden Ambrosius Lamm Pink Footed Cup and Saucer Antique

By Ambrosius Lamm

Located in Austin, TX

Rare pink hand painted porcelain footed cup and saucer made by Ambrosius Lamm studio in Dresden. These beautiful porcelain cup is 360 degree panoramic painted with romantic scenes ...

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Vintage 1930s German Baroque Porcelain

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Antique Meissen Porcelain Floral Encrusted Tea Cup & Saucer
Antique Meissen Porcelain Floral Encrusted Tea Cup & Saucer

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. ...

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Antique 19th Century German Aesthetic Movement Porcelain

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Meissen Dot Period Porcelain Tea Cup and Saucer, circa 1770

Meissen Dot Period Porcelain Tea Cup and Saucer, circa 1770

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Forest Row, East Sussex

Heading : A Meissen Dot Period tea cup and saucer Date : 1763-1774 Period : Frederick Augustus III Marks : underglaze blue crossed swords interspaced with a single dot. Origin :...

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Antique 18th Century German Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

18th Century KPM Porcelain Tea Service
18th Century KPM Porcelain Tea Service

18th Century KPM Porcelain Tea Service

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18th Century KPM Porcelain Tea Service

By KPM Porcelain

Located in New Orleans, LA

A beautiful 18th century porcelain tête-à-tête tea service by the renowned KPM, the Royal Porcelain Manufactory in Berlin, Germany. Crafted of the finest German porcelain, this delic...

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Antique 18th Century German Neoclassical Porcelain

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Extremely Rare Cup and Saucer by Lamm Dresden Signed Ander, circa 1920
Extremely Rare Cup and Saucer by Lamm Dresden Signed Ander, circa 1920

Extremely Rare Cup and Saucer by Lamm Dresden Signed Ander, circa 1920

Located in Redding, CA

These are very rare, beautifully painted to the interior of the bowl by a very special artist responsible for this particular line by Ambrosius Lamm. It was a complicated process to ...

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47 Piece Studio Line Dinner & Coffee Service for Eight in Magic Flute, Rosenthal
47 Piece Studio Line Dinner & Coffee Service for Eight in Magic Flute, Rosenthal

47 Piece Studio Line Dinner & Coffee Service for Eight in Magic Flute, Rosenthal

By Rosenthal, Bjørn Wiinblad

Located in Pasadena, CA

A beautiful and elegant porcelain dinner and coffee service for eight in the Monogramstanos Magic Flute pattern by Rosenthal Germany, designed by Bjorn Wiinblad. The white ground chi...

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1990s Tableware

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Victor Vasarely 21-Piece Coffee and Dessert Set for Rosenthal
Victor Vasarely 21-Piece Coffee and Dessert Set for Rosenthal

Victor Vasarely 21-Piece Coffee and Dessert Set for Rosenthal

By Rosenthal

Located in North Miami, FL

It's such a treat to look at this gorgeous after-dinner set designed by Victor Vasarely for Rosenthal Studio-Line, who needs dessert?! Service consists of coffee pot, creamer, sugar ...

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Vintage 1970s German Tea Sets

Rosenthal Studio Line Andy Warhol Cup and Saucer
Rosenthal Studio Line Andy Warhol Cup and Saucer

Rosenthal Studio Line Andy Warhol Cup and Saucer

By Rosenthal

Located in Vancouver, BC

This is a porcelain Demi-tasse with Andy Warhol designs in gold on both cup and saucer. His signature is also on both pieces. It was made by the famous German porcelain Factory Rose...

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Late 20th Century German Tableware

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Samuel Alcock Teacup, Grey Striped with Flower Rococo Revival, circa 1845
Samuel Alcock Teacup, Grey Striped with Flower Rococo Revival, circa 1845

Samuel Alcock Teacup, Grey Striped with Flower Rococo Revival, circa 1845

By Samuel Alcock & Co.

Located in London, GB

This is a beautiful teacup and saucer made by Samuel Alcock circa 1845, which was the Rococo Revival era. The cup and saucer are decorated with a grey striped pattern and hand painte...

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Antique 1840s English Rococo Revival Tea Sets

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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.