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Part of Our Collection of Whieldon Type Tortoiseshell  Ceramics
Part of Our Collection of Whieldon Type Tortoiseshell  Ceramics

Part of Our Collection of Whieldon Type Tortoiseshell Ceramics

By Thomas Whieldon Pottery

Located in Katonah, NY

In addition to Whieldon dishes like these, we have in stock a pair of small 18th century Whieldon type tureens, each in the form of a bunch of grapes, and an 18th century Venus Flowe...

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English George III Bowls and Baskets

Materials

Pottery

A Pair of 18th Century Wedgwood Creamware Boxes Formed as a Bunch of Grapes
A Pair of 18th Century Wedgwood Creamware Boxes Formed as a Bunch of Grapes

A Pair of 18th Century Wedgwood Creamware Boxes Formed as a Bunch of Grapes

By Wedgwood

Located in Katonah, NY

Each cover shows a grape leaf with its stem forming the handle. Small pottery tureens and decorative boxes in the form of fruits and vegetables were made as table decorations in the ...

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Antique Mid-18th Century English Rococo Tableware

Materials

Creamware

Antique Copeland 91 Piece Spode Dinner Service 19th Century
Antique Copeland 91 Piece Spode Dinner Service 19th Century

Antique Copeland 91 Piece Spode Dinner Service 19th Century

By Copeland Spode

Located in London, GB

Consisting of : 22 x Dinner plates 15 x Luncheon plates 11 x Side plates 8 x Soup Plates 1 x Lidded soup tureen on platter 1 x Lidded tureens 4x Small lidded vegtable on platters 2 x...

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Antique 19th Century English Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

Regency Flight, Barr & Barr Worcester Porcelain Dessert Service, circa 1820
Regency Flight, Barr & Barr Worcester Porcelain Dessert Service, circa 1820

Regency Flight, Barr & Barr Worcester Porcelain Dessert Service, circa 1820

By Flight, Barr & Barr Worcester

Located in Downingtown, PA

The service comprising of the following: 12 plates (one plate with invisibly repaired short line) 8 1/2 inches diameter; 2 square dessert dishes, (1 small frit on rim; one with h...

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Antique 1820s English Regency Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Set of China with "L" Monogram
Vintage Set of China with "L" Monogram

Vintage Set of China with "L" Monogram

Located in New Orleans, LA

Set includes: 24 - 9.25″dinner plates 10 - 9.25″ soup bowls 5 - 8.75″ footed plates 2 - 11″ plates 2 - 12″ plates 1 - 13″ plate 1 - 10.5″ plate 1 - 15.5″ oval platter 1 - 14″ oval p...

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20th Century French Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century 93 Piece Booths Ironstone China Dinner Service
19th Century 93 Piece Booths Ironstone China Dinner Service

19th Century 93 Piece Booths Ironstone China Dinner Service

Located in London, GB

Comprising: 13 platters including a turkey platter with draining holes, 49cm and smaller. One large soup tureen with lid, 32cm Two gravy boats with saucers Four vegetable turee...

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Antique 1820s English Porcelain

Materials

Ironstone

Hicks and Meigh Ironstone England circa 1820
Hicks and Meigh Ironstone England circa 1820

Hicks and Meigh Ironstone England circa 1820

By Hicks & Meigh

Located in Katonah, NY

Condition: Good with some knife marks and rubbing to the glaze A single leaf-shaped plate with a scalloped edge Dimensions: 10" long x 9" wide x 1.25" height Condition: Very good, wi...

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Antique Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Platters and Serveware

Materials

Ironstone

Flying Bird Pattern Pair of Small Tureens Davenport England Circa 1815
Flying Bird Pattern Pair of Small Tureens Davenport England Circa 1815

Flying Bird Pattern Pair of Small Tureens Davenport England Circa 1815

By Davenport Porcelain

Located in Katonah, NY

The Davenport flying bird pattern has been much sought after since it was first made in England circa 1813. This lively and colorful pattern features an elegant bird with a long tail...

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Antique Early 19th Century Regency Soup Tureens

Materials

Ironstone

From the Collection of Mario Buatta a Blue and White Small Tureen
From the Collection of Mario Buatta a Blue and White Small Tureen

From the Collection of Mario Buatta a Blue and White Small Tureen

By Coalport Porcelain

Located in Katonah, NY

This beautiful blue and white porcelain small tureen was made by Coalport in England circa 1810.

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Antique Early 19th Century English Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Porcelain

Small Italian Majolica Goose Tureen
Small Italian Majolica Goose Tureen

Small Italian Majolica Goose Tureen

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Botanical Italian goose tureen crafted out of porcelain vegetables.

Category

20th Century Italian Soup Tureens

Materials

Majolica

Small Brown Majolica Rabbit Tureen Caugant
Small Brown Majolica Rabbit Tureen Caugant

Small Brown Majolica Rabbit Tureen Caugant

By Michel Caugant

Located in Austin, TX

Small Majolica rabbit tureen signed Caugant, circa 1940-1950.

Category

Vintage 1950s French Country Soup Tureens

Materials

Ceramic

Small Brown Majolica Rabbit Tureen Caugant
Small Brown Majolica Rabbit Tureen Caugant

Small Brown Majolica Rabbit Tureen Caugant

By Michel Caugant

Located in Austin, TX

Majolica small rabbit tureen signed Caugant, circa 1940-1950.

Category

Vintage 1950s French Country Soup Tureens

Materials

Ceramic

Small Brown Majolica Rabbit Tureen Caugant
Small Brown Majolica Rabbit Tureen Caugant

Small Brown Majolica Rabbit Tureen Caugant

By Michel Caugant

Located in Austin, TX

Small Majolica rabbit tureen signed Caugant, circa 1940-1950.

Category

Vintage 1950s French Country Soup Tureens

Materials

Ceramic

Small Earthenware Cabbage-Shaped Soup Tureen, Gaetano Bonato, late 19th century
Small Earthenware Cabbage-Shaped Soup Tureen, Gaetano Bonato, late 19th century

Small Earthenware Cabbage-Shaped Soup Tureen, Gaetano Bonato, late 19th century

By Gaetano Bonato

Located in Milano, IT

Small earthenware cabbage-shaped soup tureen Gaetano Bonato Manifattura Bonato Angarano, late 19th century It measures: 5.91 in in height x 7.87 x 8.07 (15 cm × 20 × 20,5) It weighs:...

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Antique 1890s Italian Other Soup Tureens

Materials

Ceramic

Brown Majolica Rabbit Tureen Caugant
Brown Majolica Rabbit Tureen Caugant

Brown Majolica Rabbit Tureen Caugant

By Michel Caugant

Located in Austin, TX

Majolica small rabbit tureen signed Caugant, circa 1940-1950.

Category

Vintage 1950s French Country Soup Tureens

Materials

Ceramic

Massive White Strawberry Glazed Ceramic Tureen with Platter and Ladle
Massive White Strawberry Glazed Ceramic Tureen with Platter and Ladle

Massive White Strawberry Glazed Ceramic Tureen with Platter and Ladle

Located in Barcelona, ES

On sale as a set of three pieces, strawberry tureen container, platter and serving ladle. Measures: 33 cm diameter x 35 cm H (12.99 in diameter x 13.78 in height) The small red s...

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Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Soup Tureens

Materials

Majolica, Pottery, Ceramic

An Important Dagobert Peche Pirkenhammer Porcelain Dishes Set. Austria 1910.
An Important Dagobert Peche Pirkenhammer Porcelain Dishes Set. Austria 1910.

An Important Dagobert Peche Pirkenhammer Porcelain Dishes Set. Austria 1910.

By Dagobert Peche

Located in Milan, IT

The set is composed by :1 big tureen with lid (h: 10 inc.; d: 12 inc.) and 1 big round serving dish (d: 12,5 inc.), 2 small tureen with lid (h: 7 inc.; d: 10 inc.), 2 big vegetable d...

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Early 20th Century Austrian Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Pair Sèvres Porcelain Tureens with Feuille-de-Choux Pattern Borders 18th Century
Pair Sèvres Porcelain Tureens with Feuille-de-Choux Pattern Borders 18th Century

Pair Sèvres Porcelain Tureens with Feuille-de-Choux Pattern Borders 18th Century

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Katonah, NY

The painting on our pair of small tureens is exceptional. Note how the polychrome colors of the flowers sink into the white, soft-paste porcelain (see image #2).

Category

Antique Late 18th Century French Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

From the Collection of Mario Buatta Eight Blue and White Dishes and a Platter
From the Collection of Mario Buatta Eight Blue and White Dishes and a Platter

From the Collection of Mario Buatta Eight Blue and White Dishes and a Platter

By Coalport Porcelain

Located in Katonah, NY

From Mario's collection we also have a large platter and a small tureen in this pattern. Together they would make a stunning tablescape!

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Early Mason's Ironstone Teapot Stand Table and Flower Pot Pattern, circa 1815
Early Mason's Ironstone Teapot Stand Table and Flower Pot Pattern, circa 1815

Early Mason's Ironstone Teapot Stand Table and Flower Pot Pattern, circa 1815

By Mason's Ironstone

Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire

This stand is circular and is heavily potted with a stronger foot rim and an additional inner circular rim to support a tea pot or small tureen. The pattern is hand-painted over-gla...

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Antique Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Ceramics

Materials

Ironstone

Small Majolica Pate Brown Rabbit Tureen
Small Majolica Pate Brown Rabbit Tureen

Small Majolica Pate Brown Rabbit Tureen

By Michel Caugant

Located in Austin, TX

Small Majolica brown rabbit pate tureen or box circa 1950 signed Caugant. 2 tureens available.

Category

Vintage 1950s French Country Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

Majolica Pate Rabbit Tureen
Majolica Pate Rabbit Tureen

Majolica Pate Rabbit Tureen

By Michel Caugant

Located in Austin, TX

Small Majolica brown rabbit pate tureen circa 1950 signed Caugant.

Category

Vintage 1950s French Country Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

Gio Ponti for Arthur Krupp, a Set of 12 Mid-Century Small Silver Plated Tureens
Gio Ponti for Arthur Krupp, a Set of 12 Mid-Century Small Silver Plated Tureens

Gio Ponti for Arthur Krupp, a Set of 12 Mid-Century Small Silver Plated Tureens

By Gio Ponti, Arthur Krupp

Located in London, Fitzrovia

This is a rare original midcentury set of 12 small silver plated serving tureens by Gio Ponti for Arthur Krupp Milano. (70cl) Model 03702 Arthur Krupp.

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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces

Materials

Metal

English Chinoiserie 75-Piece Set of Old Ming China Dragon Dishware
English Chinoiserie 75-Piece Set of Old Ming China Dragon Dishware

English Chinoiserie 75-Piece Set of Old Ming China Dragon Dishware

Located in Big Flats, NY

An antique English Chinoiserie set of Old Ming China porcelain dishware offers rims with repeating dragon pattern with gilt highlights, stamped on bases as photographed 20th century ...

Category

20th Century Serving Pieces

Materials

Porcelain

William Guérin & Co. Porcelain Dinner Service, Late 19th Century
William Guérin & Co. Porcelain Dinner Service, Late 19th Century

William Guérin & Co. Porcelain Dinner Service, Late 19th Century

Located in PARIS, FR

., Limoges, France Material: Fine porcelain with hand-painted decoration Set comprises (55 pieces): Dinner plates: 23 cm Soup plates: 23.5 cm Salad bowl: 27 cm diameter, 4 cm hi...

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Antique Late 19th Century Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

William Ridgway & Co. Blue Relief Molded Staffordshire Dinnerware, circa 1830
William Ridgway & Co. Blue Relief Molded Staffordshire Dinnerware, circa 1830

William Ridgway & Co. Blue Relief Molded Staffordshire Dinnerware, circa 1830

By William Ridgway

Located in valatie, NY

The decoration on the small footed tureen is flowers and vines with berries with a lid that has a knob in the shape of a rose.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Tableware

Materials

Stoneware

Extensive Mason's Patent Ironstone 101 Piece China Dinner Service 19th Century
Extensive Mason's Patent Ironstone 101 Piece China Dinner Service 19th Century

Extensive Mason's Patent Ironstone 101 Piece China Dinner Service 19th Century

Located in London, GB

Comprising: 9 x platters including a turkey platter 49cm and smaller. 1 x large soup tureen with lid, 32cm 2 x gravy boats with saucers 2 x vegetable tureens with lids 1 x veget...

Category

Antique 1830s English Tableware

Materials

Ironstone

Hicks and Meigh Ironstone, England, circa 1820
Hicks and Meigh Ironstone, England, circa 1820

Hicks and Meigh Ironstone, England, circa 1820

By Hicks & Meigh

Located in Katonah, NY

Condition: Good with some knife marks and rubbing to the glaze A single leaf-shaped plate with a scalloped edge Dimensions: 10" long x 9" wide x 1.25" height Condition: Very good,...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Platters and Serveware

Materials

Ironstone

Small English Tureens with serving dishes
Small English Tureens with serving dishes

Small English Tureens with serving dishes

Located in Chamblee, GA

Pair of 19th Century English small tureens with serving dishes, probably Spode.

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Antique 19th Century English Porcelain

LENOX china AUTUMN Gold Mark SOUP TUREEN & Lid small foot chip
LENOX china AUTUMN Gold Mark SOUP TUREEN & Lid small foot chip

LENOX china AUTUMN Gold Mark SOUP TUREEN & Lid small foot chip

By Lenox's Ceramic Art Company

Located in St. Petersburg, FL

LENOX china AUTUMN pattern Soup Tureen & Lid Small foot chip in great condition free from cracks, breaks, stains, or discoloration and with only a minimum of use.

Category

Late 20th Century American Soup Tureens

Italian Covered Faïence Tureen
Italian Covered Faïence Tureen

Italian Covered Faïence Tureen

Located in New Orleans, LA

ITALIAN TERRAGLIA SMALL FAÏENCE TUREEN WITH A COVER FROM VENICE, CIRCA 1800.

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Soup Tureens

Collection of 10 Plaster Faience Molds
Collection of 10 Plaster Faience Molds

Collection of 10 Plaster Faience Molds

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Collection of molds for a small tureen,3platters and 5 containers

Category

20th Century French Ceramics

English Early 19th Century Spode Ironstone Sauce Tureen and Underliner
English Early 19th Century Spode Ironstone Sauce Tureen and Underliner

English Early 19th Century Spode Ironstone Sauce Tureen and Underliner

By Spode

Located in Wells, ME

English early 19th century Spode hand painted ironstone sauce tureen and underliner. This small tureen would have been used for gravies or other sauces.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Serving Pieces

Materials

Ironstone

Art Deco Tea and Dinner Service by Burleigh Ware
Art Deco Tea and Dinner Service by Burleigh Ware

Art Deco Tea and Dinner Service by Burleigh Ware

By Burleigh

Located in London, GB

A rare set in the lemon tree design by Burleigh ware on the Art Deco Zenith shape,, complete service for 12 place setting, with two large and two small tureens and 5 platters, soup l...

Category

Early 20th Century British Art Deco Tableware

Materials

Ceramic

Mid-19th Century Oriental Design Part Dinner Service
Mid-19th Century Oriental Design Part Dinner Service

Mid-19th Century Oriental Design Part Dinner Service

Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire

With exotic flowers and foliage. 10 x 10 inch soup bowls. 12 x 9 inch dessert bowls. 2 x tureens (complete). 2 x small tureens (no lids). 2 x oval dishes. 13 x 10 inch plate...

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Antique Mid-19th Century English Dinner Plates

Group of Imari style Ironstone China
Group of Imari style Ironstone China

Group of Imari style Ironstone China

Located in Sleepy Hollow, NY

Besides the lion / unicorn mark there is an impressed letter A or Y on several and they all have the same red underglaze numbers....266. Two large covered tureens [ 11 1/4 handle to...

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Antique 19th Century English Soup Tureens

Late 19th Century Staffordshire Dinner Service
Late 19th Century Staffordshire Dinner Service

Late 19th Century Staffordshire Dinner Service

Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire

Consisting of 1 x Large Tureen 2 x Medium Tureens 2 x Small Tureens and Base Plates 7 x Assorted Platters 1 x Pierced Strainer 4 x Soup Bowls 10 x 10 Inch Plates 2 x 7 Inch Handled ...

Category

Antique 19th Century European Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

Small Canton Tureen w/ Underplate Thousand Butterfly Pattern c. 1860
Small Canton Tureen w/ Underplate Thousand Butterfly Pattern c. 1860

Small Canton Tureen w/ Underplate Thousand Butterfly Pattern c. 1860

Located in Redding, CA

This is a wonderful little piece that would be great on a bookshelf or maybe a coffee table. We actually had it in the bathroom. It is such fine quality the polychrome enamels are ...

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Antique 19th Century Chinese Bowls and Baskets

18th Century Terra Cotta Tureen
18th Century Terra Cotta Tureen

18th Century Terra Cotta Tureen

Located in Atlanta, GA

A wonderful French terracotta tureen from the small town of Giroussen, which is near the Pyrenees.

Category

Antique Late 18th Century French Ceramics

Materials

Terracotta

Antique French Old Paris Porcelain Dinnerware, 1900s
Antique French Old Paris Porcelain Dinnerware, 1900s

Antique French Old Paris Porcelain Dinnerware, 1900s

Located in BAAMBRUGGE, NL

The tableware is unmarked (like many many antique Old Paris Tablewares) Big soup tureen with Lid Vegetable tureen with lid Sauce tureen with lid Small Oval meat plate Big oval...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Extensive Late 19th Century Mintons Ironstone Dinner Service
Extensive Late 19th Century Mintons Ironstone Dinner Service

Extensive Late 19th Century Mintons Ironstone Dinner Service

Located in New Orleans, LA

Consists of 64 dinner plates, 19 soup bowls, 39 smaller plates; soup tureen, covered vegetable dish, covered sauce tureen with underplate, salad bowl, 4 compotes, 3 tazzas, 4 round a...

Category

English Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic

French Modernist Faience Luncheon Service
French Modernist Faience Luncheon Service

French Modernist Faience Luncheon Service

Located in New Orleans, LA

French Modernist faience luncheon service with hand painted decoration in the style of Capron: 12 plates; 12 bowls; 12 small plates; tureen with lid; 3 serving platters; 1 serving bowl

Category

Vintage 1950s French Tableware

Materials

Ceramic

Set of French Porcelain, 63 pieces
Set of French Porcelain, 63 pieces

Set of French Porcelain, 63 pieces

Located in Atlanta, GA

4 Bone dishes, 23 9 3/8" Plates, 22 9 3/8" Soup bowls, 1 Large covered tureen, 1 Small covered vegetable dish, 1 Small uncovered vegetable dish, 1 Footed gravy dish with attached...

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Antique 19th Century French Porcelain

Mason's Ironstone "Water Lily" Pattern Partial Dinner Service
Mason's Ironstone "Water Lily" Pattern Partial Dinner Service

Mason's Ironstone "Water Lily" Pattern Partial Dinner Service

By Mason's Ironstone

Located in Sheffield, MA

The general condition is excellent, the inside cover of the tureen has a small very old chip.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English George III Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

Amazing Mid Century Modern Fish Service - Signed - France - Circa 60
Amazing Mid Century Modern Fish Service - Signed - France - Circa 60

Amazing Mid Century Modern Fish Service - Signed - France - Circa 60

By M. Caffin

Located in Saint Ouen, FR

Caffin" 12 plates 1 long dish 1 covered fish tureen 2 small chargers This set is in pre-owned condition.

Category

Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Earthenware

Dodie Thayer Jupiter Lettuce Leaf Handmade Earthenware Small Tureen & Underplate
Dodie Thayer Jupiter Lettuce Leaf Handmade Earthenware Small Tureen & Underplate

Dodie Thayer Jupiter Lettuce Leaf Handmade Earthenware Small Tureen & Underplate

By Dodie Thayer

Located in Pasadena, CA

Dodie Thayer Jupiter lettuce leaf handmade earthenware small tureen and under-plate. Dodie Thayer Jupiter mark and palm tree to the underside.

Category

Vintage 1980s North American Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

A Small Ceramic Pumpkin Tureen
A Small Ceramic Pumpkin Tureen

A Small Ceramic Pumpkin Tureen

Located in New York, NY

Glazed in greens and orange-yellows. Marked "Italy" and "A/7" on underside.

Category

Late 20th Century Italian Soup Tureens

Dinner ware
Dinner ware

Dinner ware

Sold|$1,600

Dinner ware

Located in Sheffield, MA

This set has wonderful finials and handles on the covered vegetables and small tureens. This is a nest of 5 graduated platters and pair of ladles.

Category

Antique 19th Century English Pottery

Coalport Small Porcelain Plate, Sky Blue with Flowers by Thomas Dixon, 1845-1850
Coalport Small Porcelain Plate, Sky Blue with Flowers by Thomas Dixon, 1845-1850

Coalport Small Porcelain Plate, Sky Blue with Flowers by Thomas Dixon, 1845-1850

By Coalport Porcelain

Located in London, GB

This is a beautiful small plate or tureen stand made by Coalport between 1845 and 1850 and painted by the famous porcelain painter Thomas Dixon.

Category

Antique 1840s English Victorian Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

1920s Art Deco French Limoges Porcelain Serving Pieces by Jean Pouyat Set of Six
1920s Art Deco French Limoges Porcelain Serving Pieces by Jean Pouyat Set of Six

1920s Art Deco French Limoges Porcelain Serving Pieces by Jean Pouyat Set of Six

By Jean Pouyat

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Art Deco pattern French Limoges porcelain lidded tureens by Jean Pouyat. This six-piece set includes, one large lidded oval tureen, one medium square lidded tureen and one small dom...

Category

Early 20th Century French Art Deco Porcelain

Materials

Gold

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Small Tureen For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal small tureen for your home. Each small tureen for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using ceramic, earthenware and porcelain. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer small tureen, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Each small tureen bearing Mid-Century Modern, Neoclassical or Rococo hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made small tureen over the years, but those crafted by Herend, Michel Caugant and Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Small Tureen?

Prices for a small tureen start at $240 and top out at $7,600 with the average selling for $826.

Finding the Right Serveware, Ceramics, Silver And Glass for You

Your dining room table is a place where stories are shared and personalities shine — why not treat yourself and your guests to the finest antique and vintage glass, silver, ceramics and serveware for your meals?

Just like the people who sit around your table, your serveware has its own stories and will help you create new memories with your friends and loved ones. From ceramic pottery to glass vases, set your table with serving pieces that add even more personality, color and texture to your dining experience.

Invite serveware from around the world to join your table settings. For special occasions, dress up your plates with a striking Imari charger from 19th-century Japan or incorporate Richard Ginori’s Italian porcelain plates into your dining experience. Celebrate the English ritual of afternoon tea with a Japanese tea set and an antique Victorian kettle. No matter how big or small your dining area is, there is room for the stories of many cultures and varied histories, and there are plenty of ways to add pizzazz to your 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 more durable than ceramic because it is denser. The latter is ideal for statement pieces — your tall mid-century modern ceramic vase is a guaranteed conversation starter. And while your earthenware or stoneware is maybe better suited to everyday lunches as opposed to the fine bone china you’ve reserved for a holiday meal, handcrafted studio pottery coffee mugs can still be a rich expression of your personal style.

“My motto is ‘Have fun with it,’” says author and celebrated hostess Stephanie Booth Shafran. “It’s yin and yang, high and low, Crate & Barrel with Christofle silver. I like to mix it up — sometimes in the dining room, sometimes on the kitchen banquette, sometimes in the loggia. It transports your guests and makes them feel more comfortable and relaxed.”

Introduce elegance at supper with silver, such as a platter from celebrated Massachusetts silversmith manufacturer Reed and Barton or a regal copper-finish flatware set designed by International Silver Company, another New England company that was incorporated in Meriden, Connecticut, in 1898. By then, Meriden had already earned the nickname “Silver City” for its position as a major hub of silver manufacturing.

At the bar, try a vintage wine cooler to keep bottles cool before serving or an Art Deco decanter and whiskey set for after-dinner drinks — there are many possibilities and no wrong answers for tableware, barware and serveware. Explore an expansive collection of antique and vintage glass, ceramics, silver and serveware today on 1stDibs.