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Highly Important Louis XV Period Ormolu Mounted Sèvres Porcelain Vase ‘Choiseul’
Highly Important Louis XV Period Ormolu Mounted Sèvres Porcelain Vase ‘Choiseul’

Highly Important Louis XV Period Ormolu Mounted Sèvres Porcelain Vase ‘Choiseul’

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in New York, NY

The porcelain is painted with soft grey and light brown veining across a white ground to imitate carved marble, creating the appearance of a hardstone vessel while retaining the refi...

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1760s French Louis XV Soft Paste Antique Porcelain

Materials

Bronze

First Period Worcester Porcelain Pine Cone Openwork Fruit Baskets, Pair
First Period Worcester Porcelain Pine Cone Openwork Fruit Baskets, Pair

First Period Worcester Porcelain Pine Cone Openwork Fruit Baskets, Pair

By 1st Period Worcester Dr. Wall

Located in Downingtown, PA

Piercing on this scale is demanding in soft-paste porcelain, which is prone to slump and distort in the kiln, and pairing such reticulation with underglaze blue transfer printing, pr...

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1770s English George III Soft Paste Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Charming Pair of Louis XVI Style "Sèvres" Plates, France, Circa 1880
Charming Pair of Louis XVI Style "Sèvres" Plates, France, Circa 1880

Charming Pair of Louis XVI Style "Sèvres" Plates, France, Circa 1880

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in PARIS, FR

The Sèvres manufacture of soft-paste porcelain was created about 1738 at Vincennes by bankers and financiers with the aim of making true or “hard-paste” porcelain, like Meissen did.

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1880s French Louis XVI Soft Paste Antique Porcelain

Materials

Bronze

Antique Pair French Bleu Celeste Sevres Urns 19th C
Antique Pair French Bleu Celeste Sevres Urns 19th C

Antique Pair French Bleu Celeste Sevres Urns 19th C

Located in London, GB

However, soft-paste Sevres Porcelain was more easily broken.

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1870s French Soft Paste Antique Porcelain

Materials

Ormolu

Assembled Set of 4 English Porcelain Teacups 1840 & 1930
Assembled Set of 4 English Porcelain Teacups 1840 & 1930

Assembled Set of 4 English Porcelain Teacups 1840 & 1930

By Royal Albert, Minton

Located in London, GB

The 2 Early Victorian Cups (Bottom Row): These are Early English Soft-Paste Porcelain or early bone china blends.

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Mid-19th Century British Victorian Soft Paste Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Chantilly Kakiemon Circular Soft Paste Snuff Box, circa 1745
Chantilly Kakiemon Circular Soft Paste Snuff Box, circa 1745

Chantilly Kakiemon Circular Soft Paste Snuff Box, circa 1745

By Chantilly

Located in Spencertown, NY

Chantilly circular Kakiemon decorated snuff box with gilt metal mounts. Circa 1745

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Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Soft Paste Antique Porcelain

Materials

Metal

Longton Hall Porcelain Openwork Leaf Dishes, Pair, Green and Puce, Staffordshire
Longton Hall Porcelain Openwork Leaf Dishes, Pair, Green and Puce, Staffordshire

Longton Hall Porcelain Openwork Leaf Dishes, Pair, Green and Puce, Staffordshire

By Longton Hall

Located in Downingtown, PA

Longton Hall Porcelain Openwork Leaf Dishes, Pair, Green and Puce, Staffordshire Circa 1755 This pair of Longton Hall soft-paste porcelain dishes is of flared round form, each fine...

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1750s English George II Soft Paste Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Sèvres Manufacture, Pair of Vases, France, Dated 1890
Sèvres Manufacture, Pair of Vases, France, Dated 1890

Sèvres Manufacture, Pair of Vases, France, Dated 1890

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in PARIS, FR

Biography : The Sèvres factory of soft-paste porcelain was created, about 1738 at Vincennes by bankers and financiers with the aim of making true or “hard-paste” porcelain, like Meis...

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1890s French Louis XVI Soft Paste Antique Porcelain

Materials

Bronze

Set of 13 Minton Dinner Plates Soft Blue Green Raised Paste Gold Leaf Pattern
Set of 13 Minton Dinner Plates Soft Blue Green Raised Paste Gold Leaf Pattern

Set of 13 Minton Dinner Plates Soft Blue Green Raised Paste Gold Leaf Pattern

By Minton

Located in Great Barrington, MA

This set of 13 Minton dinner plates feature the iconic "Eau de Nils" enamel border which is a soft blue green, described as the "water of the Nile". The clean whi...

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Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Soft Paste Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Samson Paris Porcelain Trinket Box
19th Century Samson Paris Porcelain Trinket Box

19th Century Samson Paris Porcelain Trinket Box

By Samson & Cie

Located in Dallas, TX

The Samson wares were produced in hard-paste porcelain, while many of the originals would have been produced from soft-paste porcelain.

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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Soft Paste Antique Porcelain

Materials

Ormolu

English Bone China Trompe L’oeil Melon Tureen, Probably Minton, Circa 1830
English Bone China Trompe L’oeil Melon Tureen, Probably Minton, Circa 1830

English Bone China Trompe L’oeil Melon Tureen, Probably Minton, Circa 1830

By Minton

Located in Downingtown, PA

High Museum of Art, Atlanta: tazza with modeled vegetables, in the manner of Minton, circa 1830, accession number 74.1000.34 (Frances and Emory Cocke Collection), whose catalogue ent...

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Mid-18th Century Soft Paste Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

VILLEROY & BOCH METTLACH 1890 Phanolith Neo Classic Green Cameo Amphora
VILLEROY & BOCH METTLACH 1890 Phanolith Neo Classic Green Cameo Amphora

VILLEROY & BOCH METTLACH 1890 Phanolith Neo Classic Green Cameo Amphora

By Villeroy & Boch, Jean-Baptiste Stahl, Mettlach

Located in Miami, FL

Mettlach Phanolith items were translucent and made of soft-paste porcelain in the technique developed at Mettlach by Jean Baptiste Stahl.

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1890s German Neoclassical Soft Paste Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Victorian Amboyna Inlaid Bonheur Du Jour 19th Century
Antique Victorian Amboyna Inlaid Bonheur Du Jour 19th Century

Antique Victorian Amboyna Inlaid Bonheur Du Jour 19th Century

Located in London, GB

However, soft-paste Sevres Porcelain was more easily broken.

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Mid-19th Century Victorian Soft Paste Antique Porcelain

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

Antique Chinese Export Porcelain Monkey, Likely Qing Dynasty w/ Paperwork
Antique Chinese Export Porcelain Monkey, Likely Qing Dynasty w/ Paperwork

Antique Chinese Export Porcelain Monkey, Likely Qing Dynasty w/ Paperwork

Located in Atlanta, GA

The unmarked base and the soft porcelain paste are consistent with export wares made for the Western market, possibly from the kilns of Guangdong province or Jingdezhen during the tr...

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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Soft Paste Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Pair Cobalt Blue French Sèvres Porcelain Ormolu Urns Vases Garnitures
Antique Pair Cobalt Blue French Sèvres Porcelain Ormolu Urns Vases Garnitures

Antique Pair Cobalt Blue French Sèvres Porcelain Ormolu Urns Vases Garnitures

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Dublin, Ireland

Stunning Pair of French Sevres Soft Paste Enameled Porcelain and Ormolu Twin Handle Table or Mantle Urns of traditional urn form and of outstanding quality, and medium size proportio...

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19th Century French Late Victorian Soft Paste Antique Porcelain

Materials

Ormolu

Pair of 19th Century Porcelain Ormolu Mounted Table Lamps by Sevres
Pair of 19th Century Porcelain Ormolu Mounted Table Lamps by Sevres

Pair of 19th Century Porcelain Ormolu Mounted Table Lamps by Sevres

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Miami, FL

At that time the brothers Dubois, had already experimented to produce porcelain at the Chateau de Vincennes. Together with Gravant, they succeeded in producing a type of soft paste f...

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19th Century French Louis XVI Soft Paste Antique Porcelain

Materials

Bronze

Fine French 19th Century Bronze Figure of "Milo of Croton & Lion" After Falconet
Fine French 19th Century Bronze Figure of "Milo of Croton & Lion" After Falconet

Fine French 19th Century Bronze Figure of "Milo of Croton & Lion" After Falconet

By Étienne Maurice Falconet

Located in Los Angeles, CA

In 1757 Falconet was appointed director of the sculpture atelier of the new Manufacture royale de porcelaine at Sèvres, where he brought new life to the manufacture of small sculptur...

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19th Century French Baroque Soft Paste Antique Porcelain

Materials

Marble, Bronze

French Pair of Sèvres Style Ormolu Mounted Serving Dishes
French Pair of Sèvres Style Ormolu Mounted Serving Dishes

French Pair of Sèvres Style Ormolu Mounted Serving Dishes

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Newark, England

Renowned for its innovation, rich colours, and refined decoration, Sèvres produced both soft- and hard-paste porcelain, supplying Europe’s elite and serving as a key diplomatic gift ...

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Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Soft Paste Antique Porcelain

Materials

Ormolu

A Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Sculptural Centrepiece, France, Circa 1840
A Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Sculptural Centrepiece, France, Circa 1840

A Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Sculptural Centrepiece, France, Circa 1840

Located in Brighton, West Sussex

It was first made by Sèvres in soft-paste biscuit porcelain. The style of the female figures show the influence of Etienne-Maurice Falconet (1716-91) who was chief artist in charge o...

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19th Century French Louis XV Soft Paste Antique Porcelain

Materials

Bronze

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Soft Paste Antique Porcelain For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the piece of soft paste antique porcelain you’re looking for. An item from our selection of soft paste antique porcelain — often made from ceramic, porcelain and metal — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for newer or older items, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right choice in our collection of soft paste antique porcelain, those designed in Victorian, Regency and Rococo styles are of considerable interest. A well-made object in our assortment of soft paste antique porcelain has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Spode, Bow Porcelain and Theodore Deck are consistently popular.

How Much is a Soft Paste Antique Porcelain?

Prices for a piece of soft paste antique porcelain can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $85 and can go as high as $30,342, while the average can fetch as much as $1,662.

Questions About Soft Paste Antique Porcelain

  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    The best way to tell the difference between hard paste and soft paste porcelain is to look at a broken or chipped piece. Hard paste porcelain fractures are brittle and smooth, while soft paste porcelain fractures are chalky and break along the grain. On 1stDibs, find a selection of hard and soft paste porcelain pieces from top sellers around the world.