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Chinese Export Porcelain Bacchus Mug After Derby Porcelain
Chinese Export Porcelain Bacchus Mug After Derby Porcelain

Chinese Export Porcelain Bacchus Mug After Derby Porcelain

Located in Downingtown, PA

of wine), dating to circa 1785. This piece is a direct and meticulous Chinese copy of an English soft

Category

Antique 1780s Chinese Chinese Export Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Antique French Ormolu & Sevres Mounted Writing Table 18th Century
Antique French Ormolu & Sevres Mounted Writing Table 18th Century

Antique French Ormolu & Sevres Mounted Writing Table 18th Century

Located in London, GB

dure), their soft-paste porcelain (pate tendre) was fired at a lower temperature and was thus

Category

Antique 1780s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Bow Porcelain Figure of Juno with Eagle 'Jupiter', Rococo Ca 1765
Bow Porcelain Figure of Juno with Eagle 'Jupiter', Rococo Ca 1765

Bow Porcelain Figure of Juno with Eagle 'Jupiter', Rococo Ca 1765

By Bow Porcelain

Located in London, GB

make soft paste porcelain, and most probably the very first to use bone ash, which later got perfected

Category

Antique 1760s English Rococo Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Rare 'Hope Service' Plate 18th Century Flight Worcester
Rare 'Hope Service' Plate 18th Century Flight Worcester

Rare 'Hope Service' Plate 18th Century Flight Worcester

By Flight Worcester

Located in Brisbane, QLD

service consists of a soft-paste porcelain base, with a bold blue underglaze lobed border, with gilt

Category

Antique 1780s English Neoclassical Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Antique French Ormolu Pier Cabinet Sevres Plaques 19th Century
Antique French Ormolu Pier Cabinet Sevres Plaques 19th Century

Antique French Ormolu Pier Cabinet Sevres Plaques 19th Century

Located in London, GB

ingredient for hard-paste porcelain (pate dure), their soft-paste porcelain (pate tendre) was fired at a

Category

Antique 1880s Cabinets

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Antique Victorian 19k Yellow Gold & Silver Onyx and Red Paste Brooch
Antique Victorian 19k Yellow Gold & Silver Onyx and Red Paste Brooch

Antique Victorian 19k Yellow Gold & Silver Onyx and Red Paste Brooch

Located in New York, NY

striking combination of paste stones and onyx. The contrast between the deep black onyx and the softly

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Victorian Brooches

Materials

Onyx, Yellow Gold, Silver

Roman Mahogany Console Table with Pietra Dura Top, Francesco Sibilio
Roman Mahogany Console Table with Pietra Dura Top, Francesco Sibilio

Roman Mahogany Console Table with Pietra Dura Top, Francesco Sibilio

By Francesco Sibilio

Located in London, GB

technique of putting together soft-paste ancient glass and hardsones, such as porphyry and serpentine, is

Category

Antique 1820s Italian Console Tables

Materials

Marble

Thorkild Olsen for Royal Copenhagen Craquelure Porcelain Vase, Denmark 1955
Thorkild Olsen for Royal Copenhagen Craquelure Porcelain Vase, Denmark 1955

Thorkild Olsen for Royal Copenhagen Craquelure Porcelain Vase, Denmark 1955

By Royal Copenhagen, Thorkild Olsen

Located in Clifton Springs, NY

the 1950s, he worked with soft-paste porcelain, recreating the old Chinese pourpre de chine glaze, and

Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Gold

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

dure), their soft-paste porcelain (pate tendre) was fired at a lower temperature and was thus

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

Caughley Porcelain Teapot, Pink Floral Compagnie des Indes, ca 1785
Caughley Porcelain Teapot, Pink Floral Compagnie des Indes, ca 1785

Caughley Porcelain Teapot, Pink Floral Compagnie des Indes, ca 1785

By Caughley Porcelain

Located in London, GB

, founded by Ambrose Gallimore and Thomas Turner. It produced very fine soft-paste porcelain made for the

Category

Antique 1780s English George III Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Edmé Samson Porcelain Cabaret Tray, Worcester Style Blue with Flowers, 19th C
Edmé Samson Porcelain Cabaret Tray, Worcester Style Blue with Flowers, 19th C

Edmé Samson Porcelain Cabaret Tray, Worcester Style Blue with Flowers, 19th C

By Royal Worcester, Edmé Samson

Located in London, GB

body is clearly 19th Century soft-paste porcelain with a shiny finish. Condition Report: The tray

Category

Antique 19th Century French Rococo Platters and Serveware

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 Mettlach, Villeroy & Boch, Jean-Baptiste Stahl

Located in Miami, FL

the three graces. Mettlach Phanolith items were translucent and made of soft-paste porcelain in the

Category

Antique 1890s German Neoclassical Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Pair, Edme Samson Porcelain Figure Models of Mars & Venus After Meissen
Pair, Edme Samson Porcelain Figure Models of Mars & Venus After Meissen

Pair, Edme Samson Porcelain Figure Models of Mars & Venus After Meissen

By Samson & Cie

Located in Atlanta, GA

hard-paste porcelain, while many of the originals would have been produced from soft-paste porcelain

Category

20th Century French Rococo Figurative Sculptures

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

produced in hard-paste porcelain, while many of the originals would have been produced from soft-paste

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Ormolu

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

porcelaine at Sèvres, where he brought new life to the manufacture of small sculptures in unglazed soft-paste

Category

Antique 19th Century French Baroque Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Napoleon
Napoleon

Napoleon

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Missouri, MO

production of soft paste, for which the factory had been famous in the previous century, was abandoned in

Category

Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Porcelain, Oil

Italian Contemporary 800 Silver & Multi-Gemstone Curb Link Bracelet
Italian Contemporary 800 Silver & Multi-Gemstone Curb Link Bracelet

Italian Contemporary 800 Silver & Multi-Gemstone Curb Link Bracelet

By SCALA GIOIELLI

Located in Marcianise, IT

green malachite, vibrant coral paste, serene turquoise paste, and soft green agate. The interplay of

Category

Early 2000s Italian Contemporary Link Bracelets

Materials

Agate, Malachite, Multi-gemstone, Silver

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

figural object in an elite domestic setting. The unmarked base and the soft porcelain paste are

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

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

soft- and hard-paste porcelain, supplying Europe’s elite and serving as a key diplomatic gift of the

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Ceramics

Materials

Ormolu

Cup Cooler, with Marks, Royal Porcelain Factory of Buen Retiro, Madrid
Cup Cooler, with Marks, Royal Porcelain Factory of Buen Retiro, Madrid

Cup Cooler, with Marks, Royal Porcelain Factory of Buen Retiro, Madrid

By Real Fábrica del Buen Retiro

Located in Madrid, ES

Soft white paste, circa 1784-1803. Piece of tender pasta with wavy edges used to hold the tops of

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Spanish Neoclassical More Dining and Entertaining

Materials

Other

Vietnamese Soft Paste Porcelain Bowl from Shipwreck
Vietnamese Soft Paste Porcelain Bowl from Shipwreck

Vietnamese Soft Paste Porcelain Bowl from Shipwreck

Located in Seattle, WA

Large Vietnamese soft paste porcelain shallow bowl decorated in under glaze blue and traces of red

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vietnamese Decorative Bowls

Chinese Export Porcelain Blue and White Soft Paste Box, 17th Century
Chinese Export Porcelain Blue and White Soft Paste Box, 17th Century

Chinese Export Porcelain Blue and White Soft Paste Box, 17th Century

Located in London, GB

Chinese porcelain blue and white circular soft paste box painted in underglazed blue with a

Category

Antique Early 17th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

A fine pair of 18th century Sèvres soft paste porcelain Bottle Coolers
A fine pair of 18th century Sèvres soft paste porcelain Bottle Coolers

A fine pair of 18th century Sèvres soft paste porcelain Bottle Coolers

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Exeter, GB

A fine pair of 18th century Sèvres soft paste porcelain Bottle Coolers (Seaux à bouteille). The

Category

Antique 18th Century French Rococo Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Porcelain Obelisks with Hieroglyphs Decoration
Porcelain Obelisks with Hieroglyphs Decoration

Porcelain Obelisks with Hieroglyphs Decoration

Located in New York, NY

Pair of Soft Paste Porcelain Obelisks With Hieroglyphs Decoration.

Category

Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Obelisks

Gaudy Dutch Bowl
Gaudy Dutch Bowl

Gaudy Dutch Bowl

Unavailable|$2,100

Gaudy Dutch Bowl

Located in Atlanta, GA

Gaudy Dutch Bowl Japanese patterns. Soft paste. One of a kind.

Category

Antique 19th Century English Serving Bowls

18th Century Set of Chelsea Botanical Plates
18th Century Set of Chelsea Botanical Plates

18th Century Set of Chelsea Botanical Plates

Located in Montecito, CA

Set of six Chelsea botanical plates; soft paste porcelain; embossed decoration; scalloped rim

Category

Antique 18th Century English Porcelain

Cauldron Salt Cellar, in the White, Bow Porcelain Factory, circa 1752
Cauldron Salt Cellar, in the White, Bow Porcelain Factory, circa 1752

Cauldron Salt Cellar, in the White, Bow Porcelain Factory, circa 1752

By Bow Porcelain

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

A cauldron-shaped salt: a direct copy of a contemporary (Georgian) silver shape in soft-paste

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century English Neoclassical Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

A Nun, perhaps a theatrical figure. England, probably Plymouth, circa 1750
A Nun, perhaps a theatrical figure. England, probably Plymouth, circa 1750

A Nun, perhaps a theatrical figure. England, probably Plymouth, circa 1750

By Plymouth Porcelain Factory 1

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

An interesting soft-paste porcelain figure of a Dominican Nun, perhaps the theatrical figure

Category

Antique Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Tea Canister, Hop Trellis Pattern, Worcester, C1780
Tea Canister, Hop Trellis Pattern, Worcester, C1780

Tea Canister, Hop Trellis Pattern, Worcester, C1780

By 1st Period Worcester Dr. Wall

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

In soft paste porcelain, French shape, decorated with a variation of the scarce and popular Hops

Category

Antique Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Rare Longton Hall Porcelain Leaf
Rare Longton Hall Porcelain Leaf

Rare Longton Hall Porcelain Leaf

By Longton Hall

Located in Long Island City, NY

A rare 18th century English Longton hall soft paste porcelain leaf form sweet meat dish, formerly

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Tableware

An English Worcester Porcelain Blue Ground Vase, circa 1772
An English Worcester Porcelain Blue Ground Vase, circa 1772

An English Worcester Porcelain Blue Ground Vase, circa 1772

By 1st Period Worcester Dr. Wall

Located in Frome, Somerset

A Worcester soft paste blue ground vase, decorated with panels of exotic birds in landscapes

Category

Antique 1770s English Rococo Revival Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Large Antique French Porcelain Charger, 19tn Century
Large Antique French Porcelain Charger, 19tn Century

Large Antique French Porcelain Charger, 19tn Century

Located in New York, NY

Large antique French soft paste porcelain charger depicting a nobleman standing on marble floor and

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Leaf-Shape Dish, Chelsea, circa 1760
Leaf-Shape Dish, Chelsea, circa 1760

Leaf-Shape Dish, Chelsea, circa 1760

By Chelsea Porcelain

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

Baluster shaped vase in soft paste porcelain, with early gilt line decoration. Superb flower

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century English Rococo Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Mottahedeh Tobacco Leaf Tureen and Platter
Mottahedeh Tobacco Leaf Tureen and Platter

Mottahedeh Tobacco Leaf Tureen and Platter

By Mottahedeh

Located in Southampton, NY

, green and pink with gold accents. Platter measures 14.25 x 12.25 Made of Soft Paste China.

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Soup Tureens

Materials

Porcelain

18th C French Luneville Faience Plates, Pair
18th C French Luneville Faience Plates, Pair

18th C French Luneville Faience Plates, Pair

Located in Carmel, CA

colored. The plates are soft paste and have been fired at a low heat.

Category

Antique Early 18th Century French Louis XV Delft and Faience

Materials

Ceramic

Teapot, Creamer, Sugar Nantgarw Porcelain, circa 1815
Teapot, Creamer, Sugar Nantgarw Porcelain, circa 1815

Teapot, Creamer, Sugar Nantgarw Porcelain, circa 1815

By Moses Webster, Nantgarw Pottery

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

An exceptionally rare teapot, sugar and creamer in Nantgarw’s superb soft-paste porcelain. Each

Category

Antique 1810s Welsh Regency Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Coffee Cup and Saucer Nantgarw Porcelain, circa 1815
Coffee Cup and Saucer Nantgarw Porcelain, circa 1815

Coffee Cup and Saucer Nantgarw Porcelain, circa 1815

By Moses Webster, Nantgarw Pottery

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

A rare coffee cup and saucer in Nantgarw’s superb soft-paste porcelain. Each piece is gilded and

Category

Antique 1810s Welsh Regency Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Coffee Cup and Saucer Nantgarw Porcelain, circa 1815
Coffee Cup and Saucer Nantgarw Porcelain, circa 1815

Coffee Cup and Saucer Nantgarw Porcelain, circa 1815

By Nantgarw Pottery, Moses Webster

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

A rare coffee cup and saucer in Nantgarw’s superb soft-paste porcelain. Each piece is gilded and

Category

Antique 1810s Welsh Regency Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Tea Cup and Saucer Nantgarw Porcelain, circa 1815
Tea Cup and Saucer Nantgarw Porcelain, circa 1815

Tea Cup and Saucer Nantgarw Porcelain, circa 1815

By Nantgarw Pottery, Moses Webster

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

A rare tea cup and saucer in Nantgarw’s superb soft-paste porcelain. Each piece is gilded and

Category

Antique 1810s Welsh Regency Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Tea Cup and Saucer Nantgarw Porcelain, circa 1815
Tea Cup and Saucer Nantgarw Porcelain, circa 1815

Tea Cup and Saucer Nantgarw Porcelain, circa 1815

By Nantgarw Pottery, Moses Webster

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

A rare tea cup and saucer in Nantgarw’s superb soft-paste porcelain. Each piece is gilded and

Category

Antique 1810s Welsh Regency Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Bread and Butter Plates Nantgarw Porcelain, circa 1815
Pair of Bread and Butter Plates Nantgarw Porcelain, circa 1815

Pair of Bread and Butter Plates Nantgarw Porcelain, circa 1815

By Nantgarw Pottery, Moses Webster

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

An exceptionally rare pair of bread and butter plates in Nantgarw’s superb soft-paste porcelain

Category

Antique 1810s Welsh Regency Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Tea Cup and Saucer Nantgarw Porcelain, circa 1815
Tea Cup and Saucer Nantgarw Porcelain, circa 1815

Tea Cup and Saucer Nantgarw Porcelain, circa 1815

By Nantgarw Pottery, Moses Webster

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

A rare tea cup and saucer in Nantgarw’s superb soft-paste porcelain. Each piece is gilded and

Category

Antique 1810s Welsh Regency Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Tea Cup and Saucer Nantgarw Porcelain, circa 1815
Tea Cup and Saucer Nantgarw Porcelain, circa 1815

Tea Cup and Saucer Nantgarw Porcelain, circa 1815

By Nantgarw Pottery, Moses Webster

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

A rare tea cup and saucer in Nantgarw’s superb soft-paste porcelain. Each piece is gilded and

Category

Antique 1810s Welsh Regency Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Tea Cup and Saucer Nantgarw Porcelain, circa 1815
Tea Cup and Saucer Nantgarw Porcelain, circa 1815

Tea Cup and Saucer Nantgarw Porcelain, circa 1815

By Nantgarw Pottery, Moses Webster

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

A rare tea cup and saucer in Nantgarw’s superb soft-paste porcelain. Each piece is gilded and

Category

Antique 1810s Welsh Regency Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Set of Eight Rouen Faience Jars
Set of Eight Rouen Faience Jars

Set of Eight Rouen Faience Jars

Unavailable|$804 / set

Set of Eight Rouen Faience Jars

Located in Chilton, GB

started producing the beautiful soft-paste porcelain. It became know as "Porcelaine française".

Category

Mid-20th Century French Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Sevres Porcelain Vase with a Chiseled Decor
Sevres Porcelain Vase with a Chiseled Decor

Sevres Porcelain Vase with a Chiseled Decor

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Jonquerettes, FR

Vase, soft paste siliceous porcelain (PS 2) with turquoise background and orientalist chiseled

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Other Porcelain

Materials

Sèvres

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Soft Paste For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the soft paste you’re looking for. Frequently made of ceramic, porcelain and pottery, every soft paste was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer soft paste, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Each soft paste bearing Rococo, Georgian or Folk Art hallmarks is very popular. Caughley Porcelain, Royal Worcester and American Sponge Ware Pottery each produced at least one beautiful soft paste that is worth considering.

How Much is a Soft Paste?

A soft paste can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,500, while the lowest priced sells for $415 and the highest can go for as much as $7,000.
Questions About Soft Paste
  • 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.