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H 5 in W 4 in D 4 in
Meissen Porcelain Allegory of the Continent of Africa, Circa 1750
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Meissen Porcelain Allegory of the Continent of Africa, Circa 1750 Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
Porcelain
$22,800
H 12 in W 10 in D 5.5 in
A Large 19th C. Meissen Porcelain Model of the Continent of Asia, Lady on Camel
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A Magnificent and Large 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Model of the Continent of Asia. The figure
Porcelain
Meissen Marcolini Porcelain Group, Continent Asia, circa 1775
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Greding, DE
Large allegorical porcelain group representing the Asian continent. The personification of the
Porcelain
Meissen's America from the Continent Series
Located in New York, NY
. The Continents series was created by the Meissen designer, Johann Joachim Kaendler ca. 1745.
Porcelain
$7,619
H 1.38 in Dm 9.22 in
18th Century Meissen Set 12 Baroque Porcelain Dining Dishes with Floral Decor
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Brescia, IT
This baroque dining colorfully dishes set is eclectical and drawn with vibrant colors. The board is in a contemporary fuchsia color. Precious, fine, elegant and timeless dining set...
Meissen
$16,052
H 29.53 in W 23.63 in D 11.03 in
19th Century Italian Roman Vanitas Bust Renaissance Revival Memento Mori Marble
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Masterfully carved & most impressive Italian Vanitas bust in solid marble from late 19th century. White Carrara marble skull combined with a Belgian Black marble Roman toga (robe)....
Marble, Belgian Black Marble, Carrara Marble
Monumental Silvered and Gilt-Bronze Glass Centerpiece of "Poseidon"
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
A Monumental French Silvered and Gilt-Bronze and Glass Centerpiece of "Poseidon", Paris, circa 1895. A very good quality centerpiece depicting "Poseidon and his seahorses", of mon...
Bronze
18th Century German Decorated Meissen Teapot
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Meissen teapot decorated with countryside and riverside scenes populated by traveling figures and framed by raised and gilt foliage designs against a pastel green background embellis...
Ceramic
Fabergé Silver Service
By Fabergé
Located in New Orleans, LA
This extraordinary 128-piece service by Fabergé is a rare treasure in more ways than one. Enclosed in its original oak chest, the exquisite service remains complete and in pristine c...
Silver
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica Openwork Plate in Hand-Painted Porcelain
Located in København, Copenhagen
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica openwork plate in hand-painted porcelain with flowers and gold decoration. Model number 20/3554. Diameter: 23 cm. In perfect condition. 1st Factory q...
Porcelain
$976,800
H 15 in W 39 in D 34 in
Tiffany & Company, George Paulding Farnham, A Rare, Lavish Silver Centerpiece
By Paulding Farnham., Tiffany & Co.
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
Tiffany & Company and George Paulding Farnham, A rare, lavish and monumental sterling silver centerpiece with original mirrored-glass sterling silver plateau, circa 1900. Museum...
Sterling Silver
Set of 12 Coalport English Porcelain Dinner Plates
Located in Dallas, TX
Gorgeous set of 12 antique English Coalport porcelain turquoise and gold encrusted dinner plates. Circa 1920. A timeless and classic touch for a fine interior. 10.5 inch diameter.
Porcelain
Set of Early 19th Century English Derby Porcelain Dessert Service
Located in Atlanta, GA
Set of Early 19th Century English Derby Porcelain Dessert Service. 18 plates, 7 shaped dishes, 1 sauce tureen with lid and underplate.
Porcelain
$1,450 / set
H 0.5 in Dm 10.75 in
Set of 12 Theodore Haviland Floral and Gilt Service Dinner Plates 10.75 Diameter
By Theodore Haviland
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A set of 12 elegant floral service plates made by Theodore Haviland New York. The Dresden floral center with gold band with a hand stippled teal broad border. The mark is black and r...
Porcelain
Chinese Export Famille Rose Porcelain Soup Tureen
Located in Bradenton, FL
Chinese Export Famille rose porcelain soup tureen and underplate. Qianlong Period, decorated with the figure of a mahout astride an elephant and flower sprays with gold rim. The them...
Porcelain
Meissen Rococo Porcelain Box
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New Orleans, LA
Incredible hand-painted scenes inspired by Rococo master Antoine Watteau cover this magnificent Meissen porcelain box. Displaying romantic courtship scenes on each side, the casket i...
Porcelain
$9,500
H 14.25 in W 9.25 in D 13.5 in
Fine Large Late 18th - Early 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Model of a Swan
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A fine, exceptionally detailed large Meissen model of a swan, modelled by J. J. Kändler, with incised plumage, the feathers of the wings picked out in soft grey and beige, with russe...
Porcelain
Meissen Porcelain Monkey Musician Figurine
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
Meissen Porcelain Monkey Musician Figurine. The Meissen porcelain figurine represents a violinist monkey from the celebrated “Monkey Band” series, conceived as part of the Affenkapel...
Porcelain
$175,000
H 108 in W 96 in D 24 in
Palatial Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Vitrine by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Long Island City, NY
A palatial and superb early 20th century gilt bronze Mounted Louis XVI style Mahogany Vitrine by François Linke François Linke The arched top with scrolled corners and centered by ...
Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century Meissen Porcelain 'Elements' Ewer Emblematic of Water
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A 19th century Meissen porcelain 'Elements' ewer emblematic of water. Blue crossed swords mark. The present ewer, representing water, is after the set modelled by Johann Joachim Ka¨n...
Porcelain
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.