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Vintage Cup and Saucers

Vintage Meissen Blue Onion Set of Cup and Saucer Blue White Porcelain
Vintage Meissen Blue Onion Set of Cup and Saucer Blue White Porcelain

Vintage Meissen Blue Onion Set of Cup and Saucer Blue White Porcelain

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Clifton Springs, NY

Vintage set of demitasse cup and saucer was made in Germany of semi-transparent bone china. It is

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Mid-20th Century German Georgian Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain, Ceramic

Haviland Limoges Vieux Paris Green Set of Cup and Saucer
Haviland Limoges Vieux Paris Green Set of Cup and Saucer

Haviland Limoges Vieux Paris Green Set of Cup and Saucer

By Haviland & Co.

Located in Clifton Springs, NY

Vintage set of cup and saucer features Vieux Paris decor in green colorway on thin, semi

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Late 20th Century French Regency Revival Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain, Ceramic

Meissen Porcelain Rothschild Pattern Birds Set of Cup And Saucer
Meissen Porcelain Rothschild Pattern Birds Set of Cup And Saucer

Meissen Porcelain Rothschild Pattern Birds Set of Cup And Saucer

$600Sale Price / set|20% Off

H 2.45 in Dm 3.2 in

Meissen Porcelain Rothschild Pattern Birds Set of Cup And Saucer

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Guaynabo, PR

This is a hand painted Meissen porcelain cup and saucer. It is featuring the Rothschild pattern

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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

18th Century  Meissen Cup and Saucer, Marcolini Period Floral Basket, Germany
18th Century  Meissen Cup and Saucer, Marcolini Period Floral Basket, Germany

18th Century Meissen Cup and Saucer, Marcolini Period Floral Basket, Germany

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Andernach, DE

Unique antique Neoclassical cup and matching saucer from around 1775–1780. Hand painted and hand

Category

Antique Late 18th Century German Neoclassical Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

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Ambrosius Lamm Vintage Dresden Painted Footed Cup and Saucer Gilt Romantic
Ambrosius Lamm Vintage Dresden Painted Footed Cup and Saucer Gilt Romantic

Ambrosius Lamm Vintage Dresden Painted Footed Cup and Saucer Gilt Romantic

By Ambrosius Lamm

Located in Austin, TX

Cup has a hairline A delicately painted footed cup and saucer by Ambrosius Lamm studio in

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Early 20th Century German Romantic Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Ambrosius Lamm Hand-Painted Footed Cup and Saucer Gilt Romantic
Vintage Ambrosius Lamm Hand-Painted Footed Cup and Saucer Gilt Romantic

Vintage Ambrosius Lamm Hand-Painted Footed Cup and Saucer Gilt Romantic

By Ambrosius Lamm

Located in Austin, TX

Cup has a hairline A footed cup and saucer hand-painted in romantic style by Ambrosius Lamm

Category

Early 20th Century German Romantic Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Porcelain Coffee Cup with Saucer
Meissen Porcelain Coffee Cup with Saucer

Meissen Porcelain Coffee Cup with Saucer

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Vilnius, LT

Meissen Porcelain coffee cup with saucer richly decorated with gold. Measures: Cup: 5.5 (H) x 8

Category

Mid-20th Century German Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Porcelain Coffee Cup with Saucer
Meissen Porcelain Coffee Cup with Saucer

Meissen Porcelain Coffee Cup with Saucer

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H 2.37 in Dm 5.52 in L 2.37 in

Meissen Porcelain Coffee Cup with Saucer

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Vilnius, LT

Meissen Porcelain coffee cup with saucer hand painted with insects and decorated with embossed

Category

Antique 19th Century German Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Porcelain Coffee Cup with Saucer
Meissen Porcelain Coffee Cup with Saucer

Meissen Porcelain Coffee Cup with Saucer

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Vilnius, LT

Meissen Porcelain coffee cup with saucer hand painted with insects and decorated with embossed

Category

Antique 19th Century German Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Porcelain Tea Cup with Saucer and Dessert Plate
Meissen Porcelain Tea Cup with Saucer and Dessert Plate

Meissen Porcelain Tea Cup with Saucer and Dessert Plate

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Vilnius, LT

Meissen porcelain tea cup with saucer and dessert plate all richly decorated with gold. Measures

Category

Mid-20th Century German Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Porcelain Coffee Cup with Saucer and Dessert Plate
Meissen Porcelain Coffee Cup with Saucer and Dessert Plate

Meissen Porcelain Coffee Cup with Saucer and Dessert Plate

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Vilnius, LT

Meissen porcelain coffee cup with saucer and dessert plate all richly decorated with gold

Category

Mid-20th Century German Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Set of 12 Vintage Bavaria Cups and Saucers, Hummingbirds of the World, 1979
Set of 12 Vintage Bavaria Cups and Saucers, Hummingbirds of the World, 1979

Set of 12 Vintage Bavaria Cups and Saucers, Hummingbirds of the World, 1979

By Franklin MInt

Located in London, GB

On offer is a set of 12 hand painted cups and saucers made in Bavaria (Germany) in 1979 for the

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Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Dresden Ambrosius Lamm Painted Footed Cup and Saucer Gilt Romantic
Dresden Ambrosius Lamm Painted Footed Cup and Saucer Gilt Romantic

Dresden Ambrosius Lamm Painted Footed Cup and Saucer Gilt Romantic

By Ambrosius Lamm

Located in Austin, TX

Cup has a hairline. A hand-painted vintage footed cup and saucer from Ambrosius Lamm Studio in

Category

Early 20th Century German Romantic Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Cup Saucer Queen Victoria & Husband Albert Vintage, circa 1840-1850
Meissen Cup Saucer Queen Victoria & Husband Albert Vintage, circa 1840-1850

Meissen Cup Saucer Queen Victoria & Husband Albert Vintage, circa 1840-1850

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Vienna, AT

Meissen gorgeous cup and saucer (cobalt blue and golden painted). Manufactory: Meissen

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Antique Mid-19th Century German Early Victorian Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Set 6 pcs. French Limoges Porcelain Espresso Cups/Saucers
Set 6 pcs. French Limoges Porcelain Espresso Cups/Saucers

Set 6 pcs. French Limoges Porcelain Espresso Cups/Saucers

By Limoges

Located in Vilnius, LT

The set of 6 pcs. espresso cups and saucers by French Limoges porcelain in glazed porcelain

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Early 20th Century French Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Porcelain Chocolate Cup with Saucer by Augustus Rex Helena Wolfsohn
Porcelain Chocolate Cup with Saucer by Augustus Rex Helena Wolfsohn

Porcelain Chocolate Cup with Saucer by Augustus Rex Helena Wolfsohn

Located in Vilnius, LT

Antique porcelain Augustus Rex Helena Wolfsohn chocolate cup with saucer decorated with cobalt

Category

Antique Late 19th Century German Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Six Charming Hand-Painted Song Bird Cup and Saucers, Vintage Lenox
Six Charming Hand-Painted Song Bird Cup and Saucers, Vintage Lenox

Six Charming Hand-Painted Song Bird Cup and Saucers, Vintage Lenox

By Lenox's Ceramic Art Company

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A set of six unique and whimsical demi tasse or after dinner coffee cup and saucers featuring a

Category

Vintage 1940s American Tea Sets

Materials

Gold

Meissen Porcelain Coffee Cup with Saucer
Meissen Porcelain Coffee Cup with Saucer

Meissen Porcelain Coffee Cup with Saucer

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Vilnius, LT

Meissen Porcelain coffee cup with saucer decorated with cobalt and gold. Measures: Cup: 7.5 (H) x

Category

Mid-20th Century German Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Hermès Toucan Breakfast Cup and Saucer Set
Pair of Hermès Toucan Breakfast Cup and Saucer Set

Pair of Hermès Toucan Breakfast Cup and Saucer Set

By Hermès, Limoges

Located in Stamford, CT

Pair of Hermès porcelain toucan cups and saucers. Saucer 7.25" diameter. Stamped Hermès on the

Category

1990s French Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Haviland Limoges Demitasse Cup and Saucer, Corolle Pattern, 1958-1967
Haviland Limoges Demitasse Cup and Saucer, Corolle Pattern, 1958-1967

Haviland Limoges Demitasse Cup and Saucer, Corolle Pattern, 1958-1967

By Haviland & Co.

Located in Clifton Springs, NY

Rare vintage demitasse cup and saucer set is decorated in Corolle pattern with abstract geometric

Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Meissen Porcelain Coffee Cups with Saucers
Pair of Meissen Porcelain Coffee Cups with Saucers

Pair of Meissen Porcelain Coffee Cups with Saucers

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Vilnius, LT

Pair of Meissen Porcelain coffee cups with saucers richly decorated with gold. Measures: Cup: h 5

Category

Mid-20th Century German Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Haviland Limoges Leuvocienne Hand Painted Porcelain Set of Cup and Saucer
Haviland Limoges Leuvocienne Hand Painted Porcelain Set of Cup and Saucer

Haviland Limoges Leuvocienne Hand Painted Porcelain Set of Cup and Saucer

By Limoges

Located in Guaynabo, PR

This is a Haviland Limoges hand painted porcelain wide mouth cup and saucer. It depicts bay laurel

Category

Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Set of 8 Wedgwood Vintage Demi Tasse Cups & Saucers Gilt Decor 1950s
Set of 8 Wedgwood Vintage Demi Tasse Cups & Saucers Gilt Decor 1950s

Set of 8 Wedgwood Vintage Demi Tasse Cups & Saucers Gilt Decor 1950s

By Wedgwood & Co

Located in Miami, FL

A set of Eight Wedgewood Patrician Gilt Pattern Demi-tasse Cups and Saucers. A very popular design

Category

Vintage 1950s British Romantic Porcelain

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Richard Ginori Vintage Italian White & Gold Coffee or Tea Cup Saucer, Set of 12
Richard Ginori Vintage Italian White & Gold Coffee or Tea Cup Saucer, Set of 12

Richard Ginori Vintage Italian White & Gold Coffee or Tea Cup Saucer, Set of 12

By Richard Ginori

Located in New York, NY

A very beautiful vintage set of 12 Italian designer white porcelain with gold coffee or tea cup and

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Empire Tea Sets

Materials

Gold

Pair Of Cartier Tea Or Coffee Cups Saucers Panther For Limoges Porcelain, France
Pair Of Cartier Tea Or Coffee Cups Saucers Panther For Limoges Porcelain, France

Pair Of Cartier Tea Or Coffee Cups Saucers Panther For Limoges Porcelain, France

By Limoges, Cartier

Located in München, BY

Beautiful set of two Cartier Limoges porcelain cups and saucers in Art Deco style, France 1986

Category

Vintage 1980s French Art Deco Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Lagardo Tackett Schmid White Porcelain Demitasse Espresso Cup & Saucer Set of 6
Lagardo Tackett Schmid White Porcelain Demitasse Espresso Cup & Saucer Set of 6

Lagardo Tackett Schmid White Porcelain Demitasse Espresso Cup & Saucer Set of 6

By Lagardo Tackett

Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA

This rare vintage Set of 6 Espresso Cups and Saucers was designed by LaGardo Tackett in the 1950's

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Vintage German Meissen Demitasse Cup and Saucer
19th Century Vintage German Meissen Demitasse Cup and Saucer

19th Century Vintage German Meissen Demitasse Cup and Saucer

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Washington Crossing, PA

19th century vintage German Meissen Demitasse Cup and Saucer gilt-painted chinoiserie-style

Category

Antique 19th Century German Porcelain

Materials

Gilt Metal

19th Century German Vintage Meissen Demitasse Cup and Saucer
19th Century German Vintage Meissen Demitasse Cup and Saucer

19th Century German Vintage Meissen Demitasse Cup and Saucer

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Washington Crossing, PA

19th century German vintage Meissen demitasse cup and saucer polychrome and gilt-painted

Category

Antique 19th Century German Porcelain

Materials

Gilt Metal

19th Century Vintage German Meissen Demitasse Cup and Saucer
19th Century Vintage German Meissen Demitasse Cup and Saucer

19th Century Vintage German Meissen Demitasse Cup and Saucer

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Washington Crossing, PA

19th century vintage German Meissen demitasse cup and saucer with a scattering of tiny flowers

Category

Antique 19th Century German Porcelain

Materials

Gilt Metal

Vintage Set of Twelve English Aynsley Bone China Cups and Saucers
Vintage Set of Twelve English Aynsley Bone China Cups and Saucers

Vintage Set of Twelve English Aynsley Bone China Cups and Saucers

Located in Concord, MA

Set of Twelve English Aynsley Bone China Cups and Saucers. Pink ground exterior with gilt handles

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20th Century English Porcelain

Herends Cornucopia 'TCA' Coffee Cup and Saucer #1727
Herends Cornucopia 'TCA' Coffee Cup and Saucer #1727

Herends Cornucopia 'TCA' Coffee Cup and Saucer #1727

By Herend

Located in Copenhagen, DK

Herend Cornucopia (TCA) coffee cup and saucer, Hungary #1727. Hungarian vintage Herend porcelain

Category

Late 20th Century Hungarian Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Set of Five Cups and Saucers by Fornasetti
Set of Five Cups and Saucers by Fornasetti

Set of Five Cups and Saucers by Fornasetti

By Fornasetti

Located in Tarrytown, NY

Set of five vintage Sun-Sole porcelain cups and saucers by Piero Fornasetti.     

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

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Meissen Cabinet Vase with Applied Fruits and Flowers
Meissen Cabinet Vase with Applied Fruits and Flowers

Meissen Cabinet Vase with Applied Fruits and Flowers

$716Sale Price|20% Off

H 5.5 in Dm 3.5 in

Meissen Cabinet Vase with Applied Fruits and Flowers

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Meissen cabinet vase with applied fruits and flowers, exquisite gourd bottle shape with numerous applied fruits and flowers, and painted with insects. Various all-over minor damages,...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century German Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Qing Dynasty Antique Chinese Red Coral Specimen
Qing Dynasty Antique Chinese Red Coral Specimen

Qing Dynasty Antique Chinese Red Coral Specimen

$10,324

H 19.3 in W 11.42 in D 1.97 in

Qing Dynasty Antique Chinese Red Coral Specimen

Located in London, GB

This red coral specimen, with flowing lines and organic form, is a beautiful example of how the work of nature can be, and has been, celebrated as art. The coral has been mounted on ...

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Coral

French Daum Nancy attr. Art Nouveau Cameo Glass Mushroom Vase
French Daum Nancy attr. Art Nouveau Cameo Glass Mushroom Vase

French Daum Nancy attr. Art Nouveau Cameo Glass Mushroom Vase

By Daum

Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen

French Daum Nancy attr. Art Nouveau cameo glass mushroom vase from the turn of the century. Wheel cut with raised designs in colored enamels on an etched ground with a raised cameo...

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Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Blown Glass

12 Coalport Grey and Polychrome Enamel Floral Shaped Rim Dinner Service Plates
12 Coalport Grey and Polychrome Enamel Floral Shaped Rim Dinner Service Plates

12 Coalport Grey and Polychrome Enamel Floral Shaped Rim Dinner Service Plates

By Coalport Porcelain

Located in Great Barrington, MA

This set of 12 Coalport dinner plates feature an unusual color combination of a soft gray border decorated with a vibrant palette of brightly painted flowers. There are various combi...

Category

Vintage 1920s English Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Set of porcelain de Paris coffee & tea service
Set of porcelain de Paris coffee & tea service

Set of porcelain de Paris coffee & tea service

$2,850 / set

H 27 in W 24 in D 2 in

Set of porcelain de Paris coffee & tea service

Located in Washington, DC

Set of porcelain de Paris coffee & tea service - eighteen (18) pieces. Made famous during the Napoleon Period 1795 - 1830
Coffee pot - W - 8"; H - 10"
Te...

Category

Antique 19th Century French Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

30:30 Landscape Architecture Book
30:30 Landscape Architecture Book

30:30 Landscape Architecture Book

$75 / item

H 11.38 in W 9.88 in D 2 in

30:30 Landscape Architecture Book

Located in New York, NY

30 internationally renowned landscape architects showcase their own work as well as that of 30 of the best of a new generation of forward looking and innovative designers. This up-t...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Books

Materials

Paper

1 BANGA space age micro architecture prefab house bungalow by Carlo Zappa, 1971
1 BANGA space age micro architecture prefab house bungalow by Carlo Zappa, 1971

1 BANGA space age micro architecture prefab house bungalow by Carlo Zappa, 1971

By Carlo Zappa

Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE

here we offer one of 2 bangas, with black interior. the second one with light grey interior is offered in another listing. a banga shows ways in which we could live more sustainably...

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Architectural Elements

Materials

Fiberglass

English Porcelain Tulip Vase, circa 1840
English Porcelain Tulip Vase, circa 1840

English Porcelain Tulip Vase, circa 1840

$2,750

H 8 in W 5.5 in D 5.25 in

English Porcelain Tulip Vase, circa 1840

Located in New York, NY

English porcelain tulip vase, circa 1840.

Category

Antique 1840s English Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Porcelain Small Knob Vase with the "Ming Dragon" Motif
Meissen Porcelain Small Knob Vase with the "Ming Dragon" Motif

Meissen Porcelain Small Knob Vase with the "Ming Dragon" Motif

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Delft, NL

Meissen porcelain small knob vase with the "Ming Dragon" motif Meissen Porcelain Ming Dragon yellow small knob vase. The rims are gilded. A small vase raised on a foot with a bel...

Category

Mid-20th Century German Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Renaissance style Entree Dish
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Renaissance style Entree Dish

20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Renaissance style Entree Dish

By Arval Argenti Valenza

Located in VALENZA, IT

Renaissance-style round sterling silver entree dish. The bottom of the entree dish is smooth, while a border made with the casting technique with acanthus leaf motifs has been welded...

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1990s Italian Renaissance Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Three Piece Alabaster Clock Garniture in the Form of a Neo-Gothic Cathedral
Three Piece Alabaster Clock Garniture in the Form of a Neo-Gothic Cathedral

Three Piece Alabaster Clock Garniture in the Form of a Neo-Gothic Cathedral

Located in London, GB

This exquisite three-piece alabaster clock garniture consists of a central clock with two flanking vases. The central clock is designed to resemble the shape of a neo-Gothic cathedra...

Category

Antique 19th Century French Gothic Mantel Clocks

Materials

Alabaster, Ormolu

125 Years of Louis Vuitton (Book)
125 Years of Louis Vuitton (Book)

125 Years of Louis Vuitton (Book)

$275 / set

H 8.25 in W 10.5 in D 0.75 in

125 Years of Louis Vuitton (Book)

Located in North Yorkshire, GB

Two books in soft covers housed in a brown cloth covered slip case with cream lettering. One volume illustrates Louis Vuitton products through the years, the second illustrates the "...

Category

20th Century Books

Materials

Paper

19th Century American Ticking Stripped Pillows/Pair
19th Century American Ticking Stripped Pillows/Pair

19th Century American Ticking Stripped Pillows/Pair

$636Sale Price|20% Off

H 22 in W 22 in D 5 in

19th Century American Ticking Stripped Pillows/Pair

Located in Los Angeles, CA

These amazing early red and white striped ticking pillows are in great condition and are sold in pairs. There are two pairs in stock a 20 x 20 and a pair 22 x 22. Sold individually.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Country Pillows and Throws

Materials

Cotton

Chinese 14-Karat Gold and Jade Buddha Necklace Pendant with Ruby
Chinese 14-Karat Gold and Jade Buddha Necklace Pendant with Ruby

Chinese 14-Karat Gold and Jade Buddha Necklace Pendant with Ruby

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

Chinese 14-Karat Gold and Jade Buddha Necklace Pendant with Ruby

Category

Vintage 1950s Asian Collectible Jewelry

Materials

Jade, Gold

Unique Georgian Sterling Tureen, c1802
Unique Georgian Sterling Tureen, c1802

Unique Georgian Sterling Tureen, c1802

$21,000

H 10 in W 15 in D 9 in

Unique Georgian Sterling Tureen, c1802

By John Roberts & Co

Located in Litchfield, CT

Circa 1802, sterling, John Roberts & Co., Sheffield, England. This very unusual tureen consists of the main tureen with an inserted vegetable dish, which is the uncommon part. Al...

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Antique Early 1800s English Georgian Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

"Tecnica Library" Modular Shelving Bookcase by Jaume Tresserra for Dessie'
"Tecnica Library" Modular Shelving Bookcase by Jaume Tresserra for Dessie'

"Tecnica Library" Modular Shelving Bookcase by Jaume Tresserra for Dessie'

$55,407Sale Price / item|20% Off

H 112 in W 170 in D 13.77 in

"Tecnica Library" Modular Shelving Bookcase by Jaume Tresserra for Dessie'

By Jaime Tresserra, Dessie Studio

Located in Brooklyn, NY

"Tecnica Library" is a shelving bookcase unit, designed by Jaume Tresserra and manufactured by Dessie', featuring six modules with antique nickel finished metallic parts provided wit...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bookcases

Materials

Metal, Nickel

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Vintage Cup and Saucers For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of vintage cup and saucers is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique vintage cup and saucers was constructed with extraordinary care, often using ceramic, porcelain and metal. Vintage cup and saucers have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Vintage cup and saucers bearing Regency or Georgian hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Many vintage cup and saucers are appealing in their simplicity, but Coalport Porcelain, Meissen Porcelain and John Rose produced popular vintage cup and saucers that are worth a look.

How Much are Vintage Cup and Saucers?

Vintage cup and saucers can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $425, while the lowest priced sells for $65 and the highest can go for as much as $75,000.

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.