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Important Meissen Porcelain Figural Clock Group on Original Marked Plinth
Important Meissen Porcelain Figural Clock Group on Original Marked Plinth

Important Meissen Porcelain Figural Clock Group on Original Marked Plinth

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Lisse, NL

Crossed Swords with Star • Late 18th Century Porcelain • Museum Quality. An exceptional and highly important Meissen porcelain figural clock group, representing one of the manufacto...

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18th Century German Rococo Antique Porcelain

Materials

Enamel, Brass

Antique Haviland Limoges French Chocolate Pot w/ Pink Rose Motif & Ribbon Handle
Antique Haviland Limoges French Chocolate Pot w/ Pink Rose Motif & Ribbon Handle

Antique Haviland Limoges French Chocolate Pot w/ Pink Rose Motif & Ribbon Handle

Located in Savannah, GA

This lovely late 19th century large Haviland & Co Limoges porcelain chocolate pot features a tall scalloped base and upper edge, whimsical ribbon shaped handle, and hand painted sprigs of pink garden roses with gilded details throughout. The green underglaze mark "Haviland France" indicates the plate was manufactured by Haviland & Co. in Limoges, France. The red overglaze mark "Haviland & Co. Limoges FOR HOWELL-DOHRMANN CO OAKLAND CAL." indicates that the item was made specifically for the Howell-Dohrmann Co. retailer in Oakland, California, a prominent retailer in Oakland, California, which commissioned items like Haviland Limoges China...

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1890s French Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Themes & Variation Plate, Number 107
Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Themes & Variation Plate, Number 107

Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Themes & Variation Plate, Number 107

By Piero Fornasetti

Located in Downingtown, PA

"Adorned in Self": Fornasetti "Themes & Variations" Plate #107 (Necklace of Faces) 1960s-Early 70s. A surreal and visually layered porcelain wall plate from the celebrated "Themes &...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Antique Vintage Irish Belleek Porcelain Four Strand Basket Centerpiece Ireland
Antique Vintage Irish Belleek Porcelain Four Strand Basket Centerpiece Ireland

Antique Vintage Irish Belleek Porcelain Four Strand Basket Centerpiece Ireland

By Belleek Pottery Ltd.

Located in Dublin, Ireland

Stunning Example of an extremely rare Irish Belleek Porcelain Flower Encrusted Four Strand Basket of circular outline. Mid Twentieth Century. This exceptional Belleek porcelain bas...

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19th Century Irish Edwardian Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain, Pottery

Porcelain Constantinople 5 Plate
Porcelain Constantinople 5 Plate

Porcelain Constantinople 5 Plate

By Les Ottomans

Located in Milan, IT

Inspired by the lavished elegance of the Ottoman empire, this porcelain plate is part of a limited series of 100 pieces and six different designs, each paying homage to an aspect of ...

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2010s Italian Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Piero Fornasetti Grandi Maestri Gold Gilt Portrait Italian Porcelain Plate Verdi
Piero Fornasetti Grandi Maestri Gold Gilt Portrait Italian Porcelain Plate Verdi

Piero Fornasetti Grandi Maestri Gold Gilt Portrait Italian Porcelain Plate Verdi

By Piero Fornasetti

Located in San Diego, CA

Fantastic vintage mid 20th century Piero Fornasetti decorative porcelain art plate from the "Grandi Maestri" or "Great Masters" series featuring a portrait of opera composer Giusepp...

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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Japanese Nippon Moriage Porcelain Vase Signed C1920
Antique Japanese Nippon Moriage Porcelain Vase Signed C1920

Antique Japanese Nippon Moriage Porcelain Vase Signed C1920

Located in Big Flats, NY

Antique Japanese Nippon Moriage Porcelain Vase Signed C1920 Measures - 12 1/4" x 8 1/4" x 6" This antique Japanese Nippon Moriage porcelain vase, d...

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Early 20th Century Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Piero Fornasetti Conchiglie Pattern Plate with Sea Anemones and Shells
Vintage Piero Fornasetti Conchiglie Pattern Plate with Sea Anemones and Shells

Vintage Piero Fornasetti Conchiglie Pattern Plate with Sea Anemones and Shells

By Piero Fornasetti

Located in Downingtown, PA

Marine Whimsy: Vintage Piero Fornasetti "Conchiglie" (Shells) Plate #11 Circa 1960–1970 A vibrant and whimsical vintage porcelain plate designed by Piero Fornasetti, featuring the ...

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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

German Hausmalerei for Meissen Porcelain Pedestal Dish & Cover 18th C.
German Hausmalerei for Meissen Porcelain Pedestal Dish & Cover 18th C.

German Hausmalerei for Meissen Porcelain Pedestal Dish & Cover 18th C.

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

A very rare and stunning German Hausmalerei (home painted) porcelain dish and cover hand-painted with insects and flowers dating from the 18th century. Hausmalerei refers to blank ...

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18th Century German Rococo Revival Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Trompe L'Oeil Basket of Eggs by Este, Italian Porcelain Art
Vintage Trompe L'Oeil Basket of Eggs by Este, Italian Porcelain Art

Vintage Trompe L'Oeil Basket of Eggs by Este, Italian Porcelain Art

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Very fine Trompe L'Oeil basket of eggs by Este. This rare piece was made in Italy in the 20th Century. Very realistic three-dimensional form.

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20th Century Italian Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Porcelain Constantinople 6 Plate
Porcelain Constantinople 6 Plate

Porcelain Constantinople 6 Plate

By Les Ottomans

Located in Milan, IT

This magnificent porcelain plate was designed by Vito Nesta and inspired by the Ottoman empire and its capital. It is part of a limited series of six plates that can be mismatched ob...

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2010s Italian Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Antique German Royal Bonn Floral Porcelain Vase Signed & Numbered C1920
Antique German Royal Bonn Floral Porcelain Vase Signed & Numbered C1920

Antique German Royal Bonn Floral Porcelain Vase Signed & Numbered C1920

Located in Big Flats, NY

Antique German Royal Bonn Floral Porcelain Vase Signed & Numbered C1920 Measures - 7 1/4" x 5 3/8" x 5 3/8" This antique vase from Royal Bonn, Germany, dates to circa 1920. It feat...

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Early 20th Century Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

12-Piece Porcelain Tea Set - Limoges - White and Gold
12-Piece Porcelain Tea Set - Limoges - White and Gold

12-Piece Porcelain Tea Set - Limoges - White and Gold

By Limoges

Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant

A beautiful porcelain tea set, made by the French brand Limoges. Classic design, fine white porcelain with gold trims, inlaid with greek motif. - teapot 20 cm tall - milk jug 11 cm...

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1930s French Vintage Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese AITO Porcelain Plate Japanese Bush Warbler 2000s
Japanese AITO Porcelain Plate Japanese Bush Warbler 2000s

Japanese AITO Porcelain Plate Japanese Bush Warbler 2000s

Located in Paris, FR

This is a plate which was made with style Aito (Aito ware). This plate was made around 2000s in Heisei era. It is made with porcelain. The motif which is on the plate in a Japanese b...

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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Showa Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Gien “Fraises en Folie” Set of 6 Hand-Painted Porcelain Plates, France 1985
Gien “Fraises en Folie” Set of 6 Hand-Painted Porcelain Plates, France 1985

Gien “Fraises en Folie” Set of 6 Hand-Painted Porcelain Plates, France 1985

By Gien

Located in Bochum, NRW

Gien “Fraises en Folie” – Set of 6 Hand-Painted Dessert Plates, Each with Unique Historic Border, France. An extraordinary collector’s edition from *Gien, France, this six-piece *“Fr...

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1980s French Post-Modern Vintage Porcelain

Materials

Faience, Porcelain

Set of FIVE Chinese Porcelain Berry Bowls Blue and White hand painted, 20th C
Set of FIVE Chinese Porcelain Berry Bowls Blue and White hand painted, 20th C

Set of FIVE Chinese Porcelain Berry Bowls Blue and White hand painted, 20th C

Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire

These are a beautiful set of FIVE circular Chinese porcelain, blue and white berry bowls, all hand painted, which we date to the mid 20th Century. All five bowls are well potted on...

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20th Century Chinese Qing Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Chinese White Glazed Wang Bin Rong Brush Pot
Antique Chinese White Glazed Wang Bin Rong Brush Pot

Antique Chinese White Glazed Wang Bin Rong Brush Pot

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

A stunning antique Chinese white glaze porcelain brush pot of cylindrical shape finely moulded in relief with duelling dragons above waves with leaping fish and other moulded decorat...

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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Mid Century Murano Glass Pink Small Vase with a Frill, Italy, Europe, 1960s
Mid Century Murano Glass Pink Small Vase with a Frill, Italy, Europe, 1960s

Mid Century Murano Glass Pink Small Vase with a Frill, Italy, Europe, 1960s

Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL

A lovely Mid-Century Modern white Glass vase from the 1960s. Original vintage good condition. Only one unique piece.

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Mid-20th Century Italian Porcelain

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain, Glass

Pair of White Porcelain Kawa Vessels, Tactile, Organic, Leather Cast Ceramics
Pair of White Porcelain Kawa Vessels, Tactile, Organic, Leather Cast Ceramics

Pair of White Porcelain Kawa Vessels, Tactile, Organic, Leather Cast Ceramics

By Luft Tanaka

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Pair of Kawa Vessels. 1 x 10inch height and 1 x 12 inch height. Tactile and textured organic porcelain vase with an glossy glazed interior surface. Works well as a pair or individua...

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2010s American Organic Modern Porcelain

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain, Clay

Chinese Kangxi mark & period Very Large Imari Dish or Plate Porcelain, Ca 1710
Chinese Kangxi mark & period Very Large Imari Dish or Plate Porcelain, Ca 1710

Chinese Kangxi mark & period Very Large Imari Dish or Plate Porcelain, Ca 1710

Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire

This is a very beautifully hand painted Chinese Imari porcelain very large Dish or Plate / Platter from the Qing, Kangxi period, 1662-1722, dating to Circa 1710. Very large diameter...

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Late 17th Century Chinese Qing Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Marcolini Meissen Porcelain Red Cabbage Tureen and Cover
Marcolini Meissen Porcelain Red Cabbage Tureen and Cover

Marcolini Meissen Porcelain Red Cabbage Tureen and Cover

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Downingtown, PA

Botanical Jewel: Rare Marcolini Meissen Porcelain Red Cabbage Tureen Origin: Meissen, Germany Period: Marcolini Era (Late 18th Century, c. 1774–1814) Material: Hard-Paste Porcelai...

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Late 18th Century German Rococo Antique Porcelain

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

André Leboeuf, Porcelain Cup and Saucer - late 18th century, Paris
André Leboeuf, Porcelain Cup and Saucer - late 18th century, Paris

André Leboeuf, Porcelain Cup and Saucer - late 18th century, Paris

By Porcelaine de Paris

Located in DELFT, NL

Cup and saucer, attributed to the Parisian Manufacture à la Reine rue Thiroux. ca 1785-1790. Refined and elaborate decoration of flower festoons and gilt ornament. The manufacture w...

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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Tableware Dinner Service, Denmark 1961
Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Tableware Dinner Service, Denmark 1961

Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Tableware Dinner Service, Denmark 1961

By Royal Copenhagen

Located in Delft, NL

Royal Copenhagen porcelain tableware dinner service, Denmark 1961 A Royal Copenhagen porcelain dinner service with pattern number 595, the floral golden basket Flowers in the ce...

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20th Century Danish Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Las Palmas, Six Contemporary Porcelain Dinner Plates with Decorative Design
Las Palmas, Six Contemporary Porcelain Dinner Plates with Decorative Design

Las Palmas, Six Contemporary Porcelain Dinner Plates with Decorative Design

By Vito Nesta

Located in Milano, Lombardia

La collezione di Porcellane Las Palmas deve il suo nome alla città di Palmas, in Brasile. Si tratta di un vero e proprio omaggio alle palme, che siano le loro foglie, l'intera pianta...

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2010s Italian Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Bloor Derby Tea Service, Witches Pattern Imari, ca 1825
Bloor Derby Tea Service, Witches Pattern Imari, ca 1825

Bloor Derby Tea Service, Witches Pattern Imari, ca 1825

By Bloor Derby

Located in London, GB

This is a rather extravagant tea service serving four, made by the Bloor Derby factory between 1825 and 1830 in the wonderful "Witches" pattern in the Imari colour scheme. The set c...

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1820s English Regency Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Signed Meissen Porcelain Artwork
19th Century Signed Meissen Porcelain Artwork

19th Century Signed Meissen Porcelain Artwork

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Roma, IT

A wonderful late 19th-Century Meissen blue onion square hand painted porcelain dish. Printed and impressed "Meissen" mark on reverse. This fine blue onion platter exhibits excellen...

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Late 19th Century German Louis XV Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Vienna porcelain - Cup and Saucer, early 19th century
Vienna porcelain - Cup and Saucer, early 19th century

Vienna porcelain - Cup and Saucer, early 19th century

By Imperial Vienna Porcelain

Located in DELFT, NL

This fine cup and saucer set was produced by the Wiener Porzellanmanufaktur, also known as the Kaiserlich privilegierte Porzellan-Fabrik, established in 1718. Founded by Claudius Inn...

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Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Large Lomonosov 22K Gold, Cobalt Decor Porcelain Vase, USSR - 2 available
Large Lomonosov 22K Gold, Cobalt Decor Porcelain Vase, USSR - 2 available

Large Lomonosov 22K Gold, Cobalt Decor Porcelain Vase, USSR - 2 available

Located in Copenhagen, DK

Russian white porcelain vase manufactured in the 1950s by the Lomonosov Porcelain Factory (founded in 1744). Soft shaped organic Mid-Century Modern vase decorated by hand with large mineral...

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Mid-20th Century Russian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

Materials

Gold

England Silvered Metal 5 Pieces of Coffee Tea Service Silver Color 20th Century
England Silvered Metal 5 Pieces of Coffee Tea Service Silver Color 20th Century

England Silvered Metal 5 Pieces of Coffee Tea Service Silver Color 20th Century

By Queen Anne

Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR

These are 5 pieces of a coffee service. The colors are Silver. 1 Sugar pot 2 Bowls I TeaPot and 1coffeepot The are from England made during the 20th Century.   

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20th Century English George IV Porcelain

Materials

Metal

19Thc Marbleized Stone Ware Piggy Bank
19Thc Marbleized Stone Ware Piggy Bank

19Thc Marbleized Stone Ware Piggy Bank

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This is a very early stone ware glazed piggy bank from New England. This is a handmade piggy bank in very good condition.

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1870s American Folk Art Antique Porcelain

Materials

Pottery

Herend Porcelain Petite Sevres Rose (Sprog) Pattern Demitasse Coffee Set & Tray
Herend Porcelain Petite Sevres Rose (Sprog) Pattern Demitasse Coffee Set & Tray

Herend Porcelain Petite Sevres Rose (Sprog) Pattern Demitasse Coffee Set & Tray

By Herend

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A fine vintage demitasse porcelain set. By Herend. In the Sevres or Petite Rose pattern. (Pattern abbr: SPROG) With a gilt trelliswork pattern punctuated by hand-painted pink rose...

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20th Century Hungarian Neoclassical Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Rosenthal Andy Warhol Flower Glass Plate
Rosenthal Andy Warhol Flower Glass Plate

Rosenthal Andy Warhol Flower Glass Plate

By Andy Warhol, Rosenthal

Located in Waddinxveen, ZH

Rosenthal Studio-Line Daisy Glass Plate. Andy Warhol, quite possibly the greatest pop art artist of our time. The Flowers print portfolio was created by Warhol following his wildly s...

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1980s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain

Materials

Glass

Richard Ginori “Galli Rossi” Porcelain Coffee Set, Doccia Manufactory, Florence
Richard Ginori “Galli Rossi” Porcelain Coffee Set, Doccia Manufactory, Florence

Richard Ginori “Galli Rossi” Porcelain Coffee Set, Doccia Manufactory, Florence

By Richard Ginori

Located in Prato, Tuscany

We kindly invite you to read the full description, as we strive to provide detailed historical and technical information to ensure the authenticity of our pieces. Charming 15-piece c...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Fine Irish Belleek Porcelain Demitasse Cup and Saucer
Antique Fine Irish Belleek Porcelain Demitasse Cup and Saucer

Antique Fine Irish Belleek Porcelain Demitasse Cup and Saucer

By Belleek Pottery Ltd.

Located in Chula Vista, CA

Fine Irish Belleek Demitasse Cup and Saucer basketweave shamrock eggshell antique porcelain Saucer 4.5 Cup 2.5 x 2h maker stamp present hand painted original estate preowned vintage ...

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Mid-20th Century Northern Irish Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Russian Imperial Style by Laura Cerwinske, Stated 1st Ed
Russian Imperial Style by Laura Cerwinske, Stated 1st Ed

Russian Imperial Style by Laura Cerwinske, Stated 1st Ed

Located in valatie, NY

Russian Imperial Style by Laura Cerwinske. Published by Prentice Hall, NY, 1990. Stated 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Sumptuously illustrated with over 100 stunning full-page co...

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1990s American Porcelain

Materials

Paper

Rare and Possibly Unique Ridgway Royal Porcelain Plate C.1850
Rare and Possibly Unique Ridgway Royal Porcelain Plate C.1850

Rare and Possibly Unique Ridgway Royal Porcelain Plate C.1850

By J & W Ridgway

Located in Exeter, GB

A rare and possibly unique Ridgway Royal Porcelain plate c.1850. The central reserve very finely decorated with a bouquet of flowers, the border decorated with a deep cobalt blue gro...

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19th Century British Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Teapot, "Lilja" "Lilly", Bo Fajans, Sweden, 1940s, Mid-Century Modern Vintage
Teapot, "Lilja" "Lilly", Bo Fajans, Sweden, 1940s, Mid-Century Modern Vintage

Teapot, "Lilja" "Lilly", Bo Fajans, Sweden, 1940s, Mid-Century Modern Vintage

By Bo Fajans

Located in Stockholm, SE

A stunning teapot designed at Bo Fajans in Gefle, Sweden and of the model "Lilly" that is super rare to find today. The teapot is 15.5 cm (6.2") high and about 23,5 cm (9.4") long. I...

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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Royal Vienna Cabinet Cup and Saucer
Royal Vienna Cabinet Cup and Saucer

Royal Vienna Cabinet Cup and Saucer

Located in Sarasota, FL

Royal Vienna cabinet cup and saucer. Finely enameled with a classical scene and gilded. Both pieces marked with Vienna shield mark in underglaze blue.

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1850s Austrian High Victorian Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage 1960s Wedgwood Jasperware Cream on Blue Ceramic Collection
Vintage 1960s Wedgwood Jasperware Cream on Blue Ceramic Collection

Vintage 1960s Wedgwood Jasperware Cream on Blue Ceramic Collection

By Wedgwood

Located in Bochum, NRW

Midcentury small collection of four pieces Wedgwood Jasperware diamond cream on blue. Comprising 2 lidded boxes, a cachepot, an ashtray and a pair of candleholders. Vintage, 1960s. A...

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1960s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Yellow and Black Chinoiserie Style Porcelain Charger Plate 1930s
Japanese Yellow and Black Chinoiserie Style Porcelain Charger Plate 1930s

Japanese Yellow and Black Chinoiserie Style Porcelain Charger Plate 1930s

By Arita

Located in Glasgow, GB

A large Japanese export 15" Chinoiserie-style porcelain charger plate, crafted in Japan around the 1930s. Stamped to its underside with a red insignia reading "foreign," a mark gener...

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1930s Japanese Chinoiserie Vintage Porcelain

Materials

Enamel

19th Century Satsuma Japanese Hand Painted Porcelain Tea or Coffee Set 15 Pieces
19th Century Satsuma Japanese Hand Painted Porcelain Tea or Coffee Set 15 Pieces

19th Century Satsuma Japanese Hand Painted Porcelain Tea or Coffee Set 15 Pieces

By Satsuma

Located in Casale Monferrato, IT

Beautiful hand painted and gold porcelain tea or coffee set Satsuma Japanese 15 pieces, 1880s. The service is complete to serve six people at the table includes: 1 teapot, 1 sugar bo...

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1880s Japanese Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Porcelain Dinner Service from the Maison Charles Pillivuyt et Cie
19th Century Porcelain Dinner Service from the Maison Charles Pillivuyt et Cie

19th Century Porcelain Dinner Service from the Maison Charles Pillivuyt et Cie

By Charles Pillivuyt & Cie

Located in LA CIOTAT, FR

A gorgeous dinner service from the Maison Charles Pillivuyt et Cie, a manufacturer of high-quality porcelain founded in 1818. Each piece is hand-painted with a delicate rose- pink bo...

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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Roma, Six Contemporary Porcelain Dinner Plates with Decorative Design
Roma, Six Contemporary Porcelain Dinner Plates with Decorative Design

Roma, Six Contemporary Porcelain Dinner Plates with Decorative Design

By Vito Nesta

Located in Milano, Lombardia

La collezione Roma è un'ode alla magnificenza della città eterna. Sullo sfondo dei piatti che raffigurano serigrafie di alcuni dei luoghi più iconici della città - come il Pantheon e...

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2010s Italian Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Antique and Vintage Porcelain Dinner Plates, Platters and Serveware for Sale

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.