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Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass For Sale
Creator: Meissen Porcelain
Creator: Minton
Large Meissen Double Handle Vase w/ Lovers and Floral Panels after Watteau
Located in New York, NY
A Gorgeous and large Meissen double handle vase with Watteau lovers panel and flower panel scenes. The panels are completed after the works by Jean-Antoine Watteau, the most famous F...
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1890s German Louis XVI Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

Arts & Crafts Minton Pottery Tile Designed by Christopher Dresser
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A Minton pottery tile designed by Christopher Dresser in 1873. This tile, designed by Christopher Dresser and made in 1873, exemplifies the Aesthetic Movement ethos of the home as...
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Late 19th Century British Aesthetic Movement Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Earthenware

Minton Cherub Plate Pattern G1533
Located in East Geelong, VIC
This Minton plate is decorated very simply with a central hand coloured transfer print of a cherub in puce (pattern G1533) The outer rim features a very fine basket weave moulding and the edge is finished with gilding. It was made in 1874 for the retailer John Mortlock...
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1870s English Victorian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

8 Tiffany White and Gold Gilt Encrusted Dessert Plates, Antique English
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Classic and elegant white and gold first course, dessert or salad plate by one of England's storied porcelain firms, Coalport England. This plate features a raised gilt encrusted f...
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Early 1900s English Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Gold

12 Teacups and Saucers Minton Bone China Porcelain Haddon Hall
Located in Paris, FR
Set of 12 teacups and with their saucers in Minton Bone China Porcelain. Famous Minton Haddon Hall model designed by John William Wadsworth (1879–19...
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Early 20th Century English Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Porcelain Rothschild Pattern Birds Set of Cup And Saucer
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a hand painted Meissen porcelain cup and saucer. It is featuring the Rothschild pattern birds with some insects and butterflies. The cup as ...
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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

19th C. Meissen Porcelain Plaque Depicting Rembrandt and Saskia in the Tavern
Located in New York, NY
An incredible and very rare 19th Century Meissen porcelain plaque depicting Rembrandt and Saskia in the Tavern. Meissen plaques are incredibly rar...
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1860s German Baroque Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

19th Century Meissen Figuren an Apple Picker, Shepherd and Woodman
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An impressive 19th century Meissen Porcelain figurine depicting a young girl picking apples, a shepherd with his sheep drinking wine and a woodsman crouching with his dog by his side...
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19th Century German Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

Meissen Reticulated Bowl With Flower Bouquet & Accents of Butterflies & Insects
Located in Boston, MA
This is a beautiful oval Meissen reticulated bowl hand painted with a central painting of a flower bouquet and accents of butterflies and insects. ...
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1890s German Rococo Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Nine Blue Onion Meissen Show or Wall Plates
Located in Stamford, CT
Nine blue onion Meissen show or wall plates. This is a stunning collection of blue white wall platters purchased from a NYC Socialite at the Beekman on the East side of Manhattan. Th...
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Late 19th Century German Chinese Export Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Porcelain Pink Roses Coffee Service and Embossed Decorations '11 Cups'
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. Rare Meissen porcelain coffee service in Biedermeier style; the set consists of a teapot, a sugar bowl, a milk jug, and 11 cups with plate; the various pieces are made of fine hand-painted hard white porcelain with the "Pink Roses" decoration enriched on all items with sumptuous unpainted relief decorations. Unlike the simple and quite common "Pink Roses", this model is very rare, prestigious, and sought after, therefore even more expensive; in fact, the objects with this relief decoration, much more particular and detailed than others, were fired three times, while those with only the "Pink Roses" decoration only twice. Moreover, the execution of this ornamental motif with delicate and graceful flowers was entrusted only to the most experienced and skilled painters, those in possession of the prestigious diploma obtained at the "School of Drawing of Meissen" established since 1764. The knobs of the teapot and sugar bowl represent two harmonious and graceful rosebuds, also handmade; the edges of the cups and saucers are scalloped and finished with pure gold as well as the other decorations of the teapot and sugar bowl. All pieces bear the original Meissen trademark (two crossed swords) and from the enclosed list it can be stated with certainty that our service was produced between 1934 and 1944; moreover, on the objects the model is handwritten (61/106), this wording makes the artifacts even more precious and appreciated as they preserve all the characteristics of the author's calligraphy. Meissen porcelain was created in the castle of Albrechtsburg, in Meissen, a small town in Saxony near Dresden, in 1710, at the behest of Augustus the Strong (1670-1733), Prince-Elector of Saxony and King of Poland, who wanted to start production after the studies and experiments of his alchemist Bottger. Bottger discovered the formula for porcelain, in fact at that time, only the Chinese and Japanese had the recipe to create this wonderful material; Meissen was, therefore, the first porcelain produced in Europe! Bottger never revealed his formula to anyone, only a certain stage was known to the workers; we do not know, even today, in what proportions the different components are mixed; this is the great secret that allowed the famous brand to be considered the best in the world, Meissen porcelain is given the nickname of "white gold"! Through the years, Meissen has perfected its hard-paste products with high-temperature firing during its glazing. Meissen's porcelain patterns have been copied by many other manufacturers around the world such as Royal Copenhagen, Dresden, Herend, and many others, but Meissen's porcelain glaze maintains its quality over time and is superior to all (plates will not scratch with prolonged use of cutlery!). This is why even old Meissen...
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Mid-20th Century German Biedermeier Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Plaque Depicting Four Royals Hunting in the Woods with a Dog and Rifles
Located in New York, NY
An exceptionally fine and quite larege Meissen hand-painted porcelain plaque depicting four royals hunting in the woods with a hunting dog and rifles. This is the finest quality of a...
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Mid-19th Century German Louis XVI Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain, Wood

19th Century Minton White Majolica Oyster Plate
Located in Austin, TX
19th century Minton white Majolica oyster plate. Dated 1880.
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1880s English Victorian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

4 Antique Meissen Porcelain Footed Frauenkopf Salt Cellars with Puce Flowers
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very fine set of 4 antique Meissen porcelain salt cellars. Modelled after salts originally designed for the Sulkowski service by Johann Frie...
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Late 19th Century German Rococo Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Meissen Group Representing Spring
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An enchanting fine quality 19th Century Germany, Meissen Porcelain group of four children representing 'Spring' Having wonderful bold colouring and a blue crossed swords signature to...
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Late 19th Century German Romantic Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

German 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Lidded Tureen
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming German 19th century Meissen Porcelain lidded tureen. The oblong shaped tureen displays beautiful finely detailed hand painted blooming flower...
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19th Century German Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Set of Eight Minton Plates Each Beautifully Hand Painted With a Different Scene
Located in Boston, MA
Look at the gorgeous hand painted scenes on this set of English Minton luncheon or dessert plates. The miniature paintings of the wonderful landscapes are painted by an extremely tal...
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1880s English Rococo Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Twelve Museum Quality Meissen Dinner Plates Each Painted with Different Fruits
Located in Boston, MA
I am proud to offer you this fabulous set of Meissen dinner plates, each beautifully painted with different fruits. This is the first set of Meissen dinner plates I have seen painted with fruits. It is rare to find Meissen fruit...
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1880s German Victorian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Figurines Gardners Children Dancing Round a Tree, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An enchanting 19th Century Meissen Porcelain group depicting "The Gardners children, dancing round the tree' Having wonderful bold colours, under-glazed blue crossed swords to the b...
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Late 19th Century German Romantic Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Marcolini Period Porcelain Twin Handled Painted Fruit Basket
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine antique German porcelain twin handled fruit basket by prolific makers Meissen and dating from the Marcolini period 1774 to 1814. The fruit basket stands raised on four Greek k...
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Late 18th Century European Neoclassical Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Fine Large Late 18th - Early 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Model of a Swan
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...
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Late 18th Century German Neoclassical Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Majolica "Cockerel & Monkey" Teapot by Minton
Located in Paris, FR
"Cockerel & Monkey Minton Majolica Teapot the protrusive cockerel head with forming the spout, a smiling, like if he was riding the cockerel, is...
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Late 20th Century English Victorian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Majolica

Minton Cherub Plate Pattern G1533
Located in East Geelong, VIC
This Minton plate is decorated very simply with a central hand coloured transfer print of a cherub in puce (pattern G1533) The outer rim features a very fine basket weave moulding and the edge is finished with gilding. It was made in 1874 for the retailer John Mortlock...
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1870s English Victorian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Minton "Secessionist" Ware Bowl Hydrangea Pattern
Located in East Geelong, VIC
This Minton fruit bowl is from their "Secessionist Ware" range which was designed by Leon Solon and John Wadsworth. This tube lined bowl is decorated with the "Hydrangea" pattern (pa...
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Early 1900s European Art Nouveau Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Earthenware

Meissen Porcelain Tea / Coffee Service / 12 People
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Beautiful German Meissen porcelain coffee / tea service for twelve people. The coffee / tea service is in great condition. Just exquisite & very rare to find a complete service for twelve. Each piece has a detailed painting of pink flowers...
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1960s German Rococo Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Gold

Minton Porcelain Teacup Trio, Bath Embossed White with Sepia Roses, Regency 1830
Located in London, GB
This is a rare and beautiful trio consisting of a teacup, coffee cup and saucer, made by Minton in circa 1830. Minton was one of the pioneers of English china production alongside...
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1830s English Regency Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Set of the Four Seasons Porcelain Figures, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An enchanting set of four, late 19th century Meissen porcelain groups, depicting the four seasons, each with putti playing around a logs fire, a bail of hay, picking grapes and garla...
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Late 19th Century German Classical Roman Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Reticulated Fluted Bowl with a Bright & Colorful Central Flower Bouquet
Located in Boston, MA
I am offering you this beautiful Meissen reticulated and fluted bowl. It has a bright and colorful large flower bouquet in the center of the bowl w...
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1890s German Rococo Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

English Victorian Majolica Game Pie Dish Made by Minton & Co.
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A majolica game pie dish made by Minton & Co. in 1874. The dish takes the form of a wicker basket and is covered with oak leaves, acorns, vines,...
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1870s English Victorian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Earthenware, Majolica, Pottery

12 Pc Antique Meissen B-Form Teacups & Saucers Floral Crossed Sword Tea Set B154
Located in Dayton, OH
Twelve piece set of antique Meissen China. Porcelain, blue swords marks 1st and 2nd choice, form number B-154, B-form purple with scattered flowe...
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Late 19th Century Baroque Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

White Majolica Neptune Platter Minton, circa 1865
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica mythological platter which features four figural panels molded with Juno, Neptune, Mercury and Selene signed Minton, circa 1856. This platter had a rare turquoise blue back...
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1850s English Victorian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Meissen Porcelain Neu Brandenstein Fish Platter & Strainer Insert
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Meissen porcelain fish tray with its rare strainer. By the Meissen Porcelain Manufactory. In the Neu Brandenstein Relief pattern. Or...
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Early 20th Century German Rococo Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Minton Majolica Game Pie Tureen, Rabbit, Mallard and Dove, Victorian 1881
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning game pie tureen with cover made by Minton in 1881. The piece is made of majolica and has realistically relief-moulded game on the cover: a rabbit, a mallard and a ...
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1880s English Victorian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Majolica

Minton Majolica Boy on Boat Dish
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Minton Majolica dish which features a boat with a boy sitting on the back, steering the rudder. A woman's bust figurehead at the front of the boat. Colouration: brown, green, turquoi...
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1860s English Victorian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Majolica

Rare Meissen Marcolini Tulip in a Tub circa 1780 Porcelain
Located in London, GB
A Superb Meissen Marcolini tulip in a tub, Circa 1780. Fine quality Meissen porcelain model of a flowerpot, modelled as cylindrical tub enhanced in gilt with 2 mythological masks on...
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1780s German Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Minton Majolica Oak Jug/Pitcher with Snail Handle
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Minton Majolica jug/pitcher which features oak leaves and acorns to the sides and a snail to the handle. Colouration: brown, green, yellow, are pre...
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1860s Victorian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Majolica

18th C. Meissen Porcelain Lattice Filigree Reticulated Basket w/ Vine Handles
Located in New York, NY
An incredible 18th century Meissen Porcelain lattice filigree reticulated basket with vine handles and encrusted flowers. This piece is very rare, especially in this condition with h...
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18th Century German Louis XVI Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Meissen Model of a Slipper
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th Century Meissen Model of a Slipper Delve into the high Victorian era with this enchanting 19th century Meissen model of a slipper. Crafted by the illustrious Meissen Porcelain, this artifact embodies the elegance of its time with intricate designs and detailed hand painting. The porcelain slipper...
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Late 19th Century German High Victorian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Fine Minton Porcelain ‘Flower Encrusted’ Garniture, circa 1830
Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire
An exceptionally fine Minton porcelain garniture, circa 1830. Each rococo style vase, painted with exotic birds, within elaborate scroll borders, the...
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1830s English Rococo Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Porcelain, Pair of "Neu-Ozier" Molded Plates, 19th Century
Located in CH
Meissen Porcelain, pair of "Neu-Ozier" molded plates, 19th century. Spirally molded and decorated with various flower bouquets and different kinds of insects. Blue crossed swords...
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19th Century German Rococo Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Hand Painted Porcelain Plate
Located in Vilnius, LT
Meissen porcelain plate in relief decor and hand painted in gold.
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Mid-20th Century German Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Minton Bird Tiles Designed by Christopher Dresser, circa 1875
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A pair of framed Minton bird tiles designed by Christopher Dresser ca. 1875. These tiles are beautiful examples of Arts & Crafts pottery. Arts & Cr...
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Late 19th Century British Arts and Crafts Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Earthenware

Set of 24 Pieces German Meissen Porcelain Dinner Service with Floral Decor
Located in Atlanta, GA
A 24-piece set of German Meissen porcelain service from the 19th century, with floral decor. Born in Eastern Germany during the 19th century,...
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19th Century German Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Oval Platter of Wide in Onion Pattern, 19th Century
Located in Delft, NL
Meissen oval platter of 55 cm wide in onion pattern, 19th century Germany, marked with the crossed swords, since 1815 The measurements are 55 cm wide, 26 cm depth and 4,7 cm hi...
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Mid-19th Century German Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

Meissen Porcelain Large Plate or Charger Hand Painted and Gilded, circa 1870
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful large plate or charger with a finely hand painted pattern by the Meissen factory in fine white porcelain and dating to the 19th century, circa 1870. The plate ...
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19th Century German Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

Pair of 19/20th C. Louis XVI Style Meissen Models of Golden Oriole Birds
Located in New York, NY
A fantastic pair of 19/20th century Louis XVI Style Meissen Models of Golden Oriole birds. Each bird is naturalistically modeled and perched on white birc...
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20th Century German Louis XVI Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

Twelve Meissen Dessert Plates, Each with Museum Quality Paintings of Fruits
Located in Boston, MA
Magnificent set of twelve Meissen fruit or dessert plates with museum quality paintings of different fruits on each plate. If you scroll through the pict...
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1870s German Victorian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

19th Century Meissen Porcelain Ceramic Small Jardiniere Wall Decoration Green
Located in Valladolid, ES
Very cute small jardiniere to hang in the wall. In Meissen Germany porcelain, circa 1840, Excellent quality. Model snowball, the little bird and the ...
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1840s Austrian Baroque Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

Pair of 19th Century English Minton Framed Painted Ceramic Wall Plaques
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in England circa 1880, and set in the original carved oak frames, each plaque is hand painted and stamped on the back Minton, London, England. Each porcelain, signed by the a...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ceramic, Oak

Minton Majolica Hanging Planter Basket, Bird's Nest, Cherries, Dated 1872
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Minton Majolica Hanging Planter/Basket, the planter molded as a birds nest with red glazed cherries and green leaves, the interior glazed in turquoise, t...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Majolica

Minton Porcelain Plate, Putti and Rabbit Scene by A. Boullemier, circa 1885
Located in London, GB
This is a very charming plate made by Minton in circa 1885 and painted by the famous porcelain artist Antonin Boullemier. The plate has an image of three putti who are shooting birds...
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1880s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

49-Piece Meissen Porcelain Dinner Service in Rare Puce/Purple Color
Located in Milford, NH
A fine 49-piece Meissen porcelain dinner service in a rare purple/puce color, including 10 10-inch dinner plates, 12 9-inch luncheon p...
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Late 19th Century German Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Meissen Porcelain Figure of a Malabar Man on a Rhinoceros
Located in New York, NY
A fantastic 19th century Meissen Porcelain orientalist/Turkish figure of a Malabar Man seated on a rhinoceros. This is a rare and beautiful group made by...
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19th Century German Chinoiserie Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

18th Century Meissen Miniature Turquoise-Ground Botanical Teapot and Cover
Located in Downingtown, PA
Meissen miniature Turquoise-ground teapot and cover, 1735-40 The Meissen porcelain miniature teapot has a turquoise ground with a shaped cartouche ...
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1730s German Georgian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Mid-19thCentury Golden Porcelain Covered Cup Multicolors Flower Drawings
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a small Meissen masterpiece of craftsmanship: the fine porcelain is designed with floral and natural scenes, rich in detail. A piece for refined collectors or useful to star...
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Mid-19th Century Austrian Baroque Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

George 111 Early Minton Porcelain Coffee Can Hand Painted Pattern 76, Ca 1805
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a finely painted porcelain coffee can made by the Minton factory, England, in the reign of George 111 in the early 19th century, circa 1805   Straight sided coffee cans were only originally made for about the first 20 years of the 19th century and are very collectable. The porcelain can is well potted with a ring handle. It is finely hand decorated in Minton's recorded Pattern Number 76, having three sets of horizontally painted...
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Meissen Group of Calvary General Mikhail Kutuzov with Aide de Camp
Located in New York, NY
A Very Large 19th century Meissen porcelain Group of Russian Calvary General, believed to be Mikhail Kutuzov, the hero of Borodino, with aide de camp, marked with the Meissen underglaze blue crossed swords, and incised and impressed with numbers. While Russia endured great hardships during Napoleon's invasion, it was the skill of her general's and a terrible Russian winter...
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1880s German Empire Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

Pr. 19th Century Meissen Porcelain White Altar Figures of St. James & St. Paul
Located in New York, NY
An Incredible and Quite Rare Pair of 19th Century Meissen Porcelain White Figures of St. James, Brother of St. John The Evangelis...
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19th Century German Renaissance Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Antique and Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Your dining room table is a place where stories are shared and personalities shine — why not treat yourself and your guests to the finest antique and vintage glass, silver, ceramics and serveware for your meals?

Just like the people who sit around your table, your serveware has its own stories and will help you create new memories with your friends and loved ones. From ceramic pottery to glass vases, set your table with serving pieces that add even more personality, color and texture to your dining experience.

Invite serveware from around the world to join your table settings. For special occasions, dress up your plates with a striking Imari charger from 19th-century Japan or incorporate Richard Ginori’s Italian porcelain plates into your dining experience. Celebrate the English ritual of afternoon tea with a Japanese tea set and an antique Victorian kettle. No matter how big or small your dining area is, there is room for the stories of many cultures and varied histories, and there are plenty of ways to add pizzazz to your 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 more durable than ceramic because it is denser. The latter is ideal for statement pieces — your tall mid-century modern ceramic vase is a guaranteed conversation starter. And while your earthenware or stoneware is maybe better suited to everyday lunches as opposed to the fine bone china you’ve reserved for a holiday meal, handcrafted studio pottery coffee mugs can still be a rich expression of your personal style.

“My motto is ‘Have fun with it,’” says author and celebrated hostess Stephanie Booth Shafran. “It’s yin and yang, high and low, Crate & Barrel with Christofle silver. I like to mix it up — sometimes in the dining room, sometimes on the kitchen banquette, sometimes in the loggia. It transports your guests and makes them feel more comfortable and relaxed.”

Introduce elegance at supper with silver, such as a platter from celebrated Massachusetts silversmith manufacturer Reed and Barton or a regal copper-finish flatware set designed by International Silver Company, another New England company that was incorporated in Meriden, Connecticut, in 1898. By then, Meriden had already earned the nickname “Silver City” for its position as a major hub of silver manufacturing.

At the bar, try a vintage wine cooler to keep bottles cool before serving or an Art Deco decanter and whiskey set for after-dinner drinks — there are many possibilities and no wrong answers for tableware, barware and serveware. Explore an expansive collection of antique and vintage glass, ceramics, silver and serveware today on 1stDibs.

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