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Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass For Sale
Creator: Meissen Porcelain
Creator: Minton
Meissen Mandarin Duck Max Esser Art Deco
By Meissen Porcelain, Max Esser
Located in Newark, England
Chinese Mandarin Duck From our Ceramics collection, we are delighted to offer this Meissen Mandarin Duck Modelled by Max Esser. The Meissen Mandarin Duck beautifully sculpted in nat...
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Early 20th Century German Art Deco Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Set of Eleven Minton Porcelain Ball Dinner Plates Made for T. Goode LTD, London
Located in Boston, MA
This is an exquisite set of eleven Minton Porcelain Ball dinner plates. They have a beautiful gold and white arabesque decoration of flowers with...
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1950s English Rococo Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Set of 12 Minton Dinner Plates Decorated with Ribbons of Raised Gilded Jeweling
Located in Boston, MA
This is a fabulous set of 12 Minton Dinner plates decorated with gilt vases of flowers and ribbons of raised gold jeweling. Minton made them for Da...
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1910s Rococo Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Meissen Gold Ming Court Dragon Chinoiserie Tea Cup & Saucer Swords
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Meissen scalloped porcelain demitasse cup and saucer, numbered B117 with gold and red dot Chinese Court dragons. Measures: Saucer - 4.75” x 4.5” x 1.125” / Teacup - 3.5” x...
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Early 20th Century Ming Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Set of 12 Minton Gold Rimmed Porcelain Ball Dinner Plates
Located in Great Barrington, MA
One of Minton's most popular patterns is named "Porcelain Ball” which features a large diameter plate bordered by a gold and white floral decoratio...
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Mid-20th Century English Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Art Nouveau Figurine, Young Lady Ring Thrower, by R. Boeltzig, Ca 1924
Located in Vienna, AT
Extremely decorative full-sculptural representation of an Art Nouveau beauty in softly falling robe held together by straps on the upper part of the body with partially exposed breas...
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1920s German Art Nouveau Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Meissen Parrot Figurine
Located in New York, NY
Antique (late 19th century) polychrome glazed porcelain figurine of a parrot from Meissen. In excellent condition with professional restoration to the tail and otherwise no losses.
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Late 19th Century German Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen 'Pair of Thrushes' , Models 1023 & 649
Located in Maidstone, GB
Meissen 'Pair of Thrushes' , Models 1023 & 649, 20th Century versions Both birds (one a Song Thrush , the other Fieldfare) perched on tree stumps bases with flower decoration. Blue...
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Late 20th Century German Rococo Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen 'Spanish Lovers' , Model 230
Located in Maidstone, GB
Meissen figure group of 'Spanish Lovers' The girl with blue bodice and floral pattern skirt, her companion with red coloured jacket and matching gilt-edged knee breeches, underglaz...
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Late 20th Century German Rococo Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

12 Minton England Antique Custom Cobalt Blue Raised Gold Salad or Dessert Plates
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
From the storied Gilded Age firm of Minton, England we have 12 elegant cobalt blue with raised gilding plates that were custom ordered through the retailer Davis, Collamore and Compa...
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1910s British Baroque Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Gold, Enamel

Meissen 18th Century Masquerade Lady Patch Box
Located in Braintree, GB
Meissen 18th century hard-paste porcelain and copper Masquerade lady patch box. Made in Germany, Circa 1750's Manufactory: Meissen Manufactory (German, 1710–present) Dimensions: 6....
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1750s German Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Copper

12 Minton England Antique Custom Cobalt Blue Elaborately Gilded Dinner Plates
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A classic and elegant set of 12 dinner plates with rich cobalt blue collars elaborately decorated in gold in a beaded foliate swag surrounded by two 24 karat gold bands. A nice clear...
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Early 1900s British Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Gold, Enamel

Meissen Animal Group, Noble Falcons On Rock, Hermann Fritz, Germany, Mid-20th
Located in Vienna, AT
Two noble falcons sitting close together on a rock, one upright, the other in a crouched position, both looking in the same direction. Sparsely painted in shades of brown and black, ...
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Mid-20th Century German Other Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen 'Pantalone and Columbine' , Model 279
Located in Maidstone, GB
Meissen figure group of 'Pantalone and Columbine' Columbine seated holding a mask under her right arm, wearing a pink-lined green cloak and Pantalone in a salmon pink-lined cloak, ...
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Late 20th Century German Rococo Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen 'Pair at Ball' , Model 550
Located in Maidstone, GB
Meissen Figures at a Ball , Model No 550, 20th Century version Cavalier with the Polish Order of the White Eagle in his hand (here as a golden box), the lady with a cross pendant (...
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Late 20th Century German Rococo Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Minton Majolica Oyster Plate, Mottled Leopard Spots, English, Dated 1870
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Minton Majolica Oyster Plate, the relief-molded dish with six wells glazed in mottled leopard spots of green and dark brown, each well separated by shells and seaweed, the center wel...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Majolica

Meissen Mid-Century Porcelain Wall Plaque with Angel Fish
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning German mid-century porcelain wall plaque or tile decorated with Angel fish by world renowned makers Meissen and dating from around 1950/60. The plaque is of tall rectangul...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Porcelain Hand Painted and Gilded Deep Plate
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Hand-painted and gilded Meissen porcelain deep plate Beautiful Maissen porcelain deep plate with the edge adorned with golden designs of flowe...
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Meissen Porcelain Footed Salt Cellar ca. 1735 Hand Painted
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Antique Meissen Porcelain Footed Salt Cellar ca. 1735 Hand Painted Rare Meissen porcelain salt cellar on three voluted feet accented in gold and polychromed. The tapered, circular b...
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18th Century German Baroque Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

A 20th C. Meissen Blanc de Chine Porcelain Figural Couple, Lady and Man
Located in New York, NY
A 20th Century Meissen Blanc de Chine Porcelain Figural Couple, Lady and Man. A finely dressed couple engages in flirtatious courtship in this ...
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1910s German Louis XVI Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

A Minton Majolica Ale Jug with Five Revelers in Medieval Dress, dated 1862
Located in Banner Elk, NC
An Early Minton Majolica 'Tavern' Ale Jug, formed as a tapering medieval flagon, the figures molded in high relief and applied, depicting a man and woman dancing, a seated figure wit...
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Majolica

Game Pie Dish Majolica Minton Victorian Mid-19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Majolica oval game terrine, featuring a palette of green, blue, brown, and ochre. Adorned with a woven basket encircled by an oak leaf garland, the lid showcases a prominent relief d...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

Meissen Fashionable Lady with Muff in Hand
Located in Altrincham, GB
Meissen figure of a fashionable lady wearing a fur stole and holding a muff. First modelled by Konrad Hentschel in 1906 using the new high-fired enamel paints developed at Meissen to...
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Early 20th Century German Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Minton majolica game pie tureen with hunting dog, late 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
This late 19th-century Minton majolica game pie tureen and cover offer a glimpse into the richness of Victorian dining. The cover features a meticulously molded hunting dog nestled a...
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

Minton Dessert Service, Inverted Shell White with Monochrome Flowers, ca 1830
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning dessert service made by Minton probably around the year 1830, in their "second period". The service consists of a high footed centre piece, two square dishes, two ...
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1830s English Rococo Revival Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

A Set of 5 English Hand-Decorated Minton Fine China Espresso Cups with Saucers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Set of 5 English Hand-Decorated Minton Fine China Espresso Cups with Saucers. The beautifully vibrant color hand painted small espresso cups and saucers, each single handle cup and...
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Pair, Antique Meissen Porcelain Ornithological & Gold Encrusted Chargers
Located in Atlanta, GA
Meissen (German, founded 1710), 20th century. A pair of fine quality porcelain chargers depicting two hand painted birds. Each centralized ornithological bird perched on a branch is...
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20th Century German Aesthetic Movement Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Enamel

Pair of Meissen porcelain pot pourri & covers, c. 1870.
Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire
A fine pair of Meissen porcelain pot pourri and cover, c. 1870. Modelled in Marcolini Period style, each pot pourri having pierced shoulders, supported upon three angular feet, with ...
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1870s German Victorian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Hand Painted Gilded Porcelain Plate/Tray
Located in Vilnius, LT
Meissen Porcelain plate/tray with hand painted floral motives and rich gold decor.
Category

Mid-20th Century German Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Minton Staffordshire Porcelain Candelabra Centerpiece Cherub 19th Ct
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning Example of a single English Minton Porcelain Two Branch Candelabra, modelled as a Cherub holding on each hand an out swept candle holder, seated on an oval base above an ela...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain, Pottery

Antique German Meissen Continental Porcelain Parrot Bird Green Gilt 19th Century
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Very Stylish German Meissen Glazed Porcelain Parrot of exceptional quality, last quarter of the Nineteenth Century. Naturalistically modelled and perched on a tree stump above a roc...
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19th Century German Late Victorian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain, Pottery

A Set of 7 English Hand-Decorated Minton Fine China Coffee Cups with Saucers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Set of 7 English Hand-Decorated Minton Fine China Coffee Cups with Saucers. The beautifully vibrant color hand painted coffee cups and saucers,...
Category

Early 20th Century English Edwardian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Pair of German Meissen Continental Parrots Birds Green Gilt 19th Century
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Very Stylish Pair of German Meissen Glazed Porcelain Parrots of exceptional quality, last quarter of the Nineteenth Century. Each naturalistically modelled and perched on tree stum...
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19th Century German Late Victorian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain, Pottery

Meissen Splendour Clock With Gardener Figures On Pedestal by Leuteritz, Ca 1880
Located in Vienna, AT
The clock and the pedestal were designed by Leuteritz using old forms in the Rococo style: The clock case rises on a rock base with gold heightened rocailles, richly decorated with d...
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1880s German Rococo Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen milk jug and cover, circa 1760
Located in Maidstone, GB
Meissen milk jug and cover, of baluster shape with wishbone handle and shell spout, painted with two park scene's beneath osier neck and cover, floral top, c.1760, height 16cm, under...
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1760s German Rococo Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Antique English Minton Flow Blue Transferware Floral Porcelain Plate, c. 1880
Located in Pearland, TX
A lovely antique English flow blue transferware porcelain floral plate by Minton, circa 1880. Maker's mark on reverse. Minton was a major English pottery and porcelain factory set up...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Set 7 English Hand-Decorated Mintons Fine China Soup Consommé Bowls with Saucers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Set of 7 English Hand-Decorated Minton Fine China Soup Consommé Bowls with Saucers. The beautifully vibrant color hand painted Soup or Consommé bowls, each double handled bowl and ...
Category

Early 20th Century English Edwardian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Early 20th Century Set 30 English Decorated Minton Fine China Dessert Plates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Set of 30 English Hand-Decorated Minton Fine China Dessert Plates. The beautifully vibrant color hand painted dessert plates, each with a colorful floral design, an intricate trim ...
Category

Early 20th Century English Edwardian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Early 20th Century Set 36 English Hand Decorated Minton Fine China Bread Plates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Set of 36 English Hand-Decorated Minton Fine China Bread Plates. The beautifully vibrant color hand painted bread plates, each with a colorful floral design, an intricate trim and ...
Category

Early 20th Century English Edwardian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Early 20th Century Set 34 English Hand-Decorated Minton Fine China Dining Plates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Set of 34 English Hand-Decorated Minton Fine China Dining Plates. The beautifully vibrant color hand painted dinner plates, each with a colorful floral design, an intricate trim an...
Category

Early 20th Century English Edwardian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Early 20th Century Set 22 English Hand-Decorated Minton Fine China Salad Plates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Set of 22 English Hand-Decorated Minton Fine China Salad Plates. The beautifully vibrant color hand painted salad plates, each with a color...
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Victorian Majolica Minton Lily Pitcher
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Victorian Majolica Minton Lily Pitcher.
Category

1880s English Victorian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Majolica, Ceramic

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 p...
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1860s English Victorian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Majolica

Set of 4 Minton Early 19th Century Red Oriental Garden Plates
Located in New York, NY
A set of four (4) early Minton porcelain plates, unusually decorated with a red bat-print of Oriental flowers and bamboo branches, overpainted with colorful enamels and complemented ...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Gold

Meissen Allegorical Group 'The Agriculture', by M.V. Acier, Germany, Ca 1870
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent Meissen porcelain group of the 19th century. Very large depiction of the allegory of agriculture grouped around an apple tree: in the foreground an elderly man chopping wood...
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Late 19th Century German Baroque Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Mid-19th Century Cobalt and Gilt Neoclassical Urn
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A Meissen Porcelain vase, this lovely piece features a deep blue body with scrolled snake handles with acanthus termini. The base is gadrooned and fluted with Fine classical detailin...
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1870s German Neoclassical Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Minton Majolica Cellini Ewer Jug
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Minton Majolica ewer with a mythological theme which features putti, birds and vine fruits. The ewer has a tapered neck, with mask head and Sphinx handle. Sits on circular fluted foo...
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1850s Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Majolica

Meissen Ensemble Of 5 Models, Russian Ballet 'Carnival', by Paul Scheurich, 20th
Located in Vienna, AT
Set of finest Meissen Porcelain Figures: 'HARLEKIN & COLUMBINE' Dancing couple depicting the figures of the Harlequin and the Columbine: Dancer balancing on her toes in an elaborate crinoline dress with a plunging neckline, her hair artfully pinned up with floral decorations, her outstretched arms pressed down in front of her and her head tilted to the left with her mouth open, facing her dance partner, the latter dressed in colourfully patterned harlequin trousers with a white shirt and a large black bow, He is dressed in colourful, patterned harlequin trousers with a white shirt and a large black bow, which he presses against his chest with his left hand, and a black cap that reaches down over his eyes like a mask, the batte on his hip, nestling against the dancer's side and burying his right arm around her hips in the ruffles of her dress and suggesting a kiss with his mouth open. The group is supported by a pedestal beneath the dancer's skirt and rests on an oval plinth painted with a diamond pattern and floral decoration. Height: 10.62 in Blue Meissen crossed swords mark of the 20th century Year's sign 1977 Model nr. 73306 (D 287) / Former's nr. 123 'ESTRELLA' Dancer balancing on her toes, turning her head to the right and bringing her right hand indecisively to her chin while making a defensive gesture with her left hand - feigning horror at the stormy courtship of her gallant Eusebius. She is wearing a crinoline dress decorated with flowers and a bonnet. The figure is supported by a pedestal and rests on an oval plinth painted with a diamond pattern. Height: 10.62 in Blue Meissen crossed swords mark 1934-1947 Model nr. D 285 / Former's nr. 48 / Painter's nr. 15 'CHIARINA' Dancer balancing on the ball of her left foot, raising her right leg slightly forwards with her foot stretched downwards, leaning her head to the right and elegantly bringing both arms to her left side, flowers in her hands. She is wearing an elaborate crinoline dress with a flowered top and a bonnet, with a mask, fan and flowers scattered on the floor. The figure is supported by a pedestal and rests on an oval plinth painted with a diamond pattern. Height: 10.43 in Blue Meissen crossed swords mark 1934-1947 Modellnr. D 286 / Former's nr. 51 / Painter's nr. 12 'EUSEBIUS' Dancer in a wide lunge, his upper body turned to the right with his arm stretched backwards, holding his left hand to his heart and adoring his beloved Chiarina. He wears his hair parted in curls, his costume in the style of a dandy with chequered trousers, a tight-fitting blue tailcoat with a flower pinned to the lapel, top hat, mask and riding crop at his feet. The figure is supported by a rock and rests...
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Mid-20th Century German Biedermeier Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Figurine Spanish Dancer With Fan And Castanet, by Paul Scheurich, 20th
Located in Vienna, AT
Exceptional Meissen Porcelain Figurine: Dancer in a skirt puffed out around the hips with a tight, strapless and backless top with golden buttons, posing with a fan and castanet, a s...
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1940s German Art Deco Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Pair 18th C. Meissen Porcelain Covered Tureens w/ 19th C. French Ormolu Mounts
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of 18th Century Meissen Porcelain Marcolini Period Covered Tureens with 19th Century French Ormolu Mounts. These tureens show the combination of iconic French and German porc...
Category

19th Century German Louis XVI Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Bronze

Meissen porcelain shepherd & shepherdess, c. 1770.
Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire
A fine pair of Meissen porcelain figure groups, c.1765 -1775. Elaborately modelled by Carl Christoph Punct, as a shepherd and shepherdess, in 18th Century dress, and set upon open ro...
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1770s German Georgian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Minton Majolica Platter with Lattice Work and Daisy Chain Border, Dated 1880
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Minton Majolica platter, molded in high relief with a central medallion of leaves and a daisy, surrounded by basketweave latticework, with a continuous chain of daisies forming the b...
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Majolica

Minton Majolica 'Bacchus' Vase Cobalt Blue-Ground, English, Dated 1856
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Minton Majolica 'Bacchus' vase cobalt blue-ground, English, dated 1856, of urn-shaped form, molded and applied with three satyr masks, and festoons of pendant fruit, suspending rope-...
Category

Early 19th Century English Victorian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Majolica

Parian group: Naomi and her Daughters-in-Law. Minton C1880
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
One of the great parian figural groups. Parian is a form of pottery formulated to simulate marble, and it does it very well indeed. It was used extensively in the late 19th century ...
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Late 19th Century British Neoclassical Revival Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Other

Meissen Art Nouveau Group 'The Air' by Paul Helmig, Germany Around 1900
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare and excellent Meissen porcelain group around 1900: Juno, the Roman goddess of the air (Greek Hera), as a young woman with her hair pinned up, covered only with a cloth, sit...
Category

Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Pair Meissen figures ‘Vintner & Companion’, c. 1870.
Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire
Pair Meissen porcelain ‘Vintners & Companion’, c. 1870. £1,550.00 A fine pair of Meissen porcelain figures, c. 1870. Modelled after Michel Victor Acier, and based on a drawing by Jo...
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1870s German Georgian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Minton Majolica Wheat And Leaves Jug Pitcher
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Minton Majolica jug/pitcher which features corn forming the handle. The sides in the form of banana leaves. Colouration: green, yellow, are predominant. Marks include a factory speci...
Category

1850s Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Majolica

Meissen Porcelain Deep Cabinet Plate with Handles
Located in Vilnius, LT
Meissen Porcelain deep cabinet plate with handles. This piece is hand painted in cobalt blue with floral motive in the center and richly decorated gold ...
Category

Early 20th Century German 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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