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Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass For Sale
Style: Louis XVI
Style: Empire
Set of Ten White and Gilt French Empire Plates
Located in New York, NY
Set of ten white and gilt French Empire plates. Set of ten Empire white and gilt plates with under-glaze red markings for L. Ernie 61 Rue du Bac., France, early 1800.
Diameter: 9.2...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Kangxi Period Porcelain and Doré Bronze-Mounted Centerpiece
Located in New York, NY
A fine antique Chinese "Powder Blue" porcelain, mounted with very fine antique French transitional Louis XV/ Louis XVI style ormolu mounts. The porcelain Chinese Kangxi period, circa...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
18th Century, Italian Venice Silver Sugar Bowl
Located in Firenze, IT
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Of circular plain form, the reeded...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Royal Copenhagen Figure H.C. Andersen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen figure H.C. Andersen
Measures: 19 cm.
In perfect condition.
Designed by Hanne Warming.
2. Factory quality.
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1970s Danish Empire Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Pair of French Sèvres Porcelain Ormolu Mounted Ewers with Birds/Flowers/Dragons
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful pair of 19th century Louis XVI style French Sèvres style Porcelain and ormolu-mounted Ewers with dragon handles, birds and flowers. The porcelain is mounted on the finest quality of hand-chiseled and chased Doré bronze mounts. The top of the spouts are decorated with beautiful vine-like patterns. The handles are exquisitely cast with a flowing design with acanthus leaves resting on each. Two Doré bronze dragons can be found climbing towards the top of each ewer with wings and long tails. Underneath each handle are two finely cast doré bronze lions masks with acanthus mane. The porcelain is mounted on the finest quality of hand-chiseled and chased doré bronze mounts. The top of the spouts are decorated with beautiful vine-like patterns. The handles are exquisitely cast with a flowing design with acanthus leaves resting on each. Two Doré bronze dragons can be found climbing towards the top of each ewer with wings and long tails. Underneath each handle are two finely cast doré bronze lions masks with acanthus mane. The porcelain of each ewer is very finely hand painted in Sèvres celeste...
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Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Bronze
Empire Style Marble and Bronze Antique Centrepiece by Robbe
Located in London, GB
In an ornamental style, with rouge griotte marble and burnished bronze depicting the three Graces, signed 'A. ROBBE. Paris.'
This stunning French centrepiece...
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Early 20th Century French Empire Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Louis XVI "Sèvres" Porcelain Glass-Coolers, France, Circa 1880
Located in PARIS, FR
Pair of porcelain glass-coolers with painted medallions and gilded ornaments on a turquoise blue background, mounted on a gilt bronze base, in the style of the Manufacture of Sèvres....
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1880s French Louis XVI Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Bronze
Set of Eight Empire Floral and Gilt Decorated Plates
Located in New York, NY
Set of eight Empire floral and gilt decorated plates. Paris porcelain transitional Empire gilt plates with flowers. France, circa 1830
Dimensions: 9....
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of French Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted Chinese Export Porcelain Vases
Located in New York, NY
A monumental and quite important pair of antique French Louis XVI style ormolu-mounted Chinese export porcelain vases. This exceptional pair of Louis XVI style porcelain vases are be...
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Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Bronze
A Rare Pair of Antique Russian Crystal and Dore Bronze dolphin Centerpieces
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of Russian Diamond Patterned Cut Crystal Centerpieces with Gilt Bronze Mounts and Mercury Gilded Bronze Dolphin Heads. The wavy edge of the elegantly cut bowls perfectly frame...
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19th Century Russian Empire Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Set of Four Louis XVI Style Silver Candelabra by André Aucoc
By A. Aucoc
Located in London, GB
This beautiful set of four candelabra (or candlesticks) was made around 1900 by André Aucoc, a leading French silversmith of the time. Aucoc inherited the ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Empire Sèvres Porcelain Centerpiece
Located in New Orleans, LA
Fabulous Empire porcelain centerpiece.
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19th Century French Empire Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Neoclassical Porcelain Center Piece
Located in New Haven, CT
We have collected quite a few centerpieces over the years, but I have never handled one this scale. Three biscque porcelain winged women rise out of foliate tails bear the weight of ...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Monumental Pair of French Paris Porcelain Botanical Painted Vases with Rams Head
By Jacob Petit
Located in New York, NY
A monumental and palace size pair of green Paris porcelain vases exquisitely hand-painted with botanical still life panel on one side and lovers in a royal garden on the reverse. The...
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1840s French Louis XVI Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Louis XVI Silver Vermeil Beaker
Located in New York, NY
Louis XVI silver vermeil beaker. France, late 18th century.
Dimensions: 3.5" diameter x 3.63" height.
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Vermeil, Sterling Silver
Magnificent French Empire Napoleonic Sevres Porcelain Gilt Bronze Pedestals Pair
Located in New York, NY
An exceptionally large and magnificent pair of French Empire Napoleonic Sèvres porcelain gilt bronze mounted pedestals. These are a exceptionally beautiful pair of 19th century 24-karat raised gold decorated, gilt bronze-mounted, onyx and Sèvres porcelain pedestals...
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1860s French Empire Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
18th Century French Provencal Ceramic Centerpiece, Louis XVI Style
Located in Miami, FL
Traditional 18th century French Louis XVI Provençal table fountain, today's use a lovely centerpiece. This beautiful item is quite tall and will look stunning on any piece of furnitu...
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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Empire Rare Beverage Dispensers with Monochrome Decoration
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of beverage dispensers in caramel-colored lacquered tin. They are decorated with monochrome village scenes and landscapes dotted with ruins. Th...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Tin
French Empire Style Bronze Dore Egyptian Compote
Located in New York, NY
French Empire-style (19th Century) bronze dore compote with 3 Egyptian ebonized figures and crystal bowl.
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19th Century French Empire Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Pair of "Darte Brothers" Porcelain Plates of Lioness and Cheetah
By Darte Frères
Located in New York, NY
Pair of antique Darte Brothers cobalt blue porcelain plates magnificently painted with lioness and cheetah in lush green landscapes, decorated wi...
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1810s French Empire Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Large 19th Century Bronze and Cut-Glass Centrepiece
Located in London, GB
A spectacular Napoleonic tazza, with a hobnailed -cut blue glass bowl surrounded by an ormolu acanthus leaf crown, upheld by three vestal virgins standing on an ormolu base decorated...
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Late 19th Century European Empire Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Bronze
Rare Antique Royal Copenhagen Blue Flower Tureen in Empire Style
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Rare antique Royal Copenhagen blue flower tureen in Empire style,
circa 1850s.
Measures: 40 x 25 cm.
In good condition. 1st. factory q...
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Mid-19th Century Danish Empire Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Silver Coffeepot Empire Style, Rome, Italy
Located in VALENZA, IT
Impressionante caffettiera italiana in stile impero, realizzata alla fine del 18° Secolo.
Di forma tonda, è caratterizzata dalle classiche palmette che la collocano con il pieno sti...
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1790s Italian Empire Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver
Pair of 19th Century Empire Bronze Center Pieces
Located in London, GB
A fine large pair of 19th century French Empire bronze center pieces modeled as classical figures holding a loft acanthus capped crystal bowls.
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Bronze
Empire B&G 10 p. Coffee Service, Bing and Grondahl, B&G No. 102
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Empire B&G 10 p. Coffee service.
Bing and Grondahl, B&G No. 102.
Contents: 1.25 dl. Measures: 7.8 cm. x 6.2 cm
Old No. 102. New No. 305.
1st. factory quality., in...
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20th Century Danish Empire Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Pair of Fine Ormolu and Green Marble Eight-Light Torcheres/Centerpieces
Located in New York, NY
An unusual and rare pair of ormolu and green marble eight-light torcheres/floor centerpieces attributed to E. F. Caldwell and Co New York. In the Empire style, the circular pierced f...
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1890s American Empire Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Empire Gilt Silver Epergne, c1805
Located in valatie, NY
This beautiful French early 19th century gilt sterling silver epergne is decorated with classical female figures, cherubs, dragon flies, and Egyptian heads, it stands on hoofed feet....
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Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver
Pair of French Empire Period Gilt Ground Porcelain Vases
Located in London, GB
These excellent gilt ground vases are high quality antique pieces, dating from the Empire period in France at the start of the 19th century. Each vase is set on a square base, is mounted with twin scrolling handles inset with neoclassical masks, and has a flared gilt ground neck. Both vases are also decorated to the front with depictions of winged putti on gilt ground; one vase shows the putti playing musical instruments, while the other shows them holding writing tablets and laurel wreaths. The reverse of each vase is Neo-Gothic in character, showing medieval church arches...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
French Mirrored Plateau
Located in Stamford, CT
A French Empire bronze dore, reticulated feather and paw foot, mirrored plateau.
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19th Century French Empire Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Bronze
Monumental Palace Size Pair of French Sèvres Porcelain and Ormolu-Mounted Ewers
Located in New York, NY
A monumental and rare pair of antique French hand-painted Sèvres celest blue color porcelain and ormolu-mounted Ewers. Each very finely hand-painted with courting lover scenes in pol...
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1880s French Louis XVI Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ormolu, Gold
19th Century Large Malachite and Ormolu-Mounted Centerpiece
Located in New York, NY
Very large Louis XVI malachite and ormolu-mounted centerpiece
ornate gilt bronze lidded dish with floral leaf motif
accentuated and raised with figural lion mounts
France, 19th centu...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Malachite, Bronze, Ormolu
Large White Bisque Sevres Porcelain Figural Centerpiece of Woman and Children
Located in New York, NY
Large white bisque sevres porcelain figural centerpiece of woman and children. The women and children use the garlands of flower to pull the giant seashell...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sèvres
Pair of Antique French Louis XVI Style Porcelain Vases
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of Fine Antique French Louis XVI style enameled and gilded porcelain lamps.
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Louis XVI Style Mantel Clock by Ernest Royer
Located in London, GB
This fine neoclassical style mantel clock will make a sumptuous addition to a grand room, or could be given as a unique gift to a loved one. The clock is the work of Ernest Royer, an...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
French, Early 19th Century, Empire Style, Pierced Porcelain Basket
Located in Lantau, HK
French Empire Paris porcelain gilt reticulated centerpiece basket.
Ideal decorative centerpiece to hold flowers or fruits on a dinning table
Ref AACPO18
Shipping included
Free and...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Medici-Form Vases
Located in New York, NY
Attributed to Schoelcher, Paris, France, circa 1830.
Porcelain, painted and gilded.
16 1/4 in. high, 9 1/2 in. wide, 9 1/2 in. deep.
Ex Coll.: by repute, Joseph Bonaparte...
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Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Italian Empire Silver and Silver Gilt Inkstand
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Of oval shape, with a cupid holding a bow and arrow riding aloft a gilt dolphin forming a lid over a compartment, flanked by ink and sand pots on masked plinths cast with Medusa masks and mounted to a lion's-paw footed oval galleried tray...
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Early 19th Century Italian Empire Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver
Pair of “Old Paris” Porcelain Coolers, Yellow Bands, Floral Wreaths
By Darte Frères
Located in New York, NY
Darte Frères, Paris, made, circa 1820.
Porcelain, partially painted and gilded.
Measures: 14 1/4 in. high, 10 3/8 in. wide (through the handles), 7 3/4 in. deep.
Signed (with stencil, in black, on the bottom of each): Darte. f.
Recorded: cf. Régine de Plinval de Guillebon, Porcelain of Paris, 1770–1850 (New York: Walker and Company, 1972), p. 333 no. 79 illustrates the mark on these coolers.
Some of the most beautiful porcelain produced in Paris during the Empire/Restauration periods was made or sold by the firm of Darte Frères. Although the Darte family, which came from Namur, then in The Netherlands, had set themselves up in the business of the manufacture of porcelain as early as 1794–95, by 1803 the three Darte brothers had decided, as Régine de Plinval de Guillebon notes (ibid., p. 231), that “each should have his own establishment,” and, indeed, by 1804 their prior business partnership had been “annulled,” and from that point forward there were two businesses using the name Darte.
The Darte brothers, Louis Joseph and Jean François, began independent operation in 1804 at the Hôtel Montalembert, at 90, rue de la Roquette. Their business arrangements were only formalized in 1808, at which time they began to use the name “Darte Frères.” They remained in the business until 1825, when their partnership was dissolved.
Darte Frères produced a large variety of porcelain, including vast dinner and...
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19th Century Empire Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Coffee Pot Silver European 19th Century Empire Blackened Handle, Austria
Located in New York, NY
Coffee pot silver European 19th century blackened handle Austria. An exquisite example of a empire coffee pot made during the 19th century in Austria. Ov...
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Early 19th Century Austrian Empire Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver
Gilded and Painted Paris Porcelain Vase, France circa 1815
Located in CH
A large gilded and painted Paris Porcelain Vase, France circa 1815
The picture in the front reproduces a painting by the French artist Louis Ducis (14 July 1775, Versailles - 2 March 1847, Paris) of Torquato Tasso...
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1810s French Empire Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Russian Empire Malachite, French Bronze Centrepiece/Tazzas by Thomier
Located in New York, NY
A magnificent pair of Russian Empire Period malachite, French doré bronze and cut crystal Tazzas, signed THOMIRE A PARIS. The square malachite bowls are upheld by putti (cupids) stan...
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Early 19th Century Russian Empire Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Malachite, Crystal, Bronze
Pair of Baccarat Opaline Finely Painted Vases Attributed to Jean Francois Robert
Located in New York, NY
A pair of antique baccarat opaline finely painted vases turned into lamps, painting attributed to Jean Francois Robert. Of baluster form, each ...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Opaline Glass
Large Antique B&G Bing & Grondahl Vase in Purple with Handles in Gold
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Large antique B&G Bing & Grondahl vase in purple with handles in gold with faun-face.
Early stamp. Dated 1888, with monogram.
1st. factory quality. In perfect condition...
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1880s Danish Empire Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Magnificent Pair of Russian Imperial Ruby Glass Vases w/ Gilded Bronze Mounts
Located in New York, NY
While Napoleon's armies never conquered Russian, French taste did, and in a big way. This pair made at the Imperial Glass Workshop, under the Sponsorship of the Imperial Family would have been at home in a Paris drawing room as easily as in St. Petersburg.
The Intense Ruby Red color of the Crystal is created by adding large quantities of gold to the molten glass before the object is created. The resulting color is dense yet full of light just like its namesake the precious jewel. The Dore bronze mounts use motifs taken from antiquity. Likewise, the shape of the handles is inspired by Greco-Roman amphora...
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19th Century Russian Empire Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Bronze
Set of Ten Empire Floral Decorated Gilt Banded Plates
Located in New York, NY
Antique set of ten Empire white and gilt plates with center floral bouquets; with underglaze red markings for L. Ernie 61 Rue du Bac., France, early 180...
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Early 19th Century European Empire Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Danish Silver Sugar Bowls, Late 18th Century
Located in Copenhagen, K
Pair of Danish silver sugar bowls, late 18th century. Maker Nicolai Brandt (NB), Horsens, 1787-1813.
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18th Century and Earlier Danish Louis XVI Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver
19th Century, Silver Dredging Spoon
Located in Copenhagen, K
Danish silver dredging spoon from circa 1820.
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19th Century Danish Empire Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver
Set of Four Elegant French Silver Open Salt Cellars
Located in Montreal, QC
Set of four 800 French silver oval open slat cellars decorated with eagle heads, Provincial hallmarks, 1798-1809.
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Early 1800s French Empire Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Large, Impressive and Rare Meissen Porcelain Model of an Eagle, circa 1880
Located in New York, NY
A very large, impressive and rare Meissen Porcelain Model of an Eagle, circa 1880. It is finely engraved and then hand-painted to create texture and realistic coloring. Naturalistica...
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19th Century German Louis XVI Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Fine Antique French Louis XVI Style Porcelain Fruit Coolers
Located in New York, NY
A pair of fine antique French Louis XVI style Porcelain Fruit Coolers. A matching pair such as these is extremely rare. Gold raised garlands and...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Set of Five 19th Century Glasses with Gold Leaf Motive
Located in Copenhagen, K
Very nice set of five German glasses with gold motives. Gilding very nicely preserved.
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Early 19th Century German Empire Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Pair of Sceaux Faux Porphyry Tobacco Jars, 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The pair of jars with covers with old repairs and chips.
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Faience
Sensational B&G 'Bing & Grondahl' Large Egg Shaped Vase in Empire Style
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Sensational B&G (Bing & Grondahl) large egg shaped vase in Empire style on stand. Lid with mythological figures in biscuit. Decorated with the Stock Ex...
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20th Century Danish Empire Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Neoclassical Green and Gilt Faux Marble Samovar Coffee Urn
Located in New York, NY
Neoclassical green and gilt faux marble samovar coffee urn. Gilt and green faux marble painted samovar with Greco Roman mask issuing spout on pedestal abov...
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Early 19th Century Italian Empire Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal
Pair of French Porcelain Pat Sue Pat Vases in Orientalist Taste Mounted as Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A fine and quite unusual pair of antique French ormolu-mounted Pate Sur Pate porcelain vases, beautifully decorated in the orientalist motif, originally mounted as oil lamps, still h...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of Empire Period Porcelain Campana Vases, Parisian, circa 1815
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine pair of Paris porcelain vases, designed in campana form with the front featuring circular vignettes with landscape scenes, on the reverse are framed musical trophies created t...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Paris Porcelain Vase with Landscape Scene, France c. 1820
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large Paris porcelain vase of good quality, almost two feet in height. The body with painted figural and landscape vignettes on opposing sides, contained by acid-etched gilt border...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Louis XVI Paris Porcelain Urns with Landscapes, circa 1780
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine pair of Paris porcelain vases on pedestal bases, featuring landscape scenes within acid-etched gilt borders. The body of each vase with a green ground, above and below with gi...
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1780s French Louis XVI Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Paint, 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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