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Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass For Sale
Style: Louis XVI
Style: Empire
19th, Circular Ormolu Bronze French Centerpiece with Mirror
Located in IT
19th, circular Ormolu bronze French centerpiece with mirror (surtout de table) Diameter cm 75, H 9 cm, 11 cm the highest point (harps) This splendid French centerpiece has a roun...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Bronze

Pair of Baccarat Double Overlay Blue Over White Opaline Vases w/ 24k Gold Decor
Located in New York, NY
A fabulous pair of 19th Century Louis XVI style Baccarat double overlay blue over clear white opaline vases with 24k hand-painted gold decoration. Each ...
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1870s French Louis XVI Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Crystal

Richard Ginori Vintage Italian White & Gold Coffee or Tea Cup Saucer, Set of 12
Located in New York, NY
A very beautiful vintage set of 12 Italian designer white porcelain with gold coffee or tea cup and saucer set by Richard Ginori, Italy, circa mid-20th century, 1960s. Colors include...
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1960s Italian Empire Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Gold

Paris Porcelain Floral Ewer and Basin
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A Paris porcelain ewer; (finial repaired) and matching basin, having brightly painted flowers to both; some rubbing to the ewer.  
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

Antique French Louis XVI Style Silverplate Mirrored Plateau or Tray
Located in Houston, TX
Antique French Louis XVI style silverplate mirrored plateau or tray. This stunning French silver plate tray would look great on a cocktail tab...
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1920s French Louis XVI Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Silver Plate

Silver Pair of Candlesticks Period of Classizism Augsburg Germany Haller
Located in Vienna, AT
Gorgeous pair of candlesticks / period of classizism. Made in Augsburg (circa 1800) Master: Johann Rudolf Haller (1757 - 1844) The silversmith received licence of manufacturing...
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Early 1800s German Empire Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

19th Century Silver and Cut Crystal Candy Dish
Located in Paris, FR
A candy dush in silver and blown crystal cut in oves and cut known as "diamond point". The candy dish is decorated with antique motifs representing deities: on one side, Poseidon emerging from the wave trident by hand, on the other side Hermes god...
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1830s European Empire Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Crystal, Silver

Vintage Russian Soviet Classic Large Crystal and Silver Circular Bowl, ca. 1945
Located in New York, NY
A Russian Classic, silver and hand-cut crystal circular serving bowl of unusually large dimensions, manufactured in Moscow, circa 1945. Silver rim features repeating oak leaf design,...
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1940s Russian Empire Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Crystal, Silver

White and Gilt Neoclassical Arrow Cup & Saucer
Located in New York, NY
White and gilt neoclassical arrow cup & saucer. Empire period designed white and gilt porcelain with cupid's arrows and floral sprays. Under-glaze ...
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Early 19th Century Austrian Empire Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

Pair of Italian Empire Silver Candlesticks, Milan, circa 1810
Located in Vienna, AT
Pair of elegant Empire candleholders on an unfilled base, conical structure, offset olive-shaped grommets with a flat, plate-shaped drip edge, smoo...
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1810s Italian Empire Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Silver

Set of 3 French Dore Bronze Mounted Baccarat Crystal Candy Bowls
Located in New York, NY
A fabulous set of three French Louis XVI style doré bronze mounted baccarat crystal candy bowls. The crystal of each bowl is beautifully hand diamond-cut with a lattice design and is...
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1860s French Louis XVI Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Crystal, Bronze

Pair of First-Empire Period 2-Handled Porcelain Vases with Westall Venus Scenes
By Porcelaine de Paris, Richard Westall
Located in New York, NY
An incredible and rare pair of French Paris Porcelain First-Empire Period Winged Sphynx-form double- handled porcelain vases with mythological scenes of Venus and Cupids after Richar...
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Early 1800s French Empire Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

Silver Candy Dish, Egyptian Style, First Empire
Located in Paris, FR
Early 19th century silver drageoir or candy dish adorned with Egyptian head and on the collar with openwork palmette motifs. On the two spiral handles are suspended two twisted rings. The base is decorated with curving tubular patterns. The removable lid features floral finial. The interior of the candy dish is entirely lined with vermeil. The candy dish is characteristic of the Egyptian style that developed after the return of the Egyptian campaigns of Napoleon the first. With the «Description of Egypt...
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1810s French Empire Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Silver

20th Century Sterling Silver Empire Style Centerpiece, Italy, 1990
Located in Cagliari, IT
Wonderful oval Empire style centerpiece with foot made in sterling silver by Ilario Pradella for Bellezza Cagliari. New, never used Pradella Iario, founded in 1920, was the greatest Italian silversmith of the second half of the 20th century, famous for his collaboration with Buccellati. We have had the honor and privilege of collaborating with them for over fifty years until its closure. With silversmith marks for Pradella Ilario...
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1990s Italian Empire Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Sterling Silver

18th Century Nevers French Revolution Tin-Glazed Faïence Dish, the End of Famine
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A French Revolution tin-glazed earthenware dish, made in Nevers, circa 1790. Showing a plump figure along side a basket of flowers beneath de l’arbre de la Liberté. The full body of...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Earthenware

Danish Silver Tea Pot by Bendix Gijsen, Copenhagen, Louis XVI Period, Dated 1799
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
The period Copenhagen made Louis XVI silver pot has an amazing oval shape with ebony handle and finial, topped of with silver tip. The tea pot is clearly struck hallmarks on the bas...
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Late 18th Century Danish Louis XVI Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Silver

French Louis XVI Style Dore Bronze Mnt. Aquatic Inspired Carved Crystal Centerpc
Located in New York, NY
A fabulous and one of a kind French Louis XVI style doré bronze mounted aquatic inspired hand carved and acid washed crystal planter/centerpiece. This is truly a gorgeous piece. The crystal is all hand carved, etched and acid washed to give a beautiful clear and matted finish. The border of the crystal has an acid-washed Greek key scroll...
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1880s French Louis XVI Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Crystal, Bronze

18th Century Nevers French Revolution Tin-Glazed Faïence Dish, La Convention
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A French Revolution tin-glazed earthenware dish, showing crossed French flags with a Phrygian cap on an épée, the symbol for Liberty. La Convention, meaning The Agreement, is written...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Earthenware

Antique 19th Century Meissen Egg Floral Gilt Trinket Box, France, 1875, Cobalt
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Egg-shaped box, Meissen (Germany) dated to 1875 based on its mark, with gilding, cobalt blue accents and tremendous floral design.
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Late 19th Century German Empire Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

Neoclassical Style Marble and Porcelain Pedestal
Located in London, GB
Neoclassical style marble and porcelain pedestal French, late 19th century Measures: Height 108cm, width 30cm, depth 30cm This Fine column-form pedestal is crafted in the Neocla...
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Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Large Russian Empire Porcelain Gold-Ground and White Bisque Figural Centrepiece
Located in New York, NY
A magnificent and large Russian Empire porcelain gold ground and white bisque figural reticulated centrepiece. A large filigree basket supported by three a...
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1820s Russian Empire Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Gold

Pair of Louis XVI Style Silver Plated Candlesticks, 1920s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Beautiful pair of Louis XVI style silver plated candlesticks from the 1920s. Two candleholder each. Flamme in the center. Nice quality.   
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1920s French Louis XVI Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Silver Plate

Pair of Empire Period Sèvres Porcelain Pale Blue and Faux Porphyry Ground Vases
Located in New York, NY
A very unusual and quite large pair of Empire period Sèvres Porcelain pale Celeste blue and faux porphyry ground vases. Each vase is intricately hand painted with meticulous detail and further adorned with 24-karat hand painted gilt decoration. The bases are a very unusual hand painted faux porphyry porcelain. Each vase and base is marked with various pressnumera and Sèvres signs...
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Early 1800s French Empire Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

Limoges, France, Two Candlesticks and a Dish in Hand Painted Porcelain
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Limoges, France. Two candlesticks and a dish in hand painted porcelain with a green edge and gold decoration, 1930s-1940s. The candlestick measures: 16 x 8 cm. The dish measures: 2...
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1930s French Empire Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

Pair of Antique Sevres Cabinet Plates Mounted as Wall Sconces
Located in Montreal, QC
A pair of antique two-light gilt bronze wall sconces each mounting a Sevres cabinet plate, one painted with Louis XVI , the other with Marie Anto...
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Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Bronze

Beautiful Pair of French Louis XVI Sevres Cobalt Blue Porcelain and Ormolu Vases
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful pair of 19th century French Louis XVI style Sevres cobalt blue and ormolu-mounted vases with rams heads and wreaths. The porcelain body is beautifully painted with the signature Sevres Royal cobalt blue. The square shaped base is decorated with ormolu acanthus leaves and ribbon wreaths beautifully hand chizzeled and detailed ormolu work. These vases can easily be turned into a fabulous pair of...
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1840s French Louis XVI Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Bronze

French Gilt Bronze Mounted Double-Sided Pate Sur Pate Celadon Ground Lamps, Pair
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful pair of French Louis XVI style gilt bronze mounted double sided Pate Sur Pate Celadon ground lamps. Each lamp is beautifully designed with pate sur pate figures of maidens and putti. On the reverse of each lamp are elaborately designed floral pate sur pate patterns. The celadon ground porcelain lamps are mounted on gilt bronze bases with gilt bronze medusa...
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1870s French Louis XVI Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

Antique Meissen Empire Coffee Pot with Gold Decoration, 19th Century
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Antique Meissen Empire coffee pot with gold decoration. 19th century. Measures: 27 x 20 cm. 1st factory quality. In good condition with wear in the ...
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19th Century German Empire Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

Pair of 19th Century Paris Porcelain Neoclassical Corbeille or Centrepieces
Located in Essex, MA
19th century pair of gilt and bisque porcelain Empire centrepieces Of Sevres form though Old Paris porcelain Each with three neoclassical female...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

Pair of 19th Century Limoges Monvoisin Porcelain Figurines
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a stunning pair of mid to late 19th century French Limoges Bisque porcelain figurines from circa 1870. One is of a lady in period dress/attire cradling a Dove. All hand-painted and decorated to the finest quality. The base is marked with the makers initials “C.H.”. She is made of fine bisque porcelain in the Old Paris porcelain style. The other is of a gentleman set...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain, Paint

20th Century Italian Silver Soup Tureen Empire Style by Vittorio Manzoni, Milan
Located in VALENZA, IT
Gorgeous solid silver tureen in Empire style on feet with handles. The body of the tureen is completely hammered by hand, embossed and chiseled with the typical designs of the Empire...
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1960s Italian Empire Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Silver

French Gilt and Painted Porcelain Pitcher
Located in New York, NY
French gilt and painted porcelain pitcher. Fine Empire period gilt painted milk pitcher with rich mocha brown ground and neoclassical gilt garlands and floral swags. Markings for Darte Frères...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

Late 18th Early 19th Century Italian Silver Wax Jack
Located in Firenze, IT
SHIPPING POLICY: No additional costs will be added to this order. Shipping costs will be totally covered by the seller (customs duties included). The round-shaped bowl flat chased ...
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1810s Italian Empire Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Silver

Russian Cobalt Blue Crystal and Dore Bronze-Mounted Centrepiece
Located in New York, NY
A phenomenal Russian cobalt blue crystal and doré bronze-mounted circular shaped centrepiece. This unique cobalt blue crystal cut to clear has a ha...
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Mid-19th Century Russian Louis XVI Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Crystal, Bronze

Hand Painted Blue Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Centerpiece in the Louis XVI Style
Located in London, GB
A hand painted and ormolu-mounted ‘Sèvres’ Porcelain urn in the Louis XVI Manner The characteristic bleu celeste Sèvres-style porcelain body of oblate and bulbous form with gadro...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of Gilt-Bronze Sèvres Style Porcelain Vases and Covers
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine pair of gilt-bronze mounted cobalt blue Sèvres style porcelain vases and covers. Each vase is of amphora form with domed covers, scrolled handles and square section re-entrant gilt-bronze plinth bases. The body of each vase is of cobalt blue ground enriched with fine gilt tooling and centred to the front with a finely painted cartouche of a pastoral scene in the 18th century manner of Watteau and to the reverse with a landscape. The inside of each cover inscribed in underglaze red...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

Early 19th Century Paris Porcelain Vase
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A Paris porcelain urn with swan’s head handles; beautifully painted frolicking cupids to the front, and matte and burnished framed musical motifs to the back. Some rubbing consistent...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

Silver Augsburg Empire Huilière Spice Set Master Johann Matthias Lang Made, 1802
Located in Vienna, AT
Gorgeous as well as rarest silver Augsburg Empire Huilière or spice Set Period: Empire Dating: 1802 Material: solid silver 800 and opal glass Manufactory: Johann Matthias Lang (Master Since 1782), died after 1806 or this master created for example a gilded Torah Shield...
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Early 1800s German Empire Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Silver

Empire Plate by Stone, Coquerel and Legros in Paris
By François Antoine Legros, Athanase Marie Martin Coquerel
Located in Paris, FR
Earthenware plate from the Creil factory, decorated with a mythological scene in a landscape. In this scene, a young man and Cupid are hunting together, accompanied by a Nymph who is...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Earthenware

Pair of Large Fuseau Vases in Porcelaine de Paris, Empire Period
Located in Paris, FR
Large pair of painted fuseau vases in Porcelaine de Paris from the Empire period. The neck and the pedestal of the vases are in burnished gold and feature laurel crowns and stylized ...
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1810s French Empire Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

Antique 1810 Paris Empire Milieu De Table Paws Gilt Bronze Mirror Centrepiece
Located in Munich, DE
Elegant and rare so called Milieu de Table made in Paris in 1810 ca. This fine Empire table centre piece in original condition consists of a mirror mou...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Bronze

Early 19th Century Baluster Vase in Porcelain Paris Painted and Gilded by Hand
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Elegant baluster Paris porcelain vase painted and gilded by hand. The two sides represent a different decoration, on one side a scene of a gentleman conversing with a woman leaning o...
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Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

Antique French Louis XVI Style, Dore Bronze Three-Piece Centerpiece Garniture
By Louis August Alfred Beurdeley 1
Located in New York, NY
An exceptional quality antique French Louis XVI style, doré bronze three-piece centerpiece or candelabra garniture. Each piece sculpted and finely hand chiseled with winged putti, wr...
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1860s French Louis XVI Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of Antique Empire Style Four Branch Gilt Bronze Candelabras
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of antique gilt candelabras are unmarked, but presumed to have been made in France between 1900 and 1920 in the Empire style. The can...
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Early 20th Century French Empire Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Bronze

19th Century Polychrome Porcelain and Gilded Bronze French Perfume Burner
Located in IT
Refined polychrome porcelain perfume burner, in the shape of potiche, painted with refined geometric decorations in gold on a light magenta red background and splendid bouquet of flo...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Bronze

Antique Biscuit Porcelain Figure of Queen Marie Antoinette
Located in London, GB
This antique bust of Marie Antoinette has been gracefully crafted in biscuit porcelain after the fashionable Sevres style. Biscuit, or bisque, describes the technique whereby the por...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

French Empire Centerpiece Perfume Burner in Gilt Bronze and Marble
Located in Paris, FR
Ormolu perfume burner or potpourri holder that serves as a striking table centerpiece. The openwork lid is adorned with palmettes, foliage, small flower...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Marble, Bronze

Fine Pair of French Empire Dore Bronze & Cut Crystal Ormolu-Mounted Candlesticks
Located in Roslyn, NY
An elegant French Empire or neoclassical pair of doré bronze and cut crystal ormolu-mounted candlesticks. Measures: 4.75W x 11 H.
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Early 20th Century French Empire Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Crystal, Bronze

19th Century Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Mounted Onyx Centrepiece
Located in New York, NY
A fine 19th century Louis XVI gilt bronze mounted onyx centrepiece Origin: French Date: 19th century Dimension: 17 1/2 in. x 22 1/2 in. x 13 in.
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Onyx, Bronze

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: 9.25...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

Pair of Empire Porcelain Vases
Located in Berlin, DE
Pair of Empire porcelain vases of egg-shaped form modelled with soft-paste porcelain handles representing 'Pheme', the personification of fame and renown. Decorated with a dark blue ...
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1820s French Empire Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

Pair of French Cobalt Porcelain and Bronze-Mounted Cassolettes
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of French cobalt blue porcelain and bronze mounted cassolettes in the Louis XVI style from the late 19th century.
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Pair of Russian Imperial Cut Crystal and Doré Bronze Centerpieces W/ Masks
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful pair of hand diamond cut Russian crystal and doré bronze mounted oval shaped centerpieces in the Louis XVI style, attributed to the Imperial Russian Glass Manufactory, early 1800s. Each beautiful hand diamond cut crystal bowl...
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Early 19th Century Russian Empire Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Crystal, Bronze

Two Antique Meissen Plates in Pierced Porcelain with Hand Painted Floral Motifs
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Two antique Meissen plates in pierced porcelain with hand painted floral motifs. Museum Quality. Dated 1773-1814. Measures: 23 cm. In very good condition. Stamped: Marcolini.
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1770s German Empire Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

19th Century Potpourri Vase KPM Berlin
Located in Berlin, DE
Extremely rare and KPM Berlin Potpourri vase. Extremely richly painted and rarely executed (highest version). Measures: Height ca. 35 cm. O...
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19th Century German Empire Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

Early 19th Century Plateau Mirror
Located in Copenhagen, K
Plateau mirrors was used on the dining or dressing table, in front of guest of honor, to put flowers or candles on.
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Bronze

Pair of Empire Gilt Chinoiserie Vases
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Empire gilt chinoiserie vases. Pair hand-painted and gilt French vases of the Empire period with mask handles and gilt surrounds centering on ...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

20th Century Empire Style Handmade Sterling Silver Inkwell, Italy, 1991
Located in Cagliari, IT
Wonderful handcrafted sterling silver inkwell. A refined piece of Empire style silverware perfect for an extremely elegant home or office. Made for us by Argenteria Auge, one of th...
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1990s Italian Empire Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Sterling Silver

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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