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Porcelain For Sale
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Guards Porcelain Dinner Plate by Vito Nesta for Les-Ottomans
By Vito Nesta
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Contemporary dinner plate 'Guards' designed by Vito Nesta for Les-Ottomans, a magical trip in an Ottoman world made of exotic animals and ch...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Other Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Set of Contemporary Gilded Blue Red Porcelain Cup and Saucer
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite contemporary gilded hand-painted Imari porcelain cup and saucer in vivid red, blue and green generously decorated with gold. The pattern of this stunning set, scalloped around the rim of the cup and saucer, is inspired by a beloved pattern by Meissen in Germany.
Imari-Arita region of Japan has a history of more than 400 years of exporting the finest porcelain produced in that region. There was a fascination for Arita ware...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Porcelain
Materials
Gold
NEW Versace Home Jungle Collection Tray
Located in Madrid, ES
NEW Versace Home
Jungle Collection Tray
Brand new tray in original Versace packaging and certificate of authenticity
Bring epic Italian glamour to yo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Horses Porcelain Dinner Plate by Vito Nesta for Les-Ottomans
By Vito Nesta
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Contemporary dinner plate 'Horses' designed by Vito Nesta for Les-Ottomans, a magical trip in an Ottoman world made of exotic animals and ch...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Other Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Vase Coalport England Hand Painted with Jeweling and Raised Gilt
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming vase by the storied English firm of Coalport. This sweetie features 2 handles, and an interesting hand painted scene with river, mountains, flora fauna accented with white...
Category
1890s British Aesthetic Movement Antique Porcelain
Materials
Gold, Enamel
Royal Doulton White Blue Gold Coffee or Tea Demitasse Cup & Saucer, circa 19th C
Located in New York, NY
A very special English Royal Doulton for luxury retailer Davis Collamore & Co LTD, espresso coffee or tea demitasse cup and saucer set, ci...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Porcelain
Materials
Gold
12 Flora Danica Fish Plates, Vintage and Vibrantly Painted, Royal Copenhagen
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
From Denmark's prestigious collection and one of the world's most re known patterns we have for sale a set of 12 generous sized plates featuring "fish". One of the most enchanting pa...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Gold, Enamel
Vintage Sabin Crest-o-Gold 22K Gold Teapot
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Rare vintage Sabin Crest-o-Gold warranted 22K teapot. The teapot holds about 36 Oz of liquid, has no cracks or chips.
Category
Mid-20th Century Renaissance Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Contemporary Japanese Gold Red Blue Porcelain Long Stem Cup, 2
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite contemporary Japanese Ko-Imari (old Imari) porcelain long stem cup, in bright red, blue and green colors and generous gold application that are char...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Porcelain
Materials
Gold
Fornasetti “Plate Calendar n24” Porcelain, 1991, Italy
By Fornasetti
Located in Milano, IT
Fornasetti “Plate Calendar n24” porcelain, 1991, Italy.
Category
1990s Italian Other Porcelain
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...
Category
1870s German Neoclassical Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Paris porcelain coffee can & saucer, c. 1810.
Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire
A fine Paris porcelain coffee can and saucer, possibly Dihl Et Guerhard, c. 1810. The coffee can, hand painted in the style of Gerard van Spaendonck, with ...
Category
Early 1800s French Empire Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
a porcelain vase by Virebent, by Yves Mohy - France - 1970
By Yves Mohy, Virebent 1
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A porcelain vase crafted by the renowned artist Yves Mohy in collaboration with Virebent.
In impeccable condition, adorned with a magnificent black and brown enamel finish.
Signed ...
Category
1970s European Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Ralph Lauren Home Black Cadet Spectator Dinnerware, Set of 8 Place Settings
Located in New York, NY
A set of 8 (eight) place settings in the spectator cadet black pattern by Ralph Lauren Home Collection for Wedgwood. Porcelain. Signed, circa 1995-1996...
Category
1990s English American Classical Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
12 Antique Minton England Elaborate Cobalt Jewel & Gilt Encrusted Dinner Plates
By Minton
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant set of twelve dinner or presentation plates by the fine porcelain firm of Minton's of England. Custom ordered through the prestigious retailer of William Plummer, New York...
Category
1910s English Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Enamel, Gold
Pair of Neoclassical Paris Porcelain Vases in Royal French Blue, Early 1800s
Located in Dallas, TX
This pair of Paris porcelain neoclassical style vases from the early 1800s have stunning details and rich coloration.
Old Paris porcelain, or Vieux Paris, is the term given to the elaborate hard-paste porcelain products created in Paris from the mid-1700s through the late 1800s. Vieux Paris is a generic term, as there were more than 30 factories that produced porcelain during this period. Sometimes these factories would sell “blank”, unpainted pieces to outside artisans, so it is quite possible to see identically shaped pieces with different paint styles. Because of this, a fair majority of Vieux Paris is unattributed – meaning there are typically no production marks.
The trumpet necks of these vases are a lustrous gilded porcelain, flanked on two sides by bright white stylized sphinx busts with acanthus leaf headpieces. The slightly obovate bodies are painted in a matte azure color. This color, known as “Bleu de France”, has been a staple of the heraldry of the French monarchy since the 12th century.
The body of each vase is where most of the minute details can be found. Situated on either side and slightly below the base of the sphinxes are gilt cherubs. Each vase has its own unique set of cherubs, depicting different activities. One vase has a cherub with butterfly on a string, while the one on the opposite side is holding a pair of trumpets. The other vase has a cherub flying with a wreath, while the one on the opposite side is holding a pair of torches. Even though the figures are very small in stature, you can still see the details of their faces. Beneath the cherubs are large bisque...
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Porcelain
Materials
Marble
Royal Crown Derby Dessert Service with Cobalt Blue, Gold & Hand-Painted Flowers
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This 15 piece Royal Crown Derby dessert set consists of 11 9" plates, two square bowls and two lozenge shaped footed serving pieces which are classic and versatile. Each piece is han...
Category
1920s English Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Gilded Contemporary Japanese Red White Porcelain Cup, 5
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Unique contemporary Japanese Ko-Imari (old Imari) porcelain short stem cup, in bright red, blue and green colors and generous gold application that are characteristics of Ko-Imari po...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Porcelain
Materials
Gold
Small Blue and White Ironstone Bowl
Located in Clearwater, FL
A small deep antique Adams & Company ironstone bowl with a Japanese scene painted in blurred tones of cobalt blue. The interior has the design around the top. Lots of signs of ware m...
Category
1880s English Antique Porcelain
Materials
Ironstone
6 Antique Mintons Porcelain Raised Gold Twin Handled Bouillons / Cups & Saucers
By Minton
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine set of 6 richly gilt porcelain bullion or tea cups.
By Mintons.
In an Aesthetic Movement numbered pattern with raised gold and gold jeweling throughout.
Each marked to the ...
Category
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Wedgwood Porcelain “Majolica” Leaf/Grape/Strawberry Plate ~
By Wedgwood
Located in Naples, FL
Excellent condition for age ~ no chips, cracks or repairs! yellow plate decorated with leaves, grapes, strawberries and blossoms; marked with “Wedgwood” and Made in England on back.
Category
Mid-20th Century English Victorian Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 10 Antique French Limoges Porcelain Cobalt & Gold Dinner Plates, Ca. 1900
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French "Charles Field Haviland" limoges porcelain dinner plates, Circa 1890-1910.
Cobalt blue and ivory background with pretty gold-leaf vining leaves, trailing flowers, bee...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Mid Century Porcelain Ceramic Vase with Flowers, Hand Painted, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
A lovely Mid-Century Modern porcelain vase from the 1960s.
Original vintage good condition. Some effects shown on pictures.
Only one unique piece.
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Porcelain
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Glass
Dragon Pool, Contemporary Porcelain Vase with Decorative Design by Vito Nesta
By Vito Nesta
Located in Milano, Lombardia
The cylindrical design of this porcelain vase is elevated and made unique by the application of a contemporary and unique decoration. Black dragon pool...
Category
2010s Italian Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 10 Antique English Cobalt Blue & Gold Coalport Porcelain Plates, ca 1900
Located in New Orleans, LA
Set of 10 antique English cobalt blue and gold coalport porcelain plates, circa 1900. Each plate features unique center design.
Category
Early 20th Century English Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Sevres Porcelain Plates of Napoleon III and Eugenie
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
"Pair of Sevres Porcelain Plates of Napoleon III and Eugenie"
Pair of plates representing Napoleon III and Eugenie in Sèvres Porcelain, 19th ...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Elegant Porcelain Coffee Cup by Hutschenreuther Selb Bavaria Gold Plated
Located in Weiningen, CH
elegant porcelain coffee cup by Hutschenreuther Selb Bavaria gold plated.
Category
1940s German Baroque Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Beautiful Vintage H.Bequet Quaregnon Porcelain Panel/Plate, Belgium, 1960s
Located in Bastogne, BE
Vintage H. Bequet Quaregnon Design Porcelain Panel with Hand Painted Bird and Leaf Design.
Beautiful decorative plate or wall panel hand made and h...
Category
1970s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Gold Plate
Herend Porcelain Jewelry Dish
By Herend
Located in New York, NY
A very beautiful hand painted octagonal porcelain jewelry dish vide-poche from luxury maker Herend, circa 20th century, Hungary. Dish is octagonal with Queen Victoria design...
Category
Late 20th Century Hungarian Porcelain
Materials
Gold
Contemporary Japanese Gold Blue Red Porcelain Dessert Plate
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Set of six exquisite contemporary Japnese gilded hand painted Porcelain dessert plates in vivid red, blue and green generously decorated with gold, with an intricate flower and gold pattern. The pattern of this stunning set, scalloped around the rim of the cup and saucer, is inspired by Meissen in Germany.
This beautiful set is produced by one of the most respected Japanese porcelain companies with the history of producing exceptional porcelain pieces.
Imari-Arita region of Japan has a history of more than 400 years of exporting the finest porcelain produced in that region. There was a fascination for Arita ware...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Porcelain
Materials
Gold
Mid Century Hertel Jacob German Porcelain Ginger Jar, Signed Fuchs-Nadler
Located in Soquel, CA
A lovely mid-century Bavarian porcelain ginger jar with gold trim and gilt details by Hertel-Jacob Porzellan (German, 1906-1979). This large ginger jar is ornately decorated with a highly detailed romantic figurative landscape scene, in which three men depicted in gold enjoy an opulent picnic of wine, meat, and fruit under a tree, in front of a large medieval castle complete with a canon and canon balls. A gold leaf motif decorates the backside of the piece. The signature "Fuchs-Nadler" can be found within the picnic scene, underneath the tray of food and wine.
Stamped on bottom with mark "Hertel-Jacob Porzelan / Bavaria Germany", and the serial number 1266.
Measures 14"H x 7"D.
**Please note: The top of the lid has been re-attached and a hairline crack in the gold is visible (see photos).
Hertel-Jacob Porzelan History:
Porzellfabrik Jacob, Schödl & Co. (1906 until 1912)
The factory was founded in 1906 by the industrial Jacob together with his financial partner Schödl and its product range during the first years included giftware items, vases, storage canisters...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Biedermeier Porcelain
Materials
Gold Plate
Pair of Historical Porcelain Vases from the Italian Nicasio Collection
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Pair of Historical Porcelain Vases from the Italian Nicasio Collection.
Pair of splendid porcelain vases from the limited edition of the 3000 from the well-known Nicasio Catanese ...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Gold
Herend Porcelain Jewelry Dish
By Herend
Located in New York, NY
A very beautiful hand-painted octagonal porcelain jewelry dish vide-poche from luxury maker Herend, circa 20th century, Hungary. Dish is octagonal wi...
Category
Late 20th Century Hungarian Porcelain
Materials
Gold
European Porcelain Maker, Porcelain Figure, Seated Dachshund, 1930s / 40s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
European porcelain maker. Porcelain figure. Seated dachshund. 1930s / 40s.
Measures: 23 x 17 cm.
In excellent condition.
Stamped.
Category
1930s Unknown Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Hand Painted and Gilt Porcelain Cabinet Plate
Located in Dallas, TX
A beautifully hand painted and gilt porcelain cabinet plate. This is a reproduction of a depiction of Die Parzen (The Three Fates). Of the Imperial Viennese period. Likely made in Germany per the marking on the back. Acrylic stand not included.
The Three Fates is a Greek mythological story. In the story of Homer and the Fates...
Category
19th Century Antique Porcelain
Materials
Gold
Art Deco Tea or Coffee Cup in Terracotta, Black and Gold Porcelain by Wallendorf
By Wallendorf
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful porcelain Art Deco coffee or tea cup and saucer, Germany, circa 1960s. Design and colors include: white, terracotta, black and gold - with an elaborate bird design in a r...
Category
1960s German Art Deco Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Gold Leaf
Black Dragon, Six Contemporary Porcelain Bread Plates with Decorative Design
By Vito Nesta
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Black dragon pool is a collection of plates and vases inspired by the famous Chinese pond of the same name, located in the scenic Jade Spring Park. The de...
Category
2010s Italian Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Richard Ginori Italian Blue and White Porcelain Bowl with Handles
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Italian white and blue porcelain bowl by designer Richard Ginori, circa mid-20th century, Italy. Bowl with handles is white glazed Italian porcelain with blue flower design...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Porcelain
Materials
Gold
Fine 19th Century Italian Porcelain Parrot
By Capodimonte
Located in Norwood, NJ
Colorful and finely painted porcelain parrot in greens, yellows and blues, perched on realistic branch with leaves and berries. Bottom with crowned ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Rococo Style Hand Painted Ceramic Cachepot with Gilt Decoration, E.U., 20th C.
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage Rococo style hand painted and gilded ceramic cachepot - featuring floral panels to the front and back - gold gilt scrolls, flowers an...
Category
20th Century European Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Gold Leaf
Tapio Wirkaala "Porcelaine Noire" Dish Plate for Rosenthal Studio Linie, 1970s
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Vintage dish plate in black porcelain designed by Tapio Wirkkala for Rosenthal Studio Linie “Porcelaine Noire” serie with shiny and matte tone-on-tone dec...
Category
1970s German Post-Modern Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Garniture English Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Vases by Thomas Steel 19C
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptionally fine quality rare example of an early Bloor period Royal Crown Derby hand painted porcelain Garniture of generous proportions by Thomas Steel. First quarter of the N...
Category
19th Century English Regency Antique Porcelain
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Porcelain Jewelry Dish
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and well-made hand painted porcelain jewelry dish, in the Empire style, circa mid to late-20th century, Hungary. This octagonal dish vide-poche catchall has a beautiful h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Hungarian Empire Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century French Painted Porcelain Cache Pot with Snake Handles from Gien
By Gien
Located in Dallas, TX
This round and colorful antique planter was created in “Faïencerie de Gien," France, circa 1890. The large porcelain flower pot has intertwined snake handles, and features traditional Greek style motifs throughout. The sculptural, ceramic vase is decorated with hand painted traditional allegory motifs, including the Horn of plenty and lambrequin mantling decor. The elegant porcelain piece is in excellent condition with rich painted colors in the blue, white and yellow palette inside and out. Stamped Gien France underfoot for further authentication.
The Faïencerie de Gien is a ceramic factory in the Loire Valley, founded in 1821 by Thomas Edme Hulm. Amongst the many faience manufacturers in the 19th century, the reputation of Gien is equal to those of the factories of Creil, Longwy or Sarreguemines. Gien further developed the technique of emaux cloisonné...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Large Lomonosov 22K Gold, Cobalt Decor Porcelain Vase, USSR - 2 available
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Russian white porcelain vase manufactured in the 1950s by the Lomonosov Porcelain Factory (founded in 1744). Soft shaped organic Mid-Century Modern vase decorated by hand with large mineral...
Category
Mid-20th Century Russian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Gold
Piero Fornasetti Tema E Variazioni Porcelain Plate #78
By Fornasetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Piero Fornasetti "Tema e Variazioni" porcelain plate depicting the face of the famous opera singer Lina Cavalieri, no.78 / made in Milano Italy circa 1960.
Original mark on t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
10 Antique Mintons Porcelain Raised Gold Aesthetic Movement Luncheon Plates
By Minton
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A set of 10 richly gilt porcelain luncheon or dessert plates.
By Mintons.
In an Aesthetic Movement numbered pattern with raised gold and gold jeweling throughout.
Each marked to t...
Category
Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Royal Crown Derby Bird of Paradise Teacup and Saucer in Olde Avesbury Pattern
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Tea time has never been so glam. This Royal Crown Derby teacup and saucer are a fabulous way to add a hint of chintz to a table setting. In the Olde Avesbury...
Category
20th Century English Baroque Revival Porcelain
Materials
Gold
1890 Limoges Porcelain Wild Birds Set for 12 People
By Limoges, E. Bourgeois
Located in Paris, FR
Very unusual with a deep blue sky in the background and wonderful colors, this antique Limoges set for 12 people is made with the finest quality Li...
Category
Late 19th Century French Aesthetic Movement Antique Porcelain
Materials
Gold
Pair 18th C. Chinese Imari Porcelain & French Ormolu Mounted Covered Cachepots
Located in New York, NY
A Magnificent and Rare Pair of 18th Century Chinese Imari Porcelain and Louis XVI Period French Ormolu Mounted Covered Cachepots. Chinese imari porce...
Category
1780s French Louis XVI Antique Porcelain
Materials
Bronze
Large Sèvres-style Porcelain Charger
Located in Norwood, NJ
This large French porcelain charger, in the Sèvres style, is intricately painted with a period courtyard scene, set in the yard of a house with family gat...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Contemporary Salad Bowl Gold Hand Painted Porcelain Tableware
Located in Roma, RM
Handcrafted in Italy from the finest porcelain, this Berry Craquelé Edge salad bowl has an original golden crackled rim emphasizing the blue yellow and green decor...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Early 20th C. English Foilate Oval Form Plate with Classic Greco Roman Wrestlers
Located in San Francisco, CA
Early 20th century english foilate oval form platter w/ Classic Greco Roman Wrestlers.Gold gilt on the rim with an intricate transferrer border. Black ground with white figure drawn ...
Category
Early 20th Century English Greco Roman Porcelain
Materials
Gold Leaf
Antique 18th Century Worcester Porcelain Black Chinoiserie Bowl or Basin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique English porcelain bowl or basin.
Attributed to Worcester.
Decorated throughout with grey and black floral Chinoserie decoration with gilt highlights.
With a ...
Category
18th Century English George III Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Lebanon, Six Contemporary Porcelain Dinner Plates with Decorative Design
By Vito Nesta
Located in Milano, Lombardia
A striking collection of six designs that will enrich both a Classic and a modern home with the unique combination of vintage images and strikingly warm...
Category
2010s Italian Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Arrigo Finzi Lidded Pot in Porcelain and Oro Zecchino
By Arrigo Finzi
Located in Hanover, MA
A stunning 1940 Italian white porcelain lidded pot finely decorated with Zodiac figures from classical antiquity in 24k "Oro Zecchino" by Arrigo Finzi.
Gilt ceramic lid.
Signed Finzi Oro Zecchino Made in Italy on underside of potiche and Hutschenreuther on underside of cover.
Finzi often hand painted his designs on Hutschenreuther and Heinrich blanks.
Arrigo Finzi was the only Italian silversmith to be selected to participate in the exhibition "Italy at work, her renaissance in design today", promoted by the CNA (Compagnia Nazionale Artigiana) and hosted by 12 important American museums from 1950-1952 to present the best of the decorative arts produced in Italy since the end of the war. For years now, his production has also extended to porcelain decorated in pure gold. In 1952 he opens a store of two floors in Via Manzoni 17 in Milan and in 1954 he creates Finzi Arte, with the collaboration of his daughter Olga Finzi...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Gold Leaf
Porcelain Compote Pierced Basket Bowl w/Lion Paw Feet Regency Empire Style
By Vista Alegre
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful oblong white and gold pierced 'Paris Porcelain' style porcelain compote basket bowl with lion paw feet in the Regency / Empire st...
Category
Mid-20th Century Portuguese Regency Porcelain
Materials
Gold
Vintage Herend Tea Pot with Floral and Gold Details
By Herend
Located in Naples, FL
Traditional Herend botanical design grace this tea pot with its stylized “branch” spout and “vine” handle; the lid is topped by a coral colored rose; subtle swirl texture; a graceful...
Category
Mid-20th Century Hungarian Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Antique and Vintage Porcelain Dinner Plates, Platters and Serveware for Sale
Today you’re likely to bring out your antique and vintage porcelain in order to dress up your dining table for a special meal.
Porcelain, a durable and nonporous kind of pottery made from clay and stone, was first made in China and spread across the world owing to the trade routes to the Far East established by Dutch and Portuguese merchants. Given its origin, English speakers called porcelain “fine china,” an expression you still might hear today. "Fine" indeed — for over a thousand years, it has been a highly sought-after material.
Meissen Porcelain, one of the first factories to create real porcelain outside Asia, popularized figurine centerpieces during the 18th century in Germany, while works by Capodimonte, a porcelain factory in Italy, are synonymous with flowers and notoriously hard to come by. Modern porcelain houses such as Maison Fragile of Limoges, France — long a hub of private porcelain manufacturing — keep the city’s long tradition alive while collaborating with venturesome contemporary artists such as illustrator Jean-Michel Tixier.
Porcelain is not totally clumsy-guest-proof, but it is surprisingly durable and easy to clean. Its low permeability and hardness have rendered porcelain wares a staple in kitchens and dining rooms as well as a common material for bathroom sinks and dental veneers. While it is tempting to store your porcelain behind closed glass cabinet doors and reserve it only for display, your porcelain dinner plates and serving platters can safely weather the “dangers” of the dining room and be used during meals.
Add different textures and colors to your table with dinner plates and pitchers of ceramic and silver or a porcelain lidded tureen, a serving dish with side handles that is often used for soups. Although porcelain and ceramic are both made in a kiln, porcelain is made with more refined clay and is stronger than ceramic because it is denser.
On 1stDibs, browse an expansive collection of antique and vintage porcelain made in a variety of styles, including Regency, Scandinavian modern and other examples produced during the mid-century era, plus Rococo, which found its inspiration in nature and saw potters crafting animal figurines and integrating organic motifs such as floral patterns in their work.
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