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Porcelain For Sale
Item type: Antique and Vintage
Color:  Brown
A Fine Berlin K.P.M Plaque of a Blonde Beauty
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine Berlin K.P.M Plaque of a Blonde Beauty Period: 19th Century Origin: Germany Framed Height: 19″ (48cm) Width: 17″ (43cm) Plaque Height: 10.5″ (26.6cm) Width: ...
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19th Century German Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

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 Porcelain

Materials

Opaline Glass

Unique Gerd Bøgelund/Bogelund for Royal Copenhagen Bowl in Rice Porcelain
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Unique Gerd Bøgelund/Bogelund for Royal Copenhagen bowl in rice porcelain. Signed in monogram. Measures 20 x 12 cm. In perfect condition. 1st. factor...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Porcelain

Rare Dahl Jensen, Denmark, Dancer 1208 Oriental Figure Sumatra Dancer
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Rare Dahl Jensen, Denmark, dancer 1208. Oriental figure Sumatra dancer, Dahl Jensen 1208. Denmark, 1930s-1940s. Measures: Height 30.5 cm. 1. Factory quality In perfect co...
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1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Porcelain

Large Austrian Antique Royal Vienna Iridescent Painted Vase
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine & Large Austrian Antique Royal Vienna Iridescent Painted Vase. The front finely painted with two maidens bathing next to a river. The rear ...
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

"Zephyrus and Flora, " Rare and Striking Art Deco Sculpture by Williams
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brilliantly conceived as two nude figures rising out of a bed of cumulus clouds, this sculpture depicts Zephyrus and Flora, Greek gods and lovers. The warm westerly wind of Zephyrus ...
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

19th Century Naples/Capo di Monte Boxed Tea or Coffee Service
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This incredible early 19th century porcelain tea and coffee service with six matching cups and saucers is still in the original fitted wooden box. Each piece is individually hand-pai...
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19th Century Italian Antique Porcelain

Materials

Paste, Porcelain

An Unique French Sevres Style Hand Painted Porcelain Lidded Vase
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An Unique French Sevres Style Hand Painted Porcelain Lidded Vase Circa 1890 Origin: France Height: 30″ Width: 11″ Depth: 11" Sty...
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19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of 19th Century French Gilt Bronze-Mounted Turquoise Ground Painted Vases
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Pair of 19th Century French Gilt Bronze Mounted Turquoise Ground Painted Vases with Lids Circa 1880 Origin: France Height: 11" Width: 7" Depth: 6" Style: Louis XV ...
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19th Century French Antique Porcelain

Unusual Pair of Yellow Ground Antique Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Vases
Located in New York, NY
A very unusual pair of antique English Royal Crown Derby porcelain, yellow ground covered potpourri vases, finely painted with multicolored 24-karat gold and enamel. Each finely sign...
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19th Century English Napoleon III Antique Porcelain

Pair of Chamberlain Worcester Covered Entree Dishes, circa 1820
Located in New York, NY
Pair of English porcelain covered entree dishes, Chamberlain Worcester, circa 1820.
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Early 19th Century English Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Important Empire Grand Centerpiece
Located in New Orleans, LA
Three-piece neoclassical Paris porcelain surtout de table.
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19th Century French Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Three Piece Sèvres Style Clock Set
Located in New York, NY
Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Three Piece Cobalt Blue Sèvres Style Clock Set Comprising: a round clock with a final with two birds; a pair of five-light candleabra with s...
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19th Century French Antique Porcelain

Materials

Bronze

Meissen Rare Pair of Antique Candlesticks in High Quality
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Meissen, pair of antique candlesticks. Rare candlesticks in high quality. Measures: 31 cm. high. In good condition, factory first quality.
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20th Century German Rococo Porcelain

12 Cauldon B W & M Hand-Painted Botanical Dessert Plates Artist Signed
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This set of 12 Cauldon/Brown Westhead and Moore dessert plates are decorated with the most elaborate and finely hand-painted botanical motifs. The cobalt blue ground frames the centr...
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Early 1900s English Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Large, Two-Handled Art Deco Urn with Stylized Leaves, Deep Orange, 1930
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A marvelous and important example of William Hentschel's artistry at the famed Rookwood Pottery in Cincinnati, this large, two-handled urn depicts stylized leaf forms in a dark brown...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Porcelain

Materials

Ceramic

1800s Carved French Sèvres Porcelain Gilt Bronze Pedestal Hand-Painted
Located in New York, NY
1800s French Sèvres Porcelain pedestal with gilt bronze mountings and beautifully carved capital. This is hand-painted with a scene of a lady...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Porcelain

Materials

Onyx, Bronze

A Very Fine 19th Century Austrian Royal Vienna Lidded Vase
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine 19th Century Austrian Royal Vienna Lidded Vase Titled: "Verschnrindene Illusionen" Circa 1870 Origin: Austria Height: ...
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19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Porcelain

Belgian Arts & Crafts Hublet Beige Porcelain Vase
By S. Hublet
Located in New York, NY
Belgian Arts & Crafts glazed beige porcelain vase with cover having an open black finial and trimmed with black decoration and various heads (signed: S HUBLET, marked 213D)
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19th Century Belgian Arts and Crafts Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Dresden Vases
Located in Hudson, NY
A very decorative pair of gilded porcelain vases manufactured by Dresden in the early part of this century to simulate fine Old Paris vases. The scenic painting different on all four...
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20th Century German Porcelain

Materials

Paint, Porcelain

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 Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of "Old Paris" Porcelain Hand-Painted Fruit Coolers
Located in Great Barrington, MA
A wonderful matched pair of porcelain fruit or ice cream coolers with all original top and inserts. Decorated with hand-painted detailed floral subjec...
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19th Century French Antique Porcelain

Materials

Paste, 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 Porcelain

Materials

Paint, Porcelain

Vienna Porcelain Cabinet Charger
Located in Montreal, QC
Vienna porcelain hand-painted circular charger portraying Mary, Queen of Scots being told of her impending execution, within a rectangular gilt beaded frame and dark green ground sur...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Porcelain

Materials

Ceramic

19th Century Ashworth Polychrome Huge Dinner Service "Aesthetic Movement" 1880's
Located in Great Barrington, MA
An extensive and creatively decorated, hand painted Ironstone dinner service with "Chinoiserie" enamel decoration, highlighted in gold. This s...
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19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Porcelain

Materials

Ironstone, Porcelain

Spectacular Set of 12 Cauldon Hand-Painted Service Presentation Plates
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This set of 12 Cauldon service/presentation plates exemplify the best of English decoration. The border is molded in relief and completely hand-painted in the finest detail. Each pla...
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Early 20th Century English Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

"Nude with Dove, " Rare Art Deco Bowl by Nylund for Rorstrand
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Before he became known for his organic forms and gorgeous glazes for the famous Rorstrand ceramic works in Sweden, Gunnar Nylund designed a line of very fine Art Deco pieces in what ...
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1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Porcelain

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 Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Minton Neoclassical Figural Candlesticks with Parian Faces
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This is pair of museum-quality Minton hard paste porcelain candlesticks with hand painted cobalt enamel embellishment. The raised portions are gilded with both bright gold and "Flore...
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19th Century English Antique Porcelain

Materials

Enamel

Minton Secessionist Art Nouveau Porcelain Garden Seat
Located in Great Barrington, MA
A rare and fabulous Minton garden seat that can be used as a seat, a table base (add a glass top?) or a side table. Very bright earth-tones with add...
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20th Century English Porcelain

Pair of Royal Worcester Urns
Located in Hudson, NY
A striking pair of Royal Worcester urns. The body of the urns are deep blue with gilt decoration with gilt handles, rims and base. The reserve on the front has finely painted flowers while the reserve on the reverse has matte and burnished gilt trophies.
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19th Century English Antique Porcelain

Materials

Paste, Porcelain

Old Paris Garrniture Set
Located in Hudson, NY
This very finely painted set of Old Paris vases is perfect to decorate a mantel or large server. The painting all by the same hand is done in the chinoiserie style and of the best qu...
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19th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Herend Hungary Porcelain Small Cache Pot Gold Trim, Claw Footed
Located in Bochum, NRW
Herend Hungary hand painted porcelain, footed claw design small cachepot / vase in raspberry color "Chinese Bouquet" pattern, enhanced with gilt accent....
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Mid-20th Century Hungarian Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Santsuma Tea Service Set
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Tea service Santsuma set Japanese game Immortals Style (Dragon Ware) Hand painted Japanese Origin Circa 1900 porcelain material Very good condition (...
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Early 1900s Japanese Neoclassical Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Rare Bing & Grondahl, Otter with Fish, Denmark, circa 1960s
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A Danish porcelain figurine of an otter with fish by Bing and Grondahl, model number 1969. Niels Nielsen, marked with the Bing & Grondahl...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Pretty Cup and Saucer in Cobalt Blue and Gold Limoges Porcelain, circa 1950
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Elegant cup and saucer in cobalt blue and gold Limoges porcelain. Limoges porcelain by André Prévot, decorative manufacturer from 1952 to 1963. Stamped Limoges France AP. The cup ...
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1950s French Vintage Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Viennese Imperial Porcelain Picture Plate Plate Château Predigtstuhl Vienna 1813
Located in Vienna, AT
Porcelain plate decorated with fine veduta painting: In the mirror an octagonal picture panel in front of a golden background with a border of leafy vines painted in matt gold and f...
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1810s Austrian Classical Greek Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Royal Limoges Taittinger Champagne Ashtray
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Beautiful porcelain ashtray, made for Taittinger Champagne by Royal Limoges, France. Royal Limoges was founded in 1797, and is the oldest porcelain factory still in operation. The ashtray features an image of Count Thibaud IV de Champagne, King of Navarre, whose memory lives on through his seal on one of Maison Taittinger's most prestigious bottles: The Comtes de Champagne cuvee.
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1970s French Other Vintage Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

French 19th Century Pair of Framed Porcelain Plaques
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A French 19th Century hand painted polychromed Pair of Porcelain Plaques One Representing two Putti in the clouds, among one is hitting the Arrow of Love After the painting by Adolphe-William Bouguereau...
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1870s French Napoleon III Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain, Giltwood

Barr Flight & Barr Teacup Trio, Maroon and Gilt Neoclassical ca 1812
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful true trio made by Barr, Flight & Barr, consisting of a teacup, a coffee can and a saucer. The set has a deep maroon ground and a very gracious gilt neoclassical band around the rims. In the early 19th Century cups and saucers...
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1810s English Regency Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Pair Old Imari Candlesticks by Royal Crown Derby England, Figural Dolphin Bases
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A classic pattern by one of England's re known factories, Royal Crown Derby. This is their "Old Imari" pattern featuring cobalt blue, red and lavishly gilded...
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1980s British Vintage Porcelain

Materials

Enamel

Wien, Austria. Colossal Porcelain Decorative Vase with Classicist Motifs
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Wien, Austria. Colossal porcelain decorative vase with hand-painted classicist motifs and gold decoration. Handles are modelled as mythological creatures. Ca. 1900. Measures: 52 x...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Derby Porcelain Kidney Dish, Red, Named Botanical Attr. John Brewer, 1795-1800
By John Brewer, Crown Derby
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning kidney shaped dish made by Derby between about 1795 and 1800 in the Regency era. The painting in the centre is attributed to the famous painter John Brewer. The...
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1790s English George III Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Amphora, Czechoslovakia, Large Hand-Painted Porcelain Figure of Bear, 1930/40's
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Amphora, Czechoslovakia. Large hand-painted porcelain figure of a bear. 1930/40's. Measures: 31 x 21 cm. In excellent condition. Stamped.
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1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Royal Vienna Pair of Splendour Plates with Bacchant Scenes, circa 1880
Located in Vienna, AT
Two large, splendid porcelain plates with elaborate painting: cobalt blue flag with dense, scattered flower painting in gold, delimited by Fine and wider gold rims, collar in pink wi...
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1880s Austrian Classical Greek Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Grainger and Company Worcester Elaborately Reticulated Vase with Gilded Accents
Located in Boston, MA
Look at the exquisite intricate openwork on this Grainger and Company Worcester vase or ewer. The reticulation on this vase is masterfully executed by an expert. This vase would be a wonderful addition to any English porcelain collection...
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1890s English Belle Époque Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Rose Mandarin Shrimp Dish with Elaborate Enameled Gilded Handle, c. 1820
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Chinese Export Porcelain Rose Mandarin Shell-Form Shrimp Dish, also known as a nappie or dessert dish, circa 1820, the shaped bowl with vividly enameled glazes and detailed gilding, ...
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1820s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Important Meissen Porcelain Groups of Caparisoned Elephants and Soldiers
Located in New York, NY
An important pair of Meissen Porcelain Groups depicting "Alexander The Great Concurring India". Modeled with Alexander the great's three warriors/soldiers riding on caparisoned eleph...
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1880s German Rococo Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Rare Royal Copenhagen Marmot Number, 1096
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Rare Royal Copenhagen marmot number 1096. Perfect condition, 1st. factory quality. Rarely seen figurine. Measures 21 cm.
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20th Century Danish Porcelain

Sèvres Porcelain Louis XVI Lyre Mantel Clock by Kinable, Dial by Dubuisson
Located in Paris, FR
Dieudonné Kinable Enamel Dial Attributed to Dubuisson (1731-1815) Exceptional Porcelain Lyre Mantel Clock from the Royal Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory Paris, late Louis XVI period, circa 1785-1790 Height 62 cm; width 26 cm; depth 16 cm The round enamel dial, signed “Kinable”, indicates the hours in Roman numerals, the fifteen-minute intervals in Arabic numerals, the annual calendar and the signs of the Zodiac, by means of four hands, two of which are made of pierced gilt bronze, the two others in blued steel. The magnificent lyre-shaped case is made of “bleu nouveau” Sèvres porcelain and finely chased and gilt bronze. The bezel is made up of a gilt bronze twisted rope; the pendulum is adorned with brilliant-cut paste stones; the body of the lyre is adorned with gilt bronze beading and with laurel leaf and seed motifs, with two rosettes issuing floral and foliate swags. The clock is surmounted by a mask with radiating sunrays. The spreading foot is decorated with beading and twisted rope motifs and a leafy garland. The en-suite decorated oval base is raised upon four flattened ball feet. The Royal Sèvres Porcelain Factory produced the lyre clock model as of 1785. Four colours were offered: turquoise, green, pink and bleu nouveau. These exceptional clocks were made for the connoisseurs of the time. Louis XVI had a similar clock in his Salon des jeux in Versailles; its dial bore the signature of the clockmaker Courieult (this is almost certainly the example illustrated in P. Verlet, Les bronzes dorés français du XVIIIe siècle, Paris, 1999, p. 41). Kinable, however, was the clockmaker who purchased the greatest number of lyre cases from the factory, and he developed the model in the late 18th century. Among the porcelain lyre clocks signed by this brilliant horologer, one example is in the Victoria & Albert Museum in London (illustrated in H. Ottomeyer and P. Pröschel, Vergoldete Bronzen, Band I, Munich, 1986, p. 252, fig. 4.6.26). A second such clock is in the Royal British Collection (see C. Jagger, Royal Clocks, The British Monarchy & its Timekeepers 1300-1900, 1983, p. 130, fig. 176). Bibliography: M. Gay and A. Lemaire, “Les pendules lyre”, in Bulletin de l’Association nationale des Collectionneurs et Amateurs d’Horlogerie ancienne, Winter 1993, n° 68, p. 5-40. Dieudonné Kinable (active circa 1785-1810) One of the most important Parisian clockmakers of the late 18th century. His shop was located at n° 131 Palais Royal. He purchased a great number of lyre-type porcelain clock cases...
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1780s French Louis XVI Antique Porcelain

Materials

Bronze

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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