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Porcelain For Sale
Item type: Antique and Vintage
Color: Brown
Coalport John Rose Pearlware Dessert Service, Orange with Silver Vines, ca 1800
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning and extremely rare dessert service made by John Rose at Coalport probably around the year 1800, shortly after Rose bought up the Caughley factory. It consists of a large centre piece comport, one sauce tureen with cover, two oval dishes, two square dishes, two shell dishes, and eight plates. The service is beautifully decorated in the Neoclassical style.
Coalport was one of the leading potters in 19th and 20th Century Staffordshire. They worked alongside other great potters such as Spode, Davenport and Minton, and came out with many innovative designs. When we say "Coalport" we usually think of the one Coalport factory that became famous, but in its beginning years there were two factories, one run by John Rose and the other by his brother Thomas Rose. Thomas Rose went into partnership with Robert Anstice and Robert Horton and they were located directly opposite John Rose, across the canal. John Rose had bought up the local Caughley factory in 1799. The brothers' factories had much in common with each other and they shared many different shapes and patterns. Ultimately, the John Rose factory proved more profitable and John Rose bought Thomas' factory in 1814, making it the one Coalport factory that became so famous. Many of the Coalport items, of either factory, are now collectors' items.
This service is made of pearlware, which leads us to believe that it might have been made at the old Caughley premises, which had kilns for pearlware - the later Coalport items are not known to be made of pearlware but the shape of the dishes and the sauce comport are clearly a Coalport shape.
All items have a beautiful deep orange ground - they were done in different firings as the colour is not entirely consistent, which makes the service very charming. The rims are set off with a beautiful vine pattern in silver, which makes the service even more rare as this was not done often.
The items are unmarked, as is usual for that era, except the odd "B", which is probably the gilder's tally mark.
CONDITION REPORT The service is in good usable condition with some minor flaws: there is some crazing and wear throughout, which is to be expected of pearlware of this era. The centre piece comport has a slight crack through the side, which is not very visible. One of the plates has a chip on the front of the rim as well as three lines coming off the rim; one has a chip on the underside of the rim; and one has a line coming off the rim. Neither of these stand out and the plates are entirely stable.
Antique British china...
Category
Early 1800s British Neoclassical Antique Porcelain
Materials
Pearlware
19th Century Meissen Hand Painted Cup and Saucer
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Diminutive whimsical 19th century Meissen cup and saucer. The purple trim with gilt decoration with birds and insects. The saucer is 5 inches in...
Category
19th Century German Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Pair French Bleu Celeste Sevres Urns 19th C
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique pair of French Sevres style porcelain and ormolu mounted twin handled urns, in the Louis XV manner, Circa 1870 in date.
The bleu celeste...
Category
1870s French Antique Porcelain
Materials
Ormolu
French Art Nouveau Enameled Glass Trinket or Jewelry Box by Legras
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful hand decorated, Art Nouveau enameled glass trinket, or jewelry box. This is a gorgeous piece by Legras, makes a lovely gift to oneself or others.
Measures: 4 1/8" Diameter x 3 1/4" Height
Legras Art Glass...
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Porcelain
Materials
Alabaster
Antique Derby English Porcelain Figure of Children in a Garden
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique English porcelain figurine.
By the Derby Porcelain Works.
With 3 children in a garden accompanied by a lamb and a cat.
The boy is reclining against a tall flowery plant and holding a pipe or scoop in his hand.
Simply a great antique Derby figurine...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Porcelain Group 'Europe on the Bull', by J.F. Eberlein, circa 1860
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent large meissen figurine group around 1860:
Beautiful, youthful Europe, the primordial mother of the continent, with her hair tied back and adorned with flowers, sits sideways on the strong, white bull, which is actually the transformed father of the god Zeus, who kidnaps the young woman. She is covered only with a large floor-length cloth with golden stars. With her right hand she holds on to one of the animal's horns,
with her left hand she grasps its neck, a flower garland adorns the animal's head, two nymphs wrapped in shawls kneel at Europe's feet and offer flowers from a basket.
The group is based on an oval base with rocaille decoration heightened in gold.
Design:
Johann Friedrich Eberlein (1695 - 1749) From 1735 sculptor and modeller at the Meissen porcelain factory. Eberlein worked with Johann Friedrich Eberlein (1706 - 1775) - a modeller at the Meissen manufactory since 1731: Together with J. J. KÄNDLER and Johann Gottlieb Ehder, he created the swan service with more than 2,200 individual items between 1737 and 1742. Eberlein's own creations show classical deities on opulent baroque...
Category
Mid-19th Century German Rococo Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
New Hall Tea Service for Six, Elephant Pattern 876, Regency ca 1810
By New Hall
Located in London, GB
This is spectacular full tea service for six made by New Hall around the year 1810. The service consists of a teapot with cover, a sucrier with cover, a milk jug, six trios each consisting of a teacup, a coffee can and a saucer, a cake plate (saucer dish) and a slop bowl. The set is decorated in the super-charming and popular but very rare Elephant pattern...
Category
1810s English Regency Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Signed Royal Vienna Porcelain Portrait Cabinet Plate with Platinum & Raised Gold
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine, signed Art Nouveau porcelain cabinet plate.
By Royal Vienna.
Signed Wagner to the lower right.
With a hand painted depiction of Ruth to the center surrounded by a blue & green border richly decorated with platinum, raised gold, & rich gilding.
Marked to the reverse with a blue underglaze Royal Vienna beehive...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Royal Worcester pot pourri. Roses. F.Harper, c. 1919.
Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire
Royal Worcester porcelain pot pourri and cover, F. Harper, dated 1919. The globular pot pourri moulded with scroll work, framing a pierced gallery, and having twin gilt scroll handle...
Category
1910s English Victorian Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Paul Wunderlich for Rosenthal, Mythos Coffee Cup and Mocha Cup with Saucers
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Paul Wunderlich for Rosenthal. Mythos coffee cup and mocha cup with saucers.
1980s / 90s.
The coffee cup measures: 9.5 x 8.2 cm.
Saucer diameter: 15 cm.
In excellent condition.
...
Category
1980s German Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Antique German Helena Wolfson Dresden Three Handle Loving Cup Vase Urn 19thCent
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptionally fine quality hand painted Dresden stoneware three handle loving cup of traditional circular flared outline and generous size. Last half of the nineteenth century.
With three hand painted classical scenes of Ladies in landscape in Eighteenth century dress, separated by three large lavish gilded handles. This wonderful piece is supported by three gilded claw feet.
*In our opinion and the quality of painted decoration these pieces were decorated by Dresden studio of Helena Wolfson...
Category
Late 19th Century German Early Victorian Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
19thc Royal Crown Derby Demitasse Service for Eight Chinoiserie Imari Pattern
Located in Savannah, GA
19th century Royal Crown Derby demitasse service, Imari pattern #198, in classical Japanese chinoiserie taste having a beautiful painted Imari palett...
Category
1880s English Chinoiserie Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Dog Group Pug with Puppy and Bells by J.J. Kaendler Germany, circa 1850
Located in Vienna, AT
Lovingly designed group of animals:
Sitting female pug with jingle collar, looking attentively to the right, between her legs a small puppy looking out.
Designer:
Johann Joachim...
Category
1850s German Rococo Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Large Pair of Berlin KPM Porcelain Campana Form Twin Handle Urns
Located in Gardena, CA
A large pair of campana form vases with twin handles and heavily gilt with hand painted floral vases on each side. Berlin mark to undersides
Additional Information:
Type: Urns
Di...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Herend Porcelain Roses
By Herend
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful Herend porcelain salmon orange roses with green leaves and vine/stem decorative object, 2001, Hungary. Marker's mark on underside as shown in last image. Dimensions: 6" x...
Category
20th Century Hungarian Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Post-Modern Espresso Set by Frauke V. Jaruntowski for Rosenthal Studio-Line
By Rosenthal
Located in San Diego, CA
Post-Modern espresso cup and saucer set by Frauke V. Jaruntowski for Rosenthal Studio-Line, circa 1980s. This wonderful set is in great vintage condition with no chips or cracks, is...
Category
Late 20th Century German Post-Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Silvita Gallienne for Puirforcat St. Petersbourg Porcelain Dish Set
By Puiforcat
Located in Vienna, AT
In this listing you will find a beautiful set of dishes by French Manufacturer and silver smith Puiforcat. It consists of a flat cup, saucer and a dessert plate made from the finest ...
Category
Late 20th Century French Art Deco Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of 19th Century Sevres Porcelain Vases
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of 19th century 'Sevres' porcelain hand-painted classical vases, depicting romantic scenes to the panels, set in a dark blue background with gilded decoration and...
Category
19th Century French Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
4 Old or Antique Signed Kakufuku Japanese Kaikemon Imari Porcelain Rice Bowls
By Sakaida Kakiemon Xii
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine set of 4 Japanese Imari porcelain bowls
Each decorated throughout with kaikemon blue, red, and green natural scenes and extensive gilding.
Marked to the base with a blue underglaze maker's mark for Kakufuku.
Simply a fine set of Japanese rice bowls...
Category
20th Century Japanese Meiji Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Tête-à-tête tea service Wedgwood
By Wedgwood
Located in Delft, NL
Tête-à-tête tea service by Wedgwood
A Black on yellow cane Jasperware wedgwood stoneware with black lines and scene of Putti
A serving tea set with a serving plate, 2 plates, a tea...
Category
20th Century Hungarian Porcelain
Materials
Stoneware
Vase and Egg in Chinese Porcelain
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful Chinese porcelain set in Chinese art from the early 1900s.
The set consists of a porcelain vase and egg and are beautifully hand painted, depi...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Worcester chestnut basket, James Giles decoration, c. 1770.
Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire
A fine and rare Worcester porcelain chestnut basket, c. 1770. Hand painted in the London workshop of James Giles, with a a spray of flowers, within an elaborate gilt scroll and flowe...
Category
1770s English Georgian Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Coalport Antique Saucer
Located in Tampa, FL
A circa 1810s Coalport saucer. Provenance is from one of Atlantas prestigious antique shops, called Jane Marsden.
Category
1810s English Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Painted Porcelain Plaque Depicting an Orientalist Beauty, Signed Vienna
Located in New York, NY
A very large and magnificent antique painted porcelain plaque depicting an orientalist beauty dressed in silk, jewelry, pearls, and 24-karat raised gold and enamel, signed Vienna. Th...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Chinoiserie Antique Porcelain
Materials
Enamel
Coalport Saucer
Located in Tampa, FL
A circa 1815 Coalport saucer. You can see the information in the back it is a very prestigious antique shop in Atlanta called Jane Marsden.
Category
1810s English Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Louis XVI Style Chinese-Export Ormolu Mounted Famille Rose Porcelain Vases
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine pair of Louis XVI style chinoiserie gilt-bronze mounted Chinese export famille rose porcelain vases. The ovoid hand painted porcelain body with dual scenes of a sword presenta...
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Porcelain
Materials
Ormolu
Chinese Ceramic Plate, 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Chinese ceramic plate, China 19th century, probably realized in the reign of Guangxu during the Qing Dynasty.
Floral motifs on yellow, with ch...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Porcelain
Materials
Ceramic
Large Japanese Imari Charger, Bowl or Platter
Located in Miami, FL
A fine Japanese Imari charger, platter or bowl. This wonderfully hand crafted decorative item is in the very good vintage condition. With an ove...
Category
20th Century Japanese Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Antique French Sevres Oval Porcelain Dish, Late 18th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an important decorative antique French Sevres oval porcelain dish, the rear with underglaze blue interlaced LL factory Sevres mark, late 18th centu...
Category
1790s French Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Beautiful Late 19th Century Royal Vienna Porcelain Vase Depicting Apollo
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful late 19th century Royal Vienna porcelain vase and cover depicting Apollo
The greenish vase with painted with figures of Apollo surrounded by many of his followers, raise...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Meissen Porcelain: Empress Catherine ii of Russia's Favorite Dog
Located in New York, NY
A 19th century Meissen Porcelain Model Of Empress Catherine II Of Russia's Favorite Dog (Russisches Windspiel). This delightful 19th-century Meissen porcelain model depicts Empress C...
Category
1860s German Louis XVI Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century English Staffordshire Equestrian Fox Stirrup Cup
Located in Pearland, TX
A fine 19th century English Staffordshire fox hunting stirrup cup. This charming stirrup cup is in the form of a fox head and hand painted with beaut...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Austrian Art Nouveau Porcelain Pink and Gold Dish
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful Austrian Art Nouveau porcelain pink and gold oblong dish, circa early 20th century, Austria. Piece has hand painted design of flowers and leaves at center and on sides, f...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
H. Bequet Quaregnon Porcelain Vase, Celadon
Located in Miami, FL
A celadon colored porcelain floral motif vase, by H. Bequet Quaregnon, Belgium, c. 1940. This decorative vase would look great displayed in an array of interior styes.
The celadon and gold trimmed...
Category
20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Canton Famille Rose Mandarin Pattern Charger, Qing Dynasty, ca. 1890
Located in Banner Elk, NC
A Canton Famille Rose 12.75-inch charger, the polychrome enameled surface depicting an active palace scene with a distinguished warrior and attendants being presented to the Emporer, the border with an arrangement of butterflies, flowers, and fruit on a gilded ground with four floral reserves with an alternating butterfly and bird (illustrated in J. Feller, p. 42, #2).*
Book references
Dr. John Quentin Feller, Chinese Export Porcelain in the 19th century: The Canton Famille Rose Porcelains. Salem...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Framed Biscuit Porcelain Jasperware Relief Cameo with Three Women
Located in Dallas, TX
A framed biscuit porcelain Jasperware relief cameo with three women dancing and picking flowers. Likely an 18th / 19th century German wedgwood-like jasperware piece. This piece is fr...
Category
18th Century German Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain, Velvet, Wood
Bookends Sign France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Sign: Aladin, made in France
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal.
Pushing th...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
1990s, Iconic Porcelain Medusa Vase Designed by Gianni Versace for Rosenthal
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A red and gold porcelain vase designed by Gianni Versace and manufactured by Rosenthal in the Nineties. It's in perfect conditions, probably never used. The Medusa it's always used by Gianni Versace and also now it's often present in Versace collections. The Medusa was one of the 3 Gorgons...
Category
Late 20th Century German Neoclassical Revival Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Hand-Painted Porcelain Plaques of Floral Still-Life Paintings
Located in New York, NY
A fine pair of hand-painted porcelain plaques of floral still-life paintings with original giltwood frames. These beautiful floral still-life paintings have been hand-painted on porc...
Category
1870s German Louis XVI Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain, Giltwood
Pair of French 19th C.Empire Period Old Paris Porcelain Swan Handle Vases
Located in New York, NY
A fine pair of French 19th century Empire Period Old Paris porcelain swan handle vases. Each is beautifully hand-painted with a green colored ground and further adorned with 24K gold-painted accents around the neck, handles, and bases. The vases are of a slender amphora form with git swan handles and two-tone matte and shiny 24K gold decoration throughout. Each vases body is hand-painted with landscape decoration which depicts a beautiful outdoor gazebo...
Category
1820s French Empire Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Antique Royal Doulton Vases
Located in Suffolk, GB
Pair of antique Royal Doulton vases having a shaped slender neck and a round foot, the bodies with white gold and blue enamel petals over t...
Category
Early 20th Century English Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Antique Sèvres Vases
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very fine quality pair of French ormolu-mounted jewelled Sèvres porcelain lidded vases. Having classical romantic scenes and landscapes set between the cobalt blue, the gilded ormo...
Category
19th Century French Antique Porcelain
Materials
Ormolu
Ancienne Manufacture Royale et Imperiale de Porcelaines Bronze Porcelain Tray
Located in Guaynabo, PR
An octagonal bronze mounted porcelain dresser tray. It is hand painted with a bouquet of flowers & foliage in its center against a white background. The gilded borderline of the tray...
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Revival Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Gianni Versace "le Voyage de Marco Polo" for Rosenthal
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Gianni Versace "le Voyage de Marco Polo" for Rosenthal.
Gianni Versace for Rosenthal. "Le voyage de Marco Polo" porcelain plate with gold decoration, bright colors in red, green and blue with camels, Chinese temple in the center and peacock motif around.
Stamped, part of the Rosenthal meets Versace 25th anniversary collection.
Porcelain plate, serving plater collector plate could be used as a decorative hanging...
Category
Late 20th Century German Baroque Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Turn of the Century Majolica Dog Plate
Located in Tampa, FL
A rare majolica plate depicting a dog in a doghouse with a scalloped edge. Turn of the century maybe 1890s.
Category
1890s English Antique Porcelain
Materials
Majolica
Bloor Derby Porcelain Porter Mug in the Manner of Steel C.1820-1825
By Bloor Derby
Located in Exeter, GB
A fine Bloor Derby Porcelain porter mug c.1820-1825, finely decorated in the manner of Thomas Steel with a rectangular panel of flowers in a basket on a stone ledge, with a lime gree...
Category
19th Century European Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 8 Porcelain Allegorical Scene Plates
Located in Norwood, NJ
An elaborate set of 8 Continental porcelain hand painted cabinet plates with cobalt and gold borders. The plates measure 10.88 inches in diameter and depict 8 different allegorical s...
Category
1920s German Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Set of Twelve Meissen Blue Onion Large Crescent Shaped Dishes
Located in Boston, MA
I would like to offer you this rare set of twelve blue onion Meissen large crescent shape dishes. This shaped dish was originally used to put along the side of your dinner plates to collect your bones. That is why they were originally called bone dishes...
Category
1930s German Other Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Orientalist Royal Worcester Porcelain Figures of Water Carriers
Located in London, GB
These two refined Orientalist figures represent a male and female in Eastern dress, each holding a ceramic water jug. The pair was modelled by British ceramic designer James Hadley, ...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Superb Derby Porcelain Basket Decorated by Richard Dodson, circa 1815
By Derby
Located in Exeter, GB
A superb early 19th century Derby twin handled porcelain basket circa 1815. This lovely example has a large central reserve hand painted with birds. The finely painted birds are almost certainly by Richard Dodson...
Category
19th Century British Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Royal Copenhagen, Figurine in Porcelain, Lioness
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen. Figurine in porcelain, lioness.
Decoration number 804.
In perfect condition. 1st factory quality.
Measures: 32.5 cm x 15 cm.
Category
20th Century Danish Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Figurines Cherubs Allegory of Geometry Model C47, Acier Made circa 1870
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen gorgeous figurine group: Cherubs personifying Allegory of Geometry
The details are stunningly sculptured = finest modelling!
Design:
Michel Victor Acier (1736-1799) / mo...
Category
1870s German Rococo Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Imari ‘Black Ship’ Charger, Attributed to Fukagawa
By Fukagawa
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Japanese Imari ‘Black Ship’ charger, attributed to Fukagawa.
Showa Period (1926-1989)
A later example of one of the rarest patterns in Japanese Imar...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Porcelaine de Paris, "Aurore Tropicale", Two Large Porcelain Bowls
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Porcelaine de Paris. "Aurore Tropicale". Two large porcelain bowls decorated with flowers and pomegranates. 1980s.
Measures: 25 x 8.5 cm.
In ex...
Category
1980s French Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Tulip Coffee Cup in Gilded Paris Porcelain by Flamen-Fleury
By Old Paris
Located in Paris, FR
Tulip-shaped cup with its saucer in Old Paris Porcelain. Hand-painted pieces with lovely purple and white shades, in the shape of a tulip flower. Very delicate piece with a butterfly...
Category
Early 19th Century French Restauration Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Midcentury Ceramic Green Vase, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
A lovely Mid-Century Modern green porcelain/ceramic vase from the 1960s.
Original vintage good condition. Only one unique piece.
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Porcelain
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Glass
Pr of French Old Paris or Vieux Paris Urns Now Converted into Table Lamps, C1810
By Old Paris
Located in valatie, NY
Pr of French Old Paris or Vieux Paris urns now converted into table lamps c1810. Old Paris porcelain or Vieux Paris is very broadly defined as porcelain made by artisans in and aroun...
Category
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Porcelain Deep Cabinet Plate with Handles
Located in Vilnius, LT
Meissen Porcelain deep cabinet plate with handles. This piece is hand painted in cobalt blue with floral motive in the center and richly decorated gold ...
Category
Early 20th Century German 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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