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Porcelain For Sale
Creator: Rosenthal
Creator: Bow Porcelain
1960s German Flower Porcelain 24-Karat Gold Plates Set of 11 by Rosenthal
Located in Sofia, BG
LIQUIDATION "He who believes he is something has ceased to become something.“ Philip Rosenthal. One large serving plate One medium serving plate Six dessert plates One main course plate Two salad...
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

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Porcelain

Bow Pair of Porcelain Figures of Liberty & Matrimony, Rococo 1760-1764
Located in London, GB
This is a fabulous pair of figures of Liberty and Matrimony made by the Bow Porcelain factory between 1760 and 1764. These figures were a popular pair portraying marriage. The bow...
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1760s English Rococo Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Rosenthal Studio Line by Christa Hausler-Goltz, White Porcelain Bisque Vase
Located in New York, NY
Rosenthal Studio Line white porcelain bisque vase by Christa Hausler-Goltz. Beautiful rounded oblong form, with linear details. Measurements: H...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Postmodern Grey Earthenware Vase by Rosenthal, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1980s This ceramic vase is marked by Rosenthal. This is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considered as in excellent origin...
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1980s European Post-Modern Vintage Porcelain

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Earthenware

Mid-Century Romanze Porcelain Dinner Service by Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine, near complete Mid-Century modern porcelain dinner service. By Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal. In the Romanze form and Medley pattern. Consisting of: 10 Large Dinner Plates ...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

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Porcelain

Large Art Deco Figure Group 'Young Love' by J. Limburg Rosenthal, Germany
Located in Vienna, AT
Admirable Rosenthal figurine group by Josef Limburg Manufactory: Rosenthal / Selb / Bavaria / Germany Dating: manufactured circa 1925 Material and technique: porcelain / chinaware / painted / glossy finish Design: Josef Limburg 1923 'Young Love' Two naked cherubs kissing each other; a seated putto hugs the second boy crawling towards him and kisses him on the mouth; modest painting; The group of figures is based on a flat rock...
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1920s German Art Deco Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Figure of a Nun, Perhaps Heloise, Bow Porcelain Factory, circa 1750
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A classic example of early bow porcelain. The figure is of a Dominican Nun, and is based on a continental model, probably Meissen. Bow produced a number of apparently religious...
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Mid-18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Post-Modern "Kunstlertasse #9" Set by Beate Kuhn for Rosenthal Studio Line
Located in San Diego, CA
Post-Modern "Kunstlertasse #9" cup and saucer set by Beate Kuhn for Rosenthal Studio-Line, circa 1980s. This wonderful set is in great vintage condition with no chips or cracks, is m...
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Late 20th Century German Post-Modern Porcelain

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Porcelain

Porcelain Figurine "Child with a Dog", Rosenthal, Germany, 1940s
Located in Chorzów, PL
Porcelain figurine of a child with a dog produced by Rosenthal in Germany in the 1940s. Perfect condition, no damage Measures: height 16cm, width 14cm, depth 7cm.
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1940s German Art Deco Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Coffee Cup with Famille Rose decoration, Bow Porcelain, circa 1750
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A direct copy of a Chinese shape, decorated with chinoiserie painting of typical motifs in the famille rose palette.
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Mid-18th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Mid-Century Rosenthal by Raymond Loewy Form 2000 Partial Dinner Set: 26 Pcs
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This partial dinner ware set was made by the well known Rosenthal factory of Germany in approximately 1970 in the period Mid-Century Modern style. The ...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Gilbert Portanier Rosenthal Liguria Candlestick
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning post modern Rosenthal Studio-Linie porcelain candlestick designed and signed by acclaimed French artist Gilbert Portanier (b. 1926) decorated in abstract designs in the Liguria pattern and dating from around 1980. The conical shaped candlestick is of simple hollowed out form and of funnel shape with the raised narrow top forming the candle holder. The candlestick is decorated with abstract designs in lustre colors with gilding on a matt dark lilac blue ground and is signed within the design. With printed makers...
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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

German Rosenthal Porcelain Coffee Pot Model Barocco by Versace
Located in Vilnius, LT
German Rosenthal porcelain coffee pot. Model: Versace Barocco. Stamped on the bottom.
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Mid-20th Century German Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

German Rosenthal Porcelain Lidded Dish Model Barocco by Versace
Located in Vilnius, LT
German Rosenthal porcelain lidded dish. Model: Versace Barocco. Stamped on the bottom.
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Mid-20th Century German Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Rosenthal Andy Warhol "Golden Angels" Plate, New in Box
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Rosenthal Studio-Line Andy Warhol Christmas Golden Angels plate. New in box. Andy Warhol, quite possibly the greatest pop artist of our time, ...
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Early 2000s German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Porcelain Dog Figurine, Rosenthal Porcelain by F. Diller, 1913-1927
Located in Delft, NL
Porcelain Dog Figurine, Rosenthal Porcelain by Fritz Diller, 1913-1927 Porcelain dog figurine made by Rosenthal Porcelain, Selb Bavaria Numbered with # 2...
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Early 20th Century Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

German Rosenthal Porcelain Tea Pot Model Barocco by Versace
Located in Vilnius, LT
German Rosenthal porcelain tea pot. Model: Versace Barocco. Stamped on the bottom.
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Mid-20th Century German Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Three Piece Post-Modern "Love Cups" Set by Katja Marzahn for Rosenthal
Located in San Diego, CA
Three piece post-modern "Love Cups" set by Katja Marzahn for Rosenthal Studio-Line, circa 1980s. This wonderful cupola espresso set is made of porcelain with...
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Late 20th Century German Post-Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Bow Porcelain Figure of Venus with Doves, Rococo, 1756-1764
Located in London, GB
This is a rare and beautiful figure of Venus with two doves, made by the bow porcelain factory between 1756 and 1764. We see Venus standing holding her robe with one hand, a flower p...
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1760s English Rococo Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Bow Porcelain Figure of Juno with Eagle 'Jupiter', Rococo Ca 1765
Located in London, GB
This is a very rare and impressive large figure of Juno with an eagle, made by the Bow Porcelain factory in about 1765. This figure formed part of a series of the Four Elements, with...
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1760s English Rococo Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Post-Modern "Kunstlertasse #2" Set by Michael Boehm for Rosenthal Studio-Line
Located in San Diego, CA
Post-Modern "Kunstlertasse #2" cup and saucer set by Michael Boehm for Rosenthal Studio-Line, circa 1980s. This wonderful set is in great vintage condit...
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Late 20th Century German Post-Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Modern Vintage Duo Set of Espresso Cups Piero Fornasetti for Rosenthal 1980s
Located in Vienna, AT
Modern vintage duo set of Espresso cups from porcelain designed by Piero Fornasetti for Rosenthal 1980s. Stunning duo set of espresso cups ...
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Late 20th Century European Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Large Mid-Century Rosenthal Porcelain Figurine of a Rooster by J. Feldtmann
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine mid-century Rosenthal porcelain figurine. In the form of a rooster. Designed by J. Feldtmann in the 1950s for Rosenthal. S...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Tapio Wirkkala Composition Secunda Grey Set 34 Piece
Located in Geneva, CH
Rare coffee and cake set in Rosenthal (Germany) bone china designed by Tapio Wirkkala, Finland 1963. 6 mocha cups with their saucers 6 coffee cups with their saucers Coffee pot Milk jug Sugar bowl 6 cake plates 20cm...
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1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Rosenthal Porcelain Flower Cylinder Vase by Wolf Bauer, Germany
Located in Barntrup, DE
A hand-painted Rosenthal porcelain vase designed by Wolf Bauer, the Studio-Linie line, Germany, 1970s-1980s. The white porcelain vase is in a cylindrical form and is adorned with br...
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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Post-Modern "Kunstlertasse #1" Set by Solveig Samhaber for Rosenthal Studio-Line
Located in San Diego, CA
Post-Modern "Kunstlertasse #1" cup and saucer set by Solveig Samhaber for Rosenthal Studio-Line, circa 1980s. This wonderful set is in great vintage condition with no chips or cracks...
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Late 20th Century German Post-Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Porcelain Lamb by Willy Zügel for Rosenthal
Located in Roma, IT
Very nice classical vintage Rosenthal lamb porcelain figurine modeled by Willy Zügel. This irresistible animalier figure features a green underglaze Rosent...
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Late 20th Century German Country Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Dessert Plate, Bow Porcelain Factory, circa 1760
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Circular plate, the well outlined and transfer printed in black/brown outline and filled-in with 'wet' enamels all with Chinese figures in a garden and a child playing with an excite...
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Mid-18th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

German Rosenthal Porcelain Heater for Coffee Pot Model Barocco by Versace
Located in Vilnius, LT
German Rosenthal porcelain heater for coffee pot. Model: Versace Barocco. Stamped on the bottom.
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Mid-20th Century German Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Famille Rose Tea Bowl & Saucer, Bow Porcelain Factory, circa 1755
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A delicate tea-bowl and saucer, decorated after the Chinese in the Famille Rose palette. This style of painting, known as 'wet enamelling', is very attractive but quite scarce in Bow...
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Mid-18th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Midcentury Modern German Blue & White Porcelain Coffee or Tea Set by Rosenthal
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful German porcelain coffee or tea cup set, with creamer and sugar, in white with touches of gold and blue. Set includes six cups, one creamer and one sugar bowl with lid, al...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Hans Theo Baumann for Rosenthal Olive Green, Gold and Black Vide Poche, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Stunning and rare porcelain vide poche by Hans Theo Baumann for Rosenthal. Geometric pattern on the base is punctuated with gold details, signed, see last photo. In very good vintage...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

36 Pieces Porcelain Rosenthal Tea Coffee Set for 12
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Rosenthal porcelain tea or coffee set for 12.
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Bow Pair of Porcelain Figures, Arlecchino and Columbina, Rococo ca 1758
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful pair of figures of Arlecchino and Columbina, made by the Bow Porcelain factory in about 1758. These figures formed part of a series of the Commedia dell'Arte, a very popular series of theatrical figures that served as decoration at the dinner table in the 18th Century. The Bow Porcelain Factory was one of the first potteries in Britain to make soft paste porcelain, and most probably the very first to use bone ash, which later got perfected by Josiah Spode to what is now the universally used "bone china". Bow was the main competitor of the Chelsea Porcelain Factory, but where Chelsea made very fine slipcast porcelain, Bow made a different soft paste porcelain that tended to be softer and could be pressed into moulds. Bow served a larger public generally at lower prices. The factory was only in operation between 1743 and 1774, after which the tradition got incorporated into some of the later famous potteries such as Worcester and Derby. These figures were used to adorn the dinner table when dessert was served; groups of figures served to express something about the host, the guests, or to direct the conversation. The Italian Commedia Dell'Arte, a comical form of masked theatre, was very popular in those days and Bow copied many figures of the German Meissen series that were brought out in the decades before. This pair dates from about 1758, which was at the height of Bow's ability to make beautiful figurines often copied from Chelsea or Meissen. The pair is modelled after a Meissen pair by Kaendler. The porcelain is translucent with a beautiful milky glaze - Bow was probably the first pottery using bone in its porcelain recipe. Arlecchino (Harlequin) is playing the bagpipes, dressed in an odd costume of mismatched chintz and playing cards and wearing a funny black trumpet...
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1750s English Rococo Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Winter, from the Four Seasons, Bow Porcelain Factory, circa 1750
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A personification of Winter, from The Four Seasons. Unusually fine condition for a figure of this period.
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Mid-18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Porcelain Figure, Seated Oriental Woman with Mirror, R. Förster, Rosenthal, 1923
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare Art Deco porcelain figurine of the 1920s. Young oriental woman sitting on a rock with her leg up, looking at herself in a hand mirror and adjusting her headgear. Sparing painti...
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1920s German Art Deco Vintage Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Large Square Boat Shape Artist Decorated & Signed Vase by Rosenthal, Germany
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Beautiful porcelain Mid-Century Modern artist signed & decorated vase by Rosenthal.
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Porcelain Vase by Rosenthal, Germany, 1950s
Located in Chorzów, PL
Rosenthal vase, Germany. Very good condition. Dimensions: height 32.5 cm / diameter 13 cm.
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Mid-20th Century German Other Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Famille Rose & Prunus Plates, Bow Porcelain Factory, circa 1753
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A fine pair of plates with raised decoration of prunus, and painted with a famille rose pattern.
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Mid-18th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Porcelain Vase by Rosenthal, Germany, 1950s
Located in Chorzów, PL
Porcelain Rosenthal vase from the mid-20th century. Dimensions: height 41.5 cm / diameter 17 cm.  
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Mid-20th Century German Other Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Coffee Cup, Bow Porcelain Factory, circa 1749
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Of Chinese export form with loop handle; the body imaginatively painted in a bright ‘early blue’ underglaze with pine, rock and bamboo after the Chinese. Yellow tinged body; clear gl...
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Mid-18th Century English Rococo Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Plate Disheveled Birds, Bow Porcelain Factory, circa 1767
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Of silver shape with lobed and gilt dentil edge; the well with a landscape of exotic birds enameled in a brilliant palette all on a festoon of dense green-black foliage, the rim with insects and exotic butterflies. The bird painter...
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Mid-18th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Rosenthal Studio-Line Porcelain Trinket Dish by Dorothy Hafner, Germany
Located in London, GB
A Rosenthal Studio-Line 'Flash' porcelain trinket dish by Dorothy Hafner. Germany, circa 1980. In excellent vintage condition commensurate of age.
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1980s German Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Coffee Pot, Bow Porcelain Factory, circa 1767
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Coffee pot, circa 1765-69: Coffee pot and cover of silver form with domed cover; the body of the pot and dome of the cover pineapple moulded between rims painted in blue with cell an...
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Mid-18th Century English Rococo Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

1920s French Bulldog Figurine Rosenthal Selb Bavaria Germany, Art Deco Porcelain
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco porcelain French Bulldog figurine from the 1920s. This animal statue - Dog statue was made by Rosenthal Selb Bavaria, Germany. First ...
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Early 20th Century German Art Deco Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Coffee Can, Blue and White "Flowers and Insects", Bow Porcelain, circa 1755
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
An early coffee can, painted in under-glaze blue with flowers and insects. Painter’s mark 16 and a distinctive way of painting insects. Prov: Taylor Collection; Christie’s.     
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Mid-18th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Punch Powl, Bow Porcelain Factory, circa 1755
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A rather splendid punch bowl from the Bow Porcelain Factory, enameled with flowers and insects in the Famille Rose style. A good size, at almost nine inches in diameter. Famille R...
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Mid-18th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Egg Cup, Bow Porcelain Factory, circa 1752
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Modelled after a small Chinese blanc-de-Chine wine cup of Dehua, Fujian Province; the bowl with three single prunus sprigs. Thick glaze with some crazing around base. Green translucency. Base glazed but partially wiped. Provenance: Taylor Collection; Parkside Antiques Melbourne...
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Mid-18th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Miniature Porcelain Plate by Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal Studio Line
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice miniature 3.75"D plate by Danish designer Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal Studio Line, circa 1970s. The piece is sign...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

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Porcelain

Rosenthal Designer Art Porcelain Tea Set for Six, "Leda" by Paul Wunderlich
Located in Berlin, DE
Rosenthal designer porcelain tea set for six. "Leda" Paul Wunderlich. Exclusive tea service, made of German porcelain, signed Paul Wunderlich, edition 500/14, ground mark Rosenth...
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20th Century Porcelain

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Porcelain

Coffee Can, Blue and White "Residence", Bow Porcelain, circa 1755
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
An early coffee can, painted in under-glaze blue with a large residence in a Chinese landscape. Prov: Taylor Collection; Watney Collection.  
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Mid-18th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Baluster Mug, Kakiemon Decoration, Bow Porcelain Factory, circa 1753
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Pint mug of baluster form with flared base and grooved strap-handle with heart-shaped termination. The face of the mug painted after the Kakiemon with the two Quail pattern. The reve...
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Mid-18th Century English Japonisme Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Art Nouveau Rosenthal Porcelain Figurine of Storming Bacchantes by A. Cassmann
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An Art Nouveau figurine by Rosenthal. Entitled "Stürmende Bacchantes" which translates to "Storming Bacchantes". Depicting three half clothed figures stepping towards (or from)...
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1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Teapot in the Famille Rose Style, Bow Porcelain Factory, circa 1752
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Small pot with loop handle, curved spout and domed cover with ball finial, the body painted after the Famille rose with chrysanthemum, flowers and leaves, all from mauve rocks on gre...
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Mid-18th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Tapio Wirkkala for Rosenthal Dinner Coffee 80 Pieces Set Plates Noire Porcelain
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Tapio Wirkkala's white and black, including dinner, lunch, salad and bread plates, platters, soup bowls, coffee or tea pot, sugar and creamer, bowls, covered bowls and more. Service ...
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

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Porcelain, Glass

Bow Porcelain Figure of Boy or Putto on C-Scroll Base, Georgian circa 1760
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful little figure of a boy or putto made by the Bow Porcelain factory in about 1760. The Bow Porcelain Factory was one of the first potteries in Britain to make soft...
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1760s English Rococo Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Figure Columbine with her Hurdy Gurdy, Bow Porcelain Factory, circa 1756
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
From the Commedia dell’arte, shown seated on a tree stump and playing her favourite instrument. Probably after Kandler, who described the model as a Tyrolean maiden playing a lyre. ...
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Mid-18th Century English Rococo Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Porcelain Fluted Rosenthal Vase with Gold Band
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large Rosenthal vase with gold band and vertical ribbing. Perfect for a center piece. The ribbed style with gold banding make this a perfect decorative piece without without flowers.
Category

20th Century Mid-Century Modern 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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