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Porcelain For Sale
Creator: Bow Porcelain
Creator: KPM Porcelain
20th Century KPM Berlin Walking White Tiger Statuette, Antoine Louis Barye
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
20th century KPM Berlin / Walking white tiger statuette - Antoine Louis Barye
This listing is for a stunning statuette of a walking white tiger. Designed by Antoine Louis Barye and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Antique 19Th Century German KPM Porcelain Two-Handled Vases And Covers c.1890
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique late 19th Century pair of A Berlin KPM porcelain vases with covers, showcasing exquisite craftsmanship. Marked with a underglaze blue scepter and a crowned orb above "KPM" in...
Category
1890s German Other Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Antique KPM Hand-Painted Porcelain Cabinet Plate Depicting the Biblical "Ruth"
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique hand-painted porcelain cabinet plate was made by the renowned KPM porcelain factory of Germany in approximately 1880. The center of the plate features a depiction of the...
Category
Late 19th Century German Neoclassical Revival Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century German KPM Porcelain Lidded Bowl Tureen Birds Butterflies
Located in Portland, OR
A very elegant antique 19th century KPM porcelain hand-painted & gilded lidded bowl/tureen, decorated with birds & butterflies, 1840-1895.
This very handsome lidded tureen made by th...
Category
1880s German Belle Époque Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Antique 18th Century Bow English Porcelain Figure of a Flute Player
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An antique English porcelain figurine.
By Bow.
In the form of a boy clothed in 18th century garb and holding a flute.
We've noted losse...
Category
18th Century English Georgian Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Bow Porcelain Ocagonal Fan-Panelled Landscape Pattern Dish c1760
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Bow porcelain octagnoal, fan panelled, underglaze powder blue, landscape pattern dish
Date : c1760
Period : George III
Marks :Faux Chinese marks
Origin : New Canton - then...
Category
1760s British George III Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
KPM Berlin Porcelain Plaque 'L'Escarpolette' After Joseph Coomans, circa 1910
Located in Vienna, AT
Porcelain painting: Representation of Greek-antique architecture with playing nymphs and putti, partly on a swing, watched by a young woman who leans her elbows on a parapet and puts her head in her hands, on the right a tree and banana plants.
Exquisite porcelain painting in a gilded wooden frame, after the painting 'L'escarpolette' by the Belgian painter Pierre Olivier Joseph Coomans...
Category
Early 1900s German Romantic Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
KPM Berlin porcelain plaque, after F. A. von Kaulbach, c. 1860.
Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire
A fine K.P.M. Berlin porcelain plaque, after Friedrich August von Kaulbach, c. 1860. Beautifully painted, in Renaissance style, with a young girl, in an Italianate river landscape. S...
Category
1860s German Victorian Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
KPM White & Gold Round Tureen with Hand Painted Floral Decoration Molded Relief
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Sometimes it's nice to have a classic round soup tureen and this one made by KPM is a perfect example. The molded round body is embellished with detailed hand-painted polychrome flor...
Category
1920s German Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
KPM Royal Berlin Design by Griemert Porcelain Coffee Set, Decor by von Unruh
Located in Epfach, DE
20th Century KPM Royal Berlin coffee or mocca set porcelain 41 pieces
form Krokus design by Griemert , decor by Siegrid von Unruh
made 1953 mid century
KPM ROYAL Berlin Crocus patte...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Large KPM Porcelain Covered Pots, 19th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of large KPM Porcelain covered pots, 19th Century.
Large 19th century covered pots in Berlin porcelain, KPM, Napoleon III period.
Dimensions: h: 28.5c...
Category
19th Century European Napoleon III Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Bow Porcelain Orphaned Coffee Cup, Famille Rose Peony, circa 1755
Located in London, GB
This is a very charming orphaned coffee cup made by the Bow Porcelain factory in about 1755. The cup is decorated in a Chinese "famille rose" peony pattern. This cup would have been part of a large tea service, and the tiny size shows how expensive coffee was 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.
The cup is unmarked, which is normal for Bow items of this era.
Condition report the cup is in excellent condition without any damage or repairs. There are various glazing imperfections, which are quite normal for porcelain of this era.
Antique British porcelain...
Category
1750s English Rococo Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Large KPM Porcelain Plaque of 'Romeo and Juliet' 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality large 19th century KPM Porcelain plaque, depicting 'Romeo and Juliet' mounted in a carved giltwood frame.
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Lions. Bow Porcelain C1750
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
An attractive pair of lions, in the white; possibly based on a Chinese original.
Category
Mid-18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Bow Complete Set of Porcelain Figures "The Four Elements", Rococo, circa 1765
Located in London, GB
This is a very rare and impressive complete set of large figures called The Four Elements, made by the Bow Porcelain factory in about 1765. It consists of Ceres representing Earth, V...
Category
1760s English Rococo Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
KPM Porcelain Model of a Parrot, Late 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A KPM porcelain model of a parrot
German, late 19th century
Measures: Height 23cm, width 12cm, depth 9cm
Marked for KPM, the leading German porcelain makers, this charming and ...
Category
Late 19th Century German Belle Époque Antique Porcelain
Materials
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...
Category
1760s English Rococo Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 12 KPM Dessert Plates with Hand Painted Fruit Pierced & Gilt Borders
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This set of KPM porcelain dessert plates are exceptional as they feature interesting and more unusual fruit subjects. The plates have the name of the fruit subject painted on the rev...
Category
Early 1900s German Aesthetic Movement Antique Porcelain
Materials
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...
Category
Mid-18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Porcelain
Materials
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.
Category
Mid-18th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Antique KPM Royal Berlin Armorial Octagonal Porcelain Bowls or Plates
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A pair of antique German porcelain octagonal bowls or plates.
By the KPM Royal Berlin Porcelain Manufactory.
With an armorial crest or coat of arms that includes an armored knight'...
Category
Early 20th Century German Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Coffee Can Blue and White "Peony & Bamboo" Bow Porcelain, circa 1754
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
An early coffee can, painted in under-glaze blue with peonies and bamboo. The painting links with the William Pether 1754 jug.
The decoration is taken directly from Chinese examples, and was intended to compete with Chinese imports.
Peonies and bamboo are both commonly depicted in Chinese porcelain decoration. Peonies, also known as the "king of flowers," are often depicted in Chinese art as a symbol of wealth, nobility, and good fortune. Bamboo, on the other hand, is a symbol of integrity, resilience, and longevity. Together, peonies and bamboo are often used to symbolize the harmonious balance between wealth and integrity.
Chinese porcelain with peony...
Category
Mid-18th Century English Chinoiserie Antique 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...
Category
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...
Category
1760s English Rococo Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century German Porcelain Kpm Berlin Hand Painted Double Salt
Located in Vero Beach, FL
This open salt was made in the 19th century in typical Rococo style. The interior of the salt basin and the stand is delicately painted with birds, flowers and insects. In the center...
Category
Late 19th Century German Rococo Antique Porcelain
Materials
Enamel
Antique German KPM Porcelain Lidded Bartmann Jug Tankard
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Antique German KPM Porcelain Lidded Bartmann Jug Tankard.
19th century German Bellarmine Bartmann jug with bearded man from the Porcelain Manufactory K...
Category
Mid-19th Century German Renaissance Antique Porcelain
Materials
Pewter
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...
Category
Mid-18th Century English Chinoiserie Antique 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...
Category
1750s English Rococo Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Antique KPM Royal Berlin Reticulated Porcelain Basket with Deutsche Blumen Decor
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine KPM porcelain basket.
With reticulated or pierced sides, twin handles, and a hand-painted floral spray to the center.
Simply a wonderful porcelain basket!
Date:
Late 19th or Early 20th Century
Overall Condition
It is in overall good, as-pictured, used estate condition with some very fine & light surface scratches and other signs of expected light wear consistent with age.
Maker:
KPM Porcelain
Marks:
Base bears a blue underglaze factor scepter mark, an iron-red orb mark, hand-painted cyphers and numbers, an impressed cyphers, and a cut slash...
Category
Early 20th Century German Rococo 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.
Category
Mid-18th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Set of Six KPM Bread and Butter Plates
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a set of six KPM bread and butter plates. They depicts a bouquet of flowers in the center and four different small bouquets around the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Pair 19th Century KPM Porcelain Plaques
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality pair of 19th Century Austrian, KPM porcelain plaques, each depicting pretty young maidens under a tree, mounted in carved scrolling gilt wood frames, set on a velvet b...
Category
19th Century Austrian Romantic Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
KPM Porcelain Large Octagonal Bowl
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a KPM Porcelain large octagonal bowl. It depicts a large bouquet of flowers in the center and four small ones around the border. A delicate gilt...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
A KPM Hand-Painted Porcelain Plaque of a Japonism Beauty, Signed Wagner
By Wagner, KPM Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A Gorgeous 19th Century KPM Hand-Painted Porcelain Plaque of a Japonism Beauty, Signed by the Artist Wagner Wien .n C. Kiesel. The beauty is seen in a beautiful orange and white kimono...
Category
19th Century German Japonisme Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Set of KPM Porcelain Neuzeriat Plate and Two Small Bowls
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This a set of KPM Porcelain Neuzeriat plate and two small bowls. The Neuzeriat plate depicts a large bouquet of flowers in the center, then in the border t...
Category
20th Century German Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
German KPM Porcelain Plaque 'Motherhood' by Julius Greiner
Located in London, GB
German KPM porcelain plaque 'Motherhood' by Julius Greiner
German, 1918
Frame: Height 43cm, width 34cm, depth 7cm
Plaque: Height 25cm, width 17cm, de...
Category
Early 20th Century German Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain, Giltwood
KPM Porcelain Hand Painted Oval Bowl, 19th Century
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Antique 19th century hand painted porcelain with floral and gilt decoration. The bowl with center floral decoration with detailed hand gilt all around. The 19th century KPM mark...
Category
1880s German Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Potpourri Vase KPM Berlin
Located in Berlin, DE
Extremely rare and KPM Berlin Potpourri vase.
Extremely richly painted and rarely executed (highest version).
Measures: Height ca. 35 cm.
O...
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19th Century German Empire Antique Porcelain
Materials
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.
Category
Mid-18th Century English Neoclassical 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...
Category
Mid-18th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Orientalist KPM Porcelain Plaque of Interior Scene
Located in London, GB
Orientalist KPM Porcelain plaque of interior scene
German, 20th century
Frame: Height 71cm, width 64cm, depth 4cm
Plaque: Height 50cm, width 39cm, depth 0.5cm
Painted in the Or...
Category
20th Century German Moorish Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain, Giltwood
KPM Olympia 1936 Berlin Porcelain Plates
Located in Sharon, CT
Rare period plates issued by KPM Porcelain in celebration of the infamous Nazi Olympics in 1936. Fully signed on bottom. Gold plate is slightly larger: 26.5cm x 2.5cm. The white plat...
Category
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 9 KPM Pots de Creme Each Painted with Different Flowers and Butterflies
Located in Boston, MA
I would like to offer you this rare set of nine KPM pot de creme in the Kirkland pattern. Each pot de creme is painted with different flowers and different butterflies. They each hav...
Category
1920s German Romantic Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Beautiful and Large Late 19th Century K.P.M. Oval Plaque Signed Wagner
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and large late 19th century Berlin K.P.M. Porcelain oval plaque signed Wagner
Signed Wagner
The portrait of a lovely woman entitled ‘Agesta’, after the artist Angelo Asti.
Impressed K.P.M and scepter marks, in the original frame.
KPM is an acronym for Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Berlin, which translates to “Royal Porcelain Factory in Berlin.” The company was founded in 1763 by Frederick II of Prussia, who bought the factory from its previous owner, Johann Ernst Gotzkowsky, in the wake of its bankruptcy. Frederick II greatly admired the factory’s “white gold,” a type of porcelain so fine and translucent that it closely mirrored the high-quality porcelain made in China. He invested large sums of money into the company and granted it the use of the royal scepter...
Category
Late 19th Century German Belle Époque Antique Porcelain
Materials
Wood, Porcelain
Pair of German Porcelain Pastille Incense Burners by KPM Berlin, 1820
Located in Milan, IT
An exquisite pair of early 19th century Berlin KPM porcelain pastille, incense burners, two antique oval perfume containers with pierced lids, pine c...
Category
1820s German Rococo Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
KPM Berlin Porcelain Picture Plaque Portrait of a Girl with Veil, ca 1830
Located in Vienna, AT
Portrait of a girl in oriental-style clothing with a headdress and veil in a scenic setting.
In original, gilded wood frame with acanthus leaf and oak leaf garland carving.
Manuf...
Category
1830s German Biedermeier Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Large Oval Berlin 'K.P.M.' Porcelain Plaque of a Harem Dancer
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large oval Berlin (K.P.M.) Porcelain plaque of a harem dancer
Exceptional painting of a veiled exotically dressed and jeweled dancer, in landscape.
I...
Category
Late 19th Century German Belle Époque Antique Porcelain
Materials
Giltwood, Porcelain
18th-cebtury Bow Porcelain Chinoiserie Tankard
Located in Downingtown, PA
Bow porcelain Chinoiserie tankard,
Bow, London,
1760-1765.
The unusually painted polychrome Bow porcelain tankard depicts Chinoiserie figure...
Category
Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Porcelain
Materials
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...
Category
Mid-18th Century English Rococo Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Large Renaissance Style Painted Porcelain Plaque
Located in London, GB
Large Renaissance style painted porcelain plaque
German, 20th century
Frame: Height 50cm, width 64cm, depth 6cm
Plaque: Height 34cm, width 49cm, depth 0.5cm
In this beautifully painted porcelain plaque, a young woman in fine aristocratic clothing sits in a dark Renaissance style interior scene. She sits in a gold armchair, covered in ornate floral upholstery, stretching out her arm to pluck a rose from a bouquet of flowers on the table beside her. Behind her is a landscape painting with red velvet...
Category
20th Century German Renaissance Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain, Giltwood
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
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...
Category
Mid-18th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Royal Porcelain or State’s Porcelain Manufactory 'KPM' Cherub’s Sculpture
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This rare porcelain group sculpture depicts a pair of winged warriors cherub figurines. They are without their helmet, armor, and swords. One is in a victorious posture and the other...
Category
19th Century German Rococo Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Dated Crowther Plate, Bow Porcelain Factory, 1770
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
The so-called ‘Crowther Plate’ dated January 1770:
Octagonal, painted in blue underglaze with the monogram ‘RC’ in a floral cartouche and with elaborate scroll, pendant and cell a...
Category
1770s English Neoclassical Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Antique KPM Royal Berlin Porcelain Hand-Painted Tureen with Cornucopia & Cherub
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique KPM porcelain tureen with flower encrusted handles, Deutsche Blumen floral sprays, and a figural cherub and cornucopia finial.
...
Category
Early 20th Century German 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...
Category
Mid-18th Century English Rococo Antique Porcelain
Materials
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...
Category
Mid-18th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
"Nude with Fish, " Rare, Art Nouveau Porcelain Sculpture for Crown Prince Wilhelm
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare and striking, this porcelain sculpture depicting a nude Japanese male figure carrying a fish on his shoulders was sculpted by Adolf (or Adolph) Ambe...
Category
1940s German Belle Époque Vintage 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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