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Porcelain For Sale
Creator: Meissen Porcelain
Creator: Rosenthal
Art Nouveau Figurine 'Pierrette' by Martin Wiegand, Meissen Germany, ca 1908
By Meissen Porcelain, Martin Wiegand
Located in Vienna, AT
Extremely rare Meissen Art Nouveau porcelain figurine:
Red-haired girl sitting on the ground with big hat with brim turned up in front, dressed in green bodice with gold hem, wide sk...
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Christmas Songs Plate by Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal from 1989
Located in Milan, Italy
Porcelain Christmas plate from 1989 by Bjorn Wiinblad made by the German manufacturer Rosenthal. The dish is titled “O Little Town of Bethlehem” and is reason no. 7 of the series. Wh...
Category
1980s German Modern Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Christmas Songs Plate by Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal from 1986
Located in Milan, Italy
Porcelain Christmas plate from 1986 by Bjorn Wiinblad made by the German manufacturer Rosenthal. The dish is titled “O Christmas Tree” and is reason no. 4 of the series. When Rosenth...
Category
1980s German Modern Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Christmas Songs Plate by Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal from 1990
Located in Milan, Italy
Porcelain Christmas plate from 1990 by Bjorn Wiinblad made by the German manufacturer Rosenthal. When Rosenthal asked the Danish artist to illustrate a new series of dishes, he decid...
Category
1990s German Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Christmas Songs Plate by Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal from 1991
Located in Milan, Italy
Porcelain Christmas plate from 1991 by Bjorn Wiinblad made by the German manufacturer Rosenthal. The dish is titled “Oh Sheperds, men and women come...” and is reason no. 9 of the se...
Category
1990s German Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Christmas Songs Plate by Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal from 1987
Located in Milan, Italy
Porcelain Christmas plate from 1987 by Bjorn Wiinblad made by the German manufacturer Rosenthal. The dish is titled “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” and is r...
Category
1980s German Modern Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Figurine 'Bajazzo', Russian Ballet 'Carnival', by Paul Scheurich, 20th
Located in Vienna, AT
Finest Meissen Porcelain Figurine:
Posing dancer, depicting Vaclav Nijinsky as a bajazzo (or harlequin), with his upper body leaning slightly forward, standing on his right leg, slig...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Art Deco Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Christmas Songs Plate by Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal from 1985
Located in Milan, Italy
Porcelain Christmas plate from 1985 by Bjorn Wiinblad made by the German manufacturer Rosenthal. The dish is titled “We Three Kings of Orient Are” and is reason no. 3 of the series. ...
Category
1980s German Modern Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Very Large Meissen Handle Vase With Bouquet Paintings & Gold, by Leuteritz, 20th
Located in Vienna, AT
Very large handled vase in baluster form in baroque style on mounted funnel-shaped stand with bead ring in relief, raised handles on the sides in the form of curled acanthus twigs, w...
Category
Early 20th Century German Baroque Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Meissen Porcelain Boy & The Bird Cage Figure Model
Located in Atlanta, GA
Meissen, 19th century.
A fine quality Meissen porcelain figurine depicting a young boy playing with his pet bird. The figure stands next to a pierced porcelain bird cage adorned wit...
Category
19th Century German Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Germany Art Nouveau Figurine Girl With Shawl, by Theodor Eichler, c 1913
Located in Vienna, AT
Depiction of a young unclothed Art Nouveau girl with artfully pinned up hair with incorporated hood, a large striped cloth wrapped around her right fo...
Category
1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Porcelain Group Four Gardener Children Playing Music, J.J. Kaendler 1850
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent Meissen piece from the time the model was created:
Four children in festive rural rococo dress on a high, stepped round pedestal, decorated with a leaf wreath and bow festo...
Category
Mid-19th Century German Rococo Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Adam and Eve Group around Tree of Knowlege
Located in Altrincham, GB
Modelled with Adam and Eve standing beneath the Tree of Knowledge and about to partake of the Forbidden Fruit, the serpent coils around the branches above them while different animal...
Category
Mid-19th Century German Rococo Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Genre Love Group With Drum Beater, by F.E. Meyer, Germany Circa 1850
Located in Vienna, AT
Exceptional Meissen porcelain group:
On rock pedestal fixed with large rocailles in the foreground sitting musician with tricorn, frock coat over wide sh...
Category
Mid-19th Century German Rococo Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 2 pcs. German Meissen Porcelain Cream and Milk Pitchers / Jugs
Located in Vilnius, LT
Set of 2 pcs. of German Meissen porcelain cream and milk pitchers / jugs.
Porcelain is white, glazes and hand painted with rich gold decor.
The logo marked on the bottoms.
Dimensions...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Porcelain
Materials
Gold
Large Meissen Hand Painted Gilded Porcelain Serving Plate/Tray
Located in Vilnius, LT
Large Meissen Porcelain serving plate/tray with hand painted floral motives and rich gold decor.
Marked on the bottom. Sword with two slashes.
Category
20th Century German Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Meissen Porcelain Model L125 Figure of A Cupid Mocking
Located in Atlanta, GA
Meissen, 19th century.
A fine quality Meissen porcelain figure featuring a cupid figure draped in a purple cloth with petite wings and very realistic features. This piece was design...
Category
19th Century German Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Large Allegorical Group 'The Fire' by M.V. Acier, Germany Around 1850
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent Meissen porcelain group of the 19th century:
Depiction of the merely cloth-covered, bearded and crowned god Hephaestus (Roman: Vulcanus) seated centrally on a rock, holding a long-handled hammer beside him and looking off to the side, surrounded by winged putti representing activities from his trade: Patronizing the entire artistic spectrum of metalworking, including the production of jewelry, weapons, sacred-ritual and profane utilitarian objects, the one helping putto to his right is busy firing a cannon made of metal, to his left another putto is forging on an anvil with the help of a hammer and tongs, in front of him, at his feet are presented ornately crafted war ornaments such as a helmet and shield, at the back a putto holds small torches in both hands.
The group is based on irregular rock base with gold rim.
Designer:
MICHAEL VICTOR ACIER (1736 Versailles - 1799 Dresden)
Trained as a sculptor in Paris, he received a call to the porcelain factory in Meissen in 1762: he created a large number of groups in the Watteau style...
Category
Mid-19th Century German Baroque Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Art Nouveau Figurine Pair Boy & Girl With Hoops, A. Koenig, c 1910
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare Meissen Art Nouveau porcelain figurines:
Two children with colorful hoops:
Standing boy in sailor dress, holding the hoop with both hands behind him standing on the ground,...
Category
1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of 18th Century Chinese & Meissen Famille Verte Porcelain Plates
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A pair of famille verte porcelain plates, the left made in China during the Kangxi period (r. 1662–1722) and the right a copy by Meissen made circa 1740.
Chinese porcelain has alw...
Category
Early 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
A Rare Meissen Porcelain Cobalt Blue Ground Platinum & Gold Floral Painted Vase
Located in New York, NY
A Highly Important and Rare Meissen Porcelain Cobalt Blue Ground Vase with Platinum and Gold Hand-Painted Decoration. An exquisite and fine C...
Category
1860s German Louis XVI Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Group 'Allegory Of The Volga' for Catherine II of Russia, Kaendler, 1850
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare and excellent porcelain sculpture:
Kändler created this group in 1772, right at the beginning of the work on the large order, as a personification of one of the two great main
rivers of the vast Russian Empire, the natural waterways Volga and Dnieper, important for economy and traffic, which promised prosperity and wealth to the Empire:
The Volga in the form of a river god, seated sideways on heavily relieved fully sculptured rock covered with shells and coins as well as fern and reed plants, fully bearded and crowned with laurel, wrapped in floral patterned purple loincloth. He looks pensively to the side and rests his right arm on an overturned baluster vase, from which water flows together with shells and fish, on the wall of the vase the crowned, rocaille-framed Polish-Lithuanian royal coat of arms with the coat of arms of the Electorate of Saxony. At the same time he touches with his hand an oar with gold ornamentation and crossed red swords, in his left he holds a cornucopia with plastic flowers, ears of grain and coins, symbols of fertility and wealth.
The group is based on the front curved plinth with relief gold heightened meander and ribbon border.
The design of this group belongs to the models of the 'Great Russian Order...
Category
Mid-19th Century German Baroque Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Art Nouveau Figure Of A Snake Dancer By Max Bochmann Circa 1914
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare and extremely decorative full-sculptural depiction of a young dancer in oriental-looking costume, bare-breasted, with long, softly falling skirt slit high at the front and ...
Category
1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Rosenthal Porcelain Theodor Karner "PHEASANT"#434
By Rosenthal
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
"Pheasant" by Theodor Karner #434 produced during the 1920s for Rosenthal Porcelain in Germany is beautifully rendered and posed in the midst of walking...
Category
1920s German Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
A 19th C. Meissen Porcelain Figurine Depicting a Cat with Captured Mouse
Located in New York, NY
A Marvelous 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Figurine Depicting a Cat with Captured Mouse.
Standing at an impressive 7 inches tall, this adorable handcrafted, hand-painted Meissen Po...
Category
1870s German Rococo Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Baroque Meissen Porcelain Group Four Children Playing Music, J.J. Kaendler, 1770
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent Meissen piece from the time the model was created:
Four children in festive rural rococo clothing on a high, tiered round base, decorated with a leaf wreath and ribbon fest...
Category
Late 18th Century German Rococo Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Jeff Koons Illy Collection Pop Art Espresso Set of 5 Porcelain by Rosenthal 2001
By Jeff Koons, Rosenthal
Located in Miami, FL
Modern Pop Art Illy Collection Espresso Service for five place setting designed by Jeff Koons made in Germany 2001 by Rosenthal.
5 signed, numbered cappuccino cups...
Category
Early 2000s German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Paint, Porcelain
Meissen German Weiss Porcelain Garden Bird Figure
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
From a collection of white and blanc de chine figures we are pleased to offer this fine German porcelain figure of a garden bird by renowned maker Meissen ...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Gold and Floral Decor Porcelain Plate
Located in Vilnius, LT
German Meissen porcelain plate richly decorated with gold and hand painted floral decor.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen German Weiss Porcelain Garden Bird Figure
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
From a collection of white and blanc de chine figures we are pleased to offer this fine German porcelain figure of a garden bird by renowned maker Meissen ...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
21th Century Meissen Porcelain Mug Bayreuth Richard Wagner Fantaisie
Located in Epfach, DE
Meissen Mug Richard Wagner Bayreuth
Richard Wagner's first residence in Bayreuth was in Fantaisie, next to Donndorf Castle. the picture on the chisel cup i...
Category
2010s German Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
A 19th C. Meissen Porcelain Female Nude Figurine After The Bath, R. Ockelmann
Located in New York, NY
A 19th C. Meissen Porcelain Female Nude Figurine After The Bath, M 193b, R. Ockelmann. This exquisite porcelain sculpture was skillfully created ...
Category
1890s German Other Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Bjørn Wiinblad Christmas Plate 1986 "Christmas Carols"
Located in Brønshøj, DK
Bjørn Wiinblad porcelain Christmas plate 1986, produced by Rosenthal
Motif: O Tannenbaum
Designed by: Bjørn Wiinblad
Diameter: 11" - 29 cm
Comes in original box and pamphlet. Bo...
Category
1980s German Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Excellent Meissen Rococo Love Group 'The Test Of Love', by M.V. Acier, Ca 1860
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent Rococo love group in splendid clothes in front of ornate column monument: the gallant sitting on the pedestal of the pedestal at the feet of his beloved, on his lap a basket full of flowers and a flower garland, a sign of his exuberant love, handing the beloved a bouquet of flowers, the latter plucking off the petals of a flower one after the other to find out whether he really loves her or not - a time-honored game of lovers.
The group is characterized by particularly elaborate, detailed and loving design and staffage and is based on oval meadow base with gold heightened lateral frieze decoration and gold borders.
A successful representation of one of the bourgeois themes that had become popular in the course of the 18th century, for example, through the paintings of Jean-Baptiste Greuze (1725 - 1805).
Designed by MICHAEL VICTOR ACIER (1736 - 1799)
Skilled as a sculptor in Paris, he received a call to the porcelain manufactory in Meissen in 1764, and was there, after Kaendler's death in 1775, solely responsible for the artistic interests of the
manufactory. He created a large number of groups in the Watteau style...
Category
Mid-19th Century German Rococo Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Germany Porcelain and Gold Baroque Dessert Plates, Set / 11
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Set of 11 Meissen handmade porcelain dessert plates from the opulent Golden Baroque series. The plates have a white glaze finish with ornamental relief designs featuring grape leaf ...
Category
1950s German Baroque Revival Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Gold
Meissen Hand Painted Porcelain Figurine Of A Greek Mythology’s Muse
Located in Guaynabo, PR
A Meissen Porcelain Greek Mythology’s Muse figurine playing the Lute. She can be Erato, the muse of lyric poetry, particularly erotic poetry and mimic imitation. It depicts a lady dr...
Category
Early 20th Century German Neoclassical Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
18th Century Meissen cups and saucers
Located in Delft, NL
18th Century Meissen cups and Saucers
This set consists of 9 cups and 9 saucers of Meissen porcelain. A high quality porcelain pro...
Category
Late 18th Century German Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
19th C. Meissen 'Winey Wife' Caricature Bottle Stopper / Corkscrew with Case
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th C. Meissen 'Winey Wife' Caricature Bottle Stopper / Corkscrew with Case
Germany, Circa 1860s
An exceptional 19th-century Meissen 'Winey Wife' caricatu...
Category
Mid-19th Century German Antique Porcelain
Materials
Metal
Meissen Hand Painted Porcelain Figurine Of A Middle East Lady
Located in Guaynabo, PR
A Meissen Porcelain figurine of a Middle East lady. It depicts a lady dressed with a white and pink robed garb. She is wearing a Middle East headdress painted green and turquoise col...
Category
Early 19th Century German Other Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Bjørn Wiinblad Christmas plate 1981 "Boy Jesus at the Temple"
Located in Brønshøj, DK
Bjørn Wiinblad porcelain Christmas plate 1981, produced by Rosenthal
Motif: The Child with the scholars in the Temple
Designed by: Bjørn Wiinblad
Diameter: 11" - 29 cm
Comes in ...
Category
1980s German Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
A 20th C. Meissen Ballet Dancer "Chiarina" from Russian Ballet by Paul Scheurich
Located in New York, NY
A Beautiful 20th Century Meissen Ballet Dancer "Chiarina" from Russian Ballet by Paul Scheurich. Introducing the captivating Meissen Ballet Dancer "Chiarina" from the renowned Russian Ballet, artfully crafted by the esteemed Paul Scheurich. This exquisite porcelain figurine portrays an ethereal beauty, emanating elegance and grace. The dancer's attire is a visual feast for the eyes, featuring a delightful buttoned shirt that gently accentuates her waist. Adorned with meticulously painted, vibrant flowers and foliage in a harmonious array of reds, greens, yellows, and blues, all against a pristine white ground.
Her lustrous black ringlet-styled hair gracefully peeks out from beneath a frilly white bonnet, adorned with turquoise flowers, adding an enchanting touch to her ensemble. The performer's artful makeup is reminiscent of the stage, with bright blush enhancing her cheeks, dark red lips exuding allure, and her eyes captivatingly enhanced with an array of colors. In a fluid dance movement, she gracefully swishes both arms to her left side, while simultaneously pointing her right foot, all the while delicately clutching the head of a flower in each hand. Her mesmerizing presence is further enhanced by a resplendent frilled and multi-ruffled skirt, accentuated with various shades of turquoise blue trimming and banding.
Completing the picture of elegance, her ballet shoes, in a sweet pale yellow hue, are tastefully tied with pale pink ribbons, exuding a subtle touch of delicacy and refinement. Each intricate detail of this Meissen antique...
Category
20th Century German Other Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Plate Christmas Carols on Porcelain "Silent night, holy night" Rosenthal
Located in Bastogne, BE
Vintage wall plate Christmas Carols on Porcelain: "Silent night, holy night" by ROSENTHAL Germany studio-line. 1983.
Limited edtion designed by B...
Category
1980s German Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Bjørn Wiinblad Christmas Plate 1990 "Christmas Carols"
Located in Brønshøj, DK
Bjørn Wiinblad porcelain Christmas plate 1990, produced by Rosenthal
Motif: Leise rieselt der Schnee
Designed by: Bjørn Wiinblad
Diameter: 11" - 29 cm
Comes in original box and ...
Category
1990s German Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
21th Century Meissen Porcelain Espressoset richard Wagner Bayreuth Fantaisie
Located in Epfach, DE
hard Wagners first residence in Bayreuth was in Fantasia, next to Donndorf Castle. The picture on the porcelain is after a watercolor by Susanne Schinkel, the daughter of the famous ...
Category
2010s German Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Group Allegory 'the Love', by J.J. Kaendler, Germany, circa 1900
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare and exceptional porcelain figure group:
Standing young beauty with her hair tied back at the nape of her neck and crowned with a tiara, wearing a long dress softly embraci...
Category
Early 1900s German Rococo Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Meissen Porcelain Coffee Cups with Saucers
Located in Vilnius, LT
Pair of Meissen Porcelain coffee cups with saucers richly decorated with gold.
Measures:
Cup: h 5 x7.5 x 9 cm
Saucer: 12 cm
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Category
Mid-20th Century German Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Bjørn Wiinblad Christmas Plate 1972 "Caspar"
Located in Brønshøj, DK
Bjørn Wiinblad porcelain Christmas plate 1972, produced by Rosenthal.
Motif: The Holy Three Kings
Designed by: Bjørn Wiinblad
Diameter: 11" - 29 cm
Comes in original box. The ...
Category
1970s German Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Porcelain Plate from Meissen, Germany, Late 19th Century
Located in Chorzów, PL
Blue onion plate from Meissen Germany
Signature from late 19th century
Very good condition, small chip shown at the picture.
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Porcelain 18th Century Leaf Dish Hand Painted, circa 1770
Located in Katonah, NY
This large 18th century Meissen porcelain leaf form dish incorporates the prevailing artistic trends of the time. Rococo art was known for its emphasis on asymmetry and naturalistic ...
Category
Late 18th Century German Rococo Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Germany Baroque Porcelain and Gold Cups and Saucers, Set / 13
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Set of 13 Meissen porcelain cups and saucers from the opulent Golden Baroque series handmade in Germany. The cups and saucers have a white glaze ...
Category
1950s German Baroque Revival Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Gold
Bjørn Wiinblad Christmas plate 1971 "Mary with baby Jesus"
Located in Brønshøj, DK
Bjørn Wiinblad porcelain Christmas plate 1971, produced By Rosenthal.
Motif: Maria with the Child
Designed by: Bjørn Wiinblad.
Diameter: 11" - 29 cm
Comes in original box. Box h...
Category
1970s German Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Bjørn Wiinblad Christmas Plate 1984 "Christmas Carols"
Located in Brønshøj, DK
Bjørn Wiinblad porcelain Christmas plate 1984, produced by Rosenthal
Motif: Jingle Bells
Designed by: Bjørn Wiinblad
Diameter: 11" - 29 cm
Comes in original box and pamphlet. Bo...
Category
1980s German Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Bjørn Wiinblad Christmas Plate 1991 "Christmas Carols"
Located in Brønshøj, DK
Bjørn Wiinblad porcelain Christmas plate 1991, produced by Rosenthal
Motif: Kommet, ihr Hirten
Designed by: Bjørn Wiinblad
Diameter: 11" - 29 cm
Comes in original box. Box has s...
Category
1990s German Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Germany Porcelain Gold Baroque Cups, Saucers, & Dessert Plates 40 pc/Set
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Meissen porcelain set from the opulent Golden Baroque series handmade in Germany. The set includes 40 pieces - 13 coffee cups / 16 saucers / 11 ...
Category
1950s German Baroque Revival Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Gold
Large Porcelain Group 'Spring of Love' by R. Aigner Rosenthal Selb Germany, 1916
By Rosenthal, Richard Aigner
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent Large Art Nouveau Group:
Monumental depiction of a pair of lovers in intimate embrace: Unclothed young lady sitting on a pedestal and kissing the naked young man standing ...
Category
1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
A Large 19th C. Meissen Porcelain Figure of a Fisherman with a Net
Located in New York, NY
A Large 19th C. Meissen Porcelain Figure of a Fisherman with a Net. As one's gaze ascends, attention is drawn to the fisherman's head, crowned by a wonderfully crafted utilitarian s...
Category
1880s German Other Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Group Bacchanal With Wine Barrel, by Kaendler & Meyer, Germany Ca 1870
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare, excellent porcelain group of the 19th century:
Youthful Bacchus with nymph and putti grouped around a large wine cask: The Bacchant, covered with a leopard skin, sitting sideways on the barrel, holding up grapes in his left hand and a wine glass with lid...
Category
1870s German Rococo Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Rosenthal Mythos Collectible Espresso Cup and Saucer Set NR 4 by Yang
By Rosenthal
Located in Vallejo, CA
A vintage collectible porcelain espresso mug and saucer set from the Mythos line by Rosenthal, Germany. Signed by the designer, Yang, and numbered NR 4. ...
Category
Late 20th Century German 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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