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Porcelain For Sale
Creator: Meissen Porcelain
Creator: Rosenthal
Meissen Porcelain Figure of a Classical Boy Holding Flowers
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine and scarce antique German porcelain classical figure of a boy holding flowers by world renowned porcelain makers Meissen and dating fro...
Category
1850s German Victorian Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Rococo Style Gardener Group, 'Apple Harvest', by Kaendler, Germany, 1850
Located in Vienna, AT
Elaborately crafted porcelain group from the 19th century:
A couple of gardeners and two boys harvesting apples, dressed in rural Rococo robes with fine decorations, a boy standing at the top end of the ladder leaning against the tree and picking apples, below them the gardener couple, the female catching them in her apron held high while the beau reaches an apple to her mouth, a boy sitting behind the tree and taking an apple from the full hat standing next to him on a tree stump.
On a round meadow base with three-dimensional foliage and gold-heightened rocaille decoration.
Designer:
JOHANN JOACHIM KÄNDLER (1706 - 1775) was chief sculptor at the Meissen manufactory from 1742 to 1775. He is the most famous modeller Meissen manufactory ever had and created famous series such as Shepherd Figurines, Comedian's Children, Gardener Children (with Acier), Paris Town Criers (with Reinicke and Meyer) , Gallant Figurines, etc.
Kaendler designed model 1755...
Category
1850s German Rococo Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Large Meissen porcelain Rococo style centrepiece
Located in London, GB
Large Meissen porcelain Rococo style centrepiece
German, Late 19th Century
Height 42cm, width 40cm, depth 25cm
According to a design by E. A. Leuteritz,...
Category
Late 19th Century German Rococo Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Rosenthal Andy Warhol "Golden Angels" Plate, New in Box
By Rosenthal, Andy Warhol
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, ...
Category
Early 2000s German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
19th C. Meissen Porcelain Plaque of 'the Banishment of Ishmael and Hager'
By Meissen Porcelain, Adriaen van der Werff
Located in New York, NY
A 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Plaque of 'The Banishment of Ishmael and Hager', in its Original Frame. This fantastic Meissen porcelain plaque depicts...
Category
1870s German Baroque Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 12 Antique Meissen Porcelain 'Old Ozier' Pattern Cabinet or Dinner Plates
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine set of 12 antique, 18th century German porcelain plates.
By the Meissen Porcelain Manufactory.
In the Old Ozier pattern.
Each ...
Category
1760s German Rococo Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Marcolini Period Porcelain Twin Handled Painted Fruit Basket
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine antique German porcelain twin handled fruit basket by prolific makers Meissen and dating from the Marcolini period 1774 to 1814. The fruit basket stands raised on four Greek k...
Category
Late 18th Century European Neoclassical Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Porcelain Lamb by Willy Zügel for Rosenthal
By 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...
Category
Late 20th Century German Country Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen ‘Puce Ground’ Porcelain Bowl, C. 1740
Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire
Meissen porcelain bowl, c. 1740. The puce ground bowl, finely painted to the front, with a shaped panel, contains a couple wearing 18th Century costume, seated in a rural landscape. ...
Category
1740s German Georgian Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Large Antique Meissen Porcelain Standing Deer Figurine or Sculpture
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large antique figurine was made by the renowned Meissen factory of Germany in approximately 1880 in the period realistic style. The figurine or sculpture is composed of porcelain and depicts a standing deer...
Category
Late 19th Century German Victorian Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Openwork Platter, Meissen
Located in Chorzów, PL
Openwork platter, Meissen.
Very good condition.
Wed 19 cm.
Category
1880s German Other Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Commedia Dell' Arte Group 'Harlequin & Columbina', by Kaendler, ca 1860
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare 19th century Meissen porcelain group:
Harlequin and Columbine seated side by side on a rock and teasing each other: Harlequin in brown playing card patterned jacket, pink striped trousers, black buckled shoes and mask fully covering his face, his left leg crossed over his right and his right hand with blue hat on Columbine's knee holding a sausage in his left raised hand, Columbine reaching for the mask with her left hand, raising a hand mirror with her right. The young woman is wearing a small feather hat, a fitted jacket with a red and blue diamond pattern, a long white skirt...
Category
1860s German Rococo Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Large Porcelain Animal Figure, Silver Pheasant, Rosenthal Selb Germany, C. 1923
Located in Vienna, AT
Admirable Art Déco Figurine by Rosenthal:
Large depiction of a silver pheasant sitting on a leafy branch with sparse polychrome painting, blue-grey plumage, head turned backwards.
On an irregular natural base, artist's signature 'KÄRNER' on the top of the base behind the animal.
Manufactory: Selb / Bavaria / Rosenthal Germany
Dating: manufactured 1923
Material and technique: porcelain / chinaware / painted / glossy finish
Design: THEODOR KAERNER (1884 - 1966) German porcelain and animal sculptor, 1898–1903 training as a modeller at the Hutschenreuther company, 1914 and 1921 enrolled as a guest student with the animal painter Heinrich von Zügel at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich, worked as a permanent sculptor in the Nymphenburg porcelain factory in Munich, later as Freelancer at the Rosenthal company in Selb, he was then employed as the artistic director of the Allach porcelain...
Category
1920s German Art Deco Vintage Porcelain
Materials
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...
Category
Late 20th Century German Post-Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Post-Modern "Kunstlertasse #1" Set by Solveig Samhaber for Rosenthal Studio-Line
By Rosenthal
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...
Category
Late 20th Century German Post-Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Rare 19th C. Meissen ‘Schneeballen’ 'Snowball' Covered Bowl & Plate W/ Birds
Located in New York, NY
A Rare 19th Century Meissen Porcelain ‘Schneeballen’ (Snowball) Covered Bowl and Underplate with Encrusted Flowers, Vines, Leaves, and Birds. This piece is very rare and extremely hi...
Category
1850s German Rococo Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Early Meissen Round Group of Gardener Children, by J.J. Kaendler, 1763-1774
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen porcelain group from the time of origin:
Four children in festive, rural rococo clothing on a three-part rocaille base: on the central raised pedestal a girl with a basket o...
Category
1760s German Rococo Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Large Meissen Figure of a Standing Lady
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful large 19th century Meissen porcelain figure depicting a standing maiden in period dress with elaborate floral decoration raising her apron. her corset and borders made fr...
Category
19th Century German Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Purple Indian Serving Bowl
Located in Boston, MA
We are offering you this lovely Meissen purple Indian serving bowl. It has detailed paintings of pink flowers with some purple and gold accents ...
Category
1960s German Rococo Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Large Mid-Century Rosenthal Porcelain Figurine of a Rooster by J. Feldtmann
By Rosenthal
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern 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.
Category
Mid-20th Century German 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 ...
Category
Late 20th Century European Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Large Pair of 19th Century Meissen Porcelain "Day & Night" Figures of Putti
Located in New York, NY
A Fantastic and Large Pair of 19th Century Meissen Porcelain "Day & Night" Figures of Putti. Each is beautifully hand-carved and hand-painted by the finest Meissen artists. They are both gorgeous with draped attire and a plethora of various day and night based attributes. Day is seen wearing a pink...
Category
1870s German Rococo Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Porcelain Vase by Rosenthal, Germany, 1950s
By Rosenthal
Located in Chorzów, PL
Rosenthal vase, Germany.
Very good condition.
Dimensions: height 32.5 cm / diameter 13 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Other Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Porcelain Vase by Rosenthal, Germany, 1950s
By Rosenthal
Located in Chorzów, PL
Porcelain Rosenthal vase from the mid-20th century.
Dimensions: height 41.5 cm / diameter 17 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Other Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Porcelain Dog Figurine, Rosenthal Porcelain by F. Diller, 1913-1927
By Rosenthal
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Important Porcelain Vases with Female Heads by Augustus Rex for Meissen
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of important and very beautiful vases is made of ceramic with 2 female faces and beautiful and fine decors. These vases were made for Meissen manufacture by Augustus Rex (a...
Category
1850s French Romantic Antique 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...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Meissen Porcelain, Pair of "Neu-Ozier" Molded Plates, 19th Century
Located in CH
Meissen Porcelain, pair of "Neu-Ozier" molded plates, 19th century.
Spirally molded and decorated with various flower bouquets and different kinds of insects.
Blue crossed swords...
Category
19th Century German Rococo Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Rosenthal Porcelain Flower Cylinder Vase by Wolf Bauer, Germany
By Rosenthal
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...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Meissen Blue Onion Coffee Pots
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Pair Meissen blue onion coffee pots 9" and 11" tall. Age appropriate wear with very minor flea bites to the finial flowers.
Category
20th Century European Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Porcelain Figurine Busts of a Man & Woman by Peter Strang
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine pair of miniature Meissen porcelain busts.
By Peter Strang.
In the form of a man and woman in casual clothing. The man wears an argyle sweater a...
Category
20th Century German Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Large Meissen Animal Figure, Toucan with Fruit in Beak, by Paul Walther, 20th C
Located in Vienna, AT
Highly decorative depiction of a life-size peppereater with its head turned backwards and a fruit in its beak, clinging to a leafy plant.
Painted with strong color accents, on a tre...
Category
Late 20th Century German Art Deco Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Purple Indian Bowl in Unusual Square Shape
Located in Boston, MA
I would like to offer you this lovely Meissen purple Indian bowl in this unusual square shape. It has detailed paintings of pink flowers with so...
Category
1960s German Rococo Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
4 Antique Meissen Porcelain Footed Frauenkopf Salt Cellars with Puce Flowers
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very fine set of 4 antique Meissen porcelain salt cellars.
Modelled after salts originally designed for the Sulkowski service by Johann Frie...
Category
Late 19th Century German Rococo Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Signed Meissen Lemon Yellow Hand-Painted Botanical Vases
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This lovely pair of signed Meissen vases are beautifully painted on both front and back with Dutch floral bouquets. The crisp white background with vibrant yellow, provides contrast ...
Category
Early 20th Century German Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Porcelain Figural Group with a Musician Playing the Drums
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A lovely 19th century German Meissen porcelain figural group of a standing lady appealing to a standing gentleman and a musician sitting by their feet playing the drums.
Late 19th century.
Blue Meissen crossed sword...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Meissen Porcelain Pug Dog Figures With Pup After J.J.Kaendler
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A beautiful pair of heavy Meissen porcelain figures of Pug Dogs with gilt bell collars on blue ribbons.The larger Pug with attached pup. Exquisitely hand-painted with realistic tones and colors. Each Pug is wearing a vibrant blue color ribbon collar...
Category
20th Century Regency Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Important Pair of Meissen Porcelain Filigree Vases with Raised Flowers
Located in New York, NY
A Highly Important pair of Museum Quality Louis XV Period 18th century Meissen Porcelain filigree openwork vases with a medially of flowers and vined leaves. This is truly an excepti...
Category
1750s German Louis XV Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Ivory Ceramic Vase with Brown Floral Details by Rosenthal, Italy
By Rosenthal
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1943.
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 perfect original...
Category
1940s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Meissen Cupid
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An enchanting late 19th century Meissen Porcelain figure of a 'Cupid'
Having wonderful colouring, an under-glaze blue crossed swords mark to the ...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique 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...
Category
1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Set of Eight Meissen Dessert Plates Each Painted with a Different Flower Bouquet
Located in Boston, MA
I want to offer you this beautiful set of eight Meissen dessert plates. Each plate is painted with a different central flower bouquet. Inside th...
Category
1890s German Romantic Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
18th C. Meissen Hausmaler Decorated Bowl with High Relief Multi-Colored Flowers
Located in New York, NY
An Incredible and Rare 18th Century Meissen Hausmaler Decorated Bowl with High Relief Multi-Colored Flowers. Hand-carved with encrusted and relief f...
Category
1740s German Louis XV Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Porcelain Rare Rose Broth Cups Service and Embossed Decorations 12 Cups
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects.
Rare porcelain soup service by Meissen in Biedermeier style; the set consists of 12 cups with two handles and saucer; the various pieces are made of fine white hard porcelain hand-painted with the decoration "Pink Roses" enriched on all items with sumptuous decorations in relief not painted. Unlike the simple and quite common "Pink Roses", this model is very rare, prestigious, and sought after, therefore even more expensive; in fact, the objects with this relief decoration, much more particular and detailed than others, were fired three times, while those with only the "Pink Roses" decoration only twice. Moreover, the execution of this ornamental motif with delicate and graceful flowers was entrusted only to the most experienced and skilled painters, those in possession of the prestigious diploma obtained at the "School of Drawing of Meissen" established since 1764. The edges of the cups and saucers are scalloped and finished in pure gold as are the handles. All pieces bear the original Meissen trademark (two crossed swords) and from the enclosed list it can be stated with certainty that our service was produced between 1934 and 1944; moreover, on the objects the model is handwritten (61/106), this wording makes the artifacts even more precious and appreciated as they preserve all the characteristics of the author's calligraphy. Meissen porcelain was created in the castle of Albrechtsburg, in Meissen, a small town in Saxony near Dresden, in 1710, at the behest of Augustus the Strong (1670-1733), Prince-Elector of Saxony and King of Poland, who wanted to start production after the studies and experiments of his alchemist Bottger. Bottger discovered the formula for porcelain, in fact at that time, only the Chinese and Japanese had the recipe to create this wonderful material; Meissen was, therefore, the first porcelain produced in Europe! Bottger never revealed his formula to anyone, only a certain stage was known to the workers; we do not know, even today, in what proportions the different components are mixed; this is the great secret that allowed the famous brand to be considered the best in the world, Meissen porcelain is given the nickname of "white gold"! Through the years, Meissen has perfected its hard-paste products with high-temperature firing during its glazing. Meissen's porcelain patterns have been copied by many other manufacturers around the world such as Royal Copenhagen, Dresden, Herend, and many others, but Meissen's porcelain glaze maintains its quality over time and is superior to all (plates will not scratch with prolonged use of cutlery!). This is why even old Meissen...
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Mid-20th Century German Biedermeier Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
36 Pieces Porcelain Rosenthal Tea Coffee Set for 12
By Rosenthal
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Rosenthal porcelain tea or coffee set for 12.
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Meissen Porcelain Blue Onion Pattern Shoe or Slipper Paperweight
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A good, vintage Meissen Blue Onion (or Zwiebelmuster) pattern figural paperweight.
The paperweight is an iconic Meissen form in the shape of a tradi...
Category
Early 20th Century German Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Very Large Pair of 19th Century Meissen Day and Night Figures
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A magnificent pair of very large Meissen putti representing Day & Night by Heinrich Schwabe. Each figure wrapped in a cloth, float above the earth's atmo...
Category
1870s German Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Rococo Group 'Love and Reward', by J.C. Schoenheit, Around 1850
Located in Vienna, AT
Elaborate porcelain group of the 19th century:
Young mother in elaborate Rococo clothing, seated on a magnificent Louis XVI-style armchair, resting her left foot on a low pedestal, ...
Category
Mid-19th Century German Rococo Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Porcelain Rothschild Pattern Birds Set of Cup And Saucer
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a hand painted Meissen porcelain cup and saucer. It is featuring the Rothschild pattern birds with some insects and butterflies. The cup as ...
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Reticulated Cabinet Plate with Flower Bouquet and Raised Forget Me Nots
Located in Boston, MA
This is an exquisite Meissen cabinet plate painted with a large beautiful flower bouquet. The Meissen plate has a very intricate reticulated or ...
Category
1890s German Romantic Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
12 Pc Antique Meissen B-Form Teacups & Saucers Floral Crossed Sword Tea Set B154
Located in Dayton, OH
Twelve piece set of antique Meissen China. Porcelain, blue swords marks 1st and 2nd choice, form number B-154, B-form purple with scattered flowe...
Category
Late 19th Century Baroque Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Charger with Decoration a Flower Bunches, Marcolini Period Ca. 1800
Located in CH
Meissen charger with decoration a flower Bunches, Marcolini period Ca. 1800
This large Meissen Charger is decorated with a stylized bouquets of flower...
Category
1790s German Neoclassical Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Large Meissen Double Handle Vase w/ Lovers and Floral Panels after Watteau
Located in New York, NY
A Gorgeous and large Meissen double handle vase with Watteau lovers panel and flower panel scenes. The panels are completed after the works by Jean-Antoine Watteau, the most famous F...
Category
1890s German Louis XVI Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Tea Pot with Animal Spout and Flower Decoration Rococo Period circa 1740
Located in Vienna, AT
Early and rare piece From The Meissen/Germany Manufactory
Dating: made circa 1740
Material: white porcelain, glossy finish
Technique: handmade porcelain, finest painting
Specifications:
Very early Meissen tea pot...
Category
Early 18th Century German Rococo Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Mid-18th Century Cup White Porcelain with Golden Drawings Japonese Style
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a small masterpiece of craftsmanship: the fine porcelain is designed in gold with floral and natural scenes, rich in detail.
A piece for refined collectors or useful to star...
Category
Mid-18th Century Austrian Baroque Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Meissen Porcelain Ceramic Small Jardiniere Wall Decoration Green
Located in Valladolid, ES
Very cute small jardiniere to hang in the wall. In Meissen Germany porcelain, circa 1840,
Excellent quality. Model snowball, the little bird and the ...
Category
1840s Austrian Baroque Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Meissen Porcelain Tea Tray with Cobalt Blue Border & Spray Flowers
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique porcelain tea tray or serving platter.
By Meissen.
With a scalloped rim and a rich cobalt blue border.
There are hand paint...
Category
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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