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Porcelain For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 1910s
Spode Porcelain Tea Cup in Hand Painted & Gilded Pattern 967, circa 1810
By Spode
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a fine example of an English George III period, porcelain Tea Cup, made by Spode and hand painted in Pattern 967, during the early 19th century, circa 1815.
The cup has th...
Category
Early 19th Century English George III Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
A Nantgarw Porcelain Shell Shaped Dish, c1820
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Nantgarw Porcelain Shell Shaped Dish, c1820
Welsh porcelain is amongst the most highly regarded of all early 19th century porcelains. The colour and decoration is always of the hi...
Category
19th Century English George III Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Early Worcester Flight & Barr Yellow Porcelain Cup
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
An early Worcester Flight & Barr bright yellow beaker with gilding and a finely painted sepia scene of a landscape. The scene, possibly painted by John Pennington, shows two figures ...
Category
Early 1800s English Grand Tour Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
A Fine Swansea London decorated Porcelain Dish, c1820
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Fine Swansea London decorated Porcelain Dish, c1820
Additional information:
Date : Circa 1820
Period : George III /George IV
Marks :Stencilled in red upper case 'Swansea' and a fa...
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19th Century English George III Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of 19th Century French Sevres Style Vases
Located in London, GB
Two large and impressive 19th century French Sevres style porcelain vases have a fascinating dark blue background. Each vase is placed on an octagonal base adorned with intricate des...
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19th Century French Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century French Ormolu Sèvres Porcelain Centerpiece Bowl
Located in Winter Park, FL
A fine 19th Century French cast ormolu bronze mounted Sèvres porcelain centerpiece with double handles and raised on a footed base. Inset Neo-classical style hand-painted porcelain s...
Category
19th Century French Beaux Arts Antique Porcelain
Materials
Ormolu
Nantgarw Porcelain Coffee Can and Saucer, c1820
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Nantgarw Porcelain Coffee Can and Saucer, c1820
Additional information:
Date : c1820
Period : George III - William IV
Marks : none
Origin : Nantgarw, Wale...
Category
19th Century English George III Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Set of Three (3) Coalport Porcelain Shell Plates in “Lord Nelson” Pattern
Located in Atlanta, GA
Set of Three (3) Coalport Porcelain Shell Plates in “Lord Nelson” Pattern, England ca. 1810
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Ott & Brewer American Belleek, Aesthetic Movement Bowl
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Ott & Brewer American Belleek, Aesthetic Movement Bowl
USA, Trenton NJ, circa 1880s
A fine and rare example of a short lived period in American porcela...
Category
Late 19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Kpm, Berlin, Chocolate Cup Hand Painted with Green Flowers and Gold Decoration
Located in Copenhagen, DK
KPM, Berlin.
Chocolate cup hand-painted with green flowers and gold decoration.
Marked.
Mid-19th century.
First factory quality.
In excellent conditi...
Category
Mid-19th Century German Biedermeier 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
Massive Sevres Style Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Centrepiece
Located in London, GB
19th century sevres style centrepiece with impressive gilding all around it.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Georgian Porcelain Fruit Coolers w/ Cobalt Blue & Gilt Floral Decoration
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Georgian Porcelain Fruit Coolers with Cobalt Blue & Gilt Floral Decoration, England 19th Century
Category
19th Century English Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
English 19th Century Staffordshire Porcelain Figurine of Bonnie Prince Charles
Located in Santa Monica, CA
English 19th century Staffordshire porcelain figurine of Bonnie Prince Charles and Flora McDonald.
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Swansea Porcelain Fluted Breakfast Cup and Saucer, c1816
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Swansea Porcelain Fluted Breakfast Cup and Saucer, c1816
Additional information:
Date : c1816
Period : George III
Marks : None
Origin : Swansea, Wales
C...
Category
19th Century English George III Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
A London Decorated Swansea Porcelain Plate of Burdett Coutts Type, 1815-17
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A London Decorated Swansea Porcelain Plate of Burdett Coutts Type, 1815-17
Additional information:
Date : 1815-1817
Period : George III
Marks : Impressed mark Swansea
Origin : Swans...
Category
19th Century English George III Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Old Paris or Vieux Paris Porcelain Fan Shaped Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique French porcelain vase.
With extensive gilding and painted floral decoration to each side.
Simply a great piece of Ol...
Category
19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
H & R Daniel Dessert Service, Floral with Lilac Sprigging, Regency, 1824
By H&R Daniel
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning dessert service made by H&R Daniel in 1824. The set consists of a large centre piece comport, two sauce comports (without covers), four large rectangular dishes, f...
Category
1820s English Regency Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Royal Vienna Gilt Porcelain Tankard Depicting Minerva
Located in New York, NY
19th century Austrian stein with finely painted neoclassical cartouches celebrating the Roman goddess, Minerva, with extensive enameled and gilt decorations. Excellent condition.
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Neoclassical Revival 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
Shelley Art Deco Coffee/Espresso Set for 4 Trees with Sun Shining
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This is a classic early Shelley design with an Art Deco aesthetic. It includes the following pieces all in excellent condition.
4 Cups, 2.5" x 2.5", 4 Saucers, 4.5" x 0.5", 1 Crea...
Category
1910s English Art Deco Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Porcelain Plate Blue And White From The Blue Family, 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Nice « Blanc Bleu » porcelain plate dating from XIX th century. Blue and white porcelain soup plate. White and blue plate with a couple of peacocks flying through plants and flowers.
This porcelain is characteristic of the blue family.
The arrival of porcelain in Europe was linked to the development of shipping and international trade. Porcelain was very popular in Europe because of its lightness and its durability. The import from China is linked to the lack of mastery of this technique by the Europeans. The French, Dutch and British East India...
Category
1850s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Royal Worcester pot pourri. Roses. F.Harper, c. 1919.
Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire
Royal Worcester porcelain pot pourri and cover, F. Harper, dated 1919. The globular pot pourri moulded with scroll work, framing a pierced gallery, and having twin gilt scroll handle...
Category
1910s English Victorian Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Porcelain Inkwell - Vieux Paris
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful porcelain inkwell, very decorative with colorful birds and gold colored accents. This object is not marked, but the style and design indicate that this is 'Vieux Paris' p...
Category
1880s French Napoleon III Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
22121706 Swansea Porcelain Dessert Plate By Henry Morris, c1816
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
22121706 Swansea Porcelain Dessert Plate By Henry Morris, c1816
Additional information:
Date : 1815-1817
Period : George III
Marks : none
Origin : Swansea, South Wales
Colour : poly...
Category
19th Century English George III Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 10 Porcelain Cakeplates Art Nouveau by Haviland Limoges
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful set of 10 porcelain cake plates from the French brand Haviland Limoges. The plates have curved edges and are richly decorated with various images of flowers, butterflies an...
Category
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
19thc Royal Crown Derby Demitasse Service for Eight Chinoiserie Imari Pattern
Located in Savannah, GA
19th century Royal Crown Derby demitasse service, Imari pattern #198, in classical Japanese chinoiserie taste having a beautiful painted Imari palett...
Category
1880s English Chinoiserie Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Spode Felspar Porcelain Plate, Landscape Painting, Regency ca 1822
By Spode
Located in London, GB
This is a dessert plate made by Spode in about 1822, which was the Regency era. The plate is made of Felspar porcelain and decorated with a beautiful hand painted landscape scene. The plate would have belonged to a large dessert service of which each piece had a unique landscape; in fact I sold a dessert service in this pattern a while ago.
Spode was the great pioneer among the Georgian potters in England. Around the year 1800 he perfected the bone china recipe that has been used by British potters ever since, and he was also the leading potter behind the technique of transferware, making it possible for English potters to replace the Chinese export china...
Category
1820s English Regency Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Coalport Porcelain Oval Dish, Beige with Apple by Joseph Birbeck, circa 1847
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning oval dessert dish made by Coalport in about 1847. The dish has a pierced rim, a beige and finely gilded ground and a beautifully hand painted apple painted by the ...
Category
1840s English Victorian Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Large Allegorical Group 'The Air' by M.V. Acier, Germany Around 1850
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent Meissen porcelain group of the 19th century:
Depiction of a bearded old man with angel wings, covered only with a cloth, sitting in the middle of a mountain of clouds, probably Chronos from Greek mythology, symbolizing the passage of life and reminding us that time flies, holding a long staff (usually with sickle) in his hand, surrounded by winged putti, representing activities on and with air: To the right of the old man a standing putto with waving cloth, embracing a peacock, the bird of paradise and symbol of heaven, and breathing into a tube forming a soap bubble, in the foreground wind is produced with the help of a bellows, to the left of and behind Chronos two putti with garlands of flowers and a little bird in their
hands.
The group is based on an earth pedestal with piled up clouds and 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
Chinese Export Armorial Porcelain Platter with Strawberry Pattern, 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chinese Export Armorial Porcelain Platter with Strawberry Pattern, 19th Century
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Set of Three Early 19th Century English Samson Porcelain Armorial Plates
Located in Middleburg, VA
Set of Three Early 19th Century English Samson Porcelain Armorial Plates
Each plate depicts its own unique crest surrounded by a floral design. Marked on the bottoms with an Asian...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
A Coalport Botanical Porcelain Dessert Tureen Cover and Stand, 1805-10
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Coalport Botanical Porcelain Dessert Tureen Cover and Stand, 1805-10
Additional information:
Date : 1805-1810
Period : George III
Marks : None
Origin : Coalport, Shropshire
Colour...
Category
19th Century English George III Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Viennese Porcelain Charger by Antonin Boullemier (1840-1900)
Located in New York, NY
Antique Royal Vienna porcelain plate painted by Antonin Boullemier (1840-1900), depicting courting lovers and with extensive neoclassical mofits and gilt decorations. Excellent cond...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Coalport Coffee Can Porcelain Hand Painted Cornflowers Pattern, circa 1805
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good quality coffee can that we attribute to the Coalport porcelain works, Shropshire, England, made during the John Rose period of the George 111rd years, circa 1805.
The coffee can is nominally parallel, tapering slightly to the base, with a simple loop handle, with a slight lower kink and pointed attachments. It has a shallow foot recess with obtuse corner and is unmarked to the base.
The pattern is beautifully hand painted in the French Chantilly style with cornflower sprigs in gold gilt and blue with red & green leaf detail to the lower half with an upper border continuous cornflower pattern, all between gold gilt rings with further gilt decoration to the outer handle and gilding around the lower rim.
We date this piece to the late George third...
Category
Early 19th Century English George III Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
New Hall Tea Service for Six, Elephant Pattern 876, Regency ca 1810
By New Hall
Located in London, GB
This is spectacular full tea service for six made by New Hall around the year 1810. The service consists of a teapot with cover, a sucrier with cover, a milk jug, six trios each consisting of a teacup, a coffee can and a saucer, a cake plate (saucer dish) and a slop bowl. The set is decorated in the super-charming and popular but very rare Elephant pattern...
Category
1810s English Regency Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Antique English Porcelain Pseudo-Tobacco Leaf Pattern Tea Cup & Saucer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique porcelain cup and saucer.
In the Pseudo-Tobacco Leaf pattern, mimicking the Chinese Export pattern of the late 18th Ce...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century Wedgwood Light Blue Jasperware Beaker or Tumbler
By Wedgwood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Jasperware beaker or cup.
In Wedgwood blue with white relief decoration depicting men, women, children, and trees in a Classical s...
Category
19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Imari Small Canted Corner Bowl, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
Japanese Imari Small Canted Corner Bowl, 19th Century
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
PAIR of Chinese Export Cups and Saucers egg-shell porcelain, Qing 19th Century
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very decorative PAIR of Chinese export Cups and Saucers made from eggshell porcelain and hand painted in Rose Medallion pattern, which we date to the 19th century, Qing dynasty, circa 1850.
All pieces are very finely hand potted in a very thin translucent white porcelain, with radial chatter marks clearly visible on the rear of the saucers from the potting wheel. Each cup is raised on a small foot with a loop handle.
They are all hand painted in the Canton...
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
A Pair Of Carl Thieme German porcelain Vases, Lids And Pedestals (potschappel)
Located in Madrid, ES
A Pair Of Carl Thieme German porcelain Vases, Lids And Pedestals (potschappel)
CARL THIEME (GERMAN, 1816-1884) FOR DRESDEN, VASES COVERED IN PAINTED PORCELAIN, THE PAIR. Angels crow...
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1890s Antique 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...
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19th Century European Napoleon III Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Samuel Alcock Porcelain Coffee Cup, Orange Imari Flowers, Rococo Revival ca 1830
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful coffee cup and saucer made by Samuel Alcock around 1830, which was the Rococo Revival era. The set is decorated with a bold Imari pattern and has a "ring-moulded" shape.
Samuel Alcock was one of the many potters in Staffordshire such as Spode, Coalport, H&R Daniel and many others during the 1830s and 1840s. He was perhaps not the most well-known of potters but produced very high quality wares and original designs, often standing out for their bright choice of colours and beautiful shapes. The Alcock factory is not well documented so although they had a huge output, items are often mis-identified and we don't know much about the production process of artists, even though the wares have a very high quality that equals that of the more well known factories.
The Rococo style was originally a style of the 18th Century. After the Baroque style, which was highly symmetrical and well-designed as it aimed to express the perfection of God, the Rococo style was a reaction that expressed the unpredictability and flow of nature. "Rococo" is derived from the French word "rocaille", which stands for a mass of pebbles that are self-organised in a completely unpredictable mess, for instance on the beach or in the mountains. Rococo moved away from the stranglehold that religion had on the arts: it was capricious, asymmetrical, charming and worldly. As Europe got mired in various wars between Germany, France and Britain, the general style got much more austere again and people embraced neo-classicism. But in the 1830s and 1840s, the seemingly unlimited fortunes of the Industrial Revolution sparked a revival of Rococo, once again creating natural shapes that are not always symmetrical and don't particularly make rational sense.
This coffee cup can...
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1830s English Rococo Revival Antique 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
Antique English Porcelain Pseudo-Tobacco Leaf Pattern Tea Cup & Saucer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique porcelain cup and saucer.
In the Pseudo-Tobacco Leaf pattern, mimicking the Chinese Export pattern of the late 18th ...
Category
Early 19th Century English Chinese Export Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Commedia Dell'Arte Group Harlequin Family by J.J. Kaendler Germany c1870
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare Commedia dell'Arte figure group from the 19th century:
Harlequin and Columbine with child dancing in a circle: Harlequin in green jacket with golden buttons and white ruff...
Category
1850s German Rococo Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Porcelain Portland Vase, circa 1860
Located in Arundel, GB
An English Pate-Sur-Pate Porcelain Portland Vase, possibly Grainger, Worcester.
With additional relief detail to base.
Burnt orange exterior glaze, with a white internal finish.
Engl...
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1860s English Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Haviland Offner Limoges France Tea Coffee Chocolate Pot Cups Saucers
Located in Dayton, OH
"12 piece Antique Haviland & Co Limoges tea / coffee / chocolate set for E. Offner of New Orleans LA. Features a hand painted pink, turquoise and gild...
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Late 19th Century Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century English Derby Porcelain Tureen with Lid
By Derby
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century English Derby Porcelain Tureen with lid.
Category
19th Century English Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Set of French Victorian Limoges Porcelain Plates
By Limoges
Located in New York, NY
Set of 12 French Victorian Limoges porcelain plates with scalloped edge and gilt bird scenes. (PRICED AS SET).
Category
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Miles Mason Coffee Can & Saucer Porcelain Chinamen on Verandah Pattern, Ca 1805
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a Miles Mason Duo of two pieces of blue and white hand gilded porcelain comprising a coffee can and a saucer, all in the Chinaman on Verandah pattern, made by Miles Mason (Ma...
Category
Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Qianlong Mark Pair Celadon Glazed Porcelain Brush Pots
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish pair Chinese Qianlong mark pair celadon glazed porcelain brush pots believed to date from the latter 19th or early 20th century. The brus...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Austrian Royal Vienna Porcelain Cream Milk Jug Pitchers Puce Burgundy
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Extremely rare pair of early Royal Vienna Porcelain Hand decorated Milk and Cream Pitchers or Jugs of medium proportion and outstanding workmanship, both of traditional bulbous outline, each with applied “C” scroll handle...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Regency Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
A Marked Nantgarw Porcelain Shell Shaped Dish, c1820
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Marked Nantgarw Porcelain Shell Shaped Dish, c1820
Welsh porcelain is amongst the most highly regarded of all early 19th century porcelains. The colour and decoration is always of...
Category
19th Century English George III Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Swansea Porcelain Dessert Plate By Henry Morris, c1816
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
22121707 Swansea Porcelain Dessert Plate By Henry Morris, c1816
Additional information:
Date : 1815-1817
Period : George III
Marks : none
Origin : Swansea, South Wales
Colour : poly...
Category
19th Century English George III Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Allegorical Group 'The Water', by M.V. Acier, Germany, Around 1860
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent Meissen porcelain group of the 19th century:
Nymph, covered only with a cloth, seated on a half shell floating on the water, holding the cloth at one end so that it forms ...
Category
Mid-19th Century German Baroque Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Sevres France Porcelain Large Decorative Urn, Late 19th Century
Located in Gardena, CA
Sevres France porcelain large decorative urn, Late 19th Century. The central band depicting various period era court scenes. Artist signed "C.Velly" to the center edge. A cobalt blue...
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19th Century Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century French Sevres Style Cobalt Porcelain Lidded “Courting” Dish
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stunning 19th century french Sevres style porcelain “Courting” Scene covered dish and under plate.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Porcelain
Materials
Enamel
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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