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Porcelain For Sale
Turn Teplitz RSK Amphora Pair Art Nouveau Hand-Painted Twin Handled Vases
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish pair Austrian Art Nouveau hand-painted twin handled vases decorated with fruiting vines by the renowned Turn Teplitz factory run by Riessner, Stellmacher & Kessel and datin...
Category
1890s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Fantastic German TOILET in Ebonized Wood and Dresden Porcelain 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Fantastic TOILET
German in ebonized wood and German Dresden porcelain.
Polychrome decoration with embossed flowers with puttis and two drawers.
19th Century
Dim.: 155 x 54 x 46 cm
...
Category
Late 19th Century German Rococo Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
12 Teacups and Saucers Minton Bone China Porcelain Haddon Hall
By Minton
Located in Paris, FR
Set of 12 teacups and with their saucers in Minton Bone China Porcelain. Famous Minton Haddon Hall model designed by John William Wadsworth (1879-19...
Category
Early 20th Century English Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of 18th Century China East India Company Porcelain Plates
Located in PARIS, FR
Pair of 18th century East India Company famille rose porcelain plates with a polychrome and gilded decor of basket, flowers and bamboos.
Minor enamel ...
Category
18th Century Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
1970s Set of Four Mid-Century Modern Porcelain Mural Plates by Piero Fornasetti
Located in Aci Castello, IT
Four 70s porcelain plates designed by Piero Fornasetti especially for Fiat, depicting Torino monuments and cooking recipes. The black, white and gold colors are a mark of Fornasetti ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Incredible 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Covered Urn Emblematic of Autumn
Located in New York, NY
An incredible and truly monumental 19th century Meissen Porcelain Covered urn emblematic of autumn. This is one of the most incredible and sp...
Category
1880s German Rococo Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Limoges Porcelain Collectible Plates, by Louis Dali, Sights of Paris France
By Limoges
Located in Bastogne, BE
An interesting, beautiful series «Sights of Paris», which was released by the famous French manufactory Limoge in 1980-1983.
The plots for the plates were written by the artist Lo...
Category
1980s French Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Franciscan by Gladding McBean El Patio Jug Carafe w/ Lid, Sea Mist Green 1930s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage Art deco style carafe or jug with lid features simple, clean design, the iconic “pretzel” shaped cup handle, and high gloss turquoise glaze. It's a part of El Patio line, attributed to Mary Grant, the first dinnerware line produced by Gladding McBean under their Franciscan Pottery division in 1934. The glaze color, Glacial Blue, is one of the first 8 glaze colorways for the line. El Patio line had three versions of the carafe – one with a wooden handle, one with a ceramic handle, and another with a metal holder; this carafe has the build-in ceramic handle, resulting in streamlined, monochromatic look.
The carafe is marked on the bottom with the oval GMCB mark that was in use from 1934 to 1938. The mark dates the piece to the earliest years of the production of El Patio, one of the five most important California solid colored dinnerware lines of the 1930s, alongside Pacific Hostessware, Bauer Ringware, Metlox 200 Series, and Vernon Kilns Early California.
The Gladding, McBean & Company, one of the biggest potteries in Southern California, was founded in 1875 in Lincoln, California. In 1934 the company began the manufacture of dinnerware and art ware under the trade name Franciscan Ware...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Porcelain
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Royal Worcester Pair of Demitasse Cup & Saucer Sets, England 1944-1955
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
air of flat demitasse cup and saucer sets was made of fine bone china by Royal Worcester.
One cup and saucer set is decorated with Z2621 pattern; the pattern can be described as mu...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Taro Okamoto White Porcelain Japanese Avant-garde Rooster Teapot Sculpture
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Large Mid-Century Porcelain Rooster Teapot by Japanese Avant-garde Artist Taro Okamoto. It measures 15" handle to spout x 13" tall. Perfect condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern 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
Royal Copenhagen Blue Fluted Half Lace. Set of six porcelain caviar bowls.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen Blue Fluted Half Lace, a set of six caviar bowls.
Model number: 1/504.
Dating: 1960/70s.
Marked.
In perfect condition.
First factory quality.
Dimensions: D 7,2 cm. x...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Royal Copenhagen Blue Fluted Full Lace. Set of six caviar bowls/butter pats.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen Blue Fluted Full Lace.
A set of six caviar bowls/butter pats.
Model number: 1/1004.
Dating: 1961.
Marked.
In perfect condition.
First factory quality.
Dimensions: D ...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Las Palmas, Six Contemporary Porcelain Dinner Plates with Decorative Design
By Vito Nesta
Located in Milano, Lombardia
La collezione di Porcellane Las Palmas deve il suo nome alla città di Palmas, in Brasile. Si tratta di un vero e proprio omaggio alle palme, che siano le loro foglie, l'intera pianta...
Category
2010s Italian Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Antique 18c Meissen Vergissmeinnicht Pattern Porcelain Plates with Flowers
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine pair of antique Vergiss Meinnicht (Forget-me-not) pattern plates.
By the Royal Meissen Porcelain Manufactory.
Decorated with Deutsche Blumen floral sprays to the center incl...
Category
18th Century German Rococo Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Herend Hungary Porcelain Apponyi Orange Ram Head Cachepots
By Herend
Located in Delft, NL
Herend Hungary porcelain apponyi orange ram head cachepots
Herend Hungary porcelain cachepots in pattern Apponyi orange with ram heads as handles
M...
Category
20th Century Hungarian Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
12 Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Border Imari Pattern 8450 Bread & Butter Plates
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine set of 12 Royal Crown Derby porcelain bread & butter plates.
In the Border Imari pattern (No. 8450).
Consisting of 12 plates all with scalloped rims, gilt highlights, and im...
Category
20th Century English Neoclassical Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Heinrich Fuchs "Archais" Series for Lorenz Hutschenreuther, 1970
Located in Los Angeles, CA
wonderfully sculptural bisque porcelain vase "Artichoke" by Heinrich Fuchs for Hutschenreuther, released between 1968 and 1970 with matte exterior and gloss interior, marked
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
A Pair Of Meissen Porcelain Mythological Figural Groups
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Pair Of Meissen Porcelain Mythological Figural groups, of 'Neptune and Thetis' and 'The Triumphal Procession of Amphitrite'.
'Neptune and Thetis' modelled with the god of the sea ...
Category
19th Century German Rococo Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Paris porcelain - 2 cups and saucers, cornflowers decor 'Barbeaux', 18th century
Located in DELFT, NL
Set of 2 cups and saucers with decoration of corn flower sprays and flower buds.
The cornflower (barbeau in French) was eligibly Marie Antoinettes favorite flower, as it was the co...
Category
Late 18th Century Austrian Louis XVI Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Rothschild Oiseaux Coffee & Dessert Set For 12 Persons Herend Hungary 20th C.
By Herend
Located in Vienna, AT
Herend service consisting of 39 parts: 1 lidded coffee pot, 1 milk jug, 1 lidded sugar bowl, 12 cups, 12 saucers, 12 dessert plates.
Shape: Osier, basket weave
Decor: RO - Rothschild...
Category
20th Century Hungarian Other Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Export Porcelain Tobacco Leaf Shaped Dish with Puce Scroll
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese Export Porcelain Pseudo Tobacco Leaf Shaped Dish,
Circa 1765
The Chinese Export porcelain shaped dish. The leaf-shaped dish is in a rare ...
Category
Mid-18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Set of Twelve English Porcelain Fruit Plates, Royal Worcester, circa 1900
Located in New York, NY
Set of twelve English porcelain fruit plates, Royal Worcester, circa 1900. Signed price.
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Pair Porcelain Vases, 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Paris Porcelain Vases, 19th Century
Category
19th Century French Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese 19th Century Scalloped Imari Porcelain vase Mejii Period
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Japanese Vase, made in Japan at the beginning of the 19th century. Mejii
Antique Japanese Porcelain Vase, Early 20th Century, Blue and Orange Floral Design, 23 cm Diameter
This stunning Japanese porcelain vase dates back to the early 19th century and boasts a captivating blue and orange color palette with subtle touches of red. Featuring intricate floral and vegetal motifs, the design gracefully intertwines across a rich deep blue background, showcasing exceptional craftsmanship. With a diameter of 23 cm and a height of 20 cm, this vase is perfectly sized for display as a centerpiece or part of a curated collection.
Its excellent condition preserves its timeless elegance, making it an ideal choice for lovers of antique Japanese art, porcelain decor, or unique design pieces. A rare find for collectors and enthusiasts alike, this vase embodies the aesthetic refinement of early 19th-century Japanese ceramics.
Keywords: Japanese porcelain vase, early 19th century, blue and orange vase, floral design, antique Japanese decor...
Category
19th Century Japanese Chinese Export Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Spode Flower Cross Clobberware Dishes, Set of 3
By Spode
Located in Stamford, CT
Set of three Spode Flower Cross Clobberware Dishes. Set includes two matching plates and one shallow bowl.
Clobbered bowl measures: 10" diameter x 3" ta...
Category
1930s English Regency Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Gallo Galerie De Porcelaine “Lombardi Medici” Service for 12- 61 pieces
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fantastic vintage Boho set of Dinnerware. Made by the Gallo group in Germany. The Gallerie De Porcelaine “Lombardi Medici” design with a clean background and gold tipping. Signed on the bottom. A service for 12. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
12 dinner plates 10.25x1
24 luncheon/salad plates 8.25x1
12 large soup bowls...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen, Germany. Four dinner plates with a motif of a pink rose. 1920/30s.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Meissen, Germany. Four dinner plates with a motif of a pink rose. Gold rim.
Approximately 1920/30s.
In perfect condition. Like new.
Marked.
Third factory quality.
Dimensions: D 25.7 ...
Category
1920s German Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Old Paris Porcelain Scenic Landscape Vase with Scroll Form Handles C1880
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Old Paris Porcelain Scenic Landscape Vase with Scroll Form Handles and Gilt Highlights, C1880
Measures - 14"h x 8"w x 5.25"
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
C. LE TALLEC - "Chinese Circus" - 1 Flat serving dish - Tiffany & Co. - ∅ 12 In.
Located in LYON, FR
Rare and superb round and flat serving dish in Limoges porcelain by
Camille Le Tallec in the "Cirque Chinois" pattern
Hand painted and gilded with fine gold
Signed under the ...
Category
1880s French Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Large Fruitbowl Porcelain - Arthur Percy - Gefle Sweden - 1930s
By Gefle, Arthur Percy
Located in Stockholm, SE
A stunning fruitbowl designed by Arthur Percy at Gefle porcelainfactory in the 1930s. This bowl have the beautiful and characteristic floral pattern that Percy is famous for. The bow...
Category
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 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
German Porcelain, 3 Pieces of Coffee Tea Service, Pink and Color, Germany, 1950
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
These are 3 pieces of a coffee service. The colors are Pink and Gold.
1 Sugar pot
1 Coffee cup plate
I TeaPot or coffeepot
The are from Germany. the ...
Category
1950s German Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Herend Hungary Porcelain "Chinese Bouquet Apponyi Green" Tea Set
By Herend
Located in Delft, NL
Herend Hungary Porcelain "Chinese Bouquet Apponyi Green" Tea Set
A serving tea set with a tea pot, 2 cups and saucers, 2 plates, a milk jug with under plate, a sugar bowl, a butte...
Category
20th Century Hungarian Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Pair 19th Century Neoclassical Paris Porcelain Campana Form Vases
Located in New York, NY
Pair of exceptional 19th century Paris porcelain vases in the neoclassical design, with extensive and fine gilt decorations and cartouches depicting Greco-Roman soldiers and winged g...
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Antique French Porcelain Turquoise Oyster Plate
Located in Pearland, TX
A gorgeous antique French porcelain oyster plate attributed to Limoges, circa 1900. This fine quality oyster plate has six wells and is hand painted in a beautiful blue green teal / ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Derby Pair of Porcelain Ice Pails, Fine Flowers by William Billingsley, ca 1790
Located in London, GB
This is a pair of spectacular porcelain ice pails made by the Derby Porcelain Company in about 1790 and decorated with pattern 80, which consists of very fine flowers by the famous p...
Category
1790s English George III Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Antique Porcelain Jars French Hand Painted 18th Century Made by Mennecy
Located in Katonah, NY
These beautiful Mennecy porcelain soft-paste pomade jars were hand-painted in the 18th century, circa 1765. They are rare.
Jars like this would have been placed on the vanity of an ...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Rococo Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Early 1900s Impressive and Finely Handcrafted Antique Gothic Art Porcelain Vase
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare and impressive work of Gothic art pottery.
This most skillfully created and highly decorative work of Gothic art is very rare and of a great size. The impressive floral decor o...
Category
Early 20th Century European Gothic Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Richard Ginori Italian Blue and White Porcelain Bowl with Handles
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Italian white and blue porcelain bowl by designer Richard Ginori, circa mid-20th century, Italy. Bowl with handles is white glazed Italian...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Porcelain
Materials
Gold
VERY RARE Set of 6 Prinknash Bewick’s Beastes Plates
Located in Oakwood, GA
VERY RARE Set of 6 Prinknash Bewick's Plates, 12"
Set of 6 Prinknash Bewick's Beastes Chop Plates
Maker: Prinknash Abbey Pottery
Pattern: Bewick's Beastes
Type: Chop Plates (Round Pl...
Category
20th Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Ceramic
Royal Copenhagen Frijsenborg 6-Sided Serving Bowl, 1980-1984
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Rare vintage 6-sided serving or cake dish features a multifloral decoration on curved cream porcelain with gold rim in Frijsenborg pattern.
Frijsenborg pattern was designed by Thor...
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Late Victorian Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Meissen Porcelain 'Elements' Ewer Emblematic of Water
Located in New York, NY
A 19th century Meissen porcelain 'Elements' ewer emblematic of water. Blue crossed swords mark. The present ewer, representing water,...
Category
1870s German Rococo Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
C. LE TALLEC - "Chinese Circus" - 1 Salad serving Bowl - Tiffany & Co.
Located in LYON, FR
Rare and superb Limoges porcelain salad serving bowl by
Camille Le Tallec in the "Chinese Circus" model
Hand painted and gilded with fine gold
Signed under the base "Designed and painted entirely by hand by Le Tallec in Paris"
RR date letters for 1987
Very good condition, no chips, no nicks, no cracks and no repairs.
Diameter: 25.5 cm
Height: 9 cm
Model kept and taken over by Tiffany & Co. in the 2000s for its famous "Private Stock" series.
The Cirque Chinois pattern is an exquisite pattern with intricate, colorful and delightful scenes.
The pattern is made in a "Chinoiserie" style that evokes scenes from 18th century China. The template features whimsical 18th century depictions of Chinese circus performers with fantastical animals, structures, jugglers, trees and flowers...
Camille Le Tallec's workshop operated independently from 1930 to 1990 when it was taken over by the American jeweler Tiffany & Co.
Le Tallec extended its reputation to the most prestigious tables, notably with orders made for Queen Elizabeth II of England, Kings Mohammed V and Hassan II of Morocco, Queen Juliana of Holland, Prince of Qatar Abdelaziz bin Ahmed Al Thani, Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza...
Category
1980s French Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Vieux Paris 'Old Paris' Tea Caddy or Apothocary Jar Painted with Harbor Scene
By Old Paris
Located in Mobile, AL
This empire period Old Paris tea caddy, canister or jar from the 1830's is sure to delight. It was likely designed and sold as a tea canister, but a lidd...
Category
1830s French Empire Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Qing Dynasty Green Pink Ginger Jar “Gemberpot”, Rose Family
By Chow's Oriental Furniture Co.
Located in Valladolid, ES
Extraordinary hand-painted Chinese porcelain ginger jar with lid, made during the reign of the Emperor Tongzhi (1862-1875), of the Rose Family type. Rose Family is the name given in ...
Category
1890s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen, Germany. Tea cup and bouillon cup with saucers in porcelain.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Meissen, Germany. Tea cup and bouillon cup with saucers. Decorated with coral red and gold-colored trim. Art Deco.
Approximately 1930s.
Marked.
Third factory quality.
In beautiful co...
Category
1930s German Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen, Germany. Six-person coffee set in porcelain. Early 20th C.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Meissen, Germany.
Six-person coffee set in porcelain consisting of six cups and six saucers. Hand-decorated in gold with flowers in a classic style.
Early 20th century.
Marked.
Perfe...
Category
Early 20th Century German Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
New Hall Porcelain Dish Bat Printed Pattern in Manner of Adam Buck, Ca 1820
By New Hall
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a bone china porcelain Dish or Stand by New Hall dating to the Georgian Regency period of the early 19th century, circa 1820.
The dish is well potted on a low foot.
The decoration is bat printed in the manner of Adam Buck...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Kangxi period Plate porcelain Finely Hand Decorated, circa 1700
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautifully hand painted Chinese Export porcelain Plate from the Qing, Kangxi period, (1662-1722), circa 1700.
The plate is of large dinner plate size with a 10 inch di...
Category
Early 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Herend porcelain "Chinese Bouquet Apponyi Green" Tureens with Handles
By Herend
Located in Delft, NL
Herend porcelain "Chinese Bouquet Apponyi Green" tureen with handles
Herend Hungary porcelain with #64/AV
Measures: 24 cm diagonal and 14,5 cm high
Weight is 3113 gram total.
Category
20th Century Hungarian Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Reticulated Royal Worcester Porcelain Bowl Attr. to George Owen & Samuel Ranford
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Aesthetic Period gilt and reticulated porcelain bowl.
By the Royal Worcester Porcelain Manufactory.
Attributed to Georg...
Category
Late 19th Century British Aesthetic Movement Antique 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
Roberto Cavalli Set of 3 Porcelain Trays
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Roberto Cavalli Casa Dark Lady series set of 3 porcelain trays decorated with rose / Made in Limoges France
Original mark on the underside
Large tray: length 4.7 inches, width 3.5 in...
Category
20th Century French Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Beautiful Pair of French Louis XVI Sevres Cobalt Blue Porcelain and Ormolu Vases
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful pair of 19th century French Louis XVI style Sevres cobalt blue and ormolu-mounted vases with rams heads and wreaths. The porcelain body is beautifully painted with the signature Sevres Royal cobalt blue. The square shaped base is decorated with ormolu acanthus leaves and ribbon wreaths beautifully hand chizzeled and detailed ormolu work. These vases can easily be turned into a fabulous pair of...
Category
1840s French Louis XVI Antique Porcelain
Materials
Bronze
6 Super Rare Dinner Plates - Pall - Stig Lindberg - Gustavsberg 1963
Located in Stockholm, SE
6 Dinner plates of model Pall designed by Stig Lindberg at Gustavsberg in 1963, they are 24,5 cm (9,8") in diameter. They are all in mint condition, these have never been used and th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Derby Coffee Cup, Monochrome Sepia Landscapes Zachariah Boreman, ca 1785
By Derby, Crown Derby
Located in London, GB
This is a very rare and stunning coffee cup and saucer made by Derby in about 1785. The set has a white ground with graceful gilding, and two stunning little landscapes painted by Za...
Category
1780s English Romantic Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Ridgway Porcelain Milk Jug or Creamer Pattern 2/1005, Regency Period, circa 1825
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very decorative, porcelain milk jug or creamer in the early Grecian shape, made by John and William Ridgway, of Shelton, Hanley, Staffordshire Potteries, England, dating to...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique 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.