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Porcelain For Sale
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Style: Regency
Piero Fornasetti Tema E Variazioni Porcelain Plate #78
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Piero Fornasetti "Tema e Variazioni" porcelain plate depicting the face of the famous opera singer Lina Cavalieri, no.78 / made in Milano Italy circa 1960. Original mark on t...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

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Porcelain

Vintage Arje Griegst Royal Copenhagen Konkylie Triton Dinner plate
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Original Vintage Royal Copenhagen Conch large dinner plate in the beautiful white glaze. The frame was designed by the renowned Danish jeweler and goldsmith Arje Griegst in 1978 and ...
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1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

English Garniture of 5 Porcelain Vases, White, Hand Painted Fruits, 1820-1825
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful garniture of five vases made by an unknown English maker in about 1820-1825. The garniture consists of one campana vase and four differently sized spill vases. Th...
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1820s English Regency Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Arthur Percy, Gefle, Teaset
Located in Hammarö, SE
Arthur Percy (Sweden, 1886-1976) ARTHUR PERCY, tea set, 27 pieces, porcelain, "Grand", Gefle, 1920s/30s.
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20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

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Porcelain

Castro Sargadelos Dolmen coffee set Design 1950s
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Precious coffee set consisting of a coffee pot, milk jug, 4 cups and 4 saucers from the 1950s, being an iconic porcelain piece that represents an essential part of the rich history o...
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1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Joseph Stubbs Pearlware Tea bowl, Blue and White with Swans, Regency, circa 1825
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful and very rare tea bowl and saucer made by Joseph Stubbs in about 1825. The bowl is quite large and made of pearlware, and has a beautiful transfer printed blue an...
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1820s English Regency Antique Porcelain

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Pearlware

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 ...
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

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Porcelain

Jeff Koons Illy Collection Pop Art Espresso Set of 5 Porcelain by Rosenthal 2001
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...
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Early 2000s German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

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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 ...
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

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Porcelain

Vintage Signed Austrian Porcelain Hand Painted Porcelain Serving Plate With Gold
Located in North Miami, FL
This lovely large round vintage hand painted porcelain plate, serving piece or barware is hallmarked and signed on the bottom Haa...
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1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain, Paint

New Hall bone china water jug, ‘JH’, c. 1815.
Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire
A New Hall bone china ‘Water jug’, c. 1815. The bulbous jug, well painted to one side, with a man riding a horse along a country track, beneath trees...
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1810s English Regency Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Pair of Porcelain Dual Figurative Candlesticks for Nymolle
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool and hard to find pair of porcelain figurative dual candlesticks by Nymolle of Denamark, circa 1960s. #3186 The pair are in very good vintage condition with no chips, cr...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

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Porcelain

Italian Midcentury Finissime Porcellane Swans Sculpture, Firenze , 1950s
By Finissime Porcellane
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Impressive porcelain by "finissime porcellane" 1950s from Firenze in Tuscany.   
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

1968. Georges Candilis Bauhaus set
Located in Perpignan, FR
Rare ensemble vaisselle 24 pièces design par Georges Candilis pour le village vacances les carrats . 6 petites assiettes 6 grandes assiettes 6 tasses 6 gr...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

A Ridgway Porcelain part Dessert Service in pattern 1045 c.1825
Located in Exeter, GB
A finely decorated John & William Ridgway porcelain dessert service in pattern 1045 c.1825. The central well of each piece decorated with the scene of ruins / a castle / a house or a...
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19th Century British Regency Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal Midcentury the Magic Flute Pin Dish
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A finely made and stylish midcentury Rosenthal porcelain pin dish decorated with a scene from Mozart’s opera Die Zauberflöte (the magic flute) designed by renowned Danish born artist...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal Studio-Linie White Porcelain Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A finely made and stylish mid-century Rosenthal porcelain vase decorated with a figure holding a tall floral stem designed by renowned Danish born artist Bjorn Wiinblad (1918-2006). ...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Fornasetti Milano Set of 4 Porcelain Plates Archimboldesca Series Vegetable Head
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A vintage set of four plates by Piero Fornasetti from the "Arcimboldesca" series is a remarkable and artistic collection that embodies the whimsical and imaginative design sensibilit...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain

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Ceramic, Porcelain

Porcelain Cobalt Vase, Hutschenreuther Hohenberg, Germany, 1960s
Located in Chorzów, PL
A large porcelain vase decorated with the Echt Cobalt technique Produced by Hutschenreuther in Germany in the 1960s / 1970s. Very good condition, no dama...
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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Conchiglie Seashell Set of Plates with Mollusks
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti porcelain Conchiglie seashell plates with snails and mollusks, Set of Six, circa 1960s-1970s The Fornasetti plate is decorated in the Conchiglie pattern which d...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

20th Century Piero Fornasetti Bowl With Letter S
Located in Epfach, DE
Piero Fornasetti bowl with letter S The beautiful decorative bowl with gilding is also a wonderful gift. The condition is very good, the gilding is not scuffed. You can put it and ha...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Pair of Coalport Porcelain Oval Dishes, Flowers & Birds Patt.759, Regency ca1815
Located in London, GB
This is a spectacular pair of oval dishes made by Coalport between 1815 and 1820. The dishes bear the famous and very wonderful bird pattern with the number 759. Panels with stunning hand painted birds and flowers are set in a cobalt blue background with rich gilt decoration. This pattern is very desired and doesn't come to the market often, so this is a rare opportunity. Coalport was one of the leading potters in 19th and 20th Century Staffordshire. They worked alongside other great potters such as Spode, Davenport and Minton, and came out with many innovative designs. When we say "Coalport" we usually think of the one Coalport factory that became famous, but in its beginning years there were two factories, one run by John Rose and the other by his brother Thomas Rose. Thomas Rose went into partnership with Robert Anstice and Robert Horton and they were located directly opposite John Rose, across the canal. The brothers' factories had much in common with each other and they shared many different shapes and patterns. Ultimately, the John Rose factory proved more profitable and John Rose bought Thomas' factory in 1814, making it the one Coalport factory that became so famous. Many of the Coalport items, of either factory, are now collectors' items. The stunning thing about pattern 759 is that each bird is different, as well as each flower formation. All birds and flowers are painted carefully in their own colours; they are all different species. Each bird is an individual with its own expression; in fact I once had a large dinner service...
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1810s English Regency Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

H & R Daniel Dessert Service, Floral with Lilac Sprigging, Regency, 1824
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...
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1820s English Regency Antique Porcelain

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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...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

KPM Royal Berlin Design by Griemert Porcelain Coffee Set, Decor by von Unruh
Located in Epfach, DE
20th Century KPM Royal Berlin coffee or mocca set porcelain 41 pieces form Krokus design by Griemert , decor by Siegrid von Unruh made 1953 mid century KPM ROYAL Berlin Crocus patte...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

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Porcelain

Vintage Piero Fornasetti Hallmarked Porcelain Rectangle Serving Bowls Pair Of
Located in North Miami, FL
This pair of fabulous and hard to find vintage 1960's hallmarked Piero Fornasetti porcelain rectangular serving bowls, appetizer dishes have hand painted vegetables or fruits surroun...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Machin Part Dessert Service, Moustache Shape, Cobalt Blue and Flowers, ca 1825
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful part dessert service made by Machin around 1825, which is known as the Regency period. The items have the famous "moustache" moulding, a beautiful cobalt blue gro...
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1820s English Regency Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Fornasetti Themes & Variations Plate #334, Atelier Fornasetti, The Quiet
Located in Downingtown, PA
Fornasetti Porcelain Themes & Variation plate, #334, The Quiet, Atelier Fornasetti With Original Box. The Fornasetti porcelain plate in the Themes & Variation pattern depicts t...
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Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

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Porcelain

Piero Fornasetti Vintage Gilded Key and Malachite Swirl Porcelain Small Tray
Located in North Miami, FL
This unusual vintage Piero Fornasetti small porcelain tray or dish has the motif and subject matter of a gilded key amongst swirls of faux teal gr...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain

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Gold

Superb Pair of Regency Period Chamberlain-Worcester Armorial Sauce Tureens
By Robert Chamberlain (b.1736)
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A pair of Regency period tureens vibrantly painted in underglaze cobalt blue with richly gilded dolphin supports and top. On the side of each tureen is the crest of the family of Ble...
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Early 19th Century Great Britain (UK) Regency Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Awesome Electrical Porcelain Room Fountain, 1960s Italy
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Electric ceramic indoor fountain. Full function, great sound of water splashing down each floor. Perfect for a Zen garden. Probably made in italy. For usage in US you would onl...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain

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Ceramic

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...
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Early 19th Century Austrian Regency Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Minton Porcelain Creamer Milk Jug, Neoclassical Imari, Regency, ca 1810
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful and rare milk jug or creamer made by Minton in about 1810. The jug has a very beautiful neoclassical Imari pattern with the number 202. Minton was one of the p...
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1810s English Regency Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal Midcentury the Magic Flute Sugar Pot
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A finely made and stylish midcentury Rosenthal porcelain lidded sugar bowl decorated with a scene from Mozart’s opera Die Zauberflöte (the magic flute) designed by renowned Danish bo...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

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Porcelain

Ridgway Porcelain Teacup and Saucer, Blue Flowers and Gilt, Regency, Ca 1825
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful teacup and saucer made around 1825 by Ridgway. It is decorated with the very popular pattern no. 2/1000: a cobalt blue ground with rich gilding and monochrome blu...
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1820s English Regency Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Spanish Lladro Porcelain Floral Large Centerpiece Vase
Located in Barcelona, ES
Large Lladró Porcelain Floral Centerpiece vase A beautiful porcelain floral centerpiece designed by Julio Fernández and manufactured by L...
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20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

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Porcelain

Jacques Buchholtz Large White Porcelain Ceramic Cup or Decorative Dish, 1980
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Jacques Buchholtz Large porcelain ceramic cup or decorative bowl White ceramic glaze color Signed under the base Original perfect condition Height 5 cm Large 18 cm
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

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Porcelain

Michaela Frey for AK Kaiser Midcentury Op Art Lidded Bisque Porcelain Jar, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Modern Op Art matte bone white lidded jar of high quality matte bisque porcelain. The exterior is decorated with a beautiful organic dotted circle relief pattern on both lid and body. The interior has been given a white smooth highly glossy glaze. Designed by Michaela Frey...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

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Porcelain

New Rina Menardi Medium Conchglia Bowl in Poppy
Located in Troy, MI
New and imported from Italy, this art pottery bowl by Rina Menardi is a thin-walled bowl with an irregular rim and subtle ombre-style poppy red glaze. Underside of base has maker’s m...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

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Porcelain

1970s Iittala Set of 3 Senator Goblet Glasses Finland
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s Iittala Set of 3 Stem Wine Beer Goblet Glasses Finland 3 diameter x 4.88 h IIttala Senaattori Senator by Timo Sarpaneva Wine/beer glass water goblet....
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1970s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain

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Art Glass

Vintage Set of Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Rosoni Pattern Plates-Rosettes
Located in Downingtown, PA
Vintage Set of Six Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Rosoni pattern plates depicting Rosettes 1980s, The dramatic plates depict six different large black and white flower-shaped rosettes on a gilt ground. Dimensions: 10 inches diameter x 1 1/4 inches high. The plates are numbered 1-6, each a different design. Mark: a printed black and white flower with the name ROSONI above the Fornasetti hand...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Piero Fornasetti Rosenthal Porcelain Themes and Variations Plate, Motiv 28
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Rosenthal Porcelain Themes And Variations Plate, Motiv Number 28, 1980s The striking Rosenthal Fornasetti gold-rimmed black and white printed plate with the fa...
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1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Mangani Italian Porcelain Hand Decorated Twin Handled Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A large and stylish Italian porcelain twin handled pedestal vase hand painted with landscape scenes by Mangani and dating from the 20th century. This tall and elegant vase stands rai...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

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Porcelain

Bohemian Tea Set in Porcelain & Gold, Czechoslovakia 1950s
Located in Zohor, SK
Beautiful tea and coffee set in white porcelain with gold marks as a decoration. Produced in Czechoslovakia in Nova role, original mark still visible. Original catalogue mark aproved...
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1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain

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Gold

Raymond Loewy After Dinner Coffee Set for "Rosenthal 2000", 1954
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Grey and white porcelain 20 piece after dinner coffee set Rosenthal 2000 Secunda, coffee server, sugar bowl and creamer and complete set of service with...
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1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

New Large Rina Menardi Shaded Water Conchglia Bowl
Located in Troy, MI
New and imported from Italy, this art pottery bowl by Rina Menardi is a thin-walled bowl with an irregular rim and ombre-style pale blue gray glaze. Underside of base has maker’s mar...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

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Porcelain

Eight Serving Plates, Collection V. Guillen, Edition Charles Jourdan
By Charles Jourdan, Gien
Located in Stockholm, SE
8 serving plates from Gien 1966 edition Ch. Jourdan antique pumps. Fun and Eclectic pieces by Charles Jourdan 1966. Hard to find and seems to be a perfec...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain

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Faience

Sevres-Vincennes Vintage French Porcelain Coffee Set
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. Elegant and particular coffee service in fine French porcelain...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Alexander Girard La Fonda Del Sol for Mayer China Bowls, Set of Four
Located in Garnerville, NY
A set of four Alexander Girard designed white glazed porcelain bowls for Mayer China. A La Fonda Del Sol design. Fully signed on the bottom, A La Fonda Del Sol Design, Mayer China-Mi...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Spode Felspar Porcelain Plate, Landscape Painting, Regency ca 1822
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...
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1820s English Regency Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Thorkild Olsen for Royal Copenhagen Craquele Glazed Bowl with Fruiting Nuts
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish and impressive Danish porcelain bowl hand decorated with fruiting nuts by renowned painter Thorkild Olsen (Danish, 1890-1973) and dated 1950. The heavily made bowl stands on a narrow round unglazed foot and is of wide shallow form with a raised rim and a fold back upper rim. The body of the bowl is decorated in grey Fine craquele glazes...
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1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Two Lobster Plates in Clear Glass, Sweden, Mid-20th Century
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Two beautiful Lobster plates made of Glass. A nice addition to your Table. Found at an estate sale in Stockholm, Sweden.
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Early 20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

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Ceramic, Majolica

Meissen Boy & Girl Porcelain Figures with Flowers
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine matched pair vintage German porcelain figures holding flowers made by world renowned makers Meissen and believed to date from the early 20th century. This finely made pair of ...
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Early 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

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Porcelain

Meissen Blanc de Chine Porcelain Jester and Monkey Figure
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine vintage Meissen porcelain blanc de chine figure of a Jester with a monkey and owl dating from the 20th century. The figure stands on a narr...
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

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Porcelain

Spode Porcelain Teacup Trio, Red Imari Dollar Pattern, Regency, ca 1810
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful orphaned teacup made by Spode in about 1810. It bears a beautiful Japanese-inspired Imari pattern. 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, which had come to an end around that time, with their own designs. This was fundamental to a thriving industry that would last for about 150 years and provide half the world with their tableware. Spode porcelain is regarded as one of the highest quality porcelains around; for a soft-paste porcelain it is surprisingly hard and fine, and has a wonderful bright white colour. The pattern on this can is called "Dollar" pattern, a very famous pattern that was used by English potters in the 18th and early 19th Century. It is obvious why it is called “dollar” - but its origin is less obvious! It is thought that this pattern was derived from a very old Chinese pattern depicting a tree with elaborate foliage that hides a Chinese character representing longevity or happiness. Traditionally, this went with a an image called “Taotie”, which was used on very ancient bronze vases...
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Early 1800s English Regency Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

H&R Daniel Plate, White, Floral, Etruscan Shape, Regency, circa 1825
Located in London, GB
This is a rare and beautiful cake plate made by H&R Daniel in about 1825. The plate is potted in the square "Etruscan" shape and is decorated in a white ground with a beautiful floral pattern and gilt anthemion sprigs. The plate formed part of a large tea service; we also have a trio The H & R Daniel porcelain factory was founded by Henry Daniel, son of a family of master colour makers. He headed up the decoration department in the famous Spode factory where he oversaw all the beautiful early Spode decorations. In 1822 he opened his own factory with his son Richard, creating a truly iconic body of work with the most subtle colours and beautifully painted flowers and landscapes. The Daniel factory was the last true cottage industry among the English porcelain factories, resisting the increase of industrialisation and mass production. This resulted in extraordinary and unrivalled quality, but it probably also led to the factory having to close its doors in 1846 because it could no longer compete with others who did modernise. Daniel porcelain can be hard to identify as the factory was only around for about two decades, but this short duration and the low output also means that Daniel items have become true collectors' items. The plate is unmarked except the faded pattern number 3863, which points to a date of 1825. A picture of this pattern can be seen on plate 34 of Michael Berthoud and Lybne Price's "Daniel Patterns on Porcelain". CONDITION REPORT The plate is in perfect antique condition except some very light rubbing as visible in the pictures. Antique British porcelain...
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1820s English Regency Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

1980s Tall White Porcelain Soft Floral Collar Vase, Arzberg
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Tall and slender bone white sculptural porcelain vase. Smooth clean cylinder shape with soft asymmetrical organic floral collar. Stamped under base. Beautiful vintage condition. ...
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Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

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Porcelain

Ridgway Saucer Dish Plate, Japan Flowers with Greek Keys, Regency ca 1825
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful plate called a saucer dish, made around 1825 by Ridgway. It is decorated in cobalt blue and gilt with a central "Japan" pattern of deep pink azalea...
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1820s English Regency Antique Porcelain

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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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