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Porcelain For Sale
Antique French Sevres Porcelain and Ormolu Jewelry Casket, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fabulous antique French Ormolu and Sevres Porcelain jewelry casket, circa 1870 in date. This magnificent casket is rectangular in shape, with the top as well as each sid...
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1870s French Antique Porcelain

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Ormolu

Ikat Ceramic Dinner Plates - Set of 6
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Ikat patterns are an integral part of our colorful world, celebrating the beauty of this timeless textile technique. Inspired by its rich heritage, we’ve transformed some of our most...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Porcelain

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Ceramic

Georgian Worcester Barr Period Coffee Can Porcelain Hand Painted, circa 1800
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
A very good Porcelain Coffee Can with a ring handle, hand decorated with an orange and gilt pattern by Worcester during the Barr period, fully marked to...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Pair of Antique Victorian Quality Japanese Kutani Porcelain Vases
Located in Suffolk, GB
Pair of antique Victorian quality Japanese Kutani porcelain vases finely decorated with panels of peacocks and figures in wonderful iro...
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19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Derby Square Dish, Camden Service, William Billingsley Roses on Green, 1795
Located in London, GB
This is a very rare square dish from the famous "Earl of Camden" service made by the Derby Porcelain Company in 1795. The service was painted with typical English roses by William Billingsley, one of Britain's most famous painters, and responsible for exactly this type of rose painting on British porcelain. There are more items available in this pattern, see separate listings. To keep these items together we'd be happy to offer a discount on multiple purchases - please ask! The Derby Porcelain Company, later called Royal Crown Derby, is currently the oldest British porcelain factory still in production. The Derby pottery was one of the most prominent potteries right from the start of English porcelain production in the mid 1700s to today, and the factory went through many iterations. In the 1820s, it was called "Bloor Derby" as it came under the ownership of Robert Bloor; this factory later closed but its legacy was continued under the ownership of a group of employees, and later this was merged into a new factory called Royal Crown Derby, which is still in operation today and still carries forward some of the oldest patterns that have made it famous over the centuries. William Billingsley was a brilliant but notoriously difficult man who left behind a trail of debts, broken hearts and mystery - but he was also one of the most important people in the history British porcelain. Billingsley revolutionised the way British decorators painted flowers; he added a freedom and artistry that now singles out British flower painting, and he created a new technique for painting roses, which you can see in this design. Billingsley worked at Derby, Worcester and Mansfield. He also set up his own potteries in Pinxton and Nantgarw and created some of the best porcelain ever made, but racking up great debts, before running off in the dead of night and ending his days at Coalport painting flowers. Items painted by William Billingsley are rare and very much in demand - together with Thomas Baxter's work they are probably among the most desired pieces of British porcelain. The Earl of Camden service was a huge service ordered by Lady Camden in 1795. It had to be produced under great, and unrealistic, time pressure and was notoriously late, much to Lady Camden's chagrin. She wanted the service to be produced by only the best artisans and therefore William Billingsley was tasked with painting all items - but it is thought that when it was clear the deadline was impossible to make, he enlisted the help of John Brewer for some of the last items, such as the ice pails. This plate shows the typical "Billingsley" roses: a beautiful naturally flowing garland of English roses interspersed with buds, trailing around a crisp gilt ribbon. The way the roses link into each other, the way each individual one is completely different, the light effects achieved by rubbing out some of the pink paint, and the very fine buds and foliage all point to these being from Billingsley's hand. This dish came together with a plate that bears labels that point to a rich provenance: the Doris Wheatley Collection, the Daniel Collection, Derek Gardner...
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1790s English George III Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Herend Hungary Porcelain " Chinese Bouquet, Apponyi Green " Baskets
Located in Delft, NL
Herend Hungary porcelain " Chinese Bouquet, Apponyi Green " baskets Open weave porcelain baskets with hand painted floral decor Numbered with 7371/AV, 7372/AV and 7373/AV The...
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20th Century Hungarian Porcelain

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Porcelain

Royal Copenhagen Blue Fluted plain. Creamer and sugar bowl. Approx. 1930.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen Blue Fluted plain, porcelain creamer and sugar bowl. Approximately 1930. Model number: 1/60. Model number: 1/244. First fa...
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1930s Danish Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Paris Porcelain Vase with Landscape Scene, France c. 1820
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large Paris porcelain vase of good quality, almost two feet in height. The body with painted figural and landscape vignettes on opposing sides, contained by acid-etched gilt border...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Royal Copenhagen Blue Fluted Full Lace. Eight pairs of coffee cups with saucers
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen Blue Fluted Full Lace, eight pairs of coffee cups. Model number: 1/1035. Dating: 1960s. Marked. In perfect condition. Second and third factory quality. Five saucers ...
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1960s Danish Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Royal Copenhagen Blue Flower Braided Salt and Pepper Shaker
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen Blue Flower Braided salt and pepper shaker in porcelain. Measures: 10 x 5.8 cm. In excellent condition. Stamped. 1st factory quality.
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20th Century Danish Porcelain

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Porcelain

A Pair of 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Models of Swans, After J.J. Kandler
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Models of Swans, After J.J. Kandler. The models are based on designs by Johann Joachim Kandler, the chief modeler at Meissen in the mid-18th ...
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1840s German Rococo Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Pair of Gilt-Bronze Sèvres Style Porcelain Vases and Covers
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine pair of gilt-bronze mounted cobalt blue Sèvres style porcelain vases and covers. Each vase is of amphora form with domed covers, scrolled handles and square section re-entrant gilt-bronze plinth bases. The body of each vase is of cobalt blue ground enriched with fine gilt tooling and centred to the front with a finely painted cartouche of a pastoral scene in the 18th century manner of Watteau and to the reverse with a landscape. The inside of each cover inscribed in underglaze red...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

La Menagerie Ottomane Porcelain Dessert Plates - Set of 6
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
One of our best selling collection is now available in a set of 6 for your desserts Inspired by the wonderful world of the Ottoman Empire and the exotic animals that were living in t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Porcelain

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Porcelain

Franklin Mint the House of Erte Porcelain Plate "Flame of Love". Circa 1990s
Located in Miami, FL
Franklin Mint the House of Erte Collectors Porcelain Plate "Flame of Love". Circa 1990s Features an image of the homonym artwork by Ertè created in 1984...
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1990s German Art Deco Porcelain

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Porcelain

Set of 12 Coalport White Shaped Rim Dinner Plates with Handpainted Roses
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This set of 12 dinner plates were made by Coalport in 1889 and retailed by Gilman Collamore, New York. Evoking the colors and style of Sevres porcelain, they have shaped rims with mo...
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1880s English Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

A Pair Of Sevres Porcelain Cobalt-Blue Ground Vases Adélaïde, 2eme Grandeur
Located in New York, NY
An Incredible and Quite Rare Pair Of Sevres Porcelain Cobalt-Blue Ground Vases Adélaïde, 2eme Grandeur; 1843-1849, green printed S.49 lozenge for 1849 to the underside of each socle,...
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1840s French Louis XVI Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Antique Pair of French Bleu Celeste Sèvres Vases Lamps, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an exquisite large pair of French Sèvres Porcelain and ormolu mounted oil burning table lamps that have been skillfully converted to electricity ...
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1870s French Antique Porcelain

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Ormolu

Samson "Oriental" Baluster Vase and Cover, Bronze Mounted
Located in Montreal, QC
This Baluster vase is charmingly painted in polychrome with a procession, children playing, with adults playing musical instruments, riding on a cart and with a dragon. The overall f...
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1880s French Belle Époque Antique Porcelain

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Bronze

Royal Copenhagen Dinner Plate in Hand Painted Porcelain, 31 Pcs in Stock
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen dinner plate in hand painted porcelain with bird motifs and gold decoration. Early 20th century. 31 pcs in stock. D...
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Early 20th Century Danish Porcelain

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Porcelain

Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Dinner Plate with Hand-Painted Fish Motif
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen porcelain dinner plate with hand-painted fish motif and golden border. Flora / Fauna Danica style. Dated 1968. Diameter: 25.5 cm. In excellent condition. Stamped....
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1960s Danish Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Alchimie, Tea Set with Six Contemporary Porcelains with Decorative Design
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Vito Nesta e Alessandro Guerriero hanno unito le loro forze per creare la collezione Alchimie, diversi prodotti, dalle porcellane ai tessuti, che riporta ai giorni nostri gli stilemi...
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2010s Italian Porcelain

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Porcelain

KPM, Copenhagen, 11 Rubens Deep Plates in Porcelain with Floral Motifs, 1940s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
KPM, Copenhagen Porcelain Painting. 11 Rubens deep plates in porcelain with floral motifs, gold edge and scrolls in relief, 1940s. Measures: 24.5 x 4 cm. In very good condition. Stam...
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1940s Danish Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Samuel Alcock Plate, Grey and Beige Acanthus Border, Pink Flower, ca 1835
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful plate with a warm grey and beige border of flowing acanthus leaves and pebble design with elaborate gilt, and a beautiful pink flower in the centre. Pattern: 810...
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1830s English Rococo Revival Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Meissen, Blue Onion Oval Dish in Porcelain, circa 1900
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Meissen, blue onion oval dish in porcelain. circa 1900. Fourth factory quality. Perfect condition. Marked. Dimensions: L 41.5 x D 30.5 x H 6.0 cm.
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Early 1900s German Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Contemporary Rim Charger Plate Gold Hand Painted Porcelain Tableware
Located in Roma, RM
Handcrafted in Italy from the finest porcelain, this Craquelé Edge rim charger from the Berry collection has an original golden crackled rim emphasizing the warm dotted berry-like en...
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2010s Italian Modern Porcelain

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Porcelain

19th C Handpainted Botanical Rihouet Paris Porcelain Pink Dessert Service 17 Pcs
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This is an extensive and exquisite 19th century dessert service made by Rihouet, Paris, circa 1820s. Each piece is superbly hand painted w...
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1820s French Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Exceptional Chinese Porcelain Planters, circa 1925
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Exceptional Chinese porcelain planters circa 1925 Original pedestals. Porcelain measures: Height: 26 cm. Diameter: 63 cm. Total height: 139 cm.
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1920s Chinese Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

French, Early 19th Century, Empire Style, Pierced Porcelain Basket
Located in Lantau, HK
French Empire Paris porcelain gilt reticulated centerpiece basket. Ideal decorative centerpiece to hold flowers or fruits on a dinning table Ref AACPO18 Shipping included Free and...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Porcelain

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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...
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1850s German Rococo Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Meissen Art Nouveau Figure, Boy With Drinking Dog, by Konrad Hentschel, ca 1905
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Nouveau Meissen porcelain figure from the time the model was created: Boy with brunette hair, dressed in typical children's clothing from around 1900 - dress with white apron, in...
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Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Large 19th C. Chinese Celadon-Ground Slip-Decorated Vase W/ Foo Dog Handles
Located in New York, NY
A Marvelous and Quite Large 19th Century Chinese Celadon-Ground slip-decorated vase with Foo Dog Handles. The piece is of baluster form and decorated throughout the body in white slip with incised details of butterflies, lotus blossoms, prunus and other various vegetation, all against a celadon ground. The sides are decorated with foo dog handles and the body has a few foo dogs resting...
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

19th Century Meissen Model of a Slipper
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th Century Meissen Model of a Slipper Delve into the high Victorian era with this enchanting 19th century Meissen model of a slipper. Crafted by the illustrious Meissen Porcelain, this artifact embodies the elegance of its time with intricate designs and detailed hand painting. The porcelain slipper...
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Late 19th Century German High Victorian Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Hermès. Two porcelain plates with bird motifs. "L'Étrier Perchoir" series
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Hermès, France. Two porcelain plates with bird motifs from the "L'Étrier Perchoir" series. Late 20th century. Marked. Perfect condition. Dimensions: Diameter 16.5 cm. x Height 2.0 cm.
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Late 20th Century French Porcelain

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Porcelain

Large English Porcelain Covered Sugar Bowl, Worcester, Circa 1770
Located in New York, NY
Painted with a roundel of fruits and butterflies within a "Lord Henry Tynne" type border and an elaborately gilt blue band at the rim.
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1770s English Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Meissen, Germany. Porcelain coffee set: coffee pot, creamer, sugar bowl.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Meissen, Germany. Porcelain coffee set comprising a coffee pot, creamer, and sugar bowl. Hand-decorated in gold with flowers in a classic style. Early 1900s. Marked. Perfect condi...
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Early 20th Century German Porcelain

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Porcelain

Royal Copenhagen Blue Fluted Full Lace, four large tea cups with saucers.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen Blue Fluted Full Lace, four pairs of large tea cups and saucers in porcelain. Model number: 1/1130. Dating: 1959. Marked. In perfect condition. First factory quality...
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1950s Danish 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

Magnificent German Porcelain Handpainted Gold Gilt Fish Serving Set
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A vibrant set of 12 hand painted gold gilt fish plates with matching large platter and gravy or sauce boat. Each plate is beautifully shaped and accented wit...
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1940s German Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

A Famille Rose Armorial Bowl- Pringle of Whytbank- "Spero et Progredior" c.1765
Located in New York, NY
This family descended from Whitsun in Berwickshire and Alexander Pringle of Whytbank. A full service was supposed to have been made for Patrick Pringle who was one of four sons of Al...
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18th Century British Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Georgian New Hall Porcelain Bowl Lady with Parasol Pattern No. 20, circa 1790
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a hard paste porcelain waste or slop bowl by New Hall in a hand painted Chinoiserie figure pattern No. 20, dating to the late 18th century, circa 1790. The bowl is well potted on a mid depth foot. The decoration is hand-painted using bold enamels in a charming chinoiserie figure pattern, number 20, showing a Lady with a parasol being presented a flower by a young man, all by a fence in a garden setting. The inner rim has a repeated border pattern and the inside base has a hand painted flower bud sprig which is worn and faded. This is a recorded New Hall pattern No 20. Overall a charming 18th Century Bowl...
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Late 18th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Art Deco Tuppack Breakfast Set
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Art Deco Tuppack breakfast set (1808-1945).
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1910s Polish Art Deco Vintage Porcelain

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Glass

Porcelain Tea Service 19th Century, Empire Style
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Porcelain tea service with Napoleon decorations, Sèvres Imperial Manufactory, 19th century, Empire style. A Sèvres porcelain tea service with Napoleo...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Sevres Eggshell Blue Glazed and Champleve Enamel Bronze Centerpiece Bowl
Located in New York, NY
Our extraordinary 19th century footed porcelain centerpiece bowl with lovely mottled eggshell blue glaze, attributed to Sevres, has a gilt bronze base, handles and rim, and features ...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Porcelain

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Bronze

Meissen, Germany, Green Ivy Vine, three coffee cups with saucers.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Meissen, Germany, Green Ivy Vine, three coffee cups with saucers. Hand-painted. 1920s/30s. Marked. Two cups are first factory quality. One cup is third factory quality. In perfect co...
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1920s German Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Country Style Easter Porcelain Bowl with Hare Figure Sofina Boutique Kitzbuehel
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
Completely handmade porcelain bowl with a hands-free naturalistic painted hare figure with black spots. The Easter bunny is sitting in the middle of the bowl for decorating nuts or s...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Country Porcelain

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Porcelain

Pair 18th Century Blue and White Gilded New Hall Dishes England Circa 1790
Located in Katonah, NY
The New Hall China Manufactory made this pair of late 18th-century blue and white gilded dishes in Stoke-On-Trent, England, circa 1790. On the border, the deep blue has exceptional ...
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Late 18th Century English Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Antique Japanese Satsuma Hand Painted & Gilt Pottery Portrait Vase C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Japanese Satsuma Hand Painted & Gilt Pottery Portrait Vase C1920 Measures - 15 1/4"h x 7 1/4"w x 7 1/4"d
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Early 20th Century Asian Porcelain

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Pottery

Villeroy & Boch Mettlach Phanolith Porcelain Charger in Neoclassical Style
Located in New York, NY
Villeroy & Boch Mettlach charger in Phanolith porcelain (similar to Jasperware) depicting a Greco-Roman goddess and attendants in white porcelain on a...
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Early 20th Century German Neoclassical Porcelain

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Porcelain

Porcelaine de Paris 'Décor - Chasses Royales', Hand Decorated Bowl with Cheetahs
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Porcelaine de Paris (Décor - Chasses Royales). Hand-decorated porcelain bowl / ashtray with cheetahs and gold decoration. Approx. 1980s. In perfect condition. Marked. Dimensions...
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1980s French Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Royal Copenhagen Blue Fluted Plain. Five coffee cups with saucers in porcelain.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen Blue Fluted Plain. Five coffee cups with saucers. Model number 1/2162. Dated: Circa 1930. Marked. Second factory quality. In perfect condition. Cup: Diameter 7.7 cm ...
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1930s Danish Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

A Pair of Tall Chinese Export Porcelain Figural Vases with Birds and Flowers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Pair of Tall Chinese export porcelain figural vases. The ovoid porcelain bodies decorated with colorful flowers, tropical birds, tree...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Porcelain

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Porcelain

Aritaware Porcelain Vase, Fukagawa, Japan, 20th Century
Located in Chappaqua, NY
Aritaware porcelain vase, Fukagawa, Japan, 20th century. Octagonal shaped vase. Graphic wrapped tassel design in gold and deep red on white ground.
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Late 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Porcelain

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Porcelain

Pair of Empire Gilt Chinoiserie Vases
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Empire gilt chinoiserie vases. Pair hand-painted and gilt French vases of the Empire period with mask handles and gilt surrounds centering on ...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Royal Worcester Cabinet Plate Painted with a Pike by George B Johnson
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning Royal Worcester hand painted porcelain cabinet plate painted with a Pike by George B Johnson and dating from 1921. The rounded plate is is finely ...
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1920s English Art Deco Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Samuel Alcock Low Oval Comport Dish, Sage Green with Landscape, ca 1850
Located in London, GB
An oval low-footed comport with two handles and an octagonally scrolled shape, a moulded surface with pale yellow and white scrolling foliage on a sage green ground, and a stunning l...
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1850s English Victorian Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Bjørn Wiinblad Christmas Plate 1972 "Caspar"
Located in Brønshøj, DK
Bjørn Wiinblad porcelain Christmas plate 1972, produced by Rosenthal. Motif: The Holy Three Kings Designed by: Bjørn Wiinblad Diameter: 11" - 29 cm Comes in original box. The ...
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1970s German Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Early 20 Century French Porcelain Dinnerware, About 208 Pieces Signed H. Loux
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a dining table or shelving with this antique porcelain service set of approximatrly 208 pieces. Crafted in France circa 1930 by Obernai Faïenceries Sarreguemines and signed by renowned artist H. Loux, each plate and dish features delicate foliate and floral motifs, stamped on the underside with "Obernai Faïenceries Sarreguemines, France." This extensive set combines two nearly very similar dining collections, both from the same manufacturer and artist, providing a cohesive and visually stunning display. Perfect for both everyday dining and special occasions, the set captures the charm of Breton life with intricate scenes of people, churches, towns, and countryside, many of which are signed by French painter Henri Loux. The pastel color palette and finely detailed artwork make each piece a work of art. The colorful set has 60 dinner plates, 12 salad plates, 17 soup bowls, 37 tea sauces, 16 dessert plates, 1 condiment server with five individual slots, 31 tea cups, 1 drink pitcher, 2 creamers, 2 coffee or tea pots, 2 sugar bowls, 4 serving bowls, 3 soup tureens with lids, 2 gravy boats with built in saucer, 9 serving plates, 1 cheese tray, 1 cheese server, 6 saucer plates, and 1 hot pad adding to a total of 208 pieces. The dinner ware set...
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Early 20th Century French Country Porcelain

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Porcelain

Large Blue and White Arras Porcelain Round Soup Tureen French 18th Century
Located in Katonah, NY
This late 18th-century French soup tureen is decorated with an elegant design of delicate cornflower sprigs. The color of the porcelain body is creamy white. The cornflower sprigs, handles, and border edging are decorated with beautiful deep twilight blue enamel. The makers of Arras porcelain specialized in porcelain painted in this entrancing blue called "Bleu d'Arras." The combination of the creamy white ground and the blue decoration is splendid! Natural forms like the tree branch handle and the blue cornflower decorations were the height of French fashion in the last quarter of the 18th century. This tureen was made at the Arras porcelain factory circa 1780. Dimensions:10.25" diameter x 9" height Condition: Excellent, with some small original firing cracks along the outer edge of the cover (see image #3). Price: $1,400 The underside of the tureen is marked with the letters "AR" and the flying bird symbol of the Arras factory. On 1stdibs, we also have listed a round tureen made by Arras Porcelain: Item Reference LU866530122692. Background of Arras Porcelain: The Arras Porcelain Manufactory was started in the 1770s by the family Delemers. They were a family of four sisters...
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Late 18th Century French Rococo 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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