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Porcelain For Sale
Bow Pair of Porcelain Figures, Arlecchino and Columbina, Rococo ca 1758
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful pair of figures of Arlecchino and Columbina, made by the Bow Porcelain factory in about 1758. These figures formed part of a series of the Commedia dell'Arte, a very popular series of theatrical figures that served as decoration at the dinner table in the 18th Century.
The Bow Porcelain Factory was one of the first potteries in Britain to make soft paste porcelain, and most probably the very first to use bone ash, which later got perfected by Josiah Spode to what is now the universally used "bone china". Bow was the main competitor of the Chelsea Porcelain Factory, but where Chelsea made very fine slipcast porcelain, Bow made a different soft paste porcelain that tended to be softer and could be pressed into moulds. Bow served a larger public generally at lower prices. The factory was only in operation between 1743 and 1774, after which the tradition got incorporated into some of the later famous potteries such as Worcester and Derby.
These figures were used to adorn the dinner table when dessert was served; groups of figures served to express something about the host, the guests, or to direct the conversation. The Italian Commedia Dell'Arte, a comical form of masked theatre, was very popular in those days and Bow copied many figures of the German Meissen series that were brought out in the decades before.
This pair dates from about 1758, which was at the height of Bow's ability to make beautiful figurines often copied from Chelsea or Meissen. The pair is modelled after a Meissen pair by Kaendler. The porcelain is translucent with a beautiful milky glaze - Bow was probably the first pottery using bone in its porcelain recipe. Arlecchino (Harlequin) is playing the bagpipes, dressed in an odd costume of mismatched chintz and playing cards and wearing a funny black trumpet...
Category
1750s English Rococo Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Porcelain Figurine of a Sewing Woman, Royal Copenhagen, Denmark
Located in Chorzów, PL
Porcelain figurine of a sewing woman in regional costume.
Made in Denmark by the Royal Copenhagen manufactory
Manufactured in 1957.
Model number # 1314
Very good conditio...
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen, Germany. Three porcelain plates with blue flowers and insects
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Meissen, Germany. Three hand-painted porcelain plates with blue flowers and insects, gold rim.
Early 20th century.
Marked.
Perfect condition. Appears unused.
Two plates in first fact...
Category
Early 20th Century German Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Royal Copenhagen Blue Fluted Plain. Set of four coffee cups with saucers.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen Blue Fluted Plain.
A set of four coffee cups with saucers.
Model number 1/80.
Dating: 1960s/1970s.
Marked.
First factory quality.
Perfect condition.
Cup: Diameter 7....
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Piero Fornasetti Vintage Gilded Key and Malachite Swirl Porcelain Small Tray
Located in North Miami, FL
This unusual vintage Italian Piero Fornasetti small porcelain tray or dish has the motif and subject matter of a gilded key amongst swirls of faux...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Gold
Large Austrian Royal Vienna Bronze Mounted covered Vase, circa 1890
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine 19th century "Royal Vienna" hand painted gilt bronze mounted porcelain covered urn.
The 360 degree body finely painted in the Bouguereau style with a maiden playing a Lyre, other maidens in the background, and a cherub picking flowers near a river. The swirly neck and base extremely decorative and rare. The top with a pomegranate finial
Austria, Circa 1890
Marked with the under glazed Royal Vienna Beehive...
Category
19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Porcelain
Materials
Bronze
GIO PONTI - Richard Ginori - PITTORIA DI DOCCIA - Coppia di piatti in porcellana
Located in Milano, IT
GIO PONTI - RICHARD GINORI - PITTORIA DI DOCCIA.
2 Piatti da parata in porcellana datati 1929, quando ancora la RICHARD GINORI era sotto la direzione del architetto GIO PONTI.
I piat...
Category
1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Kpm, Berlin, Five Royal Ivory Teacups with Saucers in Cream-Colored Porcelain
Located in Copenhagen, DK
KPM, Berlin. Five Royal Ivory teacups with saucers in cream-colored porcelain with gold decoration.
1920s.
The cup measures: 11 x 7 cm.
Saucer diameter: 16.5 cm.
In excellent con...
Category
1920s German Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
18th Century Worcester Tea Saucer
Located in Toledo, OH
18th century Worcester tea saucer in a Chinese design with a seated woman and child in front of urns filled with flowers and fruit, and a tea set in front. 5" diameter. Marked on the...
Category
Late 18th Century Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
FORNASETTI Grande Antico Gold Cocktail Plate by Fornasetti
By Fornasetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage gilt decorated GRANDE ANTICO porcelain plate by Piero Fornasetti / made in Milano Italy circa 1950s
Original mark on the back
Diameter 9.5 inches, height 1 inch
1 available i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen, Germany. Blue Onion pattern. Set of five dishes in porcelain.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Meissen, Germany. Blue Onion pattern. A set of five dishes.
Hand-painted in blue. Rare form.
Approximately from 1900.
Marked.
Perfect condition.
Third factory quality.
Dimensions: Le...
Category
Early 20th Century German Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Signed Antique Vienna Handpainted Porcelain Ewer depicting Psyche
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Austrian porcelain ewer.
In the Royal Vienna style.
Depicting the goddess Psyche in the clouds attended by Donatello style p...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
A pair of French blue and white Delft style vases circa 1900 by Samson of Paris
Located in Central England, GB
A very decorative pair of French porcelain blue and white hand painted vases made by Samson of Paris to imitate 19th century Delft po...
Category
Early 1900s French Louis Philippe Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Porcelain Large Plate or Charger Hand Painted and Gilded, circa 1870
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful large plate or charger, with a finely hand painted pattern by the Meissen factory in fine white porcelain and dating to the 19th century, circa 1870.
The plate h...
Category
19th Century German Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Meissen Porcelain Footed Salt Cellar ca. 1735 Hand Painted
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Antique Meissen Porcelain Footed Salt Cellar ca. 1735 Hand Painted
Rare Meissen porcelain salt cellar on three voluted feet accented in gold and polychromed. The tapered, circular b...
Category
18th Century German Baroque Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen, Germany. Open lace porcelain plate with bird motif and insects
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Meissen, Germany. Open lace porcelain plate. Hand-painted with a bird motif and insects, gold trim.
Ca. 1900.
Marked.
Perfect condition. Appears unused....
Category
Early 20th Century German Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Red Burgundy, Gold and Black Porcelain Coffee or Tea Cups, Set of 3, 1967
Located in New York, NY
A chic set of three (3) vintage red burgundy, gold, and black porcelain coffee or tea cups, Mid-20th century, 1967.
Side tables shown in image search 1s...
Category
1970s Japanese Modern Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Royal Copenhagen Blue Fluted Full Lace, square bowl in porcelain.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen Blue Fluted Full Lace, square bowl in porcelain.
Model number: 1/1143
Dating: 1962
Marked.
Perfect condition.
First factory quality.
Dimensions: L 26.0 x D 22.4 x H ...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen, Germany, three Blue Onion-patterned plates in porcelain.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Meissen, Germany, three Blue Onion-patterned plates in porcelain.
Hand-decorated with flowers.
Mid-20th century.
Marked.
Perfect condition.
Third factory quality.
Dimensions: D 21.5 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century, Pair of French Porcelain Sculptures Depicting Cupid and Psyche
Located in IT
19th century, pair of French polychrome porcelain sculptures depicting cupid and psyche
The delicious sculptures, made of hand-painted porcelain in polychrome, in Strasbourg in th...
Category
19th Century French Baroque Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
19th C Meissen Porcelain Allegorical Group of Three Putti with Musical Motifs
Located in New York, NY
A Beautiful 19th century Meissen Porcelain allegorical grouping of three putti with musical Motifs. One putti is seen with a trumpet in his hand, the other putti is seen playing a ly...
Category
1870s German Rococo Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
13 Royal Copenhagen Christmas Plates from the 1960s / 70s / 80s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
13 Royal Copenhagen Christmas plates from the 1960s / 70s / 80s.
Measure: Diameter: 18.5 cm.
In excellent condition.
Stamped.
1st factory quality.
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Caughley Salopian English Porcelain Shapes Plates or Dishes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine pair of English porcelain shaped bowls or dishes.
By Caughley.
In a heart-form or shield shape.
Decorated throughout with painted cobalt blue and gilt floral devices....
Category
Late 18th Century Neoclassical Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Large Antique Meissen Candlestick in Hand-Painted Porcelain, 19th C
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Large antique Meissen candlestick in hand-painted porcelain decorated with flowers, insects and birds. Man and girl.
19th century.
Measures: 31.0 x 17.0 cm.
In excellent condition...
Category
19th Century German Rococo Revival Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Herend Porcelain "Chinese Bouquet Apponyi Green" Tureen with Handles
By Herend
Located in Delft, NL
Herend porcelain "Chinese Bouquet Apponyi Green" tureen with handles.
Herend Hungary porcelain, numbered with 93/AV (Apponyi Vert)
Marked with the Herend blue...
Category
20th Century Hungarian Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
1870, Victorian British Orientalist Porcelain Jug
By A.H. Davenport
Located in Catania, Sicilia
It's a large polychrome porcelain orientalist jug, signed B.T.F.C. on the bottom. Made in England in 1870.
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Set of Four Richard Ginori Musical Cherubs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Set of four Ginori white porcelain musical cherubs.
Category
20th Century Italian Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Gucci Porcelain Flowers Bee Mug
By Gucci
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gucci white porcelain mug with flowers encircling the cup and a bee on the lid, from Richard Ginori 1735 collection / Made in Italy
Original stamp on the base / comes in original box...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Spectacular Set of 12 Cauldon Hand-Painted Service Presentation Plates
By Cauldon
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This set of 12 Cauldon service/presentation plates exemplify the best of English decoration. The border is molded in relief and completely hand-painted in the finest detail. Each pla...
Category
Early 20th Century English Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Nyon Swiss Porcelain Hand Painted Cabinet Plate with Cobalt Blue Rim
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Nyon Swiss hand painted porcelain cabinet plate with cobalt blue rim.
With a richly gilt cobalt border & decorated to the center w...
Category
Early 19th Century Swiss Neoclassical Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Chamberlains Worcester Ink Stand Writing Set, Orange, Gilt Neoclassical, ca 1810
Located in London, GB
This is a splendid three-well ink stand or writing desk set made by Chamberlains Worcester in about 1810. The ink stand contains a stand with a pen holder or candle holder in the sha...
Category
1810s English Regency Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Alchimie, Six Contemporary Porcelain Dinner Plates 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...
Category
2010s Italian Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Large White Bisque Sevres Porcelain Figural Centerpiece of Woman and Children
Located in New York, NY
Large white bisque sevres porcelain figural centerpiece of woman and children. The women and children use the garlands of flower to pull the giant seashell...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Porcelain
Materials
Sèvres
French Richly Decorated Centrepiece or Vase in White Porcelain
Located in Sofia, BG
Beautiful asymmetric porcelain centrepiece decorated with cupids and swan heads at both sides raised on a single oval platform.
Category
Early 20th Century French Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen, Germany. Six dinner plates in porcelain. 1920s/30s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Meissen, Germany.
Six dinner plates in porcelain.
Hand-painted with polychrome floral motifs, gold rim.
Approximately 1920s/1930s.
Marked.
First factory quality.
Perfect condition.
D...
Category
1920s German Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
French Andre Francois Limoges Art Deco Lidded Bowl
By André François
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a lovely French Andre Francois Limoges Art Deco lidded bowl in superb condition.
This is a lidded bowl or tureen made in Limoges France ci...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Royal Copenhagen Model 1177 Classic Blue Fluted Bowl.
Located in Lejre, DK
This bowl is model 1177, which features the traditional, hand-painted blue design. The pattern is very characteristic of Royal Copenhagen’s blue-painted porcelain, known as "Blue Flu...
Category
1930s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Porcelain
Materials
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...
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
A 19th C. Berlin Hand-Painted K.P.M. Plaque Depicting Jesus Christ without Fram
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A 19th Century Berlin Hand-Painted K.P.M. Plaque Depicting Jesus Christ without fram
Germany, Circa 1900-1940
Impressed with K.P.M and sceptre mark under the number 12
Signe...
Category
20th Century German Porcelain
Set of 8 Plates by Copeland, Reticulated, Sublime Flowers by Greatbatch, 1848
By Copeland
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning set of 8 reticulated plates made by Copeland in 1848. Each plate is decorated with a unique sublimely painted flower arrangement by the artist Greatbatch.
We have a second set of 8 of these plates available, as well as a few separate ones; please see separate listings.
The Copeland factory was the third iteration of the famous Spode factory, after the "Copeland & Garrett" period which transitioned into the "Copeland" period in about 1833. The Spode/Copeland factory was one of the most prominent potteries right from the start of English porcelain production in the late 1700s to the demise of the industry in the 1960s and ultimate closure in the early 21st Century. In fact it was the founder Josiah Spode who was responsible for the recipe for bone china that made English china production so successful in the two centuries to come. Throughout all the changes, their items have always remained of exceptionally high quality and many of the designs have become iconic.
These plates were potted in fine white bone china, the rims meticulously reticulated in the "Gothic" shape. Reticulation was very time consuming and difficult, and just this detail would have made these plates expensive. The sublimely painted flower arrangements in the centre were done by Greatbatch, one of the well-known floral artists working for Copeland. Greatbatch was active between 1845 and 1860, and worked together with his brother R. Greatbatch, who was a talented gilder. They exhibited at the Great Exhibition of 1851.
These plates would have belonged to a sublimely expensive dessert service. They are all stamped with the small blue Copeland mark with interlocking C's, and painted in red with the pattern number 7913, dating it at the year 1848.
Documentation: A plate of this service is shown on page 80 of Steven Smith's "Spode & Copeland: Over Two Hundred Years of Fine China and Porcelain...
Category
1840s English Victorian Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Czech Amphora Porcelain Sculpture of a Camel and Mounted Rider
By Amphora
Located in San Francisco, CA
A magnificent Mid-20th century Czech Amphora Porcelain sculpture modeled as a “Camel and Mounted Rider”, of imposing size and in Fine original condition.
The Amphora Porcelain Works existed from 1892 – 1945 in the Teplitz-Turn area of Bohemia, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, but since 1918, in Trnovany in the Czech Republic. Founded in 1892 under the style of RSt&K, by Riessner, Stellmacher and Kessel, the son and sons...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
French Porcelain Covered Soup Tureen on Stand, circa 1900
Located in New York, NY
French porcelain covered soup tureen on stand, circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
H&R Daniel Coffee Cup Duo, Plain Shape, White with Landscape, 1825-1830
By H&R Daniel
Located in London, GB
This is an extremely rare and beautiful coffee cup and saucer made by H&R Daniel some time between 1825 and 1830. The set is potted in the "plain" shape and bears pattern no. 4652 wi...
Category
1820s English Rococo Revival Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
A painted porcelain Easter egg depicting a bunch of Violet flowers, Russia 1890.
Located in Milan, IT
Painted porcelain Easter egg, depicting a bunch of violet flowers on one side, and the Cyrillic monogram C.R (Risen Christ) on the other side, on a blue background. Russia, circa 1890.
Category
Late 19th Century Russian Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Cairo, Contemporary Porcelain Vase with Decorative Design by Vito Nesta
By Vito Nesta
Located in Milano, Lombardia
The cylindrical design of this porcelain vase is elevated and made unique by the application of a contemporary and unique decoration. Cairo features a flower arrangement of various pastel colors and Egyptian...
Category
2010s Italian Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Mintons, England, Porcelain Bowl with Handle, Hand-Painted with Fruits
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Mintons, England, porcelain bowl with handle. Hand-painted with fruits and decorated with gold leaf.
1920s/30s.
Marked.
In perfect condi...
Category
1920s British Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica Pierced Dinner Plate with Fruit Motif Plum
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica pierced dinner plate with fruit motif plum.
Number 429/3584.
Measures: 25.5 cm. in diameter.
First factory qua...
Category
20th Century Danish Neoclassical Porcelain
Vase with Folk Patterns, Lubiana, Poland, 1970s
Located in Chorzów, PL
A small vase with folk patterns
Produced in Poland by Zaklady Porcelany Stolowej Lubiana
Very good condition without damage
Measures: height 16cm width 12cm depth 4cm.
Category
Late 20th Century Polish Folk Art Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Meissen Blue Onion Sauce Bowl in Hand-Painted Porcelain, Late 19th C
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Antique Meissen blue onion sauce bowl in hand-painted porcelain. Late 19th century.
Measures: 22 x 14 x 8.5 cm.
In excellent condition.
Stamped.
3rd factory quality.
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Royal Copenhagen "Blue Flowers" Gold Rimmed Porcelain Compote or Cake Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
Royal Copenhagen (Danish, founded 1775), circa 1970.
A vintage Royal Copenhagen porcelain compote or cake stand. The piece features...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Beautiful Chinese Blue and White Chinese Hexagonal Planter
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Beautiful Chinese Blue and White Hexagonal Bowl/Planter
Category
20th Century Chinese Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen, Germany, large lidded porcelain soup tureen. Ca 1920
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Meissen, Germany, large lidded porcelain soup tureen.
Hand-painted with polychrome flower motifs, gold rim.
Ca. 1920.
Marked.
First factory quality.
In perfect condition. Appears unu...
Category
1920s German Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Large Capercaillie Cock Porcelain Figurine by Katzhütte Germany
By Katzhütte, Reinhard G. Möller
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Large capercaillie cock porcelain figurine no. 3702 in made by Hertwig & Co., Katzhütte / Reinhard G. Möller, Thuringia, Germany, circa 1950?
Base is signed, underneath marked.
No ch...
Category
1950s German Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Royal Copenhagen, set of nine Christmas plates in porcelain.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen, a set of nine Christmas plates .
Years: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 and 1983.
Marked.
In perfect condition.
Dimensions: Diameter 18.5 cm.
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
White Parian Figures, L'Enfant Lisant et L'Enfant Écrivant, after Lemire 19thC
By Minton
Located in London, GB
On offer is a superb pair of white parian figures, probably English and made in Staffordshire in the late 19th Century. The figures are after a pair of bronze models created by Charl...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Herend, Hungary. Three small oval bowls hand-painted with flower motifs.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Herend, Hungary. Three small oval bowls hand-painted with polychrome flower motifs and gold decoration.
Mid-20th century.
Marked.
In perfect condition.
Large: Length 13.7 cm.
Small: ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Hungarian Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Meissen Blue Onion Vase in Hand-Painted Porcelain, Early 20th C
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Antique Meissen Blue Onion vase in hand-painted porcelain.
Early 20th century.
Measures: 18.5 x 9 cm.
In excellent condition.
Stamped.
3rd factory qua...
Category
Early 20th Century German Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Limoges Serving Dish
By Limoges
Located in New Orleans, LA
Large antique French china serving dish with makers mark (Vor Etienne & Fils). 19th Century Limoges decorated by store employees of Etienne & Fils...
Category
19th Century French 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.