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Porcelain For Sale
Royal Copenhagen Denmark, Porcelain Pointer Puppies Dog Figurine, 1911
Located in Delft, NL
Royal Copenhagen Denmark, porcelain pointer puppies dog figurine, 1889-1922
Lovely dog figurine of two pointer puppies in white, brown and grey colored porcelain
Marked with the Royal Copenhagen mark of 1889-1922
Artist decoration number: 104 - Miss M...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Kaiser Vase Model No 248/0, 1960
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lovely bisque porcelain vase with a reptilian relief, model no. 248 (tall version).
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Spode Porcelain Shell Dish, Orange and Gilt Neoclassical Design, ca 1810
By Spode
Located in London, GB
This is a gorgeous dessert serving dish, or "shell dish", made by Spode in about 1810, which was the Regency era. The dish has a beautiful Neoclassical pattern of gilt details on an ...
Category
1810s English Neoclassical Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Porcelain Box, Rosenthal Chippendale, Germany, 1949
By Rosenthal
Located in Chorzów, PL
Porcelain casket with a lid - a box from the Chippendale collection, made in Germany by the excellent Rosenthal factory. Ivory-colored porcelain decorated with gilding on the edges a...
Category
1940s German Chippendale Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Famille Rose 'Wu Shuang Pu' Plate
Located in Bradenton, FL
This rare Chinese porcelain plate is boldly decorated and to the top with heroic characters from the 'Wu Shuang Pu', the Table of Peerless Heroes, each ac...
Category
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Blue Dots Bamboo Vase by Lana Kova
By Lana Kova
Located in New York City, NY
Tall, thin and elegant ceramic vase. Hand-cast in porcelain and once bisque fired, each dot is hand-painted with a traditional cobalt blue glaze. An unconventional layered glazing te...
Category
2010s Minimalist Porcelain
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Pr. of Old Paris Miniature, Gilt Decorated Footed Urns With Garden Scenes, c1800
By Old Paris
Located in valatie, NY
Pair of Old Paris Miniature, Gilt Decorated Footed Urns with garden scenes, c1800. Miniature urns of this type are rare and the decoration is exceptional. The urns have bolted construction with scrolling handles and molded face mask terminals. The beautiful hand painted panels are of a seated young man and woman in traditional dress in a neoclassical garden with classical urns, landscaping, architecture and a fountain. Fine condition with mild typical wear to the gilt.
Trent Antiques has been a respected name in antiques for...
Category
Early 1800s French Empire Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
19th c. Porcelain Oyster Plate
Located in Winter Park, FL
A late 19th century porcelain oyster plate made by the Union Porcelain Works of Greenpoint, New York. Hand-painted with gilt accents. Nicely shaped and molded with five shallow well...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Porcelain
Materials
Ceramic
Lebanon, Six Contemporary Porcelain Dinner Plates with Decorative Design
By Vito Nesta
Located in Milano, Lombardia
A striking collection of six designs that will enrich both a Classic and a modern home with the unique combination of vintage images and strikingly warm...
Category
2010s Italian Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Rare Vintage Chulucanas Pottery Platter with Birds Decor Peru
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Rare vintage platter or bowl is decorated with a design of four birds in pink and green, surrounding a central orange circle. The colors stand out beautifully against traditional rich black-colored background. Most of traditional Chulucanas pottery...
Category
Mid-20th Century Peruvian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Materials
Clay, Ceramic, Pottery
Porcelaine de Paris 'Décor, Chasses Royales', Two Small Lidded Boxes
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Porcelaine de Paris (Décor - Chasses Royales).
Two small lidded boxes with brass inserts hand-decorated with cheetahs and gold decoration.
Approx. 1980s...
Category
1980s French Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Spode Imperial China Dessert Service, Frog Pattern in Mauve, Regency circa 1828
By Spode
Located in London, GB
This is a very striking part dessert service made by Spode in about 1828, which is the Regency era. It is made of Spode's Imperial China and has the Frog pattern in mauve/purple. It consists of a high footed comport...
Category
1820s English Regency Antique Porcelain
Materials
Ironstone
Italy Richard Ginori Mid-19th Century Porcelain Tea Pot Pink Landscape
Located in Brescia, IT
Richard Ginori Mid-19th Century porcelain tea pot with landscapes drawings in pink, hand made in Italy.
This handmade tea pot in fine porc...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Italy Richard Ginori 1750 Porcelain Bowl
Located in Brescia, IT
Richard Ginori 1750 porcelain bowl with floral orange and blue decor handmade
This amazing Richard Ginori porcelain bowl is painted with a floral decor in orange and blue.
A beautif...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Gucci Porcelain Butterfly Mug
By Gucci
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gucci white porcelain mug with a butterfly on the lid, from Richard Ginori 1735 collection / Made in Italy
Original stamp on the base / comes in original box
Diameter: 3 inches, heig...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Carlton Ware, England, Large Rouge Royale Lidded Vase in Hand-Painted Porcelain
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Carlton Ware, England. Large Rouge Royale lidded vase in hand-painted porcelain. Beautiful luster glaze. Gold decoration on edges and lid knob.
1930s.
Measures: 27 x 17 cm.
In ex...
Category
1930s English Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
18th Century Style Ludwigsburg Porcelain Reticulated or Openwork Basket
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine German porcelain openwork or reticulated basket.
By the Ludwigsburg Porcelain Manufactory.
With pierced sides of interlocking circular...
Category
20th Century German Baroque Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Blue and White Porcelain Wash Basin with Floral Motifs and Cobalt Blue
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese porcelain wash basin from the 20th century, with hand-painted blue and white floral décor and cobalt blue flaring exterior. Created in C...
Category
20th Century Chinese Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Country Style Easter Decor Porcelain Pastry Dish Sofina Boutique Kitzbuehel
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
These completely handmade porcelain pastry dish is hands-free painted with a charming easter decor with rabbits and colored eggs. Rimmed by hand with a pl...
Category
2010s German Country Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
18th-Century Derby Porcelain Yellow-Ground Botanical Dish, Pattern #216
Located in Downingtown, PA
Derby Porcelain Yellow-ground Botanical Dish,
Pattern #216,
circa 1795
The Derby Porcelain oval dish has a yellow-ground border with a central wel...
Category
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Stadt Meissen, Germany. Small Blue Onion-patterned teapot. Lid with flower bud.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Stadt Meissen, Germany. Small Blue Onion-patterned teapot.
Lid with flower bud. Hand-painted.
Approximately from the 1930s.
Marked.
Perfect condition.
Dimensions: L 16.0 cm x H 10.0...
Category
1930s German Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Twelve Anna Weatherley Porcelain Salad Plates
Located in Dallas, TX
Each with factory marks, some with artist signatures; decorated with vegetables.
Category
20th Century Hungarian Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Royal Copenhagen Blue Flower. Open lace square bowl. Hand-painted.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen Blue Flower. Open lace square bowl in porcelain.
Hand-painted.
Model 10/1523.
Dating: 1966.
Marked.
Perfect condition.
Second factory quality.
Dimensions: D 22.5 cm ...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Royal Copenhagen Ichthyological Porcelain Part Dinner 'Fish-Service'
Located in London, GB
A Royal Copenhagen Ichthyological porcelain part dinner 'fish-service'
Danish, 20th century
Plates: height 2cm, diameter 24cm
Long dish: height 5cm, width 60cm, depth 24cm
Cons...
Category
20th Century Danish Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Early English Pair Porcelain Imari Pattern Cabinet Plates c.1810
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish and fine pair of early English porcelain plates hand decorated in the Imari style and dating from around 1810. The plates of rou...
Category
1810s English George III Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Country Style Easter Bowl Porcelain 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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Country Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Royal Copenhagen Fauna Danica fish plate in porcelain. Approx. 1930
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen Fauna Danica fish plate. Hand-painted fish motif with gold decoration.
Approximately from the 1930s.
Model number: 1212/3002.
Marked.
Perfect condition.
First factor...
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Villeroy & Boch Stella Hotel white Bone China Sugar Bowl with Cover
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Villeroy & Boch Stella hotel white bone china sugar bowl with cover by Villeroy & Boch
Timeless and modern, the Chic Stella Hotel blanc de chine porcelain collection exemplifies urban elegance.
With a sophisticated silhouette composed of pure white, premium bone porcelain, this is perfect both for everyday use or formal gatherings.
Redefine elegance with this Villeroy & Boch Stella Hotel 12 oz, 0.35 L.
White bone porcelain sugar bowl, featuring a fresh, white color, tts simple silhouette and color creates contrast, allowing your colorful, fresh dishes to become the focal point of any dining area. Use this sugar bowl to serve sugar to sweeten hot beverages and cold drinks.
This piece features a traditional form with a royal feel designed to add visual interest to your tabletop presentation.
Timeless, contemporary design, perfect for serving sugar table...
Category
20th Century German Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen, Germany. Set of four porcelain dinner plates with floral motifs.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Meissen, Germany
A set of four porcelain dinner plates. Hand-painted with different floral motifs.
Approximately from 1900.
In good condition with minor signs of use.
Marked.
First f...
Category
Early 20th Century German Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Bing & Grøndahl. Five Blue Fluted lunch plates. Hotel/restaurant porcelain.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Bing & Grøndahl, Denmark.
A set of five small Blue Fluted lunch plates in hotel/restaurant porcelain.
Herringbone pattern.
Various logos, including "Missionshotellet Bendix" and "BP....
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen, Germany, Green Ivy Vine.Set of four large coffee cups and saucers.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Meissen, Germany, Green Ivy Vine.
A set of four large coffee cups and saucers.
Mid-20th century.
Marked.
Perfect condition.
Mixed factory qualities.
Cup: Diameter 9.2 cm. without han...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Limoges Porcelain Pierrot Musician in White and Gold by Edouard Marcel Sandoz
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
Edouard Marcel Sandoz
(1881-1971)
Figure "Pierrot Musicien", ca. 1917.
Hard-paste porcelain with a white glaze, and painted gold.
Signed to the base, appears to be Théodore Havil...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Art Deco Black Vase with Geometric Pattern in Silver by Odyv
By ODYV
Located in Austin, TX
A fine French Art Deco black vase featuring a striking geometric design in silver around the circumference, by the celebrated designers, Ode...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Porcelain
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware, Pottery
Contemporary Set of 2 Dessert Plates Gold Hand Painted Porcelain Tableware
Located in Roma, RM
Handcrafted in Italy from the finest porcelain, this white Craquelé edge dessert coupe plate from the Berry collection has an original golden craquelé rim enphasizing the brilliant w...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of 20th Century General Porcelain Trenton NJ, USA Industrial Glove Moulds
Located in Haarlem, NL
Very unique and exceptionally cool vintage set of left and right Industrial porcelain factory glove forms or moulds in size 8 1/2.
Visible maker markings, glove sizes and production dates at the bottom rim in blue. The left hand was made on September 26th, the right hand was made on October 4th, both in 1971. They are partially glazed.
The moulds were manufactured by the General Porcelain manufacturing company, based in Trenton, New Jersey. This porcelain company is one of the largest producers of glove moulds...
Category
1970s American Industrial Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Post-Modern "Kunstlertasse #2" Set by Michael Boehm for Rosenthal Studio-Line
Located in San Diego, CA
Post-Modern "Kunstlertasse #2" cup and saucer set by Michael Boehm for Rosenthal Studio-Line, circa 1980s. This wonderful set is in great vintage condit...
Category
Late 20th Century German Post-Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Copeland dessert Plate, Reticulated, Sublime Flowers by Greatbatch, 1848 (1)
By Copeland
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful plate made by Copeland in 1848. It is decorated with a sublimely painted flower arrangement by the artist Greatbatch.
We have two sets of 8 of these plates available, as well as a few more 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.
This plate was potted in fine white bone china, the rim meticulously reticulated in the "Gothic" shape. Reticulation was very time consuming and difficult, and just this detail would have made this plate expensive. The sublimely painted flower arrangement painted 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.
This plate would have belonged to a sublimely expensive dessert service. It is 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...
Category
1840s English Victorian Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Royal Copenhagen Blue Fluted Plain, five caviar bowls / butter pats.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen Blue Fluted Plain, five caviar bowls / butter pats.
Model number: 1/7
Ca. 1930's
Marked.
First factory quality.
Perfect condition.
Dimensions: D 7.2 cm.
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Qianlong Puce Decorated Porcelain Plate, 18th Century
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and unusual Chinese Qianlong porcelain plate hand decorated in puce with a floral border and with small insects around a central floral design. The plate has a stained rim and has various paper labels to the base establishing its provenance.
Provenance: from the Helen Espir collection of fine Chinese porcelain and originally supplied by renowned London Asian art dealers...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Large 17th Century Colonial Japanese Porcelain VOC Charger
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A Japanese Arita blue and white porcelain VOC dish.
Arita, late 17th century
Measure: Diameter 32.1 cm
These dishes, ordered by the VOC during the second half of the 17th century, were copied after the popular Chinese Wanli ‘Kraak’ porcelain...
Category
Late 17th Century Japanese Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
GUCCI Urtica Ferox Scented Candle
By Gucci
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gucci Inventum, XI "Urtica Ferox" scented candle in fuchsia porcelain / Made in Italy by Richard Ginori
Original mark on the base / comes in original box
Diameter: 4 inches, height: ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of French Empire Period Egyptian Revival Style Locre Porcelain Vases
By Locre
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of French Empire Period Egyptian Revival Style Locre Porcelain Vases. Each vase reflects the influence of the Egyptian Revival style that gaine...
Category
1810s French Egyptian Revival Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Bow Porcelain Figure of Boy Putto on C-Scroll Base, Georgian circa 1760
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful little figure of a boy or putto made by the Bow Porcelain factory in about 1760.
The Bow Porcelain Factory was one of the first potteries in Britain to make soft...
Category
1760s English Rococo Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
A Set of Three 1840's Sevres Porcelain Cabinet Plates
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Three Sevres Gilt Heightened Porcelain Cabinet Plates, Mid 19th Century. With scalloped edges, gilt heightened and cobalt border, each with female farmers to the center and signed 'C...
Category
1840s Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Early Derby Porcelain Cup & Saucer Rare Pattern 128 Puce Crown Marks, circa 1795
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a late 18th century porcelain Tea Cup and Saucer in pattern 128 by the Derby factory, Circa 1795.
This is a rare Derby pattern that we have not come across or seen previou...
Category
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
A Pair of 19th Century Dresden Porcelain Nodding Head Figures seated on Pillows
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of 19th Century Dresden Porcelain Nodding Head Figures. Each figure is seated cross-legged on a vibrant magenta base with gilded scroll feet, designed with articulated heads, hands, and tongues that nod and move with gentle motion. The figures are dressed in ornately decorated robes featuring hand-painted floral patterns and delicate gilded accents. The female figure is distinguished by her blue bow and scalloped collar, while the male figure features a bold mustache and geometric details. The intricate mechanics and artistic detailing of these nodding figures...
Category
1870s German Chinoiserie Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Export Porcelain Punch Bowl Sailor Farwell & Return with Royal Navy Ship
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese Export Porcelain European-subject Punch Bowl,
Sailor's Farewell and Return Bowl with Royal Navy Ship,
Circa 1765-75
The Chinese Export porcelain bowl has two images of a sailor and his wife, one known as the sailor's farewell and the other the sailor's return.
The farewell depicts the sailor leaving his wife who hugs him as he is about to depart as he points to the Royal Navy Ship with the Blue Ensign just offshore. The sailor's return depicts the sailor depositing watches and coins into his wife's upraised apron. Between the images are large painted flowering branches and the interior has similar painting.
Dimensions: 10 1/4 inches x 4 1/2 inches high (26.04 cm diameter x 11,43 cm high)
Provenance: With Elinor Gordon;
Ruth Nutt Collection
Sailor's Farewell and Return Bowl with Royal Navy Ship,
Condition is very good with some fading to the en grisaille sails.
Reference: David S...
Category
1760s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen, low vase in porcelain. Polychrome flower motifs in overglaze.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Meissen, low vase in porcelain. Polychrome flower motifs in overglaze.
Hand-painted. Gold decoration.
Mid-20th century.
Marked.
First factory quality.
Perfect condition.
Dimensions: ...
Category
1970s German Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Stoneware
19th Century Meissen Porcelain Figure of a Malabar Man on a Rhinoceros
Located in New York, NY
A fantastic 19th century Meissen Porcelain orientalist/Turkish figure of a Malabar Man seated on a rhinoceros. This is a rare and beautiful group made by...
Category
19th Century German Chinoiserie Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Wedgwood Fairyland Lustre Butterfly Bowl
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A mother of pearl butterfly lustre bowl with a stunning orange interior, made circa 1915 by Daisy Makeig-Jones for Wedgwood.
This butterfly lustre bowl is a gorgeous example of Da...
Category
1910s Art Deco Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 10 Antique Italian Capo di Monte Demi-Tasse Cups & Saucers, circa 1880's.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Italian set of 10 Capo di Monte porcelain demi-tasse cups & saucers, circa 1880-1890.
Cup: 2.25" H x 2.75" D
Saucer: 0.75" H x 4.50" D
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Paris Porcelain Toiletry Bottle with Stopper
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This pretty little 'flacon' bottle, complete with its original stopper, is made from delicate white 'Porcelaine de Paris' and dates from the early 19th century. Both bottle and stop...
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Porcelain Set
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Beautiful complete garniture set for your dining-room: pair of lidded vases, jar, dish. Suitable on a cup-board.
Sizes: vases height 31 cm x diameter 11 cm. - jar height 13 x diamete...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Important Meissen Porcelain Groups of Caparisoned Elephants and Soldiers
Located in New York, NY
An important pair of Meissen Porcelain Groups depicting "Alexander The Great Concurring India". Modeled with Alexander the great's three warriors/soldiers riding on caparisoned eleph...
Category
1880s German Rococo Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
KPM Style Porcelain Plaque Depicting a Maiden as a Young Bacchante, circa 1910
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A circular KPM style porcelain plaque depicting a Maiden as a young Bacchante, set in a finely carved Florentine giltwood frame.
German, circa 1910.
Founded in Berlin in 1750 ...
Category
Early 20th Century German Porcelain
Materials
Giltwood, Porcelain
Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Sugar Bowl
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Royal Copenhagen porcelain sugar bowl with lid. It has a white background and it is hand painted with a blue bouquet of flowers in the center...
Category
20th Century Danish Chinoiserie Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Porcelain figurine by Lladro, Spain.
By Lladro
Located in Chorzów, PL
Spanish figurine of a goose maid by Lladro.
Dimensions: height 24 cm / width 11 cm / depth 12 cm
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Ottoman Kaftan Porcelain Dinner Plate with Gold Rim Made in Italy Kaft4
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
The elegance of kaftans is, thanks to Les-Ottomans, translated into a unique dinnerware collection. These porcelain plates are made in Italy and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Other 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.