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Porcelain For Sale
Herend "Poisson" Hand Painted Polychrome Porcelain Cake Plate, Hungary, Modern
Located in Cagliari, IT
Magnificent hand painted Herend porcelain potiche in "Poisson" decor, in the classical "Osier" shape. This colorful fish decoration of Chinese origin, charming and chromatically viv...
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2010s Hungarian Chinoiserie Porcelain

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Porcelain

Porcelain figurine of a kissing girl, Lladro, Spain, 1970s
Located in Chorzów, PL
Porcelain figurine of a kissing girl. Signed, Nao Lladro. Made in Spain in the 1970s. Very good condition, no damage. Measures: Height 18cm, width 7cm, ...
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1970s Spanish Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Royal Copenhagen Henriette, Hand Painted Porcelain with Gold Rim, Two Mocha Cups
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen, Henriette. Hand-painted porcelain with gold rim. Two mocha cups. Model number 444/8562. First factory quality. In perfect condition. Measures 5.5 x 9.5 cm. Sa...
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20th Century Danish Porcelain

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Porcelain

18th Century Meissen Set 12 Baroque Porcelain Dining Dishes with Floral Decor
Located in Brescia, IT
This baroque dining colorfully dishes set is eclectical and drawn with vibrant colors. The board is in a contemporary fuchsia color. Precious, fine, elegant and timeless dining set dishes. The Meissen manufacturer is an antique brand...
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Late 18th Century German Baroque Antique Porcelain

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Meissen

6 Le Cirque N.Y. Custom Villeroy & Boch Rim Pasta Bowls
Located in Bridgeport, CT
From pasta primavera to world-renowned decadent desserts, Le Cirque's ubiquitous reputation for presenting its fine dining fare with whimsy and fun, landed it on the map of must-dine...
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20th Century Luxembourgish Hollywood Regency Porcelain

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Porcelain

Porcelain figurine of children, Bing and Grondahl, 1960s
Located in Chorzów, PL
Porcelain figurine of reading children, made in Denmark by the Bing & Grondahl manufactory Mark used in 1958-1962. Very good condition, no damage. h...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Bing & Grøndahl, Denmark. Set of six coffee cups and saucers, ca 1920s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Bing & Grøndahl, Denmark. A set of six coffee cups and saucers with flower decorations in purple and gold trim. Hand-painted. Approximately 1920s. Marked. In perfect condition. Appe...
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1920s Danish Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Gianni Versace for Rosenthal, Porcelain Miniature Jug. "Russian Dream"
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Gianni Versace for Rosenthal, porcelain miniature jug. "Russian Dream". In perfect condition. 2000s. Marked. Original gift box included. Dimensions...
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Early 2000s German Porcelain

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Porcelain

Gucci Vintage Porcelain Toothbrush Mug Richard Ginori 1970s
Located in Munich, DE
Gucci Vintage porcelain mug or tea cup in hand painted floral design. Signed with Gucci and made by Richard Ginori in the 1970s. This wonderful ...
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1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Antique Vase Coalport England Hand Painted with Jeweling and Raised Gilt
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming vase by the storied English firm of Coalport. This sweetie features 2 handles, and an interesting hand painted scene with river, mountains, flora fauna accented with white...
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1890s British Aesthetic Movement Antique Porcelain

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Gold, Enamel

7 Royal Copenhagen Figurines by Carl Martin-Hansen Amager Children
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Included in this fine group: Amager Boy in typical costume designed by Carl Martin-Hansen circa 1906 - 1925. From the Danish National Costume series by Carl Martin-Hansen. Figurine ...
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

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Porcelain

Six antique Meissen plates in porcelain. Approx. 1900
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Six porcelain antique Meissen plates, hand painted with polychrome flowers and gold edge. Approx. 1900. Measuring: D 16.5 cm. x H 3.0 cm. In exc...
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Early 20th Century German Porcelain

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Porcelain

Porcelain Figurine of a Young Shepherd, Miquel Requena, Spain, 1960s
Located in Chorzów, PL
Porcelain figurine of a young man, a shepherd with a bird. Figurine signed with the impression of Miquel Spain. Made in Spain in the 1960s. Measures: height 28cm, width 10cm...
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1960s Spanish Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Machin Set of 6 Plates, Moustache Shape, White with Flowers, ca 1825
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful set of 6 dessert plates made by Machin around 1825, which is known as the Regency period. The items have the famous "moustache" moulding picked out in gilt, a sim...
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1820s English Regency Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Hermès Porcelain "H Deco" Toi-et-moi Dinner Set for Two, France, 2022
Located in Cagliari, IT
An extremely elelegant dinner set for two made with the "H Deco" pattern. Comprising: 2 dinner plates ( 10.4"/26.5 cm diameter each ), 2 soup plates ( 8.7"/22 cm diameter each ), 2 dessert plates ( 8.5"/ 21.5 cm diameter each ). The Art Deco wrought-iron friezes, which adorn the Hermès 24 Faubourg...
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2010s French Modern Porcelain

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Porcelain

Framed Biscuit Porcelain Jasperware Relief Cameo with Three Women
Located in Dallas, TX
A framed biscuit porcelain Jasperware relief cameo with three women dancing and picking flowers. Likely an 18th / 19th century German wedgwood-like jasperware piece. This piece is fr...
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18th Century German Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain, Velvet, Wood

Meissen, Germany, Pink Indian, Three Deep Plates in Porcelain
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Meissen, Germany, Pink Indian, a set of three deep plates. Hand-painted in high quality. Approx. 1900. Marked. Fifth factory quality. In excellent condition with no signs of use...
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Early 1900s German Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

19th Century Small Gold and Porcelain Scent Perfume Bottle in Box
Located in Delft, NL
19th century small porcelain scent perfume bottle in case Porcelain bottle with white and blue painted union pattern The gold mounting on the bottle is marked with the Dutch gold...
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19th Century Dutch Antique Porcelain

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Gold

Germany Porcelain by W.K.C. Graefenthal
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Beautiful porcelain figurines putto with goat of the Germany WKC Weiss, Kühnert & Co Graefenthal manufacture, perfect condition. Brand present under the base.
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1980s German Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Piero Fornasetti Series 8 Coasters Commissioned by Banca Unione Milan
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. Complete set of eight porcelain coasters produced in 1970 by Piero Fornasetti; they were expressly commissioned by the Banca Unione of Milan; the graphics with the decoration "Le Monete" represents eight variations on the theme of coins made in black and pure gold with the third firing; the term "third firing" means, in ceramics, the third firing that is applied to an object to add decorations, especially those in pure gold, a technique that requires great skill and precision; the saucers represent in numerical order 1)Boat, 2)Home, 3)idea, 4)Everything, 5)Holidays, 6)Christmas, 7)Student, 8)Car; they are contained in a golden cardboard case. These are Fine collectibles in excellent condition; the saucers were created in 1970 to be given as gifts by Banca Unione of Milan to its customers; they were made by Piero Fornasetti (1931-1988) a versatile and eclectic founder of the design and decorative arts atelier that bears his name. The Banca Unione was established in 1919 by Carlo Feltrinelli, father of Giangiacomo, a publisher very close to the left; among the minority shareholders were Bastogi (the largest Italian financial); since 1968 the bank became the property of the financier and fixer Michele Sindona (1920-1986) who secured the absolute majority along with the Vatican; the Bank dedicated itself to the Italian market by launching an unprecedented commercial policy, in an attempt to reconcile the interests of the institution with socially advanced actions. According to Sindona, in Italy, banks were only interested in the wealthy, snubbing the categories of workers with modest incomes. Sindona overturned this logic and, ahead of his time, sent Banca Unione promoters into the factories. Sindona was a member of the P2 lodge (card no. 0501) and had clear associations with Cosa Nostra and the Gambino family in the United States. Involved in the Calvi affair, he was behind the murder of Giorgio Ambrosoli. He died poisoned...
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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Porcelain

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Porcelain

Royal Crown Derby Dessert Service with Cobalt Blue, Gold & Hand-Painted Flowers
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This 15 piece Royal Crown Derby dessert set consists of 11 9" plates, two square bowls and two lozenge shaped footed serving pieces which are classic and versatile. Each piece is han...
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1920s English Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Pot-Pourri Container, Rosenthal, 1930
Located in Chorzów, PL
Container for fragrant dried flower petals pot pourri. A product of the valued German Rosenthal label, marked with a mark from 1930. The lid of the container is slightly chipped on...
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1930s German Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Spode Porcelain Teacup Trio, Lavender Blue with Flower Sprays, Regency ca 1815
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful "true trio" consisting of a teacup, a coffee cup and a saucer, made by Spode in about 1815. It is decorated with pattern 2234 with a striking lavender or periwinkle blue border and finely painted flower sprays. In the late 18th and early 19th Century a "true trio" is how cups and saucers were sold; as you would never drink tea and coffee at the same time, why invest in an extra saucer? Josiah 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 everyone ever since, and he was also the leading potter behind the technique of transferware, making it possible for English potters to replace the import of Chinese china that had come to an end around that time, with their own. This was fundamental to a thriving industry that would last for about 150 years and provide half the world with their tableware. This set is made in the famous "London" shape, which was brought out by Spode in 1812 and was quickly copied by all other makers. It then remained the most popular shape for about 10 years. The set is potted in fine white porcelain - by the year 1810 Spode had perfected his recipe for bone china and it became beautifully smooth, white, thin and translucent. All three items are marked with the red hand painted SPODE mark and the pattern number 2234. CONDITION REPORT The set is in excellent antique condition without any damage, repairs or crazing. There is some minimal wear as visible in the pictures...
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1810s English Regency Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Piero Fornasetti, Vintage Plate from the Series of Church Domes Cupole d'Italia
Located in Roma, IT
Decorated porcelain Plate number 5 from the series Cupole d’Italia: Cupola di San Lorenzo a Torino. Each plate with a different dome of an Italian church seen from the inside named and numbered on the reverse. These plates were designed and executed for building contractor Andrea Brenta, Milan, as Christmas presents...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Pair Old Imari Candlesticks by Royal Crown Derby England, Figural Dolphin Bases
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A classic pattern by one of England's re known factories, Royal Crown Derby. This is their "Old Imari" pattern featuring cobalt blue, red and lavishly gilded...
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1980s British Vintage Porcelain

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Enamel

Porcelain Biscuit Pen Holder
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
This pen holder is truly refined, made of biscuit porcelain. Elaborate decoration with a loving couple on the front. Two compartments for pens. Perfect for a refined desk.
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1990s Italian Porcelain

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Porcelain

Je Te Mangerais Dans La Main Centerpiece by Jr and Prourry
By J.R. 6
Located in Jersey City, NJ
JR and Prune Nourry. Je Te Mangerais Dans La main centerpiece. Porcelain platter. Measure: 31.5" long. Signed and stamped on verso fa...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Porcelain

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Porcelain

Topkapi Set of 6 Porcelain Plates Made in Italy
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
The magical atmosphere of the hidden places of the Ottoman Sultans this is what this collection represents Come and join in this mythologigal then uniq...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Porcelain

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Porcelain

Antique English Imari Hand Painted & Gilt Porcelain Tureen & Underplate C1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique English Imari Hand Painted Floral & Gilt Porcelain Double Handled Lidded and Footed Tureen & Underplate C1900 Measures- 11.5''H x 15''W ...
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Early 20th Century English Porcelain

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Porcelain, Paint

Meissen Porcelain Figural Group with a Musician Playing the Drums
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A lovely 19th century German Meissen porcelain figural group of a standing lady appealing to a standing gentleman and a musician sitting by their feet playing the drums. Late 19th century. Blue Meissen crossed sword...
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Late 19th Century German Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Hicks & Meigh Porcelain Dish, Cobalt Blue, Gilt, Flowers Patt.699 Regency Ca1820
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful square dessert dish made by Hicks & Meigh in about 1820. The dish has a deep cobalt blue ground, lavish gilding and panels with beautiful hand painted flowers. ...
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1820s British Regency Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Six Antique Chinese Porcelain Enamel Decorated Rice Bowls C1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
Six Antique Chinese Porcelain Enamel Decorated Rice Bowls C1910 Measures - 2.25"H x 4.5"W x 4.5"D
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Early 20th Century Chinese Porcelain

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Porcelain

Herend Porcelain "Chinese Bouquet Apponyi Green" Tray with 6 Plates
Located in Delft, NL
Herend porcelain "Chinese Bouquet Apponyi Green" tray with 6 plates Herend Hungary porcelain, #519/AV 4 (6 plates) #436/AV 4 Tray Measures: the tray 36 cm wide and 15.5 cm depth t...
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20th Century Hungarian Porcelain

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Porcelain

14-Piece Japanese Gilt and Painted Tea and Dessert Serving Set with Peacock
Located in Norwood, NJ
14-piece Kutani Japanese gilt and painted tea and dessert serving set with Peacock. Hand painted gilt and painted Peacock tea and serving set. Features floral and peacock design. Lidded tea and coffee pots, lidded creamer, sugar bowl, and five snack sets...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Porcelain

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Gold

A Chinese famille rose plate Yongzheng period
Located in Dallas, TX
A Chinese famille rose plate. Yongzheng period Decorated in the famille rose palette with peonies and other flowers. Country: China Period : Yongzheng (1723-1735) Material: Porcelai...
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1730s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Georgian Coalport Porcelain Coffee Can Hand Gilded Pattern, English circa 1807
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good quality coffee can that we attribute to the Coalport Porcelain works, Shropshire, England, made during the John Rose period of the George 111rd years, circa 1805-1810. The coffee can is nominally parallel, tapering slightly to the base, with a simple loop handle with one lower kink and pointed attachments. It has a shallow foot recess with obtuse corner and is unmarked to the base. The pattern is beautifully hand painted in an all gold gilt floral upper border pattern with further gilding on the body above the base rim, around the upper rim and to the outer handle. We date this piece to the late George third...
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Set Chinese Porcelain Plaques Painted Screens Famille Rose
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous set of four Chinese Famille Rose porcelain plaques in a hardwood frame and circa 1930 Each plaque has a unique hand painted design showing various Chinese figures including ...
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1930s Vintage Porcelain

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Wood

Herend Hungary Porcelain "Rothschild" Cups and saucers
Located in Delft, NL
Herend Hungary Porcelain "Rothschild" Cups and saucers A Herend Hungary porcelain set with six cups and saucers. The saucers measures 14 cm diagonal and 2 cm high. The cups are 8,5...
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20th Century Hungarian Porcelain

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Porcelain

Herend Hungary Porcelain "Rothschild" Plates and cup and saucer
Located in Delft, NL
Herend Hungary Porcelain "Rothschild" Plates and cup and saucer A Herend Hungary porcelain set with six plates and are 20,5 cm diagonal. Two cups and saucers in the large size. The...
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20th Century Hungarian Porcelain

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Porcelain

Basse Cour by Pierre Frey set of 4 Demitasse Cups and Saucers, Limoges Porcelain
By Jean-Pierre Frey
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Demitasse cups and saucers in Basse Cour pattern by Pierre Frey were made in France by Porcelaine de Limoges. The set consists of 4 cups and 4 saucers; at the time of the listing we ...
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Late 20th Century French Porcelain

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Porcelain

Cup & Saucer decorated with bluebells. Nantgarw C1815.
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A particularly pleasing and restrained form of decoration for this period, which allows the beauty of the porcelain to be clearly seen. Nantgarw porcelain is particularly fine, and ...
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1810s Welsh Neoclassical Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Vintage Eternal Rose by Japan Fine China Dining Set, 8 Settings.
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Vintage, 1950's, Eternal Rose dining set. Made is Japan. The set consists of: 8 tea cups, 8 saucers, 8 snack plates - 7.5" 8 dinner plates - 10", 8 soup / salad bowls 6 2/8", 1...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Porcelain

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Porcelain

Derby Porcelain Botanical Dessert Plate Pattern 216 with Clematis c1800
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Botanical themes became a firm favourite at Derby when copies of Curtis's Botanical Magazine arrived in 1791. Some years later the factory also purchased a a copy of water colourist ...
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Chinese Hand Painted Porcelain Bowls - Set of 4
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Delve into the elegance of traditional Chinese craftsmanship with a set of 4 hand-painted porcelain bowls. Adorned with vibrant designs, from floral patterns to majestic dragons, the...
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1970s Chinese Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Meissen Allegorical Group 'The Agriculture', by M.V. Acier, Germany, Ca 1870
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent Meissen porcelain group of the 19th century. Very large depiction of the allegory of agriculture grouped around an apple tree: in the foreground an elderly man chopping woo...
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Late 19th Century German Baroque Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Meissen Art Nouveau Figure 'Tied Up Cupid' by Paul Helmig, Germany Circa 1900
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellen Art Nouveau porcelain figurine by Paul Helmig: Winged cupid boy with a suffering expression tied to a tree with a long garland of roses, an empty quiver at his feet. On high...
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Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Porcelain Figurine 'Pearl Seeker' K. Himmelstoss, Rosenthal Selb Germany, 1920
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent Rosenthal figurine of the 1920s: Unclothed girl with a wreath of flowers on her shoulder-length hair parted in the middle, kneeling on the ground with her right leg and pic...
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1920s German Art Nouveau Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Spode Porcelain Shell Dish, Orange and Gilt Neoclassical Design, ca 1810
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 ...
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1810s English Neoclassical Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Sabin Crest-o-Gold 22K China Set with Teapot - 3 Settings
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Vintage Sabin Crest-o-Gold 22K tea set. The set includes: 3 cups 3 saucers 3 fruit plates 3 dinner plates 1 sugar bowl with lid 1 creamer 1 teapot with lid Good condition. No cracks ...
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20th Century American Early Victorian Porcelain

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Porcelain

Derby Porcelain Botanical Dessert Plate Pattern 216 with Babiana Stricta
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Botanical themes became a firm favourite at Derby when copies of Curtis's Botanical Magazine arrived in 1791. Some years later the factory also purchased a a copy of water colourist ...
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Large Decorative Dish from the Limoges Porcelain Factory.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large decorative dish from the Limoges Porcelain Factory. Hand-painted decorative platter from the Limoges porcelain factory, France, 19th century, Napoleon III period. h: 6cm, w: 5...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Large Decorative Dish from the Limoges Porcelain Factory.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large decorative dish from the Limoges Porcelain Factory. Hand-painted decorative platter from the Limoges porcelain factory, France, 19th century, Napoleon III period. h: 6cm, w: 5...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Pair of Decorative Dishes, Manufacture of Porcelain of Limoges.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of decorative dishes with partridges and pheasants, Manufacture of Porcelain of Limoges. Pair of hand-painted decorative dishes with partridges and pheasants from the Limoges p...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Set of Vintage Fish Service Plates in Bavarian Porcelain with Japanese decor
Located in Roma, IT
Fine Porcelain and Koi Carp dart in every direction on six different plates, not counting the serving plate. Don't be fooled by the Japanese decoration of these vintage plates becau...
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1960s German Anglo-Japanese Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Antique New Hall Porcelain Orange Imari House & Willow Variant Coffee Cup / Cann
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique English porcelain coffee cup (or cann). By New Hall. In a typical, cylindrical form with a ear shaped handle and an orange house & willow Imari pattern decoration. ...
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Early 19th Century George III Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Antique Japanese Satsuma Meiji Floral & Gilt Decorated Porcelain Vase C1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Japanese Satsuma Meiji Hand Painted Floral & Gilt Decorated Porcelain Vase C1910 Measures - 10.25"H x 3.5"W x 3.5"D
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Early 20th Century Japanese Porcelain

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Porcelain

Sèvres Porcelain - Large Floral Decor Dish
Located in Beaune, FR
Large round porcelain dish with floral decoration on a gold background. Painting made entirely by hand "Paris - H. G". Includes the Manufacture de Sèvres stamp. This dish is in good ...
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19th Century French Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Large Blue Flower Pot - Edward Hald - Rörstrand 1920s
Located in Stockholm, SE
A lovely flower pot designed by Edward Hald in the 1920s at Rörstrand, Sweden. The large flower pot is 38 cm in diameter between the handles and about 25 cm high. It is in excellent ...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern 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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