Skip to main content

Porcelain

to
2,974
6,772
856
92
7,502
198
4,921
2,310
6,542
1,622
7,720
7,371
7,661
Porcelain For Sale
Porcelain figurine by Lladro, Spain.
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

Two Royal Copenhagen Blue Fluted Mega Salt Cellars, 21st Century
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Two Royal Copenhagen Blue Fluted Mega salt cellars. 21st Century. Model number 548. Measures: 6.7 x 3.2 cm. In excellent condit...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Mid-18th Century Porcelain Cup with Dish White Blue and Gold
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a small masterpiece of craftsmanship: The fine porcelain is designed with floral and natural scenes, rich in detail. A piece for refined collectors or useful to start a coll...
Category

Mid-18th Century Austrian Baroque Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Royal Copenhagen Blue Fluted Half Lace. Set of six coffee cups with saucers.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen Blue Fluted Half Lace. A set of six coffee cups with saucers. Model 1/528. Dating: 1949. First factory quality. In perfect condition. Marked. Cup: 6.5 cm without ha...
Category

1940s Danish Vintage Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

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

Samuel Alcock Teacup and Milk Jug, Pale Yellow, Gilt and Flowers, ca 1824
Located in London, GB
A teacup and saucer with milk jug in the “melted snow” shape with double drop handles, pale yellow ground with rich gilt and cobalt blue acanthus pattern and finely painted flower re...
Category

1820s English Regency Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Painted Porcelain Plaque Depicting an Orientalist Beauty, Signed Vienna
Located in New York, NY
A very large and magnificent antique painted porcelain plaque depicting an orientalist beauty dressed in silk, jewelry, pearls, and 24-karat raised gold and enamel, signed Vienna. Th...
Category

Early 19th Century Austrian Chinoiserie Antique Porcelain

Materials

Enamel

19th C. Pair of French Porcelain Lidded Apothecary Jars
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A beautiful pair of antique 19th-century French porcelain lidded apothecary or pharmacy jars, with elegant hand-painted decoration and lettering, and maker's mark on the base. A depiction of the ancient Greek physician Hippocrates is emblazoned on the front of each, together with images of the iconic serpent that is so often associated with apothecaries, in homage to Asclepius, the Greek god of medicine...
Category

Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Porcelaine De Paris Clam Shell Bowl
Located in Palm Springs, CA
French hand painted floral porcelain clam or shell shape bowl by Porcelaine De Paris of France.
Category

1950s French Vintage Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

St. Bernard Puppy, Bing & Grondahl Dog Figurine No. 1926, Free Shipping
Located in Bochum, NRW
Bing & Grondahl St. Bernard puppy figurine. Designed by: Niels Nielsen. Older mark B&G from the 1940s, form number No.:1926 Good condition, thin riss in the glaze under the bottom...
Category

1940s Danish Vintage Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Bjørn Wiinblad Christmas Plate 1980 "Angel with Bells"
Located in Brønshøj, DK
Bjørn Wiinblad porcelain Christmas plate 1980, produced by Rosenthal Motif: The Angel and the Glockenspiel Designed by: Bjørn Wiinblad Diameter: 11" - 29 cm Comes in original bo...
Category

1980s German Vintage Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Cupid Centerpieces with Baskets
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 19th century Meissen Porcelain compote centerpieces with cupids running after each other around a tree with filigree baskets on top with raised...
Category

19th Century German Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Royal Copenhagen Christmas plates from 1952 and 1956.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen porcelain Christmas plates from 1952 and 1956. Marked. First factory quality. Perfect condition. Dimensions: D 18.5 cm.
Category

1950s Danish Vintage Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Italy Richard Ginori Mid-18th Century Pink Porcelain Covered Cup with Landscapes
Located in Brescia, IT
Italian Richard Ginori mid-18th century porcelain covered cup or little covered sauce tureen painted with landscapes in fuchsia color This beautiful covered cup it was hand painte...
Category

Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

FORNASETTI Tema E Variazioni Porcelain Plate #14
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Piero Fornasetti "Tema e Variazioni" porcelain plate depicting the face of the famous opera singer Lina Cavalieri through a keyhole, no.14 / made in Milano Italy circa 1960 O...
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Eschenbach, Germany, a five-person retro coffee set in porcelain.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Eschenbach, Germany, a five-person retro coffee set in porcelain. Designed with brown dots. From the 1970s. Marked. In perfect condition. Cake plate: ...
Category

1970s German 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

Bing & Grøndahl. Four porcelain plates with motifs from Carl Larssons paintings.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Bing & Grøndahl, Denmark. A set of four porcelain plates featuring motifs from Carl Larssons paintings. Reticulated rim. Approximately 1960s. Limited edition. Marked. Perfect conditi...
Category

1960s Danish Vintage Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Bjørn Wiinblad Christmas plate 1983 "Nativity of Jesus"
Located in Brønshøj, DK
Bjørn Wiinblad porcelain Christmas plate 1983, produced by Rosenthal Motif: Silent Night Holy Night Designed by: Bjørn Wiinblad Diameter: 11" - 29 cm Comes in original box and p...
Category

1980s German Vintage Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Ottoman Kaftan Porcelain Dinner Plate with Gold Rim Made in Italy Kaft3
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 Chelsea Porcelain Damasked or Molded Octagonal Plate with Butterfly
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique English porcelain plate. By the Chelsea Porcelain Factory. Likely made in the 1750s during Chelsea's Red Anchor Period...
Category

Mid-18th Century English George II Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

White Porcelain Neoclassical Style Amphora Oil Lamp
Located in New York, NY
White porcelain neoclassical style amphora oil lamp. Sleek white Berlin porcelain amphora with entwined serpent handle raised on four lion monop...
Category

Early 20th Century German Neoclassical Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Art Nouveau Group 'Capture Of A Nymph', by Paul Helmig, Meissen Germany, Ca 1902
Located in Vienna, AT
Exquisite large and rare Meissen Art Nouveau porcelain group: Triton adorned with water lily wreath on his head, half man, half fish with scaled legs leaning against a high wave and ...
Category

Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Set 12 Porcelain Plates Adamo Black/White/Gold
Located in MILANO, IT
This set of twelve hand-decorated porcelain plates, as a whole, forms the figure of Adamo. You can use the ensemble for ornamental purposes ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Chamberlain Worcester Covered Entree Dishes, circa 1820
Located in New York, NY
Pair of English porcelain covered entree dishes, Chamberlain Worcester, circa 1820.
Category

Early 19th Century English Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Eight Small Porcelain Mugs, Friars, Various Measures, Italian and German
Located in Roma, IT
Eight small porcelain mugs. Friars. Various measures, Italian and German. A piece has some chipping The largest piece is 19 cm tall, the smallest 6 cm.
Category

20th Century European Other Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Austrian Art Nouveau Porcelain Pink Gold Dish
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful Austrian Art Nouveau porcelain pink and gold oblong dish, circa early-20th century, Austria. Piece has hand painted design of flowers...
Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Pair Antique Meissen School Old Paris Porcelain Compotes with Fern C1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
Pair Antique Meissen School Old Paris Porcelain Compotes with Fern C1890 Measures- 5''H x 9.5''W x 9.5''D
Category

Late 19th Century Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Kangxi Period Chinese Export Porcelain Famille Verte Openwork Dishes, a Pair
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese Export Famille Verte openwork dishes, A Pair, Kangxi, Circa 1700 The circular Chinese Export porcelain dishes with openwork cash border...
Category

Early 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique 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

Japanese 19th Century Porcelain Imari Plate with Painted Blue and White Décor
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Imari porcelain plate from the 19th century, with hand-painted blue and white foliage, tree and architecture décor. Created in Japan during the 19th century, this Imari porcelain plate features a delicate blue and white décor divided into four distinct sections: lucious foliage, blooming trees, large leaves and a traditional house with mountains in the background occupy the composition beautifully. Light blue color alternates with darker touches, thus creating a lively sense of depth. Imari is a style of porcelain named after the Japanese port from which it was shipped from, beginning in the late 17th century. The plate has a green mark on its back. Bordered by a scalloped edge, this 19th century Japanese hand-painted Imari porcelain plate will make for a lovely addition to any home décor, perhaps placed on a commode, side table or console! The petite stand...
Category

19th Century Japanese Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

1662-1722 Chinese Associated Pair of Blue & White Porcelain Plates
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
1662-1722 associated pair of blue & white porcelain plates, Chinese. Kangxi period. Molded bodies with lotus petal reserves. The 8-flute molded sides surround a reserve of flowering ...
Category

Early 18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

12 Antique Limoges Cobalt Blue Hand-Painted Gilt Trimmed Plates, Buffet/Dessert
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
We love the scalloped shape and nice gadroon edging to these handsomely painted set of 12 plates. There is a delightful center gilt medallion and the design features elaborate cartou...
Category

Early 1900s French Antique Porcelain

Materials

Gold, Enamel

Chamberlains Worcester 'Africa' Pattern Cobalt Blue Oval Centerpiece
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chamberlains Worcester 'Africa' Pattern Cobalt Blue Oval Centerpiece  England, circa 1820s A beautiful Chamberlain's Worcester 'Africa' Pattern Cobalt Blue Oval Centerpiece, Mad in ...
Category

19th Century English Regency Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Bow Porcelain Figure of Juno with Eagle 'Jupiter', Rococo Ca 1765
Located in London, GB
This is a very rare and impressive large figure of Juno with an eagle, made by the Bow Porcelain factory in about 1765. This figure formed part of a series of the Four Elements, with...
Category

1760s English Rococo Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Germany Hutschenreuther Novum Porcelain Coffee Pot
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage white porcelain teapot with lid and a cobalt blue stylised flower burst design on each side. Minimalist porcelain coffee pot or tea po...
Category

Late 20th Century German Minimalist Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Haviland Limoges Antique Birds and Flowers Espresso Cup and Saucer Set, c.1882
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Antique Charles Field Haviland Limoges espresso or demitasse cup and saucer set features one of the variations of "Birds and Flower" decors with transfers of deeply colored flowers ...
Category

Late 19th Century French Art Deco Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Paris Porcelain Tea Set
Located in New Orleans, LA
Category

19th Century French Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Black Dragon, Coffee Set with Six Contemporary Porcelains with Decorative Design
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Black dragon pool is a collection of plates and vases inspired by the famous Chinese pond of the same name, located in the scenic Jade Spring Park. The de...
Category

2010s Italian Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Coral Mokka Set in Style from Dorothy Draper from 1930s
Located in Vienna, Austria
Mokka set from the 1930s, produced in the Victoria Carlsbad porcelain manufactory- This coral coloured set with handprinted black linen co...
Category

1930s Czech Hollywood Regency Vintage Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

William Mehornay Studio Pottery Porcelain Celadon Stem Dish, 1974-1975
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
We have recently been extremely privileged to meet acclaimed American born studio potter and artist William Mehornay. We are also greatly honored for him to have entrusted to us pieces made by him in the period 1974-1985, which in his opinion are among some of his finest, and although a relatively small collection of just over 20 pieces they are certainly among the finest produced by any studio potter and a great credit to him. From this unique and rare collection we offer this finely made studio pottery porcelain pedestal stem dish...
Category

1970s British Vintage Porcelain

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Mediterraneo, Coffee Set with Six Contemporary Porcelains with Decorative Design
Located in Milano, Lombardia
The Mediterraneo collection is the result of Vito Nesta’s reflection on the line between reality and fantasy. The architectures of the doors depicted on the plates arise from technic...
Category

2010s Italian Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Porcelain of Mice and Vase 'Fraureuth'
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Porcelain of mice and vase origin Germany circa 1900 Fraureuth-kunstabteilung perfect state.
Category

Early 1900s German Neoclassical Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Contemporary Modern, Çini Decorated Porcelain Coffee Cup &Saucer 90ml, Set of 6
Located in İstanbul, İstanbul
Çini porcelain plates derived from an extensive research and deconstruction of traditional Ottoman tile work. While the patterns are repeated regularly in...
Category

2010s Turkish Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

English Porcelain Platter with Gilt Clovers
Located in Chicago, IL
A simple but sophisticated early 20th century English porcelain platter with a gilt clover pattern running around the mustard well. Marked "Cauldon England," and "Cauldon Stoke on Trent, C.A. Seltzer" on the back. Large enough for your Thanksgiving turkey...
Category

Early 20th Century English Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

19th Cent English Worcester 3-Piece Vegetable Tureen in Imari Palette, Ca. 1820
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century English Worcester 3-piece vegetable Tureen in Imari Palette, ca. 1820.
Category

Early 19th Century English Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Royal Copenhagen Blue Fluted Half Lace. Six egg cups. Early 1900s.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen Blue Fluted Half Lace. Six egg cups. Early 1900s. Model number: 1/2026. Marked. Second factory quality. Perfect condition. Dimensions: H 5.5 cm x D 4.8 cm.
Category

Early 20th Century Danish Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Set of 8 Barr Flight & Barr Porcelain Plates, Imari Fence, Regency, 1811-1813
Located in London, GB
This is a spectacular set of eight plates made by Barr Flight & Barr between 1811 and 1813. They are made in one of the many versions of the "Imari Fence" or "Japan" pattern. Barr...
Category

1810s English Regency Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen, three Blue Onion patterned plates in porcelain. Early 20th C.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Meissen, three Blue Onion patterned plates in porcelain. Hand-painted. Early 1900s. Marked. One plate in third factory quality and two plates in fifth factory quality. In excellent c...
Category

Early 1900s German Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Haviland Fleurs Parisiennes Tureen, 1887-1889
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Up for your consideration is a hand painted and hand decorated small tureen by Haviland in the Fleurs Parisiennes pattern on Cannele blank, measuring 3.1" and 8.5" with 5.4" opening. The back-marks on the bottom are H&C*/Depose underglaze mark, dating back to 1887, and the circular Haviland Limoges decorator/overglaze mark (mark g, according to Haviland's Collectors International Foundation reference sheet) in brown (color indicates premium decor pieces on Haviland porcelain made in that period), dating back to 1879-1889. Cannele blank ("fluted"), influenced by traditional Japanese bowl shape called "kaki" or "chrysanthemum", was one of the new blanks created in 1880-1890s by Haviland's artists at the peak of Japonisme movement, after European artists and artisans become exposed to Japanese art. Cannele was hugely popular at the time and won the Grand Prix of 1889 Paris's World Fair. The Fleurs Parisiennes is one of the less common Haviland patterns...
Category

1880s French Aesthetic Movement Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Fleming Joffe Plate-Vero Pig Piccadilly
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Fleming Joffe Porcelain Recipe Plate, Vero-Pig Piccadilly, With Original "Hide" Box, 1960s. This rare Piero Fornasetti porcelain p...
Category

1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Art Deco Hungarian Porcelain Statuette Swans Couple by Holloaza
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Age Art Deco Hungarian porcelain figurine depicting swans couple by Holloaza, in excellent conditions, signed About Holloaza Hollohaza porcelain...
Category

Mid-20th Century Hungarian Art Deco Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen, Germany, Green Ivy Vine, three coffee cups with matching saucers.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Meissen, Germany, Green Ivy Vine, three coffee cups with matching saucers. Hand-painted. 1920s/30s. Marked. Two cups in first factory quality. One cup in third factory quality. In p...
Category

1920s German Vintage Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Napoleonic Battle, Large Yellow Porcelain Vase, 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Large porcelain vase decorated on the front with a representation of a Napoleonic battle: the Emperor on his white horse is in the foreground with his generals, while in the backgrou...
Category

Early 19th Century Antique Porcelain

Materials

Bronze

Art Deco Skyscraper Style White Porcelain Scroll Form Vase by Abingdon
Located in New York, NY
This refined Art Deco vase was realized in the United States by the esteemed maker Abingdon Co., circa 1940. It features a reeded base, and a stepped rectangular body overlapping tie...
Category

1940s American Art Deco Vintage Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Chinese Pair of Porcelain Polychrome Dishes, circa 1850
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th century Chinese pair of porcelain dishes hand painted in black polychrome enamel with traditional scenes, scrolls with emerging d...
Category

19th Century Chinese Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Derby Oval Dish, Camden Service, William Billingsley Roses on Green, 1795 (2)
Located in London, GB
This is a very rare oval lobed 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...
Category

1790s English George III Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Old Paris Porcelain Vase Painted with Seascape and a Woman and Man on a Row Boat
Located in Boston, MA
I want to offer you this fabulous Old Paris porcelain vase. This vase is hand painted on both of its sides with different beautiful paintings. One side has a detailed painting of a seascape with people on the shoreline and buildings and boats in the background. The other side is painted with a woman and a man from this town on row boats with a lightning storm...
Category

1880s French Neoclassical 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.

Recently Viewed

View All