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Porcelain For Sale
Limoges Pink Floral Gilt Menu
Located in Miami Beach, FL
French Limoges porcelain menu from the early 20th century. Features hand painted pink flowers with gilt accents. The word "Menu" is faded. Signed: Limog...
Category
Early 20th Century French Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Of 19th Century Meissen Painted Porcelain Models Of Hoopoes
Located in Dublin, IE
A stunning pair of 19th century Meissen painted porcelain models of Hoopoes, standing on tree trunks, with foliate branches, blue crossed swords mark to unglazed base, incised model ...
Category
19th Century German Rococo Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Minton Pair of Rectangular Dishes, Newcastle Embossed, Flowers J. Bancroft, 1857
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning pair of rectangular dishes made by Minton in 1857. The dishes are beautifully moulded in the Newcastle Embossed shape, the moulding picked out and turquoise and gi...
Category
1850s English Rococo Revival Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Four Antique Royal Copenhagen Plates in Hand Painted Porcelain
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Four antique Royal Copenhagen plates in hand painted porcelain with flowers and blue border with gold. Model number 592/9051, late 19th...
Category
Late 19th Century Danish Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
$216 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Presumably Meissen Blue Onion Trivet in Hand-Painted Porcelain, Approx. 1900
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Presumably Meissen Blue Onion trivet in hand-painted porcelain. Approx. 1900.
Measures: 22.5 x 11.5 x 2 cm.
In excellent condition.
Unstamped.
Category
Early 20th Century German Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
$240 Sale Price
20% Off
Italy Richard Ginori 18th Century Porcelain Sauce Terrin Floral Drawings
Located in Brescia, IT
This elegant sauce terrin was handmade by the well known Italian factory Doccia, in the circa 1750. The Doccia products are pieces to collect. This sauce terrin with floral drawings...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
$1,815 Sale Price
20% Off
Blue Dots Porcelain Tall Cup by Lana Kova
By Lana Kova
Located in New York City, NY
Ceramic drinking cup. Hand-cast in porcelain and once bisque fired, each dot is hand-painted with a traditional cobalt blue glaze. An unconventional layered glazing technique, develo...
Category
2010s American Minimalist Porcelain
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Herend Rearing Horse and Handler, Signed Horváth Attila, Hungary
By Herend
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Herend Porcelain Figurine of a Rearing Horse and Handler, Signed Horváth Attila, Hungary
A dynamic and finely hand-painted Herend porcelain figurine depicting a powerful rearing hor...
Category
20th Century Hungarian Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Harbor View of Hong Kong Prattware Decorative Lid
Located in New York, NY
Harborview of Hong Kong Prattware decorative lid. Prattware decorative lid from turn of the century in original ebonized frame with harbor view of Hong ...
Category
19th Century English Antique Porcelain
Materials
Pottery
Late 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Group of Two Lovers
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An enchanting late 19th Century Meissen Porcelain group of two seated lovers.
Blue crossed swords mark to base.
Category
Late 19th Century German Romantic Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen, Germany. Antique hand-painted porcelain figure. Lady with flowers.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Meissen, Germany. Antique hand-painted porcelain figure.
Lady with flowers. Late 19th century.
Measures: 12 x 5.5 cm.
In excellent condition. Minima...
Category
Late 19th Century German Rococo Revival Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
$352 Sale Price
20% Off
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
$160 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Japanese Porcelain Plate Polychrome Decoration
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Japanese porcelain plate. Exuberant polychrome decoration richly decorated with colours and yellow elements, reminiscent of gold. In the centre is a detailed illustration of two eleg...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen, Oval Serving Dish Hand Painted with Flowers, Late 19th Century
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Meissen, oval serving dish hand painted with flowers.
Late 19th century.
In perfect condition.
Third factory quality.
Marked.
Dimensions: L 41.5 x W 30.5 x H 4.5 cm.
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
$384 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Export Porcelain Canton Famille Rose Elephant Modeled as a Candlestick
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese Export porcelain canton famille rose elephant modeled as a candlestick,
Circa 1860
The standing Chinese Export porcelain elephant with its trunk up is painted in an iron-red with gilt decoration and caparisoned. On its back is a gu-form vase candle holder rising from the raised saddle. Below the urn is a long saddle cloth hanging down painted with famille rose birds...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Export Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen, Germany. Set of six pairs of "Pink Indian" porcelain coffee cups.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Meissen, Germany.
A set of six pairs of "Pink Indian" porcelain coffee cups.
Hand-painted with purple floral motifs, gold rim.
Mid-20th century.
Marked.
Third factory quality.
Perfec...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
$608 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Royal Copenhagen Blue Fluted Plain. Four coffee cups with saucers, 1969-1974
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen Blue Fluted Plain.
A set of four coffee cups with saucers.
Model number 1/80.
Dating: 1969-1974.
Marked.
Second to fourth factory quality.
Perfect condition.
Cup: Di...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
$224 Sale Price / set
20% Off
English Porcelain Botanical Plaque, Attributed to Derby
By Derby
Located in Downingtown, PA
Beautiful English Porcelain Botanical Plaque,
Attributed to Derby,
Circa 1825
The upright rectangular porcelain plaque is painted with a finely painted grouping...
Category
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Eight Royal Copenhagen Golden Basket Deep Plates in Hand-Painted Porcelain
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Eight Royal Copenhagen Golden Basket deep plates in hand-painted porcelain with flowers and gold decoration.
1960s. Model number 595/9587.
Measures: 25 x 4 cm.
In excellent condi...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
$320 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Meissen, Germany. Leaf-shaped porcelain dish. Hand-painted with flowers.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Meissen, Germany. Leaf-shaped porcelain dish.
Hand-painted with polychrome flower motifs.
From the 1930s.
Marked.
First factory quality.
In perfect condition.
Dimensions: Length 19....
Category
1930s German Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
$240 Sale Price
20% Off
Bing & Grøndahl. Six porcelain plates with motifs from Carl Larssons paintings.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Bing & Grøndahl, Denmark. A set of six porcelain plates featuring motifs from Carl Larssons paintings. Reticulated rim.
Approximately 1960s.
Limited edition.
Marked.
Perfect conditio...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
$240 Sale Price / set
20% Off
19th Century French Porcelain
Located in Atlanta, GA
This 19th-century French porcelain piece is a finely crafted example of the decorative artistry of the time, likely influenced by the Rococo Revival or Neoclassical styles that were ...
Category
19th Century French Rococo Revival Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
English Porcelain Leaf Dish, Chelsea, circa 1760
Located in New York, NY
Finely painted with insects, butterflies and caterpillars. The border molded with leaf decoration. Red Chelsea anchor mark.
Category
1760s Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of European Porcelain Figures of Sunbirds
Located in Essex, MA
Colorful birds on gilt bronze bases. Bellevue Ave Newport estate.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
$2,950 / set
Herend Porcelain Rothschild Pattern Serving Set
By Herend
Located in Delft, NL
A Herend porcelain Rothschild pattern serving set
A Herend porcelain Rothschild pattern serving set, consisting of 8 plates of 15 cm diagonal (5....
Category
20th Century Hungarian Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
$1,188 / set
Pair of Derby Mansion House Dwarf Figures porcelain, 19th Century
By Derby
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
These are a pair of Derby Porcelain "Mansion House" Dwarfs or "Grotesque Punches" both with incised model numbers and dating to the 19th century.
Both figures, male and female are m...
Category
19th Century English Georgian Antique 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
$320 Sale Price
20% Off
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
$448 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Meissen, Germany. Sauce boat on a stand with a motif of a pink rose.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Meissen, Germany. Sauce boat on a stand with a motif of a pink rose.
Gold rim.
Approximately 1920/30s.
In perfect condition. Like new.
Marked.
Fifth factory quality.
Dimensions: L 2...
Category
1920s German Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
$224 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese 19th Century Porcelain Imari Charger with Painted Blue and White Décor
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Imari porcelain charger plate from the 19th century, with hand-painted blue and white décor depicting a man rowing a boat. Created in J...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Set of Three Early 19th Century Wedgwood Creamware Pattern No. 892 Serving Bowls
By Wedgwood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rare group of wedgwood creamware bowls.
In the neoclassical pattern no. 892 with a cobalt blue and gold border.
Diameters: just under 9 in., just over 8 3/4 in., and just ove...
Category
Early 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Porcelain
Materials
Creamware
Pair Italian Majolica Porcelain Figures Statues on Pedestal Stands 1860
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a wonderful pair of Italian majolica porcelain statues
The male and female stand on the pedestal stands
The overall height of the statues are 6.5 feet - 198 CM - so ...
Category
1860s Antique Porcelain
Materials
Clay
Antique Pair 19C Japanese Satsuma High Quality Black Vases Landscape Uchida
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Description
A pair of Japanese Satsuma black-ground vases, Uchida marks, Meiji/Taisho period
Of ovoid form with everted rims, painted in gilt with scenes of Mount Fuji against a bl...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
$1,813 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Royal Copenhagen Christmas Plate in porcelain, from 1925
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen Christmas Plate from 1925.
Marked.
First factory quality.
In perfect condition.
Diameter 18.2 cm.
Category
1920s Danish Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
$160 Sale Price
20% Off
Royal Copenhagen Blue Fan, Coffee Cup with Saucer, 17 Sets in Stock
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen blue fan, coffee cup with saucer. 17 sets in stock.
Designed by Arnold Krog in 1909.
Decoration number 1212/11548.
Measures: cup: 6 cm x 6 cm. Saucer: 12,8 cm
In...
Category
20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Porcelain
$816 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Rosenthal, Germany. "Sanssouci", Cream Colored Coffee Pot Decorated with Flowers
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Rosenthal, Germany. "Sanssouci", cream coloured coffee pot decorated with flowers and gold.
Approx. 1930s.
In perfect condition.
First factory quality.
Marked.
Dimensions: H 24....
Category
1930s German Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
$288 Sale Price
20% Off
Bloor Derby Shell Dish, White, Floral Sprigs Moses Webster, Regency, 1820-1825
By Bloor Derby
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful one-handled dessert serving dish or "shell" dish made by Derby between about 1820 and 1825 in the Regency era and decorated by Moses Webster. These dishes were to...
Category
1820s English Regency Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Pillivuyt, France. Cake stand/etagère in porcelain. “Green Bistro”.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Pillivuyt, France. Cake stand/etagère in porcelain.
“Green Bistro”. Dark green glaze with gold decoration.
Brass handle.
Circa 1970s.
Marked.
Perfect condition.
Dimensions: Diameter...
Category
1970s French Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
$320 Sale Price
20% Off
Rosenthal, Germany, Six Iris Dinner Plates in Hand-Painted Porcelain
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Rosenthal, Germany. Six Iris dinner plates in hand-painted porcelain with flowers and gold decoration. 1920s.
Diameter: 25.5 cm.
In excellent condition.
Stamped.
Category
1920s German Jugendstil Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
$320 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Bing & Grøndahl. Six porcelain plates with motifs from Carl Larssons paintings.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Bing & Grøndahl, Denmark. A set of six porcelain plates featuring motifs from Carl Larssons paintings. Reticulated rim.
Approximately 1960s.
Limited edition.
Marked.
Perfect conditio...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
$240 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Antique Meissen Porcelain Figure, Noble Gentleman with Gold Watch
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Antique Meissen porcelain figure. A noble gentleman with a gold watch.
Late 19th century.
Measures: 19 x 9 cm.
In excellent condition.
Signed.
1st F...
Category
Late 19th Century German Rococo Revival Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
$880 Sale Price
20% Off
Horses Porcelain Dinner Plate by Vito Nesta for Les-Ottomans
By Vito Nesta
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Contemporary dinner plate 'Horses' designed by Vito Nesta for Les-Ottomans, a magical trip in an Ottoman world made of exotic animals and ch...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Other Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Fine 4 Pc, Spode Porcelain Rust and Gilt Personal Tea Service C. 1820
By Spode
Located in Atlanta, GA
Spode (English, founded 1770), circa 1820. An extremely fine quality and rare personal tea service in rust and gold. The surfaces are decorated in an imari style pallet - laurel leaf...
Category
Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
$1,000 Sale Price / set
20% Off
"Perch & Angelfish, " Unique, Ambitious Art Deco Covered Urn by Nylund, Rorstrand
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This ambitious, elongated urn with elaborate handles and a sunburst lid is beautifully decorated with perch on one side and angelfish on the other, all in tones of black, charcoal an...
Category
1940s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
$2,360 Sale Price
20% Off
Samuel Alcock Porcelain Teacup, White with Flower Sprays, ca 1823
Located in London, GB
A teacup and saucer in the “half orange” shape, white with simple gilt rim and beautiful hand painted flower sprays
Pattern unknown but similar to 1082
Year: ca 1823
Size: cup diameter 10cm (4”), saucer diameter 14.2cm (5.5”)
Condition: excellent, some rubbing to gilt
There are several items available in this design, please see group image and ask for more info if interested.
The Samuel Alcock factory was operative in Staffordshire between 1822 and 1856, after which it was bought by Sir James Duke and Nephews. The factory started as a partnership between the young Samuel Alcock and the older Ralph Stevenson, who provided the factory and capital. Alcock quickly took the factory to great heights, building one of the biggest factories of its time. Alcock jumped on the new Rococo Revival fashion and served a huge new middle class market. The reason we now don't hear much about Samuel Alcock porcelain...
Category
1820s English Regency Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
French Art deco Limoges Porcelaine Coffee Service, 1925s
By Limoges
Located in LEGNY, FR
Very beautiful coffee service with their Limoges porcelain saucers dating from 1925 in good condition.
Pretty pink color and blue and yellow flowers.
Just one cup is slightly cracked...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
$621 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Vintage Meissen Porcelain Blue Onion Pattern Shoe or Slipper Paperweight
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A good, vintage Meissen Blue Onion (or Zwiebelmuster) pattern figural paperweight.
The paperweight is an iconic Meissen form in the shape of a tradi...
Category
Early 20th Century German Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Gilt Paris Porcelain Jug and Basin
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A superb early 19th century Empire period wash basin (with saucer) and tall pitcher, beautifully crafted from Old Paris Porcelain and featuring a very striking hand-painted polychrom...
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
$1,800 / set
Antique French Ormolu and Champlevé Enamel Pin Tray, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A really beautiful French ormolu, champlevé enamel and Sèvres Porcelain pin tray, circa 1880 in date.
The ormolu and champleve border is set with a charming hand painted winged ch...
Category
1880s French Antique Porcelain
Materials
Enamel, Ormolu
Antique French Limoges Ball & Potter Hand Painted Floral & Gilt Porcelain Vase
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique French Limoges Aesthetic Movement Ball & Potter Hand Painted Floral & Gilt Double Handled Porcelain Vase with Blackberries c1890
Measures - 9"h x 6.25"w x 4.5"d
Category
Late 19th Century Aesthetic Movement Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
$360 Sale Price
20% Off
Fine Antique Meissen Porcelain Blue Onion Pattern 2 Lobed Serving Dish
Located in Tustin, CA
Very fine, elegant antique handmade and hand painted Meissen porcelain, 2 lobed scalloped serving dish with rocaille handle in the "Blue Onion" pattern. In perfect condition.
The ...
Category
Early 20th Century German Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Royal Copenhagen Christmas Plate from 1938
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen Christmas plate from 1938.
Diameter: 18 cm.
In excellent condition.
1st factory quality.
Marked.
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
$288 Sale Price
20% Off
B&G, Bing and Grondahl Saxon Flower. Large Serving Dish Decorated with Flowers
Located in Copenhagen, DK
B&G, Bing & Grondahl Saxon flower.
Large serving dish decorated with flowers and gold rim.
Approximately 1920s.
In perfect condition.
Marked.
F...
Category
1920s Danish Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
$352 Sale Price
20% Off
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
$2,867 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Aesthetic Movement Doulton Burslem Blue and Gold Punchbowl
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Perfect as a centerpiece, this 19th century Doulton footed punchbowl is beautifully decorated with a botanical motif in a ink blue tone over ivory...
Category
1890s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Royal Copenhagen Blue Fluted Plain. Five coffee cups with saucers.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen Blue Fluted Plain. Five coffee cups with saucers in porcelain.
Model number 1/2162.
Dated: 1966.
Marked.
First factory quality.
Cup: D 7.7 cm without handle x H 6.0 ...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
$288 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Italy Richard Ginori Mid-18th Century Porcelain Sugar Bowl Pink Landscapes
Located in Brescia, IT
Richard Ginori mid-18th Century porcelain sugar bowl with pink landscapes drawings, hand made in Italy
This very elegant Richard Ginori porcelai...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
$1,624 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Royal Worcester Hand Painted, Gilt Egyptian Revival Porcelain Ewer c1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique English Royal Worcester Egyptian Revival lidded and footed ewer offers porcelain construction with exaggerated neck, hand painted garden flowers & butterflies, and heavily...
Category
Early 20th Century English Egyptian Revival Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
$960 Sale Price
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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
$13,480 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Dinner Plate with Hand-Painted Fish Motif
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen porcelain dinner plate with hand-painted fish motif and golden border. Flora / Fauna Danica style. Dated 1968.
Diameter: 25.5 cm.
In excellent condition.
Stamped....
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
$256 Sale Price
20% Off
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.