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Porcelain For Sale
1920s Danish Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Crab Bowl or Ashtray
Located in Barcelona, ES
A funny Royal Copenhagen porcelain basket bowl, dish or ashtray with a highly decorative crab figurine, Denmark, circa 1923. This piece is in excellent...
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1920s Danish Art Deco Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

FORNASETTI Set of 6 Fornasetti Mural Plates by Louis Vuitton
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fornasetti Mural plate set, co-designed by Johnny Coca and the Italian atelier Fornasetti, each featuring a unique motif echoing the antiquity theme from the Louis Vuitton Women's Fa...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

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Porcelain

Napoleon III Style Porcelain De Paris Coffee/Tea Service For 12 People-28 Pieces
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. Valuable and particular served in fine French porcelain in Napoleon III style; it is composed of 12 cups with a plate, a milk jug, a sugar bowl without a lid in the shape of a small cup so that it can contain sugar cubes or cookies, and two round trays with handles...
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Mid-20th Century French Napoleon III Porcelain

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Porcelain

Royal Copenhagen Blue Fluted Full Lace sugar bowl in porcelain.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen Blue Fluted Full Lace sugar bowl in porcelain. Model number 1/1112. Dating: 1975-1979. In perfect condition. Stamped. First factory quality. Dimensions: Diameter 10....
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1970s Danish Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Haviland Limoges Serving Bowl with Handles, Cobalt Blue and Gold, 1887
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Serving bowl with handles is hand decorated with gold rims and gold borders of abstract leaf designs on cobalt blue and white background. The handles and rim are done in solid gold, ...
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1880s French Aesthetic Movement Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Italy Late 18th Century Porcelain Richard Ginori Doccia Soup Bowl
Located in Brescia, IT
This very fine soup bowl is a piece of the production of the Italian factory Richard Ginori Doccia. It is a timeless piece rich of beauty and elegance, ...
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Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

German White Porcelain Male Nude Putti Sculptures, Set of 6
Located in New York, NY
A set of six (6) German white porcelain male nude putti sculptures in the Renaissance or Neoclassical styles, circa 20th century, Germany. A fun set of six male nude tumbling putti s...
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Mid-20th Century German Renaissance Porcelain

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Porcelain

Spode Creamware Dessert Service, Avocado Green, Chinoiserie, Regency, 1814
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful Spode creamware dessert service made in 1814, which was the Regency era. The service is decorated in a printed and hand-colored Chi...
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1810s English Regency Antique Porcelain

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Creamware

Limoges -Rosalie Warranted 22 K Gold Tableware Set, 30 Pieces
Located in Plainview, NY
A timeless Limoges tableware set of 30 Pieces stamped Triumph, made in the USA Limoges Rosalie 1 T S 350-1 22 carat gold. Each piece is finely made of porcelain and hand painted in 2...
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Mid-20th Century Art Nouveau Porcelain

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Porcelain

Six Piece "Mason's Ironstone" Toiletry Set, English, circa 1835
Located in Incline Village, NV
Outstanding and rare early 19th century Mason's Ironstone (6) piece set consisting of toilet necessities as follows: Large oversized highly decorated pitcher and bowl for storing water and wash basin Pair of chamber pots for evening needs Similarly decorated toothbrush holder, large enough for multiple users Soap dish with removable strainer dish The fact that this rare ensemble has survived intact with no damage for nearly two hundred years is remarkable. It would have been an item owned and cherished by the aristocracy. and enjoyed as an art form because of it's high quality manufacture, in addition to the elaborate and detailed decoration. Also of note is the 8 sided octagonal form of each of the six items (see images). Please observe the elaborate serpent or snake formed handles to the large pitcher and both of the chamber pots (see images). Also worth mentioning is the attention the interior of the bowl receives, with as much decoration applied as the exterior (see image). The interior upper perimeters of all of the items receive the same amount of attention. The pitcher and bowl combination is larger than most that were manufactured during that period, (16" diameter) made possible by the strength of the ironstone. The Mason's mark underneath the items indicates a 1830s manufacture, with the "Mason's Patent Ironstone China" above and beneath the crown in blue. The ironstone process was patented by Charles Mason...
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1830s English Early Victorian Antique Porcelain

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Ironstone

Rare Royal Copenhagen Blue Fluted Full Lace Sugar Bowl (1898-1923)
Located in Lejre, DK
This rare Royal Copenhagen sugar bowl in the Blue Fluted Full Lace pattern is a beautiful example of classic Danish porcelain art. Produced betw...
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1910s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Meissen Gold and Floral Decor Porcelain Plate
Located in Vilnius, LT
German Meissen porcelain plate richly decorated with gold and hand painted floral decor.
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Mid-20th Century German Porcelain

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Porcelain

Antique Pink Border Hand Painted Paris Porcelain Rabbit Hunt and Dog Scene Plate
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A wonderful antique 19th century Paris porcelain plate. With a hand painted scene of a rabbit hunt in a bucolic landscape. Three greyhounds or whippets ...
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19th Century French Beaux Arts Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Antique German "Carl Tielsch" Porcelain Turkey Pattern Oyster Plate, Circa 1890.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique German Porcelain Turkey Pattern Oyster Plate Signed "Carl Tielsch & Company", Circa 1890. Hand-Painted Sky Blue, Ivory & Gold.
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Late 19th Century German Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Set of Four Neiman Marcus Egg Coddlers with Under Plates
Located in San Diego, CA
Stylish set of four Neiman Marcus egg coddlers with under plates, circa 1980s. The set is "New / Old Stock" that has never been used and is in original box...
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Late 20th Century Japanese Porcelain

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Porcelain

Limoges, France. Porcelain "hip flask" shaped like a book. Approx. 1970
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Limoges, France. Porcelain "hip flask" shaped like a book decorated with 22-karat gold leaf and beautiful royal blue glaze. Scène galante. Approximately from 1970. Provenance: From a...
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1970s French Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Antique English Copeland Late Spode Toby Jug Pitcher Colonial Englishman
Located in Dayton, OH
19th century Copland Late Spode English Staffordshire rare porcelain toby jug in the shape of asdeated colonial Englishman holding a cup and pitcher. 180288...
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19th Century Federal Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Royal Copenhagen Blue Fluted. Rare tea jar in porcelain. Early 19th C.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen Blue Fluted. Rare tea jar in porcelain, missing lid. Model: 1/2101. Early 1900s. Marked. First factory quality. In excellent condition. Dimensions: H 10.2 cm x D 8.1...
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19th Century Danish Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

FORNASETTI Tema E Variazioni Porcelain Plate #81
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Piero Fornasetti "Tema e Variazioni" porcelain plate depicting the smoking face of the famous opera singer Lina Cavalieri, no.81 / made in Milano Italy circa 1960 Original ma...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

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Porcelain

Capodimonte Military Porcelain Napoleone, 1980, Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Capodimonte porcelain.
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1970s Italian Other Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Belleek Cabaret Tea Set, Cream Cob Lustre, Erne, Victorian, 1890s
Located in London, GB
This is an extremely rare Belleek cabaret set for two, or "tête-à-tête", made in the Erne series brought out in the 1890s. The items carry the 2nd Black Mark, used between 1891 and 1926. The set consists of a teapot, a milk jug, a sugar bowl, two teacups and saucers, and a large matching tray. This set is very fine and with its restrained cream-white colour it would make a wonderful wedding gift! If you ever thought Belleek fine china looks, sounds and feels unique, you are right. There is a back story to this extraordinarily fine Irish eggshell porcelain, which has an unusually high amount of "frit" and therefore is thinner and finer than any other china. Pottery in Belleek (in the now Northern-Irish area of Fermanagh) had started in 1849 with John Caldwell Bloomfield, who was a wealthy land owner. During the Irish famine he realised that unless he would find a way for his tenants to make a profit off the land, they would starve. Agriculture had become impossible due to the agricultural diseases. This caused millions to starve and more millions to leave. As an amateur mineralogist, John Caldwell Bloomfield realised that his land had exactly the right mineral deposits to be used as clay for porcelain. He involved several investors and scientists and after many years of research, trial, error, the building of a railway line to import coal from England, and building a factory, the Belleek pottery resulted, employing the local people and soon producing the finest china made with clay from the Belleek area. What had started as a way to fend off famine among the local tenants had became a story of incredible success by the 1880s as Queen Victoria fell in love with the fine white china and the many homely, slightly bizarre but nature-loving designs; this was different from English tradition, yet it was very much to the taste of the British who had developed a real love for home-made fine china since it was introduced in the late 18th Century. Belleek not only brought out many tea services, but started a new tradition of intricately woven porcelain baskets. Soon the English nobility started to place big orders and the pottery is still flourishing today and selling its wares the world over, while in England most potteries have long disappeared. Belleek made many cabaret services, often called breakfast services or "tête-à-tête" services; these were used to carry breakfast tea up to the bedroom. Queen Victoria bought one in the Echinus style during a visit to the factory in the 1860s, and ever since Belleek's cabaret services have been in great demand. Nowadays there are very few of these left and it is rare to find a full service like this. The Erne series was named after the river right besides the Belleek factory. This river forms the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, with the factory on the Northern Irish end of the bridge at Belleek. The pattern seems to be a play on the baskets and nets of the fishermen who once fished the abundant trout and salmon on the river Erne and the lake that belongs to it. The items carry the second Black Mark, which was used between 1891 and 1926, however the very fine quality of the porcelain indicates that most pieces of the set are more likely to be from the 1890s than from the 20th Century. You will see that the shade of cob lustre is different on each item; this is normal for Belleek tea sets...
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Late 19th Century Northern Irish Victorian Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Pair of Meissen Porcelain Coffee Cups with Saucers
Located in Vilnius, LT
Pair of Meissen Porcelain coffee cups with saucers richly decorated with gold. Measures: Cup: h 5 x7.5 x 9 cm Saucer: 12 cm .
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Mid-20th Century German Porcelain

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Porcelain

Lebanon, Coffee Set with Six Contemporary Porcelains with Decorative Design
Located in Milano, Lombardia
In Lebanon collection a different landscape depicts the local coasts, ruins, and architecture in black and white, with a sophisticated rim decoration that showcases blueprints of tra...
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2010s Italian Porcelain

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Porcelain

Antique Wedgwood Daisy Makeig-Jones Fairyland Lustre Gilt Celestial Dragon Bowl
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique English lustreware porcelain bowl. By Wedgwood. Designed by Daisy Makeig-Jones. With a mottled blue exterior and mottled celadon interior. Decorated throughout wit...
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Early 20th Century British Art Nouveau Porcelain

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Porcelain

Royal Copenhagen Model 684 Classic Blue Fluted Teapot.
Located in Lejre, DK
This teapot is model 684, which features the traditional, hand-painted blue design. The pattern is very characteristic of Royal Copenhagen’s blue-painted porcelain, known as "Blue Fl...
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1930s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Chinese Porcelain Plate or Bowl Qing Kangxi Mark and Period, Ca 1700
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautifully hand painted Chinese Export porcelain Plate or Bowl from the Qing, Kangxi period, 1662-1722, fully marked to the base with the Kang...
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Early 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Set of Eight Minton Plates Each Beautifully Hand Painted With a Different Scene
Located in Boston, MA
Look at the gorgeous hand painted scenes on this set of English Minton luncheon or dessert plates. The miniature paintings of the wonderful landscapes are painted by an extremely tal...
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1880s English Rococo Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Antique Doccia Porcelain Italian Neoclassical Topographical Teapot
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique topographical porcelain teapot. By Doccia Porcelain Manufactory circa 1820. With painted enamel topographical scenes: each...
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Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Sèvres French Porcelain Hand Painted Teacup and Saucer with Bird Scenes, 1791
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional and rare Sèvres Porcelain cabinet teacup and saucer each hand painted with birds within a landscape in coloured enamels and set...
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1790s French Louis XVI Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Large Antique 19th Century Chinese Rose Mandarin Porcelain Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique large Chinese porcelain vase. In the Rose Mandarin (Famille Rose) style. Decorated throughout with with various detailed scenes of people & plants. The body of ...
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Worcester Small Lobed Dish, Apple Green, Spotted Fruit James Giles, ca 1770
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful small deep plate made by Worcester in about 1770 in their First or the "Dr Wall" period. It is a small, lobed dish with a deep green ground, elegant tooled gildin...
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1770s English George III Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Piero Fornasetti Rosenthal Porcelain Themes And Variations Plate, Lady Bacchus
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Rosenthal Porcelain Themes And Variations Plate, Lady Bacchus, Motiv Number 25, 1980s Wonderful rare example of the small range of plates made by Rosenthal in the 1980s from Piero Fornasetti designs. This one depicts the face of Lina Cavalieri as a female Bacchus. These plates are sometimes called Julia plates...
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Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

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Porcelain

Antique Bennington English Bisque Porcelain Foliate & Scroll Form Vase C1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Bennington English Bisque Porcelain Foliate & Scroll Form Vase C1910 Measures - 11 5/8" x 4 7/8" x 4 7/8"
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Early 20th Century Porcelain

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Porcelain

Rosenthal, Germany. "Sanssouci", Four Cream-Colored Teacups with Saucers
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Rosenthal, Germany. "Sanssouci", four cream-colored teacups with saucers decorated with flowers and gold. Approx. 1930s. In perfect condition. Fi...
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1930s German Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Exceptional 13 Pc, Porcelain Seafood Service by Haviland Limoges Circa. 1890
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite seafood service set, produced by the renowned Haviland & Co. of Limoges, France, dates from 1888 to 1896. Known for their unparalleled porcelain quality and artistic h...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Old or Antique Chinese Export Famille Rose Plate with Basket of Flowers
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine old or antique Chinese export porcelain plate In the Famille Rose style. Decorated throughout with enamel floral decoration in primarily pink against a white ground. ...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Porcelain

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Porcelain

Royal Copenhagen Flora Chocolate Cup & Smooth Saucer Medicago Minima L. 3513
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Chocolate Cup & Smooth Saucer Medicago minima L. 3513 Flora Danica (1961 To Current) by ROYAL COPENHAGEN Cup 2.75" x 3.5" x h 2.75" The last picture shows other items from the same ...
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20th Century Danish Porcelain

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Porcelain

Wall Plate by Delft Porceleyne Fles, After a Painting by Van de Velde, 1898
Located in Delft, NL
A wall plate by Delft Porceleyne Fles, after a painting by Willem van de Velde (de Jonge) 1633-1707 A wall plate by Delft Porceleyne Fles with a diameter o...
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19th Century Dutch Antique Porcelain

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Earthenware

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

Haviland Limoges 6 French White Porcelain Flat Plates and Gold Decorations
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest that you read the entire description, as with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. We ...
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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Porcelain

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Porcelain

Italy Late 18th Century Richard Ginori Set 3 Porcelain Sugar Bowls Floral Decor
Located in Brescia, IT
These sugar bowls are a little collection of interesting Italian porcelain pieces coming from the historical Richard Ginori factory, Doccia, Italy One of them, has the tulip decor, ...
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Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Royal Copenhagen Blue Fluted Plain. Four teacups with saucers in porcelain
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen Blue Fluted Plain. A set of four porcelain teacups with saucers. Model 1/76. Dating: Approximately 1950. Marked. Third factory quality. Perfect condition. Cup: Diame...
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1950s Danish Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Sevres Hand Painted Matched Porcelain Cabinet Cup and Saucer
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine antique French matched hand painted porcelain cabinet cup and saucer painted with various scenes by Sevres and dating from the latter 19th century. ...
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Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Lladro Retired Serious Clown with Guitar by Salvador Furio
Located in Dallas, TX
Stunning and rare Lladro retired serious clown with guitar by Salvador Furio. This is titled "Serious Clown with Guitar' and was sculpted by Salvador F...
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20th Century Spanish Neoclassical Revival Porcelain

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Porcelain

Meissen Porcelain Deep Cabinet Plate with Handles
Located in Vilnius, LT
Meissen Porcelain deep cabinet plate with handles. This piece is hand painted in cobalt blue with floral motive in the center and richly decorated gold ...
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Early 20th Century German Porcelain

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Porcelain

English 19th Century Oval Blue and White Porcelain Platter with Chinoiseries
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English blue and white oval porcelain platter from the 19th century, with Chinoiserie motifs. Created in England during the 19th century, this porcelain platter features a white g...
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19th Century English Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Set of 5 Masons Ironstone Mandalay Pieces
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A LOVELY Set of 5 Masons Ironstone Mandalay Pieces. Early 20th Century, circa 1920. Made in England. The Set consists of:- ...
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Early 20th Century English Regency Porcelain

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Porcelain

Chinese Kraak Period Plate or Dish-B Porcelain Blue & White, Ming Wanli Ca 1610
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a hand-painted Chinese Export Kraak porcelain blue and white Side Plate or Dish, which we date to the Ming, Wanli period,( 1573-1620 ), datin...
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Early 17th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Royal Copenhagen Blue Fluted Full Lace, large porcelain teapot
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen Blue Fluted Full Lace, large teapot. The spout and handle modelled with the head of a faun. Model number: 1/1119. Dat...
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1960s Danish Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Herend Hungary Porcelain "Chinese Bouquet Apponyi Green" Cachepots
Located in Delft, NL
Herend Hungary Porcelain "Chinese Bouquet Apponyi Green" cachepots Herend Hungary porcelain cachepots with leave handles in Apponyi green pattern and ma...
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20th Century Hungarian Porcelain

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Porcelain

Rosenthal Kronach Viktoria German Porcelain Floral Design Coffee Set, 27 Pieces
Located in Plainview, NY
1930's Rosenthal Kronach Viktoria Lombul gold trim German porcelain large coffee set of 27 pieces decorated in a floral prink rose motif on white. Ea...
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20th Century German Victorian Porcelain

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Porcelain

Matar Mbaye II Plate by Kehinde Wiley
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Kehinde Wiley's collection of six porcelain coupe plates is one of our best-selling editions. Made in direct collaboration with the artist, the collection features details from paint...
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2010s North American Porcelain

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Porcelain

Ornate Antique Sterling Silver Pink Porcelain Vanity Powder Jar Trinket Box
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Gorgeous trinket box or powder jar featuring an ornate scroll and lattice design sterling silver overlay over a pretty pink porcelain. The mark on the bottom is not legible.
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Early 20th Century Porcelain

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Sterling Silver

Very Rare Royal Vienna Porcelain Alt Wien Can and Sugar Box
By Angelica Kauffmann
Located in Vienna, AT
Royal Vienna Porcelain hand painted (probably by Angelica Kauffmann) sugar box and can with cover. Measures: Height 11cm and 17cm.
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1860s Austrian Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Herend Porcelain "Chinese Bouquet Apponyi Green" 10 Mocha Cups and Saucers
Located in Delft, NL
Herend Porcelain "Chinese Bouquet Apponyi Green" 10 mocha cups and saucers 10 mocha cups and saucers, numbered with 707/AV The saucers measurements are 14 cm diagonal The cups...
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20th Century Hungarian Porcelain

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Porcelain

19th Century Japanese Satsuma Porcelain Water Well Bucket, Wishing Well Vase
Located in Vero Beach, FL
This Japanese porcelain vase is barrel shaped with a yolk handle. It is both finely and intricately hand painted. It pictures groups of scholars with scrolls dressed in elaborate brocade kimonos...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Derby Porcelain Tea Bowl, Artichoke Pattern in Turquoise, Georgian ca 1785 (4)
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful tea bowl and saucer made by Derby in about 1785. The set has the very amazing and desired "artichoke" moulding and a bright turquoise ground with the white artic...
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1780s English George III Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Spode Imperial China Dessert Service, Frog Pattern in Mauve, Regency circa 1828
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...
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1820s English Regency Antique Porcelain

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Ironstone

MCM Piero Fornasetti Rosenthal Themes & Variations Porcelain Plate
Located in Downingtown, PA
Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Rosenthal Themes & Variations Plate, Motiv 22, With original box, The 1980s From a select group of porcelain plates made by Rosenthal from ...
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1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Haviland & Co. Limoges French Porcelain Salad Bowl with Tray
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest that you read the entire description, as with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. We would like to inform you that the object, described below, was part of a complete service that we have divided and we offer the loose sale of the individual pieces. Elegant Limoges white porcelain salad bowl...
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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III 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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