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Porcelain For Sale
Style: Industrial
Style: Rococo
Porcelain Clock in the Louis XV Style by Jacob Petit
Located in London, GB
This antique porcelain mantel clock demonstrates the 19th century nostalgia for the delicately elegant decorative arts under King Louis XV, also known as the Rococo style. Crafted by celebrated porcelain artist Jacob Petit, this exquisite clock is particularly notable for the way in which the porcelain has been shaped so as to give the clock such a whimsically free-spirited, scrolling shape. The clock is formed as a clock case upon a lower base, which are both decorated as a though a singular piece with green glaze on a white ground, accented with painted floral panels and extensive gilt highlights all over. The clock case, which is particularly exuberant in design, features a central, circular clock dial. The white enamelled dial is bordered with beaded ormolu, and features black Roman numerals and the inscription 'Scherer'- the name of the 19th century Parisian clock...
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19th Century French Rococo Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Porcelain Chandelier with Flowers and Angels, Germany, circa 1900
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Porcelain chandelier with flowers and angels, Germany, circa 1900.
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Early 1900s German Rococo Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Fine Meissen Porcelain Figure of a Rabbit after a Model by J. J. Kandler
Located in New York, NY
A fine Meissen Porcelain rabbit figure, after a model by J.J. Kandler; with blue double-crossed swords underglaze mark including a blue dot between swords, Indicative of the Pfeiffer...
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1920s German Rococo Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

18th Century Frankenthal Group of Playing Children by Johann Peter Melchior
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
A very amusing figure group modelled by Johann Peter Melchior (1742-1825) in hard-paste porcelain painted in various colours. Composed of five pl...
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Late 18th Century German Rococo Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Antique German porcelain group of Venus with Cupid by Meissen
Located in London, GB
Antique German porcelain group of Venus with Cupid by Meissen German, c. 1750 Height 20.5cm, width 11cm, depth 12cm This charming Meissen porce...
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Mid-18th Century German Rococo Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Meissen Deal with Goose Model 720 Johann Joachim Kaendler Made circa 1850-1860
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen stunning figurine group: The Deal with Goose Model 720 Measures: height 6.69 inches (17.0 cm) width 6.69 inches (17.0 cm) depth 4.72 inches (12.0 cm) Manufactory: Meissen Hallmarked: Blue Meissen Sword Mark (glazed bottom) model number 720 / former's number 6 / painter's number 71 First quality  Dating: 19th century / made circa 1850-1860 Material: porcelain, glossy finish, multicolored painted Technique: handmade porcelain Style: Rococo Modelled by: Johann Joachim Kaendler...
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1850s German Rococo Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

19th Century Meissen Figurines Two Putts Holding a Mask and Birdcage
Located in Weiningen, CH
19th century Meissen figurines attributed to Ernst August Leuteritz with two putts holding a masc from which mouths come a little dog and a birdcage. Perfect condition.
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1880s German Rococo Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Rare Meissen Miniature Figure after Johann Joachim Kändler, Boy with Falcon
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Rare antique Meissen miniature figure after Johann Joachim Kändler in hand painted porcelain. Boy with falcon. Dated 1850-1880. Model Number 286...
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1850s German Rococo Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Rare Meissen Miniature Figure after Johann Joachim Kändler, Gardener, 1850-1880
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Rare antique Meissen miniature figure after Johann Joachim Kändler in hand painted porcelain. Gardener. Dated 1850-1880. Model Number 2869. Measures...
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1850s German Rococo Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Dessert Plate with Fancy Bird, Chelsea Gold Anchor, circa 1765
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A fabulous dessert plate, molded with swirling leaves highlighted with blue and gilt; the centre with a fabulous bird and insects.  
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Mid-18th Century English Rococo Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Very Large Antique French Sevres Style Porcelain Vase
Located in London, GB
Very large antique French Sèvres style porcelain vase French, Late 19th Century Height 154cm, diameter 41cm This fantastic vase is the work of J. Pascault, a famed porcelain artist of the late 19th Century who specialised in the production of Sevres-style pieces. It is beautifully executed, and especially impressive given its large size of one and a half metres (almost 5 feet) in height. The vase is tall and slender in shape, set on a gilt bronze plinth, and surmounted by a cover with a pinecone finial. Its ovoid body is decorated around its exterior in the Rococo taste: showing a female figure and winged putti in a landscape...
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Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Porcelain

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Ormolu

Decorative Basket, Bow Porcelain Factory, circa 1760
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A pierced basket standing on a well-formed rococo base. Perhaps for potpourri, although the internal decoration suggests another use. We think probably oranges, chestnuts, etc. Pr...
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Mid-18th Century English Rococo Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Unusual 19th Century Meissen Figure of a Camel after a Model by J. J. Kandler
Located in New York, NY
A unusual 19th century Meissen figure of a camel with blue under-glaze double crossed swords mark, after J.J. Kandler. Naturalistically modeled above a rocky outcrop on a scroll-mol...
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1850s German Rococo Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Soup Plate with Hans Sloane Type Painting, Chelsea, circa 1755
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
An octagonal soup-plate, decorated in the Hans Sloane style with morning glory, or convolvulus, to give its proper name.
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Mid-18th Century English Rococo Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Pair of Antique Rococo Style Russian Porcelain Candlesticks
Located in London, GB
These exquisite porcelain candlesticks were made in the 19th century by the famous Russian Popov Manufactory. The candlesticks are Rococo in their style. They feature knopped stem...
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19th Century Russian Rococo Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Rare Meissen Miniature Figure after Johann Joachim Kändler, Girl with Flowers
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Rare antique Meissen miniature figure after Johann Joachim Kändler in hand painted porcelain. Girl with flowers. Dated 1850-1880. Model number 2869. ...
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1850s German Rococo Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Leaf-Shape Dish, Chelsea, circa 1760
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Baluster shaped vase in soft paste porcelain, with early gilt line decoration. Superb flower painting. The shapes are very close, a serving dish, in the form of a leaf in a basket...
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Mid-18th Century English Rococo Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Sugar Sifter, Mennecy, circa 1760
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A pierced ladle, probably intended as a sifter as part of a dessert service. The flower painting is particularly fine.
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Mid-18th Century English Rococo Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Meissen Rococo Cherubs Cupids Figurines with Flowers Model 2372 Kaendler 1755-60
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen lovely figurines of stunning appearance: cherubs with flowers model 2372 SIZE: height: 6.49 inches (= 16.5 cm) width: 6.37 inches (= 16.2 cm) depth: 3.54 inches (= 9.0 cm) Manufactory: Meissen Hallmarked: Blue Meissen Sword Mark of middle of 18th century dimly visible at reverse side (glazed bottom). It is model 2372 (model number isn't visible here). FIRST QUALITY Dating: 18th century / made, circa 1755 - 60 (Pre-marcolini period !) Material: porcelain, glossy finish, multicolored painted Technique: handmade porcelain Style: Rococo Modelled by: Johann Joachim Kaendler (born in 1706 near Dresden / Germany - died 1775 in Meissen) and assistants. Model 2372 created circa 1755. Kaendler was chief sculptor at Meissen manufactory as from 1742 until the year 1775. He is the most famous modeller Meissen manufactory ever had and created well-known series such as Shepherd Figurines, Comedian's Children, Gardener Children (with Acier), Paris Town Criers (with Reinicke and Meyer), Gallant Figurines, Asian Figurines etc. Subject: A figurines' group of two male winged...
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Mid-18th Century German Rococo Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Set of 12 Dresden Porcelain Figures and Groups
Located in London, GB
This charming set comprises twelve decorated figures and figural groups that one might encounter on a stroll through an 18th century town. The set includes animals, musicians, dancer...
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Early 20th Century German Rococo Porcelain

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Porcelain

Meissen Gardener Children Wine-Growers Model 2120 Kaendler Rococo made c. 1760
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen most remarkable figurine group: Seven children as wine-growers Size / Dimenions: Height 9.44 inches Width 7.48 inches Depth 5.90 inches Manufactory: Meissen...
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1760s German Rococo Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Meissen Painted Dual Lidded Rococo Box Relief Decoration Brass Mountings, 1750
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen Gorgeous Dual Lidded Rococo Box with Multicolored Paintings and Decorations of Relief Type. The box is edged by brass mountings. height: 6.0 cm (= 2.36 inches) width:...
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1750s German Rococo Antique Porcelain

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Brass

Meissen Rarest Figurines Musical Family with Baby Suckling by Kaendler ca. 1750
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen gorgeous as well as rarest figurine group of finest quality: There are three figurines visible, depicting a musical family of most lovely appe...
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Mid-18th Century German Rococo Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Antique Wallendorf German Porcelain Rococo Cornucopia Wall Shelf or Bracket
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rare, antique German porcelain wall bracket or wall shelf in greens and pink. A perfect companion for period Objets d'Art. Of the late Rococo period and marked for Wallendorf P...
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Late 18th Century German Rococo Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Meissen Two Children Seasons Figurines The Fall Model F 24 Acier, circa 1870
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen lovely pair of children season's rococo figurines - The Fall: Girl and boy with wine grapes, both supporting themselves on marble column Ma...
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1870s German Rococo Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Meissen Scent Bottle Rocaille En Miniature Watteau Pictures Painted Made
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen nicest rare scent bottle en miniature Please note: Abundantly painted with Watteau scenes! Manufactory: Meissen Dating: made during first half of 19th century (circa 18...
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1850s German Rococo Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Meissen Two Centrepieces Fruit Bowls Cherubs Model A 59 Kaendler Made circa 1860
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen a pair of most remarkable centrepieces / fruit bowls: each of them decorated with a pair of cherubs (male and female) Measures / dimensions: height 16.14 inches width o...
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1860s German Rococo Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Meissen Two Children Seasons Figurines The Fall Model F 24 Acier c.1870
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen Lovely Pair of Children Season's Rococo Figurines - The Fall: Girl and Boy with Wine Grapes, both supporting themselves on marble column MA...
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1860s German Rococo Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

20th Century Fruit Basket Bowl KPM Berlin Breslauer Stadtschloss
Located in Berlin, DE
Very elaborately hand-painted with one of the most beautiful and most magnificent decors of the KPM, Berlin. Breslauer Stadtschloss New pric...
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20th Century German Rococo Porcelain

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24k Gold

Pair of Antique 18th Century Imperial Vienna Porcelain Sauce or Gravy Boats
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine pair of 18th century Viennese "Wiener" porcelain two handled sauceboats from the Maria Theresa period. With polychrome 'Streublumen' decoration throughout and an Osier rim ...
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18th Century Austrian Rococo Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Bing and Grondahl Figure of Oluf Poulsen as Henrik, Holberg Collection
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Bing & Grondahl Oluf Poulsen in the role of Henrik, B&G 8001 Ludvig Holberg 1884 "Henrik" Masquerade (Limited Edition 500 pcs.) Measures 18.5 cm. In perfe...
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1980s Danish Rococo Vintage Porcelain

Meissen Winter Season's Figurine C 83 Kaendler Kändler Johann Joachim Made 1880
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen most remarkable figurine: Winter Measures / dimensions: height 8.07 inches / 20.5 cm diameter of base 2.36 inches / 6.0 cm Manufactory: Meissen Hallmarked: Blue Meissen Sword Mark (glazed bottom) First quality  Dating: 19th century / made circa 1880 Material: porcelain, glossy finish, multicolored painted Technique: handmade porcelain Style: Rococo Modelled by: Johann Joachim Kaendler (born in 1706 near Dresden / Germany-died 1775 in Meissen). Model C 83 created in period 1768-1770. Kaendler was chief sculptor at Meissen manufactory as from 1742 until the year 1775. He is the most famous modeller Meissen manufactory ever had and created well-known series such as Shepherd Figurines, Comedian's Children, Gardener Children (with Acier), Paris Town Criers (with Reinicke and Meyer), Gallant Figurines, Asian Figurines etc. Additionally, Kaendler made, too, excellent models of animal figurines as well as of stunningly decorated vases. Detailed description: The Winter is of very interesting appearance / it is a long-bearded nude old man...
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1880s German Rococo Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Pair of Bocage Candlesticks, Putti and Goats. Bow 1766
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A rare, possibly unique, pair of candlesticks in the form of putti, representing The Four Seasons. This is the pair pictured in Stonor’s book (#94); we’ve b...
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Mid-18th Century English Rococo Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Rococo Style Gilt Bronze and Sèvres Style Porcelain Clock Garniture
Located in London, GB
This large and impressive clock garniture set consists of a central clock and a pair of flanking vases. The three pieces are extremely finely decorated with painted cartouches of fly...
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Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Porcelain

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Ormolu

Meissen Gorgeous Figurine Group the Four Seasons Cherubs by Kaendler c. 1755-60
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen gorgeous figurine group of finest quality: There are four cherubs symbolizing the four seasons - of most lovely appearance visible. Manufactory: Meissen Dating (please note!...
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Mid-18th Century German Rococo Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Bing and Grondahl Porcelain Figure "Pernille", Holberg Collection
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Bing and Grondahl porcelain figure. "Pernille" in the comedy masquerade by Ludvig Holberg (1684-1754). Figure no. 8014 ...
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1980s Danish Rococo Vintage Porcelain

18th Century Chinese Export Marriage Platter
Located in Dallas, TX
Extraordinary example of painting and modeling in 18th century Chinese export porcelain. Commissioned to commemorate a marriage in a Georgi...
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Late 18th Century Chinese Rococo Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Pair of Meissen Schneeballen and Intricately Ormolu-Mounted Potpourri Vases
Located in New York, NY
A very unusual and rare pair of Meissen Schneeballen and intricately ormolu mounted potpourri vases with covers. The vases are supported by finely...
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19th Century German Rococo Antique Porcelain

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Ormolu

Antique 18th Century Mennecy Figural Mouse Snuff or Patch Box
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rare figural porcelain snuff box in the form of a mouse attributed to Mennecy porcelain. Having a porcelain mounted lid with wonderfully hand-...
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18th Century French Rococo Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Pair of Porcelain Sculptures
Located in New Haven, CT
This exquisite pair of Blanc De Chin Figures of Venetian Fencers are full of Movement and Attitude. They have the underglaze blue marks of the Habsburg Coat of Arms, the Bindenschild...
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1760s Austrian Rococo Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Pair Antique Italian Porcelain Figures Early 19th Century Made by Le Nove
Located in Katonah, NY
Provenance: The Metropolitan Museum in New York has a similar Le Nove Porcelain pair of courting figures in its collection. Accession Number: 06.381. Factory: ...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

18thcentury First Period Worcester Porcelain Rococo Botanical Blue-Scale Dish
Located in Downingtown, PA
The 18th Century First Period Worcester porcelain botanical kidney-shaped dish has a blue-scale ground with four large shaped panels and four smaller vase-shaped panels on the rim, a...
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Mid-18th Century English Rococo Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Meissen Rare Pair of Antique Candlesticks in High Quality
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Meissen, pair of antique candlesticks. Rare candlesticks in high quality. Measures: 31 cm. high. In good condition, factory first quality.
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20th Century German Rococo Porcelain

Pair Of Meissen Splendid Lidded Vases 'Potpourri With Cupids', Kaendler, Ca 1870
Located in Vienna, AT
Baluster-shaped vase body on a stepped, round base with a pierced lid, lavishly decorated with sculpted and colourfully painted flowers, leaves, fruit and rocailles, as well as two c...
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Mid-19th Century German Rococo Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Meissen Tea Pot With Flower Decoration & Silver Mount, Rococo Period, Circa 1750
Located in Vienna, AT
Very early Meissen teapot, circa 1750, Osier form with basket weave on the rim of the lid and around the opening of the teapot, as well as curved bars, spout and handle with knotted ...
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Mid-18th Century German Rococo Antique Porcelain

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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...
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1880s German Rococo Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Pair Mennecy 18th Century French Porcelain Pots Made Circa 1750
Located in Katonah, NY
We are pleased to offer these beautiful Mennecy porcelain blush pots. The pots are decorated with hand-painted flowers in rich enamel colors, among them the distinctive Mennecy purp...
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Mid-18th Century French Rococo Antique 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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