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Porcelain For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 1910s
Antique Porcelain & Ormolu Zell Hammersbach Vase 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a superb porcelain & ormolu mounted Zell Hammersbach vase, with makers mark and dated 1882.
This vase comes from the small German town of Zell am Harmersbach, between the Bl...
Category
1880s German Antique Porcelain
Materials
Ormolu
Darte Freres (?) - Cup and saucer, chinoiserie decoration, early 19th century
By Darte Frères
Located in DELFT, NL
Marvelous cup and saucer, elaborately decorated with geometrical forms in red, blue and gold. Beautifully worked gilding, little details of Chinese figures and Chinese characters.
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Category
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
A Fine Classical Royal Vienna Portrait Cabinet Plate
Located in New York, NY
Exquisite Royal Vienna portrait porcelain gilded cabinet plate featuring hand-painted portrait of a beautiful young Grecian woman with a basket of flowers. The turquoise border finis...
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Pink & White Porcelain Tureen by Edme Samson, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A 19th century polychrome porcelain tureen, white and pink background, floral motifs and gilded handles.
'Samson, Edmé et Cie' mark on the base in the Rococo revivalist style of th...
Category
19th Century French Rococo Revival Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Pair 19th Century Chinese Blue and White Moon flasks.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
Pair 19th Century Chinese Blue and White Moon flasks, each with classical motif decoration to the neckband bases, pierced handles on either side, inset hand painted circular panels d...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
An early 19th century French porcelain miniature ewer
Located in Central England, GB
A Fine Quality Early 19th Century French Porcelain Miniature Ewer
A splendid small French porcelain ewer, circa 1830 exquisitely hand painted w...
Category
19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Barr Flight & Barr Part Dessert Service, Flowers by William Billingsley, 1808-10
By Barr, Flight & Barr Worcester, William Billingsly
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning part dessert service made by Barr Flight & Barr in Worcester, and painted with naturalistic flowers by William Billingsley between 1808 and 1810. The service consists of one deep central oval dish, four slightly smaller oval dishes, two round one-handled dishes, and six plates.
Provenance: The Charles Dawson Collection. One of the items has a label of the London Ceramic...
Category
Early 1800s English Regency Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century French Gilt Old Paris Porcelain Teapot
Located in Pearland, TX
A superb antique 19th Century French Old Paris, also referred to as Vieux Paris, creamware porcelain lidded tea pot or coffee pot with gilt accents and a letter of provenance. It wou...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Samuel Alcock Footed Comport, Melted Snow, Periwinkle Lilac, Flowers, ca 1822
Located in London, GB
A footed rectangular central comport or centre piece, periwinkle / lilac ground with melted snow and holly leaf borders and flowers, a large pink wild rose painting in the centre
Th...
Category
1820s English Regency Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Set Six Marbleized Barr Flight Barr Worcester Neoclassical Dishes
Located in Katonah, NY
This is a set of six Barr Flight Barr Worcester dishes that were hand-painted in Worcester, England, around 1805.
Each dish has a diameter of 8.15 inches.
They're in very good condit...
Category
Early 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Royal Copenhagen Christmas Plate from 1915
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen Christmas Plate from 1915.
Marked.
First factory quality.
In perfect condition.
Diameter: 17,8 cm.
Category
1910s Danish Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Samuel Alcock Cream Jug, Pitcher, Eau de Nil with Jay and Landscape, 1854
Located in London, GB
A cream or water jug / pitcher with elegant scrolled moulding, an eau de nil ground colour with yellow and gilt leafy scrolls, with a jay on one face and a landscape on the other
Pattern unknown
Year: 1854
Size: 143m (5.1”) from handle to mouth, 14cm (5.75”) tall
Condition: a crack in the top of the handle with associated line in the body, some crazing but the jug is stable and good for use
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 is that much of it has been mis-identified over the years and attributed to Coalport, Ridgway, Rockingham or others; Alcock did not mark any of his porcelain save a few rare pieces, and the numbering system is difficult to understand. However, the wares are still wide spread and many are of great quality.
This jug forms part of the Murray Pollinger Collection of Samuel Alcock Porcelain. Most of the collection is not publicly available yet, but if you would like to get access to the first 100 lots, please sign up for our mailing list...
Category
1850s English Victorian Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Tall Rose Medallion Porcelain Vases, Late 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Tall Rose Medallion Porcelain Vases, Late 19th Century
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Rare Meissen Rococo Genre Group 'The Happy Parents', by M V Acier, Circa 1860
Located in Vienna, AT
Exceptional Meissen porcelain group of the 19th century:
Young mother in elaborate Rococo house dress: Ruched wide long skirt, bodice, fitted frilled coat with hood, the upswept hair covered by a high voluminous bonnet with ruched hem and bows, sitting on a splendid Louis XVI style bench and placing her right foot on a stool, beside her the happy spouse in frock coat, waistcoat over frilled shirt and knee breeches with white stockings, both embracing each other at the back and looking down at the baby wrapped in cloth and lying half naked on a cushion on both their laps, the father guiding his right hand to the mother's chin in an affectionate gesture. Behind them a little boy in a playsuit and hat, holding a bowl and blowing soap bubbles with a tube.
The group is based on an oval natural base with sculpted flowers and foliage and gold heightened lateral frieze decoration.
Particularly elaborate, detailed design and staffage.
Designed by MICHAEL VICTOR ACIER (1736 - 1799) Skilled as a sculptor in Paris, he received a call to the porcelain manufactory in Meissen in 1764, and was there, after Kändler's death in 1775, solely responsible for the artistic interests of the manufactory. He created a large number of groups in the Watteau style...
Category
Mid-19th Century German Rococo Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese 19th Century Scalloped Imari Porcelain Dish or Charger
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Japanese Dish or Charger, made in Japan at the beginning of the 19th century. With beautiful colors in red blue and white. The Item is in good condition.
Category
19th Century Japanese Chinese Export Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Large Porcelain ‘Water’ Ewer from the ‘Elements’ Series by Meissen
Located in London, GB
Large porcelain ‘Water’ ewer from the ‘Elements’ series by Meissen
German, 19th Century
Height 61cm, width 36cm, depth 23cm
With sensational design elements, this Meissen jug...
Category
19th Century German Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Worcester Barr Period Porcelain Coffee Can trailing vine pattern, circa 1807
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good early Coffee Can or cup with a ring handle, hand decorated with a leaf and gilt intertwining pattern by Worcester during the Barr, Flight and Barr period, fully marked to the base and dating to circa 1807-1813.
The piece is well potted with nominally parallel sides and a ring handle.
The pattern is hand painted with an intertwining Meander pattern of brown leaves and gilding with additional gilding to the outer handle. Similar coffee cans are illustrated in the book A Compendium of British Cups by Michael Berthoud .
The base has a scratched "B" to the base indicating it was potted in the Worcester Barr...
Category
Early 19th Century English George III Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Chamberlains Armorial Plate Set from the Carnatic Service Nawab of the Carnatic
Located in London, GB
Chamberlains received an order for two magnicent services which were made for Nawab of the Carnatic, Azam Jah (r.1819-1825), around 1820 (India). The pink set...
Category
19th Century English Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Paris Porcelain Gilt Banded Hunting Service
Located in New York, NY
Paris porcelain gilt banded hunting service. Set of sixteen complementary serving dishes with hunt paintings attributed to Jacques François Joseph Swebach, a painter for Serves porcelain as well as Royal Russian Porcelain manufactory; his work found at The Met, Musée des Beaux-Arts in Lyon and Marseille. Scenes include red and blue coated hunters riding to the hounds, running stag, wild boars, foxes and groupings of hounds. Each scene bordered in thick gilt band on white ground with filigree border and further gilt banding. Sweet meat dishes...
Category
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of French Old Paris Decorative Vases. Circa 1850
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of French Old Paris vases with painted, gilt, and figural floral decorative scenes.
Category
19th Century French Antique Porcelain
Royal Copenhagen Christmas Plate from 1918.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen Christmas Plate from 1918.
Marked.
First factory quality.
In perfect condition.
Diameter: 17,8 cm.
Category
1910s Danish Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Antique, 1895, Moritz Zdekauer Hapsburg 'Lilac' 12-Person Dining Set - 80 Pieces
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Antique 1895, Moritz Zdekauer Hapsburg dining set in floral pattern. The set is crafted in Austria and is featuring gentle lilac and white flowers.
The set is featuring lavender flor...
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
RARE 1840's Wedgwood "Tower Of London" In Orange Transfer Pearlware Tureen
By Wedgewood
Located in Atlanta, GA
Wedgwood (English, founded 1759), circa 1840.
Behold a truly exceptional piece of antique porcelain history: the Rare 1840's Wedgwood "Tower Of London" in Orange Transfer Pearlware ...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Porcelain
Materials
Pearlware
Pair (2 Japanese Satsuma Vase, CHOSHUZAN, Japanese Satsuma Pottery, Meiji period
Located in Berlin, DE
2 Japanese Satsuma Vase, CHOSHUZAN, Japanese Satsuma Pottery, Meiji period
2 old, Japanese Satsuma vases," CHOSHUZAN "
Meiji period (1868-1912), beautiful hand painting
Category
19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Royal Copenhagen Christmas Plate from 1912
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen Christmas Plate from 1912
Marked.
First factory quality.
In perfect condition.
Diameter: 17,8 cm.
Category
1910s Danish Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Royal Copenhagen Christmas Plate from 1919.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen Christmas Plate from 1919.
Marked.
First factory quality.
In perfect condition.
Diameter: 17,8 cm.
Category
1910s Danish Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Worcester Barr Flight & Barr Period Porcelain Tea Cup & Saucer Duo, circa 1810
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a a good early tea cup and saucer duo, hand decorated with a leaf and gilt intertwining pattern by Worcester during the Barr / Barr, Flight and Barr period, fully marked to ...
Category
Early 19th Century English George III Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Splendour Centerpiece with Dancing Gardener Children Kaendler circa 1860
Located in Vienna, AT
Four gardener children, two girls and two boys, dancing hand in hand in a circle around a palm-like plant, on the crown of which rests a breakthrough bowl, the figures are wearing el...
Category
1860s German Rococo Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Fine Georgian Coalport Plate Richly Gilded Hand Painted Pattern 1949, Ca 1810
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a fine example of an English George III period, Coalport Desert Plate, hand painted in pattern 1949 and dating from the early 19th century, circa 1810.
The Plate is well pot...
Category
Early 19th Century English George III Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Miles Mason Porcelain Saucer Dish Blue and White Gilded Broseley Pattern Ca 1805
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a Porcelain blue and white, hand gilded Saucer Dish / Bowl made by Miles Mason (Mason's), Staffordshire Potteries, England around the turn of the 18th century, circa 1805.
...
Category
Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Staffordshire Red and White Begging Spaniel Toby Jug
Located in Lomita, CA
This Staffordshire Spaniel jug is impertinent, from his expression to his hopeful gaze. The eyes seem animated and almost lifelike. This jug is in excellent condition with bright red, white and green and gilt touches in the form of the pup's gold collar and locket. This item came solo from a large estate collection of Staffordshire pieces in Los Angeles. The spaniel was on his own and is looking for a friend, [possibly] or he can go it alone. The mark is worn away from the bottom of the piece. This antique Staffordshire jug...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Porcelain
Materials
Ceramic
A French Limoges Porcelain Oyster Plate, Wilhem & Graef, NY
Located in Winter Park, FL
A good French Porcelain Oyster plate with blue and pale pink colors for the company Wilhelm & Graef in NY. Stamped on back. No damage reported. The plate is 8.5" wide by 7" deep and ...
Category
Late 19th Century European French Provincial Antique Porcelain
Materials
Ceramic
Copeland & Garrett Group of Spaniels, circa 1840
Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire
Copeland and Garrett porcelain group, circa 1840. Charmingly observed, as a Spaniel seated, whilst one of her puppies suckles upon her, and her other puppy lies between her front leg...
Category
1840s English Early Victorian Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Of English Derby Grape Vine Pattern Porcelain Plates, Ca. 1810
By Derby
Located in Free Union, VA
A fine pair of fine fluted red oxide and gilt decorated plates in a classic Derby pattern: a lively and dense yet delicate grapevine border. Light wear, rubbing to the gilding: sligh...
Category
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
EMIL ECKARDT - Pair of Pirkenhammer Porcelain Cabinet Plates - E.U. - Circa 1900
Located in Chatham, ON
CHRISTIAN FREDERIK EMIL ECKARDT (Danish, 1832-1914) - 'Mino' ('Son of the Right Hand' - Ancient Hebrew) & 'Gabriela' - PIRKENHAMMER PORCELAIN FACTORY (Fischer & Meig) - Extraordinary and rare pair of antique porcelain cabinet...
Category
Late 19th Century European Romantic Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
EMIL ECKARDT - 'Gabriela' - Pirkenhammer Porcelain Cabinet Plate - Circa 1900
Located in Chatham, ON
CHRISTIAN FREDERIK EMIL ECKARDT (Danish, 1832-1914) - 'Gabriela' - PIRKENHAMMER PORCELAIN FACTORY (Fischer & Meig) - Extraordinary and rare antique porcelain cabinet...
Category
Late 19th Century European Romantic Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century French Sèvres Gilt Porcelain Cup & Saucer, Set of 3
Located in Winter Park, FL
A set of three 19th Century French Sèvres fine gilded porcelain cups and saucers with tall scrolled handles. Hand-painted floral decoration. Sèvres mark to underside with red Château...
Category
19th Century French Beaux Arts Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Of Deroche Old Paris Porcelain Floral Plates, 19th Century
By De Roche
Located in Free Union, VA
A fine pair of painted Paris Porcelain plates with gilt rims, one with a hollyhock, the other with a spray of various flowers including roses and Larkspur exquisitely painted. Proven...
Category
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Samuel Alcock Porcelain Teapot, Blue, Gilt and Flowers, Rococo Revival ca 1837
Located in London, GB
A teapot with cover in the “rustic bean” shape, cobalt blue ground with gilt acanthus motif and finely painted flower posies on the belly of the teapot
Pattern 5782
Year: ca 1837
Si...
Category
1830s English Rococo Revival Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Samuel Alcock Footed Porcelain Sauce Tureen, Maroon with Flower Sprays, ca 1842
Located in London, GB
A footed two-handled sauce tureen with cover, maroon and pale yellow ground with beautiful hand painted flower sprays on lower part of body; twisted handles and a petticoat stem
Pat...
Category
1840s English Rococo Revival Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Samuel Alcock Teacup, Japanese Green Border, Flowers and Ladybird, ca 1843
Located in London, GB
A teacup and saucer with ring handle, with green and pale yellow ground in Japanese style, and beautiful flower studies in the centre of each item and a little ladybird on the saucer...
Category
1840s English Victorian Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Early 19th Century Old Paris Porcelain Vase
Located in Dallas, TX
Early 19th century old Paris porcelain vase, hand-painted floral detailing and gilt gold design details on a white base.
Measures:
8.5" H x...
Category
19th Century French Early Victorian Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
An Important Pair of French Ormolu-Mounted Chinese Celadon-Glazed Urns
Located in New York, NY
An Important Pair of French Ormolu-Mounted Chinese Celadon-Glazed Urns. Each porcelain Urn having a lovely embossed decoration of butterflies and flora. The whole set with beautiful ...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Porcelain
Materials
Bronze
Extensive Assembled Meissen Blue and White Bird Model Dinner Service, circa 1890
Located in New York, NY
Each piece painted in underglaze-blue and heightened in gilding with an exotic bird perched upon peony branches, comprising: an oval soup tureen, cover and two stands, an 18" oval platter, six 13" oval platters, a 23.5" fish platter, a 21.5" fish platter, four vegetable dishes and covers, two two-handled sauce tureens, covers and stands, a similar smaller sauce tureen, cover and stand, two butter dishes and one cover, two cake stands (one as is), four leaf-shaped dishes, a pierced berry dish, a rectangular stand, two pairs of figural double salts, a shell-shaped pickle dish, a pair of reticulated sweetmeat...
Category
1890s German Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
A H & R Daniel Porcelain Trio Second Gadroon Shape Pattern 4069
Located in Exeter, GB
A superb and rare H & R Daniel porcelain trio of Second Gadroon shape c.1825. Each piece finely decorated in pattern 4069 with a rich green ground, panels containing alternate birds ...
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19th Century British Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese 19th Century Scalloped Imari Porcelain Dish or Charger
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Japanese Dish or Charger, made in Japan at the beginning of the 19th century. With beautiful colors in red blue and white. The Item is in good condition.
Category
19th Century Japanese Chinese Export Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Antique La Seynie P & P Limoges 5 Piece Vanity Tray Set
By Limoges
Located in Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Antique La Seynie P & P Limoges 5 Piece Vanity Tray Set. The large tray is signed G. Dodge on the upper right side. The smaller tray bears the manufac...
Category
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
19th C. Blue & White Chinese Export Platter
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Chinese export blue & white oval platter featuring depictions of wise men, a tiger, and a dragon likely reflects traditional Chinese symbolism and storytelling. The combination ...
Category
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Set Of 7 Fayence Plates "The Work Of The Campaign", France, 19th Century
Located in Greven, DE
This wonderful set of seven plates are made of opaque porcelain, beautifully painted, each with an individual scene of the work of the campaign at the late 19th century.
Stamped at ...
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Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Porcelain
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Una and the Lion Parian Statue English, 19th Century
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique parian sculpture of Una and the Lion. Great detail. English. Mid-19th century.
Presented by Joseph Dasta Antiques.
Category
19th Century Neoclassical Revival Antique Porcelain
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
A Spode porcelain Coffee Cup and Saucer very finely decorated c.1830
By Spode
Located in Exeter, GB
A fine Spode porcelain coffee cup and saucer c.1830. Although the cup has twelve sides, it is still called 'Octagon' shape, which was introduced by Spode 1829.
Very finely decorated...
Category
19th Century European Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Royal Vienna Ewer, 19th Century
Located in Doylestown, PA
A lovely mid to late 19th century Royal Vienna ewer in deep blue glaze with a pictorial panel depicting two women seated spinning yarn with another w...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century English Porcelain China Service
Located in Dallas, TX
Of fine quality, the service with blue decorated borders with gilt floral decoration. Consisting of 9 luncheon plates 9 1/4", 11 dessert plates 7" diameter, 2 large leaf shaped serv...
Category
19th Century English Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Blue and White English Transferware Cachepot
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century oval shaped English Ttransferware cachepot. It details blue & white pastoral european style landscape scenes throughout. These designs are applied using a transfer pr...
Category
19th Century English Chinese Export Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Set Of 4 Fayence Plates, Creil et Montereau, France, 19th Century
Located in Greven, DE
This wonderful set of four plates are made of Faience.
Beautifully painted, each with an individual illustration of the country borders of France.
Stamped at the bottom "Creil et Mo...
Category
Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Porcelain
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
19th Century Hand Painted Porcelain Wall Platter with Cat Stamped J.P. France
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a kitchen wall, a breakfast room or a restaurant with this large and colorful antique platter. Crafted in France circa 1870 and round in shap...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Set 5 collectible plates Haviland Limoges with women 19th
Located in LA FERTÉ-SOUS-JOUARRE, FR
Set of five flat plates in Limoges porcelain from the Haviland manufacture. These collectible Haviland plates, dating back to the 19th century, showcase...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Georgian Derby Coffee Can in hand painted pattern 165, circa 1815
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is an exquisite Porcelain Coffee can made by the Derby factory, in the reign of George 111 in the early 19th Century, circa 1815
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Straight sided coffee cans were only made for ...
Category
19th Century British George III 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.
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