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Porcelain For Sale
Period: 20th Century
Period: 19th Century
Haviland Limoges Butterfly Handled Cup and saucer set, 1879-1889, Aesthetic
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Cup and saucer set by Haviland & Cie is decorated in Aesthetic style, combining elements of 3 different patterns. Meadow Visitors butterflies, placed between Bracquemond style sprays of pink roses and blue cornflowers, are accentuated with grey and gold medallions in abstract design. The butterflies and roses are decorated with raised enamel accents, and the butterfly shaped handle is outlined with delicate gold veins, tracing the wing pattern. The cup is 2.12" tall and 3.5" wide at the rim; the saucer is 5.65" in diameter. Set uses butterfly handled blank that was in production for relatively short time; factory decorated pieces are rather rare due to limited supply and fragility of the cups. This set is marked with the blue donut-shaped decorator mark, used in 1879-1889, on both cup and saucer, and underglaze green manufacturer marks: H&C on the cup, dating it 1876-1879, and H&C/L on the saucer, dating it 1876-1889. Examples of similar decorations, utilizing abstract border designs instead of medallions on china with Meadow Visitors decor, can be seen in Haviland China...
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19th Century French Aesthetic Movement Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Royal Worcester porcelain pot pourri. Richard Sebright, d. 1913.
Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire
Royal Worcester porcelain pot pourri and cover, painted by Richard Sebright, and dated 1913. Finely painted with a detailed study of fruit amongst blossom and leaves, within an elabo...
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1910s English Victorian Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Spode Teacup and Saucer, Red, Gilt with White Chrysanthemum, Regency ca 1810
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful teacup and saucer made by Spode around 1810. The set is shaped in the "bute" shape and decorated with a bright Neoclassical pattern of a warm red ground with gilt...
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1810s English Regency Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Fine German Painting on Porcelain of a Garden Muse
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Fine German painting on porcelain of a Garden Muse, artist-signed "Sontag" Attributed to the Hutschenreuther porcelain company An exquisite example of fine German artistry—a captiva...
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Early 20th Century German Belle Époque Porcelain

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Porcelain, Velvet, Giltwood

Italian Hand Painted Porcelain Decorative Basket
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Beautiful small decorative basket in fine hand-painted italian porcelain, circa 1990s. Beautiful decoration with flowers on top. The lid opens and the basket can be used to hold sweets.
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1990s Italian Porcelain

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Porcelain

Royal Worcester vase. Storks, by George Johnson, d. 1919.
Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire
Royal Worcester porcelain vase, Storks, painted by George Johnson, dated 1919. The cylindrical body, finely painted with a study of storks, at an oasis, in a continuous desert landsc...
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1910s English Victorian Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Royal Copenhagen Blue Flower Curved. Set of five coffee cups with saucers.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen Blue Flower Curved. A set of five coffee cups with saucers. Model 10/1549. Dating: 1969-1979. First factory quality. Perfect condition. Marked. Cup: H 6.0 cm x D 7.5...
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1960s Danish Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

A large Derby Porcelain Vase decorated by John Brewer c.1810
Located in Exeter, GB
A large Derby porcelain two part vase c.1810. Very finely painted by John Brewer, with gilt framed panel, depicting a traveller riding a donkey before a river, in a woodland landscap...
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Early 19th Century British Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Pair 18th C. Meissen Porcelain Covered Tureens w/ 19th C. French Ormolu Mounts
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of 18th Century Meissen Porcelain Marcolini Period Covered Tureens with 19th Century French Ormolu Mounts. These tureens show the combination of iconic French and German porc...
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19th Century German Louis XVI Antique Porcelain

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Bronze

Pair Early 19th Century Worcester English Porcelain Griffins
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Pair early 19th Century Worcester English porcelain griffins decorated with a simulated bronze effect, on a shaped flat base decorated with gilding, a gilt & candle sconce on it’s ba...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Italian Porcelain Biscuit Hand Painted
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Italian hand painted porcelain biscuit girl playing the harp, circa 1990s. In perfect conditions, a nice collectible ornament item.
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1990s Italian Porcelain

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Porcelain

Barr Flight & Barr Milk Jug / Creamer, Regency Imari Pattern, ca 1810
Located in London, GB
This is a colourful milk jug or creamer made by Barr Flight & Barr around the year 1810. It is decorated with a bright Imari design in the Regency taste. This milk jug would have be...
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1810s English Regency Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

A Large 19th Century Vienna Porcelain Vase w/ Ormolu Mount, Signed Wagner
Located in New York, NY
A Monumental and Beautifully Enameled 360 Degree Decorated 19th Century Vienna Porcelain Vase with Ormolu Mount, Signed Wagner. The ...
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19th Century Austrian Louis XVI Antique Porcelain

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Bronze

Portuguese Porcelain Boar Tureen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Portuguese porcelain boar tureen on tray by Bordalo Pinheiro. Dimensions: 9"H x 17"D x 11"W. Ask us about our local NYC delivery.
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20th Century Portuguese Porcelain

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Porcelain

Chamberlains Worcester 'Africa' Pattern Cobalt Diminutive Tureen & Platter
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chamberlain Worcester 'Africa' Pattern Cobalt Diminutive Tureen & Platter  England, circa 1820s A complete Chamberlain's Worcester 'Africa' Pattern Cobalt Diminutive Tureen & Platte...
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19th Century English Regency Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Meissen, Germany, Pink Indian. Porcelain mocha (demitasse) pot.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Meissen, Germany, Pink Indian. Porcelain mocha (demitasse) pot. Hand-painted. Approximately from the 1930s. Marked. Perfect condition. Third factory quality. Dimensions: H 16.0 cm x...
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1930s German Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

An exquisite and rare early 19t C Spode cabinet cup and saucer circa 1830
Located in Central England, GB
An exquisite and rare early 19t C Spode cabinet cup and saucer. This beautiful and richly decorated Spode cabinet cup and saucer were made at this high quality English porcelain fact...
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Mid-19th Century English William IV Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Ye Old Willow Crown Staffordshire Plates
Located in Tampa, FL
Vintage Crown Staffordshire, Ye Old Willow salad plates. England.
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1920s English Vintage Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Pair Of Antique Chinese Export Porcelain Butterfly Serving / Shrimp Dishes
Located in Bradenton, FL
Rare pair of antique Chinese export porcelain butterfly serving/shrimp dish. Unique pair of dishes that include large gilt rim and trim on plates decorated with butterflies in green,...
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Vintage Herend Decorative Box/Jar Raised Basket Pattern w/ Orange Rose Knob
Located in Naples, FL
This vintage Herend decorative box/jar is a beautiful addition to your collection. The box features a raised basket pattern with an eye-catching orange rose knob...
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Late 20th Century Hungarian Porcelain

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Porcelain

Limoges Gilt Banded Porcelain Plates Retailed by Stern Brothers NY Set of 8
By Limoges, Stern Brothers 1
Located in Miami, FL
Limoges Gilt Banded Porcelain Plates Retailed by Stern Brothers NY Set of 8 Offered for sale is a set of eight gilt-banded Limoges plates with patterne...
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Mid-20th Century French Porcelain

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Porcelain

White Porcelain Brush Display, 20th Century, Art Nouveau Period.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
White Porcelain Brush Display, 20th Century, Art Nouveau period. Brush display stand for storing brushes after or during the painting of a picture, early 20th century white porcelai...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Porcelain

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Porcelain

Ginori Italy Hand Painted Oval Dish
Located in Cincinnati, OH
Ginori Italy Hand Painted Oval Dish Design painted V. Lodi Gold Edge, Pink Roses No chips but some wear on gold edge
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Mid-20th Century Italian Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Porcelain sculpture of a Poodle dog, England 1900.
Located in Milan, IT
Painted porcelain sculpture depicting a Poodle dog sitting on the grass, with a red ribbon around its neck. England circa 1900.
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Early 20th Century English Porcelain

Materials

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

Vintage Cauldon Translucent China for Tiffany & Co. White w/Gold Trim Bowls (6)
Located in Naples, FL
This vintage set of bowls by Cauldon for Tiffany & Co. boasts a classic white design with gold trim, perfect for collectors and those who appreciate elegant dinnerware. Made in Engl...
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Mid-20th Century English Porcelain

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Porcelain

French Early 20th Century Violin Shape Pill/Trinket Box
Located in Cincinnati, OH
French Early 20th Century Violin Shape Pill/Trinket Box Painted Flowers on outside - front and back Brass trim, wire for strings. Neck is brass.
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Early 20th Century French Porcelain

Materials

Brass

Meissen, Germany. Pink Indian sugar bowl and creamer in hand-painted porcelain.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Meissen, Germany. Pink Indian sugar bowl and creamer in hand-painted porcelain. Approximately from the 1930s. Marked. Perfect condition. Third factory quality. Creamer: D 7.5 cm x H ...
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1930s German Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Antique French Sevrés Porcelain Polychrome & Gilt Decorated Dresser Box C1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique French Sevrés Porcelain Polychrome & Gilt Decorated & Shaped Dresser Box with Hinged Lid Having Landscape & Structures, C1890 Measures - 3.25"h x 7.75"w x 5.5"d
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Late 19th Century French Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

19th Century Porcelain Centerpiece Bowl / Jardiniere on Stand from Royal Vienna
Located in New York, NY
Oval shaped jardiniere or centerpiece bowl on footed stand from Royal Vienna. 6 1/2 by 16 3/4 by 8 1/4 inches, with gilt and hand-painted cartouches of Roman mythological scenes dep...
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Late 19th Century Austrian Neoclassical Revival Antique Porcelain

Materials

Metal

A Rare Shelly Porcelain Novelty Tea Pot, c 1930 Designed by Mable Lucy Attwell
By Shelly Shelly
Located in Central England, GB
A Rare Shelly Porcelain Novelty Tea Pot, Circa 1930 Designed by Mable Lucy Attwell A rare porcelain Shelly novelty teapot in the form of a house. Stan...
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20th Century English Art Deco Porcelain

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Porcelain

Pair of Coalport Porcelain Saucers, Beige & Flowers, By Joseph Birbeck, c. 1847
Located in Southampton, NY
Pair of Coalport Porcelain Saucers, Beige & Flowers, By Joseph Birbeck, c. 1847 Lovely gold painted on beige ground with a pink tulip on one and a purple flower on the other. Marked ...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Antique French Empire Paris porcelain vase, early 19th century circa 1810
Located in GRENOBLE, FR
Antique French Paris porcelain vase or planter, early 19th century production, Empire period circa 1810. Beautiful, elegant trumpet-shaped model enhanced with a refined gilt stars an...
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Early 19th Century French Restauration Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

19th Century Meissen Porcelain Parrot
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century Meissen porcelain parrot with brightly coloured plumage naturalistically modelled and perched on a tree-stump applied with leaves and flowers. In 1731 the Meissen manuf...
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19th Century English Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

XIX Century Large Plate in Porcelain of Samson
Located in Lisboa, PT
Edmé Samson (b Paris, 1810; d Paris, 1891), founder of the porcelain firm Samson, Edmé et Cie (commonly known as Samson Ceramics), was a famous copyist (and perhaps forger) of porcel...
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19th Century Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

White and Blue Porcelain Breakfast Boards, Set of Six, Germany
Located in Barntrup, DE
White and blue porcelain breakfast boards, set of six, Germany, circa the 1930s. A beautiful set of six porcelain breakfast boards, butterboards, or breadboards. Five boards are deco...
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1930s German Rococo Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Figurine, Siberian Husky, Model Number 038
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen porcelain figurine. Siberian Husky. Model number 038. Measures: 14 x 14 cm. In excellent condition. Stamped. 2nd factory quality.
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20th Century Danish Porcelain

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Porcelain

Gio Ponti for Richard Ginori Le Mie Donne Plate 1937
Located in Hanover, MA
Gio Ponti for Richard Ginori Le Mie Donne in gold on scalloped edge white porcelain plate. marked and numbered on bottom. Le Mie Donne is the first family of decorations designed by Giò Ponti. Ponti made important alterations to the Le Mie Donne series over the years, having the designs applied to piattelle (wall plates) and large and small jar-shaped and oval vases. With the aim of proposing a style that would suit Parisian tastes, on the occasion of the Exposition Nationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes in Paris in 1925, Ponti tried to blend the revival of classicism with Art Deco. The Le Mie Donne series consists of three compositions: Women on clouds, Women among ropes and Women on flowers. The women on clouds were the first of these to be designed and presented in the form of samples at the exhibition in Monza in 1923. The designs for this series are composed of sketches of buildings...
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Porcelain

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Gold

Pink China
Located in New Orleans, LA
The set is 72 Pieces.
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19th Century French Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Meji Period Satsuma Vase c1885
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Japanese Meji period satsuma vase Date : c1885 Origin : Japan - possibly Satsuma province although most likely decorated in Kobe or Yokohama. Bowl Features : Imari palette ...
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1880s Japanese Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Royal Copenhagen Blue Flower Curved. Large lidded jar. 1953.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen Blue Flower Curved. Large lidded jar. 1953. Model number: 10/1791. Second factory quality. Perfect condition. Marked. Dimensions: Height 29.0 cm x Diameter 20.0 cm.
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1950s Danish Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Antique pharmacy vessels made of porcelain and wood from 1900
Located in Vienna, AT
Antique pharmacy vessels made of porcelain and wood, from 1900, good original condition
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Early 1900s Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain, Wood

Paris Porcelain Teacup and Saucer Depicting Empress Josephine
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
An exquisite teacup and saucer in Sèvres style Old Paris Porcelain, depicting the Empress Josephine in ornate dress and wearing her crown. Dating from the early 19th century First Em...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Italian Porcelain Set of 2 Figurines by Capodimonte
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Beautiful set of 2 italian fine porcelain hand painting figurines by Capodimonte, circa 1990s. Brand present at the base. Two small defects, one of the boy's fingers and the girl's h...
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1990s Italian Porcelain

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Porcelain

Meissen Art Nouveau Group 'The Air' by Paul Helmig, Germany Around 1900
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare and excellent Meissen porcelain group around 1900: Juno, the Roman goddess of the air (Greek Hera), as a young woman with her hair pinned up, covered only with a cloth, sit...
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Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Collection of TinTin Porcelain Dish Coffee and Plate by Hergé , AXIS Paris 80s
Located in Halle, DE
Ultra-rare and huge collection of famous TinTin porcelain Dish made in the 1980s as a Collector Edition by AXIS,Paris . On the international markets it is only possible to get some...
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1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Vintage French Porcelain Asparagus Tray, Removable Cork Acorns for Draining
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage French Porcelain Asparagus Tray, Removable Cork Acorns for Draining Offered for sale is a lovely French porcelain asparagus tray from an important New York estate. The tray...
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Mid-20th Century French Porcelain

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Porcelain, Cork

Jean Pouyat Limoges France Large Oval Hand-painted Porcelain Tray
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Large oval porcelain tray is hand painted with bouquet of roses in different shades of pink and decorated with asymmetrical gilded trim. The tray has unglazed bisque bottom; low wavy...
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1890s French Victorian Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

F.A. Schumann "Versailles" German Gilt Porcelain Gravy Boat, Berlin
Located in Miami, FL
F.A. Schumann "Versailles" German Gilt Porcelain Gravy Boat, Berlin Offered for sale is a 1950s mid-20th century F.A. Schumann Berlin, Germany "Versailles" pattern white porcelain ...
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Mid-20th Century German Porcelain

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Porcelain

Spode Hand-painted Rose Plate, English, 19th Century
Located in Southampton, NY
Spode Porcelain Hand-painted Rose Plate, English, 19th Century Marked underside 2/183 in yellow From a Private Collection in Manhattan. Good overall condi...
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19th Century English Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Dresden Ambrosius Lamm Footed Cups and Dessert Plates Set for 10 Hand Painted
Located in Austin, TX
Amazing hand painted porcelain set of footed cups /saucers and matching dessert plates made by famous Ambrosius Lamm studio in Dresden. Set includes 10 footed cups, 10 saucers and 10 dessert plates. Beautiful porcelain pedestal cups and plates are 360 degree panoramic painted with romantic scenes and decorated with raised gold technique. Scenes present Rococo era people relaxing in beautiful landscapes, some engaged in courtship, some playing musical instruments. The inside of the scalloped rim plates feature beautiful gilt work including swags, garlands, crosshatch and a highly decorative monogram, all with raised gilt paste embellishment. Cups are truly pieces of art.. Three of ten cups are gilt with raised gold decoration inside, other seven cups have colored luster inside with raised gold on the rim. Matching saucers have beading, raised gold flowers decoration and a monogram in the middle. Marked under the glaze blue with lamb mark for Ambrosius Lamm Studio, Dresden. Condition - generally great condition with imperfections natural to its age and use. Plates: 9 plates are in great/excellent condition, minor gilt wear natural to its age and use. Monograms have darker patina. One plate has a Y shape hairline on the back invisible on the face side, the same plate has a tiny chip on the rim visible with close up inspection (see the photo). Cups: 6 cups are in excellent/great condition, minor gilt wear natural to its age and use. Four cups - green, pink and 2 whites have a tiny imperfections on the rim, one on each cup ( see the last photo, it combines 4 cups rims ). No hairlines, no breaks.. One white cup has dark patina on gold inside the cup. Saucers: 9 saucers are in excellent/ great condition. One pink saucer...
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1910s German Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Empire Period Porcelain de Paris Water Pitcher with Gilt Decoration
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A superb early 19th century Empire period water pitcher in Porcelain de Paris and finely embellished with gilt in a striking, hand-painted design of flowers, leaves and other decorat...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain, Paint

Vintage Capodimonte Porcelain Decorative Item by Ginori, Rococo Style, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1960s. These two 18th century figures are made in Capodimonte porcelain. This statue might show slight traces of use since it's vintage, but it can be considered as in...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Chamberlains Worcester 'Africa' Pattern Cobalt Blue Plate
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chamberlains Worcester 'Africa' Pattern Cobalt Blue Plate  England, circa 1820s An exquisite Chamberlain's Worcester 'Africa' Pattern Cobalt Blue Plate originating from England, cir...
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19th Century English Regency Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Pair Meissen figures ‘Vintner & Companion’, c. 1870.
Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire
Pair Meissen porcelain ‘Vintners & Companion’, c. 1870. £1,550.00 A fine pair of Meissen porcelain figures, c. 1870. Modelled after Michel Victor Acier, and based on a drawing by Jo...
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1870s German Georgian Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Set of 12 Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Border Imari Pattern 8450 Cups & Saucers
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine set of 12 Royal Crown Derby porcelain cups & saucers In the Border Imari pattern (No. 8450) Consisting of 12 cups and 12 saucers all with scalloped rims, gilt highlights, an...
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20th Century British Porcelain

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Porcelain

Bing & Grondahl Seagull Set of 9 Dinner Plates pre Royal Copenhagen, 1952-1957
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Bing & Grondahl Seagull Set consists of 9 dinner plates 9.65" in diameter with 6" rims, 1.25" high. Relief of scales on the rim is shaded in pale blue with ombre effect; plates are ...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Denmark Porcelain Set of 2 Figurines Bing & Grondahl
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Beautiful setr of 2 porcelain figurines of the Denmark Bing & Grondahl manufacture, perfect condition. Brand present under the base.
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1980s Danish Vintage 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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