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Porcelain For Sale
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Large Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Vase, 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Royal Copenhagen Large Royal Copenhagen porcelain vase in terra cotta and grey crackle glaze with gold decor. With marks underneath, Denmark, 1950s Measures: 9.5 height x 8.5 diam...
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Coral Mokka Set in Style from Dorothy Draper from 1930s
Located in Vienna, Austria
Mokka set from the 1930s, produced in the Victoria Carlsbad porcelain manufactory- This coral coloured set with handprinted black linen co...
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1930s Czech Hollywood Regency Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Samuel Alcock Porcelain Coffee Cup, Orange Imari Flowers, Rococo Revival ca 1830
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful coffee cup and saucer made by Samuel Alcock around 1830, which was the Rococo Revival era. The set is decorated with a bold Imari pattern and has a "ring-moulded" shape. Samuel Alcock was one of the many potters in Staffordshire such as Spode, Coalport, H&R Daniel and many others during the 1830s and 1840s. He was perhaps not the most well-known of potters but produced very high quality wares and original designs, often standing out for their bright choice of colours and beautiful shapes. The Alcock factory is not well documented so although they had a huge output, items are often mis-identified and we don't know much about the production process of artists, even though the wares have a very high quality that equals that of the more well known factories. The Rococo style was originally a style of the 18th Century. After the Baroque style, which was highly symmetrical and well-designed as it aimed to express the perfection of God, the Rococo style was a reaction that expressed the unpredictability and flow of nature. "Rococo" is derived from the French word "rocaille", which stands for a mass of pebbles that are self-organised in a completely unpredictable mess, for instance on the beach or in the mountains. Rococo moved away from the stranglehold that religion had on the arts: it was capricious, asymmetrical, charming and worldly. As Europe got mired in various wars between Germany, France and Britain, the general style got much more austere again and people embraced neo-classicism. But in the 1830s and 1840s, the seemingly unlimited fortunes of the Industrial Revolution sparked a revival of Rococo, once again creating natural shapes that are not always symmetrical and don't particularly make rational sense. This coffee cup can...
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1830s English Rococo Revival Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

New Rina Menardi Medium Conchglia Bowl in Poppy
Located in Troy, MI
New and imported from Italy, this art pottery bowl by Rina Menardi is a thin-walled bowl with an irregular rim and subtle ombre-style poppy red glaze. Underside of base has maker’s m...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

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Porcelain

Royal Worcester Aesthetic Movement Pierced Oriental Blush Spill Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual Royal Worcester ‘Aesthetic Movement’ porcelain pierced spill vase decorated in the oriental style with a building set amidst bambo...
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Early 1900s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

German Rosenthal Porcelain Coffee Pot Model Barocco by Versace
Located in Vilnius, LT
German Rosenthal porcelain coffee pot. Model: Versace Barocco. Stamped on the bottom.
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Mid-20th Century German Porcelain

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Porcelain

German Rosenthal Porcelain Lidded Dish Model Barocco by Versace
Located in Vilnius, LT
German Rosenthal porcelain lidded dish. Model: Versace Barocco. Stamped on the bottom.
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Mid-20th Century German Porcelain

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Porcelain

4 Givenchy Paris Flower Dinner Plates Les Fleurs De Parfums Porcelain Serveware
Located in Miami, FL
Set of 4 Modern Collectibles plates made for Givenchy Perfumes. Each features a flower used in their fragrances. One is vibrant yellow; the other is b...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Modern Porcelain

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Porcelain

Porcelain Chinese Snuff Bottle
Located in Paris, FR
Porcelain Chinese Snuff bottle.
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20th Century Chinese Porcelain

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Porcelain

William Henry Goss Porcelain Model of Robert Burn’s Cottage Pastille Burner 1893
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish antique porcelain pastille burner model of Roberts Burn’s Cottage by renowned English potter William Henry Goss (British, 1833-1906) and dated 1893. William Henry Goss was probably best known for his prolific production of crested china wears which were developed for the souvenir trade however alongside these produced a number of other items which have become highly collectable today. This finely made pastille burner is modelled as a long single storey cottage with three windows...
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1890s English Late Victorian Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Amazing, Bavaria Golden Cup Porcelain Saucer Painted and Decorated, Germany 1960
Located in Catania, IT
Beautiful set decorated with romantic themes and worked with pure gold. Logo printed on the bottom of both the plate and the cup. Perfect conditions.
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1960s German Romantic Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Strawberries Heart Signed by Dali Large Dish Limited Edition Limoges
Located in Paris, FR
Salvador Dalí (1904-1989) world-famous Spanish painter, graphic artist, and sculptor of surrealism, designed this wonderful dish on front and back and inscribed, number. 351/1000 in ...
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20th Century French Porcelain

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Porcelain

Miniature Porcelain Plate by Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal Studio Line
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice miniature 3.75"D plate by Danish designer Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal Studio Line, circa 1970s. The piece is sign...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

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Porcelain

Antique French Sevres Cabinet Plate Medieval Battle Scene, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique French Sevres porcelain cabinet plate, it bears printed marks for Chateau des Tuileries and Sevres, late 19th century in date. It is superbly hand pai...
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1890s French Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Contemporary Set of 2 Chubby Mugs Hand Painted Porcelain Yellow Chestnut Gold
Located in Roma, RM
“I have been creating artworks and installations for a long time. Then over the past several years, pottery has absorbed most of my expressive energy. I follow an empirical, yet intu...
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2010s Italian Porcelain

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Porcelain

Contemporary Set of 2 Coffee Cups and Saucer Hand decorated Porcelain Tableware
Located in Roma, RM
Handcrafted in Italy from the finest porcelain, these 2 coffee cups and saucers from the Chestnut Collection have a multicolor dotted decoration shaped as a Cascade while the inside ...
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2010s Italian Modern Porcelain

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Porcelain

Wedgwood Porcelain Plaques of the Ships the Great Republic and the Dashing Wave
Located in Downingtown, PA
Wedgwood Porcelain plaques of ships The Great Republic and The Dashing Wave 1976-1981 The pair of Wedgwood porcelain painted plaques eac...
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1970s American Classical Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Vase with Lid, 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Royal Copenhagen Lovely Royal Copenhagen porcelain vase, terra cotta and grey crackle glaze with gold trim and decorated lid. With marks on base, Denmark, 1950s Measures: 9 height x ...
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Pair of Enesco Twin Pink Lady Head Vases Wall Pockets Pink Rose Muff and Bonnet
By Enesco
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Rare vintage 1950s pair of twin mirror opposite young lady head vases by Enesco head vases. This model is know as "Bouquet and Mink", C-8996. These beau...
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1950s Vintage Porcelain

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Ceramic

Porcelain Sunflower Jam Pot
Located in New York, NY
Comprising a central, removable disk flower in two parts, the underdish also depicting sunflower petals, with a green stem-form handle and green leaves. Makers mark on bottom, Mottah...
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1980s English Georgian Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Art Deco Tuppack Breakfast Set
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Art Deco Tuppack breakfast set (1808-1945).
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1910s Polish Art Deco Vintage Porcelain

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Glass

Langenthal, Schweiz Among Others, Coffee Service for Five People in Porcelain
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Langenthal, Schweiz among others. Coffee service for five people in porcelain with hand-painted gold decoration, 1930/40s. Consisting of five coffee cups with saucers, five plates a...
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1930s Swiss Art Deco Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Kenji Fujita for Tackett Associates, Porcelain Teapot with a Bamboo Handle
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Kenji Fujita for Tackett Associates. Porcelain teapot with a bamboo handle. Beautiful orange glaze. Dated 1953-56. Measures: 23 ...
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1950s Japanese Modern Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Chinese Export Porcelain Foo Dog Candlesticks
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese Export Porcelain foo dog candlesticks Circa 1860 The Chinese Export porcelain foo dog candlesticks or joss sticks are modeled with the ...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Art Deco Duck and Bunny Rabbit Knife Rests, Set of Seven
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Art Deco ceramic hand-painted knife rests Stamped Germany and numbered Four yellow ducks Three orange bunny rabbits.
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Early 20th Century German Porcelain

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Ceramic

Italian Majolica Trompe L' oeil Vegetable Platter
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Assorted three dimensional vegetables on a white platter.
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20th Century Italian Porcelain

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Majolica

Antique Locke & Co Blush Ivory Basket
Located in Suffolk, GB
Offered for sale is this antique Locke & Co blush ivory basket. It is an unusual shape with pretty colors and in perfect condition.   
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1850s English Victorian Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Antique Bleu Royale Sèvres Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamp, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning large antique French Sèvres "Bleu Royale" hand painted porcelain and ormolu-mounted vase circa 1870 in date, later converted into a lamp. The ovoid porcelain bo...
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1870s French Antique Porcelain

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Ormolu

Antique Coalport Porcelain Plate Lake Menteith, 1891
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique shaped circular Coalport Named View porcelain cabinet plate signed E. Ball and dated 1891. The central hand-painted scene of Lake Menteith is set withi...
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1890s English Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Fine pair Antique Chinese Export Orange Ground & 24K Gilt Vases Turned to Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of Antique 19th Century Chinese Export Orange Ground and 24K Gilt Decorated Vases later turned to Lamps. This is a truly beautiful pair of...
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1860s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Minton for Tiffany Complete Dinner Service for 12 Caramel, White & Raised Gold
Located in Great Barrington, MA
As we approach the holiday season, this complete Minton for Tiffany dinner service for 12 will work with many decorating themes to dress up any even...
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Mid-20th Century English Neoclassical Porcelain

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Porcelain

Keramos, Vienna, Praying Woman Porcelain Figure, 1940s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Keramos, Vienna, praying woman porcelain figure. Beautiful figurine approx 1940s. Measures: 29 cm. x 17 cm. In perfect condition. Marked.
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1940s Austrian Vintage Porcelain

19th Century Porcelain Lidded Hot Chocolate Cups & Saucers by Dihl et Guerhard
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Charming pair of early 19th century porcelain-lidded hot chocolate cups with matching saucers by Dihl et Guerhard, Paris. Each piece is painted ‘en gr...
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Early 19th Century French Romantic 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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