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Baroque Porcelain

BAROQUE STYLE

The decadence of the Baroque style, in which ornate furnishings were layered against paneled walls, painted ceilings, stately chandeliers and, above all, gilding, expressed the power of the church and monarchy through design that celebrated excess. And its influence was omnipresent — antique Baroque furniture was created in the first design style that truly had a global impact.

Theatrical and lavish, Baroque was prevalent across Europe from the 17th to mid-18th century and spread around the world through colonialism, including in Asia, Africa and the Americas. While Baroque originated in Italy and achieved some of its most fantastic forms in the late-period Roman Baroque, it was adapted to meet the tastes and materials in each region. French Baroque furniture informed Louis XIV style and added drama to Versailles. In Spain, the Baroque movement influenced the elaborate Churrigueresque style in which architecture was dripping with ornamental details. In South German Baroque, furniture was made with bold geometric patterns.

Compared to Renaissance furniture, which was more subdued in its proportions, Baroque furniture was extravagant in all aspects, from its shape to its materials.

Allegorical and mythical figures were often sculpted in the wood, along with motifs like scrolling floral forms and acanthus leaves that gave the impression of tangles of dense foliage. Novel techniques and materials such as marquetry, gesso and lacquer — which were used with exotic woods and were employed by cabinetmakers such as André-Charles Boulle, Gerrit Jensen and James Moore — reflected the growth of international trade. Baroque furniture characteristics include a range of decorative elements — a single furnishing could feature everything from carved gilded wood to gilt bronze, lending chairs, mirrors, console tables and other pieces a sense of motion.

Find a collection of authentic antique Baroque tables, lighting, decorative objects and other furniture on 1stDibs.

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Style: Baroque
Viennese Imperial Porcelain Plate, 'K.k. Lustschloß Schönbrunn Á Vienne', 1818
Located in Vienna, AT
Porcelain picture plate with a finely painted polychrome veduta: In the mirror view of the Viennese summer palace Schönbrunn with the Gloriette on the hill in the background, seen fr...
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1810s Austrian Antique Baroque Porcelain

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Porcelain

Meissen Mythological Figurine, Ganymede On Cloud Base, Kaendler, Circa 1860
Located in Vienna, AT
The young man, covered only with a cloth, known in Greek mythology as ‘the most beautiful of all boys’, sits on the back of Zeus, who has been transformed into an eagle, and is carri...
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1860s German Antique Baroque Porcelain

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Porcelain

Gold and White Decorative Porcelain Plate in Barocco Style by De Lamerie
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Gold and Gold and White Decorative Porcelain Plate in Barocco Style by De Lamerie Fine bone china with hand engraving, 22K gold plated, Made in England Decorative plate, handmade in...
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2010s English Baroque Porcelain

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Gold Plate

Set of Gold and Burgundy Decorative Plates Barocco Style by De Lamerie
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Set of Gold and Burgundy Decorative Plates Barocco Style by De Lamerie Fine bone china with hand engraving, 22K gold plated Decorative plate, handmade in De Lameire factory, England...
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2010s English Baroque Porcelain

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Gold Plate

Meissen Figure Cavalier At His Desk Writing A Love Letter, Kaendler, Circa 1860
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent Meissen porcelain figure: Young gentleman in elaborate rococo clothing of the upper classes: noble white frock coat with golden hems, gold and flower embroidered vest and sleeve cuffs, large black bow on the wig hair, sitting at a magnificent desk with curved...
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1860s German Antique Baroque Porcelain

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Porcelain

Meissen Bird Figure, European Roller On A Trunk, by J.J. Kaendler, Germany, 20th
Located in Vienna, AT
Very elaborate and lovingly designed group of animal figures: European roller leaning forward, also known as almond crow in German-speaking countries, sitting on a tree trunk with o...
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Early 20th Century German Baroque Porcelain

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Porcelain

Gold and Burgundy Ornamental Decorative Plate in Barocco Style by De Lamerie
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Gold and Burgundy Ornamental Decorative Plate in Barocco Style by De Lamerie Fine bone china with hand engraving, 22K gold plated Decorative plate, handmade in De Lameire factory, E...
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2010s English Baroque Porcelain

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Gold Plate

19th C. Meissen Porcelain Plaque Depicting Rembrandt and Saskia in the Tavern
Located in New York, NY
An incredible and very rare 19th Century Meissen porcelain plaque depicting Rembrandt and Saskia in the Tavern. Meissen plaques are incredibly rar...
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1860s German Antique Baroque Porcelain

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Porcelain

Plate, in Chinese Export Porcelain. Polychrome Decoration
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Plate, in Chinese export porcelain. Polychrome decoration, with floral motifs in shades of orange and green. The center of the plate features a cluster of stylized flowers, with roug...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Baroque Porcelain

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Porcelain

Viennese Imperial Porcelain Plate, 'Lustschloß Schönbrunn', Rich Gilding, 1813
Located in Vienna, AT
Porcelain picture plate with a finely painted polychrome veduta: In the centre, a view of the Viennese summer palace of Schönbrunn with its gardens, as seen from the hill opposite, w...
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1810s Austrian Antique Baroque Porcelain

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Porcelain

Antique Viennese Imperial Porcelain, Botanical Splendour Plate, 'Bouquet', 1827
Located in Vienna, AT
Porcelain picture plate with polychrome painted botanical illustration: In the centre a finely painted bouquet with roses and forget-me-nots against a black background. The plate rim...
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1820s Austrian Antique Baroque Porcelain

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Porcelain

Large Mythological Meissen Group 'The Catch Of The Triton', J.J. Kändler, c 1870
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent Meissen porcelain sculpture: Very elaborate and lovingly designed group of figures: two young women with artfully pinned-up hair and wrapped in cloths tied around their loi...
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Late 19th Century German Antique Baroque Porcelain

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Porcelain

Gold and White Decorative Porcelain Plate in Barocco Style by De Lamerie
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Gold and Gold and White Decorative Porcelain Plate in Barocco Style by De Lamerie Fine bone china with hand engraving, 22K gold plated, Made in England Decorative plate, handmade in...
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2010s English Baroque Porcelain

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Gold Plate

Meissen Coffee Set For 6 Persons Rich Dragon Red & Gold, 20th Century
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen Coffee Set for 6 Persons, decor number 320510 - Rich Dragon in reds, shaded gold, gold rim 21 parts: 1 coffee pot with lid - height = 24,0 cm / 9.44 in 1 creamer ...
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20th Century German Baroque Porcelain

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Porcelain

Meissen Allegorical Group 'The Water', by M.V. Acier, Germany, Around 1860
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent Meissen porcelain group of the 19th century: Nymph, covered only with a cloth, seated on a half shell floating on the water, holding the cloth at one end so that it forms ...
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Mid-19th Century German Antique Baroque Porcelain

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Porcelain

Viennese Imperial Porcelain Veduta Plate, 'K.k. Hofburg Á Vienne', 1818
Located in Vienna, AT
Porcelain picture plate with a finely painted polychrome veduta: The plate shows a view of the Vienna Hofburg, the 'Leopoldinischer Trakt', Leopoldine Wing, with the Ceremonial Apart...
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1810s Austrian Antique Baroque Porcelain

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Porcelain

Italy 19th Century Richard Ginori Porcelain Coffee Pot with Flowers Decor
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a beautiful piece in Italian porcelain handmade by Richard Ginori. The high quality of this italian production of Doccia, is recognizable at first glance. The flower decorati...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Porcelain

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Porcelain

Porcelain Plaque Painted with Mary Magdalene by K.P.M
Located in London, GB
Porcelain plaque painted with Mary Magdalene by K.P.M. German, circa 1900 Measures: Frame: Height 32.5cm, width 26.5cm, depth 3cm Plaque: Height 25.5cm, width 19cm, depth 0.5cm ...
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Early 1900s German Antique Baroque Porcelain

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Porcelain, Giltwood

19th Century, Pair of French Porcelain Sculptures Depicting Cupid and Psyche
Located in IT
19th century, pair of French polychrome porcelain sculptures depicting cupid and psyche The delicious sculptures, made of hand-painted porcelain in polychrome, in Strasbourg in th...
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19th Century French Antique Baroque Porcelain

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Porcelain

Baroque Meissen Figure, Harlequin With Bagpipes, By J.J. Kaendler, Circa 1745
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen Rococo harlequin with bagpipes of most lovely appearance.: The lovely harlequin is sitting on a rocky base which is decorated with some flower blossoms with leaves. The male ...
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Mid-18th Century German Antique Baroque Porcelain

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Porcelain

Italy Richard Ginori Early 18th Century Porcelain Vase
Located in Brescia, IT
This elegant vase was produced by Richard Ginori porcelain manufacturer in Doccia, Italy, in the 1730 Not easy to find this model so fine and elegant with its country flowers in pin...
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Porcelain

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Porcelain

Antique porcelain plaque after Murillo
By Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
Located in London, GB
Antique porcelain plaque after Murillo Continental, 19th Century Height 28cm, width 19.5cm, depth 1cm This finely painted antique porcelain plaque depic...
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19th Century European Antique Baroque Porcelain

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Porcelain

Italy Late 18th Century Doccia Richard Ginori Porcelain Tea Pot Floral Drawings
Located in Brescia, IT
Doccia, Richard Ginori 1750 porcelain tea pot with multi-color floral drawings, Italy. This porcelain tea pot with multicolors floral drawing is an elegant piece, useful to enrich ...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Porcelain

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Porcelain

Important Porcelain Tableware Service 108 Pieces 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Important Porcelain Tableware Service 108 Pieces 19th Century The tableware is inspired by the life of a mythological story and is completely han...
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19th Century European Antique Baroque Porcelain

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Porcelain

Chinese Porcelain Pot with Lid, Polychrome Decoration
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Chinese porcelain pot with lid. Polychrome decoration, with floral motifs. Near the base and mouthpiece, decorated in shades of navy blue, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795). ...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Baroque Porcelain

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Porcelain

Viennese Imperial Porcelain Splendour Plate, Playing Cupids As Hunters, 1805
Located in Vienna, AT
Porcelain picture plate with fine polychrome painted scenery: In the mirror five winged cupids dressed as hunters with dog in a summer landscape agains...
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Early 1800s Austrian Antique Baroque Porcelain

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Porcelain

Imari Dish Charger Lobed Japan Iron Red Blue Green
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Exceptional 18th century Imari lobed dish. The centre painted with a vase of flowers and a bonsai tree. Surrounded by a double circle border and three large vignettes of a fenced garden with trees and flowers and stylised floral vignettes interposed. The reverse with four double scroll repeats. Painted in tones of iron red, blue and green. In original condition. In exceptional condition with very little wear. Measures: diameter 31cm., 12 1/4", height 5cm., 2" Provenance : Private collection with two plates of similar quality Imari is the European name for Japanese porcelain wares made in the town of Arita and exported from the port of Imari, in Western Japan. The dynastic change and the instability of China in the mid-17th century created a gap in the porcelain market, which became increasingly international throughout the century. Arita developed into a prominent centre for porcelain due to its proximity to Izumiyama, an area rich in kaolin. Although the Arita kilns...
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18th Century Japanese Antique Baroque Porcelain

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Porcelain

Chinese Porcelain Plate for Export, Decoration in Blue
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Chinese porcelain plate for export. Blue and white decoration, representing a river landscape, with plant motifs, boats, bridge and pagoda. Qing Dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795)....
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Mid-18th Century Chinese Antique Baroque Porcelain

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Porcelain

Vienna Mid-19th Century Porcelain Cup with Dish White and Blue
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a small masterpiece of craftsmanship: the fine porcelain is designed with floral and natural scenes, rich in detail. A piece for refined collectors or useful to start a coll...
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Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Baroque Porcelain

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Porcelain

Porcelain Plate from China for Export, Qianlong Period
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Chinese porcelain plate for export. Qing Dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795). Polychrome decoration, with an elegant floral pattern in vibrant shades of pink, orange and green. In t...
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Mid-18th Century Chinese Antique Baroque Porcelain

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Porcelain

A Chinese Porcelain Plate for Export
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Chinese porcelain plate, with a refined and colorful design, reflects influences from 18th century European style, especially from French and German manufacturers, such as Sèvres and...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Baroque Porcelain

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Porcelain

Italy Richard Ginori Mid-19th Century Porcelain Tea Pot Pink Landscape
Located in Brescia, IT
Richard Ginori Mid-19th Century porcelain tea pot with landscapes drawings in pink, hand made in Italy. This handmade tea pot in fine porc...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Porcelain

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Porcelain

Antique Royal Vienna Porcelain Figurine of a Footbather
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique porcelain figurine. By the Royal Vienna Porcelain Manufactory. In the form of a seated girl bathing her feet with a water bowl resting next to her atop a plinth. Ma...
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19th Century Austrian Antique Baroque Porcelain

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Porcelain

Italy 18th Century Richard Ginori Porcelain Covered Cup or Sugar Bowl
Located in Brescia, IT
This fine and elegant covered cup in Baroque style, is a piece hand made by the well known Italian factory Richard Ginori in Doccia. The set is composed by two pieces: the cup and th...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Porcelain

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Porcelain

Meissen Mid-18th Century Porcelain Cup with Dish White Blue and Gold
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a small masterpiece of craftsmanship: The fine porcelain is designed with floral and natural scenes, rich in detail. A piece for refined collectors or useful to start a coll...
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Mid-18th Century Austrian Antique Baroque Porcelain

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Porcelain

Elegant Porcelain Coffee Cup by Hutschenreuther Selb Bavaria Gold Plated
Located in Schöfflisdorf, CH
elegant porcelain coffee cup by Hutschenreuther Selb Bavaria gold plated.
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1940s German Vintage Baroque Porcelain

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Porcelain

Plate in Chinese Porcelain for Export, Blue Decoration
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Plate, in Chinese porcelain for export. Blue and white decoration, representing a river landscape in the center, with a figure crossing a bridge, boats and a pagoda. In the center, a...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Baroque Porcelain

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Porcelain

Meissen Mid-19thCentury Golden Porcelain Covered Cup Multicolors Flower Drawings
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a small Meissen masterpiece of craftsmanship: the fine porcelain is designed with floral and natural scenes, rich in detail. A piece for refined collectors or useful to star...
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Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Baroque Porcelain

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Porcelain

Italy 18th Century Richard Ginori Porcelain Covered Cup with Floral Drawings
Located in Brescia, IT
This fine and elegant covered cup in Baroque style, is a piece hand made by the well known Italian factory Richard Ginori in Doccia. The set is composed by two pieces: the cup and th...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Porcelain

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Porcelain

Italy Richard Ginori Late 18th Century Porcelain Tray Underplate
Located in Brescia, IT
This elegant and glamorous porcelain tray ispainted with one of the most iconic decor of Richard Ginori in red and blue. This kind of decor inspired by Oriental thought is called ...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Porcelain

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Porcelain

18th Century Richard Ginori Porcelain Glasses Cooler Centerpiece Tulip Decor
Located in Brescia, IT
This is an unusual tableware piece: it is a glasses cooler. It can adorn a table as a centerpiece or a flower vase. The glasses cooler shows the original Richard Ginori tulip decorat...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Porcelain

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Porcelain

Chinese Porcelain Plate, Qing Dynasty
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Chine porcelain plate for export. Polychrome decoration with flower vase in the center, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795). The meticulously hand-painted decoration features ...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Baroque Porcelain

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Porcelain

Chinese Porcelain Plate, Polychrome Decoration in Blue
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Chinese porcelain plate. Polychrome decoration in blue, red, green and touches of yellow. This combination is very characteristic of the Imari style, which originated in Japan but wa...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Baroque Porcelain

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Porcelain

Gold and Green Ornamental Decorative Plate in Barocco Style by De Lamerie
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Gold and Green Ornamental Decorative Plate in Barocco Style by De Lamerie Fine bone china with hand engraving, 22K gold plated Decorative plate, handmade in De Lameire factory, Engl...
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2010s English Baroque Porcelain

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Gold Plate

Saucer in Chinese Porcelain for Export, Qing Dynasty
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Saucer, in Chinese porcelain for export. Qing Dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795). Polychrome and gilded decoration, with flowers. Decorated with a floral composition, where red and...
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Mid-18th Century Chinese Antique Baroque Porcelain

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Porcelain

Dresden Porcelain Place Card Holders
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Set of 12 porcelain Dresden place card holders. With hand-painted flowers and gold trim.
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Mid-19th Century European Antique Baroque Porcelain

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Porcelain

Porcelain Plate from China for Export
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Porcelain plate from China, for export. Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Reign (1722-1735). Polychrome decoration with flowers. The center of the plate features a delicate floral composition ...
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Mid-18th Century Chinese Antique Baroque Porcelain

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Porcelain

Chinese Porcelain Plate, Qing Dysnaty
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Chinese porcelain plate for export. Qing Dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795). Polychrome decoration, featuring an elegant floral composition in the center, with an ornate dark vase...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Baroque Porcelain

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Porcelain

Porcelain Plate from China, Qing Dynasty
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Porcelain plate from China for export. Decorated in blue and white, representing a river landscape with pagodas, trees and a bridge representing a river landscape in the center, with...
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Mid-18th Century Chinese Antique Baroque Porcelain

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Porcelain

Antique 18th Century Polychrome Dutch Delft Plate
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique 18th century Dutch Delft plate. With painted floral decoration throughout in orange, purple, blue, and yellow. Simply a wonderfu...
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Mid-18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Porcelain

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Delft

Porcelain Plate from China for Export
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Chinese porcelain plate for export. Polychrome decoration with flowers featuring a refined and ornate design, possibly of European origin, inspired by 18th century manufactures, such...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Baroque Porcelain

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Porcelain

Vienna Mid-19th Century Porcelain Cup with Dish White Red Blue and Gold
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a small masterpiece of craftsmanship: the fine porcelain is designed with floral and natural scenes, rich in detail. A piece for refined collectors or useful to start a coll...
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Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Baroque Porcelain

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Porcelain

Chinese Porcelain Deep Plate, for Export, Qing Dynasty
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Chinese porcelain deep plate, for export. Blue and white decoration, with plant motifs, representing a river landscape in the center, with a boat, bridge, house and pagoda. Qing Dyna...
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Mid-18th Century Chinese Antique Baroque Porcelain

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Porcelain

Italy 18th Century Richard Ginori Porcelain Sugar Bowl with Cover
Located in Brescia, IT
This fine and elegant sugar bowl in neoclassical style is a piece handmade by the well known Italian factory Richard Ginori in Doccia. The set is composed by three pieces: the sugar ...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Porcelain

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Porcelain

Italy Richard Ginori Mid-18th Century Porcelain Coffee Pot
Located in Brescia, IT
In this elegant coffee pot we can admire the elegant drawing with a natural landscape full of many specimens of birds. Manufactured in circa 1750, the piece has its time but it is i...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Porcelain

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Porcelain

Meissen Porcelain Ceramic Small Jardiniere Wall Decoration Green
Located in Valladolid, ES
Very cute small jardiniere to hang in the wall. In Meissen Germany porcelain, circa 1840, Excellent quality. Model snowball, the little bird and the ...
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1840s Austrian Antique Baroque Porcelain

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Porcelain

A Chinese Porcelain Bowl for Export, Qing Period
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
This porcelain bowl is a piece of great delicacy and sophistication, possibly of oriental origin, inspired by the Chinese tradition of the Qing period (18th-19th century). Decoratio...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Baroque Porcelain

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Porcelain

Dresden Porcelaine 'Signed' Candlestick
Located in Miami, FL
Very refined and elegant pair. Delicate shape and original piece of art. Extremly delicate colors, garlands of flowers. From the quality and the design, will fit in any refined inter...
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19th Century German Antique Baroque Porcelain

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Porcelain

Italy 18th Century Richard Ginori Porcelain Cruet with Floral Drawings
Located in Brescia, IT
This is an original Richard Ginori production dated late 18th century. It's a very elegant piece to dress your table or to add to your collection. Fine flowers decor runs on the si...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Porcelain

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Porcelain

Europe 18th Century Attribuited to Meissen Porcelain Giove Figurine
Located in Brescia, IT
Elegant 18th century porcelain figurine of Giove, attribuited to Meissen. As to put in evidence the armony and beauty of colors. With certificate of authenticity.
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Mid-18th Century German Antique Baroque Porcelain

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Porcelain

Baroque porcelain for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Baroque porcelain for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage porcelain created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, decorative objects, wall decorations and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, porcelain and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Baroque porcelain made in a specific country, there are Europe, Germany, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original porcelain, popular names associated with this style include Meissen Porcelain, Richard Ginori, Johann Joachim Kändler, and Michel Victor Acier. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for porcelain differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $135 and tops out at $88,500 while the average work can sell for $3,316.

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