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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
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

Meissen Grouping of Mars's War Chariot with War Putti for Catherine the Great
Located in New York, NY
A magnificent and quite large, Baroque style, Museum Quality, Antique Meissen Porcelain Grouping of Mars, the God of War, Chariot with his Putti Servant, originally designed by Johann Joachim Kändler in 1772-1773 for Czarina Katharina, better known as Catherine the Great. Mars, the Roman God of war, is seen wearing a Roman war attire on his white double horse-drawn chariot. While seated, Mars is seen holding the handle of his sword. On his head is a beautiful silver helmet...
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19th Century German Antique Baroque Porcelain

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Porcelain

Meissen Rare Figurine Group The Deal with Geese by Circle of J.J.Kaendler c.1870
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen Quite Rare Figurine Group by Circle Of Johann Joachim Kaendler (designed circa 1745): The Deal with Geese Designer: Circle of Johann Joachim K...
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1870s German 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

France Mid-18th Century Porcelain Soup Bowl Flowers and Fruits Drawings
Located in Brescia, IT
This is an antique porcelain piece made in Strasburgo, France in the mid-18th century. The beauty of the drawings let understand the high level of the French manufacture. It was lo...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Baroque Porcelain

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Porcelain

Meissen Mid-18th Century Cup White Porcelain with Golden Drawings Japonese Style
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a small masterpiece of craftsmanship: the fine porcelain is designed in gold with floral and natural scenes, rich in detail. A piece for refined collectors or useful to star...
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Mid-18th Century Austrian 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

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

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

Italy Richard Ginori Mid-18th Century Porcelain Soup Bowl Red Blue Decor
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a beautiful piece made in Italy by Richard Ginori in the late 18th Century. The elegant and iconic handmade decor in red and blue is called ‘Co...
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Mid-18th Century Italian 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 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

Italy Richard Ginori 18th Century Porcelain Sauce Terrin Floral Drawings
Located in Brescia, IT
This elegant sauce terrin was handmade by the well known Italian factory Doccia, in the circa 1750. The Doccia products are pieces to collect. This sauce terrin with floral drawings...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Porcelain

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Porcelain

Italy Late 18th Century Richard Ginori Porcelain Soup Bowl with Floral Decor
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a soup bowl in a smaller size as usual, it was a special sized for fine foods. This is a piece of the production of the Italian factory Richard Ginori Doccia...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Porcelain

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Porcelain

Porcelain Snuff Box, Samson, Paris, circa 1950
Located in Belmont, MA
Pretty little snuff box with hand painted flower and armorial decor, made by Samson, Paris, circa 1950. The snuff box is made in the style of the German porcelain manufacturer Meisse...
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Mid-20th Century French Baroque Porcelain

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Porcelain

Italy Late 18th Century Porcelain Richard Ginori Doccia Soup Bowl
Located in Brescia, IT
This very fine soup bowl is a piece of the production of the Italian factory Richard Ginori Doccia. It is a timeless piece rich of beauty and elegance, ...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Porcelain

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Porcelain

Berlin K.P.M. Porcelain Plaque "Der Eremit" 'The Hermit' After Salomon Koninck
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A late 19th early 20th century Berlin K.P.M. Porcelain Plaque titled "Der Eremit" (The Hermit) After the painting by Salomon Koninck (Dutch, 1609-1659)...
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Early 1900s German Antique Baroque Porcelain

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Porcelain, Giltwood

Italy 18th Century Italy Richard Ginori Doccia Pair of Porcelain Sauce Bowls
Located in Brescia, IT
This is an elegant pair of porcelain sauce bowls with floral drawings in red and blue. It is beautiful for a table dressing or to collect. The production of this well known Italian...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Porcelain

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Porcelain

Italy Richard Ginori 19th Century Porcelain Covered Cup Red Blue Decor
Located in Brescia, IT
This model of covered cup is a broth cup, with the lid to maintain the broth temperature. This piece in porcelain has the very beautiful decor called ‘Corea...
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Mid-19th Century Italian 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

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

Fischer Vilmos Floral Decorated Porcelain Eggcup, circa 1890
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and finely made antique Hungarian porcelain eggcup hand decorated with a raised carnation like flower set against a white ground within a very busy and detailed floral surround on a swirl pattern base with gilded highlights. This finely made eggcup has a further swirl pattern in gilding on a chocolate ground applied around the inside edge and is signed Fischer Vilmos...
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1890s Hungarian 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

Large Vase of Gien 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Large vase from Gien marked with the logo of Gien for the year 1875 Perfect condition. high 55 cm      
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19th Century French Antique Baroque Porcelain

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Porcelain

Italy Richard Ginori Late 18th Century Pair Porcelain Sauce Boats Tulip Decor
Located in Brescia, IT
This pair of very beautiful porcelain sauce boats were handmade at the end of the 18th Century in Italy by Richard Ginori. They were hand painted with the most iconic decor of Richard Ginori: the Tulip decor in red. Nowadays the pieces with this kind of drawings are most required by the collectors and have an higher rating. These elegant pieces can be used to lay an elegant table or can be part of a worth collection. Every sauce boat is composed by 3 pieces: little plate tray, the sauce boat and the little spoon...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Porcelain

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Porcelain

Early 19th Century Set of 3 English Porcelain Cutleries
Located in Brescia, IT
This set of three cutleries: fork, knive, spoon, are handmade in porcelain with the silver forged and decorated with flower drawings. An handcrafted work, fine and very delicate, ver...
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Late 18th Century British Antique Baroque Porcelain

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Silver

Italy Richard Ginori Mid-19th Century Porcelain Covered
Located in Brescia, IT
This beautiful covered cup was painted with grace and reproducing a variety of flowers, butterflies and natural elements very detailed. Golden profiles. A joyful to look at it, a pie...
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Mid-19th 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

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 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 porcelain was made by Richard Ginori, in Doccia...
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Mid-19th 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

Richard Ginori Late 18th Century Porcelain Tea Pot with Hand Painted Landscapes
Located in Brescia, IT
Richard Ginori Late 18th century porcelain tea pot with hand painted landscapes This very elegant tea pot was hand painted with views of Italian contrysides landscapes, in fuchsia c...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Porcelain

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Porcelain

Antique French Samson Porcelain Figurine, Mid-Late 19th Century
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Antique French Samson porcelain figurine, mid-late 19th century. Overglaze. In perfect condition. Measures 18 cm. X 7 cm. Four figures in the same series are on stock.
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19th Century French Antique Baroque Porcelain

Italy Richard Ginori Mid-18th Century Porcelain Hand Painted Tulip Decor Bowl
Located in Brescia, IT
Richard Ginori mid-18th century porcelain hand painted with Tulip Decor bowl. This is a beautiful antique piece of this Italian production, handmade in 1...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Porcelain

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Porcelain

Italy Richard Ginori 1750 Porcelain Bowl
Located in Brescia, IT
Richard Ginori 1750 porcelain bowl with floral orange and blue decor handmade This amazing Richard Ginori porcelain bowl is painted with a floral decor in orange and blue. A beautif...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Porcelain

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Porcelain

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

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

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

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

Italy Richard Ginori Mid-18th Century Porcelain Coffee Pot Landscapes in Purple
Located in Brescia, IT
Italian Richard Ginori mid-18th century porcelain coffee or chocolate pot with landscapes. This very elegant Richard Ginori porcelain coffee or chocolate pot was hand painted with...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Porcelain

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Porcelain

Italy Richard Ginori Mid-18th Century Pink Porcelain Covered Cup with Landscapes
Located in Brescia, IT
Italian Richard Ginori mid-18th century porcelain covered cup or little covered sauce tureen painted with landscapes in fuchsia color This beautiful covered cup it was hand painte...
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Mid-18th Century Italian 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

20th Century Coffee Cup Cobalt Blue/Gold Graf Von Henneberg
Located in Weiningen, CH
20th century coffee cup cobalt blue/gold Graf von Henneberg Porzellan.
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Mid-20th Century German Baroque Porcelain

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Paint, Porcelain

Italy Richard Ginori 1750 Pair of Porcelain Bowls Pink Tulip Decor
Located in Brescia, IT
Italian Richard Ginori 1750 pair of porcelain bowls with pink tulips drawings doccia This amazing pair of Richard Ginori porcelain bowls is painted wi...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Porcelain

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Porcelain

19th Century KPM Berlin Service Téte á Téte
Located in Berlin, DE
Absolutely rare KPM Berlin tête á tête service decor relief decor. Porcelain, enamel decoration, gilding. The trellises on the upper edge on salmon colored ground, the rocaille...
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19th Century German Antique Baroque Porcelain

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Porcelain

Exclusive Antique Meissen Service by Christian F. Herold, 1735-1740, Rare
By Christian Friedrich Herold
Located in Berlin, DE
Unique Meissen service by famous porcelain painter Christian Friedrich Herold. Created in the year 1735/1740 On all pieces: Meissen with blue swo...
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1730s German 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

Three Faux Meissen Plates with Portraits of French Royalties
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Three faux Meissen plates with portraits of French royalties. Rare collector´s plates. Size: 24½ cm in diameter.
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20th Century German Baroque Porcelain

Meissen Large Pair of Figures Gardener Couple, by Kaendler & Schoenheit, Ca 1850
Located in Vienna, AT
Gardener couple consisting of two individual figures. The female gardener wears rural rococo clothing: a dress with elaborate floral decoration and a pinned up apron, corset and borders made from fine dipped lace, a brimmed hat with floral arrangement, on the left arm a basket full of flowers, a wreath of flowers in the right hand.The figure is supported by a rock and a tree and is based on a square earth plinth with white rocailles raised in gold. The male gardener also wears the finest Rococo garb: the frock...
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Mid-19th 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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