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Modern Porcelain

MODERN STYLE

The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”

Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.

Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chaircrafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.

It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.

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Style: Modern
David Leach Lowerdown Studio Pottery Celadon Glazed Bowl
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine Lowerdown Pottery celadon glazed porcelain bowl by renowned potter David Leach OBE (British, 1911-2005) and dating from around 1987. David Leach, the son of the highl...
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1980s English Vintage Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Contemporary Set of 2 Dessert Plates Gold Hand Painted Porcelain
Located in Roma, RM
Handcrafted in Italy from the finest porcelain, theses white Craquelé edge dessert coupe plate from the Chestnut collection have an original golden craquelé rim emphasizing the brill...
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2010s Italian Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Contemporary Set of 2 Dinner Plates Gold Hand Painted Porcelain Tableware
Located in Roma, RM
Hand painted in Italy from the finest porcelain, this Scipione dinner plate has the rim sprinkled with a light decor of golden dots and thin circles all around; all around the edge, a narrow, African red rim, punctuated with golden dots; at the center very delicate splotches of pink and light blue with sprinkles of golden dots. Set of 2 dinner rim plates, measures: Ø27cm - 10.6in Villa Borghese, Scipione collection Hand painted porcelain Hand painted 24-karat gold Made in Italy First introduced at Milan Design Week 2018, the Scipione line is named after a hall of the Borghese Gallery in Rome and evokes ancient Roman military...
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2010s Italian Modern Porcelain

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Porcelain

Contemporary Set of 2 Fruit Bowls Hand Painted Porcelain Tableware
Located in Roma, RM
Handcrafted in Italy from the finest porcelain, these white seabed fruit bowls have corals lying on a bright bottom surrounded by mysterious multicolored gems floating amid brushes o...
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2010s European Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Modern Easter Porcelain Dish with Rabbit Figure Sofina Boutique Kitzbuehel
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
Charming completely handmade porcelain dish with a hands-free painted rabitt in a traditional Easter decor. The rabbit is painted in black and white decor...
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2010s German Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Contemporary Oval Platter Gold Hand Painted Plate Porcelain Tableware
Located in Roma, RM
Hand painted in Italy from the finest porcelain, this oval rim platter, from the Scipione collection, is sprinkled on the rim with a light decor of golden dots and thin circles; all around the edge, a narrow, African red decor...
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2010s Italian Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

NEW Versace Home Jungle Collection Tray
Located in Madrid, ES
NEW Versace Home Jungle Collection Tray Brand new tray in original Versace packaging and certificate of authenticity Bring epic Italian glamour to yo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Contemporary Set of 2 Dinner Plates Gold Hand Painted Porcelain Tableware
Located in Roma, RM
Handcrafted in Italy from the finest porcelain, this Blue Marble Dinner Plate has an original golden crackled rim emphasizing the elegant white with its blue yellow and green decor...
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2010s Italian Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Contemporary Set of 2 Dessert Plates Hand Painted Porcelain Tableware
Located in Roma, RM
Handcrafted in Italy from the finest porcelain, these blue seabed dessert coupe plates have corals lying on a bright bottom surrounded by mysterious multicolored gems floating amid b...
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2010s European Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Contemporary Oval Platter 36x24 Gold Hand Painted Plate Porcelain Tableware
Located in Roma, RM
Hand painted in Italy from the finest porcelain, this oval rim platter, from the Scipione collection, is sprinkled on the rim with a light decor of golden dots and thin circles; all around the edge, a narrow, African red decor...
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2010s Italian Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Contemporary Set of 2 Coralla's Mugs Gold Hand Painted Porcelain Tableware
Located in Roma, RM
Handcrafted in Italy from the finest porcelain, Coralla's mugs are of her own design and a symbol of her work. This Michelangelo Coralla's mug is material and earthy, and like the gr...
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2010s Italian Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Contemporary Set of 2 Fruit Bowls Gold Hand Painted Porcelain Tableware
Located in Roma, RM
Hand painted in Italy from the finest porcelain, this Dafne Fruit Bowl has a narrow pink and blue dotted rim surrounding a broad, delicate golden decor of stylized flowers, the cente...
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2010s Italian Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Ashtray and Inkwell Set "Vista Alegre" Series "Feathers"
Located in Madrid, ES
Ashtray and Inkwell Set "Vista Alegre" Series "Feathers" porcelain luxury hand made and hight quality manufacture 19cm x 15 ashtray 15cm x 9cm x 6cm Inkwell condition like NEW
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

German White Porcelain Ceramic Vase, Germany
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful German white porcelain ceramic pottery vase with fluted design, circa mid-20th century, Germany. Vase has an asymmetric design and fluted textured detail around. Vase mea...
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Mid-20th Century German Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain, Ceramic, Pottery

Large Chinese Vase 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Large Chinese vase 20th century - Very decorative in very good condition. Measure 70 cm high and 40 cm in diameter Good condition.
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20th Century Chinese Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Porcelain Figurine Busts of a Man & Woman by Peter Strang
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine pair of miniature Meissen porcelain busts. By Peter Strang. In the form of a man and woman in casual clothing. The man wears an argyle sweater a...
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20th Century German Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Paula Murray, Glazed Wheel Thrown Sculptural Porcelain Bowl, Canada, C. 1997
Located in Chatham, ON
Paula Murray (b.1958) - Glazed studio pottery sculptural bowl - wheel thrown porcelain with manipulated body - signed and dated on the base - Canada - circa 1997. Excellent condit...
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Late 20th Century Canadian Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Capriccio Model Porcelain Sculpture by Ferdinand Liebermann for Rosenthal
Located in Milan, Italy
Porcelain, with polychrome glazes; figure of a boy riding an ibex on a tiered moulded round base. Underglaze green company signet Rosenthal Selb-Bavaria. Biography German sculptor F...
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1910s German Vintage Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Candlestick Figurine 'Lighter - Florian' by Silvia Kloede, 1996
Located in Vienna, AT
A slender young, strong man standing by a rock, his light gray breeches and fiery red bodice tapering at the back like a lambent flame, decorated with fine, intricate floral motifs a...
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1990s German Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Large Pair of Allegory Figurines Day & Night by Silvia Kloede, Ca 2007
Located in Vienna, AT
A pair of large, excellently crafted allegories - Day & Night in the form of two slender female figures celebrating femininity: The figure representing the Day dressed in fresh, spr...
Category

Early 2000s German Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Coffee Dessert Service Bjørn Wiinblad by Rosenthal Hilton , 1980
Located in Bronx, NY
Coffee dessert service by Rosenthal "Hilton" 1980 Germany. Danissh artist Bjørn Wiinblad. 14 Mocca cups, 14 dessert plates, 1 creamer , 1 sugar bowl and a Coffee pot. In a shiny rose...
Category

1980s German Vintage Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Christmas Songs Plate by Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal from 1988
Located in Milan, Italy
Porcelain Christmas plate from 1988 by Bjorn Wiinblad made by the German manufacturer Rosenthal. The dish is titled “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day” and is reason no. 6 of the se...
Category

1980s German Vintage Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Maharam Pattern Porcelain Cup by Scholten & Baijings
Located in New York, NY
Pattern Porcelain Cup by Scholten & Baijings 001 Matcha Porcelain with Grid textile graphic. Matte exterior with gloss interior. Made in japan by 1616 / arita Japan. Dishwasher s...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Six Mugs by Keith Haring for Konitz
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Six mugs by Keith Haring for Konitz 'Stacking Men' Made in Germany 1990s.
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Late 20th Century German Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Six Mugs by Keith Haring for Konitz
Six Mugs by Keith Haring for Konitz
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Christmas Songs Plate by Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal from 1980
Located in Milan, Italy
Porcelain Christmas plate from 1980 by Bjorn Wiinblad made by the German manufacturer Rosenthal. When Rosenthal asked the Danish artist to illustrate a new series of dishes, he decid...
Category

1980s German Vintage Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Porcelain Vase by Kato Tsubasa
By Kato Tsubasa
Located in New York, NY
Pale blue celadon glazed porcelain vase by Kato Tsubusa (b. 1962) Incised with maker's mark, together with a signed wooden box, Japan, late 20th century.
Category

Late 20th Century Japanese Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Christmas Songs Plate by Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal from 1977
Located in Milan, Italy
Porcelain Christmas plate from 1977 by Bjorn Wiinblad made by the German manufacturer Rosenthal. When Rosenthal asked the Danish artist to illustrate a new series of dishes, he decid...
Category

1970s German Vintage Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Trio Of Porcelain Flower/Ring Hands
Located in Prato, Tuscany
Please take the time to read the entire description, as we aim to provide detailed technical and historical information to ensure the authenticity of our items. This is an original t...
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Christmas Songs Plate by Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal from 1989
Located in Milan, Italy
Porcelain Christmas plate from 1989 by Bjorn Wiinblad made by the German manufacturer Rosenthal. The dish is titled “O Little Town of Bethlehem” and is reason no. 7 of the series. Wh...
Category

1980s German Vintage Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Modern Porcelain Serving Bowl made by Piet Stockmans signed and dated 1991
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Modern porcelain bowl by the Belgian ceramist Piet Stockmans. The bowl is partly unglazed porcelain, with a blue, lavender-like colour, characteristic o...
Category

1990s Belgian Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Soviet Ukraine Porcelain 3-Piece Tea Service Soviet Russian Modernism
Located in Sharon, CT
All hand painted and signed made in Soviet Ukraine. Cup is 5.8cm high, saucer 12cm diameter and the dessert 17cm. diameter.
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Mid-20th Century Russian Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Meissen Porcelain Golfer or Golfing Figurine by Peter Strang
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Meissen porcelain miniature or figurine. By Peter Strang. Strang was born in Dresden in 1935 and received a degree in Sculpture from the Academy...
Category

20th Century German Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Titicaca Vase by Matteo Thun for Memphis Collection
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Matteo Thun wagers on white for a series of objects in porcelain created for Memphis, turned and shaped by hand. The attention of the observer is caught not by the color but by the u...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Ginori Luke Edward Hall's "Il Viaggio di Nettuno" Set of Two Small Bowls, 2023
Located in Cagliari, IT
The "Il Viaggi di Nettuno" pattern is inspired by Luke Edward Hall’s love of Greco-Roman mythology, and particularly Neptune, the Roman god of the sea, and...
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2010s Italian Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Collection of 7 Plates Herend Hungary Porcelain Wall Decoration Ready to Hang
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Lot of 7 plates hand painted Hungarian porcelain by Herend. Each one ready to hang at a wall. Tallest measures approx. 6 3/4" in diameter, smallest 3 5/8". All marked with Herend H...
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Mid-20th Century Hungarian Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Set of Six Fine Porcelain Cups and Saucers.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Set of Six Fine Porcelain Cups and saucers. Set of six fine porcelain cups and saucers in their box, in spring colours.   Box: h: 7cm, w: 27cm, d: 25,5cm
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20th Century European Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Förstenberg Porcelain Tea Caddies with Historical Danish Stamps
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A rare set of china tea containers made for the Danish marked by Föstenberg Porcelain in West Germany in 1977 and 1980. They feature historical s...
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20th Century Danish Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Gary Wornell Studio Pottery Crackle Glaze Porcelain Lidded Pot, circa 1980
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very finely made vintage Studio Pottery lidded porcelain box designed and made by Gary Wornell in Aldeburgh, Suffolk. The rounded box has a domed cover ...
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1980s British Vintage Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Bjørn Wiinblad for Rosenthal. Pink "Lotus" Porcelain Coffee Service for 12 P
Located in København, Copenhagen
Bjørn Wiinblad for Rosenthal. Pink "Lotus" porcelain coffee service for twelve persons. 1980's. Consisting of 12 coffee cups with saucers, 12 plates, sugar / cream set and coffee po...
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1980s German Vintage Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Porcelain Tea Set, Model Sahara from 1920s, in Cabana Style
Located in Vienna, Austria
Porcelain tea set, model Sahara from the porcelain manufactory Epiag Royal, Czechoslovakia. Company Epiag, later included in the Carlsbad manufactory, is ...
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1920s Czech Vintage Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Modern Set of Six Porcelain Tea Cups Butterfly Decor Sofina Boutique Kitzbuehel
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
These completely handmade porcelain cups with saucers are painted by hand with a charming hands-free modern decor. The set comes as a set of six hand painted cups with a butterfly decor...
Category

2010s German Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Maharam Pattern Porcelain Plate by Scholten & Baijings
Located in New York, NY
Pattern Porcelain Plate by Scholten & Baijings 002 Petal Porcelain with Grid textile graphic. Glossy surface with matte underside. Made in Japan by 1616 / arita japan. Dishwasher sa...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Historical Porcelain Vases from the Italian Nicasio Collection
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Pair of Historical Porcelain Vases from the Italian Nicasio Collection. Pair of splendid porcelain vases from the limited edition of the 3000 from the well-known Nicasio Catanese ...
Category

1980s Italian Vintage Modern Porcelain

Materials

Gold

Tapio Wirkkala for Rosenthal, Corinth Lidded Tureen in Blue Painted Porcelain
Located in København, Copenhagen
Tapio Wirkkala for Rosenthal. Corinth lidded tureen in blue painted porcelain. Modernist Finnish design. Dated 1979-80. Measures: 22 x 12.5 cm. In excellent condition. Stamped.
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1970s German Vintage Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Contemporary Set of 2 Teacups and Saucer Gold Hand Painted Porcelain Tableware
Located in Roma, RM
Hand painted in Italy from the finest porcelain, this Dafne teacup and saucer has a narrow pink and blue dotted rim surrounding a broad, delicate golden decor on the saucer, white wi...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Ginori Luke Edward Hall's "Il Viaggio Di Nettuno" Set of Two Tea Cups, 2023
Located in Cagliari, IT
The "Il Viaggi di Nettuno" pattern is inspired by Luke Edward Hall’s love of Greco-Roman mythology, and particularly Neptune, the Roman god of the sea, and...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Maharam Pattern Porcelain Bowl by Scholten & Baijings
Located in New York, NY
Pattern Porcelain Bowl by Scholten & Baijings 003 Zinc Porcelain with Grid textile graphic. Matte exterior with gloss interior. Made in Japan by 1616 / arita japan. Dishwasher saf...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Porcelain

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Porcelain

Maharam Pattern Porcelain Plate Small by Scholten & Baijings
Located in New York, NY
Pattern Porcelain Plate Small by Scholten & Baijings 003 Zinc Porcelain with grid textile graphic. Glossy surface with matte underside. Made in Japan by 1616 / arita japan. Dishwas...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Bjørn Wiinblad for Rosenthal, Lotus Porcelain Service, Twelve Plates
Located in København, Copenhagen
Bjørn Wiinblad for Rosenthal. Lotus porcelain service. Twelve plates decorated with pink lotus leaves. 1980s. Diameter: 17 cm. In excellent conditi...
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1980s German Vintage Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

KPM Porcelain Mocha Set
Located in Sharon, CT
Important continuation of The Bauhaus Aesthetic from KPM-one the main manufacturers of Bauhaus designed porcelain. This small and delicate Mocha Service is for six, Pot, Creamer an...
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Mid-20th Century German Modern Porcelain

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Porcelain

Mary Rich Islamic Influence Gold Lustre Patterned Porcelain Studio Pottery Bowl
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish studio pottery porcelain miniature teapot with Islamic influence design in rich gilding on a green coloured ground by renowned potter Mary Rich (b.1940) and dating from the 20th Century. The small barrel...
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20th Century English Modern Porcelain

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Porcelain

Maharam Pattern Porcelain Bowl by Scholten & Baijings
Located in New York, NY
Pattern Porcelain Bowl by Scholten & Baijings 002 Petal Porcelain with Grid textile graphic. Matte exterior with gloss interior. Made in Japan by 1616 / arita japan. Dishwash...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Porcelain

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Porcelain

Studio Job for Makkum Pottery Textural Relief White Matt Porcelain Plate
Located in North Miami, FL
This amazing limited edition porcelain textural relief plate is a piece of art and sculpture with coded messages of things, objects and symbols all ...
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Early 2000s Dutch Modern Porcelain

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Porcelain

Heljä Liukko-Sundström For Arabia Limited Edition Mother & Child Wall Plates
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine pair vintage Arabia porcelain wall plates from the Mother and Child Series by Heljä Liukko-Sundström (b.1938) for Arabia, Finland and mad...
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1980s Finnish Vintage Modern Porcelain

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Porcelain

Amélie Handcrafted Cruet, Handmade in Italy 2021, Choose Size and Colours
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
This wonderful collection encourages to participate in the process of combining small pleasures into a significant whole by regarding details as both minute and essential. Our artist...
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2010s Italian Modern Porcelain

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage French Porcelain Round Vase with Painted African Women and Pure Gold
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. French round vase...
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Early 2000s French Modern Porcelain

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Porcelain

Onega White Porcelain Cup, by Matteo Thun from Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The kitchen took a new revolutionary appeal when Matteo Thun designed its series of white decorated porcelains for Memphis Milano. The rite of the quickie espresso changed forever wi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Porcelain

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Porcelain

"Summer Stroll" Porcelain Figurine by Lladro, Spain, "Young Girl with Umbrella"
By Juan Huerta, Lladro
Located in Incline Village, NV
This was a limited edition hand painted porcelain made and retired in 1991 by Lladro in Spain. Designed and sculpted by world renowned artist, Juan Huerta, it is entitled "Summer Stroll...
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1990s Spanish Modern Porcelain

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Porcelain

Bjørn Wiinblad for Rosenthal, Christmas Plate in Porcelain from 1989
Located in København, Copenhagen
Bjørn Wiinblad for Rosenthal. Christmas plate in porcelain from 1989. In good condition. Signed. Diameter: 27 cm. Limited edition.
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1980s German Vintage Modern Porcelain

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Porcelain

Black and White After Leger Limoges Porcelain Plates Vintage Pair of Vintage
Located in North Miami, FL
This pair of lithographic black and white Porcelain plates is by a design after Leger manufactured by Limoges France. They are vintage...
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1970s French Vintage Modern Porcelain

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Porcelain

Modern porcelain for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Modern 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 and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, porcelain and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern porcelain made in a specific country, there are Europe, Asia, and East Asia pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original porcelain, popular names associated with this style include 1616 / Arita Japan, Maharam, Scholten & Baijings, and Fornasetti. 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 $19 and tops out at $4,750 while the average work can sell for $383.

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