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Neoclassical Porcelain

NEOCLASSICAL STYLE

Neoclassical design emerged in Europe in the 1750s, as the Age of Enlightenment reached full flower. Neoclassical furniture took its cues from the styles of ancient Rome and Athens: symmetrical, ordered, dignified forms with such details as tapered and fluted chair and table legs, backrest finials and scrolled arms.

Over a period of some 20 years, first in France and later in Britain, neoclassical design — also known as Louis XVI, or Louis Seize — would supersede the lithe and curvaceous Rococo or Louis XV style.

The first half of the 18th century had seen a rebirth of interest in classical antiquity. The "Grand Tour" of Europe, codified as a part of the proper education of a patrician gentleman, included an extended visit to Rome. Some ventured further, to sketch the ruins of ancient Greece. These drawings and others — particularly those derived from the surprising and rich archaeological discoveries in the 1730s and ’40s at the sites of the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum — caused great excitement among intellectuals and aesthetes alike.

Neoclassical furniture is meant to reflect both grace and power. The overall appearance of neoclassical chairs, tables and cabinetry is strong and rectilinear. These pieces are, in effect, classical architecture in miniature: chair and table legs are shaped like columns; cabinets are constructed with elements that mirror friezes and pediments.

Yet neoclassicism is enlivened by gilt and silver leaf, marquetry, and carved and applied ornamental motifs based on Greek and Roman sculpture: acanthus leaves, garlands, laurel wreaths, sheaves of arrow, medallions and chair splats are carved in the shapes of lyres and urns. Ormolu — or elaborate bronze gilding — was essential to French design in the 18th and 19th centuries as a cornerstone of the neoclassical and Empire styles.

As you can see from the furniture on these pages, there is a bit of whimsy in such stately pieces — a touch of lightness that will always keep neoclassicism fresh.

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Style: Neoclassical
Antique Doccia Porcelain Italian Neoclassical Topographical Cup & Saucer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Offered here for your consideration is, A fine antique topographical porcelain cup & saucer. By Doccia porcelain manufactory circa 1820. ...
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1820s Italian Antique Neoclassical Porcelain

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Porcelain

Antique Doccia Porcelain Italian Neoclassical Topographical Chocolate/Coffee Pot
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique topographical porcelain coffee or chocolate pot. By the Doccia porcelain manufactory circa 1820. With painted enamel topograph...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Porcelain

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Porcelain

White Porcelain Neoclassical Style Amphora Oil Lamp
Located in New York, NY
White porcelain neoclassical style amphora oil lamp. Sleek white Berlin porcelain amphora with entwined serpent handle raised on four lion monop...
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Early 20th Century German Neoclassical Porcelain

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Porcelain

19th Century Italian Mojalica Monumental Urn
Located in Nashville, TN
Monumental Italian Majolica porcelain figural floor urn. Decorated throughout with hand painted Classical Greek scenery. Two figural fawns on the opposing handles. Fine wear and crac...
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1880s Italian Antique Neoclassical Porcelain

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Porcelain

Antique Royal Copenhagen Blue Fluted butter dish. Ca 1820
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Antique Royal Copenhagen Blue Fluted butter dish. Rare butter dish from around 1820. Marked with three blue waves. Model number 7. In very good condition with a minor insignificant c...
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1820s Danish Antique Neoclassical Porcelain

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Porcelain

Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica sauce boat on a pedestal with a leaf-shaped handle
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica sauce boat on a pedestal with a leaf-shaped handle. 24-karat gold decoration. Dating: 1967. Model 20/3556. Perfect condition. First factory quality. Mar...
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1960s Danish Vintage Neoclassical Porcelain

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Porcelain

19th Century Old Paris Topographical Coffee Pot, Now as a Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th century Old Paris topographical coffee pot, now as a lamp One side depicting a view of the of the Palais Royal the other side shows a view of the L’Arc Porte Saint- Denis, rais...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Porcelain

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Porcelain, Giltwood

Antique Doccia Porcelain Italian Neoclassical Topographical Waste Bowl
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique topographical porcelain waste bowl. By Doccia porcelain manufactory circa 1820. With painted enamel topographical scenes, ...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Porcelain

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Porcelain

Antique Italian Doccia Topographical Porcelain Neoclassical Cup and Saucer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very fine antique Italian Doccia Topographical porcelain neoclassical cup & saucer. By Doccia Porcelain Manufactory circa 1820. With pa...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Porcelain

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Porcelain

Set of Three Early 19th Century Wedgwood Creamware Pattern No. 892 Serving Bowls
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rare group of wedgwood creamware bowls. In the neoclassical pattern no. 892 with a cobalt blue and gold border. Diameters: just under 9 in., just over 8 3/4 in., and just ove...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Porcelain

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Creamware

Antique German Porcelain Twelve Piece Dessert Service
Located in London, GB
Antique German porcelain twelve piece dessert service German, c. 1880 Measures: Seven flat plates: Height 2cm, diameter 22cm Four raised plates: Height 6.5cm, diameter 25cm Large...
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Late 19th Century German Antique Neoclassical Porcelain

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Porcelain

Wedgwood Green Dip Tricolor Snake Handled Vase
Located in New Orleans, LA
Tricolor jasperware was one of Wedgwood’s most celebrated innovations, and this exquisitely rare vase is an extraordinary example of this wondrous ...
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19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Porcelain

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Ceramic, Porcelain

Rare 19th Century Tucker and Hemphill American Porcelain Trumpet Vase, 1830s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine and rare early 19th century Tucker and Hemphill porcelain vase. The vase is decorated with a gilt shield device surrounded by leaf and branch and ribbon decoration. (Also, ...
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1830s American Antique Neoclassical Porcelain

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Porcelain

Exceptional 19th C Neoclassical Sevres Style Porcelain Bronze Vase with Cover
Located in New York, NY
An exceptionally painted, gilt and enameled 19th century French porcelain vase in the neoclassical Sevres style raised on bronze base, distinguished by its vivid and finely painted c...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Porcelain

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Bronze

Meissen Charger with Decoration a Flower Bunches, Marcolini Period Ca. 1800
Located in CH
Meissen charger with decoration a flower Bunches, Marcolini period Ca. 1800 This large Meissen Charger is decorated with a stylized bouquets of flower...
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1790s German Antique Neoclassical Porcelain

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Porcelain

Large Dresden Ornamental Vase in Hand Painted Porcelain with Classicist Scenes
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Large Dresden ornamental vase in hand painted porcelain with classicist scenes and handles in the shape of winged female figures. 19th century. Measures: 42.5 x 24 cm. In excellen...
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19th Century German Antique Neoclassical Porcelain

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Porcelain

Coupe Porcelaine du Lys Royal décor Kakiemon Château de Chantilly XVIIIe France
Located in London, England
Le plat de service Porcelaine du Lys Royal est une reproduction fidèle du décor "Kakiemon", emblématique de la manufacture du Château de Chantilly au XVIIIe siècle. Ce chef-d'œuvre r...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Porcelain

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Porcelain

Five Sets of Royal Copenhagen Blue Flower Angular, Espresso Cups ‘Mocca Cups’
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Five sets of Royal Copenhagen blue flower angular, espresso cups (mocca cups). Decoration number 10/8562. The cup's diameter is 7.3 cm. Perfect condition. 1st. factory quality.
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1950s Danish Vintage Neoclassical Porcelain

A Rare 18th Century Meissen Porcelain Marcolini Period Watteau Covered Potpourri
Located in New York, NY
A Rare 18th Century Meissen Porcelain Marcolini Period Watteau Covered Potpourri. This rare Meissen porcelain potpourri vase, dating ...
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1770s German Antique Neoclassical Porcelain

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Porcelain

Large Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze and Porcelain Vase
Located in London, GB
Large Neoclassical style gilt bronze and porcelain vase French, 19th Century Measures: height 87 cm, diameter 27 cm This grand porcelain vase is crafted in the style of Sèvres. ...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Porcelain

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Enamel, Ormolu

Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica. Pair of obelisks for table decoration. Ca 1910s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica. A pair of porcelain obelisks for table decoration. Putti surrounded by garlands, budding flowers. 24-karat gold leaf decoration. Royal monograms 1884-...
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Early 20th Century Danish Neoclassical Porcelain

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Porcelain

Royal Crown Derby Ceramic Pheasant Bird Saucer or Vide Poche, England
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A lovely Royal Crown Derby saucer plate with a bird pattern and gold rim. Great for use at a dinner table, or as a small vide poche. Marked at bottom: Royal Crown Derby Made i...
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20th Century English Neoclassical Porcelain

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Porcelain

Signed Pair Gilded Mintons Pate-Sur-Pate Caged Putti Footed Moon Flask Vases
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This charming pair of gilded olive brown Mintons pâte-sur-pâte footed moon flask vases feature a romantic caged putto motif executed in white slip on a bla...
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1890s English Antique Neoclassical Porcelain

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Porcelain

Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica Pierced Dinner Plate with Fruit Motif Plum
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica pierced dinner plate with fruit motif plum. Number 429/3584. Measures: 25.5 cm. in diameter. First factory qua...
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20th Century Danish Neoclassical Porcelain

Antique French Sevres Style Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
The combination of sumptuous, lustrous ormolu and finely decorated Sevres style porcelain makes this mantel clock an exceptional piece. Built in France and retailed by the prestigiou...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Porcelain

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Ormolu, Bronze

Set of 10 Vintage Limoges Porcelain Coffee Cups – Signed Limoges France – White
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Set of 10 Vintage Limoges Porcelain Coffee Cups – Signed Limoges France – White Glazed Elegant Design Description: This is a refined set of 10 vintage porcelain coffee cups, signed ...
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1970s French Vintage Neoclassical Porcelain

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Porcelain

Saxe Porcelain Jardinière. Germany, Late 19th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Saxe porcelain jardinière. Germany, late 19th century.
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Late 19th Century German Antique Neoclassical Porcelain

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Porcelain

Royal Copenhagen Large Purpur Soup Tureen with Dish
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen large Purpur soup tureen with dish. Dish measures 35 cm. Number 427/8532. Year 1870-1890. In perfect condition. 1st. factory quality.
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1870s Danish Antique Neoclassical Porcelain

Early and Rare Royal Copenhagen Large Oval Dish in Museum Quality
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Early and rare Royal Copenhagen large oval dish in museum quality. Early 19th century. Measures: 44 x 36 x 6 cm. In very good condition.
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Early 19th Century Danish Antique Neoclassical Porcelain

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Porcelain

Shell Sweetmeat Stand, Bow Porcelain, circa 1750
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Three-tiered stand for sweetmeats, in the form of shells and coral, and enameled with flowers; it is rare to find these in such good condition. Probably from a large dessert service. These stands were popular in the Georgian period and were made by most of the porcelain factories. Many were modelled by a man named Tebo, who went from factory to factory creating these stands. He appears to have used real shells...
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Late 18th Century English Antique Neoclassical Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

12 Royal Doulton "Powder Blue" W/ Raised Gold Dinner Plates
Located in Great Barrington, MA
These aren't the typical set of dinner plates from Royal Doulton. This set of 12 are decorated with thick raised paste gold over a "lapis lazuli" type of decoration which distinguish...
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Early 20th Century British Neoclassical Porcelain

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Porcelain

Royal Copenhagen Vase with Gold Decoration, Trumpet-Shaped
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen vase with gold decoration. Trumpet-shaped. Measures 26.5 x 17 cm. Stamped. 1. factory quality, in perfect condition.
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1950s Danish Vintage Neoclassical Porcelain

Pair of Meissen Porcelain Vases with Snake Handles
Located in Pembroke, MA
A highly-decorative pair of yellow porcelain vases, hand-painted with detailed central romantic scene, and having snake-form handles (Me...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Jasperware Cheese Plate
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Heavy Wedgewood cobalt blue Jasperware cheese plate with dome. The applied white bas relief depicts classical figural scenes with foliate motif against...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Porcelain

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Porcelain

Set of Twelve Meissen Porcelain Plates with Putti and Heavenly Scenes
Located in New York, NY
A fabulous and pristine set of twelve neoclassical style 19th century Meissen Porcelain plates hand painted with putti, fruit, garland, and heavenly scenes. The center of each plate ...
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1860s German Antique Neoclassical Porcelain

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Porcelain

Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Vase Signed Sèvres, France, Late 19th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Porcelain and gilt bronze vase signed Sèvres, France, late 19th century.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Porcelain

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Bronze

Tea Bowl & Saucer, Peacock Decoration, Chelsea, circa 1765
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A tea-bowl and saucer from Chelsea's Gold Anchor period. Richly decorated in purple, pink and green then lavishly gilded, the gilding being chased as well. It is possible the decorat...
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Mid-18th Century English Antique Neoclassical Porcelain

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Porcelain

Pair of Porcelain Vases, France, Late 19th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Pair of porcelain vases, France, late 19th century.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Porcelain

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Porcelain

Villeroy & Boch Mettlach Phanolith Porcelain Charger in Neoclassical Style
Located in New York, NY
Villeroy & Boch Mettlach charger in Phanolith porcelain (similar to Jasperware) depicting a Greco-Roman goddess and attendants in white porcelain on a...
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Early 20th Century German Neoclassical Porcelain

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Porcelain

Fortune Teller Figure. Bow Porcelain C1750
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A young woman standing with the remains of a staff in her left hand, and in apparent apprehension as her future and fortune is being read by an exotic, enigmatic, bearded figure, app...
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Mid-18th Century English Antique Neoclassical Porcelain

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Porcelain

Rare 'Hope Service' Plate 18th Century Flight Worcester
Located in Brisbane, QLD
The Hope Service was designed and created by the Royal Flight Worcester Company, commissioned by the Duke of Clarence and St Andrews (later King William I...
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1780s English Antique Neoclassical Porcelain

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Porcelain

Conical form Teapot, Chelsea, circa 1755
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
An unusual shape, which looks impractical and yet the lid is surprisingly stable when the pot is tilted. The usual superb flower painting for this period. See McKenna, Red Anchor ...
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Mid-18th Century English Antique Neoclassical Porcelain

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Porcelain

12 Royal Crown Derby Cobalt Blue Neoclassical Dessert Plates
Located in Great Barrington, MA
An unusual set of 12 Royal Crown Derby dessert plates featuring an elegant and restrained central subject of subtly different urns wit...
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Early 20th Century British Neoclassical Porcelain

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Porcelain, Paste

Figure representing Matrimony, Bow Porcelain Factory, circa 1750
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
An attractive allegorical figure of Matrimony, reprsented by a woman in her best clothing, holding a cage. The Bow Porcelain factory was the first English porcelain producer; these ...
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Mid-18th Century English Antique Neoclassical Porcelain

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Porcelain

Porcelain of Mice and Vase 'Fraureuth'
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Porcelain of mice and vase origin Germany circa 1900 Fraureuth-kunstabteilung perfect state.
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Early 1900s German Antique Neoclassical Porcelain

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Porcelain

12 Cauldon Hand Painted Signed G Rowley Ornate Exotic Bird & Floral Desserts
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Turquoise is in! This set of 12 hand painted and artist signed dessert plates are presented with a piecrust border, trimmed in gold and highlighted with a band of turquoise enamel. T...
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Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Porcelain

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Porcelain

Large Dish, Chelsea, circa 1755
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A large platter, probably once associated with tureen. Beautiful flower painting, possible done outside the factory at the Giles studio in London, or perhaps at the Chelsea studio by a painter who had previously worked there. The tulip, heartease, and others look very Giles. One of the most distinctive features of Chelsea porcelain is its intricate floral painting, which often featured detailed, lifelike renditions of flowers and other botanical subjects. The factory employed skilled artists who were trained in the art of flower...
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Mid-18th Century English Antique Neoclassical Porcelain

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Porcelain

Large Dish, Chelsea, circa 1755
Large Dish, Chelsea, circa 1755
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19th Century Russian Gilt Porcelain Centrepiece by Popov Manufactory
Located in London, GB
This exquisite centrepiece was crafted in porcelain and gilt by the Russian Popov Manufactory. The centerpiece is of bowl-form, and is crafted in white porcelain which is pierced wit...
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19th Century Russian Antique Neoclassical Porcelain

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Porcelain

Figure, Mercury, Bow Porcelain, circa 1748
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
He wears a winged helmet and sandals, a loosely draped pink, white, and yellow washed cloak over a short tunic, and leans arrogantly against bales, his message sack over his left sho...
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Mid-18th Century English Antique Neoclassical Porcelain

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Porcelain

19th Century German Meissen painted porcelain plaque
Located in London, GB
19th Century German Meissen painted porcelain plaque German, 19th Century Height 11cm, width 13.5cm, depth 1cm This charming painted porcelain plaque d...
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19th Century German Antique Neoclassical Porcelain

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Metal

Cauldron Salt Cellar, in the White, Bow Porcelain Factory, circa 1752
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A cauldron-shaped salt: a direct copy of a contemporary (Georgian) silver shape in soft-paste porcelain. Provenance: Taylor collection.
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Mid-18th Century English Antique Neoclassical Porcelain

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Porcelain

18th Century French Hand Painted Porcelain in Gilt-Mount 'Ormolu', Centrepiece
Located in Lantau, HK
Transitional period, late 18th century (circa 1770-1780) This vase embodies a neoclassical shape and a Rococo depiction of flowers, the blue flowers around the neck of the vase first...
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18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Porcelain

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Ormolu

20th Century Porcelain Capodimonte Ornamental Urn or Jar
Located in Miami, FL
20th century porcelain Capodimonte ornamental urn or jar.
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Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Porcelain

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Ceramic

Large 19th Century Vienna Charger
Located in London, GB
A glamorous Vienna style charger painted with a central panel of "La toilette de Venus " Elaborately decorated with gilded garlands and flowers in relief, in the Roman style. Hand-p...
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Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Neoclassical Porcelain

Dated Crowther Plate, Bow Porcelain Factory, 1770
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
The so-called ‘Crowther Plate’ dated January 1770: Octagonal, painted in blue underglaze with the monogram ‘RC’ in a floral cartouche and with elaborate scroll, pendant and cell a...
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1770s English Antique Neoclassical Porcelain

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Porcelain

Pair of Plates, Roses and Tulips, Nantgarw, circa 1815
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A fine pair of plates in the incomparable Nantgarw body; decorated in London with naturalistic sprays of flowers.
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Early 19th Century Welsh Antique Neoclassical Porcelain

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Porcelain

Antique Porcelain and Ormolu Gueridon Table
Located in London, GB
This delicately detailed circular gueridon table is crafted of ormolu, and features a very fine hand painted porcelain top. The porcelain top is decorated with flowers in circular pa...
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19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Porcelain

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Ormolu

Large 19th Century Vienna Charger
Located in London, GB
A beautiful Vienna style charger of a water nymph watching over a sleeping traveller, perched on a rock that's overlooking a waterfall. The borders are also hand-painted in the ancie...
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Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Neoclassical Porcelain

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Porcelain

Monumental Pair Porcelain Hunting Scene Vases w/ Platinum and Gilt Decoration
Located in New York, NY
Magnificent in scale and adorned with opulent detailing were created in 1876 and bear the signature of A. Carrier Hammer, these monumental baluster vases stand at an impressive heigh...
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19th Century Czech Antique Neoclassical Porcelain

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Gold

Pair of Royal Vienna Porcelain Iridescent Pink Vases with Neoclassical Scenes
Located in New York, NY
A pair of 19th century Louis XVI Style Royal Vienna Porcelain Iridescent pink vases with neoclassical scenes. Of rounded form these covered vases are spectacular. Each has a particul...
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19th Century Austrian Antique Neoclassical Porcelain

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Porcelain

Neoclassical porcelain for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Neoclassical porcelain for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Late 20th Century, 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, lighting and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, porcelain and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Neoclassical porcelain made in a specific country, there are Europe, United Kingdom, and England pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original porcelain, popular names associated with this style include Bow Porcelain, Meissen Porcelain, Chelsea Porcelain, and Minton. 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 $45 and tops out at $316,032 while the average work can sell for $1,850.

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