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Material: Porcelain
Chinese Porcelain Famille Verte Large "Flower Basket" Dish, Kangxi Period
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese porcelain Famille Verte large "flower basket" dish, Kangxi Period The Chinese Export porcelain large dish is painted in “famille verte” enamels with a central medallion o...
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Early 1700s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Porcelain Furniture

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Porcelain

1851 Imperial Vienna Porcelain 27 piece Service for 18, very rare
Located in San Francisco, CA
This extremely rare partial set of dinner service was produced at the Royal Vienna Factory in 1851 under the direction of Baron Leithner, ten years before the factory closed. During Leithner's direction, the factory and it's artists were still known for their splendid and expensive gilding which is displayed on each of the pieces in this set. I purchased this set in the later 1980s from Butterfield and Butterfield, and was told that it was consigned by the estate of a Austrian woman who brought the dishes over from Vienna. Purported the set was part of a very large set of dishes belonging to the household of the Empress Elizabeth...
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1850s Austrian Victorian Antique Porcelain Furniture

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Porcelain

Vintage Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Astrolabe Plate
Located in Downingtown, PA
Vintage Piero Fornasetti astrolabe plate, Numbered #7 in Series 1960s-mid 1970s. The Piero Fornasetti porcelain plate depicts an astrolabe in a ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain Furniture

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Porcelain

Vintage Coastal Alberto Pinto for Raynaud Limoges “Christobal” China for 8-24 Pc
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Elevate your dining experience with this exquisite vintage china set for eight, featuring the iconic "Christobal" pattern by the acclaimed designer A...
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Late 20th Century French Porcelain Furniture

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Porcelain

19th Century After Sevre Louis XV Style Mantel Clock Set
Located in Austin, TX
This magnificent 19th Century Louis XV Style Mantel Clock Set, crafted in the style of Sèvres, embodies the opulence and elegance of French decorative arts. The set includes an intri...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Porcelain Furniture

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Ormolu

Vintage King of Spades Porcelain Coaster Dish 1960s by Gloria Bavaria Germany
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage King of Spades Porcelain Coaster Dish 1960s by Gloria Bavaria Germany. This porcelain plate coaster is perfect for any collector or love...
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Mid-20th Century German Louis XIV Porcelain Furniture

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Porcelain

Paris porcelain reticulated fruit basket - gilt centerpiece, 19th century
Located in GRENOBLE, FR
A fine Paris porcelain reticulated centerpiece or fruits basket, mid 19th century production - Napoleon III period. Our piece is a large, very decorative format with a bright gilt. I...
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Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Porcelain Furniture

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Porcelain

Pair Japanese Imari Porcelain and Brass Table Lamps, 2nd half 19th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
formerly oil burning lamps with alternating color vertical bands with painted decorations, they are beautifully mounted in gilt brass featuring dragon handles, the bases are scrolls...
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1870s Japanese High Victorian Antique Porcelain Furniture

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Porcelain

Japanese Porcelain, Satsuma Tea Set, 23 Pieces
Located in Milano, IT
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1950s Japanese Japonisme Vintage Porcelain Furniture

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Porcelain

19th Century Pair Porcelain Vases / Urns
Located in Tarry Town, NY
19th century pair of French figural glazed porcelain vases / urns with exterior gilt painted design scene details. Each vase / urn is in good condition. No chips, cracks, or restoration observed. Minor wear consistent with age / use. Each one stands about 19.5 inches tall x 8 inches wide X 4.5 deep pair of French figural porcelain...
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1820s French Antique Porcelain Furniture

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Gold

Antique Wedgwood Daisy Makeig-Jones Fairyland Lustre 'Butterfly' Vase No. Z4832
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique English lustreware porcelain vase. By Wedgwood Butterfly Pattern No. Z4832. Designed by Daisy Makeig-Jones. With a mottled cela...
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Early 20th Century British Art Nouveau Porcelain Furniture

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Porcelain

French Gien Lafayette Set of 6 Red Plates by Pierre Deux
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Set of 6 Transferware Lafayette Plates from Gien for Pierre Deux, France These charming plates from Gien feature red leaves on a white background. Could be used as salad, bread or d...
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Late 20th Century French French Provincial Porcelain Furniture

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Porcelain

Pair Antique Japanese White Porcelain Flower Encrusted Table Lamps C.1920
Located in London, GB
Pair Japanese White Porcelain Flower Encrusted Table Lamps C.1920 In very good condition commensurate with age. Minor losses to petals.
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Early 20th Century Japanese Porcelain Furniture

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Porcelain

Royal Limoges Castel France 22-Karat Gold Trinket Round Box in Cobalt Blue
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Royal Limoges France 22-Karat Gold Trinket Round Box in Cobalt Blue. Elegant large French vintage round Limoges trinket jewelry porcelain box i...
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Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Porcelain Furniture

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Porcelain

Lladró Protective Dragon Sculpture, Gold, Special Edition, Limited Edition
Located in New York City, NY
Limited edition High Porcelain sculpture of a dragon, the symbol of power and good fortune in Asian cultures, in a special version to commemorate Lladró’s 70th anniversary. A represe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Porcelain Furniture

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Porcelain

Antique Japanese Meiji Period Kutani Porcelain Vase by Shoundo / Matsumoto Sahei
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Japanese Meiji period Kutani porcelain vase. By Matsumoto Sahei/Shoundo. In an aka-e style decorated throughout in iron red with extensive gilt accents. There are cartouches to either side both with branches of red flower with a backdrop of clouds on a white ground. With 2 figural dragon finial handles. Marked to the base with '九谷松雲堂製' which translates as 'Made by Shoundo of Kutani' Matsumoto Sahei (1851-1918) was a master potter who enjoyed success & recognition during his era. In 1876, Sahei received the artist name Shoundo from the nanga painter Tokuda Kansho - he would use that title for nearly 20 years until passing it onto his son as his successor in 1893. Sahei also has the distinction of taking Tokuda Yasokichi I as an apprentice when the latter was 17-years-old. The Tokuda family is perhaps one of the most famous families of Japanese ceramics: Yasokichi I is credited with revitalizing the lost art of ko-Kutani and Yasokichi I, II, & III were all recognized as "Living National Treasures" during their lifetimes. Shoundo exhibited internationally numerous times at the tail end of the 19th Century. The Keisei Isogaya Museum of Art (which specializes in Meiji Kutani) has a vase of Sahei's that was exhibited in the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition of 1876. He is listed as exhibiting a wide variety of porcelain goods at the 1878, 1889, and 1900 Paris World Exhibitions. He is also listed as exhibiting 'incense burners & porcelain' at the World's Columbian Exhibition held in 1893 in Chicago. The pair of vases that Sahei exhibited in Paris in 1900 bear a strong resemblance to this pair. Simply a wonderfully rare Japanese porcelain...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Porcelain Furniture

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Porcelain

Chinese Export Porcelain Armorial Dish with European Coat of Arms
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese Export Porcelain Armorial Dish, Pseudo Continental Arms, Motto- "His Ornari Aut Mori", After a Meissen Porcelain Original Service, Circa 1760 The Chinese Export armorial porcelain oval dish with overall Bianco Supra Bianco has a central Rococo armorial coat of arms centered with three garlands with the motto "His Ornari Aut Mori" below. The armorial surrounded by scattered flowers and four shaped gilt bordered panels on the shoulder with two bouquets of famille rose flowers and two of fruit. The motto translates as To be adorned with these, or to die, referring to the three wreaths in the coat of arms, woven of olive, laurel and oak leaves. The three leaves representing sapientia, doctrina ac rei militaris peritia, "wisdom, learning and military expertise." The reverse with a bamboo band with fruit and flowers with scattered flowers to the top, bottom, and each side. The gilt rim on the border now rubbed. Dimensions: 16 1/2-inch-wide x 13 3/4 inches deep x 1 1/4 inches high Reference: The Choice of the Private Trader: The Private Market in Chinese Export Porcelain illustrated from the Hodroff Collection, David. S. Howard, 132-133, for a strainer & Dish from the same service. Howard says this is from a Chinese Export service that is a direct copy of an original Meissen porcelain service...
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Mid-18th Century Chinese Export Antique Porcelain Furniture

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Porcelain

Emilia Castillo Porcelain & Pure Silver Dinnerware for Eight, All Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage dinnerware service for eight in porcelain and pure silver. The set was designed and manufactured in Taxco Mexico by Emili Castillo in the 1980s. The set consist of 8 dinner...
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1980s Mexican Modern Vintage Porcelain Furniture

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Silver

Chinese Longquan Type Porcelain Tripod Censer
Located in Astoria, NY
Chinese Longquan Type Celadon Glazed Porcelain Tripod Censer, on three scrolled feet. 3.25" H x 8.25" Diameter. Provenance: From the Upper East Side Apartment of a Former Ambassador.
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Porcelain Furniture

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Porcelain

Royal Copenhagen Flora Chocolate Cup & Smooth Saucer Medicago Minima L. 3513
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Chocolate Cup & Smooth Saucer Medicago minima L. 3513 Flora Danica (1961 To Current) by ROYAL COPENHAGEN Cup 2.75" x 3.5" x h 2.75" The last picture shows other items from the same ...
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20th Century Danish Porcelain Furniture

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Porcelain

19th-Century Set of 8 French Limoges Dessert Plates, Rabbits, Birds, Puppies
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This such a sweet set of 19th century Limoges dessert plates. They have pastoral themes ranging from rabbits to turtles. Two are replicated. Wou...
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Late 19th Century French Aesthetic Movement Antique Porcelain Furniture

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Porcelain

Celadon Glazed Porcelain Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of celadon glazed porcelain lamps with gilt brass decorations. to the top of the porcelain 16 inch, lampshades are not included
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21st Century and Contemporary Porcelain Furniture

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Porcelain

19th Century Very Rare Large Dutch White Porcelain Tile Stove
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
This is a one-off tile stove made by the Martin company, located in Zeist. The company was part of the still existing Hernhutters. In its current cond...
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19th Century Dutch Antique Porcelain Furniture

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Porcelain

Antique French Turquoise Blue Glazed Foo Fu Dog Candlesticks
Located in Toronto, ON
A striking pair of French antique Foo Dog candlesticks or lamp bases, richly glazed in an eye-catching bright turquoise porcelain. These sculptural pieces blend Eastern symbolism wit...
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Early 20th Century French Porcelain Furniture

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Brass

Rare Royal Copenhagen Blue Fluted Full Lace Sugar Bowl (1898-1923)
Located in Lejre, DK
This rare Royal Copenhagen sugar bowl in the Blue Fluted Full Lace pattern is a beautiful example of classic Danish porcelain art. Produced betw...
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1910s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Porcelain Furniture

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Porcelain

Tiffany Le Tallec Cirque Chinois Porcelain Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
Atelier Le Tallec For Tiffany & Company, 20th century. One of the most collectible patterns, these boxes do not come available often. Marked to bottom.
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20th Century French Chinoiserie Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Enamel

GUCCI Set of 2 Card Plates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 2 vintage Gucci porcelain plates in the motif of poker cards / Made in Italy Original stamp on the base Diameter: 8.5 inches, height 1 inch set of 2 available in stock in Ital...
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20th Century Italian Porcelain Furniture

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Porcelain

GUCCI Set of 2 Card Plates
GUCCI Set of 2 Card Plates
$420 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Hollohaza Hungary 14.5" Tall Folk Surrealistic Porcelain Vase by László Jurcsák
Located in Tustin, CA
László Jurcsák for Hollohaza large porcelain vase, Hungary. A beautiful large hand made Hungarian porcelain square paneled and tapered vase measuring approximately 14.5” high. White porcelain with four black and white folk surrealistic scenes of dreamlike women and children. The rim is embellished with a fancy patterned design in rich 24 karat gold as well as 24 karat gold trim running down and around the vase. Signed by László Jurcsák, who was a student of Endre László Szász...
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20th Century Hungarian Other Porcelain Furniture

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Porcelain

12 Magnificent Limoges Gold & Platinum Encrusted Operatic Service Plates
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
12 Magnificent Limoges Gold & Platinum Encrusted Operatic Service plates France, 1920s, Pre WWII A stunning set of transitional design from Belle Epoqu...
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Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Porcelain Furniture

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Porcelain

Set of 5 Masons Ironstone Mandalay Pieces
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A LOVELY Set of 5 Masons Ironstone Mandalay Pieces. Early 20th Century, circa 1920. Made in England. The Set consists of:- ...
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Early 20th Century English Regency Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Eva Zeisel Castleton China Porcelain "Museum Dinner Service" Four Place Settings
Located in Sharon, CT
The set consists of 25 pieces: Four cups and four saucers 6 5/8" x 2 1/2", four dinner plates 10 1/2" diameter, four soup bowls 7 13/16" x 2", four salad plates 8 1/4" diameter, four...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain Furniture

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Porcelain

Nippon, Hand-Painted Porcelain Rose Moriage Large Wall Plate
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From Japan, a large hand-painted Nippon porcelain cabinet or wall plate showing roses and gilded accents, circa 1900. Nippon porcelain was made in Japan from 1891 to 1921. Nippon is...
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Early 1900s Japanese Romantic Antique Porcelain Furniture

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Porcelain

Rare Set of 3 Art Deco / Bauhaus Design Brass and Opaline Glass Pendant Lights
Located in Lisse, NL
Group of three identical, perfect size and great shape antique pendants. If you are looking for a group of beautiful and truly stylish pendants for a midcentury, for an Art Deco or ...
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Early 20th Century European Art Deco Porcelain Furniture

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Brass, Bronze

Amber French Limoges Porcelain Gilt Bronze Victorian Library Oil Lamp Chandelier
Located in Coimbra, PT
Gorgeous antique circa 1920 French Victorian Limoges porcelain five-light bulbs chandelier/bronze and opaline amber glass shades Porcelain/opaline amber cased glass/chiseled gilt bro...
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Early 20th Century French Early Victorian Porcelain Furniture

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Brass, Bronze

Die Zauberflötte the Magic Flute Bjørn Wiinblad for Rosenthal Espresso Set
Located in Miami, FL
Reduced From $2,500...Rosenthal Studio Linie by Bjørn Wiinblad Die  Zauberflöte Expresso Coffee Set. With the design for the Rosenthal Studio Linie The Magic Flute, the Danish artist...
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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain Furniture

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Porcelain

large vase Rosenthal Bjorn winblad studio line
Located in Catania, IT
large vase Rosenthal Bjorn winblad studio line from the 60s. For sale a magnificent porcelain vase from the prestigious **Rosenthal** manufactu...
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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain Furniture

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Porcelain

Pair Of 19th Century Porcelain Parrots By Samson Et Cie, Paris
Located in Dublin, IE
A pair of 19th century Samson of Paris painted porcelain models of green parrots, standing on tree stumps with trailing floral sprays, gold anchor mark to base. Circa 1870 French ...
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19th Century French Rococo Antique Porcelain Furniture

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Porcelain

Vintage Paul Hanson Chinoiserie Blue Poreclain Flower Oriental Table Lamp Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Paul Hanson Chinoiserie Blue Poreclain Flower Oriental Table Lamp Pair on Wooden Base. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 39" H (to finial) x 29.5" H (to light socket) x...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Porcelain Furniture

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Porcelain

Stunning Italian Porcelain Ceramic Swan in Gold Luster and Dark Silver, c 1970s
Located in New York, NY
Stunning porcelain swan, executed in brilliant gold luster and dark silver glazes. This impressive statement piece will surely complete any interior space it inhabits. Made in Italy,...
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Late 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Early 20th Century Pair Porcelain Urns / Campana Shaped Vases
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Early 20th century pair porcelain decorative urns / campana shaped vases with gilt gold side handles and exterior design details. Each vase is in great vintage condition. Minor wear ...
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Early 20th Century European Porcelain Furniture

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Gold

German Rosenthal Bavaria 1920s Oval Porcelain Lidded Box with Floral Décor
Located in Atlanta, GA
A German Rosenthal porcelain lidded box from the early 20th century with pastel flowers. Created in Germany during the first quarter of the 20th century, this oval porcelain box, top...
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Early 20th Century German Porcelain Furniture

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Porcelain

Miniature Antique Edo Period Ca 1700 Japanese Porcelain Ewer Blue White
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Description Sharing with you this very sweet and small ewer from the edo period. We have never owned a piece like this before and think it's really sweet and delicate. With a lovely...
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17th Century Edo Antique Porcelain Furniture

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Porcelain

Gilt Gold Russian Lomonosov Porcelain Coffee & Tea Service / by A. Vorobievsky
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Exquisite Hand-Painted and Gilt Gold Russian Lomonosov Porcelain Coffee & Tea Service for 8, Designed by A. Vorobievsky (1990s) This stunning 34-pie...
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1990s Russian Porcelain Furniture

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Gold

Antique Thomas Dimmock & Co.Flow Blue Bamboo Plate
Located in Clearwater, FL
Antique Thomas Dimmock & Co. plate with bamboo shoots with flowers. Kaolin Ware trademark on reverse, England, circa 1830s.
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1830s English Antique Porcelain Furniture

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Porcelain

Large Chinese Porcelain Fish Bowl Planter
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Large colorful vintage Chinese porcelain fishbowl. Features Classic, oriental scenes with Chinese family ,birds flowers and Chinese motifs throughou...
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20th Century Chinoiserie Porcelain Furniture

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Porcelain

Porcelain Vase by Richard Ginori Hand Painted from the 1920s
Located in Milano, MI
Ceramic vase by Richard Ginori hand-painted with floral motifs, made in the 1920s Ø 20 cm h 46 cm Company of Lombard origin founded in 1896 when...
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1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Porcelain Furniture

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Porcelain

Vintage bronze mounted porcelain box hand painted butterflies and floral decor
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Porcelain bronze mounted box, Art Nouveau style Made of hand-painted crackled, glazed high quality bronze mounted porcelain. Signed on the bottom. An all over polychrome floral deco...
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20th Century Japanese Art Nouveau Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

French Limoges Rectangular Hand Painted Porcelain Trinket Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Found in Paris, a charming Limoges porcelain rectangular trinket box painted in blue with a fantastic cross hatch design on the lid. This piece would certainly be a fantastic additio...
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Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Porcelain Furniture

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Gold, Brass

Monumental Chinese Porcelain Famille Rose Coral Ground Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Chinese porcelain Famille Rose coral ground vase, baluster form with long neck and flared lip, painted with a stylized central bird perched on a branch and...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

12 Flora Danica Fish Plates, Vintage and Vibrantly Painted, Royal Copenhagen
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
From Denmark's prestigious collection and one of the world's most re known patterns we have for sale a set of 12 generous sized plates featuring "fish". One of the most enchanting pa...
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1970s Danish Vintage Porcelain Furniture

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Gold, Enamel

A Large Sèvres Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Bowl, 19th Century, Napoleon III Period
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A large Sèvres porcelain and gilt bronze bowl, 19th century, Napoleon III period. A Sèvres porcelain and ormolu bowl, 19th century, Napoleon III period. H: 31cm, W: 42cm, D: 24cm
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Porcelain Furniture

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Bronze

Heart Lamp
Located in Doral, FL
Original and anatomically impeccable, Heart Lamp is the perfect one for undercover romantics. A soft light that surrounds the sweetest dreams, with a touch ...
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2010s Chinese Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Morbelli Porcelain “Gioiellò Germany Wall Plate Worked with Pure Gold 1960 Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Morbelli porcelain “Gioiellò Germanico Periodo Ottaviano” wall plate worked with pure gold 1983, Italy.
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1990s Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Pair 20th C. of Guangxu period Chinese Porcelain Vases Decorative Object CA LA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Pair of Guangxu period, early 20th century (1900-1910), Chinese Porcelain Vases Decorative Object CA LA. Very beautiful and detailed pair of Chinese Porcelain vases circa early 19th ...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain, Paint

Antique Bow Porcelain Plate England Circa 1760
Located in Katonah, NY
This mid-18th-century Bow Porcelain plate features a hand-painted chinoiserie scene with a pair of black storks. One stork wades in the water while the other flies above it. Near the...
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Mid-18th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Unusual Antique Qing Chinese Porcelain Laughing Buddha Sancai Glazed c1920
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
The unusual antique ca. 1920 Qing Chinese porcelain Laughing Buddha is a remarkable and exquisite piece of art that exudes charm and cultural...
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1920s Chinese Qing Vintage Porcelain Furniture

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Porcelain

Fleurs Des Siècles Enamel Flower Bouquet of Pansies by Jane Hutcheson for Gorham
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous arrangement of enamel flowers, "Fleurs Des Siecles" in the form of purple pansies in a gold basket By Jane Hutcheson for Gorham Circa 1970s Enamel flowers, in a gilt ba...
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1970s American French Provincial Vintage Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Enamel

Chinese Kraak Period Plate or Dish-B Porcelain Blue & White, Ming Wanli Ca 1610
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a hand-painted Chinese Export Kraak porcelain blue and white Side Plate or Dish, which we date to the Ming, Wanli period,( 1573-1620 ), datin...
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Early 17th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Barbara Brenner Postmodern Art Mug #3 for Rosenthal
Located in Miami, FL
Organic postmodern porcelain art coffee or tea mug with saucer by Barbara Brenner for Rosenthal. This piece is the third produced (Künsterlertasse Nr. 3) by ...
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Late 20th Century German Post-Modern Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Mid 20th Century Vintage Blanc De Chine Figures - Set of 4
Located in Elkhart, IN
A set of 4 vintage blanc de chine figures. Overall good condition with one removable hand missing from one figure. Please see photos.
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Antique and Vintage Porcelain Decorative Objects, Tableware, Dinner Plates and Other Furniture for Sale

While it is tempting to store your antique and vintage porcelain decorative objects and other items behind closed glass cabinet doors and reserve them only for display, your porcelain dinner plates and serving platters can safely weather the “dangers” of the dining room and be used during meals. So go ahead and dress up your dining table for a special meal with a range of porcelain tableware, platters and tea service from 1stDibs.

Porcelain, a durable and nonporous kind of pottery made from clay and stone, was first made in China and spread across the world owing to the trade routes to the Far East established by Dutch and Portuguese merchants. Given its origin, English speakers called porcelain “fine china,” an expression you still might hear today. "Fine" indeed — for over a thousand years, it has been a highly sought-after material.

Porcelain is not totally clumsy-guest-proof, but it is surprisingly durable and easy to clean. Its low permeability and hardness have rendered porcelain wares a staple in kitchens and dining rooms as well as a common material for bathroom sinks and dental veneers. 

Meissen Porcelain, one of the first factories to create real porcelain outside Asia, popularized figurine centerpieces during the 18th century in Germany, while works by Capodimonte, a porcelain factory in Italy, are synonymous with flowers and notoriously hard to come by. Elsewhere, Denmark’s Royal Copenhagen first made dinnerware and vases with blue-and-white motifs inspired by Chinese porcelain. Hungarian brand Herend favors large, bold designs for its porcelain, with its serving pieces, dishes and other works incorporating historical scenes, animals or vegetation. 

Modern porcelain houses such as Maison Fragile of Limoges, France — long a hub of private porcelain manufacturing — keep the city’s long tradition alive while collaborating with venturesome contemporary artists such as illustrator Jean-Michel Tixier.

Add different textures and colors to your table with dinner plates and pitchers of ceramic and silver or a porcelain lidded tureen, a serving dish with side handles that is often used for soups. Although porcelain and ceramic are both made in a kiln, porcelain is made with more refined clay and is stronger than ceramic because it is denser. 

Find antique and vintage porcelain made in a variety of styles on 1stDibs.

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