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Material: Porcelain
46-Piece Dinner Set - Raynaud Limoges - Decorated with Flowers - Complete Set
By Limoges
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful porcelain dinner service, complete for 12 people, made by the French brand Raynaud Limoges.
The service is beautifully decorated with flowers and gold edges.
The composit...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Imari porcelain oval serving dish - Japan, Edo period - 19th century
Located in GRENOBLE, FR
A large porcelain oval serving dish, finely decorated with classical hand-painted iron red and cobalt blue patterns enhanced with fine gold : flowers, leaves and fantastic animals in...
Category
Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Theodore Haviland Limoges Jewelry Box, Limoges Porcelain Trinket Box by Haviland
Located in Miami, FL
Theodore Haviland Limoges Jewelry Box, Limoges Porcelain Trinket Box,
Louis XVI style porcelain jewelry box.
A lovely Haviland Limoges jewelry box or trinket box perfect for storing...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Large Antique Edwardian Quality Japanese Imari Bowl
Located in Suffolk, GB
Large antique Edwardian quality Japanese Imari bowl having a large circular bowl with quality hand painted decoration in wonderful red, blue, green, white and gold colours.
In lovel...
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Period Imari Scalloped Charger Plate
Located in Pearland, TX
A gorgeous 19th-Century Japanese Meiji Period Imari porcelain charger with hand painted floral decorations in the traditional Imari colors. This fine large plate has a lovely ribbed ...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Golden heart #33 with metal support base. Porcelain, gold leaf. Handmade Italy
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
No description provided
Category
2010s Italian Modern Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Antique German Elfinware Porcelain Roses Trinket Box w/ Brass Accents
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition
Designer: Elfinware
Manufacturer: Elfinware
Materials: Porcelain, Brass Accents
Category
1960s German Art Deco Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Brass
Chinese Export Style Rust Fishnet Porcelain Herend Foo Dogs -Pair
By Herend
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a lovely set of Chinese Export style Herend rust fishnet foo dogs with 24K gold accents. They are marked and in very good condition. They date to t...
Category
Early 2000s Hungarian Chinese Export Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Gold
A Fine Japanese Satsuma vase signed by Ryokuzan. Meiji period
Located in London, GB
A exquisite Satsuma vase signed by Ryokuzan.
Meiji Era.
Of a slender ovoid shape featuring intricate hand-painted designs and delicate gilded accents.
The vase is adorned with...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Oriente Italiano Iris Set Of 4 Coasters
Located in Milan, IT
Set of 4 Iris porcelain coasters from Oriente Italiano Collection. This set of four floral motif coasters with The lustrous pure gold trim accentuates the beauty of the Iris blue dec...
Category
2010s Italian Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$253 / item
Antique Copeland 91 Piece Spode Dinner Service 19th Century
Located in London, GB
Extensive service of 19th century 81 piece Copeland Spode tablewares, with patterned borders and red-lined rims, with impressed marks for Copeland Spode.
Consisting of :
22 x Dinner...
Category
19th Century English Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Organic White Ceramic Vase, Kawa Vase 10, Handmade Sculptural Porcelain object
By Luft Tanaka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Kawa Vase 10
Organic white ceramic vase with textured raw porcelain exterior surface and clear glazed interior. As a result of the production process each item is one-of-a-kind.
Va...
Category
2010s American Modern Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Porcelain
Antique 19th Century Japanese Scalloped Imari Plate
Located in Pearland, TX
A wonderful 19th century antique Imari plate with a reticulated edge. Featuring vibrant oranges, blues, and green. The center of the plate depicts a hand-painted spray of flowers and...
Category
19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
1979 Hutschenreuther Wall Plate by Ole Winther Zodiac Decor, Ltd. Edition
Located in Andernach, DE
A wonderful square shaped wall plate from 1979.
Original by Hutschenreuther, the design: Ole Winther, with signature on the front & back.
Porcelain, limited edition of 3000 plates o...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$128 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Antique Porcelain Platter Hand Painted in Red Chrysanthemum Pattern C-1820
Located in Katonah, NY
This exquisite Coalport porcelain platter was hand-painted in England circa 1820.
It features the Red Chrysanthemum pattern, which showcases a bold, Imari-style design.
The intricate...
Category
Early 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Piero Fornasetti Milano Italy Porcelain Palloni n.2 Hot Air Balloons Tray 16"
Located in Dayton, OH
Fornasetti Palloni Tray n.2 - square porcelain serving plate / platter decorated with a variety of antique hot air balloons. This hand-painted and ...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$680 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage French Brass Pulley pendant lamp
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Brass Pulley pendant lamp
Adjustable in height
Minimal height 120 cm / 47”
Maximum height 250 cm / 100”
Size ceiling hook 10,5 cm / 4”
Weight:...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Brass
Vintage Pair of Porcelain Siamese Cats Kittens Bookends, 1960s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
The adorable pair of vintage bookends features two playful beige and brown Siamese cats or kittens with bright blue eyes. The cats are sculpted with streamlined bodies, curled tails,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Korean Mid-Century Modern Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Large Meiji Imari Center Bowl, Phoenix & Floral Motifs, Atributted Fukagawa
By Fukagawa
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Japanese Imari Deep Center Bowl with Phoenix and Floral Motifs, Signed, Meiji Period, Attributed to Fukagawa, Circa 1880–1910
A richly enameled and finely detailed Meiji-era Imari p...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Limoges Porcelain Le Blanc Hotel Ashtray
By Limoges
Located in Bradenton, FL
A French white porcelain ashtray advertising The Le Blanc Hotel, Paris. A square ashtray with circular face is decorated with two opposing script ‘L’s’ in yellow and black. At each c...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Of Cartier Tea Or Coffee Cups Saucers Panther For Limoges Porcelain, France
Located in München, BY
Beautiful set of two Cartier Limoges porcelain cups and saucers in Art Deco style, France 1986.
Decorated with black panthers and topiary bushes.
Goo...
Category
1980s French Art Deco Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Monumental Fukagawa Blue and White Arita Landscape Vase, Signed, Mid-20th C.
By Fukagawa
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Monumental Fukagawa Blue and White Arita Landscape Vase, Signed, Circa Mid-20th Century, 2 pieces: the vase and the exceptional carved hardwood stand.
A striking and masterfully pa...
Category
20th Century Japanese Modern Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Hardwood
Antique English Porcelain Plate Cobalt Blue & Gilded, by Coalport Circa 1820
Located in Katonah, NY
This hand-painted antique porcelain plate was crafted in England by Coalport Porcelain circa 1820.
It features a lively Imari-inspired design.
The plate showcases a cobalt blue groun...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Organic White Ceramic Vase, Kawa Vase 21, Handmade Sculptural Porcelain object
By Luft Tanaka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Kawa Vase 21
Organic white ceramic vase with textured raw porcelain exterior surface and clear glazed interior. As a result of the production process each item is one-of-a-kind.
Va...
Category
2010s American Modern Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Porcelain
Chinese Blue and White Altar Vase with Immortal Figures and Celadon Tint
Located in Yonkers, NY
A tall and finely potted Chinese porcelain altar vase, decorated in underglaze cobalt blue on a pale celadon ground. Standing 17 inches high with an 8.5-inch body diameter and a wide...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 3 Antique Dutch Delft Floral Garniture Vases
Located in Pearland, TX
A gorgeous petite set of three antique Delft transferware garniture vases made between 1900 and 1930, attributed to Mosa in Maastricht, the Netherlands. No maker's mark. This fine ga...
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Delft, Porcelain
Antique 19th Century Japanese Scalloped Imari Plate
Located in Pearland, TX
A striking 19th century antique Imari plate with a scalloped edge. Featuring vibrant oranges, blues, and green. The multi-color design depicts traditional Japanese motifs, showcasing...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
Antique Parian Bust of Apollo 19th Century
Located in Rochester, NY
Parian bust of Apollo. After the antique Greek Roman original. 19th Century.
grand tour
Category
19th Century European Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Vintage Large Blue & White Porcelain Planter Jardiniere 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a delightful and decorative vintage blue and white ironstone china planter which will look fabulous with plants and flowers but is also i...
Category
Late 20th Century European Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Petite Chinese Blue and White Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Petite Chinese Blue and White Lamps.
Lotus, Dragon and Phoenix pattern.
11″ to top of vase. 20.5″ h to shade rest.
5.25″ x 4.5″ base.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$2,800 / set
Erik Nielsen for Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Sleeping Tabby Cat
By Royal Copenhagen, Erik Nielsen
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Charming vintage sculpture of a sleeping grey and white tabby cat was designed by Erik Nielsen for Royal Copenhagen. Highly detailed porcelain figurine was hand-decorated with extra ...
Category
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
1980's Piero Fornasetti Tema E Variazioni Porcelain Wall Decorative Plate Italy
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage Piero Fornasetti "Tema e Variazioni" porcelain plate depicting the face of the famous opera singer Lina Cavalieri, made in Milano Italy circa 1980s.
Original mark on the back...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Tongzhi Porcelain Teapot Marked And from the period (1861-1875)
Located in Bilzen, BE
Antique Chinese porcelain teapot with fine hand-painted decoration, marked with a seal period mark of Tongzhi (1861-1875)
Perfect condition, no chips, cracks or other defects
Total ...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Fine Irish Belleek Porcelain Demitasse Cup and Saucer
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Fine Irish Belleek Demitasse Cup and Saucer
basketweave shamrock eggshell antique porcelain
Saucer 4.5 Cup 2.5 x 2h
maker stamp present
hand painted
original estate preowned vintage ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Northern Irish Mid-Century Modern Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Hermès by Limoges Ceramic Picture Frame with Equestrian Decor, circa 1960
Located in Atlanta, GA
A masterpiece of sophistication, this Hermes, Paris picture frame is an embodiment of timeless luxury. Expertly crafted in France circa 1960, this rare ceramic frame was exclusively ...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Leather, Earthenware, Suede, Ceramic, Glass, Porcelain
Vintage Blue & White Porcelain Planter Jardiniere 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a delightful and decorative vintage blue and white ironstone china planter which will look fabulous with plants and flowers but is also i...
Category
Late 20th Century European Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Toledo 8400A American Art Deco Green Enameled Porcelain Penny Coin Scale
Located in Dayton, OH
Toledo Scale Company Model 8400A. Features an enameled green porcelain finish and tiled station. Features the iconic Art Deco Skyscraper design with a ...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Metal, Enamel
$1,080 Sale Price
20% Off
Fornasetti Egocentrismo Porcelain Geometric Op Art Plates, Six Plates
Located in Downingtown, PA
Fornasetti Egocentrismo Porcelain Geometric Op Art Plates,
Six Plates
1990s
The Piero Fornasetti six circular plates in black and white have geometric op-art patterns named " Egocentrismo". They are numbered 1,2,2,3,4 and 5.
Dimensions: 10 1/4 inches Diameter x 1 inch high (26cm diameter).
Mark: Marks and inscriptions: A hand holding a brush dipped in paint and 'EGOCENTRISMO'/
'FORNASETTI - MILANO, MADE IN ITALY' over a green back stamp- Eschenbach below a crown and below Bavaria Germany and three stars- all in underglaze green.
Condition. Two with some rubbing.
One of the most interesting elements of Fornasetti's practice is his aesthetic dedication to figuration and fantasy.
What makes the set of "Egocentrismo" so special is that the pattern is entirely abstract!
A true anomaly from Fornasetti's massive body of work, this motif reminds us how experimental and creative he was.
Clearly influenced by both historical decorative motifs, Op art and Italian design. (For example Egocentrismo #4 is a variation of a pattern often used by Gio Ponti)
Reference: Fornasetti: The Complete Universe, page 617, # 172-173. Originally a set of six plates named Egcentrismo (Egocentralism).
Example in V & A, London (Museum # C.66-1985)
"Hard paste porcelain plate, without edge rim but with foot rim. Black printed decoration in 'op-art' style; view down a chequer board cylinder with a black circle at the centre.
Place of Origin: Milan, Italy (designed)
Date: 1950-1960 (designed)
Artist/maker: Fornasetti, Piero, born 1913 - died 1988...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Mid-Century Modern Punch Bowl Set - Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal - Porcelain
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful porcelain punch bowl set, made by the German brand Rosenthal.
This is a design by the Danish designer Björn Wiinblad, who has had many collaborations with Rosenthal.
The ...
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Piero Fornasetti Fleming Joffe Porcelain Plate- Python A La Orange
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Fleming Joffe Porcelain Recipe Plate,
Python A La Orange,
1960s.
This rare Piero Fornasetti porcelain plate is from a series of fourteen made for the Fleming Joffe ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Ralph Lauren Art Deco Style Table Lamp Gray Craquelure Glaze
By Ralph Lauren
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage elegant Ralph Lauren table lamp features sculptural rectangular ceramic or porcelain body with celadon grey glaze. Highly detailed, fine craquelure glaze texture is emphasiz...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Wood
Royal Copenhagen Large Porcelain Siamese Cat Figure Model 3281
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine quality vintage Danish porcelain model of seated Siamese cat by renowned and sought after makers Royal Copenhagen and dating from around 1980. The large, seated cat is beautif...
Category
1980s Danish Modern Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Cluster of 5 Organic White Kawa Vases, Porcelain, Group, Set of 5, Ceramic
By Luft Tanaka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Set of 5 Kawa Vases 04 & 05
Organic white ceramic vases with textured raw porcelain exterior surface and clear glazed interior. As a result of the production process each item is on...
Category
2010s American Modern Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Porcelain
UAC Geoffrey Five Vintage Pink Panther Sporting Figures
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A delightful collection of five vintage UAC Geoffrey Pink Panther sporting figures produced under license in Japan and dating from around 1981. The figures are licensed by the United...
Category
1980s Japanese Modern Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Astronomici n.1 Decorative Plate by Fornasetti
By Fornasetti
Located in Milan, IT
This hand-decorated porcelain plate is adorned with exquisite zodiac designs, making this a true collector's item. Any minor discrepancies are the result of craftsmanship and attest ...
Category
2010s Italian Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
6 Vintage Hungarian Tea Cups by Herend #724, Rotschild Bird & Saxon Bouquet
By Herend
Located in COLMAR, FR
A lovely set of 6 vintage tea cups (model 724-10) by the famous Hungarian porcelain maker, Herend Porcelain Manufactory (established in 1826). This se...
Category
1960s Hungarian Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Rare Antique 102 piece Meissen „Flower Bouqet” Dinner Service, Germany 1840
Located in Rome, IT
Extensive 102 Piece Rare Meissen Dinner Service "Flower Bouqett", 1815 – 1860 , colorful, richly decorated gold rim, consisting of:
45 dinner p...
Category
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Piero Fornasetti Porcelain "Cook" Pattern Dinner Plate, Cobra a L'Indienne
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Cook Pattern Plate,
Cobra a L'Indienne,
Made for Fleming Joffe,
1967-1974
From a set of fourteen, We have an example of eah of the different plates made ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Museum Piece, SEVRES 1924 Paris Olympic Games Gold Medal Vase
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, Octave Guillonnet
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
1924 Paris Olympic Games gold medal vase by Octave Guillonnet and Emile Louis Bracquemond at Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, 1924. Height : 13.2"(33.5cm), Diameter : 6.3"(16cm). Sta...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
French Oyster Plate Porcelain Flowers Limoges
By Limoges
Located in Austin, TX
French Oyster Plate Porcelain Flowers Limoges circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Aesthetic Movement Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Qianlong Mark Chinese Famille Rose Vase with Bats
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning antique Chinese Qing porcelain famille rose vase decorated with bats with Qianlong mark and possibly of the period. The impressive vase of lobed form is painted with shou ...
Category
Late 18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Blue and White Lamps with dragon motif
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Chinese blue and white lamps with dragon motif. 20th Century.
8" diam.
15" to top of vase
25.5" overall height
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Huge Italian Tole Porcelain Flowers Polychrome Chandelier, circa 1870 Rare 1of2
Located in Firenze, Toscana
I have another, roughly the same size with 4 lights. This one Houses 7 lights, 6 encircling and one in center. Will be newly rewired with certified UL US sockets for the United Stat...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Tôle
Large Qing Dynasty Famille Rose Porcelain Ginger Jar
Located in Grythyttan, SE
Antique ginger jar with lid, porcelain, China, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, pumpkin-shaped featuring boys at play in Famille Rose colors.
This elegant piece, an antique ginger jar...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Porcelain cups and saucers from Royal Albert
By Royal Albert
Located in Delft, NL
Porcelain cups and saucers from Royal Albert
A set of eleven porcelain cups and saucers made by Royal Albert, England.
Royal Albert was founded
by Thomas Clark Wild, ca 1894.
The Royal Albert is known for its fine quality Bone China, England
two small cups and saucers of the "Serena" model from before 1977
two cups and saucers, large and small, model Chelsea Bird 1950s-70s
small cup and saucer model "Sweet Violets" 1960s-70s
two cups and saucers small and large from the "Moss Rose" model before the 1960s-70s
small cup and saucer, Model Blue Blossom, 1988
large cup and saucer model "Lady...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Yoshitomo Nara, Too Young to Die, Japanese Glazed Porcelain Ceramic Ashtray 2002
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful and highly coveted large finely glazed ceramic ash tray/ low bowl by famed Japanese Pop artist Yoshitomo Nara (奈良 美智, 1959- ) titled "Too Young To Die". The wonderful im...
Category
Early 2000s Japanese Modern Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Richard Ginori 1735 Fiesole pattern set of china
Located in Santa Barbara, CA
Made by Richard Ginori 1735, a world leading manufacturer of porcelain dinner ware and accessories. Fiesole pattern on cream porcelain with gold and blue rim detail, and lovely s=se...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Classical Roman Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$4,150 / set
1940s Dutch Large Brass & Porcelain Hand Painted Delft Blue and White Chandelier
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning and large size eight light pendant.
This decorative and top quality made pendant could be perfect for you. Both on and off this great workmanship fixture can create just th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Other Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Vintage Japanese Lithophane Geisha porcelain coffee set Blue Dragon, 1950s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
A magnificent Blue Dragon coffee set: 10 beautiful antique cups and saucers, a coffee pot, a sugar bowl with a lid, and a cream jug.
These beautiful lithophane cups were first create...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Richard Ginori Galli RossiPorcelain Dinnerware Set, Doccia Manufactory, Florence
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly invite you to read the full description, as we strive to provide detailed historical and technical information to ensure the authenticity of our pieces.
Elegant 20-piece po...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian 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.