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Material: Porcelain
Large Japanese Imari Fluted Charger, Edo/Meiji Period, Mid 19th Century, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A large and impressive Japanese Imari porcelain fluted charger with scalloped rim, signed Kaji(chu?), Edo to Meiji Period, mid 19th century, Japan. The magnificent Japanese Imari charger measures 25" in diameter, and is decorated in the typical imari palette of underglaze blue with overglaze red, orange, blue, and green enamels with gilt highlights. The large charger also features fluted sides and a scalloped gilt rim. The design of the charger is centered on a central floral medallion with three large chrysanthemum blossoms and vegetal scrolls. Radiating out from the central medallion are various brocade patterned sections that roughly follow the shape of the fluting. Some larger sections feature images of cranes and minogame (turtles with long tails), both symbols of longevity, while other feature dragons and phoenix, symbols of authority and power. Four large reserves depict charming scenes of a scholar and his students within a bamboo grove having discourse and examining scrolls. The back of the charger decorated in underglaze blue with bold floral and vegetal scrolls. With a three character inscription in underglaze blue reading Kaji(chu?) Sei. The charger is fitted with an antique metal hanger...
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Porcelain Furniture

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Porcelain

37-Piece French Victorian Limoges Porcelain Dinner Set
Located in Queens, NY
37 Piece French Victorian Limoges porcelain dinner service with yellow border and floral trim (PRICED AS SET)
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Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Porcelain Furniture

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Porcelain

Slender Art Deco Vase with Antelope Motif by Rookwood, 1952, Ivory & Soft Brown
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Gorgeously glazed in hues of soft brown and ivory, this tall, elegant vase depicting a stylized antelope was hand-glazed by artisans at the famous Rookwood Pottery in Cincinnati at t...
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1950s American Art Deco Vintage Porcelain Furniture

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Porcelain

Antique Staffordshire Porcelain Leopard Figure Samuel Alcock & Co. Circa 1835
Located in Katonah, NY
This antique porcelain figure of a leopard is small but ferocius. It is modeled grappling with a piece of meat in its jaws while recumbent on a rocky base that is picked out in green...
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1830s English Antique Porcelain Furniture

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Porcelain

Set of 6 Chinese Porcelain Rice Bowls with 3 Spoons - 2Y49
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This set includes 6 beautifully crafted Chinese porcelain rice bowls and 3 matching spoons. The elegant design and traditional craftsmansh...
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20th Century French Empire Porcelain Furniture

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Porcelain

Rosenthal Kronach Viktoria German Porcelain Floral Design Coffee Set, 27 Pieces
Located in Plainview, NY
1930's Rosenthal Kronach Viktoria Lombul gold trim German porcelain large coffee set of 27 pieces decorated in a floral prink rose motif on white. Ea...
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20th Century German Victorian Porcelain Furniture

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Porcelain

Topkapi I Porcelain Plate by Les Ottomans
Located in Milan, IT
This exquisite porcelain plate is part of the Topkapi series, inspired by its namesake palace in Turkey that in the 15th century served as the main residence and administrative headq...
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2010s Italian Porcelain Furniture

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Porcelain

Sèvres - Louis Philippe - Cup and Saucer 'Capraire', early 19th century
Located in DELFT, NL
Sèvres porcelain cup and saucer from rom the 'Service fond beau blue, frise capraire en or' of the Emperor Louis Philippe at the Tuiler...
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Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Set of 12 Dinner Plates, Royal Worcester England All Over Gold Decorated
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant set of 24 karat all over gold embossed design dinner or presentation plates by the storied English firm of Royal Worcester. We featured a single plate for the main picture...
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1950s British Vintage Porcelain Furniture

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Gold

Antique French Louis XVI Style Crystal and Gilt Enameled Jewelry Casket Box
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 3 1/4 in W: 5 1/4 in D: 5 1/4 in This Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Crystal and Gilt Enameled Jewelry Casket Box is truly remarkable and whispers tale...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Porcelain Furniture

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Crystal, Metal, Ormolu, Enamel

Les Ottomans "The Peacock Design" Large Porcelain Plate by Matthew Williamson
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Matthew Williamson one of the most well-known fashion designers has created a tabletop and textile collection for Les-Ottomans. Colors is a must in all Williamsons’ designs as well as the peacock’s references that are here revealed in several new and original patterns. This listing shows his magnificent multi-color peacock porcelain...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain, Paint

Large 19.7Ø Art Deco White & Black Alabaster Stylized Flower Shape Pendant Light
Located in Lisse, NL
Top class, Art Deco chandelier with a stylized flower shade and perfect matching canopy. Thanks to its large size and superb condition this three-light alabaster chandelier will lig...
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Early 20th Century European Art Deco Porcelain Furniture

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Alabaster, Metal, Brass, Wire, Bronze

Birds Porcelain Vase with Bronze
Located in Paris, FR
Vase birds porcelain with bronze all in hand painted porcelain and with bronze trim details up and down the vase.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Birds Porcelain Vase with Bronze
Birds Porcelain Vase with Bronze
$758 Sale Price / item
20% Off
First Period Worcester Pickle Leaf Dish in Blue Floral Pattern, Ca 1770
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good early, First period (Dr. Wall), Worcester porcelain leaf shaped Pickle Dish in a deep cobalt blue floral pattern with a Crescent mark to the base. dating to 1770 ...
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18th Century British George III Antique Porcelain Furniture

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Porcelain

Chinese Celadon Porcelain Umbrella Stand
Located in Queens, NY
Asian Chinese-style (19/20th century) celadon porcelain 6 sided umbrella stand with landscape scene.
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20th Century Chinese Export Porcelain Furniture

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Porcelain

Antique Edo Period Early 18th Century Japanese Porcelain Teapot Imari Red Gold
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Description Teapot. Round teapot with curved spout and round side handle. Also a round lid with gilded knob. Beautiful scene of flowers and Birds in Red and filt enamel. See picture...
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17th Century Edo Antique Porcelain Furniture

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Porcelain

Wedgwood Bone China Tray – Hummingbird & Floral Design, England, 1991
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This exquisite rectangular porcelain tray is part of the renowned “Humming Birds” collection by Wedgwood, crafted in fine bone china in England and dated 1991. With a beautifully fla...
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Late 20th Century English Porcelain Furniture

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Porcelain, Paint

Vintage Aynsley Fine English Bone China Small Serving Bowl
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Aynsley bone china bowl finely designed with the Pembroke pattern with gold trim with a bright cobalt blue bird perched on a branch on one side and ...
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Late 20th Century English Victorian Porcelain Furniture

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Porcelain

Fabienne Jouvin Imari Japanese Asian Porcelain Wall Plates 1990s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Fabienne Jouvin French designer decorative Imari Asian wall plates. from the French Parisian designer Fabienne Jouvin the plates with irregular shapes and quite shallow with a beautiful Oriental Asian Japanese style depicting a man and woman portrait on each plate. The portrait are period Imperial style, with Japanese kimono and hair style, vivid colors on each panel of the plate depicting different Asian traditional design motifs. Colorful modern Asian motif decorative plates or shallow bowls made by Fabienne Jouvin Paris...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Japonisme Porcelain Furniture

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Porcelain

Chinese Porcelain Plate or Bowl Qing Kangxi Mark and Period, Ca 1700
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautifully hand painted Chinese Export porcelain Plate or Bowl from the Qing, Kangxi period, 1662-1722, fully marked to the base with the Kang...
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Early 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Porcelain Furniture

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Porcelain

Chinese Export Porcelain Famille Rose Teapot and Cover
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese Export Porcelain Famille Rose Teapot and Cover, Circa 1740-50 The circular globular teapot is unusually painted to either side of the spou...
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Mid-18th Century Chinese Export Antique Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

1970's Large Porcelain Ashtray Yellow Cab by Jack Nadel California
Located in San Diego, CA
beautiful elegant large ashtray by Jack Nadel of California circa 1970's with gold trim porcelain finish excellent condition almost no wear no chips or cracks .
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Fantastic quality Napoleon III Marquetry inlaid eight day longcase clock
Located in Ipswich, GB
Fantastic quality Napoleon III Marquetry inlaid eight day longcase clock having a quality bombe shaped case finely inlaid with boulle marquetry work of cut brass arabesque and enrich...
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19th Century Napoleon III Antique Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Metal, Brass, Bronze

Tashiko Tazaezu Signed Japanese Hawaiian Studio Pottery Glazed Chawan Tea Bowl
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful and quite engaging Chawan tea bowl by famed Japanese Hawaiian American pottery master Toshiko Takaezu. The fired bowl features a vast array of shifting, vibrant, and colo...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain, Pottery

Midcentury Spanish Manises Porcelain Vase: Mauve, Cream, and Grey Marbled Decor
Located in Valencia, VC
Handmade Marbleized Porcelain Vase by Hispania CH, Manises, Spain — 1970s A beautifully handmade porcelain vase, produced in the 1970s by the renowned Hispania CH factory in Manises...
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1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain Furniture

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Porcelain

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

Materials

Porcelain

Antique 12 Pc Meissen B-Form Teacups & Saucers Floral Crossed Sword Tea Set B154
Located in Dayton, OH
Twelve piece set of antique Meissen China. Porcelain, blue swords marks 1st and 2nd choice, form number B-154, B-form purple with scattered flowe...
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Late 19th Century Baroque Antique Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Chinese Black and Gold Porcelain Vase
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Vintage Chinese Black and Gold Porcelain Vase with hand-painted golden patterns and detailed palace scene, perfect for elegant home decor. We sell items as acquired, without resto...
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1980s Chinese Vintage Porcelain Furniture

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Porcelain

Antique Blue White Chinese Porcelain Qing Dynasty Kangxi Period Dragon Vase 1680
Located in Portland, OR
A very large & rare antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Blue & White Porcelain Rouleau dragon vase, Kangxi period (1662-1722), the vase dating to the late 1600s. The vase of slightly tapere...
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1680s Chinese Qing Antique Porcelain Furniture

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Porcelain

Kenji Fujita for Tackett Associates, Four Bowls in Porcelain, Dated 1953-56
Located in København, Copenhagen
Kenji Fujita for Tackett Associates. Four bowls in porcelain. Dated 1953-56. Measures: 15.5 x 5 cm. In excellent condition. Stamped.
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1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Royal Copenhagen Blue Fluted Plain, set of seven cake plates in porcelain.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Royal Copenhagen Blue Fluted Plain, set of seven cake plates in hand-painted porcelain. Model number 1/181. Dating: Circa 1930. In perfect condition. Signed. First factory quality. D...
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1930s Danish Vintage Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Set of 26 Meissen Plates
Located in Paris, FR
Set of 26 Meissen porcelain plates with a floral decor. Diner plates (24 cm) - 15x Dessert plates (19,5 cm) - 11x.
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19th Century German Antique Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

11 Custom Antique English Raised Gilt Dinner Plates For Shreve & Co Circa 1915
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant set of dinner plates produced by the re known English firm of Royal Doulton for the fine Gilded Age retailer Shreve & Co San Francisco. A raised tooled intricate design o...
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1910s British Edwardian Vintage Porcelain Furniture

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Gold

Pair of Large White Porcelain Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A pair of circa 1960's Italian porcelain table lamps. Measurements: Height of body: 21.75" Height to shade rest: 34" Diameter: 15"
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1960s Italian Vintage Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Porcelain Ming Provincial Jar or Vase Blue & White, Jiajing 16th Century
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a Chinese handcrafted porcelain provincial jar or vase, all hand painted in cobalt blue and dating to the Ming period of the early 16th century or possibly earlier. The jar ...
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16th Century Chinese Ming Antique Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

English Minton Porcelain Tableware Dinner Service / Twelve People
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Minton hand painted and decorated porcelain dinner service for twelve people. Made in England between 1948 -1970 "with impressed marks "Minton / china / 2-65" and pattern numbers in gold. Discontinued pattern. Green rim with hand painted floral interior setting in a white background with hand painted gilt gold design. Each piece is in excellent condition. The set include 12 dinner plates 12 bread and butter plates 12 compote dishes 12 coffee cups 12 coffee saucers...
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Mid-20th Century English Porcelain Furniture

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Gold

19th Century Set of 12 Dinner Plates in Limoges Porcelain
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A set of 12 stylish dinner plates in delicate white Limoges porcelain, each piece edged with a fine rim of gilt, and bearing the elaborately formed monogramme 'DP'. Dating from the l...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Antique German Bisque Doll #152/6 "Our Baby" by Hertel Schwab for L.W & CO.
Located in Norton, MA
Antique Hertel Schwab baby doll 152/6 for Louis Wolf & Company. Measures approximately 15 inches in height. Beautiful blue glass sleep eyes with painted upper and lower lashes. Paint...
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1910s German Vintage Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Composition

German White Porcelain Male Nude Putti Sculptures, Set of 6
Located in New York, NY
A set of six (6) German white porcelain male nude putti sculptures in the Renaissance or Neoclassical styles, circa 20th century, Germany. A fun set of six male nude tumbling putti s...
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Mid-20th Century German Renaissance Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Monkeys Porcelain Dinner Plate by Vito Nesta for Les-Ottomans
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Contemporary dinner plate 'Monkeys' designed by Vito Nesta for Les-Ottomans, a magical trip in an Ottoman world made of exotic animals and c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Other Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Porcelain Peint Main Vintage Fire Truck Trinket Box by Limoges
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful porcelain peint main (hand painted) vintage fire truck trinket box by Limoges, circa 1970s. This unusual piece is in very good vintage con...
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20th Century French Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Seletti "Kintsugi" Tray in Porcelain
Located in Doral, FL
From its very first year in 1964, Seletti in Cicognara, Mantova, has followed its principle of professionality service and constant research to strive for betterness innovation and o...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

18th Century Italian Doccia Porcelain Dinner Service
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A dinner service comprising six dinner dishes and six soup dishes made by the Doccia Porcelain Manufactory, circa 1750. Italy was the site of Europ...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Green Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1950's Italian green porcelain lamp. Measurements: Height of body: 17" Height to shade rest: 27.5" Diameter: 12"
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1950s Italian Vintage Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Formafantasma Post Scriptum Cachepot Reticolo Nero Piccolo Vase For Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Formafantasma Post Scriptum Cachepot Reticolo Nero Piccolo Vase For Cassina BLACK ON WHITE, THE CONTEMPORARY EXPRESSION OF DESIGN The Formafantasma designs become decorations on t...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Totem Mouse Large Square Vide Poche
Located in Milan, IT
Inspired by eighteenth-century decorative art, this large square empty pocket tray is crafted in exquisite porcelain, and painted with the vibran...
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2010s Italian Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Porcelain Box with Chintz Design
Located in New York, NY
A white porcelain 'violin' box with blue and green floral 'Chintz' design, circa mid-20th century, 1960s. This violin shaped box, outlined in gold, has a blue flower and green leaf c...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Porcelain Box with Chintz Design
Porcelain Box with Chintz Design
$260 Sale Price
20% Off
Porcelain Royal Crown Derby Plate in Pinxton Roses Pattern, 1940s
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Lovely white Royal Crown Derby dinner plate with pink roses and gold painted edges on a white background. Marked at bottom with Royal Cro...
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1940s English Napoleon III Vintage Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain, Paint

Chinese Blue and White Floor Vase in Qianlong Style
Located in New York, NY
Large (41 inch tall) Chinese blue and white export porcelain vase in the 18th Century Qianlong style. Underside with the Qianlong mark.
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Late 20th Century Chinese Qing Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

English Staffordshire Jack Russell Terrier Dog Equestrian Stirrup Cup
Located in Pearland, TX
A fine rare Vintage English Staffordshire Jack Russell Terrier hunting dog porcelain stirrup cup produced by Royale Stratford, in England, circa 1980...
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Late 20th Century English Victorian Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Rosenthal Germany Versace Porcelain Black, Red, White, Gold Medusa 2 Part Box
Located in North Miami, FL
This lovely Rosenthal Studio LIne Germany porcelain 2 part round box was designed by the Versace Home Collection and has the fabulous Medusa head and from the Medusa collection. It i...
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2010s German Regency Revival Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Pair Antique English Victorian Regency Lamps Hand Painted Tropical Floral Design
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Pair of Elegant, Porcelain, Glazed, Hand Painted Floral Victorian English Lamps This Sophisticated, Ginger-Jar Shaped Pair, creates a soft neutral, yet dramatic light source. The s...
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1930s British Victorian Vintage Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain, Wool

Blue and White Double Happiness Ginger Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
The symbol for double happiness adorns this slender ginger jar with best wishes for love, companionship and marital bliss. Glazed in the classic blue and white manner, the porcelain ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Wonderful Cauldon England Set 12 Lunch Dessert Plates Raised Gold Encrusted
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful service of cauldon England consisting of set 12 lunch / dessert plates with raised gold encrusted border rim. Retailed By: Higgind & Seit...
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20th Century English Belle Époque Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Large Antique Stubbs 'Fruit & Flowers' Blue Transferware Platter or Serving Tray
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very large, antique blue transfer Staffordshire serving tray. By Stubbs & Kent. In the 'Fruits & Flowers' pattern. Measuring approx. 20 5/8 in. by 16 3/4 in. Simply a wonderful...
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19th Century British Country Antique Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain, Pottery

Pair of French Porcelain Urn Shape Table Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Style: French Condition: Newly Rewired, New Shades Dimensions: 27.50”H x 7”W x 6.50”D Shade: 10"H x 15"W x 15"D
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1950s North American Other Vintage Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Paul Hanson French Limoges Porcelaine De Paris Tobacco Leaf Table Lamps
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of vintage French Porcelain de Paris table lamps by Paul Hanson circa Mid 20th Century. These large and heavy pair of lamps are done with a French Chinoiserie design known as Fl...
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Mid-20th Century French Chinese Export Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Brass

A Sèvres Style Porcelain Covered Bowl, 19th Century, Napoleon III Period.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A Sèvres style porcelain covered bowl, 19th century, Napoleon III period. A Sèvres style porcelain covered bowl decorated with a gallant scene, gilt bronze mounting, 19th century, N...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Antique Staffordshire Porcelain Lovers Tree Seated Couple Spill Vase 11"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique 19th century English Staffordshire porcelain flatback figural spill vase in the shape of a loving courting couple seated on a garden wall under a tree, flanked by an urn of f...
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19th Century Victorian Antique Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Hand Painted Porcelain Capo Di Monte Lamp of Bacchus, Italy, 19th Century, Italy
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Italian porcelain hand painted traditional urn shape lamp by Capo Di Monte. Urn shape in form, the top is accented with two handles with swirls highly decorated in light pink, gold and yellow. The lamp widens at the bottom of the handles and tapers down to a wider body. The body of this decorative lamp features scenes of robed figures of men and women at a Bacchanalian feast. Decoration includes scenes of women draped in various color robes such as pink green and yellow. Bacchus is depicted as surrounded by women and sports a dark beard and floral crown. The top includes piercing throughout. The bottom of the porcelain portion of the lamp is decorated in a pink rope pattern around the edges. Just above, figures of light mint green leaves or petals are painted with gold hand painted edges. The base of the lamp is made up of a gold or brass metal with an ornate floral pattern. Inside appears to be iron or steel. The shape of the metal base is square in form with a pinched design at each side. Original harp included, however no shade. How we would style it: A rare piece such as this Capo Di Monte deserves to be seen. It reminds us of the Venetian home of Dodie Rosekrans. Filled with timeless classical pieces, each with their own story. This lovely lamp deserves a home of a true collector who has a deep appreciation for classical Italian art. We love the idea of this piece in a foyer with a small fringe lamp...
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19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Metal, Gold

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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