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Material: Porcelain
God E12, Man's Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily Vase, Size S. Monochrome
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The Collection This collection offers ideas for contemporary décor through sophisticated revelations of art bound to the tradition of ceramics of Caltagirone, objets d’art that co...
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2010s Italian Modern Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Enamel

Glorious Large Delft Chandelier in Brass and Porcelain Flowers
Located in Antwerp, BE
A large and detailed Delft chandelier with pinks and red. A large Hollywood Regency eight-armed brass and porcelain chandelier from Holland manufactured in the mid-century (1960s an...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Hollywood Regency Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Brass

Charles Ahrenfeldt Limoges Gilt Encrusted Hand-Painted Cabinet Plates, Set of 12
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This outstanding set of Limoges porcelain cabinet plates was made and decorated by the Charles Ahrenfeldt porcelain factory and studio in Limoges, France....
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Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Piero Fornasetti "Mitologia" Cocktail or Glass Coasters, Set of Eight
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Piero Fornasetti "Mitologia" set of 8 bar or drink coasters, circa 1970's. This stylish set of cocktail coasters were produced exclusively for the New York City department store Bonw...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese, 1000 Faces Series, Hand Painted Porcelain, 8 Cups, 8 Snack Plates
Located in Louisville, KY
These gorgeous hand-painted Japanese tea cups and snack plates date back to the 1940's. Beautifully kept throughout the years by a collector, the con...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain, Paint

Large Diameter 20.4Ø" Rare Layered 'Flameboyant' Alabaster Shade 5 Light Pendant
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning Art Deco hand carved and layered multi-colored alabaster shade, 5 light chandelier. Thanks to its timeless design, aesthetic beauty, large size and superb condition this an...
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Alabaster, Metal, Brass, Bronze, Copper, Wire

Pair of Famille Verte Lidded Vases with Butterflies and Lion Finials, circa 1920
Located in Atlanta, GA
This decorative pair of Chinese famille verte porcelain vases dates to circa 1920 and exemplifies the richly colored aesthetic of early 20th-century export ceramics. Each baluster-fo...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

A Set of 12 Cobalt Blue & Raised Gilt Antique Limoges Dinner Plates Circa 1900
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An attractive set of dinner or presentation plates by one of Limoges re known Gilded Age factories, William Guerin. This plate features an elaborate design of raised tooled gilding o...
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Early 1900s French Antique Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Gold, Enamel

Antique German Porcelain Tureen with Cover by Meissen
Located in London, GB
Antique German porcelain tureen with cover by Meissen German, Late 19th Century Height 20cm, width 25cm, depth 18cm This remarkable porcelain tureen, produced by Meissen in the la...
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Late 19th Century German Baroque Antique Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Kangxi mark & period Very Large Imari Dish or Plate Porcelain, Ca 1710
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very beautifully hand painted Chinese Imari porcelain very large Dish or Plate / Platter from the Qing, Kangxi period, 1662-1722, dating to Circa 1710. Very large diameter...
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Late 17th Century Chinese Qing Antique Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Large Green Ginger Jar Porcelain Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of circa 1940s French porcelain table lamps in the form of large ginger jars. Measurements: Height of body 23".
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1940s French Vintage Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Japanese Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1920s lacquered Japanese table lamp with gilt details. Measurements: Height of body: 15" Height to shade rest: 24" Diameter: 7"
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1920s Japanese Vintage Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Italian Dry Bar in the style of Gio Ponti, circa 1955
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Italian dry bar is a midcentury design modern Italian bar in the style of Gio Ponti, circa 1955. This beautiful bar cabinet consists o...
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1950s Italian Vintage Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Brass

Barr Flight & Barr Part Dessert Service, Flowers by William Billingsley, 1808-10
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning and extremely rare part dessert service made by Barr Flight & Barr in Worcester, and painted with naturalistic flowers by William Billingsley between 1808 and 1810. The service consists of one deep central oval dish, four slightly smaller oval dishes, two round one-handled dishes, and six plates. We also have a pair of Derby ice pails available in a separate listing, painted by William Billingsley in a very similar style. These would make a great match. Provenance: The Charles Dawson Collection. One of the items has a label of the London Ceramic...
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Early 1800s English Regency Antique Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Pair Turquoise Glazed Porcelain Standing Foo Dogs
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine and attractive pair of Chinese turquoise glazed dogs of foo figures dating from the first half of the 20th century. The stylish pair hollow biscuit porcelain figures are model...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Early 19th C. Sevres Porcelain Figures
Located in New Orleans, LA
A fine and stunning pair of Sevres porcelain figures, mid 19th century, of a female fruit picker and a male grape harvester, the bottoms with underglaze Sevres marks. Sevres porcelain at its best in this magnificent pair. A fine example from a New Orleans home in the lower garden district...
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1820s French Belle Époque Antique Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Late 19th-Century Iznik-Style Vase by Samson
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
An Iznik-style vase made by Edmé Samson et Cie after a 16th-century Turkish bottle vase in the collection of the Musée d'Ecouen. The vase’s bulbous body is decorated in a red, cobalt blue, turquoise, and green floral design of saz leaves, roses, and tulips. The neck is decorated with delicate floral sprays. The design is highlighted with gilding throughout, and is intentionally sparse around the turquoise area of the neck to mimic the wear of the 16th-century vase after which it was modelled. As with many other Samson Iznik...
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Late 19th Century British Islamic Antique Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Meissen, Germany. Four deep plates in porcelain. Hand-painted with flowers
Located in København, Copenhagen
Meissen, Germany. A set of four deep plates in porcelain. Hand-painted with polychrome floral motifs, gold rim. Approximately from the 1920s/30s. Marked. First factory quality. Perfe...
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1920s German Vintage Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Set of 6 Signed Richard Klemm Dresden Porcelain Petit Four Plates
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine set of 6 small Dresden plates. By Richard Klemm. Likely for serving petit fours. Each with a broad, shaped rim and edge. Decorated with typical Dresden polychrome painted...
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Early 20th Century German Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Hand Painted Porcelain Vases
Located in Houston, TX
Colors of each vase are not exactly the same and denote the age and hand painted technique.
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Early 20th Century Chinese Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Madonna Della Sedia Antique Framed Hand-Painted Portrait on Porcelain
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This finely executed portrait is unsigned and presumed to have originated from Italy and date to approximately 1900 and done in a Renaissance style. The portrait is hand-painted on a...
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Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Metal

Pompei, Contemporary Porcelain Vase with Decorative Design by Vito Nesta
Located in Milano, Lombardia
The new Pompei porcelain collection by Grand Tour by Vito Nesta brings the Grottesche wall decoration back to life in a contemporary key. Ancient designs are taken and declined on th...
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2010s Italian Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Magnificent Pair of Ormolu-Mounted Pink Chinese Porcelain Three-Light Cadelabras
Located in Queens, NY
A Magnificent Pair of Ormolu-Mounted Pink Chinese Porcelain Three-Light Candelabras – A Masterpiece of East and West This fabulous and large pair of 19th-century Louis XVI style orm...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Antique Staffordshire Porcelain Cow Lid Butter Dish Tureen Trinket Box 7"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Staffordshire porcelain lidded oval butter dish / trinket dish featuring a farmhouse scene with black and white spotted cow reclining on a yellow field. Beautiful example, c...
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19th Century Victorian Antique Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Limoges France "Maxim's des Mers" for Pierre Cardin Vide-Poche/ Ashtray Bowl
Located in North Miami, FL
Maxim’s des Mers ashtray for the luxury yacht owned by Pierre Cardin, made of porcelain, depicting his yacht.
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1980s French Vintage Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Bauhaus Hutschenreuther Selb Silver-clad Tea and Coffee Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bauhaus Hutschenreuther Selb (Bavaria) Silver-clad tea and coffee set. Incredible design: silver plated thermal insulators lined with felt covering the pots. Sold as a set. Dimens...
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1930s Bauhaus Vintage Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Silver, Silver Plate

Alt Furstenberg Porcelain Lottine Round Tureen
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is an Alt Furstenberg Lottine porcelain white tureen decorated with royal blue roses and foliage. There are garlands with this pattern adornin...
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20th Century German Rococo Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Lladró Gladiator Figurine
Located in New York City, NY
A spectacular sculpture made in black porcelain, inspired by the legendary gladiators of the Roman empire. This creation represents with amazing faithfulness and detail the figure...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Set of Ten Meissen Blue Onion Large Crescent Shaped Dishes
Located in Boston, MA
I would like to offer you this rare set of ten blue Meissen large crescent shape dishes. This shaped dish was originally used to put along the side of your dinner plates to collect y...
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1930s German Other Vintage Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Famille Noir Mille Fleur Assembled Service
Located in Austin, TX
A large assembled set of Chinese porcelain mille fleur wares. The set featuring a full tea service, as well as various plates, cups, and saucers. All piece...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Qing Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Lladro Porcelain Blue White Fish Figure Centerpiece or Planter, Spain, 1970s
Located in Barcelona, ES
A beautiful colorful porcelain fish figure centerpiece or vase designed by Vicente Martinez and manufactured by Lladró. It also can be used as a planter. The design and the blue to...
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1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Three Herend Vases in Hand Painted Porcelain with Flowers and Gold Decoration
Located in København, Copenhagen
Three Herend vases in hand painted porcelain with flowers and gold decoration, mid-20th century. Largest measures: 16.5 x 9.5 cm. In very good condition. Stamped.
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Mid-20th Century Hungarian Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

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

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Tole Sconces with Flowers
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 1950's Italian tole sconces with painted finish and porcelain flowers. Measurements: Height: 20" Width: 12.5" Depth: 7.5"
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1950s Italian Vintage Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Metal

Kawaii Kyoto Geisha Doll in Lucite Display Box
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a beautiful Geisha girl draped in a beautiful kimono. Her face is made of porcelain. She is wonderfully painted and comes in a lucite display case...
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20th Century Japanese Edo Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain, Fabric

Set of Six Porcelain Coffee Cups by Ginori Doccia Pittoria from the 1940s
Located in Milano, MI
Set of 6 hand-painted porcelain coffee cups by Ginori Doccia, Pittoria manufacture, made in the 1940s Saucer: Ø cm 11 Ginori 1735 is an Italian luxury goods company founded in 1735...
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1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Miles Mason Porcelain Saucer Dish Blue and White Gilded Broseley Pattern Ca 1805
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a Porcelain blue and white, hand gilded Saucer Dish / Bowl made by Miles Mason (Mason's), Staffordshire Potteries, England around the turn of the 18th century, circa 1805. ...
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Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Mid Century Richard Ginori Pittoria Cachepot / Planter with Handles
Located in Toronto, ON
A beautiful mid century Richard Ginori Pittoria cachepot / planter. Elegant and classic, this cachepot has gilded features, scroll handles, and showcases two countryside scenes on ea...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Pair Chinese Export Famille Verte Porcelain Quail Boxes, Late Qing Dynasty
Located in Austin, TX
An exquisite pair of Chinese Export famille verte biscuit porcelain "Nesting Quail" boxes with fitted hardwood stands, late Qing Dynasty, circa 1900, China. The delightful pair of b...
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Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain, Hardwood

Exceptional 13 Pc, Porcelain Seafood Service by Haviland Limoges Circa. 1890
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite seafood service set, produced by the renowned Haviland & Co. of Limoges, France, dates from 1888 to 1896. Known for their unparalleled porcelain quality and artistic h...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

1970s Roger Rougier Acrylic Table Lamp White & Pink Mid-Century Modern Canada
Located in Miami, FL
Monumental Pink and White Acrylic Table Lamp by Roger Rougier made in Canada. US Wiring with Porcelain Socket and takes a regular or LED bulb ...
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Late 20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain, Acrylic, Lucite

Japanese Traditional Girl Doll in a Box 1970s
Located in Paris, FR
This is a Japanese Traditional doll which was made in 1970 in Showa era. This doll is in a box which is made with wood and glass. This doll is made with porcelain and she is wearing ...
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1970s Japanese Showa Vintage Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain, Silk, Glass, Wood

Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Mesi & Soli Plates, "12 Mesi, 12 Soli", Twelve Suns
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Mesi & Soli Plates, "12 Mesi, 12 Soli", Twelve Suns, Twelve Months, Eight Plates, Mid to Late 1950s. Piero Fornasetti's "12 Mesi 12 Soli" series numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, and 10, showing the sun as a woman's face and each one representing a different month- May & June. Dimensions: 10-inch diameter x 1-inch high. The Piero Fornasetti Mesi & Soli Pattern Plates are a series of twelve porcelain plates that were designed by the Italian artist Piero Fornasetti in the 1950s. Each plate features a different month of the year, represented by a sun with the face of a woman. The plates are decorated in a whimsical and playful style that is typical of Fornasetti's work. The Mesi & Soli Pattern Plates were inspired by a calendar that Fornasetti created in 1942 for his friend, the Italian publisher Gio Ponti. The calendar featured a series of drawings of the sun with the face of a woman, and Fornasetti later adapted these drawings for the plates. The Mesi & Soli Pattern Plates were first produced in the early 1950s. Mark: Each with Piero Fornasetti printed...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Set of 2 Vintage Postmodern German Fantasia Series Teapot and Cup, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage Postmodern German Fantasia Series Teapot and Cup by Matteo Thun for Arzberg, 1980s, Set of 2, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1980 to 1989 This piece has an attribution mar...
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20th Century German Post-Modern Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Porcelain Table Lamp With Foo Dogs on Lucite Base
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
19th Century Chinese Familie Rose Style Porcelain Vase Table Lamp. This ceramic urn has been converted into a table lamp an old wooden circular base and later refitted on a square fr...
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1880s Italian Chinese Export Antique Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain, Lucite, Wood

Fine Chinese Export Porcelain Plate
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This is a plate from China, it has been made late 19th century, very nice colors, black, brown blue. It is a canton plate.  
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Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Chinese Export Blue & White Canton Porcelain Leaf Dish or Vide Poche
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Chinese Export porcelain bowl or vide poche. In the Canton pattern. In a leaf-shaped form. Decorated in underglaze blue with a mountainous Chinese village with hous...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Meiji Period Japanese Satsuma Tête a Tête Tea Set with Butterflies
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Fabulous Tea service for two people (tête-à-tête) Satsuma earthenware, Meiji period, 19th c. With a beautiful combined decoration of butterflies and Millefiori. Absolutely stunning ...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Italian Brass Tole Chandelier with Yellow Porcelain Flowers
Located in Antwerp, BE
Italian Hollywood Regency six light chandelier in brass with yellow porcelain flowers. Diameter 50 cm - 19.7 inch. Height fixture 55 cm - 21.6 inch. Total height including the chai...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Brass

Herend Hand Painted & Gilt Decorated Glazed Porcelain Coffee Set / Ten People
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Introducing an extraordinary Hungarian hand-painted and gilt decorated coffee service by Herend, renowned for their exquisite craftsmanship. This magnificent glazed porcelain set, designed to accommodate ten people, combines elegance, artistry, and functionality in every detail. Immerse yourself in the rich heritage of Hungarian porcelain as you experience the captivating beauty of each piece. The delicate hand painted motifs, meticulously applied by skilled artisans, showcase the timeless charm and intricate designs that Herend is celebrated for. The lavish gilt decorations add a touch of opulence, elevating this coffee service to new heights of sophistication. Indulge in the pleasure of coffee or tea rituals with this comprehensive set. The coffee cups and saucers, perfectly sized and adorned with enchanting patterns, invite you to savor every sip. The covered tea pot, Coffee pot, and chocolate pot, with their silhouettes and intricate detailing, ensure your favorite beverages are serve in style. Each piece in this Herend coffee...
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Mid-20th Century Hungarian Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Gold

19th Century Biedermeier Period Topographical Porcelain Cup and Saucer
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful setting of two china porcelain pieces, made in Germany, in the mid 19th Century. All items are in very good condition with no chips, cracks, or flea bites, only a view mi...
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Mid-19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

French Louis XVI Style Figural Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock - Étienne Le Noir, Paris
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and Palatial French Louis XVI style figural gilt bronze mantel clock. The vase shaped case surmounted with a pomegranate-cast finial and flanked by large satyr mask handles fitted with intertwined gilt-bronze snakes, amongst floral wreaths, ribbons and acanthus. The rectangular acanthus decorated base flanked on each side with a figure of a cherub holding a globe and a Putti writing a poem, both above a plinth decorated with fruit and floral garlands surmounted with lion-mask-legs. The circular white enamel dial with wreaths of flowers with Roman and Arabic numerals, Signed: Étienne Le Noir...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

1960s Royal Copenhagen Blue Fluted Coffee / Tea pot, hand-painted, 1st-sorting
Located in Skien, NO
Vintage Porcelain Coffee Pot with hand-painted, under-glazed decoration of the Blue Fluted pattern from Royal Copenhagen, Denmark. Item: Coffee / Tea Jug / Pot Medium: Glazed Porce...
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1960s Danish Art Nouveau Vintage Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Limoges, Porcelain, Floral Design, Twelve Haviland Dinner Plates, Paris, 20th C.
Located in Manhasset, NY
Limoges, Porcelain, Floral Design, Twelve Haviland Dinner Plates, Paris, 20th C. Set of twelve Haviland Limoges porcelain plates retailed by Au Vase Etrusque, Paris, early 20th cent...
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1930s French Vintage Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Maharam Pattern Porcelain Cup by Scholten & Baijings
Located in New York, NY
Pattern Porcelain Cup by Scholten & Baijings 002 Petal 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

Rare and Possibly Unique Ridgway Royal Porcelain Plate C.1850
Located in Exeter, GB
A rare and possibly unique Ridgway Royal Porcelain plate c.1850. The central reserve very finely decorated with a bouquet of flowers, the border decorated with a deep cobalt blue gro...
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19th Century British Antique Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

23.5CM Antique 1740-1750 Chinese Porcelain Bowl China Famille Rose Qianlong
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you this very nice example of 18th century porcelain. Dating to around 1740-1750. Nicely decorated. 11-3-2025 Condition 6 lines, a chip and fritting to rim. Size: 2...
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18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Set of 4 Porcelain Dessert Plates - Insect Collection
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Step into the charm of an English garden with our porcelain plates, adorned with delicate hand-appliqué designs of insects—ladybirds, dragonflies, butterflies, and bumblebees. Perfec...
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2010s Italian Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Amazing Eggshell Porcelain Coffee-Tea Service with Lithophane from Japan, 1940s
Located in Bastogne, BE
Charming 24k gold Hand Painted Japanese Tea Set, Japanese Garden Landscape and Geisha Girls. 1940s. Japanese Eggshell Porcelain Tea Set ...
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1940s Japanese Japonisme Vintage Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

French Limoges Basket Shape Trinket Box with Flowers
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Charming Limoges trinket box featuring basket with plwers painted on the top. This piece would certainly make a wonderful gift for yourself to add to an existing collection or for th...
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Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Porcelain Furniture

Materials

Gold, Brass

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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