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Material: Porcelain
GIO PONTI - Richard Ginori - PITTORIA DI DOCCIA - 10 Piatti in porcellana - 1929
Located in Milano, IT
GIO PONTI - Richard Ginori - Pittoria di Doccia .
10 piatti in porcellana del 1929.
I piatti sono in perfetto stato, bellissimi anche per decorare una parete .
Il prezzo...
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1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 5, Kawa Series Porcelain Vases & Bowls, Decor, White Ceramic, Organic
By Luft Tanaka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A set of 5 leather-cast porcelain vases & bowls with textured exterior surface and clear glazed interior. Dynamic and organic in form, the set can be used as a cluster or individuall...
Category
2010s American Modern Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Porcelain
A Pair of Black Basalt Porcelain Egyptian Revival Lamps
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A Pair of Egyptian Revival Parcel Gilt Black Basalt Porcelain Figural Griffin Form Candlestick Lamps, mid 20th Century. Each modeled as a seated griffin having a gold medallion with ...
Category
20th Century Egyptian Revival Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Royal Worcester Blush Porcelain Pitcher
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A beautiful blush porcelain pitcher in the Aesthetic style, made by Royal Worcester in 1890.
This small pitcher is decorated with hand-painted flowe...
Category
1890s British Aesthetic Movement Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$396 Sale Price
20% Off
French Set of Four Reticulated Porcelain Dessert Plates , Circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
French Set of 4 Reticulated Porcelain Dessert Plates , Circa 1880.
Decorated with flowers.
7.8 inches diameter.
Category
1880s French Victorian Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Export Canton Famille Rose Medallion Reticulated Rim Plates, Set of 6
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A set of six Chinese Export or Canton porcelain plates in the Rose Medallion style, circa 1820.
Dating to the later period of the Qing Dynasty, the plates are hand-enameled in a com...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Beautiful Set of 14 Antique English Spode Round Plates
By B. Spode
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Classic set of Spode dishes/plates having lovely floral pattern. Measure: 8
Category
19th Century English Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Large Antique Japanese Carved Studio Porcelain Yellow Covered Urn Vase
Located in Wilton, CT
Large Japanese studio porcelain covered vase with finely carved decoration of birds amidst foliage set against a cheerful yellow ground, circa 1910. Measures: 18 1/2" high, 11 1...
Category
1910s Japanese Anglo-Japanese Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$1,900 Sale Price
29% Off
Knights Porcelain Dinner Plate by Vito Nesta for Les-Ottomans
By Vito Nesta
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Contemporary dinner plate 'Knights' designed by Vito Nesta for Les-Ottomans, a magical trip in an Ottoman world made of exotic animals and characters such as dancers, soldiers and mu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Other Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pine Three Step Commode
Located in Wilson, NC
Pine three step commode, the steps covered with gold tooled leather. It has the original mahogany turned potty cover inside. There is a lift top on the se...
Category
1890s English Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Pine, Porcelain, Mahogany, Leather
$1,172 Sale Price
47% Off
Goldscheider Art Deco Table Lamp by Josef Lorenzl, 1920s
Located in Hamburg, PA
A beautiful Goldscheider Art Deco ceramic figure by Josef Lorenzl, 1920s. This amazing figure of a standing lady is in period costume with hand-painted flowers and art deco motifs. ...
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Textile
Antique Chinese Export Rose Medallion Cross Cut Corner Square Bowl
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique Chinese Export Rose Medallion Cross Cut Corner Square Bowl
China, 1900s
This antique Chinese Export Rose Medallion cross-cut corner square bowl, dating from the 1900s, is a...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$636 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Chinese Export Punch Bowl, Painted & Gilt Decoration in Mandarin Palette
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large & Very Fine Chinese Export Punch Bowl, with Painted & Gilt decoration in the Mandarin palette. Jingdezhen region, China ca. 1780.
Category
Late 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Large Antique Porcelain Schneeballen Ewer by Meissen
Located in London, GB
Large antique porcelain Schneeballen ewer by Meissen
German, Late 19th Century
Height 62cm, width 37cm, depth 33cm
Expertly fashioned by the esteemed Meissen porcelain manufactory, ...
Category
Late 19th Century German Rococo Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Early Minton Porcelain Plates Hand-Painted & Bat-Printed, England Ca. 1805
By Minton
Located in Katonah, NY
Made in England around 1805, this exquisite pair of early Minton porcelain plates features beautifully hand-painted Oriental flowers and bamboo branches in vibrant shades of red, yellow, green, and gray.
Part of the intricate design was first applied using a delicate red and yellow bat print...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Blue Eye Gold Candle Box
Located in Paris, FR
Candle box blue eye gold made in porcelain with
a porcelain blue eye on the lid. In porcelain with 24-karat
gold-plated finish. Include paraffin wax with...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Gold Plate
$431 / item
Imari White Blue and Gold Porcelain Urn Ginger Jar Vase, circa 1960s
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful vintage Imari white porcelain and turquoise blue and gold urn ginger jar vase or vessel, circa mid-20th century, 1960s, Japan. Japan is known for its fine porcelain; vase is white porcelain, hand painted in turquoise blue, royal blue, green, gold and touches of black. Beautiful details all around as shown in images. With marker's mark and marked "hand painted" on bottom as show in image #13. Very good condition as shown in images. No chips noted. Dimensions: 3.88" Diameter x 4.88" Height.
For wicker table shown in images search...
Category
1960s Japanese Chinoiserie Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$540 Sale Price
20% Off
2 Antique Miniature Staffordshire Dogs King Charles Spaniel Bulldog 2" to 3"
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of antique Staffordshire porcelain miniature figurines in the shape of dogs - a seated red and white King Charles spaniel on a grassy base, and a reclining bulldog with brown sp...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$188 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of Late Staffordshire Recumbent Figures of Dalmatians
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of late Staffordshire Recumbent figures Dalmatians
USA, 20th 1950s
A good pair of a later Staffordshire hand painted and enameled porcelain figures of reclining Dalmatians....
Category
Mid-20th Century English High Victorian Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$476 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Japanese Sake cup 1970s Showa Porcelain Chrysanthemum and Landscape Kutani ware
Located in Paris, FR
This is a small cup for drinking sake. It is called Ochoko in Japanese.
It was made in showa era around 1970s. It is made with porcelain and all hand painted.
This is Kutani ware.
...
Category
1970s Japanese Showa Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
'Me' Table Lamp - Tangerine Dash (Matte)
Located in London, GB
White & Orange Dash Pattern with a Matte Finish and Pale Rust Alpaca Silk Shade
Estimated processing time is 2 weeks from order confirmation.
Pictured with a Mini Globe LED E27 Bu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Porcelain, Wool, Alpaca, Silk
$431 / item
Venere V15, Man's Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily, 2021, Hand Painted, Size S
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...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Enamel
$386 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Ikat Porcelain Dessert Plates - Set of 6, Made in Italy
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Ikat patterns are an integral part of our colorful world, celebrating the beauty of this timeless design. Inspired by its rich heritage, we’ve transformed some of our most iconic Ika...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Blanc-de-Chine Dehua Figures of Guanyin
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A Pair Of Blanc - De - Chine Dehua
Figures Of Guanyin
Early 20th century
Each figure is modelled standing in flowing robes
upon a lotus leaf decorated stand,
holding a fl...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Mahogany Wood Longcase Clock "William Fullerton"
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Outstanding craftsmanship and beautifully crafted in mahogany and features numerous details that make this a desirable timepiece. From the hand carved decorated top pediment with its...
Category
1810s English George III Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Brass
16 Gilt Encrusted Salad or Dessert Plates, Antique Custom Ordered English C 1910
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fantastic set of dessert or first course plates with a nice wide collar of 24 karat acid etched gold banding. The perfect size you always need more of. These versatile gold and whi...
Category
1910s European Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Gold
Pair of Mid-Century Chinese Famille Rose Hand Painted Porcelain Vases
Located in Dallas, TX
These elegant colorful Famille Rose vases were created in China circa 1950. Standing tall, the large vessels feature a flared rim and tapered body. Each body is adorned with vibrant ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Bowl - cup - salad bowl - Famille Rose - Canton - China 19th Qing
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Magnificent hand-painted Chinese porcelain bowl with enameled and gilded decoration in reserve of characters in palace scenes, birds and flowers, with the “Famille Rose” motif, with ...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Set of Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Pendant Lights, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
Set of Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Pendant lights by Anne Marie Trolle. An extraordinary set in great vintage condition.
* Set (2) of white 6-sided porcelain pendant lights with dar...
Category
1980s Danish Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Derby Porcelain Large Botanical Soup Tureen, Cover & Stand
By Derby
Located in Downingtown, PA
Derby Porcelain Large Botanical Soup Tureen, Cover & Stand,
Circa 1815-25
The Derby porcelain soup tureen, cover and stand are finely painted with exuberantly styled groupings of fl...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Guards Porcelain Dinner Plate by Vito Nesta for Les-Ottomans
By Vito Nesta
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Contemporary dinner plate 'Guards' designed by Vito Nesta for Les-Ottomans, a magical trip in an Ottoman world made of exotic animals and ch...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Other Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Spode Flower Cross Clobberware Plate
By Spode
Located in Stamford, CT
Spode Flower Cross Clobberware plate. Blue and white flower cross pattern with hand painted orange squiggle detailing. No makers mark or brand stamp.
Category
1930s English Regency Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Rare Vintage Imari Porcelain Pitcher
Located in Worcester Park, GB
A striking example of East-meets-West design, this vintage Imari-style pitcher features a richly decorated surface teeming with hand-painted florals, geometric medallions, and fan mo...
Category
1890s British Aesthetic Movement Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Handcrafted Textured Porcelain Antiqued Bronze Pendant
By DBO Home
Located in Sharon, CT
Our pinch pendant light combines a rustic porcelain shade with industrial chic antiqued bronze fixture and a simple black fabric cord. Let's call it mode...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique Delft Earthenware Plate Blue and White Plate China, 18th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely decorated plate with central. scene of a flower.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Type: Plates
Color: Blue & White
Region of Origin: China
Period:...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$318 Sale Price
20% Off
Set Of 6 Sasaki Japan For Le Cirque Restaurant Monkey Salad Or Luncheon Plates
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A set of six Sasaki Japan for Le Cirque porcelain salad or luncheon plates. The plates are decorated with scenes of monkeys picking fruit along vibrant green borders.
These plates w...
Category
20th Century Japanese Hollywood Regency Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Canton Famille Rose Porcelain Teapot, circa 1900
Located in Worcester, GB
Antique Chinese Canton Famille Rose Porcelain Teapot, circa 1900
A fine quality late 19th / early 20th century Chinese porcelain teapot, hand-painted in the famille rose palette.
T...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Blue and White Double Happiness Temple Jars - A Pair
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th Century Chinese Blue and White Chinese Porcelain Double Happiness Temple Jars. The Double Happiness symbol is the central motif used to represent joy and marital happiness, and ...
Category
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
French Limoges Small Heart Shaped Floral Trinket Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Charming Limoges heart trinket box hand-painted. The underside of the box is marked Limoges France. This piece would certainly make a wonderf...
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Gold, Brass
Italian Tôle Chandelier with Porcelain Flowers, 1960s
Located in Antwerp, BE
A cheery patinated Italian six-light tôle flower chandelier from the 1960s.
The charming piece will add a touch of freshness to whatever room y...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Metal
Goddess E15, Woman's Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily Vase, Size L, Bichrome
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...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Enamel
$1,198 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Elephants Porcelain Plate by Vito Nesta for Les-Ottomans
By Vito Nesta
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Contemporary dinner plate 'Elephants' designed by Vito Nesta for Les-Ottomans, a magical trip in an ottoman world made of exotic animals and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Other Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Sèvres Porcelain Box, Gilt Brass Mounting, 19th Century, Napoleon III Period.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sèvres porcelain box, gilt brass mounting, 19th century, Napoleon III period.
A Napoleon III period box, 19th century, Sèvres porcelain and gilt brass mount.
H: 14cm, W: 26cm, D: 16cm
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique Hand Painted & Gilt Decorated German Porcelain Decorative Vase
By Royal Bonn
Located in Tarry Town, NY
This grand and elegant porcelain vase was masterfully crafted in the 19th century by the esteemed Royal Bonn Company in Germany. Standing impressively at approximately 23 inches tall with a 7-inch diameter, this vase is a striking example of antique decorative art...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Gold
Hug Black and Gold Box
Located in Paris, FR
Box Hug Black and Gold all in hand-crafted porcelain,
in black finish and gold-plated with 24K.
Box with lid. Delivered in luxury gift box.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Gold Plate
$1,425 / item
Two 1960s Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments Plates by Piero Fornasetti
Located in Aci Castello, IT
These two 1960s Mid-Century Modern decorative plates by Piero Fornasetti typically exemplify his whimsical and artistic approach to design.The plates depict intricate surreal illustr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique English Crown Derby Pair Sauce Soup Tureens Urns Vases Centerpieces 19C
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Wonderful Rare Identical Pair of Early English Porcelain China Sauce or Food Tureens complete with their original covers and undertrays, possib...
Category
19th Century English Regency Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica openwork lunch plate in porcelain, ca 1930
Located in København, Copenhagen
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica openwork lunch plate in hand-painted porcelain with flowers and gold decoration.
Model: 20/3554
Dating: Approx. 1930
Latin name.
In perfect condition.
...
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Oxblood Vase Table Lamp on Wooden Base, circa 1970s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An oxblood vase with gilt wood base table lamp. Antiqued finish hardware includes double sockets with on/off pull chains, adjustable height rod, and cord ...
Category
1970s Modern Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
100-years Anniversary Porcelain Platter by Danish Bjørn Wiinbladh for Rosenthal
Located in Örebro, SE
This is the large German porcelain platter from Rosenthal, designed 1979 by Bjørn Wiinbladh, Denmark for the company’s 100-years anniversary.
It comes in the yellow color scale, hand...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Early 20 Century French Porcelain Dinnerware, About 208 Pieces Signed H. Loux
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a dining table or shelving with this antique porcelain service set of approximatrly 208 pieces. Crafted in France circa 1930 by Obernai Faïenceries Sarreguemines and signed by renowned artist H. Loux, each plate and dish features delicate foliate and floral motifs, stamped on the underside with "Obernai Faïenceries Sarreguemines, France." This extensive set combines two nearly very similar dining collections, both from the same manufacturer and artist, providing a cohesive and visually stunning display. Perfect for both everyday dining and special occasions, the set captures the charm of Breton life with intricate scenes of people, churches, towns, and countryside, many of which are signed by French painter Henri Loux. The pastel color palette and finely detailed artwork make each piece a work of art. The colorful set has 60 dinner plates, 12 salad plates, 17 soup bowls, 37 tea sauces, 16 dessert plates, 1 condiment server with five individual slots, 31 tea cups, 1 drink pitcher, 2 creamers, 2 coffee or tea pots, 2 sugar bowls, 4 serving bowls, 3 soup tureens with lids, 2 gravy boats with built in saucer, 9 serving plates, 1 cheese tray, 1 cheese server, 6 saucer plates, and 1 hot pad adding to a total of 208 pieces. The dinner ware set...
Category
Early 20th Century French Country Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Antique Jacob Petit Style Old Vieux Paris Porcelain Flowers Vases
By Old Paris
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine pair of antique porcelain flower vases.
In the style of Jacob Petit.
Each with a large central vase surrounded by 4 smaller, int...
Category
19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Georges BASTARD Art Deco Cyclist Porcelain Bottle 1924, Paris Olympic Games
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco Cyclist Porcelain Bottle by Georges Bastard (Paris), France, circa 1924). This striking French Art Deco porcelain bottle, created by Georges Bastard in 1924, was desi...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Dahl Jensen porcelain figurine of a Sealyham Terrier puppy.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Dahl Jensen porcelain figurine of a Sealyham Terrier puppy.
Model: 1008.
From the 1930s.
In perfect condition.
First factory quality.
Dimensions: W 12.0 cm x H 9.0 cm.
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
6 Midcentury Pastel Daisy Porcelain Coffee Cups, Lilien, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A set of six charming conical coffee cups and saucers from the „Daisy“-series, made of thin, fine china in six different lovely pastel colors, yellow, light blue, light green, bluegray, pink/rosé and lilac. Made in the 1950s by Lilien Porzellan...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Single Midcentury Italian Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A single circa 1960's Italian crackle glaze porcelain table lamp.
Measurements:
Height of body: 23"
Height to shade rest: 36"
Width/depth: 8.5"
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Herend Hungary Porcelain "Chinese Bouquet Apponyi Green" Tea Set
By Herend
Located in Delft, NL
Herend Hungary Porcelain "Chinese Bouquet Apponyi Green" Tea Set
A serving tea set with a tea pot, 2 cups and saucers, 2 plates, a milk jug with under plate, a sugar bowl, a butte...
Category
20th Century Hungarian Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica Bouillon Cup with Saucer in Hand Painted Porcelain
Located in København, Copenhagen
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica bouillon cup with saucer in hand-painted porcelain with branch-shaped handles, flowers and gold decoration.
PROVENANCE: VALDEMARS CASTLE
Model number...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Morbelli Wall Plate Gold Porcelain #La Notte” 1960 Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Wall plate Morbelli.
Category
1960s Other Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Paragon Double Warrant Bone China Teacup & Saucer with Red Cabbage Rose
By Paragon
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This teacup and saucer set was made by the renowned Paragon fine bone china factory of England in approximately 1960. The set is done with a pastel mint green ground with a large red offset cabbage rose on the inside of the cup which is replicated on the saucer. Both the cup and saucer are marked with the Paragon 'Double Warrant...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern 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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