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Material: Porcelain
Anatomica, Porcelain Hand with Old School Tattoo Decoration by Vito Nesta
By Vito Nesta
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Le mani in porcellana della collezione Anatomica, creata da Vito Nesta per il suo brand Grand Tour, sono un oggetto di design intramontabile e di grande valore decorativo. La produzione di queste porcellane è affidata a Fratelli Majello che dal 1867 sono maestri delle lavorazioni di Capodimonte. Ogni mano è decorata con estro e fantasia, ben 20 decori sono infatti disponibili, avendo la possibilità di integrarsi alla perfezione in qualsiasi ambiente, che sia una camera da letto, un mobile ingresso...
Category
2010s Italian Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Bareuther Bavaria Coffee Service, made in Germany, 1980s
Located in Palermo, IT
Bareuther Bavaria coffee service, made in Germany, 1980s
Consisting of 12 cups and saucers, coffee pot, milk jug and sugar bowl. Never used.
The measur...
Category
1980s German Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$317 Sale Price / set
47% Off
Mid-Century German Tea or Coffee Pot by Heinrich Löffelhardt for Arzberg, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-century German tea or coffee pot by Heinrich Löffelhardt for Arzberg, 1960s This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional information:
Materials: Porcelain
Color: Blue
Styles: ...
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Blue and White Porcelain Ginger Jars, Pair
Located in New York, NY
A pair of blue and white porcelain ginger jars with cherry blossom design, circa mid-20th century, Japan. A great set for a table, mantel, shelf or cabinet, etc. Very good condition ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Royal Dux Porcelain Figurine Lady with Doves, Bohemia 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A very beautiful Royal Dux Bohemia porcelain sculpture, mid-20th century, mid-century modern period, Czechoslovakia. A very beautiful and detailed porcelain figurine. With maker's ma...
Category
1960s Czech Art Deco Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
20th Century Meissen Coffee Cup With Saucer
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen Porcelain coffee cup with saucer richly hand painted decorated with gold.
Category
20th Century European Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
A Trio of Chinese Export Porcelain Green Sancai Glazed Parrots
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Trio of Chinese Export Porcelain Green Sancai Glazed Parrots
China, Late 19th Century
This exquisite trio of Chinese export porcelain green Sancai-glazed parrots, crafted in the late 19th century, presents a captivating collection of finely modeled birds. Each parrot is gracefully perched, showcasing exceptional craftsmanship with delicate, organic detailing. The vibrant green Sancai glaze, a hallmark of traditional Chinese ceramics, lends a rich, lustrous finish that accentuates their elegant forms.
The set features two larger parrots...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Export Porcelain Plate Rose Medallion Hand Painted, Qing, circa 1875
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very decorative Chinese Export, porcelain, Rose Medallion dish or plate which we date to the 19th century, Qing dynasty, circa 1875.
I...
Category
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Fish Tail Lamps on Gilt Bases.
Located in New York, NY
Elegant Pair of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Fish Tail Lamps on Gilt Bases. 20th Century.
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
White Porcelain Vintage Industrial Opaline Milk Glass Brass Wall Lamp Sconces
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Porcelain industrial wall lamp.
White porcelain, cast iron, brass and Opaline milk glass.
2 conductors, no ground.
For use inside only
Measures: Weight: 2.10 kg / 4.6 lb
P...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Industrial Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Brass, Iron
Set Of 8 Bernardaud Limoges Macassar Salad Plates Retailed By Asprey
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Set of 8 salad plates in Macassar pattern by Bernardaud Limoges for Asprey. The plates with peonies, bird, border with various flowers, pink lattice verge and a blue and brown trim o...
Category
20th Century French Chinoiserie Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
1985 Rare Postmodern Porcelain & Silver Teapot by Borek Sipek for Driade
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and very rare very collectible porcelain and silver teapot coffee carafe designed by Borek Sipek for Driade excellent condition beautiful patina never used.
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Silver
Fujimori Mug Set for Kato Kogei Ceramics Post-Modern Alpha 3 Memphis Japan 1980s
By Fujimori, Kato Kogei
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Founded during the Meiji era as a glass-making company in Nishi-ku, Nagoya, Kato made a name for itself by manufacturing cutting-edge designs, of which post-modern service is a prime...
Category
1980s Japanese Post-Modern Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Blanc De Chine Chinoiserie Porcelain Figure of Quanyin
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning vintage Blanc de Chine porcelain figure of Quanyin, the Chinese goddess of mercy
China, Circa Mid-20th Century
Measures: 4"W x 3.5"D x 12"H
Good original vintage condit...
Category
1960s Chinese Chinoiserie Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Prince Sigvard Bernadotte Grey Scandinavian Modern Dual Bathroom Lamp for Ifö
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Large dual Wall sconce suitable as bathroom or outdoor lighting. Designed by Prince Sigvard Bernadotte for the swedish company Ifö during the 19...
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Opaline Glass
$380 Sale Price
20% Off
Pr. Mid Century George Nelson Herman Miller Rosewood Thin Edge Bachelors Chests
Located in New York, NY
Exquisite matched pair of George Nelson designed four drawer Thin Edge dressers, executed in Rosewood, for Herman Miller circa 1950's. These chests are in very good, original, clean...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Qing Dynasty Chinese Porcelain Lamp with Decorations and Base Without Lampshade
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly invite you to read the full description, as we aim to provide detailed technical and historical information to ensure the authenticity of our items.
This exquisite Chinese ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Porcelain & Pure Silver Salt & Pepper Shakers "Cat & Dog" By Emilia Castillo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage table sculptures made in porcelain and pure silver designed and manufactured in Mexico by Emilia Castillo.
The sculptures depict A do...
Category
1990s Mexican Modern Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Silver
Meissen porcelain Rich Court Dragon cups and saucers, Germany 1960s
Located in Delft, NL
Meissen porcelain Rich Court Dragon cups and saucers, Germany 1960s
Meissen porcelain cups and saucers in box with the Rich Court Dragon pattern.
The six p...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Porcelain Costantinople 7 Set of 2 Dessert Plates by Les Ottomans
By Les Ottomans
Located in Milan, IT
Inspired by the lavish grandeur of the former capital of the Byzantine Empire, this set of two dessert plates is part of the Costantinopoli collection that combines abstract and natu...
Category
2010s Italian Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Serving Sake Bottle Tokkuri and Flower Vase 1990s
Located in Paris, FR
This is a sake bottle which was made in Japan around 1990s in Showa era.
This sake bottle is called Tokkuri in Japanese.
The design is hand painted.
This bottle can be used as a flo...
Category
1990s Japanese Showa Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Rosenthal porcelain dinner "Romanze" set by Björn Wiinblad, 1958
Located in Delft, NL
Rosenthal porcelain dinner "Romanze" set by Björn Wiinblad, 1958
A beautiful white porcelain dinner set with relief and blue painted centre
The set is made by the manufacturer Rosen...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Black Polychromed Porcelain Ginger Jar by Yamatoku Meiji Era
By Arita
Located in Glasgow, GB
A Japanese black polychromed porcelain ginger jar. Handcrafted towards the end of the 19th century during the Meiji period in Japan.
The jar features an elongated ovoid-shaped body, and is decorated in a chinoiserie style, and adorned with Japanese symbolism... Encircling the body of the ginger jar are two green...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Enamel
$304 Sale Price
44% Off
Large Spanish Horse Woman Porcelain Sculpture by Lladro, 1960s
By Lladro
Located in Barcelona, ES
Large Porcelain Sculpture: Lady on Horse Large Sculpture by Lladró, Spain, 1960s
Very rare Lladró "Horsewoman" #1036
Spanish Name "Amazona"
Item Number A...
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Porcelain Elephant Calf Sculpture by Lenox
Located in Warrenton, OR
Porcelain Elephant Calf Sculpture by Lenox.
UPDATE: Due to agreement with 1stDibs, we'll be staying through the end of the year.
This beautiful realistic baby elephant figurine measu...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Other Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Art Nouveau Porcelain Floral Menu Stand
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Art Nouveau intrically designed porcelain menu with figural open work flower stems and raised flowers. Beautiful hand painted design featuring pansey flowers with gilt centers. So ...
Category
Late 19th Century European Art Nouveau Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
White Porcelain White Opaline Glass Vintage Industrial Brass Pendant Lights
By 360volt
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Porcelain industrial hanging lamp.
White porcelain, brass and clear glass.
2 conductors, no ground.
Weight: 1.20 kg / 2.6 lb
Priced per individual item. All lamps have been m...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Industrial Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Brass
Chinese Export Porcelain Hexagonal Garden Seats, A Pair
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese Export Porcelain Hexagonal Garden Seats,
A Pair,
Circa 1850-60
The Chinese Export porcelain Rose Medallion Garden Seats are of a hexagonal barrel form with gilded studs repr...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
French Porcelain Jewelry Box
Located in New York, NY
A French porcelain jewelry box, styled after Sèvres porcelain, in the Regency design style, circa late-19th century to early-20th century, France. Boxes' lid features outdoor nature scene with couple and dog surrounded by hand-painted gold detail i the Regency design style. Gold hand-painted detail featured on lid, front, sides and back of box. Great as a standalone piece or to hold jewelry (demonstrated) or other items on a desk, vanity, dresser, etc. Marked on underside as shown in last image, 'Made in France', 'Hand Decorated'. Box is a nice size. Dimensions: 2.75" Height x 4.13" Depth x 6.5" Width.
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For Italian Ginori box search 1stDibs ref. #: LU1314243501722
Cartier coffee...
Category
Early 20th Century French Regency Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$468 Sale Price
25% Off
Coffee Tea Service Flash One Dorothy Hafner Rosenthal Studio-Line Germany, 1980s
By Rosenthal
Located in Berlin, DE
Luxurious porcelain dinnerware set, flash one, by Dorothy Hafner for Rosenthal Studio-Line,
Germany, 1980s.
12x coffee or tea cups.
12x ...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
3 Piece Place Setting Coffee Cup, Saucer, Plate Hutschenreuther Blue Onion
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful setting of three china porcelain Hutschenreuther blue onion pieces, made in Germany, in the 1960s. All items are in very good co...
Category
1960s German Modern Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Exceptional Shell Shaped Limoges China Porcelain Soup Tureen with Dolphin Decor
By Limoges
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A gorgeous impressive soup tureen with its display in the shape of a shell and fish in white Limoges porcelain in perfect condition. Fantastic piece for each table. In used but still...
Category
1970s French Louis XV Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinoiserie Blue and White Porcelain Garden Stool or Side Table
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous Chinoiserie blue and white porcelain garden stool, plant stand, or small side table featuring depictions of a scenic Asian landscape and figures.
China, Late 20th Century...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Midcentury Ceramic Fish Plates Wall Composition / Wall Decoration
By Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro, Waechtersbach Ceramics, Shorter & Son Ltd 1, Vallauris, Gil Vargas Segovia
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of Midcentury multi color fish Plates and Platters as Wall Decoration
A funny collection of eleven european glazed ceramic, porcelain and...
Category
20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Porcelain, Terracotta
$5,195 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Single White and Blue Porcelain Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1960's Chinese porcelain table lamp.
Measurements:
Height of body: 18.5"
Height to shade rest: 30.5"
Diameter: 7"
Category
1960s Chinese Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Wedgwood Daisy Makeig-Jones Fairyland Lustre 'Daventry' Bowl No. Z5419
By Wedgwood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique English lustreware porcelain bowl.
By Wedgwood.
Pattern no. Z5419 (entitled Daventry).
Designed by Daisy Makeig-Jones.
Painted w...
Category
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Blue & White 'Prunus & Birds' Jar/Vase & Cover Earlier Qing Dynasty
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese Blue & White 'Prunus' Jar/Vase & Cover
Early Qing Dynasty (1644–1911)
This impressive Chinese Blue & White 'Prunus' Jar/Vase and Cover, dating to the Early Qing Dynasty, is...
Category
18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
20th Century Italian Chinoiserie White Porcelain Table Lamps with Peacock Birds
Located in Doylestown, PA
Striking circa 1950s Chinoiserie vase form table lamps with peacocks and flowers, made in Italy. Vibrant garden scene with floral decoration and a pair of peacocks beautifully painte...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Iron
Antique Worcester Porcelain Bowl Fence Pattern English Imari Style C-1810
Located in Katonah, NY
This small porcelain bowl was hand-painted by Worcester during the Barr Flight Barr period, circa 1810.
It is decorated in the richly detailed Fence Pattern, an English interpretatio...
Category
Early 19th Century European Regency Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
German Porcelain Jewelry Box
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful German oval porcelain jewelry box, in the Regency design style, circa mid-20th century, Germany. Boxes' lid features outdoor nature scene with couple in a park sounded by...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Regency Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Porcelain Compote By Bing and Grondahl
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful Danish porcelain compote by Copenhagen Porcelain maker, Bing and Grøndahl, circa early to mid-20th century, Denmark. A porcelain compote or tazza which showcases the comp...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Gold
20th Century Limoges Porcelain Dinner Service ULIM 63-Piece
By ULIM Limoges
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This exquisite 63-piece Limoges porcelain dinnerware set embodies the elegance and craftsmanship synonymous with the renowned French porcelain tradition. Crafted in Limoges, this set...
Category
20th Century French Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
Lladro Porcelain Floral Vase, 1970s
By Lladro
Located in Barcelona, ES
A beautiful porcelain floral vase designed by Julio Fernández and manufactured by Lladró. Spain, 1970s.
This elegant glazed porcelain vase has a clean design with floral and foliage ...
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Victorian French Angel Water Font
Located in Riverdale, NY
Lovely and large Victorian French Angel holy water font in bisque with glazed calm shell. Beautifully detailed hand painted decoration throughout.
1900 Fr...
Category
1890s French Late Victorian Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
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
Antique Irish Dublin Delftware Blue White Charger Plate Delamain Ireland 18thCt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Extremely Rare Hand Decorated Irish Delftware wall hanging Charger or Cabinet Dublin Plate by Henry Delamain, decorated with flowers and foliage in colours of blue. Possibly third...
Category
Mid-18th Century Irish Georgian Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Rare Rosenthal Figurine Table Lamp by K.Himmelstoss, circa 1916
By Rosenthal
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
Very rare figurine group “Festreigen” table lamp, designed by Karl Himmelstoss, 1913, executed by Rosenthal, 1916.
White porcelain, three dancing graces in long robes on stepped, profiled and fluted round base, signed on the base (embossed) “K.Himmelstoss”, green color stamp under glaze “Rosenthal Bavaria...
Category
1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Brass
Fornasetti Jewelry Dish Tray
Located in New York, NY
An Italian porcelain tray or dish with Greco-Roman design by designer by Piero Fornasetti, circa mid-20th century, 1960s, Italy. Use on a desk/vanity or on a cocktail table. etc. Tra...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Greco Roman Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Porcelain plaque. China. Republic period ca. 1930.
Located in Norton, MA
Porcelain plaque. China. Republic period ca. 1930. Famille rose decoration of the peach garden oath.
Framed: 17.25 x 11.75 in.
Image size: 15 x 9.5 in.
Category
Early 20th Century Asian Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Fine Large Late 18th - Early 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Model of a Swan
Located in New York, NY
A fine, exceptionally detailed large Meissen model of a swan, modelled by J. J. Kändler, with incised plumage, the feathers of the wings picked out in soft grey and beige, with russe...
Category
Late 18th Century German Neoclassical Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Limoges Porcelain, Heart Shaped Trinket Box, France, 1980's
By Limoges
Located in Glasgow, GB
Limoges porcelain heart shaped trinket box. Hand-crafted in France around the late 1980’s
Finely decorated in the french rococo style; the body of the heart decorated with lapis laz...
Category
Late 20th Century French Rococo Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Gold, Brass
$154 Sale Price
44% Off
ROYAL COPENHAGEN 1960 Niels Thorson Mid Century Glazed Porcelain Square Vase
By Royal Copenhagen, Niels J. Thorsø
Located in Miami, FL
A square green glazed vase designed by Nils Thorsson (1898-1975) for Royal Copenhagen.
This is a very decorative vase created in Copenhagen Denmark by the Royal Copenhagen porcelain...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$698 Sale Price
30% Off
Tall Wrap Around Vessel II, hand built porcelain centrepiece by Olivia Walker
Located in London, GB
'Tall Wrap Around Vessel II' is a unique porcelain sculpture by the British artist, Olivia Walker.
Walker works in porcelain to create pieces that explore ideas of growth and decay ...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
12-Piece Pots de Creme Serving Set - 19th Century - French Porcelain
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful set of antique porcelain pots for serving refined desserts, also known as 'pots de creme' or 'pots de soufflé'.
This set comes from F...
Category
1890s French Belle Époque Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Porcelain Costantinople 11 Set of 2 Dessert Plates by Les Ottomans
By Les Ottomans
Located in Milan, IT
A stunning and refined addition to any home, this unique set comprises two dessert plates that will add a colorful touch and a delicate sense of movement to any table. The set was cr...
Category
2010s Italian Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage 4-Piece Longchamp Place Settings with Serving Tray, Set of 6, France
By Longchamps
Located in Soquel, CA
Vintage 4-Piece Longchamp Place Settings with Serving Tray, Set of 6, France
This beautifully hand-painted dish set is in good condition. The floral pattern features brightly colore...
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Set of Twelve Royal Doulton Dinner Plates with Raised Gold Arabesque Decoration
Located in Boston, MA
This is a stunning set of twelve Royal Doulton dinner plates with a fluted border and raised gilded arabesque decoration. They were made in 1905 exclusively for Gilman Collamore in N...
Category
Early 1900s English Rococo Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Export Porcelain Maiden Lotus Candlesticks, A Pair
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese Export Porcelain Maiden Lotus Candlesticks,
A Pair,
Circa 1765
The pair of Chinese maiden candlesticks are each in the form of a Chinese m...
Category
1770s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
antique porcelain beer stein with pewter lid South German Historicism ar. 1870
Located in Landshut, BY
Antique porcelain beer jug with a tin lid
Southern German Historicism
A typical humorous depiction of the time: 'A Sunday afternoon in the mountains'.
(Written in old German letter...
Category
1870s German Art Nouveau Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Pewter
Meltemi Gold Cracks Vase
Located in Milan, IT
Meltemi is an elegant porcelain vase, part of the Anemos Collection. The soft curves of canals shaped by wind create a unique rhythm on the surface, interrupted by deep cracks, like ...
Category
2010s Italian Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$1,173
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.