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Material: Porcelain
Old Paris Porcelain & Gilt Bronze 'Forget Me Not' Four Tiered Compote/Tazza
By Old Paris
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Old Paris Porcelain & Gilt Bronze 'Forget Me Not' Four Tiered Compote/Tazza, France, Circa 1870s
A quietly stunning Napoleon III Old Paris Porcelain and Gilt Bronze "Forget Me Not" ...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$1,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Seletti "Limited Gold Edition" Porcelain My Robot
By Seletti
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Arte Morbelli Five Porcelain Plates with 24k Golden Inserts
Located in Milano, IT
Fantastic set of five decorative porcelain plates produced by Arte Morbelli, of fine Italian manufacture.
Each plate can be hung as a decorative object, or you can use them as real plates.
The plates are made entirely of ceramic, with designs and edges in 24 karat gold, very precious and elegant.
The plates contain designs of animals symbolic of every historical era and every area of the world. They are represented: a quadruped with a back decorated with red and gold squiggles, representing Southern Russia; a donkey also decorated in gold and purple and represents the period of greatest flowering of the Persian period (500-400 BC); the Egyptian jewel...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Gold
Fine Ormolu and Sevres Porcelain Clock by Achille Brocot & Delettrez
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A superb, large and early Ormolu clock, mounted with exquisite Sèvres style porcelain with a Bleu Celeste ground and fine overglaze gilt decoration. The richly chased foliate case is...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Gold and Navy Ornamental Decorative Plate in Barocco Style by De Lamerie
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Gold and Navy Ornamental Decorative Plate in Barocco Style by De Lamerie
Fine bone china with hand engraving, 22K gold plated
Decorative plate, handmade in De Lameire factory, Engla...
Category
2010s English Baroque Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Gold Plate
East India Company Teapot - Qing Dynasty - Qianlong Reign (1736-1795)
Located in Porto, PT
Teapot, in Chinese porcelain, from the East India Company, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong reign (1736-1795). Decoration with famille rose enamels, representing a composition with a pheasant ...
Category
18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
1970’s German Christmas Schumann “noel” Dessert Plates - Set of 14
Located in Charleston, SC
This festive pattern was produced by Schumann from 1970 through 1980 and is now discontinued. It features a Christmas tree center on white with red trim. I’m not one to seek out a lot of holiday specific decor but these were prettier than a lot of holiday plates...
Category
1970s German Other Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Blue and White Vases
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of 19th century Chinese blue and white vases each hand-painted with various scholar's objects including vases filled with chrysanthemums, and flanked by pairs of incense burne...
Category
19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Rare Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel On Porcelain Bats Vase Signed
Located in Queens, NY
A Japanese enamel on porcelain vase. The vase has a globular shaped body and a narrow neck with a fluted mouth. The vase is enameled with a polychrome design representing a river lan...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Rooster Porcelain Jug Vase, Spain, 1960s
By Sargadelos
Located in Barcelona, ES
Porcelain rooster vase / pitcher, Sargadelos, Spain, 1950s-1960s.
Midcentury decorative rooster shaped jug vase in white and cobalt blue porcelain with golden and red accents.
Use it as decorative vase or as jug server / tableware.
A cool accent to any kitchen or to be used as serving pitcher. Lovely as a part of a ceramics collection displayed in a cabinet.
Mint condition.
In case that you would like to complete a set the other spanish rooster pitchers...
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Nantgarw Porcelain Teacup and Saucer c1820
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Nantgarw porcelain teacup and saucer
Date : 1818-20
Period :Regency
Origin : Nantgarw, Wales. Probably London decorated
Colour : Polychrome
Pattern : Three garden flower pa...
Category
1820s Welsh Regency Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Guido Andlovitz Porcelain Tea Cup Service, 1930, Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Guido Andlovitz porcelain tea cup service, 1930, Italy.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Large assembled set of blue onion Meissen with red flower 107 pieces
Located in Houston, TX
This set is rare with the red flower that is incorporated into
The design with gilt accents. It is a very large set which
Includes the following
14 9.75” dinner plates
14 8.75” d...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$11,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Meji Period Imari Japanese Porcelain Dish Arita, Japan, 19th/20th C.
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing this lovely Japanese Imari dish from the Meiji period. With beautiful floral design.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$80 Sale Price
20% Off
Meissen Art Nouveau Porcelain Group 'Indian Haunting A Buffalo', Hoesel, Germany
Located in Vienna, AT
Exquisite Large Meissen Art Nouveau Porcelain Group:
Representation of a mounted warrior with a painted face, wearing only a small loincloth and moccasins on his feet, and crowned wi...
Category
1930s German Art Nouveau Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Victorian Mahogany Ship/Train Wash Basin
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A very unusual Victorian mahogany ship/train wash basin, circa 1880.
Should voyagers have been fortunate enough to afford a first class cabin in the 19th century, they would have en...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Brass
Ralph Lauren Traditional Chinese Porcelain Table Lamp, Cream/Ivory
By Ralph Lauren
Located in Saint Petersburg, FL
Lamp features a soft cream glaze with a delicate crackle finish.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Chinese Chippendale Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Art Déco Édouard Marcel Sandoz's Porcelain Fox-Shapped Box for Theodore Haviland
Located in North Miami, FL
Art Déco painted enameled porcelain cat-shapped box by Édouard Marcel Sandoz for Theodore Haviland
By: Édouard Marcel Sandoz, Theodore Haviland
Material: ceramic, porcelain, paint, ...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Enamel
French Trompe L'oeil Porcelain Pâté Tureen Pillivuyt Mehun
Located in Austin, TX
French trompe l'oeil porcelain pate tureen signed "Mehun" manufacture of Pillivuyt, circa 1900.
The manufacture of Pillivuyt produced different kinds of...
Category
Early 1900s French Rustic Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Neoclassical French Style Patinated Bronze & Crackle Glaze Centerpiece
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Neoclassical French Style Patinated Bronze & Crackle Glaze Centerpiece
Later 20th century
A substantial centerpiece beautifully cast in patinated bronze, the graceful form with a pierced white crackel glazed body, raised on oval scalloped...
Category
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$1,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Rococo German Porcelain Candlesticks Holders with Putti, Pair
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful pair of antique German white porcelain candlestick holders, in the Rococo style, circa late 19th century, 1880s, Germany. Beautiful details: light pastel colors, gold gil...
Category
1880s German Rococo Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
8 Antique Japanese Imari Meiji Scalloped Porcelain Salad Dinner Plates 9"
Located in Dayton, OH
Set of 8 early 20th century Japanese imari porcelain salad / dinner plates with scalloped edges, hand painted with fan-like panels of landscapes and flowers, surrounded with designs ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$640 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Hollywood Regency Style Gilt Metal and Pink Porcelain Roses Chandelier, Italy
Located in Barntrup, DE
Hollywood Regency style gilt metal and pink porcelain roses chandelier, Italy, circa the 1970s.
This stunning four-light Italian gilded tolew...
Category
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Metal
Antique 18C Chinese Porcelain Dish Amsterdam Bont Anhua Flowers Qing
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you this unusual Dutch Decorated deep dish. The dish itself is a white porcelain plate from the Kangxi period, ca 1700-1720. With anhua flower decoration also. The pai...
Category
18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Sewing Theme Limoges France Floral Motif Porcelain Double Thimbles or Needle Box
By Limoges
Located in Tustin, CA
Very pretty, Limoges porcelain double thimble shaped trinket box is handmade with a white background and features pretty multi-colored flowers surrounding each side of the double thi...
Category
Late 20th Century French French Provincial Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Italy Late 18th Century Richard Ginori Porcelain Soup Bowl with Floral Decor
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a soup bowl in a smaller size as usual, it was a special sized for fine foods. This is a piece of the production of the Italian factory Richard Ginori Doccia...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$1,922 Sale Price
20% Off
Mystical Gilded Dragon Wedgwood Mixed Blue Ordinary Lustre Porcelain Vase Z4829
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
A dramatic blue pearl lustre dragon porcelain vase created in the 1920s by Daisy Makeig-Jones for Wedgwood,
Dominated by a bold gilded dragon on an azure blue background. Exotic gilded script motifs decorate among the pale blue lustre...
Category
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Qing Blue and White Porcelain Vase with Foo Dogs and Double Happiness
Located in Miami, FL
A Qing Chinese porcelain vase with baluster-form, hand-painted with cobalt blue decoration of "shuang-xi" or "double happiness" symbol representing happiness in marriage, amid contin...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$1,112 Sale Price
20% Off
Heinrich Fuchs "Archais" Series for Lorenz Hutschenreuther, 1970
Located in Los Angeles, CA
wonderfully sculptural bisque porcelain vase "Artichoke" by Heinrich Fuchs for Hutschenreuther, released between 1968 and 1970 with matte exterior and gloss interior, marked
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Blue & White Keepsake Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
This round, porcelain storage jar is brightly glazed in the classic blue-and-white manner with allover pattern of abstract florals, reminiscent of chrysanthemums, clouds or auspiciou...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Qing Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Porcelain Pearl Ming Dragon Green Ornate Border Service for 12 people
Located in Lausanne, CH
Meissen Porcelain Ming Dragon Green with Ornate Border
A dinner service for 12 people, 41 pieces
Designed and manufactured by the renowned porcelain factory founded in Meissen, Germ...
Category
20th Century German Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Bowl Made From Porcelain & Hand Painted, Of Japanese Origin From 1940s
Located in Lejre, DK
This porcelain bowl of Japanese origin, dating from around the 1940s, is a fine example of traditional Japanese craftsmanship and artistry. The bowl features intricate hand-painted ...
Category
1940s Danish Other Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Famille Rose Enameled Porcelain Guanyin, Zeng Longsheng, 1980's, China
Located in Austin, TX
A large and vibrantly decorated Chinese famille rose enameled porcelain figure of Guanyin, marked Zeng Longsheng (1901 - 1964), but of later manufacture...
Category
1980s Chinese Qing Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Italian Hollywood Regency Ceramic Floral Pendant Lights
Located in Antwerp, BE
Pair of stunning Italian porcelain pendant chandeliers with exquisite floral details. Fitted with one E27 light each.
Measures: Diameter 33 cm.
Height fixture 36 cm.
Total height ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Porcelain and Ormolu centerpiece planter, attributed to Henri Picard
By Henri Picard
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Porcelain and Ormolu centerpiece planter, attributed to Henri Picard. This stunning enameled Porcelain centerpiece is ra...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Antique German KPM Royal Berlin Porcelain Hand-Painted Oyster Plate
Located in Atlanta, GA
Antique German KPM Royal Berlin Porcelain Hand-Painted Oyster Plate with six wells.
The KPM Royal Berlin factory, renowned for producing fine porcelain since the 18th century, is hi...
Category
1890s German Victorian Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Bibip floor lamp by Achille Castiglioni for Flos, 1970s
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Bibip floor lamp designed in 1977 by Achille Castiglioni and manufactured by lighting company Flos.
Bibip is an adjustable light, that can be used both as ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Three Chinese Laughing "HoHo" Boys Hand Painted Circa 1800
Located in Katonah, NY
Our friend and client Mario Buatta owned a dozen Laughing Boys* in his private collection, which we purchased and sold several years ago (see last image). These three would have fit ...
Category
Early 19th Century Qing Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Large Antique Porcelain and Ormolu Vase Painted with a Genre Scene
Located in London, GB
Large antique porcelain and ormolu vase painted with a genre scene
French, Late 19th Century
Height 158cm, width 65cm, depth 46cm
This remarkable antique vase, inspired by the icon...
Category
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Early and Rare Royal Copenhagen Fauna Danica Plate
Located in København, Copenhagen
Early and rare Royal Copenhagen fauna danica plate in hand-painted porcelain with hunting motif and gold decoration.
19th century.
Diameter: 23 cm.
In...
Category
19th Century Danish Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$800 Sale Price
33% Off
Large Serving/Decorative Bowl in Pure Silver & Porcelain by Emilia Castillo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Enhance your dining experience with this exquisite Large Serving Bowl in Pure Silver & Porcelain by renowned Mexican artist Emilia Castillo. Designed and manufactured in Taxco, Mexic...
Category
1980s Modern Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Silver
Bjørn Wiinblad for Rosenthal Pair of Table Lamps in Porcelain, 1960s
Located in Prague, New Town
Pair of porcelain table lamps designed by Bjørn Wiinblad and manufactured by Rosenthal, Germany, 1960s.
This pair of rare porcelain table lamps is a true testament to the timeless e...
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Fabric
19th Century French Painted Porcelain Cache Pot with Snake Handles from Gien
By Gien
Located in Dallas, TX
This round and colorful antique planter was created in “Faïencerie de Gien," France, circa 1890. The large porcelain flower pot has intertwined snake handles, and features traditional Greek style motifs throughout. The sculptural, ceramic vase is decorated with hand painted traditional allegory motifs, including the Horn of plenty and lambrequin mantling decor. The elegant porcelain piece is in excellent condition with rich painted colors in the blue, white and yellow palette inside and out. Stamped Gien France underfoot for further authentication.
The Faïencerie de Gien is a ceramic factory in the Loire Valley, founded in 1821 by Thomas Edme Hulm. Amongst the many faience manufacturers in the 19th century, the reputation of Gien is equal to those of the factories of Creil, Longwy or Sarreguemines. Gien further developed the technique of emaux cloisonné...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Porcelain Foo Dog Lion Decorative Object or Bookend, Japan
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful white porcelain foo dog lion decorative object or bookend, circa early to mid-20th century, Japan. Foo dog lions, also known as komainu in Japan, are a symbol of good luc...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Bowl with Carved Hardwood Stand C1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Bowl with Carved Hardwood Stand Signed C1900
Measures - 9.75"H x 12"W x 12"D
This exquisite antique Chinese Famille Rose porcelain bowl dates...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Antique 1890 English Bone China Tea Cup and Saucer Sets
Located in Sheffield, MA
Treat yourself and a friend to enjoying a perfect cup of tea with this fine pair of antique Victorian 1890 English bone china cup and saucer set...
Category
1890s Victorian Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
A Chinese Wucai Plate, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Chinese Wucai Plate, 19th Century
Home decor, Interior design and collectibles.
Provenance: Private Victoria Collection.
Dimension:
Height: 4cm
Width: 20cm
Depth: 14cm.
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$125 Sale Price
50% Off
Chinese Porcelain Vase, Small, Double Gourd Sang de Boeuf Oxblood c.1960s China
Located in Glasgow, GB
A small Chinese double-gourd vase, handcrafted in China, circa 1960s.
Finished in a rich oxblood red glaze, known as sang de boeuf, this piece embodies both Chinese tradition and a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Qing Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Large Japanese Imari Rabbit Bowl, Meiji Period, mid 19th Century, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
An impressive and large Japanese Imari bowl with a golden spotted hare or rabbit, early Meiji Period (1864 to 1912), mid 19th century, Japan
The fantastic Imari bowl featuring a c...
Category
Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 12 English Porcelain Plates, Royal Worcester, circa 1890
Located in New York, NY
Each plate painted by S. Stanley, after paintings by Reynolds, Gainsborough, Le Brun, Romney. The paintings titles and their artists are inscribed on the verso of each plate.
Category
1890s Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Royal Copenhagen Turquoise Crackle Glaze Tumbler Pot With Gilded Decor #3491
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Thorkild Olsen for Royal Copenhagen, Denmark, porcelain crackle glaze tumbler pot
Turquoise crackle glaze with gilded bands. Pale grey crackle interior
Circa 1963
Stamped and numbere...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Art Deco Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
12 Teacups and Saucers Minton Bone China Porcelain Haddon Hall
By Minton
Located in Paris, FR
Set of 12 teacups and with their saucers in Minton Bone China Porcelain. Famous Minton Haddon Hall model designed by John William Wadsworth (1879-19...
Category
Early 20th Century English Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$540 Sale Price / set
40% Off
Aqua Botanica Bathtub by WL Ceramics
Located in Geneve, CH
Aqua Botanica Bathtub by WL Ceramics
Designer: Edward van Vliet
Materials: Porcelain
Dimensions: H60 x Ø120 cm
At WL CERAMICS we make porcelain with passion. We are a family run co...
Category
2010s Chinese Modern Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$13,335 / item
69 Pc Pickard Floral Chintz Service for 10 Dinnerware China Set
By Pickard
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage 69 piece set of Pickard China dinnerware in the Floral Chintz pattern, featuring a scattered printed multicolor floral design and gilded edge. Service for 10. Set includes: L...
Category
20th Century Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$640 Sale Price / set
20% Off
DINNER SET Antique Chinese Porcelain 18C Kangxi/Yongzheng Period Blue White
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you this fantastic and large dinner set. It consists of several dishes of various size, 3 tureens, two underplatters and two salt cellars.
All painted with a high qualit...
Category
18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$8,494 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair Louis XVI Style Cobalt Sevres Style Ormolu Mounted Vases
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair Louis XVI Style Cobalt Sevres Style Ormolu Mounted Vases
France, circa 1900s
This elegant pair of Louis XVI-style cobalt Sevres-style ormolu-...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
$1,356 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of LARGE Chinese Palace Size Oxblood Colored Urns 47" H
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Pair of palace sized Chinese oxblood / Sang de Boeuf colored lidded urns. Lids have foo dog finial tops. Marked on the bottom. I believe they're 20th Ct but not entirely sure. 47" H ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Mid-Century Chinese Hand Painted Porcelain Famille Verte Vase
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a table or a console with this colorful antique porcelain vase. Crafted in China circa 1950, the important Family Verte vessel is round in shape decorated with a wide neck a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Asian White Blanc De Shine Porcelain Table Lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of Asian white blanc de shine monochrome baluster shaped porcelain table lamps. The glazed white surface has fine crackling (craquelure) throughout. Mounted on turned giltwood b...
Category
Mid-20th Century Asian Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Brass
Kawa Wall Sconce 01, Porcelain, Brass, Ceramic Wall Light, Organic, Handmade
By Luft Tanaka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tactile and textured porcelain wall sconce light in a bulbous racetrack shape. The translucent porcelain diffuser casts a warm-colored glow when lit.
Shown in the photos with a wax...
Category
2010s American Modern Porcelain Furniture
Materials
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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