Porcelain Furniture
1940s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Porcelain
1970s German Industrial Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Aluminum
Late 20th Century Chinese Ming Porcelain Furniture
Enamel
Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Porcelain Furniture
Porcelain
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Porcelain
17th Century Edo Antique Porcelain Furniture
Porcelain
19th Century Japanese Art Nouveau Antique Porcelain Furniture
Porcelain
Early 20th Century English Porcelain Furniture
Porcelain
19th Century English George III Antique Porcelain Furniture
Porcelain
1870s French Belle Époque Antique Porcelain Furniture
Ormolu
1910s English Belle Époque Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Porcelain Furniture
Brass, Bronze
Late 20th Century Regency Porcelain Furniture
Porcelain
Late 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Porcelain Furniture
Porcelain
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Porcelain
1870s German Rococo Antique Porcelain Furniture
Porcelain
1920s American Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Porcelain Furniture
Porcelain
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Porcelain
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Porcelain Furniture
Enamel
1850s German Other Antique Porcelain Furniture
Porcelain
Early 20th Century French Porcelain Furniture
Porcelain
Early 20th Century French Porcelain Furniture
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Porcelain Furniture
Porcelain
Early 20th Century American Porcelain Furniture
Porcelain, Opaline Glass
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Porcelain
Mid-18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Porcelain Furniture
Porcelain
18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Porcelain Furniture
Porcelain
Early 2000s French Romantic Porcelain Furniture
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Porcelain Furniture
Porcelain
Early 17th Century Chinese Ming Antique Porcelain Furniture
Porcelain
Mid-19th Century European Antique Porcelain Furniture
Gold
1960s German Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Porcelain
1960s Italian Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Porcelain
1970s German Chinoiserie Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Porcelain
1820s French Belle Époque Antique Porcelain Furniture
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Porcelain Furniture
Porcelain, Walnut
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Porcelain Furniture
Porcelain
17th Century Chinese Ming Antique Porcelain Furniture
Porcelain
20th Century American Porcelain Furniture
Porcelain
1860s English Louis Philippe Antique Porcelain Furniture
Bronze
Early 20th Century German Porcelain Furniture
Porcelain
1950s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Porcelain, Glass
1870s German Antique Porcelain Furniture
Porcelain
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Porcelain Furniture
Porcelain
Mid-18th Century Chinese Export Antique Porcelain Furniture
Porcelain
20th Century Hungarian Porcelain Furniture
Porcelain
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Porcelain Furniture
Porcelain
1840s English Antique Porcelain Furniture
Porcelain
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Porcelain Furniture
Porcelain
1840s English Antique Porcelain Furniture
Porcelain
2010s Spanish Porcelain Furniture
Porcelain, Glass
20th Century Japanese Showa Porcelain Furniture
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century German Rococo Porcelain Furniture
Gold
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Porcelain Furniture
Porcelain, Hardwood
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Porcelain Furniture
Porcelain
Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Porcelain Furniture
Bronze
1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Metal
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Porcelain Furniture
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.