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Material: Porcelain
Pair of Large Japanese Satsuna Vases
Located in Germantown, MD
A pair of large 24" Satsuma Porcelain that will Bring a feeling of awe into your home.
GLAZED WITH JAPANESE SATSUMA . Ready for your indoor or outdoor setting. Original hand designed...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Anglo-Japanese Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Paint, Porcelain
$1,120 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Plates Edwin Knowles Edna Hibel Christmas Collection Peaceful Kingdom 1989
By Edna Hibel
Located in Bastogne, BE
This lot includes three different plates, from 1985-89, the first plate collection created by Edna Hibel, produced by Knowles.
All plates have hand a...
Category
1980s American Neoclassical Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Meiji Period Imari Porcelain Lamp
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Classic iron red and cobalt blue Imari Porcelain vase now as a lamp/ The circa 1900 Japanese vase, handprinted in the traditional colors, elec...
Category
Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antique 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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Qing Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
32CM Antique Chinese 16/17C Chinese Porcelain Dish Swatow Monochrome
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely monochrome Swatow/Zhangzhou dish. Brown glaze color.
It's quite unusual to see a swatow dish only with craquele, without scene or incised decoration.
Great reference p...
Category
17th Century Chinese Ming Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Staffordshire Porcelain Lilac Sprig Decorated Jug
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine antique English Staffordshire porcelain jug decorated with lilac sprigged floral designs and dating from around 1830. The jug is finely made in white porcelain and is of ...
Category
1830s English Regency Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Export Porcelain Lotus Leaf-Shaped Dish
Located in Downingtown, PA
Blooming Brilliance: A Famille Rose Lotus Leaf Dish
This exquisite Chinese Export Porcelain Dish, dating to Circa 1765, is a masterwork of 18th-century ceramic design, shaped and pai...
Category
Mid-18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Old Paris Porcelain Empire Baskets
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
An elegant pair of old Paris Porcelain openwork circular baskets, dating from the 19th century Empire period, and embellished with fine gilding throughout. These very decorative piec...
Category
19th Century French Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$1,250 / set
12 Antique Green & Gilt Encrusted Dinner Plates. Bavarian Circa 1920
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant set of twelve dinner plates with crisp white porcelain and elaborate gilt encrusted collars accented with twin bands of vibrant green. With nice clear centers for serving,...
Category
1920s German Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Gold, Enamel
Italian Majolica Basset Hound, circa 1970/1980's
Located in New York, NY
Ceramic majolica Basset Hound made in Italy, circa 1970's. This charming piece is in very fine, original condition, clean and ready to use.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
37 Pc Arte Italica Marinoni Tuscan Pewter & Porcelain Dinnerware Place Settings
Located in Dayton, OH
37 Pieces of Arte Italica Tuscan Dinnerware. 5 Full 5 piece place settings plus extras.
Includes;
9 Dinner plates 11"
9 salad plates 8.5"
6 shallow ...
Category
Late 20th Century Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Pewter
$2,600 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of White Porcelain Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of circa 1930's white ceramic Chinese lamps.
Measurements:
Height of body: 11.5"
Height to shade rest: 20"
Diameter: 6.5" (base)
Category
1930s Chinese Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$5,200 / set
Imari China Porcelain Plate 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Beautiful porcelain plate with imari decoration. On this plate, the background is blue and white, with reserves in which we can observe red flowers and bamboo leaves patterns. Imari ...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Large Meissen Flower-Encrusted Potpourri Vase in the Rococo-Style
Located in London, GB
Large Meissen flower-encrusted potpourri vase in the Rococo-style
German, 19th Century
Height 72cm, width 32cm, depth 29cm
Crafted by Meissen, the olde...
Category
19th Century German Rococo Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
A Large Pair of Chinese Famille Rose Decorated Gilt Foo Dog Handle Vases
Located in New York, NY
A Large Pair of Chinese Famille Rose Decorated Gilt Foo Dog Handle Vases. Each vase features finely painted scenes on cartouches. The decoration showcases figures engaged in daily ...
Category
1880s Chinese Qing Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Small oval Meissen porcelain openwork dish, 1920s
Located in Delft, NL
Small oval Meissen porcelain openwork dish, 1920s
An oval small dish by Meissen. An openwork porcelain dish with floral pattern. The rim is openwork porcelain and has 4 in cartouche...
Category
Early 20th Century German Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Pillivuyt France Asia Pacific Porcelain Ashtray Collectible Dish
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Pillivuyt France Asia Pacific Porcelain Ashtray Collectible Dish.
Vintage collector porcelain ashtray by Laufen Pillivuyt, France.
Fre...
Category
Late 20th Century French French Provincial Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
1800s Antique Bronze, French, Porcelain, Deep Blue, Candelabra, Set of Two
Located in Austin, TX
Gorgeous 1800s Antique Bronze, French, Porcelain, Deep Blue, Candelabra, Set of Two!!
Antique Candelabra, Bronze, Porcelain, French, Deep Blue, Pair, 19th C., 1800's!!
Crafted wit...
Category
19th Century Other Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Royal Worcester Evesham Fine Porcelain, England, Oval Casserole Dish
Located in København, Copenhagen
Royal Worcester Evesham Fine Porcelain, England.
Oval casserole dish with corn cob and apples. Golden edge.
1961.
In perfect condition.
Mar...
Category
1960s British Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Anatomica, Porcelain Hand with Butterflies Decoration by Vito Nesta
By Vito Nesta
Located in Milano, Lombardia
This striking sculpture is part of the Anatomica series by Vito Nesta, featuring decorative objects with simple and essential anatomical shapes characterized by bold, contrasting col...
Category
2010s Italian Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$141 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Emilio Pucci & Hans Theo Baumann Porcelain Cig Vessel for Rosenthal Studio-Line
Located in New York, NY
A small and beautiful Hans Theo Baumann and Emilio Pucci designed porcelain vessel for Rosenthal 'Studio-Linie', Berlin, circa late 20th century, Germany. Piece is a glazed white por...
Category
Late 20th Century German Modern Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$300 Sale Price
20% Off
Plate Lobed Imari Japanese Iron Red Blue Dragon Trellis
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A charming 18th century Imari lobed plate with dragon ornamentation. Beautifully painted with a vase and profusion of flowers surrounded by a double circle border. The outer border with elaborate vignettes with dragon heads, flowers and trellis work. The reverse with four repeats of scroll and ribbon motifs. Painted in tones of iron red and blue. Old stapled repair to a break.
Measures: diameter 22cm., 8 1/2" height 3.5cm., 1 1/2"
Provenance : Private collection with a dish and a plate of similar quality
Imari is the European name for Japanese porcelain wares made in the town of Arita and exported from the port of Imari, in Western Japan. The dynastic change and the instability of China in the mid-17th century created a gap in the porcelain market, which became increasingly international throughout the century. Arita developed into a prominent centre for porcelain due to its proximity to Izumiyama, an area rich in kaolin. Although the Arita kilns...
Category
18th Century Japanese Baroque Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Sèvres Art Nouveau Polychrome Porcelain Vase with Iridescent Glaze by Fuchs
Located in New York, NY
A spectacular, highly adorned, Sèvres urn in the Art Nouveau style. Skillfully hand painted garden scenes of maidens and putti on either side with brightly colored flowers, foliage, ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Bronze
1876 The Family of Serbs , August Spiess, Russian Imperial Porcelain Manufactory
Located in Malmö, SE
Beautiful,extremely rare and valuable unglazed Bisque Porcelain group depicting a family of Serbs.
An armed man is saying goodbye to his wife and little son before leaving for war against Turks.
Manufacture : Russian Imperial Porcelain...
Category
1870s Russian Empire Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Scandinavian Flush Mount Ceiling Light, 1950s
Located in Oslo, NO
Wonderful ceiling light with decorated glass shade and base in porcelain. Designed and made in Norway from circa 1950s first half. The lamp is fully working and in very good vintage ...
Category
1950s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Glass
Pair of 19th Century Meissen Gold & White Neoclassical Serpent Handled Vases
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of 19th Century Meissen gold & white neoclassical serpent handled vases.
Germany, circa 1880s
Design attributed to E.A. Leuteritz
Hard to find a pa...
Category
Late 19th Century German Neoclassical Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
pair of French 19th century Ormolu and Meissen Porcelain candelabras
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exquisite and true pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu and Meissen Porcelain candelabras. This elegant pair of three arm candelabras are raised by a circular pierced O...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Japanese Contemporary Gold Orange Black Red Hand painted Porcelain Beckoning Cat
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Charming beckoning cat with left paw raised is a gilded and hand painted porcelain piece from the Kutani region of Japan.
The beckoning cat comes in two varieties. The more common right-handed beckoning cat (with right paw raised) is said to bring money and wealth to its owner, and are to this day frequently seen in shops and restaurants in Japan. The less common left-handed cat is said to be inviting friends and acquaintances to hearth and home.
While the origins of the Japanese beckoning cat (known as maneki neko (in Japanese) are unclear, contemporary woodblock...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Gold
19th Century Sèvres Style Ormolu and Painted Porcelain Clock Set
Located in New York, NY
An exquisite 19th century French gilt bronze and hand painted jeweled Sevres Porcelain clock set.
Fine gilt bronze and hand painted jeweled...
Category
19th Century French Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Chinese Porcelain Vase Mounted as Lamp
Located in Bradenton, FL
This is a rather stunning Chinese porcelain vase made for export to the West in the early 20th century. The vase has been mounted on a heavy brass base.
The porcelain is painted wit...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Large Chinese Canton / Rose medallion bowl, 16" diameter, C19th
Located in Brighton, Sussex
This exquisite 19th-century Cantonese Rose Medallion bowl, measuring 16 inches in diameter, showcases intricate hand-painted scenes of courtly life and nature. The bowl's vibrant col...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Sleeping lady, Meissen, 19th Century.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An enchanting German Meissen porcelain figurine, depicting a seated young lady sleeping.
Signed with blue crossed swords to the base.
Batch 81 61214. CNYZ
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Thai Benjarong Lidded Porcelain Jars Vibrantly Hand Painted and Gilded
Located in Morristown, NJ
20th c., a stunning pair of large Thai Benjarong lidded porcelain jars, vibrantly enameled by hand and embellished with 18 carat gold. One marked on und...
Category
1980s Thai Ming Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Gold, Enamel
Vintage Alfoldi Porcelain Hungary Hand Painted Pitcher Vase
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Alfoldi porcelain Hungary hand-painted tankard pitcher vase.
Vintage retro Alfoldi porcelain large mug cup vase, with hand painted stylized traditional Hungarian motifs, tulip flowers, 1960s, Hungary.
Vintage retro Alfoldi porcelain decorative tankard made in Hungary...
Category
Mid-20th Century Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Mid 20th Century Chinese Foo Dogs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Wonderful pair of mid-century Chinese lions. These rare foo dogs have great detail throughout with strong colorations.
Category
20th Century Chinese Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinoiserie Chinese Porcelain Blue Ginger Jar Oriental Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Chinoiserie Chinese Porcelain Blue Ginger Jar Paint Decorated Table Lamp. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 25" H (to finial) x 15" H (to light socket) x 7.5" W x 7.5" ...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
White Porcelain Frosted Glass Vintage Brass Pendant Lights
By 360volt
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Porcelain industrial hanging lamp.
White porcelain, brass and frosted texture glass.
2 conductors, no ground.
Weight: 1.20 kg / 2.6 lb
Priced per individual item. All lamps have be...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Industrial Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Brass
19Th C Royal Vienna Pate Sur Pate Porcelain Vase
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Royal Vienna lidded pate sur pate, paste on paste porcelain urn vase. The vase is adorned with an image of a Neoclassical medallion portrait of a woman surrounded by a gil...
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Huge 23" Chinese Porcelain Blanc de Chine Figure of Xi Wang Mu Goddess mid 20c
Located in Richmond, CA
This huge 23" tall vintage Chinese porcelain blanc de chine statue represents Xi Wang Mu (西王母), the revered goddess of the Western Paradise, a figure of imm...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Qing Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Black Wedgwood Plate
By Wedgwood
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
A classic, timeless piece of history, this vintage Wedgwood plate feels particularly modern in matte black. Crafted with the unparalleled skill that ha...
Category
1960s English Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Asian Porcelain Ginger Jars Table Lamps - USA Wired
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Asian porcelain ginger jars mounted as table lamps and wired for the USA. This pair of lamps exudes timeless elegance, with their gracefully rounded bases typical of tradit...
Category
2010s Asian Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair Chinese Porcelain Foo Dog Covered Jars, mid 20th Century, China
Located in Austin, TX
A delightful pair of Chinese famille verte enameled porcelain covered jars with foo lions, circa 1960's, China.
The jars of baluster form and painted in bold and bright famille vert...
Category
1960s Chinese Qing Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
20th century White Porcelain Flowers Paté Tureen, 1920s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Beautiful porcelain paté tureen dating from the 30s in good condition.
With its lid representing a bouquet of flowers. Good quality. Can also be used as a jewelry box.
Category
1920s French Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Porcelain Plate Arita Japan Zoshuntei marked Base Geisha, 19th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Cool plate
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Type: Plates
Region of Origin: Japan
Period: 19th century
Japan Dynasty Period: Meiji Period (1867-1912)
Japanese St...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$259 Sale Price
20% Off
Set/2 Modern Table Lamps, Porcelain Base, Satin Lampshade, Handmade Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Set/2 Modern Table Lamps, Porcelain Base, Satin Lampshade, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Lusitanus Home.
This is an elegant table lamp and an attractive addition to a modern h...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel
Isak Isaksson Crystal Glaze Porcelain Ceramic Bowl on Foot, own Studio
Located in Bochum, NRW
Isak Isaksson Ceramic Bowl with Crystalline Glaze, Sweden 1980s.
Unique piece, stoneware bowl with blue crystalline glaze. Signed ‘Isak’ on the bottom, owm Studio.
Height 10cm. Mouth...
Category
1980s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Stoneware, Porcelain
Royal Copenhagen Christmas Plate from 1919.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Royal Copenhagen Christmas Plate from 1919.
Marked.
First factory quality.
In perfect condition.
Diameter: 17,8 cm.
Category
1910s Danish Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Sculputural Glass, Porcelain engraved and Brass table light by Vezzini & Chen
Located in Milan, IT
Evolve is a sculptural table light .
Seed has been a central theme for our work in the past 2 years.
Having created a Seed wall light collection, it seemed obvious to honour this t...
Category
2010s English Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Brass
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
Original sculpture by Max Hermann Fritz for Fraureuth Kunstabteilung, Germany
By Max Hermann Fritz, Porzellanfabrik Fraureuth
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Very rare porcelain figurine Horse and Jockey by Max Hermann Fritz for Fraureuth Kunstabteilung. Made in Germany in the 1920. A rare museum exhibit.
Due to the growing demand for fig...
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Deco 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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
French 19th century Louis XVI st. Sévres Porcelain, patinated Bronze and Ormolu
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A magnificent and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Sévres Porcelain, patinated Bronze and Ormolu garniture set. This stunning set consisting of a central clock and two ...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
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 ...
Category
1940s Japanese Japonisme Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Aquarium Pot in Porcelain, China.
Located in NICE, FR
We would like to present you with this traditional Cantonese aquarium or decorated in the polychrome style. Its surface features delicate floral patterns set against a blue backgroun...
Category
19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
19th century Meissen Porcelain Candelabras figurine white and Blue Union, a Pair
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Meissen Porcelain Candelabras antique German porcelain - a pair
Each with 4 lights and 2 figures, emblematic of the four seasons.
The cand...
Category
19th Century German Baroque Revival Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Contemporary Black Platinum Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 6
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite Japanese contemporary decorative porcelain vase, dramatically hand painted in platinum, set against a stunningly shaped porcelain body in black, a signed masterpiece from t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Platinum
Volume 1 Vase by Milan Pekař
By Milan Pekar
Located in Geneve, CH
Volume 1 vase by Milan Pekar
Dimensions: D11 x H15 cm
Materials: Glaze, porcelain
Handmade in the Czech Republic.
Also available: Different colors and patterns
Established own st...
Category
2010s Czech Modern Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$260 / item
Kangxi Period Chinese Plate Porcelain Blue & White Chenghua Mark, Circa 1680
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very beautifully hand painted Chinese porcelain blue and white Dish or Plate from the Qing, Kangxi period ( 1662-1722), dating to Circa 1680 or slightly earlier
This is a well potted dish with 16 lobes or ribs, a wavy barbed rim, a very well cut foot rim and a very white glaze.
The plate is very finely hand painted in a free flowing style, characteristic of the period, in varying shades of a clear cobalt blue, from the very dark to the very light blue.
The central well is hand decorated with an iconic outdoor...
Category
Late 17th Century Chinese Qing Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen, Germany. Set of five small Blue Onion pattern porcelain plates.
Located in København, Copenhagen
PRE-OWNED GOODS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT TARIFFS FOR U.S., UK, AUSTRALIAN & CANADIAN CUSTOMERS.
THEREFORE, NO IMPORT TARIFFS WILL BE APPLICABLE TO YOUR PURCHASE.
Meissen, Germany....
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Mid-20th Century German 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 British Regency Antique 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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