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Material: Porcelain
Japanese Satsuma Bowl, Meiji Period
Located in London, GB
Signed, Meiji period (late 19th century), Decorated in various coloured enamels and lavish gilt on a blue ground with panels containing samurai, ladies in kimono, the interior with a...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$2,466 Sale Price
20% Off
Porcelain Constantinople 2 Plate by Les Ottomans
By Les Ottomans
Located in Milan, IT
This exquisite plate is made entirely in porcelain and is part of a limited series of 100 pieces inspired by the luxury and culture of the Ottoman empire and its capital, Constantino...
Category
2010s Italian Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Vintage Blue and White Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 1960's American blue porcelain lamps with applied foliage decoration.
Measurements:
Height of body: 15"
Height to shade rest: 24.25"
Base: 7.25" x 7.25"
Category
1960s American Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Lucite
$5,400 / set
Herend Finest Quality Hand Painted Porcelain Queen Victoria Butterfly on Flower
By Herend
Located in Tustin, CA
Beautifully handmade estate porcelain Herend Queen Victoria Butterfly on Flower has been expertly hand-painted by the legendary Hungarian master artisans of Herend. Special rust fish...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Hungarian Other Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Royal Worcester Blush Ivory Pedestal Bud Shaped Porcelain Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine Aesthetic Movement Royal Worcester bud shaped porcelain pedestal vase dated 1894. The vase stands raised on a domed square shaped base mounted on four molded leaf feet with a ...
Category
1890s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Staffordshire Pearlware Shamrock Clover Cow Creamer Pitcher 7"
Located in Dayton, OH
Rare antique 19th century Staffordshire porcelain cream pitcher in the shape of a white cow with iridescent lavender / light purple spots, painted with clusters of shamrocks / three ...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$480 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Export Rose Mandarin Porcelain Bowl, circa 1820
Located in New York, NY
Chinese export rose Mandarin porcelain bowl, circa 1820.
Category
1820s Chinese Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Kangxi period Porcelain Plate Kakiemon-Imari decoration, Qing Ca 1690
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautifully hand painted Chinese Export porcelain Plate from the Qing, Kangxi period, 1662-1722.
The plate is finely potted with a carefully cut base rim and a lovely rich...
Category
Late 17th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Early 20th Century Chinese Export Porcelain Famille Rose Spill Vases
Located in Glasgow, GB
This pair of Chinese Export porcelain vases, dating to the early 20th century, is finely hand-decorated in the Famille Rose palette, a celebrated colour tradition within Qing dynasty...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen School High Glaze Porcelain Figural & Floral Wall Sconce with Boy 20thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
High Glaze Porcelain Figural & Floral Wall Sconce with Young Boy in the Manner of Meissen 20thC
Measures- 26.5"H x 12.75"W x 8.5"D
Category
20th Century Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Small Blue & White Garden Seat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Very sweet smaller scale vibrant blue and white garden seat / side table.
Perfect next to a chair for your cocktail.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Clay, Porcelain
Set of Five Antique Porcelain Dinner Dishes Hand-Painted, England, Ca. 1830
Located in Katonah, NY
This set of five Coalport Porcelain dinner dishes was made in England circa 1830.
In the center of each one is a bouquet of exquisite hand-painted flowers.
The close-up images show...
Category
1830s English Early Victorian Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 11 French Larchevêque UML Limoges Porcelain Dessert Plates and Platter
By Limoges
Located in Atlanta, GA
A set of 11 French Marc Larchevêque UML Limoges porcelain dessert plates and platter from the 19th century, with floral garlands and gilt trim. Created in France during the 19th cent...
Category
19th Century French Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Midcentury Blue Porcelain Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 1960's French porcelain lamps.
Measurements:
Height of body: 19"
Height to shade rest: 29"
Width:10"
Depth:5.5"
Category
1960s French Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$4,800 / set
Meissen, Germany. Large open lace porcelain bowl with bird motif and insects
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Meissen, Germany. Large open lace porcelain bowl.
Hand-painted with a bird motif and insects, gold trim.
Ca. 1900.
Marked.
Perfect condition. Appears unused.
Fifth factory quality.
...
Category
Early 20th Century German Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$400 Sale Price
20% Off
Handpainted Limoges Porcelain Egg Box for Asprey
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine diminutive porcelain dresser or vanity box.
By Limoges for Asprey.
In the size and shape of an egg. Decorated with handpainted green plants, blue devices, and extensive ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Scandinavian Flush Mount Ceiling Light, 1950s
Located in Oslo, NO
Wonderful and decorative ceiling light with shade in hand-painted glass and base in porcelain. Designed and made in Norway from circa 1950s first half. The lamp is fully working and ...
Category
1950s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Glass
Pair of Neoclassical Faux Alabaster Table Lamps Beige
Located in Miami, FL
Wired and fully functional.
Measures: 33.50" high x 18" wide x shade depth 13.25".
Category
20th Century American American Classical Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
$945 Sale Price / set
32% Off
Pair of Japanese Satsuma Kutani Porcelain Foo Dogs Sculptures/Figurines
By Satsuma
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
This is a pair of Japanese Satsuma Kutani porcelain Foo Dogs. They are hand painted white and adorned with gilt and silver suns, flowers and scrolls. Bo...
Category
1970s Japanese Chinoiserie Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Gilt Bronze Mounted / Sevres Porcelain Centerpiece
Located in Tarry Town, NY
19th Century gilt bronze mounted Sevres porcelain enameled decorative centerpiece. The piece is in great condition. Minor wear appropriate with a...
Category
19th Century French Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Satin Khora Porcelain Sconce
By Farrah Sit
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Satin Khora sconce blends a stylized geometry with the timeless warmth of matte porcelain. Geometric ridges that taper into an elegant cone shape. The soft, upward glow of light...
Category
2010s American Modern Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Clay
$800 / item
French Louis XV Style Porcelain Gilt Mixed Metal Mantel Clock
Located in Forney, TX
A breathtaking antique French Belle Époque period (1871-1914) porcelain mounted mixed metal mantel clock.
Born in France in the late 19th / early 20th century, fine quality Parisian work, exceptionally executed in luxuriously opulent 18th century Louis XV Rocaille taste, finished on all sides so it can be placed anywhere in the room, featuring a visually striking sculptural floral fiolate adorned gilt metal case, heavily embellished with fine porcelain flowers...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu
Japanese Three-Piece Porcelain Tea Service Set Contemporary Gold Red Kutani
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Extraordinary Japanese contemporary museum-quality Kutani three-piece tea service set, generously gilded with high purity gold and extremely intricately hand-painted in red and green...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Gold
$2,925 Sale Price / set
50% Off
Sea Shell Large Dish
Located in Paris, FR
Dish Sea Shell Large with all structure in
fine hand-crafted porcelain in white finish.
Delivered in luxury gift box.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$1,106 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Mano con Anelli Rectangular Ashtray
By Fornasetti
Located in Milan, IT
With this rectangular ashtray made of hand-decorated porcelain, Fornasetti has succeeded in transforming an everyday object into a small work of art capable of seducing you with its ...
Category
2010s Italian Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$299 / item
Tiffany & Co. Blue Gold White Porcelain Coffee Tea Cup Saucer Demitasse Espresso
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful blue and gold on white porcelain demitasse coffee espresso or tea cup and saucer set, made exclusively for luxury retailer Tiffany & Co New York, by Hammersley, circa mid...
Category
Early 20th Century English Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Large 19th Century Paris Porcelain Vase wired as a Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large 19th Century Paris Porcelain Vase wired as a Lamp
Category
19th Century French Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
7 Antique German Dresden Franziska Hirsch Serving Plates Dishes & Candlestick
Located in Dayton, OH
Lot includes a scalloped salad plate, bread plate, saucer, square nut dish, round nut dish, oval bon bon dish, and taper candlestick / candle holder. One blank produced by Rosenthal and decorated by Hirsch (covered mark).
Franziska Hirsch...
Category
Early 20th Century Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$240 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Vintage Porcelain Cache-Pot Planter with Blue and White Mountainous Landscape
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese vintage porcelain cache-pot planter from the mid 20th century with hand-painted blue and white décor depicting landscapes, architectures and figures in boats patterns. Created in China during the midcentury period, this porcelain cache-pot features a tapering silhouette perfectly accented by a blue and white décor. Showcasing an opening of 10.5 inches diameter, the piece is adorned on its upper lip with geometric motifs inspired by honeycombs, surrounding delicate floral motifs. The round tapering body attracts all of our attention with its delicate hand painted décor presenting traditional architectures such as pagodas set...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Folding Enamel Decorated Porcelain Plaques
Located in Norton, MA
Three-panel folding screens with central porcelain plaque depicting a standing royal with attendants flanked by panels depicting foliage, birds, and bat. From a Southampton, Framed b...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Villeroy & Boch Naif Dinner Service in Porcelain, a Set of 6 Deep Plates
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Villeroy & Boch Naif dinner service in porcelain. A set of 6 deep plates decorated with naivist motifs.
In very good condition.
Stamped.
Measures: 22 x 3.5 cm.
Designed by Gérard...
Category
20th Century German Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$288 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Planter Cachepot Jardinière with Stand
Located in New York, NY
A white porcelain planter cachepot jardinière with wood stand, circa mid to late-20th century. A white porcelain plant or flower pot on beautiful wood stand with cutouts and scrolled...
Category
Mid-20th Century Hong Kong Chinese Chippendale Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Antique Minton Staffordshire Porcelain Candelabra Centerpiece Parian Cherub 19C
By Minton
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning Example of an English Minton Porcelain two branch candelabra, modelled as a group of Cherubs standing on naturalistic base above an elaborate reeded socle with lavish decoration depicting gilt framed medallions...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Pottery
Antique Vieux Paris Porcelain Hand Painted Flower Motif Dessert Service for 8
Located in New York, NY
A fine antique Vieux Paris porcelain hand painted dessert set comprised of a pair of footed hand painted serving stands and eight hand painted...
Category
19th Century French Romantic Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Fine Pair of Antique Staffordshire Greyhounds
Located in Suffolk, GB
A fine pair of antique Staffordshire greyhounds which are a striking pair, peachy, white and gold in color both having rabbits standin...
Category
19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Royal Fine China, set of five pairs of "Freshness Red" coffee cups.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Fine China, a set of five pairs of "Freshness Red" coffee cups.
Early 2000s.
Marked.
Perfect condition.
Cup dimensions: Height 5.5 cm x Diameter 6....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$288 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Rare Tiffany Chrysanthemum Bouillon Bowls & Original Lenox Inserts
Located in New York, NY
Set of 6 Chrysanthemum sterling silver bouillon bowl holders. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1910. Each: Curved and open sides comprising joined stem flowers. Flower-capped lo...
Category
Early 20th Century American Aesthetic Movement Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Celadon Porcelain Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A late 19th century French celadon porcelain lamp, "pate sur pate" floral decoration on body. Bronze base and fittings.
Measurements:
Height...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Celadon, Porcelain
$3,800
European Porcelain Maker, Porcelain Figure, Seated Dachshund, 1930s / 40s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
European porcelain maker. Porcelain figure. Seated dachshund. 1930s / 40s.
Measures: 23 x 17 cm.
In excellent condition.
Stamped.
Category
1930s Unknown Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$448 Sale Price
20% Off
Excellent Sakaida Kakiemon 13th (1906-1982) Arita Ware Porcelain Vase
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This elegant Arita ware porcelain vase is a stunning example of Japanese craftsmanship by Sakaida Kakiemon XIII (1906-1982). The bottle-shaped vase features...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Derby Pair of Porcelain Figures, "Boy and Girl in Turkish Costumes", ca 1770
By Derby
Located in London, GB
This is a rather rare pair of porcelain figures made by Derby around 1770. The pair was called the "Boy and Girl in Turkish Costumes", numbered 63 in Derby's factory list. They depic...
Category
1770s English Rococo Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Scandinavian Modern Porcelain Vase by Arne Lindaas for Porsgrunn, 1960s
By Arne Lindaas
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Small hour glass shaped porcelain vase with motif of a woman in dress and two fishes. Designed by Arne Lindaas who worked together with Nils Thorsson an...
Category
1960s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$211 Sale Price
25% Off
Meissen, Germany. Open lace porcelain plate. Approx. 1900
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Meissen, Germany. Open lace porcelain plate.
Hand-painted with a bird motif and insects, gold trim.
Ca. 1900.
Marked.
Perfect condition. Appears unused...
Category
Early 20th Century German Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$192 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Chinese Export Blue & White Canton Porcelain Reticulated Tray or Platter
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Chinese Export reticulated porcelain tray or platter.
In the Canton pattern.
Decorated in underglaze blue with a mountainous Chinese village with houses, mountains, ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Qing Chinese Blue & White Porcelain Lidded Jar w Hand Painted Five-Clawed Dragon
Located in Miami, FL
A very beautiful Chinese porcelain baluster-shaped jar with lid and knob, painted in underglaze blue crackle with hand-painted cobalt blue and white decorations depicting a two-horne...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$3,003 Sale Price
30% Off
Italian Richard Ginori Contessa Porcelain Sugar Bowl and Lid
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Italian Richard Ginori 'Contessa' gold and terracotta rust-red porcelain sugar bowl and lid, circa late-20th century, Italy. Piece is hand decorated with gold band detail a...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Porcelain East German Wall Clock from Weimar Electric, 1970s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Vintage Industrial wall clock produced by Weimar Electric in former East Germany during the 1970s. It features a porcelain body and an aluminium hands .The battery-powered clockwork ...
Category
1970s German Industrial Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Pair Antique Art Deco Duplexalite Opaline Glass Ceiling Pendant Light Chandelier
Located in Sale, GB
- An incredibly rare pair of Duplexalite ceiling pendants, American circa 1920.
- These look to be one of their standard models encompassing a socket housing and three thin metal ar...
Category
Early 20th Century American Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Opaline Glass
1960s Catchall / Vide-Poche in Porcelain "La Gioconda" by Piero Fornasetti
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Original astonishing porcelain catchall / vide-poche "La Gioconda" by Piero Fornasetti. Heavy porcelain construction for use as beautiful desk accessories. Marked on the bottom...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$584 Sale Price
29% Off
Pair of Large Porcelain Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 1950's Italian porcelain black and white lamps.
Measurements:
Height of body: 30.5"
Height to shade rest: 40.5"
Diameter: 10.25"
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Metal
$6,800 / set
Pair of Midcentury Porcelain Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of circa 1960's Italian porcelain table lamps.
Measurements:
Height of body: 15.25"
Height to rest of shade: 23.25"
Diameter:6".
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$4,800 / set
Set of 6 Oriente Italiano Citrino Soup Plates
Located in Milan, IT
Stunning and poetically evocative of an exotic landscape, the decoration on this set of six soup plates is part of the Oriente Italiano Collection. Th...
Category
2010s Italian Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Hand Painted Porcelain Plate
Located in Vilnius, LT
Meissen porcelain plate in relief decor and hand painted in gold.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Original Rosenthal Porcelain Flower Plate Studio-Linie Germany by Wolfgang Bauer
By Rosenthal, Wolfgang Bauer
Located in Miami, FL
Striking original Rosenthal porcelain hand painted flower plate designed by Wolfgang Bauer and made in Germany for Studio-Linie.
This 100 Years Anniversary Collectable Wall Plate...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
$455 Sale Price
30% Off
Meissen Coffee & Dessert Set For 7 Persons, Bouquets, Blue Rim & Gold, Ca. 1860
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen coffee service, consisting of 24 parts: 1 coffee pot with lid, 1 cream jug, 1 lidded sugar bowl, 7 cups, 7 saucers, 7 dessert plates.
Shape: New cutout
Decor: Number 111120 -...
Category
Late 19th Century German Baroque Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Royal Copenhagen Blue Fluted Plain lidded jar. Decorated with insects.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen Blue Fluted Plain lidded jar.
Decorated with insects.
Rare model.
Produced between 1898-1923.
Model number: 2115.
First factory quality.
In perfect condition.
Dimens...
Category
19th Century Danish Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$320 Sale Price
20% Off
Vase mural bouquetière à décor d'ange en barbotine en porcelaine de Meissen
Located in LA FERTÉ-SOUS-JOUARRE, FR
Cette magnifique pièce de décoration murale présente un vase d'applique ou bouquetière en porcelaine de Meissen. Deux charmants chérubins tiennent des bouquets de fleurs délicates dans leurs mains, ajoutant une touche angélique à l'ensemble. Ils sont assis sur un puits en porcelaine blanche, sur lequel des fleurs grimpent élégamment, créant un tableau d'une grande beauté.
Ces deux anges aux cheveux blonds sont d'une grande finesse et leur niveau de détail est tout simplement remarquable. De plus, les nombreuses caractéristiques minutieuses des fleurs en barbotine ajoutent une dimension artistique supplémentaire à cette pièce.
Ce vase mural peut être suspendu aisément grâce à sa anse en porcelaine, offrant une flexibilité d'affichage dans votre intérieur. De plus, il est authentifié par la signature au verso, arborant le symbole distinctif de la manufacture de Meissen, gage de qualité et d'authenticité.
Cette œuvre constitue un cadeau exceptionnel à offrir à un être cher à Noël...
Category
20th Century German Rococo Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$392 Sale Price
20% Off
BELLEEK - 'New Shell - Yellow' - Tea Cup & Saucer - Ireland - Circa 1965-1980
Located in Chatham, ON
BELLEEK (Manufacturer) - ' New Shell - Yellow ' (Pattern) - Vintage porcelain tea cup and saucer - featuring a yellow iridescent glaze to the...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Victorian Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$206 Sale Price
30% Off
Antique English Staffordshire Porcelain Red & White Cow Bull Creamer Pitcher 7"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique 19th century Staffordshire porcelain cream pitcher in the shape of a red and white cow standing on an oval base. Gilt horns. Tail curls to form handle. Includes stopper.
Dim...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$280 Sale Price
20% Off
Stirrup Cup 19thc Staffordshire Creamware Red Fox
Located in Savannah, GA
This charming early Staffordshire rare pale red fox stirrup cup features intaglio eyes outlined in black with exaggerated lashes, brownish red brush stroke...
Category
1820s English 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.