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Material: Porcelain
Antique Meissen Manner Pair of Snowball Porcelain Vases
Located in Queens, NY
A pair of antique German Meissen manner Schneeballen Snowball lidded bottle vases. Each vase has a gilt vermiculite neck, applied white florals, and applied branches with fruits, on ...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Early New Hall Porcelain Coffee Can & Saucer Duo Chinese Pattern 421, circa 1800
By New Hall
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a hard paste porcelain coffee can & saucer duo by New Hall, hand decorated with their Chinese figure pattern number 421, dating to the English George 3rd...
Category
Late 18th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Rosenthal Porcelain Themes & Variations Plate For Piero Fornasetti, The Sun
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Themes And Variations Plate,
The Sun,
Rosenthal Factory,
Motiv Number 18,
1980s
Wonderful rare example of the small range of plates made by Rosenthal in the 1980s from Piero Fornasetti designs. This one depicts the face of Lina Cavalieri as the face of the sun amongst clouds. These plates are sometimes called Julia plates...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Joan of Arc Parian Bisque Porcelain Sculpture Signed John Bell C1848
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Joan of Arc Parian Bisque Porcelain Sculpture Signed John Bell C1848
Measures - 12.75"H x 8"W x 5.75"D
This fine Parian bisque porcelain ...
Category
19th Century Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of Twelve Hand-Painted Lenox Porcelain Fish Plates signed William Morley
Located in New York, NY
This remarkably beautiful Set of Twelve Hand-Painted Lenox Porcelain Plates signed William Morley Depicting Fish originates from the United Stat...
Category
Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Large Japonese Vase Satsuma Circa 1930
By Satsuma
Located in Austin, TX
Large Japonese Vase Satsuma Circa 1930.
H / 13 inches.
Category
1930s Japanese Meiji Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Thomas Dimmock & Co.Flow Blue Bamboo Plate
Located in Clearwater, FL
Antique Thomas Dimmock & Co. plate with bamboo shoots with flowers. Kaolin Ware trademark on reverse, England, circa 1830s.
Category
1830s English Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Export Blue and White Porcelain Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage cobalt blue porcelain box decorated with pagodas in a riverscape, interior fitted with two compartments, made in 20th Century
Width 7.5 inches / depth 4 inches / height 3 inc...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$780 Sale Price
40% Off
Vintage White Porcelain Wall Light with Milk Glass, 1960s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Vintage industrial wall light made in former Czechoslovakia during the 1960s.It features a white porcelain wall mounting and a milk glass cover. The socket requires standard E27 /E 2...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Milk Glass
Herend Hungary Porcelain "Chinese Bouquet Apponyi Green" Bowl and Oval Dish
By Herend
Located in Delft, NL
Herend Hungary porcelain "Chinese Bouquet Apponyi Green" bowl and oval dish
A round bowl and a oval dish
The bowl has number 361/AV, (Apponyi Vert), Herend porcelain from Hungary...
Category
20th Century Hungarian Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Tapio Wirkkala White Porcelain "Pollo" Vases for Rosenthal Studio Linie
By Rosenthal
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An amazing set of two midcentury studio art porcelain vases made in Germany, by Tapio Wirkkala for Rosenthal, circa 1980s. Vases are in very good condition with no chips, cracks, or ...
Category
1980s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
French White and Gold Pierced Porcelain Compote Basket Tazza
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful French oval white and gold pierced Paris Porcelain compote basket tazza bowl in the Empire style, circa late 19th century, France...
Category
Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$1,320 Sale Price
20% Off
Top Class & Timless Design White & Black Alabaster Pendant Light Diameter 19.3Ø"
Located in Lisse, NL
Best choice and stunning design and large size, 19,3 inches in diameter antique alabaster light fixture.
Thanks to its large size and elegant design this beautiful alabaster chandel...
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Alabaster, Metal, Brass, Wire
Vintage Green Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1950's Italian green porcelain lamp.
Measurements:
Height of body: 17"
Height to shade rest: 27.5"
Diameter: 12"
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$2,800
Sculpture Pheasants Porcelain Guido Cacciapuoti
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Large sculpture pheasants porcelain Guido Cacciapuoti 1940s made In Italy, famous Italian sculptor of the mid-20th century.
Category
1940s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Wedgwood Lavender Blue Jasperware Jug, Vase with Handle
By Wedgwood
Located in Bochum, NRW
Wedgwood Lavender Blue Jasperware Jug, Vase with Handle.
Signed Wedgwood, Made in England and other marks. Very good overall condition, normal wear. ...
Category
1970s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Georgian Coalport Porcelain Coffee Can Hand Gilded Pattern, English circa 1807
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good quality coffee can that we attribute to the Coalport Porcelain works, Shropshire, England, made during the John Rose period of the George 111rd years, circa 1805-1810.
The coffee can is nominally parallel, tapering slightly to the base, with a simple loop handle with one lower kink and pointed attachments. It has a shallow foot recess with obtuse corner and is unmarked to the base.
The pattern is beautifully hand painted in an all gold gilt floral upper border pattern with further gilding on the body above the base rim, around the upper rim and to the outer handle.
We date this piece to the late George third...
Category
Early 19th Century English George III Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 12 Meissen Luncheon Plates Each Painted with a Different Flower Bouquet
Located in Boston, MA
This is a fabulous set of twelve Meissen luncheon or dessert plates. Each of these Meissen plates are beautifully painted with a different large central flower bouquet. The artwork o...
Category
Early 1900s German Romantic Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Mont Blanc, Contemporary Porcelain Vase with Decorative Design by Vito Nesta
By Vito Nesta
Located in Milano, Lombardia
The Classic design of this porcelain vase comes back to life with retro decorations with a contemporary flavor. This vase is embellished with animals and branches inspired by the fau...
Category
2010s Italian Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Ming Wanli 1600-1640 Chinese Porcelain Kosometsuke Plate Cows
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A Chinese blue and white porcelain Dish of beautiful shape and design.
Visible is a scene of a sheperd with cows. A poem is also visible at the top.
Early 17th century.
Similar dishe...
Category
17th Century Chinese Ming Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Dresden Porcelain Pink Ground Lidded Urn or Covered Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Dresden urn or vase.
With alternating pink panel with strewn flowers and panels with depictions of gallant lovers in garden settings.
High...
Category
Early 20th Century German Rococo Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Vintage Chinese Celadon Table Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage faux pair of Chinese celadon lamps. There is a slight difference in the bases, which makes me think they were acquired separately. We purchased them from a Palm Beach Estate ...
Category
20th Century Chinese Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Blue and White Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 1960's Chinese painted blue and white lamps.
Measurements:
Height of body: 16"
Height to shade rest: 25"
Diameter: 6.5"
Category
1960s Chinese Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$5,400 / set
Gray Vase "Collier", Gunnar Nylund, Rörstrand, 1950s - Mid century Vintage
Located in Stockholm, SE
A lovely vase of model "Collier" designed by Gunnar Nylund at Rörstrand, the vase is 14 cm (5,6") high and about 13 cm (5,2") in diameter. It´s in mint condition.
Gunnar Nylund was...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Qing Dynasty Blue and White Porcelain Dragon Jar with Lid and Foo Dog Finial
Located in Yonkers, NY
A late Qing Dynasty blue and white porcelain lidded jar from the early 20th century with dragon motifs. This blue and white porcelain jar exudes timeless elegance with its intricatel...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Bauhaus Adjustable Porcelain Chandelier with Original Shade, circa 1920s
By Bauhaus
Located in Wien, AT
Bauhaus adjustable porcelain chandelier with original shade, circa 1920s.
Partly nickel-plated.
White porcelain with black stripes.
Normal high: 90cm extendable up to 174cm.
Category
1920s German Art Deco Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Nickel
POP Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily, Vase, Size L, Choose Your Color
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The POP! Collection
This collection offers ideas for contemporary décor through sophisticated revelations of art bound to the tradition of ceramics of Caltagirone, objets d’art that combine history and design.
POP moorish heads...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Enamel
$795 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Antique Chinese Qing Set of Four Hand-Painted Porcelain Plaques "4 Seasons"
Located in Portland, OR
A rare & important set of four large antique Chinese Qing dynasty hand-painted porcelain plaques; of the "Four Seasons", housed in the original Hongmu wood frames.
Each plaque is fin...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Hardwood
White Porcelain Clear 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 made su...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Industrial Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique Kutani Tea Service, Japanese, Porcelain, Teapot, Cup & Saucer, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique Kutani tea service. A Japanese, porcelain 6 person teapot and cups set, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900.
Superb Japanese tea service...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Late Victorian Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Staffordshire Porcelain Lovers Tree Seated Couple Spill Vase 11"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique 19th century English Staffordshire porcelain flatback figural spill vase in the shape of a loving courting couple seated on a garden wall under a tree, flanked by an urn of f...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$280 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Chinese Porcelain Famille Verte Soap Box Qing Dynasty 19th Century
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This charming rectangular porcelain soap box with lid is a fine example of Chinese Famille Verte ware from the Qing Dynasty, dating to the 19th century. The hand-painted decoration f...
Category
1890s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp with Sèvres Ceramic Parrot
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Nice Vintage table lamp, with a figurine of a blue parrot, made of porcelain. The lamp foot is made of bronze and leafs are made of copper. The porcelain is marked Sèvres. The lamp s...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Copper
Rare Art Deco Pendant / Ceiling Light w. Stain Leaded Glass Shades, Lighting Art
Located in Lisse, NL
Wonderful looking and very rare design Art Deco stained glass pendant.
Finding antiques that we have never seen before is one of the things that we love most in life. One family has...
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Iron, Lead, Wire
Large Chinese Floor Vase in the Style of the Qing Dynasty
Located in Darmstadt, DE
This large Chinese porcelain floor vase is crafted in the style of the Qing dynasty and was made in the 20th century. The impressive height of 108 cm (42.5 inches) and the richly det...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$4,714 Sale Price
65% Off
Antique Ming Wanli 1560-1590 Chinese Porcelain Swatow/Zhangzhou Bowl
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A Chinese blue and white porcelain bowl with cranes and flowers.
end of the 16th century. Swatow
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Condition
2 chips to rim and crackle lines. ...
Category
17th Century Chinese Ming Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Copeland FL Miller Princess of Wales Parian Bust, 1863
By Copeland
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine antique Copeland parian bust of the Princess of Wales sculpted by F.L. Miller for the the Crystal Palace Art Union and dated 1863. Probabl...
Category
1860s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Fabergé Limoges Porcelain Hand Painted Egg Decorative Table Tray Ashtray
By Fabergé
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and stunning Fabergé Limoges French porcelain hand painted parcel gilt tray.
Created exclusively by House of Fabergé and Limoges porcelain as ...
Category
Late 20th Century French Empire Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$514 Sale Price
60% Off
Set of 5 French Sèvres Portrait Plates of Different Ladies of the French Court
Located in Boston, MA
Set of five French Sèvres portrait plates, each painted with different ladies of the French court, artist signed Maglin. They are from 1837. Each...
Category
1830s French Louis Philippe Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Six Early 19th Century French Botanical Dessert Plates Green & Gilt Borders
By Darte Frères
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Set of Six Early 19th Century French Botanical Dessert Plates with Green Borders and Fire-Gilt Trim
A rare and refined set of six early 19th-century French porcelain dessert plates,...
Category
Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Japanese Meiji Period Imari Porcelain Punch Bowl or Centerpiece
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine large antique Japanese Meiji porcelain bowl.
With a white ground and extensively gilt throughout.
Primarily decorated in red, blue, and gold with bits of green, brown, and ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Chinese Celadon Green Relief Porcelain Table Lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of Chinese Asian celadon green porcelain raised relief carved flowers and foliage table lamps. Each mounted on gilt wood bases along with matching vase cap. Newly wired with new...
Category
1960s Chinese Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Brass
Chinese Porcelain Duck Tureen on Carved Wood Stand
Located in Fairfield, CA
A large Chinese porcelain duck tureen. Beautifully detailed features and hand painted glazes. Uncommon pale purple glaze with vibrant yellows and greens at the feathers. Blue interio...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Chinese Export Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Chinese Export 20th Century Blue and White Porcelain Vase with Dragon Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Chinese Export blue and white porcelain vase from the 20th century, with dragon motifs. Created in China during the 20th century, this blue and white porcelain vase features a nice...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Spoon
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Spoon.
A deftly modeled fine porcelain spoon with unusual scalloped edge and crisp d...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal Studio-Linie Black Porcelain Bird Pot
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A finely made and stylish mid-century Rosenthal porcelain lidded jar decorated with birds amidst foliage designed by renowned Danish born artist Bjorn Wiinblad (1918-2006). The lidde...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Ormolu and Sèvres Style Porcelain Clock Garniture
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This magnificent 19th-century French garniture set epitomizes the opulence and craftsmanship of the Napoleon III era, crafted in the distinguished style of Sèvres porcelain. Comprising a central mantel clock and a pair of matching candelabras, this ensemble exudes timeless elegance and artistry.
The clock showcases a lavish gilt brass case adorned with hand-painted porcelain plaques in a striking celestial blue, reminiscent of the iconic Sèvres designs. These plaques feature romantic cherubic scenes, musical motifs, and floral garlands, masterfully executed with exceptional detail. The porcelain clock face, framed by ornate gilding, is delicately painted with floral garlands and Roman numerals, signed “Marseille,” attesting to its French origin and superior craftsmanship.
The accompanying candelabras mirror...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Brass
Chinese Porcelain Ginger Jar - Qianlong Stamp
Located in Glasgow, GB
A vintage Chinese, cobalt blue ginger jar - circa 1970s - Qianlong Stamp
Decorated with hand-enamelled chinoiserie-style framed scenes to both ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Qing Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Enamel
$168 Sale Price
40% Off
Capodimonte Porcelain Chest, Jewelry Box, Italy Mid 20th Century - FREE SHIPPING
By Capodimonte
Located in Bochum, NRW
A Mid 20th Century beautiful Capodimonte Porcelain Chest or Jewelry Box
Glazed Porcelain with mark on the base.
Chest with a rectangular base with a domed lid, decorated with a galan...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$216 Sale Price
20% Off
Green ‘Me’ Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
Green Matte Finish Lamp with Mohair Silk Shade
Estimated processing time is 2 weeks from order confirmation.
Pictured with a Mini Globe LED E27 Bulb. Bulb not included.
If you wou...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Porcelain, Wool, Alpaca, Silk
$336 / item
Scandinavian Flush Mount Ceiling Light, 1950s
Located in Oslo, NO
Decorative ceiling light with embossed 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
Large Lomonosov 22K Gold, Cobalt Decor Porcelain Vase, USSR - 2 available
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Russian white porcelain vase manufactured in the 1950s by the Lomonosov Porcelain Factory (founded in 1744). Soft shaped organic Mid-Century Modern vase decorated by hand with large mineral...
Category
Mid-20th Century Russian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Gold
Chinese Famille Rose Medallion Export Porcelain Jardiniere, 19th Century
Located in Norton, MA
Chinese Famille rose medallion export porcelain jardiniere, 19th century.
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Matching Pair of Lidded Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Vases Artist Signed 1922
Located in Norton, MA
Matching pair of Lidded Famille Rose Chinese Famille rose porcelain vases depicting Birds and Flowers with Poems describing the beautiful springtime, breezy day with birds singing, f...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Other Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Gilt Art Nouveau Portrait Casket Double Inkwell WMF (Attrib.)
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Gilt Art Nouveau Portrait Casket Double Inkwell WMF (Attrib.)
Germany, Circa 1900s
Attributed to WMF” Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
A gilt Art Nouveau portrait casket double i...
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Metal
$2,280 Sale Price
20% Off
Belleek - 'Neptune' - Ceramic Sugar Bowl - Ireland - circa 1965-1980
Located in Chatham, ON
BELLEEK (Manufacturer) - ' Neptune ' (Pattern) - Vintage porcelain sugar bowl - featuring a yellow iridescent glaze to the interior of the bowl - green maker's mark to the bottom - I...
Category
Mid-20th Century Irish Victorian Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$206 Sale Price
30% Off
Cabinet de Curiosités, Six Contemporary Decorated Porcelain Dessert Plates
By Vito Nesta
Located in Milano, Lombardia
The Cabinet de Curiosités collection takes inspiration from the rooms of the same name which in the sixteenth century collected objects and subjects of various kinds. In this collect...
Category
2010s Italian Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Mid-Century Modern Italian Porcelain Buddha Table Lamp by Zanotto, 1970s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Beautiful porcelain lamp produced in Italy in the 1970s by Zanotto. The lamp is in ivory enamel and decorations in pure gold, signed Zanotto D.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$1,346 Sale Price
30% Off
Antique Dresden Floral Encrusted & Pierced Porcelain Compote
Located in Atlanta, GA
This early 20th-century Dresden floral encrusted and pierced porcelain compote retains the timeless elegance and sophisticated craftsmanship associated with the legendary Dresden por...
Category
Early 20th Century German Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$396 Sale Price
20% Off
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
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.