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12 C. Ahrenfeldt Limoges for Ovington s Cobalt Gilt Dinner Plates 20th Century
By Charles Ahrenfeldt
Located in Big Flats, NY
Set of 12 cobalt and gilt dinner plates by Charles Ahrenfeldt Limoges Made Expressly for Ovington's
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20th Century French Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

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C Ahrenfeldt Limoges France For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal c ahrenfeldt limoges France for your home. Frequently made of ceramic, porcelain and gold, every c ahrenfeldt limoges France was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a c ahrenfeldt limoges France — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A c ahrenfeldt limoges France, designed in the Art Deco, Empire or Rococo style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made c ahrenfeldt limoges France over the years, but those crafted by Limoges are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a C Ahrenfeldt Limoges France?

The average selling price for a c ahrenfeldt limoges France at 1stDibs is $2,531, while they’re typically $165 on the low end and $35,000 for the highest priced.

Finding the Right Porcelain for You

Today you’re likely to bring out your antique and vintage porcelain in order to dress up your dining table for a special meal.

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.

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. 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.

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. While it is tempting to store your porcelain behind closed glass cabinet doors and reserve it only for display, your porcelain dinner plates and serving platters can safely weather the “dangers” of the dining room and be used during meals.

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. 

On 1stDibs, browse an expansive collection of antique and vintage porcelain made in a variety of styles, including Regency, Scandinavian modern and other examples produced during the mid-century era, plus Rococo, which found its inspiration in nature and saw potters crafting animal figurines and integrating organic motifs such as floral patterns in their work.