Hand Painted Dishes
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Porcelain
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Porcelain
Antique Early 19th Century English Neoclassical Decorative Dishes and Vi...
Porcelain
Antique Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Dishes and Vide-...
Porcelain
Vintage 1960s English Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique Early 1900s German Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Porcelain
Porcelain
Vintage 1930s Chinese Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique Early 19th Century English Neoclassical Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique Late 18th Century English Regency Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique Late 19th Century French Serving Pieces
Porcelain
Antique Early 19th Century German Louis XV Porcelain
Porcelain
Vintage 1970s German Modern Porcelain
Porcelain
20th Century Japanese Japonisme Ceramics
Enamel
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 1760s English Neoclassical Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century English Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique Early 19th Century Danish Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique Early 18th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Porcelain
Antique 1810s English Neoclassical Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Antique 1840s English Platters and Serveware
Gold
Antique 19th Century English Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Antique Early 19th Century English Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Japanese Ceramics
Porcelain
Antique 1790s English Early Victorian Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century Chinese Porcelain
Porcelain
Early 20th Century French Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century French Porcelain
Vintage 1930s German Other Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique Mid-18th Century Dutch Delft and Faience
Delft
Antique Early 18th Century Dutch Delft and Faience
Delft
20th Century Japanese Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Gold
Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Enamel
Early 20th Century Serving Pieces
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Porcelain
Porcelain
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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.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022To tell if a plate is hand-painted, examine it closely and inspect the painting with a magnifier. If the design is hand-painted, there are bound to be irregularities in at least a few places. Transfer prints will look much more uniform. Feel the plate's surface to see if you can detect areas with more texture — an indication of hand painting. Shop a wide collection of hand-painted plates from some of the world's top sellers on 1stDibs.
- Is Fornasetti hand painted?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Yes, each and every Fornasetti design is hand made and hand painted. The colors are expertly applied by painters, ensuring no two items are alike. You’ll find a variety of Fornasetti designs from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertAugust 20, 2024To tell if pottery is hand-painted, examine its surface closely with a magnifying glass. Often, the hand-painting process leaves behind visible brushstrokes that you can see when you magnify the piece. Also, slight variations in patterns may indicate that a person completed the detail work rather than a machine. If you need assistance evaluating your pottery, take it to a certified appraiser or other knowledgeable expert. Explore a diverse assortment of pottery on 1stDibs.
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