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Rare Hope Service Plate 18th Century Flight Worcester
By Flight Worcester
Located in Brisbane, QLD
service consists of a soft-paste porcelain base, with a bold blue underglaze lobed border, with gilt
Category

Antique 1780s English Neoclassical Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Sterling Silver Lavalier Necklace with White and Amethyst Paste Stones
Located in London, GB
Beautiful antique sterling silver lavalier necklace with white and soft amethyst paste stones
Category

Early 20th Century Edwardian Pendant Necklaces

A pair of coloured plastic and clear paste abstract earrings, Italian, 1960s.
Located in Greyabbey, County Down
paste, and softly gilded metal make these truly abstract earrings a one of a kind design.
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Gilt Metal

Thorkild Olsen for Royal Copenhagen Craquelure Porcelain Vase, Denmark 1955
By Royal Copenhagen, Thorkild Olsen
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
the 1950s, he worked with soft-paste porcelain, recreating the old Chinese pourpre de chine glaze, and
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Gold

Roman Mahogany Console Table with Pietra Dura Top, Francesco Sibilio
By Francesco Sibilio
Located in London, GB
technique of putting together soft-paste ancient glass and hardsones, such as porphyry and serpentine, is
Category

Antique 1820s Italian Console Tables

Materials

Marble

A rare gilt and grey paste rooster brooch, Alfred Philippe for Trifari, 1950s.
By Alfred Philippe for Trifari
Located in Greyabbey, County Down
cabuchon for the eye, and grey paste, always a soft and subtle element. Designed by Alfred Philippe for
Category

Vintage 1950s American Brooches

Materials

Gilt Metal

Caughley Porcelain Teapot, Pink Floral Compagnie des Indes, ca 1785
By Caughley Porcelain
Located in London, GB
, founded by Ambrose Gallimore and Thomas Turner. It produced very fine soft-paste porcelain made for the
Category

Antique 1780s English George III Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Edmé Samson Porcelain Cabaret Tray, Worcester Style Blue with Flowers, 19th C
By Edmé Samson, Royal Worcester
Located in London, GB
body is clearly 19th Century soft-paste porcelain with a shiny finish. Condition Report: The tray
Category

Antique 19th Century French Rococo Platters and Serveware

Materials

Porcelain

A soft grey baroque pearl and clear crystal twist necklace, Ciner, USA, 1980s
By Ciner
Located in Greyabbey, County Down
A very elegant necklace, made from soft grey baroque paste pearls and faceted crystals, in a 'twist
Category

Vintage 1980s American Choker Necklaces

Materials

Gilt Metal

VILLEROY BOCH METTLACH 1890 Phanolith Neo Classic Green Cameo Amphora
By Jean-Baptiste Stahl, Villeroy Boch, Mettlach
Located in Miami, FL
the three graces. Mettlach Phanolith items were translucent and made of soft-paste porcelain in the
Category

Antique 1890s German Neoclassical Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Spode Porcelain Teacup Trio, Red Imari Dollar Pattern, Regency, ca 1810
By Spode
Located in London, GB
a soft-paste porcelain it is surprisingly hard and fine, and has a wonderful bright white colour
Category

Antique Early 1800s English Regency Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Pair, Edme Samson Porcelain Figure Models of Mars Venus After Meissen
By Samson Cie
Located in Atlanta, GA
hard-paste porcelain, while many of the originals would have been produced from soft-paste porcelain
Category

20th Century French Rococo Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Caughley Dish, Harlequin Pattern in Style of Donegall Service, ca 1793
By Chamberlains Worcester, Caughley Porcelain
Located in London, GB
1799, founded by Ambrose Gallimore and Thomas Turner. It produced very fine soft-paste porcelain made
Category

Antique 1790s English Neoclassical Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Spode Creamware Dessert Service, Avocado Green, Chinoiserie, Regency, 1814
By Spode
Located in London, GB
quality porcelains around; for a soft-paste porcelain it is surprisingly hard and fine, and has a
Category

Antique 1810s English Regency Porcelain

Materials

Creamware

Spode Felspar Floral Dessert Service, Yellow, Butterfly Handles, circa 1822
By Spode
Located in London, GB
a soft-paste porcelain it is surprisingly hard and Fine, and has a wonderful bright white colour
Category

Antique 1820s English Regency Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Samson Paris Porcelain Trinket Box
By Samson Cie
Located in Dallas, TX
produced in hard-paste porcelain, while many of the originals would have been produced from soft-paste
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Ormolu

Fine French 19th Century Bronze Figure of "Milo of Croton Lion" After Falconet
By Étienne Maurice Falconet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
porcelaine at Sèvres, where he brought new life to the manufacture of small sculptures in unglazed soft-paste
Category

Antique 19th Century French Baroque Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Napoleon
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Missouri, MO
production of soft paste, for which the factory had been famous in the previous century, was abandoned in
Category

Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Porcelain, Oil

French Pair of Sèvres Style Ormolu Mounted Serving Dishes
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Newark, England
soft- and hard-paste porcelain, supplying Europe’s elite and serving as a key diplomatic gift of the
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Ceramics

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Chinese Export Porcelain Monkey, Likely Qing Dynasty w/ Paperwork
Located in Atlanta, GA
figural object in an elite domestic setting. The unmarked base and the soft porcelain paste are
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Cup Cooler, with Marks, Royal Porcelain Factory of Buen Retiro, Madrid
By Real Fábrica del Buen Retiro
Located in Madrid, ES
Soft white paste, circa 1784-1803. Piece of tender pasta with wavy edges used to hold the tops of
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Spanish Neoclassical More Dining and Entertaining

Materials

Other

Vietnamese Soft Paste Porcelain Bowl from Shipwreck
Located in Seattle, WA
Large Vietnamese soft paste porcelain shallow bowl decorated in under glaze blue and traces of red
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vietnamese Decorative Bowls

Chinese Export Porcelain Blue and White Soft Paste Box, 17th Century
Located in London, GB
Chinese porcelain blue and white circular soft paste box painted in underglazed blue with a
Category

Antique Early 17th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Porcelain Obelisks with Hieroglyphs Decoration
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Soft Paste Porcelain Obelisks With Hieroglyphs Decoration.
Category

Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Obelisks

Gaudy Dutch Bowl
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gaudy Dutch Bowl Japanese patterns. Soft paste. One of a kind.
Category

Antique 19th Century English Serving Bowls

18th Century Set of Chelsea Botanical Plates
Located in Montecito, CA
Set of six Chelsea botanical plates; soft paste porcelain; embossed decoration; scalloped rim
Category

Antique 18th Century English Porcelain

Cauldron Salt Cellar, in the White, Bow Porcelain Factory, circa 1752
By Bow Porcelain
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A cauldron-shaped salt: a direct copy of a contemporary (Georgian) silver shape in soft-paste
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century English Neoclassical Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

A Nun, perhaps a theatrical figure. England, probably Plymouth, circa 1750
By Plymouth Porcelain Factory 1
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
An interesting soft-paste porcelain figure of a Dominican Nun, perhaps the theatrical figure
Category

Antique Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

From the Series La Priere des Absents - I
By Rachid Koraichi
Located in New York, NY
From the Series La Priere des Absents - I 2015 Soft paste porcelain, blue and white oxide 39.5 x
From the Series La Priere des Absents - IV
By Rachid Koraichi
Located in New York, NY
From the Series La Priere des Absents - IV 2015 Soft paste porcelain, blue and white oxide 39.5
From the Series La Priere des Absents - II
By Rachid Koraichi
Located in New York, NY
From the Series La Priere des Absents - II 2015 Soft paste porcelain, blue and white oxide 39.5
From the Series La Priere des Absents - V
By Rachid Koraichi
Located in New York, NY
From the Series La Priere des Absents - V 2015 Soft paste porcelain, blue and white oxide 39.5 x
From the Series La Priere des Absents - III
By Rachid Koraichi
Located in New York, NY
From the Series La Priere des Absents - III 2015 Soft paste porcelain, blue and white oxide 39.5
Tea Canister, Hop Trellis Pattern, Worcester, C1780
By 1st Period Worcester Dr. Wall
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
In soft paste porcelain, French shape, decorated with a variation of the scarce and popular Hops
Category

Antique Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Rare Longton Hall Porcelain Leaf
By Longton Hall
Located in Long Island City, NY
A rare 18th century English Longton hall soft paste porcelain leaf form sweet meat dish, formerly
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Tableware

An English Worcester Porcelain Blue Ground Vase, circa 1772
By 1st Period Worcester Dr. Wall
Located in Frome, Somerset
A Worcester soft paste blue ground vase, decorated with panels of exotic birds in landscapes
Category

Antique 1770s English Rococo Revival Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Large Antique French Porcelain Charger, 19tn Century
Located in New York, NY
Large antique French soft paste porcelain charger depicting a nobleman standing on marble floor and
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Leaf-Shape Dish, Chelsea, circa 1760
By Chelsea Porcelain
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Baluster shaped vase in soft paste porcelain, with early gilt line decoration. Superb flower
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century English Rococo Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Mottahedeh Tobacco Leaf Tureen and Platter
By Mottahedeh
Located in Southampton, NY
, green and pink with gold accents. Platter measures 14.25 x 12.25 Made of Soft Paste China.
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Soup Tureens

Materials

Porcelain

18th C French Luneville Faience Plates, Pair
Located in Carmel, CA
colored. The plates are soft paste and have been fired at a low heat.
Category

Antique Early 18th Century French Louis XV Delft and Faience

Materials

Ceramic

Teapot, Creamer, Sugar Nantgarw Porcelain, circa 1815
By Moses Webster, Nantgarw Pottery
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
An exceptionally rare teapot, sugar and creamer in Nantgarw’s superb soft-paste porcelain. Each
Category

Antique 1810s Welsh Regency Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Coffee Cup and Saucer Nantgarw Porcelain, circa 1815
By Moses Webster, Nantgarw Pottery
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A rare coffee cup and saucer in Nantgarw’s superb soft-paste porcelain. Each piece is gilded and
Category

Antique 1810s Welsh Regency Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Coffee Cup and Saucer Nantgarw Porcelain, circa 1815
By Nantgarw Pottery, Moses Webster
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A rare coffee cup and saucer in Nantgarw’s superb soft-paste porcelain. Each piece is gilded and
Category

Antique 1810s Welsh Regency Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Tea Cup and Saucer Nantgarw Porcelain, circa 1815
By Nantgarw Pottery, Moses Webster
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A rare tea cup and saucer in Nantgarw’s superb soft-paste porcelain. Each piece is gilded and
Category

Antique 1810s Welsh Regency Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Tea Cup and Saucer Nantgarw Porcelain, circa 1815
By Nantgarw Pottery, Moses Webster
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A rare tea cup and saucer in Nantgarw’s superb soft-paste porcelain. Each piece is gilded and
Category

Antique 1810s Welsh Regency Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Bread and Butter Plates Nantgarw Porcelain, circa 1815
By Nantgarw Pottery, Moses Webster
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
An exceptionally rare pair of bread and butter plates in Nantgarw’s superb soft-paste porcelain
Category

Antique 1810s Welsh Regency Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Tea Cup and Saucer Nantgarw Porcelain, circa 1815
By Nantgarw Pottery, Moses Webster
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A rare tea cup and saucer in Nantgarw’s superb soft-paste porcelain. Each piece is gilded and
Category

Antique 1810s Welsh Regency Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Tea Cup and Saucer Nantgarw Porcelain, circa 1815
By Nantgarw Pottery, Moses Webster
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A rare tea cup and saucer in Nantgarw’s superb soft-paste porcelain. Each piece is gilded and
Category

Antique 1810s Welsh Regency Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Tea Cup and Saucer Nantgarw Porcelain, circa 1815
By Nantgarw Pottery, Moses Webster
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A rare tea cup and saucer in Nantgarw’s superb soft-paste porcelain. Each piece is gilded and
Category

Antique 1810s Welsh Regency Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Set of Eight Rouen Faience Jars
Located in Chilton, GB
started producing the beautiful soft-paste porcelain. It became know as "Porcelaine française".
Category

Mid-20th Century French Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Sevres Porcelain Vase with a Chiseled Decor
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Jonquerettes, FR
Vase, soft paste siliceous porcelain (PS 2) with turquoise background and orientalist chiseled
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Other Porcelain

Materials

Sèvres

Art Deco Football Players, Craquelure
Located in Milton, DE
off-white pottery, Majolica blanc, I call it. It is soft paste and proper for the white environments
Category

Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Waste Bowl, Chelsea, circa 1755
By Chelsea Porcelain
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
An unusual waste bowl (sometimes called a slop bowl) in soft-paste porcelain, decorated with
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century English Neoclassical Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Majolica Rare Gold Green and Terracotta Lotus Pitcher
By Minton
Located in Milton, DE
This a most unusual combination for a parianware soft paste pottery in the Majolica family. It is
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Pottery

Materials

Pottery

Near Pair of Baluster Shape Vases, Chelsea, circa 1755
By Chelsea Porcelain
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Baluster shaped vase in soft paste porcelain with early gilt line decoration. Superb flower
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century English Neoclassical Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Tea Cup Saucer, Saint Cloud, circa 1730
By Saint Cloud
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
borders. Saint Cloud porcelain is a type of soft-paste porcelain produced in the French town of Saint
Category

Antique Early 18th Century French Neoclassical Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Royal Chelsea Art Deco 10 Cups and Saucers Tea Service
Located in London, GB
porcelain. Chelsea porcelain was famous for making soft paste porcelain throughout their history. Their
Category

Vintage 1930s British Art Deco Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

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Soft Paste For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the soft paste you’re looking for. Frequently made of ceramic, porcelain and pottery, every soft paste was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer soft paste, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Each soft paste bearing Rococo, Georgian or Folk Art hallmarks is very popular. Caughley Porcelain, Royal Worcester and American Sponge Ware Pottery each produced at least one beautiful soft paste that is worth considering.

How Much is a Soft Paste?

A soft paste can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,500, while the lowest priced sells for $415 and the highest can go for as much as $7,000.
Questions About Soft Paste
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    The best way to tell the difference between hard paste and soft paste porcelain is to look at a broken or chipped piece. Hard paste porcelain fractures are brittle and smooth, while soft paste porcelain fractures are chalky and break along the grain. On 1stDibs, find a selection of hard and soft paste porcelain pieces from top sellers around the world.