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Antique French Ormolu Kingwood Sevres Casket Jewelry Box by Vervelle Audot Paris
Located in Dublin, Ireland
outline with slight dome hinged cover and a central soft paste porcelain Sevres hand painted plaque within
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Brass
Spode "Sheffield" 57 Piece Dinner Service in English Hand-Worked Bone China
By Spode
Located in Cagliari, IT
for bone china (a form of soft-paste porcelain) which thereafter remained the standard for all English
Category
1990s English Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Victorian Walnut Credenza Sevres Plaque c.1860
Located in London, GB
lacked an ample supply of kaolin, a required ingredient for hard-paste porcelain (pate dure), their soft
Category
Antique 19th Century English Credenzas
Materials
Walnut
Coalport John Rose Porcelain Plate, Cobalt Blue and Flowers, ca 1805
By Coalport Porcelain, John Rose
Located in London, GB
years of the Coalport factory. The porcelain is a hybrid of hard paste and soft paste, before bone china
Category
Antique Early 1800s English George III Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
Bow Porcelain Figure of Goat and Kid, Georgian Era, circa 1765
By Bow Porcelain
Located in London, GB
Porcelain Factory was one of the first potteries in Britain to make soft paste porcelain, and most probably
Category
Antique 1660s English Rococo Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Bow Porcelain Figure, Shepherd Boy Piper with Dog, circa 1755
By Bow Porcelain
Located in London, GB
.
The Bow Porcelain Factory was one of the first potteries in Britain to make soft paste porcelain, and
Category
Antique 1750s English Rococo Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Bow Porcelain Figure, Musician with Flageolet and Tabor, circa 1760
By Bow Porcelain
Located in London, GB
Bow Porcelain Factory was one of the first potteries in Britain to make soft paste porcelain, and most
Category
Antique 1760s English Rococo Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Pair of French Ormolu-Mounted Pink Sevres Vases
Located in London, GB
kaolin, a required ingredient for hard-paste porcelain (pate dure), their soft-paste porcelain (pate
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Porcelain
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century French Sèvres Porcelain Ormolu-Mounted Jardiniere
Located in London, GB
supply of kaolin, a required ingredient for hard-paste porcelain (pate dure), their soft-paste porcelain
Category
Antique 1870s French Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Pair French Ormolu Mounted Sevres Style Vases Lamps, circa 1870
Located in London, GB
ingredient for hard-paste porcelain (pate dure), their soft-paste porcelain (pate tendre) was fired at a
Category
Antique 1870s French Louis XV Porcelain
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century Pair of French Ormolu-Mounted Sèvres Lidded Urns Vases
Located in London, GB
ingredient for hard-paste porcelain (pate dure), their soft-paste porcelain (pate tendre) was fired at a
Category
Antique 1860s French Louis XV Porcelain
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Pair of Sevres Pink Porcelain Urns, circa1880
Located in London, GB
ample supply of kaolin, a required ingredient for hard-paste porcelain (pate dure), their soft-paste
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Urns
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Amboyna Card Table with Porcelain Plaques, circa 1860
Located in London, GB
ample supply of kaolin, a required ingredient for hard-paste porcelain (pate dure), their soft-paste
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Amboyna
Antique Victorian Walnut Credenza Sevres Plaques, circa 1860
Located in London, GB
supply of kaolin, a required ingredient for hard-paste porcelain (pate dure), their soft-paste porcelain
Category
Antique 1860s English Victorian Credenzas
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Pair of Sèvres Porcelain Ormolu Candelabra, circa 1900
Located in London, GB
ample supply of kaolin, a required ingredient for hard-paste porcelain (pate dure), their soft-paste
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Candelabras
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Amboyna Card Table with Porcelain Plaques, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
supply of kaolin, a required ingredient for hard-paste porcelain (pate dure), their soft-paste porcelain
Category
Antique 1860s French Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Sevres Porcelain Ormolu Mantel Clock, circa 1870
Located in London, GB
porcelain (pate dure), their soft-paste porcelain (pate tendre) was fired at a lower temperature and was
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Mantel Clocks
Antique French Tulipwood Dressing Table Plaques circa 1850
Located in London, GB
ingredient for hard-paste porcelain (pate dure), their soft-paste porcelain (pate tendre) was fired at a
Category
Antique 19th Century French Dressers
Materials
Tulipwood
Antique Gilt Bronze Casket Inset Sevres Porcelain Plaques, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
kaolin, a required ingredient for hard-paste porcelain (pate dure), their soft-paste porcelain (pate
Category
Antique 1850s French Porcelain
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Ormolu
Porcelain Clock circa 1860
Located in London, GB
dure), their soft-paste porcelain (pate tendre) was fired at a lower temperature and was thus
Category
Antique 19th Century French Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Victorian Credenza Sevres Plaques, circa 1860
Located in London, GB
ample supply of kaolin, a required ingredient for hard-paste porcelain (pate dure), their soft-paste
Category
Antique 1860s English Victorian Credenzas
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Frenc Sevres and Ormolu Mounted Cigar Humidor c.1870 19th Century
Located in London, GB
kaolin, a required ingredient for hard-paste porcelain (pate dure), their soft-paste porcelain (pate
Category
Antique 1870s Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Ormolu
C1860 Amethyst Paste Sentimental Plaited Hair Ring
Located in Baltimore, MD
Antique 12k violet paste ring with plated white hair offering a delicate and lovely soft contrast
Category
Antique 1860s British Cluster Rings
Ten Worcester Queen Charlotte Pattern Dishes 18th Century Circa 1785
By Flight
Barr Worcester
Located in Katonah, NY
in Worcester, England.
The early wares were made of soft-paste porcelain, which had a body that
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
Antique French Ormolu Kingwood Sevres Casket Jewelry Box Attrib. Vervelle Audot
Located in Dublin, Ireland
slight dome hinged cover and a central soft paste porcelain Sevres hand painted plaque within a lavish
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Brass
19th Century Gilt Bronze Sevres Porcelain Inset Casket
Located in London, GB
kaolin, a required ingredient for hard-paste porcelain (pate dure), their soft-paste porcelain (pate
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Antique Victorian Coromandel
Sevres Jewelry Casket, circa 1860
Located in London, GB
kaolin, a required ingredient for hard-paste porcelain (pate dure), their soft-paste porcelain (pate
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Sevres Porcelain Cabaret Set, circa 1900
Located in London, GB
dure), their soft-paste porcelain (pate tendre) was fired at a lower temperature and was thus
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Tea Sets
Antique Victorian Amboyna Inlaid Bonheur Du Jour, circa 1860
Located in London, GB
ingredient for hard-paste porcelain (pate dure), their soft-paste porcelain (pate tendre) was fired at a
Category
Antique 1860s English Desks and Writing Tables
Antique Pair Victorian Ebonised Boulle Pier Cabinets
Located in London, GB
dure), their soft-paste porcelain (pate tendre) was fired at a lower temperature and was thus
Category
Antique 19th Century French Cabinets
Antique French Card Table with Porcelain Plaques, circa 1880
Located in London, GB
kaolin, a required ingredient for hard-paste porcelain (pate dure), their soft-paste porcelain (pate
Category
Antique 1860s French Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Pair Pier Cabinets with Porcelain Plaques, circa 1880
Located in London, GB
for hard-paste porcelain (pate dure), their soft-paste porcelain (pate tendre) was fired at a lower
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Cabinets
Antique Napoleon III Walnut and Porcelain Jardiniere, circa 1860
Located in London, GB
ample supply of kaolin, a required ingredient for hard-paste porcelain (pate dure), their soft-paste
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Planters and Jardinieres
19th Century French Ormolu Sevres Porcelain Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
for hard-paste porcelain (pate doré), their soft-paste porcelain (pate tendre) was fired at a lower
Category
Antique 1860s French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Enamel Ormolu and Mother of Pearl Jewelry Casket, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
for hard-paste porcelain (pate dure), their soft-paste porcelain (pate tendre) was fired at a lower
Category
Antique 1850s French Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Enamel, Ormolu
Antique Large Ovoid Ormolu Casket Sevres Porcelain Navy-Blue, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
kaolin, a required ingredient for hard-paste porcelain (pate dure), their soft-paste porcelain (pate
Category
Antique 1880s French Porcelain
Materials
Ormolu
Edwardian French silver paste long drop earrings, 1900s
Located in Greyabbey, County Down
many years ago. The paste is soft and antiqued, gently catching the light.
Perfect and individual for
Category
Vintage 1910s French Drop Earrings
Materials
Silver
Fine Royal Worcester Porcelain Nautilus Shell Vase with Salamander
Located in Dublin, Ireland
shareholders. During this period, Worcester was using the formula for soft paste porcelain which was obtained
Category
Antique 19th Century English Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Yongzheng Period Chinese Export Blue
White Tea Bowl and Saucer Showing Neptune
Located in Downingtown, PA
found in blue and white on Chinese porcelain, it occurs on fine grained porcelain and Chinese soft-paste
Category
Antique 1730s Chinese Chinese Export Nautical Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Antique French Kingwood Bureau de Dame c.1850
Located in London, GB
supply of kaolin, a required ingredient for hard-paste porcelain (pate dure), their soft-paste porcelain
Category
Antique 19th Century French Cabinets
Materials
Kingwood
Antique French Sevres Porcelain Topped Gilt Bronze Table, 18th Century
Located in London, GB
ingredient for hard-paste porcelain (pate dure), their soft-paste porcelain (pate tendre) was fired at a
Category
Antique 1790s French Porcelain
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Ormolu Pink Sevres Porcelain Clock c1880
Located in London, GB
ingredient for hard-paste porcelain (pate dure), their soft-paste porcelain (pate tendre) was fired at a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Clocks
Antique French Burr Walnut Jardiniere Royal Provenance 19th Century
Located in London, GB
kaolin, a required ingredient for hard-paste porcelain (pate dure), their soft-paste porcelain (pate
Category
Antique 1870s French Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Ormolu
Pair Antique Porcelain Saucers Blue and White Dr. Wall Worcester
By 1st Period Worcester Dr. Wall
Located in Katonah, NY
. The two men discovered a method of making a porcelain-type material known as soft paste porcelain
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English Chinoiserie Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Beautiful gilded metal and paste
peapod
earrings, Trifari, USA, 1960s
By Trifari
Located in Greyabbey, County Down
Utterly charming and eye catching earrings, in the form of 'peapods, in a lovely soft gilding, with
Category
Vintage 1960s American Clip-on Earrings
Materials
Gilt Metal
Set of 12 Talking Plates, French Military Signed by Creil Montereau 19th Century
By Lebeuf Milliet
Cie Creil Montereau
Located in Paris, FR
, served as director and assistant director until 1849: they introduced the manufacture of soft-paste
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Porcelain
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Louis XV Bonheur Du Jour Sevres Plaques
Located in London, GB
dure), their soft-paste porcelain (pate tendre) was fired at a lower temperature and was thus
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks
Antique Victorian Walnut Inlaid Bonheur Du Jour c.1860
Located in London, GB
kaolin, a required ingredient for hard-paste porcelain (pate dure), their soft-paste porcelain (pate
Category
Antique 19th Century English Vanities
A large citrine and opaline paste
scroll
brooch, Christian Dior, Germany, 1962
By Christian Dior
Located in Greyabbey, County Down
. Set with assorted shaped pastes of soft citrine/yellow and opaline, the brooch creates a gentle soft
Category
Vintage 1960s German Brooches
Materials
Base Metal
Sterling silver and colour paste
bird of paradise
brooch, Trifari, 1940s, USA
By Alfred Philippe for Trifari
Located in Greyabbey, County Down
the highest quality, and made in gilded sterling silver set with a beautiful soft colour combination
Category
Vintage 1940s American Brooches
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver
A very elegant clear paste and pearl "arabesque" necklace, Christian Dior, 1950s
By Henkel and Grosse for Christian Dior
Located in Greyabbey, County Down
Made from varied shapes of paste pearls in soft cream hues, and clear pastes, this highly feminine
Category
Vintage 1950s German Choker Necklaces
Materials
Base Metal
A large sterling and paste highly stylised
cocktail
brooch, Pennino, USA, 1940
By Pennino Jewelry
Located in Greyabbey, County Down
of paste and soft gilding on sterling silver, always highly creative, always the highest standards
Category
Vintage 1940s American Retro Brooches
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver
Spode Pair of Porcelain Tea Plates, White with Flower Sprays, Regency ca 1816
By Spode
Located in London, GB
as one of the highest quality porcelains around; for a soft-paste porcelain it is surprisingly hard
Category
Antique 1810s English Regency Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Spode Porcelain Shell Dish, Orange and Gilt Neoclassical Design, ca 1810
By Spode
Located in London, GB
tableware. Spode porcelain is regarded as one of the highest quality porcelains around; for a soft-paste
Category
Antique 1810s English Neoclassical Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Spode Felspar Serving Dish, Maroon with Sublime Flowers, 1831
By Josiah Spode
Located in London, GB
as one of the highest quality porcelains around; for a soft-paste porcelain it is surprisingly hard
Category
Antique 1830s English Regency Porcelain
Materials
Ironstone
Spode Porcelain Teacup, Imari Pattern Originally New Hall, Regency, ca 1810
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
Porcelain
Edmé Samson Porcelain Teapot, Blue Scale with Birds Worcester Style, 19thC
By Edmé Samson, 1st Period Worcester Dr. Wall
Located in London, GB
they did a fabulous job of it. The porcelain body is clearly 19th Century soft-paste porcelain with a
Category
Antique 19th Century French Rococo 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, 2022The 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.
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