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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, 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.