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Material: Porcelain
12 Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Border Imari Pattern 8450 Bread
Butter Plates
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine set of 12 Royal Crown Derby porcelain bread & butter plates.
In the Border Imari pattern (No. 8450).
Consisting of 12 plates all with scalloped rims, gilt highlights, and im...
Category
20th Century English Neoclassical Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Limoges Elite France Hand Painted Pink Floral Tea Cup Saucer Fine China 1930
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique Elite Limoges France Tea Cup set Gold Signed Art Nouveau style.
Rare antique porcelain Limoges Elite French pink and gold cup and saucer f...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Stunning Antique Art Deco Alabaster Pendant / Flush Mount with Amazing Colors
Located in Lisse, NL
Great & small shape and warmest colors, alabaster light fixture.
Looking for a light that brings both character and warmth to your home? This stunning alabaster pendant could be jus...
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Alabaster, Metal, Brass, Bronze
The Bistro Garden In Beverly Hills Porcelain Ashtray Dish Collectible 70s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage collectible dish ashtray from the famous "the Bistro Garden in Beverly Hills" restaurant once located 235 Canon Drive in Beverly Hills California.
Circa 1970s.
Vintage off wh...
Category
Late 20th Century American French Provincial Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Blue and White Porcelain Ceramic Planter Pot or Vessel Vase Chinoiserie
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Blue and white ceramic or porcelain planter. The piece features scrollwork detail on rim, and flora and fauna depictions throughout. The bottom is signed with a "7" at the bottom.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Seasons Chandelier 70cm - Fall
By Lladro
Located in New York City, NY
Chandelier from the Seasons collection, inspired by the Art Decó style and nature.
The Seasons collection combines the unmistakable stamp of Art Decó with the wealth of colors and f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$10,150 / item
Vintage White Porcelain Wall Light, 1970s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Vintage industrial light made in Poland during the 1970s. It features a white porcelain wall mounting and a frosted glass cover. The socket requires E27/E 26 light bulbs. New wire. T...
Category
1970s Polish Industrial Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Glass
$176 / item
Vintage William Adams
Sons Staffordshire Pottery Dishes “Chinese Bird” Pair
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful set of pottery dishes by William Adams
Sons. This pattern was created by William Adams in 1780, a first of its styled produced in English pottery. The design featur...
Category
1950s English Neoclassical Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Pottery
Large Early 20th Century Porcelain of Chinese Religious Figure, Zhongli Quan
Located in Chicago, IL
This figurine is of one of the Eight Daoist (Taoist) Immortals - "Ba xian."
The eight immortals are a group of legendary, semi-historical beings in both religious Daoism and popular...
Category
1930s Chinese Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$1,560 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Signed Haviland Limoges Hand Painted Fish Platter of Rectangular Form
By Haviland
Co.
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pretty late 19th century Haviland Limoges hand painted fish platter fully signed and stamped on the back. The piece a charming depictio...
Category
1890s French Neoclassical Revival Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
Daisy Makeig-Jones for Wedgwood. Octagonal bowl. Fairyland Lustre series.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Daisy Makeig-Jones for Wedgwood. Octagonal bowl.
Fairyland Lustre series.
Bowl in blue-purple lustre glaze, decorated with gilded details. The exterior adorned with a dragon motif, ...
Category
1920s British Art Nouveau Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Deep White Porcelain Shade with Frosted Dome
By Westinghouse
Located in Peekskill, NY
The white porcelain shades are new old stock and still have the original Westinghouse paper label. The textured and frosted center dome nicely finishes the lamp with a soft even ligh...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$550 / item
Purple Royal Crown Derby Bone China Colorful Scalloped Peacock Plate, England
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Royal Crown Derby bone china plate in purple with colorful peacock at center. This piece was created in the 1950s and features pale purple...
Category
1950s English Art Deco Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Gold
1920s French Art Deco Louis XVI Style Mahogany Bedside Cabinet
Located in Forney, TX
A lovely 1920s French Art Deco marble-top gilt bronze mounted mahogany inlaid nightstand.
Born in France in the early 20th century, crafted in elegant Louis XVI taste with luxurious...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Marble, Brass
Lladró Nightbloom Hanging Lamp in White by Marcel Wanders
By MARCEL WANDERS, Lladro
Located in New York City, NY
Porcelain hanging lamp with a spectacular design inspired by the petals of a flower delicately swaying in the breeze. This work is part of the l...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Porcelain Handles for Cabinet and Storage, Furniture Handles, England, 19th
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Art Deco furniture Handles.
Prcelain elements.
These Beautiful porcelain pieces will feet on any Storage furniture .
Category
19th Century English Art Deco Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Metal
White Ceramic Flower Vase, Kawa Vase #6, Handmade Organic Sculptural Porcelain
By Luft Tanaka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Kawa Vase 06
Tactile and organic white vase with textured raw porcelain exterior surface and clear glazed interior. As a result of the production process each item is one-of-a-kind....
Category
2010s American Modern Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Porcelain
Japanese 19th Century Scalloped Imari Porcelain Dish or Charger
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Japanese Dish or Charger, made in Japan at the beginning of the 19th century. With beautiful colors in red blue and white. The Item is in good condition.
Category
19th Century Japanese Chinese Export Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Chinese Famille Rose Floral Punch Bowl
Located in Chicago, IL
During the 18th century, Europeans provided an eager market for Chinese export porcelain, especially the colorful and fanciful ware known as “famille rose.” Named for a palette of op...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
FUKAGAWA PORCELAIN COMPANY - Vintage Gilt Decorated Vase - Japan - 20th Century
By Fukagawa
Located in Chatham, ON
FUKAGAWA PORCELAIN COMPANY - Vintage gilt decorated porcelain vase - small size - signed on the base - Japan - 20th century.
Excellent/mint vintage condition - no loss - no damage -...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Large Mid Century Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of circa 1950's Italian porcelain table lamps.
Measurements:
Height of body: 23"
Height to shade rest: 32"
Diameter: 8".
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$5,400 / set
Rare Giuseppe Armani Signed Capodimonte Peacock 0720 Figurine
Shadowbox Case
Located in Dayton, OH
Rare vintage 1989 signed Italian Florentine Capodimonte ceramic sculpture number 0720 in the shape of a male peacock with tail feathers spread, designed by Giuseppe Armani and signed...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Lucite
$1,750 Sale Price
30% Off
Tashiko Tazaezu Signed Mid-Century Modern Japanese Hawaiian Studio Pottery Bowl
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful, sumptuously glazed bowl by famed Japanese Hawaiian American pottery master Toshiko Takaezu. The high-fired porcelain bowl features a shifting earth toned drip glaze with...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Pottery
Handcrafted Farmhouse Fluted Porcelain Pendant With Trumpet Shape
By DBO Home
Located in Sharon, CT
Classic, elegant, with a perfectly imperfect touch. On their own they make a statement with their gentle flared bottoms and deep fluting. Hang in multiples for extra oomph. These cas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Brass
19th Century Johann Wien 90 Day Regulator Clock
Located in Tarry Town, NY
19th century hand carved oak case with carved capitals on full length waist columns and bracket feet, 90 day brass time only movement with deadbeat escapement and maintaining power t...
Category
1880s German Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Brass
Rosenthal Porcelain Coffee Cup And Saucer Demitasse Black And Gold 1940
By Rosenthal
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique Rosenthal Porcelain Tea Cup or Coffee Cup And Saucer Demitasse Black And Gold Art Nouveau Venetian Style.
Rare antique porcelain go...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Art Nouveau Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Palatial French Ormolu-Mounted Sevres Porcelain Hand-Painted Vase and Cover
Located in Queens, NY
A palatial french ormolu-mounted Sevres Porcelain hand-painted vase and cover, circa 1838.
This monumental Sevres porcelain vase stands 56" high, and is beautifully hand-painted with classical scenes of lovers and cupids, in teal / turquoise blue ground porcelain. Made with very fine quality figural bronze handle, the vase turns to a full 360 degree angle and is mounted on a solid bronze base with fine detail. Painted with beautiful flowers throughout the entire vase, leading up to the cover, which is adorned with an acorn bronze...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$42,000 Sale Price
65% Off
Thomas Wolfe Factory Z Lion Pattern English Teacup and Saucer
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A scarce antique English Staffordshire bone china teacup and saucer hand decorated with a red lion by Thomas Wolfe (Factory Z) and dating from...
Category
1810s English George III Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Sugar Bowl
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Royal Copenhagen porcelain sugar bowl with lid. It has a white background and it is hand painted with a blue bouquet of flowers in the center...
Category
20th Century Danish Chinoiserie Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$62 Sale Price
20% Off
Christian Dior Casablanca Dinnerware Set ~ 8 Place Settings / 40 pieces
Located in New York, NY
A set of 8 (eight) place settings (40 total pieces) in the signature Casablanca pattern by Christian Dior.
Features a white, gold and multicolor pattern with panther and palm tree motifs throughout, gilt accents throughout and brand stamp at undersides.
Includes the following 40 pieces:
8 dinner plates...
Category
1990s Japanese Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Large Chinese Porcelain Fish Bowl Planter
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Large colorful vintage Chinese porcelain fishbowl. Features Classic, oriental scenes with Chinese family ,birds flowers and Chinese motifs throughou...
Category
20th Century Chinoiserie Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Carl Scheidig Gräfenthal Collection of Cat Figurines, Germany 1940s
Located in Bochum, NRW
Gorgeous collection of porcelain cat figurines made by Carl Scheidig Gräfenthal Porcelain Manufactory, Germany, from the period of 1935-1955.
Th...
Category
1930s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Raynaud Limoges France Porcelain Set Histoire Naturelle Design by Pamela Baldwin
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
"Histoire Naturelle" by Raynaud Limoges France Porcelaine set of 5 dishes.Five-piece place setting includes 1 dinner plate, 1 salad plate, 1 bread/butter plate, 1 teacup, and 1 sauce...
Category
Late 20th Century French Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Chinese Porcelain Lidded Ginger Urns - Qianlong Vases, Jars, Qing Pottery
Located in Stamford, CT
A beautiful pair of Chinese Porcelain Qianlong vases, lidded ginger jars with the Qing Pottery markings. Hand painted designs are intricate and plentiful...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Large Chinese Porcelain Famille Rose Fish Bowl Planter
Located in Bradenton, FL
Large colorful vintage Chinese porcelain fishbowl/planter from the Qing period. Features classic oriental floral motif. Overall, the piece is in won...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Creamer
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Royal Copenhagen porcelain creamer. It has a white background and it is hand painted with a blue bouquet of flower in the center and singl...
Category
20th Century Danish Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$54 Sale Price
20% Off
Herend Hungary Porcelain Tea set for 12 persons, Indian Basket Green pattern
By Herend
Located in Delft, NL
Herend Hungary Porcelain Tea set for 12 persons, Indian Basket Green pattern
A Herend porcelain tea set for 12 persons with the Indian Basket pattern....
Category
20th Century Hungarian Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Scalloped Porcelain Pendant Lights by Søholm, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
Set of Elegant White Scalloped Porcelain Pendant lights by Soeholm Stentoej.
* Set (2) of white scalloped porcelain pendant lights
* Producer: Søholm Stentøj, Denmark
* Design yea...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Wonderful Service 12 Selb Bavaria Heinrich
Co Gold Encrusted Dinner Plates
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Service Of 12 Selb Bavaria Heinrich & Co Gold Encrusted Dinner Plates
Category
20th Century German Regency Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
20th Century Czech Demitasse Coffee Set
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Demitasse coffee set, 2nd quarter 20th century, Czechoslovakia. Comprised of the pot, creamer, covered sugar and 2 cups (1 with tiny chip on rim) and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$96 Sale Price / set
36% Off
Antique Reticulated Chinese Famille Rose Medallion Porcelain Bowl or Basket
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This antique late Qing handpainted oval shaped reticulated Chinese export porcelain Famille Rose Medallion bowl with underplate is a stunning piece o...
Category
1850s Qing Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$1,224 Sale Price
20% Off
Meissen, Germany, a Set of Six "Neu Marseille" Dinner Plates in Porcelain
Located in København, Copenhagen
Meissen, Germany, a set of six "Neu Marseille" dinner plates hand painted with green flowers and gold trim.
Approx. 1930s/1940s.
In perfect condition.
First factory quality.
Mark...
Category
1930s German Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
19C Gustav Becker Vienna Wall Clock
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A GORGEOUS 19C Gustav Becker Vienna Wall Clock.
Made by the famous clockmaker, Gustav Becker circa 1880 in Germany.
Th...
Category
Late 19th Century German Victorian Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Brass
Collectible Liquor Porcelain Decanter From Metaxa Greece
Located in San Diego, CA
beautiful collectible Metaxa Liquor hand made porcelain decanter , excellent condition nice graphics .
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Mid-Century Modern Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Monkeys Porcelain Dinner Plate by Vito Nesta for Les-Ottomans
By Vito Nesta
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Contemporary dinner plate 'Monkeys' designed by Vito Nesta for Les-Ottomans, a magical trip in an Ottoman world made of exotic animals and c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Other Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique French Porcelain Plate Hand Painted in England by Caroline Leigh C. 1825
Located in Katonah, NY
The decoration on this French hard-paste porcelain plate was hand-painted in England circa 1825 by Caroline Leigh, who signed the plate's underside.
The neoclassical design centers o...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Chinese Export Famille Rose Koi Fish Bowl Jardinieres Planters Stand 28"
Located in Dayton, OH
An exquisite pair of 20th century Chinese Famille Rose Planters, Jardinières or Cache Pots. Feature ornately decorated hexagonal polychrome porce...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Hardwood
$1,645 Sale Price
30% Off
19th Century Louis XV Style Jardinière or Plant Stand
Located in Winter Park, FL
A late 19th century French Louis XV style Rococo bronze mounted jardinière, or planter, on a pedestal stand. Kingwood marquetry veneer. Decorated with two Sèvres hand painted porcela...
Category
19th Century French Rococo Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Richard Ginori China Dinner Service with a botanical print by Munting Abraham
By Richard Ginori, Abraham Munting
Located in Roma, IT
A set of dishes made in Italy during the 80s, as attested by the date printed on the back of the plate, but inspired by 18th century porcelain, to be precise inspired by the "Saxon-style", a term which can be ascribed to the 18th-century Germanic tradition, according to which porcelain was made with reliefs similar to woven baskets.
This vintage dinner service is produced by a historic Italian manufacturer "Richard Ginori" founded in Tuscany, in Sesto Fiorentino, near Florence, of which Gio Ponti was creative director for 10 years.
After declaring bankruptcy in 2013, this historic porcelain factory, in operation since 1735, was taken over by the Gucci group which restarted the production of iconic pieces and novelties inspired by archive pieces of the company.
This set of dishes is a rarity as it is the result of an unusual combination that has the 18th century as its common thread, with the Rococo style, the scientific discoveries and the new botanical varieties resulting from the new trade routes of the companions of the Indies.
On the classic Richard Ginori series, i.e. the total white motif called "Vecchio Ginori" (currently put back into production by Gucci) always and exclusively produced in total white, a botanical print by Abraham Munting depicting an orange plant was printed.
Abraham Munting is a Dutch botanist famous for his unusual illustrations where plant species were depicted against a background of classic or pastoral landscapes, often floating in midair with little regard for perspective and relative sizes, in fact, the orange plant is not forced to inside the center of the plate but goes outside the predefined spaces wrapping it.
The dinner set consists of 30 pieces:
6 dessert or appetizer plates with a diameter of 19.5 cm
12 soup plates with a diameter of 23cm
12 dinner plates with a diameter of 24.5 cm
The service could be considered for 6 with the double serving plate for soups and second courses, or you could purchase 6 totally white fruit plates...
Category
1980s Italian Rococo Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$1,699 Sale Price / set
20% Off
19th Century Viennese Porcelain Figural Cherub Jardinière or Centrepiece Bowl
Located in Vigonza, Padua
This item is a big 19th century Viennese porcelain centerpiece bowl or jardinière beautifully enameled in rich colors with floral sprays and gilt highlights. This stunning Rococo pie...
Category
Mid-19th Century Austrian Rococo Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Art Nouveau Porcelain Pink Pig Figural Catchall Antique, German, 1910s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful pink pig figural catchall. Made of Porcelain. A beautiful decorative piece of art for any room.
Category
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique 19C Chinese Porcelain Bowl Bleu de Hue Vietnamese Marked Base
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Description
Superb antique Chinese porcelain bowl with a dragon and carp, painted in underglaze cobalt blue on white porcelain ground...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$1,612 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Handmade Porcelain Soup Tureen by KPM
Located in Vilnius, LT
Antique KPM oval porcelain soup tureen is handmade with glazed relief ornament surface.
It is hand painted with gold and decorated with molded flowers bouqets on the handles.
Measu...
Category
Early 20th Century German Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Bjørn Wiinblad Christmas Plate 1972 "Caspar"
Located in Brønshøj, DK
Bjørn Wiinblad porcelain Christmas plate 1972, produced by Rosenthal.
Motif: The Holy Three Kings
Designed by: Bjørn Wiinblad
Diameter: 11" - 29 cm
Comes in original box. The ...
Category
1970s German Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$142 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage White Porcelain Pendant Light with Frosted Glass, 1970s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Vintage industrial light made in Poland during the 1970s. It features a white porcelain top and a frosted glass cover. The socket requires E27/ E26 light bulbs. New wire. The weight ...
Category
1970s Polish Industrial Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Glass
Art Deco Rare Sized Flapper Girl Porcelain Hatpin Holder, C1930
Located in Devon, England
Dating to the 1930's this very attractive and rare Art Deco hat pin holder is we think possibly by FASOLD & STAUCH more commonly known for making half d...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Art Deco Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
French Hand Painted Pink Porcelain Gilt Brass Engraved Glass Oil Lamp Chandelier
Located in Coimbra, PT
Gorgeous French Limoges style fuchsia pink hand painted porcelain with exquisite floral arrangements, solid gilt brass and etched glass 5-light oil lamp chandelier.
A pair available...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Brass
Costantinopoli by Vito Nesta for Les Ottomans, Set of 6 Dessert Plates #1
By Les Ottomans
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Elevate your dessert presentation with our set of 6 porcelain plates from the Costantinopoli collection, designed by the renowned Vito Nesta. Each plate features intricate designs in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Bjorn Wiinblad Rosenthal Vase
Located in Charleston, SC
Vintage and rare - Vintage Rosenthal Wiinblad Sheherazade Concertina Oriental Night Music Arund Vase - Rosenthal Studio Line, small vase or home decor. Designed by Bjorn Wiinlad in G...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
A Fine Japanese Satsuma Vase . Meiji Period. Kinkozan
Located in London, GB
A Fine Japanese Satsuma Vase with Bijin, Peacock, and Chrysanthemums.
Attributed to Kinkozan Workshop, Kyoto, Meiji period (late 19th century)
Of pear-shaped form with a flared f...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Antique and Vintage Porcelain Decorative Objects, Tableware, Dinner Plates and Other Furniture for Sale
While it is tempting to store your antique and vintage porcelain decorative objects and other items behind closed glass cabinet doors and reserve them only for display, your porcelain dinner plates and serving platters can safely weather the “dangers” of the dining room and be used during meals. So go ahead and dress up your dining table for a special meal with a range of porcelain tableware, platters and tea service from 1stDibs.
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.
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.
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. Elsewhere, Denmark’s Royal Copenhagen first made dinnerware and vases with blue-and-white motifs inspired by Chinese porcelain. Hungarian brand Herend favors large, bold designs for its porcelain, with its serving pieces, dishes and other works incorporating historical scenes, animals or vegetation.
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.
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.
Find antique and vintage porcelain made in a variety of styles on 1stDibs.
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