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Material: Porcelain
Antique Meissen Manner Pair of Snowball Porcelain Vases
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of antique German Meissen manner Schneeballen Snowball lidded bottle vases. Each vase has a gilt vermiculite neck, applied white florals, and applied branches with fruits, on ...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Royal Copenhagen
Flora Danica
Porcelain 5 Qt Large Tureen
Underplate no 3560
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine, large Flora Danica porcelain tureen and underplate.
By Royal Copenhagen.
Pattern nos. 3560 (tureen) & 3561 (underplate/stand).
From the Flora Danica Collection, Royal Cop...
Category
20th Century Danish Neoclassical Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Handmade Stoneware Helix Table Lamp in Matcha
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Created by Ethan Streicher, founder of Streicher Goods, located in Brooklyn, NY.
Each Helix lamp is hand-built using stoneware and slab building methods.
The Helix lamp is compris...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Other Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Brass
$1,350 / item
LLADRO - Vintage Bending Girl Figurine - Matte Finish - Spain - 20th Century
By Lladro
Located in Chatham, ON
LLADRO - Vintage matte finish ceramic figure - bending girl dressed in her nightgown - retired - factory stamp to the base - Spain - mid 20th century.
Excellent vintage condition - ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Japanese Imari Scalloped Plate
Located in Pearland, TX
A striking 19th century antique Imari plate with a lovely scalloped edge, featuring vibrant red-oranges and blues. It displays beautifully, perfect on a wall or plate rack. Originati...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
White Porcelain White Opaline Glass Vintage Industrial Brass Pendant Lights
By 360volt
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Porcelain industrial hanging lamp.
White porcelain, brass and clear glass.
2 conductors, no ground.
Weight: 1.20 kg / 2.6 lb
Priced per individual item. All lamps have been made su...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Industrial Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Brass
Designed By Jane Hutcheson for Gorham Gilt Porcelain Enamel Flower Basket
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
"BLOOMING BEAUTIFULLY FROM HERE TO ETERNITY….."
Gorham’s Fleurs des Siècles basket of flowers designed by Jane Hutcheson
Gold gilt porcelain flower basket...
Category
1980s Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Astronomici Teapot
By Fornasetti
Located in Milan, IT
Refined zodiac motifs cover this elegant hand-decorated porcelain teapot with gold accents, turning an everyday object into a true collector's item. Any minor discrepancies between s...
Category
2010s Italian Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$875 / item
Vantage Pair of Japanese Geisha Statues #2
Located in Norton, MA
A beautiful and well-made Pair of Vantage Japanese Geisha statues.
They are old but still in new condition in the warehouse.
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Other Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Famille Rose Medalion Canton Cantonese Chinese Porcelain Ormolu Vase Urn
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning and very large Chinese Canton famille verte ormolu mounted porcelain vase of museum quality, from the city of Canton, is decorated in the so-called Famille Verte manner, mid...
Category
19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Fritz Heidenreich Rosenthal Mid-Century Large Pair Porcelain Doves
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning and quality pair German Rosenthal mid-century large porcelain doves designed by renowned sculptor Fritz Heidenreich (German, 1895-1966). The ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Mid Century Murano Glass Pink Small Vase with a Frill, Italy, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
A lovely Mid-Century Modern white Glass vase from the 1960s.
Original vintage good condition. Only one unique piece.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Glass
Modern Handmade Ceramic Table Side Lamp and Brass, Olive Green with Signature
By Manolo Eirin
Located in Carballo, ES
This table lamp is made of ceramic, by a specialist in traditional pottery, with an exterior vitrified for greater light projection. The lampshade and the bulb are not included, but ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Organic Modern Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Brass
Rosenthal Table Lamp, Red
Gold Art Deco Hand-Painted Porcelain, Germany, 1935
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful and unique hand-painted, footed, sphere-shaped porcelain Art Deco / Hollywood Regency table lamp.
Made by Rosenthal, Germany, 1935.
Excellent original condition.
Signed...
Category
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Set of Two Limoges France Oyster Plate French Vintage Porcelain
By Limoges
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A set of 2 vintage French oyster plates. Each oyster plate features 6 wells for oysters. They are marked at the back. Nice addition to you...
Category
Early 20th Century French Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Elegant Crystalline Glaze Porcelain Vase, University City, Taxile Doat
By Taxile Doat
Located in Riverdale, NY
Elegant thrown porcelain vase with an expansive and vibrant aquamarine crystalline glaze on a sand colored base by master French ceramist Taxile Doat, from the University City Porcelain...
Category
1910s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
First Period Worcester Porcelain Pine Cone Pattern Large Dish
Located in Downingtown, PA
First Period Worcester Porcelain Pine Cone Pattern Dish,
Circa 1770
This rectangular dish is a quintessential example of First Period Worcester porcelain, dating from the Dr. Wall e...
Category
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Elegant Futuristic Friesland Porcelain Tea Set Vintage, German
By Friesland Porcelain 1
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Elegant porcelain teapot with stand, sugar bowl and creamer, stand with inset for tea light.
Dimension: Teapot: 5" H x 9" W. Stand: 4" H x 5" W. Sugar bowl: 2" H x 3.5" W. Creamer:...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
18th Century Chinese Blue and White Large Plate, Qing Qianlong circa 1750
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good Chinese porcelain large plate, made for the export (Canton) market, during the middle of the 18th century, Qing-Qianl...
Category
18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Large Porcelain Ginger Jar, Famille Noire, China c1930s
Located in Glasgow, GB
A 1930s hand-crafted Chinese porcelain ginger jar, also known as a large melon jar for its distinctive, rounded shape.
In very good condition for its age and use, this collectible p...
Category
1930s Chinese Qing Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Enamel
$383 Sale Price
20% Off
Cabinet de Curiosités, Six Contemporary Decorated Porcelain Dinner Plates
By Vito Nesta
Located in Milano, Lombardia
The Cabinet de Curiosités collection takes inspiration from the rooms of the same name which in the sixteenth century collected objects and subjec...
Category
2010s Italian Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$457 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Large
Timeless Antique Craftsmanship, White and Black Alabaster Pendant Light
Located in Lisse, NL
This beautiful and superb condition 19.7 inch in diameter, handcarved alabaster 3-light fixture is a true masterpiece.
Thanks to its impressive size and timeless design, this alabas...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Arts and Crafts Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze, Wire, Metal
Mid-Century Modern Punch Bowl Set - Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal - Porcelain
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful porcelain punch bowl set, made by the German brand Rosenthal.
This is a design by the Danish designer Björn Wiinblad, who has had many collaborations with Rosenthal.
The ...
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Meltemi Gold Cracks Vase
Located in Milan, IT
Meltemi is an elegant porcelain vase, part of the Anemos Collection. The soft curves of canals shaped by wind create a unique rhythm on the surface, interrupted by deep cracks, like ...
Category
2010s Italian Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$1,170 / item
Cabinet de Curiosités, Six Contemporary Decorated Porcelain Bread Plates
By Vito Nesta
Located in Milano, Lombardia
The Cabinet de Curiosités collection takes inspiration from the rooms of the same name which in the sixteenth century collected objects and subjec...
Category
2010s Italian Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$256 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Fornasetti Egocentrismo Porcelain Geometric Op Art Plates, Six Plates
Located in Downingtown, PA
Fornasetti Egocentrismo Porcelain Geometric Op Art Plates,
Six Plates
1990s
The Piero Fornasetti six circular plates in black and white have geometric op-art patterns named " Egocentrismo". They are numbered 1,2,2,3,4 and 5.
Dimensions: 10 1/4 inches Diameter x 1 inch high (26cm diameter).
Mark: Marks and inscriptions: A hand holding a brush dipped in paint and 'EGOCENTRISMO'/
'FORNASETTI - MILANO, MADE IN ITALY' over a green back stamp- Eschenbach below a crown and below Bavaria Germany and three stars- all in underglaze green.
Condition. Two with some rubbing.
One of the most interesting elements of Fornasetti's practice is his aesthetic dedication to figuration and fantasy.
What makes the set of "Egocentrismo" so special is that the pattern is entirely abstract!
A true anomaly from Fornasetti's massive body of work, this motif reminds us how experimental and creative he was.
Clearly influenced by both historical decorative motifs, Op art and Italian design. (For example Egocentrismo #4 is a variation of a pattern often used by Gio Ponti)
Reference: Fornasetti: The Complete Universe, page 617, # 172-173. Originally a set of six plates named Egcentrismo (Egocentralism).
Example in V & A, London (Museum # C.66-1985)
"Hard paste porcelain plate, without edge rim but with foot rim. Black printed decoration in 'op-art' style; view down a chequer board cylinder with a black circle at the centre.
Place of Origin: Milan, Italy (designed)
Date: 1950-1960 (designed)
Artist/maker: Fornasetti, Piero, born 1913 - died 1988...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Rare Antique Gothic Revival Gilt Bronze Wall Cartel Clock with Griffin Sculpture
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning and perfect running Gothic architectural design bronze wall clock, from circa 1880.
If you like rare antiques in general and one of a kind clocks in particular then this handcrafted specimen for wall mounting could be the perfect addition to your collection or Gothic (inspired) interior. This fine quality antique...
Category
Late 19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Vintage Royal Dux Porcelain Figurine of a Cockatoo Perched on a Branch
Located in San Francisco, CA
the expressive cockatoo with a prominent head crest and strong hooked beak perched upon a foliate branch-work base; with maker's marks to underside; Dux Porcelain began in 1860 by Ed...
Category
1990s German Other Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Blue
White Porcelain Planter Jardiniere 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a delightful and decorative vintage blue and white ironstone china planter which will look fabulous with plants and flowers but is also i...
Category
Late 20th Century European Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique English Regency Pair Coalport or Rockingham Urns Vases Centerpieces 1815
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning Pair of English Regency Period Hand Painted Two Handled Mantle Vases of Museum quality of ovoid outline, ending on square bases. Firmly attributed to Coalport or Rockingham ...
Category
19th Century English Regency Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Large Lomonosov 22K Gold, Cobalt Decor Porcelain Vase, USSR - 2 available
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Russian white porcelain vase manufactured in the 1950s by the Lomonosov Porcelain Factory (founded in 1744). Soft shaped organic Mid-Century Modern vase decorated by hand with large mineral...
Category
Mid-20th Century Russian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Gold
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica Serving Platter with Menyanthes Trifoliata L., No.
Located in Kastrup, DK
Royal Copenhagen – Flora Danica
Serving platter with hand-painted motif of Menyanthes Trifoliata L. (buckbean).
he piece is decorated with fine gilding along the rim and executed in ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Other Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
6 Cups
Saucers, Eira Gold, Arabia, Raija Liisa Uosikkinen, 1950s Scandinavia
Located in Stockholm, SE
6 Espressocups and saucers of model Eira designed by Raija Liisa Uosikkinen at Arabia. The cups are 5,5 cm in diameter at the top and the saucers are 11 cm in diameter. They are all ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$618 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Butterflies, Contemporary Porcelain Vase with Decorative Design by Vito Nesta
By Vito Nesta
Located in Milano, Lombardia
The classic design of this porcelain vase comes back to life with retro decorations with a contemporary flavor. A pattern of butterflies extrapolated from ancient zoological books co...
Category
2010s Italian Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$166 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Chinese Qianlong Style, Blue and Yellow Porcelain, Dragon Charger Plate
Located in Glasgow, GB
A vintage Chinese decorative charger plate, crafted in the late 20th-century in the Qianlong revival style. The hand-painted porcelain features a vivid polychrome palette of cobalt b...
Category
1980s Chinese Qing Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Enamel
$102 Sale Price
50% Off
Large Diameter 20.4Ø" Rare Layered
Flameboyant
Alabaster Shade 5 Light Pendant
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning Art Deco hand carved and layered multi-colored alabaster shade, 5 light chandelier.
Thanks to its timeless design, aesthetic beauty, large size and superb condition this an...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Alabaster, Metal, Brass, Bronze, Copper, Wire
14-Piece Set Fish Service - Bernardaud Limoges Porcelain - 1920
s
By Bernardaud, Limoges
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful porcelain fish service, complete for 12 people, from the French brand Bernardaud Limoges.
The service is beautifully decorated with various images of fish, in a romantic ...
Category
1920s French Belle Époque Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
French Hand Painted Floral Porcelain Trinket Box
By Limoges
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Charming Porcelain Trinket Box painted in purples, gold, green and royal blue. Upon opening the box there is a cute flower design inside the lid. This piece would certainly be a fant...
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Gold, Brass
The Clair de Lune Collection
Located in New York, NY
The Clair de Lune collection is a chic and minimalist design from Maison Haviland. Its platinum arches on a pearl-gray background take inspiration from the Art Deco influences abunda...
Category
Early 20th Century Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Platinum
$10,384 / set
Antique German Royal Bonn Floral Porcelain Vase Signed
Numbered C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique German Royal Bonn Floral Porcelain Vase Signed & Numbered C1920
Measures - 7 1/4" x 5 3/8" x 5 3/8"
This antique vase from Royal Bonn, Germany, dates to circa 1920. It feat...
Category
Early 20th Century Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$280 Sale Price
20% Off
Sculptural Ceramic White Kawa Vase 3/set, Tactile, Tall, Leather-cast Porcelain
By Luft Tanaka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A set of 3 tactile and organic porcelain vases with leather textured exterior surface and clear glazed interior. As a result of the production process each item is one-of-a-kind. Set...
Category
2010s American Modern Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Porcelain
Monkey Band NINE-Piece Set Porcelain figurines by Sitzendorf , Circa 1910
By Sitzendorf
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
These are a beautiful set of NINE porcelain Monkey Figures or Figurines all playing in a Band made by Sitzendorf, Germany, circa 1910.
What makes these figures special is the excell...
Category
Early 20th Century German Baroque Revival Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage ULIM Limoges Porcelain Tea and Coffee Set – 41 Pieces
By ULIM Limoges
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This beautiful 41-piece tea and coffee set is part of the ULIM collection, a classic and highly sought-after design from Limoges, known for its fine French porcelain. Adorned with a ...
Category
20th Century French Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
Porcelain vase by Hutschenreuther, Germany 1970s
Located in Herentals, BE
This Hutschenreuther white glossy porcelain vase combines craftsmanship with modern design. The glossy glazed surface and graceful relief details make this a versatile and timeless a...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Richard Ginori Galli RossiPorcelain Dinnerware Set, Doccia Manufactory, Florence
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly invite you to read the full description, as we strive to provide detailed historical and technical information to ensure the authenticity of our pieces.
Elegant 20-piece po...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Mid Century Berlin Tiergarten from Rosenthal China Modern Tea Pot Germany 1959
By Rosenthal
Located in Miami, FL
From 1959 Tea Pot by Rosenthal Germany with pattern named after the famous Tiergarten in Berlin. Slick designed form and simple decoration. Under the flared rim, a band of stilized ...
Category
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Villeroy
Boch set of 6 plates Coffee mugs
Sugar Acapulco Design Porcelain
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful colors and great design on these set of 6 coffee cups and saucers with sugar bowl by Villeroy & Boch a very unique Mexican design Acapulco excellent condition.
Category
20th Century Luxembourgish Mid-Century Modern Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Richard Ginori “Galli Rossi” Porcelain Coffee Set, Doccia Manufactory, Florence
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly invite you to read the full description, as we strive to provide detailed historical and technical information to ensure the authenticity of our pieces.
Charming 15-piece c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Blue Fish Glass Decanter or Vase, 20th Century, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Amazing Decanter/Vase fishes in blue color, made by one of the glass manufacture based in Czech Republic. Would make a great addition to every collection! Very good original vintage ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Glass
Chinese Porcelain Vase in Japanese Kutani Style with Butterfly and Floral Motifs
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese porcelain vase decorated in the Japanese Kutani style, richly adorned with butterflies and floral motifs. The tall, slender form rises to a slightly flared rim, its white g...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Rosenthal Andy Warhol Daisy Breakfast set (9 pcs)
By Andy Warhol, Rosenthal
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Rosenthal Studio-Line Andy Warhol Daisies 3 sets of coffee cup and saucer and plate. Rosenthal Andy Warhol Daisies line---beautiful, precious collector po...
Category
1980s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Animalia, Six Contemporary Porcelain Dinner Plates with Decorative Design
By Vito Nesta
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Spring time, animals all around the world spreads their love and starts to look for their second half of the apple.
Category
2010s Italian Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$456 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Vintage Italian Porcelain Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1980's Italian porcelain table lamp.
Measurements:
Height of body: 16.5"
Height to shade rest: 24"
Diameter: 10"
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Hand Painted Fruits Motif Plates, Set of Six, 1860s Thuringia
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A set of six porcelain Fruit still life themed plates, made in Thuringia, Germany, circa 1860s.
Central images show a hand painted still life pattern of brightly colored fruits, en...
Category
1860s German Mid-Century Modern Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Meiji 19th C Japanese Jubako Ikegawa Ware Tea Ceremony Box Japan
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Description
A lovely piece
Condition
Perfect. 20x13x13cm
Period
19th century Meiji Periode (1867-1912)
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique German Carl Thieme Meissen Dresden Porcelain Banquet Lamp
By Carl Thieme
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 19th – early 20th century Carl Thieme Meissen / Dresden porcelain two light table lamp featuring a reticulated base and oil lamp / double globe shaped body accented with three d...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$822 Sale Price
30% Off
Japanese Yellow and Black Chinoiserie Style Porcelain Charger Plate 1930s
By Arita
Located in Glasgow, GB
A large Japanese export 15" Chinoiserie-style porcelain charger plate, crafted in Japan around the 1930s. Stamped to its underside with a red insignia reading "foreign," a mark gener...
Category
1930s Japanese Chinoiserie Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Enamel
$256 Sale Price
50% Off
19th French Century Signed Samson Porcelain
By Edmé Samson
Located in Roma, IT
19th French Century Signed Samson Porcelain
Beautiful and rare hand-decorated porcelain bowl from the famous Edmé Samson manufacture (b Paris, 1810; d Paris, 1891).
Displays the ori...
Category
Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Large Decorative Floor Vases After Richard Klemm Dresden Made By Limoges
By Richard Klamann
Located in New York, NY
Amazing pair of large Richard Klemm style floor decorative vases, with cylindrical form and wide opening, with beautiful detail and design, in very good vintage condition.
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Collection of Original Large Dome Benjamin Green Porcelain Pendant Lights
By Benjamin
Located in Peekskill, NY
This was an amazing barn find. These lamp domes are in a green over an antique white porcelain finish. The 20 inch diameter dome is impressive and the condition is beautiful. The sha...
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Porcelain Furniture
Materials
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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