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Porcelain For Sale
Item type: Antique and Vintage
Antique American "UPW" Porcelain Large Pink Clam-Shaped Oyster Plate, Circa 1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique American "Union Porcelain Works" pink clam-shaped porcelain oyster plate, circa 1880s. Unusually large for UPW, shaped and intricately hand-painted in pink & violet with sea-...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Four Antique Meissen Blue Onion Dinner Plates in Hand-Painted Porcelain
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Four antique Meissen Blue Onion dinner plates in hand-painted porcelain. Early 20th century. Diameter: 24.5 cm. In excellent condition. Stamped....
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Early 20th Century German Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Oil by Luis Taberner Y Montalvo on Porcelain, 19th Century
By Luis Taberner y Montalvo
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Wonderful work of the great master Luis Taberner y Montalvo (1844 - 1900). This is one of the last works by the artist from Madrid who died just 4 years after painting it. Both for i...
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19th Century Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Matteo Thun Extravergine Cruet for Anthologie Quartett, 1980s
By Anthologie Quartett 1, Matteo Thun
Located in Vienna, AT
Matteo Thun Extravergine Cruet for Anthologie Quartett, 1980s. Nice heart-shaped cruet for oil and vinegar. Dimensions are 7.08 x 7.08". Very good condition with no cracks or chips.
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1980s German Post-Modern Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

2 Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Bowls from the Ship Wrecked "Tek Sing"
Located in Palm Beach, FL
In 1822 the Chinese Junk "Tek Sing" or true star sank in the south China sea, where the ship and its cargo remained until salvaged in 1999. These antique blue...
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Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Coalport Slop Bowl, Moss Green, Gilt and Flowers, patt. 967, Regency ca 1820
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful slop bowl made by Coalport around the year 1820. The bowl has a gadrooned rim, a deep moss green ground with a gilt trellis pattern, and beautiful hand painted fl...
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1820s English Regency Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Spode Porcelain Teacup, Imari Tobacco Leaf Pattern 967, Regency ca 1810
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful teacup and saucer made by Spode in about 1810. The set is decorated with the famous Imari Tobacco Leaf pattern 967, which was first introduced by Spode in 1806. ...
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1810s English Regency Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Porcelain Plate with Dragon Decoration "Famille Verte" 18th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very beautiful porcelain plate of the green family with dragon decoration in the 18th century. The decoration is finely executed by hand, we see a green and golden dragon, with friez...
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18th Century Chinese Antique Porcelain

Materials

Ceramic

Worcester Coffee Cup, Monochrome Black Print "Tea Party no.3", Georgian ca 1760
Located in London, GB
This is a very charming coffee cup and saucer made by Worcester in their First Period (sometimes called the Dr Wall Period) in about 1760. The items are decorated in a black overglaz...
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1760s English George III Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Royal Doulton White Blue Gold Coffee or Tea Demitasse Cup & Saucer, circa 19th C
Located in New York, NY
A very special English Royal Doulton for luxury retailer Davis Collamore & Co LTD, espresso coffee or tea demitasse cup and saucer set, ci...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Porcelain

Materials

Gold

Flight Worcester Teapot Set, Monochrome Print "Ruins" Pattern, Georgian ca 1790
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful set of a teapot, a sucrier with cover, and a plate made by Worcester in its Flight period, around 1790. You can tell from the generous size of the teapot that it ...
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1790s English George III Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Worcester Milk Jug and Cover, Creamer, Monochrome Print Tea Party no.2, ca 1760
Located in London, GB
This is a very charming milk jug with cover made by Worcester in their First Period (sometimes called the Dr Wall Period) in about 1760. The items are decorated in a black overglaze ...
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1760s English George III Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Spode Porcelain Shell Dish, Orange and Gilt Neoclassical Design, ca 1810
Located in London, GB
This is a gorgeous dessert serving dish, or "shell dish", made by Spode in about 1810, which was the Regency era. The dish has a beautiful Neoclassical pattern of gilt details on an ...
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1810s English Neoclassical Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

New Hall Hybrid Hard Paste Teacup Trio, Elephant Pattern, Regency ca 1810
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful true trio made by New Hall around the year 1810. The set is decorated in the very desired but rare Elephant pattern. A true trio is how cups and saucers were sol...
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1810s English Regency Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Pair Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Luncheon Plates Border Imari Pattern No. 8450
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine pair of Royal Crown Derby porcelain luncheon plates In the Border Imari pattern (No. 8450) Consisting of 2 luncheon plates with scalloped rims, gilt highlights, and imari de...
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20th Century British Georgian Porcelain

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Porcelain

Antique French "Thomas Sargent" Palissy Ware Majolica Fish-Head Oyster Plate.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Palissy Ware Majolica fish-head pottery oyster plate, signed "Thomas Sargent," circa 1870's-1880's.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Porcelain

Materials

Pottery, Porcelain

13 Davenport 19th c. Dessert Set W/ Aesthetic Movement Teal Blue Fern Subjects
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This set of 13 Aesthetic Movement dessert plates with matching serving compote, were made by Davenport ca. 1890's and feature hand decorated ferns surrounding the molded floral relie...
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1890s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Blue & White Chinese Large Lidded Temple Jar Vase Antiques Los Angeles
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Important 1st quarter 19th century Circa 1800-1825 blue & white Chinoiserie China lidded temple jar Antiques depicting chrysanthemums flowers and leaves . Chrysanthemums, which symbolize happiness and vitality, are a popular autumn flower in China and carry special significance during lunar new year celebrations. Since ancient times, people have drunk wine from mums' fermented petals. It has Fu-dog Mask handles all around. Then on the Lid has a handle in the form of a fu-dog finial Antique...
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Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Porcelain

Materials

Ceramic

Herend Hungary Porcelain Small Cache Pot Gold Trim, Claw Footed
Located in Bochum, NRW
Herend Hungary hand painted porcelain, footed claw design small cachepot / vase in raspberry color "Chinese Bouquet" pattern, enhanced with gilt accent....
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Mid-20th Century Hungarian Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Italy Richard Ginori Mid-18th Century Porcelain Set 8 Dishes Floral Design
Located in Brescia, IT
The set of eight hand-painted flower design porcelain dishes was manufactured by Richard Ginori in the historical headquarter of Doccia (Tuscany, Italy), one of the most important an...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Lagardo Tackett Schmid White Porcelain Demitasse Cup & Saucer Set, 12 Pieces
Located in Ferndale, MI
A set of 6 demitasse/espresso cups with saucers in porcelain. Designed by Lagardo Tackett for Schmid in the 1960s. An elegant design with the original box. Cups 4"tall x 1.25" diamet...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen, Germany, Pink Indian, Three Deep Plates in Porcelain
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Meissen, Germany, Pink Indian, a set of three deep plates. Hand-painted in high quality. Approx. 1900. Marked. Fifth factory quality. In excellent condition with no signs of use...
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Early 1900s German Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Bing & Grøndahl, Denmark. Set of six coffee cups and saucers, ca 1920s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Bing & Grøndahl, Denmark. A set of six coffee cups and saucers with flower decorations in purple and gold trim. Hand-painted. Approximately 1920s. Marked. In perfect condition. Appe...
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1920s Danish Vintage Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Set of 8 Gilted Astrolabe Plates
Located in Paris, FR
Piero Fornasetti 1913-1988 lived and worked in Milano and he was very fond of science. This series normally is composed of 12 designs about astrolabe or "Astrolabos" in Greece which ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

18th Century Meissen Set 12 Baroque Porcelain Dining Dishes with Floral Decor
Located in Brescia, IT
This baroque dining colorfully dishes set is eclectical and drawn with vibrant colors. The board is in a contemporary fuchsia color. Precious, fine, elegant and timeless dining set dishes. The Meissen manufacturer is an antique brand...
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Late 18th Century German Baroque Antique Porcelain

Materials

Meissen

Machin Set of 6 Plates, Moustache Shape, White with Flowers, ca 1825
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful set of 6 dessert plates made by Machin around 1825, which is known as the Regency period. The items have the famous "moustache" moulding picked out in gilt, a sim...
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1820s English Regency Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Six antique Meissen plates in porcelain. Approx. 1900
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Six porcelain antique Meissen plates, hand painted with polychrome flowers and gold edge. Approx. 1900. Measuring: D 16.5 cm. x H 3.0 cm. In exc...
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Early 20th Century German Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Ralph Lauren Spectator Cadet Blue Dinnerware ~ 10 settings
Located in New York, NY
A 40 (forty) piece dinnerware set in the Spectator Cadet pattern by Ralph Lauren Home Collection for Wedgwood. Features two wide blue bands with gold trim. Pattern is currently dis...
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1990s Portuguese Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Royal Copenhagen Henriette, Hand Painted Porcelain with Gold Rim, Two Mocha Cups
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen, Henriette. Hand-painted porcelain with gold rim. Two mocha cups. Model number 444/8562. First factory quality. In perfect condition. Measures 5.5 x 9.5 cm. Sa...
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20th Century Danish Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

6 Le Cirque N.Y. Custom Villeroy & Boch Rim Pasta Bowls
Located in Bridgeport, CT
From pasta primavera to world-renowned decadent desserts, Le Cirque's ubiquitous reputation for presenting its fine dining fare with whimsy and fun, landed it on the map of must-dine...
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20th Century Luxembourgish Hollywood Regency Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Michaela Frey for AK Kaiser Midcentury Op Art Lidded Bisque Porcelain Jar, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Modern Op Art matte bone white lidded jar of high quality matte bisque porcelain. The exterior is decorated with a beautiful organic dotted circle relief pattern on both lid and body. The interior has been given a white smooth highly glossy glaze. Designed by Michaela Frey...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Set of 5 Christofle Oceana Rouge Dinner Plates
Located in Mérida, YU
Set of 5 Oceana Rouge Dinner Plates excellent condition.
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1990s French Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Porcelain Vase by Michael Graves for Alessi
Located in New York, NY
A trumpet mouth, fluted rectangular vase by influential architect and designer Michael Graves. The piece mimics elements of classical Greek architecture; a fluted column sitting on t...
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20th Century Italian Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Small Gold and Porcelain Scent Perfume Bottle in Box
Located in Delft, NL
19th century small porcelain scent perfume bottle in case Porcelain bottle with white and blue painted union pattern The gold mounting on the bottle is marked with the Dutch gold...
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19th Century Dutch Antique Porcelain

Materials

Gold

7 Royal Copenhagen Figurines by Carl Martin-Hansen Amager Children
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Included in this fine group: Amager Boy in typical costume designed by Carl Martin-Hansen circa 1906 - 1925. From the Danish National Costume series by Carl Martin-Hansen. Figurine ...
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Fine Tapio Wirkkala Gilt White Porcelain Rosenthal Coffee Espresso Tea Set 1960s
Located in Nierstein am Rhein, DE
Fine and exquisite Tapio Wirkkala for Rosenthal studio-linie gilt white porcelain coffee tea or espresso set for 6 persons, Germany around 1960s to 1970s. This set belongs to the cab...
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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Vase Coalport England Hand Painted with Jeweling and Raised Gilt
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming vase by the storied English firm of Coalport. This sweetie features 2 handles, and an interesting hand painted scene with river, mountains, flora fauna accented with white...
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1890s British Aesthetic Movement Antique Porcelain

Materials

Gold, Enamel

Piero Fornasetti Series 8 Coasters Commissioned by Banca Unione Milan
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. Complete set of eight porcelain coasters produced in 1970 by Piero Fornasetti; they were expressly commissioned by the Banca Unione of Milan; the graphics with the decoration "Le Monete" represents eight variations on the theme of coins made in black and pure gold with the third firing; the term "third firing" means, in ceramics, the third firing that is applied to an object to add decorations, especially those in pure gold, a technique that requires great skill and precision; the saucers represent in numerical order 1)Boat, 2)Home, 3)idea, 4)Everything, 5)Holidays, 6)Christmas, 7)Student, 8)Car; they are contained in a golden cardboard case. These are Fine collectibles in excellent condition; the saucers were created in 1970 to be given as gifts by Banca Unione of Milan to its customers; they were made by Piero Fornasetti (1931-1988) a versatile and eclectic founder of the design and decorative arts atelier that bears his name. The Banca Unione was established in 1919 by Carlo Feltrinelli, father of Giangiacomo, a publisher very close to the left; among the minority shareholders were Bastogi (the largest Italian financial); since 1968 the bank became the property of the financier and fixer Michele Sindona (1920-1986) who secured the absolute majority along with the Vatican; the Bank dedicated itself to the Italian market by launching an unprecedented commercial policy, in an attempt to reconcile the interests of the institution with socially advanced actions. According to Sindona, in Italy, banks were only interested in the wealthy, snubbing the categories of workers with modest incomes. Sindona overturned this logic and, ahead of his time, sent Banca Unione promoters into the factories. Sindona was a member of the P2 lodge (card no. 0501) and had clear associations with Cosa Nostra and the Gambino family in the United States. Involved in the Calvi affair, he was behind the murder of Giorgio Ambrosoli. He died poisoned...
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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Spode Porcelain Teacup Trio, Lavender Blue with Flower Sprays, Regency ca 1815
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful "true trio" consisting of a teacup, a coffee cup and a saucer, made by Spode in about 1815. It is decorated with pattern 2234 with a striking lavender or periwinkle blue border and finely painted flower sprays. In the late 18th and early 19th Century a "true trio" is how cups and saucers were sold; as you would never drink tea and coffee at the same time, why invest in an extra saucer? Josiah Spode was the great pioneer among the Georgian potters in England. Around the year 1800 he perfected the bone china recipe that has been used by everyone ever since, and he was also the leading potter behind the technique of transferware, making it possible for English potters to replace the import of Chinese china that had come to an end around that time, with their own. This was fundamental to a thriving industry that would last for about 150 years and provide half the world with their tableware. This set is made in the famous "London" shape, which was brought out by Spode in 1812 and was quickly copied by all other makers. It then remained the most popular shape for about 10 years. The set is potted in fine white porcelain - by the year 1810 Spode had perfected his recipe for bone china and it became beautifully smooth, white, thin and translucent. All three items are marked with the red hand painted SPODE mark and the pattern number 2234. CONDITION REPORT The set is in excellent antique condition without any damage, repairs or crazing. There is some minimal wear as visible in the pictures...
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1810s English Regency Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Hicks & Meigh Porcelain Dish, Cobalt Blue, Gilt, Flowers Patt.699 Regency Ca1820
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful square dessert dish made by Hicks & Meigh in about 1820. The dish has a deep cobalt blue ground, lavish gilding and panels with beautiful hand painted flowers. ...
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1820s British Regency Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Noritake 'Highland Park' Bone China - 8-Person Dining Set
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Noritake Highland Park 9754 bone china set for 8. The set includes: 8 cups 8 saucers 8 dinner plates 10.5" 8 salad plates 8 1/8" 8 bread & butter plates 6.5" 1 oval serving platter 1...
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20th Century Japanese Porcelain

Materials

Bone, Porcelain

Porcelain Biscuit Pen Holder
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
This pen holder is truly refined, made of biscuit porcelain. Elaborate decoration with a loving couple on the front. Two compartments for pens. Perfect for a refined desk.
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1990s Italian Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Chelsea-Derby Chocolate Cup Set, Gilt Stripes, Puce Flowers, Rococo 1770-1775
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful chocolate cup set made by Chelsea-Derby between 1770 and 1775, which was the Rococo era. The set consists of a cup, a saucer and a cover, and is decorated in a st...
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1770s English Rococo Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Kangxi mark & period Very Large Imari Dish or Plate Porcelain, Ca 1710
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very beautifully hand painted Chinese Imari porcelain very large Dish or Plate / Platter from the Qing, Kangxi period, 1662-1722, dating to Circa 1710. Very large diameter...
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Late 17th Century Chinese Qing Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Pair Old Imari Candlesticks by Royal Crown Derby England, Figural Dolphin Bases
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A classic pattern by one of England's re known factories, Royal Crown Derby. This is their "Old Imari" pattern featuring cobalt blue, red and lavishly gilded...
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1980s British Vintage Porcelain

Materials

Enamel

Set of 4 Chinese Export Porcelain Plates with Floral Decoration & Armorial Crest
Located in Atlanta, GA
Set of 4 Chinese Export Porcelain Plates with Floral Decoration & Armorial Crest, ca. 1760
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Mid-18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Bing & Grondahl Seagull Coffee Service Set: Coffee Pot, Creamer, Sugar Bowl
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Bing & Grondahl Seagull coffee service set consists of coffee pot, creamer, and covered sugar bowl. Reliefs of scales on the rim and handles of the pieces and on the lids are shade...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Porcelain

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Porcelain

Coalport Pair of Vases, Persian Revival Gilt with Puce Floral Reserves, ca 1845
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning and very rare pair of vases made by Coalport in around 1845. The vases have rich gilding in the Persian Revival style, combined with very English floral reserves o...
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1840s English Rococo Revival Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

18th Century Porcelain Plate Japanese Arita Edo Period Kraak Blue White Japan
Located in Antwerpen, BE
Introducing a captivating relic from the 17th century: a Kraak porcelain plate from Japan's Arita city, dating back to the illustrious Edo Period. This remarkable piece features exqu...
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17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Vintage Narumi 'Parisienne' Fine China Teapot with Lid - 40 Oz
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Extremely rare vintage Narumi 'Parisienne' teapot. The pot filt about 40 Oz of liquid and is about 20" in circumference at its widest part. The pot is in excellent condition, witho...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Moss Rose by Japan Fine China Tea Set - 15 Pieces
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Vintage Moss Rose by Japan fine china set. This set was produced in Japan between 1950s and 1960s. The set includes: 3 cups 3 saucers 3 bread and butter plates 6" 2 coup plates 7.5"...
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Mid-20th Century Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Portmeirion Botanical Garden “Peony” Porcelain Ginger Jar
Located in Naples, FL
Add a touch of vintage charm to your home decor with this beautiful Portmeirion Botanical Garden “Peony” collection porcelain ginger jar. Made in England, this multicolored floral p...
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Mid-20th Century English Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Haviland Limoges Cobalt Blue w/Gold Accents Fine Bone China Plates (11)
Located in Naples, FL
This set of 11 Haviland Limoges dinner plates boasts a stunning cobalt blue color with delicate gold accents. Made from fine bone china, each plate is hand painted and bears the vin...
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Early 20th Century French Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Early Machin Porcelain Coffee Can in The Proposal Chinoiserie ptn, circa 1810
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a porcelain coffee can or cup by Machin with a very good Chinoiserie pattern and dating to very early in the 19th century, late Georgian period. This coffee can has nominall...
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Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Pair of 1920s English Chinese Vase Chinoiserie Saucers
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of 1920s English chinoiserie Chinese vase motif saucers. Original condition with no visible signs of previous repairs. Illegible brand stamp on the underside.
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1920s English Chinoiserie Vintage Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Sevres Style Cobalt Blue and Bisque Porcelain Bust of Marie Antoinette
Located in New York, NY
Antique continental bisque porcelain bust of Marie Antoinette in the French Sevres style with cobalt blue glazed finish and gilded accents. Unsigned and in good condition.
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Early 20th Century Louis XVI Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

14-Piece Japanese Gilt and Painted Tea and Dessert Serving Set with Peacock
Located in Norwood, NJ
14-piece Kutani Japanese gilt and painted tea and dessert serving set with Peacock. Hand painted gilt and painted Peacock tea and serving set. Features floral and peacock design. Lidded tea and coffee pots, lidded creamer, sugar bowl, and five snack sets...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Porcelain

Materials

Gold

Coalport Porcelain Plate, White with Handpainted Flowers, Regency ca 1820
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful plate made by Coalport around the year 1820. The plate is decorated in white with a simple gilt rim, darting puce and gilt vines, and a wonderful hand painted bou...
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1820s English Regency Antique Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Antique and Vintage Porcelain Dinner Plates, Platters and Serveware for Sale

Today you’re likely to bring out your antique and vintage porcelain in order to dress up your dining table for a special meal.

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.

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. 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.

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. While it is tempting to store your porcelain behind closed glass cabinet doors and reserve it only for display, your porcelain dinner plates and serving platters can safely weather the “dangers” of the dining room and be used during meals.

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. 

On 1stDibs, browse an expansive collection of antique and vintage porcelain made in a variety of styles, including Regency, Scandinavian modern and other examples produced during the mid-century era, plus Rococo, which found its inspiration in nature and saw potters crafting animal figurines and integrating organic motifs such as floral patterns in their work.

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