Meissen Tea Solitair, Bird & Insect Painting and Gold, Germany, Circa 1820
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Quatrefoil presenter with a teapot, milk jug, sugar bowl and cup with saucer, vessels with smooth, bulging walls and handles in the form of entwined branches, all pieces richly decor...
Porcelain
Meissen, Germany. Open lace porcelain plate with bird motif and insects
Located in København, Copenhagen
Meissen, Germany. Open lace porcelain plate. Hand-painted with a bird motif and insects, gold trim.
Porcelain
Meissen, Germany. Open lace porcelain plate with bird motif and insects
Located in København, Copenhagen
Meissen, Germany. Open lace porcelain plate. Hand-painted with a bird motif and insects, gold trim.
Porcelain
Meissen, Germany. Large open lace porcelain bowl with bird motif and insects
Located in København, Copenhagen
Hand-painted with a bird motif and insects, gold trim. Ca. 1900. Marked.
Porcelain
Unavailable
H 10.24 in W 6.7 in D 4.73 in
Meißen Coffee and Tea Service for 12 Persons, Rare Decor with Birds and Insects
Located in Salzburg, Salzburg
Artfully painted in high quality with birds and insects.
Porcelain
Meissen Marcolini Reticulated Plate with Bird and Insect Decoration
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Basildon, GB
Meissen Marcolini Reticulated Plate with Bird and Insect Decoration, dating from the Marcolini period (1774–1814).
Porcelain
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H 19.3 in Dm 12.8 in
Large Meissen Splendid Vases With Snowball Blossoms, Birds & Insects, Circa 1850
By Meissen Porcelain, Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Vienna, AT
Large, very elaborately decorated crater vase from the Meissen manufactory, with abundant snowball blossoms on the outer wall, rising above the white flowers in fully sculpted tendri...
Porcelain
Meissen, Germany. Open lace porcelain plate with bird motif and insects
Located in København, Copenhagen
Meissen, Germany. Open lace porcelain plate. Hand-painted with a bird motif and insects, gold trim.
Porcelain
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H 0.79 in Dm 9.45 in
Antique and Rare Meissen Porcelain Plate with Hand-Painted Birds and Insects
Located in København, Copenhagen
Antique and rare Meissen porcelain plate with hand-painted birds, insects and gold decoration. 19th century.
Porcelain
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H 0.79 in Dm 9.45 in
Antique and Rare Meissen Porcelain Plate with Hand-Painted Birds and Insects
Located in København, Copenhagen
Antique and rare Meissen porcelain plate with hand-painted birds, insects and gold decoration. 19th century.
Porcelain
Meissen Porcelain Bowl Painted with Birds and Insects, 19th Century
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine and large German Meissen porcelain bowl of shallow rounded form finely hand painted with birds and insects including a moth and butterfly dating from the 19th century.
Porcelain
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H 9.95 in W 9.95 in D 9.95 in
Antique Set German Dresden Meissen Ornithological Bird Insect Cabinet Plates
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Each central reserve exquisitely hand painted with views of decorative birds perched in branches with foliage and exotic flowers.
Porcelain
Set of Eight Meissen Plates, Hand Painted with Birds and Insects
Located in København, Copenhagen
Set of eight Meissen plates. Hand painted with birds and insects, early 20th century.
Porcelain
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H 0.79 in Dm 9.45 in
Antique and rare Meissen porcelain plate with hand-painted birds and insects.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Antique and rare Meissen porcelain plate with hand-painted birds, insects and gold decoration. 19th century.
Porcelain
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H 0.79 in Dm 9.45 in
Antique and Rare Meissen Porcelain Plate with Hand-Painted Birds and Insects
Located in København, Copenhagen
Antique and rare Meissen porcelain plate with hand-painted birds, insects and gold decoration. 19th century.
Porcelain
Early 19th Century Beige Bessarabian Tapestry Woven Wool Rug
Located in New York, NY
Early 19th Century Beige Bessarabian Tapestry Woven Wool Rug Featuring an Adamesque central medallion set against a warm caramel ground, the composition is elegantly anchored by swa...
Wool
$18,410Sale Price|30% Off
H 25 in W 11 in D 11 in
A Rare 1859 Elkington Silvered Bronze Victorian "Trophy" Centerpiece
By Elkington Mason & Co.
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
A Rare and Historic 1859 Elkington Silvered Bronze Victorian Centerpiece with Cut-Glass Bowl. Presenting a magnificent Victorian silvered bronze centerpiece of unmatched rarity and ...
Metal, Bronze
Fabergé Style Bejewelled and Enamelled Gold Egg by Asprey
By Asprey International Limited, Garrard & Co. Ltd.
Located in London, GB
This exceptional, 18 carat gold Easter egg was crafted by the famous London-based royal jewellers, Asprey & Co. The piece was then retailed by Garrard & Co, who once worked i...
Gold
$46,300
H 5 in W 8 in D 5 in
F. Barbedienne, A Suite of Three French Ormolu and Champleve Enamel Jardinieres
By Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
Ferdinand Barbedienne, An Exquisite Suite of Three French Ormolu and Champleve Enamel Jardinieres / Garniture C. 1870, The Design Attributed to Louis Constant Sevin. Comprising of t...
Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu
$38,900
H 10 in W 13.5 in D 8 in
Extensive 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Dinnerware Service For Twelve People
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Tarry Town, NY
An exceptional and extensive antique Meissen porcelain dinner service, made in Germany in the 19th century by the renowned Meissen manufactory. This complete and elegant service is d...
Porcelain
Meissen porcelain Rich Court Dragon cups and saucers, Germany 1960s
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Delft, NL
Meissen porcelain Rich Court Dragon cups and saucers, Germany 1960s Meissen porcelain cups and saucers in box with the Rich Court Dragon pattern. The six porcelain cups and saucers ...
Porcelain
$119,306Sale Price|20% Off
H 6.7 in W 7.68 in D 1.97 in
17th Century by Panfilo Nuvolone Still Life Oil on Slate
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Panfilo Nuvolone (Cremona, Italy, 1581 - Milan, Italy, 1651) Title: Still life Medium: Oil on slate Dimensions: without frame cm. 17 x 19.5 - with frame cm. 31.5 x 37.5 Not signed E...
Slate
$46,320Sale Price|20% Off
H 27 in Dm 20 in
A Louis Majorelle and Daum Nancy Gilt Bronze and Pink Glass Table Lamp
By Louis Majorelle, Daum
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
A Louis Majorelle and Daum Nancy Gilt Bronze and Pink Glass Table Lamp, Circa 1900 Introducing an exquisite piece of Art Nouveau mastery – the Louis Majorelle and Daum Nancy Gilt Br...
Bronze
$47,647Sale Price|20% Off
H 19.69 in W 31.5 in
17th Century by Jacob de Heusch Pair of Landscapes Oil on Canvas
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Jacob De Heusch (Utrecht, Netherlands, 1657 – Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1701) Title: Pair of Landscapes Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: without frame 50 x 80 cm, with frame 70 x 100...
Canvas, Oil
$56,990Sale Price|20% Off
H 4.93 in W 8.67 in D 2.76 in
17th Century by Luca Forte Two Pomegranates and a Flying Butterfly Oil on Panel
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Luca Forte (Naples, 1615 ca. - 1670 ca.) Title: Two Pomegranates and a Flying Butterfly Medium: Oil on poplar panel Dimensions: without frame 13 x 22.5 cm - with frame 31 x 40 cm Ant...
Oil, Wood Panel
$153,529Sale Price|20% Off
H 64 in W 62 in D 2 in
Manor House with Cottages - British 18thC Old Master art oil painting VG prov.
By George Lambert
Located in Hagley, England
This stunning British Old Master landscape oil painting, with excellent provenance, is by George Lambert. Lambert was a pioneer of British landscape in art for its own sake. Painted ...
Oil
$164,040 / set
H 11.42 in W 27.56 in D 11.42 in
Large Antique Austrian Silver and Glass Garniture by Schwarz & Steiner
By Schwarz & Steiner
Located in London, GB
Large antique Austrian silver and glass garniture by Schwarz & Steiner Austrian, Late 19th Century Centrepiece: Height 29cm, width 70cm, depth 29cm Candelabra: Height 39cm, width 2...
Silver
$45,471Sale Price|20% Off
H 47.25 in W 43.31 in D 1.97 in
17th Century by Bartolomeo Guidobono Bacchanal with Maenads, Satyrs and Nymphs
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Bartolomeo Guidobono (Savona, Italy, 1654 - Turin, Italy, 1709) Title: Bacchanal with Maenads, Satyrs and Nymphs Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: without frame 120 x 110 cm - with f...
Canvas, Oil
R. Lalique Rare and Important Rene Lalique Yellow Amber Bacchantes Vase
By René Lalique
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
R. Lalique Rare and Important Rene Lalique Yellow Amber Bacchantes René Lalique (1860 - 1945) Bacchantes A Yellow Amber Rene Lalique Glass Vase with ten female nude figures in high...
Glass
$170,875
H 74.81 in W 40.16 in D 10.24 in
Pair of George II Style English Giltwood ‘Rococo’ Wall Mirrors
By Thomas Johnson, London 1
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Magnificent Pair of George II Style English Carved Giltwood ‘Rococo’ Wall Mirrors After A Design By Thomas Johnson. Of large proportions, each mirror having a cartouche-shaped pla...
Gesso, Giltwood
$43,800
H 12.5 in W 9.5 in D 4 in
Louis XV Ormolu Mntd. Meissen Porcelain Chinoiserie Elephant Clock w/ Snail
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
An Exceptionally Rare 18th Century Louis XV Ormolu Mounted Meissen Porcelain Chinoiserie Elephant, Snail, and Flower Mantel Clock. The clock drum is painted with floral reserves on a...
Ormolu
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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