Spode Indian Tree Cup and Saucer
Located in Asheville, NC
This is an absolutely fabulous antique Copeland Spode Indian tree cup and saucer. It is a spectacular example of Spode porcelain with rust and orange hand-painted decoration in the l...
Porcelain
Tobacco Leaf Pattern Plate, Cup and Saucer
By Copeland & Garrett Spode
Located in New York, NY
Tobacco leaf pattern plate, cup and saucer. Copeland and Garrett tobacco leaf/cabbage leaf individual plate, coffee cup and saucer in blue, red, peach, pink and green with gilt high...
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Cup & Saucer, circa 1840
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Chinese cup & saucer, circa 1840.
Porcelain
Richard Ginori Italian Porcelain Espresso Coffee Tea Cup Saucer
By Richard Ginori
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful vintage Italian porcelain espresso coffee or tea demitasse cup and saucer 'Toscana' by designer Richard Ginori, circa mid-20th century, Italy. Porcelain cup and saucer ha...
Ceramic, Porcelain
Porcelaine de Paris - Coffee cup and saucer 'Litron', early 19th century
By Porcelaine de Paris
Located in DELFT, NL
Elegant cup and saucer, of the model 'Litron' with elaborate gilt decoration of vine leafs Fair condition; Little hairline. Tiny fleebites to the rims and little loss of gold. Unma...
Porcelain
Sèvres - Louis Philippe - Cup and Saucer 'Capraire', early 19th century
Located in DELFT, NL
Sèvres porcelain cup and saucer from rom the 'Service fond beau blue, frise capraire en or' of the Emperor Louis Philippe at the Tuileries. Decorated with gilt garlandras of leaves...
Porcelain
$130 / item
H 2.5 in W 5 in D 7.5 in
Cantagalli Italian Majolica Hand Painted Cup & Saucer Set, Multiples Available
By Cantagalli
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From The Cantagalli Pottery in Florence, Italy, a hand painted earthenware cup and saucer set, showing the Crowing Rooster mark used in the early 20th Century. Beautifully paint...
Earthenware
Antique English Porcelain Pseudo-Tobacco Leaf Pattern Tea Cup & Saucer
By Copeland Spode
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique porcelain cup and saucer. In the Pseudo-Tobacco Leaf pattern, mimicking the Chinese Export pattern of the late 18th Century. Attributed to Copeland Spode. Both cup ...
Porcelain
$1,800 / set
H 1.97 in Dm 5.12 in
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica Bouillon Cup with Saucer in Hand Painted Porcelain
Located in København, Copenhagen
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica bouillon cup with saucer in hand painted porcelain with branch-shaped handles, flowers and gold decoration. PROVENANCE: VALDEMARS CASTLE Model number...
Porcelain
$68
H 2.56 in W 5.71 in D 4.53 in
Vintage Hand-Painted Porcelain Cup and Saucer from the Royal Porcelain Factory
Located in PARIS, FR
This charming vintage porcelain cup and saucer set, crafted in the 1950s, is a delightful piece for collectors and enthusiasts alike. The fine porcelain showcases exquisite hand-pain...
Porcelain
$295
H 2.63 in Dm 5.5 in
Antique Early 19th Century Spode Porcelain Pattern Number 2408 Tea Cup & Saucer
By Spode
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Spode porcelain cup & saucer. Pattern no. 2408 Decorated throughout with a cobalt floral patttern and extensive gilding. Simply a great cup & saucer from Spod...
Porcelain
$450 / set
H 18 in W 18 in D 18 in
Rare Coalport England Indian Tree Set of 5 Cups with Plates and Serving Platter
By Coalport Porcelain
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Set of 5 dessert plates and cups and large rectangular serving or sandwich platter was made of fine porcelain by Coalport China Company in England. It is hand decorated with Indian ...
Porcelain, Ceramic
Antique 18th Century Chinese Export Porcelain Tea Bowl & Saucer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Chinese porcelain tea cup and saucer. With orange floral painted decoration on a cream porcelain ground. Simply a wonderful piece of Chinese Export porcelain! Date:...
Porcelain
$251Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 2.7 in Dm 5.65 in
Spode Stone China Coffee Can & Saucer Duo in Tobacco Leaf Pattern 2061, Ca 1820
By Spode
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good coffee can and saucer/dish DUO made from stone China ( ironstone) by SPODE in the English Georgian period, circa 1820. Both pieces are beautifully hand decorat...
Ironstone
Porcelain - Cup and saucer - Sevres
Located in Porto, PT
Porcelain - Cup and saucer - Sevres. In 20th-century French porcelain; from Sevres; polychrome decoration; embossed and gilded hand-painted depicting floral motifs. Dimensions: 8x12 cm.
Porcelain
$546 / set
H 1.19 in Dm 1.97 in L 1.19 in
Mason's Vintage Ironstone Nabob Coffee Cup and Saucer Set, 12 pieces, circa 1920
Located in Worcester Park, GB
Add that English charm to your table with this beautiful vintage Mason’s Ironstone “Nabob” coffee cup and saucer set with 6 cups and 6 saucers. Featuring the highly collectible Nabob...
Ceramic
Antique English Porcelain Pseudo-Tobacco Leaf Pattern Tea Cup & Saucer
By Copeland Spode
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique porcelain cup and saucer. In the Pseudo-Tobacco Leaf pattern, mimicking the Chinese Export pattern of the late 18th century. Attributed to Copeland Spode. Bot...
Porcelain
Mid 18th Century Antique Brown Floral English Axminster Rug, 1760
Located in New York, NY
Antique Brown Floral English Axminster Rug Made in Axminster, Devon, Great Britain, circa 1760 (George III) Provenance: Baron Guy de Rothschild 29' 10" x 17' 11" (909.32 x 546.10 cm)
Wool
Herend Queen Victoria Dinnerware Set ~ 12 Place Settings
Located in New York, NY
A set of 60 pieces of porcelain dinnerware in the Herend Rothschild Queen Victoria pattern with Green border. Vintage; the pieces in this set were produced between 1950 to 1980. All...
Porcelain
Set of Fourteen Spode Flower Plates
By Spode Felspar
Located in New York, NY
Set of fourteen Spode floral plates. Fourteen softly scalloped and gilt banded plates each with uniquely painted intertwined floral botanical wreathing; from the factory under Josiah...
Porcelain
$2,200Sale Price|20% Off
H 28.5 in W 28.5 in D 18 in
English George III Satinwood Inlaid Mahogany Games Table with Inset Leather Top
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine English George III period satinwood inlaid mahogany games table with a replaced green gilt-tooled leather interior lining. The flip-top is supported by double action rear swin...
Leather, Mahogany, Satinwood, Boxwood
Deruta Italy Large Pottery Hand Painted Platter
By Deruta
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A large oval blue and white hand painted platter with scalloped rim, two birds on a white ground within a field of blue flowers with blue trim. The platter is hand-crafted in Italy b...
Pottery
20-Piece Coffee Service Jacobean Pattern By W. H. Grindley & Co.
By W. H. Grindley & Co.
Located in Worcester Park, GB
This beautifully preserved vintage coffee service by W.H. Grindley & Co. stands out for its charming countryside motif, meticulous transferware detailing, and full, coordinated s...
Earthenware
$750
H 10.5 in W 14 in D 8.5 in
19th Century ' Dresden Opaque China' Blue & White Soup Tureen Staffordshire
Located in Huntington, NY
19th Century ' Dresden Opaque China' Blue & White Soup Tureen Staffordshire, minor fractures visible although all are stable
Pottery
English Regency Style Canopy Library Arm Chair
Located in Queens, NY
English Regency-style (19th Century) hooded mahogany library arm chair with adjustable chaise attachment and leather cushion.
Leather, Mahogany
$1,200 / set
H 0.9 in Dm 7.25 in
Haviland Limoges Porcelain Set of 7 Plates, Cobalt Blue and Gold, 1887
By Haviland & Co.
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Antique set of 7 salad or dessert porcelain plates features streamlined round form with lightly scalloped rim. The plates are decorated with dark cobalt blue border, fired underglaze...
Gold
$360Sale Price|20% Off
H 10.5 in Dm 6.75 in
Chinese Chinoiserie Blue & White Porcelain Dragon Ginger Jar Mantel Vase Urn 11"
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Chinese porcelain lidded ginger jar vase decorated in a blue and white floral 5 toed dragon in the clouds motif. Dimensions: 6.75" x 10.5" (Diameter x Height)
Porcelain
Sèvres Porcelain Dinner Plates, 18th Century Set of Fourteen -
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Bradenton, FL
Set of Fourteen Hand-painted Sèvres Porcelain Dinner Plates. The Manufacture de Sèvres, in Sèvres, France, was established in the 18th century, and became one of Europe's most presti...
Porcelain
Tom Dixon 'Jack' Portable Indoor / Outdoor Sculptural Lamp
By Tom Dixon
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tom Dixon 'Jack' Portable Indoor Outdoor Sculptural Lamp 'Jack' is an award-winning multifunctional object that was one of Tom Dixon’s first experiments with plastic. The shape is ...
Plastic
$1,160Sale Price|20% Off
H 29 in W 37.25 in D 17.5 in
Antique Sheraton Mahogany Banded & Inlaid Turret Top Card Table C1830
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Sheraton Mahogany Banded & Inlaid Turret Top Card Table with Reeded Legs C1830 Measures - 29"H x 37.25"W x 17.5"D An example of an antique Sheraton card table from circa 1830...
Mahogany
18th-century Derby Porcelain Footed Strawberry Tureen and Cover
By Derby
Located in Downingtown, PA
Fanciful Fruit: English Derby Porcelain Strawberry Tureen and Cover This is an exceptionally charming and highly decorative example of English soft-paste porcelain, identified as a ...
Ceramic, Porcelain
$1,740 / set
H 8.08 in W 10.44 in D 9.06 in
Villeroy & Boch Blue and White Faience Dinnerware Service, 29 Pieces
By Villeroy & Boch
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This mid-20th century dinnerware service by Villeroy & Boch, Germany, showcases the timeless charm of blue floral decoration on a creamy white ground. Executed in fine faience, t...
Paint, Ceramic, Faience
Gorham, 1906 Bowl
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in Brooklyn, NY
We’ve spent a lot of time, energy and money restoring the 112 year old piece to its original glory. Every ding and scratch removed and it looks magnificent. A delicate pattern of lat...
Sterling Silver
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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