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Who invented porcelain and pottery?
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No one knows for sure who invented porcelain and pottery. However, both have been traced back to China. Discovered in Jiangxi, the first examples of pottery survive from 18,000 BCE. Porcelain emerged during the Tang dynasty, which lasted from 618 to 907 CE. Find a diverse assortment of porcelain and pottery on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertAugust 8, 2024
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Chinese Export Porcelain Famille Rose Botanical Soup Tureen & Cover
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese Export Porcelain European Flower Botanical Soup Tureen & Cover,
Circa 1780
The Chinese Export porcelain tureen and cover are well painted with large European bouquets of ...
Category
Antique 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Soup Tureens
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Antique Sèvres Porcelain Ormolu-Mounted Vases
Located in London, GB
Pair of antique Sèvres porcelain ormolu-mounted vases
French, 18th Century
Height 50cm, diameter 21cm
Dating from the 18th century, this distinguished pair of porcelain vases origi...
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Porcelain
Materials
Ormolu
18th Century Chinese Export Porcelain Bowl with Chinese Domestic Furniture
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese Export Famille Rose porcelain bowl with Chinese "Antiques" & Scholar's items on Furniture,
Qianlong Period,
circa 1735-1740.
The Chinese Export porcelain bowl is finely painted inside and out with famille rose enamels. On the front is a depiction of an unusual grouping of Chinese domestic...
Category
Antique 1730s Chinese Chinese Export Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Export Porcelain Trompe Giant L'oeil Peach Altar Fruit
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese Export Porcelain Trompe L'oeil Giant Peach Altar Fruit,
Circa 1850-1890
The extremely large Chinese Export model of a giant fruit is naturalistically modeled as a peach with...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Rosenthal Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Plate, Themes and Variations, Motiv 13
Located in Downingtown, PA
Rosenthal Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Plate,
Themes and Variations,
Buttons,
Motiv 13,
1980s
From a collection of Rosenthal Piero Fornasetti plates that we have in stock.
Wonderful rare example of the small range of plates made by Rosenthal in the 1980s from Piero Fornasetti designs. This one depicts the face of Lina Cavalieri as buttons on a military-style jacket. These plates are sometimes called Julia plates...
Category
Late 20th Century German Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Large 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
Materials
Porcelain
