antique porcelain
Old decorative china
Antique porcelain refers to ceramic ware—typically fine, translucent, and delicate—that has aged into collectible status, usually a century or more old.
The phrase covers Chinese export pieces, European manufactures like Meissen or Sèvres, and other historically significant ceramics: She inherited antique porcelain from her grandmother's estate.
Collectors prize condition, provenance, and maker's marks.
- provenance recordsRecords tracking ownership history
- maker's markCraftsman's identifying stamp
- underglaze paintingPigment under ceramic finish
- Qing dynastyLast Chinese imperial regime
- auction housesFirms selling to highest bidder
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