How do I clean antique porcelain statues?

Dust surfaces gently using a soft, dry artist's brush to protect delicate painted details, gilding and fragile elements like porcelain lace. Avoid submerging unglazed bisque pieces in water or using chemical solvents that can penetrate porous ceramic bodies and damage historical pigments.

What is the difference between bisque and glazed porcelain?

Bisque porcelain is fired without a glossy surface glaze, producing a matt, tactile finish that resembles carved white marble. Glazed porcelain receives a glassy coating before its final firing, creating a shiny, waterproof surface suitable for rich hand-painted colours and gold leaf.

Are nineteenth-century French figures marked?

Many pieces bear impressed, painted or incised factory marks on the underside, ranging from pseudo-Chelsea gold anchors to specific Paris maker stamps. Unmarked examples remain common, requiring attribution based on paste composition, modelling style, glaze characteristics and subject matter.

How were pairs of figures displayed?

Makers frequently produced matched pairs representing romantic couples, allegorical seasons or street vendors to balance mantelpieces and furniture tops. They were arranged symmetrically as garnitures to frame clocks, candelabra or central sculptural groups in nineteenth-century interiors.

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French porcelain statues bring nineteenth-century figurative art into interiors through modelled figures, portrait busts and pastoral groups.

Samson Porcelain Figures, "The Idyllic Musicians", Paris, C.1880, After Derby

19th century

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Samson Porcelain Figures, "The Idyllic Musicians", Paris, C.1880, After Derby

From Gillers Antiques Ltd

£500

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19th century

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Antique Porcelain Figurines from the "Seasons" Series, Samson, 19th Century

From Gillers Antiques Ltd

£300

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Huge Vion & Baury French Bisque Porcelain Sculptures, Shepherd and Shepherdess, 60 Cm, C. 1870

19th century

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Huge Vion & Baury French Bisque Porcelain Sculptures, Shepherd and Shepherdess, 60 Cm, C. 1870

From Gillers Antiques Ltd

£2,000

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Antique English Victorian Staffordshire Pottery Royal Portrait Figure Group ~ "Napoleon Iii, Empress and Prince"

19th century

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Antique English Victorian Staffordshire Pottery Royal Portrait Figure Group ~ "Napoleon Iii, Empress and Prince"

From Applecross Antiques

£295

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Two Samson Porcelain Figures – Street Vendors, Circa 1850

19th century

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Two Samson Porcelain Figures – Street Vendors, Circa 1850

From Gillers Antiques Ltd

£500

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Sevres Porcelain Bust of Marie Antoinette.

19th century

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Sevres Porcelain Bust of Marie Antoinette.

From Antoinettes Heirlooms

£880

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Samson of Paris After Chelsea – Allegorical Figurines, C. 1850

19th century

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Samson of Paris After Chelsea – Allegorical Figurines, C. 1850

From Gillers Antiques Ltd

£700

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Samson, Paris – Porcelain Figure “Gallant with Hurdy-gurdy”, C.1880

19th century

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Samson, Paris – Porcelain Figure “Gallant with Hurdy-gurdy”, C.1880

From Gillers Antiques Ltd

£300

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19th century

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Late 19th Century Vion Et Baury "Fortune-teller" Porcelain Group.

From Gillers Antiques Ltd

£800

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Pair of Antique French Faience Figurines ~ a Gallant and His Lady

19th century

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Pair of Antique French Faience Figurines ~ a Gallant and His Lady

From Applecross Antiques

£1,350

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Represented forms include pastoral pairs, allegorical figures, portrait busts of historical figures, and detailed sculptural groups incorporating floral garlands.

Art Deco Ceramic Pheasant by Le Manceau C1920

1900 - 1920

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Art Deco Ceramic Pheasant by Le Manceau C1920

From Aramis Antiques

£550

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Antique Pair of Bisque Figurines of Lady & Gentleman

1900 - 1920

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Antique Pair of Bisque Figurines of Lady & Gentleman

From The Antique Shop

£110

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Antique Victorian French Porcelain Figural Group by Eugene Clauss of Paris

19th century

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Antique Victorian French Porcelain Figural Group by Eugene Clauss of Paris

From London City Antiques

£875

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Antique Porcelain Figurine of Young Woman, Samson, France, C. 1860.

19th century

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Antique Porcelain Figurine of Young Woman, Samson, France, C. 1860.

From Gillers Antiques Ltd

£200

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Antique Figurines of a Boy and Shepherdess by Samson, France, C. 19 Century.

18th century

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Antique Figurines of a Boy and Shepherdess by Samson, France, C. 19 Century.

From Gillers Antiques Ltd

£500

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Pair of Large French Porcelain Figures, Vion Et Baury Style, C. 1870

19th century

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Pair of Large French Porcelain Figures, Vion Et Baury Style, C. 1870

From Gillers Antiques Ltd

£1,000

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French Porcelain Statues

Samson Porcelain Figures, "The Idyllic Musicians", Paris, C.1880, After Derby

Antique Porcelain Figurines from the "Seasons" Series, Samson, 19th Century

Huge Vion & Baury French Bisque Porcelain Sculptures, Shepherd and Shepherdess, 60 Cm, C. 1870

Antique English Victorian Staffordshire Pottery Royal Portrait Figure Group ~ "Napoleon Iii, Empress and Prince"

Two Samson Porcelain Figures – Street Vendors, Circa 1850

Sevres Porcelain Bust of Marie Antoinette.

Samson of Paris After Chelsea – Allegorical Figurines, C. 1850

Samson, Paris – Porcelain Figure “Gallant with Hurdy-gurdy”, C.1880

Late 19th Century Vion Et Baury "Fortune-teller" Porcelain Group.

Pair of Antique French Faience Figurines ~ a Gallant and His Lady

Art Deco Ceramic Pheasant by Le Manceau C1920

Antique Pair of Bisque Figurines of Lady & Gentleman

Antique Victorian French Porcelain Figural Group by Eugene Clauss of Paris

Antique Porcelain Figurine of Young Woman, Samson, France, C. 1860.

Antique Figurines of a Boy and Shepherdess by Samson, France, C. 19 Century.

Pair of Large French Porcelain Figures, Vion Et Baury Style, C. 1870

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