Popular in Victorian times, a centrepiece was designed to stand on a dining table or sideboard, and convey the theme of the gathering such as Christmas or Easter, as well as the social status of the owner. Often very elaborately made, they can take many forms, including epergnes, sculpture, multi basket containers for fruit or sweetmeats, and large bowls. They have been made in a variety of materials including glass, ceramics, silver, silverplate and bronze. Centrepiece is also the name given to the central feature of an item of jewellery such as a necklace or bracelet.

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Chinese large blue & white centrepiece bowl

Chinese Blue & White Centrepiece Bowl

Chinese large blue & white centrepiece bowl

Cantonese export ware famille rose footed comport, lozenge…

Famille Rose Comport with Courtyard Figures, 36 cm

Cantonese export ware famille rose footed comport, lozenge shape, the centre decorated with figures in a courtyard, 36 cm wide

Chinese porcelain vase, French porcelain comport and…

Porcelain Trio: China, France, and Czechoslovakia

Chinese porcelain vase, French porcelain comport and Czechoslovakian ceramic fruit bowl, early and mid 20th century, the vase 30.5 cm high

Chinese famille rose plate and comport, together with another…

Chinese Porcelain Trio: Plate, Comport, and Vase

Chinese famille rose plate and comport, together with another Chinese vase

Two blanc de chine items. Bowl and comport - comport with ducks…

Blanc de Chine Bowl and Comport Set

Two blanc de chine items. Bowl and comport - comport with ducks and lilypad decoration. Height 14 cm and height 9 cm

A Chinese export blue and white porcelain comport, late 18th…

18th c. Chinese Blue & White Porcelain Comport with Pavilion

A Chinese export blue and white porcelain comport, late 18th century, raised on a foot with band of stiff leaves, painted with pavilion by a lake (rim chips) 21 cm diameter

A Cantonese 19th century painted comport, with panels of…

19th Century Cantonese Painted Comport with Ormolu Handles

A Cantonese 19th century painted comport, with panels of courtiers in landscape with a band of foliate and butterflies, the interior brass stand with cartouche with figures in interior with a conforming band with ormolu handles and pierced ormolu base. 30…

Centrepiece Copeland blanc de chine 19th century (a/f: large…

Copeland Blanc de Chine Centrepiece (19th Century)

Centrepiece Copeland blanc de chine 19th century (a/f: large repair)

Antique Oriental blue and white comport

Blue and White Oriental Comport

Antique Oriental blue and white comport

A 19th century Continental porcelain centrepiece, in the form…

Continental Porcelain Centrepiece with Staffordshire Greyhound and Chinese Dog

A 19th century Continental porcelain centrepiece, in the form of a male and female seated beneath a floral basket, damage and restorations, together with a Staffordshire type greyhound, and a Chinese dog. (3)