Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
German
Meissen Porcelain (Staatliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Meissen) is one of the preeminent porcelain factories in Europe and was the first to produce true porcelain outside of Asia. It was established in 1710 under the auspices of King Augustus II “the Strong” of Saxony-Poland (1670–1733), a keen collector of Asian ceramics, particularly Ming porcelain.
In pursuing his passion, which he termed his “maladie de porcelaine,” Augustus spent vast sums, amassing some 20,000 pieces of Japanese and Chinese ceramics. These, along with examples of early Meissen, comprise the Porzellansammlung, or porcelain collection, of the Zwinger Palace, in Dresden.
The king was determined, however, to free the European market from its dependence on Asian imports and to give European artisans the freedom to create their own porcelain designs. To this end, he charged the scientist Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus and aspiring alchemist Johann Friedrich Böttger with the task of using local materials to produce true, hard-paste porcelain (as opposed to the soft-paste variety European ceramists in the Netherlands, Germany, France, Italy and Spain had been producing since the late Renaissance). In 1709, the pair succeeded in doing just that, employing kaolin, or “china clay.” A year later, the Meissen factory was born.
In its first decades, Meissen mostly looked to Asian models, producing wares based on Japanese Kakiemon ceramics and pieces with Chinese-inflected decorations called chinoiserie. During the 1720s its painters drew inspiration from the works of Watteau, and the scenes of courtly life, fruits and flowers that adorned fashionable textiles and wallpaper. It was in this period that Meissen introduced its famous cobalt-blue crossed swords logo — derived from the arms of the Elector of Saxony as Arch-Marshal of the Holy Roman Empire — to distinguish its products from those of competing factories that were beginning to spring up around Europe.
By the 1730s, Meissen’s modelers and decorators had mastered the style of Asian ceramics, and Augustus encouraged them to develop a new, original aesthetic. The factory’s director, Count Heinrich von Brühl, used Johann Wilhelm Weinmann’s botanical drawings as the basis for a new line of wares with European-style surface decoration. The Blue Onion pattern (Zwiebelmuster), first produced in 1739, melded Asian and European influences, closely following patterns used in Chinese underglaze-blue porcelain, but replacing exotic flora and fruits with Western varieties (likely peaches and pomegranates, not onions) along with peonies and asters.
During the same period, head modeler Joachim Kändler (1706–75) began crafting delicate porcelain figures derived from the Italian commedia dell’arte. Often used as centerpieces on banquet tables and decorated to reflect the latest fashions in courtly dress for men and women, these figurines were popular in their day, and are still considered among Meissen’s most iconic creations. Kändler also created the Swan Service, which, with its complex low-relief surface design and minimal decoration is considered a masterpiece of Baroque ceramics.
The rise of Neoclassicism in the latter half of the 18th century forced Meissen to change artistic direction and begin producing monumental vases, clocks, chandeliers and candelabra. In the 20th century, Meissen added to its 18th-century repertoire decidedly modern designs, including ones in the Art Nouveau style. The 1920s saw the introduction of numerous animal figures, such as the popular sea otter (Fischotter), which graced an East German postage stamp in the 1960s. Starting in 1933, artistic freedom was limited at the factory under the Nazi regime, and after World War II, when the region became part of East Germany, it struggled to reconcile its elite past with the values of the Communist government. In 1969, however, new artistic director Karl Petermann reintroduced the early designs and fostered a new degree of artistic license. Meissen became one of the few companies to prosper in East Germany.
Owned by the State of Saxony since reunification, in 1990, Meissen continues to produce its classic designs together with new ones developed collaboratively with artists from all over the world. In addition, through its artCAMPUS program, the factory has invited distinguished ceramic artists, such as Chris Antemann and Arlene Shechet, to work in its studios in collaboration with its skilled modelers and painters. The resulting works of contemporary sculpture are inspired by Meissen’s rich and complex legacy.
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Creator: Meissen Porcelain
Meissen Art Nouveau Figurine,
After The Bath
, by Robert Ockelmann, ca 1890
By Meissen Porcelain, Robert Ockelmann
Located in Vienna, AT
Extremely decorative, fully sculpted representation of a naked young beauty with her hair tied back, covering her nakedness after her bath with a softly draped cloth, which she holds...
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1890s German Art Nouveau Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Porcelain
19th Century German Meissen painted porcelain plaque
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in London, GB
19th Century German Meissen painted porcelain plaque
German, 19th Century
Height 11cm, width 13.5cm, depth 1cm
This charming painted porcelain plaque d...
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19th Century German Neoclassical Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal
A 19th C. Meissen Porcelain Covered Potpourri, After the Model by J.F. Eberlein
By Meissen Porcelain, Johann Friedrich Eberlein
Located in New York, NY
A 19th-century Meissen Porcelain Covered Potpourri, after the model by Johann Friedrich Eberlein. The potpourri features a large, lobed body with a pierced domed lid, surmounted by a...
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1870s German Rococo Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
An Important Rare 18th C. Ormolu Mounted Meissen Porcelain Putti Clock Grouping
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
An Incredible and Quite Important 18th Century Ormolu Mounted Meissen Porcelain Putti Clock Grouping. The composition is enriched with two putti positione...
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18th Century German Louis XV Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Ormolu
Fine Meissen Porcelain Model of a Silver Feathered Pheasant
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A Large and Fine Quality 20th Century Meissen Porcelain Model of a Silver Feathered Pheasant, Modeled by Max Bochmann in 1909/1910. This pheasant is beautifully hand-made and hand-pa...
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20th Century German Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Meissen Porcelain Yellow Ground Puce Covered Vases w/ Watteau Painted scene
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A Rare Pair of 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Yellow Ground Puce Watteau Scene Decorated Covered Vases, with Front and Back Cartouches. Each vase features a graceful baluster form,...
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1870s German Rococo Revival Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Gold
Meissen Parrot, late 19th century.
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An enchanting late 19th century Meissen porcelain figure of a Parrot perched on a tree stump, having wonderful bolding colouring and having blue crossed swords signature to the base....
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Late 19th Century German Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Porcelain, Pair of "Neu-Ozier" Molded Plates, 19th Century
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in CH
Meissen Porcelain, Pair of “Neu-Ozier” Molded Plates
19th Century
A fine pair of Meissen porcelain plates in the “Neu-Ozier” molded style, dating to the 19th century. Each plate fea...
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19th Century German Rococo Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Art Nouveau Figure
Tied Up Cupid
by Paul Helmig, Germany Circa 1900
By Paul Helmig, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent Art Nouveau porcelain figurine by Paul Helmig:
Winged cupid boy with a suffering expression tied to a tree with a long garland of roses, an empty quiver at his feet.
On hig...
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Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Art Nouveau Figure
Cupid Feeding Pigeons
, Paul Helmig, Germany Ca 1900
By Meissen Porcelain, Paul Helmig
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent Art Nouveau porcelain figurine by Paul Helmig:
A winged cupid boy, covering his nakedness with a loose cloth, leaning backwards against a tree trunk with foliage and a quiv...
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Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Crinoline Group
The Heart Box Sale
, by J.J. Kaendler, Germany, Ca 1850
By Johann Joachim Kaendler, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Exquisite and rare genre group of the 19th century:
Lady in elaborate, magnificent rococo clothing with a sweeping crinoline and an ermine-trimmed cape enthroned on a richly decorate...
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1850s German Rococo Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
2 Pc, Meissen Porcelain Cobalt
Gold Rim Decorated Soup Tureen, Under Platter
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Atlanta, GA
2 Pc, Meissen Porcelain Cobalt & Gold Rim Decorated Soup Tureen, Under Platter.
The soup tureen is classic porcelain white and decorated to t...
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20th Century German Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
$796 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Early Meissen Cupid Group
Allegory Summer
, By J.J. Kaendler, Germany, Ca 1760
By Johann Joachim Kaendler, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent piece of Meissen porcelain of the 18th century:
Four cupids wrapped in cloths grouped on a rock after the corn harvest, one leaning on the corn in the centre with a wreath ...
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Mid-18th Century German Rococo Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 12 Antique Meissen Porcelain Reticulated Cabinet Plates with Cherubs
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An extraordinarily fine set of Meissen Porcelain cabinet plates.
Each with a gilt scalloped rim, a pierced or reticulated border (with a left-hand twist), and centers with varying...
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19th Century German Art Nouveau Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Art Nouveau Children Group Girl With Child A. Koenig, Meissen Germany, c 1905
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare Meissen Art Nouveau porcelain figure group:
Girl and child in clothing from around 1900, the girl in a blue patterned long-sleeved dress with a white apron kneeling on the ...
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Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Porcelain Coffee Cup Painted with Classic Scenes from the 1800s
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Milano, MI
Meissen porcelain coffee cup painted with classical scenes, made in the 19th Century
Dish: Ø 14 cm
Meissen porcelain is considered one of the earliest and finest examples of Europe...
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1850s German Classical Roman Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
$450 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Meissen Porcelain Figurine
Dancing Vestal Virgin
By E.J. Haenel, Ca 1880
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent large and rare Meissen figurine from the 19th century:
Fully sculpted porcelain figurine of an antique-style young beauty standing in a dancing pose in an elaborately pleat...
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1880s German Classical Roman Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Bird Figure, European Roller On A Trunk, by J.J. Kaendler, Germany, 20th
By Johann Joachim Kaendler, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Very elaborate and lovingly designed group of animal figures:
European roller leaning forward, also known as almond crow in German-speaking countries, sitting on a tree trunk with o...
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Early 20th Century German Baroque Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
19th C. Meissen Porcelain Plaque Depicting Rembrandt and Saskia in the Tavern
By Rembrandt van Rijn, Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
An incredible and very rare 19th Century Meissen porcelain plaque depicting Rembrandt and Saskia in the Tavern. Meissen plaques are incredibly rar...
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1860s German Baroque Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Blue Onion Figural Scalloped Oval Tureen
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Meissen Blue Onion Figural Scalloped Oval Tureen
Germany, late 19th century
A magnificent 19th-century Meissen Blue Onion Figural Scalloped Oval Tureen from Germany, late 19th cent...
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19th Century German Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
$1,160 Sale Price
20% Off
Pastoral Group/Handkuss
The Hand-kiss
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Lantau, HK
Meissen, hard-paste porcelain, circa 1738-1740.
The Artist
The Meissen manufactory near the city of Dresden was founded by Augustus II (1670-1733), King of Poland and Electoral of Saxony, in 1710. It was the first factory in Europe to succeed in making white hard-paste porcelain. The early years of the Meissen production were focused on creating copies of Chinese porcelain. It was only when Kaendler began to work at Meissen in 1731 that the manufactory would break free from the influence of Asia and produce porcelain of true European character.
The Painting
A sculptor by training, Kaendler took over the direction of the manufactory in 1733. He is considered the key figure in the development of Meissen and the individual behind the transformation of the factory’s porcelain during the 18th century. Kaendler demonstrated his artistic ability by creating a variety of porcelain groups including the Italian Commedia dell’Arte, Pastoral and Crinoline groups, and Cris de Paris, which were met with widespread acclaim and made Meissen famous throughout all of Europe. Soon these porcelain figures would be used extensively alongside vases and other ornaments to decorate interiors.
Provenance
The themes of fête galante, pastoral idylls and masquerade themes, created by Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684-1721), and then developed further by Francois Boucher (1703-1770) and Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1732-1806), depicting amorous scenes with dancers, women and shepherds engaged in frivolous pursuits, spread all over Europe during the first half of the 18th century. This is due to the French engraver Gabriel Huquier (1695-1747), who dedicated himself to images and engravings after Francois Boucher and Juste-Aurele Meissonnier (1695-1750), who fostered the concept of Rococo style, that brought about the new trend in decorative arts.
In 1738, Kaendler introduced one of his figures in pastoral costume with the Handkuss (Hand-kiss) scene under a tree. For the shepherd lovers’ scene, the German sculptor drew his inspiration from Boucher and Watteau. Since the 1730s, the Meissen manufactory has been providing Watteau’s engravings...
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1830s Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
18th Century Meissen Marcolini Silhouette Cup and Saucer
By Gottlob Samuel Mohn, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A Meissen porcelain cup and saucer from the Marcolini period, dating around 1795, decorated with silhouette designs attributed to Samu...
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1790s German Neoclassical Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Of Meissen Bronze Table Lamps With Motto Children, by MV Acier, 1775-1814
By Michel Victor Acier 1, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
With porcelain figures from the original period of origin around 1775:
Two electrified bronze lamps with gilding: a profiled pedestal in a triangular shape with beveled corners as a ...
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Late 18th Century German Rococo Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Meissen Porcelain “Day and Night” Figures
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Meissen Porcelain “Day and Night” Figures
This finely modeled pair of Meissen porcelain figures represents the allegorical subjects of Day and Night. Each figure stands on a...
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1870s German Rococo Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Gold
Early Meissen Cherub Group Allegory Summer
Autumn, by J.J. Kaendler, C 1750
By Meissen Porcelain, Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen Porcelain Group From The Time Of Origin:
Two naked cupids and a ram on a rocaille rock, depicting the seasons of summer and autumn:
Summer bedded on a bundle of ears of cor...
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1760s German Rococo Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Porcelain Group Four Gardener Children Playing Music, J.J. Kaendler 1850
By Johann Joachim Kaendler, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent Meissen piece from the time the model was created:
Four children in festive rural rococo dress on a high, stepped round pedestal, decorated with a leaf wreath and bow festo...
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Mid-19th Century German Rococo Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Art Nouveau Figurine, Ballroom Lady, by Rudolf Hentschel, Circa 1910
By Hans Rudolf Hentschel, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare and exquisite Art Nouveau Figurine:
Elegant young lady with dark, pinned-up hair in a floor-length white dress with train and multi-layered, elegantly designed bodice, stan...
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1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Tea Solitair, Bird
Insect Painting and Gold, Germany, Circa 1820
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Tea solitaire set of six pieces made of porcelain with a white background and elaborate overglaze painting and gold decoration.
Quatrefoil presenter with a teapot, milk jug, sugar bo...
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1820s German Rococo Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Meissen Porcelain Cherub Motto Figurine "Je decouvre tout" Model F13
By Meissen Porcelain, Michel Victor Acier 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique porcelain Cupid figurine.
By Meissen.
Model no. F13 from the Cupid Motto Series.
Entitled "Je decouvre tout".
Originally de...
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Early 20th Century German Rococo Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen B-Shape Coffee Set For 6 Persons With Purple, Gold
Flowers, 20th Cent.
By Meissen Porcelain, Ernst August Leuteritz
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen service, consisting of 22 pieces: 1 coffee pot with lid, 1 milk jug, 1 sugar bowl, 6 cups, 6 saucers, 6 dessert plates and 1 serving platter.
Shape: B-form
Decor: bulbo...
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20th Century German Baroque Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Three Meissen Porcelain Plates Showing Old Master Paintings
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in London, GB
Three Meissen porcelain plates showing Old Master paintings
German, c. 1880
Height 3.5cm, diameter 24cm
Created by the renowned German porcelain ...
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Late 19th Century German Baroque Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
A Large 19th C. Meissen Porcelain Figure of a Fisherman with a Net
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A Large 19th C. Meissen Porcelain Figure of a Fisherman with a Net. As one's gaze ascends, attention is drawn to the fisherman's head, crowned by a wonderfully crafted utilitarian s...
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1880s German Other Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Art Nouveau Group
The Air
by Paul Helmig, Germany Around 1900
By Meissen Porcelain, Paul Helmig
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare and excellent Meissen porcelain group around 1900:
Juno, the Roman goddess of the air (Greek Hera), as a young woman with her hair pinned up, covered only with a cloth, sit...
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Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Meissen Porcelain Figure of Cupid, L series the Love Series with Heart
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A charming and finely modeled antique Meissen porcelain figure from L series, it's a part of the Love Series which is done by Meissen factory depicting a winged Cupid poised in a gen...
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1880s German Belle Époque Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Gold
Set of Three German Porcelain Bird Figures by Meissen
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in London, GB
Set of three German porcelain bird figures by Meissen
German, 20th Century
Largest (magpie): Height 21cm, width 10cm, depth 5cm
This exquisite t...
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20th Century German Rococo Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Plaque Depicting Four Royals Hunting in the Woods with a Dog and Rifles
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
An exceptionally fine and quite larege Meissen hand-painted porcelain plaque depicting four royals hunting in the woods with a hunting dog and rifles. This is the finest quality of a...
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Mid-19th Century German Louis XVI Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
A Rare 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Carp/Fish Form Covered Tureen
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
An Extremely Rare and Impressive 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Carp/Fish Form Covered Tureen. This covered tureen was produced by the Meissen porcelain manufactory in Germany during...
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1860s German Other Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Unusual 19th Century Meissen Figure of a Camel after a Model by J. J. Kandler
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A unusual 19th century Meissen figure of a camel with blue under-glaze double crossed swords mark, after J.J. Kandler.
Naturalistically modeled above a rocky outcrop on a scroll-mol...
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1850s German Rococo Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Fabulous Pair of Meissen Porcelain Glass Coolers/Cachepots
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A fabulous pair of Meissen Porcelain glass coolers/cachepots. This exceptional pair of exquisitely hand-painted Meissen Porcelain glass coolers are each painted with panels of figure...
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Mid-19th Century German Louis XVI Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Porcelain, Meissen
Meissen Porcelain Seated Buddha Figure As Wiggling Pagoda, By Kaendler, Mid-20th
By Meissen Porcelain, Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Vienna, AT
Depiction of a sitting, smiling Buddha figure from a series of folk types.
Voluminous female body with hair strictly tied back and a wide robe sitting cross-legged, arms straight in...
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1850s German Baroque Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Meissen Porcelain Chinoiserie Figural Sweetmeat Dishes, J.J. Kandler
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A fine pair of Meissen porcelain chinoiserie figural sweetmeat dishes, after a model by J.J. Kandler
Each with a Malabar chinoiserie figure seated on...
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Mid-20th Century German Rococo Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Porcelain Parrots Signed Meissen, Germany, Early 20th Century
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Pair of porcelain parrots signed Meissen. Germany, early 20th century.
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Early 20th Century German Belle Époque Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
$8,000 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Ancient Meissen Pair of Porcelain Sugar Bowls with Flower Knobs, Circa 1760
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Milano, IT
Pair of porcelain sugar bowls
Meissen, circa 1748-1775
Marked with crossed swords and number “92” of the gilder
They measure 5.11 in (13 cm) x 5.11 in ...
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1750s German Rococo Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Meissen Porcelain: Empress Catherine ii of Russia
s Favorite Dog
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A 19th century Meissen Porcelain Model Of Empress Catherine II Of Russia's Favorite Dog (Russisches Windspiel). This delightful 19th-century Meissen porcelain model depicts Empress C...
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1860s German Louis XVI Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Antique Porcelain Sconces by Meissen
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in London, GB
Pair of antique porcelain sconces by Meissen
German, late 19th Century
Measures: Height 57cm, width 38cm, depth 10cm
This fine pair of Ge...
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Late 19th Century German Rococo Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
$24,646 / set
Meissen Pair of Cachepots Planters Flower Blossoms Rococo Period c. 1750
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen gorgeous pair of cachepots / planters stunningly decorated with flower blossoms, made in Rococo Period / circa 1750.
The white porcelain ...
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18th Century and Earlier German Rococo Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
$2,824 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Mid-19th Century Meissen Magnificent Vase Model by E.A. Leuteritz
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Remshalden-Grunbach, DE
Mid-19th century Meissen Magnificent vase
Model by E.A. Leuteritz.
Large medallions on both sides with wonderful, finely painted "mythological scenes"
An amphora-shaped body wit...
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Mid-19th Century German Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Set of Five Allegorical Porcelain Sculptures by Meissen
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in London, GB
Set of five allegorical porcelain sculptures by Meissen
German, c. 1975
Measures: Height 15cm, width 10cm, depth 8.5cm
The five figures in this set are allegorical of the senses...
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1970s German Rococo Vintage Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Meissen Blue Onion Set of Cup and Saucer Blue White Porcelain
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage set of demitasse cup and saucer was made in Germany of semi-transparent bone china. It is decorated with famous Blue Onion pattern; the cup has geometric shape and the angul...
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Mid-20th Century German Georgian Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain, Ceramic
19th Century Meissen Porcelain Figure of a Malabar Man on a Rhinoceros
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A fantastic 19th century Meissen Porcelain orientalist/Turkish figure of a Malabar Man seated on a rhinoceros. This is a rare and beautiful group made by...
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19th Century German Chinoiserie Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Openwork Platter, Meissen
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Chorzów, PL
Openwork platter, Meissen.
Very good condition.
Wed 19 cm.
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1880s German Other Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
$332 Sale Price
20% Off
Meissen Painted Dual Lidded Rococo Box Relief Decoration Brass Mountings, 1750
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen Gorgeous Dual Lidded Rococo Box with Multicolored Paintings and Decorations of Relief Type.
The box is edged by brass mountings.
height: 6.0 cm (= 2.36 inches)
width: 8.0 cm (= 3.14 inches)
depth: 4.5 cm (= 1.77 inches)
Manufactory: Meissen
Blue Meissen Sword Mark isn't visible here, but authenticity guaranteed ! It is well known that early Meissen items of first half of 18th century
- especially boxes and other objects of daily use - aren't always signed.
Please note: Certificate of this Meissen item's authenticity attached to invoice will be sent !
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Dating: made circa 1750 (= PRE-MARCOLINI PERIOD !)
Material: porcelain
Technique: handmade porcelain / multicolored painted and glazed
painter's sign existing
SPECIFICATIONS:
Dual lidded (= RARITY !) oblong box with rounded edges.
It is abundantly ornamented with various multicolored paintings decorating the item's walls in finest manner:
°the outer walls of box as well as inner and outer side of one lid are painted with flowers (for example roses, iris flower, dahlias etc.)
°outer side of second lid is painted with veduta (= village situated at lake where a boat with three men is visible)
°inner side of second lid is painted with animals (= cock and brooding hen...
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1750s German Rococo Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
Meissen Porcelain Allegory of the Continent of Africa, Circa 1750
By Meissen Porcelain
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Meissen Porcelain Allegory of the Continent of Africa, Circa 1750
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, Johann Joachim Kaendler, 1706–1775
Partial Blue Undergla...
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Materials
Porcelain
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Two Girls
, by A. Koenig, Meissen Germany, ca 1940
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare Meissen Art Nouveau porcelain figure group:
Two barefoot girls in summer clothes, the older one in a green-brown skirt and white long-sleeved shirt with blue stripes, her hair pinned up in two side bunches, the younger child in a red-purple dress sitting on the ground, holding her by the arm and pulling her up.
The model is part of a series of beach motifs by Alfred König.
Based on a white round base with a relief structure on the side and a gold rim.
Very lifelike and loving representation of the characters and the details
Designer:
ALFRED KÖNIG (1871 - 1940) studied at the art academy in Dresden, since 1897 he worked in the Meissen manufactory as a designer and modeler. The artist specialized in the design of human figures in various variations, such as genre figures, children, athletes, soldiers etc.
Model B 290...
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Materials
Porcelain
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Materials
Porcelain
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A Meissen Tureen and Stand, c1745
Additional information:
Date : c1745
Marks : Meissen crossed swords
Origin : Meissen, Saxony
Colour : Polyc...
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18th Century German Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
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Materials
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By the Meissen Porcelain Manufactory.
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The...
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s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine vintage Meissen porcelain blanc de chine figure of a Jester with a monkey and owl dating from the 20th century. The figure stands on a narr...
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
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