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Are Dresden and Meissen the same?
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No, Dresden and Meissen are not the same. Dresden Porcelain is often mistaken for Meissen because Dresden originally decorated Meissen pieces. Dresden began as porcelain decorators with a heavy emphasis on luxury design. Over time, the brand began producing its own porcelain items. Shop a collection of both Dresden and Meissen porcelain on 1stDibs.
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Fine Large Late 18th - Early 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Model of a Swan
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A fine, exceptionally detailed large Meissen model of a swan, modelled by J. J. Kändler, with incised plumage, the feathers of the wings picked out in soft grey and beige, with russe...
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Antique Late 18th Century German Neoclassical Porcelain
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Porcelain
Antique Pair Large German Meissen Porcelain Figural Centerpieces
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Tarry Town, NY
This exquisite pair of very large German porcelain figural centerpieces exemplifies the refined artistry and craftsmanship associated wit...
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Antique 19th Century German Rococo Centerpieces
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Porcelain
Meissen Group Allegory 'the Love', by J.J. Kaendler, Germany, circa 1900
By Meissen Porcelain, Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare and exceptional porcelain figure group:
Standing young beauty with her hair tied back at the nape of her neck and crowned with a tiara, wearing a long dress softly embraci...
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Antique Early 1900s German Rococo Centerpieces
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Porcelain
Monumental Meissen Porcelain Four Elements Centerpiece/Candelabra
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A Monumental Meissen Porcelain Elemental Centerpiece/Candlabra with Bowls and Candelabra Arms. The centerpiece is composed of porcelain in a multipart structure integrating both bow...
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Antique 1860s German Rococo Centerpieces
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Porcelain
Important Meissen Chinoiserie Centerpiece w/ Rooster Heads, by J.J. Kändler
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
Important and Large Meissen Porcelain Chinoiserie Centerpiece with Rooster Heads, Model by Johann Joachim Kändler (Saxony [now Germany], 1706–1775).
The centerpiece is formed as a...
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Vintage 1920s Rococo Centerpieces
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Porcelain
Large Meissen Bacchanal Group, Bacchus And His Entourage, By Leuteritz, Ca. 1860
By Ernst August Leuteritz, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Bacchus with a nymph, putto and satyr grouped around a wine barrel:
The cheerful youthful god, his head crowned with a dense wreath of vines, his loins covered with a large leopard s...
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Antique 1880s German Rococo Centerpieces
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Porcelain
