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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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Meissen Splendour Centerpiece With Gallant Couple On Pedestal, Leuteritz, c 1870
By Meissen Porcelain, Ernst August Leuteritz
Located in Vienna, AT
The centrepiece was designed by Leuteritz using old moulds in the Rococo style:
A round, flat, cone-shaped base with abundant rocaille relief decoration, a strong palm tree rising in...
Category
Antique 19th Century German Rococo Revival Centerpieces
Materials
Porcelain
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...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century German Neoclassical Porcelain
Materials
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...
Category
Antique 19th Century German Rococo Centerpieces
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Porcelain Group Four Gardener Children Playing Music, J.J. Kaendler 1850
By Meissen Porcelain, Johann Joachim Kaendler
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...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century German Rococo Centerpieces
Materials
Porcelain
Baroque Meissen Porcelain Group Four Children Playing Music, J.J. Kaendler, 1770
By Meissen Porcelain, Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent Meissen piece from the time the model was created:
Four children in festive rural rococo clothing on a high, tiered round base, decorated with a leaf wreath and ribbon fest...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century German Rococo Centerpieces
Materials
Porcelain
Large Meissen Cupid Group 'Allegory - The Four Seasons', By Leuteritz, Ca. 1880
By Meissen Porcelain, Ernst August Leuteritz
Located in Vienna, AT
An excellent and rare Meissen group of the seasons with large figures:
Four amoretti wrapped in cloths grouped on a rock, representing the four seasons: a female amoretto as spring w...
Category
Antique 1880s German Rococo Centerpieces
Materials
Porcelain
