Meissen Animal Figure, Parrot On A Tree Trunk, By J.J. Kaendler, 20th Century
By Meissen Porcelain, Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Vienna, AT
Designer: JOHANN JOACHIM KAENDLER (1706 - 1775) chief sculptor at the Meissen manufactory from 1742 to 1775. He is the most famous modeller Meissen manufactory ever had and created ...
Porcelain
Pair Of Rare Meissen Animal Figures Birds 'Bitterns', By J.J. Kaendler, 20th C
By Johann Joachim Kaendler, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Designer: JOHANN JOACHIM KAENDLER (1706 - 1775) chief sculptor at the Meissen manufactory from 1742 to 1775. He is the most famous modeller Meissen manufactory ever had and created ...
Porcelain
Meissen Animal Figure, Parrot On A Tree Trunk Eating, By J.J. Kaendler, 20th
By Johann Joachim Kaendler, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Designer: JOHANN JOACHIM KAENDLER (1706 - 1775) chief sculptor at the Meissen manufactory from 1742 to 1775. He is the most famous modeller Meissen manufactory ever had and created ...
Porcelain
Early Meissen Round Group of Gardener Children, by J.J. Kaendler, 1763-1774
By Meissen Porcelain, Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Vienna, AT
Detailed and loving design of the figures, elaborate decoration of the robes. Manufactory: Meissen Germany Dating: 1763 - 1774 Material: white porcelain, glossy finish Techniqu...
Porcelain
Early Meissen Cherub Group Allegory Summer & Autumn, by J.J. Kaendler, C 1750
By Meissen Porcelain, Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Vienna, AT
On a rock base with gold-heightened and towering rocailles. Manufactory: Meissen Germany Dating: circa 1750 Material: white porcelain, glossy finish Technique: handmade porcela...
Porcelain
Meissen Cupid Group With Dog And Potpourri, By J.J. Kaendler, Germany, Ca 1870
By Johann Joachim Kaendler, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Designer: JOHANN JOACHIM KAENDLER (1706 - 1775) was chief sculptor at the Meissen manufactory from 1742 to 1775. He is the most famous modeller Meissen manufactory ever had and creat...
Porcelain
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Fine German 19th Century Porcelain and Gilt-Bronze Mounted Potpourri Urn Vase
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The signature underglaze "Meissen Blue" was introduced by Friedrich August Köttig.
Bronze, Ormolu
Meissen Commedia Dell'Arte Group Harlequin Family by J.J. Kaendler Germany c1870
By Johann Joachim Kaendler, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Designer: JOHANN JOACHIM KÄNDLER (1706 - 1775) chief sculptor at the Meissen manufactory from 1742 to 1775. He is the most famous modeller Meissen manufactory ever had and created f...
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
Designer: JOHANN JOACHIM KÄNDLER (1706 - 1775) chief sculptor at the Meissen manufactory from 1742 to 1775. He is the most famous modeller Meissen manufactory ever had and created fa...
Porcelain
Large Mythological Meissen Group 'The Catch Of The Triton', J.J. Kändler, c 1870
By Meissen Porcelain, Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Vienna, AT
Designer: JOHANN JOACHIM KAENDLER (1706 - 1775) chief sculptor at the Meissen manufactory from 1742 to 1775. He is the most famous modeller Meissen manufactory ever had and created ...
Porcelain
Derby Porcelain May Blossom Schneeballen Vase and Cover, England, 1770s
By Derby
Located in Downingtown, PA
The Schneeballen design was pioneered by J.J. Kändler at Meissen in the 1730s for King Augustus III, and it remained one of the most technically demanding and expensive styles of the...
Porcelain
Meissen Bird Figure, European Roller On A Trunk, by J.J. Kaendler, Germany, 20th
By Meissen Porcelain, Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Vienna, AT
Designer: JOHANN JOACHIM KÄNDLER (1706 - 1775) chief sculptor at the Meissen manufactory from 1742 to 1775. He is the most famous modeller Meissen manufactory ever had and created f...
Porcelain
Large Meissen Pair Of Gardener Figurines, By Kaendler & Schoenheit, Circa 1860
By Johann Joachim Kaendler, Johann Carl Schoenheit, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Acier, who entered the Meissen factory in 1762. After Kaendler's death in 1775, Schoenheit was head of the model department until 1794.
Porcelain
Meissen Gilt Traveling Tea Service
Located in New Orleans, LA
Meissen Gilt Traveling Tea Service, 29 pieces Circa 1735-40 This magnificent Meissen traveling tea service is extraordinary in so many ways.
Porcelain, Rosewood
Meditate Tea Cups, 3"x3" Luster and Gold on Porcelain
By Carolyn Barlock
Located in Loveland, CO
Not until the 18th century, with the discovery at Meissen of the composition of true porcelain, was it possible to improve the odds of successfully creating this truly golden art.
Gold, Gold Leaf
Monumental Meissen Porcelain Figural Mantel Clock, Modeled by Paul Helmig
Located in New York, NY
The clock is identified as a Meissen porcelain mantel clock modeled by Paul Helmig (1859 to 1939).
Porcelain
Pair of 18th Century Meissen Porcelain Figural & Ormolu Mounted Candelabras
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 18th Century Meissen Porcelain Figural and Ormolu Mounted Candelabras with Raised 18th Century Meissen Porcelain Flowers.
Bronze
18th Century English Porcelain Chelsea Gold Anchor Latticed Botanical Dishes
By Chelsea Porcelain
Located in Downingtown, PA
Against the white of the border, each well carries a loose bouquet of European flowers in the manner Chelsea took from Meissen, set deliberately off center with sprigs scattered arou...
Porcelain
Pair of Limited Edition Porcelain Swan Tureens in Meissen Style
By Chelsea House
Located in Essex, MA
Two of 500 edition made by Chelsea House to Commemorate the 18th century Meissen swan tureen at Winterthur.
Porcelain
Pair of German 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Meissen Porcelain Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Each urn displays the Meissen signature at the underside of the base. All original gilt throughout.
Porcelain
A Unique Meissen Porcelain Blanc de Chine Model of a Baboon by Max Esser
Located in New York, NY
A Unique Meissen Porcelain Blanc de Chine Model of a Baboon by Max Esser A rare Meissen Blanc de Chine porcelain model of a seated baboon, designed by the celebrated German sculptor...
Porcelain
Meissen Porcelain Group, Europe On The Bull, By J.F. Eberlein, Mid-19th Century
By Johann Friedrich Eberlein
Located in Vienna, AT
Design: JOHANN FRIEDRICH EBERLEIN (1695 - 1749) From 1735 sculptor and modeller at the Meissen porcelain factory. Eberlein worked with JOHANN JOACHIM KÄNDLER (1706 - 1775) - a modell...
Porcelain
Meissen Porcelain 18th Century Tromp L'oeil Tureen in the form of a Melon
Located in Downingtown, PA
Botanical Illusion: A Rare Meissen Porcelain Trompe L'oeil Melon Tureen and Cover Circa 1750 This exceptional mid-18th century Meissen porcelain trompe l'oeil tureen and cover is ma...
Porcelain
An Unusual Meissen Porcelain Figure of a Boy on a Pull Toy, by Konrad Hentschel
Located in New York, NY
n Unusual Meissen Porcelain Figure of a Boy on a Pull Toy, by Konrad Hentschel An unusual Meissen porcelain figure depicting a young boy standing behind a wheeled pull toy horse, mo...
Gold, Enamel
Art Nouveau Child Figurine, Hentschelkind, Boy Riding A Wooden Horse, circa 1906
By Julius Konrad Hentschel, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Modeller: JULIUS KONRAD HENTSCHEL (Coelln 1872 - Meissen 1907) Studied at the academies in Munich and Dresden, was a modeler and porcelain painter, worked at the Meissen manufactory...
Porcelain
First Period Worcester Porcelain Imari "Queen Charlotte" Pattern Vase
By 1st Period Worcester Dr. Wall
Located in Downingtown, PA
As John Sandon records in The Dictionary of Worcester Porcelain, Volume I, 1751–1851 (pp. 103–105), the design was originally inspired by Japanese porcelain, was produced at Meissen ...
Porcelain
"Watering the Horses", Rare Print with Nude Males by Jahn, 1921
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The entire scene is lovely and idyllic, like a modern day scene from the Garden of Eden before the fall. Jahn worked at the Meissen porcelain works for a time and painted a number o...
Paper
18th-century Johann Weinmann Engravings of Grapes, Set of Four
By Johann Wilhelm Weinmann
Located in Downingtown, PA
These plates became influential source material for artists across Europe, famously inspiring designs at the Meissen porcelain factory. Literature: Johann Wilhelm Weinmann, Phytant...
Paper
Vintage Pair of Delightful Dresden Style Porcelain Spill Vases 20th Century
Located in London, GB
The porcelain created in Dresden bears a blue crown marker to distinguish it from pieces made in Meissen. Our reference: A3881
Porcelain
Vintage Dresden Style Porcelain Centre Piece 20th Century
Located in London, GB
The porcelain created in Dresden bears a blue crown marker to distinguish it from pieces made in Meissen. Our reference: A3880
Porcelain
Pair of Majolica Ceramic Pelican Birds in Yellow Cream and Black, a Pair
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
They could also be added to a collection of similar items like Meissen. Signed at the bottom in black "818 Flowered Turtle, Made in Florida" Dimensions: 10" Tall 3.5" Wide 7" D...
Ceramic, Paint
Pair of Vienna Style Porcelain Vases and Covers
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
Painters apprenticed in Vienna went on to work at other manufactories such as Meissen and KPM. Young painters at this time often preferred contemporary subjects, creating their own a...
Porcelain
$5,212Sale Price / set|63% Off
Elegant Pair of Japanese Style Dishes, France, Circa 1875
Located in PARIS, FR
The Manufacture de Sèvres, factory of soft-paste porcelain, was founded in 1738 at Vincennes by bankers and financiers hoping to discover the secret of making hard-paste porcelain, u...
Porcelain
Today you’re likely to bring out your antique and vintage porcelain in order to dress up your dining table for a special meal.
Porcelain, a durable and nonporous kind of pottery made from clay and stone, was first made in China and spread across the world owing to the trade routes to the Far East established by Dutch and Portuguese merchants. Given its origin, English speakers called porcelain “fine china,” an expression you still might hear today. "Fine" indeed — for over a thousand years, it has been a highly sought-after material.
Meissen Porcelain, one of the first factories to create real porcelain outside Asia, popularized figurine centerpieces during the 18th century in Germany, while works by Capodimonte, a porcelain factory in Italy, are synonymous with flowers and notoriously hard to come by. Modern porcelain houses such as Maison Fragile of Limoges, France — long a hub of private porcelain manufacturing — keep the city’s long tradition alive while collaborating with venturesome contemporary artists such as illustrator Jean-Michel Tixier.
Porcelain is not totally clumsy-guest-proof, but it is surprisingly durable and easy to clean. Its low permeability and hardness have rendered porcelain wares a staple in kitchens and dining rooms as well as a common material for bathroom sinks and dental veneers. While it is tempting to store your porcelain behind closed glass cabinet doors and reserve it only for display, your porcelain dinner plates and serving platters can safely weather the “dangers” of the dining room and be used during meals.
Add different textures and colors to your table with dinner plates and pitchers of ceramic and silver or a porcelain lidded tureen, a serving dish with side handles that is often used for soups. Although porcelain and ceramic are both made in a kiln, porcelain is made with more refined clay and is stronger than ceramic because it is denser.
On 1stDibs, browse an expansive collection of antique and vintage porcelain made in a variety of styles, including Regency, Scandinavian modern and other examples produced during the mid-century era, plus Rococo, which found its inspiration in nature and saw potters crafting animal figurines and integrating organic motifs such as floral patterns in their work.
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