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Meissen Four Elements Porcelain Ewers
Meissen Four Elements Porcelain Ewers

Meissen Four Elements Porcelain Ewers

$298,500 / set

H 27 in W 15 in D 10 in

Meissen Four Elements Porcelain Ewers

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in New Orleans, LA

This extremely rare and important set of four Meissen ewers represents the Four Elements: Earth

Category

Antique 19th Century German Other Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Complete Set of Four Meissen Elements Ewers
Complete Set of Four Meissen Elements Ewers

Complete Set of Four Meissen Elements Ewers

$250,000

H 26.5 in W 14 in D 9 in

Complete Set of Four Meissen Elements Ewers

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Tarzana, CA

This extremely important set of Meissen ewers represents the Four Elements: Earth, Air, Water and

Category

Antique 19th Century German Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Monumental Meissen Porcelain Four Elements Centerpiece/Candelabra
Monumental Meissen Porcelain Four Elements Centerpiece/Candelabra

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

Category

Antique 1860s German Rococo Centerpieces

Materials

Porcelain

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Four Elements Porcelain Ewers by Meissen
Four Elements Porcelain Ewers by Meissen

Four Elements Porcelain Ewers by Meissen

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H 26 in W 17 in D 9.5 in

Four Elements Porcelain Ewers by Meissen

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in New Orleans, LA

This extremely rare and important set of Meissen ewers represents the Four Elements: Earth, Air

Category

Antique 18th Century German Rococo Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Complete Set of Four Meissen Elements Ewers
Complete Set of Four Meissen Elements Ewers

Complete Set of Four Meissen Elements Ewers

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Tarzana, CA

This extremely important set of Meissen ewers represents the Four Elements: Earth, Air, Water and

Category

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Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Gorgeous Mantle /Table Clock Four Elements Sculptured Cherubs circa 1860
Meissen Gorgeous Mantle /Table Clock Four Elements Sculptured Cherubs circa 1860

Meissen Gorgeous Mantle /Table Clock Four Elements Sculptured Cherubs circa 1860

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Vienna, AT

chest with four lovely cherubs, depicting the four elements: 1) Water with fish. 2) Fire with a small

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century German Rococo Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Four Meissen Porcelain Ewers Emblematic of the Elements
Four Meissen Porcelain Ewers Emblematic of the Elements

Four Meissen Porcelain Ewers Emblematic of the Elements

By Meissen Porcelain, Johann Joachim Kaendler

Located in Tarzana, CA

A rare 19th century complete set of four Meissen porcelain ewers represents the Elements: Water

Category

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Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Splendour Clock Case the Four Elements Putto by F.E. Meyer, circa 1880
Meissen Splendour Clock Case the Four Elements Putto by F.E. Meyer, circa 1880

Meissen Splendour Clock Case the Four Elements Putto by F.E. Meyer, circa 1880

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Vienna, AT

the Meissen Porcelain manufactory and worked closely with dealers there, but made a name for himself

Category

Antique 1880s German Rococo Centerpieces

Materials

Porcelain

SOLD Meissen Vase Four Elements the Fire by Johann Joachim Kaendler Model 321
SOLD Meissen Vase Four Elements the Fire by Johann Joachim Kaendler Model 321

SOLD Meissen Vase Four Elements the Fire by Johann Joachim Kaendler Model 321

By Johann Joachim Kaendler

Located in Vienna, AT

Meissen Gorgeous vase of series of four elements created by Johann Joachim Kaendler (1706-1775

Category

Antique 1880s German Rococo Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Figurines Allegory of Water D 81 Series Four Elements by Acier Made 1880
Meissen Figurines Allegory of Water D 81 Series Four Elements by Acier Made 1880

Meissen Figurines Allegory of Water D 81 Series Four Elements by Acier Made 1880

By Michel Victor Acier 1

Located in Vienna, AT

Meissen gorgeous figurine: Figurine group allegory of water / series of four elements. The details

Category

Antique 1880s German Rococo Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

MEISSEN HUGE EWER THE WATER FOUR ELEMENTS BY KAENDLER height 25.78 inches c.1860
MEISSEN HUGE EWER THE WATER FOUR ELEMENTS BY KAENDLER height 25.78 inches c.1860

MEISSEN HUGE EWER THE WATER FOUR ELEMENTS BY KAENDLER height 25.78 inches c.1860

By Johann Joachim Kaendler

Located in Vienna, AT

Meissen gorgeous as well as huge ewer: It derives from a series of four elements- this ewer

Category

Antique 1860s German Baroque Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

MEISSEN HUGE EWER THE FIRE FOUR ELEMENTS BY KAENDLER height 26.18 inches c.1860
MEISSEN HUGE EWER THE FIRE FOUR ELEMENTS BY KAENDLER height 26.18 inches c.1860

MEISSEN HUGE EWER THE FIRE FOUR ELEMENTS BY KAENDLER height 26.18 inches c.1860

By Johann Joachim Kaendler

Located in Vienna, AT

Meissen gorgeous as well as huge ewer: It derives from a series of four elements, this ewer

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century German Baroque Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

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Meissen Four Elements For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of meissen four elements available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of ceramic, porcelain and metal, all meissen four elements available were constructed with great care. Meissen four elements have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 19th Century. There are many kinds of meissen four elements to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Rococo, Baroque and Louis XVI meissen four elements are of considerable interest. There have been many well-made meissen four elements over the years, but those made by Meissen Porcelain, Bow Porcelain and Michel Victor Acier are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Meissen Four Elements?

Prices for meissen four elements can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, meissen four elements begin at $1,023 and can go as high as $185,000, while the average can fetch as much as $4,925.

Finding the Right Porcelain for You

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.