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Meissen Figural Groups

Meissen Porcelain 'Pantalone and Columbine' Figure, Rococo, Germany
Meissen Porcelain 'Pantalone and Columbine' Figure, Rococo, Germany

Meissen Porcelain 'Pantalone and Columbine' Figure, Rococo, Germany

By Johann Joachim Kaendler, Meissen Porcelain

Located in Basildon, GB

Meissen figure group of 'Pantalone and Columbine' Columbine seated holding a mask under her right

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Late 20th Century German Rococo Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Porcelain Fall Figural Group
Meissen Porcelain Fall Figural Group

Meissen Porcelain Fall Figural Group

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in New Orleans, LA

A pair of putti holding symbols of the harvest adorn this Meissen porcelain figural group entitled

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Antique 19th Century German Rococo Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Porcelain Winter and Spring Figural Group
Meissen Porcelain Winter and Spring Figural Group

Meissen Porcelain Winter and Spring Figural Group

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in New Orleans, LA

Entitled Winter and Spring this Meissen Porcelain figural group features a cloaked putto staying

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Antique Late 19th Century German Other Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Porcelain Bacchus and Attendants Figural Group
Meissen Porcelain Bacchus and Attendants Figural Group

Meissen Porcelain Bacchus and Attendants Figural Group

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Bradenton, FL

Superb example of 19th Century Meissen Porcelain. Bacchus and Attendants Figural Group modeled by

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Antique Late 19th Century German Rococo Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Porcelain Summer and Fall Figural Group
Meissen Porcelain Summer and Fall Figural Group

Meissen Porcelain Summer and Fall Figural Group

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in New Orleans, LA

This beautiful Meissen Porcelain figure entitled Summer and Fall is part of the company's beloved

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Antique Late 19th Century German Other Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen porcelain figure Group of Putti with Flowers
Meissen porcelain figure Group of Putti with Flowers

Meissen porcelain figure Group of Putti with Flowers

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA

Meissen Porcelain Figurine, Group of Putti with Flowers This Meissen porcelain figurine depicts

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Antique 19th Century German Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

A Pair Of Meissen Porcelain Mythological Figural Groups
A Pair Of Meissen Porcelain Mythological Figural Groups

A Pair Of Meissen Porcelain Mythological Figural Groups

$80,909

H 18.9 in W 20.48 in D 8.67 in

A Pair Of Meissen Porcelain Mythological Figural Groups

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Brighton, West Sussex

A Pair Of Meissen Porcelain Mythological Figural groups, of 'Neptune and Thetis' and 'The Triumphal

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Antique 19th Century German Rococo Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Porcelain Figure Group of a Shepherdess and Soldier
Meissen Porcelain Figure Group of a Shepherdess and Soldier

Meissen Porcelain Figure Group of a Shepherdess and Soldier

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H 9 in W 7.5 in D 7.2 in

Meissen Porcelain Figure Group of a Shepherdess and Soldier

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Guaynabo, PR

This is a Meissen Porcelain figure group of a shepherdess and a soldier. It depicts this pastoral

Category

Early 20th Century German Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

A Monumental Meissen Porcelain Figural Group of Mount Parnassus
A Monumental Meissen Porcelain Figural Group of Mount Parnassus

A Monumental Meissen Porcelain Figural Group of Mount Parnassus

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Brighton, West Sussex

A Monumental Meissen Porcelain Figural Group of Apollo and the Nine Muses on Mount Parnassus

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Antique 19th Century German Rococo Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Important Meissen Porcelain Figural Clock Group on Original Marked Plinth
Important Meissen Porcelain Figural Clock Group on Original Marked Plinth

Important Meissen Porcelain Figural Clock Group on Original Marked Plinth

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Lisse, NL

important Meissen porcelain figural clock group, representing one of the manufactory’s most elaborate

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Antique 18th Century German Rococo Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Enamel, Brass

Meissen Porcelain Figural Group with a Musician Playing the Drums
Meissen Porcelain Figural Group with a Musician Playing the Drums

Meissen Porcelain Figural Group with a Musician Playing the Drums

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Tarzana, CA

A lovely 19th century German Meissen porcelain figural group of a standing lady appealing to a

Category

Antique Late 19th Century German Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Meissen Porcelain Figure Group of the Drunken Silenus
19th Century Meissen Porcelain Figure Group of the Drunken Silenus

19th Century Meissen Porcelain Figure Group of the Drunken Silenus

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A Meissen Porcelain figure group of the Drunken Silenus, late 19th century, after the model by F E

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Antique 19th Century German Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Art Nouveau Figure Group 'Tobogganers', by Alfred Koenig, Meissen Germany, 1912
Art Nouveau Figure Group 'Tobogganers', by Alfred Koenig, Meissen Germany, 1912

Art Nouveau Figure Group 'Tobogganers', by Alfred Koenig, Meissen Germany, 1912

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Vienna, AT

Meissen manufactory as a designer and modeler. The artist specialized in the design of human figures in

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Vintage 1910s German Art Nouveau Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Art Nouveau Figure Group, Ice-Scaters, by Alfred Koenig, Meissen Germany, 1910
Art Nouveau Figure Group, Ice-Scaters, by Alfred Koenig, Meissen Germany, 1910

Art Nouveau Figure Group, Ice-Scaters, by Alfred Koenig, Meissen Germany, 1910

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Vienna, AT

Delicate Meissen Art Nouveau porcelain group: A couple skating in elegant winter attire: the lady

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Vintage 1910s German Art Nouveau Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Art Nouveau Figure Group 'Ice-Scaters', by Alfred Koenig, Meissen Germany, 1910
Art Nouveau Figure Group 'Ice-Scaters', by Alfred Koenig, Meissen Germany, 1910

Art Nouveau Figure Group 'Ice-Scaters', by Alfred Koenig, Meissen Germany, 1910

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Vienna, AT

Delicate Meissen Art Nouveau porcelain group: Skating couple in elegant Winter clothing: the lady

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Vintage 1910s German Art Nouveau Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Art Nouveau Figure Group 'Ice-Scaters', by Alfred Koenig, Meissen Germany, 1910
Art Nouveau Figure Group 'Ice-Scaters', by Alfred Koenig, Meissen Germany, 1910

Art Nouveau Figure Group 'Ice-Scaters', by Alfred Koenig, Meissen Germany, 1910

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Vienna, AT

Delicate and rare Meissen Art Nouveau porcelain group: Skating couple in elegant winter clothing

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Vintage 1910s German Art Nouveau Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Porcelain Figural Group of Musician Lovers on Sofa, After J.J. Kandler
Meissen Porcelain Figural Group of Musician Lovers on Sofa, After J.J. Kandler

Meissen Porcelain Figural Group of Musician Lovers on Sofa, After J.J. Kandler

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in New York, NY

A 19th C. Meissen Porcelain Figural Group of Musician Lovers seated on a Sofa with a Pug Dog, After

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Antique 1860s German Rococo Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Porcelain Group “The Rape of Persephone”
Meissen Porcelain Group “The Rape of Persephone”

Meissen Porcelain Group “The Rape of Persephone”

$3,500 / item

H 18 in W 13 in D 6.5 in

Meissen Porcelain Group “The Rape of Persephone”

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA

Meissen Porcelain Group “The Rape of Persephone” – Late 19th Century An exceptional Meissen

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20th Century German Rococo Revival Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Art Nouveau Children Group Girl With Child A. Koenig, Meissen Germany, c 1905
Art Nouveau Children Group Girl With Child A. Koenig, Meissen Germany, c 1905

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

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Antique Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Art Nouveau Children Group 'Two Girls', by A. Koenig, Meissen Germany, ca 1940
Art Nouveau Children Group 'Two Girls', by A. Koenig, Meissen Germany, ca 1940

Art Nouveau Children Group '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

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Vintage 1910s German Art Nouveau Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

A Beautiful Meissen Porcelain Monkey Grouping with Gilt Highlights
A Beautiful Meissen Porcelain Monkey Grouping with Gilt Highlights

A Beautiful Meissen Porcelain Monkey Grouping with Gilt Highlights

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in New York, NY

porcelain figural group depicting a family of monkeys gathered around a central tree. The group is arranged

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Antique 1870s German Rococo Animal Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

A late 19th century German Sitzendorf porcelain monkey and coconut wall bracket
A late 19th century German Sitzendorf porcelain monkey and coconut wall bracket

A late 19th century German Sitzendorf porcelain monkey and coconut wall bracket

By Sitzendorf

Located in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire

style wares and their figural groups were often more Romantic in style and this is a clear departure

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Antique 1850s German Belle Époque Wall Brackets

Materials

Porcelain

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Meissen Group by Kaendler, Musical Children, circa 1755
Meissen Group by Kaendler, Musical Children, circa 1755

Meissen Group by Kaendler, Musical Children, circa 1755

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H 7.29 in W 6.7 in D 5.52 in

Meissen Group by Kaendler, Musical Children, circa 1755

By Frederick Kandler, Meissen Porcelain

Located in Geelong, Victoria

Meissen figure group of musical children, with a semi-clad girl & boy seated in a large yellow

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Antique 1750s German Rococo Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Apple Picking Group
Meissen Apple Picking Group

Meissen Apple Picking Group

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H 9.85 in Dm 3.94 in

Meissen Apple Picking Group

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Altrincham, GB

Meissen Porcelain Figure group of Apple Pickers late 19th Century after a model by J.J. Kaendler

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Antique Late 19th Century German Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen porcelain shepherd & shepherdess, c. 1770.
Meissen porcelain shepherd & shepherdess, c. 1770.

Meissen porcelain shepherd & shepherdess, c. 1770.

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H 6.7 in W 6.5 in D 3.15 in

Meissen porcelain shepherd & shepherdess, c. 1770.

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire

A fine pair of Meissen porcelain figure groups, c.1765 -1775. Elaborately modelled by Carl

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Antique 1770s German Georgian Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Rare Meissen Figure Group 'Cupids On Dolphin' by Heinrich Schwabe Circa 1890
Rare Meissen Figure Group 'Cupids On Dolphin' by Heinrich Schwabe Circa 1890

Rare Meissen Figure Group 'Cupids On Dolphin' by Heinrich Schwabe Circa 1890

By Heinrich Schwabe 1, Meissen Porcelain

Located in Vienna, AT

Very rare and loving porcelain figure group of the 19th century: Two cupids with a dolphin on a

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Antique 1890s German Rococo Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Antique German Meissen Figural Hand-Painted & Gilt Porcelain Pianist, circa 1880
Antique German Meissen Figural Hand-Painted & Gilt Porcelain Pianist, circa 1880

Antique German Meissen Figural Hand-Painted & Gilt Porcelain Pianist, circa 1880

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Big Flats, NY

Antique German Meissen figural group features pianist playing her clavichord piano, hand-painted

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Antique 19th Century German Victorian Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen 'Spanish Lovers' , Model 230
Meissen 'Spanish Lovers' , Model 230

Meissen 'Spanish Lovers' , Model 230

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H 7.49 in W 6.7 in D 4.73 in

Meissen 'Spanish Lovers' , Model 230

By Johann Joachim Kaendler, Meissen Porcelain

Located in Basildon, GB

Meissen figure group of 'Spanish Lovers' The girl with blue bodice and floral pattern skirt, her

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Late 20th Century German Rococo Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen 'Pantalone and Columbine' , Model 279
Meissen 'Pantalone and Columbine' , Model 279

Meissen 'Pantalone and Columbine' , Model 279

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H 6.7 in W 6.3 in D 3.94 in

Meissen 'Pantalone and Columbine' , Model 279

By Johann Joachim Kaendler, Meissen Porcelain

Located in Basildon, GB

Meissen figure group of 'Pantalone and Columbine' Columbine seated holding a mask under her right

Category

Late 20th Century German Rococo Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen 19th Century Porcelain Figural Group
Meissen 19th Century Porcelain Figural Group

Meissen 19th Century Porcelain Figural Group

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Montreal, QC

This charming group is a Scene Galante... idealizing love and rusticity. They are simply dressed

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Antique Late 19th Century German Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Antique German Meissen School Porcelain Figural Group, Classical Cherubs
Antique German Meissen School Porcelain Figural Group, Classical Cherubs

Antique German Meissen School Porcelain Figural Group, Classical Cherubs

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Big Flats, NY

An antique German Meissen school hand painted porcelain figural group features Classical cherubs in

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Antique 19th Century German Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Antique German Meissen Hand-Painted & Gilt Porcelain Litter Figural Group
Antique German Meissen Hand-Painted & Gilt Porcelain Litter Figural Group

Antique German Meissen Hand-Painted & Gilt Porcelain Litter Figural Group

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Big Flats, NY

Antique German Meissen Porcelain features hand-painted and gilt figural group including two

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Antique 19th Century German Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Antique German Meissen School Sea Nymph Figural Group, circa 1880
Antique German Meissen School Sea Nymph Figural Group, circa 1880

Antique German Meissen School Sea Nymph Figural Group, circa 1880

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Big Flats, NY

Antique German Meissen School, possibly Schierholz, hand painted porcelain figural group depicting

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Antique Late 19th Century German Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Antique German Meissen School Hand-Painted Porcelain Erotic Figural Group
Antique German Meissen School Hand-Painted Porcelain Erotic Figural Group

Antique German Meissen School Hand-Painted Porcelain Erotic Figural Group

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Big Flats, NY

Antique German Meissen school hand-painted and gold gilt porcelain figural group depicts young man

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Antique 19th Century German Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Antique German Meissen School Porcelain Figural Group, Courting Scene, 20th C
Antique German Meissen School Porcelain Figural Group, Courting Scene, 20th C

Antique German Meissen School Porcelain Figural Group, Courting Scene, 20th C

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Big Flats, NY

An antique German figural group in the manner of Meissen offers hand painted and gilt porcelain

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20th Century German Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Meissen "Europa on the Bull" Porcelain Figural Group, circa 1880
Antique Meissen "Europa on the Bull" Porcelain Figural Group, circa 1880

Antique Meissen "Europa on the Bull" Porcelain Figural Group, circa 1880

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Austin, TX

This famous porcelain group depicts the myth of Europa being captivated by Zeus in the form of a

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Antique Late 19th Century German Rococo Revival Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Art Nouveau Figure Group 'Ice-Scater', by Alfred Koenig, Meissen Germany, 1910
Art Nouveau Figure Group 'Ice-Scater', by Alfred Koenig, Meissen Germany, 1910

Art Nouveau Figure Group 'Ice-Scater', by Alfred Koenig, Meissen Germany, 1910

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Vienna, AT

Extremely rare Meissen Art Nouveau porcelain group: Ice-skating couple in elegant winter clothing

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Vintage 1910s German Art Nouveau Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

A Large Meissen Porcelain Mythological Figure Centerpiece, *Neptune and Thetis*
A Large Meissen Porcelain Mythological Figure Centerpiece, *Neptune and Thetis*

A Large Meissen Porcelain Mythological Figure Centerpiece, *Neptune and Thetis*

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in New York, NY

An exceptionally rare and large Meissen porcelain mythological figure centerpiece titled *Neptune

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Antique 1880s German Rococo Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Antique German Porcelain Classical Figural Group, Romanesque, Signed, circa 1880
Antique German Porcelain Classical Figural Group, Romanesque, Signed, circa 1880

Antique German Porcelain Classical Figural Group, Romanesque, Signed, circa 1880

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Big Flats, NY

Antique German highly detailed hand-painted Classical figural group depicts young family and dog

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Late 20th Century German Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Antique German Meissen School Hand Painted and Gilt Porcelain Figural Group
Antique German Meissen School Hand Painted and Gilt Porcelain Figural Group

Antique German Meissen School Hand Painted and Gilt Porcelain Figural Group

Located in Big Flats, NY

An antique German Meissen School porcelain figural group by Limbach featuring hand painted and gilt

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Antique 19th Century German Victorian Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Art Nouveau Figurine Group, Children With Doll, Konrad Hentschel, 20th C
Meissen Art Nouveau Figurine Group, Children With Doll, Konrad Hentschel, 20th C

Meissen Art Nouveau Figurine Group, Children With Doll, Konrad Hentschel, 20th C

By Meissen Porcelain, Julius Konrad Hentschel

Located in Vienna, AT

Finest Meissen porcelain figure group: Two girls in patterned dresses with their hair tied up

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Late 20th Century German Art Nouveau Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Porcelain Figure Group of Apple Pickers
Meissen Porcelain Figure Group of Apple Pickers

Meissen Porcelain Figure Group of Apple Pickers

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Meissen Porcelain Figure Group of Apple Pickers Germany, 20th century  This exquisite Meissen

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20th Century German Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Antique German Meissen Porcelain Figural Group, Classical Courting Couple
Antique German Meissen Porcelain Figural Group, Classical Courting Couple

Antique German Meissen Porcelain Figural Group, Classical Courting Couple

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Big Flats, NY

Antique German Meissen hand-painted and gilt porcelain figural group depicts Classical Roman

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Antique Late 19th Century German Greco Roman Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Antique German Meissen Hand Painted Porcelain Cupid Figural Group, c1890
Antique German Meissen Hand Painted Porcelain Cupid Figural Group, c1890

Antique German Meissen Hand Painted Porcelain Cupid Figural Group, c1890

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Big Flats, NY

An antique German figural group by Meissen offers hand painted mother or woman with pen and child

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Antique Late 19th Century German Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Figural Group of a Romantic Couple Eating Grapes with Their Lamb
Meissen Figural Group of a Romantic Couple Eating Grapes with Their Lamb

Meissen Figural Group of a Romantic Couple Eating Grapes with Their Lamb

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Boston, MA

This is an enchanting Meissen figural group of a pastoral scene of a romantic couple in their

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Antique Late 19th Century German Romantic Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Meissen Figural Group of Girl and Boy with Two Birds Out of Their Cage
Antique Meissen Figural Group of Girl and Boy with Two Birds Out of Their Cage

Antique Meissen Figural Group of Girl and Boy with Two Birds Out of Their Cage

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Boston, MA

Meissen figural group of girl and boy with two birds out of their cage. They have a flower garland

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Antique Late 19th Century German Romantic Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Lovely Meissen Figure Group with Dog Germany 19th Century
Lovely Meissen Figure Group with Dog Germany 19th Century

Lovely Meissen Figure Group with Dog Germany 19th Century

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Redding, CA

This lovely figure group with lots to pull at your heart strings, the beautiful lady Showing off

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Antique 19th Century German Figurative Sculptures

Large Meissen Figural Group of Gardeners That Are in Love Gathering Flowers
Large Meissen Figural Group of Gardeners That Are in Love Gathering Flowers

Large Meissen Figural Group of Gardeners That Are in Love Gathering Flowers

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Boston, MA

This is a wonderful large Meissen figurine of gardeners who are in love. He has a shovel and she

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Vintage 1930s German Romantic Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Figure Group of ''Drunken Silenus'', Meissen Porcelain
19th Century Figure Group of ''Drunken Silenus'', Meissen Porcelain

19th Century Figure Group of ''Drunken Silenus'', Meissen Porcelain

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Firenze, IT

Group of figures ''Drunk Silenus'', Meissen Porcelain, painted in polychrome and gold. It

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Antique 19th Century European Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Porcelain Group, ‘Sight’, circa 1870
Meissen Porcelain Group, ‘Sight’, circa 1870

Meissen Porcelain Group, ‘Sight’, circa 1870

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H 5.75 in W 3.75 in D 3.25 in

Meissen Porcelain Group, ‘Sight’, circa 1870

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire

£690.00 Meissen porcelain figure group ‘Sight’, circa 1870. After a model by Johann Carl Schonheit

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Antique 1870s German Georgian Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Porcelain Group, ‘Touch’, circa 1870
Meissen Porcelain Group, ‘Touch’, circa 1870

Meissen Porcelain Group, ‘Touch’, circa 1870

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H 5.75 in W 3.75 in D 3.25 in

Meissen Porcelain Group, ‘Touch’, circa 1870

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire

Meissen Porcelain figure group ‘Touch’, circa 1870. After a model by Johann Carl Schonheit, the

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Antique 1870s German Georgian Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Porcelain Group of Dogs, C. 1870
Meissen Porcelain Group of Dogs, C. 1870

Meissen Porcelain Group of Dogs, C. 1870

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H 5.63 in W 7.88 in D 5.63 in

Meissen Porcelain Group of Dogs, C. 1870

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire

Meissen porcelain figure group of dogs, c. 1870. Modelled after Kaendler, the group is finely

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Antique 1870s German Georgian Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen porcelain group of children, c. 1880.
Meissen porcelain group of children, c. 1880.

Meissen porcelain group of children, c. 1880.

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H 6.11 in W 4.93 in D 3.75 in

Meissen porcelain group of children, c. 1880.

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire

Meissen porcelain figure group, c. 1880. Finely modelled as two children wearing 18th Century

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Antique 1880s German Victorian Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen porcelain group ‘Europa and the Bull’, c. 1870.
Meissen porcelain group ‘Europa and the Bull’, c. 1870.

Meissen porcelain group ‘Europa and the Bull’, c. 1870.

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire

Meissen porcelain figure group, Europa and the Bull, c. 1870. Finely modelled with Europa wearing

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Antique 1870s German Classical Roman Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Figural Grouping
Meissen Figural Grouping

Meissen Figural Grouping

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H 12.25 in W 10 in D 6 in

Meissen Figural Grouping

Located in Kilmarnock, VA

A 19th century Meissen porcelain figural group of the Capture of Tritons, after a model by J. J

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Antique 19th Century French Figurative Sculptures

Antique Meissen Figural Group of Lady Depicting the Sense of Smell
Antique Meissen Figural Group of Lady Depicting the Sense of Smell

Antique Meissen Figural Group of Lady Depicting the Sense of Smell

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Boston, MA

Antique Meissen figural group of lady depicting the sense of smell dating from 1880s-1890s. She is

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Antique Late 19th Century German Romantic Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Meissen Porcelain Figural Group of a Courting Couple
19th Century Meissen Porcelain Figural Group of a Courting Couple

19th Century Meissen Porcelain Figural Group of a Courting Couple

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Washington Crossing, PA

A Meissen Porcelain figural group of a courting couple, 1815-1860, with blue underglazed crossed

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Antique Early 19th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

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H 10.25 in W 20.75 in D 16.38 in

Fabergé Silver Service

By Fabergé

Located in New Orleans, LA

This extraordinary 128-piece service by Fabergé is a rare treasure in more ways than one. Enclosed in its original oak chest, the exquisite service remains complete and in pristine c...

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Antique 19th Century Russian Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

Meissen Rococo Porcelain Figurine of a Lady, Hand-Painted, Circa 1740
Meissen Rococo Porcelain Figurine of a Lady, Hand-Painted, Circa 1740

Meissen Rococo Porcelain Figurine of a Lady, Hand-Painted, Circa 1740

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Basildon, GB

A good 18th Century Meissen Figurine of a Lady, circa 1740, modelled by Peter Reinecke wearing a hat with a ribbon, floral dress and holding a bouquet of flowers and standing on a fl...

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Antique 1740s German Rococo Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Wedgwood Porcelain Dinner Service for Twelve People
Wedgwood Porcelain Dinner Service for Twelve People

Wedgwood Porcelain Dinner Service for Twelve People

$22,984 / set

H 5 in W 9.4 in D 13 in

Wedgwood Porcelain Dinner Service for Twelve People

Located in Tarry Town, NY

Wedgwood porcelain dinnerware with gilt gold design detail service for twelve people with serving pieces. Each piece is in great condition. Maker's mark undersigned. Set include 12 d...

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Mid-20th Century English Dinner Plates

Materials

Gold

English Minton Porcelain Tableware Dinner Service / Twelve People
English Minton Porcelain Tableware Dinner Service / Twelve People

English Minton Porcelain Tableware Dinner Service / Twelve People

By Minton

Located in Tarry Town, NY

Minton hand painted and decorated porcelain dinner service for twelve people. Made in England between 1948 -1970 "with impressed marks "Minton / china / 2-65" and pattern numbers in...

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Mid-20th Century English Tableware

Materials

Gold

Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet
Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet

Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet

Located in Houston, TX

Large-scale 19th century English display cabinet executed in the Chinoiserie tradition. Constructed in carved mahogany and conceived as a tripartite architectural façade, each glazed...

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Antique 19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Mahogany

Fine Important Restored Pair of Antique Howard & Sons Leather Chesterfield Sofas
Fine Important Restored Pair of Antique Howard & Sons Leather Chesterfield Sofas

Fine Important Restored Pair of Antique Howard & Sons Leather Chesterfield Sofas

By Howard and Sons, Howard Chairs Ltd., Howard & Sons Ltd

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning exceptionally rare pair of original early Victorian Howard & Son’s Berners street cigar brown leather, fully restored Chesterfield bu...

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Antique 19th Century English Early Victorian Sofas

Materials

Leather

English Chamberlain Worcester Porcelain Part Dessert Service, circa 1815
English Chamberlain Worcester Porcelain Part Dessert Service, circa 1815

English Chamberlain Worcester Porcelain Part Dessert Service, circa 1815

Located in New York, NY

Comprising footed compote, pair of covered sauce tureens, one gallery (partially restored), pair of lozenge-shaped dishes, pair of kidney-shaped dishes, four shell dishes, four squar...

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Antique 1810s English Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Rococo Porcelain Box
Meissen Rococo Porcelain Box

Meissen Rococo Porcelain Box

$6,450

H 2 in W 3 in D 2.5 in

Meissen Rococo Porcelain Box

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in New Orleans, LA

Incredible hand-painted scenes inspired by Rococo master Antoine Watteau cover this magnificent Meissen porcelain box. Displaying romantic courtship scenes on each side, the casket i...

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Antique 18th Century German Rococo Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Russian Silver Pavel Ovchinnikov & Ivan Khlednikov Gilt Cloisonné Enamel Casket
Russian Silver Pavel Ovchinnikov & Ivan Khlednikov Gilt Cloisonné Enamel Casket

Russian Silver Pavel Ovchinnikov & Ivan Khlednikov Gilt Cloisonné Enamel Casket

By Ivan Khlebnikov, Pavel Ovchinnikov

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning and very rare full sized Imperial Russian 1891 Cloisonné enamel casket box made from solid silver with gold gilding by the highly cov...

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Antique Late 19th Century Russian Victorian Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver, Enamel

Chrysanthemum Tiffany Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 255 pcs Fitted Chest
Chrysanthemum Tiffany Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 255 pcs Fitted Chest

Chrysanthemum Tiffany Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 255 pcs Fitted Chest

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in Big Bend, WI

Chrysanthemum (c1880) originally called Indian Chrysanthemum .Tiffany's luxurious Chrysanthemum silver was designed in 1880 by Charles Grosjean. With its flowing curves, swirling ve...

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Antique Late 19th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Meissen Porcelain Mirror
Meissen Porcelain Mirror

Meissen Porcelain Mirror

$74,500

H 65.25 in W 41 in D 5.63 in

Meissen Porcelain Mirror

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in New Orleans, LA

Lavish Meissen porcelain serves as the extraordinary frame for this mirror. Exquisitely hand-painted in polychrome with gilt accents, the bountiful frame is adorned with all manner o...

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Antique 19th Century German Rococo Wall Mirrors

Materials

Porcelain, Mirror

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Meissen Figural Groups For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of meissen figural groups available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of ceramic and porcelain, all meissen figural groups available were constructed with great care. There are all kinds of meissen figural groups available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Meissen figural groups bearing Louis XVI or Victorian hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Meissen figural groups have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Meissen Porcelain are consistently popular.

How Much are Meissen Figural Groups?

Prices for meissen figural groups can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, meissen figural groups begin at $550 and can go as high as $9,850, while the average can fetch as much as $1,525.

Meissen Porcelain for sale on 1stDibs

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.

Find a collection of authentic Meissen Porcelain on 1stDibs.

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.