Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
German
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.
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Creator: Meissen Porcelain
Pair of 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Candelabra
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of 19th century Meissen Porcelain five branch candelabra, each having wonderful floral and fruit encrusted decoration, with figures of children play beneath and r...
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19th Century German Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Large Seated Meissen Porcelain Wiggling Pagoda, By J.J. Kaendler, Circa 1860
By Meissen Porcelain, Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Vienna, AT
Depiction of a seated, laughing female Buddha figure from a series of folk types. Full-figured body with the hair tied back tightly and the robe tightly fitting the body with wide sl...
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1860s German Other Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Rococo Group, Shpherd Couple Under Trees, by J.J. Kaendler, Ca 1860
By Meissen Porcelain, Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent and rare Meissen porcelain genre group:
Elegantly dressed Rococo couple in the shade of a group of trees: a young lady sitting at the feet of her beau, leaning back against...
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1860s German Rococo Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Pair 19th Century Romantic Meissen porcelain groups.
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Brighton, Sussex
This exquisite pair of 19th Century Meissen porcelain groups showcases the artistry and craftsmanship characteristic of Meissen. The figures depict a charming scene of courtship, fea...
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Late 19th Century German Romantic Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Porcelain Seated Buddha Figure As Wiggling Pagoda, By Kaendler, Mid-20th
By Johann Joachim Kaendler, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Depiction of a sitting, smiling Buddha figure from a series of folk types.
Voluminous female body with hair strictly tied back and a wide robe sitting cross-legged, arms straight in...
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1850s German Baroque Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
20th Century Meissen Porcelain Cookie/Ginger Jar
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a 20th century Meissen porcelain cookie/ginger lidded jar. It depicts a barrel shaped jar hand painted white in the background and cobalt blue in the lid and bottom area. Sma...
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20th Century German Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$520 Sale Price
20% Off
Early Meissen Cupid Group 'Allegory Summer', By J.J. Kaendler, Germany, Ca 1760
By Johann Joachim Kaendler, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent piece of Meissen porcelain of the 18th century:
Four cupids wrapped in cloths grouped on a rock after the corn harvest, one leaning on the corn in the centre with a wreath ...
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Mid-18th Century German Rococo Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Porcelain of a Man on a Goat
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Meissen Porcelain of a merry man on a goat.
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Late 19th Century German Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen clock garniture, 19th Century
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive, fine quality 19th Century Meissen porcelain clock garniture, having putti surround the clock and pair of candelabra representing the four seasons, the enamel clock...
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19th Century German Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Fabulous Pair of Meissen Porcelain Glass Coolers/Cachepots
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A fabulous pair of Meissen Porcelain glass coolers/cachepots. This exceptional pair of exquisitely hand-painted Meissen Porcelain glass coolers are each painted with panels of figure...
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Mid-19th Century German Louis XVI Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain, Meissen
Large 19th Century German Gilt-Trimmed Meissen Porcelain Vase
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Queens, NY
19th century German large blue and white Meissen porcelain vase with gilt trim and scroll handles.
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19th Century German Napoleon III Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold
Pair Of Rare Meissen Animal Figures Birds 'Bitterns', By J.J. Kaendler, 20th C
By Meissen Porcelain, Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent lifelike depiction of two upright bitterns, birds from the heron family, with stylised bundles of plants placed next to them for support on rounded meadow bases.
Designer...
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Late 20th Century German Baroque Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Meissen Group, "Capture of an Infant Triton"
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Brighton, Sussex
Antique Meissen German porcelain group sculpture titled the "Capture of an Infant Triton". Depicts two nymphs and a cherub holding a net filled ...
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19th Century French Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Unusual 19th Century Meissen Figure of a Camel after a Model by J. J. Kandler
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A unusual 19th century Meissen figure of a camel with blue under-glaze double crossed swords mark, after J.J. Kandler.
Naturalistically modeled above a rocky outcrop on a scroll-mol...
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1850s German Rococo Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Early Meissen Cupid Group Around 1750, Allegory of Spring, with Additional Base
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Four scantily clad cupids grouped on a rock, partly flowers, partly holding flower arrangements in their hands, the flowers as a typical attribute of the Meissen spring representatio...
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Mid-18th Century German Rococo Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Large Meissen Porcelain Figurine Group 'Apollo & Daphne', By Juechtzer, Ca. 1860
By Christian Gottfried Juechtzer, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent large and rare Meissen figurine group from the 19th century:
Apollo clothed with a cloak embraces Daphne from behind, who is fleeing from him and has already frozen into a ...
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1860s German Classical Roman Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Early Meissen Cupid Group 'Allegory Autumn', By J.J. Kaendler, Germany, Ca 1760
By Johann Joachim Kaendler, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent piece of Meissen porcelain of the 18th century:
Four cupids in cloths grouped together with a billy goat lying on the ground, a cupid crowned with vines sitting on the anim...
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Mid-18th Century German Rococo Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Meissen Neo-Rococo Figural Reticulated Centerpiece Compotes on Stands
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Meissen Porcelain Neo-Rococo Figural Reticulated Centerpiece Compotes on Stands
A set of porcelain rocaille bowls with gilt branch handles have been painted and adorned wit...
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19th Century Rococo Revival Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
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 older one in a green-brown skirt and white long-sleeved shirt with blue stripes, her hair pinned up in two side bunches, the younger child in a red-purple dress sitting on the ground, holding her by the arm and pulling her up.
The model is part of a series of beach motifs by Alfred König.
Based on a white round base with a relief structure on the side and a gold rim.
Very lifelike and loving representation of the characters and the details
Designer:
ALFRED KÖNIG (1871 - 1940) studied at the art academy in Dresden, since 1897 he worked in the Meissen manufactory as a designer and modeler. The artist specialized in the design of human figures in various variations, such as genre figures, children, athletes, soldiers etc.
Model B 290...
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1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Antique Meissen Porcelain Figures of Malabar Musicians
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in London, GB
Pair of antique Meissen porcelain figures of Malabar musicians
German, Late 19th Century
Woman: Height 33cm, width 13cm, depth 11cm
Man: Height 32cm, width 20cm, depth 11cm
Expertly crafted in the late 19th century by the artists at Meissen, the figures depict a charming pair of Malabar musicians. The design of this pair is after models by Friedrich Elias Meyer (German 1723–1785), an artist at Meissen.
The figure of a lady is playing the hurdy-gurdy and the moustached man the guitar. Both figures are wearing a pale straw hat, their bodies covered by a maroon-coloured and fur lined jacket...
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Late 19th Century German Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$6,191 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Antique German Meissen Dresden Porcelain Snake Handle Mantel Urn Vase 12"
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique German Meissen Dresden porcelain mantel urn or vase featuring trophy urn form with elaborate snake handles and floral motif.
Dimensions:
7.5" x 6.25" x 12" (Width x Depth x ...
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20th Century Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$402 Sale Price
30% Off
A Pair of 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Models of Bolognese Dogs, J.J. Kandler
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of Antique 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Model of Bolognese Dogs, After J. Kirchner. A finely modeled pair of 19th-century Meissen porcelain figures depicting Bolognese dogs...
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1880s German Louis XVI Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain, Meissen
Meissen Porcelain Pair Of Potpourri's Urn Vases
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This Meissen Porcelain Pair of Potpourri’s Urn Vases were repaired. It depicts a pair of porcelain lidded urn vases hand painted white color in the background with gilt details. The...
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Early 20th Century German Empire Revival Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Large 19th C. Meissen Porcelain Figure, Pug Mother & Child w/ Gilt Bell Collar
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A Large 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Figure of a White Pug Mother and Child with Gilt Bells on a Blue Collar. This large model is very rare to find in this quality, condition, and...
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19th Century German Louis XVI Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Porcelain Animal Figure, Dwarf Bulldog, By E. Hoesel, Germany, Mid-20th
By Erich Hoesel, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Depiction of a sitting and attentive dwarf bulldog looking slightly to the side with white and black fur and white collar.
Designer:
OSKAR ERICH HOESEL (1869 - 1951) was a German sc...
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Mid-20th Century German Other Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Figure Cavalier At His Desk Writing A Love Letter, Kaendler, Circa 1860
By Meissen Porcelain, Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent Meissen porcelain figure:
Young gentleman in elaborate rococo clothing of the upper classes: noble white frock coat with golden hems, gold and flower embroidered vest and sleeve cuffs, large black bow on the wig hair, sitting at a magnificent desk with curved...
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1860s German Baroque Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
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: The lady in a long, white skirt with a green decorated hem, green jacket and white cap, and long ermine scarf, the gallant in a fine, sporty, brown checkered suit...
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1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Art Nouveau Figurine, Ballroom Lady, by Rudolf Hentschel, Circa 1910
By Hans Rudolf Hentschel, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare and exquisite Art Nouveau Figurine:
Elegant young lady with dark, pinned-up hair in a floor-length white dress with train and multi-layered, elegantly designed bodice, stan...
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1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Porcelain Sculpture, 19th Century Style, 20th Century.
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Meissen porcelain sculpture, 19th century style, 20th century.
A Meissen porcelain sculpture of a Chinese man in traditional dress, 20th century, 19th century style.
H: 17cm, D: 6cm
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20th Century German Chinoiserie Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Large German Porcelain Figure Toucan Bird, Meissen, circa 1905
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
Modeled and incised with the conjoined "PW" for Paul Walther. Crossed swords Meissen mark in underglaze blue.
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Early 1900s German Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Porcelain Candelabra
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Lantau, HK
Decorative with figures followers in relief.
Porcelain hand painted, marked and the engraving 4611 12.
Minor chips
Shipping included
Free and fast delivery door to door by air...
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19th Century German Classical Roman Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$13,000
Antique Meissen Porcelain Figurine of Lame Cherub on Crutches, ca. 1880’s
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
This delicate statuette, amazing in its plot and executed in the best traditions of Meissen, depicts a charming cherub with a sad face expression, who has injured his leg and is leaning on homemade crutches. It evokes in the viewer compassion and a smile of tenderness at the same time.
Hallmarked with Meissen crossed swords and numbered ‘18’ on the bottom of the base.
Dimensions:
Height: 8.38 inches
With: 3.63 inches
Depth: 4.63 inches
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Meissen porcelain or ‘Meissen china...
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1880s German Belle Époque Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Meissen Porcelain Figures of Parrots Standing on Branches W/ Cherries
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A Magnificent and large pair of antique meissen porcelain figures of colorful parrots, each standing on a tree branch with cherries and beautiful foliage after a model by J. J. Kandl...
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1870s German Rococo Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Old or Antique Meissen Porcelain Figurine of Cupid with Bound Wings
By Meissen Porcelain, Heinrich Schwabe 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine old or antique Meissen porcelain figurine.
Depicting Cupid sitting atop a rock with a sad expression, both hands and wings bound behind his back.
Atop a circular gilt Rococo...
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Late 19th Century German Rococo Revival Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Cabinet Vase with Applied Fruits and Flowers
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Meissen cabinet vase with applied fruits and flowers, exquisite gourd bottle shape with numerous applied fruits and flowers, and painted with insects. ...
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Late 19th Century German Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of 12 Meissen "Motto Children" Figures
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Tarzana, CA
Antique Meissen complete 12 piece set - "Motto Children" after models by Acier (after drawings by Schoenau).
Each figure with an inscribed motto in French on the base that reads as ...
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Late 19th Century German Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$26,500 / set
Meissen Snake Handle Vase With Flower Painting And Gilding, by Leuteritz, 20th
By Meissen Porcelain, Ernst August Leuteritz
Located in Vienna, AT
Very large double snake handle vase in baluster form on a mounted funnel-shaped stand, handles in the form of coiled snake pairs raised on the side, white and cobalt blue base, fine ...
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1940s German Baroque Vintage Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Large Meissen Figural Centerpiece Candelabra
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Tarzana, CA
Large and impressive antique Meissen porcelain figural centerpiece. The six branch candelabra features four figures - a seated lady and a seated ma...
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1890s German Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Mythological Figurine, Ganymede On Cloud Base, Kaendler, Circa 1860
By Meissen Porcelain, Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Vienna, AT
The young man, covered only with a cloth, known in Greek mythology as ‘the most beautiful of all boys’, sits on the back of Zeus, who has been transformed into an eagle, and is carri...
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1860s German Baroque Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Meissen Porcelain Cherub Motto Figurine "Je decouvre tout" Model F13
By Meissen Porcelain, Michel Victor Acier 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique porcelain Cupid figurine.
By Meissen.
Model no. F13 from the Cupid Motto Series.
Entitled "Je decouvre tout".
Originally de...
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Early 20th Century German Rococo Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$1,080 Sale Price
20% Off
Meissen Art Nouveau Porcelain Group 'Indian Haunting A Buffalo', Hoesel, Germany
By Erich Hoesel, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Exquisite Large Meissen Art Nouveau Porcelain Group:
Representation of a mounted warrior with a painted face, wearing only a small loincloth and moccasins on his feet, and crowned wi...
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1930s German Art Nouveau Vintage Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Art Nouveau Group 'Capture Of A Nymph', by Paul Helmig, Meissen Germany, Ca 1902
By Paul Helmig, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Exquisite large and rare Meissen Art Nouveau porcelain group:
Triton adorned with water lily wreath on his head, half man, half fish with scaled legs leaning against a high wave and ...
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Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
A Pair of Meissen Porcelain Pug Dogs with Gilt Bell Collars & One w/ Child
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A Wonderful Large Pair of 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Figures of Pug Dogs with Gilt Bell Collars on Blue Porcelain Ribbons, One Dog with a Child. Exquisitely hand-painted with rea...
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1870s German Louis XVI Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Art Nouveau Group 'the Air' by Paul Helmig, Germany, Around 1900
By Paul Helmig, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare and excellent Meissen porcelain group around 1900:
Juno, the Roman goddess of the air (Greek Hera), as a young woman with her hair pinned up, covered only with a cloth, si...
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Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Parrot perched on a tree trunk, 19th Century
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality late 19th Century Meissen porcelain Parrot perched on a tree trunk, having wonderful bold colouring.
Signed to the base with blue crossed swords.
Batch 77 62748 DNKZZ
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19th Century German Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Porcelain Cabinet Bowl by Meissen
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in San Diego, CA
Antique porcelain cabinet bowl by Meissen of Germany, circa 1900. The piece is in very good condition with no chips or cracks and clear vibra...
Category
Early 20th Century German Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$460 Sale Price
20% Off
Meissen Art Nouveau Group 'The Air' by Paul Helmig, Germany Around 1900
By Meissen Porcelain, Paul Helmig
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare and excellent Meissen porcelain group around 1900:
Juno, the Roman goddess of the air (Greek Hera), as a young woman with her hair pinned up, covered only with a cloth, sit...
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Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Pate Sur Pate Vase of a Neoclassical Maiden Seated on Centaur
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A 19th century Royal Cobalt Blue Meissen Pate Sur Pate vase of a Maiden seated on a Centaur. Beautifully decorated in cobalt blue, salmon pink, 2...
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1860s German Neoclassical Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Pair 18th Century Meissen Porcelain & French Doré Three Arm Bronze Candelabras
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
18th Century Meissen Porcelain and French Doré Bronze Candelabras with Applied Porcelain Flowers
Step into an era where Meissen porcelain meets French doré bronze in a harmonious bl...
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18th Century German Louis XVI Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Ormolu
Meissen Art Nouveau Figurine, Lady With Muff, by Konrad Hentschel, ca 1906
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Elegant young lady with a wide-brimmed hat, decorated with green-brown-white checkered ribbons and a blue feather, wearing a floor-length white dress with a green hem and button plac...
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Large Meissen Porcelain Group, Young Man With A White Horse, By Kaendler, 20th
By Johann Joachim Kaendler, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Depiction of a young man dressed in a colourful robe – blue shirt and trousers with a yellow frock coat – with a turban and earrings, a dagger stuck in his red sash, holding a red ca...
Category
1950s German Rococo Vintage Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
18th Century Meissen Porcelain Figure, 'Piedmontese Bagpiper'
By Meissen Porcelain, Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Basildon, GB
18th Century Meissen Porcelain Figure, Piedmontese bagpiper.
Modelled by J.J. Kändler after an engraving by Jacques Dumont, wearing a black hat with brown feather, fur-lined white...
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1740s German Rococo Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Rare Meissen Bust of Madonna
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Rare Meissen bust of Madonna.
Category
1950s German Vintage Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$12,900
Porcelain Figurine Musicians by Meissen, 19th Century
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Lisbon, PT
A Saxony art piece, large polychrome porcelain of a figurine of a male violinist and a women`s percussionist musicians decorated in the pierrot.
A dreamlike motif of youth playing mu...
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19th Century German Baroque Revival Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$1,841 Sale Price
32% Off
Art Nouveau Figurine 'Pierrette' by Martin Wiegand, Meissen Germany, ca 1908
By Meissen Porcelain, Martin Wiegand
Located in Vienna, AT
Extremely rare Meissen Art Nouveau porcelain figurine:
Red-haired girl sitting on the ground with big hat with brim turned up in front, dressed in green bodice with gold hem, wide sk...
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
18th Century Meissen Porcelain Figurine 'Pair of Lovers' 'Liebespaar' circa 1745
By Johann Joachim Kaendler, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Basildon, GB
18th Century Meissen Porcelain Figurine 'Pair of Lovers' 'Liebespaar' circa 1745
Sitting lovers, designed by Johann Joachim Kaendler, above a base covered with plastic flowers and l...
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1740s German Rococo Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
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Porcelain
19th Century Meissen Porcelain Figure of a Malabar Man on a Rhinoceros
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A fantastic 19th century Meissen Porcelain orientalist/Turkish figure of a Malabar Man seated on a rhinoceros. This is a rare and beautiful group made by...
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19th Century German Chinoiserie Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
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Porcelain
Pair Meissen parrots, late 19th century
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Brighton, Sussex
Small pair of enchanting late 19th Century Meissen porcelain Parrots, each with wonderful bold colouring and signed with the blue crossed swords to the base.
Batch 76 G9490/21 CEKZ
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Late 19th Century German Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
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Porcelain
Early Meissen Rococo Group 'Love and Indulgence' by J.C. Schönheit, Ca 1840
By Meissen Porcelain, Johann Carl Schoenheit
Located in Vienna, AT
Exceptional Meissen porcelain genre group:
Young mother seated on a magnificent Louis XVI-style armchair, her left foot set down on a low stool, a boy lying on his stomach on her left thigh, his white shirt slipped up to reveal his bare buttocks, which the mother has probably just struck with the cane in her left hand, to her right a girl in a dress and hat decorated with feathers, clasping her mother's arm so that she can no longer strike the boy.
The group is based on an oval pedestal with gold heightened frieze decoration on the sides.
Particularly elaborate, detailed design and staffage.
This model was based on drawings by Johann Eleazar Zeissig, known as 'Schenau' (1737-1806).
Designed by JOHANN CARL SCHÖNHEIT (1730 - 1805) in 1788
started working as an apprentice in the Meissen factory in 1741 and has been in a responsible position since 1768. For more than 20 years, Schönheit was an employee of both J.J. Kändler as well as from M.V. Acier, who entered the Meissen factory in 1762. After Kändler's death in 1775, Schönheit was head of the model department until 1794.
Design of the model in 1788
Manufactory: Meissen Germany
Dating: made around 1840
Material: white porcelain, glossy finish
Technique: handmade porcelain, finest hand painting
Dimensions:
height: 25,5 cm / 10.03 in
width: 18,0 cm / 7.08 in
depth: 16,0 cm / 6.29 in
Marks:
Blue Meissen crossed sword mark
Model number: I 66 / former's number 35 / painter Da..
Bibliography:
Thomas & Sabine Bergmann, Meissen Artist's - Figures / Erlangen Germany 2014, Model numbers A1 - Z99, page 31...
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Early 19th Century German Rococo Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Four Piece Writing Desk Set With Butterflies
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Japanese four piece desk set with polychrome cloisonne enamel decor. The set includes a pair of inkwells, a roller blotter, and a tray. Each ware is adorned with a polychrome desig...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
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Enamel
Meissen Porcelain decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs.
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