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
Large Meissen Porcelain Group of Gardeners, Late 19th Century
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in London, GB
Taken from a model of 1772 by M.C. Avier and J.C. Schönheit, this charming porcelain group by the Meissen manufactory depicts a group of five figures around a central rock mound, inv...
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Late 19th Century German Rococo Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
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Porcelain
Pair of 19/20th C. Louis XVI Style Meissen Models of Golden Oriole Birds
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A fantastic pair of 19/20th century Louis XVI Style Meissen Models of Golden Oriole birds. Each bird is naturalistically modeled and perched on white birc...
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20th Century German Louis XVI Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
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Porcelain
$8,400 Sale Price / set
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Meissen Schneeballen Covered Snowball Vase w/ Birds, Flowers, Leaves & Branches
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A magnificent and large Meissen Schneeballen (snowball) covered vase, richly adorned with a vibrant aviary and botanical ensemble in full three-dimensional relief. Crafted in the mid...
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19th Century German Rococo Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
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Porcelain
Pair 19th Century Meissen Candelabra
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality pair of 19th century German Meissen porcelain three branch candelabra, each with two children representing 'Summer' and 'Fall' holding the harvest and grapes.
Bl...
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Late 19th Century German Romantic Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
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Porcelain
$6,725 / set
Meissen Snake Handle Vase With Flower Boquet Painting, by Leuteritz, Ca 1880
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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1880s German Rococo Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
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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
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Porcelain
18th Century Meissen Figures "Children Dancing"
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Basildon, GB
A Pair of 18th Century Meissen Figures "Children Dancing", modelled in the commedia dell'arte style as a young girl and boy dancing. Raised over simple rococo bases with applied flow...
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Mid-18th Century German Rococo Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
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Porcelain
$2,017 Sale Price / set
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Meissen Mushroom Seller "Pilzverkäufer" with blue eyes, circa 1747
By Meissen Porcelain, Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Basildon, GB
Mid 18th Century Meissen Porcelain Figure, Rare blue eyed Mushroom Seller "Pilzverkäufer". Model Number 864, by Johann Joachim Kaendler, circa 1747
Crossed swords mark and model n...
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1740s German Rococo Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
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Porcelain
$6,725 Sale Price
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Meissen Porcelain Figurine Busts of a Man & Woman by Peter Strang
By Meissen Porcelain, Peter Strang
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine pair of miniature Meissen porcelain busts.
By Peter Strang.
In the form of a man and woman in casual clothing. The man wears an argyle sweater a...
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20th Century German Modern Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
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Porcelain
Pair of Rococo Style German Meissen Porcelain Candelabras
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in London, GB
Pair of Rococo style German Meissen Porcelain candelabras
German, circa 1860
Measures: Height 37cm, width 26cm, depth 15cm
Rococo-sty...
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Mid-19th Century German Rococo Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Germany Art Nouveau Figurine Girl With Shawl, by Theodor Eichler, c 1913
By Theodor Eichler, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Depiction of a young unclothed Art Nouveau girl with artfully pinned up hair with incorporated hood, a large striped cloth wrapped around her right fo...
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1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Early Meissen Round Group of Gardener Children, by J.J. Kaendler, 1763-1774
By Johann Joachim Kaendler, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen porcelain group from the time of origin:
Four children in festive, rural rococo clothing on a three-part rocaille base: on the central raised pedestal a girl with a basket o...
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1760s German Rococo Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
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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
Large Mythological Meissen Group 'The Catch Of The Triton', J.J. Kändler, c 1870
By Meissen Porcelain, Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent Meissen porcelain sculpture:
Very elaborate and lovingly designed group of figures: two young women with artfully pinned-up hair and wrapped in cloths tied around their loi...
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Late 19th Century German Baroque Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Large Meissen Art Nouveau Figure, Flora with Cupids, by Emmerich Oehler, ca 1913
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Extremely rare Art Nouveau Figurine Group by Meissen:
Monumental figure of Flora, taking a step forward in dance and holding large, heavy flower garlands of yellow roses, which are wrapped with a blue bow, in hands. The hair of the female nude is artfully tied into a striped cloth, which is held together by blue ribbons and is decorated with leaf branches over the ears. On her left shoulder she carries a naked boy who is holding in an upside down position a golden wreath...
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1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
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Porcelain
Meissen Model of a "Gaukler Adler"
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Stamford, CT
A Meissen model of a "Gaukler Adler" first modelled by Paul Walther in 1906.
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Early 20th Century German Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Porcelain Bust of a Child
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large Meissen Porcelain modeled as a bust of a young child wearing a floral decorated cap, wearing open shirt with floral embellished sash.
Late 19th century
Crossed swords in ...
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Late 19th Century German Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
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Porcelain
Meissen Porcelain, Pair of Mandolin Player & Woodcutter Figurines, ca. 1860’s
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
Executed in the best traditions of Meissen, this lovely pair of statuettes depicts a female mandolin player and a woodcutter, where a musician entertains the laborer while he is occupied with his work.
Hallmarked with Meissen crossed swords and numbered ‘18’on the bottom of both bases.
Dimensions:
Mandolin Player:
Height: 4.07 inches (10.17cm)
Width: 2.25 inches (5.62cm)
Depth: 1.88 inches (4.7cm)
Woodcutter:
Height: 4.07 inches (10.17cm)
Width: 1.88 inches (4.7cm)
Depth: 2.75 inches (6.87cm)
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Meissen porcelain or ‘Meissen china...
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1860s German Belle Époque Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
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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
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Porcelain
Meissen group, a courting couple, with classical bust behind.
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An enchanting Meissen porcelain group depicting lovers standing infront of a classical marble bust, a young boy rocking a cot, a ship and dog.
Blue crossed swords to the base.
Batc...
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Late 19th Century German Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
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Porcelain
Fine Hand-Painted Meissen Porcelain Model of an Indian Elephant with a Saddle
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A fine 19th century Realistically hand-carved German Meissen Porcelain model of an elephant with a saddle. Modeled in the Indian taste, this elephant is hand-carved and hand-painted by the finest artist's at Meissen...
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19th Century German Islamic Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
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Porcelain
Early Meissen Cherub Group Allegory Summer & Autumn, by J.J. Kaendler, C 1750
By Meissen Porcelain, Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen Porcelain Group From The Time Of Origin:
Two naked cupids and a ram on a rocaille rock, depicting the seasons of summer and autumn:
Summer bedded on a bundle of ears of cor...
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1760s German Rococo Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
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Porcelain
Set of Five Allegorical Porcelain Sculptures by Meissen
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in London, GB
Set of five allegorical porcelain sculptures by Meissen
German, c. 1975
Measures: Height 15cm, width 10cm, depth 8.5cm
The five figures in this set are allegorical of the senses...
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1970s German Rococo Vintage Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
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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
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Porcelain
18th Century Meissen Porcelain Figure, 'Rhesus Monkey and child'
By Johann Joachim Kaendler, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Basildon, GB
18th Century Meissen Porcelain Figure, Rhesus Monkey and child, model 1464, circa 1750 .
Modelled by J.J. Kändler. Monkey, with outstretched hand holding fruit, and child chained ...
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1740s German Rococo Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
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Porcelain
$3,923 Sale Price
20% Off
Meissen porcelain, an important life-Size seated monkey figure by J. J. Kandler
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
An important Meissen porcelain life-size seated monkey figure by J. J. Kandler with provenance from the Vanderbilt collection. Cobalt blue crossed sw...
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19th Century German Rococo Revival Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Rococo Figure 'Huntress with Dog', by J.C. Schoenheit, Around 1880
By Johann Carl Schoenheit, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Elaborate porcelain figure of the 19th century:
Young lady with rococo wig dressed as a huntress: black trident hat with colorful feather decoration, softly falling dress...
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Mid-19th Century German Rococo Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
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...
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Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Art Nouveau Figurine, Girl With Doll's Pram, by Konrad Hentschel, 1905
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Nouveau Meissen porcelain figure from the time the model was created:
The girl in a white dress and with a blue bow in her long hair bends over the wicker doll's pram and places ...
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Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Art Nouveau Children Group 'Girl With Child', T. Eichler, Meissen Germany, 1905
By Theodor Eichler, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Extremely rare Meissen Art Nouveau porcelain group:
Two girls in clothing of circa 1900, the elder with hair pinned up in a bun in a blue fringed white dress with a yellow petticoat...
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Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
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Porcelain
Meissen Large Pair of Allegory Figurines Day & Night by Silvia Kloede, Ca 2007
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
A pair of large, excellently crafted allegories - Day & Night in the form of two slender female figures celebrating femininity:
The figure representing the Day dressed in fresh, spr...
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Early 2000s German Modern Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Meissen Porcelain Group of Blind Man's Buff
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality 19th century Meissen Porcelain group of three cherubs playing blind man’s buff. One blind folded, one seated on a chair the other reading on ...
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Late 19th Century German Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
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Porcelain
Meissen Porcelain Reticulated Two-Handled Basket
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Meissen Porcelain reticulated two-handled basket
Late 19th century.
Blue underglaze crossed swords mark on the underside.
Of oval form, applied with flower heads and flanked by en...
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19th Century Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
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, the girl in a blue patterned long-sleeved dress with a white apron kneeling on the ...
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Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Art Nouveau Figure Of A Snake Dancer By Max Bochmann Circa 1914
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare and extremely decorative full-sculptural depiction of a young dancer in oriental-looking costume, bare-breasted, with long, softly falling skirt s...
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1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
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
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Porcelain
Art Nouveau Children Group 'Two Girls', by A. Koenig, Meissen Germany, ca 1912
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Extremely rare Meissen Art Nouveau porcelain group:
Two barefoot girls in summer clothes, the older one in a striped skirt and white and blue long-slee...
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1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
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Porcelain
Large Meissen Figural Centerpiece Candelabra
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Los Angeles, 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
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Porcelain
Pair of Meissen Blue Cobalt White and Gold Candlesticks First Half 19th Century
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Milano, MI
Pair of Meissen Blue and Gold Porcelain Candlesticks dating from the first half of the 1800s. The candelabra are circular in a rich cobalt blue and white, with an elegant decoration...
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19th Century German Neoclassical Revival Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
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Porcelain
Meissen Candlestick Figurine 'Lighter - Florian' by Silvia Kloede, 1996
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
A slender young, strong man standing by a rock, his light gray breeches and fiery red bodice tapering at the back like a lambent flame, decorated with fine, intricate floral motifs a...
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1990s German Modern Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
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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, sit...
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Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
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Porcelain
Meissen Genre Love Group With Drum Beater, by F.E. Meyer, Germany Circa 1850
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Exceptional Meissen porcelain group:
On rock pedestal fixed with large rocailles in the foreground sitting musician with tricorn, frock coat over wide sh...
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Mid-19th Century German Rococo Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
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Porcelain
Rare Meissen Bust of Madonna
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Rare Meissen bust of Madonna.
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1950s German Vintage Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$12,900
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
Fine Pair of Meissen Porcelain Models of Eagles Resting on Branches
By Meissen Porcelain, Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in New York, NY
A fine pair of Early 20th Century Meissen Porcelain models of eagles naturalistically resting on branches. Each Eagle can be seen with their wings spread wide out and their beaks ope...
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20th Century German Rococo Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
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Porcelain
Two Large Seated Meissen Porcelain Wiggling Pagodas, By J.J. Kaendler, Ca 1840
By Meissen Porcelain, Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Vienna, AT
Depiction of two seated, smiling Chinese Buddha figures from a series of folk types:
Voluminous bodies with hair tied back strictly, wearing robes that cling closely to the body, bel...
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1840s German Chinoiserie Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
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Porcelain
Meissen Costume Group, Couple Dressed In Empire Style, by H. Goeschl, Ca 1940
By Heinrich Goeschl, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Elegant couple costumed in Empire style:
The lady in a dress that softly hugs the body with a high waist that sits just below the bust, a short cape covering the neckline and shoulde...
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Mid-20th Century German Empire Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
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Porcelain
Meissen Rococo Group 'Love and Reward', by J.C. Schoenheit, Around 1850
By Johann Carl Schoenheit, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Elaborate porcelain group of the 19th century:
Young mother in elaborate Rococo clothing, seated on a magnificent Louis XVI-style armchair, resting her left foot on a low pedestal, ...
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Mid-19th Century German Rococo Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Painted Dual Lidded Rococo Box Relief Decoration Brass Mountings, 1750
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen Gorgeous Dual Lidded Rococo Box with Multicolored Paintings and Decorations of Relief Type.
The box is edged by brass mountings.
height: 6.0 cm (= 2.36 inches)
width: 8.0 cm (= 3.14 inches)
depth: 4.5 cm (= 1.77 inches)
Manufactory: Meissen
Blue Meissen Sword Mark isn't visible here, but authenticity guaranteed ! It is well known that early Meissen items of first half of 18th century
- especially boxes and other objects of daily use - aren't always signed.
Please note: Certificate of this Meissen item's authenticity attached to invoice will be sent !
FIRST QUALITY
Dating: made circa 1750 (= PRE-MARCOLINI PERIOD !)
Material: porcelain
Technique: handmade porcelain / multicolored painted and glazed
painter's sign existing
SPECIFICATIONS:
Dual lidded (= RARITY !) oblong box with rounded edges.
It is abundantly ornamented with various multicolored paintings decorating the item's walls in finest manner:
°the outer walls of box as well as inner and outer side of one lid are painted with flowers (for example roses, iris flower, dahlias etc.)
°outer side of second lid is painted with veduta (= village situated at lake where a boat with three men is visible)
°inner side of second lid is painted with animals (= cock and brooding hen...
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1750s German Rococo Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
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Brass
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
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Porcelain
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...
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Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
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Porcelain
Meissen Figure of Lusatian Woman in National Costume by Hugo Speiler, circa 1887
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Sarasota, FL
Meissen figure of Lusatian woman holding flowers in national costume, circa 1887. This model designed by Hugo Speiler. It is marked with the Meissen mark, model number Q190d, '52,' a...
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Late 19th Century German Art Nouveau Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
18th Century Meissen Commedia Dell'arte Porcelain Figurine by J. J. Kandler
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A 18th century Meissen Commedia Dell'arte porcelain figurine by J. J. Kandler. This exquisitely painted porcelain figurine is a member of the Italian ...
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18th Century German Rococo Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
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Porcelain
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 scene of this romantic couple, she is seated in the grass with a letter in her hand ...
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Early 20th Century German Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
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Porcelain
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Meissen Porcelain Figure of a Gentleman, circa 1745
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Meissen Porcelain figure of a Gentleman, circa 1745
model standing, blue crossed sword mark to back of base
Measures: 24cm., 9 1/4 in. high.
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20th Century Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
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Porcelain
Meissen Cobalt blue Gold Bouquet A big vas, 20th Century
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Uppsala , SE
Meissen porcelain vase, 20th century Germany. Trumpet form, white porcelain.
Decorated with cobalt blue and gilding.
Hand painted with flowers in the middle field.
Two different b...
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Early 20th Century German Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
19th C Meissen Porcelain Allegorical Group of Three Putti with Musical Motifs
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A Beautiful 19th century Meissen Porcelain allegorical grouping of three putti with musical Motifs. One putti is seen with a trumpet in his hand, the other putti is seen playing a ly...
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1870s German Rococo Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
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Porcelain
Large Antique Meissen Floral Encrusted & Vine's Reticulated Bowl
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New Milford, CT
Elevate your collection with this exquisite Large Antique Meissen Reticulated Bowl, a true testament to the master craftsmanship and artistry of early Meissen porcelain. This stunnin...
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Mid-19th Century German Baroque Antique Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
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Porcelain
Antique Meissen Porcelain Figure of a Dachshund Dog
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
An Antique Meissen Porcelain figure of a Dachshund dog, with double blue crossed swords mark under-glaze. This is a very well portrayed Dachs...
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1930s German Rococo Vintage Meissen Porcelain Decorative Objects
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Porcelain
Large Meissen Porcelain Figurine Group 'Apollo & Daphne', By Juechtzer, Ca. 1860
By Meissen Porcelain, Christian Gottfried Juechtzer
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
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Porcelain
Meissen Porcelain decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs.
Meissen Porcelain decorative objects are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of ceramic and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Meissen Porcelain decorative objects, although beige editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original decorative objects by Meissen Porcelain were created in the Rococo style in europe during the 19th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider decorative objects by Johann Joachim Kändler, Aelteste Volkstedter Porzellanmanufaktur, and Michel Victor Acier. Prices for Meissen Porcelain decorative objects can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $323 and can go as high as $225,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $5,108.
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