Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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
Antique Meissen Porcelain Neu Brandenstein Fish Platter & Strainer Insert
By Johann Joachim Kaendler, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Meissen porcelain fish tray with its rare strainer.
By the Meissen Porcelain Manufactory.
In the Neu Brandenstein Relief pattern.
Or...
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Early 20th Century German Rococo Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Porcelain
19th C. Meissen Porcelain Figure of a Sultana Riding an Elephant with a Crown
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
An Elaborate 19th century Meissen Porcelain Figure of a Sultana Riding an Elephant. After the model by P.J. Reinicke and J.J. Kändler, the Sultana sitting on the elephants back and h...
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1860s German Louis XVI Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Porcelain
Meissen Porcelain Female Golfer Figurine by Peter Strang
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Meissen porcelain figurine or miniature.
By Peter Strang. Strang was born in Dresden in 1935 and received a degree in Sculpture from the Academy...
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20th Century German Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Porcelain
Meissen Small Bust Emblematic of Winter, circa 1750
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Firenze, IT
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As a bearded man wearing a fur-lin...
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1750s German Georgian Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Porcelain
Large Meissen Porcelain Group, Young Man With A White Horse, By Kaendler, 20th
By Meissen Porcelain, Johann Joachim Kaendler
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...
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1950s German Rococo Vintage Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Porcelain
A Pair of 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Models of Swans, After J.J. Kandler
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Models of Swans, After J.J. Kandler. The models are based on designs by Johann Joachim Kandler, the chief modeler at Meissen in the mid-18th ...
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1840s German Rococo Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Porcelain
Meissen Art Nouveau Figure, Boy With Drinking Dog, by Konrad Hentschel, ca 1905
By Meissen Porcelain, Julius Konrad Hentschel
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Nouveau Meissen porcelain figure from the time the model was created:
Boy with brunette hair, dressed in typical children's clothing from around 1900 - dress with white apron, in...
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Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Porcelain
18th century German Meissen painted porcelain model of a Grey Partridge
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Dublin, IE
A fine 18th century Meissen painted porcelain model of a Grey Partridge, standing in a leafy copse, with paint blue crossed swords mark to unglazed base and incised model number '57'...
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18th Century German Other Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Porcelain
4 Antique Meissen Porcelain Footed Frauenkopf Salt Cellars with Puce Flowers
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very fine set of 4 antique Meissen porcelain salt cellars.
Modelled after salts originally designed for the Sulkowski service by Johann Frie...
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Late 19th Century German Rococo Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Porcelain
Pair 19th Century Meissen Figural Porcelain Centerpiece Baskets
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
Pair of antique (late 19th century) reticulated porcelain baskets supported by putti around a tree stump, and encrusted with raised flowers. Each 16 inches tall. Each with the Meiss...
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Late 19th Century German Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Porcelain
Meissen Blue Onion Figural Scalloped Oval Tureen
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Meissen Blue Onion Figural Scalloped Oval Tureen
Germany, late 19th century
A magnificent 19th-century Meissen Blue Onion Figural Scalloped Oval Tureen from Germany, late 19th cent...
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19th Century German Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Porcelain
Meissen Cherub
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Bronx, NY
This vintage Meissen curio cabinet porcelain dates from the late 19th century. The charming beautifully hand painted sculpted cherub is working his grinding wheel sharpening love arr...
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Late 19th Century German Renaissance Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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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 Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Porcelain
Pair of Late 19th Century Meissen Vegetable Tureens
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Pair of covered vegetable tureens with gilt scalloped edges (minor wear) by Meissen in the scattered flowers or streublumen pattern. Acanthus gilt handles and twist tops. Crossed swo...
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Late 19th Century German Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Ceramic
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 Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Porcelain
Large Meissen Pair Of Gardener Figurines, By Kaendler & Schoenheit, Ca 1860
By Johann Joachim Kaendler, Johann Carl Schoenheit, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Gardener couple consisting of two individual figures.
The female gardener wears rural rococo clothing: a dress with elaborate floral decoration and pinne...
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Mid-19th Century German Baroque Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Porcelain
Meissen Porcelain Monkey Musician Figurine
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A FIne Meissen Porcelain Monkey Musician Figurine of superb quality. This unusual Monkey figurine is playing the Obo musical instrument dresse...
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20th Century German Rococo Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Porcelain
19th Century Meissen Model of a Slipper
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th Century Meissen Model of a Slipper
Delve into the high Victorian era with this enchanting 19th century Meissen model of a slipper. Crafted by the illustrious Meissen Porcelain, this artifact embodies the elegance of its time with intricate designs and detailed hand painting. The porcelain slipper...
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Late 19th Century German High Victorian Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Porcelain
Set of Eight Meissen Egg Cups
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Set of 8 egg cups by Meissen in the scattered flowers or streublumen pattern. Gilt edges (minor rubbing). Meissen crossed swords mark. c.1860-1920. 1 with small chip to top of base &...
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Late 19th Century German Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Ceramic
Complete Set of Four Meissen Elements Ewers
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This extremely important set of Meissen ewers represents the Four Elements: Earth, Air, Water and Fire. Impressive in both size and artistry, they are among the most famous and spectacular examples of Meissen porcelain ever made. Each vase is an incredible piece of artwork, interpreting one of the four elements into a stunning vase form of unsurpassed quality and execution. First introduced by Meissen artist Johann Joachim Kändler around 1735 the Four Elements represent that height of his achievements with fine porcelain creations.
Water with a relief naval scene flanked by the figures of a galloping horses, mermaid and the god Neptune. The circular flaring base has decorations of spouting dolphins among bulrushes.
Air is portrayed with flying birds and billowing clouds, all under the reign of Juno, the goddess who personifies air, and her peacock.
Earth is represented by a detailed hunt scene and presided over by Pan, the Greek god of woods and fields.
Fire is represented by a dragon-shaped handle, animals fleeing the burning forest and Vulcan, the god of fire.
Each ewer is marked to the underside with Meissen blue crossed swords. They are first quality with no cancelation marks.
Johann Joachim Kändler was a German sculptor who became the most important modeller of the Meissen porcelain manufactory, and arguably of all European porcelain. He worked at Meissen...
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19th Century German Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Porcelain
Meissen Porcelain Large Plate or Charger Hand Painted and Gilded, circa 1870
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful large plate or charger, with a finely hand painted pattern by the Meissen factory in fine white porcelain and dating to the 19th century, circa 1870.
The plate h...
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19th Century German Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Porcelain
Antique Meissen Porcelain Footed Salt Cellar ca. 1735 Hand Painted
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Antique Meissen Porcelain Footed Salt Cellar ca. 1735 Hand Painted
Rare Meissen porcelain salt cellar on three voluted feet accented in gold and polychromed. The tapered, circular b...
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18th Century German Baroque Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Porcelain
A Large 121 Total Piece 20th C. Meissen Porcelain Green Vine Table Service
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A Tremendously Large 121 Piece 20th Century Meissen Porcelain Green Vine Table Service. This service is fully complete with an exuberant number of pieces which can we used in all di...
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Mid-20th Century German Other Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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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 Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Porcelain
Important Meissen Porcelain Groups of Caparisoned Elephants and Soldiers
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
An important pair of Meissen Porcelain Groups depicting "Alexander The Great Concurring India". Modeled with Alexander the great's three warriors/soldiers riding on caparisoned eleph...
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1880s German Rococo Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Porcelain
Fine Antique Meissen Porcelain Blue Onion Pattern 2 Lobed Serving Dish
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Tustin, CA
Very fine, elegant antique handmade and hand painted Meissen porcelain, 2 lobed scalloped serving dish with rocaille handle in the "Blue Onion" pattern. In perfect condition.
The ...
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Early 20th Century German Rococo Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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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 Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Porcelain
Rare Large Meissen Porcelain Figurine 'Psyche', By Rudolph Hoerl, Circa 1890
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent large and rare Meissen figurine group from the 19th century:
A breathtakingly beautiful young woman with her hair tied up and large butterfly wings on her back, naked excep...
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1890s German Classical Roman Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Porcelain
Art Nouveau Group 'Capture Of A Nymph', by Paul Helmig, Meissen Germany, Ca 1902
By Meissen Porcelain, Paul Helmig
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 Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Porcelain
Large Meissen Covered Serving Bowl with Four Painted Bouquets of Flowers
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Boston, MA
This is a fabulous large Meissen covered serving bowl in the New Brandenstein pattern with four beautiful different flower bouquets on top accente...
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1880s German Romantic Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Porcelain
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 warm by a fire (Winter) and another gathering flowers (Spring). Part of the company's...
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Late 19th Century German Other Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Porcelain
Meissen Figurine 'Chiarina', Russian Ballet 'Carnival', by Paul Scheurich, 20th
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Finest Meissen Porcelain Figurine:
Dancer balancing on the ball of her left foot, lifting her right leg slightly forward with her foot extended downward, leaning her head to the righ...
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Mid-20th Century German Biedermeier Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Porcelain
Meissen Mid-19thCentury Golden Porcelain Covered Cup Multicolors Flower Drawings
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a small Meissen masterpiece of craftsmanship: the fine porcelain is designed with floral and natural scenes, rich in detail.
A piece for refined collectors or useful to star...
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Mid-19th Century Austrian Baroque Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Porcelain
Meissen Early 19th Century Set of Six Gold-Plated Porcelain Dishes
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Brescia, IT
Set of six dessert dishes by Meissen manufacturer; everyone has a different hand-painted colored drawing; the richness of colors makes them modern and easy to combine with a set of c...
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Early 19th Century German Louis XV Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Porcelain
Europe Mid-19th Century Meissen Pair Porcelain Vases
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Brescia, IT
Elegant pair of Meissen vases on stand with child figures. The vases are decorated with mythological scenes on the surface.
Marked on the foot.
...
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Mid-19th Century German Baroque Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Porcelain
Meissen Mid-18th Century Porcelain Cup with Dish White Blue and Gold
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a small masterpiece of craftsmanship: The fine porcelain is designed with floral and natural scenes, rich in detail.
A piece for refined collectors or useful to start a coll...
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Mid-18th Century Austrian Baroque Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Porcelain
Pair of Important Porcelain Vases with Female Heads by Augustus Rex for Meissen
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of important and very beautiful vases is made of ceramic with 2 female faces and beautiful and fine decors. These vases were made by Meissen manufacture after the model by ...
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1850s German Romantic Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Porcelain
Large Mythological Meissen Group 'The Catch Of The Triton', J.J. Kändler, c 1870
By Johann Joachim Kaendler, Meissen Porcelain
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 Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Porcelain
Vintage Meissen Porcelain Golfer or Golfing Figurine by Peter Strang
By Peter Strang, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Meissen porcelain miniature or figurine.
By Peter Strang. Strang was born in Dresden in 1935 and received a degree in Sculpture from the Academy...
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20th Century German Modern Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Porcelain
Early 18th Century Meissen Oval Wall Beveled Mirror Pair of Cherubs, Germany
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Fine German Meissen porcelain beveled wall mirror with a pair of figural cherubs. Finely modelled as an elegant 18th century piece of art, hand painted white porcelain china with cob...
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Early 18th Century German Rococo Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Porcelain
Set of 2 pcs. German Meissen Porcelain Cream and Milk Pitchers / Jugs
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vilnius, LT
Set of 2 pcs. of German Meissen porcelain cream and milk pitchers / jugs.
Porcelain is white, glazes and hand painted with rich gold decor.
The logo marked on the bottoms.
Dimensions...
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Mid-20th Century German Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Gold
Rare Meissen Gravy or Saucier with Attached Underplate and Cover with Strawberry
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Boston, MA
This is a very rare and beautiful Meissen gravy or saucier with a raised strawberry decoration on the cover. The bottom has an attached underplate, and is painted with four cartouche...
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1880s German Rococo Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Porcelain
Pair of 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Cupid Centerpieces with Baskets
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 19th century Meissen Porcelain compote centerpieces with cupids running after each other around a tree with filigree baskets on top with raised...
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19th Century German Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Porcelain
Rare Neoclassical Meissen Porcelain Reticulated Centerpiece with Rams Heads
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A large, beautiful, and rare 19th century neoclassical reticulated Meissen centerpiece with open filigree, rams heads, flaming finial, and love bir...
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1870s German Neoclassical Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Porcelain
Large Meissen Oval Platter with Gilt Scalloped Edge
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Large oval platter with gilt scalloped edge (minor wear) by Meissen in the scattered flowers or streublumen pattern. Crossed swords mark. c.1860-90. 19 1/4" x 14 1/8".
Whitehall Ant...
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Late 19th Century German Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Ceramic
Rare 18th Century Meissen Porcelain Group of a Thalia with a Harlequin Child
By J.J. Kändler, Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
An important, extremely rare, and rather large 18th century Meissen Porcelain Group of a Thalia with a Harlequin Child, By Johann Joachim (J.J.) Kändler, Circa: 1744. This is an incredible and extremely rare 18th century Meissen Porcelain piece modeled by the greatest Meissen modeler ever in the Company, Johann Joachim (J.J.) Kändler.
Thalia can be seen seated on a gorgeous hand-carved and hand-painted flowered and vined porcelain pedestal. Her right arm is raised holding a Phantom of the Opera Black and White Mask, while in her other arm is a young Harlequin dancing and singing holding a hat. Thalia is wearing a gilt-edged dark blue bodice with white floral decorations over a black corset draped in a red-over-yellow robe...
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18th Century German Rococo Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Porcelain
Meissen Germany Porcelain and Gold Baroque Dessert Plates, Set / 11
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Set of 11 Meissen handmade porcelain dessert plates from the opulent Golden Baroque series. The plates have a white glaze finish with ornamental relief designs featuring grape leaf ...
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1950s German Baroque Revival Vintage Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Gold
Meissen Germany Baroque Porcelain and Gold Cups and Saucers, Set / 13
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Set of 13 Meissen porcelain cups and saucers from the opulent Golden Baroque series handmade in Germany. The cups and saucers have a white glaze ...
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1950s German Baroque Revival Vintage Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Gold
Meissen Grouping of Mars's War Chariot with War Putti for Catherine the Great
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A magnificent and quite large, Baroque style, Museum Quality, Antique Meissen Porcelain Grouping of Mars, the God of War, Chariot with his Putti Servant, originally designed by Johann Joachim Kändler in 1772-1773 for Czarina Katharina, better known as Catherine the Great. Mars, the Roman God of war, is seen wearing a Roman war attire on his white double horse-drawn chariot. While seated, Mars is seen holding the handle of his sword. On his head is a beautiful silver helmet...
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19th Century German Baroque Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Porcelain
19th C. Meissen Porcelain Plaque Depicting Rembrandt and Saskia in the Tavern
By Rembrandt van Rijn, Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
An incredible and very rare 19th Century Meissen porcelain plaque depicting Rembrandt and Saskia in the Tavern. Meissen plaques are incredibly rar...
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1860s German Baroque Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Porcelain
Large Meissen Porcelain Group of Lovers Kissing in the Ocean on a Rock
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A Large Meissen Porcelain group of lovers kissing in the Ocean on a Rock. This piece is truly spectacular in both quality and size. The pair of lovers a...
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1870s German Aesthetic Movement Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Porcelain
A Rare 18th Century Meissen Porcelain Marcolini Period Watteau Covered Potpourri
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A Rare 18th Century Meissen Porcelain Marcolini Period Watteau Covered Potpourri. This rare Meissen porcelain potpourri vase, dating ...
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1770s German Neoclassical Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Porcelain
19th Century Meissen Porcelain: Empress Catherine ii of Russia's Favorite Dog
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A 19th century Meissen Porcelain Model Of Empress Catherine II Of Russia's Favorite Dog (Russisches Windspiel). This delightful 19th-century Meissen porcelain model depicts Empress C...
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1860s German Louis XVI Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Porcelain
Vintage Meissen Lidded Tureen with Putto Figure
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Blue crossed swords mark to the base. A footed bowl with a wide sight scalloped gilt rim with shell and acanthus leaf handles and decorated with insects and flowers. The lid is decor...
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Early 20th Century German Regency Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Porcelain
Meissen Figure Cavalier At His Desk Writing A Love Letter, Kaendler, Circa 1860
By Johann Joachim Kaendler, Meissen Porcelain
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 Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Porcelain
Pair of Antique Meissen Two Tier Dessert / Cake Stands
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in London, GB
A fine quality pair of 2-tier stands with figural finials of a maiden and man. The reticulated plates and supports each painted with various types of birds, waterfowl, insects and fl...
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Early 1900s German Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Porcelain
Rare 19th C. Meissen ‘Schneeballen’ 'Snowball' Covered Bowl & Plate W/ Birds
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A Rare 19th Century Meissen Porcelain ‘Schneeballen’ (Snowball) Covered Bowl and Underplate with Encrusted Flowers, Vines, Leaves, and Birds. This piece is very rare and extremely hi...
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1850s German Rococo Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Porcelain
Pair Of 19th German Meissen Painted Porcelain Models Of Female Cockatoos
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Dublin, IE
A pair of 19th century Meissen painted porcelain models of Female Cockatoos, sitting on a tree stump with flowers and foliage, with underglazed blue crossed swords mark to base and i...
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19th Century German Baroque Antique Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Porcelain
Meissen Porcelain serveware, ceramics, silver and glass for sale on 1stDibs.
Meissen Porcelain serveware, ceramics, silver and glass 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 serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, although beige editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 414 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 3 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original serveware, ceramics, silver and glass 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 serveware, ceramics, silver and glass by Johann Joachim Kändler, KPM Porcelain, and Ernst August Leuteritz. Prices for Meissen Porcelain serveware, ceramics, silver and glass can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $69 and can go as high as $257,500, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $3,732.
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Questions About Meissen Porcelain Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022To spot a fake Meissen, first, check the maker’s mark, generally found on the bottom of the porcelain. Meissen used a simple mark, so if you spot one that appears too embellished, it may be a fake. Shop a collection of properly vetted Meissen porcelain from some of the world’s top dealers on 1stDibs.
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