Meissen Porcelain Porcelain
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 Gold Ming Court Dragon Chinoiserie Tea Cup & Saucer Swords
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Meissen scalloped porcelain demitasse cup and saucer, numbered B117 with gold and red dot Chinese Court dragons.
Measures: Saucer - 4.75...
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Early 20th Century Ming Meissen Porcelain Porcelain
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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 Porcelain
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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 Porcelain
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Porcelain
Allegorical Group 'The Disarming Of Cupid', E. Andresen, Meissen Germany, c 1890
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Very delicate Meissen porcelain group of the late 19th century:
Three beautiful young women with artfully pinned-up hair and wrapped in loose cloths grouped on a high towering rock, ...
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1890s German Baroque Antique Meissen Porcelain Porcelain
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Porcelain
Meissen Hand Painted Gilded Porcelain Plate/Tray
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vilnius, LT
Meissen Porcelain plate/tray with hand painted floral motives and rich gold decor.
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Mid-20th Century German Meissen Porcelain Porcelain
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Porcelain
Antique Meissen Porcelain Gilt Covered Sugar Jar with Floral Decoration
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique porcelain covered box.
By Meissen.
Decorated with blue underglaze flowers with gilt stems and twigs on a white ground, and the lid with a figural flower bud finial.
...
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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Meissen Porcelain Porcelain
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Porcelain
Meissen Art Nouveau Figurine, Young Lady Ball Player by Walter Schott, ca 1900
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Extremely decorative, fully sculptural representation of an Art Nouveau beauty in a softly falling robe, tilted forward to throw a golden ball, with the left forearm holding the back...
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Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Meissen Porcelain Porcelain
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Porcelain
Meissen Four Elements Porcelain Ewers
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New Orleans, LA
This extremely rare and important set of four Meissen ewers represents the Four Elements: Earth, Air, Water and Fire. Impressive in both size and artistry, they are among the most fa...
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19th Century German Other Antique Meissen Porcelain Porcelain
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Porcelain
Antique Meissen Porcelain Gilt Scalloped Creamer/Milk Jug with Floral Decoration
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique porcelain milk jug or creamer.
By Meissen.
Decorated with blue underglaze flowers with gilt stems and twigs on a white grou...
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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Meissen Porcelain Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Art Nouveau Figurine, Young Lady Ball Player by Walter Schott, ca 1900
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Extremely decorative, fully sculptural representation of an Art Nouveau beauty in a softly falling robe, tilted forward to throw a golden ball, with the left forearm holding the back...
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Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Meissen Porcelain Porcelain
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Porcelain
Antique Meissen Reticulated Floral Insect Porcelain Oval Basket Dish 8.5"
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Dayton, OH
Early 20th century Meissen porcelain dish. Oval form with pierced basket weave sides, scalloped edge, hand painted with gilded details and multicolored sprays of flowers and insects. Incised number 3.
"Meissen porcelain or Meissen china was the first European hard-paste porcelain. Early experiments were done in 1708 by Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus. After his death that October, Johann Friedrich Böttger continued von Tschirnhaus's work and brought this type of porcelain to the market, financed by Augustus the Strong, King of Poland and Elector of Saxony. The production of porcelain in the royal factory at Meissen...
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Early 20th Century Meissen Porcelain Porcelain
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Porcelain
Meissen Animal Figure, Rooster On Wood Pile, by J.J. Kaendler, Germany, 20th
By Meissen Porcelain, Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Vienna, AT
A life-size rooster crowing and sitting on a pile of wood in an extremely naturalistic depiction. Impressive due to its rich sculptural details and flawless, hand-painted staffage, t...
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Early 20th Century German Baroque Meissen Porcelain Porcelain
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Porcelain
Meissen Porcelain 11-inch Scalloped Serving Dish or Plate with Floral Decoration
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique porcelain serving dish or large plate.
By the Meissen Porcelain Manufactory.
Decorated with blue underglaze flowers with gilt stems and twigs on a white ground.
The...
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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Meissen Porcelain Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Large Mythological Meissen Group 'The Catch Of The Triton', J.J. Kändler, c 1850
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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Mid-19th Century German Baroque Antique Meissen Porcelain Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 24 Pieces German Meissen Porcelain Dinner Service with Floral Decor
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Atlanta, GA
A 24-piece set of German Meissen porcelain service from the 19th century, with floral decor. Born in Eastern Germany during the 19th century, each of this 24 pieces service features a lovely floral décor made of purple, pink, orange or yellow flowers with their green foliage, standing out beautifully on the white porcelain ground. Presenting large plates (9.75" D), small plates (8.5" D), bowls (9" D x 1.75" H) and a crescent dish...
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19th Century German Antique Meissen Porcelain Porcelain
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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 Porcelain
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Porcelain
Meissen Porcelain Deep Cabinet Plate with Handles
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vilnius, LT
Meissen Porcelain deep cabinet plate with handles. This piece is hand painted in cobalt blue with floral motive in the center and richly decorated gold ...
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Early 20th Century German Meissen Porcelain Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Large Meissen Splendour Clock, Crowned By Jupiter, J.J. Kaendler, Germany, 1860
By Johann Joachim Kaendler, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Clock case rising on a rock pillar on five sturdy, gold-highlighted rocaille feet, richly decorated with elaborately sculpted flowers, leaves and rocailles surrounding the dial, crow...
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1860s German Rococo Antique Meissen Porcelain Porcelain
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Porcelain
Meissen Genre Group 'House Concert', by Joseph von Kramer, Germany, Circa 1903
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Exceptional Meissen porcelain genre group:
Family group dressed in rococo style playing house music: the mother with a decorated updo in a flowered dress...
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Early 1900s German Rococo Antique Meissen Porcelain Porcelain
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Porcelain
Large Decorative Limited Edition Salvador Dali Porcelain Plate
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vilnius, LT
Large limited edition Salvador Dali decorative porcelain plate. Can be placed on the wall.
Marked on the bottom, numbered, includes original box and certificate.
Very good/excellent ...
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20th Century Spanish Meissen Porcelain Porcelain
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Porcelain
A Pair Of Meissen Porcelain Mythological Figural Groups
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Pair Of Meissen Porcelain Mythological Figural groups, of 'Neptune and Thetis' and 'The Triumphal Procession of Amphitrite'.
'Neptune and Thetis' modelled with the god of the sea ...
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19th Century German Rococo Antique Meissen Porcelain Porcelain
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Porcelain
18th Century Meissen Figurine of a Lady
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Basildon, GB
A good 18th Century Meissen Figurine of a Lady, circa 1740, modelled by Peter Reinecke wearing a hat with a ribbon, floral dress and holding a bouquet of flowers and standing on a fl...
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1740s German Rococo Antique Meissen Porcelain Porcelain
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Porcelain
A Monumental Meissen Porcelain Figural Group of Mount Parnassus
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Monumental Meissen Porcelain Figural Group of Apollo and the Nine Muses on Mount Parnassus.
Comprised of sixteen interlocking parts. Apollo standing holding a lyre and with Pegasus besides a tree, atop a rocky outcrop detailed with foliage and waterfalls above nine goddesses:
Calliope, seated and shown writing, representing eloquence and epic poetry.
Clio, seated with an open book and blowing a trumpet, representing history.
Erato, seated and holding a kithara, representing science and the arts
Euterpe, seated and holding a flute, representing music.
Melpomene, seated holding a knife and with one hand to her head, representing tragedy.
Thalia, seated and holding aloft mask, representing comedy and idyllic poetry.
Urania, seated with telescope and globe, representing astronomy and astrology,
Polyhymnia, standing with one hand raised and holding a book, representing sacred poetry.
Terpsichore, standing, representing dance.
Each piece exceptionally finely detailed and painted. The base portions with rocaille edges. On a later black polished wooden base.
Multiple blue crossed swords marks. Each piece titled to underside.
German, Circa 1880.
Mount Parnassus, is a spur of the Pindus Mountains in central Greece and was sacred to the ancient Greeks and in mythology to Apollo, the god of music and poetry and of the Sun and light. Mount Parnassus the mythical centre of poetry, music, and learning in ancient Greece was a popular theme in Barqoue and Rococo art, often substitutable with Athena’s arrival at Mount Helicon from the fifth book of Ovid’s “Metamorphoses”, where she asks the Muses to show her the new spring which gushed forth from the spot where Pegasus “with his hoof of horn opened the earth” (V, 250-260).
Here, the mountain, formed from rugged rock cliffs, culminates in a plateau on which the youthful Apollo stands and plays the lyre. The Castalian spring flows from beneath Pegasus’ hoof, representing the source of inspiration and attracting the nine muses, who embody the arts and inspire creation through song, music, and dance.
Mount Parnassus was created at the Meissen porcelain manufactory as a table centrepiece and an earlier version, apparently with only five muses, is listed in the inventory of the pastry shop of the Meissen manufactory manager and cabinet minister Heinrich Graf Brühl in 1753. The storage in the pastry shop of approximately 3,000 objects and dishes, including many individual parts for centrepieces, is related to their function as table decorations, replacing decorations previously made by the confectioner from perishable materials such as sugar or wax.
The purpose of this table decoration was as a feast for the eyes to accompany the feast of the banquet. The sculptural figurines often depicted a particular theme, with characters drawn from theatre and opera, from classical mythology or pastoral idylls. Allegories and mythological themes, such as the glorification of fine arts, were also popular. Stylistically, Mount Parnassus fits Kändler’s style of the 1740s, and was sold by Brühl in 1762 to Frederick the Great of Prussia who used mythology as a means of self-expression and had already ordered individual figures of Apollo and the Muses as table decorations in 1744. Today it is in the Museum of Applied Arts, Frankfurt (inv. no. M.L. 41). There is another version of Mount Parnassus, from the collection of Prince Alexander Dolgorukoff, in the Hermitage in Saint Petersburg.
The present version dates to the second half of the nineteenth century when there was a great revival of Kändler rococo figurines which were reissued and a “Second Rococo”. Another nineteenth century example is in the collection of the Museo Francesco Borgogna, Italy (inv. 1906, XIII, 19-20). These nineteenth century versions were made by the Meissen factory using Kändler's period models. It is recorded that a new version of Mount Parnassus, dating to the 1880s, was part of the Royal Porcelain collection in Dresden:
'In the porcelain collection there is a new version from the 1880s based on the old models, the largest group of this genre, the Parnassus, which shows the named muses all around on the lower part of the rock, each practising their own art, while on the top there is Apollo with the lyre and next to it the Castalian spring rises from the hoofbeat of Pegasus. Each figure is executed individually with its rocky background, and all the pieces are then fitted together, as we have already seen in his earlier, larger compositions. The rock pieces are finished off like a pedestal at the bottom with Rococo ornaments.' (Jean Louis Sponsel, Kabinettstücke der Meissner Porzellan-manufaktur von Johann Joachim Kändler, Leipzig, 1900, pp. 203-204).
Kunst und kunsthandwerk; monatsschrift herausgegeben vom Österreichischen museum fuer kunst und industrie, Vienna, 1894, v.7 pt.1, p.133.
Kari Berling, Das Meißner Porzellan und seine Geschichte. Leipzig 1900, S. 99, 187-200.
Helmuth Gröger, Johann Joachim Kaendler. Dresden, 1956.
Peter W Meister, Franz Adrian Dreier, Figürliche Keramik aus zwei Jahrtausenden. Kat Museum für Kunsthandwerk, Frankfurt. Frankfurt 1964, Nr. 90.
Rainer Rückert, Meißener Porzellan, 1710-1810. Kat. Ausst. Bayerisches Nationalmuseum München. München 1966.
Stefan Bursche, Tafelzier des Barock. München 1974, Abb. 300.
"Tafelaufsatz, Der Parnass", Auswahlkatalog, Museum für Kunsthandwerk (Frankfurt am Main, Germany), 1987, pp. 86-87.
Alfred Ziffer, ‘Meissener Porzellanplastik für fürstliches Interieur und Zeremoniell’, Keramos, Issue 241/242, pp. 29–52.
MEISSEN
The production of Meissen porcelain began in 1710 at the manufactory at Meissen...
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19th Century German Rococo Antique Meissen Porcelain Porcelain
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Porcelain
Superb 19th C Meissen Hand Painted Porcelain Plaque 18.75" Fruit Subjects
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Great Barrington, MA
The best of the best, this extraordinary Meissen 19th c. plaque is hand painted with fruit subjects on 18 3/4" diameter porcelain, ready to hang on your wall for all to enjoy. The de...
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1890s German Belle Époque Antique Meissen Porcelain Porcelain
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Porcelain
Meissen Porcelain Figure Group of Apple Pickers
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Meissen Porcelain Figure Group of Apple Pickers
Germany, 20th century
This exquisite Meissen Porcelain Figure Group of Apple Pickers, made in Germany during the 20th century, stand...
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20th Century German Meissen Porcelain Porcelain
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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 Porcelain
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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 Porcelain
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Porcelain
Meissen Porcelain Allegory of the Continent of Africa, Circa 1750
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Meissen Porcelain Allegory of the Continent of Africa, Circa 1750
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, Johann Joachim Kaendler, 1706–1775
Partial Blue Undergla...
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18th Century German Antique Meissen Porcelain Porcelain
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Porcelain
A Pair of 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Scheenballen Parrot Covered Vases
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A Monumental and Beautiful Pair of 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Schneeballen "Snowball" Parrot Covered Vases. Each of these magnificent Meissen vases are beautifully made by cover...
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19th Century German Rococo Antique Meissen Porcelain Porcelain
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Porcelain
19th C. Ormolu Mounted Meissen Porcelain Chinoiserie Group w/ Parrot and Dragon
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A Large and Quite Unusual 19th Century Ormolu Mounted Meissen Porcelain Chinoiserie Group with Parrot and Dragon. The sculpture features many floral motifs and decorations. Robes wo...
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1860s German Chinoiserie Antique Meissen Porcelain Porcelain
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Ormolu
Large Meissen Splendour Clock 'Gardeners And Flowers' by E.A. Leuteritz, Ca 1880
By Meissen Porcelain, Ernst August Leuteritz
Located in Vienna, AT
The clock case was designed by Ernst August Leuteritz using old forms in the Rococo style:
A rock pedestal, on which four gardener figures play music and dance, rises on five sturdy,...
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1880s German Rococo Antique Meissen Porcelain Porcelain
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Porcelain
Vintage Meissen Blue Onion Set of Cup and Saucer Blue White Porcelain
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage set of demitasse cup and saucer was made in Germany of semi-transparent bone china. It is decorated with famous Blue Onion pattern; the cup has geometric shape and the angul...
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Mid-20th Century German Georgian Meissen Porcelain Porcelain
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Porcelain
18th Century Meissen Cup and Saucer, Marcolini Period Floral Basket, Germany
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Andernach, DE
Unique antique Neoclassical cup and matching saucer from around 1775–1780.
Hand painted and hand made, this is indeed a rare find of Germans most famo...
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Late 18th Century German Neoclassical Antique Meissen Porcelain Porcelain
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Porcelain
Meissen Coffee Set For 6 Persons Rich Dragon Red & Gold, 20th Century
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen Coffee Set for 6 Persons,
decor number 320510 - Rich Dragon in reds, shaded gold, gold rim
21 parts:
1 coffee pot with lid - height = 24,0 cm / 9.44 in
1 creamer ...
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20th Century German Baroque Meissen Porcelain Porcelain
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Porcelain
19th Century Meissen Parrot Figurine
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
Antique (late 19th century) polychrome glazed porcelain figurine of a parrot from Meissen. In excellent condition with professional restoration to the tail and otherwise no losses.
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Late 19th Century German Antique Meissen Porcelain Porcelain
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Porcelain
Meissen Art Nouveau Figurine, Young Lady Ball Player by Walter Schott, ca 1940
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Extremely decorative, fully sculptural representation of an Art Nouveau beauty in a softly falling robe, tilted forward to throw a golden ball, with the left forearm holding the back...
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1930s German Art Nouveau Vintage Meissen Porcelain Porcelain
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Porcelain
Meissen Girl Playing Bassoon (Girl Orchestra Series)
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Altrincham, GB
Meissen Girl Playing Bassoon from the ‘Girl Orchestra’ series by J.J Kaendler cira 1757.
Circa early 19c
Height 14.5cm
Model number 2981
Underglaze bl...
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Early 19th Century German Victorian Antique Meissen Porcelain Porcelain
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Porcelain
Meissen Girl Playing Chello (Girl Orchestra Series)
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Altrincham, GB
Meissen Girl Playing Chello from the ‘Girl Orchestra’ series by J.J Kaendler circa 1757.
Circa early 19c
Height 13cm
Model number 2571
Underglaze blue...
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Early 19th Century German Victorian Antique Meissen Porcelain Porcelain
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Porcelain
Meissen Boy Shooting Crossbow
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Altrincham, GB
Meissen Boy Shooting Crossbow first modelled by Acier around 1773.
Circa 1880
Model Number F33
Height is 16cm
Underglaze Blue Crossed Swords
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Late 19th Century German Victorian Antique Meissen Porcelain Porcelain
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Porcelain
Meissen Cupid Pressing Hearts Together
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Altrincham, GB
Meissen figure of cupid pressing hearts together from the series of 27 cupids first modelled by Heinrich Schwabe 1878.
Circa 1890.
Model L116.
Height 20cm – Diameter 9cm
Blue Cro...
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Late 19th Century German Victorian Antique Meissen Porcelain Porcelain
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Porcelain
Meissen Cupid with Hands Tied
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Altrincham, GB
Meissen figure of cupid with hands tied around back from the series of 27 cupids first modelled by Heinrich Schwabe 1878.
Circa 1890.
Model L102.
Height 17cm – Diameter 9cm
Blue ...
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Late 19th Century German Victorian Antique Meissen Porcelain Porcelain
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Porcelain
Meissen Cupid Caught in Trap
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Altrincham, GB
Meissen figure of cupid caught in trap from the series of 27 cupids first modelled by Heinrich Schwabe 1878.
Circa 1890.
Model L120.
Height 19cm – Diameter 9.5cm
Blue Crossed Swo...
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Late 19th Century German Victorian Antique Meissen Porcelain Porcelain
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Porcelain
Antique German Meissen Continental Porcelain Parrot Bird Green Gilt 19th Century
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Very Stylish German Meissen Glazed Porcelain Parrot of exceptional quality, last quarter of the Nineteenth Century.
Naturalistically modelled and perched on a tree stump above a roc...
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19th Century German Late Victorian Antique Meissen Porcelain Porcelain
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Pottery
Meissen Cupid Fanning Hearts with Bellows
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Altrincham, GB
Meissen Cupid fanning hearts with bellows from a series of 27 cupids first modelled by Heinrich Schwabe in 1878.
Circa 1890
Height 19cm
Model Number L108
Crossed swords in underg...
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Late 19th Century German Victorian Antique Meissen Porcelain Porcelain
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Porcelain
Meissen - figurine of Scapino, Commedia dell'Arte series, ca 1744
By Meissen Porcelain, J.J. Kaendler and P. Reinicke
Located in DELFT, NL
Meissen commedia dell'arte model of Scapino by Peter Reinicke, c. 1744.
In dancing pose, a yellow hat in his left hand and a belt with gilt dagger and...
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Mid-18th Century German Rococo Antique Meissen Porcelain Porcelain
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Porcelain
Meissen Girl Playing Harp (Girl Orchestra Series)
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Altrincham, GB
Meissen Girl playing violin from the ‘Girl Orchestra’ series by J.J Kaendler circa 1757.
Circa early 19c
Height 14cm
Model Number 2550
Underglaze blue...
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Early 19th Century German Victorian Antique Meissen Porcelain Porcelain
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Porcelain
Antique Pair of German Meissen Continental Parrots Birds Green Gilt 19th Century
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Very Stylish Pair of German Meissen Glazed Porcelain Parrots of exceptional quality, last quarter of the Nineteenth Century.
Each naturalistically modelled and perched on tree stum...
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19th Century German Late Victorian Antique Meissen Porcelain Porcelain
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Ceramic, Porcelain, Pottery
Meissen 'Pair at Ball' , Model 550
By Johann Joachim Kaendler, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Basildon, GB
Meissen Figures at a Ball , Model No 550, 20th Century version
Cavalier with the Polish Order of the White Eagle in his hand (here as a golden box), the lady with a cross pendant (...
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Late 20th Century German Rococo Meissen Porcelain Porcelain
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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 Porcelain
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Porcelain, Meissen
Meissen Mandarin Duck Max Esser Art Deco
By Max Esser, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Newark, England
Chinese Mandarin Duck
From our Ceramics collection, we are delighted to offer this Meissen Mandarin Duck Modelled by Max Esser. The Meissen Mandarin Duck beautifully sculpted in nat...
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Early 20th Century German Art Deco Meissen Porcelain Porcelain
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Porcelain
Meissen Mid-Century Porcelain Wall Plaque with Angel Fish
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning German mid-century porcelain wall plaque or tile decorated with Angel fish by world renowned makers Meissen and dating from around 1950/60. The plaque is of tall rectangul...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Meissen Porcelain Porcelain
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Porcelain
Meissen 18th Century Masquerade Lady Patch Box
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Braintree, GB
Meissen 18th century hard-paste porcelain and copper Masquerade lady patch box.
Made in Germany, Circa 1750's
Manufactory: Meissen Manufactory (German, 1...
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1750s German Antique Meissen Porcelain Porcelain
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Copper
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 Porcelain
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Porcelain
Pair, Antique Meissen Porcelain Ornithological & Gold Encrusted Chargers
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Atlanta, GA
Meissen (German, founded 1710), 20th century.
A pair of fine quality porcelain chargers depicting two hand painted birds. Each centralized ornithological bird perched on a branch is...
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20th Century German Aesthetic Movement Meissen Porcelain Porcelain
Materials
Enamel
Meissen milk jug and cover, circa 1760
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Basildon, GB
Meissen milk jug and cover, of baluster shape with wishbone handle and shell spout, painted with two park scene's beneath osier neck and cover, floral top, c.1760, height 16cm, under...
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1760s German Rococo Antique Meissen Porcelain Porcelain
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Porcelain
A 20th C. Meissen Blanc de Chine Porcelain Figural Couple, Lady and Man
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A 20th Century Meissen Blanc de Chine Porcelain Figural Couple, Lady and Man. A finely dressed couple engages in flirtatious courtship in this ...
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1910s German Louis XVI Vintage Meissen Porcelain Porcelain
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Porcelain
Meissen Splendour Clock With Gardener Figures On Pedestal by Leuteritz, Ca 1880
By Meissen Porcelain, Ernst August Leuteritz
Located in Vienna, AT
The clock and the pedestal were designed by Leuteritz using old forms in the Rococo style:
The clock case rises on a rock base with gold heightened rocailles, richly decorated with d...
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1880s German Rococo Antique Meissen Porcelain Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Meissen porcelain pot pourri & covers, c. 1870.
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire
A fine pair of Meissen porcelain pot pourri and cover, c. 1870. Modelled in Marcolini Period style, each pot pourri having pierced shoulders, supported upon three angular feet, with ...
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1870s German Victorian Antique Meissen Porcelain Porcelain
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Porcelain
Meissen Porcelain porcelain for sale on 1stDibs.
Meissen porcelain porcelain are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of porcelain and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Meissen Porcelain porcelain, although beige editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 357 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 3 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original porcelain 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 porcelain by Johann Joachim Kändler, KPM Porcelain, and Ernst August Leuteritz. Prices for Meissen Porcelain porcelain 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 $3,887.
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Questions About Meissen Porcelain Porcelain
- 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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