Rococo Porcelain

Crossed Swords with Star • Late 18th Century Porcelain • Museum Quality. An exceptional and highly important Meissen porcelain figural clock group, representing one of the manufacto...

Antique 18th century French and German porcelain breakfast set, luch set, wall plates or cabinet plates. Style: Baroque, Rococo, Antique Design in the manner of: Meissen porcelain, ...

An extensive Meissen porcelain dinner service, from the 1860s. The set features hand-painted "Deutsche Blumen" (German flowers) and insects on "Neu Brandenstein" blanks, characteriz...

An elegant Paris porcelain dish, finely crafted in a flowing, Rococo-inspired form. The piece is enhanced with a rich polychrome decoration of floral garlands and gilded arabesques a...

A fine set of 12 antique, 18th century German porcelain plates. By the Meissen Porcelain Manufactory. In the Old Ozier pattern. Each ...

A very fine, antique KPM porcelain flower encrusted fruit basket. With traditional twig form handles and feet, an openwork body, flower encrus...

A stunning, antique 1860’s Dresden porcelain centerpiece with floral transfer ware and gilt decoration now fitted with a later, quality removable copper liner. Most of the early ...

A fine pair of antique Neuozier pattern plates. By the Royal Meissen Porcelain Manufactory. Decorated with Deutsche Blumen floral sprays to the center and sides including roses...

A large porcelain coffee set from the Rosenthal Sanssouci collection. This specific pattern, with its delicate lattice work and floral designs, was inspired by the ornate stucco ceilings of the Sanssouci Palace and reflects the luxurious tableware commissioned by Frederick the Great. The collection is a fascinating representation of the Rococo period, combining elegance and lightness in design. The set shown includes a coffee/tea pot, a creamer, a lidded sugar bowl, six cups with saucers, and six side plates. The pieces are made of porcelain and feature polychrome floral decorations with gold trim. The design, first created in the 1920s, is an iconic Rosenthal china pattern...

Excellent Meisse porcelain group of the 19th century: The group was designed by Leuteritz using old moulds based on a model by Friedrich Elias Meyer from 1760: Visibly drunk Silenus,...

Rosenthal Classic Rose coffee service for six people in hand painted porcelain with romantic scenes, Mid-20th century. Consisting of six coffee cup...

Elegant cup and saucer made of Meissen porcelain, entirely hand-painted with vivid genre scenes and river landscapes enlivened by figures, architecture and boats, inspired by Dutch m...

Gardener figure of a young man holding ears of wheat and a sickle in his hands. model by Johann Christoph Haselmeyer or Johann Jacob Louis. Underglaze blue CC monogram on the back ...

Provenance: The Metropolitan Museum in New York has in its collection a similar Le Nove Porcelain pair of courting figures. Accession Number: 06.381. Factory: ...

A set of 6 fine French reticulated porcelain plates. By Bloch & Bourdois. Decorated throughout with floral sprays, raised gold, gilt highlights, and a reticulated rim. Simpl...

A fine antique porcelain Cupid figurine. By Meissen. Model no. F13 from the Cupid Motto Series. Entitled "Je decouvre tout". Originally de...

Mid Century Modern vintage pitcher from porcelain in white and pink pastel color tones by the famed Italian porcelain manufacture Capodimonte 1950s Italy. The amazing porcelain pitc...

This 18th century Italian Capodimonte white glazed porcelain centrepiece is an oustanding sculptural artwork expertly hand carved with finely detailed figurines, putto angels playing...

A pair of 19th century Samson of Paris painted porcelain models of green parrots, standing on tree stumps with trailing floral sprays, gold anchor mark to base. Circa 1870 French ...

A fine antique 18th century German porcelain teapot. By Wallendorf. In the East Frisian Rose pattern. The lid set with a chain link connecto...

A Worcester Blind Earl porcelain plate made circa 1770 with beautifully enamelled decoration of butterflies and insects among raised leaf and rose...

A fine pair of antique Meissen Dulong Variant plates. By the Royal Meissen Porcelain Manufactory. Decorated with Deutsche Blumen floral sprays to the center and sides including ros...

Meissen Porcelain Monkey Musician Figurine. The Meissen porcelain figurine represents a violinist monkey from the celebrated “Monkey Band” ser...

A fine antique Dresden porcelain vase. By Thieme Potschappel. Decorated throughout with encrusted porcelain flowers and painted scenes. One side of the bottle is painted with flowers, the other with a scene of 3 children in colonial/medieval garb. With gilt highlights. Simply a lovely porcelain vase! Date: 20th Century Overall Condition: It is in overall good, as-pictured, used estate condition with no chips, cracks, or repairs. Condition Details: There are typical losses to the flowers & foliage. Otherwise, there are some fine & light surface scratches and other signs of expected light wear consistent with age. Marks: Marked to the base with a Thieme...

Absolutely amazing dinner service for 10 people 34 pieces Meissen Germany 1940-1950 1st factory quality Blue bouquet , gilt Delicately Hand-painted with a beautiful palette of blu...

A Beautiful Pair of very Meissen Porcelain Figures of Hoopoe Birds Perched on White Tree Branches, with Insects and Flowers. This finely detailed naturalistic pair of exotic Hoopoe...

Rare Meissen porcelain group from around 1870: Married couple on a magnificent white Rococo bed with gold-decorated rocaille ornamentation and delicate bird and insect paintings: The...

Allegory of the Air. Glazed porcelain. Hispania porcelain, Spain, 20th century. With marks. Enameled porcelain figurine with touches of gold that shows a half-naked boy, with an o...

A 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Grouping of a Good Mother and her Daughter at Tea-Time. This finely crafted 19th-century Meissen porcelain grouping depicts an intimate scene of a mother and her daughter during tea-time. The composition features a seated woman dressed in an elaborate floral-patterned gown with lace trim, a bonnet with a delicate pink ribbon, and a sheer veil draping over her shoulders. She holds a letter in one hand while gently placing the other on her daughter's head, creating a tender moment between the two figures. The young girl, clad in a striped blue and white dress...

Antique Meissen 68-piece floral dinner service German, c. 1900 Largest serving dish: Height 6cm, width 52.5cm, depth 37.5cm Square salad bowl:...

A Pair of 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Figures of a Man and Woman in 18th C. Attire. This pair of figures depicts a man and woman in 18th-century pastoral attire, each standing on a gilt-accented rocaille base. The woman wears a cream-colored tricorn hat with a floral accent, a fitted blue bodice with detailed buttons and ruffled cuffs, and a flowing skirt with a delicate purple floral pattern. She holds a white cloth in one hand while raising the other in an expressive gesture. Her finely painted features, softly curled hair, and light blue shoes...

Meissen porcelain pot-pourri vase, Germany, 19th century.

A large rare pair of 19th century Meissen Chinoiserie style Nodding Pagoda Figures with Movable Head, Hand and Tongue, known as a "Nodder'. This Unusual...

A 19th century Meissen porcelain 'Elements' ewer emblematic of water. Blue crossed swords mark. The present ewer, representing water,...

A fine pair of antique Vergiss Meinnicht (Forget-me-not) pattern plates. By the Royal Meissen Porcelain Manufactory. Decorated with Deutsche Blumen floral sprays to the center incl...

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...

Rectangular porcelain box with rounded shoulders, small round, slightly domed lid with bud handle, colourful painted merchant scenes on the four sides and on the top of the lid, gold...

Pair of Meissen Porcelain “Day and Night” Figures This finely modeled pair of Meissen porcelain figures represents the allegorical subjects of Day and Night. Each figure stands on a...

Bing & Grondahl Oluf Poulsen in the role of Henrik, B&G 8001 Ludvig Holberg 1884 "Henrik" Masquerade (Limited Edition 500 pcs.) Measures 18.5 cm. In perfe...

This charming pair of Meissen porcelain figures celebrates the essence of Revelry. First modeled by the renowned Johann Joachim Kändler on bases by Peter Reinicke, circa 1767, these joyous groups depict musicians making merry by playing the French horn, flute, guitar and hurdy-gurdy, and gardeners carrying flowers in baskets and aprons. Two almost identical groups are featured in Meissen: Collector’s Catalogue by Laurence Mitchell. Figures by Kändler were especially popular and served as table decorations at courtly banquets. He took the reigns of the Meissen factory in 1733 and over the following 40 years created more than 900 models, many of which were considered the most important and beautiful ever produced. Many of his designs were so timeless and classic that they continued to be used well into the 19th century. Kändler was highly regarded especially for his allegorical representations and he was certainly at his best when designing the Four Continents...

An exquisite antique porcelain candelabra by the Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, one of the most important and influential porcelain produc...

This gorgeous Chelsea Porcelain botanical dish was hand painted in England circa 1752-1756. The polychrome enamels depict fruits: apples, pears, plums, melons, and, in the center, a ...

An incredible and truly monumental 19th century Meissen Porcelain Covered urn emblematic of autumn. This is one of the most incredible and sp...

18th century Italian pottery fountain presumably for an apothecary. Liguria white star mark. Splendid mascaron spout to frighten away evil...

A beautiful and rare pair/set of antique English porcelain hand-painted cows by Chelsea Porcelain company, circa 18th-century, 1756 - 1769, England. Cows/bovine with detailed horns a...

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 ...

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...

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...

The clock was modeled by Johann-Joachim Kaendler, the Meissen Manufacturer’s most important modeler and designer. Its rocaille style demonstrates the influence of the Rococo trend p...

A beautiful French blue and white porcelain jewelry dish in the Rococo style, circa early 20th century, Limoges, France. Piece has a floral 'chintz' design of light and dark blue flo...

Large Meissen group of figurines which are Allegory of Earth assembled around a Lion's Figurine. Manufactory: Meissen Hallmarked: Blue Meissen Sword M...

A fine antique miniature Dresden porcelain perfume bottle. By Thieme Potschappel. Decorated throughout with encrusted porcelain flowers...

Meissen gorgeous figurine group: The Lucky Parents, created by Michel Victor Acier (c. 1770-72) Manufactory: Meissen Hallmarked: Blue Meissen Sword Mark (bottom not glazed) First qu...

This French Le Tallec parcel-gilt blue-celeste ground porcelain soupière with lid and tray from the mid-20th century has an oval shape and is in the Rococo style. The piece is in the Sèvres style with an oval bombe body centring sides of Rocaille molded details above shaped cartouches. The piece is signed and dated underneath the soupière with a dating system adopted by Le Tallec after 1941 in underglaze blue with a gilded stamp. A letter code in the upper part of the atelier signature “LT” indicates the date of production. This piece is signed “Z” for the year 1953. The initials of the piece’s painter in the lower part, “F N” indicate the artist. Above handwritten in underglaze red “Dessiné et...

This is a beautiful cabaret tray made by Edmé Samson in Paris some time in the 19th century. The tray is in the 'blue scale' style that the Worcester fact...

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...

Large Antique French Sèvres Style Porcelain Dessert Service Turquoise Case French, Late 19th Century Smallest (plate): Height 3cm, diameter 23cm Largest (tureen): Height 17cm, widt...

These exquisite porcelain candlesticks were made in the 19th century by the famous Russian Popov Manufactory. The candlesticks are Rococo in their style. They feature knopped stem...

Berlin KPM pedestal vaulted vase. It is hand painted on the front with a scene of Kronprinzepalais building redesigned by Johann Heinrich Strack for Prince Frederick William of Pruss...

Excellent Meisse porcelain group of the 19th century: Visibly drunk Silenus, crowned with a wreath of vines, sitting on a donkey and supported by a young Bacchante walking beside him...