Meissen (Co.)

(German, established 1710)

Meissen is German manufacturer credited with pioneering hard-paste porcelain in Europe. Established by Johann Friedrich Böttger in Meissen, Germany in 1710, the company first began producing red stoneware until a formula for white porcelain was perfected. Beginning in 1722, all Meissen objects were marked with the now-famous crossed swords logo in an effort to set the company’s products apart from forgeries. Modelling their china on the blue and white glazes found in the porcelain of the Ming Dynasty, the Meissen painters created patterns that became known as “onions,” due to their resemblance to the root bulb. The business expanded to include the production of figurines, large-scale animals, watches, and tableware, executed in the rococo style. In the 19th century, under Ernst August Leuteritz, many of the objects were modernized. Though the company produced some objects in the Art Nouveau style in the beginning of the 20th century, its trademark remained revived 18th-century models. Suffering under a series of restrictions on artistic expression during World War II and the subsequent Communist rule, the company returned to its pre-war production values during the late 1960s. Meissen celebrated its tricentennial in 2010. Today, the company’s works are held in the collections of the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, among others.

Meissen (Co.) Artworks

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Night (+ Day, smllr; 2 works)

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Night (+ Day, smllr; 2 works)

Sale Date: May 28, 2011

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Vasen (pair)

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Vasen (pair)

Sale Date: May 11, 2011

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Carlins (pair)

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Carlins (pair)

Sale Date: May 4, 2011

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Service de table à décor Watteau (set of 44)

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Service de table à décor Watteau (set of 44)

Sale Date: May 11, 2011

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Flirtatious gentleman with maids

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Flirtatious gentleman with maids

Sale Date: May 1, 2011

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Young lovers and sheep

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Young lovers and sheep

Sale Date: May 9, 2011

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Senza titolo (5 works)

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Senza titolo (5 works)

Sale Date: May 4, 2011

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Senza titolo (Amorini; 3 works)

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Senza titolo (Amorini; 3 works)

Sale Date: May 4, 2011

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Kaffee/Teeservice (set of 22)

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Kaffee/Teeservice (set of 22)

Sale Date: May 6, 2011

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Teller

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Teller

Sale Date: May 6, 2011

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Famiglia cinese con madre e bambini

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Famiglia cinese con madre e bambini

Sale Date: May 1, 2011

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Revellers beneath a tree

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Revellers beneath a tree

Sale Date: May 1, 2011

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Vases (pair), 1900–1925

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Vases (pair), 1900–1925

Sale Date: April 20, 2011

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Teeservice (set of 21)

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Teeservice (set of 21)

Sale Date: April 20, 2011

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Discus thrower (+ Shot putter; 2 works), 1920

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Discus thrower (+ Shot putter; 2 works), 1920

Sale Date: April 10, 2011

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A tureen, cover and stand decorated..., 1975–1999

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A tureen, cover and stand decorated..., 1975–1999

Sale Date: April 17, 2011

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Cabaret service in the Ming black..., 1975–1999

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Cabaret service in the Ming black..., 1975–1999

Sale Date: April 17, 2011

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Tea service in the Indiche Malerei pattern (set...

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Tea service in the Indiche Malerei pattern (set...

Sale Date: April 17, 2011

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Violoniste

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Violoniste

Sale Date: April 12, 2011

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Service de table (set of 38)

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Service de table (set of 38)

Sale Date: April 12, 2011

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Le violoncelliste

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Le violoncelliste

Sale Date: April 12, 2011

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Jeune vendangeur

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Jeune vendangeur

Sale Date: April 12, 2011

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Dame à la cueillette

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Dame à la cueillette

Sale Date: April 12, 2011

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Dame jouant du clavecin

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Dame jouant du clavecin

Sale Date: April 12, 2011

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