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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Forty winks, 1924

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Forty winks, 1924

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Vase

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Vase "EARTH" (from Allegory of four elements), 1924

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Four children with flowers on a round base, 1924

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Four children with flowers on a round base, 1924

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Concert, 1924

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Concert, 1924

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Shepherd and Shepherdess, 1924

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Shepherd and Shepherdess, 1924

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Pekinese sitting on cushion, 1924–1934

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Pekinese sitting on cushion, 1924–1934

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Apple picker, 1924

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Apple picker, 1924

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Shepherd and Shepherdess (PAIR), 1924

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Shepherd and Shepherdess (PAIR), 1924

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Applique pierced basket, 1924

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Applique pierced basket, 1924

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Wine-growers, 1924

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Wine-growers, 1924

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Potpourri pot, 1924

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Potpourri pot, 1924

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Pierced plate, 1924

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Pierced plate, 1924

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Relief Cup & Saucer, 1924

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Relief Cup & Saucer, 1924

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Cupid caught, with his foot in trap, 1924

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Cupid caught, with his foot in trap, 1924

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Allegory of Winter, 1924

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Allegory of Winter, 1924

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Girl and Cupid, 1924

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Girl and Cupid, 1924

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Cupid fettered, 1924

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Cupid fettered, 1924

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Potpourri pot, 1924

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Potpourri pot, 1924

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Pate-sur-pate potpourri pot, 1924

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Pate-sur-pate potpourri pot, 1924

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Cupid with liber proverbiorum, 1924

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Cupid with liber proverbiorum, 1924

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Pate-sur-pate vase, 1924

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Pate-sur-pate vase, 1924

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Pate-sur-pate vase, 1924

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Pate-sur-pate vase, 1924

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Candle stick (PAIR), 1924

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Candle stick (PAIR), 1924

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Mask

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Mask "PORTRATMASKE MARY WIGMANN", 1924–1934

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