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MEISSEN AND THE COMMEDIA DELL’ ARTE

Possibly the most renowned of all the eighteenth century porcelain figures created at Meissen is the series commissioned by the Duke of Sachsen – Weissenfels and executed by the modeller Reinicke with the help of Kaendler in 1744. There ... Read Read: MEISSEN AND THE COMMEDIA DELL’ ARTE

By: sajith | 05/06/2009 | Shopping
Maurice Robertson

Antiques - Are There Really Bones In Bone China?

... . Further attempts were made in the late 17th century at Rouen in France until porcelain, at last, was successfully made at Meissen during the first early years of the 18th century. This was known as high fired or hard paste porcelain in ... Read Read: Antiques - Are There Really Bones In Bone China?

By: Maurice Robertson | 08/12/2009 | Antiques

Capodimonte Porcelain

... thirst of European nobility for this material, first successfully copied from the original Chinese in the early eighteenth century at Meissen in Saxony (now Germany). This hard-paste porcelain required an abundant supply of kaolin, first ... Read Read: Capodimonte Porcelain

By: Lawrence Bell | 22/02/2009 | Art & Entertainment

A story on Chinese yixing teapot--Tea is steeped in history

... spouts and serpent handles. Soon tea was fashionable with the upper classes.In the early 18th century, when the Meissen factory succeeded in producing porcelain as fine as that made by the Chinese, exquisite novelty teapots shaped like ... Read Read: A story on Chinese yixing teapot--Tea is steeped in history

By: vennasalee lee | 21/06/2009 | Crafts

Chinese yixing teapot--Teapots symbolize cultural tradition

... were very expensive and scarce, the Europeans anxiously tried to discover the secret of por-celain, which they finally did at the Meissen factory near Dresden, in about 1710. By the end of 18th century, potters all over Europe were making ... Read Read: Chinese yixing teapot--Teapots symbolize cultural tradition

By: vennasalee lee | 21/06/2009 | Crafts
James E Mizzell

Porcelain-From Pots to Potties

... made in other countries, none has been able to equal the efforts of the Chinese. European porcelain or "china" made its debut in Meissen, Germany and the story behind that is worth a read of its own.English porcelain was individualized by ... Read Read: Porcelain-From Pots to Potties

By: James E Mizzell | 12/06/2009 | Gifts

A story on Chinese yixing teapot--A REAL TEA POTPOURRI; COLLECTABLES

... avidly acquire, say, a William IV London silver inverted baluster shape with a scalloped pedestal foot, or a Meissen painted porcelain teapot, would not touch with a mote spoon.One of the gems that Bersten owns is an Australian shearers' ... Read Read: A story on Chinese yixing teapot--A REAL TEA POTPOURRI; COLLECTABLES

By: vennasalee lee | 02/06/2009 | Crafts

Recognizing Forged or Fake Porcelain Marks

... a shape or symbol, look closely: Most recent porcelain marks are close imitations of older authentic marks used by Meissen, Sevres, Chantilly, English Staffordshire Potteries (usually Coats of Arms or Crests), Gardner etc. However, almost ... Read Read: Recognizing Forged or Fake Porcelain Marks

By: Phil Davies | 26/02/2008 | Art
prabakar

Richard Ginori Soup Plate

... also as Doccia porcelain. There was only one other European hard-paste porcelain factory at that time which was located in Meissen, Germany. Richard Ginori porcelain was collected by the Medicis and other European nobility such as Napoleon ... Read Read: Richard Ginori Soup Plate

By: prabakar | 15/05/2008 | Interior Design
Maurice Robertson

Antique Lamps - Blanc de Chine

... in the early 17th century, large quantities arrived in Europe as Chinese export porcelain and were successfully copied at Meissen and in the mid 18th century in England, at Chelsea and Bow.  Many 18th and 19th century European factories ... Read Read: Antique Lamps - Blanc de Chine

By: Maurice Robertson | 19/07/2009 | Interior Design
Christopher Adach

Roccoco interiors

... figures, vases and dishes. In course of time popularity of porcelain caused establishment of many European manufactures as Meissen in Germany, Chelsea Ware in England or Sevres in France. Places for displaying decorative objects were free- ... Read Read: Roccoco interiors

By: Christopher Adach | 02/06/2009 | Art
prabakar

Italian Plates of Richard Ginori

... a sample for your approval. Richard Ginori in order to produce porcelain in Italy like the quality of Meissen, he studied clay and color for himself. In the times of his son, Lorenzo Ginori, various porcelain clay was imported from ... Read Read: Italian Plates of Richard Ginori

By: prabakar | 10/03/2008 | Kitchens
 

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