Meissen, the finest porcelain in the world, ... Her sensual, daring pieces, all made using original molds, connect 15th-century China, 18th-century Europe, and today. Art, ...

05/12/2012 May 12, 2012. Its trademark crossed swords are a real find for collectors all over the world. Meissen porcelain comes from the town of Meissen in the eastern German state of Saxony ...

As a result, while most East German goods are hopelessly shoddy, Meissen china has retained its traditional quality, commands a steep price wherever it is sold, e.g., a twelve-place dinner setting ...

At the beginning of the 18th century, pharmacist Johann Friedrich Boettger, reputedly also an alchemist, was instructed by Augustus the Strong, king of Poland and elector of Saxony, to convert base… ...

A new catalog, written by Meissen scholar Ulrich Pietsch, director of the Porcelain Collection of the State Art Collection in Dresden, Germany, is now available in the Cummer gift shop. charlie ...

More copies of these famous sets of china have been made in recent years. One of the most famous sets of dishes made during the past 300 years is the Swan set created by the Meissen factory in 1735.

THE CHINA OF DRESDEN; MEISSEN'S WORLD-FAMOUS FACTORY. Share full article. May 19, 1880. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from May 19, 1880, Page 2 Buy ...

When you combine the traditions of Europe’s oldest and best-known porcelain manufacturer with modern Italian design you get the brand Meissen Italia, the Milan-based branch of the 300-year-old ...

Great designs are often copied. The china used in the White House by President Lincoln, President Hayes and others was made in sets for White House dinners, and copies with a different back stamp w… ...