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Snuffbox showing the hotel room of the Duc de Choiseul, *1719 +1785, in Paris. Gold, miniature OA 2281
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Snuffbox showing the hotel room of the Duc de Choiseul, *1719 +1785, in Paris....

Snuffbox: the inside of the box shows the portraits of Louis XV and Marie Leszczynska. Given to Dutch Ambassador Cornelis Hop by Louis XV. 1725-1726; Paris Enameled gold, gold-inlaid tortoiseshell, miniatures, diamonds; 3cm x 8,50cm x 6,50cm OA 10670
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Snuffbox: the inside of the box shows the portraits of Louis XV and Marie Leszcz...

Flowers in a golden vase Attributed to Antoine Monnoyer, son of Baroque painter Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer; 120 x 100cm Inv. 6734
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Flowers in a golden vase Attributed to Antoine Monnoyer, son of Baroque painter...

Letter by Johann Friedrich B”ttger to King August of Poland (August der Starke), in which B”ttger, who piereced the secret of Chinese porcelain manufacture, promises to hand over to the King the "arcanum" or secret, of gold making, for which he had been hired.
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Letter by Johann Friedrich B”ttger to King August of Poland (August der Stark...

One gold, one silver "regulus", allegedly transmuted by Johann Friedrich Boettger for King August of Poland in 1713. The pieces are real gold and silver. Boettger probably made them from Royal and other gift ducats to win the King's favour. Diameter 3 and 5 cm.
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One gold, one silver "regulus", allegedly transmuted by Johann Friedrich Boet...

Large Meissen plate with China-blue design, topped by the initials of August III, son of August the Strong. The floral design is not Chinese, but "a l'Allemande" (1745). Diameter 37.6 cm
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Large Meissen plate with China-blue design, topped by the initials of August I...

An early floral design in blue from a Meissen vase specially manufactured for King August the Strong (1725-1730).
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An early floral design in blue from a Meissen vase specially manufactured f...

Three Chinese vases in "Famille-rose" decor, in front of a portrait of Markgravine Sibylla Augusta of Baden, great and early collector of Chinese porcelain in her palace "La Favorita", Karlsruhe (1723-1735).
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Three Chinese vases in "Famille-rose" decor, in front of a portrait of Markgra...

Another Meissen animal is the "old, rich, yellow lion", called "lion" in Meissen production lists, although the animal is obviously a tiger, winding around a bamboo pole. The "lion" comes from a table set produced in 1728 for the Elector's Court.
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Another Meissen animal is the "old, rich, yellow lion", called "lion" in...

A bouquet of "German" flowers for a special Meissen vase marked AR - "Augustus Rex", the sign for all pieces ordered for King August of Poland, Elector of Saxony. 1735-1740
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A bouquet of "German" flowers for a special Meissen vase marked AR - "August...

"Wegely" plate and tureen with under-glaze blue. King Frederick II of Prussia wished to establish a porcelain manufacture in his country. First director was textile merchant Wilhelm Caspar Wegely. 1751-1757
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"Wegely" plate and tureen with under-glaze blue. King Frederick II of Pru...

Bouillon terrine in "bleu mourant" from KPM, the Royal Prussian Manufacture. King Frederick II ordered this last of his 24 table sets in 1784, two years before his death. It took KPM three years to copy the elusive French colour.
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Bouillon terrine in "bleu mourant" from KPM, the Royal Prussian Manufactu...