Flowers


Daisies, Lilies, Roses, Tulips and more.



4 subcategories
Bouquets and Flowerpots

BOUQUETS AND FLOWERPOTS

Lilies

LILIES

Lotus Flowers

LOTUS FLOWERS

Roses

ROSES

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So-called "Indian Flower" from the Moellendorf set,    
the earliest flowers used in Meissen.                  
1761
#30030158

So-called "Indian Flower" from the Moellendorf set, the earliest flowers use...

So-called "German flowers" used in Meissen since 1735. 
Flowers were copied from contemporary engravings.
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So-called "German flowers" used in Meissen since 1735. Flowers were copied from...

So-called "shaded flowers" - shadows under the
blossoms were simply copied from the etchings
and engravings used as models. Insects and beetles
on the plates reflect the 18th century's great
interest in the natural sciences.             1741/42
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So-called "shaded flowers" - shadows under the blossoms were simply copied from...

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
#30030161

A bouquet of "German" flowers for a special Meissen vase marked AR - "August...

"German" flowers, China-blue, painted under the glaze. 
From a plate made in Meissen for the Royal palace      
in Warsaw. The plate is marked AR - "Augustus Rex".    
1735-1740
#30030162

"German" flowers, China-blue, painted under the glaze. From a plate made in Mei...

Floral design from a Meissen coffee pot.               
1780-1790
#30030163

Floral design from a Meissen coffee pot. 1780-1790

Small chocolate pot with straight handle               
and floral design, Meissen.                            
1750-1760
#30030164

Small chocolate pot with straight handle and floral design, Meiss...

State table set from Nymphenburg, with more than       
2.000 pieces. Tureen probably designed by              
Anton Bustelli, painter Josef Zaechberger.             
The delicate flowers with their different shades       
need several firings.               1760-1765
#300302 1

State table set from Nymphenburg, with more than 2.000 pieces. Tureen pro...

Grey rose, pink rose, red tulip.                       
Detail from the state table set 30-03-02/1.            
Painted by Josef Zaechberger. Nymphenburg.             
1760-1765
#300302 2

Grey rose, pink rose, red tulip. Detail from the state ta...

Floral design from the bottom of a handwash basin,     
Hoechst Manufacture.                                   
1750-1760
#300302 6

Floral design from the bottom of a handwash basin, Hoechst Manufacture....

Coffee and tea-set, Frankenthal manufacture.           
Artistic director of Frankenthal was Paul Anton        
Hannong, who brought most of his craftsmen from        
the Strassburg porcelain manufacture.                  
1760
#30030217

Coffee and tea-set, Frankenthal manufacture. Artistic director of Fra...

Pear-shaped tea-box, chocolate and tea-pots with       
scale-relief and flowers. The scale-relief  was a      
specialty of Ludwigsburg, never copied by any other    
maufacture.                                            
1765
#30030230

Pear-shaped tea-box, chocolate and tea-pots with scale-relief and flowers...