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Chinese pavilion and Chinese figures against a contemporary bamboo curtain. Frankenthal Manufacture, around 1770
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Chinese pavilion and Chinese figures against a contemporary bamboo cu...

Left: a tea-box from Meissen, 1740 Right: a coffee pot from the Limbach manufacture, 1772 The simple, blue floral design, whether onion or not, became so popular, that porcelain manufactures all over Germany copied it frequently.
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Left: a tea-box from Meissen, 1740 Right: a coffee pot from...

Meissen set "Golden Chinese". Such sets were produced in Meissen, but the gold design was added by special workshops in Augsburg. The "Golden Chinese" were painted by the brothers Seuter, who modelled their Chinese after travel books published in Augsburg. 1730
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Meissen set "Golden Chinese". Such sets were produced in Meissen, but the gold...

Tea-pot and sugar basin with "Chinoiseries" by Johann Gregor Hoeroldt. Such a tea-set was a composite work of art: while Hoeroldt painted the "Chinoiseries", others painted the golden frames, while a third group specialized in the "Indian Flowers". 1725
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Tea-pot and sugar basin with "Chinoiseries" by Johann Gregor Hoeroldt....

Scenes from a merchant's life cover the borders of plates from a Meissen set and reflect the growing importance of sea-trade in the 18th century. 1730
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Scenes from a merchant's life cover the borders of plates from a Meissen se...

Merchant scene with sailor lighting his pipe, from a Meissen cup. So-called "fond-porcelain" where the basis was no longer white, but green, yellow or purple. 1735-1740
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Merchant scene with sailor lighting his pipe, from a Meissen cup. So-called...

Fond-porcelain, with a green background for the delicate paintings. This cup shows a fashionable "Watteau-scene", in the style of French painter Antoine Watteau (1674-1821). 1735-1740
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Fond-porcelain, with a green background for the delicate paintings. This...

Bouillon cup with lid from Meissen. Chinoiserie in gild frame, scene with peacock and flowerbeds. 1730
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Bouillon cup with lid from Meissen. Chinoiserie in gild frame, scene wit...

Table fountain - a tap was in place of the hole under the golden shell, and guests drew drinking water from it. The fountain was made in Meissen for Count Bruehl, August III's prime minister. "Watteau-scenes" of promenading couples. 1745
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Table fountain - a tap was in place of the hole under the golden shell, and gu...

Detail from Meissen water fountain 30-03-01/45. A couple strolling in a typical Watteau-scene. 1745
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Detail from Meissen water fountain 30-03-01/45. A couple strolling in a...

Large plate with "Bruehl'sches Allerlei", (Bruehl's hodge-podge), another set ordered by the influential Primeminister Heinrich Bruehl. The "hodge-podge" consisted of all white-on-white relief-designs in use in Meissen at that period. 1750
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Large plate with "Bruehl'sches Allerlei", (Bruehl's hodge-podge), another se...

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...