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Plants and flowers. More - trees, fruits, animals etc. - to be added soon!



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ALL OTHER PLANTS

Animals

ANIMALS

Flowers

FLOWERS

Fruit & Vegetables

FRUIT & VEGETABLES

Trees

TREES

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Flower basket, 1904-1906, silver. Produced by the Wiener Werkstaette
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Flower basket, 1904-1906, silver. Produced by the Wiener W...

Putto with grapes (autumn), 1908 Produced by the Wiener Werkstaette
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Putto with grapes (autumn), 1908 Produced by the Wiener W...

Oval tureen with lid, with the famous Meissen "onion" design. Two rams' heads form the handles (1730). Height 32 cm
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Oval tureen with lid, with the famous Meissen "onion" design. Two rams...

Meissen fish tureen, handles on body and lid in the form of salamanders. China-blue floral design. (1725) Diameter 22.5 cm
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Meissen fish tureen, handles on body and lid in the form of salamanders. Chi...

A phoenix on a bent tree perching above a row of rice straw fences. Detail from a large Meissen plate. The design is no longer Chinese, but strongly influenced by Japanese masters like Kakiemon. Diameter of entire plate 22.5 cm (1730-1735)
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A phoenix on a bent tree perching above a row of rice straw fences. Detail fro...

Four early Meissen vases with flowers on body and lid and lizards on the vase-shoulders (1725-1730). Height 23.6 cm
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Four early Meissen vases with flowers on body and lid and lizards on t...

Three different Meissen vases, with and without lid, with a rare design of wide ribbons of flowers. On the white fields, birds of prey alternate with "Indian flowers" (1724-1725). Height from left to right 29 cm, 54 cm, 39.3 cm
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Three different Meissen vases, with and without lid, with a rare design of wi...

Meissen vase with Chinese design. King August the Strong had a large collection of Chinese porcelain which he imported at great cost. What he wished his Meissen Manufacture to produce therefore, were his favourite blue under-glaze designs (1723).
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Meissen vase with Chinese design. King August the Strong had a large colle...

Japanese vase with lid, Imari-style. Around 1700
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Japanese vase with lid, Imari-style. Around 1700

Chinese K'ang-hsi stoneware. Detail of jar from 30-03-01/27: Chinese Fo-dog as handle of lid. (1662-1722)
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Chinese K'ang-hsi stoneware. Detail of jar from 30-03-01/27: Chinese Fo-...

Detail from a Chinese plate with Chi'lin-dragon. The porcelain painters of Meissen copied such dragons from Chinese originals and invented many variations of their own (1680).
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Detail from a Chinese plate with Chi'lin-dragon. The porcelain painters o...

Meissen plate with decor "Flying Dragon". Meissen painters copied Chinese dragons, but invented new variations. 1735
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Meissen plate with decor "Flying Dragon". Meissen painters copied...