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The "Flying Dragon". Detail from 30-03-01/31. Meissen (1735)
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The "Flying Dragon". Detail from 30-03-01/31....

Small Meissen dragon, from a table set, called "Fabulous Creatures", painted by Adam Friedrich von Loewenfinck (1735-1736).
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Small Meissen dragon, from a table set, called "Fabulous Creatures", pa...

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...

One of the stranger plates to be produced in Meissen is this one, divided between the "Brocade Design" and the "Flying Squirrel" design, another mythical animal copied from Chinese models. 1732
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One of the stranger plates to be produced in Meissen is this one, divided bet...

The "Flying Squirrel", another fabulous creature from Chinese porcelain. Detail from 30-03-01/35. 1732
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The "Flying Squirrel", another fabulous creature from Chinese po...

Fish tureen from Meissen. Handles on tureen and lid are goldfish, a Chinese symbol of good luck. The China-blue is painted under the glaze, the other colours are added over the glaze. 1730
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Fish tureen from Meissen. Handles on tureen and lid are goldfish, a Chinese...

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...

Meissen bouillon-cup with lid. Handles imitate Chinese forms; scenes on cup and lid are bucolic. 1730
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Meissen bouillon-cup with lid. Handles imitate Chinese forms; scenes on...

Meissen plate, arms of Saxony and Poland, flowers and and insects. Tableware made for the Berlin merchant Gotzkowsky. 1745
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Meissen plate, arms of Saxony and Poland, flowers and and insects....

The famous "Swan set" was made only once in Meissen. It was ordered by the influential Primeminister Count Heinrich Bruehl. Swans, white on white, the arms of Count Bruehl and a delicate floral design. The set consisted of over 2.000 pieces. 1737-1741
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The famous "Swan set" was made only once in Meissen. It was ordered by the in...

Small Meissen tureen with "Viburnum-design". The intricate blossom design was invented by Meissen artist Johann Joachim Kendler and was used mostly for show pieces not meant for daily use. 1739
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Small Meissen tureen with "Viburnum-design". The intricate blossom design...