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



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Inside of lid of the small Meissen tureen with Viburnum design, 30-03-01/56, with typical merchant scene with harbour and sailboat. 1739
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Inside of lid of the small Meissen tureen with Viburnum design, 30-03-0...

So-called "Indian Flower" from the Moellendorf set, the earliest flowers used in Meissen. 1761
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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
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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
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"German" flowers, China-blue, painted under the glaze. From a plate made in Mei...

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

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

"Disturbed in his Sleep", a Nymphenburg white porcelain group. 1756
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"Disturbed in his Sleep", a Nymphenburg white porc...

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

Nymphenburg coffee pot with peacock. Painter Josef Laerch copied his animals from a book of etchings showing "Birds, particularly poultry" published in Augsburg in 1770.
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Nymphenburg coffee pot with peacock. Painter Josef Laerch cop...