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An Italian idyll: Meissen porcelain gifts and gift-giving.
Chinese porcelain arriving in Venice by the fifteenth century paved the way for Italy's unparalleled appreciation for this fragile curiosity from abroad. The Venetian glass industry and majolica workshops responded to these princely collector's items, and the short-lived "Medici porcelain" manufactory established in Florence around 1575 was born of the experimentation that was to occupy alchemists and entrepreneurs across Europe in pursuit of a comparable ceramic body for the next century and a half. The formula for hard-paste porcelain was ultimately discovered at the court of Saxony, and in 1710 the Royal Porcelain Manufactory opened in the Albrechtsburg Castle at ...
- Meissen porcelain figurines charm with lifelike detail.
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service) January 18, 2002 700+ words
...make gold. Arguably his discovery was just as valuable, as some had termed porcelain coming from China "white gold." Meissen porcelain sometimes appears translucent, and it always is hand-painted. The factory still operates and continues to make figurines...
- The collection of 18th century Meissen porcelain amassed by Rudolph...
- Magazine article from: History Today February 1, 2002 700+ words
The collection of 18th century Meissen porcelain amassed by Rudolph Just -- which disappeared after his death in 1972, before resurfacing last year in Bratislava -- has been...
- Books.(Naomi Leff: Interior Design)(The Arnhold Collection of Meissen...
- Magazine article from: Interior Design Abercrombie, Stanley June 1, 2008 700+ words
...clients interrupted. Their needs always took precedence over her own, and she never moved in. The Arnhold Collection of Meissen Porcelain 1710-1750 Stanley Abercrombie by Maureen Cassidy-Geiger New York and London: Frick Collection andd Giles, $275 800...
- Sources & resources.(ON THE LOOKOUT)(Harlequin Unmasked)(Meissen Figures,...
- Magazine article from: Antiques Roadshow Insider Richmond, Lee February 1, 2006 700+ words
...century designs were still being produced, so this book provides a relatively comprehensive view of the Meissen range. * Meissen Porcelain: Identification and Value Guide, by Jim and Susan Harran (Collector Books, 2005). This newly released, well-illustrated...
- Collector Books.(Handkerchiefs: A Collector's Guide, vol. 2)(Collector's...
- Newspaper article from: Library Bookwatch December 1, 2005 700+ words
...field who want a clear guide. Jim and Susan Harran's Meissen Porcelain Identification And Values 1574324748, $29.95) is packed...on every page showing the edging displays and images of Meissen porcelain. An organization by pattern--rose, Indian paintings...
- Meissen for royalty.(Meissen porcelain, J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles,...
- Magazine article from: The Magazine Antiques Ledes, Allison Eckardt July 1, 2001 700+ words
Augustus II (the Strong), elector of Saxony (r. 1694-1733) and king of Poland (r. 1697-1704 and 1709-1733), possessed that rare combination of traits that makes a great collector--excellent taste for both the rare and the exotic and the deep pockets necessary to indulge every desire. This is no
- Meissen for the czars.(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: The Magazine Antiques Kramer, Miriam June 1, 2004 700+ words
The Meissen porcelain manufactory was established in...Revolution of 1917. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] An exhibition entitled Meissen...the Czars, charting the use of Meissen porcelain in the diplomatic relations between...
- 101 ornaments.(Buyers guide)
- Magazine article from: House Beautiful Gee, Kenny December 1, 2007 700+ words
...COM. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 27 CAT SILHOUETTE...COM. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 28 BELL WITH ORANGE...PORCELAIN, $183; MEISSEN PORCELAIN: 212-696-9236...COM. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 29 ROUND SHINGLE BARK...
Source: HighBeam Research, An Italian idyll: Meissen porcelain gifts and gift-giving.