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The Blue Onion pattern was designed by Johann Gregor Herold in 1739 likely inspired by a Chinese bowl from the Kangxi period. The pattern it was modelled after by Chinese porcelain painters, featured pomegranates unfamiliar in Saxony, so the plates and bowls produced in the Meissen factory in 1740 created their own style and feel.
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The Chrysanthemum Ball was established as a charity ball, to raise money for children in need, in 1925 by Paula Zell, the wife of Franz Zell. [1] The first ball was hosted under the patronage of Antonia, Crown Princss of Bavaria, at the Cherubim Hall of the Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten on 3 February 1925. 25,000 Reichsmarks were donated to charity during the first ball.
The House of Wittelsbach, which ruled in Bavaria for about eight centuries, used the coat lozengy from 1242, later quartering it with the lion of the Electoral Palatinate. Bavaria became a kingdom in 1806, and in 1835 a new coat of arms was created, similar to today's but representing some regions by different coats of arms.
The stone's pattern resembles the chrysanthemum flower. The flower is milky white and grain is clear. Chrysanthemum stone is generally dark-gray or black, and does not contain radioactive elements, so it has a high collection value. Although the composition of chrysanthemum stone itself is not very rare, the formation is uncommon, so the stone ...
"Botanical" red anchor plate with spray of fruiting Indian bean tree, c. 1755. The factory history, before the merger with Derby, can be divided into four main periods, named for the identifying marks under the wares, although the changes in marks do not exactly coincide with changes in materials or style.
Bavaria, [a] officially the Free State of Bavaria, [b] is a state in the southeast of Germany.With an area of 70,550.19 km 2 (27,239.58 sq mi), it is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly 1/5 of the total land area of Germany, and with over 13.08 million inhabitants, it is the second most populous German state, behind only North Rhine-Westphalia; however, due to its large ...
The Crown of the King of Bavaria is a part of the Bavarian Crown Jewels. In 1806 Napoleon raised Bavaria to kingdom status, [ 1 ] Maximilian I ordered the crown and the regalia which can be seen today in the Treasury at the Residenz in Munich . [ 2 ]