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2. Meissen porcelain - Wikipedia

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   Meissen remained the dominant European porcelain factory, and the leader of stylistic innovation, until somewhat overtaken by the new styles introduced by the French Sèvres factory in the 1760s, but has remained a leading factory to the present day. Among the developments pioneered by Meissen are the porcelain figurines, and the introduction ...

3. Meissen - Wikipedia

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   Its tower hosts the world's first porcelain carillon, manufactured in 1929 on the occasion of the town's 1000-years-jubilee. Another popular tourist sight is the world-famous Meissen porcelain factory. From spring to autumn, several festivals take place in Meissen, such as the pottery market or the Weinfest, which celebrates the wine harvest.

4. Museum Giuseppe Gianetti - Wikipedia

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   This room represents Western porcelain production, created in Meissen near Dresden, Saxony, through the efforts of Johann Friedrich Böttgerand with the support of Augustus II, Elector of Saxony. The first European porcelain factory was established in Meissen in 1710.

5. The Priceless Wisdom of Meissen Porcelain - AOL

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   Meissen, the finest porcelain in the world, teaches that art is about conversations across eras and cultures that enable new creations to spring from the old. Meissen, the finest porcelain in the ...

6. Porcelain manufacturing companies in Europe - Wikipedia

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   The manufacture began to produce porcelain only in 1812 [1] 1759: Weesp porselein: Weesp: Netherlands: First Dutch porcelain factory was founded in Weesp, near Amsterdam 1760: Real Fábrica del Buen Retiro: Madrid: Spain: Capodimonte porcelain was moved to Madrid. Popularly called La China. 1760: Kloster Veilsdorf porcelain factory: Veilsdorf ...

7. Johann Friedrich Böttger - Wikipedia

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   He is normally credited with being the first European to discover the secret of the creation of hard-paste porcelain in 1708, [1] but it has also been claimed that English manufacturers [2] or Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus [3] [4] produced porcelain first. Certainly, the Meissen factory, established 1710, was the first to produce porcelain ...