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2. Meissen porcelain - Wikipedia

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   Meissen porcelain or Meissen china was the first European hard-paste porcelain. Early experiments were done in 1708 by Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus . After his death that October, Johann Friedrich Böttger continued von Tschirnhaus's work and brought this type of porcelain to the market, financed by Augustus the Strong, King of Poland and ...

3. Museum Giuseppe Gianetti - Wikipedia

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   The Museum includes collections of different types of porcelain, majolica, and ceramics that belonged to the Italian industrialist Giuseppe Gianetti. [3] These showcase more than 200 pieces of Meissen porcelain, which represents the Museum's most substantial collection. Other collections cover Oriental porcelain, Italian and European majolica ...

4. Swan Service - Wikipedia

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   Swan Service in the National Museum in Warsaw. The Swan Service (German: Schwanenservice, Polish: Serwis łabędzi) is a large service of baroque Meissen porcelain which was made for the First Minister of the Electorate of Saxony and favourite of king Augustus III of Poland, Heinrich von Brühl.

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. The Priceless Wisdom of Meissen Porcelain

6. Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens - Wikipedia

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   The museum's collection is especially strong in European and American paintings and also includes substantial holdings of Meissen porcelain. The museum also has an award-winning education center, Art Connections, which possesses a number of interactive educational installations and serves underprivileged and special education students with its ...

7. Möllendorff Dinner Service - Wikipedia

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   The Möllendorff Dinner Service of Meissen porcelain was designed in about 1762 by Frederick II the Great, King of Prussia (1712–86), in collaboration with Karl Jacob Christian Klipfel, a Meissen artist and musician. Some of the figures were modelled by Johann Joachim Kändler (1706–75). The factory's renown was in great part due to the ...