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Meissen Porcelain

Meissen Porcelain

The Staatliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Meissen was founded in 1710 in the late Gothic Albrechtburg-castle. It was the first porcelain manufactory in Europe

A name which says everything, about which much can be said. A concept with which we have associated exclusivity, style and flawless form - for centuries. The porcelain with the crossed blue swords on a white background has become the symbol of luxurious savoirvivre.

When Augustus II the Strong, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland (1670 - 1733) protected the - unsuccessful - goldsmith Johann Friedrich Boettger from the Prussians pursuing him, the extraordinary story of Meissen porcelain began. The protection of the passionate collector of Chinese and Japanese porcelain, the encounter of Boettger with the scholar Tschirnhaus and also the artistic influence of the form designer J. J. Kaendler and the painter J. J. Hoeroldt in the first half of the 18th century formed the unique constellation which led to what is considered the birth of European porcelain-making. The mingling of know-how, experience and passion for the "material" known as porcelain has defined the character of Meissen 's porcelain over the centuries to the present day.
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