The year my late grandfather Henry H. Arnhold introduced me to The Great Bustard, the most prized object in his collection of Meissen porcelain, I started glassblowing. His mother had begun collecting ...
A sale at Sotheby’s of nearly 120 lots of rare, early 18th-century Meissen porcelain smashed all expectations in a live auction at its New York saleroom this morning. Porcelain objects from the famed ...
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. MARKS: Crossed swords in underglaze ...
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. MARKS: Crossed swords with dot and “H ...
Meissen is German manufacturer credited with pioneering hard-paste porcelain in Europe. Established by Johann Friedrich Böttger in Meissen, Germany in 1710, the company first began producing red ...
Work by Chris Antemann at the Meissen Manufactory (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic) MEISSEN, Germany — Of his extensive collection of ceramics, Oscar Wilde once remarked: “I find it harder ...
An expensive tea set that no one has ever dared to use has sold for a record price of more than £500,000. The service’s decoration has been hailed as the 'very, very best' Meissen porcelain a ...