Antiques
Antique Meissen Centre Bowl
- Item Number
- 193
- Estimated Value
- 1300 USD
- Sold
- 425 USD to Live Event Bidder
- Number of Bids
- 1 - Bid History
Item Description
This gorgeous and elegant antique bowl is a genuine porcelain from Meissen, Germany. The bowl is a flower encrusted centre bowl with full figure cherubs on either end. Created in the late 18th century or early 19th century, it is in excellent condition with no cracks or breaks. Meissen is famous for the manufacture of porcelain, based on extensive local deposits of china clay (kaolin) and potter's clay (potter's earth). Meissen porcelain was the first high quality porcelain to be produced outside of the Orient. It has been professionally appraised at a value of $700 - $1300.
Meissen porcelain or Meissen china is the first European hard-paste porcelain that was developed from 1708 by Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus. After his death that October, Johann Friedrich Böttger, continued his work and brought porcelain to the market. The production of porcelain at Meissen, near Dresden, started in 1710 and attracted artists and artisans to establish one of the most famous porcelain manufacturers, still in business today as Staatliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Meissen GmbH. Its signature logo, the crossed swords, was introduced in 1720 to protect its production; the mark of the crossed swords is one of the oldest trademarks in existence. It dominated the style of European porcelain until 1756.
Item Special Note
Item available at Hancock Shaker Village, Pittsfield, MA or may be shipped at purchaser's expense
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