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Unless otherwise indicated, all works were made at the Meissen Porcelain Manufactory.

  • two four-sided brown bottles

    Pair of Four Sided Bottles, ca. 1711
    Böttger red stoneware, h. 7 11/16 in. (19.5 cm), h. 8 in. (20.3 cm)
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2019
    © The Frick Collection

  • large brown beaker with gold decoration

    Standing Cup with Cover, ca. 1711–13
    Decoration attributed to Martin Schnell (ca. 1675–1740)
    Model attributed to Johann Jakob Irminger (1635–1724)
    Böttger red stoneware, h. (with cover) 9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm)
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2019
    © The Frick Collection

  • brown incense burner in the shape of a seated Buddhist divinity

    Incense Burner in the Form of a Seated Buddhist Divinity, ca. 1710–13
    Böttger red stoneware, h. 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm)
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2019
    © The Frick Collection

  • Brown, oval-shaped basket with handles

    Two-Handled Reticulated Oval Dish, ca. 1711
    Böttger red stoneware, l. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2019
    © The Frick Collection

  • black-glazed teapot with etched decoration

    Black-Glazed Teapot with Cover, ca. 1710−13
    Böttger red stoneware, h. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm)
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2015
    © The Frick Collection

  • red, marbleized tankard

    Tankard, ca. 1710–13
    Böttger red stoneware, h. 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm)
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2019
    © The Frick Collection

  • tea bowl and saucer with black glaze and gold

    Tea Bowl and Saucer, ca. 1711–15
    Böttger stoneware with black glaze; tea bowl 1 5/8 × 3 7/16 in. (4.1 × 8.7 cm), saucer 1 1/8 × 4 15/16 in. (2.9 × 12.5 cm)
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2019
    © The Frick Collection

  • green, faceted hardstone teapot

    Teapot 
    German, Dresden, ca. 1700
    Polished, diamond-faceted stoneware, h. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2019
    © The Frick Collection

  • tall red teapot with four sides

    Coffee Pot with Cover, ca. 1710−13
    Böttger red stoneware, h. 2 5/8 in. (15.6 cm)
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2015
    © The Frick Collection

  • faceted teapot with shiny brown glaze

    Teapot with Cover, ca. 1710−13
    Böttger red stoneware, h. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm)
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2015
    © The Frick Collection

  • brown teapot in a pyramidal shape, with gold

    Teapot with Cover, ca. 1710−13
    Böttger red stoneware, 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm)
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2015
    © The Frick Collection

  • green, faceted hardstone vase

    Octagonal Vase with Mounted Foot and Cover, ca. 1710–13
    Silver-gilt mounted Böttger stoneware, h. 6 in. (15.2 cm)
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2015
    © The Frick Collection

  • Black-glazed porcelain four-sided bottle with stopper.

    Black-Glazed, Four-Sided Bottle with Stopper, ca. 1711–13
    Böttger red stoneware, h. 9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm)
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2015
    © The Frick Collection

  • brown, circular medallion with profile portrait

    Medallion with Profile of Friedrich August II, Crown Prince of Saxony, ca. 1710–13
    Böttger red stoneware, diam. 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm)
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2019
    © The Frick Collection

  • oval-shaped silver basket with handles

    Reticulated Basket by Samuel Schneeweiss (master 1670, d. 1697), ca. 1685–90
    Silver, l. 6 1/8 in. (34.6 cm)
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2019
    © The Frick Collection

  • cylindrical white teapot with dragon spout

    Teapot
    Chinese, Dehua, Qing Dynasty (1644−1911), Kangxi Period (1662−1722), ca. 1700
    Hard-paste porcelain, h. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm)
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2019
    © The Frick Collection

  • cylindrical white teapot with dragon spout

    Teapot, ca. 1713
    Hard-paste porcelain, h. 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm)
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2019
    © The Frick Collection

  • white incense burner in the shape of a seated Buddhist divinity

    Incense Burner in the Form of a Seated Buddhist Divinity, ca. 1715−20
    Hard-paste porcelain, h. 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm)
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2019
    © The Frick Collection

  • white, asian-style square teapot with large handle

    Teapot, ca. 1713−15
    Hard-paste porcelain, h. 6 in. (15.2 cm)
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2019
    © The Frick Collection

  • white teapot with floral relief decoration

    Teapot, ca. 1715
    Hard-paste porcelain, h. 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm)
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2019
    © The Frick Collection

  • white dish with vegetal relief decoration

    Dish, ca. 1729−31
    Hard-paste porcelain, diam. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm)
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2019
    © The Frick Collection

  • bowl with two handles and elaborate floral relief decoration

    Small Two-Handled Bowl with Cover, 1735 or 1738
    Model by Johann Joachim Kändler (1706–1775) and/or Johann Friedrich Eberlein (1696–1749)
    Hard-paste porcelain, h. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2019
    © The Frick Collection

  • opened snuffbox with painted landscape on inside of lid

    Snuffbox with Gilt-Metal Mounts and Cover, ca. 1737−40
    Model by Johann Joachim Kändler (1706–1775)
    Hard-paste porcelain with gilt-metal mounts, h. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm)
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2019
    © The Frick Collection

  • White porcelain long-legged grassland bird, with neck arched back

    Great Bustard, 1732
    Model by Johann Gottlieb Kirchner (1706–1768)
    Hard-paste porcelain, h. 33 in. (83.8 cm)
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2013
    © The Frick Collection

  • mustard pot and cruet in the shape of hens mounted by asian-style figures

    Mustard Pot and Cruet, 1737–39
    Model by Johann Joachim Kändler (1706–1775)
    Hard-paste porcelain; mustard pot h. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm), cruet h. 7 in. (17.8 cm)
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2019
    © The Frick Collection

  • large dish with red dragons

    Large Dish from the “Red Dragon” Service, ca. 1730−35
    Hard-paste porcelain, diam. 13 3/8 in. (34.1 cm)
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2019
    © The Frick Collection

  • Fluted dish in white porcelain showing two herons and a dragon in various colors of glaze

    Fluted Dish, ca. 1729–30
    Hard-paste porcelain, diam. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm)
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2019
    © The Frick Collection

  • Fulted dish with two herons and an orange dragon

    Dish
    Japanese, Kakiemon, Edo Period (1615–1868), ca. 1700
    Hard-paste porcelain, diam. 9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm)
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2019
    © The Frick Collection

  • shell-shaped dish with patterns and a landscape

    Shell-Shaped Dish, ca. 1730
    Hard-paste porcelain, w. 9 1/8 in. (23.2 cm)
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2019
    © The Frick Collection

  • bottle-shaped vase with asian-style decoration

    Four-Sided Bottle, ca. 1720–25
    Hard-paste porcelain, h. 7 in. (17.8 cm)
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2019
    © The Frick Collection

  • Three large bottle-shaped vases with floral decoration

    Set of Three Vases, ca. 1730–35
    Hard-paste porcelain, h. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm), h. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm), h. 7 3/8 in. (18.7 cm)
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2019
    © The Frick Collection

  • Bottle-shaped vase

    Four-Sided Bottle, ca. 1730
    Hard-paste porcelain, h. 8 9/16 in. (21.7 cm)
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2019
    © The Frick Collection

  • Pair of porcelain four-sided bottles with stoppers. There are details of flowers and scenes in various colors of blue, red, yellow, and orange.

    Pair of Four-Sided Bottles with Stoppers, ca. 1724
    Hard-paste porcelain, h. 9 in. (22.9 cm) each
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2015
    © The Frick Collection

  • bottle-shaped vase

    Bottle Vase, ca. 1730
    Hard-paste porcelain, h. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm)
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2019
    © The Frick Collection

  • bottle-shaped vase

    Bottle Vase, ca. 1730
    Hard-paste porcelain, h. 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm)
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2019
    © The Frick Collection

  • fluted tea cup and saucer with Asian-style figures

    Fluted Beaker and Saucer, ca. 1730
    Hard-paste porcelain; beaker h. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm), saucer diam. 6 1/8 in. (15.6 cm)
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2019
    © The Frick Collection

  • tea bowl and saucer with two orange birds on a branch

    Tea Bowl and Saucer, ca. 1735
    Hard-paste porcelain; tea bowl h. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm), saucer diam. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm)
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2019
    © The Frick Collection

  • faceted teapot with asian-style decoration

    Teapot, ca. 1730
    Hard-paste porcelain, h. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2019
    © The Frick Collection

  • teapot with maritime scene

    Teapot, ca. 1725–30
    Hard-paste porcelain, h. 4 in. (10.2 cm)
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2019
    © The Frick Collection

  • tea cup and saucer with red decoration

    Beaker and Saucer, ca. 1723
    Decoration attributed to Johann Gregorius Höroldt (1696–1775)
    Hard-paste porcelain; beaker h. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm), saucer diam. 5 in. (12.7 cm)
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2019
    © The Frick Collection

  • tankard with silver lid and polychrome decoration

    Mounted Tankard, ca. 1723–24
    Decoration attributed to Johann Gregorius Höroldt (1696–1775)
    Hard-paste porcelain, h. (with lid) 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm)
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2019
    © The Frick Collection

  • tankard with silver-gilt lid and polychrome decoration

    Tankard with Silver-Gilt Cover and Mounts, ca. 1725−30
    Hard-paste porcelain with gilt-metal mounts, h. 7 1/4 in. (18.5 cm)
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2019
    © The Frick Collection

  • vase with chinoiserie scenes

    Vase, ca. 1723
    Hard-paste porcelain, h. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2019
    © The Frick Collection

  • Small porcelain bowl with a green and pink ground and a chinoiserie cartouche

    Four Small Bowls, ca. 1725
    Decorated by Johann Gregorius Höroldt (1696–1775)
    Hard-paste porcelain, diam. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm) each
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2019
    © The Frick Collection

  • male figure with red hat and yellow pants

    Figure of Hofnarr Fröhlich (Cheerful Court Jester), 1738
    Model by Johann Joachim Kändler (1706–1775)
    Hard-paste porcelain, h. 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm)
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2019
    © The Frick Collection

  • ten-sided dish with dragons in a landscape

    Dish
    Japanese, Kakiemon, Edo Period (1615–1868), ca. 1700
    Hard-paste porcelain, diam. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2019
    © The Frick Collection

  • ten-sided dish with dragons in a landscape

    Dish, ca. 1730
    Hard-paste porcelain, diam. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2019
    © The Frick Collection

  • large dish with green border and floral decoration

    Stand, ca. 1730
    Hard-paste porcelain, diam. 10 1/8 in. (25.7 cm)
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2019
    © The Frick Collection

  • large plate with green border

    Plate, ca. 1725−30
    Hard-paste porcelain, diam. 8 3/4 in. (22.4 cm)
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2019
    © The Frick Collection

  • A pair of two birds of paradise in porcelain perched on trunks decorated with vegetal motifs

    Two Birds of Paradise, ca. 1733
    Model by Johann Joachim Kändler (1706–1775)
    Hard-paste porcelain, h. 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm) each
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2019
    © The Frick Collection

  • two hoopoes on tree trunks

    Pair of Hoopoes ("Wiedehopf") on Tree Trunks, 1736
    Model by Johann Joachim Kändler (1706–1775)
    Hard-paste porcelain, h. 12 3/16 in. (31 cm) each
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2019
    © The Frick Collection

  • tall light blue vase with white areas

    Vase, ca. 1725–30
    Probably decorated by Johann Gregorius Höroldt (1696–1775)
    Hard-paste porcelain, h. 15 in. (38.1 cm)
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2019
    © The Frick Collection

  • porcelain box with curvilinear shape

    Covered Box from a Toilette Service, ca. 1730
    Hard-paste porcelain, h. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2019
    © The Frick Collection

  • Three-quarter view of porcelain teapot depicting high relief fish in water in orange and green glaze

    Teapot, ca. 1729–31
    Hard-paste porcelain, h. 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm)
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2019
    © The Frick Collection

  • dismounted porcelain group, without the bronze mount

    Mounted Group, ca. 1728–30
    Model attributed to George Christian Fritsche (act. 1681–1709)
    Gilt-bronze mounts: probably French
    Hard-paste porcelain with gilt-bronze mounts, h. 6 in. (15.2 cm)
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2019
    © The Frick Collection

  • two male and female porcelain figures standing on a gilt-bronze base with metal tree

    Mounted Group, ca. 1740−45
    Model by Johann Joachim Kändler (1706–1775)
    Gilt-bronze mounts: French
    Hard-paste porcelain with gilt-bronze mounts, h. 15 3/4 in. (40 cm)
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2019
    © The Frick Collection

  • Underside of brush handle showing a galant scene in green glaze surrounded by gilding

    Brush Handle from the Toilette Service Sent to the Queen of Naples, ca. 1745–47
    Hard-paste porcelain, h. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2019
    © The Frick Collection

  • View of a pair of large cylindrical porcelain vases with floral motifs in blue glaze

    Pair of Vases, ca. 1725–30
    Hard-paste porcelain, h. 24 3/4 in. (62.9 cm), h. 24 1/8 in. (61.3 cm)
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2019
    © The Frick Collection

  • Second vase of a pair in white porcelain with blue glaze. The bottom half with a cage structure and bird

    Pair of "Birdcage" Vases, after 1730
    Hard-paste porcelain, h. 20 1/4 in. (51.4 cm), h. 20 1/2 in. (52.3 cm)
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2015
    © The Frick Collection

  • Bulbous white and blue porcelain vase with cover and salamander around the neck

    Vase with Cover, ca. 1725
    Hard-paste porcelain, h. 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm)
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2019
    © The Frick Collection

  • dish with blue floral decoration

    Plate, ca. 1724
    Hard-paste porcelain, diam. 9 7/16 in. (24 cm)
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2019
    © The Frick Collection

  • large stand with blue floral decoration

    Stand, ca. 1740
    Hard-paste porcelain, diam. 12 5/8 in. (32 cm)
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2019
    © The Frick Collection

  • saucer with large coat of arms

    Saucer, ca. 1724−25
    Decorated by Johann Gregorius Höroldt (1696–1775)
    Hard-paste porcelain, diam. 5 in. (12.7 cm)
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2019
    © The Frick Collection

  • plate with large coat of arms in the center

    Plate from the "Coronation" Service, ca. 1733−34
    Hard-paste porcelain, diam. 9 in. (22.8 cm)
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2019
    © The Frick Collection

  • tea cup and sacuer with elaborate gilded decoration

    Beaker and Saucer, ca. 1725–30
    Decoration attributed to Ignaz A. Bottengruber (act. 1720–30)
    Hard-paste porcelain; beaker h. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm), saucer diam. 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm)
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2019
    © The Frick Collection

  • Large anthropomorphic teapot with gold

    Teapot, ca. 1725–30
    Decoration attributed to the workshop of Bartholomäus Seuter (ca. 1678–1754)
    Hard-paste porcelain, h. 6 in. (15.2 cm)
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2019
    © The Frick Collection

  • Elongated teapot with gold and a griffin spout

    Teapot, ca. 1715−20
    Decoration probably by the workshop of Bartholomäus Seuter (ca. 1678–1754)
    Hard-paste porcelain, h. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2019
    © The Frick Collection

  • two bottles with elaborate gold decoration

    Pair of Mounted Bottles with Covers, ca. 1720–25
    Decoration attributed to the workshop of Bartholomäus Seuter (ca. 1678–1754)
    Hard-paste porcelain, h. 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm), h. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2019
    © The Frick Collection

  • tankard with silver-gilt lid and gold decoration

    Tankard with Silver-Gilt Mounts, ca. 1725-30
    Decoration attributed to the workshop of Bartholomäus Seuter (ca. 1678–1754)
    Silver gilt by Elias Adam (ca. 1669–1745)
    Hard-paste porcelain with silver-gilt mounts, h. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm)
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2019
    © The Frick Collection

  • tea cup and saucer with gold decoration

    Two-Handled Beaker and Saucer, ca. 1725
    Decoration probably by the workshop of Bartholomäus Seuter (ca. 1678–1754)
    Hard-paste porcelain; beaker h. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm), saucer diam. 5 in. (12.7 cm)
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2019
    © The Frick Collection

  • teapot with gilt mounts and asian scenes in gold

    Teapot with Gilt-Metal Mounts
    Chinese, Qing Dynasty (1644−1911), Kangxi Period (1662−1722), late 17th century 
    Hard-paste porcelain with gilt-metal mounts, h. 4 in. (10 cm)
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2019
    © The Frick Collection

  • shell-shaped dish with coat of arms

    Spice Box from the "Swan" Service, ca. 1737−41
    Hard-paste porcelain, h. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm)
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2019
    © The Frick Collection

  • tea bowl with saucer and elaborate polychrome decoration

    Bowl and Saucer, ca. 1720
    Hard-paste porcelain; tea bowl h. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm), saucer diam. 5 1/8 in. (13.0 cm)
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2019
    © The Frick Collection

  • tea cup and saucer with fluted decoration in white and gold

    Beaker and Trembleuse Saucer, ca. 1717−18
    Decoration attributed to the workshop of Johann Georg Funcke (act. ca. 1713–40)
    Hard-paste porcelain; beaker h. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm), saucer diam. 5 3/4 in. (14.7 cm)
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2019
    © The Frick Collection

  • male figure with gold decoration

    An Actor from the Commedia dell'Arte, ca. 1725
    Decorated in Dresden or Augsburg
    Hard-paste porcelain, h. 6 9/16 in. (16.7 cm)
    Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2019
    © The Frick Collection

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