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  • white porcelain waste bowl decorated with gold, berries and leaves

    Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
    Decorated in Dresden or Augsburg, ca. 1725–30
    Waste Bowl, ca. 1720
    Hard-paste porcelain
    H. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm), diam. 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm)
    Private collection

  • white porcelain macaw positioned vertically with tail feathers above its head

    Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
    After a model by Johann Joachim Kändler  (1706–1775) 
    Macaw, 20th century
    Hard-paste porcelain
    H. 42 1/2 in. (108 cm)
    Private collection

  • large white porcelain mother goat laying with her feeding kid

    Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
    After a model by Johann Joachim Kändler (1706–1775) 
    Nanny-Goat with Kid, 20th century
    Hard-paste porcelain
    H. 19 1/2 in. (49.5 cm), L. 25 in. (63.5 cm)
    Private collection

  • large white porcelain pelican with open beak and fish in pouch

    Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
    After a model by Johann Joachim Kändler  (1706–1775) 
    Pelican, 20th century
    Hard-paste porcelain
    29 × 29 1/2 × 19 in. (73.7 × 74.9 × 48.3 cm)
    Private collection

  • photo of white porcelain saucer and tea bowl decorated with gold, flowers, and purple landscape

    Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
    Decorated outside the Meissen factory, ca. 1745
    Tea Bowl and Saucer, ca. 1720
    Hard-paste porcelain
    Bowl, H. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm) 
    Saucer, diam. 5 1/8 in. (13 cm)
    Private collection

  • photo of two white porcelain bottles with stoppers, decorated with flowers

    Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
    Pair of Four-Sided Bottles with Stoppers, ca. 1724
    Hard-paste porcelain
    Each,  9 × 3 3/8 × 3 3/8 in. (22.9 × 8.6 × 8.6 cm)
    Private collection

  • photo of white white porcelain vase decorated with blue flowers and salamander

    Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
    Vase with Cover, ca. 1725
    Hard-paste porcelain
    H. (with cover) 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm)
    Private collection

  • photo of white porcelain vases decorated with flowers and bird

    Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
    Decorated in the manner of Johann Ehrenfried Stadler (1701–1741)
    Two Vases, ca. 1725–30
    Hard-paste porcelain 
    Each, H. 15 in. (38.1 cm), diam. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm)
    Private collection

  • closeup of white porcelain plates, decorated with blue border, landscape scenes, birds and plants

    Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
    Plate, ca. 1725
    Hard-paste porcelain
    Diam. 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm)
    Private collection

     

  • large turquoise and white vase decorated with flowers and figures

    Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
    Decorated by Johann Gregorius Höroldt  (1696–1775)
    Vase, ca. 1725–30
    Hard-paste porcelain
    H. 15 in. (38.1 cm)
    Private collection

  • photo of porcelain teapot textured with green waves and orange fish

    Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
    Teapot, ca. 1729–31
    Hard-paste porcelain
    H. 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm)
    Private collection

  • photo of white porcelain dish decorated with cranes and dragon

    Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
    Fluted Dish, ca. 1729–30
    Hard-paste porcelain
    Diam. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm)
    Private collection

  • two colorful porcelain birds situated on porcelain dishes

    Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
    Two Little Birds ca. 1730
    Hard-paste porcelain
    Each H. 5 in.
    Private collection

  • photo of gold, blue and white porcelain bowl with ridges, decorated with flowers

    Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
    Fluted Bowl, ca. 1730
    Hard-paste porcelain
    H. 3 3/4 (9.5 cm), diam. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm)
    Private collection

  • white porcelain vase, with affixed bird cage, and decorated with blue flowers

    Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
    Pair of "Birdcage" Vases, after 1730
    Hard-paste porcelain
    Each, 20 1/4 × 14 × 14 in. (51.4 × 35.6 × 35.6 cm)
    Private collection

  • closeup of white porcelain plates decorated with flowers

    Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
    Two Plates, ca. 1730–35
    Hard-paste porcelain
    Diam. (each): 8 3/8 in. (21.2 cm)
    Private collection

  • photo of white porcelain bustard, or large bird

    Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
    Model by Johann Gottlieb Kirchner (1706–after 1737)
    Great Bustard, 1732
    Hard-paste porcelain
    33 × 17 × 11 1/4 in. (83.8 × 43.2 × 28.6 cm)
    The Frick Collection; Gift of Henry H. Arnhold

  • photo of white porcelain dish decorated with red dragons

    Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
    Large Dish from the "Red Dragon" Service, ca. 1730–35
    Hard-paste porcelain
    Diam. 13 3/8 in. (34 cm)
    Private collection

  • photo of white porcelain bowl with handles and gold trim

    Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
    Model by Johann Joachim Kändler (1706–1775) or
    Johann Friedrich Eberlein (1696–1749)
    Small Two-Handled Bowl with Cover, 1735 or 1738
    Hard-paste porcelain
    H. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
    Private collection

  • colorful porcelain bird with plume, perched atop tree

    Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
    Model by Johann Joachim Kändler  (1706–1775)  
    Pair of Hoopoes on Tree Trunks, 1736
    Hard-paste porcelain
    H. 12 3/16 in. (31 cm)
    Private collection

  • porcelain cruet and pot shaped as colorful figures riding roosters

    Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
    Model by Johann Joachim Kändler (1706–1775)
    Mustard Pot and Cruet, 1737–39
    Hard-paste porcelain
    Cruet, H. 7 in. (17.8 cm)
    Mustard Pot,  H. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)
    Private collection

  • colorful porcelain male figure wearing hat with flowers and yellow pants

    Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
    Model by Johann Joachim Kändler (1706–1775)  
    Figure of Hofnarr Fröhlich, 1738
    Hard-paste porcelain
    H. 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm)
    Private collection

  • colorful porcelain depicting squirrel, bird and insects moving about branch

    Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
    Model by Johann Joachim Kändler  (1706–1775) 
    Bird, Squirrel and Stag Beetle on a Tree Trunk, 1739
    Hard-paste porcelain
    H. 21 5/8 in. (55 cm), diam. 6 11/16 in. (17 cm)
    Private collection

  • white porcelain dish decorated with colorful creatures and foliage

    Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
    Dish with Pierced Border, ca. 1740
    Hard-paste porcelain
    Diam. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm)
    Private collection

  • pair of dark blue porcelain vases shaped like bottles with white frame and blue decoration

    Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
    Pair of Bottles, ca. 1740
    Hard-paste porcelain
    Each, H. 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm)
    Private collection

  • white porcelain vase molded with animals and plants, topped with blue seated female figure

    Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
    Model by Johann Joachim Kändler (1706–1775) 
    Element-Vase Representing Earth, ca. 1741–42
    Hard-paste porcelain
    H. 18 1/2 in. (47 cm)
    Private collection

  • white porcelain tureen, deep covered dish, decorated with flowers and lemon

    Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
    Tureen with Cover from the "Brühl'sche Allerlei" Service, ca. 1745
    Hard-paste porcelain
    H. 12 5/8 in. (32.1 cm)
    Private collection

     

  • Meissen porcelain brush handle showing three figures in a garden in green on white with gold trim

    Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
    Decoration by Gottlob Siegmung Birckner (1712–1771)
    Brush Handle from the Toilette Service Sent to the Queen of Naples, ca. 1745–47
    Hard-paste porcelain
    1 3/4 × 4 1/8 × 5 1/4 in. (4.4 × 10.5 × 13.3 cm)
    Private collection

  • colorful porcelain female figure holding musical instrument

    Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
    Model by Friedrich Elias Meyer  (1723–1785) 
    Two Musicians, called Malabars, ca. 1750
    Hard-paste porcelain
    H. 13 in. (33 cm)
    Private collection

  • colored porcelain of woman figure seated on bull surrounded by four other figures

    Meissen Porcelain Manufactory 
    Model by Johann Friedrich Eberlein  (1696–1749) 
    Europa and the Bull, 1750
    Hard-paste porcelain
    H. 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm)
    Private collection

  • large white porcelain heron on trunk

    Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
    After a model by Johann Joachim Kändler (1706–1775) 
    Heron, 1996–97
    Hard-paste porcelain
    H. 30 in. (76.2 cm)
    Private collection

     

  • colorful porcelain statue with varying patterns

    Arlene Shechet (b. 1951)
    Mix and Match, 2012
    Glazed hard-paste porcelain
    7 × 3 1/4 × 3 in. (17.8 × 8.3 × 7.6 cm)
    Private collection

  • white scallop bowl with blue birddrawn inside

    Arlene Shechet (b. 1951)
    Scallop Bowl, 2012
    Glazed hard-paste porcelain
    4 3/4 × 10 3/4 × 10 3/4 in. (12.1 × 27.3 × 27.3 cm)
    Courtesy the artist

  • white porcelain dish with large red dragon

    Arlene Shechet (b. 1951)
    Big Dragon, 2012
    Glazed hard-paste porcelain and gold
    4 × 15 1/4 × 11 3/4 in. (10.2 × 38.7 × 29.8 cm)
    Courtesy the artist

  • photo of white porcelain figure with outstretched legs connected to rose

    Arlene Shechet (b. 1951)
    Dancing Girl with Two Right Feet, 2012
    Glazed hard-paste porcelain and gold
    6 5/8 × 10 5/8 in. (16.8 × 27 cm)
    Private collection

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