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 ...

It wasn't until the early 18th century that European manufacturers, notably in Meissen, Germany, successfully produced true hard-paste porcelain, marking a pivotal moment in the continent's ...

Information about the collection or items in it can be found in the following works: Gardner, Paul Vickers. Meissen and Other German Porcelain in the Alfred Duane Pell Collection. Washington, DC: ...

China was roughly 2,000 years ahead of the Europeans in developing porcelain. Europeans discovered the method in the 18th century, hence the wide variety of high-priced Meissen figurines that have ...

Michaan’s October Gallery Auction is an esoteric grouping ranging from an Electric Automaton Drinking Bear to fine examples of Meissen Porcelain.