If your interest is Meissen Porcelain then learning about the home of the Victorian Industrialist Cecil Higgins is a must after Lockdown has ended. The Cecil Higgins Art Gallery in Bedford around an hours drive north of London; The gallery is located just north of the river but within a stone throws of the high
Here Scaramouche is seen with his counterpart Columbine; Part of the Italian Comedy series of figures first made in the 1750's.
Meissen Fraud To understand a little about Meissen fraud it is necessary to understand the different types of fraud. There are many different types of fraud. Fraud appears when the blue crossed swords mark is tampered with, the blue crossed swords mark is erased. Authentic Meissen porcelain is recognisable by an authentic blue crossed swords mark. However
There is a reason the images below are spaced out in the manner they are. Its all about confusing your abilities to recognise something very important and pertinent to what all collectors, buyers and sellers of Meissen know. Read the information below to learn more. Your task today is to look
The Plate above illustrates the main Meissen Trade Marks since 1720 The Story of the origins of the Meissen Crossed Swords Trade Mark Since around AD 700 China had dominated porcelain making before the discovery of making porcelain at Meissen in 1707. The chemist and and mathetician Einfried Walter Tschirnhaus aided by his
Tureen at Wimpole All images Courtesy of The National Trust Meissen Porcelain; A world in its own right bought by the highest echelons of British Aristocracy. From the collections seen at the National Trust. It didn’t take long for the word to spread to the homes of the Aristocracy in England about the invention of
Inspired by to Saint Petersburg during the summer of 2019 The Meissen Man takes you on a brief tour of the Hermitage. What do you observer looking at the photo in the link above. The size of what was once the home of Catherine The Great is simply mesmerising and to the left
Examining two near identical Meissen groups both of which have the identical model number. Leuteritz added his own design to some of the original moulds and this is a good example of why more than one design can appear with identical model numbers but have slight differences as is the case of these two groups
For some people it is a visit of a life time. While I would like to say this was the same for me it is more the case that I find any museum’s collections awe inspiring. Museums have been for centuries the libraries for the general population to see at close hand the marvels of
The Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg like other museums around the world houses great collections paintings and works of art. Its Meissen Porcelain room albeit rather small when compared to other major International museums even so the pieces of display are still exceptional and rare. Within several large display cases is seen a period beginning