History
Meissen porcelain is a type of porcelain that was developed from 1708 by Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus It was the first successfully produced true porcelain in Europe After his untimely 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.
Marks:
In order to identify the original Meissen products, Meissen developed markings that initially were painted on, but were soon fired in underglaze blue
right now
Comments