Antique German Meissen China Porcelain - Types Periods Designers / Scarce Book

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Over 100 superb color photographs with in-depth captions accompany a rich narrative which reviews the history and production of antique Meissen porcelain.
MEISSEN PORCELAIN IN COLOR
by Hugo Morley-Fletcher, Exeter Books, NY, 1971/1979.
Please note that this book is a reprint of the book titled “Meissen” by the same author, published in 1971 by Barrie and Jenkins.
”Starting with the experiments that led to the discovery of porcelain in Saxony, the author traces the history of the Meissen factory from its foundation in 1710. He examines in detail the early porcelain and stoneware produced by Nottger and Tschirnhaus, the development of a decorative style by the Horold and Lowenfinck. The great baroque services modeled by Kandler in the 1730s are the subject of a special chapter, while another discusses the figure and animal modeling for which he was equally famous. A further chapter is devoted to the snuff boxes and other small objects which the factory produced with such skill and profusion. The factories greatest period, from 1710 to 1760, is naturally treated in greatest depth, but the story is continued through the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and a special section discusses the early wares decorated by outside enamellers, or ‘Hausmaler’.” Lavishly illustrated in color, this early out-of-print book is a must-buy text for the collector, dealer, or historian of antique Meissen porcelain.
Oversize 8.8” x 12” hardback with dust cover in very good condition. 119 pages.
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