Fine 18th Century German MEISSEN Porcelain Figure of a Parrot

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Fine 18th Century German MEISSEN Porcelain Figure of a Parrot:
$188.68

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Rare 18th Century German MEISSEN Porcelain Figure of a PARROT.

Beautifully coloured and finely painted as was typical at this time. Chips the end of the tail, losses to two branches of stump, one toe lacking.

Approx 15 cm high.

Meissen porcelain was the first ever European porcelain that was made out of a hard paste. It was developed in 1708 by Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus. The production started in 1710 and the company is still active today. Meissen worked closely with artists, sculptors and painters to give the porcelain its famous shapes, glazes and patterns. Some of the most prominent of these are Johan Joachim Kaendler, Johann Friedrich Eberlein, Peter Reinecke, Michel-Victor Acier, Ernst August Leuteritz, Erich Hösel and Karl Petermann. Over the years Meissen has produced a vast array of services and patterns including the 1737-43 series ”Schwanenservice” (Swan Service) and the ”Blue Onion” pattern in 1739 inspired by a chinese bowl from the Kangxi-period. Other popular patterns are the ”Court Dragon” and ”Red Dragon” tableware featuring Chinese dragons and some are still in production today like the ”Purple Rose” pattern and the ”Vine-leaf” pattern. Besides tablewares Meissen is famous for its high quality figurines with is collected by people around the world.

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