Description:

Meissen
Four dinner plates, late 19th century.
Four antique Meissen porcelain plates with hand-painted floral decorations and gilt rims. Classic scalloped edge with finely executed polychrome bouquets, typical of Meissen’s refined craftsmanship.

Origin: Germany (Meissen).
Designer: Meissen manufactory, hand-painted.
Material: Porcelain.
Dimensions: D. 25 cm.
Period: Late 19th century.
Condition: Very good condition with light signs of wear; gilding well preserved.

Bio:
Founded in 1710, Meissen was Europe’s first hard-paste porcelain factory and set the benchmark for hand-painted porcelain throughout the 18th and 19th centuries. Floral decorations—especially naturalistic bouquets—were among the manufactory’s most iconic motifs. Meissen works from the late 1800s are recognised for their precision, decorative richness and continuation of classical gilded forms.