Figures of the Enlightenment

A Catalogue of Eighteenth-Century Meissen from a Private Collection

New Hardback Illustrated

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Displaying an anonymous private collection of 18th-century Meissen porcelain figurines and service wares this well-illustrated volume opens with a general introduction to the items’ manufacture before cataloguing the 86 pieces individually. Amassed over three decades, the collection features rare finds such as a teapot with the underglaze blue mark ‘MPM’, fine examples of tableware with chinoiserie decoration and figures including Crinoline groups and highly collectable street hawkers.

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