Catalogue

Catalogue
Author: Bernard Quaritch (Firm)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 982
Release: 1901
Genre: Antiquarian booksellers
ISBN:

Catalogue

Catalogue
Author: Hispanic Society of America. Library
Publisher:
Total Pages: 686
Release: 1962
Genre: Brazilian literature
ISBN:

Catalogue

Catalogue
Author: Warburg Institute. Library
Publisher:
Total Pages: 770
Release: 1967
Genre: Library catalogs
ISBN:

Fragile Diplomacy

Fragile Diplomacy
Author: Maureen Cassidy-Geiger
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 406
Release: 2007-01-01
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9780300126815

While imported Chinese porcelain had become a valuable commodity in Europe in the seventeenth century, local attempts to produce porcelain long remained unsuccessful. At last the secret of hard-paste porcelain was uncovered, and in 1710 the first European porcelain was manufactured in Saxony. Meissen porcelain, still manufactured today, soon ranked in value with silver and gold. This thorough and lavishly illustrated volume explores the early years of Meissen porcelain and how the princes of Saxony came to use highly prized porcelain pieces as diplomatic gifts for presentation to foreign courts. An eminent team of international contributors examines the trade of Meissen with other nations, from England to Russia. They also investigate the cultural ambience of the Dresden Court, varying tastes of the markets, the wide range of porcelain objects, and their designers and makers. Individual chapters are devoted to gifts to Denmark, other German courts, the Holy Roman Empire, Italy, France, and other nations. For every Meissen collector or enthusiast, this book will be not only a treasured handbook but also a source of visual delight.