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Porcelain, underglaze blue and polychrome on glaze painted Porcelain Manufactory Meissen, established in 1710, circa 1880 Model: Ernst August Leuteritz (1818-1893) – German sculptor and porcelain modeler in Meissen Each with underglaze blue crossed sword mark, model numbers 605 and 2772 as well as sundry embossed numbers Multipiece, partially screwed construction with plastic blossoms and rocailles as well as unmounted base  Figure shaft with dancing gardener couple, thereon an open worked oval basket Total height: c. 58.5 cm Elaborately worked onion pattern centerpiece in Rococo style Condition: The centerpiece is in very good condition consistent with age. Only a few blossoms have been restored by a specialist or show minor chips.  Ernst August Leuteritz (1818-1893) The German sculptor Ernst August Leuteritz trained first as an embosser at the Porcelain Manufactory Meissen. After his studies at the Dresden Art School in the class of Ernst Rietschel between 1838 and 1843, he worked as a modeler at the Meissen manufactory. From 1849 to 1886, he worked as the director of the design department in Meissen. His porcelain ware was held in the style of neo-gothic and neo-renaissance. Later he adapted several services and vessels of the 18th century. His breakfast set, decorated with lilies of the valley and fans, were particularly popular. Also, the snake handle vase, which was inspired by ancient forms, became a bestseller of the factory. Still today, the vase is produced in two sizes and with different décors. Leuteritz is considered one of the most productive modelers of the 19th century in Meissen. Porcelain Manufactory Meissen Porcelain has been known in Europe since the 13th century, but always had to be imported from China. Thus it was mostly of lower quality – the Chinese rarely gave their best ware to the foreigners – and extremely expensive. As demand for porcelain became greater, European alchemists tried to discover the formula to create hard-paste porcelain. The production of the first European hard-paste porcelain was the result of a collaboration between the alchemist Johann Friedrich Böttger and the scientist Ehrenfried Walther Graf von Tschirnhaus at the court of Augustus the Strong, Elector of Saxony, in Dresden. As a matter of fact, it was finally achieved for the first time in Europe in 1708 to produce a white hard paste porcelain and in 1710 Augustus established Europe’s first hard-paste porcelain factory in the Albrechtsburg, a palace in Meissen. The so-called ‘Böttgerporzellan’ actually had more of a stoneware quality and it was not until the year 1713 that white porcelain was available for purchase. Initially unmarked, the motif of the ‘crossed swords’ was developed in the early 1720s and used from 1723 onwards. Since then, beautifully modelled and painted figures and table services were produced at Meissen, establishing its reputation as the pre-eminent porcelain factory in Europe. Outstanding potters, modelers and painters, e.g. Johann Joachim Kändler (1706-1775), Johann Gottlieb Klinger (1701-1781) and Count Camillo Marcolini (1739-1814), were employed at the factory, which dominated the 18th century style of porcelain, and Meissen wares and figurines were imitated by craftsmen at other porcelain factories throughout Europe. Meissen celebrated its 300 years of existence in 2008. Until today, Meissen porcelain is known for highest quality and originality and greatly appreciated. (kre) Shipping costs excl. statutory VAT and plus 2,5% (+VAT) shipping insurance.