Meissen | LARGE PORCELAIN COFFEE SERVICE WITH '1001 NIGHTS' DECOR FOR 12 PEOPLE
LARGE PORCELAIN COFFEE SERVICE WITH '1001 NIGHTS' DECOR FOR 12 PEOPLE.
Meissen.
Maker/Designer: Design L- Zepner, decor H. Werner, 1966/67.
Technique: porcelain, enriched with colour and gold decorated.
Description: Coffee service with oriental motifs. Overall 40 pieces, consisting of:
1 coffee pot,
12 cups,
12 saucers,
12 cake plates,
2 cream jugs and a cake plate.
Measurement: Height of the jug 19,5cm.
Mark: Sword mark, underglaze blue. Various embossing numbers, various painter's numbers.
Literature:
- Reinheckel, Günther: Prachtvolle Service aus Meissener Porzellan, Leipzig 1989, pp.193-194.
- Keisch, Christiane (ed.): Meissen Heute, Berlin 1976, p.11.
The creator of the '1001 Nights' decoration, Heinz Werner, was a member of an artists' collective that was responsible for designing new figures, wall panel paintings and vessels in Meissen from 1960 onwards. One of the main tasks of this new department was the development of coffee and table services. The aim was to build on Meissen's long tradition and use innovative means to create creative highlights of European tableware culture.
The decoration of 1001 Nights on the 'Large Detail' service designed by Ludwig Zepner is an ideal example of this approach.
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LARGE PORCELAIN COFFEE SERVICE WITH '1001 NIGHTS' DECOR FOR 12 PEOPLE.
Meissen.
Maker/Designer: Design L- Zepner, decor H. Werner, 1966/67.
Technique: porcelain, enriched with colour and gold decorated.
Description: Coffee service with oriental motifs. Overall 40 pieces, consisting of:
1 coffee pot,
12 cups,
12 saucers,
12 cake plates,
2 cream jugs and a cake plate.
Measurement: Height of the jug 19,5cm.
Mark: Sword mark, underglaze blue. Various embossing numbers, various painter's numbers.
Literature:
- Reinheckel, Günther: Prachtvolle Service aus Meissener Porzellan, Leipzig 1989, pp.193-194.
- Keisch, Christiane (ed.): Meissen Heute, Berlin 1976, p.11.
The creator of the '1001 Nights' decoration, Heinz Werner, was a member of an artists' collective that was responsible for designing new figures, wall panel paintings and vessels in Meissen from 1960 onwards. One of the main tasks of this new department was the development of coffee and table services. The aim was to build on Meissen's long tradition and use innovative means to create creative highlights of European tableware culture.
The decoration of 1001 Nights on the 'Large Detail' service designed by Ludwig Zepner is an ideal example of this approach.
