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Findarticles.comhttp://www.findarticles.com [Findarticles.com] The golden age of Germany's Meissen factory ended by the mid-18th century. By the end of the 18th century, competition from factories at Berlin and Sevres and dozens of small German factories had ruined the once exclusive market.

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Fineliving.comhttp://www.fineliving.com [Fineliving.com] On TV : The Genuine Article : The Magic of Meissen Porcelain ...: Among the approximately 150,000 items Meissen has in its repertoire are numerous early designs that reflect the extraordinary diversity of decorative styles that emerged during the first half-century of production. Many of these early pieces, Toohey says, were copies of the Asian objects prized by European collectors, but as European artists and sculptors learned how to work with the new medium, there was an explosion in the variety of distinct styles and forms that came out of the Meissen factory.

Abebooks.comhttp://www.abebooks.com [Abebooks.com] You can ask $5000 for a Harry Potter first edition, but it might ...: A: Your dinnerware service isn't Meissen, but rather Rosenthal, another major German ceramics manufacturer, made your service.

[Itech.dickinson.edu] Dickinson College Blog » Germany: On our last full day we took a trip to the small town of Meissen, where the world-famous porcelain is made (still hand-painted today”¦and therefore extremely expensive). We took a “tour,” this completely staged thing kind of like the Hershey Chocolate World, but it was still really cool to see how they mold the dishes and figures.

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