Meissen Porcelain of the Art Nouveau Period

Orbis Books, 1985, hardcover, illustrated, 164 pages, condition: as new.

This volume provides the first comprehensive survey of art nouveau porcelain of the Meissen Manufactory; it reveals a number of extensive and largely unknown interrelationships with contemporary artists like Riemerschmid, Van de Velde and others. The three primary areas of the artistic production at the turn of the century are subject to detailed scrutiny: decorative and household porcelain and porcelain figures. This is done by analyzing the structure of the firm, the relationship between tradition and innovation, the role of international competition and the results of collaboration with freelance artists. The reader is provided with a scientific appendix with an extensive list of artists and a selection of the shapes and decorations for identifying the various pieces more precisely.