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At Bonhams sale on the 14th May record prices were achieved for many of the finer lots of Meissen porcelain but the highest prices were seen for the comedia del Arte figures modeled by Peter Reinike for an order for the Duke of Weissenfels. The complete series became one of the most collectable series throughout Meissen's production.  read more ...

Laurence Mitchell is being inandated by persons who email him with their questions without registering as a member. Whilst Laurnce Mitchell is pleased to answer questions relevant to Buymeissen, he begs that either if you have question, PLEASE POST IN FORUM FIRST!
 

This coming tuesday Christies are holding a sale of important furniture and porcelain including fine examples of items attributed to the master painter Horoldt. The sale is on view today and tomorrow. 

There is no doubt Fine Meissen is being sourced by the worlds major collectors. Bonhams sale on wednesday proved to find some of the highest prices seen in recent months. Lot 72 A Meissen figure of Columbine from the Weissenfels series circa 1744-47 fetched £15,000. The Weissenfels series were the numerous actors from Italian Comedy by Peter Reinike.  

We at Buymeissen are very excited about a new look website. During the next few months Buymeissen will be changing. Expect tons more information and images. During the autumn we will be able to offer online appraising something we are unable to offer now. We will be introducing a new  search and find service. Have an item no, want to know who made it and lots more will be new. Watch for announcements. 

Wouldnt it be wonderful if you could go to a museum and touch all the exhibits? Well you can at an auction salesroom. Auction salesrooms are like visiting a museum They may not have the quantity of fine objects but you have the advantage of being able to examine each of the lots for sale. This way you can develop your knowledge and understanding of Meissen porcelain.

On the 14th May 2008 you have the opportunity visiting Bonhams salesroom in Bond Street where they will be offering for sale a very good selection of 18th and 19th century Meissen. For more information Visit http://www.bonhams.com/cgi-bin/public.sh/pubweb/publicSite.r?sContinent=EUR&screen=Catalogue&iSaleNo=15954

   

 

The Criswell Collection of Meissen represented one of the largest collections of 19th century Meissen to come onto the market in the last 20 years. The link below connects to Christies Lot finder and illustratrates all the lots sold and the price realised. Please bare in mind what it does not do is give a condition report for each of the lots illustrated. However  it is a  good barometer of prices realised.

http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lfsearch_coa/SearchResults.aspx?intSaleID=21381

The following is an article written by Sam Hodges who covered the sale of the collection.
Prior to the sale at Christies in New York last year, about a 100 or so more items of Meissen were sold on Ebay.

'y SAM HODGES / The Dallas Morning News
samhodges@dallasnews.com

During a long tenure as pastor at First Baptist Church of Dallas, W.A. Criswell impressed many believers with his fiery preaching and unshakeable commitment to conservative theology.

But in death, he has wowed experts at the famous Christie's art auction house, which on Thursday is selling more than 300 pieces of 19th-century Meissen porcelain he collected with his late wife, Betty.

"It's a huge collection," said Melissa Bennie, Christie's vice president and head of sales for 19th-century porcelain. "They were very discerning collectors, looking for pieces that were really intricately modeled and delicately painted."

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Laurence Mitchell is proud to announce that he has been authorised to offer for sale the Okey menagerie collection.

All items illustrated in A Meissen Menagerie is available for purchase. For pricing please email laurence@buymeissen.com.

 

Two figures of Harlequin by Kaendler , one the greeting Harlequin and the other the Scowling Harlequin both formerly from the Rothschild Collection fetched world record prices of 400,000 and 300,000 pounds respecitvely

Prices such as these two records beat all other records for similar figures by 100's of thousands proving the theory that it is always best to buy what you can most afford!

 

Sam Hodges of the Dallas Morning News reports on the pre-sale of The Criswell Collection of Meissen Porcelain.

Copy the following link and paste into your browser to read full article.

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/religion/stories/102307dnmetcriswell.31cab25.html

To view sale catalgoue copy and paste the following link into your browser.

http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lfsearch_coa/SearchResults.aspx?intSaleID=21381

 

Visit Toronto's Gardiner museum new website illustrating some of the rarest examples of 18th century Meissen porcelain at http://www.gardinermuseum.on.ca/colview.aspx?&TopNavImage=&ImageID=&GroupName=German%20Porcelain 

Editing to the Okey collection of Animlas and birds has finally been completed. Whether your interest is animals or figures viewing this superb collect not only introduces the collector to the pieces but illustrates the many variations of the cross swords mark used between the years of 1750 and 2000.

To view it will be necessary to register. Registration is very simple just requiring a username and password. Then log in with your username and password, click collectrions, private collections and Meissen Menagerie 

Including two German Private Collections

Some of the finest and rarest of Meissen porcelain is to be offered by Christies London this coming Tuesday morning where more than 100 lots of go under the auctioneer's hammer.

The first of the two collections starts off with Boettgerhaumalerei and Stoneware, followed by Meissen Chinoiserie in the manner of C. F and J.G Heroeldt. Other artists seen in the sale are Chinioserie wares painted by J.E. Stadler and Hexagonal teaddy painted by  P. E. Schindler in its own contemporary leather case circa 1728.

Other lots include important armorial porcelain and an extremely rare Chinoiserie thimble circa 1730.

Possibly one of the more remarkable facts are the number of pieces whose prevenance was Augustus II Elector of Saxony and King of Poland bearing the Japanese Palace in Dresden inventory numbers and Dreher's I.

The sale commences at 11am.

 

It is inevitable that we hear about thefts from stately homes from time to time. However by learning about what has been stolen gives us an insight into what has or is being collected and displayed in Stately Homes.

In the case of this Home in East Yorkshire it appears there was a strong selection of 19th century Meissen and since the collection was put together recently it proves that 19th century Meissen is very collectable.

When it comes to buying Laurence Mitchell recommends you buy the best quality that you can afford. In a little under three years the Meissen Manufactory will be celebrating its 3rd centenary. Do not wait until then to build your collection as you may be in for a shock when you find out the price of Meissen porcelain has increased substantially in value.

 

Theft from a Stately home in East Yorkshire on Thursday 3rd May 2007 between Midnight and 6am of a substantial collection of European porcelain including many pieces of 19th century Meissen. Items include groups of Children, Gallants, Lovers, Seasons and sweetmeat dishes

If you have any information please conatct Christopher Monks of Criterion Adjusters on telephone +44 (0)1483 891999 or PC Elaine Matson +44(0)845 606 0222 quoting crime reference CK-1477838-2--7.

 

Laurence Mitchell would like to announce that his webmaster is working on a new section where all you Meissen enthusiasts can learn how to recognise Meissen's Famous Trademark's the cross swords and variations. These marks will be able to be seen in the Okey collection of animal megerie within the next couple of weeks 

During the latter half of the 19th saw an important need for the Meissen Manufactory to update its kilns and introduce better techniques to improve on qulaity for a very expanding export market. During the next few months Laurence Mitchell will be demistifying this rather grey rather by illustrating the major differences between the normal quality of the period and pieces that appear to be of the same appearance but excel in quality. Two key employees of the Meissen manufactory who were responsible for these succinct changes were Ernst August Leuteritz and Emmerich Andresen. Please look for future announcements  

During the next couple of months sees a new Meissen shopping gallery where you can shop 18th, 19th and 20th century Meissen 

Laurence Mitchell is recieving many emails where pieces illustrated are painted or printed with a mark that is something other than a crossed swords. Please look at the image in the bottom left of the home page. If your piece doesnt have a mark that is similar to the crossed swords then it is unlikely to be of Meissen origin. During the coming months there will be a section illustrating all the marks used but until then please refer to the image box below.  

Laurence Mitchell would like to apologise to everyone who tried to view buymeissen over the holiday weekend. Unfortunately his servers decided to make some upgrades without informing him. This is something that should never have ocurred and he can assure you will not happen again. 

Jane Snooks and China repairs and restorations 

The videos in the Cecil Higgins Collection are very educational. However, depending on your download speed of your telephone line, it may take several minutes to download. But, please be patient it will be well worth the wait. If your computer is taking a long time to downlaod my suggestion is for you to open a new page and spend a couple of minutes looking elsewhere on buymeissen and returning to the Cecil Higgins Collection video page where the video will be ready to view.

 

Hi Everyone, all you members are in for a treat. Last night I spent much of the evening with a professional photographer where we filmed an amazing collection. The whole show will be broken down into a number of short videos where you can learn about reconising dating similar pieces and recognising the differences between the various cross swords marks on pieces dating from 1745 to 2004. Only by watching all the videos will you be able to watch secrets I reveal and the only way you can watch these videos is by registering as a member. Remember registering is very simple and it is free!

What have you got to lose? By not registering you will not learn some of my secrets and the more times you log on the more secrets you will learn!!

 

COME BACK TOMORROW. WINNERS OF PRIZEDRAW REVEALED 

May, sees an outstanding collection of Meissen animals added to buymeissen. In all when complete, the collection will comprise of some 500 items dating from 1750 to 1950.

Watch announcements for updates.

 

Due to an overwhelming response to our prize-draw Laurence Mitchell regrets that he has to close the prize draw at midnight pacific mean time on the 30th April 2007.

Please see rules to prize draw for further information

 

Any enquiry asking of my view about any piece will be replied with with my opion and the reason why?  

Some websites, ie newspapers, produce newsfeeds. Buymeissen picks up informtaion relating to Meissen. Sometimes there is relevant information reltaing to Meissen porcelain at other times the name of Meissen is picked up and little information is containted.  In the quote below the author discussed Vienna porcelain being the first Manufactory to have its mark copied. Unlike Meissen, may of the factories that used the Vienna mark, depending on what the item is can be as valuable as the original depending on the quality and theme of the painting. Wheras any manufactory that copied the Meissen mark, painting and modelling does not hold the same value.  Please see quote below. 

'Plate valuable if authentic Royal Vienna

This dish was left to me by my mother. Can you tell me what it's worth?

The mark on the back under glaze blue is often called a beehive mark and is similar to the mark used by the Imperial and Royal Porcelain Manufactury in Vienna, Austria and shortened to Royal Vienna. The mark is actually a shield taken from part of the coat of arms of the ruling royal family. The correct positioning of the mark is to have the flat side at the top. This factory was one of the first after Meissen to produce true porcelain'.

 

During the next few months we will be including images and videos of an important collection of animals and birds comprising of some 400 pieces. Included will be an interview with the collector. Please register for furter information 

Monday 12th March sees the Cecil Higgins collection of Meissen. There are three gallery's seen on this page. The first displays a wide angle view where the camera focuses in on one item but displays other items within the image. The second is a video view that displays a number of items and the third and last view illustrates all the items individually photographed. For all descriptions of items please refer to the third view.  

IMPORTANT ANOUNCEMENT FOR APPRAISING ALL MEISSEN

I AM BEING INADATED BY EMAILS ASKING ME TO APPRAISE ITEMS WITHOUT IMAGES. THEREFORE, PLEASE ASSIST BE BY INCLUDING AN IMAGE WITH THE EMAIL FOR ALL FUTURE COMMENT.

All emails that do not meet my requirements will be returned with a message referring them to this announcement. Please send as email or post in Forun  

 

From time to time buymeissen displays photographic images not original to Buymeissen. The purpose of these images is educational and to bring the public's awareness to Meissen porcelain and related material around the globe. Buymeissen does not have any copyright to any images where a third party is associated For more information please read our terms of use.  

Laurence Mitchell apologises for the temporary closure of the Cecil Higgins Collection. His webmasters are working to remedy the issue. 

Whilst our webmasters are carrying out work on the videos in the collection although they appear to be live they are not viewable. However, all images can be seen by either scolling down the page or pressing the page down key.

By clicking any on of the thumb-nail images, this will automatically open to a larger image where is is possible for you to zoom in and out. 

Laurence Mitchell is currently editing the descriptions for Cecil Hggins Meissen Collection Gallery.
Meanwhile, tt is possible that some of the videos may not be working properly. These issues our website designers are aware of and expect to resolve within the next 48 hours. 

Instructions to view collection. Click Collections in headings at top of page, scroll to Private Collections, click on Museum-private Collections, then click Cecil Higgins 

Our webmasters work 24 hours a day to ensure their websites are error free. We have just been informed the artist and modeller page has a  number of errors and may take longer than normal to load. Thank you for your patience. 

Our website designers have promised that our long awaited shopping gallery will be up and running  before the end of  March.  Watch this space for more announcements 

March  looks  to be a most interesting month for new additions to buymeissen. During March we will be taking you on a tour of one of the finest collections of 18th century Meissen to be found in the UK 

 Why can all the images we promised not be seen?

Our top interaction and style designers have promised that they will take time out of their busy schedule to begin work on uploading the many hundreds of images wating to be uploaded from our server.

About time! We will alert you to new updates