Meissen porcelain or Meissen china was the first European hard-paste porcelain. During the Art Nouveau era Meissen produced some typical Art Nouveau designs including figures, vases and tableware, however, they also continued to produce items from revived eighteenth-century models. Reference: Wikipedia
Below is an example of Meissen’s maker’s mark and price guides of Art Nouveau items including a porcelain vase and a figure group of a maiden with Triton.
Meissen Maker’s Mark
A FINE MEISSEN ART NOUVEAU PÂTE-SUR-PÂTE VASE AND COVER circa 1905 probably designed by Theodor Grust, of tapering ovoid shape with a flat cover, the dove grey ground decorated in pâte-sur-pâte with a whimsical design of a pair of winged nymphs in profile perched among long-stemmed flowers and leaves, the reverse with a young girl with flowing locks wearing only a diaphanous skirt, within similar leaves and flowers, the designs all picked out in gold, the rims also gilt, 23cm high, crossed swords marks
Sold for £ 4,080 inc. premium at Bonham’s in 2006
A MEISSEN PORCELAIN PATE-SUR-PATE ART NOUVEAU BLUE-GROUND VASE CIRCA 1900, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, PRESSNUMMER 20 AND INCISED P.187 Decorated with irises, aquatic plants and fish and enriched in gilding 23 in. (58.5 cm.) high
Sold for GBP 12,500 at Christie’s in 2019
Meissen Art Nouveau Porcelain Figure Group After the model by Paul Helmig, early 20th century Of a maiden ensnared in a fishing net by Triton and his attendant putto, dark stained wood stepped oval base. Height of group 8 1/4 inches, width 15 1/4 inches, height overall 10 1/4 inches.
Sold for $5,000 (includes buyer’s premium) at Doyle in 2015
Meissen Porcelain enameled colored Figure of Girl Playing Bowls in an Art Nouveau design by Walter Schott circa 1900; the base with underglaze blue crossed sword mark and various inscribed and painted numbers. Height 14 1/2 inches (37 cm.)
Sold for $850 at Eddie’s Auction in 2021
Art Nouveau sculpture, designed by Friedrich Offermann around 1898, Meissen, molding around 1900, Venus rising of the wavesand her lotus flower branch in hair, cupid to feet, translucent turquoise garment, sensual expression, nudity of the body by staffage of the rope accented, movement of the waves and clothes as unity painted, matched gathering ofthe rope and movement of the foot, wind drivenhair, polychrome painting, cupid designed in the opposite direction to the rising figure , thereby accent of the waves and acanthus leaves
Sold for €2,600 at Henry’s Auktionshaus AG in 2017
