Meisen – Tsarskomu Selu. 300 x 300 x 300 (Meissen to Tsarskoe Selo. 300 x 300 x 300)
St. Petersburg: Tsarskoe selo, 2010. Sewn pb. 300 items of Meissen porcelain from the private collection of Kurt Krockenberger (Remshalden-Granbach, Germany) were displayed in the Catherine Palace at Tsarskoe Selo. The exhibition had a symbolic significance as its opening coincided with both the 300th anniversary of Europe’s first porcelain factory at Meissen and the 300th anniversary of the foundation of the first palace at Tsarskoe Selo. Meissen porcelain attracted worldwide attention from the moment of its invention and enjoyed particular fame in Russia, where among its admirers and buyers were the empresses Elizabeth Petrovna and Catherine II, the Stroganov and Yusupov families, and the goldsmith and jeweler Carl Fabergé. Presented in the catalogue are some early pieces with oriental motifs (Golden Chinese figures, Flowers of the Indies), harbor scenes, romantic subjects in Watteau’s style (with ladies and cavaliers in park settings), hunting and military scenes, views of Meissen, Dresden and other cities. Also in Tsarskoe Selo's collection are rococo sculptures by J. J. Kändler (crinoline-clad dames, pink-cheeked cupids, comical musicians of the Monkey Choir series). This nicely designed and beautifully illustrated book provides a glimpse into the historical center of European porcelain production. 118 pp., 9 1/2 x 6 3/4 ins., 113 color illus., sewn pb., Rus. with summary in ENGLISH. Item #1502
Price: $46.00