Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
1710 - Operational
Overview
The first hard paste porcelain works in Europe, founded after alchemist Johann Friedrich Bottger unlocked the Chinese arcanum under Augustus the Strong. The crossed swords mark of 1720 is one of the oldest trademarks in the world. The manufactory still throws, paints, and fires.
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