©1880s MEISSEN PIERCED BLUE ONION PATTERN 9" PLATE Start Price USD 199.00 Current Price USD 199.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, November 17, 2008 End Time Monday, November 24, 2008 Location CALIFORNIA See more about '©1880s MEISSEN PIERCED BLUE ONION PATTERN 9" PLATE' Description ***©1880s MEISSEN PIERCED 9" BLUE ONION PATTERN PLATE*** ~~~~CROSSED SWORDS~~~~ I am pleased to offer this vintage ©1880s MEISSEN PIERCED 9" BLUE ONION PATTERN PLATE It is in excellent vintage condition. There are no apologies !! Meissen porcelain is the first European hard-paste porcelain that was developed from 1708 by Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus. After his untimely death that October, Johann Friedrich Böttger, continued his work and brought porcelain to the market, and he has often been credited with the invention. The production of porcelain at Meissen, near Dresden, started in 1710 and attracted artists and artisans to establish one of the most famous porcelain manufacturers, still in business today as Staatliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Meissen GmbH. Its signature logo, the crossed swords, was introduced in 1720 to protect its production; the mark of the crossed swords is one of the oldest trademarks in existence. It dominated the style of European porcelain until 1756. The Blue Onion pattern has been in production for close to three centuries. It was basically designed by Höroldt in 1739 and is probably inspired by a Chinese bowl from the Kangxi period. Due to its popularity it has been copied extensively by over sixty companies. Many pieces with the blue onion pattern have been produced by competitors, some of them even using the term Meissen as a marking. The pattern was so popular and widespread that the German Supreme Court in 1926 ruled that the term Meissen Zwiebelmuster ("Meissen Onion Pattern") was in the public domain. ATTIC FIND AS FOUND .... VINTAGE CONDITION ... Vintage old original item, please see enlarged photos .. ... what a find !!! .. Highly collectible this item will make a great addition for the educated collector of the vintage Meissen Collectibles Shipping for this item is USPS. WE WELCOME ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE ABOUT THIS GREAT ITEM...^i^ Place a Bid!