Approximately 2" high by 3" long.
These charming and whimsical creatures were actually a delightful surprise from our friends at the Meissen Porcelain Manufactury. While on a trip to Germany, the owner of L.V. Harkness admired the "Spass" which are a design by Meissen of birds painted in the costumes of various professions and characters.
A year later, while visiting Lexington representatives from Meissen unveiled the “Jockey Bird†as a tribute to Kentucky and L.V. Harkness. What a perfect addition to our collection of exclusive equine-inspired porcelain!
The history of porcelain manufacturing in Europe begins in Meissen, Germany near Dresden, the cradle of European porcelain. Apart from the short-lived production of the Medici factory in Florence in the 1560's, Meissen was the first successful producer of hard-paste porcelain - or true porcelain - in Europe. Meissen's products, and those of its imitators, who came later, destroyed the supremacy of the oriental porcelain that had held a virtual monopoly in the world since Marco Polo opened the china trade in 1295.
In the 17th and 18th centurie
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