Meissen, Germany News

Johann Christian Neuber , Oval box decorated on the top with a hard stone medallion featuring a relief of fruit, and on the bottom a Meissen porcelain plaque , Dresden, c. 1775-80. L: 31 2 inches, W: 2 inches, H: 1 1/3 inches.

A Meissen yellow-ground plate from the 'Gelbe Jagdservice', circa 1733-34. 10,000-15,000. Photo: Bonhams.

The French Guy from New Jersey: Serge Lescouarnec alias Serge the Concierge shares information on Food, Wine, Travel and Life TidBits.

Once labeled Florence on the Elbe, Dresden A was nearly obliterated by bombs during World War II .

Q. These two statues once belonged to my mother-in-law. When she died, no one wanted them, but since she was fond of them, I decided to take them with us to Hawaii.

Recently a small number of Meissen items, plates bowls and vases, emerged from silent centuries buried in the cellar of an Italian palazzo.