German porcelain

Usage examples of meissen.

The accoutrements were exceptional, but the centerpieces, which came from the Castleton collection of prized ceramics, were extraordinary: elaborate covered urns from the famous Sivres factory, a Vincennes demi-bouteille, Meissen clocks and vases, Staffordshire animals, Frankenthal figures, Wedgwood luster bowls, Spode jars.

Texas flash--like the Meissen vase sitting atop a table supported by twisted cowhorns or the spotted horsehide blanket thrown over the back of the leather sofa.

He was educated at Meissen and Leipzic, and began writing for the stage before he was twenty.

Blue television light flickered over shelves of shadowy ceramic figurines: Dresden milkmaids, Chantilly Chinamen, Meissen pug-dogs connected by a gold chain held in their champed jaws, naked Delft nymphs dancing.

Sixteen thousand schillings seemed an alarming figure for a dinner set of Meissen, while one thousand dollars sounded almost reasonable.

There were aspidistras, fussy lace curtains, shelves full of antique Meissen and a cocktail cabinet like a small wooden version of the Kremlin.

Deborah ordered as she wheeled in a cart laden with a huge silver coffee urn and Meissen china.

She realized above all that it was important to him that other men admired and fancied her, but like Meissen china in a glass case, the admiration had to be kept at a distance.